Stellar Transformation-Chapter 544: Episode 16 - 5 Hall Master?

The East Pole Saint Emperor Hall wasn’t merely a single grand hall, but rather a vast palace complex adorned with pavilions over water, towered gardens, and circuitous corridors. Everything from the East Pole Saint Emperor’s rest, to summoning his followers, to cultivation, all took place within this East Pole Saint Emperor Hall, hence one could imagine the grand scale of its grounds.

Qin Yu, Huangfu Jing, Hei Yu, Wei Chi Gong Lan, and a group of others were all outside the entrance to the East Pole Saint Emperor Hall, which was where the main hall was located.

"Even the gatekeepers are stronger than me," Hei Yu remarked in a low voice, astonished.

Qin Yu couldn’t help but look towards the guards on both sides of the hall’s doors, who in terms of strength, were at least Middle Level Heavenly Gods. As for their exact strength, Qin Yu was unable to determine.

"Father knew that you were coming, so he should have prepared everything to welcome you," Huangfu Jing said with a smile to Qin Yu, "Let’s go, we should enter." And with that, she walked towards the hall’s entrance.

One of the guards by the door revealed a smile and respectfully said, "Princess, His Holiness the Holy Emperor already has orders that when Lord Qin Yu arrives, to directly bring him to the ’Tingnan’ pavilion over the water."

Huangfu Jing slightly nodded, then led Qin Yu and the rest of their group into the hall.

The hall was spacious, both length and width exceeding sixty feet, where the East Pole Saint Emperor typically held formal proceedings. There were passages on both sides of the hall, and Qin Yu’s group entered the one on the right.

"Big Brother, I feel something very, very strange here!" Hei Yu’s voice resonated in Qin Yu’s mind.

Qin Yu looked at Hei Yu beside him and observed their surroundings, then transmitted his thoughts with Divine Sense: "Little Black, the entire East Pole Saint Emperor Hall is under the coverage of the East Pole Saint Emperor’s Divine Sense. He is watching us all the time."

If the East Pole Saint Emperor were to hear Qin Yu’s words, he would be incredibly shocked.

"Big Brother, you can sense the Holy Emperor’s Divine Sense?" Hei Yu immediately inquired through transmission, wondering if Qin Yu could even detect a Divine King’s Divine Sense?

In the face of Hei Yu’s doubt, Qin Yu slightly nodded.

"My ’Qiankun World’ Space Power is constantly arranged around my body. If anyone tries to probe me, they will definitely not escape my detection," Qin Yu was filled with confidence in his heart.

With the Space Power of Qiankun World and as the Creator of the Qiankun World, Qin Yu would be instantly aware of any slight change within the range of the Space Power coverage.

However, the East Pole Saint Emperor could not detect the Space Power around Qin Yu’s body.

Firstly, because the Space Power was from the Qiankun World, of which the East Pole Saint Emperor himself knew nothing about the Space Law.

Secondly, because Qin Yu’s control over the Qiankun World’s Space Power had reached a divine level, infiltrating everywhere like a spring breeze and rain, yet undetected by anyone.

Nevertheless, if the two were to engage in battle, the East Pole Saint Emperor himself, who grasped the ’Space Law’, could instantly wield the entire Divine World’s Space Power, at which point Qin Yu would be far from a match.

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Listening to the sound of trickling water beside him, and walking along the stone path for a moment, they arrived at the gate of a courtyard.

"Here we are, Father is inside," Huangfu Jing said with a smile.

Qin Yu slightly nodded, and couldn’t help but allow a trace of a smile to appear on his stern face. Qin Yu and Huangfu Jing walked side by side, followed by Hei Yu, Wei Chi Gong Lan, Uncle Fu, Qiu Zhongfu, and a few others.

Entering the courtyard, it turned out to be a large pool of water with narrow pathways above it, leading to an exquisite structure built upon the water.

Even from a distance, Qin Yu could hear the sound of laughter coming from the elegant building.

"Oh, there are quite a few people," Huangfu Jing said to Qin Yu with a smile, quickening her pace and leading Qin Yu directly into the building, then straight up to the second floor.

All around the second floor were windows, with only half a roof; the other half was open.

Six people were seated inside the second floor, three men and three women. They consisted of a middle-aged man with a gentle face, two beautiful women, a very lively little girl, and two men whose presence was as intimidating as fierce tigers.

"Father, Qin Yu has arrived, Mother, Auntie!" Huangfu Jing cheerily greeted as soon as she entered.

Wei Chi Gong Lan respectfully said, "Greetings to His Holiness the Holy Emperor, the Divine King, and the Empress." Wei Chi Gong Lan only bowed to these three, while the remaining three just nodded with smiles.

"Qin Yu, let me introduce you," Huangfu Jing enthusiastically began, "This is my father."

"The East Pole Saint Emperor!"

Qin Yu’s gaze immediately locked onto this mild-mannered middle-aged man, who was draped in a soft golden silk robe and wore a smile on his face.

"Qin Yu, greeting His Holiness the Holy Emperor," Qin Yu also bowed in salutation.

The East Pole Saint Emperor ’Huangfu Yu’ had been observing Qin Yu closely ever since he came in, and was astonished to find that Qin Yu’s body still held traces of ’Divine Power.’

"Qin Yu, your Divine Power, has it not yet transformed into Heavenly God Power?" the East Pole Saint Emperor asked with mild surprise.

"Divine Power?" The lively girl next to him exclaimed in amazement, and even the other two men looked at Qin Yu in shock. A Formation Master so profound and yet still possessing Divine Power in his body?

Qin Yu nodded and replied, "Yes, Your Holiness the Holy Emperor, I mainly focus my effort on Formation, and I don’t pay much attention to the energy in my body."

"That explains why you have achieved so much," the East Pole Saint Emperor nodded, then turned to one of the beautiful women beside him and inquired, "Liu Xiang, what do you think of Qin Yu?" He quickly introduced her to Qin Yu, "Qin Yu, this is the Baihua God King."

Qin Yu immediately observed the beautiful woman carefully.

This beautiful woman, in a pink robe and a red mole between her eyebrows, had eyes like autumn waters. The Baihua God King ’Huangfu Liu Xiang’ looked at Qin Yu carefully, and finally nodded with a smile, saying, "He’s not bad, at least much more level-headed than your three sons."

The East Pole Saint Emperor Huangfu Yu couldn’t help but smile.

"Three sons?" Qin Yu glanced at the other two men in the attic, "Could it be that these two, along with Huangfu Liushui, are all sons of the East Pole Saint Emperor?"

As Qin Yu thought to himself, Huangfu Jing continued with the introductions, "Qin Yu, this is my mother."

"I have seen the Empress," Qin Yu bowed slightly.

The Empress, though high in status, was not very powerful, being only a Middle Level Heavenly God. Having cultivated with the East Pole Saint Emperor for so many years and still remaining at such a low level of cultivation, it indicated that her aptitude truly was inadequate. The Empress nodded slightly in response to Qin Yu.

"This is my sister Ling ’Er, Huangfu Ling. This is my elder brother, Huangfu Liejun, and my second brother, Huangfu Liehuo. As for my third brother, you’ve met him already," Huangfu Jing’s introduction of her siblings was much simpler.

Qin Yu gave a slight bow.

Huangfu Liehuo and Huangfu Liejun both had dazzling short golden hair, and their aura was extremely formidable. Huangfu Liehuo, with his beard and hair all over the place, was clearly a hot-tempered person. Huangfu Liejun’s hair was like steel needles, and he seemed very resolute and a bit more steady; however, when his eyes opened and closed, an air of disdain for the world couldn’t help but emanate from him.

"The sons and daughters of this East Pole Saint Emperor are all extraordinary," Qin Yu inwardly exclaimed, "Three sons, two daughters, all so powerful."

Qin Yu was unaware of the Eight Divine Clans.

The Eight Divine Clans, unlike mortals who cultivated from the ground up, placed great importance on lineage. The best bloodlines were found in the First Generation of the Eight Divine Clans, which led to higher achievements.

With each passing generation, as the bloodline became more diluted, it became much harder to achieve greatness.

Take for instance Northern Pole Snow City’s Jiang Family, with brothers Jiang Lan and Jiang Fan both being Holy Emperors, and even Jiang Xing was only a generation younger than they. Looking at East Pole Xuanjin Mountain, Baihua God King, East Pole Saint Emperor, and "Huangfu Lei," the Golden Sword God King, these three were also siblings. For this First Generation, the difficulty of cultivation was much lower.

Where are the parents of the East Pole Saint Emperor, Northern Pole Saint Emperor, and others?

Apart from the East Pole Saint Emperor and Northern Pole Saint Emperor themselves, even their children did not know. This was one of the secrets of the Divine World.

The Eight Divine Clans had their advantages and their weaknesses.

As powerful as the First Generation was, although their numbers were exceedingly few, over half were Divine Kings, and the others were Upper Heavenly Gods. As for the Second Generation, it was very rare to have even one Divine King.

As for the Third Generation and beyond, it was very difficult for one of them to become a Divine King unless they had tremendous resolve.

And mortals? Although the difficulty of their cultivation was great, their potential was also considerable. Regardless of the generation, when reaching the later stages of cultivation, there was always that slight hope of becoming a Divine King.

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"Sister, I heard that you have taken quite a liking to that Qin Yu," said Huangfu Ling with wide eyes, glancing back and forth between Huangfu Jing and Qin Yu.

Huangfu Jing couldn’t help but glare at Huangfu Ling.

"Father, now that you have invited Qin Yu here, what position do you plan to offer him?" Huangfu Liehuo said brashly.

"Regarding this matter, I do have an idea." East Pole Saint Emperor Huangfu Yu said with a smile, "As you all know, within the Imperial City, there is the East Pole Saint Emperor Hall, as well as four other palaces: Lanxuan Hall, Black Wind Palace, Lie Jun Hall, and Heavenly Desolation Palace. However, there are currently only three palace masters, with the position at Lanxuan Hall remaining vacant. No one has been found suitable for the position of Lanxuan Hall Master, so I was thinking..."

"Eldest brother!" Baihua God King’s eyes flicked open, and her presence became instantly fierce.

"Eldest brother, the reason why Lanxuan Hall remains vacant is not due to a lack of candidates, but because the competition is too fierce, and no conclusion has been reached. The position of hall master is second only to that of a Divine King. You can’t just casually give it to a newcomer with little merit," Baihua God King opposed directly.

With a Divine King in opposition, the East Pole Saint Emperor found himself unable to continue.

On East Pole Xuanjin Mountain, the three Great Divine Kings—Huangfu Yu, Huangfu Lei, and Huangfu Liu Xiang—among them, only Huangfu Liu Xiang was a woman, and her brothers would normally indulge their sister.

"Eldest brother, look, the masters of Black Wind Palace and Heavenly Desolation Palace are those who made great contributions during the cataclysmic disaster six trillion years ago. Their seniority is profound, and their strength is at the peak of Upper Heavenly Gods. No one objected to them becoming palace masters. As for Lie Jun Hall, it was specifically created for the eldest prince ’Huangfu Liejun,’ who has been leading the Heavenly God Army in campaigns north and south for many years. With his position, no one objected to him being the hall master either. But now you want to give it to a newcomer..."

Baihua God King Huangfu Liu Xiang shook her head, clearly dissatisfied.

Hearing what Baihua God King said, Qin Yu immediately understood the status hierarchy of East Pole Xuanjin Mountain. Clearly, these four palace masters held ranks second only to Divine Kings, higher than that of ordinary Upper Heavenly Gods.

If he became a hall master, he would have some confidence in proposing a marriage to the Northern Pole Saint Emperor. But his qualifications were indeed too low.

"Holy Emperor..." Qin Yu took the initiative to voice his refusal.

But the East Pole Saint Emperor raised his hand to stop him and then said to Baihua God King with a smile, "Liu Xiang, what you said makes sense. Over these years, the true contenders for the position of Lanxuan Hall Master have been only two, haven’t they? One is your disciple, and the other is the commander of a large division in the Heavenly God Army."

Huangfu Liu Xiang nodded slightly and said, "Although Xue Yu is a woman, she has followed me for many years. She may seem unimpressive, but she has also made many unnoticed contributions to our Xuanjin Mountain. In terms of strength, she too is an Upper Heavenly God. Why can’t she be the Lanxuan Hall Master?"

At this moment, the always silent Huangfu Liejun spoke up, "Aunt, Xue Yu is indeed quite good, but my close friend Dong Hou holds a status in the Heavenly God Army not beneath mine. Although it is said in public that I lead the Heavenly God Army, in reality, it is often Brother Dong Hou who leads them. His status, seniority, and strength all qualify him to assume the position of Lanxuan Hall Master."

Qin Yu merely listened from the sidelines.

Clearly, the East Pole Saint Emperor supported him, Baihua God King supported her disciple, and Huangfu Liejun as well as many in the Heavenly God Army supported Dong Hou.

"Big Brother, it seems there are many vying for this position," Hei Yu communicated through divine sense.

"Without me, the two sides were at a standoff. Now that I have arrived, the East Pole Saint Emperor wants to grant the position to me, naturally, the two sides can’t just sit idly by," Qin Yu replied through divine sense, composed.

(End of Chapter 1, Tomato here took some time to write this one, sweating~~)

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