đź“– Chapter 1201 - Besieged from all Directions
Not just any Star Domain Realm cultivator could be considered an overlord!
For example, the Nine Provinces Dao was known to have more than ten Star Domain Realm cultivators, but that was just on the surface. Their true strength was hidden away, and they even had cultivators in the great circle of the Star Domain Realm.
It was the same for the other four of the Left Dao Holy Region’s top five sects. But even just counting the ones on the surface, these five sects combined had nearly fifty Star Domain Realm Almighties!
Adding up all the other Star Domain Realm cultivators in the rest of the holy region, there were another fifty. In total, there were about a hundred Star Domain Realm cultivators in the Left Dao Holy Region, a truly horrifying force. The Unorthodox Holy Region was about the same in terms of power. As for the central Never-Ending Holy Region… it was much stronger than the other two holy regions.
Because… it had Divine Emperors!
In the Left Dao Holy Region, the only one who possessed strength on par with a Divine Emperor was the Flame Patriarch. However, once the Flame Patriarch unleashed his curse, he would perish together with his enemy. Thus, although he was considered to have the power of a Divine Emperor, that power was only usable once.
Theoretically speaking, the Flame Patriarch could be taken down through human wave tactics and sacrificing several experts at the great circle of the Star Domain Realm. Nevertheless, no one would want to take that sort of risk, so the Flame Patriarch remained as the number one expert of the Left Dao Holy Region.
However, things were different now. Wang Baole’s Dao aura caused all the observers to feel a storm raging in their hearts.
That was because the Genesis Dao Body was a thing of myth, an absolute pinnacle that was almost impossible to achieve. Generally speaking, someone who had reached perfection in a single one out of the fleshly body, divine soul, and cultivation base was considered a Chosen among Chosen. Someone who had reached it in two was considered a monster.
As for someone who had reached perfection in all three aspects… they could completely be considered a heaven-defying existence, a Genesis Dao Body unheard of throughout history. With their knowledge and experience, the experts of the Left Dao Holy Region could easily deduce such a person’s future strength.
As soon as a Genesis Dao Body entered the early stage of the Star Domain Realm, they would already be a match for those in the great circle, and could be considered invincible in the entire realm. If they advanced to the middle stage, they would be able to battle Divine Emperors. If they reached the late stage, even if they couldn’t kill a Divine Emperor, it wouldn’t be hard to beat one down.
And if a Genesis Dao Body reached the great circle of the Star Domain Realm, they would be able to kill Divine Emperors! The blood of Divine Emperors would spill across the starry sky!
Even Wang Baole’s former senior brother, Chen Qingzi, hadn’t been able to achieve such a feat when he was still in the Star Domain Realm. Chen Qingzi was known for slaying Divine Emperors, but both times were after he had secretly broken through to the Universe Realm in the Land of the Underworld. Before that, he could only defeat but not kill them.
Thus, sensing the path Wang Baole wanted to take, the experts of the various factions were all shaken. Many of those who had unleashed secret techniques to send their divine wills to observe the solar system quickly retreated.
They were worried that Wang Baole would take offense to their spying. Perhaps they wouldn’t even need to wait for the war between the Never-Ending Clan and the Underworld Sect to start – Wang Baole might set out and exact vengeance on them as soon as he broke through.
It wasn’t worth offending Wang Baole for the sake of the World Ascension Disk. In any case, even if the World Ascension Disk was indeed a supreme treasure, it was hard to say whether it would bring disaster on their heads.
However, although most factions chose to retreat, the Nine Provinces Dao and the rest of the top five sects of the Left Dao Holy Region… did not!
Actually, it didn’t matter too much that Wang Baole had revealed his Genesis Dao Body. Regardless of the Flame Patriarch’s threat, they would still have chosen to attack in the end in order to snatch the World Ascension Disk.
But that wasn’t to say that Wang Baole’s Genesis Dao Body had no effect on them at all; rather, it just served to stoke their killing intent even further. After all, if they allowed Wang Baole to break through here, then… with the Federation being supported by both Wang Baole and the Flame Patriarch, the Left Dao Holy Region would certainly enter a period of violent upheaval.
The Nine Provinces Dao and the other top-ranking factions, and even the factions below them, would all be threatened by this upheaval. It could even be said that their very futures were at stake.
Thus, an aged voice instantly rang out in the Nine Provinces Dao’s headquarters.
“In the nineteenth territory of the Left Dao Holy Region, there is a civilization that has committed a grave transgression. By the decree of the Nine Provinces Dao, all factions are to attack and destroy them!”
As soon as the voice rang out, fourteen Star Domain Realm auras erupted from the sect headquarters. Among them, one even gave off the fluctuations of the great circle. These fourteen Star Domain Realm cultivators all gathered together inside the Nine Provinces Dao’s headquarters, and nine huge chains seemed to flicker into existence.
These nine chains were none other than the Nine Daos of the Nine Provinces Dao, and the fluctuations they gave off were astonishingly powerful. As for the other top-ranked factions, they didn’t hold back either. Similar objects appeared in their headquarters – a heaven-splitting ax, an asteroid the size of a galaxy, a blood-colored cauldron, and an illusory giant as tall as a star.
They were all manifestations of a top-ranked faction’s Dao. These manifestations quickly departed from their respective headquarters and heading toward the Federation.
As for the lesser factions, although they had no choice but to mobilize their experts, they were markedly slower.
At the current moment, countless arcs of light were streaking across the starry sky of the Left Dao Holy Region. Some were rampaging forward, others were slicing through the void, and yet others were traveling on magical treasures, but the one commonality of all of them was that they were closing in on the Federation from all directions.
This commotion instantly drew the attention of the other two holy regions. The Never-Ending Holy Region took note, but didn’t act rashly. After all, they had the Underworld Sect to worry about. If they moved out, their opponent would probably attack immediately, and neither side was ready for war to break out just yet.
As for the Unorthodox Holy Region, they were too far away. If they crossed the border between holy regions, it was easy for misunderstandings to arise, so they merely observed without moving.
Thus, both the Never-Ending Holy Region and the Unorthodox Holy Region stood by and watched as the Left Dao Holy Region’s Star Domain Realm experts closed in on the Federation.
Inside the Vast Expanse Dao Palace, Reverend Star Wings fell silent for a few breaths of time. Then, he stood up, bowed toward Wang Baole, and took a step forward, appearing outside the solar system in an instant. As he sat down cross-legged, a giant illusory figure appeared behind him, like a god taking form in the starry sky.
In a different direction, a sea of flames appeared, and a woman walked out with a hearty laugh. She was armored and ready for battle, a glare in her eyes and a sneer on her lips. After she left the sea of flames, she sat down cross-legged outside the solar system as well and spoke.
“Don’t worry, little Junior Brother. First Senior Sister will protect you!”
Indeed, this newcomer was Wang Baole’s First Senior Sister, who was also… the Flame Patriarch’s clone. In terms of cultivation base, she had already reached the Star Domain Realm.
The Raging Flame Galaxy’s divine ox also appeared in a different direction. The heat of its flames towered to the heavens.
“Kid, this old ox is also here to help!”
A smile appeared on Wang Baole’s face, but he sighed in his heart. He felt like his master was too engrossed in his act…
Before Wang Baole’s smile could dissipate, the scent of burning incense appeared in a fourth direction. A middle-aged man with a refined appearance stepped out of the void, his body flickering between illusion and reality. The man smiled in Wang Baole’s direction before sitting down cross-legged. Burning incense wafted off his body, causing the starry sky to tremble.
This was… Wang Baole’s Second Senior Brother. Cultivating the Dao of Burning Incense, he was the only other true disciple of the Flame Patriarch!
Wang Baole didn’t stand up, but he felt his heart grow even warmer. After looking at the four figures in the four cardinal directions, he suddenly sent a voice transmission before closing his eyes. At this point, his cultivation base had climbed to more than fifty steps on the stairway of the Eternal Star Realm’s great circle!