Chapter 4176 - Exchanging a Knowing Look

Legend had it that Destiny Canyon and Forbidden Abyss were created by the God of Creation for the various Divine Kingdoms in the Southern Heaven Continent and the Northern Sphere Continent. Those below the realm of a Supreme God could enter it, and there was no age limit.

For the Southern Heaven Continent, the Battle of the Divine Kingdoms would be held in Destiny Canyon. The powerhouses from the various Divine Kingdoms would then compete with each other. There were two ranking systems for the Battle of the Divine Kingdoms: an individual ranking and a Divine Kingdom ranking. The total points accumulated by all the representatives of a Divine Kingdom would be the points for the Divine Kingdom.

At this time, Yun He was talking to Duan Ling Tian. Previously, he had spoken to Duan Ling Tian about Destiny Canyon, but he was not very detailed.

“Destiny Canyon is filled with all sorts of fortuitous encounters. Moreover, the reward for killing a person from another the Divine Kingdom is double the usual reward.”

“Killing a person from the same Divine Kingdom isn’t prohibited, but the reward will be lesser.”

“Everyone will be transported to random places in Destiny Canyon. No matter who you kill, you’ll obtain their points after you kill them.”

“The competition in Destiny Canyon is brutal. It’s best not to simply cooperate with anyone. If you have no choice but to do so, you have to be very cautious and keep your guard up at all times.”

“You’ll also obtain points if you successfully seize fortuitous encounters in Destiny Canyon. The greater the fortuitous encounter, the higher the points you’ll receive. There are all kinds of treasures in the canyon as well. There’s also the God of Creation’s Divine Energy that was left behind. It’ll temporarily boost your Divine Energy to another level. However, for an advanced Emperor of Gods, his or her Divine Energy would only be boosted slightly until it’s almost at the level of a rudimentary Supreme God. The God of Creation’s Divine Energy is rare so if you obtain it, it’s best to save it and only use it at the critical moment.”

Soon after Yun He finished speaking, the voice of Zhu Ying Jun, the Lord of the Righteous Divine Kingdom, rang in the air, announcing that they had arrived outside of Destiny Canyon.

Duan Ling Tian looked around. He did not see any canyon. It seemed like they were in a vast and uninhabitable desolate land. He wondered inwardly, ‘This is Destiny Canyon? Did we arrive too early?’

Following that, a burst of laughter rang in the air.

“Nephew Ying Jun, you’re here early.”

An old man dressed in a golden robe appeared with a group of people behind him.

“That’s Yu Gu Fen, the Lord of the Lofty Cloud Divine Kingdom,” Zhu Ying Jun said to Duan Ling Tian and the others before he led them over to greet Yu Gu Fen.

“Senior Uncle Yu, the Lofty Cloud Divine Kingdom arrived early as well,” Zhu Ying Jun said.

The size of the entourage from the Lofty Cloud Divine Kingdom was comparable to that of the Righteous Divine Kingdom. Apart from Yu Gu Fen, the others were all advanced Emperors of Gods. After all, advanced Emperors of Gods had the highest advantage in the Battle of the Divine Kingdoms. Those below the realm of an advanced Emperor of Gods would be easy targets during the Battle of the Divine Kingdoms.

Yu Gu Fen exchanged pleasantries with Zhu Ying Jun for a while before he looked at Duan Ling Tian and the others who were standing behind Zhu Ying Jun. Then, he said, “Nephew Ying Jun, I heard you brought a rudimentary Emperor of Gods who’s capable of killing advanced Emperors of Gods to participate in the Battle of the Divine Kingdoms in Destiny Canyon?”

Zhu Ying Jun’s eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing Yu Gu Fen’s words. Then, he said, “Senior Uncle Yu, it seems like your intelligence network is very efficient.”

Yu Gu Fen did not respond to Zhu Ying Jun’s words. Instead, he asked curiously, “I wonder who is that rudimentary Emperor of Gods?”

“Mansion Master Duan,” Zhu Ying Jun called out to Duan Ling Tian.

Duan Ling Tian stepped forward and nodded at Yu Gu Fen as he said, “I’m Duan Ling Tian, the interim Mansion Master of the Divine Spirit Mansion in the Righteous Divine Kingdom. Greetings, Lord Yu.”

Duan Ling Tian was rather certain that Yu Gu Fen already knew how he was before he even stepped forward. He thought that Yu Gu Fen must have watched his fight through a Floating Image Pearl.

Yu Gu Fen looked at Duan Ling Tian and said, filled with praise, “How remarkable! I’ve never heard of a rudimentary Emperor of Gods capable of killing advanced Emperors of Gods until you came along.” A hint of envy could be heard in his voice as he continued to say, “The rewards you received from killing advanced Emperors of Gods must have raised your cultivation base tremendously, right? After all, the rewards would be higher even if one only killed someone whose cultivation base is a level higher.”

It was true that in the Trial of Gods, the rewards would be higher if one killed an opponent who had a higher cultivation base. The reward would be even higher if one killed the opponent without any help.

Duan Ling Tian only nodded and smiled in response to Yu Gu Fen’s words. He could see the envious and hostile gazes of the group of advanced Emperors of Gods standing behind Yu Gu Fen as they looked at him. With this, he assumed one or two of them would look for trouble for him. Perhaps, they might even challenge him to a life-or-death battle. However, he soon realized that he had been overthinking things. The group of advanced Emperors of Gods seemed to be aware of his extraordinary strength so they did not act recklessly.

Soon after, another entourage from another Divine Kingdom arrived.

Duan Ling Tian was surprised when he saw the size of the entourage was only half of that of the Righteous Divine Kingdom.

Apart from the mansion masters from the Righteous Divine Kingdom, there were quite a few powerful advanced Emperors of Gods who were sectless cultivators. Unlike the mansion masters, Duan Ling Tian had never met them before this. However, it did not deter them from looking at him every once in a while. Clearly, they had also heard about him. In any case, Zhu Ying Jun did not seem to have any intentions of introducing them.

At this time, Duan Ling Tian heard one of the mansion masters from the Righteous Divine Kingdom say, “It’s the Soaring Divine Kingdom.”

“Why are there so few people?”

One mansion master shook his head and said, “Didn’t you hear? Apparently, a demon-like girl suddenly appeared in the capital of the Soaring Divine Kingdom not too long ago and slaughtered almost all of the advanced Emperors of Gods in the capital. She did not touch those below the realm of an advanced Emperor of Gods except for an ignorant few who made a move. It’s said that the demon-like girl is also an advanced Emperor of Gods, but she killed the other advanced Emperors of Gods easily as though she was killing chickens.”

Those who were unaware of the matter were shocked upon hearing about the unexpected disaster that struck the Soaring Divine Kingdom. Moreover, the disaster struck just before the commencement of the Battle of the Divine Kingdoms. No wonder, the size of the entourage from the Soaring Divine Kingdom was so small.

‘So the Lord of the Soaring Divine Kingdom is Xiao Yi Yuan…’ Duan Ling Tian thought to himself after learning Xiao Yi Yuan’s name from Zhu Ying Jun.

Since Xiao Yi Yuan arrived, his expression was rather dark. No one found it surprising. It was only normal for him to be in a bad mood after the disaster that struck his kingdom. Moreover, the disaster struck at a terrible time. His expression only improved when he greeted Zhu Ying Jun and Yu Gu Fen.

“Both of you are here early.”

…

The entourages of the other Divine Kingdoms arrived one after another.

It was painfully obvious that the entourage from the Soaring Divine Kingdom was very small compared to the others.

A few Lords of the Divine Kingdoms approached Xiao Yi Yuan to offer their condolences. Clearly, all of them had heard about the disaster.

At this time…

“The Jade Bow Divine Kingdom is here…”

Duan Ling Tian looked over instinctively, and something caught his eye immediately.

A young girl stood behind the Lord of the Jade Bow Divine Kingdom. Most importantly, she carried a jade gourd at her waist. The jade gourd looked ordinary, but it had a chip.

Duan Ling Tian’s eyes widened imperceptibly.

‘Fourth Senior Sister?!’

Duan Ling Tian did not expect to meet Lang Chun Yuan at Destiny Canyon at all.

Meanwhile, after sensing Duan Ling Tian’s gaze, Lang Chun Yuan took a closer look at him. She was surprised when she saw him staring at the jade gourd hanging at her waist.

‘That purple-clad young man has been staring at my jade gourd. It’s supposed to be the token for junior brother to identify me. Is he my junior brother?’

Then, as though she just remembered something, her eyes shifted to Duan Ling Tian’s waist. When she saw the sword-shaped jade ornament at his waist, she finally confirmed that the other party was indeed her junior brother.

The duo silently exchanged a knowing look when…

“You! How dare you appear at this place!” Xiao Yi Yuan bellowed as he rushed toward the people of the Jade Bow Divine Kingdom.