“What is that!”
People in cities all looked up in shock.
It was too breathtaking.
A vast ocean had appeared in the sky, its waves surging with mighty force, its presence causing countless hearts to tremble. And the sheer scale of this ocean… it stretched for ten thousand miles, rivaling the size of an entire province. Such a massive ocean appearing high in the heavens was even more eye-catching than the sun itself! Half of the residents on the main continent of the Xia Clan’s world could clearly see it, while the other half remained oblivious due to clouds, mountains, and other obstructions.
“How can there be such a massive ocean in the sky?” The common folk couldn’t comprehend it. Not even titled knights or titled mages could understand what this meant.
…
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
Across the realm of the Xia Clan, figures soared into the heavens one after another, pausing midair as they beheld the vast ocean suspended above—its boundless might radiating like an ancient, unfathomable power.
“Opening a Divine Sea?” Many transcendent beings were stunned by the sight.
“A Divine Sea? A Divine Domain? What’s going on? Could it be that a god has been born?”
“Who has become a god?”
Many transcendent beings were anxious and alarmed.
“Hmm?” In a humble village, Chao Qing, disguised as a commoner in ragged clothes, looked up with a changed expression. “Has another god been born? Who?”
Because he was a native of the Xia Clan, he had been cherished and protected by the Xia world, which allowed him to ascend to godhood within Hongshi Mountain and then secretly return.
In the past, whenever a god was born, both the Xia Clan and the race of magical beasts would immediately check whether the god was from their own side. If not, it must be the enemy! Though both sides were unwilling, they would immediately retreat into the transcendent world.
Even Palace Master Chen’s spiritual energy clone had left the Xinhuo World and now stood in the mortal realm, gazing at the sky from midair.
“Palace Master Chen, a god has been born! Is it from our Xia Clan?”
“Palace Master Chen, has one of our transcendent beings become a god?”
“Palace Master Chen, who has become a god?”
A flood of messages continuously questioned Palace Master Chen.
Everyone was anxious, desperate to find out the truth. For ordinary transcendent beings, the birth of a god was nearly unstoppable! What they didn’t know was that this era was different. Dongbo Xueying of this era already possessed the strength to easily crush an ordinary god. However, his enemies were the armies of the Witch God and the Great Demon God, so he continued his cultivation in Hongshi Mountain.
“Who could it be?” Palace Master Chen was also anxious and uneasy.
“Palace Master Chen, please rest assured,” a message arrived.
Palace Master Chen’s heart immediately lifted. The message was from Yu Jingqiu. He quickly sent a transmission: “Do you know who it is? Could it be Xueying? No, Xueying hadn’t yet reached the Third Reverence before.”
Heavenly Mountain Master He, Yang Sikong, and others had already condensed their Divine Hearts, while Chi Qiubai had reached the peak of the Third Reverence with his third-grade true intent, so any of them could ascend to godhood soon. Dongbo Xueying had extraordinary talent, possessing three second-grade true intents, but his cultivation level wasn’t particularly high yet. According to Dongbo Xueying’s own words, he hadn’t even reached the Third Reverence yet.
“It’s not Xueying. It’s a plant lifeform that Xueying sent out,” Yu Jingqiu transmitted. “This plant lifeform has already become a god and is still growing. It will play a significant role in the upcoming war.”
“Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!” Palace Master Chen was overjoyed.
Soon after, Palace Master Chen transmitted a message to the many transcendent beings of the Xia Clan: “Everyone, rest assured. The one who has become a god is from our Xia Clan. As for who it is, it shall remain temporarily confidential for now.”
All the transcendent beings of the Xia Clan immediately felt relieved, then overwhelmed with joy.
A god has been born?
In this era, everyone knew the situation was dire. The Xia Clan had already begun secretly relocating in large numbers. The birth of a god was indeed a cause for celebration!
…
The Xia Clan rejoiced greatly, while in the transcendent world known as the ‘Forest Sea World,’ the atmosphere was notably more oppressive.
Within the Forest Sea World stood a formidable fortress, shaped like a hemisphere, covered with countless magical runes. This fortress was immovable, its defensive strength surpassing even the Ding Jiu warship! Moreover, the fortress was reinforced with magical arrays, completely sealing off the inside from the outside world. This was the reason Dongbo Xueying, even during the century he was afflicted with witch poison, could not enter despite investigating the magical Orc Clan.
Could not enter, and could not directly attack?
The fortress was too sturdy; even the Ding Jiu warship’s bombardment would be useless.
…
Splashing… splashing…
Inside the fortress, within a lake of flowing crimson liquid, lay a massive humanoid body, its skin covered in dark red scales, its breathing faint, long, and slow.
Beside this crimson lake floated a giant head’s ethereal image and the figure of a man clad in golden robes.
“The Xia Clan has birthed a god,” the Great Demon God’s severed head rumbled lowly.
“I know,” the golden-robed man’s voice carried anger. “It’s all your fault. You were too arrogant back then, leading to your physical destruction. Because of that, our war was delayed by fifty years. Otherwise, the war would have already erupted, and we might have already conquered the entire Xia Clan world! Now, with the Xia Clan having a god, if it’s anyone else, it wouldn’t matter. But what if it’s Dongbo Xueying?”
“How can you blame me?” the Great Demon God’s head replied discontentedly. “Could you or I have predicted the emergence of such an extraordinary transcendent from the Xia Clan? Back then, if Dongbo Xueying hadn’t intervened and destroyed my headquarters, annihilating the nearly perfected physical body I had cultivated, how could we have known his strength was so formidable? How could we have plotted to surround and attack him?”
“It was precisely because we surrounded him that he was afflicted with the Six Grievances Witch Poison!”
“And even with the witch poison affecting him, his strength has risen this much! Without the poison, he might have already undergone his second ancient bloodline awakening, his powerful body nourishing his soul, making his soul even stronger. Without the witch poison, his strength would likely be far greater than it is now! Even if the war had started fifty years earlier, the outcome might not have been any better,” the Great Demon God’s head countered.
The golden-robed man remained silent.
Indeed.
This Dongbo Xueying had progressed far too quickly. Even under the influence of witch poison, he had managed to match Lord Youlan evenly during their last encounter at the Black and White Divine Mountains.
“You and I made a vow. Now is not the time to blame each other,” the Great Demon God’s head said. “What we need to decide now is what to do next.”
“We must find out! Who exactly has become a god?” the golden-robed man frowned. “If it’s Dongbo Xueying, with his mastery of three second-grade true intents, his threat would surpass that of an ordinary god with a second-grade Divine Heart! If he continues to rise in power, he might eventually refine the Heart of the Xia Clan world itself. Once he does that and becomes a Lord of the Material World, no one will be able to oppose him within the Xia Clan world.”
“Even if he becomes a god, it would likely take thousands of years to refine the world’s heart,” the Great Demon God’s head replied.
“If he returns to the Xia Clan world to ascend, he might already be a guardian disciple within Hongshi Mountain, gaining access to countless treasures. If we launch our war now, he will be our greatest obstacle,” the golden-robed man contemplated.
“Hmm…”
The Great Demon God’s head was silent for a moment before speaking. “If Dongbo Xueying has become a god, it must have been secretly within Hongshi Mountain, avoiding our notice so he can continue to grow. However, since the divine sea’s emergence in the Xia Clan world has already occurred, I think it’s unlikely to be Dongbo Xueying.”
“I also think it’s unlikely to be Dongbo Xueying. After all, he’s still so young. Condensing a second-grade Divine Heart isn’t easy. However… even if the possibility is low, we cannot gamble on it! From the intelligence we currently have, all the known transcendent beings of the Xia Clan, like Sikong Yang and Mountain Master He, have not yet become gods. So there must be someone else. Besides Dongbo Xueying, who else could it be?” the golden-robed man said with frustration.
Using the method of elimination.
The Xia Clan had only a limited number of semi-gods, and those capable of ascending to godhood were even fewer. After eliminating the others, Dongbo Xueying’s likelihood was actually the highest.
Yet deep down, they believed that someone so young shouldn’t have ascended so soon.
“We cannot gamble on it!” the golden-robed man said. “We must find out for sure.”
“How do we investigate?” the Great Demon God’s head asked. “We’ve already sent our spiritual clones to the area where the disturbance occurred, but we found no trace. Obviously, the one who became a god has already hidden elsewhere.”
“Through the Temple of Time and Space!” the golden-robed man said reluctantly. “Only by using the Temple of Time and Space can we find out who exactly has become a god!”
It was trivial if someone else became a god.
But if it was Dongbo Xueying…
That would be terrifying.
“Alright, I’ll go ask first and see what the Temple of Time and Space demands,” the Great Demon God’s head replied.
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