"Bestow him his rewards? But he killed a Heavenly Court Divine Prison law-enforcing disciple?"
One person hurriedly said, "He should be captured and imprisoned to await the judgment of the Thunder Emperor Heavenly Lord!"
"Nonsense. Today is the long-awaited Heavenly Court genius battle, and everything must abide by the rules. In the Heaven and Earth Arena, who hasn't had a few people die? Breaking the rules of the Heavenly Court is a direct provocation of the majesty of the Good Fortune Immortal King. Within this arena, even Heavenly Lords have died in the ancient era; the death of a mere disciple is simply like a mayfly."
Several ancient emperors reprimanded in unison, glaring fiercely at the person who made the suggestion. Upon realizing it was the Ferocity Emperor, they could not help but sigh repeatedly, "Ferocity Emperor, you absolutely must not act recklessly. If you break the rules today, not even the Calamity Heavenly Lord will be able to protect you."
The Xi Emperor further stated, "Ferocity Emperor, I do not care what grievances or grudges you hold, but everything must be resolved outside the Heavenly Court. If you ruin the plan for this Heavenly Court genius battle, I will slay you right now. The Calamity Heavenly Lord has a great many sons; given my relationship with Lord Heavenly Lord, killing one or two of his sons is nothing."
When the Xi Emperor spoke these words, he did not show the slightest scruple.
The demeanor of the number one person beneath the Heavenly Lords was displayed to the fullest.
The Ferocity Emperor's expression changed, but he did not dare to curse out loud. If it were an ordinary person, he would have long since worn a ferocious look and cursed incessantly. However, facing the Xi Emperor, he dared not, because the Xi Emperor was too powerful, and his degree of control over the Heavenly Court was comparable to the role of a "Grand Steward." He deeply held the trust of the four great Heavenly Lords—Thunder Emperor, Eternal, Calamity, and Slaughter—which was something the Ferocity Emperor simply could not compare to.
The four great Heavenly Lords were generally in secluded cultivation, and many affairs of the Heavenly Court were managed by the Xi Emperor. This Xi Emperor was born at the beginning of heaven and earth and was not human; rumor had it he was transformed from a streak of absolute beginning energy.
It could be said that if the Ferocity Emperor defied the Xi Emperor and was killed by him, no one would protect him. The majesty of the Xi Emperor had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"Ferocity Emperor, if you dare to speak recklessly again, I will imprison you forever." The Life Emperor stepped forward and, with a sweep of his large sleeve, sealed the Ferocity Emperor in a sheet of rosy light, for fear that he would anger the Xi Emperor and be slain on the spot.
"Lord Xi Emperor, this younger brother of mine is spoiled and pampered, and usually indulged too much. This time, I will definitely punish him severely," the Life Emperor bowed to the Xi Emperor.
"That is good," the Xi Emperor's face showed no expression whatsoever. "The Heavenly Court's genius battle is a rule personally established by the four great Heavenly Lords, upholding the legacy of the ancient Good Fortune Immortal King. Rewarding geniuses and making the Immortal Dao prosper holds extraordinary significance. As long as this Ferocity Emperor stops acting out and considers the overall situation, I will not kill him."
"Yes, yes, yes…" the Life Emperor hastily replied.
With a wave of the Xi Emperor's hand, the Life Emperor took the Ferocity Emperor and retreated to the back.
Within the seal, the Ferocity Emperor gnashed his teeth. His hatred for Fang Han could not be washed away even if the waters of the Heavenly River were poured out.
"Bang!"
In the Heaven and Earth Arena, just as Fang Han finished refining that Divine Prison disciple Chen Zhendong, the void shuddered, and a decree talisman containing rewards descended.
Fang Han's eyes flickered, feeling secretly astonished in his heart. Although he knew that every victory yielded a reward, the rewards this time were simply far too abundant.
It fully comprised a flying sword array consisting of one hundred and eight peerless-grade immortal artifacts. Every flying sword shot out brilliant light haphazardly, capable of harming a Sage. In addition, there were ten gourds of king-grade immortal pills, each gourd containing over a thousand pills. The medicinal power of the pills inside was formidable; they were the "Great Emperor Ninefold Divine Profound Pills," an ancient secret transmission that combining healing, lifespan extension, Dao comprehension, and realm elevation into one.
Furthermore, ten twisting dragon-snake-like king-grade spirit veins were also soaring and dancing within a jade box.
"Great rewards!" Fang Han grabbed with his large hand, seizing all these treasures, and then strode out of the Heaven and Earth Arena, returning to his sect's thrones.
"Eldest Senior Brother returns victorious."
"Eldest Senior Brother is truly invincible, defeating the enemy in one move."
"This group of Heavenly Court Divine Prison law-enforcing disciples really needed to be taught a good lesson, hmph! Otherwise, they would truly become lawless. I'd like to see how they oppose Eldest Senior Brother in the future." … Seeing Fang Han return, the Sons of the Yuhua Sect cheered in unison. Victorious Sons continuously returned and paid their respects to Fang Han.
"How did the Sons of the Yuhua Sect become so formidable?"
"Look! That Xu Muyun!"
Boom!
In amid a fierce battle in a section of the Heaven and Earth Arena, Xu Muyun was fighting against a Half-Sage level expert. That expert fully manifested eighteen major external incarnations, seemingly having cultivated some supreme Great Dao secret art.
But during the struggle, Xu Muyun suddenly unleashed her power, striking out with the might of a Sage. A sheet of holy light pressed down, with countless runes dancing wildly. Behind her, a Sage-level demon actually appeared, grabbing with its large hand, directly tearing that expert's soul to shreds. All the vitality turned into a true dragon and was absorbed into her body. She received her rewards and returned victorious.
At the same time, Sun Shihua likewise slew a powerhouse.
The disciples of the Yuhua Sect won consecutively.
This caused the expressions of the emperors from many sects to change.
"What is going on? To think the disciples of the Yuhua Sect have not suffered a single defeat so far? So formidable. That Xu Muyun used to be merely a Golden Immortal disciple; how could she undergo such a formidable transformation in just a few months?"
"Did you notice? The reason these disciples are so formidable is that someone forcefully refined Sages into talismans and integrated them into their bodies, making them this powerful. Unless it is a truly formidable Sage, it is completely impossible to slay them!"
"What? Refining Sages into talismans? True, taking a closer look, that is indeed the case. Whenever they reach a critical moment of danger, these disciples truly erupt with a power that only Sages can possess. This is simply terrifying! But where did the Yuhua Sect get so many Sages? Furthermore, a sect master wouldn't go mad and refine Sages into talismans. Sages are the high-level decision-makers of a sect. Unless the sect master has fallen into the demonic path and is indiscriminately killing the innocent, but if that continues, a sect would cease to exist."
An emperor said in a depressed tone.
He couldn't understand it even if he was beaten to death.
Killing Sages to fulfill some Origin Immortal and Ancestor Immortal disciples? How could that be possible? Only a sect master who had fallen into the demonic path and gone mad would do such a thing.
"That Feather Emperor is not such a person. Moreover, the Feather Emperor is currently countering the Barbarian Clan. He obtained a magical artifact, the Totem Can, and is relying on this artifact to cultivate a supreme divine art. He would absolutely not do such a thing. Did you notice? Among the leading figures of the Yuhua Sect this time, not a single person from the Hua family came."
"Indeed, logically speaking, the founders of the Yuhua Sect are the Hua Heavenly Lord's descendants, yet not a single one came. This is highly unreasonable. Could it be?"
The thoughts of some emperors flickered, and suddenly an astonishing idea erupted: "Could it be that this Feng Yuan slaughtered the entire Hua family of the Yuhua Sect down to the last person? And refined them all into talismans?"
"Most likely so!"
"The more you think about it, the more it makes sense. Think about how his Eight Divisions Pagoda was refined? Even if it required an emperor's blood sacrifice, it might well have been the blood, soul, and laws of the Hua family's emperors. The Five Elders of the Hua family might have all been killed by him!"
"Where would he get such great ability? Furthermore, rumor has it that if the Hua family of the Yuhua Sect encounters a crisis, the original spirit left behind by that Hua Heavenly Lord will strike, and no one can resist it."
"Have you forgotten? This Feng Yuan also has a Heavenly Lord backing him. From this perspective, he really does have the ability to kill all the Hua family members of the Yuhua Sect."
"Then in that case, the Hua family of the Yuhua Sect might truly have been completely annihilated. The Yuhua Sect is no longer surnamed Hua."
…
A massive wave of divine senses spread outwards along with this discussion, spreading further and further. Many experts from various sects, the Emperor Paragon Immortals leading their teams, all learned of this news. Every one of them felt a chill over their bodies. Looking from afar at Fang Han, the weaker emperors did not even dare to look at him directly. The rumors were mostly true; Fang Han had purged the entire Hua family of the Yuhua Sect, killed the Five Elders of the Hua family, and blood-sacrificed them to refine the Eight Divisions Pagoda.
Fang Han's methods at this very moment truly made some people fearful.
At this time, the second round of battles in the Heavenly Court genius battle was nearing a sporadic end. The disciples of the Yuhua Sect returned one after another, all alive and having slain their opponents.
Among them were several disciples who were heavily injured and nearing the end of their lives; illuminated by Fang Han's Heaven-Mending Crystal Mist, they fully recovered.
Fang Han smiled faintly and gave his rewarded one hundred and eight peerless-grade immortal artifact flying swords to a Son. That Son was named Wang Yin, who performed outstandingly in this battle, unexpectedly erupting with extraordinary combat power to slay an outstanding Son of the Taiyi Sect. Fang Han could tell that this Wang Yin also possessed a type of physical constitution called the Great Luo Dharma Seal Physique, where the meridians in his body resembled innate seals.
"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother." This Son Wang Yin took the one hundred and eight peerless-grade immortal artifact flying swords with trembling hands. This Son was a genius, even above Xu Muyun, and his aptitude even surpassed Sun Shihua's. It was a pity that formerly in the Yuhua Sect, he suffered suppression from the Hua family and never received cultivation resources.
Now Fang Han promoted those genius Sons one by one.
This set of flying swords Fang Han gave was called the "Midnight Universe Light Swords." Arranged into a grand array, they could practically trap a Sage. Acquired by Son Wang Yin, they would become magical artifacts for his enlightenment in the future.
"Senior Brother, with every round of battle, our Yuhua Sect grows stronger. After this genius battle, I am afraid the vitality lost from purging the Hua family will be thoroughly replenished," said Son Wang Yin.
"Currently, the Sages of my Yuhua Sect are far from sufficient, unable to contend with some supreme major sects. Only when you all break through your realms and attain comprehension of life and death in these battles can we restore our vitality," Fang Han nodded.
All the Sons gathered around, listening to Fang Han's teachings.
Fang Han had also observed these Sons' battles, pointing out their mistakes in combat one by one, sharpening their spears right before going into battle. His martial arts experience was something not even some ancient emperors could match. Having inherited the Daoist tradition of the Heavenly Zen Buddha Emperor's Buddhist tongue that blossoms lotuses, just a few casual sentences provided a sudden enlightenment and a sweeping away of confusion.
Some Sons with great comprehension had already begun to understand, emitting the light of comprehending the Dao from their bodies, grasping one realm after another.
Just at this moment, the brilliance of the third round of competitions flashed once again.
Fang Han flicked his clothes and strode forth, arriving in the Heaven and Earth Arena. This time, the enemy was a Son of Slaughter dressed in white clothes, holding a white longsword in his hand.
This Son of Slaughter was clearly a formidable expert under the command of the Slaughter Heavenly Lord, unfathomable, with a pair of extremely calm eyes.
"It is not Meng Shaobai," Fang Han glanced at this Son of Slaughter and shook his head.
"You are Feng Yuan?"
Schwing!
This Son of Slaughter unsheathed his sword and pointed it at Fang Han.
Boom!
Just as his sword left its sheath, a large hand slapped down, flattening him into a mass of meat paste, while his voice was still echoing in the air.
"Pointing a sword at me? Do you have that qualification?" Fang Han looked at the meat paste that used to be the Son of Slaughter and began to refine it. Absolutely without any nonsense.