Li Xiaotian smiled coldly and shook his head as he watched the accelerating Huo Ao.
How could he not sense the disdainful attitude of the other party?
It was merely the superiority of a being from a supreme world.
But to Li Xiaotian, this superiority was simply laughable. If Li Xiaotian had come from a world ruled by the Divine Realm, he might have felt some envy.
But he was not. Huo Ao's ignorant confidence meant nothing to Li Xiaotian. He was from Jiuzhou, a fugitive from the Divine Realm's perspective.
Therefore, he paid no heed to any rules set by the Divine Realm, including the twelve supreme worlds. If he were truly pushed too far, he would reveal his identity and fight his way out. After all, he was already wanted by the Divine Realm, so attracting one more world was of no consequence.
Above the center of the Fire Spirit World floated the Divine Hall, stationed by the Divine Realm in the Fire Spirit Realm.
It was a palace floating on fiery clouds, entirely crimson, exuding an ancient and powerful aura.
Furthermore, the Divine Hall floated in the sky, directly covering about one-tenth of the Fire Spirit World's landmass, making it immensely vast.
Upon reaching the Divine Hall, Li Xiaotian listened to Huo Ao's bragging and sneered inwardly, even feeling a bit of pity for him.
What was there to be proud of when the center of one's world was occupied by others?
Though the Fire Spirit World was one of the twelve supreme worlds, it was, in essence, merely a puppet ruled by the Divine Realm.
"What is that?"
Just as Li Xiaotian was about to follow Huo Ao into the Divine Hall, his gaze fell upon five figures hanging in the air outside the hall.
These five figures were human, just like him, but their eyes were blue. They were suspended in the air by fiery red chains, appearing extremely disheveled. All five bore numerous wounds and were covered in blood.
Moreover, all five were invincible powerhouses. The strongest among them was an elder, an invincible of the third stage. He was bound by even more chains, and a long sword was embedded in his chest, with blood continuously flowing from the wound.
"Heh, just a few heretical blasphemers who dared to defy the gods. They came from a small world and killed the divine envoys stationed in their world by the Divine Realm. In defiance of the Divine Realm, their world was annihilated by the powers of the Fire Spirit Realm, and they were captured and brought back."
Huo Ao said with a cold laugh, his gaze towards the five figures in the distance filled with ice and disdain.
"A bunch of ignorant ants, dreaming of defying the Divine Realm. They deserve to be hung here and tortured!"
As Huo Ao finished speaking, a being at the peak of the Heavenly level emerged from the Divine Hall, carrying a long whip and flying towards the five figures. He then proceeded to whip them repeatedly.
The long whip was clearly no ordinary item. As it struck the five, white smoke rose from their bodies, and bloodstains appeared in an instant.
The five did not cry out or struggle, seemingly having become numb.
A glint of killing intent flashed in Li Xiaotian's eyes. Blasphemers; their Jiuzhou were also blasphemers.
These five reminded him of the ancient seniors who had emerged from Jiuzhou in the past. Perhaps some of them had met a similar fate to these five back then?
To be an invincible powerhouse, only to be whipped by a Heavenly level insignificant being, was truly humiliating.
Furthermore, with their world destroyed and their loved ones and friends all brutally murdered, these five were likely already heartbroken. Yet, the people of the Fire Spirit Realm, upon capturing them, continued to humiliate them. Their actions were truly excessive.
"Let's go, sir. These ants are not worth looking at; there's nothing new."
Huo Ao urged, his tone somewhat impatient.
"It's more fun below the Divine Hall. Sir, this is your first time in my Fire Spirit World. Later, I can take you to the surface to have some fun."
"What do you mean? What's so fun?" Li Xiaotian asked.
"Heh heh, there's plenty of fun. Some of the beings from the worlds of those blasphemers were destroyed along with their worlds, while others survived. They were all brought back and are imprisoned in the City of Ultimate Bliss below the Divine Hall."
Huo Ao said unhurriedly, his tone filled with excitement.
"Sir, the City of Ultimate Bliss will satisfy all your desires. Slaughter competitions, invincible playthings, beast arenas, each one more fun than the last."
"Sir, to put it bluntly, although you are an invincible powerhouse, you have experienced far less than I have."
"Have you ever experienced an invincible female serving you? Heh heh, when I was only at the Emperor level, I had already experienced it in the City of Ultimate Bliss. She was an invincible blasphemer, far stronger than me, but when I told her to kneel, she had to kneel!"
"And the beast arena, where two invincibles fight to the death, an unending battle. Sir, you probably haven't seen such things in your world, have you?"
Huo Ao said unhurriedly, his tone full of boastfulness.
But he failed to notice that Li Xiaotian's eyes were terrifyingly cold, and his killing intent was surging within him.
"Indeed, it is worth a visit." Li Xiaotian said faintly, while inwardly roaring, the Divine Realm deserves death, and so does the Fire Spirit Realm!
Next, Huo Ao led Li Xiaotian into the Divine Hall. To Li Xiaotian's surprise, the process was not complicated. He was merely asked a few questions by an invincible from the Divine Realm, and then casually handed a jade token.
With this jade token, he would not be accidentally killed when encountering strong individuals from the Divine Realm while traveling through the void in the future.
After all, in various parts of the Western Region, powerhouses from the Divine Realm would patrol the four directions periodically. Those with identity tokens would be unharmed, but those without would only face death.
"Sir, shall we go to the City of Ultimate Bliss now?" Huo Ao asked after leaving the Divine Hall.
"Let's go, let's take a look." Li Xiaotian replied, feigning an expectant expression.
"Sir, I can go, but I expended a lot of energy earlier to report your arrival to the Divine Hall, so I'm feeling a bit unwell right now."
Huo Ao said unhurriedly, sizing up Li Xiaotian from head to toe.
A powerhouse of the third stage of invincibility should have some valuable possessions, right?
Li Xiaotian smiled upon hearing this, realizing Huo Ao wanted a bribe. He casually took out a long sword and handed it to Huo Ao.
"I was negligent earlier. This was the weapon I used before I broke through to invincibility. Please trouble you to accompany me to get acquainted with the City of Ultimate Bliss later."
"Haha, sir, you are too kind. Later, just say whatever you wish to play, and my family has some status in the Fire Spirit Realm. I can even arrange for an invincible female to serve you."
Huo Ao said with a chuckle, taking Li Xiaotian's long sword. It was a weapon of the peak Heavenly level, neither exceptional nor poor, but enough for him to waste his time on this person.
Li Xiaotian smiled, a flicker of killing intent crossing his mind.
Taking his things might be easy, but enjoying them would be difficult. Once he became familiar with the place, he would be able to act freely.
Li Xiaotian and Huo Ao left the Divine Hall. Meanwhile, in a palace deep within the Divine Hall, five invincible middle-stage powerhouses of the Divine Realm were seated opposite each other.
In the center of the five was a screen displaying Li Xiaotian's every move.
"This Mo Tian, claiming to have just entered the void universe. Heh heh, entering the void universe at the third stage of invincibility, he's either afraid of death or has ulterior motives."
Someone remarked, their tone filled with disdain.