📖 Chapter 972 - Name Echoing in All Directions!

19 May, 2023

Before today, not many people knew about the Divine Eye Civilization’s quota for the Starfall Realm. This was in part because the Divine Eye Civilization hadn’t used that quota for a very long time.

After all, for all these years, the Divine Eye royal family hadn’t had a single cultivator in the great circle of the Spirit Immortal Realm. Thus, the quota was more of a hidden card that could be used as a bargaining chip.

There was another reason why outsiders didn’t know about the Divine Eye Civilization’s quota. According to the Never-Ending Dao Domain’s contract with the Starfall Realm, only those who obtained the final qualification to beat the Heavenspan Drum would be included on the Starfall List. Although one or two members of the Divine Eye Civilization had gone to the Starfall Realm tens of thousands of years ago, they never made it past the third trial.

Thus, the Divine Eye Civilization had never been named on the Starfall List, and the fact that it held the quota had never been found out. Even the Violet Gold Civilization had only discovered this fact by chance, which was why it had cooperated with the Divine Eye royal family.

But now, with the rise of Wang Baole, the Divine Eye Civilization immediately became known to many massive forces. After investigating, they found out that this civilization was extremely weak, making them pay even more attention to Wang Baole.

“Wang Baole? Never heard of him…”

“There are too many civilizations in the Never-Ending Dao Domain. This Divine Eye Civilization is so minuscule, but they actually gave rise to an unprecedentedly dazzling Chosen!!”

“A Dao Planet… This time, the Starfall Realm really went crazy. Throughout the ages, only the legendary Master Never-Ending has ever obtained a Dao Planet, but now, there are actually two more!”

“Isn’t Xu Yinling that girl from the Nine Phoenix Sect? She also obtained a Dao Planet!”

“Xu Yinling will be fine. The Nine Phoenix Sect isn’t an easy target. But as for this Wang Baole… I’m afraid it will be difficult for him to keep his Dao Planet for long!”

“Even if he breaks through to the Planet Realm and completely fuses with his Dao Planet, there are too many methods in this world to transfer a Planet… as long as he can be convinced!”

After the shock wore off, greed rose up in the countless powerful forces. In their eyes, Wang Baole’s background and personal strength were both completely negligible. Just like how treasuring a jade ring could be turned into a crime, having a Dao Planet was already enough of a reason for them to go after him.

From their point of view, this was like snatching candy from a baby. As long as they could hunt Wang Baole down and convince him, the Dao Planet would become theirs. Thus, the Chosen of the various factions, even those who had already stepped into the Planet Realm, were all filled with excitement.

It wasn’t that the Starfall Emperor hadn’t thought about any of this. However, due to a gap in knowledge, it didn’t care at all. According to its understanding, Wang Baole had a terrifying background, as he was backed by a paragon from beyond the Dao Domain. Thus, the idea that this matter could cause Wang Baole any trouble never even crossed its mind.

And so, Wang Baole continued retracting his breath, clueless that his true name had been exposed and that countless factions were eyeing his Dao Planet.

While the outside world was in an uproar over the Starfall List, some people who knew Wang Baole personally were also utterly astonished.

For example, there was Xie Haiyang. At that moment, he had already made a plan to win the favor of the Flame Patriarch and get introduced to that VIP who could save his father. As he was in the middle of his preparations, the Xie Family’s copy of the Starfall List was sent over. When he saw the name “Wang Baole” at the top of the list, Xie Haiyang couldn’t help but gape.

And when he noticed the words “Dao Planet” next to Wang Baole’s name, he almost leaped into the air. His expression was filled with disbelief as he couldn’t help but cry out in alarm.

“Dao Planet? What’s going on?!” Huge waves rose up in Xie Haiyang’s heart. His breathing became rapid, and his mind was buzzing. His immediate reaction to the list was suspicion and even disbelief, but when he saw the Divine Eye Civilization listed as Wang Baole’s place of origin, he had no choice but to accept reality.

“So Long Nanzi really was Wang Baole. That fatty is… too fierce!!”

Aside from Xie Haiyang, there was another person who couldn’t calm down. This person was the Flame Patriarch; with his level of cultivation, he naturally had the right to receive the Starfall List. Although he had some inkling thanks to giving his approval previously, when he really saw the facts with his own eyes, he couldn’t help but be shaken.

“He will definitely become my disciple!” The Flame Patriarch’s eyes lit up as a moved expression appeared on his face. He felt that if his legacy could be passed down to Wang Baole in the future, he would have no more regrets in this life!

Chen Qingzi was also aware of this matter. Although he was inside a spell formation formed by the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao, his formidable strength and previous approval of Wang Baole’s Dao Oath allowed him to sense the Starfall List the moment it spread out to the Never-Ending Dao Domain.

Letting loose a long laugh, Chen Qingzi resumed his massacre. He no longer intended to let things drag on and planned to quickly make his escape. That was because he knew that now that this list had been released, after some time passed, his little junior brother would thrust into the center of a storm!

At that time, there had to be a mighty figure to give Wang Baole shelter. Only then would those holding evil thoughts restrain themselves and allow him time to grow.

Chen Qingzi’s judgment was mostly correct, but since he was trapped in the spell formation, he didn’t have a thorough understanding of what was happening outside. Thus, he didn’t know that those with evil thoughts wouldn’t just appear after some time passed. Rather, they had already appeared!

They were the Violet Gold Civilization!

As soon as the Violet Gold Civilization saw the list, a huge uproar broke out. When they saw the name “Divine Eye Civilization”, they immediately concluded that Wang Baole was Long Nanzi’s real name!

Moreover, they even discovered that Wang Baole was most likely not a cultivator native to the Divine Eye Civilization, but an outsider!

The Violet Gold Civilization had already been utterly incensed thanks to the matter of their Dao Child being captured and held hostage. Now that they saw that Wang Baole had a Dao Planet, all kinds of thoughts immediately rose up in their hearts. Boundless killing intent instantly erupted from the entire Violet Gold Civilization.

As the fury of the Violet Gold Civilization rose, it began secretly acting on a series of arrangements. At the same time, in the Starfall Realm, Wang Baole and the others continued their Breath Retraction. The Chosen who hadn’t qualified to beat the Heavenspan Drum weren’t just sitting around; in the following days, they traded with the natives of the Starfall Empire and made some profits.

Whenever the Starfall Realm opened, similar events would occur. Thus, half a month slowly passed, and many people chose to leave. Unlike when they arrived, they didn’t need to leave at the same time. The Starfall Realm’s paper boats would bring some Chosen out every day, returning to the place where they had first boarded.

Most of the Chosen had woken up from their Breath Retraction, the masked woman. After regaining consciousness, she looked up at the light that represented Wang Baole in the vault of heaven. Her eyes were full of reminiscence as well as blessing. Sighing, she finally turned and left.

There was also the scholarly cultivator, the young man in black, the little girl, and the little fatty. All of them chose to leave after taking a glance at Wang Baole, who was still in the process of Breath Retraction.

Among them, the scholarly cultivator and the young man in black had complicated looks in their eyes. The little fatty was filled with envy and helplessness, while the little girl’s eyes shone with an unfathomable light. Nobody knew what she was thinking, but she sent another deep glance at Wang Baole before leaving the Starfall Realm.

Everyone knew that the longer a person remained in Breath Retraction, the more powerful they would be after waking up. None of them had any doubt that Wang Baole would be the one to take the longest to awaken.

Xu Yinling, the bell girl, woke up three days before Wang Baole. Killing intent filled her eyes as she looked at Wang Baole. In the end, she let out a cold snort before leaving.

Thus, when Wang Baole woke up three days later, he was the last Outer Domain cultivator in the Starfall Realm. After regaining consciousness, he sensed that he was now firmly in the Planet Realm, and his cultivation base was so firm that even he himself was terrified. At first, he was extremely excited, but he soon found out about the Starfall List. An expression of helplessness appeared on his face.

However, he knew that even without the Starfall List, once the Chosen returned home, everything that had happened would eventually be exposed. Still, the matter of the list spreading out made him feel pressured, and his heart grew anxious.

‘So what? Daddy here’s got his own backing!’ Gritting his teeth, Wang Baole cheered himself up and bid farewell to the Starfall Emperor.

But before he left, he visited the shops in the Starfall Empire that sold magical treasures, cultivation techniques, and divine abilities. This time… with the power of the paper natural law that his Dao Planet had duplicated, Wang Baole found that the paper slips used in the Starfall Realm were no different from normal jade slips in his eyes. He could clearly see everything inside.