📖 Chapter 1213 - How Many Divine Emperors?

10 Jan, 2024

War had broken out.

The arrival of the Underworld River and the battle between the two Heavenly Daos caused the natural and magical laws of the stele world to collide as well.

The normal operation of the starry sky was interrupted, and countless civilizations showed signs of collapse. Frequent storms swept through space, and the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain fell into chaos.

Along with the cultivators of the Underworld Sect, countless remnant souls from the civilizations of previous epochs arrived, madly attacking the Never-Ending Clan and its allied forces.

Battles broke out in countless locations one after another.

Endless blood was shed with every passing moment.

Due to the battle between Heavenly Daos, the entire starry sky seemed about to collapse. Rumbling rang out incessantly throughout the stele world.

The cultivators had it worst of all. Because of the conflicting laws, those who cultivated under the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao were unable to seek enlightenment. Their cultivation bases were thrown into chaos, and further advancement became extremely difficult.

If the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao ever collapsed, then… these cultivators’ cultivation bases would become rootless trees. Even if they switched over to the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao, they would still suffer damage to their foundations.

Thus, although the Left Dao Holy Region and Unorthodox Holy Region were unwilling to participate in war, although the first and most heavily affected place was the Never-Ending Holy Region… due to promises from ancient times, as well as for the sake of their own Dao, the two holy regions were forced to fight.

Naturally, the great sects of the two holy regions wouldn’t jump out right away. It was instead the countless smaller civilizations who were forced to enter the Never-Ending Holy Region and jump into the meat grinder.

Only the sects and clans with Universe Realm combat strength could watch on the sidelines and focus on protecting themselves. However… not every such faction chose to wait and see. Due to various reasons or karmic relationships, there were several factions who proactively entered the battlefield.

Among them was the Xie Family. This super faction which had risen to prominence due to betting on the Never-Ending Clan once again appeared in the starry sky. The Xie Family’s ancestor exited seclusion and… chose to fight!

The main battlefield of the ongoing war was the Never-Ending Holy Region, so the Left Dao and Unorthodox Holy Regions were still relatively unaffected. However, with countless small civilizations being driven onto the battlefield, large swathes of empty space were left behind. It was only a matter of time before the chaos spread to the other two holy regions.

At this time, the solar system was considered a rare sanctuary in the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain. Not only was it guarded by Wang Baole and the Flame Patriarch, two Universe-level powerhouses, it also had the protection of the World Ascension Disk.

Because of this, the Never-Ending Clan wouldn’t go out of their way to provoke the Federation. And with Wang Baole’s former status… the Underworld Sect didn’t dare to bother him, either.

Thus, although the rest of the stele world was in chaos, the solar system remained at peace.

“My Dao is the Dao of Freedom. And to my current self, the only thing shackling me down… is this stele world. Thus, the path I need to take in the future is shattering the void.” Wang Baole sat in his residence on Mars, pouring a cup of tea for the Flame Patriarch in front of him. Speaking softly, he explained his future plans.

When Wang Baole spoke of the void, he meant both the sea of stars and the universe itself.

Thus, shattering the void was akin to breaking through the starry sky and entering a new world.

At the same time, it also meant… he was about to leave.

The Flame Patriarch fell into deep thought as he listened to his disciple’s words.

Wang Baole and his master weren’t the only people in this house. Zhao Yameng and Zhou Xiaoya were there too, and Second Senior Brother was meditating not far away. As for First Senior Sister, she was sitting across from Little Donkey and Little Fifth, looking at them meaningfully.

Little Donkey was baring its teeth, having dug up some courage from who-knows-where. Perhaps swallowing so much Heavenly Dao power had led to it getting a little arrogant. In any case, its expression seemed to be saying, “Don’t mess with me, or you’ll regret it.” At its side, Little Fifth was wearing a vigilant expression and staring warily at First Senior Sister.

“Hm, this little thing is actually a Heavenly Dao? And this kid… is clearly not a lifeform of this world. Baole, these two are pretty interesting. Why don’t you let me dissect them? Oh, which one should I pick first…” First Senior Sister clicked her tongue, and her eyes shone as she seemed to be struggling to decide.

Little Donkey’s fur stood on end, and it bared its teeth even more. Meanwhile, Little Fifth’s eyes flickered, as if he was weighing something in his heart. However, after glancing over once, Wang Baole didn’t pay them any more attention. Instead, it was the old ox who suddenly appeared next to First Senior Sister, looking at Little Fifth and Little Donkey with an interested gaze.

As soon as the old ox appeared, Little Donkey trembled, and Little Fifth’s expression turned even more solemn. After thinking for a while, the latter suddenly started moving, walking over to the old ox and First Senior Sister under their curious gazes. Upon reaching the pair, Little Fifth cleared his throat and plastered an ingratiating smile on his face.

“Seniors, I understand this little donkey very well. If I help, dissecting it will be much simpler!” With that, Little Fifth turned around, joining First Senior Sister and the old ox in staring at Little Donkey. His expression was sharp and completely serious.

"???" Little Donkey was stunned.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Yameng and Zhou Xiaoya couldn’t help but laugh. Wang Baole also chuckled, a half-smile appearing on his face. He obviously knew that his master was just playing around with Little Donkey and Little Fifth. In fact, Wang Baole had his own suspicions about Little Donkey’s mutation.

‘As for Little Fifth…’ Narrowing his eyes, Wang Baole looked deeply at Little Fifth before withdrawing his gaze. Then, pouring another cup of tea for the Flame Patriarch, he spoke softly.

“Master, how many Universe Realm Almighties does the current Never-Ending Dao Domain have? How many people are there with equivalent battle prowess?” Wang Baole’s understanding of this sort of thing wasn’t comprehensive. After all, he had only just broken through to the Star Domain Realm, so it fell on the Flame Patriarch to explain things to him.

“The Universe Realm is the term used in the Left Dao and Unorthodox Holy Regions… the Never-Ending Clan calls it the Divine Emperor Realm. Of course, both terms actually refer to the same thing.” The Flame Patriarch took a sip of tea as he spoke. In truth, answering his disciple’s questions filled him with elation inside.

“Let’s talk about the Never-Ending Holy Region first. There are four Divine Emperors in the Never-Ending Clan. You’ve already met some of them – Imperial Mountain, Radiant Light, and Mystic Blossom. As for the final one, the world calls him Kiga.

“This Divine Emperor Kiga isn’t simple. It was only recently that I found out he’s actually a clone of the Never-Ending Clan’s Patriarch Never-Ending.

“Aside from the four Divine Emperors of the Never-Ending Clan, the Never-Ending Holy Region also has the Xie Family’s ancestor. In total, there are five Universe Realm powerhouses.

“As for the Unorthodox Holy Region, the first-ranked sect is extremely secretive, and basically no one knows anything about it. However, I can say that there’s definitely a Universe Realm expert in it.

“So we can count that as one. At the same time, there’s the top cultivator of the Seven Spirits Dao, Dao Mozi. He’s extremely savage, and also in the Universe Realm. But those two should be all for the Unorthodox Holy Region.

“Our Left Dao Holy Region can be considered far behind in this aspect. Although there was a Universe Realm powerhouse here 20,000 years ago, he’s long dead…” The Flame Patriarch seemed unwilling to speak of this person and quickly changed the topic.

“In other words, there are about seven Universe Realm cultivators in the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain. As for that old fart in the Nine Provinces Dao, his cultivation base only reaches the Universe Realm when hiding inside his sect. Once he leaves, he’s just in the great circle of the Star Domain Realm, so he can only be considered to have battle prowess matching the Universe Realm at most.

“When it comes to Universe Realm battle prowess, you and I are two, and that old fart Nine Daos is one. There are six more – three in the Unorthodox Holy Region and three in the Never-Ending Holy Region.

“In total, it’s less than twenty people. These people are those at the absolute peak of the current stele world. I can’t say for sure whether or not there are some in hiding, but according to my judgment, there can only be one or two more at most. There definitely won’t be more than three!”