Tan Wu’s gaze turned frosty upon hearing the young man’s words. He had already been infuriated by Duan Ling Tian’s dismissive attitude, and he was further aggravated by the young man’s mocking words. As such, he lost his patience and vented his anger at Duan Ling Tian. He said to Duan Ling Tian, “Brat, according to the rules, you automatically qualify to enter the emperor-grade secret realm since it only appeared due to your breakthrough. However, if you have a death wish, I’m more than willing to fulfill your wish!”
Subsequently, the void shook and a wave of energy surged toward Duan Ling Tian like a flood.
Based on this, it was clear that Tan Wu, the intermediate Emperor of Gods, comprehended the law of water.
Duan Ling Tian scoffed contemptuously, completely unafraid. He casually waved his hand before a seven-colored sword ray shot out.
Swoosh!
A sword whistle rang in the air as the sword ray that had been imbued with Duan Ling Tian’s Divine Energy, law of space, Sword Dao, and Mastery Dao shot out. It left traces in its wake that looked as though the void had been split into two.
Boom!
When the seven-colored sword ray collided with Tan Wu’s attack from the law of water, the temperature suddenly soared, causing the flood of water to evaporate in just a blink of an eye.
“How’s this possible?!” Tan Wu’s expression changed drastically. His eyes widened as he watched Duan Ling Tian easily resolve his powerful attack. Although he did not attack with his all might, his attack was enough to kill a rudimentary Emperor of Gods. Moreover, he had also used his prominent divine artifact when he unleashed his attack. His prominent divine artifact with an incomplete artifact soul was in the form of a pair of gloves that he was currently wearing.
“Sh*t!”
Before Tan Wu had time to think any further, he saw the seven-colored sword ray, which was fast approaching him, suddenly grew in size. Since the sword ray was coming at him from the front, the sword ray looked like a continuously expanding burst of light.
Swoosh!
Not long after that, a huge beam of light shone down from the sky on Duan Ling Tian, entering his body. The corners of his lips curled up into a faint smile as he received his reward for killing his second intermediate Emperor of Gods. He could sense that the reward this time was not as powerful as the one he received for killing his first intermediate Emperors of Gods. It was clear that the reward was not as good as before since he was no longer killing someone who was two levels higher than him.
While Duan Ling Tian was absorbing the energy from the reward, the young man exclaimed, “My friend, that was an excellent kill!” He continued to say, “I’ve long disliked Tan Wu. That scumbag deserves to die! My name is Wu Xiang Qian. Since you killed Tan Wu, I now consider you my friend! If you need help in the future, you can look for me at the Wu clan in the Mansion’s city! I’ll definitely try my best to help you as long as it’s within my capabilities!”
Wu Xiang Qian, also an intermediate Emperor of Gods, smiled broadly and greeted Duan Ling Tian enthusiastically, but the traces of fear in his eyes betrayed his true feelings. He was also clearly shocked by Duan Ling Tian’s display of strength. After all, he had just witnessed a rudimentary Emperor of Gods, who had just broken through, kill an intermediate Emperor of Gods in seconds.
‘I’d be dead as well if I were in Tan Wu’s shoes! Why do I feel like this rudimentary Emperor of Gods is even more terrifying than an advanced Emperor of Gods? Even an ordinary advanced Emperor of Gods wouldn’t have been able to kill me or Tan Wu so easily, let alone kill us within seconds!’
Wu Xiang Qian’s strength was on par with that of Tan Wu. Since Duan Ling Tian was able to kill Tan Wu within seconds, Duan Ling Tian could naturally kill Wu Xiang Qian within seconds as well.
After Duan Ling Tian regained his senses, he looked at Wu Xiang Qian. Once again, he contemplated killing Wu Xiang Qian, who was also an intermediate Emperor of Gods. However, when he thought about needing another 19 Emperors of Gods to enter the emperor-grade secret realm, he quickly dismissed that thought. Moreover, Wu Xiang Qian was nowhere as annoying as Tan Wu.
After a moment, Duan Ling Tian asked, “Have you entered an emperor-grade secret realm before?”
“I have,” Wu Xiang Qian hurriedly replied. At the same time, he felt the pressure on him lighten. Based on the current situation, it seemed like Duan Ling Tian did not intend to kill him. Even so, he did not dare to be negligent.
“Tell me what it is like in the secret realm. Are all of them the same?” Duan Ling Tian asked.
While waiting for the other Emperors of Gods to arrive, Duan Ling Tian decided to find out more information from Wu Xiang Qian.
Wu Xiang Qian shook his head and said, “I’ve entered four emperor-grade secret realms before, including the one that appeared after I became a rudimentary Emperor of Gods. All of them are different so there’s not much I can tell you about them. However, I can tell you about the ones I entered…”
Wu Xiang Qian naturally wanted to curry favor with Duan Ling Tian. However, if those who knew him were present, they would have been shocked to see his current attitude. After all, the prestigious and dignified intermediate Emperor of Gods from the Wu clan was acting in such an eager manner at this moment.
While Wu Xiang Qian was describing one of the emperor-grade secret realms he entered, another Emperor of Gods arrived. It was an old man dressed in a long gray robe. He was a rudimentary Emperor of Gods. Upon seeing Wu Xiang Qian, he smiled and greeted Wu Xiang Qian enthusiastically, “Young Master Wu, I didn’t expect to see you here!”
Although the old man had higher seniority than Wu Xiang Qian, he addressed Wu Xiang Qian as ‘Young Master Wu’ after Wu Xiang Qian was an intermediate Emperor of Gods to curry favor with Wu Xiang Qian.
Wu Xiang Qian ignored the old man and continued to describe the emperor-grade secret realm to Duan Ling Tian.
The old man was naturally confused by Wu Xiang Qian’s action. He shifted his gaze over and looked at Duan Ling Tian curiously.
‘This rudimentary Emperor of Gods…’
Although the old man was not present when Duan Ling Tian killed Tan Wu earlier, he could naturally tell that Duan Ling Tian was a rudimentary Emperor of Gods. He had sensed Duan Ling Tian’s aura, which Duan Ling Tian had accidentally unleashed earlier due to his unstable cultivation base, when Duan Ling Tian broke through earlier.
The old man thought to himself, perplexed, ‘He’s the one who broke through earlier, right? Why does Wu Xiang Qian seem so wary? Does the young man have a powerful background? It must be so. Otherwise, there’s no reason for Wu Xiang Qian to behave in such a manner…’
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
When Wu Xiang Qian finished recounting his experience, another three men appeared. The man standing in the lead was a middle-aged man dressed in a long golden robe with silver trimmings. He was tall and muscular, and he had an elegant bearing. Two ordinary old men stood behind him.
‘Advanced Emperor of Gods?’
Duan Ling Tian could instantly sense the trio’s cultivation bases. The golden-clad man was an advanced Emperor of Gods while the two men standing behind him were intermediate Emperors of Gods.
The golden-clad middle-aged man glanced at Duan Ling Tian briefly before he shifted his gaze to Wu Xiang Qian.
“The Wu clan’s little boy? You’re fast,” the golden-clad middle-aged man said with a faint smile. It was clear he knew Wu Xiang Qian.
“Mansion Master,” Wu Xiang Qian called out respectfully.
Following that, the old man, the rudimentary Emperor of Gods who arrived after Wu Xiang Qian, called out respectfully as well, “Greetings, Mansion Master.”
‘Mansion Master?’ Duan Ling Tian was slightly surprised.
As it turned out, the golden-clad middle-aged man was the Mansion Master of the Divine Spirit Mansion. He was supposedly the strongest advanced Emperor of Gods and the strongest powerhouse in the Divine Spirit Mansion.
Now that Duan Ling Tian was a rudimentary Emperor of Gods, he was confident about facing advanced Emperors of Gods, but it was only limited to ordinary advanced Emperors of Gods. Even then, he was not completely sure he was able to completely defeat ordinary advanced Emperors of Gods. As such, he knew he was not yet a match for the Mansion Master of the Divine Spirit Mansion.
The Mansion Master of the Divine Spirit Mansion nodded at Wu Xiang Qian in response, but he completely ignored the old rudimentary Emperor of Gods. Then, he looked at Duan Ling Tian and said with a smile, “Congratulations on becoming an Emperor of Gods.”
“Thank you,” Duan Ling Tian replied. After meeting Supreme Gods, advanced Emperors of Gods were nothing special to him. Moreover, even Lang Chun Yuan, his Fourth Senior Sister, was an advanced Emperor of Gods. Not only that, but she was considered one of the strongest advanced Emperors of Gods. The Mansion Master of the Divine Spirit Mansion might be strong, but Duan Ling Tian was rather certain that the Mansion Master would not even be able to endure more than ten moves in a fight with his Fourth Senior Sister.
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