Ever since coming to the Tianyuan Region, he had heard his senior brother’s name mentioned repeatedly, but he didn't expect his senior brother to break through to the Saint stage the moment he showed up.
“It’s grand elder Zhuan Zhu! Our Tianyuan Region is saved!" Qin Lian, Mu Youlan, Yi Qiushui and the others cheered. They couldn’t help flushing with excitement, and they almost wept with joy.
Zhou Yuan gazed at the figure with blazing eyes. This result was unexpected to him, but he wasn’t sure whether his senior brother Zhuan Zhu’s appearance could solve the Tianyuan Region’s crisis.
After all, there should still be a gap between his senior brother Zhuan Zhu and supreme sovereign Wan Zu, even if Zhuan Zhu had broken through to the Saint stage.
But Zhou Yuan was certain of one thing: everything would be very different now that a Saint expert had assumed command of the Tianyuan Region.
Chapter 1066 Matter ends
While everyone was still in a state of shock, the eight supreme sovereigns slowly stood back up straight in the void and stared at the figure carrying a huge scarlet gourd. They each wore a different expression.
The outcome was unexpected to everyone.
Not only did supreme sovereign Wan Zu fail to force Cang Yuan out in the end, but he had also brought out another supreme sovereign in the Tianyuan Region.
This was a huge matter.
The addition of a Saint expert in Hunyuan Heaven would lead to a huge change in the world. Although Zhuan Zhu was only a one-lotus Saint expert, and there was a gap between him and other supreme sovereigns, as a Saint expert, he was an equal to the other eight supreme sovereigns.
It was incredibly rare to have two Saints in one region in the history of Hunyuan Heaven.
Faced with such a scene, the eight supreme sovereigns were silent for a good while.
Zhuan Zhu placed one hand on his chest and gave a slight bow to the other eight supreme sovereigns. Then, he swept a glance over the light boundary at the Tianyuan Region’s entrance and smiled. “Supreme sovereign Wan Zu, you’re a Saint expert, but you are willing to lower yourself to deal with the Tianyuan Region. You really attach great importance to my Tianyuan Region.”
He lifted up his eyes and looked directly at supreme sovereign Wan Zu.
Supreme sovereign Wan Zu wore an indifferent expression, and there wasn’t a hint of emotion on his face as he said, “Supreme sovereign Zhuan Zhu, you should know my purpose of coming here. Also…there are some things that Cang Yuan needs to explain to not only me but also the other supreme sovereigns.”
Zhuan Zhu scratched his head, saying, “If you want my master to give you an explanation, you should find him elsewhere. Why create trouble in the Tianyuan Region?”
Supreme sovereign Wan Zu scrunched his brows. If Cang Yuan wanted to keep hidden, given the vastness of all the Heavens, it would be impossible to find him. Supreme sovereign Wan Zu’s plan was about to succeed if Zhuan Zhu hadn’t appeared and disturbed it. It was understandable that he, who was always calm and composed, was in a bad mood.
Zhuan Zhu smiled. “Supreme sovereign Wan Zu, today’s matter ends here.”
Supreme sovereign Wan Zu narrowed his eyes, saying indifferently, “You have just entered the Saint stage, yet you dare order me?”
Zhuan Zhu shook his head, saying, “Your plan has caused huge damage to my Tianyuan Region, and I have already given you enough face by keeping the peace.” He paused to ponder. “But supreme sovereign Wan Zu, if you aren’t satisfied, I will retreat and let you destroy the Tianyuan Region.”
Supreme sovereign Wan Zu stared at Zhuan Zhu indifferently, knowing that he must have something else to say.
As expected, Zhuan Zhu chuckled, "It's just that if you continue to be so aggressive, your Wanzu Region citizens most likely won’t be able to leave their borders ever again.”
There seemed to be endless storms raging in supreme sovereign Wan Zu’s eyes, and the entire world seemed to be suppressed. “Are you threatening me?”
Ancient light runes emerged on the huge red gourd behind Zhuan Zhu. It seemingly possessed some sort of vitality and was breathing. “Although I can’t win against you elders, I have no difficulty dealing with others who are from your Wanzu Region. Also, you can’t stop me.”
Zhuan Zhu continued with a smile, "If my Tianyuan Region falls apart, it falls apart. But the people of your Wanzu Region can’t live in peace so easily.”
He was indeed superior to Zhuan Zhu, and he had the confidence he could defeat him. However, he could only defeat and not kill him. If Zhuan Zhu escaped, the Wanzu Region citizens really wouldn’t dare to leave the Wanzu Region’s borders. And it was impossible for him to protect them at all times.
A Saint expert who could appear unexpectedly indeed posed a terrifying threat to him.
Zhuan Zhu wasn’t intimidated by supreme sovereign Wan Zu. He had nothing to fear; therefore, even if he were injured 1000 times, he had to wound his enemy 800 times.
Wan Zu glowered at Zhuan Zhu, who was grinning at him. He never thought Cang Yuan’s eldest disciple, who always had a playful attitude towards life, would be so difficult to deal with.
Countless people shuddered and didn’t dare to even breathe loudly. A game between two supreme sovereigns could determine the rise and fall of a region and affect billions of people.
Within Tianyuan Utopia, Chi Jing's and the others’ faces were contorted with nervousness. However, they were much calmer compared to their earlier panic state. After all, as long as Zhuan Zhu, a supreme sovereign, was present, the Tianyuan Region would still have a pillar supporting them even if the Tianyuan Utopia was destroyed.
Therefore, it wouldn’t be difficult for the Tianyuan Region to bounce back when the time was right.
Of course, there would be inevitable losses if the Tianyuan Region was destroyed, and it would be best to avoid such a situation. But that depended on whether supreme sovereign Wan Zu was willing to let them.
Under countless gazes, supreme sovereign Wan Zu’s eyes gleamed with a heart-chilling light, and then, he swept his gaze across the other seven supreme sovereigns. “Everyone, we are only one step away from forcing Cang Yuan to appear. Who is willing to join hands with me to capture Zhuan Zhu? Don’t worry. I know the importance of a Saint expert, and I won’t harm his life. I will release him once this matter is over.”
He could defeat Zhuan Zhu by himself, but he couldn't stop him from escaping. However, if he had another supreme sovereign’s help, Zhuan Zhu would have no choice but be captured obediently.
One of the supreme sovereigns chuckled, “Wan Zu is right.”
The man who spoke had a devilish face, and his long black hair was swaying in the air. It was supreme sovereign Yao Gui.
It was rumored that every strand of supreme sovereign Yao Gui’s hair was formed from a demon puppet. Those demon puppets could scatter throughout millions of domains, and as long one remained, he could be reborn no matter how much damage was inflicted to his body.
“Thank you, brother Yao Gui.” Wan Zu expressed his gratitude.
Supreme sovereign Yao Gui was one of his long-term allies, and they had long agreed to join hands to deal with Cang Yuan when he appeared.
However, not all the supreme sovereigns were on the same path as Wan Zu.
Supreme sovereign Wu Shen’s majestic voice trembled the void, “Do you two want to violate the agreement among Saint experts in Hunyuan Heaven?”
Supreme sovereign Wu Shen’s real body was a thin, ordinary-looking middle-aged man, but everyone knew that he had achieved the Saint stage with rare, powerful bodily strength. His combat strength was known to be fierce and terrifying.
The so-called agreement among Hunyuan Heaven Saint experts was that they wouldn’t recklessly start a battle against other Saint experts. After all, a Saint expert’s power was too frightening and could impact the entire Hunyuan Heaven.
"This isn’t right. Zhuan Zhu has just become a Saint expert. How could we captur
e and seal him? Cang Yuan’s matter has nothing to do with him,” an elegant voice resounded.
It was a graceful figure with multiple purple halos behind her. She was as beautiful as a celestial being, and her bearing was ethereal. Her mysterious purple eyes, in particular, made her seem unreachable.
Supreme sovereign Zi Xiao!
The other supreme sovereigns remained silent and didn’t say a word. They wanted to maintain a neutral stance.
Supreme sovereign Wan Zu and Yao Gui knitted their brows in a frown. It was difficult to continue their plan with the opposition of supreme sovereign Wu Shen and supreme sovereign Zi Xiao.
Wan Zu said in a deep voice, “Do we just let Cang Yuan mess around? If he falls into the Sacred Race’s hand, who will be responsible then?”
All the supreme sovereigns frowned.
Zhuan Zhu spoke again, “Supreme sovereigns, my master will return to Hunyuan Heaven within a few years at most.”
He knew it would be difficult to end the matter if he didn’t assure them somehow.
The supreme sovereigns’ eyes flickered slightly. A few years wasn’t long to them…
"Then I hope you remember this promise. If Cang Yuan doesn’t show up by then, we will all have to join hands to force him out.” This time, the one who spoke was an elder with a yin-yang light disk floating behind his head. The disk seemed capable of prying into the endless world as it rotated. That person was the supreme sovereign from the Xuanji Region.
Zhuan Zhu nodded.
A hint of disappointment flashed in supreme sovereign Wan Zu’s eyes, but he knew he had to stop here.
The several supreme sovereigns exchanged glances with one another and gradually vanished. As the ancient light runes covering the huge red gourd on Zhuan Zhu’s back faded, the high tension in the atmosphere slowly dissipated.
The dispute had finally shown signs of calming down after Zhuan Zhu appeared.
Everyone felt relieved, freed from a huge weight.
Rumble!
However, just as all parties were about to retreat, a terrifying wave of energy erupted outside the endless void. It gushed down and set off a storm across the entire Hunyuan Heaven.
The eight supreme sovereigns’ silhouettes, which were about to fade, suddenly stilled. They lifted their heads and pierced the void with their eyes, looking at Hunyuan Heaven’s boundary wall!
A tiny gap had emerged in the boundary, and they saw a huge and ruthless eye peering into Hunyuan Heaven through the gap.
The expressions of the eight supreme sovereigns and Zhuan Zhu changed dramatically. Nine terrifying auras soared from them, causing the Genesis Qi throughout Hunyuan Heaven to surge violently.
“A Sacred Race supreme sovereign dares to peep into my Hunyuan Heaven?!”
Nine majestic voices resounded throughout the world.
Chapter 1067 Blessing Battle of the Heavens
As the terrifying and chilling eyes peered through the gap in the boundary wall, many beings in Hunyuan Heaven lifted their heads in fear. The world seemed to dim as the huge eye obscured the sun.
Countless beings shivered because they felt destruction from that icy gaze.
The expressions of Zhou Yuan and the others in the Tianyuan Utopia also changed dramatically because the cold-blooded eyes sent a chill down their spines.
“That’s—a supreme sovereign of the Sacred Race?!”
Zhou Yuan gulped, his eyes widening in fear.
Qin Lian, Mu Youlan and the others even turned ashen. The fear they felt was much stronger than when the Tianyuan Utopia was close to being destroyed.
This was because the words Sacred Race could be considered a nightmare for all living beings.
Even those in Hunyuan Heaven, the strongest of all heavens, still greatly feared the mysterious and powerful Sacred Race.
There were nine heavens in Tianyuan World. The human race occupied five of them, and the Sacred Race occupied the other four. Based on this fact alone, it was clear how terrifying the Sacred Race was.
There were many records of wars waged by the Sacred Races in the ancient books, and every time, all races suffered disastrous damage, such as the death of supreme sovereigns.
It was just that the Sacred Race seemed to only exist in ancient books. It was unknown how many years had passed since the Sacred Race’s supreme sovereigns had been seen in Hunyuan Heaven. So, the appearance of a Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign undoubtedly brought endless fear and unease to the Hunyuan Heaven citizens.
Zhou Yuan wasn’t as afraid as Qin Lian and the others. After all, he had seen a similar scene in Cangxuan Heaven and had met the Sacred Race’s supreme sovereigns more than once.
However, judging from the current situation before him, the Hunyuan Heaven was indeed worthy of being called the strongest among the five heavens. At the very least, the Sacred Race didn’t stretch out its hand and attack. On the other hand, the Sacred Palace, which the Sacred Race supported, was extremely arrogant and powerful in Cangxuan Heaven.
But why would a Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign suddenly target Hunyuan Heaven?
Zhou Yuan scrunched his brows as he vaguely felt something major would soon happen.
Boom!
While thoughts raced in Zhou Yuan's mind, the eight supreme sovereigns and Zhuan Zhu soared into the sky, stepped through the multiple voids and appeared outside the boundary wall.
The terrifying aura rising from their bodies constantly caused the void to shatter.
As they stared at the giant eye beyond the gap in the boundary wall, their faces grew fierce and cold. It didn’t matter what kind of battle was happening in Hunyuan Heaven because everybody understood that the Sacred Race was their true enemy, and they could temporarily put down everything else.
“Sacred Race supreme sovereign, why did you attack my Hunyuan Heaven?!" Supreme sovereign Wu Shen’s body gradually turned golden, and his thin body caused the world to tremble.
The other supreme sovereigns stared vigilantly at the giant eye outside the boundary wall, but they weren’t too worried because there was only one person outside the boundary. It didn’t matter whether he could break through the boundary wall and enter Hunyuan Heaven because he wouldn’t be able to return if he were to face nine supreme sovereigns at once.
The giant eye rolled around, casting icy looks at the nine supreme sovereigns.
"Unexpectedly, in addition to Cang Yuan, your Hunyuan Heaven has another supreme sovereign. Congratulations,” an indifferent voice resounded from outside the boundary wall.
All supreme sovereigns remained indifferent, and even the playful smile always on Zhuan Zhu’s face had faded. He narrowed his eyes and stared intently at the giant eye.
Seeing the supreme sovereigns pay little attention to him, the Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign said lazily, “I am here to inform you that the Sacred Race will restart the Blessing Battle of the Heavens soon. I hope you will all be prepared.”
When these words came out, the pupils of all nine supreme sovereigns shrank.
"The Battle of the Heavens...is going to start again?" The nine supreme sovereigns exchanged glances with one another, their faces growing solemn.
This was a major matter and concerned the fate of all races.
Supreme sovereign Zi Xiao said in a cold voice, “One thousand years haven’t passed since the last Battle of the Heavens, right? Your Sacred Race might be ready, but how can other races be prepared in such short notice?”
“Haha, that has nothing to do with my race.” The Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign said in an unconcerned voice, "My race is the king of Tianyuan World and naturally can decide the date of the battle. If you’re not satisfied, you can also try to have this ability."
All nine supreme sovereigns’ faces darkened, but the supreme sovereigns couldn’t retort because the Battle of the Heavens was located in a mysterious place of the Tianyuan World, one of the sources that gives birth to Tianyuan World’s Genesis Qi. Even if they were to unite the other
four heavens, they might not have the ability to open up that place.
Within Tianyuan World, only the Sacred Race possessed such an ability.
The Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign smiled. "If your Hunyuan Heaven doesn't want to participate, don’t force yourself.”
The Battle of the Heavens could represent the future destiny of one heaven. If Hunyuan Heaven didn’t participate, the Blessing would be seized by other heavens and allow them to become stronger for the next one thousand years, while the Hunyuan Heaven would deteriorate. Most importantly, although it would be difficult to accept it if the Blessing were to fall to the other four heavens, they absolutely couldn’t accept it if the Sacred Race claimed the Blessing.
The nine people glanced at one another. Although they saw anger in each other’s eyes, they all suppressed it in the end.
“Our Hunyuan Heaven knows. If you’ve passed along your message, see yourself out!” Supreme sovereign Wu Shen’s icy voice resounded as she stretched out her hand towards the boundary wall. The world quaked, and he forcibly sealed the slight crack.
And as the gap in the boundary wall faded, the giant eyes flashed and disappeared with a sneer.
“My Sacred Race will be waiting in Guyuan Heaven…”
Standing in front of the boundary wall, the nine supreme sovereigns silently gazed at where the gap disappeared. It was clear that the sudden change was unexpected to all of them.
Zhuan Zhu also sighed. He didn't expect to encounter such a major event the moment he stepped into the Saint stage.
"Everyone, I think you all know how important this Battle of the Heavens is, so let’s not waste time. We should all go back and prepare. No matter what, we have to protect the Hunyuan Heaven’s Blessing for the next one thousand years!" supreme sovereign Xuan Ji said.
The other supreme sovereigns nodded and, with a slight motion, immediately vanished. They all understood that no one could manage it alone in the face of such threats and challenges. Even they, the mighty supreme sovereigns, were troubled by the upcoming battle.
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