"'Sunder the Immortal' is the power the Mountain blessed me with when I became her Spirit and turned into her Soul... Now, that power, I will gift it to you, as the Last Generation of the Spirits of the Mountain! This power shall sever the connection of your opponents from the Mountain for nine breaths!"

"Although, with your current understanding of the Mountain and the laws of the Universe, you can at most keep it up for a single breath... That will still be more than enough to slay the wicked Immortal Leeches!"

Cheng Hao felt his mind tremble and then he shivered as he felt great knowledge was entering his consciousness: it was as if a flood was raging in his mind as a single technique, spanning countless words and containing even more secrets within, burned like fire in his sea of consciousness.

Soon, three big words appeared, floating within him:

SUNDER!

THE!

IMMORTAL!

Each of them seemed to contain great secrets within themselves, as if each and every word held astonishing power!

Cheng Hao was now even more confused and he gulped as he asked "Senior... Who might you be?"

The Archaic voice stood silent and then it spoke again "I found you down below, in the springs of death, as a cursed Soul. You, a Heavensborn had actually been cursed for rising up towards the heavens. It deeply intrigued me... I had no time, my life was coming to an end..." the voice wandered on "So I made a bet. I decided to pass on my legacy, wether you accepted it or not would have been up to you..."

Cheng Hao frowned and then his face lit up with astonishment and understanding "The spark! It was you all along? It was you who saved me?"

The voice confirmed his deductions "In a certain sense, you could say that. What you swallowed then... Yes, it was my Will. But also that of those that of those who came before me! It had laid dormant ever since you had exhausted its energy by creating that tower of yours..."

Cheng Hao's glowing green eyes glittered with appreciation as the archaic being seemed to approve "You created a path to Immortality that does not contrast with the Will of the Mountain! A path that does not conform with the laws of Heaven, I deeply respect that!"

"Then, when your mind broke apart... You remembered a certain scene. A scene where you found out the origin of your name, as well as witnessing yourself write the unspoken truth of the Mountain..."

The being looked up "When you recalled that scene... It was then that I awoke! I was shocked! This was proof that you had Karma towards the Mountain! My bet had paid off! And this is why I decided to give it to you, the Inheritance of the Mountain!" it yelled and an ancient and almighty aura began to spread out.

"The Mountain blesses her Vassals with a single Dogma, a power to battle the Heavens, so to speak, to cleave your path through countless unkillable Immortals and bathe into their blood!"

"My Dogma, it was a gift that followed my Will. When I was still a mortal, a cultivator slaughtered my family, friends, everyone that I loved. It was at that time that I swore... That I would destroy all cultivators and Immortals!"

The voice seemed to remember scenes of his past and a single hint of emotion flew past his face "When I inherited Her will, this was my greatest desire... And it materialized as this technique, Sunder the Immortal! All those that stand before me who tinge power from the Mountain shall become as powerless as ants below my feet!"

"Now you, my junior, have accepted the Inheritance of the Mountain... What is your deepest desire?" The voice asked as the green glow began to fade away "Is it to slaughter all under Heavens? To enslave the Gods?"

It then muttered to himself "Or is it something even higher than that?"

Cheng Hao stood silent as the green glow slowly faded away from his pupils. The symbol for Immortal then mended together and Blacky felt his power climbing up again, until it reached its previous state.

However, he did not attack at that time: he trembled and turned back into a middle aged man. He then immediately bowed his head as he kowtowed "This servant meets his master!" Cold sweat trickled down his back. He remembered the fear he had felt when the boy had severed his connection with the Qi, and would do anything to avoid suffering the same fate once again!

Cheng Hao ignored the kowtowing Blacky and his eyes grew hazy as he daydreamed "My wish... My wish... What is my wish?" He looked down at his hands "My greatest desire..."

Suddenly his eyes brightened as he was enlightened "It is... Freedom! To have all thread down their path! To not be hindered by the Heavens! For everyone to be Free! And to do that, I shall replace the Heavens as the Ruler to allow everyone to experience freedom!"

He shook his head "This might sound contradicting, but it is what I wish for! To become the ruler of all! And becoming one with this... Mountain..." he looked down at his now clenched fists "It looks like it would give me exactly that! I shall become one with this Mountain and become an Emperor above everyone else!"

The fading green glow within his pupils lit up again.

"It looks like you have decided... Then it looks like you have also already decided what your personal technique shall be like, haven't you?" The Archaic voice sounded by his ears. Appearently, it had not still completely faded away, but it was nevertheless really weak.

The boy smiled as he nodded "Yes... I have decided! This shall be my technique!"

The voice seemed to grow warmer "Good. You do not have enough power to show its true potential, so I will give you the last of my strength to do it! Come, use my power to show the world the might of the Spirits of the Mountain!"

Cheng Hao smiled and his eyes began to turn blue... The same blue that they had been more than a thousand years ago! These were the eyes that had swore to wreck havoc amongst the Nine Heavens of Tian! And this time, the promise was the exact same!

...

Yin Hei gritted his teeth as he clutched his wounded body. Suddenly, his expression brightened "Yes! Yes! Power! Ahaha! Breakthrough!" His body seemed to expand like a ballon and then it shrunk back down, black liquid poured out of his pores: they were the impurities in his meridians and blood stream!

He had broken through! He had previously been at the peak Royal stage, but now he was... in the Saintly stage! As he broke through, his cultivation base as well as his body were restored by the surrounding Qi.

"Ahaha! Amazing! Feel my power!" He spread his arms and his wings as well as his body began to burn with black flames...

Yet, the fire did not hurt him but they actually nourished his flesh, strengthening his body! Soon, it reached a level that Cheng Hao's Fleshly Body couldn't hope to compare to.

The man gritted his teeth and his head turned to look at the young boy not too far away "You damnable child... It does not matter what sort of trick you have used just now, you will die by my hands today!"

He threw his head back and roared to the sky: black clouds that had previously been dissipated by the golden seal gathered once again, this time in the shape of a small hurricane.

Lightning crackled and the earth was battered by thousands upon thousands of lightning bolts. In the middle of it all, like a sovereign, stood Yin Hei, his expression fierce, his eyes fiery infernos of killing intent.

He glared at the child below with hatred and annoyance "You brat! Say your last words, 'cause today is the day you die!"

Cheng Hao stood silent but his expression was carefree, as if what was happening would have no impact on him. His eyes also held hints of fiery killing intent, but it was barely discernible.

The dragon smirked and let himself fall down. As soon as he landed... "Crash!" The earth caved in, as if a meteor had fallen down!

It looked like Yin Hei's body not only was extremely durable, but it was also really heavy as well!

He stepped forward and then bent his dragonic legs "See now if I don't skewer you through and through!" The earth below shattered and lightning crackled on his scales as he prepared to kick off the ground at his highest possible speed.

He licked his lips one last time and then his figure flickered... and disappeared! Incredible speed! The man's body seemed to be faster than lightning, leaving behind only barren land and cracked earth, he sped through the air.

Cheng Hao was as carefree as usual, when suddenly, his expression grew solemn! His eyes glowed with an otherworldly green glow as he hovered in midair.

He waved his two hands and the characters for Person 人 and Mountain 山 appeared once more and then fused together... to form the character for Immortal 仙!

Then, Cheng Hao scoffed and the characters seemed to tremble as the Mountain 山 flew to land above the person 人.

The Ren, 人, then trembled as flames burned the symbol to tinders, leaving behind only what seemed to be its essence: it was none other than Huo, 火, the symbol for Fire! Together, the Fire 火 and the Mountain 山 formed... The soul 靈!

This character was absolutely imposing, as if it was the very soul of the world itself, as if it could suppress each and every cultivator, no matter what their strength was!

Cheng Hao lifted the character in the air where it began to grow many times in size and glow green. His eyes began to glow green as an Archaic voice sounded out once again "All that seek Immortality... Are defying Her Will, the Will of the Mountain!"

Space began to distort around the young boy as the character 靈, Líng, trembled excitedly. The boy closed his eyes and a golden 靈 also appeared on his forehead. When he opened them again, his eyes had no pupils, nor irises nor the cornea: they were golden through and through!

They glowed with blinding golden light and the boy's hair and robes began to flutter, battered by what seemed to be a golden breeze.

"You are her Vassal! You are her Soul! You are the spirit of the Mountain! As for this mere world..." the Archaic voice chuckled.

Cheng Hao also smiled as the being spoke up excitedly, green winds battering the young boy's surroundings like a small hurricane "YOU ARE ITS SOVEREIGN!"