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Chapter 1120: The Fortune Of The Firmament World
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The residual blood Qi in the broken corpse of Shangguan Hao was so little.
Su Mo devoured them in a split second.
He felt his bloodline and the Divine Sun Body became 10% or 20% stronger.
This made him happy since his strength had become stronger.
"Boom!"
A frightening, white saber Qi suddenly descended upon him.
The massive saber power made Su Mo feel his body was torn apart before the saber Qi approached him.
It was Yin Zong. The eight Natal Spiritual Swords did not hold him for too long.
"Die!" Yin Zong's voice was like a thunder. He almost exploded with anger and murderous intent.
He had engaged Su Mo for quite a while. Not only did he fail to kill Su Mo but also let Su Mo kill Shangguan Hao under his eyes.
He did not care about Shangguan Hao's life and death. He was just humiliated that he still had no killed Su Mo.
Su Mo did not retreat. He ran the Sun Realm again in where the power of the horrible saber Qi was decreased.
He swung his sword upward and broke the saber Qi again.
"Damn it!"
Yin Zong cursed as a huge War Saber Martial Soul rose on his back.
This was a Rank 3 Heaven Class Martial Soul.
In the Firmament World, the weapon and beast Martial Souls were the most common Martial Souls. Martial Souls like the Ghostly Magic Sight and Divine Sun Martial Soul were extremely scarce.
Of course, the one that Su Mo had might have never occurred in this world.
"Swish swish swish!"
Yin Zong's aura grew stronger after exerting his Martial Soul. He madly swung out overwhelming rows of saber Qi to Su Mo.
"Fight!" Su Mo was not afraid at all. He recalled the other Natal Spiritual Swords to attack Yin Zong from all angles.
No one was winning at this moment. The horrible shockwave kept spreading around like billows.
They were so close in strength. After trading dozens of blows, nobody was hurt.
Even Su Mo used his hidden card, the Three Secret Techniques, it would still be difficult to kill this man.
Unless he extracted 60% of his essence, qi, and spirit. But this cost too much.
Moreover, Su Mo thought this Emperor-to-be expert must have some powerful secret skills too.
Yin Zong did not use it because he might have the same worry.
"Ah!"
At this point, the Second Demon Elder was sent off like a cannonball. He gave a horrible shriek as blood spurted out from his mouth.
Obviously, he was injured by the Dragon King of the East Sea.
"Go!"
The First Demon Elder commanded in a loud voice and rushed to the Second Demon Elder.
Yin Zong, Beitang Pinghua, and Yang Dingtian hurriedly ran away upon seeing this.
Even though Yin Zong was very unwilling to leave, he left decisively because he knew that he was not able to kill Su Mo.
"Die!" Hai Mingjiang was following Yang Dingtian with a face full of murderous intent.
Su Mo shouted, "Pavilion Leader Hai, don't!"
Then, Hai Mingjiang stopped helplessly.
Su Mo sighed upon seeing Yin Zong escape. This trip ended up in vain.
But, he will definitely kill them before long.
"Senior Dragon King, thank you for helping us!" Su Mo went to the huge flood dragon and saluted.
"Whoosh!"
The Dragon King instantly turned into human shape and smiled.
"You're welcome, Su Mo."
The Dragon King shook his head and said, "I've never been convinced by anyone. But today, I'm really impressed by you!"
"The Dragon King is overpraising me! My strength is still too far from you!" Su Mo shook his head and smiled. He had witnessed the strength of the Dragon King.
"Don't be modest. You're only at Peak Lv 3 Martial Royal Realm. When you reach Lv 5, you will be invincible in this world." said the Dragon King in a deep voice.
He had already heard of Su Mo's stories and knew that Su Mo's talent topped this world.
Today when he saw it with his own eyes, he was still shocked.
This might be the fortune from God to save the Firmament World.
It was the Firmament World's honor to have Su Mo before the major calamity came.
Beisdes, this talent was good in nature and was close to his tribe.
"Haha! I hope so!"
Su Mo laughed and looked at Di Shi. "Why are father and senior Dragon King here?"
Di Shi's face was a bit gloomy. He sighed and said, "The Emperor Xuan Palace was destroyed, and I was hunted by the Second Demon Elder, Yin Zong, and Beitang Pinghua. I fled all the way to the East Sea and got rid of them. Then, brother Long Yue and I went to your Firmament Palace. But after hearing the news that you destroyed the Yin family, we assumed that you might go to Tianhai City and temporarily changed course to come here."
Long Yue was the name of the Dragon King of the East Sea.
Su Mo nodded upon hearing this. It seemed that Di Shi was close to Dragon King of the East Sea.
"Su Mo, let's go to the Firmament Palace! I have something to discuss with you!"
"Good!" Su Mo nodded. He trusted the Flood-dragon tribe because they had saved him many times.
"Wait a second!"
Su Mo waved to the others and released countless martial artists from the Divine Map. A massive crowd instantly appeared on the ground beneath him.
These martial artists were stupified upon realizing that they were outside the map.
"Everyone, you are safe!"
Su Mp swept the crowd with his eyes as he exclaimed. He then turned around and left.
The Dragon King smiled and nodded inwardly.
Su Mo saved countless people regardlessly. This was impressive.
The Dragon King, Di Shi, and Hai Mingjiang left with Su Mo.
The crowd was awakened upon seeing Su Mo's back.
They were finally safe!
Their overwhelming laughter echoed in heaven and earth for a long time.
"Palace Master Su, I will go to the Firmament Palace!"
"Me too! I'll pass the test and join the Firmament Palace!"
"I will serve the Firmament Palace in return!"
The voices were full of determination and sincerity.
Chapter 1121: Self-recommand
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Days later, Su Mo, Di Shi, the Dragon King of the East Sea, and Hai Mingjiang returned to the Firmament Palace.
Nothing changed here. Every disciple had been cultivating madly.
Su Mo was surprised that Long Teng was here.
Long Teng and his father left the East Sea together.
But on their way to the Firmament Palace, the Dragon King and Di Shi went to the Heaven-sea City.
Long Teng came to the Firmament Palace alone.
In the Firmament Hall, Su Mo sat on the Emperor's Throne, while the Dragon King and Long Teng sat on the right as Di Shi and Hai Mingjiang on the left.
"Brother Su, you've changed so much in just a few months! It's unbelievable!" Long Teng smiled as his eyes contained a sense of shock.
Su Mo sized Long Teng up carefully and said with a smile, "Brother Long, you are no slower!"
Long Teng was now at Peak Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm, and his combat strength was close to that of a Lv 6 or 7 Martial Royal Realm experts.
"It's not worth mentioning compared to you!" Long Teng shook his head.
Su Mo smiled and looked at the Dragon King of the East Sea. "Senior Dragon King, what's the issue?"
The Dragon King sighed slightly as his dull face looked serious.
After some deep thoughts, the Dragon King looked at Su Mo and said, "We have to uproot the Netherworld Devil Sect as soon as possible!"
Su Mo nodded and said, "Of course! I hate them so much, and I'll never let them go!"
"This is not about hatred!"
The Dragon King shook his head and said, "The sect master of the Netherworld Devil Sect is the descendant of the Sorcerer Tribe. He will be a disaster to the Firmament World!"
"The Sorcerer Tribe?" Su Mo was shocked. No wonder they said that the Netherworld Devil Sect was connected to the Trial Tester.
"Wu Shan!"
It reminded Su Mo this name because of the surname Wu.
"Yes! The Trial Testers will kill us all if we don't destroy the Netherworld Devil Sect."
"They know too much about us and the other superpowers. Nobody can escape when the time comes!"
"Got it!"
Su Mo asked, "When should we do this?"
"Su Mo, there is an uncertainty!" said Di Shi seriously, "the sect master of the Netherworld Devil Sect has not shown up in a dozen years."
"Is he strong?" asked Su Mo.
"His name is Wu Sen. He stands on the top among the Emperor-to-be martial artists. The thing is, we have found out that he's trying to upgrade to the Martial Emperor Realm!"
"The Martial Emperor Realm!" Su Mo was shocked upon hearing the words. They would be really in trouble when Wu Sen reached the Martial Emperor Realm.
However, it was not that easy to upgrade to the Martial Emperor Realm!
Di Shi warned, "So, we have to destroy the Netherworld Devil Sect as soon as possible!"
Su Mo was deep in thoughts. Currently, even they sent all of the Firmament Palace members, the Flood-dragon tribe members, the Sky-sea Pavilion members, and the Emperor Xuan Palace residuals to eliminate the Netherworld Devil Sect, they did not stand a chance.
At the very least, it was very difficult to kill the First Demon Elder and the Second Demon Elder.
Even if they killed all other creeps, it would not solve the fundamental problem.
Moreover, if there were only those Emperor-to-be experts left, it would be even harder to kill them.
"Everyone, can you give me two months?" After a few moments of silence, Su Mo looked at them and said.
"Two months?"
Hai Mingjiang asked, "Palace Master Su, are you going to upgrade to Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm in two months?"
"Correct!"
Su Mo nodded heavily and said, "As long as I break through to Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm, I think that I'll be no weaker than senior Dragon King. It will be easier to destroy them! by then!"
Su Mo was very confident to be stronger than the Dragon King after reaching Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm.
He said "no weaker" was just being conservative.
"Upgrade in two months!"
Di Shi, Dragon King of the East Sea, and Hai Mingjiang fell silent.
They did not believe this if someone else said this. But when it came to Su Mo, they did not doubt that at all.
This was totally not a problem with Su Mo, a miraculous man.
They were just worried about the limited time. One more day meant one more danger.
After all, if Wu Sen really reached the Martial Emperor Realm, he could destroy this world easily.
Nobody in the Firmament World could stop him.
By then, even the Water Curtain Formation of the Firmament Palace could not stop him.
"Su Mo, I'll give you two months!"
The Dragon King agreed because he had to.
Because with their present strength, they could only defeat the Netherworld Devil Sect, not uproot them.
"Su Mo, the sooner the better!" Di Shi sighed.
"Okay!" Su Mo nodded. He had looted so many resources from the Yin Family. Two months were definitely enough.
"Uhh… Brother Su, I've looked around in the Firmament Palace!" At this point, Long Teng suddenly interrupted with a meaningful smile on his face.
"Oh? What do you think?" Su Mo asked with a smile.
Gold One knew that Long Teng was close to Su Mo, so he opened the Water Curtain Formation and let Long Teng stayed in the Firmament Palace.
"Haha! Brother Su, the Firmament Palace is indeed the dominant power in ancient times!"
Long Teng laughed and continued, "I've heard that every palace has a descendant. Is it true?"
"Yup!" Su Mo nodded his head.
"Haha! What do you think about me?" Long Teng stood up straight and said with a smile.
"Uh~"
Su Mo was a bit shocked at this. He had not expected a self-recommendation at all.
Chapter 1122: The Tenth Floor
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Su Mo had been searching for the descendant of the nine palaces the whole time, and nobody had self-recommended yet.
Su Mo knew that Long Teng did this to get the Legacy.
However, this was reasonable. Everyone longed for a powerful Legacy.
"Brother Long, the descendants for the Thunderous Palace, the Earth Palace, and the Brightgold Palace are vacant. If your talent is good enough, I'll let you in." Su Mo smiled and said.
Su Mo felt good about Long Teng.
Long Teng asked, "Don't worry about my talent. I think you need a specific high talent?"
"Indeed, the thunder property, earth property, and gold property!" Su Mo nodded.
"Thunder, earth, and gold?"
Long Teng smiled and said, "Brother Su, I have the bloodline of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragons. Although the bloodline is not that much, I think my gold property is decent!"
"Really? Gold property?" Su Mo smiled and said, "If it's true, I'll appoint you as the descendant of the Brightgold Palace."
"Haha! Just test me out!" Long Teng laughed.
Su Mo then released his Mind to summon Gold One.
The Dragon King of the East Sea smiled. He hoped his son can get some incredible Legacy.
"Palace Master!"
Gold One came to the palace and bowed to Su Mo.
"Senior Gold One, please test the gold property talent of Brother Long!" said Su Mo.
"Aye, master!"
Gold One nodded and started.
He took out a test stone, which was similar to the one that tested Xi'er.
Long Teng clenched the testing stone which then immediately burst out a dazzling golden light. Nine golden rings appeared.
"Uh~"
Su Mo's eyes opened widely. He was speechless that Long Teng's gold property talent was so high.
Xi'er had six rings on her water property, but Long Teng had nine!
"Palace Master, Long Teng's gold property is very high. It's close to the Gold Spiritual Build!" Gold One was also shocked.
"Good!"
Su Mo nodded and smiled. "Long Teng, you are now the descendant of the Brightgold Palace, the future Palace Master of the Brightgold Palace!"
"Haha!"
Long Teng was overjoyed and quickly saluted Su Mo, "Many thanks, Brother Su! Sorry, Palace Master!"
"You're welcome, Brother Long!"
"Note this, you now have to serve the Firmament Palace!" said Su Mo with a smile.
Su Mo's words sounded casual. He only wanted to remind Long Teng.
Haha! Palace Master, trust me! I'm a man of responsibility." Long Teng laughed.
"That's good!"
Su Mo nodded slightly. "Gold One, take him to the Brightgold Palace and give him the Legacy!"
"Aye! Palace Master!" Gold One then led Long Teng out.
"Su Mo, thank you!" The Dragon King of the East Sea saluted to Su Mo with both hands folded.
The Dragon King was happy for Long Teng, since the Legacy of the Brightgold Palace was the most important opportunity in Long Teng's life.
"You are welcome, senior Dragon King!" Su Mo waved his hand.
Then, he conversed with them for a while and was going to cultivate in his palace.
"By the way!"
"The Netherworld Devil Sect has many strongholds. You can go uproot them if you have time!"
"Su Mo, don't worry. They will be gone within a month!" said the Dragon King with a smile.
"Good!"
Su Mo continued, "Except for the Cold-blood Hall in the East Continent, the other three are still there!"
"The Cold-blood Hall, Cold Stealth Hall, Cold Wood Hall, and Cold Evil Hall were weak. Their hall masters are only low-leveled Martial Royal Realm experts. Nothing to be afraid of!" said the Dragon King with a smile.
"Alright, just let me do this." Di Shi sighed and wanted vengeance by killing some people.
"Good! I'll leave them to you!"
Su Mo then left the palace after some chit-chat.
Di Shi and the Dragon King of the East Sea also left.
As for Hai Mingjiang, he had to stay here to arrange his men in the Firmament Palace.
Members from dozens of branches had come to the Firmament Palace.
…
After leaving the Firmament Palace, Su Mo went to his wedding room to find his wife.
They had just married and then separated for ten days. He missed her so much.
However, Xi'er was not in the room.
He then went to the Watermoon Palace.
However, Water One told Su Mo that Xi'er was in seclusion. He then left the Watermoon Palace helplessly.
Su Mo could understand this since everyone in the Firmament Palace was cultivating hard.
Xi'er just had the Legacy of the Watermoon Palace, so she had to digest them in seclusion.
Su Mo then went to the Thick Earth Pavilion and ascended to the ninth floor again.
"The tenth floor!"
Su Mo stood at the entrance to the 10th floor and took a deep breath.
The 25,000-times gravity on the ninth floor was now nothing to him, and the cultivating efficiency was low. He had to go to the tenth floor.
The 10th floor had 50,000-times gravity. He could nearly hold it now.
He would still go there even if he could not hold the gravity. He wanted to upgrade to the Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm as soon as possible.
"Poom!"
When he just set foot on the 10th floor, it was like a falling mountain that made a deep noise.
The 50,000-times gravity squashed on him like a dozen 30,000-meter-high mountains.
"Horrible!" Su Mo was shocked. Even with his strength, the gravity made his bones crack and he could not even stand straight.
His blood almost stopped flowing under the massive gravity.
If he could wield this gravity in combat, he could easily slay an Emperor-to-be expert.
It's a pity that the Thick Earth Pavilion could only be utilized in cultivating.
Chapter 1123: Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm
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The 10th level of the Thick Earth Pavilion.
Su Mo slowly hunkered down at the entrance of the 10th level.
Under the massive gravity, he almost could not run the Dark Force in his body. With great effort, it began to slowly shift inside.
However, its speed was countless times slower than usual.
Although it was many times slower, the refinement of Dark Force had increased a lot.
Dark Force would be more condensed as it ran a Macrocosmic Orbit.
In this way, Su Mo abandoned all of his distracting thoughts and immersed himself in cultivating.
It was time-consuming. Time passed quietly during cultivation.
One month slipped by.
On the 10th level of the Earth Tower,
The Dark Force constantly circulated inside Su Mo. After a month, he had adapted to the gravity of the 10th level.
The Dark Force now ran more than ten times faster than when he had just entered the 10th level.
"It's not enough!"
Su Mo whispered. He felt the Dark Force inside was very condensed, but it was still a long way for him to break the bottleneck.
As he continuously improved his cultivation, it would take more and more time to refine the Dark Force.
Right now, he was in the gravity field of the Thick Earth Pavilion. If he practiced in the outside world, he would need at least half a year.
He continued to practice. After half a month, he stopped.
As he released his spiritual consciousness, he disappeared and entered the Divine Map.
In the Divine Map.
He sat cross-legged on a flat rock and meditated in silence.
As he turned his hands, the pseudo Dragon Ball with little remaining energy appeared in his hands.
He was going to devour it first and then improve his physical strength.
The more powerful his physical strength became, the more madly he devoured the Spiritual Qi. He did not have to worry that his body could not bear devouring too much Spiritual Qi.
"Devour!"
He did not release the Devouring Martial Soul but drove it inside his body instead.
The energy in the pseudo Dragon Ball suddenly rushed into his body along his palms.
He glowed with a golden light and his physical strength began to rise suddenly and sharply.
There was a crackling sound from his body, and his flesh and blood constantly trembled.
His physical strength, which had already been comparable to that of an Lv 5 Martial Royal Realm martial artist, broke through to a higher level.
There was not much energy left in the pseudo Dragon Ball. After he completely devoured the energy, his physical strength rose to a higher level—equal to that of an Lv 6 Martial Royal Realm martial artist.
Then, he prepared to break through to the Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm.
As he waved his palms, all kinds of Spiritual Stones, Spiritual Herbs, and Spiritual Medicines emerged and heaped up around him.
He was almost buried by endless cultivation resources.
The Upper Spiritual Stone and Supreme Spiritual Stone stacked around him added up to no less than a billion, and the Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Medicine came to several tens of thousands.
He had gotten these cultivation resources after exterminating the Yins. There were still a lot of resources in his storage ring.
"It's an instant success!"
He took a deep breath. He had promised Dragon King of the East Sea and the others that he would break through within two months. A month and a half had now passed.
This time, he had to succeed with a single strike.
"Devour!" He immediately released the Devouring Martial Soul as he spoke harshly.
The huge Devouring Martial Soul was like a giant vortex suspended in the void. Its strong devouring power swept all directions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Suddenly, a myriad of spiritual consciousness burst open, and numerous Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Medicines rapidly withered as their efficacy wore off.
Their efficacy mixed with the Spiritual Qi to form rolling waves. His figure was instantly submerged as the waves surged toward him.
He sat cross-legged on the ground. The area within thousands of meters around him had become a sea of Spiritual Qi.
The intense Spiritual Qi was so thick that it was almost liquid. It was amazing.
The area above the giant sea of Spiritual Qi abruptly collapsed and a vortex appeared.
As if through a drain on the floor, the Spiritual Qi flowed downward through the vortex.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Inside his body, there were earsplitting waves and loud noises.
Like great rivers, surging Spiritual Qi dashed around madly inside his body.
The Grand Chaos Five Elements Skill had reached perfection. A huge amount of Spiritual Qi was refined into five kinds of Dark Forces that flew separately into five kinds of divine elixirs.
This cultivation situation was astonishing. In the entire Firmament World, nobody had cultivated like this before.
Certainly, the Spiritual Qi he needed for cultivating was tens of times greater than what other people needed.
When he devoured numerous members of the Yins in Tianyin City, he had reached the peak of Lv 3 Martial Royal Realm. Right now, as the Spiritual Qi flowed into his body, he immediately started to break through to Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When Massive Dark Force flowed into the five divine elixirs, they violently vibrated and emitted dazzling light.
Their vibration caused a terrible fluctuation, causing him to shake.
He had devoured too fast, so now the Spiritual Qi and Dark Force were in an upsurge.
He disregarded this and clenched his teeth as he continued hitting the bottleneck.
Time went swiftly by. Four hours later, the giant sea of Spiritual Qi was halved.
Eight hours later, only an area within a 16-meter radius was left.
Just then, a vast aura abruptly rose from the sea and swept over all directions like the autumn wind sweeping away withered leaves.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the aura swept through, space exploded continuously. The little that remained of the sea areas were destroyed.
In the span of a single breath, the massive aura was gone.
Phew!
Su Mo, who had been sitting cross-legged, appeared. He heaved a long sigh. Like arrows, the murky Qi shot out over 33 meters.
"Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm!" With sparkling eyes, he muttered and slowly stood up.
He finally broke through to Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm. If the Netherworld Devil Sect master had not broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm, nobody would be able to match him in the Firmament World.
Now, he was confident enough to fight real Martial Emperor Realm experts.
Of course, he did not know how powerful a real Martial Emperor Realm expert was.
"It's time to destroy the Netherworld Devil Sect!" With strong killing desire, he immediately left the Divine Map and went out of the Thick Earth Pavilion.
As he exited the Thick Earth Pavilion, he discovered a man sitting cross-legged in front of the gate.
"Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian!"
Su Mo gazed intently at the man. He was the Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian of the Sky-sea Pavilion. Last time, he had been heavily injured and had almost died.
"Su Mo, you've finally come out!" Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian looked anxious as he stood up hastily upon seeing Su Mo.
Chapter 1124: Battling with Martial Emperor Realm Experts
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"Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian, were you waiting for me? What happened?" Su Mo was puzzled.
"It was Pavilion Leader who asked me to wait for you here!"
Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian nodded and looked serious. "Something big has happened. Netherworld Devil Sect master has been promoted to the Martial Emperor Realm!"
"What?" Su Mo was shocked and looked stunned. He wondered how the Netherworld Devil Sect master had broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm at this point.
"He's really good with timing!"
"When did it happen?" He asked in a low voice.
"It was yesterday!" Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian sighed.
"Yesterday?"
Su Mo frowned upon hearing that. He asked in surprise, "He broke through just yesterday, how did the news spread so quickly?"
Logically, if the Netherworld Devil Sect master had really broken through, it would take at least several days before the news came to the Firmament Palace!
"Su Mo, there are abnormal phenomena whenever someone enters the Martial Emperor Realm or promotes to Lv 8. Everyone in the Firmament World can see it."
"Oh? What abnormal phenomena?" Su Mo was startled because he had never heard of this.
"A sun cross appears between heaven and earth. It shows that a Martial Emperor Realm expert has emerged. Everyone can see it." Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian answered.
"Got it!"
Su Mo nodded and asked, "Are Pavilion Leader Hai, Palace Master Di, and Dragon King of the East Sea still in the palace?"
"Pavilion Leader and Palace Master are there, Dragon King of the East Sea isn't," Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian said.
Su Mo asked no more and darted toward the Firmament Palace.
"Su Mo, all the craftsmanship materials that you asked me to collect are in the storage ring," Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian caught up to him and gave him a storage ring.
"Oh?" Su Mo was surprised. Even after the Sky-sea Pavilion headquarters were destroyed, Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian still remembered and brought the craftsmanship materials.
"Thank you!" Su Mo did not refuse. He reached out his hands to take the ring. He did not give Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian Spiritual Stones in exchange for the materials because he regarded the Sky-sea Pavilion as part of the Firmament Palace.
Su Mo flew to the Firmament Palace rapidly and sent for Di Shi and Hai Mingjiang.
…
Only Su Mo, Di Shi, and Hai Mingjiang were in the Firmament Palace.
Hai Mingjiang and Di Shi looked solemn. They were obviously worried because the Netherworld Devil Sect master had broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm.
"You don't need to worry about it!" Su Mo saw this and smiled. He was not overly concerned.
"Palace Master Su, how can we not worry? Wu Sen has broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm. Now, he is invincible. Nobody can defeat him!" Hai Mingjiang sighed with a worried look on his worn face.
If Wu Sen came over, all of them would probably die.
Although his aura had reached Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm as expected, Su Mo still would not be able to defeat a Martial Emperor Realm expert.
"Su Mo, do you have any countermeasures?" Di Shi asked in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Su Mo hesitated and thought for a while and then said, "Don't worry too much. Even if the Netherworld Devil Sect master has broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm, he will probably not invade the Firmament Palace!"
Su Mo did not worry too much because he knew the Huntian Luoshui Formation of the Firmament Palace was not a mere decoration.
"We can't just sit still and wait for death!"
Di Shi shook his head and continued speaking. "The whole Firmament World was shocked that Wu Sen broke through to the Martial Emperor Realm. Many great forces will definitely draw closer to the Netherworld Devil Sect!"
"Don't worry about that!" Su Mo shook his head. He believed other forces were not yet a concern. The only thing they should consider was how to deal with Wu Sen, the Nether world Devil Sect master.
"I guess it won't be long before Wu Sen comes to the Firmament Palace. We have to plan ahead!" Hai Mingjiang said.
"Right! The Palace Protection Formation is powerful but it cannot withstand attacks. If Wu Sen collaborates with a dozen Emperors-to-be and attacks, the Water-screen Formation won't be able to stop it!" Di Shi said.
Su Mo was silent because what they had said was reasonable. He could not just await his doom.
If the Netherworld Devil Sect could overcome the Huntian Luoshui Formation, all his lovers, family, and friends would die.
How could he stop the Netherworld Devil Sect and Wu Sen?
It was unlikely that the Netherworld Devil Sect would give them time.
Besides, the Netherworld Devil Sect would not let off the Flood-dragon tribe of the East Sea. If they went to the East Sea first, the Flood-dragon tribe would probably be wiped out.
Su Mo pondered for a while before finally figuring out a solution.
"Please spread the news that I now possess the strength of the Martial Emperor Realm!" Su Mo seriously said as his eyes flashed like lightning.
"Martial Emperor's strength?" Di Shi and Hai Mingjiang were astounded upon hearing his words. They wondered if Su Mo indeed had the strength of the Martial Emperor Realm.
"It's impossible, right?"
Although he had an Emperor-to-be's strength when he reached Lv 3 Martial Royal Realm, an Emperor-to-be was too far from a real Martial Emperor.
Even though he had been promoted to the Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm, he would not possess the strength of the Martial Emperor Realm!
Su Mo ignored their skeptical looks and said, "Aside from that, spread the news that I will contend with Wu Sen in the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range in 10 days!"
The Emperor Xuan Palace had been located in the mountain.
"Contend… with Wu Sen?" Di Shi and Hai Mingjiang were shocked by Su Mo's words. They had never expected that Su Mo would fight Wu Sen.
"Palace Master Su, are you crazy?"
Hai Mingjiang stood up and said loudly, "You don't know how formidable a Martial Emperor expert is. If you do this, it is like having a death wish!"
"Su Mo, it won't work!" Di Shi shook his head as well.
They did not support his idea and thought it was stupid to fight a Martial Emperor expert.
Had he reached the Lv 5 Martial Emperor Realm, they would not stop him, but he was just at Lv 4—it was wishful thinking for him to contend with a Martial Emperor expert.
"I'm not crazy!"
Su Mo shook his head as he said, "The Netherworld Devil Sect will come in a few days. The entire Firmament Palace will be besieged. As you said, the Huntian Luoshui Formation won't be able to stop them.
"If so, we'll be in more danger!
"For the safety of the Firmament Palace, I am voluntarily asking for a battle and will leave the Firmament Palace. By doing so, Wu Sen will not come to the Firmament Palace. After all, their primary goal is to kill me."
Su Mo slowly explained his idea.
Di Shi and Hai Mingjiang kept silent. They were not stupid, and they knew the truth.
They knew that Su Mo would be doomed to die if he really battled with Wu Sen.
If Su Mo died, everything would be over. Both of them would definitely die!
At present, Su Mo was their backbone.
Chapter 1125: Ultimate Champions Match
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"Well, that's settled!" Su Mo stood up and made the decision despite opposition.
"I'll leave it to you. Remember to spread the news to the Netherworld Devil Sect as soon as possible."
Su Mo knew they must have ways to spread the news quickly.
Thinking that the Netherworld Devil Sect could come over anytime, he warned them. "The faster the news spreads, the safer the Firmament Palace will be."
"This…!" Di Shi and Hai Mingjiang looked hesitant. "Su Mo is unshakable in his determination."
Hai Mingjiang was silent for a while and then said, "Okay, Palace Master Su, we'll spread the news for you. However, you don't need to fight. You can use this time to transfer all the people of the Firmament Palace and hide them."
Su Mo meditated in silence. "Hai Mingjiang's proposal is possible."
It would be very simple for him to take everyone into the Divine Map.
However, he could neither take away nor hide the main gate of the Firmament Palace.
He also wanted to protect the Flood-dragon tribe of the East Sea. If he hid, he could continue to cultivate in peace and keep on improving, however, the Flood-dragon tribe would suffer great calamity.
He was indebted to the Flood-dragon tribe, so he could not abandon them.
Most importantly, even if he contended with the Netherworld Devil Sect master, he did not have to fear. Even if he could not defeat the master, he would not be killed because he could escape.
"Pavilion Leader Hai, I've decided. Please don't say that again!"
Su Mo shook his head as he said, "Don't wait anymore! Go ahead and do it quickly!"
He said no more and left.
Hai Mingjiang and Di Shi looked at each other in speechless despair. They reluctantly left and sent word according to Su Mo's plan.
After he left the Firmament Temple, Su Mo went to find Gold One and the other puppets and asked about the craftsmanship materials.
Last time, he had also asked Gold One and the other puppets to prepare the materials that were required to refine the Natal Spiritual Sword.
They had already prepared the materials. After getting them, Su Mo directly left the Firmament Palace.
Then, he flew eastward and prepared to go to the East Sea.
He rode on a sword at an incredibly fast speed like a streak of lightning. In the twinkling of an eye, a thousand miles had been covered.
He needed to hurry to the East Sea Dragon Palace fearing that it would be attacked by the Netherworld Devil Sect.
As for the Firmament Palace, he did not worry too much. After all, the Sky-river Formation was not trivial. Even if the Netherworld Devil Sect could break it, it would take them a lot of time.
Before he went to the East Sea, the news that Su Mo would contend with Wu Sen, the Netherworld Devil Sect master, had already spread in the Firmament World.
The news was overwhelming. It sent a shiver of excitement across the Central Continent. It spread in all directions at an unimaginable speed.
The news was that Su Mo now had the strength of the Martial Emperor Realm and that he would challenge Wu Sen, the Netherworld Devil Sect master.
The news was awesome. Wu Sen had just broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm and had become an invincible existence in the Firmament World.
Yet Su Mo took the initiative to challenge him.
Su Mo had the strength of the Martial Emperor Realm? What an exaggeration? It was too fast!
Like thunder, it caused a stir in the world and shocked hundreds of millions of martial artists. In no time, the whole Firmament World thoroughly went wild.
In major cities, big streets and small alleys, inns and hotels, wherever there were people, they discussed this matter.
The news spread so fast that it had spread across the whole Firmament Continent and was spreading to the sea areas in all directions just as Su Mo arrived at the coast of the East Sea.
Originally, many superpowers had been considering courting the Netherworld Devil Sect.
After all, Wu Sen had become the lone Martial Emperor in the Firmament World. He had become invincible, so all forces had to think for themselves.
Upon hearing the news, all forces thought twice and prepared to wait and see instead.
Nobody thought Su Mo could defeat Wu Sen, but he might be forceful enough to fight Wu Sen.
If Wu Sen could not kill him, Su Mo would get back at them if they were friendly with the Netherworld Devil Sect.
The Yins were the best example. Millions of tribe members had died miserably.
Upon hearing the news, all forces who had been preparing for purposeful actions had to stop.
The news had spread across the world, so naturally, it reached the Netherworld Devil Sect.
The Netherworld Devil Sect then sent out the message that Wu Sen accepted the challenge.
At the same time, the Netherworld Devil Sect announced that all forces must become subject to it after the challenge. Otherwise, they would kill without exception.
The move was so arrogant. The sect was giving an order to the superpowers of the Firmament World.
Obviously, the sect was not taking the battle with Su Mo seriously. They thought they would definitely win.
As the news came out, there was another commotion in the world. Many people from the superpowers were furious.
They did not dare fight against the Netherworld Devil Sect. Therefore, they could only pin their hope on Su Mo despite the very small chance that he could defeat Wu Sen.
In the Firmament World, hundreds of millions of martial artists were full of expectation. They were looking forward to the fight between Su Mo and Wu Sen.
This was the ultimate champions match in the Firmament World.
The winner would be an invincible existence in the Firmament World and the emperor of the world.
Countless martial artists left their families, sects, and cities to go to the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range.
…
Su Mo rapidly flew above the boundless East Sea. He had almost reached the sea area where the East Sea Dragon Palace was located.
It was dead calm on the way. Half a day later, he arrived at the East Sea Dragon Palace as expected.
Under the tranquil sea, his figure descended in front of the East Sea Dragon Palace. He saw that the palace was enveloped by a big formation.
Seeing this, he suddenly felt relieved. It seemed that the Flood-dragon tribe was safe and sound.
Su Mo's arrival had disturbed Dragon King of the East Sea. The king brought him into the palace personally.
Dragon Lord and Su Mo sat in the guest and host seats in the grand palace.
"Su Mo, this fight Wu Sen, aren't you being somewhat impulsive?" Dragon King of the East Sea was straightforward and directly asked Su Mo about the fight.
"Dragon Lord, you have heard about this already?" Su Mo was startled that Hai Mingjiang and Di Shi had spread the news so quickly.
He had just arrived at the East Sea, and the news had already reached the Dragon Palace.
He did not know that Hai Mingjiang and Di Shi had spread the news using Messaging Charms.
As the ultimate experts in the Firmament World, they had many acquaintances. Within the scope of Messaging Charm, they could spread the news to many people. Then, the others spread it again.
After a few cycles of this, it did not take them much time to spread the news across the world.
Chapter 1126: An Indefectible Myth
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"Hey! Do you really want to fight Wu Sen?" Dragon King of the East Sea asked. He found out about this two days ago.
"Correct!" Su Mo nodded.
"How sure are you?" Dragon King of the East Sea asked in low voice. He did not try to persuade Su Mo to give up his plan but rather asked his certainty of success.
"Not very sure!" Su Mo shook his head.
"Not very sure?" Dragon King of the East Sea frowned. "How dare Su Mo fight Wu Sen if he isn't very sure? Isn't he digging his own grave?"
"Su Mo, you…!"
Dragon King of the East Sea was going to try to persuade but Su Mo immediately interrupted him. He seriously said, "However, if you can do me a favor, I can be sure."
"What kind of favor?" Dragon King of the East Sea curiously asked. Although he was powerful, he could not contend with a Martial Emperor expert.
Su Mo thought for a moment and then looked at Dragon King of the East Sea with keen eyes. "Are there any pseudo-Dragon Balls in the palace?"
"Do you want a pseudo-Dragon Ball?" Dragon King of the East Sea was startled upon hearing this.
"Yes!" Su Mo nodded. Improving his cultivation within a short time was very unlikely. Therefore, if he wanted to increase his strength, he had to enhance his physical body instead.
He thus asked the Dragon King of the East Sea for a pseudo-Dragon Ball because only these could enhance his physical strength the fastest.
Dragon King of the East Sea became silent. His Flood-dragon tribe actually had a pseudo-Dragon Ball. In fact, they had two.
Long Teng had one ball while the other was in the palace.
The two pseudo-Dragon Balls had been reserved for Long Teng一they could play an important role in his future.
Now that Su Mo had come to ask for it, Dragon King of the East Sea suddenly became a little hesitant.
The pseudo-Dragon Ball was too valuable. They had already given one to Su Mo before, and these two were the last.
"There is a ball in the palace. Since you want it, I will give it to you!" Dragon King of the East Sea spoke seriously after a long silence.
Although he hated to part with the Dragon Ball, he had to do so in order to ensure that Su Mo would win the fight against Wu Sen.
If he was defeated, the Flood-dragon tribe of the East Sea would suffer a great calamity.
Dragon King of the East Sea knew his priorities.
Besides, Long Teng was indebted to Su Mo, after the latter made the former become a descendant of the Brightgold Palace and receive the great emperor's legacy.
The debt of gratitude was more valuable than a Dragon Ball.
Dragon King of the East Sea sent for the pseudo-Dragon Ball and then gave it to Su Mo personally.
"This Dragon Ball is the most powerful one in our Flood-dragon tribe." He murmured.
Su Mo held the pseudo-Dragon Ball and sized it up. He secretly felt pleased.
The Dragon Ball was as big as two adult heads. It was larger than the one he had before and the energy it contained was more tremendous.
With this Dragon Ball, he could raise his physical strength several levels higher.
In this case, he would be more confident in his fight against Wu Sen.
"Dragon Lord, Thanks a lot! I won't let you down!" Su Mo took the pseudo-Dragon Ball and cupped his hands.
"En!"
Dragon King of the East Sea nodded and exhorted. "Bear in mind, if you can't defeat Wu Sen, you'd better stay safe. With your talent, you can stage a comeback soon!"
"I understand!"
Su Mo answered in a low voice. He talked with Dragon King of the East Sea for a while longer before leaving the East Sea Dragon Palace.
It was less than five days before the fight. He had to arrive at the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range within five days. He was pressed for time.
Dragon King of the East Sea wanted to go with Su Mo, but he chose to stay in the East Sea Dragon Palace in consideration of its security.
In the void, Su Mo sat cross-legged on the Natal Spiritual Sword. He hurried along in his journey by activating the sword while preparing to enhance his strength.
Due to limited time, he had to efficiently use the travel time to improve his physical strength.
He took out the pseudo-Dragon Ball and activated the Devouring Martial Soul, beginning to absorb the energy inside the ball.
Inside the pseudo-Dragon ball was tremendous energy containing the power of the Dragon's Bloodline. It flowed into Su Mo's body wantonly.
In an instant, he glowed with golden light and turned into a Dragonesque Elephant combat body, like a transformed demonic beast.
The giant Dragonesque Elephant shadow roared to the sky, shaking heaven and earth. Wisps of golden Qi Force wandered across his entire body.
His physical strength entered a booming process again.
As he hurried to the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range, the abnormal phenomena and roars of the Dragonesque Elephant shadow made a great impact on countless people.
However, he was riding on the sword at a very fast speed, so he could only clearly see a few martial artists.
Time passed quickly.
His physical strength constantly improved as if it was limitless.
Lv 7 Martial Royal Realm!
Lv 8 Martial Royal Realm!
Lv 9 Martial Royal Realm!
It took Su Mo most of the day to absorb all of the energy inside the pseudo-Dragon Ball.
His physical strength had risen to a higher level and was now equal to that of an Lv 9 Martial Royal Realm martial artist.
With such a powerful physical strength, he felt as if his physique was as strong as an Archean Demonic Beast.
Such a powerful physical strength in addition to his cultivation boosted his confidence.
"Martial Emperor Realm?"
He wanted to figure out how formidable the legendary Martial Emperor Realm expert was.
As he went to the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range, countless martial artists in the Firmament World were also going there from all directions.
The fight between Su Mo and the Netherworld Devil Sect master was an ultimate champions match in the Firmament World. It would shape the Firmament World in the future.
Would the Netherworld Devil Sect or the Firmament Palace dominate the Firmament World? It all depended on this match.
Therefore, everyone in the Firmament World went into action without delay. Plenty of experts hurried to the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range at top speed.
The Firmament World was on the verge of a radical change.
Even the Firmament Palace was no exception. Wenren Tiandu, Sikong Yan, Jiang Fengran, Xi'er, and the other descendants of the nine palaces came out of seclusion.
They went to the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range with Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian, the 13th Elder, Huatai Mountain, and others, under Hai Mingjiang and Di Shi's leadership.
For such an important war, they would definitely go to support Su Mo.
Many experts from superpowers who had come to witness the battle had planned to cozy up to the winner of the battle.
Everybody guessed the same. They thought Su Mo would definitely lose.
The Netherworld Devil Sect master Wu Sen had more than 90% probability of winning while Su Mo had less than 10% probability of winning.
Even the experts of the Sky-sea Pavilion and the Emperor Xuan Palace, as well as descendants of the nine palaces, including Sikong Yan, were not enthusiastic about Su Mo.
The Martial Emperor Realm expert was a legendary figure in the Firmament World and an indefectible myth.
At the Lv 4 Martial Royal Realm, Su Mo's hope to defeat a Martial Emperor Realm expert and shatter the myth was minuscule.
Chapter 1127: 24 Constellations Sword Formation
Translator: Transn Editor: Transn
As his strength continuously improved, the speed at which he traveled on the sword also increased.
He only took just over three days to arrive near the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range.
When he was 10,000 to 15,000 kilometers away from the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range, Su Mo activated the Ghostly Magic Sight's Martial Soul and looked toward the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range.
A dense mass of people was gathered there.
There were so many people it was like a black forest covering the Emperor Xuan Mountain Range.
The ruins of the Emperor Xuan Palace was particularly full. Martial artists blotted out the sky and covered the earth. It appeared that everyone in the Firmament World had come to the mountain range.
The Emperor Spiritual City under the mountain range was now overcrowded. It had been depressed ever since the Emperor Xuan Palace was destroyed, but now, its population had boomed. In the city, there was an endless stream of people like a long dragon.
There was one day left. As he muttered to himself, Su Mo sank and descended into a small lake.
Upon reaching the bottom of the lake, he immediately went inside the Divine Map.
He took out the crafting furnace and all craftsmanship materials and then prepared for craftsmanship.
Deputy Pavilion Leader Qian and the puppets had prepared all the materials for crafting the Natal Spiritual Sword. The quantity was sufficient.
Besides, he had the Divine Jade and the Blood-striped Seed, which were hard to find.
Although he had plenty of Divine Jades, he had limited Blood-striped Seeds.
He had obtained 24 Blood-striped Seeds in the Divine Martial Country. He had consumed nine seeds to craft nine Natal Spiritual Swords. Now, he still had 15 seeds.
"I need to craft 15 Natal Spiritual Swords, and I can't fail even once." Su Mo took a deep breath.
There were many kinds of Natal Spiritual Sword Formations in the Natal Swordcraft Techniques, but, without exception, the more powerful the sword formation was, the more spiritual swords it would need.
He only had nine Natal Spiritual Swords, so he could only display the Nine-death Sword Formation, which was not powerful enough. Aside from that, there were the "12 Sky-devil Sword Formation", "Sky-derivation Sword Formation", and so on.
Twenty-four Natal Spiritual Swords could form a kind of sword formation called the "24 Constellations Sword Formation".
According to the Natal Swordcraft Techniques, it had extraordinary power that was at least more than ten times stronger than the Nine-death Sword Formation.
This was why Su Mo wanted to practice this sword formation. When crafting the Natal Spiritual Swords, he could only succeed, not fail.
Fortunately, he already had nine successful experiences. He already had an aptitude for crafting the Natal Spiritual Sword.
As he waved his hands, the sorted materials flew into the crafting furnace.
He pressed on the burner of the crafting furnace to activate the divine elixir of fire property. The Dark Force of fire property immediately surged out and turned into flames.
The fire property cultivation skill that he cultivated was an upper Imperial-level skill. During this period, he had focused on improving cultivation. However, as he constantly improved his cultivation, his attainments in the imperial cultivation skill of five properties gradually deepened. It was no longer what it was.
His Dark Force of fire property was more powerful than before. Besides, it was purer and more condensed, which was more suitable for craftsmanship.
The crafting materials were ablaze with raging flames.
Everything was in order including refining, casting, and quenching.
There was almost no suspense. Su Mo successfully crafted the first Natal Spiritual Sword faster than before.
Then, he continued crafting Natal Spiritual Swords.
The second one!
The third one!
The 10th one!
The 11th one!
The 12th one!
Having spent 20 hours, Su Mo crafted 12 Natal Spiritual Swords in one go without any failure.
Then, he took a deep breath. He temporarily suspended craftsmanship and sat cross-legged in meditation.
He looked a little dispirited because crafting the Natal Spiritual Sword needed his blood essence. After he had crafted 12 Spiritual Swords, he had consumed a lot of blood essence, so he felt exhausted.
He rested for two hours to restore himself before continuing to craft the rest of the swords. He successfully crafted the last three swords in less than six hours.
He had consumed all of the Blood-striped Seeds so he could not craft anymore.
Fifteen brand-new Natal Spiritual Swords had been crafted. Together with the original nine swords, he had a total of 24 Natal Spiritual Swords.
Twenty-four Natal Spiritual Swords could form the 24 Constellations Sword Formation.
"I hope the power of the formation won't let me down!"
He took a deep breath. Although he looked a little tired, his eyes were bright.
He had a hidden card now. Perhaps he could turn the tables with it.
He stopped resting and began to practice the 24 Constellations Sword Formation.
His time was running out. Today was the appointed date.
He had to learn the sword formation within the shortest time.
Compared to the 24 Constellations Sword Formation, 28 Constellations Sword Formation was bigger.
Although it was a small Constellations Sword Formation, its power was far stronger than the Nine-death Sword Formation.
In the sword formation, each Natal Spiritual Sword corresponded to a constellation. While attacking, they could borrow the force of the constellation, which was very powerful.
The sword formation was extremely complex, so the practice was more difficult.
Since time was limited, he asked to display some of its power instead of mastering the sword formation.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
With that thought in mind, the 24 Natal Spiritual Swords shot to the void like streaks of lightning. In an instant, the 24 Constellations Sword Formation was arranged, covering an area within a radius of more than 50 kilometers.
Under his control, the Natal Spiritual Swords shuffled back and forth in the sword formation, carrying a strong killing aura that contained mysterious and unpredictable forces.
He was not familiar with the sword formation, so he could not use it skillfully, and its power was not formidable.
As he practiced repeatedly, he became more familiar with it and its power became stronger and stronger.
It was willpower-consuming to control 24 Natal Spiritual Swords at the same time. So, the control of willpower was strictly required.
Perhaps because Su Mo was a time traveler, he was born with unparalleled willpower. This was no problem for him.
As if he never knew fatigue, he practiced the 24 Constellations Sword Formation again and again. Sword radiances flashed in the whole sky, which was shocking.
A few hours later, he stopped practicing and took the 24 Natal Spiritual Swords into the consciousness ocean.
"Wu Sen from the Netherworld Devil Sect! Come on!"
His eyes flashed like lightning as he murmured. After a while, he left the Divine Map swiftly.
Later, he flew out of the lake. His figure was tall and straight like a pine. He stepped into the void and strode toward the nearby Emperor Xuan Mountain Range.