Chapter 779: Mortal Realm Core Obtained, An Unforeseen Change?

Just as Wu Hao spread his palm, Lord Fan was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing this, Wu Hao's brow furrowed tightly, his expression turning extremely grim; he hadn't expected Lord Fan to actually escape.

"As expected, I still can't underestimate this guy."

Wu Hao couldn't help but sigh. After all, no matter how mediocre Lord Fan was, he was still a Heavenly Emperor. Although only a Small Heavenly Emperor, he had been one for no less time than the others; it was only natural for him to have some tricks up his sleeve.

Meanwhile, Lord Fan looked at Wu Hao from within the Mortal Realm, his expression incredibly ugly as he spoke, "Myriad Paths, I believe I have no grievances or enmity with you. Why are you so aggressive? Do you insist on a fight to the death?"

Hearing this, Wu Hao took a step and arrived before Lord Fan.

Lord Fan was startled by Wu Hao's action and instinctively took half a step back, but it was only half a step. Now that he was back in the Mortal Realm, unless Wu Hao destroyed the entire Realm, he could do nothing to him.

"Naturally, there is no enmity. It's just that for the safety of the entire Void Chaos Land, I wish to borrow something from you, Lord Fan."

Wu Hao looked at Lord Fan and said in an extremely serious and earnest tone.

Upon hearing Wu Hao's words, a wave of intense fear surged within Lord Fan, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Fellow Daoist Myriad Paths, please speak first."

"I want to borrow the Mortal Realm Core from you."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! The Mortal Realm Core is the foundation of my status as a Heavenly Emperor. If I give it to you, will I still be the Lord of Otherworld? Anything else can be discussed, but this is absolutely non-negotiable. Fellow Daoist Myriad Paths, please make another request."

The situation was not beyond Wu Hao's expectations. Lord Fan shook his head like a rattle, strongly expressing his refusal.

But Wu Hao clearly wasn't looking for that answer. He spoke slowly, "Lord Fan, you must know about the Lord of Forbidden's attack on my Divine Realm countless years ago."

"Of course, I remember."

Lord Fan frowned slightly and spoke. Then, as if thinking of something, he looked at Wu Hao with a serious expression and said, "If you insist on taking my Mortal Realm Core, I wouldn't mind cooperating with that forbidden fellow to destroy your Divine Realm first. After all, forbidden is already your enemy."

"Although cooperating with forbidden is also dangerous, at least it might save my Mortal Realm Core."

"Oh, is that so? Then what if I told you that forbidden's own goal is to seize all the top-tier world cores in the entire Void Chaos Land?"

Wu Hao looked at Lord Fan with a playful expression.

Upon hearing Wu Hao's words, Lord Fan's face instantly turned pale. He was no fool and naturally guessed that Wu Hao wasn't trying to deceive him.

Before Lord Fan could speak, Wu Hao continued, "You must have investigated that not long after my great battle with forbidden, I underwent Reincarnation to cultivate again. Do you know why I had to do that? It's because behind forbidden, there is an even more powerful existence—a terrifying being from beyond the Void Chaos Land."

"The moment I made contact with them, I was gravely wounded to the point of death by their unmatched power. Out of sheer desperation, I chose Reincarnation."

"After my Reincarnation, I need the cores of the five top-tier worlds to help me Breakthrough to the Supreme Heavenly Emperor Realm. Only then will I have the strength to match the existence behind forbidden."

"Therefore, for the safety of the entire Void Chaos Land, hand over the Mortal Realm Core. Perhaps after the enemies from outside the Void Chaos Land are dealt with, I can return the Mortal Realm Core to you."

"Xu Shi has already handed over the Heavenly Realm Core. Once you surrender the Mortal Realm Core, I will make a trip to the Abyss Realm, and finally head to the Forbidden Realm to deal with forbidden, achieving a Breakthrough to Supreme Heavenly Emperor before the existence behind him acts."

Wu Hao did not hide his plan from Lord Fan. After all, he was an important part of the plan, and there was information he needed to know.

Sure enough, after hearing Wu Hao's words, Lord Fan's expression shifted repeatedly. After a long while, he looked at Wu Hao and asked, "Do you dare to swear a solemn oath? If you do not return the Mortal Realm Core to me, you will lose all your cultivation."

"If you dare to make such an oath, then I will give you the Mortal Realm Core!"

Hearing Lord Fan's words, Wu Hao did not hesitate much and immediately swore the solemn oath.

For beings at Wu Hao's level of strength, there was basically nothing that could bind them, not even the Great Dao. Only they could bind themselves. Thus, if Wu Hao swore a solemn oath and then broke it, he himself would be the one to enforce the consequences of breaking his promise.

Seeing Wu Hao swear the oath, Lord Fan's inner concerns finally vanished. Painfully, he extracted the Mortal Realm Core from his body and handed it over to Wu Hao.

"Fellow Daoist Myriad Paths, I am placing great trust in you. I hope you don't let me down."

As the Mortal Realm Core entered Wu Hao's body, Lord Fan's own cultivation plummeted directly from the Small Heavenly Emperor Realm to the God-Emperor Peak Realm.

With the Mortal Realm Core in Wu Hao's hands, the Restrictions previously left by Lord Fan in the vast Mortal Realm also failed. Instantly, countless Cultivators within the Mortal Realm broke through from the Immortal Emperor Peak Realm to the Godly Realm.

However, Lord Fan didn't have much concern in his heart. Realms beyond the Immortal level were incredibly difficult to break through. Although he was no longer a Heavenly Emperor, he was still at the God-Emperor Peak and could easily rule the entire Mortal Realm.

But in the next second, as the Mortal Realm Core entered his body, Wu Hao seemed to notice something. His expression became extremely solemn, but he didn't say much to Lord Fan. After giving him a brief word, he hurried towards the Abyss Realm.

His next target was the Abyss Realm Core in Emperor Yuan's hands. Once the Abyss Realm Core was obtained, the next step would be to head to the Forbidden Realm, kill the Lord of Forbidden, and seize the Forbidden Core, thereby breaking through to the Supreme Heavenly Emperor Realm to slay the powerful enemies from outside the Void Chaos Land.

After reaching a location relatively close to the Abyss Realm, Wu Hao finally came to a stop.

Wu Hao peered into his own body and saw a very serious sight. As the Mortal Realm Core entered his body, the three world cores seemed to sense each other's presence and actually began to show signs of Fusion.

"They've actually started to fuse? This makes things a bit difficult."

Wu Hao couldn't help but mutter to himself. After all, he had promised those two fellows, the Heavenly Emperor and Lord Fan, that he would return their respective world cores once everything was over. But if they fused, even Wu Hao wasn't sure he could separate the original world cores.

But for now, he could only take it one step at a time and wait until the most dangerous matters were resolved.