What it became was important, but what was most important was the Genesis Qi foundation!
The Genesis Qi foundation of an ordinary glass Heavenly Sun was 400 million, so his rune-marked glass Heavenly Sun should be stronger.
Zhou Yuan focussed his Spirit, sensing the Heavenly Sun.
A moment later, his eyes shot open, and shock emerged within them.
Chapter 1006 Heavenly Sun Stage
Sitting on a mountain peak, Zhou Yuan carefully felt the dazzling Heavenly Sun floating in his Divine Dwelling. A look of shock suddenly crossed his face.
“There’s that many!?”
Zhou Yuan could feel 720 million Genesis Qi stars contained in the glass Heavenly Sun marked with ancient runes!
Seven hundred and twenty million!
In the face of such a tremendous amount, even Zhou Yuan, who was psychologically prepared, froze for a good while. His Heavenly Sun had 320 million more Genesis Qi stars than a normal glass Heavenly Sun!
What is this? The number of Genesis Qi stars is double than that of a normal glass Heavenly Sun!
Zhou Yuan's heart trembled. He originally thought that his Genesis Qi foundation would reach 500 million, which he would already be very satisfied with, but it never crossed his mind that the ancient runes brought by the mysterious substance could improve his glass Heavenly Sun to this extent!
It could crush all the other glass Heavenly Suns!
“The Heavenly Sun stage is indeed terrifying,” Zhou Yuan marveled.
It was only after truly stepping into the Heavenly Sun stage that he realized the huge gap between the Divine Dwelling stage and the Heavenly Sun stage. It should be said that every 10 million increase in Genesis Qi stars was incredibly difficult at the advanced Divine Dwelling stage, but that little increase wasn’t even worth mentioning in the Heavenly Sun stage.
In the Heavenly Sun stage, Genesis Qi foundation was measured by the hundred million.
It was no wonder that even the most ordinary Heavenly Sun stage experts could easily beat a top Divine Dwelling expert. Even without bringing out any Genesis arts, Heavenly Sun experts could crush Divine Dwelling experts by relying purely on their Genesis Qi foundation.
Zhou Yuan closed his eyes, feeling the powerful Genesis Qi roaming endlessly like a giant dragon within his body. The power it brought caused his body to quiver constantly. It was a power that a Divine Dwelling expert could never reach.
The current him could easily crush his pre-breakthrough self with just a fist.
Zhou Yuan stamped his foot on the mountain peak, and platinum Genesis Qi surged out from his feet and bombarded the giant mountain.
Boom!
The dragon-like platinum Genesis Qi rushed into the mountain, and seconds later, the towering mountain collapsed. Countless beams of platinum light shot out, and the tremendous mountain peak broke apart in just a few breaths. Moreover, the powerful yang qi wrapping the platinum Genesis Qi turned countless stone fragments into nothing instantly. It was the pure yang qi that could turn ordinary Genesis Qi even more domineering.
Having crushed a mountain with the stamp of his foot, Zhou Yuan stood in the void and couldn’t help roaring skywards. This kind of power made him incomparably happy.
“I have finally stepped into the Heavenly Sun stage!’
An uncontrollable smile lit Zhou Yuan's face. Now that he possessed the strength of the Heavenly Sun stage, he could be considered an elder-level expert in the Cangxuan Sect. Moreover, he believed that when he returned to the Cangxuan Sect, he would indeed be one of the strongest experts there.
“That old dog Sheng Yuan!”
Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed coldly. He would never forget the culprit who forced him out of Cangxuan Heaven and caused Yaoyao to lose consciousness. He vowed to make Sheng Yuan pay with blood when he returned to Cangxuan Heaven.
While Zhou Yuan was immersed in the strength of the Genesis Qi in his body, the void suddenly rippled, and a slender figure stepped out.
“Did you have a successful breakthrough? Congratulations,” Chi Jing said with a smile as she looked Zhou Yuan up and down, her burgundy hair gently fluttering in the wind.
“Is it a glass Heavenly Sun?”
Chi Jing had already received news that Zhao Mushen, Wu Yao, Su Youwei and the others had broken through to the Heavenly Sun stage and had each refined a top glass Heavenly Sun. So, she knew that countless people in Hunyuan Heaven were waiting in anticipation for Zhou Yuan’s breakthrough.
Zhou Yuan hesitated for a moment before he answered because he didn’t know whether his rune-marked Heavenly Sun was considered a glass Heavenly Sun.
When Chi Jing noticed Zhou Yuan’s hesitation to answer, her expression tensed. Could it be that he didn’t refine a glass Heavenly Sun? It was possible. Nobody has said that one could successfully refine a glass Heavenly Sun after breaking the Divine Dwelling stage’s limit. Anything could happen, and an unexpected failure was also common.
But Zhou Yuan was considered the strongest Divine Dwelling expert in Hunyuan Heaven after he had defeated Zhao Mushen. Therefore, he would undoubtedly be ridiculed if he failed to refine a glass Heavenly Sun.
Seeing Chi Jing’s nervous look, Zhou Yuan knew she had mistaken what he meant, and hurriedly explained, “There is a glass Heavenly Sun, but...”
He didn’t say much and instead, with one thought, released a sweeping torrent of platinum Genesis Qi. A Heavenly Sun was faintly visible within the qi, and inside were countless stars flickering brightly, causing the void to quake violently.
Chi Jing simply swept a glance over the Heavenly Sun and could already distinguish how strong his Genesis Qi foundation had become. A stunned look flashed across her usually calm face.
“Seven hundred million?” She inhaled sharply, staring at Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan smiled. “To be precise, it's 720 million.”
Even though Chi Jing was a Law Domain expert, the corners of her eyes still twitched rapidly when she heard his words. Although a foundation of 720 million Genesis Qi stars wasn’t considered a big deal to people of her level, it was simply unimaginable for someone at the initial Heavenly Sun stage.
She had never heard of such a thing from all her knowledge.
Even top Heavenly Sun experts possessed a foundation of 400 to 500 million Genesis Qi stars at most. She had never heard of anyone with more than 700 million Genesis Qi stars in the initial Heavenly Sun stage!
What kind of abnormal Heavenly Sun had Zhou Yuan refined?
Chi Jing stared at Zhou Yuan with a strange expression as she rubbed her temples. She really couldn’t understand him. He had created a primal chaos Divine Dwelling when he was at the Divine Dwelling stage, and now he refined a glass Heavenly Sun with a foundation of 700 million Genesis Qi stars at the Heavenly Sun stage. He really was a monster.
“I'm really curious what would happen when you reach the Nascent Source stage,” Chi Jing teased.
Zhou Yuan gave an embarrassed smile. In truth, the peculiar change of his Heavenly Sun had little to do with him and was mainly due to Yaoyao’s mysterious substance.
“Zhao Mushen has refined a glass Heavenly Sun, but if he knew that your glass Heavenly Sun contained more than 700 million Genesis Qi stars, he wouldn’t want to meet you ever again,” Chi Jing said, her eyes turning to crescents as she smiled. It was obvious that Zhou Yuan's changes made her very happy and glad.
“Zhao Mushen also refined a glass Heavenly Sun?” When Zhou Yuan ruined Zhao Mushen’s breakthrough in the nine regions tournament, he thought he had delayed it, but unexpectedly, Zhao Mushen had also successfully reached the Heavenly Sun stage and refined a top glass Heavenly Sun.
This guy really is tough.
“Not only him, Wu Yao, Su Youwei, and Wang Xi all made successful breakthroughs and refined glass Heavenly Suns.”
Zhou Yuan nodded. These four were the strongest among all Divine Dwelling experts in Hunyuan Heaven, so it wasn’t surprising they had such achievements.
“But your closed-door cultivation is finally over. Otherwise, it would be a little troublesome.”
Zhou Yuan’s expression tensed.
“What happened?”
Chapter 1007 Rumors
“What’s happened?”
Chi Jing didn’t directly answer Zhou Yuan’s question, but said, “You have been in closed-door cultivation for more than three months, and the war between our Tianyuan Region and the top five forces has been going on for more than three months.”
Chi Jing’s expression turned cold as she continued, “And in these three months, the Tianyuan Region has paid a huge price. The top five forces are more difficult to deal with than we expected.”
Zhou Yuan wrinkled his eyebrows. “Are the top five forces really that strong?”
“They aren’t strong, but the Wanzu Region behind them is strong.
Chi Jing sighed. “We aren’t so much as fighting the top five forces in this war but fighting the Wanzu Region. It’s just that the Wanzu Region still has scruples to follow the rules on the surface and so won’t act directly. Even so, the region’s methods are enough to give a headache to our weakening Tianyuan Region.
“The top five forces’ experts that came at the start of the war were almost all defeated, but the Wanzu Region exerted its powers in the dark and had more vassal forces join them. We even suspect that these aren’t just vassals of the Wanzu Region.”
Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes. “There are other regions trying to strike us while we’re down?”
Chi Jing nodded. “The Wanzu Region has many allies, for example, the Yaogui Region. But the Yaogui Region’s assistance wouldn’t be too obvious, so it’s possible the Yaogui Region manipulated some vassal forces to assist the top five forces.
“It’s also this reason that the top five forces became stronger in the past three months. They were able to even stabilize the collapsing situation and launch an even more aggressive offensive on the Tianyuan Region’s border.
“During this period, our Tianyuan Region has suffered huge losses. We’ve lost more than five hundred of our Four Pavilion members.”
In the end, even Chi Jing’s voice turned hoarse.
Zhou Yuan’s face grew overcast. After all, he was the Four Pavilions’ chief pavilion master, and the Four Pavilions members were under his command. It should be said that the Four Pavilions hadn’t even lost that many people in the previous nine regions tournament. It was really heartbreaking to see so many people buried in this war.
Among them, there might even be familiar faces of those he had met before.
“Yi Qiushui and Ye Bingling, are they alright?” Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and asked.
Chi Jing shook her head, saying, “They're alright.”
It was then that Zhou Yuan's heart relaxed a little. After all, they were the closest to him in the Four Pavilions, especially Yi Qiushui. Not only had she saved him before, she had also done everything she could to help him in the Four Pavilions. So, he couldn’t let anything happen to them no matter what.
“Do the Law Domain experts not plan to take action?” Zhou Yuan asked. The war situation seemed tragic, but this was because the Law Domain experts on both sides still hadn’t acted. Otherwise, no matter how many people joined the war, all would be turned to ashes once they were taken into a Law Domain.
Therefore, Law Domain experts could bring the war to a swift end.
Chi Jing answered, “It’s not that simple. There are seven Law Domain experts from the top five forces, and although they aren’t as strong as us, it would be troublesome if they were to join hands to attack. Additionally, we don’t dare to leave the Tianyuan Region without fully understanding the situation because we could easily fall into the opponent’s trap. And once a Law Domain expert on our side is wounded, no number of Divine Dwelling and Heavenly Sun experts could compensate for this loss.”
Zhou Yuan silently nodded. Although Chi Jing’s words weren’t pleasant to the ear, they were indeed true. The presence of a Law Domain expert wasn’t comparable to any number of Divine Dwelling experts and Heavenly Sun experts since they were a strategic power!
Their opponents seemed to only have seven Law Domain experts with weak foundations on their side, but the Wanzu Region, a venomous crocodile, was secretly supporting them.
Therefore, Chi Jing wouldn’t recklessly make a move before she found a good opportunity. The war outcome would most likely be decided by which side’s Law Domain experts would reveal a flaw first.
“Didn’t senior sister say there was a little trouble?” Zhou Yuan asked, changing the topic.
Chi Jing’s eyes turned fiercer as she explained, “You have been in closed-door cultivation for too long, and recently, rumors are spreading throughout the Tianyuan Region that you’re deliberately avoiding the war. The top five forces must have spread the rumors to shake the Tianyuan Region’s morale.
“This means would have been useless on a Divine Dwelling expert, but you’re different because you are our master’s official disciple. Although you have declined to become a grand elder, your identity is undeniable. Even if you don’t have a grand elder’s power, you have the title of grand elder.
“You should know that the Tianyuan Region’s Heavenly Sun experts have many criticisms towards you becoming my master’s third official disciple.”
Zhou Yuan calmly nodded. Given his performance in the nine regions tournament, no Divine Dwelling experts in the Tianyuan Region would dare question his ability, but his performance couldn’t deter Heavenly Sun experts.
As the previous generations’ heaven prides, they originally had a lot of contempt for the current generation’s Divine Dwelling experts.
Zhou Yuan's achievements were remarkable, but in the eyes of Heavenly Sun experts, they weren’t enough of a reason for supreme sovereign Cang Yuan to favor him. So, they were indignant and unconvinced.
They couldn’t accept that Zhou Yuan had achieved their lifelong goal with only the strength of the Divine Dwelling stage.
Therefore, when Zhou Yuan's identity was revealed, many Heavenly Sun experts from the Tianyuan Region had many inevitable criticisms in their hearts even though they didn’t say anything. The top five forces most likely took advantage of their discontent to spread rumors in an attempt to shake the Tianyuan Region’s morale.
Thus, the rumors had spread like wildfire, saying that Zhou Yuan pretended to go into closed-door cultivation to avoid the war.
And coupled with the numerous fierce attacks from the top five forces, it resulted in many casualties on the Tianyuan Region’s side and inevitably caused resentment towards Zhou Yuan. If this kind of rumor continued to spread, it would undoubtedly impact Zhou Yuan’s reputation greatly.
Zhou Yuan was unconcerned about the impact on his reputation, but he knew that the rumors would, in the end, affect Cang Yuan’s prestige. People would say he was a bad judge of character and had disappointed the Tianyuan Region’s citizens, severely affecting the Tianyuan Region’s morale.
This was the opponent’s real goal.
Zhou Yuan smiled faintly, saying, “The five top forces really would do anything to win. But this method is like paper in that it can be torn apart easily.”
“What are you planning?” Chi Jing asked.
Zhou Yuan stretched his body and said, “Of course I plan to participate in the war. From the beginning, I never intended to avoid battling. Now that my breakthrough is successful, I should also exercise my body. After all, this is the only way to win the Ancestral Dragon Lantern.”
He smiled at Chi Jing. “Also, I have to let all Heavenly Sun experts understand why our master chose me and not them.”
Hearing his words, Chi Jing also smiled.
“They'll finally understand what despair is.”
An initial Heavenly Sun expert who possessed a foundation of 720 million Genesis Qi stars? That would most
likely stun countless people.
Chapter 1008 Scarlet Flame City
In Scarlet Flame City at the northwest border of the Tianyuan Region.
The Scarlet Flame City belonged to the Chiyun Prefecture, which was located at the Tianyuan Region border, and it acted as a gateway into the region. Therefore, it had become the five top forces’ focus in the war.
At the beginning of the war, the five top forces’ armies rushed towards the Chiyun Prefecture, but the Tianyuan Region’s army waiting there very quickly defeated them. However, that didn’t stop the top five forces. They soon recovered with the support of many powers, and fierce battles continued to break out on the Chiyun Prefecture’s border. It was unknown how many experts died in the war, and their blood filled the air.
Scarlet Flame City was a major city in Chiyun Prefecture, and so fierce battles broke out around it every day.
A tremendous Genesis Qi light barrier shrouded the entire city, and countless obscure Genesis Runes continuously flowed around it, emitting powerful and dangerous waves of Genesis Qi. The city walls were heavily guarded, and soldiers patrolled them endlessly as experts stood on the tall city towers and scanned the distance for any sudden eruptions of Genesis Qi.
The city was well defended.
As a result of the war, the atmosphere in the originally bustling Scarlet Flame City had become depressed, and the figures shuttling back and forth wore tensed expressions and emitted murderous intent.
A tall dome building stood in the north of the city, and people frequently came in and out. It looked particularly lively and was no different from the popular places in Scarlet Flame City before the war. Three words were engraved in showy and bold writing on the top of the dome building.
“War Service Hall.”
The inside of the hall was buzzing with activity.
A team covered in a strong smell of blood walked in from time to time, but that didn’t draw much attention. Many simply swept an unsurprised glance over them.
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