He peered into the distance and said, “Mi Shan said that the current generation of Heavenly Sun experts from Shengzu Heaven is one of the strongest in tens of thousands of years. If no one from our five great heavens reaches that level, the final battle would be very difficult.”
Jiang Jinlin's expression turned a little sullen when he heard this. He was an extremely arrogant person, but he was also powerless in the face of the Sacred Race’s heaven prides who appeared to be blessed by heaven.
“Fortunately, our Hunyuan Heaven has good luck…"
Guan Qinglong smiled and his gaze shifted to the last four lotus platforms that were still radiating dazzling light. On them sat Zhou Yuan, Wu Yao, Su Youwei and Zhao Mushen.
"Although they have potential, it's a pity that they have weak foundations,” Jiang Jinlin remarked after he swept a glance over them.
Besides Zhou Yuan, Wu Yao and the others all had a weak foundation. So, in his opinion, even with the opportunities from the stone tablet, it would be hard for them to rise to important positions.
"The rear wave pushes the front wave. You will pay the price if you look down on them." Guan Qinglong naturally knew how Jiang Jinlin felt. After all, the feeling of being overtaken by the rear waves was never good. Moreover, all four were from Hunyuan Heaven.
Jiang Jinlin snorted coldly, “I look forward to seeing how fierce those rear waves can be!”
He floated down and landed next to the stone tablet.
While digesting the ancestral qi in his body, Jiang Jinlin occasionally cast furtive glances at the four lotus platforms that were still brightly lit.
On the 25th day, there was finally movement from three of the four lotus platforms.
Wu Yao, Su Youwei, and Zhao Mushen opened their eyes almost at the same time.
The Genesis Qi throughout the world surged violently at that moment.
A dragon silhouette hovered in the sky above Wu Yao. But upon a closer look, one would notice a faint aura brewing within the dragon silhouette.
On the other hand, above Su Youwei was a black-and-white sun and yin and yang fused mysteriously.
A mysterious beast shadow appeared above Zhao Mushen that seemed capable of swallowing the world with its imposing bearing.
Many people were dumbstruck by such a spectacle.
Moreover, the three's Genesis Qi was surging madly.
In just a few breaths, Wu Yao’s and Su Youwei's Genesis Qi foundations soared to the level of 3.7 billion.
Whereas Zhao Mushen was better. He reached 3.8 billion and surpassed Jiang Jinlin!
Hss.
Countless people inhaled sharply. Wu Yao’s and Su Youwei’s foundation were previously less than 2 billion but it had skyrocketed to 3.7 billion. The increase was too terrifying!
Many even felt they could break the limit of 4 billion if the three didn’t have a weak foundation before this.
All eyes were filled with awe as they stared at the three.
They felt that a new leader was slowly rising.
Jiang Jinlin's expression turned a little unpleasant. To him, Wu Yao and Su Youwei were just beautiful vases, but now, the two so-called vases were the same level as him.
Guan Qinglong also wore a somewhat complicated expression, but he was more delighted than anything. He gazed at Wu Yao's slender and proud figure, and felt that she finally was beginning to display a radiance that belonged to her.
The veteran Heavenly Sun experts dominated the first half of the Battle of Guyuan Heaven, but this likely would change in the second half.
Guan Qinglong's gaze slowly shifted to the last young figure still sitting silently on the nine-colored lotus platform. There was a hint of anticipation in his complicated expression.
Zhou Yuan…how far will you reach this time?
His question was finally answered after one month since the stone tablet was opened up.
As the world slightly quivered, the figure on the last lotus platform slowly opened his eyes after one month.
Chapter 1161 Nine Main Veins Appear
Boom
When Zhou Yuan opened his eyes, everyone felt the world stirring restlessly, which affected even the Genesis Qi in their bodies and caused them to lose control of it. Everyone was so terrified that they urgently suppressed it with all their strength and then stared in horror at Zhou Yuan.
They of course knew that Zhou Yuan caused such restlessness.
This made everyone stand in shocked silence because they had never seen anyone affecting others’ Genesis Qi during cultivation.
Hua!
But just as they were suppressing the agitated Genesis Qi in their bodies, they heard rushing water.
“What is that?” someone exclaimed.
Countless people lifted their heads to see mighty universe Genesis Qi gathering, and because the Genesis Qi was too rich, it formed a tide of Genesis Qi.
The thousand-feet-tall tide of Genesis Qi swept across the world.
That strange phenomenon caused the whole world to tremble.
Roar!
A resounding dragon roar rang out from the vast Genesis Qi tide. Countless people followed the source of the roar and saw a gigantic dragon silhouette soaring in the tide. An indescribable oppressive aura filled the air and even people like Guan Qinglong felt intermittent feelings of suppression.
The giant dragon opened its mouth, swallowing the Genesis Qi tide formed from universe Genesis Qi.
In the end, the giant dragon dived down and turned into a tremendous light pillar, completely enveloping Zhou Yuan.
Mighty Genesis Qi flooded Zhou Yuan's body, causing the space behind him to vibrate and three Heavenly Suns slowly emerged.
The advanced Heavenly Sun stage!
Zhou Yuan finally broke through to the advanced Heavenly Sun stage with the help of the ancient stone tablet’s opportunity!
Hua!
Gasps and exclamations arose from the spectators and awe and surprise filled their eyes.
Moreover, as the three Heavenly Suns emerged, Genesis Qi that made many people’s scalp go numb erupted from Zhou Yuan like a volcano.
Countless eyes suddenly went wide.
Gasps of astonishment rippled throughout the area.
Even Guan Qinglong and Jiang Jinlin were dumbstruck for a moment and their mouths fell open.
This was because they could feel from the Genesis Qi erupted from Zhou Yuan that his Genesis Qi foundation had reached the level of 4.3 billion!
4.3 billion!
If this was their reaction, what about the others from the three great heavens?
They stared blankly at Zhou Yuan and it was only after a long while that mutters could be heard.
“Is my perception wrong?”
“4.3 billion? Impossible?”
“Grand elder Zhou Yuan had raised his Genesis Qi foundation by almost 2 billion in this upgrade?!”
“Hahaha…”
“......”
Many advanced Heavenly Sun experts wore strange expressions because they realized that the foundation they had painstakingly cultivated for years couldn’t be compared to Zhou Yuan’s increase during his upgrade. The gap between them made them feel despair.
The gap was too great!
They smiled wryly and sighed. Then, they couldn’t help looking at Zhou Yuan with unprecedented awe. This was because when a gap between two people was so great that it made one feel despair, one would lose all feelings of jealousy.
“What?”
Qin Lian retracted her astonished gaze, and then raised her chin proudly as she looked at Dong Ye, who was standing dumbfounded.
Dong Ye gulped. She couldn’t hide her envy this time and exclaimed, “Your Tianyuan Region is so blessed.”
A powerful Heavenly Sun expert such as Zhou Yuan was extremely rare even in the entire history of Hunyuan Heaven.
Qin Lian remarked, “it’s not surprising that Zhou Yuan has such achievements since supreme sovereign Cang Yuan thought highly of him and accepted hi
m as an official disciple.”
However, her face was full of unconcealable joy. Zhou Yuan’s upgrade this time would allow him to become the new leader of the Tianyuan Region’s Heavenly Sun stage and the Tianyuan Region would no doubt rise to fame through this. The Tianyuan Region’s reputation would greatly improve when they returned to Hunyuan Heaven.
Who would dare say the Tianyuan Region is deteriorating in the future?
“That guy.”
Zhao Mushen lifted his head, looking at Zhou Yuan with a frown. He originally thought he would surpass Zhou Yuan with his upgrade, but it turned out that Zhou Yuan’s upgrade was even more terrifying than his.
As one’s Genesis Qi foundation neared the 4 billion hurdle, every little increase was incredibly difficult. Therefore, Zhao Mushen knew how much stronger was Zhou Yuan’s 4.3 billion compared to his 3.8 billion.
Even Zhao Mushen, who was also known to be remarkable, couldn’t help sighing because it seemed that the more he tried to catch up to Zhou Yuan, the bigger the gap there was between them.
He felt that he, who had the Taotie Blessing, should have been the only protagonist.
Wu Yao stared at Zhou Yuan, her lips pursed slightly and her expression somewhat complicated.
She, who was extremely prideful, had never truly admired anyone in her generation, even Guan Qinglong. But when facing Zhou Yuan, a trace of that emotion was born.
This was because she was aware of the process of how Zhou Yuan rose and how difficult it was.
Father, although you took his Blessing back then, it seems you have perhaps helped him instead. For some reason, such a thought flashed across her mind.
Without the setbacks he suffered during his childhood, Zhou Yuan would sail smoothly and might not be able to achieve what he had today, even if he had the disposition of the sacred dragon.
Therefore, in a way, King Wu’s action back then had perhaps helped Zhou Yuan.
Compared with Zhao Mushen and Wu Yao, who both had different thoughts, Su Youwei just gazed silently at Zhou Yuan with a slight smile on her beautiful face. Zhou Yuan was always the dazzling sacred dragon in her heart, regardless whether it was in Great Zhou City when he was dull and weak or now. That never changed to her.
Amidst astonished gazes, the three Heavenly Suns behind Zhou Yuan finally vanished.
The lotus platform beneath him also began to fade and finally dispersed as powder.
At the same time, cracks appeared on the ancient stone tablet as though it had consumed all its strength and rapidly extended to every corner.
Boom!
The ancient stone tablet showed signs of collapsing, but there were no broken fragments or dust because the entire stone tablet was gradually turned into nothingness.
Within seconds, the tremendous mountain-like stone tablet vanished from the world as if it never existed.
Zhou Yuan peered in the direction where the stone tablet disappeared and bowed his head. He knew how important this opportunity was to him. The Battle of Guyuan Heaven was nearing its peak, but he wasn’t afraid of the other three heavens of the Sacred Race and only the most mysterious Shengzu Heaven made him feel fearful.
Without the opportunities from the stone tablet, he wouldn’t have the confidence to face the Shengzu Heaven.
He could finally try now…
Boom!
While Zhou Yuan was in deep thoughts, he noticed abnormal movements across the world. He abruptly raised his head and peered solemnly at the void.
Guan Qinglong and the others also looked up with a change of expression.
The Guyuan Heaven world seemed to be shaking violently and the ground constantly cracked, mountains crumbled and sea receded…
It was as though the world was changing.
It was under such tremendous changes that Zhou Yuan felt the ancestral qi between heaven and earth increasingly sharply.
He could feel nine waves of ancestral qi brewing in the world, which was so vast that they made one shudder.
Zhou Yuan drew a deep breath.
Those are signs that the nine main ancestral veins in Guyuan Heaven are appearing!
Chapter 1162 Commander in Chief
Rumble!
Not only Zhou Yuan saw the strange phenomenon, Guan Qinglong, Jiang Jinlin and the others also lifted their heads abruptly and stared into the distance with joy and anticipation.
The ancestral qi waves were the strongest they had ever seen.
Even the ancestral qi surging in the ancient stone tablet was less than one-thousandth of those waves of ancestral qi.
There was only one thing in Guyuan Heaven that was stronger than the ancestral qi contained in mystic ruins…and that was the nine main ancestral qi veins in Guyuan Heaven!
This was also their final goal in Guyuan Heaven!
The nine main ancestral qi veins were concealed and difficult to detect In ordinary times and it was only when ancestral qi veins were harvested and mystic ruins emptied, which resulted in an imbalance in ancestral qi, would the nine main veins appear in the world.
Now was undoubtedly the perfect time.
"The nine main ancestral qi veins have appeared!” Guan Qinglong’s voice rang in everyone’s ears.
Boom!
The atmosphere was buzzing like never and everyone from the three heavens stared at the distant sky. Their fierce eyes blazed with anticipation, yearning as well fear and apprehension.
Their ultimate mission in Guyuan Heaven was to compete for the main ancestral qi veins, which would not only bring great opportunities to their heaven but also greatly enhance their fortune.
The main veins concerned their heavens’ strength in the future.
But after several clashes with the Sacred Race, they finally understood how difficult it would be. They might even have to pay a heavy price. No one was confident of leaving Guyuan Heaven alive.
But they also understood that they had no other choice.
The atmosphere turned heavy and depressed for a while. Then, apprehensive gazes shifted away, pausing on Guan Qinglong and finally fixed on the young man who just completed his upgrade.
They didn’t have much confidence in the final battle. After all, the Sacred Race was too powerful, and they hadn’t even met anyone from the most mysterious and powerful Shengzu Heaven.
So now, they hoped to have a pillar that could support them.
Guan Qinglong was their pillar in the past, but they all knew that Guan Qinglong didn't have much advantage against the mysterious Shengzu Heaven.
So now, only Zhou Yuan, who had just finished breakthrough, could give them hope.
This was because he was much stronger than Guan Qinglong.
Guan Qinglong was also aware of this, but he wasn’t angry and instead he wore a complicated expression. He wasn’t narrow-minded and wouldn’t resent Zhou Yuan for surpassing him. He just didn’t expect this day to come so soon.
At the same time, he also felt a little glad.
If Zhou Yuan hadn’t broke-through to the advanced Heavenly Sun stage, the three heaven’s morale would no doubt be affected. At that time, how could they win against the Sacred Race.
The three great heavens needed a pillar that they could put their hope on.
That person wasn’t Guan Qinglong or Jiang Jinlin because they both weren’t qualified.
Only Zhou Yuan was!
However, Jiang Jinlin wasn’t as open-minded as Guan Qinglong. After all, he was the commander-in-chief of the Wanshou Heaven, but even those from Wanshou Heaven put their hopes on Zhou Yuan.
So, he had to say something.
But Ai Qing immediately stopped him, whispering, "What do you want to do? The nine veins have appeared and everyone is under great pressure. Only Zhou Yuan can take on the great responsibility and boost everyone’s morale. If you obstruct this, you are acting against everyone and even those from Wanshou Heaven wouldn’t support you.”
Jiang Jinlin's face alternated between green and white. Ai Qing’s words were un
pleasant to the ears but they were the truth. Given Zhou Yuan’s current strength and prestige, if Jiang Jinlin continued to be so stubborn, it would lead to great disagreements in Wanshou Heaven and seriously affect his reputation then.
In the end, he had to swallow back what he wanted to say.
Ai Qing glanced at Jiang Jinlin with disappointment in her eyes. The person who was considered the leader of the Wanshou Heaven’s Heavenly Sun stage didn’t perform particularly well in Guyuan Heaven, whereas Zhou Yuan, who she didn't think much of when she first met him, had turned the world upside down in just one month.
Such a person was a true heaven pride.
Compared to him, Jiang Jinlin, the pride of the Mystic Dragon Clan, was dull and ordinary.
Ai Qing stared at Zhou Yuan with her beautiful eyes. Then, her eyes flickered and she stepped forward. A sweet-sounding phoenix-like voice came out of her mouth, “Grand elder Zhou Yuan, now that the nine veins have appeared, a great battle is imminent. I propose grand elder Zhou Yuan be the commander-in-chief of the five heavens to deal with the four sacred race heavens.”
Her words drew exclamations from many people because no one thought Ai Qing would make such a bold suggestion. It should be said that it was rare to see a commander-in-chief for all five heavens in the past Battle of Guyuan Heaven. The reason was simply. It was because it was hard to make everyone respect that person.
But after the initial gasps of exclamations, countless joyful cheers simultaneously rang out.
“Grand elder Zhou Yuan, please take on the role of commander-in-chief for the five heavens!”
"We all will blindly follow commander Zhou Yuan!”
Ai Qing’s suggestion was clearly what the majority had in mind. Now that a war was upon them, the best strategy naturally was to combine the strength of the five heavens. It was just that no one had the strength and prestige to become a commander-in-chief for all five heavens in the past. However, Zhou Yuan, who possessed a foundation of 4.3 billion, was more than strong enough!
Zhou Yuan was a little taken aback by the sudden commander-in-chief position pushed upon him and still hadn’t recovered
Chu Qing rubbed his bare head and said with a smile, "If junior brother Zhou Yuan is the commander-in-chief, my Cangxuan Heaven has no objection.”
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