"Emperor Sheng" warned "Emperor Ning." He too knew that Fang Han's great momentum was already established, and he was fundamentally not someone ordinary Emperors could match.
Right now, although that Jun Cangsheng had been rescued, everyone knew that this person's confidence was already lost. Moreover, the vast majority of his primeval energy had been plundered away by Fang Han, so it would be very difficult for him to put up a resistance against Fang Han in the future.
The champion of the genius battle was Fang Han. The strength of the number one person among the younger generation was something no one could likely shake in the short term.
Those with discerning eyes could also clearly see that Fang Han's strength currently rivaled that of an ancient Emperor, closely chasing old antiques and living fossils like "Emperor Void," "Emperor Fate," and "Emperor Qi." He might even be able to launch a contest against Emperor Xi.
Some supreme major sects that opposed Fang Han changed expressions one after another. Giants of sects like the Huangfu Family, the Ouyang Family, and the Five Sacred Mountains Divine Sect… even the Taiyi Sect all kept as quiet as cicadas in cold weather. They knew that things would be dangerous in the future; with a figure like "Feng Yuan," the Ascension Sect would probably truly rise to prominence.
During the process of this Heavenly Court's genius battle, "Feng Yuan" turned the clouds with a flip of his hand and summoned rain with another, seizing all the advantages, which allowed every single disciple of the Ascension Sect to obtain tremendous benefits. Their personal strengths had reached a state of diligent advancement. No one knew how far he could go; if he advanced to the "Heavenly Monarch" realm in the future, he would probably sweep forward invincibly across the world.
"The genius battle of the Heavenly Court has concluded. The title of first place belongs to Feng Yuan of the Ascension Sect; this is obvious to all and an absolute display of strength. Now, the conferring of the Heavenly Court's rewards will begin. Feng Yuan, come up and receive the Blade of Glory, as well as the Sacred Grade Immortal Pill, the All Heavens Monarch Pill."
After a short silence, the Heaven and Earth Battle Arena slowly closed. All the light was restrained, and the combat auras of the demon gods also vanished. Striding with the steps of a dragon and a tiger, Fang Han walked out of the battle arena, and not the slightest expression could be seen on his face.
He did not return to the Ascension Sect, but directly walked towards the numerous Emperors of the Heavenly Court. He stopped and looked at the leader in front, "Emperor Xi," letting out a long and loud howl that could be heard by the entire audience: "Holy Son of the Ascension Sect, Feng Yuan, pays his respects to Emperor Xi."
Emperor Xi looked at Fang Han, a trace of bizarre luster flashing in his eyes, seemingly calculating and assessing something. However, he did not ask any questions, but stated directly: "You are truly overflowing with genius, actually defeating even the reincarnated Heavenly Monarch Jun Cangsheng. However, Jun Cangsheng was rescued at the last moment, leaving you unable to refine him. Do you hold any resentment in your heart?"
"I hold no resentment. This was definitely the idea of a Heavenly Monarch." Fang Han's heart stirred, yet he spoke with an impassive expression on his face: "Right now, the Heavenly Court is in need of people. Jun Cangsheng's future achievements will be exceedingly high; he can resist the barbarians and slay the numerous experts of the God Race from other worlds. It would have been too much of a pity if he were killed by me. I was only fighting with all my might."
"Good, you act appropriately to the situation. Taking the overall situation into consideration makes you worthy of the Heavenly Court's vigorous cultivation. Regarding your rewards, the Heavenly Court will not shortchange you by a single penny, and will also heavily nurture you in the future. As for whether you can break through to the Equal to Heaven and Earth realm in the future, or even advance to the supreme Heavenly Monarch realm, that will all depend on your own efforts. The final hurdle to that realm is more difficult to break through than all previous realms combined; you must look out for yourself." Emperor Xi's words were very peaceful, displaying an absolute capability of control.
"I know."
While nodding, Fang Han secretly calculated Emperor Xi's strength. He discovered that standing before him was not a human, but an initial aura originating from the grand primordial mist, from the ancient times. It was unfathomable. With his current realm, if he engaged in a fight with him, he had zero certainty of winning.
However, compared to before, he was vastly more tyrannical.
When Fang Han saw Emperor Xi in the past, the opponent was incomparably mysterious and fundamentally unreadable, and the result of the deduction was certain death without a doubt. Now, he had seen through the opponent's true form; it was a ray of the qi of the grand origin from the very beginning of the opening of heaven and earth. Moreover, Fang Han was confident that if Emperor Xi wanted to kill him, he could completely pull away and retreat.
What is more, Fang Han had yet to fully refine some of the unawakened primal soul memories of the reincarnated Heavenly Monarch absorbed from Jun Cangsheng's body, nor had he comprehended the core profound mysteries left behind by the Sacred Grade Immortal Artifact, the Totem Can.
If he comprehended them thoroughly, and then cultivated within the Heavenly Vein, obtaining that Sacred Grade Immortal Pill, he would have the opportunity to advance to the "Equal to Heaven and Earth" half-step Heavenly Monarch realm after swallowing it. Then, he would be able to sit as an equal with Emperor Xi and match him completely.
Of course, if he had the opportunity to obtain the fragment of the Creation Divine Artifact, he would be able to transcend entirely above Emperor Xi.
Regrettably, in his deductions, even if he obtained the planet-sized Creation Divine Artifact fragment, he could not advance to a Heavenly Monarch. It wouldn't even amount to a ten-thousandth of the accumulation needed to advance to a Heavenly Monarch.
The gap between a Heavenly Monarch's realm and a Supreme Immortal's realm was truly too massive.
A person might be able to cultivate from the Physical Body Realm to a Supreme Immortal. But cultivating from a Supreme Immortal to a Heavenly Monarch was tens of millions of times more difficult. This step was already an integration of the concerted efforts of heaven and earth, a turn in fortune, and various transformations in the past and future. It no longer had much to do with personal will, perseverance, and courage.
The Dao of the Heavenly Monarchs had already involved unfathomable destiny.
"Very well then, Feng Yuan, follow me into the Nine Heavens Palace of the Heavenly Court to collect this time's rewards," Emperor Xi said faintly.
He turned around and instructed: "Regarding the various subsequent rewards, Emperor Qi, Emperor Fate, Emperor Void, Emperor Hexagram… issue them together. Let this general assembly of the Heavenly Court's genius battle have a satisfactory conclusion."
"Yes…"
The numerous ancient Emperors of the Heavenly Court all complied with Emperor Xi's arrangements and revered him as their leader.
"Let's go, follow me to the Nine Heavens Palace." Emperor Xi flew up into the air, opening a golden avenue in the sky that led straight to the higher reaches of the Heavenly Court. Fang Han opened his eyes and looked over, discovering an ancient majesty within it, awe-inspiring and inviolable, which could not help but make him secretly startled.
However, he still followed behind Emperor Xi and vanished with a single step.
As for those disciples of the Ascension Sect, he believed that even in his absence, no one would dare to deliberately provoke any trouble; his prestige of almost beating to death the reincarnated Heavenly Monarch Jun Cangsheng was still present.
The golden avenue flickered continuously, and moments later, Fang Han arrived in an expanse of a purple great hall. This great hall was magnificent, extending inwards to an unknown depth, and was exceptionally secluded. Written on the plaque of the great hall were the large characters "Nine Heavens."
In front of the "Nine Heavens" great hall sat a jade desk, upon which were displayed the Blade of Glory and the Sacred Grade Immortal Pill, the All Heavens Monarch Pill.
The All Heavens Monarch Pill still emitted medicinal qi that coagulated into figures of medicine gods, punching out tens of millions of divine arts of the Dao of Medicine. Fang Han even knew that if he comprehended the profound mysteries of the All Heavens Monarch Pill, he could write a chapter of the "Medicine Dao Civilizational History," elucidating the civilization of medicine across countless epochs within the Book of Epochs.
Medicine was an eternal civilization. In every epoch, any civilization—be it the God Race, the Dragon Race, the Shaman Race, or whatever technological civilizations there were—all contained the development of medicine within them.
This Sacred Grade Immortal Pill, the All Heavens Monarch Pill, contained the Great Dao of Medicine and coexisted with heaven and earth.
Furthermore, before losing its consciousness, this Immortal Pill was equivalent to a patriarch in the Equal to Heaven and Earth realm. It was merely because it betrayed the Heavenly Court that it was captured and killed by Emperor Xi; only an empty shell remained now.
However, after taking just one glance at this "All Heavens Monarch Pill," Fang Han shifted his gaze away, his heart turning cold. For he saw another man, who had appeared beside the jade desk at some unknown point, stretching out a single hand and pinching the prize that should have belonged to him, the "All Heavens Monarch Pill"!
This man appeared to be middle-aged, with a square face, tall and straight posture as if he were an invincible divine spear. His gaze was thousands of millions of times sharper than lightning piercing through the firmament, and his broad hand wielding the power of judgment could judge all living things. With a single glance, Fang Han saw that the power of this person was actually even more unfathomable than Emperor Xi's.
"The Spear of Judgment!"
These four words immediately flashed across Fang Han's mind.
Without a doubt, the man in front of his eyes was the legendary number one among King Grade Immortal Artifacts, the Spear of Judgment, the highest enforcer of law who wielded judgment in the dark regions of the Heavenly Court. The figure holding the greatest power beneath the Heavenly Monarchs, and the very one who had just activated the seal restrictions of the Heaven and Earth Battle Arena to rescue Jun Cangsheng.
Not a human figure, but a magic treasure.
"It is truly a pity. This Sacred Grade Immortal Pill, the All Heavens Monarch Pill, could sculpt an Emperor in the Equal to Heaven and Earth realm. But by letting you consume it now, it will instead forge an enemy for our Heavenly Court." This tall man pinched the All Heavens Monarch Pill and sighed with emotion. His tone suddenly became unimaginably sharp. He turned around, looked at Fang Han, and spoke a staggering sentence: "Should I call you Feng Yuan of the Ascension Sect, or should I call you Fang Han, the Supreme Headmaster of the Good Fortune Sect in the secular world?"
Rumble!
This single sentence felt like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, striking Fang Han's ears until they rang. He was greatly startled in his heart, monstrous waves surging up that could not calm down for a long time.
However, his face did not display the slightest bit of panic. Instead, an expression of bewilderment appeared: "Fang Han? Who is Fang Han? What are you saying? I don't understand? I, Feng Yuan, have always been the upright and honorable heir of the Feng family."
This change in expression of his was flawlessly natural, flowing as smoothly as high mountains and running water, without half a flaw.
Even in Emperor Xi's eyes, a trace of inadvertent doubt emerged, as if he was questioning his own speculation, so alike was Fang Han's act.
No, at this moment, Fang Han was fundamentally not acting; he had genuinely stepped into the role of Feng Yuan. Moreover, ever since his entire body transformed into crystal divine kingdoms, he had no need to execute the Reincarnation Art. His form and appearance changed on their own, step by step approaching the charm of the Great Dao. Any single visage was his true face, just like the highest true meaning of Buddhism, showing the face and body of Buddha everywhere.
"You don't need to deny it."
The tall man, the Spear of Judgment, looked at Fang Han face to face. His body was actually a full head taller than Fang Han's: "In truth, everything concerning you is under my control. You are a wanted criminal of the Heavenly Court. However, the wanted bounty lists of the Heavenly Court are written by me. I can write them however I please. With a single sentence, I can change a person's destiny. In the past, you were a wanted criminal of the Heavenly Court, but as long as you admit it, I can instantly expunge this list of wanted criminals, turning you into an Emperor of the Heavenly Court wielding immense power. A large portion of the Heavenly Court's authority essentially rests in my hands, how about it?"
After finishing, he quietly watched Fang Han.
"I do not know what you are talking about. I am Feng Yuan, and I disdain masquerading as someone else," Fang Han said composedly.