The world fell silent, and all voices were hushed!
Hundreds, even thousands of factions had come to attend Jun Xiaoyao's tenth birthday banquet.
At this moment, the people from these factions all witnessed with their own eyes the fall of a quasi-supreme being from the Dragon's Nest.
Moreover, this fallen being was not just some obscure quasi-supreme, but an existence that could once rival the supreme beings of the human race.
Yet such a powerful being was slain by the Eighteen Ancestors of the Jun family with just three sword strikes.
What kind of concept was this?
A quasi-supreme being could be considered the foundation of an immortal lineage.
One could even create a top-tier lineage on their own.
But such an existence was slaughtered like a dog, killed by the Eighteen Ancestors with just three sword strikes.
"The Eighteen Ancestors of the Jun family, they can't be ordinary supreme powerhouses, right?" A young prodigy swallowed hard as he spoke.
"It's said that the most mysterious part of the Jun family is their ancestral shrine. No one knows how many old antiques are buried in there..."
Some elders who knew a bit about the Jun family's history spoke in deep tones.
The Jun family had stood tall in the Immortal Realm for countless years, reaching the pinnacle of glory. Their foundation was simply unimaginable to ordinary people.
Just the ancestors buried in the ancestral shrine, if any one of them were to step out and stomp their foot, it would make the entire Immortal Realm tremble three times.
Not to mention the rumors that the Jun family might even have an Emperor in existence.
"In the near-ancient era, the last Great Emperor came from the Jun family - the Heaven-Abandoning Emperor, Jun Qitian, a supreme being who renounced the heavens..."
Some elders whispered among themselves, their words full of awe.
There was a reason why the Jun family had flourished in the Immortal Realm for countless eras.
In the sky, blood rain was falling, as if all living beings were singing a dirge.
The fall of a quasi-supreme being was enough to trigger anomalies in heaven and earth.
"Xiaoyao, come see me after the banquet," came the voice of the Eighteen Ancestors from deep within the Jun family compound.
"Yes," Jun Xiaoyao bowed in midair.
To be honest, the methods of the Eighteen Ancestors also amazed Jun Xiaoyao.
Especially the Immortal-Slaying Sword Technique, named after slaying immortals, its power was extremely formidable. Even Jun Xiaoyao felt a bit envious seeing it.
This kind of top-tier martial art and divine ability couldn't be found even in the Jun family's martial pavilion.
Jun Xiaoyao was calculating whether he should ask the Eighteen Ancestors for the inheritance of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Technique when he met them later.
At present, the people from the ancient royal clans who had come to challenge the Jun family were almost completely annihilated.
From the quasi-supreme Shadow Dragon at the top, down to those prodigies from the ancient royal clans.
"Oh, right, I forgot one..." Jun Xiaoyao slightly raised his eyebrows, looking at the trembling female prodigy from the Feathered Tribe who had collapsed on the ground.
She had almost been killed by Jun Xuefeng earlier, and only survived because Dragon Haotian had intervened at the last moment.
But now, seeing this scene, this female prodigy from the Feathered Tribe was absolutely terrified, her liver and gall nearly bursting. She had even wet herself in fear.
Earlier, she had believed that the Jun family's young master would certainly be no match for Dragon Haotian.
But now, the scene of Jun Xiaoyao tearing Dragon Haotian apart replayed like a nightmare in her mind.
"You can join them on their journey," Jun Xiaoyao said, his gaze indifferent.
"No... no, please spare me, Young Master Jun. Yuizhu is willing to be a slave, to serve the Young Master for life!"
The female prodigy from the Feathered Tribe kept kowtowing and pleading tearfully.
It must be said that some females from the ancient royal clans or beast tribes indeed possessed a charm that human women lacked.
For example, this Yuizhu had snow-white wings on her back, crystal-clear skin, and a beautiful face.
Even if she were to be auctioned off, she could fetch a sky-high price.
Jun Xiaoyao spoke coldly, "To be my female slave, are you worthy?"
Even Bai Yu'er, the princess of the Ancient Vermilion Bird Kingdom, was merely his female slave.
How could a mere female prodigy from the Feathered Tribe qualify to be his slave?
Jun Xiaoyao struck down with his palm.
"No!" Yuizhu screamed, completely unable to believe that in Jun Xiaoyao's eyes, she didn't even qualify to be a slave.
With a splat!
The last female prodigy from an ancient royal clan also fell.
Seeing Jun Xiaoyao's merciless actions, some guests wiped the sweat from their foreheads.
The Jun family was truly a bunch of ruthless people...
However, even more ruthless things were yet to come. Jun Zhantian and several other clan elders directly carried over the corpse of the quasi-supreme Shadow Dragon.
They began refining it with dao fire on the spot, starting to roast black dragon meat.
Everyone was stunned, all wearing expressions of shock and disbelief.
The corpse of a quasi-supreme from the Dragon's Nest, used for barbecue?
Although for humans, anything not in human form could be eaten.
But this was the flesh of a quasi-supreme from the Dragon's Nest, who would dare to eat it?
Even if it was placed in front of these faction members, they wouldn't dare to pick up their chopsticks.
If they were to be remembered by the Dragon's Nest, their factions could be flattened in a minute.
After all, they weren't like the Jun family, Jiang family, or Ye family - these ancient families from the primordial era. They couldn't withstand the wrath of the Dragon's Nest.
"Everyone, please help yourselves," Jun Xiaoyao smiled lightly, not finding anything inappropriate about this.
"Wow wow wow, we can eat dragon meat!" Jiang Luozhi, that little girl, exclaimed excitedly.
Although she was the precious pearl of the Jiang family, she couldn't casually eat dragon meat, let alone meat from a quasi-supreme level dragon.
Moreover, with the Jiang family backing her, she didn't fear retaliation from the Dragon's Nest.
Jun Xiaoyao would also eat, but before that, he had one more matter to deal with.
He walked to Dragon Haotian's corpse, raised his hand, and vast golden law power surged out, beginning to extract the dragon essence from Dragon Haotian's body.
Generally speaking, once the dragon essence is completely refined, it's impossible to extract it.
But this Dragon Haotian hadn't fully digested the dragon essence, so it could still be extracted.
A moment later, a ball of golden dragon essence was extracted. Within it, there seemed to be a miniature dragon, roaring and howling at Jun Xiaoyao.
"Mere dragon essence, how could it stump this young master?" Jun Xiaoyao's lips curled into a cold smile.
He raised his hand again, once more activating the Divine Elephant Subduing Hell Technique, this time with a different variation.
A pitch-black furnace appeared above his head, carrying a terrifying aura that could refine all things in heaven and earth.
"What kind of technique is the Jun family's young master using?"
"Why do I feel like my soul is about to be sucked into that furnace?"
A group of young prodigies trembled, feeling wary.
During his year of closed-door cultivation, Jun Xiaoyao had further improved his Divine Elephant Subduing Hell Technique.
The strongest attack was the Netherworld God's Spear.
The strongest defense was the Netherworld God's Protection.
The fastest speed was the Demon's Wings.
Now, what Jun Xiaoyao was demonstrating was the fourth variation of the Divine Elephant Subduing Hell Technique.
The strongest refinement, Hell's Furnace.
Hell's Furnace could refine all things.
Whether used against enemies or to refine heavenly materials and earthly treasures, it was extremely practical.
That dragon essence had almost no resistance at all before it was sucked into Hell's Furnace, beginning to be forcefully refined.
A dragon essence is the condensation of a dragon race powerhouse's lifelong blood essence and rune divine abilities.
Even Dragon Haotian had only barely refined it, not fully integrating it.
But now, Jun Xiaoyao easily refined it, without any sense of strain, and there was no possibility of his body bursting from the energy.
There was no energy that could burst the body of an Ancient Sacred Physique.
And just as Jun Xiaoyao refined the dragon essence, his aura once again began to rise uncontrollably.
Boom!
Tribulation clouds began to gather in the sky, with thunder rolling.
"Could it be... the Jun family's young master is about to break through again?!"