Zhou Yuan smiled but did not try to explain. He recalled his fight with Ji Mo. Ji Mo’s Sacred Pupil had two stars, meaning that it was a two star Sacred Pupil...
Guan Qinglong calmly said, “Although Mi Shan has a three star Sacred Pupil, I also have my own trump cards.”
Jiang Jinlin smiled and said, “Alright then, even if captain Guan Qinglong manages to keep Mi Shan busy, do you know that Mi Shan has a twin brother called Mi Shi who is no weaker than him?”
“Shengwang Heaven has another practitioner that is no weaker than Mi Shan?” This time, Guan Qinglong was somewhat startled. Was the Sacred Race really so powerful?
Ai Qing softly said in her graceful voice, “Captain Guan Qinglong, captain Jiang is not lying. Mi Shan does have a twin brother who is also extremely powerful.
“Captain Jiang does have his reason for asking for six lotus seats. We have a certain method to deal with Mi Shan. If we succeed, we have a 90% chance to defeat him.
“Defeating the Shengwang Heaven’s commander will naturally tip the scales in our favor. It should not be unreasonable for us to ask for one more lotus seat with such a contribution, right?”
Guan Qinglong was unmoved. He slowly said, “There’s actually something else I have to share with you guys. We obtained information that besides Shengwang Heaven, Shengling Heaven has also arrived to vie for the ancestral qi stone wall.”
At these words, the expressions of Jiang Jinlin, Ai Qing and the other Wanshou Heaven captions changed.
Although Shengling Heaven was not as strong as Shengwang Heaven, their addition would certainly be a huge factor that may spiral the situation out of their control.
Ai Qing’s brows were tightly furrowed as she said, “Shengling Heaven’s commander is called Ji Mo, and he is also extremely powerful. In a one-on-one fight, only captain Jiang from our Wanshou Heaven is strong enough to suppress him.”
Jiang Jinlin nodded. “His Sacred Pupil has been cultivated to the two star stage. He is not an easy opponent.”
Guan Qinglong merely chuckled and said, “Ji Mo is honestly not a huge threat now.”
Jiang Jinlin raised his brows and looked towards Guan Qinglong. “Why do you say so?”
Guan Qinglong offhandedly said, “Because a captain from our Hunyuan Heaven crossed blows with him previously and managed to heavily injure his Sacred Pupil. It is very unlikely for him to recover so quickly.”
Jiang Jinlin’s and Ai Qing’s expressions changed as they looked at each other, seeing the shock in the other party’s eyes.
Ai Qing said, “Captain Guan is joking, right? There’s someone on your side with such strength besides yourself?”
How could she not know the intent behind Guan Qinglong’s words? He was saying that Hunyuan Heaven was also a force to be reckoned with. Even without Wanshou Heaven to deal with Mi Shan and Mi Shi, Hunyuan Heaven could still try their luck.
This was flexing to tell them who was stronger.
Only the strongest deserved a greater reward.
Jiang Jinlin’s sharp gaze carefully swept across each nine region captain’s face. In the end, he said, “I’m very curious to know which captain you are referring to. Although the Zixiao Region’s captain Dong Ye is strong, she should not be able to pull off such a feat. As for the Wanzu Region, it’s even more unlikely since Wang Xuanyang has died.”
An amused smile rose from the corners of Jiang Jinlin’s lips. “Or is captain Guan merely making things up?”
Guan Qinglong softly chuckled as his gaze turned towards a nearby seat. The other captains, including Dong Ye and Li Zhu, also looked over with complicated gazes.
Jiang Jinlin, Ai Qing, Jin Linger and the other Wanshou Heaven captains also followed their gazes. Their pupils could not help but shrink as their expressions turned rigid.
Under the attention of numerous gazes, Zhou Yuan felt somewhat helpless as he displayed a faint smile at Jian Jinlin and the others. “That person is me.”
Chapter 1142 This guy's a Big Shot
The tent fell somewhat silent when Zhou Yuan’s voice sounded.
The Hunyuan Heaven side was still quite okay because they had already heard it before. They were shocked out of their minds when they first heard the news, and even Dong Ye, who had witnessed Zhou Yuan’s strength, found it very hard to believe.
Dong Ye had seen Zhou Yuan in action when they ganged up on Wang Xuanyang previously. Although he had displayed surprising power, he was clearly still not strong enough to heavily injure the Shengling Heaven’s Ji Mo.
From the information they had, Ji Mo was definitely stronger than Wang Xuanyang, and was likely capable of putting up a fight against the likes of Guan Qinglong.
If they were to take Guan Qinglong out of the picture, an opponent like Ji Mo was someone no one in Hunyuan Heaven could match, including Dong Ye.
And yet, Zhou Yuan had gravely injured such an opponent. So what did this say?
Dong Ye’s gaze was somewhat complicated as she looked at Zhou Yuan. In a manner of speaking, she had watched every step of his astonishing and rapid progression. Several months before entering Guyuan Heaven, Zhou Yuan had been nothing in her eyes. However, she had no choice but to admit now, that his battle power had likely already surpassed her own.
Such a monstrous person...
It was no wonder that even Su Youwei admired him and was so committed to him.
While the Hunyuan Heaven side were showing mixed feelings in their eyes, the Wanshou Heaven group finally recovered from their shock.
Jiang Jinlin skeptically stared at Zhou Yuan, his eyes full of doubt. “Captain Guan Qinglong, are you joking with us? You’re telling me an intermediate Heavenly Sun expert managed to heavily injure Ji Mo? Are you Hunyuan Heaven people all so childish?”
Ai Qing also nodded in agreement and tactfully said, “If captain Guan Qinglong is unsatisfied with our proposal, we can continue to discuss the details.”
Guan Qinglong softly chuckled and said, “Captain Zhou Yuan encountered Shengling Heaven’s Ji Mo because he went to rescue some Cangxuan Heaven friends. Right, most of the Cangxuan Heaven team is currently staying with us, and I’ve also invited their captain Chu Qing over.”
As he spoke, the tent flap was pulled open and two figures walked in.
One of them had a shining bald head, while the other was the cold-looking Li Qingchan.
Chu Qing seated himself, the usual lazy look on his face as he said, “Junior brother Zhou Yuan did gravely injure Ji Mo. I can only tell you guys that whoever treats him as an ordinary intermediate Heavenly Sun expert is a super idiot.”
Jiang Jinlin, Ai Qing, Jin Linger and the others fell silent. They had only been unable to accept it because it was just too shocking and sudden. However, they understood that it was meaningless to make up such a lie. Moreover, the Cangxuan Heaven team had testified for Zhou Yuan. This could only mean that all of them had been wrong about him previously.
Jiang Jinlin stared hard at Zhou Yuan. He had originally believed that he only needed to pay attention to Guan Qinglong, but it now seemed that the Tianyuan Region’s Zhou Yuan, whom he had practically ignored from the start, was actually also a big shot.
The most shocked of the bunch were the Jin Linger and Jin Feng siblings.
Jin Feng could not help but mutter, “Sis, didn’t you say he’s very ordinary?”
Jin Linger gritted her teeth. “Who knew that he was acting weak!”
“If he is truly able to seriously injure an enemy like Ji Mo while at the intermediate Heavenly Sun stage, Little Ancestor was not exaggerating about him.” Jin Feng sighed, some admiration in gaze when he now looked towards Zhou Yuan. After all, even their Little Ancestor praised him so highly. Zhou Yuan was naturally worthy of Jin Feng’s respect.
Jing Linger’s pretty face turned a little unnatural. Her face could not help but feel hot when she recalled how pleased she had acted in front of Zhou Yuan earlier. Embarrassment and anger surged in her eyes, but in the end, she could only grin
d her teeth and send a vicious glare at Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan ignored the awkward atmosphere and elaborated, “When we previously encountered Ji Mo, he had only been leading his Sea Subduing Hall team. His Sacred Pupil has a Death Substitute Art. After using it, his Sacred Pupil will enter a sealed state which is extremely difficult to recover from. Although Ji Mo is still a strong adversary, his threat level has decreased substantially without his Sacred Pupil.
“Besides Ji Mo, they also had a vice captain, Wei Tuo, but he was also gravely injured by me and I don’t know if he’s still alive.
“However, the other Shengling Heaven teams did not suffer any losses and not to be underestimated.”
“Death Substitute Art…” The crowd fell silent once more.
To have forced out Ji Mo’s Death Substitute Art meant that Zhou Yuan had created a fatal threat to his life. The threat had been so great that Ji Mo had no choice but to respond even if it meant having his Sacred Pupil sealed.
What kind of power could have done that?
Even the extremely prideful Jiang Jinlin felt a little wary when he looked towards Zhou Yuan again.
“Although the combined might of Shengwang Heaven and Shengling Heaven is very powerful, we do have three heavens on our side, and should not be weaker than them.
“I feel that now is not the appropriate time to decide the distribution of the lotus seats. Though I understand the seats are our main goal, it’s a little early to decide especially since we have yet to confirm how many there are. Instead, I suggest we divide them according to contribution. Whoever contributes more will naturally get more seats. Likewise, whoever contributes less should gracefully give in.” Zhou Yuan’s calm voice rang out in the tent. If it was before, it was likely that no one would have given him much consideration. But now that they knew he had gravely injured Ji Mo, even the proud Jiang Jinlin did not immediately retort.
At the end of the day, the weight of one’s words was still dependent on one's strength.
Guan Qinglong pondered the suggestion for a while and ultimately nodded in agreement. “It sounds fair.”
On the Wanshou Region side, Jiang Jinlin and Ai Qing exchanged a look before the latter released a lovely laugh. Her long and narrow phoenix eyes curiously looked towards Zhou Yuan as she smiled and nodded, a movement that better accentuated her elegant and fair neck.
“Then we shall proceed according to captain Zhou Yuan’s suggestion. Everything shall depend on one’s contribution.” Her voice was clear like the cry of a phoenix. “Mi Shan and Mi Shi are the strongest experts on the other side. Leave Mi Shen to me and Jiang Jinlin. As for Mi Shi, we’ll have to request captain Guan Qinglong to deal with him.
“Of course, although these two are the strongest, the other Sacred Race experts cannot be underestimated. Although Ji Mo’s Sacred Pupil is sealed, he is still a formidable foe. His Genesis Qi foundation is near the 3 billion level, and besides captain Guan Qingling and Jiang Jinlin, there is likely no one in our three heavens who is strong enough to keep him in check. Since captain Zhou Yuan managed to gravely injure him, we’ll have to trouble you to handle your old enemy.”
Ai Qing’s gaze turned towards Jin Linger. “But to be safe, we will send captain Jin Linger to aid you.”
In the end, she was still not fully convinced, and was worried that things may go awry on Zhou Yuan’s side.
Zhou Yuan chuckled. It made no difference to him.
After going through the main components of the plan, the atmosphere in the tent turned rather relaxed.
Guan Qinglong stood up and said, “We shall launch our attack in three days, take over the ancestral qi stone wall and beat back the two Sacred Race heavens!”
Jiang Jinlin also rose to his feet. “Looking forward to a happy collaboration. I hope that we will be able to witness the might of Hunyuan Heaven. Please don’t disappoint me.”
There was still pride rising in his tone.
Guan Qinglong could not be bothered to argue, and merely displayed a faint smile. “Well, I hope you will be able to subdue Mi Shan.”
Chapter 1143 The Mysterious Shengzu Heaven
On the second day after coming to agreement with Wanshou Heaven, the Hunyuan Heaven main force officially set off. They swiftly pushed into the mountain range, making a timely arrival at their destination on the third day.
The Hunyuan Heaven main force had come to a stop on a large plateau. However, they did not set up camp this time, but instead silently seated themselves and began to absorb the surrounding Genesis Qi.
Everyone understood that an intense battle awaited them, a battle that would be far more dangerous than any they had ever experienced.
Before, the Sacred Race was merely a name that was filled with mystery and danger. The many records of the Sacred Race spoke mainly of their overwhelming power, making the Hunyuan Heaven members feel a tremendous amount of pressure. However, they also understood that as Hunyuan Heaven representatives, every battle they fought was for the future of Hunyuan Heaven.
Every additional portion of ancestral qi obtained might result in the appearance of another heaven pride. Among these talented geniuses, some might ultimately grow into Law Domain experts, strengthening the heaven’s overall might, or even a Saint stage expert that would greatly boost the heaven’s power.
Hence, the battle for Guyuan Heaven was not only for their own benefit, but also for every resident of their heaven.
Guan Qinglong, Zhou Yuan and the other captains were gathered at the front. All of them were peering into the distance where an enormous stone wall silently towered within the misty mountains, as if it had existed since the start of time and would continue on into eternity.
Though they could only make out its silhouette, the ancestral qi undulations it gave off were so concentrated that Zhou Yuan and the others, who were seeing it for the first time, began to subconsciously breathe a little heavier.
Even the high grade branch channel from before paled in comparison to this wall.
However, this was not strange. Extremely high concentrations of Genesis Qi would gather at such locations, and after years of settling, a structure like the wall would be born. The difficulty of achieving such conditions was far greater than a high grade branch channel.
“It really is a blessing of nature.” Zhou Yuan sighed as desire burned in his eyes.
Guan Qinglong chuckled and said, “But even the best blessing can only be enjoyed by the winner. If we fail, we will have to flee with our tails between our legs.”
Zhou Yuan nodded. A thoughtful look appeared in his eyes as he said, “I did not expect Shengwang Heaven alone to be capable of matching our Hunyuan Heaven. What about Shengzu Heaven?”
From the power displayed by both sides, the second ranked Shengwang Heaven was not the least bit inferior to Hunyuan Heaven in both top tier battle power and overall strength. If Shengwang Heaven was already so formidable, how crazy was the strongest and most mysterious Shengzu Heaven?
At these words, Zhou Yuan observed the usually calm Guan Qinglong’s face turn grave.
“Shengzu Heaven is far stronger than you can imagine.” Guan Qinglong sighed. “Do you know how most of the past battles for Guyuan Heaven have ended?”
“The battle for Guyuan Heaven occurs roughly once every thousand years, and our records show that we’ve participated nearly a hundred times. Among these records, the five heavens have only seized the biggest main channel five times.
“In other words, the remaining ninety plus times ended in Shengzu Heaven’s victory.
“It’s an abysmally low win-rate for us.”
The expressions of Zhou Yuan, Qin Lian, Chu Qing and the other captains turned somewhat ugly. After nearly a hundred battles, the five heavens of the many races had only gained the upper hand five times?!
“Our five triumphs were made possible because of the super heaven prides that emerged from the five heavens. Among these five super heaven prides, two ultimately ascended the peak and became
Saint experts!”
Guan Qinglong looked towards Zhou Yuan. “Supreme sovereign Cang Yuan is one of them.”
Surprise filled Zhou Yuan’s face. The answer to his question had somewhat exceeded his expectations. He never imagined that his master was so dazzling in his youth. It was no wonder he had managed to step into the Saint stage and stand at the apex of the many races.
“From these numbers, one can imagine what kind of monsters are needed to fight against Shengzu Heaven.” Guan Qinglong smiled helplessly. Even his usual calm and confident self seemed rather pessimistic in the face of the mysterious and powerful Shengzu Heaven.
The others were also silent.
Dong Ye, Su Youwei, Wu Yao and the rest displayed grave expressions.
Amidst the depressing atmosphere, Zhou Yuan suddenly asked in an earnest voice, “Could I be that kind of monstrous heaven pride?”
Pfft.
Su Youwei held back her laughter, light seemingly swirling in her eyes. Her beauty made the surroundings feel dim in comparison. She replied in a serious manner, “Your highness is genius sent down by the heavens. You definitely are.”
Dong Ye hurriedly pulled Su Youwei behind her and angrily glared at Zhou Yuan, “Is your stupidity contagious?”
Why did the usually clever and quick-witted Su Youwei always seem like a fool in front of Zhou Yuan. To think that she could even say such things!
Zhou Yuan unhappily glanced at Dong Ye. “How can an ordinary person like you possibly understand her god-like judgement.”
The other Hunyuan Heaven captains chuckled inwardly. Although they felt Zhou Yuan was joking, the stifling atmosphere from before had receded substantially.
Wu Yao glanced at Zhou Yuan’s figure from behind. The others may not know how terrifying he was, but she understood him all too well. No one could possibly imagine that the one who gravely injured Shengling Heaven’s Ji Mo with the intermediate Heavenly Sun stage strength had all of his luck and blessing stolen when he was a baby, making him incapable of unlocking his eight meridian channels and throwing him into the pits of despair.
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