There most likely wouldn’t be any peace in Hunyuan Heaven for some time.
Chapter 1068 War Ends
Countless people sighed in relief when the terrifying gaze of the Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign disappeared. Only then did they realize their backs were soaked in cold sweat, but it was understandable that they were afraid. After all, the Sacred Race’s prestige didn’t appear out of nowhere but was created from bloodshed over numerous years.
The Sacred Race had destroyed and enslaved countless races throughout history.
For a certain period of time, even the human race had retreated repeatedly and suffered heavy losses. If it weren’t for the rise of the supreme sovereigns in the human race and the fact they paid a great price, the human race wouldn’t have survived under the Sacred Race’s suppression.
Even so, if the various races weren’t pressured by the Sacred Race and hadn’t started to join forces, the human race alone likely wouldn’t be a match for the Sacred Race.
Therefore, the Sacred Race’s power and mystery recorded in many ancient books were bound to instill fear.
It was just that, except for some top experts, only a few beings in Hunyuan Heaven had personally felt the threat and pressure from the Sacred Race. But the Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign’s appearance and his cold and ruthless gaze were enough to make countless beings feel the fear that existed in their blood.
The mysterious and domineering Sacred Race was like sharp knives hanging above all races in Tianyuan World.
But despite the appearance of the Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign, when Zhuan Zhu’s silhouette descended from the sky and appeared in the Tianyuan Utopia, deafening cheers still rang throughout the utopia, and countless awe-filled eyes were cast onto him.
Zhuan Zhu smiled, saluting the cheers of the crowd with his hand. His playful, carefree attitude seemed warm to everyone. After all, all the other supreme sovereigns were mysterious and intimidating and were unlike Zhuan Zhu.
Therefore, the cheers in the Tianyuan Utopia intensified.
But before Zhuan Zhu could continue to play around, he felt a somewhat unfriendly gaze from below. He followed the direction of the gaze, then suddenly quivered. He immediately disappeared into the void and appeared in front of Chi Jing, sect master Xuan Kun and the others.
"Which family’s little junior sister are you? You’re too pretty." Zhuan Zhu looked at Chi Jing’s displeased face and showed an ingratiating smile.
The corners of Chi Jing’s lips curved upwards as she sneered, "When you left that position to me, didn't you say you would be out in a year?”
Chi Jing glared at Zhuan Zhu. Zhuan Zhu was originally responsible for the grand elder position, but he had found a reason to make Chi Jing take over for him. She had agreed to help him only for a year, but she had filled in for him until now!
How could Chi Jing not understand that she had been fooled?
Zhuan Zhu wanted to avoid dealing with the endless boring affairs of the Tianyuan Region, so he had tricked Chi Jing and disappeared without a trace.
Zhuan Zhu flushed with embarrassment and guilt when he met Chi Jing’s gaze. He quickly moved behind Chi Jing and massaged her shoulders. “Junior sister, don’t be angry. It’s not that I, your senior brother, didn’t keep my promise. I only intended to go away to train for a year, but who would have thought I would be struck with enlightenment during the closed-door cultivation session and see an opportunity to break through? That’s why I took longer than expected.”
Chi Jing rolled her eyes and pushed him away. “Leave! Do you think I am as stupid as I was back then?”
Sect master Xuan Kun and patriarch Bian Chang felt a little cautious around Zhuan Zhu. After all, he had stepped into the Saint stage.
Clan elder Mu Ni, however, looked much better and wore a gentle smile. Chi Jing and Zhuan Zhu had always been close to her, and she was also very pleased to see Zhuan Zhu break through to the Saint stage.
Zhuan Zhu grinned at clan elder Mu Ni and greeted her, “Aunt Ni.”
Then he turned to sect master Xuan Kun and patriarch Bian Chang. “I have troubled everyone all these years.”
Sect master Xuan Kun and patriarch Bian Chang shook their heads with delighted smiles. With a supreme sovereign commanding the Tianyuan Region, everything would be very different in the future. They had suffered enough all these years without a supreme sovereign as a backer.
“Supreme sovereign Zhuan Zhu is back. The Tianyuan Region can finally relax,” sect master Xuan Kun sighed.
Bian Chang nodded and then uttered after some hesitation, “Regarding Bai Ye…”
Bai Ye had led the White Clan to betray the Tianyuan Region and had almost given the Tianyuan Region a devastating blow.
Zhuan Zhu waved his hand, then immediately exhaled a cloud of white mist.
The white mist rose in front of him, turning into a light screen. Within the light screen, a towering mountain of Genesis Qi stood tall. The mountain, crystal-clear like a gemstone, signified that the Genesis Qi had been compressed to a terrifying stage. Faintly, ancient light runes were emerging on the mountain and exuding inexplicable and terrifying pressure.
At that moment, the towering mountain was pressing on a figure. Half the figure was pinned beneath the mountain, and the man couldn't budge no matter how he struggled.
It was Bai Ye!
Zhuan Zhu smiled. “I have pinned Bai Ye. As for how to deal with him, I will leave that to the Elder Committee.”
Hearing Zhuan Zhu’s indifferent tone and seeing Bai Ye suppressed, the awe in the eyes of Xuan Kun and Bian Chang intensified even more because they didn’t see or hear Zhuan Zhu take action against Bai Ye. That meant he had taken care of everything with one thought and had effortlessly suppressed a Law Domain expert.
A Saint-level supreme sovereign was indeed terrifying.
As Chi Jing looked at the suppressed Bai Ye, a complicated look came to her eyes. After all, who would have thought that Bai Ye would betray them after they had worked together for so many years?
She shook her head, trying to forget about the matter, and said, “Right, I have someone to introduce to you.”
Chi Jing flicked her finger, and Zhou Yuan, who was below them, suddenly felt a cloud of Genesis Qi form beneath his feet. It directly lifted him up.
"Senior brother, do you know about his identity?" Chi Jing pointed to Zhou Yuan, keeping Zhuan Zhu in suspense.
But Zhuan Zhu swept a glance over Zhou Yuan and chuckled, “Isn’t he junior brother Zhou Yuan?”
His eyes glinted with interest. Under Zhou Yuan's helpless expression, Zhuan Zhu circled around and touched Zhou Yuan’s chest again and again, bringing goosebumps to Zhou Yuan. Zhou Yuan stared at his senior brother, whom he had never met before, with a guarded gaze.
"What are you doing?" Chi Jing said irritably, slapping Zhuan Zhu’s groping hand.
Zhuan Zhu grinned. "I just want to know what kind of person can ignite sparks with that person.”
When Zhou Yuan saw his weird smile, a light dawned, and he felt Zhuan Zhu was talking about Yaoyao.
“You, you saw master Cang Yuan recently?” Zhou Yuan asked.
Zhuan Zhu would only know about Yaoyao and him if he saw Cang Yuan.
But what does his weird look mean? Isn’t it normal that Yaoyao and I have some sparks since we’re a perfect match?
It’s not like I have sparks with Tuntun!
Zhuan Zhu patted the big gourd behind him and said with a smile, "My treasure was obtained through our master’s guidance.”
Chi Jing gasped. It turns out he has seen our master recently, so it's no wonder that he knew about Zhou Yuan's identity.
However, after Zhuan Zhu changed the subject, Zhou Yuan felt a little closer to his senior brother. His nonchalant attitude didn’t make him seem arrogant and instead made him very approachable.
While they were chatting, Chi Jing suddenly asked, "What's the deal with the Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign?”
The atmosphere suddenly tensed, and Zhou Yuan, sect master Xuan Kun and the others all stared at Zhuan Zhu curiously.
Zhuan Zhu sighed, “Let's deal with the mess in Tianyuan Utopia first, and then I’ll tell you about it. Anyway, supreme sovereign Wan Zu should have no time to create trouble again.
“Of course…the entire Hunyuan Heaven also wouldn’t have any peace.”
Chapter 1069 Settling Scores
The war between the Great Five Alliance and the Tianyuan Region ended with Zhuan Zhu’s appearance.
Although the sudden appearance of a Sacred Race's supreme sovereign had diverted a lot of people’s attention, Zhuan Zhu’s breakthrough still created countless storms in Hunyuan Heaven. After all, there hadn’t been the birth of a new Saint expert in a long time.
Zhuan Zhu’s breakthrough to the Saint stage also meant there would be a supreme sovereign guarding the Tianyuan Region.
As a result, the precarious situation the Tianyuan Region was under had instantly become as stable as a boulder. The borders were calm and peaceful, and the provocations and challenges they frequently saw had disappeared completely, as though they had never appeared.
A supreme sovereign possessed power that could command everything in sight.
Even if Zhuan Zhu had only just reached the Saint stage, once stepped into that level, it was equivalent to reaching the pinnacle amongst the heavens and could draw forth awe and reverence.
Moreover, when Cang Yuan returned in the future, the Tianyuan Region would possess two Saint experts, which was a terrifying situation!
At that time, the Tianyuan Region’s momentum would reach the peak since its establishment. The region might surpass and suppress even the Wanzu Region, the Wushen Region and the Zixiao Region, which were the strongest of the nine regions.
Therefore, all forces in Hunyuan Heaven now understood that the Tianyuan Region would maintain its position as one of the nine regions and would even become more stable than before!
Those who had tried to take advantage of the turbulence in the Tianyuan Region to gain power also quietly retreated in cold sweat.
It was most difficult for the Tianyuan Region’s vassal forces because they had chosen to stay on the sidelines and watch when the Tianyuan Region was in a crisis. They originally weren’t optimistic about the Tianyuan Region’s situation, but who would have thought that another Saint expert would emerge in the Tianyuan Region?
The vassal forces presumably were like ants anxious of running into trouble because they feared the Tianyuan Region would want to settle scores with them.
Countless people cast their gaze towards the Tianyuan Region.
As many waited anxiously, the Tianyuan Region announced that traitor Bai Ye had been suppressed and the White Clan would be stripped of the privileges and resources they once had and be reduced to an ordinary family in the Tianyuan Region. They would also bear the name of a sinful clan.
Without their previous privileges and resources, the White Clan would weaken greatly and eventually become no different than an ordinary family. After suffering such a betrayal, the Tianyuan Region’s higher-ups would inevitably be vigilant of the White Clan, which meant it would be incredibly difficult for the White Clan to rise again.
Therefore, the once prestigious White Clan would never be able to recover, and many forces sighed for them.
Of course, in addition to resolving its internal problems, the Tianyuan Region didn’t let off other enemies. The first to bear the brunt was the Tri-Mountain Alliance, which was closest to the Tianyuan Region.
The Tri-Mountain Alliance shared a border with the Tianyuan Region and had caused a lot of trouble for the Tianyuan Region in the war. Therefore, they were the first the Tianyuan Region wanted to settle scores with.
The Tianyuan Region simply sent a Heavenly Sun expert to accompany Zhuan Zhu to the Tri-Mountain Alliance, but the Tri-Mountain Alliance had abandoned all its properties, foundations and estates and had relocated their sect to another area in Hunyuan Heaven.
The Tri-Mountain Alliance had built all its family properties and estate over many years. Although it was painful to give up everything, they had no other choice because they were too close to the Tianyuan Region. The Wanzu Region showed no intention of assisting them and had clearly abandoned them.
Without the Wanzu Region’s support, the Tri-Mountain Alliance’s three Law Domain experts didn’t have the courage to fight back. After all, Bai Ye was a huge lesson for them, and if they were to resist, the Tianyuan Region would likely use them to display its powers.
As a result, countless forces once again witnessed the strength of a supreme sovereign. A decree was enough to make a top force relocate the entire sect.
After driving away the Tri-Mountain Alliance, the Tianyuan Region didn't take any action against the other top forces that participated in the war, mainly because the other four were too far from the Tianyuan Region and were in the Wanzu Region’s territories. If the Tianyuan Region wanted to retaliate, it would be difficult. But even so, the Tianyuan Region still sent a letter asking the other four to compensate them for its losses.
The four top forces had to swallow the insult and humiliation silently when they received the Tianyuan Region’s blackmail. They knew that if it weren’t for the Wanzu Region’s protection, they would likely end up the same as the Tri-Mountain Alliance. And perhaps, even their Law Domain experts would be captured and suppressed.
The Tianyuan Region’s actions were already considered relatively restrained. All this was due to the region’s fear of the Wanzu Region and the appearance of a Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign.
Therefore, the four top forces finally handed over a huge amount of compensation.
Once things reached this point, the matter that attracted the attention of all forces in Hunyuan Heaven had finally come to an end, and the Tianyuan Region’s fist had made all the forces understand again that the Tianyuan Region was still one of the nine regions in Hunyuan Heaven.
Anyone who dared provoke this beast would pay a heavy price.
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“The Battle of the Heavens?!”
When all the outside forces regained their respect for the Tianyuan Region, Zhuan Zhu announced in the Tianyuan Utopia’s conference hall the news that the Sacred Race’s supreme sovereign had given them, and everyone’s mind unsurprisingly went blank.
Only Chi Jing, sect master Xuan Kun, clan leader Bian Chang, Mu Ni and Zhou Yuan were in the meeting hall
Zhou Yuan was now truly one of the grand elders in the Tianyuan Region. He had replaced Bai Ye on Zhuan Zhu’s order. Given Zhuan Zhu’s current prestige in the Tianyuan Region, his order was met with few objections.
Zhou Yuan was a little helpless about this. He wasn’t interested in the position of grand elder and felt his senior brother had unkind intentions in giving him the position.
My senior brother wants others to work but wants to do nothing himself. He had tricked senior sister Chi Jing with the excuse he had to go into closed-door cultivation, but now he is planning to deceive his junior brother?
Zhou Yuan felt a little defeated because Zhuan Zhu had used his usual tactic…
"What is the Battle of the Heavens?" Zhou Yuan blankly looked at Chi Jing and the others.
Chi Jing grew serious and said, "As the name suggests, it is a battle that affects the nine heavens of Tianyuan World.”
Zhou Yuan’s heart trembled. That scale is a bit scary, isn’t it?
Mu Ni looked at Zhou Yuan and explained, “It is rumored that the ancestral dragon was born at the beginning of the universe. Later, the ancestral dragon formed all things on earth and subsequently led to the birth of the living beings in Tianyuan World. In Tianyuan World, there is a special existence,the ancestral land formed from the ancestral fragment that gave birth to the ancestral dragon. We call it Guyuan Heaven. This heaven isn’t one of the nine heavens but an independent existence.
“Guyuan Heaven is extremely mysterious. It contains th
e most ancient Genesis Qi, which we call ancestral qi. The Guyuan Heaven connects to the nine heavens. However, these channels are always closed and will only open at a specific time...”
Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed. "At a specific time...could it be during the so-called Battle of the Heavens?”
Mu Ni nodded. "Yes, the so-called Battle of the Heavens is actually a competition for the distribution rights of the oldest universe Genesis Qi within Guyuan Heaven.
"Do you know why our Hunyuan Heaven became the strongest of the five heavens besides the four heavens of the Sacred Race?
“That's because Hunyuan Heaven had repeatedly won the largest share of ancestral qi after the Sacred Race in the past Battles of the Heavens. Because of that, Hunyuan Heaven’s Genesis Qi is filled with an essence that allows countless heaven prides to be born.
"Everyone in Hunyuan Heaven, including us, is actually blessed by that!”
Zhou Yuan was a little stunned. There is such a deep reason for Hunyuan Heaven’s Genesis Qi to be so strong!
Cangxuan Heaven is always ranked at the bottom in terms of strength. Could the reason be that it came last time and time again in the Battle of Heavens?
“Calculating the time, the Battle of Heavens happens around once every thousand years, but it’s not time yet. The Sacred Race insists on starting it, so we have to quickly prepare,” said Zhuan Zhu helplessly.
"Why are we so passive?" Zhou Yuan said puzzledly.
Zhuan Zhu sighed, "Because the Sacred Race is much stronger, they can forcibly open up the Guyuan Heaven, but we can't. They only informed us because the Guyuan Heaven follows a certain rule: the more heavens that participate, the stronger the ancestral qi it births."
“In simple terms, what the Sacred Race wants is not only their share of ancestral qi but also the five heavens’.”
Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly. "If this is the case, it seems we have to rely on the major players like you.”
In Zhou Yuan's view, only people like Zhuan Zhu and Chi Jing could participate in a battle of that level, which concerned all heavens.
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