Needless to say, it was an honor being the top young genius in all Devata Realms, and these young geniuses were the winners of the Devata Realms’ Battles of the Geniuses. Now that Duan Ling Tian won the Devata Realms’ Battle of the Geniuses, he would hold the title of the strongest among the younger generation until the next winner of the Devata Realms’ Battle of the Geniuses was crowned. However, if the future winner was not as outstanding as Duan Ling Tian, he would continue to hold the title of the strongest among the younger generation. After all, in the Devata Realms, those below the age of 3,000 were considered young.
Most people were of the opinion that the only true disciple of the Heavenly Emperor of the Solitary Destructive Heaven would continue to hold the title for the next 2,000 years due to his outstanding feat. Moreover, they knew after he consumed the Exploding Element Celestial Fruit, he would definitely become a Ten Directions Celestial Emperor and possess the strength of a top Seven Star God of War at least before reaching the age of 700.
“Rumor has it that our Heavenly Emperor’s true disciple will be as strong as an Eight Star God of War once he becomes a Ten Directions Celestial Emperor! In fact, this is acknowledged by the high-ranking officials of the Title Temple. Even the members of the Title Temple are said to agree with this speculation,” someone said after Duan Ling Tian and the others entered the Title Temple.
The crowd was stunned upon hearing these words.
“As it turns out, it’s our Lord Heavenly Emperor and his true disciple!”
At the same time, the burly bearded man who had stepped forward to advise Duan Ling Tian and Feng Qing Yang earlier felt embarrassed when he recalled his earlier actions. He did not expect the two young men whom he had been worried about were two of the most prominent figures in the Devata Realms. No wonder the duo did not care about offending the Title Temple earlier!
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Ye Ya, the Temple Master of the Title Temple Master branch in the Solitary Destructive, led Duan Ling Tian and Feng Qing Yang into the main hall and treated them courteously. After a moment, he asked directly, “Lord Heavenly Emperor Feng, do you plan to accompany the Young Master to the main Title Temple?”
Feng Qing Yang nodded before he said, “Based on my knowledge, there’s no rule prohibiting elders from accompanying their disciples to the chamber of laws in the Title Temple, right?”
“You’re right.” Ye Ya nodded. “I was just curious. The Title Temple will always welcome you. In fact, the Temple Master will likely personally receive you when he learns about your visit.”
Duan Ling Tian had heard about the Title Temple whom Ye Ya mentioned from Feng Qing Yang. The Temple Master was a King of Gods; he was naturally far stronger than most from the Devata Realms.
“Lord Heavenly Emperor Feng, Young Master, please wait for a moment while I request for the main Title Temple to activate the Transportation Formation,” Ye Ya said before leaving the main hall.
After leaving the main hall, Ye Ya contacted the main Title Temple immediately. He spoke to Xu Kong Hai, the Vice Temple Master of the main Title Temple, who had also presided over the Devata Realms’ Battle of the Geniuses. “Vice Temple Master Xu, it’s just as you said. Feng Qing Yang is accompanying Duan Ling Tian to the main Title Temple.”
“I’m not surprised,” Xu Kong Hai responded indifferently, “Duan Ling Tian had revealed his Space Sword Dao and Space Mastery Dao, two out of the Four Daos of Heaven and Earth Daos. Feng Qing Yang knows we won’t allow such a talent to go so easily. It’s only natural that he wouldn’t allow his disciple to come to the main Title Temple alone; it’d be no different from letting his disciple enter the lion’s den alone. I guess this will be a great chance to test how strong the Heavenly Emperor of the Solitary Destructive Heaven has become!”
“What should I do next?” Ye Ya asked.
“There’s no need for you to do anything. I’ll head over and lead them to the main Title Temple to show the legendary Heavenly Emperor how much we respect him” Xu Kong Hai said. A hint of mockery could be heard in his tone when he said the words ‘legendary Heavenly Emperor’.
“Understood,” Ye Ya replied respectfully before cutting off the connection.
The main Title Temple and its branches were connected by a complex and intricate Communication Formation that could only be used at specific locations. This Formation allowed them to communicate across different realms. For example, Ye Ya, who was in the Solitary Destructive Heaven, one of the 81 Devata Realms, had communicated with Xu Kong Hai who was in an independent realm. Apart from that, the Formation contained the markings of the members of the Title Temple. Through the markings, they could specifically choose to whom they wanted to speak to.
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After ending the conversation with Ye Ya, Xu Kong Hai wondered inwardly, ‘Should I inform Temple Master Ru Lai in the Pavilion Shaft Heaven about this?”
When the Devata Realms’ Battle of the Geniuses had ended, Great Master Miyan had looked for Xu Kong Hai and offered to assist the main Title Temple in imprisoning Duan Ling Tian.
It was not Xu Kong Hai’s first time meeting Ru Lai during the Devata Realms’ Battle of the Geniuses. Before Ru Lai had attained godhood, he had met Ru Lai once. Despite only meeting twice, he could clearly sense that Ru Lai was like a different person compared to before. However, he had dismissed the change and attributed it to the fact that Ru Lai had become a god. There were many in the long history of the Title Temple who had changed drastically once they had attained godhood. Hence, he did not think much about Ru Lai’s change.
Since Feng Qing Yang was accompanying Duan Ling Tian, he knew the Title Temple would have a hard time detaining and imprisoning Duan Ling Tian. Hence, he decided to inform Ru Lai about this in the end.
Naturally, he was unaware that Ru Lai, the Temple Master of the Title Temple branch in the Pavilion Shaft Heaven, had been possessed by Great Master Miyan, a member of the Phantom Clan from the Land of the Dead, one of the seven deadliest places in the Devata Realms.
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“Duan Ling Tian is about to go to the main Title Temple?” Great Master Miyan’s eyes lit up as soon as he received news from Xu Kong Hai.
“When will you come to the main Title Temple?” Xu Kong Hai directly asked.
“Vice Temple Master Xu, I’m currently dealing with something. I’ll be there as soon as I’m done before Duan Ling Tian leaves the Title Temple. I’ll think of a way to keep him in the Title Temple in the meantime,” Great Master Miyan replied.
Xu Kong Hai frowned upon hearing these words, clearly displeased by Great Master Miyan’s lack of urgency. At this time, he no longer held any hopes of receiving help from Great Master Miyan and only responded indifferently.
Great Master Miyan left the Title Temple in the Pavilion Shaft Heaven after ending his conversation with Xu Kong Hai.
“This day has finally come! I’ll return to the Land of the Dead and ask for Elder Brother’s help. I must possess Duan Ling Tian and obtain his abilities no matter what!” Great Master Miyan muttered to himself. His eyes gleamed brightly as though he was already imagining himself possessing Duan Ling Tian.
Great Master Miyan’s brother was the Clan Leader of the Phantom Clan; he was also a King of Gods. Since he and his brother were young, they had been fascinated and curious about the world outside of the Land of Dead. However, since his brother became the clan leader, various duties prevented him from leaving the Land of Dead.
Although the mysterious Land of the Dead was ranked third among the seven deadliest places in the Devata Realms, it was in fact not too treacherous. In fact, some powerful titled Celestial Emperors would go to the Land of the Dead to look for rare treasures. Occasionally, they would even come across spirits that could be refined into artifact spirits for Emperor Grade Celestial Weapons.
Great Master Milan prayed fervently that his elder brother would lend him a helping hand.
Previously, when he was at the Primeval Cliff in the Heavenly Palace of the Primeval Heaven, he had thought about asking his brother for help. However, it was difficult to send news to the Land of the Dead.
Now that he was returning to the Land of the Dead, he hoped he would be able to convince his brother to briefly push his duties aside and help him.
His chances of possessing Duan Ling Tian would be higher with his brother’s help.
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