Watching the group of God-Kings wiggle their hips and dance, Lito's face turned grim.
"Tell me, how should I deal with you?"
Ian Song looked at Lito playfully.
Hearing this, Lito's expression changed again. The next moment, he dropped to his knees with a thud: "Master, from now on I am your servant!"
Lito's cultivation was extremely high, already at the peak of late upper-stage God-King realm.
But his mistake was using more than one drop of Ian Song's blood, so he was completely unable to resist Ian's Phantasm soul-type Divine Ability.
"You don't think I'll just let you off like this, do you?" Ian looked at the kneeling Lito, speaking with playful amusement.
Lito gritted his teeth and said, "Master, our clan may be cursed, but we still possess Heavenly Dao Divine Armaments. Those Heavenly Dao Divine Armaments are all sealed in a Treasure Vault—I can take you to collect them!"
"Oh? What are Heavenly Dao Divine Armaments?" Ian Song asked, somewhat puzzled.
Lito didn't dare hide anything: "Heavenly Dao Divine Armaments are personally forged by the Heavenly Dao, containing its divine power. If two God-Kings of equal strength duel, the one with a Heavenly Dao Divine Armament can easily slay the other, because these weapons not only boost the wielder's power but also suppress the enemy!"
"I see. Then take me to that Treasure Vault and let me have a look!" Ian Song nodded.
"This way, Master!"
Lito began to lead the way. Ian snapped his fingers, and the God-Kings stopped their dancing and fell in behind him as loyal guards.
Under Lito's guidance, the group arrived at the depths of the Misty Forbidden Land.
Lito performed a series of hand-seals, and a mountainside split open, revealing a passageway.
"Master, the Treasure Vault is inside the mountain!"
Lito said, fawning.
Ian Song nodded, signaling him to keep leading the way.
They continued downward, and at the end of the stairs, a massive gate appeared, covered in powerful restrictions.
Lito broke the seals, and the two giant doors swung open with a thunderous boom.
"This way, Master!"
Lito stood respectfully before the giant doors.
"There aren't any traps inside, are there?" Ian Song asked, looking at Lito.
"I wouldn't dare! I truly submit!" Lito explained nervously.
So, Ian Song stepped inside.
The space inside the doors was unusually vast, with nearly a thousand different weapons floating in the air. Each weapon was covered in runes, all sealed.
Just then, a giant formation erupted, instantly enveloping the entire Treasure Vault.
"Lito, what's the meaning of this? Planning to betray me?"
Ian Song asked coldly.
Lito's voice rang out triumphantly: "If this formation is fully activated, it can freeze your Divine Soul. You're truly naive if you think I'd really submit to you!"
"Lito, I'll give you one chance—break the formation, and I'll spare your life!" Ian Song said in a deep voice.
"Empty threats! Once I fully activate the formation, your Divine Soul will be completely imprisoned!"
Lito sneered, casting a series of hand-seals. Instantly, the formation twisted and a strange power surged, trying to freeze Ian Song's Divine Soul.
"Heh."
Ian Song smiled. With a ripple of his Divine Soul, the strange energy was instantly dispersed—instead, the Star King’s Divine Soul was frozen into a statue, standing motionless.
However, Ian Song deliberately pretended his Divine Soul was frozen, standing there without moving.
Lito was extremely cautious.
He cast several more hand-seals, sending mysterious power into Ian Song and Star King's Sea of Consciousness.
Even so, he watched Ian Song for more than ten hours before finally stepping into the formation himself.
"Ha! You little brat, you’re still far too green to compete with me!"
Lito burst out laughing, his face full of smugness.
"Who are you calling a brat?"
The sudden voice startled Lito, and panic flashed across his face as he instinctively tried to retreat from the formation.
"Kneel!"
At that moment, Ian Song gave a soft shout.
A look of struggle appeared on Lito's face, but in the end, he knelt before Ian Song.
Ian Song ignored Lito and instead used his soul power to dispel the energy in Star King's Sea of Consciousness, rescuing him.
"Smack!"
Next, Ian Song slapped Lito, sending him flying, and instantly restored his clarity: "You little fool, I spared your life and you still dared to plot against me! Tell me, how do you want to die?"
"Spare me, Master! Spare me! I won't dare do it again!"
Lito, terrified, kowtowed repeatedly as he begged for mercy.
"These Heavenly Dao Divine Armaments aren’t ordinary, are they?"
Ian Song suddenly asked.
"Well..." Hesitation appeared on Lito's face.
Ian Song said coldly, "If I’m not mistaken, these so-called Heavenly Dao Divine Armaments are actually ominous weapons. They were forged by the Former Heavenly Dao. Anyone who uses them will be sensed by the current Heavenly Dao and will likely face Heavenly Punishment, right?"
"Master, you’re wise! Please spare me!"
Lito's panic only grew.
"You little bastard, I spared your life out of kindness, and you still tried to plot against me again and again. It seems I really can't keep you around!" Ian Song kicked Lito, sending him flying.
"Spare me, Master! Spare me! If you let me live, I can tell you a secret of unimaginable importance!"
"Heh."
Ian Song smiled with a hint of disdain. "Your life and death are at my whim. Do you really think you can keep secrets from me?"
Instantly, Lito's face turned deathly pale.
He kept kowtowing and said, "Master, I'll confess everything. I have a cultivation method here that can make someone become the Heavenly Dao!"
"Oh? How do you have a Heavenly Dao cultivation method?"
Ian Song asked, a bit surprised.
Lito said, "When the Former Heavenly Dao fell, he was filled with resentment. So, before dying, he implanted a secret cultivation method to become the Heavenly Dao into my mind, hoping someone would succeed, kill the current Heavenly Dao, and avenge him."
"Is that so? Too bad I'm not interested!"
Ian Song curled his lip in disdain. Being the Heavenly Dao is exhausting; once you become it, you can never leave the God Realm. He wants to become a Creator, not be bound as the Heavenly Dao.
Besides, it’s the Former Heavenly Dao’s cultivation method. He was killed by the current Heavenly Dao, which means he was weaker. So, his method is probably inferior too. Practicing it might not defeat the current Heavenly Dao—instead, it could just make a new enemy. That’s not worth it at all.
Hearing Ian Song’s lack of interest, Lito was deeply disappointed—more than that, he was desperate. Suddenly, he said, "Master, if you become the Heavenly Dao, you can monopolize seventy percent of this world’s origin!"
"So what? No matter how strong, you’d still be imprisoned in this world!" Ian Song was even more dismissive.
"Master, don’t you have avatars? You could have an avatar merge with the Dao—it wouldn’t affect your main body’s cultivation at all!" Lito said, surprised.
Ian Song was stunned, then realized he’d been overthinking.
He has more than ten avatars. He only needs one to become the Heavenly Dao, while his true body can still pursue higher realms.