Chapter 777: Chapter 777: The End of the Heavenly Emperor Star, The New Heavenly Emperor, Lu Xian
Ye Feng took out the Destiny Treasure Bead.
After absorbing the five essences of Heavenly Earth Origin Essence from the first mission reward, the quality of the Destiny Treasure Bead had undergone a huge enhancement.
However, it had yet to complete its transformation.
Once successful, it would become a Four Star Transcendent Spirit Treasure.
Whoosh!
Ye Feng expended a vast amount of the Power of Destiny to deduce the vast expanse of the starry sky array.
Before long,
he made a discovery.
At the end of this great array, there was a hidden Thunder Array set up, capable of summoning a Quasi-Saint Level World-Ending Heavenly Calamity.
It implied one thing.
Those at the Heavenly Emperor Level were qualified, with the aid of the hidden Thunder Array, to challenge for Quasi-Saint!
Of course,
the hidden Thunder Array required a trigger condition.
“So this is the true Road to Sainthood!” Ye Feng exclaimed.
Emperor Beihe, single-handedly creating a Thunder Array that could summon a Quasi-Saint Level Extinction Heavenly Tribulation, was truly a heaven-sent genius.
“But where has he gone?” Ye Feng fell into deep thought.
In this expanse of starry sky, there was no trace of Emperor Beihe’s presence. Why had such a genius disappeared mysteriously?
Was he in danger?
Or, had he already left this starry region?
Ye Feng frowned.
Of course, all this was just his speculation.
Taking advantage of the luminance of the Northern Emperor Star, Ye Feng, with the freakish intelligence of the Heart of Wisdom, memorized the hidden Array Patterns embedded within this star.
Next.
Ye Feng officially set foot on the Road to Sainthood.
He tore through the void, arriving at a distant expanse of starry sky, and found another star emitting a strange light.
This was the second stop on the Road to Sainthood.
However, this place was not a Life Star.
It was huge in size, burning with flames all over; without a Cultivation Level at the Divine Origin Realm, one would not even think of entering.
“There are hidden Array Patterns here too.” Ye Feng memorized the Array Patterns branded deep within the Star Core, made sure he hadn’t missed anything, and then moved on.
The third stop, the fourth stop…
In just half a day, Ye Feng returned to the Ziluo Star, the thirteenth stop on the Road to Sainthood, remembered the hidden Array Patterns there, and continued on his journey.
Deep within the distant starry sky,
there lay a Misty Area formed by starry sky dust, stretching half a light-year, hazy and vast.
“The Heavenly Emperor Star is within it!”
“Fellow Daoists, we come from Ziluo Star, the thirteenth stop on the Road to Sainthood. What about you?”
“We hail from the nineteenth stop, Tianlang Star.”
“From the twenty-first stop, Taibai Star.”
In front of the Starry Sky Fog,
Hundreds of Void Break elders gathered together, greeting each other and exchanging courtesies, occasionally encountering acquaintances.
The Road to Sainthood opened once every century.
With a lifespan of over eight thousand years at the Void Break Realm, one would naturally know many fellow Daoists throughout their life.
“Fellows, let’s head to the Heavenly Emperor Star together!”
“I wonder how those on the path above have fared after a hundred years.”
Together, the crowd split the Starry Sky Fog and entered it.
Soon after they left, Ye Feng arrived nearby. He eyed the swath of starry sky dust that formed the fog and felt a profound sense of wonder.
“It’s actually a Formation!”
“Indeed!”
“Give me the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to unravel it, and this Formation with decent Defensive Capability will be mine.” Ye Feng smiled.
…
At the heart of the fog,
There lay a colossal Life Star, encircled by nine small suns, with a diameter of thirty million miles, several times larger than the True Dragon Realm, where nature’s spiritual energy was highly active.
The strongest among them had actually reached the Heavenly Emperor Level!
This place was the Heavenly Emperor Star.
“Attention, newcomers!”
In the starry space near the Heavenly Emperor Star, a venerable elder at the Heavenly Emperor Level stopped the Void Break ancestors coming from Ziluo Star and other major stars.
“Greetings, Heavenly Emperor Longsong!”
The crowd promptly paid their respects.
Heavenly Emperor Longsong nodded and said,
“With the reopening of the Road to Sainthood this time, it will only be open for three months. Those who wish to break through their realms should make haste.”
“The same old rule applies,” he continued.
“Anyone who attains the Fourth Layer of Void Break may stay on the Heavenly Emperor Star. If you do not meet this condition, you must leave before the Road to Sainthood closes. Understood?”
This was the rule set by all the Heavenly Emperors.
In the past, many cultivators from various realms at the Void Break Realm had come here and occupied too many cultivation resources. To prevent the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Emperor Star from being depleted, several Heavenly Emperors had discussed and established this rule.
“Understood!”
The crowd nodded and hurried into the Heavenly Emperor Star, found suitable mountains and rivers, and began their attempts to break through their realms.
Before long.
A Void Break three-layer peak ancestor successfully attracted Heavenly Tribulation and managed to pass through it, stepping into the fourth layer of Void Break Realm.
“Hahaha, I have finally broken through!”
This person was very happy.
Although he was still far from meeting the conditions to stay on Heavenly Emperor Star, this breakthrough of a minor realm was still hugely profitable.
The next hundred years.
He would continue to struggle and cultivate diligently, aiming to break through to the peak of the fourth layer of Void Break Realm before the Road to Sainthood opened again.
Next time, he could continue to ascend realms.
The others were also cultivating intensely.
Three months is a very short period.
Once the Road to Sainthood closes, Heavenly Emperor Star would be trapped in the Starry Sky Fog, unable to leave or enter, isolated from the world.
If one wished to return, they would have to wait a hundred years.
“We’ve finally arrived.”
Soon after, Ye Feng also entered Heavenly Emperor Star.
With a sweep of Divine Sense, his expression slightly changed.
“Heavenly Emperor Star actually has over a thousand in the Void Break Realm, and those above seven layers of Void Break have reached a hundred!”
“And as for Void Break peak Heavenly Emperors, there are currently eight.”
Ye Feng analyzed in his mind.
“Daoist friend, from which Life Star do you hail?” Heavenly Emperor Longsong noticed Ye Feng, approached, hands clasped behind his back, sizing Ye Feng up but finding he couldn’t see through him at all.
“Shenzhou,” Ye Feng said.
“What?” Longsong was taken aback.
Shenzhou?
Among the dozens of stars on the Road to Sainthood, there didn’t seem to be one called “Shenzhou”!
Heavenly Emperor Longsong was puzzled.
“Huh! There’s someone attempting to reach the peak of Void Break, but alas, the success rate is only fifty percent. Let me give him a helping hand!”
Ye Feng looked towards a certain place and spoke calmly, stunning Heavenly Emperor Longsong nearby.
The next instant.
Ye Feng released a strand of the Power of Destiny, integrating it into an elder at the pinnacle of a tower on Heavenly Emperor Star, causing his aura to surge to the peak of Void Break, reaching the point infinitely close to the Quasi-Saint realm.
This was indeed the Heavenly Emperor Level!
From this moment on, Heavenly Emperor Star gathered nine Heavenly Emperors!
“Sss!”
Heavenly Emperor Longsong was astounded.
“With just a breath, he allowed Daoist Shenhe to achieve Heavenly Emperor status. Who in the world is this person?”
Before Longsong could figure it out, as the one named Shenhe achieved Heavenly Emperor status, the entire Heavenly Emperor Star burst out with a blinding and dazzling light, illuminating the fog.
“It has been successfully triggered.”
Ye Feng was pleased, clapping his hands.
Having just arrived at the first stop on the ancient road, Northern Emperor Star, he had already made out the effect of the hidden formation laid out by Emperor Beihe.
As long as nine Heavenly Emperors gathered, the Transcendent-Level Thunder Array hidden on Heavenly Emperor Star would activate.
Whoosh!
A vast number of thunderbolts erupted from the Star Core of Heavenly Emperor Star, blasting this area and causing the faces of countless cultivators to change dramatically.
“I understand now.”
“This is the true Road to Sainthood!”
Heavenly Emperor Longsong clenched his fist, shouting excitedly.
It turns out that only after gathering nine Heavenly Emperors would the ultimate Road to Sainthood open!
This triggering condition was unknown to them before!
Thinking of this, Heavenly Emperor Longsong suddenly turned but saw that Ye Feng had already disappeared without a trace, which startled him.
“Eh, where did he go?”
Heavenly Emperor Longsong looked around but still couldn’t find Ye Feng.
At this time, on Heavenly Emperor Star, the few hidden Heavenly Emperors all left the surface and descended into the starry sky.
“Fellow Daoists, the ultimate Road to Sainthood has begun!”
“Quick, strive for the Saint Realm!”
None of these Heavenly Emperors wanted to miss their chance.
According to the method passed down by Emperor Beihe, they began to fuse two types of Origin Energies, striving for the Quasi-Saint Level.
Heavenly Emperor Star, Star Core.
Ye Feng appeared here.
He touched the many complex Array Patterns inscribed on the surface of the Star Core, glancing only once, he memorized them all and succeeded in deciphering them.
“I understand Emperor Beihe’s intent now.”
“Even though he could not create a Thunder Array that could directly release a Quasi-Saint Level Extinction Heavenly Tribulation, he could use an alternative method to achieve the same effect.”
“Nine Heavenly Emperors, with mighty auras, just happen to touch the bearing limit of Heavenly Emperor Star, making the Star Core release an excess of Spiritual Energy, causing the Thunder Array of Heavenly Emperor Star to operate over capacity.”
“The Heavenly Tribulation at this moment precisely meets the requirement for ascension from Heavenly Emperor Level to One-Turn Quasi-Saint.”
“But because the Array operates beyond capacity, it is prone to damage and similar events can only occur once every hundred years.”
“Therefore, the Road to Sainthood opens once every hundred years.”
“I must say, for Emperor Beihe to design such a starry sky Formation, his mastery over Arrays is indeed profound.”
“He is a true sage!”
Ye Feng was filled with emotion.
“Therefore, I could also employ a similar method to modify the Thunder Palace.”
“Once the number of Four-Turn Quasi-Saints in Shenzhou meets the triggering condition, the Heavenly Dao Remnants will directly extract the power from Shenzhou’s core, making the Thunder Palace operate beyond capacity, generating a stronger Saint Ascension Tribulation.”
“By then, the Saint Entry Realm will be within reach!”
Thinking of this, Ye Feng’s smile grew twisted.
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