With a vacant stare, Qi Hai looked at the broken Sovereign Stele, then at the Path of Ingress leading straight into the central world. He raised his hand and almost slapped it down, but ultimately decided against the action.
Nephrite Major somehow already had a new celestial emperor on her throne, one who shouldâve been in seclusion to refine the heavenly mandate. To fully refine a mandate required at least a thousand years!
In other words, apart from the dead Exalted and Truespirit celestial emperors, whoâd earned the acknowledgment of their heavenly mandates, none of the others had mastered theirs in the truest sense. At most, they could borrow some strength from it.
However, the new generation of celestial emperors, including the now-deceased Zhao Changkong, had been groomed by their predecessors as their chosen heirs. From the moment theyâd been born, theyâd basked in their respective mandateâs nourishing warmth. Therefore, even if theyâd been mere aether dao immortals before succeeding the throne, they wouldâve quickly attained the origin dao realm once in full mastery of their mandates.
But unlike Zhao Changkong, neither Zhao Shenguang nor the other celestial emperors had benefited from similar advantages. Therefore, they would have to toil for a full millennium to refine their mandate and bring out its full strength.
Indeed, why else would the old imperial uncle have left the majorâs ancestral vein in Lu Yunâs care?
But now⊠that oddity Zhao Shenguang had raised a fuss, demanding female immortals to wait upon him as soon as heâd arrived in Destiny City. Even more outrageously⊠heâd used Nephrite Majorâs great treasure, the Path of Ingress, to break the Sovereign Stele and open the way to the central world!
In addition, the heavenly mandateâs light could be seen revolving around his figure, clear proof that heâd somehow refined it!
In terms of cultivation, he was a measly peerless immortal, an ordinary one bereft of formations of heaven and earth, someone who shouldâve become obsolete in this brand-new era.
But for some strange, unimaginable reason, this kid was now the celestial emperor of Nephrite Major, and heâd even gotten his hands on the heavenly mandate and the courtâs cherished treasure.
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âHahaha!â Zhao Shenguang laughed boisterously. âLadies of Destiny City, are you swooning at this emperorâs graceful bearing yetâŠ? Mommy, damn, what is that?!â
In his proudest, smuggest moment, his eyes happened to land on Ge Yanxia. He first froze for the duration of a breath, then shrieked with alarm, then⊠violently threw up on the spot.
âWhat is that thing? That, that lump, that pile, that thingâs not human and not a ghost. Men, take it away!â Suddenly remembering his lofty status, Zhao Shenguang wiped off his mouth, pointed at Ge Yanxia, and hollered loudly.
âNephrite Celestial Emperor!â The lord of Destiny City walked out, somewhat displeased. âShe is the master of the West Sea. Her status is as noble as yours.â
The city lord was barely holding in his irritation. For him, Zhao Fengyang was both a teacher and a friend. Heâd met all of the emperorâs children, but the one he was least fond of happened to be Zhao Shenguang.
Sex was this fellowâs lifelong pursuit. He had a hundred dao partners in his harem, and stranger still⊠he was in the business of operating brothels. Be it the world of mortals or immortals, pleasure houses heâd personally established could be found everywhere.
Last time heâd come to Destiny City, heâd planned to open a brothel there, only to be kicked out by the city lord for his efforts. So now that this blackguard was here again, the city lord naturally didnât bother to hide his annoyance.
On the other hand, he wasnât particularly angry about the Path of Ingress smashing the Sovereign Stele. Rather, he very much approved of it.
âMaster of the West Sea?â Zhao Shenguang blinked. âDog of a West Sea Emperor?â
Snorts and stifled chuckles rose and fell in the crowd. Silverlight had just called the fur seal West Sea Dog Emperor, and now this curiosity of a Nephrite celestial emperor was adding fuel to the flames!
âYou must be tired of living!â Furious, Ge Yanxia was about to strike when she suddenly realized she was being suppressed by the power of the land. Reeling from the pressure, she couldnât help but shudder. Such was the power of a celestial mandate!
âHmph!â Zhao Shenguang turned frosty. âWest Sea Dog Emperor, West Sea Shaggy Seal! You freed the demon in Exalted Major and caused untold mayhem through the world, almost turning all of it into demonic soil! Not to mention, you also caused the deaths of the Truespirit and Exalted celestial emperors. How dare a lowly beast like you still set foot in my Nephrite Major? You court death!
âMen, take this sea bitch away!â His eyes gleamed with a tyrannical light, raging wrath palpable to the countless immortals nearby. Little did they know, the anger didnât have much to do with the freed demon god or the two dead celestial emperors.
Rather⊠in that battle, many of his propertiesâhis pleasure houses in Exalted Majorâhad been destroyed! His heart bled at the thought.
âAt your command!â
Boom!
Four ear-splitting explosions rumbled through the sky. Visions of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise slowly took to the air. Together, they sealed off Ge Yanxiaâs movements. At the same time, crystal cannons flashed into existence, their mouths glittering threateningly.
The Azure Dragon Phalanx, Vermilion Bird Phalanx, White Tiger Phalanx, and Black Tortoise Phalanx! These four great armies were the core of Nephrite Majorâs strength! The soldiers stationed at the North Sea fortress at Dusk Provinceâs borders had been a mere subdivision of the Black Tortoise Phalanx!
The true Black Tortoise Phalanx was uniformly composed of august immortals. Together, they could manifest the Black Tortoiseâs true self. Compared to Dusk Provinceâs Dusk Phalanx, it was so much more formidable, so much more daunting.
Add to that the other three armies⊠Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Black Tortoiseâ the formation shaped by all four sacred beasts made the very air tremble!
Deploying the power of the entire major, the heavenly mandate hovering over Zhao Shenguang bore down on Ge Yanxia. The four phalanxes launched their offensives at the same time.
Boundless in its grandeur, the divine power of the four sacred beasts crushed the fur seal like heavy mountains.
âAaahhh!â Ge Yanxia screamed miserably, her body flattening into something that resembled black flatbread mashed into the ground. âNephrite Celestial Emperor, I will have your head!!â
With a bloodcurdling scream, she opened her mouth and spat out a golden globe of light: the West Seaâs essence.
It immediately reshaped itself into a giant sword that ripped the sky open. As it did so, Ge Yanxia sacrificed part of her own flesh in a blood ritual and finally managed to flee Nephrite Major, leaving a mist of putrid blood in her wake.
âEw, thatâs so gross. That disgusting thing actually swallowed the West Seaâs essence. Itâs going to be quite the trauma for whoever refines the essence next.â Zhao Shenguang chuckled.
The lord of Destiny City looked blankly at him, uncertain as to what he was supposed to say. As for Qi Hai, he hadnât shown himself from start to finish, as if heâd fallen deeply asleep.
âDonât worry, I didnât forget the rest of you bastards!â Zhao Shenguang vented his spleen on the rest of the crowd. âYou obviously know that repulsive fur seal is the demon godâs bitch, but here you are, happily rubbing shoulders with her. You were going to listen to that creature and block the way to the central world! You were going to destroy the future of your juniors! Or perhaps you, too, have sold yourselves to the demon god and want to sabotage the world of immortals?!â
Hum!
His heavenly mandate shook, amplifying his voice so that it resonated like the sound of the grand dao itself, so loud it could rouse the dead.
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