Losing to Emperor Ku is not shameful; he is already among the top four, and both he and Emperor Ku are geniuses of the Miluo Palace. Regardless of who wins or who loses, Miluo Palace has showcased the strength of the Heavenly Court’s top Divine Palace to all the major Holy Lands and Prestigious Families.
After defeating Prince Long, Emperor Ku took the time to recover his True Qi.
He must defeat Lu Changsheng with all his might, surpassing the geniuses of the entire Immortal Realm, to inherit the position of the Heavenly Emperor in the future.
Lu Changsheng is the most likely person to challenge his authority.
Before the final competition, Lu Changsheng and Emperor Ku, both took a day to rest.
The Palace Master of Wuming Palace spoke, “Lin Xuantong, no matter the outcome, our Wuming Palace would like to invite your disciple to join us. What do you think?”
As soon as the Palace Master of Wuming Palace spoke, the many disciples of Wuming Palace were shocked.
Wuming Palace had unparalleled geniuses like Tian Chengjian and Tian Hao, yet, compared to Lu Changsheng, they seemed lackluster, which even made the Palace Master somewhat dissatisfied with the performance of his disciples and wanting to recruit Lu Changsheng.
Tian Chengjian and Tian Hao, the defeated geniuses of Wuming Palace by Lu Changsheng, had gloomy expressions. Their skills were inferior, and losing to Lu Changsheng had disappointed Wuming Palace.
The Palace Master of Wuming Palace continued, “I can offer you a Chaos Treasure from Mount Taihua as compensation, how does that sound?”
“Sss…”
Upon hearing this, some smaller Holy Lands and Prestigious Families gasped in astonishment.
Wuming Palace was willing to offer a Chaos Treasure to recruit a genius like Lu Changsheng!
A single Chaos Treasure could bankrupt a weak Ancient Family!
Before Lin Xuantong could make a decision, an Old Lord from the Three Pure Ones Palace spoke, “Our Three Pure Ones Palace also wishes to invite Lu to cultivate with us. He can still retain his title as Holy Son of Mount Taihua, but in the future, your daughter will manage Mount Taihua, and he may become a Supreme Elder of our Three Pure Ones Palace. Our palace has countless divine cultivation techniques and a billion volumes of scriptures, which will greatly benefit his growth. What do you think?”
The offer from the Three Pure Ones Palace was even more generous than that of Wuming Palace, allowing Lu Changsheng to maintain his status as the Holy Son of Mount Taihua, yet he would not manage the Mount Taihua Sacred Land.
Besides that, Lu Changsheng could serve as a Supreme Elder of the Three Pure Ones Palace.
This way, Lu Changsheng could hold positions in both Mount Taihua Sacred Land and the Three Pure Ones Palace.
“The Three Pure Ones Palace, one of the top three among the eight great Divine Palaces, ranked just behind Miluo Palace. Receiving an invitation from the Three Pure Ones Palace is an honor for Lu Changsheng.”
“The Three Pure Ones Palace is offering such favorable terms without him having to give up his status from Mount Taihua Sacred Land; truly a rare occurrence.”
“It is said that the Three Pure Ones Palace possesses the Hall of Myriad Treasures, where billions of cultivation techniques are collected including scriptures from all heavens. Joining the Three Pure Ones Palace would indeed be fortunate.”
“How come I never get such opportunities?”
The geniuses from various Holy Lands and Prestigious Families were full of envy.
Joining the Three Pure Ones Palace was already a rare opportunity, not to mention that the Three Pure Ones Palace had put forth such generous conditions.
“Our Big Dipper Palace can use the best resources to foster this child.”
“Our Miaoyan Palace is willing to use ten twenty-first rank Divine Pills to exchange for Lu’s joining.”
“Our Yunlou Palace can teach Lu our Sect-Defending Skills.”
Besides the Three Pure Ones Palace and Wuming Palace, the other four top-tier Divine Palaces and other powerful Divine Palaces also extended invitations for Lu Changsheng to join.
Although some Divine Palaces were not as renowned as the eight great Divine Palaces, they were equally ancient and possessed unique Sect-Defending Skills and treasures which they all eyed to share.
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What if Lu Changsheng was willing to join their Divine Palace?
Out of the eight great Divine Palaces, apart from Emperor Ku’s Miluo Palace and the Mysterious Lady Palace, which only admitted female disciples, the rest of the six major Divine Palaces had all preemptively invited Lu Changsheng.
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Additionally, more than fifty other powerful Divine Palaces, hoping by a slim chance, invited Lu Changsheng to join their palaces.
“It still depends on what Lu Changsheng himself thinks.”
Facing powerful Divine Palaces like Wuming Palace and Three Pure Ones Palace, Lin Xuantong couldn’t afford to offend them and thus found an excuse to prevaricate.
Lu Changsheng was preparing for the battle against Emperor Ku and could not be distracted by these invitations from Divine Palaces.
He was set on accomplishing one great thing—defeating Emperor Ku.
Lu Changsheng used the opportunity for a simulated battle to familiarize himself with the Fifth Sword Realm.
“I have gained some confidence.”
One day later, Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, already familiar with the Fifth Sword Realm.
The Golden Armor Heavenly General appeared on the Martial Arts Platform and announced the lineup for the final competition: “Final match, Lu Changsheng from Mount Taihua versus Ku from Miluo Palace!”
Hundreds of thousands of Divine Palaces and numerous Holy Lands instantly erupted in excitement.
The final competition has begun!
“Master, you can do it.”
Lu Qinglian clenched her fists, cheering for Lu Changsheng.
“Junior Brother, do your best and try to avoid any casualties.”
Lin Qinghan also reminded Lu Changsheng.
“Lu…”
Xia Ningxue was full of concern.
She faintly felt the hostility Emperor Ku harbored towards Lu Changsheng.
If during the competition, Emperor Ku caused Lu Changsheng’s Dao heart to collapse, that would be disastrous.
“Don’t worry.”
Lu Changsheng’s eyes were resolute, confident in his victory over Emperor Ku.
Lu Changsheng and Emperor Ku almost simultaneously disappeared from their seats and appeared on the Martial Arts Platform.
One, the top talent of the Lower Realm; the other, the top talent of the Heavenly Court, decided to battle it out.
“He will definitely not be a match for Emperor Ku, just wait for him to be beaten into a sorry state.”
Feng Mu could only hope for Emperor Ku to defeat Lu Changsheng, so that at least he could find some consolation.
The congregation of Elders and Disciples from Miluo Palace also held absolute confidence in Emperor Ku.
Emperor Ku was a rare unparalleled genius seen once in millions of years and possessed the Supreme Emperor Body lineage of the Heavenly Emperor, almost identical to the Heavenly Emperor.
“His Highness fighting with him is simply a dimension-reducing strike; his defeat is certain.”
“There’s no peer that could defeat His Highness.”
“Emperor Ku will crush all the geniuses of the Lower Realm, establishing supreme authority.”
The people of Miluo Palace disdainfully viewed the talents from the Lower Realm.
Emperor Ku, for his era, crushed other geniuses nearly effortlessly, the gap with the Supreme Emperor Body was too great, therefore the Elders and Disciples of Miluo Palace held such faith in Emperor Ku.
Not just Miluo Palace, but also the Hundred Thousand Divine Palace, various Holy Lands, almost no one favored Lu Changsheng.
Although the Eight Great Divine Palaces appreciated Lu Changsheng’s aptitude, it didn’t mean they believed he could win. After all, Emperor Ku was like a mountain in front of the geniuses of this era, deeply making them feel powerless.
“What if, I mean what if, the Holy Son wins over Emperor…”
An Elder from Mount Taihua Sacred Land suddenly spoke, startling everyone.
“Although I also hold a sliver of hope, but…” Lin Xuantong bitterly smiled, “It’s not very realistic. The Supreme Emperor Body is the strongest physique in our Immortal Realm. In Ancient Times, the Demon Lord, Dragon Emperor, Buddha, and other strong beings, all eventually lost to the Supreme Emperor Body. Even though Emperor Ku has not yet fully unearthed the potential of the Supreme Emperor Body, he is already impressive.”
“Indeed.”
The people of Mount Taihua pondered carefully, the probability of Lu Changsheng’s victory was slim.
Even if Lu Changsheng repeated his old tactics, using Martial Technique in combat, the Supreme Emperor Body was not inferior, even stronger.
The Heavenly Emperor once relied on the Supreme Emperor Body in Ancient Times to continuously defeat strong enemies without being restrained by any special physiques.
This shows the dominance of the Supreme Emperor Body.
“Lu Changsheng, you have the courage to come up and duel with me, that’s already commendable. Today I want to make a bet with you. If you win, I can give you fifty Twenty-Grade Divine Pills.”
Emperor Ku spoke, wanting to bet with Lu Changsheng.
Hundred Thousand Divine Palace, many Holy Lands, were all shocked.
Emperor Ku in the Heavenly Court, second only to countless others, what status does he hold? To actually want to gamble with Lu Changsheng?
Could there be some enmity between them?
Emperor Ku continued: “If you lose, hand over Xia Ningxue to me.”
“What?!”
Everyone was even more shocked.
Never had they thought that Emperor Ku’s target was actually the strong Xia Ningxue.
“Regardless of the outcome, I will not hand her over. Those Divine Pills, you better keep them for yourself to use when you’re injured later.”
Lu Changsheng’s expression was grim, Emperor Ku indeed was targeting Xia Ningxue, it was a death wish.
It seems this time, there was no need to show him any face.