"There are quite a few experts in the Heavenly Court's genius battle this time, and even more powerhouses who have had fortuitous encounters. Those who want to kill me are not in the minority, but so what? Killing me is not that easy. During this genius battle, I will blatantly kill people! I will use them to benefit my vitality and temper my magical artifacts. The Wings of Freedom and the Staff of Legends have not yet been refined into king-grade immortal artifacts."
Fang Han also sensed the killing intent transmitted by many peerless geniuses, but he was completely unafraid, his fighting spirit soaring. Whoever dared to target him would definitely suffer his ultimate killing moves.
Numerous experts gathered together and arrived at this Heaven and Earth Arena. Almost every expert possessed miraculous encounters and absolute killing methods, ready to unleash earth-shaking power during the genius battle.
At this moment, Fang Han had already led the Son experts of the Yuhua Sect to sit on some thrones.
The thrones outside the Heaven and Earth Arena were divided by regions. The Son experts of each sect were designated to a specific area, with boundaries strictly marked to prevent conflicts.
Countless Heavenly Court experts were maintaining order, but fighting still broke out from time to time.
Boom!
Just as tens of thousands of major religions and sects gathered and the scene was chaotic, suddenly, a thunderclap mixed with a massive air current erupted from the center of the Heaven and Earth Arena. Everyone felt the destructive power and coincidentally stopped their disturbances.
Within streaks of auspicious energy, some ancient antiques from the Heavenly Court descended.
Any single one of these old antiques could casually suppress a region or destroy a major religion. Among them, an old man wearing a bright Daoist robe covering his entire body was the most eye-catching. No matter the time or place, this old man echoed with the blazing sun in the sky. With a slight movement, his face seemed to be reflected within the flames of the sun.
"The Xi Emperor! The invincible emperor, the Xi Emperor, has emerged."
"This is the most formidable emperor among the emperors of the Heavenly Court, the Xi Emperor. Rumor has it that he was once pursued by the Barbarian Clan's Heavenly Lord but escaped unscathed. This is a figure infinitely close to a Heavenly Lord; no one can do anything to him."
"It really is the Xi Emperor. Rumor had it he was in secluded meditation near death, but he has actually come out now."
"Since the Heavenly Lords have not appeared, his emergence to preside over the general situation is enough to represent the Heavenly Court."
Countless experts of major religions and genius disciples discussed this bright old man continuously. His majesty naturally went without saying; it could suppress eternity and illuminate the universe.
The number one figure below the Heavenly Lords in the Heavenly Court, the Xi Emperor.
When Fang Han saw this old man emerge, he also shuddered inwardly. He felt the terrifying power behind the old man's casual movements.
"Is this the Xi Emperor? Truly formidable. His magical power is far above mine. Even half-step Heavenly Lords like the Heavenly Zen Buddha Emperor and the Ghost Martial Sacred Lord at their peak couldn't compare to this person. This is an existence truly approaching a Heavenly Lord. Right now, I am no match for him. Even if I advance to the Emperor realm, I still wouldn't be his match, unless I obtain that planet-sized fragment of the Good Fortune Divine Artifact from the Heavenly Court's treasury to suppress him."
Looking at the Xi Emperor and sensing the vitality, he calculated deep within his heart. The calculation of the Thirty-Three Heavens Supreme Treasure reached its highest state, causing his own Lesser Destiny Technique to tremble as well. Fang Han came to a conclusion: he was absolutely no match for the Xi Emperor.
He would be easily suppressed even if he summoned the Heavenly Zen Buddha Emperor.
Only by advancing to the realm of an Emperor Paragon Immortal might he have a chance to escape with his life from the Xi Emperor's hands, but the assurance was not great.
An expert of this caliber was extremely terrifying.
Besides him, there was a large group of emperors beside the Xi Emperor, all figures from ancient legends. "Qi Emperor," "Void Emperor," "Fate Emperor," "Martial Emperor," "Extinction Emperor," "Thunder Emperor," "Hero Emperor"… It was unknown how powerful these emperors were, but each one was far superior to the "Slaughter Emperor" and the "Feather Emperor."
These emperors were the true decision-makers of the Heavenly Court.
Behind these emperors of "Longevity Matching Heaven and Earth," Fang Han also saw some ordinary emperors, such as the new generation "Dark Emperor" and "Mind Emperor." Since the original Dark Emperor and Mind Emperor had been refined by Fang Han, the residences of those Heavenly Court institutions would certainly elect new emperors; this was unquestionable.
Furthermore, Fang Han immediately spotted the Ferocity Emperor with a single glance.
The Ferocity Emperor was looking at him with a gaze full of hatred. Their eyes met for a moment before the Ferocity Emperor shifted his gaze away.
Many unknown emperors gathered around the Ferocity Emperor. They seemed to be plotting a massive conspiracy. Through intuition, Fang Han knew this conspiracy was aimed at dealing with him.
"When soldiers come, use a general to block them; when water comes, use earth to dam it. Ferocity Emperor, I want to see exactly what conspiracy you have to come after me. I was just worrying about lacking an emperor to blood-sacrifice my weapons. Both the Wings of Freedom and the Staff of Legends are still lacking the blood sacrifice of an emperor to advance to king-grade immortal artifacts." Fang Han's heart was exceptionally calm and decisive.
Now, his strength relied not only on his own progress but also on the advancement of his magical artifacts. Because magical artifacts could directly communicate with the Treasure Realm and absorb treasure energy as materials, the various troubles of forging were eliminated. The only thing lacking was the laws and essence energy of Sages and emperors.
If he could slay two or three emperors right now, he could directly advance the "Wings of Freedom" to the realm of a king-grade immortal artifact. Its power would increase a thousand or a hundred times over, making it peerless.
The abilities of the Wings of Freedom were no trivial matter.
Once advanced to king-grade, manipulating space and altering spatial laws would be as easy as one wished, greatly enhancing one's ability to escape. The speed would be such that with a flash of the wings, one could directly fly across the hundred thousand major provinces of the Heaven Realm. At that time, roaming the Heaven Realm would become much more convenient, and one could even explore the various mysteries above the firmament and deep within the earth.
The firmament of the Heaven Realm was infinitely high; the higher one went, the more dangerous it became. Legend had it that above the blazing sun of the Heaven Realm, there were even higher places. The treasures were abundant, and spirit veins floated in the air. Not only did king-grade spirit veins exist in groups, but sacred-grade spirit veins were also not absent. Not even the Heavenly Lords knew exactly how high the sky of the Heaven Realm was.
And the earth of the Heaven Realm was infinitely deep, layer after layer, bottomless and endless. The Heavenly Lords did not know how thick the earth was either. The treasures within were even more abundant, featuring many ancient immortals' cave dwellings and even various treasures left over from the previous era. As long as the Wings of Freedom advanced to king-grade, he could explore them all.
"Hmm, is that the Life Emperor?"
Fang Han suddenly saw that beside the Ferocity Emperor, a man had suddenly appeared. This man was precisely the ancient almighty expert who had rescued the Ferocity Emperor within the Wildlands, a half-step Heavenly Lord of Longevity Matching Heaven and Earth, and also a son of the Calamity Heavenly Lord, known as the "Life Emperor."
The "Life Emperor" went up and patted the Ferocity Emperor's shoulder, then looked at Fang Han with a smile in his eyes and nodded. His tone carried indescribable mystery and profound meaning.
Fang Han also nodded as a return greeting.
"Everyone, the Heavenly Court is holding this genius battle to allow all sects to unite, spar in Daoist techniques, and communicate with each other, thereby propelling the civilization of the Immortal Dao to a brand new peak. Especially now, with the major offensive from the Barbarian Clan and experts from alternate realms, our millions of major sects must unite. We must let our geniuses be thoroughly tempered and become experts capable of holding their own."
Suddenly, a booming voice echoed from the center of the "Heaven and Earth Arena."
It was actually the legendary figure, the "Xi Emperor," speaking. As soon as this emperor spoke, his voice instantly spread in all directions, suppressing the auras of all the other emperors and making him seem like the sole deity between heaven and earth.
"When a Heavenly Lord does not appear, who can compete with him!"
At this moment, this thought surged in everyone's hearts.
Huangfu Guo's expression was somewhat unpleasant, "This Xi Emperor is getting more and more formidable? Could it be possible for him to advance to the Heavenly Lord realm in the future? Based on my feeling, he is even more powerful than Senior Brother Dadao. If Senior Brother Dadao were to fight him, I'm afraid his chances of losing would take up ninety percent, or perhaps he wouldn't even have a single chance."
The "Senior Brother Dadao" in his heart was the head of the Huangfu family, Huangfu Dadao.
Originally, he came here to see just what realm the Xi Emperor had reached, so he could report back to the family head, Huangfu Dadao.
Because the top emperors between heaven and earth were secretly competing, wanting to step into the Heavenly Lord status one step ahead of the others, advance into peerless overlords, break the shackles of heaven and earth, become kings of the heavens, arbitrarily alter rules, and transcend chaos.
Initially, Huangfu Guo thought the family head, Huangfu Dadao, was the number one person among emperors and the strongest beneath the Heavenly Lords. But looking at it now, he was wrong, absurdly wrong.
The Xi Emperor was far above Huangfu Dadao.
Fang Han, however, did not have as many thoughts as Huangfu Guo. Following the fluctuations of vitality as the Xi Emperor spoke, he was silently calculating the Xi Emperor's aura. Facing such an expert, even just comprehending his temperament and calculating from it would bring great benefit to Fang Han's own realm.
"Everyone, in this Heavenly Court genius battle, our Heavenly Court wishes to select true peerless figures from the major sects to cultivate. If there are genuinely outstanding talents, our Heavenly Court will absolutely not be stingy with resources, because it has been a long time since the Heaven Realm birthed a Heavenly Lord." The Xi Emperor's voice echoed again: "If there really is someone with the aptitude of a Heavenly Lord, we will do our utmost to support their perfection. Now, I will announce the prizes for this genius battle. I invite the experts of the major religions to bear witness on the spot."
While speaking, the Xi Emperor waved his hands, and a brilliant kingdom descended from the sky.
Within that brilliant kingdom, an intense treasure light emerged, almost blinding people so they couldn't keep their eyes open, along with a strong medicinal aroma that refreshed the mind.
"Ah! That is a king-grade immortal artifact!"
"And a sacred-grade immortal pill!"
"What kind of weapon is that? An ancient divine weapon, an absolutely formidable existence." … Many experts of major religions, and even some normally indifferent geniuses, were thoroughly moved upon seeing the prizes within the brilliant kingdom.
The most eye-catching item within that brilliant kingdom was a magical artifact. This magical artifact was a weapon that resembled a blade but wasn't a blade, resembling a sword but wasn't a sword. It stood in the center of the kingdom, its aura layering upwards. Carved upon the blade were heavenly dragons, various tribes, immortals and Buddhas, demon gods, all emperors, the heavens, the various realms… It seemed all things were contained within the blade. As this blade moved slightly, the power of its aftermath radiated out immediately, making everyone feel a suffocating sense of suppression.
"The Brilliant Blade. An ancient king-grade immortal artifact. Rumor has it that this is a divine artifact forged from the brilliance of the heavens, ranking just below the Spear of Judgment. To think the Heaven Realm actually brought out this king-grade immortal artifact as a reward!"