Keeping a low-profile was the most sensible thing to do!
However, he never imagined that these bastards would all turn to him.
These ingrates! Zhou Yuan felt helpless. He could only steel himself under the numerous terrifying gazes. Only god knew how much pressure he was feeling. A casual glance from these Saint experts made him feel as if he was being enveloped by endless power, and even the Nascent Source in his Divine Dwelling was faintly trembling.
While Zhou Yuan’s scalp was turning numb under everyone’s gazes, a surprised voice rang out, “Little junior brother?”
Space rippled and two figures were revealed. It was Zhuan Zhu and Chi Jing.
“Senior brother, senior sister!” Zhou Yuan hurriedly smiled.
Zhuan Zhu’s eyes shined with a strange light as he swept a glance at Zhou Yuan, before speaking towards the deep space, “This is my fellow disciple who was recently taken in by my master Cang Yuan.”
“That old thing has accepted another disciple?”
“No wonder…”
“……”
Several powerful wills communicated across the domain.
Zhuan Zhu knew that the other Saints were still waiting to understand the situation. Thus, he asked, “Zhou Yuan, what’s going on?”
Zhou Yuan pondered a little and said, “The Sacred Race set up a boundary they call the Sacred Derivation Boundary Formation in hopes of devouring all nine main channels. However, the boundary had not been perfected. Hence, I managed to find a weak point and led the five heavens in.
“After a series of battles, we took over the boundary core. The Sacred Race side were struck by the boundary’s backlash, although half of them managed to escape.”
Zhou Yuan explained in simple terms, but the resultant uproar was earth-shaking.
Numerous Nascent Source and Law Domain experts were stupefied as they stared at him.
The imposing presences deep in the darkness also gave off a faint pulse.
Everyone present understood how capable the Sacred Race could be. Hence, they could faintly sense how challenging and desperate it must have been.
The Sacred Race side also fell silent, the powerhouse experts temporarily stunned.
Zhuan Zhu and Chi Jing also looked at each other in shock. They were a little unable to digest the information within Zhou Yuan’s words.
Zhou Yuan gazed at them and slowly said, “Simply put, our five heavens Heavenly Sun experts turned the tables on them.”
The domain was silent, even all nine heavens were somewhat quiet.
Countless gazes stared at the projections in the sky. They could almost smell the bloodiness from the young man’s calm words.
Moreover, his words had a deeper meaning: the Sacred Race was formidable, but not unbeatable.
Slivers of light rose in the originally dull and despairing eyes. The victory Zhou Yuan spoke of might have numerous preconditions, but at the end of the day, it was not impossible...
“What happened to the ancestral qi in the end?” A Saint’s voice echoed, omni-present yet ungraspable as the mist.
Zhou Yuan calmly answered, “Our five heavens occupied all nine ancestral qi main channels. The twenty percent is in the hands of our five heavens.”
As his voice rang out, an earth-shaking uproar abruptly swept through the five heavens.
Chapter 1203 The Sacred Race’s Rage
All twenty percent of the ancestral qi?!
When Zhou Yuan’s voice rang out, a torrential uproar swept over the domain and the nine heavens.
Countless people were in a state of shock.
That was an entire twenty percent!
One must know that on the five heavens side, the Saint, Law Domain and Nascent Source levels combined had only gathered a total of thirty-two percent. And now, the most unremarkable Heavenly Sun level had actually obtained twenty percent?!
This was unbelievable.
The entire domain was silent.
A long while later, a Saint’s voice slowly echoed from deep in the dark space, “So much…”
Zhou Yuan said, “The Sacred Race set up their boundary and captured the nine main channels. However, we managed to attack into the boundary and seize control of it. Hence, we ended up getting the nine main channels as a bonus.
“To be honest, we weren’t stronger than them, but they were too greedy. If they did not try to monopolize all nine main channels and properly fought with us instead, such an outcome would not have been possible.”
Zhou Yuan was giving his genuine opinion. No matter how strong he was, he alone could not change the overall gap between them.
Countless people nodded inwardly at Zhou Yuan’s words, agreeing that the Sacred Race had basically offered up this opportunity.
Deep in the dark space, the imposing existences were silent for a few breaths. In the end, a voice tinged with admiration rang out, “As expected of the disciple regarded highly by that old fellow Cang Yuan. However, you managed to find the vulnerabilities of the Sacred Derivation Boundary Formation and successfully led the five heavens troops to seize control of it. From this, we can all see that you are both extraordinarily capable and courageous.”
Countless people agreed with these words. They could imagine how despairing it must have been when the Heavenly Sun experts first saw the boundary.
However, they had not given up hope. Instead, they had cast away the fear of death and carved a path for themselves.
Although Zhou Yuan had not gone into the details, everyone knew that a bloody and desperate battle must have erupted in the boundary.
Zhou Yuan could feel that the mysterious gazes from deep in the dark space seemed to admire him a little. Evidently, his results had given the big bosses a favorable impression.
It was not strange for them to think so. After all, the results achieved by the Heavenly Sun level had, in a manner of speaking, surpassed even the Saints.
With the twenty percent from the Heavenly Sun level, the end result had now shifted drastically.
The Sacred Race originally had forty eight percent, while the five heavens had thirty two.
Now, the five heavens ancestral qi share had become fifty-two percent!
This was four percent more than the Sacred Race!
Although it was not much, one must know that without this twenty percent, it would have been a devastating loss for the five heavens. The Heavenly Sun result had turned a crushing defeat into a small victory.
For once, the five heavens had obtained a slight advantage in the clash against the Sacred Race!
This was inspiring news!
A misty and omni-present voice echoed from deep in the darkness, “Zhou Yuan, the contributions of your Heavenly Sun generation deserves thanks from everyone in the five heavens.”
Everyone, regardless of whether they were Nascent Source or even Law Domain experts, slightly bowed their heads towards the Heavenly Sun practitioners as they placed their fists to their hearts.
It was an ancient custom to show how greatly they were affected inside.
In the five heavens, countless people also bowed their heads. These elite Heavenly Sun experts were heroes that had used their lives to win their twenty percent share of ancestral qi. In the future, this ancestral qi will give rise to numerous heaven prides for the five heavens and also raise the five heavens’ overall power.
It was a major event that would benefit countless living things in the five heavens.
Such results deserved their respect.
In the domain, the numerous Heavenly Sun experts felt both lost and proud when they saw the usually high and mighty Nascent Source and Law Domain experts salute them.
Their efforts had ultimately been recognized.
Although many of them did not have pure motives for coming to Guyuan Heaven, they had ultimately contributed to the Heavenly Sun level’s victory.
This victory belonged to them.
In a certain manner of speaking, they had achieved something that
even the Saints had not.
At this thought, numerous Heavenly Sun experts involuntarily looked towards a certain young man, who was also wearing a solemn expression. As people who had personally been there, they understood better than anyone else how much Zhou Yuan had contributed. However, he had not elaborated on his heroic feats, but instead shared the glory with all of them.
Such magnanimity made them respect him even more.
Being low-key is the way of the king, can’t stick out too much. However, none of them were aware of what Zhou Yuan was continuously chanting inside. He had already enjoyed more than enough benefits in Guyuan Heaven, and did not really care about glory. More importantly, the more he stuck out, the more the Sacred Race would take notice of him.
Being remembered by such a terrifying race was obviously not wise.
Hence, if he could, Zhou Yuan dearly wished he could change his name to Zhao Mushen now.
“Humph!” However, the more you were afraid of something, the more likely it would happen. A snort that seemed to originate from the ancient past sounded at this moment.
The sound seemed to possess some kind of indescribable power, causing space to crumble as it echoed. Despite the light barrier, several of the weaker Heavenly Sun experts were thrown back, vomiting blood.
Zhou Yuan also felt an unbelievably frightening power surged towards him like some strange curse that seeked to wipe his existence from reality.
Horror surfaced in his eyes. A Sacred Race Saint had taken action against him!
It was a power that he did not even know how to defend against.
Fortunately, Zhuan Zhu’s figure suddenly appeared in front of him. A Saint Lotus blossomed on his left shoulder as he extended his finger. Fire burned on his fingertip as it pierced through the fabric of space, disappearing along with half of his hand.
Boom!
Space began to disintegrate.
Everyone knew that the two Saints were exchanging blows in some unknown location.
In the end, Zhuan Zhu’s body jerked backwards as he slowly retracted his hand. Black liquid dropped from the tip of his finger, creating ripples in the domain that gave off the scent of annihilation. If this was an ordinary domain, all life within a ten thousand mile radius would have been exterminated.
Zhuan Zhu coldly stared at the dark space before him as he slowly said, “To think that an almighty Saint would attack a Nascent Source practitioner. Is the Sacred Race so shameless?”
A voice filled with torrential killing intent rang out from the Sacred Race’s side, “Humph, that imbecile dares to massacre an entire generation of our Heavenly Sun practitioners. This is an unforgivable crime. If the five heavens do not hand him over today, we shall see how many of you will be able to leave this place alive!”
A red glow seemed to blossom in the domain, as if a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood had appeared.
Chapter 1204 Kill List
The entire domain trembled violently when the Sacred Race Saint’s murder-filled voice rang out, the killing intent so raw and real that it seemed to materealize in the physical plane.
Countless murderous gazes pierced through the barrier, locking onto Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan’s expression could not help but change. Sure enough, he had stirred up a hornet’s nest this time, and even the Sacred Race Saints had been angered. However, he had no regrets, especially since they stood on opposing sides. If he was given another chance to redo things, he would still exterminate the Sacred Race side without hesitation.
However, this now put him under an overwhelming amount of pressure.
“Humph, what arrogance!” A snort filled with anger sounded from deep in the dark space. “Although your Sacred Race is powerful, we five heavens are no pushovers. If you really want to fight, we’ll gladly accompany you till the end. As for handing him over, keep dreaming!”
Giant glowing silhouettes appeared from the darkness. No one could see their features clearly, but from the boundless power that pulsed from them, everyone instinctively knew that their every action could drastically reshape the world around them.
These were the five heavens Saints!
It was obviously impossible for the five heavens to agree to the Sacred Race’s request. Although Zhou Yuan’s actions had hurt the Sacred Race, it was a huge contribution towards the five heavens.
Hence, no matter what happened, the five heavens Saints would do everything to protect Zhou Yuan at this juncture.
The alternative of handing him over in front of countless five heavens residents would only destroy their hearts.
With Saints on both sides releasing their pressure, the domain rippled violently. Numerous non-Saints, even the Law Domain experts, could only grimly prepare themselves for the worst under the tremendous pressure.
If the Saints were to clash, the rest of them would be akin to fishes in a storm.
However, as the pressure grew greater and greater, endless light suddenly converged on the five heavens side, forming an enormous mysterious face.
The face’s features were blurry and indistinct, but when it appeared, the entire domain seemed to wail as if unable to bear its presence.
The five heavens Saints were surprised by the appearance of the face. They quickly placed their palms vertically to their chests and greeted, “Prime sovereign Jin Luo.”
Zhou Yuan was astonished by this scene and could not help but ask Zhuan Zhu in a low voice, “Senior brother, who is that?”
An entity so respected by the numerous Saints present was clearly no ordinary existence.
Zhuan Zhu explained, “It is Prime Sovereign Jin Luo, one of the three most ancient sovereigns of our five heavens, and also a triple lotus Saint. The three prime sovereigns have been slumbering in the Omega Shrine for many years. I never expected prime sovereign Jin Luo would show his face today.”
“Prime sovereign Jin Luo...triple lotus Saint…” Zhou Yuan felt his mouth dry up. The triple lotus stage was the pinnacle of the Saint stage, the true apex practitioners of this world. IT was no wonder even the many Saints present were so respectful.
Zhou Yuan could not stop himself from asking, “What is the Omega Shrine?”
Zhuan Zhu smiled and said, “It is not something you should know of at your current level, but I will make an exception. It is a place and group founded by the three prime sovereigns that only Saints are allowed into. You may take it as the highest level of protection for the five heavens.
“It does not belong to any of the heavens, and will not interfere in the affairs between any factions. Only when it is time to resist the Sacred Race will they send out a call to arms.”
Zhou Yuan nodded in understanding. A group only Saints were qualified to join. The Omega Shrine was evidently created to resist the Sacred Race, and united the strongest powers in the five heavens in order to do so.
Zhuan Zhu continued, “All Saints have equal status in the group and even the three prime sovereigns are not higher ranked than the others. However, they are the oldest and the other Saints will naturally give them more respect. At the same time, they also protect all contributions done for the five heavens and are worthy of respect.”
Zhou Yuan nodded again. It seems that these three prime sovereigns were the strongest existences of the five heavens.
“Does the Sacred Race have many Saints at that level?” Zhou Yuan was as curious as a new-born baby. After all, it was usually very difficult to find out about such information that only Saints like Zhuan Zhu were privy to. Since there was a chance, he naturally intended to ask as much as he could.
Zhuan Zhu was silent for a moment before he softly said, “It is said that the Sacred Race has seven triple lotus Saints. They are known as the seven prime saints.”
Zhou Yuan’s heart trembled as his expression turned somewhat complicated. The five heavens only had three experts that could stand at the pinnacle of this world, while the Sacred Race had seven. The gap between both sides was very apparent.
“Moreover, the Sacred Race’s most terrifying existence are not these seven prime saints, but…” Space faintly rippled around Zhuan Zhu and Zhou Yuan, as if sealing them off from the outside world. “The Sacred Race has a god.”
“God?!” Zhou Yuan’s pupils abruptly shrank. This was the second time he had heard of this.
“What kind of existence is that?” However, Zhuan Zhu did not answer this time. He only shook his head, evidently not feeling that it was not good for Zhou Yuan to know about such things.
Zhuan Zhu changed the topic, “Since prime sovereign Jin Luo appeared, the matter here should be over, and you will be okay.
“Existences like them do not take part in fights like the battle for Guyuan Heaven, because the moment they do, entire races will be at risk of being wiped out.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyelids jumped at these words. The triple lotus stage was absolutely terrifying.
While the two were conversing, the Sacred Race side began to stir due to the giant face’s appearance. But before they could speak, a strand of sacred light suddenly descended from countless domains away.
A silhouette appeared in the sacred light, giving off a boundless pressure.
From the looks of it, the new arrival was one of the seven prime saints mentioned by Zhuan Zhu.
“Prime sovereign Zhuan Zhu, an old fellow like you still isn’t dead yet, huh.” The figure within the sacred light chuckled.
“Prime saint Nan Ming, you seven have guarded the Sacred Mountain for so many years without showing yourselves. Could your appearance mean that something has happened to your Sacred Mountain?” The giant face also chuckled.
Their gazes clashed, space constantly crumbling in between.
However, they ultimately withdrew their pressure. Prime sovereign Jin Luo’s indifferent voice echoed across the domain, “We should all back down for now. Your Sacred Race only has yourselves to blame for your failure.”
Prime saint Nan Ming laughed and said, “It is indeed a little shameful but it matters not, it was just a little idea after all. What is one tiny loss in the face of our many victories? Does your five heavens hope that this small victory will help you turn the tides?
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