The Post Sky Tipping Era-Chapter 1205 - 967: Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers
Due to the matter involving Taiyi and the Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon, the entire Heavenly God Country was brimming with a belligerent atmosphere. Many Heavenly Kings were sparring and fighting with each other, hoping to make a name for themselves and gain status within the clan through this method.
And the competition for the five challenge spots was equally fierce.
Even the Royal Family Heavenly Kings faced the possibility of being dethroned, and even the Direct Lineage Heavenly Kings could not guarantee victory, because the Heavenly Realm was vast, and there were always some Heavenly Kings who could break through the shackles of their bloodlines and display extraordinary strength.
At the same time, rich combat experience could also provide a significant advantage in these matches.
As a Direct Lineage Royal Family member, Divine Flying Heavenly King initially thought that securing a spot was not a problem for him, and he even believed he had a good chance of taking the Heavenly King Soldier from Taiyi’s hands.
But good thoughts were shattered by the harsh reality.
In one of the matches, Divine Flying Heavenly King was defeated by a regular Royal Family Heavenly King. This unexpected situation took everyone by surprise, and he didn’t even win a spot to face Taiyi.
And as the victor against a Direct Lineage, this Heavenly King did not appear too joyful. He said calmly, "You have great potential, and your strength is not weak, but you lack life-and-death combat experience, unable to grasp the enemy’s flaws to decide victory in an instant during battle."
"Go back and further hone your skills. If you were to face an external enemy, you would be dead by now. The enemy would not spare you because you’re of the Direct Lineage Royal Family. On the contrary, your identity would only bring you greater danger."
Facing Divine Flying Heavenly King, the victor was blunt, directly pointing out his shortcomings.
The Direct Lineage Royal Family may be noble in status, but once on the Heavenly God Platform, unfortunately, everything has to be proven by strength, and no Heavenly King will hold back because of status.
The defeated Divine Flying Heavenly King felt an immense sense of humiliation. He couldn’t believe that he, a Direct Lineage Royal Family member, had been so easily defeated. Moreover, the victor’s words reminded him of what Taiyi Heavenly King had said before.
It was exactly the same.
Was he really this weak in life-and-death combat?
Filled with resentment and unwillingness, Divine Flying Heavenly King quickly left the Heavenly God Platform, destination unknown.
And the selection match continued.
The one who defeated Divine Flying Heavenly King did not make it to the end, losing in another battle and suffering serious injuries.
The Heavenly God Clan, after all, had numerous powerful figures and profound heritage. Although bloodlines divided everyone into different classes, it did not necessarily represent combat power.
In a large clan, there’s always an occasional outlier.
Soon.
A formidable champion emerged from among the kings, a Heavenly King named Divine Punishment. This Heavenly King hailed from the Heavenly God Royal Family but had been cultivating outside for years. Besides his royal identity, he was also a Heavenly King of the Thunder Department, mastering thunder skills with unparalleled combat power.
The strength of this Divine Punishment Heavenly King was inevitable, as he practiced both the Thunder Department Treasure Scripture and the Circulation God Demon Skill, combining the strengths of both to forge his own path.
Two days later, another Heavenly King emerged from the trials, an ordinary Heavenly God Clan king, and a mixed-blood at that, possessing both Heavenly God and True Dragon bloodlines.
The True Dragon Clan was also one of the strong clans in the Heavenly Realm, and this mixed-blood Heavenly King combined the strengths of these two powerful clans, possessing unrivaled combat power, terrifying to the extreme, even defeating Royal Family Heavenly Kings.
The successive defeats of Direct Lineage Heavenly Kings left many in the Royal Family feeling embarrassed and indignant. On the fifth day, an old Direct Lineage Heavenly King emerged powerfully, securing a spot and restoring the Direct Lineage Royal Family’s honor.
This old Heavenly King was said to have been in seclusion for years, advancing far on the path to becoming a Heavenly Emperor. His body was rumored to have filled nearly three hundred acupoints with Divine Blood, with an immensely solid foundation, augmented by years of intense study of the Circulation God Demon Skill, making his combat power fearsome.
He swept through the competition upon his appearance, prompting speculation that he might soon step into the Heavenly Emperor Realm.
On the eighth day, a female Heavenly King suddenly appeared, capturing everyone’s attention. This female Heavenly King hurried back from the outside, originally an ordinary Heavenly God Clan Heavenly King, but it was said she had once inadvertently entered a Heavenly Emperor Tomb, receiving the legacy of a Heavenly Emperor and comprehending the Heavenly Emperor Technique, reportedly with potential to become a Heavenly Emperor herself.
Moreover, during her battles, this female Heavenly King even briefly displayed the Emperor Light, vanquishing a particularly formidable Royal Family Heavenly King.
The emergence of four extraordinarily powerful Heavenly Kings left many astonished.
No one expected the Heavenly God Clan to harbor so many Heavenly Emperor seeds; if not for the matter of the Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon, these individuals might have remained hidden, never revealing themselves.
Only one spot remained.
And there were only two days left. Who would the final spot go to?
Direct Lineage, Royal Family, and ordinary Royal Family Heavenly Kings all continued to battle fiercely, striving to sift out the last strong contender, with the fights even more brutal than before.
No one was willing to miss this final opportunity.
The final outcome emerged.
An exceptionally young Heavenly King was selected, and he was also from the Direct Lineage. Besides this, the Heavenly King had an extraordinary identity as the youngest son of Divine Emperor Zhenyue.
And Divine Emperor Zhenyue, too, was a Direct Lineage Divine Emperor, so his youngest son’s bloodline seemed to have atavistic traits, possessing some Heavenly Venerate Blood.
This young Heavenly King, who possesses some Heavenly Venerate Blood, was too dazzling and extraordinary; his Divine Power was unlike ordinary people. The powerful cultivators engaging him in combat found it difficult to withstand his attacks and were easily defeated.
A defeated Heavenly King publicly stated that the Divine Power of the son of Divine Emperor Zhenyue contained an indestructible force, making it almost impossible for Heavenly Kings with similar combat power to withstand him.
These words made everyone realize that the son of Divine Emperor Zhenyue was extraordinary, perhaps possessing extremely terrifying potential, and definitely a candidate for a Heavenly Emperor.
And as these five Heavenly Kings with terrifying strength were selected, many began to worry whether the Direct Lineage Heavenly King Taiyi, who had recently returned to the Heavenly God Clan, could defeat them.
Would he lose in the first round?
After all, Taiyi had just advanced to the Heavenly King Realm not long ago, and it was estimated that he was not very adept at using the Heavenly King’s Power. How could he possibly be a match for these carefully selected Heavenly Kings?
Many within the Heavenly God Clan did not have high hopes for Taiyi, believing that his Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon was surely unretainable.
Under this pressure and environment, Cold Mountain Heavenly King’s task of recruiting Heavenly Kings from various tribes at Taiyi’s command yielded little result, as no one wanted to pledge allegiance to an apparently doomed Direct Lineage Heavenly King.
The Heavenly God Clan valued promises, and pledging allegiance to Li Yi would leave them no room to change their path, ultimately jeopardizing the tribe’s future.
Of course.
Not all tribes felt this way; some were willing to take the gamble, as Li Yi possessed substantial resources, with the Direct Lineage Heavenly King status and a Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon.
Once he overcame this predicament, he would soar to great heights.
Most of these tribes willing to gamble were those with little hope, as their Divine Blood was thinning with each generation, causing a severe decline in combat power.
Only by acquiring Royal Family or Direct Lineage bloodlines could their tribes blossom once again.
Thus, Cold Mountain Heavenly King recruited four Heavenly Kings, three of whom were Female Heavenly Kings, with Female Divine Generals under their command.
This was not a matter of coveting Li Yi’s future but rather his body.
After all, mating Direct Lineage with ordinary Heavenly God Clan members would at least ensure a Royal Family bloodline, and given the cultivators’ extended lifespan, it’s likely that before long, these Female Heavenly Kings’ tribes would transform into new Royal Families and rise anew.
Li Yi was not favored within the Direct Lineage but remained a prized catch outside, contested by many tribes. However, during this acutely tense period, many worried Li Yi might perish on the Heavenly God Platform.
Those Heavenly Kings might indeed harbor lethal intent for the sake of a Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon.
Cold Mountain Heavenly King led the other four Heaven Kings and multiple Divine Generals to Taiyi Heavenly King Palace and subsequently dispensed the deserved benefits to each Divine General under Taiyi’s name.
As for the four Heavenly Kings, Cold Mountain did not make decisions on his own but waited for Taiyi to appear before proceeding.
"Is that the Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon? It indeed appears grand and magnificent," mused the newly pledged Moonlight Heavenly King, gazing out in the distance at the mingling Yin Yang Qi.
From afar, they could already feel a shocking might.
Furthermore, the entire Heavenly King Palace trembled along with the vibration of the Time Emperor Furnace. If this power increased further, the palace might collapse.
"No wonder the whole clan has been frenzied over this Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon these days," remarked another Female Heavenly King, clad in black battle armor and possessing a slender physique. "If a Heavenly King could wield a Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon, even unleashing just a fraction of its power would leave no equals at the same realm. Moreover, upon becoming a Heavenly Emperor, they wouldn’t need to spend effort or time crafting a new weapon for themselves."
"The reason many newly appointed Heavenly Emperors are slightly weaker than seasoned ones is that they lack Heavenly Emperor Weapons. Most Heavenly Emperors have only one piece, and if Taiyi weren’t a Direct Lineage Heavenly King, our clan’s Divine Emperor might have joined the fray to seize it."
Black Ice Heavenly King, born of a regular tribe, had wandered the Heavenly Realm for years, acutely aware of the harsh reality outside.
The highest privilege was only enjoyed by the Direct Lineage, who never had to worry about cultivation resources for a lifetime, whereas those of ordinary Heavenly God Clan had to compete for resources most of the time.
The situation for strong tribes in the Heavenly Realm was already so, let alone other cultivators.
"I wonder what the outcome of this big battle would be," Cold Mountain Heavenly King pondered with lingering anxiety.
In her free time, she had observed the trials on the Heavenly God Platform and witnessed the extraordinary strength of the five selected Heavenly Kings. Each was overwhelmingly powerful, making it feel like they weren’t indeed of the Heavenly King Realm.
Although Taiyi’s strength was formidable as well, under conditions where neither side utilized weapons or armor, the likelihood of victory wasn’t particularly high.
She hoped Taiyi still had some cards up his sleeve. Given her short interaction with him, Cold Mountain Heavenly King wasn’t intimately familiar with his true capabilities.
As Taiyi’s displayed abilities always sparked unexpected delight.
To possess such power while wandering and cultivating in the Heavenly Realm as a Human and God Mixed Blood must undoubtedly be impressive.
Though his foes this time were even more formidable.
The provocateur Divine Flying Heavenly King was eliminated midway in the struggle for spots, with Direct Lineage Heavenly Kings merely being backdrops, marking the immense pressure felt.
