“Father, why is it like this? I’m not its enemy, yet it speaks so harshly. It’s so punchable…” Han Ling asked via voice transmission, her tone filled with helplessness.

After hearing this, Han Jue replied, "After all, it has never left my Dao field, and discovering that it isn't weak has made it overly excited. Try to understand; it's just trash-talking."

"Trash-talking?" Han Ling was stunned for a moment. She pondered it carefully and found the term quite interesting.

The performance of the Black Hell Chicken did not attract the attention of the mighty figures in the hall. After all, there were one hundred combat spaces, and the battles of the Freedom Realm saints could not yet capture the attention of the mighty ones. However, one person was very displeased.

It was the elder of the Black Hell Chicken's opponent, but constrained by the fact that the Black Hell Chicken was a Disciple of the Hidden Sect, he dared not say anything.

The battles of the Freedom Realm saints were not like Han Jue's, where he would kill in seconds and resolve things easily. Some fought for days, unable to determine a winner. Regarding this, the Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable did not interfere.

It would likely take some time to determine the one thousand from the ten thousand. Han Jue was not in a hurry; he was watching with great interest anyway.

The next day. Han Jue's attention was drawn to Han Ming.

Regarding this biological younger brother of his current life, although Han Jue had taken care of him, the brothers had never had a proper talk. After becoming a Chaotic Fiendcelestial, Han Ming had been cultivating diligently, but he was still one step away from becoming a Great Dao Sage.

In this battle, Han Jue saw Han Ming's change. Or rather, it was the first time he had seen Han Ming fight seriously, revealing a stubbornness, just like back then when he would rather die and be reincarnated than cause him trouble.

The battle lasted for an hour before ending. Relying on the Great Dao power of a Chaotic Fiendcelestial, Han Ming won forcefully.

In the Freedom Realm, Chaotic Fiendcelestials are almost invincible. After all, having mastered the Great Dao power, ordinary beings must attain the Great Dao before they can master such power.

In Han Jue's view, Han Ming had a better chance of becoming one of the Thousand Monarchs than the Black Hell Chicken.

Han Qinger was in some danger. After all, she had been raised in a pampered environment, and her combat experience was clearly insufficient. She had barely won the first match, but to become a Thousand Monarch, she would need to win two or three more matches. It was unlikely.

Among the ten thousand strong, the number of Great Dao Prodigies did not reach one thousand. Han Jue glanced over and saw that there were only a little over two hundred.

This number was already quite high. One must know that before the Divine Authority Generals ran rampant in Chaos, the entire Chaos only had over one hundred Great Dao Sages on the surface, which was enough to show that the Prodigies in these years were no joke.

The main credit went to the Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable. In the past, the older generation would make things difficult for the Prodigies; for example, the Peacock Divine Lord, the previous life of Unbeatable Crown, and others had all been obstructed when they tried to attain the Great Dao.

To promote the development of the overall environment, one indeed needs strong authority. Han Jue thought silently.

The Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable was very similar to Venerable Xuandu, but the Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable had usurped his position by attacking the home base, and his methods were more ruthless than Venerable Xuandu's. Venerable Xuandu followed the path of humanity, while the Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable followed the path of hegemony.

"Both being used by me is quite good." Thinking of this, Han Jue felt quite pleased.

If he hadn't taken action against the Primal Ancestor God, how could the Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable have ascended to his position, and how could there be the peace in Chaos today?

So, when it comes down to it, the credit is ultimately his, he just kept his achievements and reputation hidden. Han Jue thought while watching the battle.

Three full months passed before the Great Dao Sages finally participated in the competition for the Thousand Monarchs.

Among the Hidden Sect's Great Dao Sages, Jiang Jueshi was the first to enter the battle.

As soon as the battle began, Jiang Jueshi unleashed great creation, sealing the space within a radius of ten thousand li, and ended the battle with a single Divine Might Great Heaven Palm. However, he was very graceful and did not destroy the opponent's body and soul, stopping just at the right point, which made the opponent admire him. Before the end, the opponent even cupped his hands in a salute to him.

"This Jiang Jueshi truly has the demeanor of a Great Saint. I have observed many Prodigies who, although possessing extraordinary talent, have a Heart-Nature as impulsive as mortal spirits." The Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable sighed with emotion.

These words caused many mighty figures in the hall to nod, and they remembered Jiang Jueshi.

After Jiang Jueshi, Han Huang, Dao Supreme, Zhao Xuanyuan, Jiang Yi, Murong Qi, Heavenly Dipper Demon God, Crimson Fox, Great Scattered Heaven, Time Demon God, Shuttling Demon God, Unbeatable Crown, and other Hidden Sect Great Dao Sages fought one after another, all winning cleanly and efficiently, making all parties extremely envious.

What a profound foundation!

Under the deliberate arrangement of the Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable, the Great Dao Sages did not meet for the time being. Regarding this, the mighty figures could also understand; it was reasonable.

Han Jue paid special attention to Formless World. This child was indeed very strong. Although he hid his aura, Han Jue could see through it at a glance. In terms of cultivation alone, he was even a little stronger than Han Huang.

However, this little bit did not amount to much. The two words "Formless" made Han Jue inexplicably think of the Formless and Shapeless Transcendent Great Divine Being.

He could not calculate it, so he used the Deduction Function in his heart.

"What is the relationship between the Formless and Shapeless Transcendent Great Divine Being and Formless World?" [Requires the deduction of one quadrillion years of lifespan. Continue?] Continue!

[There is a partial inheritance relationship.] Partial? No matter how much, that meant there was a relationship! No wonder!

Han Jue had been wondering where such an awesome Prodigy had popped up from. To be able to attain the Great Dao Supreme within one hundred million years, besides his father and son, could there be a third person? Even if there were, they must have cheated just like them. The cheat for Formless World was provided by the Formless and Shapeless Transcendent Great Divine Being.

One month later. The Thousand Monarchs were finally decided. The Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable displayed the names and origins of the Thousand Monarchs in the air, for example, Han Huang Heavenly Court, Han Tuo Divine Punishment, with a space between the name and location.

The news of them becoming Thousand Monarchs was also successively transmitted back to their respective forces and Domains, which could be considered achieving fame and success.

However, Thousand Monarch was just a stage; the subsequent Hundred Venerables would be the real competition. Becoming one of the Hundred Venerables would grant one the title and territory of the Supreme Punishment Divine Venerable, and becoming one of the Ten Absolutes would allow one to become a Great Dao Divine Spirits.

This was just a reward of status; the resources were immeasurable. Even if one were a lone wolf, one could suddenly become an overlord of a region.

Before the number of winners was reduced to two hundred, Great Dao Sages would not encounter other Great Dao Sages.

The first to be eliminated from the Hidden Sect was the Black Hell Chicken. As for Han Qinger and Chaos Heavenly Dog, they had long been eliminated outside the doors of the Thousand Monarchs.

Han Jue saw the Black Hell Chicken jumping with rage in the courtyard of Ten Absolutes City, cursing its ancestors, which almost made him laugh, but fortunately, he held it back in time.

How strange. When others were eliminated, Han Jue would feel heartache, but when it was the Black Hell Chicken, he felt schadenfreude instead. Perhaps it was just too despicable.

One Freedom Realm saint after another was eliminated. One month later, only a few dozen Freedom Realm saints remained. The only Freedom Realm saint representing the Hidden Sect left was Han Ming; all other non-Great Dao Sage participants had already been eliminated.

Han Jue was suddenly filled with a sense of gratification. His younger brother had indeed grown up and could stand on his own.

Thinking back, when Han Jue first learned of Han Ming's existence, he was extremely resistant, fearing that Han Ming would bring him trouble. Now, looking at him again, he actually felt like he was looking at a junior.

It seems my mindset has started to age. Han Jue thought silently. He had always felt his mindset was very young, after all, he didn't have many experiences and had always been in closed-door cultivation.

Time passed, and only two hundred Prodigies remained. The Hidden Sect accounted for ten percent. This lineup had already spread throughout Ten Absolutes City, and the title of the number one orthodox lineage of Chaos thus belonged to the Hidden Sect.