He no longer hesitated and nodded. “I agree.”
Supreme sovereign Wu Shen smiled faintly. He didn't need to make a solemn promise because his identity as one of the supreme sovereigns was already enough.
The force that froze the world suddenly disappeared, and the stilled Genesis Qi flowed once again.
“Your Highness!” Su Youwei immediately came to Zhou Yuan’s side, her expression serious. She was evidently aware of the situation.
Zhou Yuan shook his head, signaling that there was nothing to worry about. Then, with the wave of his sleeve, the giant dragon silhouette circling in the air turned to nothing and vanished completely.
Wu Yao, who was resting her cheeks on Zhou Yuan’s shoulder, suddenly opened her eyes slowly.
She straightened her body immediately and hurriedly drew back two steps.
The expression on her beautiful face changed drastically, especially when she felt the Sacred Dragon Blessing in her body. She bit her red lips and lifted her head to look at the void above, saying in her heart, “Why did supreme sovereign Wu Shen have to intervene? If you win, you are the king; if you lose, you are nothing, and I clearly lost. There was no need for the supreme sovereign to interfere.”
Supreme sovereign Wu Shen’s voice again rang in her mind, sounding a little helpless, “Wu Yao, don't be too concerned about a momentary success or failure. The Divine Dwelling stage is just an insignificant hurdle on your cultivation path. The real battle is in the future.”
Wu Yao bit her red lips stubbornly. She didn't like the result because wouldn't that make Zhou Yuan think she was a sore loser?
“Wu Yao, you are not inferior to Zhou Yuan in any way. Don't doubt yourself because of a loss. Remember what I said to you before, you have possessed the Sacred Dragon Blessing for so many years, but it doesn't belong to you, nor is it suitable for you. You should look for what belongs to you.”
Supreme sovereign Wu Shen's voice was faint and soon dissipated.
“The python and sparrow swallowed the dragon. But how can an ordinary sparrow swallow a dragon? Is it really inferior to the dragon?”
Chapter 992 Dust Settles
Outside of the Fallen Abyss.
The Law Domain experts present all sensed that the Genesis Qi had frozen under the starry sky. They immediately exchanged glances with one another, looking a little bewildered. It was obvious that nobody thought the matter would draw the attention of a supreme sovereign.
Some gazes swept over Wushen Region’s Jin Zhong. The person who intervened and protected the Sacred Dragon Blessing in Wu Yao’s body had to be the supreme sovereign of the Wushen Region.
There wasn't a ripple of emotion on Jin Zhong’s face, and he made no comment on the matter.
Zhao Xiansun's expression was cloudy ever since Zhao Mushen was eliminated, but he couldn't help but remark coldly, “Supreme sovereign Wu Shen really protects his juniors well. He even personally came forward to intervene and broke the rules.”
He was unhappy because he expected Zhou Yuan to kill Wu Yao and make the relationship between the Tianyuan Region and the Wushen Region drop to a freezing point, but supreme sovereign Wu Shen had come out and messed it up. How could he not be disappointed and angry?
Jin Zhong responded indifferently, “If you have an opinion on this, you can go to the Wushen Region and speak to the supreme sovereign yourself.”
Zhao Xiansun snorted coldly and shot a fierce stare in Chi Jing’s direction.
Chi Jing ignored him and continued to stare at the light mirror. She slowly relaxed her clenched hands in her sleeves, relieved to see that Zhou Yuan hadn’t taken away the last bit of the Sacred Dragon Blessing. It wasn't the time for the Tianyuan Region and the Wushen Region to tear each other’s faces yet. But she also understood the reason for Zhou Yuan's action. He was just taking back what belonged to him.
The present situation was what was best for the Tianyuan Region.
After all, Zhou Yuan had defeated Zhao Mushen and won first place in the nine regions tournament, which would inevitably attract countless attention. Some forces might even feel unconvinced and indignant. Therefore, the Tianyuan Region could be said to be at the eye of the storm, and it would be unwise to become enemies with the Wushen Region at this time.
“Zhou Yuan, leave the last bit of the Sacred Dragon Blessing in Wu Yao’s body for now. There is going to be another opportunity in the future,” Chi Jing said in her mind. When Cang Yuan returns and the Tianyuan Region rises again, as long as Zhou Yuan fairly defeats Wu Yao again, even supreme sovereign Wu Shen wouldn’t be able to interfere anymore.
He had to be tolerant and forbearant for now.
...
On the plain.
Zhou Yuan withdrew the Genesis Qi circulating around his body and swept a glance over Wu Yao without saying anything. He then turned and strode towards Su Youwei.
Wu Yao stared at his back and said through clenched teeth, “Zhou Yuan, you won this time. I promise that I won’t touch the Sacred Dragon Blessing in you when you lose to me next time.”
In her view, Zhou Yuan had only stopped due to the oppression of supreme sovereign Wu Shen. Wu Yao, who had always been competitive and feisty, couldn't accept this sort of behavior because she never liked using power to intimidate people. There was absolutely no need for the power of others for her to prove herself.
Zhou Yuan said snappily, “Lose to you? You’re indeed arrogant.”
Wu Yao took a deep breath and said, “You did come in front of everyone this time, but you shouldn't be so overconfident. After the nine regions tournament ends, everyone will start breaking through to the Heavenly Sun stage, and you won't have such a huge advantage over them then.”
Zhou Yuan didn't respond. He would similarly prepare to attack the Heavenly Sun stage after harvesting all the Alpha Spiritium born from the remains in the depths of the statue. He didn't believe that he would lose to Zhao Mushen, Wu Yao and the others in breaking through to the Heavenly Sun stage, given the fact he had broken the limit of the Divine Dwelling stage.
He came to stand next to Su Youwei and said, “You should stay here and recover your Genesis Qi first.”
Su Youwei and Wu Yao had both exhausted their Genesis Qi. In their present state, they couldn't compete with the others for the second stone statue.
Zhou Yuan whispered, “I would give this place to you, but it’s very important for me to win first place in the nine regions tournament...”
Su Youwei smiled. “You won with your own strength. Why are you saying this to me?”
She gazed at Zhou Yuan with her beautiful eyes. Even if Zhou Yuan gave her this place, she wouldn't accept it, but his gesture filled her heart with sweetness.
Zhou Yuan sat down, exhausted. His face was grey with fatigue, but the battle with Zhao Mushen had indeed been thrilling. Zhou Yuan could finally relax. “That guy...he was really tricky to deal with.”
Su Youwei sat down gracefully beside him. Absorbing the universe Genesis Qi, she pursed her lips and said, “But Your Highness had the last laugh. After today, your name will cause a sensation in Hunyuan Heaven.”
Zhou Yuan scratched his head, saying, “Are you not going to change the way you address me? You are now the pearl of the Zixiao Region, and my identity as the prince of the Great Zhou is a joke in Hunyuan Heaven!”
But Su Youwei, who was always gentle and well-behaved, shook her head firmly, refusing to discuss the topic with Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan felt helpless. Although Su Youwei looked gentle and well-behaved, she was extremely stubborn and wouldn't change what she had decided.
The two sat together, chatting happily. Their posture showed their closeness and trust in each other.
Wu Yao quietly sat cross-legged not far away and restored her Genesis Qi. Occasionally she swept her phoenix eyes over them. Her expression was indifferent, but a trace of envy flickered in the depths of her eyes. Ever since her mother had passed away, she had been alone. Even after she had come t
o the Wushen Region, she had focused all her attention on cultivating.
Of course, she hoped to have true friends she could trust. However, the people she had met weren’t pure-minded, so she really admired Su Youwei, who treated her with hostility just because of Zhou Yuan.
A cloudy look flashed across Wu Yao’s eyes. She peered blankly into the distance, and a kind face emerged in front of her. It was her mother. Her mother’s eyes were still the same as when she was a child, filled with warmth and care.
Wu Yao bowed her head, and rare tears welled up in her eyes.
But that weak state of mind lasted only a few breaths, before she took a deep breath and suppressed it in the deepest part of her heart.
Wu Yao, you once said in front of Mother’s tomb that you would become the strongest person in the world. Only then would Mother not have to worry about you...so, keep working hard.
Feeling the Genesis Qi gradually restoring in her body, Wu Yao stood up. Without saying anything to Zhou Yuan, she moved slightly and soared into the sky, her body a stream of light. She finally rushed out of the Genesis Qi light barrier.
A whistle of wind sounded behind her. She glanced back to see Su Youwei skimming across the air.
Wu Yao said indifferently, “The second stone statue belongs to you. I’m tired, and I don’t want to fight with you anymore.”
Su Youwei smiled. “Second or third place doesn't matter. Wu Yao, you’re very amazing. I wanted to have a real fight with you today, but it’s not possible anymore. I hope we will have a chance in the future.”
Wu Yao was taken aback because she keenly felt that Su Youwei's hostility seemed to have reduced greatly. She nodded. “Just tell me when.”
Su Youwei didn't say anything more. With a slight movement, she transformed into a stream of light and descended directly onto the third stone statue.
Wu Yao gazed blankly at her beautiful figure and, after a moment, landed on the second stone statue.
As the two took their positions, the situation under the starry sky gradually became clear. Wang Xi no longer clung to the first stone statue because he knew there was a more powerful existence than Zhao Mushen. Moreover, Wu Yao and Su Youwei shouldn't be provoked. In the end, he had no choice but to occupy the fourth stone statue, which was the same number as his ranking...
No, with Zhou Yuan's sudden rise in strength, Wang Xi’s ranking would most likely fall to the fifth in the future.
The fifth, sixth and seventh stone statues were unsurprisingly occupied by Li Tongshen, Jiu Gong and Yuan Kun.
The Wanzu Region occupied the last two remaining stone statues because Zhao Mushen’s elimination had stimulated the Wanzu Region’s teams to take action. The heaven prides attacked wildly, and after several rounds of fierce battle and paying a great price, they managed to secure the last two stone statues.
Of course, the majority of the other regions’ teams didn't want to be locked in a fierce battle with the Wanzu Region. The Wanzu Region had already lost a lot of face, and if infuriated, they could do anything.
More importantly, after Zhao Mushen had been eliminated, even if the Wanzu Region’s heaven prides snatched the last two stone statues, they still could not shake the situation.
The outcome of the nine regions tournament had basically been determined.
Zhou Yuan descended onto the first stone statue. He lifted his head to the starry sky and exhaled a deep breath, as though releasing all the exhaustion in his heart. But his eyes were filled with excitement.
After more than a year of hard work, he had finally achieved his first goal of coming to Hunyuan Heaven: he won first place in the nine regions tournament!
Gazing at the void, he could see Yaoyao’s cold and beautiful face appearing in front of him. Her clear eyes seemed to be speaking to him, making his heart flutter.
Zhou Yuan held out his hand and clenched it in the air.
Yaoyao, I won first place in the nine regions tournament...Maybe we'll see each other again very soon.
Chapter 993 Bountiful Harvest
Zhou Yuan lay down on his back on the ancient stone statue’s head amidst countless gazes. He gradually closed his eyes because it was time for him to enjoy the tournament’s final result and reward.
A force in the depths of the statue attracted Zhou Yuan’s attention.
Zhou Yuan released his Spirit, and by the time his Spirit stabilized, he found that he was situated outside a tremendous ball of light. Thousands of fish-like wisps of flowing light slowly rose within the ball of light,and eventually changed into thousands of beings, including fish, birds, flowers, plants and insects.
It was like an independent world.
Watching the ever-changing flowing lights, Zhou Yuan felt a burning sensation in his heart because the wisps were all Alpha Spiritium!
The quantity of Alpha Spiritium was several times greater than that inside the stone statue he was at before.
With one thought, Zhou Yuan gathered Genesis Qi in front of him to form a vortex. The thousands of Alpha Spiritium strands suddenly gushed over from all directions and poured into the vortex one after another.
There wasn't any obstruction during this period.
It took about an hour for Zhou Yuan to extract all the Alpha Spiritium. In the end, even he felt a little emotional with harvesting so much. It was no wonder that everybody wanted to fight for this place, even at the risk of breaking their skulls.
Zhou Yuan stored away the Alpha Spiritium with a satisfied smile before studying the huge ball of light ahead of him again.
He could faintly feel a body sitting cross-legged in the deepest part of the ball of light, where an indescribable oppressive pressure was faintly exuded, causing the void to vibrate.
It was the remains of a Law Domain expert.
Zhou Yuan's heart pounded with excitement. Law Domain experts stood at the top of the world and were second only to Saint experts. The legacy of a Law Domain expert was incredibly rare, and it had a much greater appeal than Alpha Spiritium for experts of the Heavenly Sun stage and the Nascent Source stage.
Zhou Yuan slowly drew closer to the huge ball of light and soon saw a mysterious ten-foot light shield around the remains in the depths of the light ball. A thousand streams of golden light flowed within the light shield, and each one made Zhou Yuan’s heart pound a bit faster.
The golden lights seemed to possess a remarkable spiritual nature.
Zhou Yuan felt a sudden flash of insight when the golden light shone on him. He felt his mind clear up, and any obstruction he encountered in his Genesis art cultivation was instantly resolved.
Zhou Yuan cast his greedy eyes on the thousand streams of golden light, his heart trembling. He knew they were Law Domain Sources!
The Law Domain Source was the core of a Law Domain expert. Even Chi Jing and other Law Domain experts greatly cherished their Law Domain Source. The thousand streams of golden light inside the light barrier should be formed from the source released when a Law Domain shattered.
It was a really good thing!
Zhou Yuan felt that if he obtained them, it would greatly reduce the effort required to cultivate Genesis techniques and little Saint Arts in the future. Perhaps he could even master the Seven Cangxuan Arts and integrate the true Cangxuan Saint Arts!
Moreover, the more one was exposed to Law Domain Source, the greater one understood the Law Domain before stepping into the Law Domain stage in the future.
Therefore, many Law Domain experts would fight over a strand of Law Domain Source.
Zhou Yuan let out a wisp of Genesis Qi and guided it close to the light shield. But just as it was inches away, a beam of golden light shot out and instantly turned the wisp of Genesis Qi into nothing. At that moment, even the void showed signs of shattering.
The moment the beam of golden light evaporated the wisp of Genesis Qi, it aimed directly for Zhou Yuan as though sensing something.
Zhou Yuan’s hair stood on end. It was only when his Spirit body hastily dr
ew back that the golden light beam slowly returned to the light shield.
A cloudy expression came to Zhou Yuan’s face. It seemed that he wasn't strong enough to touch Law Domain Source yet. Only a golden light beam shot out, but he already felt deadly danger from it. If thousands were to surge out, he would most likely be evaporated instantly. Not even a single bone would remain.
“It’s so difficult. No wonder I haven't heard of anyone obtaining a Law Domain Source from the nine regions tournament in the past.”
Zhou Yuan was incredibly troubled about what to do. Should he just collect some Alpha Spiritium and leave?
But he was reluctant to leave! A mountain of treasure was standing before him, so how could he go back empty-handed?
But the Law Domain Source was like a tiger’s tail—the tiger would rage when its tail was touched.
Just when Zhou Yuan was hesitating, his Divine Dwellings vibrated suddenly, and he was stunned to see a ball of light fly out of his Divine Dwellings and beam into the depths of the stone statue.
“It’s the Saint Rune light sphere!”
Zhou Yuan's Spirit stared intently at the light sphere, the four mysterious Saint runes slowly flowing on its surface.
The light sphere hovered in the air for a moment, then floated over to the light shield under Zhou Yuan’s surprised gaze. He was taken aback, but there was nothing he could do to stop it. He could only prepare to retreat at a moment’s notice, since he knew he couldn’t withstand that kind of power.
Under Zhou Yuan’s nervous gaze, the Saint Rune light sphere easily pierced through the light shield.
Like a rabbit seeing a hungry wolf, the golden light source, which Zhou Yuan had feared, fled frantically seeing the Saint Runes light sphere.
Buzz!
The light sphere revolved, creating a suction force that pulled the thousands of golden strands into the light sphere in a tyrannical manner.
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