Zhang Xiaohu held the purple Renhuang Ding in his hand, facing the man who had defeated him countless times again.
For some reason, before the fight even began, he felt a sense of peace emanating from within.
Even though the opponent was an Immortal Emperor, he was still just an AI.
The moment he saw Zhang Xiaohu, he immediately reached out and pressed down.
Then, a vast expanse of flames engulfed Zhang Xiaohu. Previously, Zhang Xiaohu had relied on elementalizing his body to withstand the first attack at this point.
However, this time, he tried to activate the Renhuang Ding in his hand. Instantly, a sacred wish power erupted from the cauldron, allowing him to block this wave of attacks.
Seeing this, Liang Zifan's eyes widened: "Holy cow, that's a perfect block! Can he just go through with his eyes closed?"
Chu Yang shook his head: "It's not as simple as you think, but it at least shows that with the Renhuang Ding, many unnecessary injuries can be avoided."
But he was already smiling, everything was in line with his speculation. The Nine Heavens Yan Emperor on the tenth floor was also equivalent to a Heavenly Dao avatar, and the opponent was completely unable to penetrate the defense of the Renhuang Ding.
Before Zhang Xiaohu could feel happy, the Nine Heavens Yan Emperor changed his move again.
The sea of flames stood upright, transforming into terrifying fire giants.
They were all composed of the "Burning Heaven Fire," and each fire giant was unleashing a different immortal technique.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaohu felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
He had to dodge these dense attacks, try to get close to the Nine Heavens Yan Emperor's main body, and also strive to output damage.
But after summoning these fire giants, the Nine Heavens Yan Emperor moved closer to Zhang Xiaohu again, charging towards Zhang Xiaohu together with the dense fire giants.
"Damn it! Why didn't I get this skill?"
He pinned his hopes on the Renhuang Ding to provide him with a little more defense, and then he directly faced the Nine Heavens Yan Emperor's blade.
The shield swayed precariously, but it held firm.
Zhang Xiaohu's face was pale, but he was utterly shocked: "Blocked... the full power strike of an Immortal Emperor..."
At this moment, Zhang Xiaohu thought of something. He did not choose to dodge, but instead relied on the power of the Renhuang Ding to block all subsequent attacks.
But unfortunately, this time, the dense fire giants broke through his defense.
Zhang Xiaohu was eliminated.
This was clearly Zhang Xiaohu intentionally testing how much damage the Renhuang Ding could block for him. Once he confirmed that, he could formulate a more targeted plan.
Liang Zifan clasped his hands behind his head and said, "Why isn't Brother Hu attacking?"
"Idiot! He's testing how strong the Renhuang Ding's defense is to formulate a correct combat plan!"
"Ah ha? Ah... hahaha, I actually saw it a long time ago. Isn't this just for show, hahaha..."
Chu Yang looked at him with disdain.
Liang Zifan quickly changed the subject: "But this Renhuang Ding doesn't seem particularly powerful. Didn't you say it was superior to the Heavenly Dao?"
"Think about it with your brain. You are only an Immortal King. Have you ever seen an Immortal King be able to unleash the original power of an Imperial artifact?"
Liang Zifan immediately realized he had asked a stupid question. Seeing Chu Yang's displeased expression, he shrugged and gave a sheepish smile. Would he be considered unintelligent now?
"In case you ask more strange questions later, I'll explain to you first. Xiaohu should still be testing the offensive capabilities of the Renhuang Ding."
"Cough, cough... I already guessed that!"
...
Zhang Xiaohu's battle continued. After conducting defensive and offensive tests, he had an internal combat plan.
Therefore, in the subsequent battles, relying on the power of the Renhuang Ding, he effectively avoided some dangerous attacks, while for others that he judged wouldn't instantly kill him, he chose to endure them.
Then, by luring the opponent to attack or by actively approaching, he would directly smash with the Renhuang Ding.
After all, Chu Yang was the owner of the Renhuang Ding. Zhang Xiaohu's control over it was limited to simple offense and defense.
But that was enough. Compared to before, there had been immense progress.
This still required dozens or even hundreds of battles. This feeling of needing extreme effort and insight to find a breakthrough made Zhang Xiaohu's heart become more resilient, and the shame he originally felt for using the Renhuang Ding disappeared.
Chu Yang and Liang Zifan watched from day to night together.
On Blue Star, every day was extremely precious because one day here was equivalent to two hundred days in the Time Secret Realm.
But for Liang Zifan, the harvest was also enormous.
If nothing unexpected happened, after Zhang Xiaohu succeeded, the Renhuang Ding would be handed over to him, allowing him to use the Renhuang Ding to challenge the Nine Tribulations Thunder Emperor.
Even though the Nine Heavens Yan Emperor was not the Nine Tribulations Thunder Emperor, many combat strategies were actually the same. Zhang Xiaohu had already demonstrated many methods for him, or rather, trial-and-errored many methods.
Chu Yang took a deep breath, then closed his eyes and activated his authority as the "Human Emperor."
"All fire-attribute cultivators staying in the secret realm, if you have time, come back to Blue Star and take a look. Next, you will witness the birth of the second Immortal Emperor."
This news was announced abruptly, surprising everyone. However, they all excitedly emerged from the secret realm.
Even cultivators who were in seclusion forcibly spat out blood, interrupted their cultivation, and crawled out.
There were very few poison cultivators on Blue Star, so when Chen Xiaohan became an emperor last time, it didn't cause much of a stir.
But those few poison cultivators, after feeling Chen Xiaohan's Dao charm gift, had at least broken through one minor realm, with some even breaking through two realms.
However, the number of fire cultivators was terrifying. What was once a relatively spacious Cultivation Era Plaza was filled with people in just a short time.
After all, the entrances and exits to all secret realms were located here. Everyone eagerly looked towards the sky, anticipating the next wave of Dao charm gifts.
Liang Zifan coughed twice and said to Chu Yang: "I think you can announce it to the lightning cultivators first."
Chu Yang looked at him with disdain: "Do you think it will take until tomorrow? Can't you let them get a good night's sleep?"
Liang Zifan immediately became agitated: "What are you saying? What kind of talk is that? Damn it! You're looking down on me!"