High-Level Martial Era - Chapter 901

Chapter 901: Chapter 457: First Echelon
 

“Not from our side of Heaven and Earth?”

“Mo Hai, what do you mean? Could it be that they?” Many Heavenly Gods couldn’t help but turn their heads to look at Mo Hai Heavenly God, all falling into contemplation.

“You all know very well that ever since the changes in the Ancestral Realm millions of years ago, we Heavenly Gods have been able to leave through the passageway following the Ancestral Realm.” Mo Hai Heavenly God spoke without reservation: “Furthermore, there have been several instances of Heavenly Gods from the Divine Realm descending upon us.”

“Without a doubt, the isolation between the Divine Realm and our realm is being broken.”

“So many top-tier demi-god talents that we know absolutely nothing about, it’s probably the first occurrence in ten million years.” Mo Hai Heavenly God said: “Other than coming collectively from the Divine Realm, I can’t think of any other possibility.”

“From the Divine Realm?”

Jiang Yuan Heavenly God, Tai You Heavenly God, and Zhuang Hong Heavenly God all felt a tremor in their hearts, instantly thinking of Li Yuan.

Even Zhuang Hong Heavenly God, who had never met Li Yuan, was aware of his general situation.

Similarly, Qing Hong Heavenly God also thought of his own disciple, Liu Bing.

“Regardless of whether they come from the outer world or not, our debate now is meaningless.” Tai You Heavenly God spoke softly: “If they truly come from the outside, they must be here for the Ancestral Realm Order.”

“We can’t intervene.”

“We can only see if the young ones like Jing Kui, Xu Yuan, Lianyun, and others are strong enough.” Tai You Heavenly God said with a smile.

All the Heavenly Gods nodded in agreement.

They had already accepted Mo Hai Heavenly God’s judgment, but each had their suspicions.

What can be done with suspicions? Right now, they can only watch.

…

Time slid by, months passed.

The slaughter within the Ancestral Realm was incredibly frenzied; the majority of ordinary demi-gods hoped to break into the top ten thousand to receive a chance.

After all, according to tradition, even the most ordinary opportunity was worth tens of thousands of Fangshen Crystals, enough to drive the Semi-Divine Limit Experts mad.

Some of the elites, meanwhile, fought desperately to break into the top thousand or even the top hundred.

Many demi-gods fell.

Many demi-gods continued to fail and unwillingly activated their third ‘Teleportation,’ directly leaving the Ancestral Realm.

There were also many powerful demi-gods rising, climbing up the ranks on the Ancestor Realm List, some making a sensational impact.

Under the watchful eyes of the eleven observing Heavenly Gods, some previously powerful demi-gods were revealing themselves one by one.

“Another one.”

“Suspected to possess Peak Pseudo-God strength, the twelfth now.”

“This generation truly is a gathering of storms.”

“Even without counting the suspected talents from the Divine Realm, there are six among our nine great powers’ rolls who are suspected to have Peak Pseudo-God strength.” These Heavenly Gods were quite emotional.

In the past battles of the Ancestral Realm, usually, just having Peak Pseudo-God strength could secure the first place, and it was very rare to see two or three of such individuals.

Of course, even with so many talents emerging, the Heavenly Gods only sighed.

From the perspective of Heavenly Gods, it is quite difficult for demi-gods to completely draw their attention… even if the first place of historical Ancestral Realm battles are overwhelmingly halted within the True God Realm.

Heavenly Gods have the absolute prerogative to look down upon the demi-gods.

“Oh! Look quickly, Dong Pan of Jue Xing Ancient City is about to clash with Xia Shou from Dragon River Sacred Land.” The Eastern Lord suddenly spoke up.

Without his need to elaborate further.

The other demi-gods had also seen it.

“I think Dong Pan will win.”

“Mhm, Dong Pan should be one of the two strongest in the second tier, very close to the first tier.”

“Xia Shou is weaker by a notch, but he should be able to dodge the attack and escape with no issues.” The Heavenly Gods voiced their opinions one after another, their eyes keen and critical.

The first tier consisted of those suspected to have Peak Pseudo-God strength, a total of twelve individuals such as Ning Chi, Xu Yuan, Lianyun, Jing Kui, Yu Ting, and others were all ranked within.

The second tier, slightly weaker, included Dong Pan, Liu Bing… Liu Bing had already surged to the second place on the points leaderboard, far surpassing most of the first tier, with terrifying speed being her advantage.

Those who fought her couldn’t outpace her.

Those who couldn’t beat her couldn’t escape.

This allowed her points to skyrocket to an astonishing extent, yet in terms of head-on combat strength, Liu Bing had yet to show an excessively shocking level.

The rankings on the Ancestor Realm List couldn’t fully reflect one’s strength; some experts proficient in defense with slower speed might accumulate points at a slower pace due to a decreased rate of slaughter.

But such strong contenders, when it comes to the competition for the Ancestral Realm Order, will have a considerable advantage.

“Boom boom boom~”

In the Ancestral Realm, within a lake spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, which could already be considered a sea, at the central region where the depth reaches hundreds of kilometers, two terrifying figures were causing water waves tens of kilometers high.

“Ranked forty-second, Xia Shou? The number one demi-god of Dragon River Sacred Land? Die!!!” Dong Pan Semi-Divine was bathed in earthy-yellow light, resembling a War God of the Earth.

He wielded a pair of hammers, one following the other, each smash seemingly carrying the weight of an entire world crashing down ferociously.

“Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!”

Each collision triggered violent tremors across hundreds of kilometers, akin to a series of nuclear explosions.

Within a radius of thousands of kilometers, everything was continuously affected.

Xia Shou Demigod was once a handsome noble, but at this moment he was quite disheveled. His unpredictable spear technique was unable to breach Dong Pan Semi-Divine’s hammer technique defense.

And the domain he displayed, with its strands of flowing water, simply could not restrain Dong Pan Semi-Divine.

On the contrary, the opponent’s hammer technique contained a strange power, and with every collision, he felt like a bug trapped in a spider’s web, the more he struggled, the more unbearable it became.

“This Dong Pan is too difficult to deal with.”

“Clearly his Law Comprehension is so high, but his fighting ability is so terrifying, no wonder he was once the number one demigod in Jue Xing Ancient City.” Numerous thoughts flashed through Xia Shou Demigod’s mind: “Let’s go, now is not the time to fight to the death.”

Whoosh!

With another thrust of his spear, Xia Shou Demigod countered the opponent’s hammer and swiftly used the momentum to fly away.

“Dong Pan, you cannot do anything to me, I’m not playing with you anymore, our clash ends here today,” uttered Xia Shou Demigod in a deep voice: “When the time comes to fight for the Ancestral Realm Order, I will battle you with my life on the line.”

Boom!

Dong Pan was like a savage War God, stomping fiercely into the void, and roaring: “Don’t run!”

But as strong as his defense was, and as violent as his head-on attacks, his speed was at a disadvantage.

For a moment, he could not catch up with Xia Shou Demigod.

Hum~ In his urgent fury, a mysterious fluctuation suddenly descended around Dong Pan Semi-Divine, a fluctuation belonging to the Law of the Great Dao, which instantly noticeably enhanced the might of the Law of Earth domain he was manipulating.

Both speed and strength surged rapidly.

Boom!

Dong Pan Semi-Divine leaped forward, his speed now clearly surpassing Xia Shou Demigod, as he chased after him like lightning.

“Die!” Dong Pan Semi-Divine roared, hammering down once more, the momentum of this attack overpowering and at a level beyond before.

“Damn it!!”

“Has he broken through? This hammering technique, is it at the True God level?” Xia Shou Demigod was shocked and furious, forced to face the terrifying hammer head-on, clashing his spear against it.

“Bang~”

It was like a meteor striking, the terrible shockwave instantaneously stirring up a water wall in the Endless Sea, resembling a heavenly curtain, followed by an invisible shake that almost turned the massive water wall into nothingness, completely vaporizing it.

Xia Shou Demigod was sent tumbling backward from the smash.

“Peak of Pseudo-God! Absolutely the strength of the Peak of Pseudo-God! Flee!!” Xia Shou Demigod frantically fled for his life.

However, would Dong Pan allow him to escape?

…

“The embryonic form of Law of Heaven and Earth!”

“Law of Earth, Eighth Rank Perfect! Impressive!” More than a dozen Heavenly Gods high above in the Ancestral Realm exclaimed in admiration.

“This Dong Pan, his talent in the Law of Earth is frighteningly high,” Moon Glow Heavenly God couldn’t hold back her praise: “He must be the first one to achieve Eighth Rank Perfect comprehension in a single law.”

“Right! In terms of Basic Law Comprehension, he’s the highest,” Southern River Heavenly God also nodded in agreement.

Jiang Yuan True God, Tai You Heavenly God, and others had smiles on their faces that they could hardly suppress.

The previous first echelon had twelve people, but now their Jue Xing Ancient City had added one more to their ranks. And he was different from the previous twelve.

Whether it was Jing Kui or Lianyun, most were simultaneously comprehending a single Law of the Great Dao as well as having a high comprehension of Space Law, combining them and thus developing True God level secret techniques, attaining the strength of Peak Pseudo-God.

Li Yuan was even more exaggerated, combining three major laws.

As for Dong Pan.

His comprehension of Space Law is very low, but his comprehension of the Law of Earth is extremely high… and now he has even broken through to the Eighth Rank Perfect level (True God Initial Rank).

One could say, with this Law Comprehension, Dong Pan Semi-Divine, if willing, could directly breakthrough to become a True God.

“It’s over.”

“Xia Shou Demigod has teleported away.”

“Losing is quite normal, Xia Shou comprehends the Law of Water, which is not naturally inclined towards speed, while Dong Pan has accumulated too deeply.” The many Heavenly Gods communicated with each other.

“Hmph.” Only Dragon River Heavenly God was slightly displeased.

…

Upon a continuous mountain range, a beautiful and vivid Flying Serpent, whose entire body was crystal clear, gleamed magically under the sun’s rays as it coiled atop a huge rock.

It had its eyes closed.

Liu Bing was unaware that it was one of the focus points of attention for more than ten Heavenly Gods above the Ancestral Realm… As a Holy Blood Heavenly Serpent, its growth rate was destined to be incredibly exaggerated.

Suddenly.

“Whoosh~” Liu Bing’s body trembled, stirring ripples of space around it, its huge form becoming dreamlike, almost completely merging into the space itself.

“The True Intention of Space, finally condensed.”