The Post Sky Tipping Era-Chapter 1239 - 1001: Inheriting the Legacy

"What? The Ten Great Clans’ Heavenly Emperors ventured deep into the Sea of Ruins for the Heavenly Emperor Battle and returned defeated? Four Emperors have fallen? How could such a ludicrous event happen."

"It was the Taiyi Heavenly King of the Divine Clan, who succeeded in breaking the realm deep within the Sea of Ruins, becoming the new Divine Emperor. His combat power is unparalleled, single-handedly defeating ten Heavenly Emperors."

"It seems the Heavenly God Clan is truly like a centipede that will not die, even in such desperate times, a Heavenly King still rises against the odds to become a Divine Emperor."

"It appears the Heavenly Realm is about to experience great upheaval. Even with ten Heavenly Emperors joining forces, they couldn’t slay the Taiyi Divine Emperor. It’s feared that the Divine Clan will retaliate madly afterward."

"Retaliation? I think not necessarily. If a Heavenly Venerate were to intervene, even a Divine Emperor couldn’t stir up trouble. It seems the Heavenly Venerate of the Heavenly God Clan has encountered issues in the Chaos World. Without a Heavenly Venerate overseeing, the decline of the strong clan is inevitable."

The news of the Heavenly Emperor Battle at the Sea of Ruins spread throughout the Heavenly Realm like a storm, shocking countless individuals.

Who could have imagined that at the critical moment of life and death for the Heavenly God Clan, a Divine Emperor would rise forcefully, slaying four Heavenly Emperors.

This terrifying battle record made even the Heavenly Emperors feel horrified.

It is known that it was achieved amidst the encirclement of ten Heavenly Emperors.

According to the Red Phoenix Emperor of the Phoenix Clan who retreated to the ancestral land, the combat power of the Taiyi Divine Emperor is extraordinary, a peak strike can kill a Heavenly Emperor of the same realm, and cannot be resisted by less than four joining forces.

To kill him would require at least thirty Heavenly Emperors working together; otherwise, he can’t be detained. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

This evaluation shocked the hearts of countless strong beings.

The Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Human Clan, barely escaping with severe injuries and a remnant soul, confirmed this point. In the battle at the Sea of Ruins, he shattered his emperor body, his Heavenly Emperor’s Weapon was blown away, leaving him nearly soul-extinct after taking a direct hit from the Taiyi Divine Emperor.

Even surviving by luck, the injuries are severe, potentially forcing him into reincarnation for cultivation again, unable to return to the Emperor Realm.

This situation silenced the Heavenly Emperors of the same realm.

Just exchanging one blow, almost annihilating the soul, with injuries so severe that recovery is impossible, possibly needing reincarnation for cultivation again?

This is hardly an exchange, it’s practically seeking death.

Moreover, this is under the circumstance of direct confrontation. If this Taiyi Divine Emperor intended to launch a sneak attack, or targeted a lone Heavenly Emperor, he might completely kill the opponent in two rounds.

After learning about the terrifying combat power of the Taiyi Divine Emperor, the siege action by various strong clans against the remnants of the Heavenly God Clan had to be urgently suspended, worrying that the Taiyi Heavenly King might appear during the encirclement and invasion into their ancestral land.

After all, it is rumored that the Taiyi Divine Emperor has mastered a technique to traverse the Heavenly Realm, having previously returned from the Heavenly Venerate Secret Realm to the Seventh Heaven, then took away a large group of Heavenly God Clan people from the Seventh Heaven, disappearing again, and now hiding in the Sea of Ruins.

This elusive technique caused fear to all involved in the siege of the Heavenly God Clan, now having to summon all Heavenly Emperors from outside back to guard the ancestral land, preventing stealth attacks.

This situation must continue until the Taiyi Divine Emperor falls.

As for exterminating the Taiyi Divine Emperor, the strong clans did not hesitate and sought instructions from the Heavenly Venerates behind them, as only Heavenly Venerates can ensure absolute success in this situation.

Meanwhile.

In the ruins of the former Huaqing Emperor City within the Third Layer Heaven.

Many scattered members of the Heavenly God Clan gathered here, hiding in the Heavenly King Palace, living discreetly, and due to its remote location, it is difficult to be discovered for a time.

And when several Heavenly Kings gathered here and brought news from the Sea of Ruins, they instantly became excited.

"Taiyi succeeded, truly breaking through to Divine Emperor within the Sea of Ruins, and earned fame in a battle, now all the strong clans of the Heavenly Realm have withdrawn their pursuit orders."

"Good, very good, we’re temporarily safe now, but we can’t relax vigilance, we must seize this time to quickly gather tribe members, stay away from dangerous areas, the real crisis hasn’t ended, when the strong clans devise countermeasures, their retaliation will be even more ruthless."

"Indeed, having a Divine Emperor in the clan is different, though the situation remains dire, at least we no longer need to keep hiding. However, it’s not enough to have just one Divine Emperor in the clan, if there could be more, perhaps there would be a chance to establish an ancestral land again in the Heavenly Realm."

Faced with Li Yi’s rise, these Heavenly Kings were no longer pessimistic and hopeless, their hearts began to hold some hope for the future.

But the Divine Emperor’s Son beside them also understood.

The emergence of Taiyi Divine Emperor merely temporarily alleviated the urgent crisis, the true threat is not the Divine Emperor, but the lofty Heavenly Venerate, unless another Heavenly Venerate appears in the Heavenly God Clan, decline is destined.

Without a Heavenly Venerate overseeing, no matter how many Divine Emperors are born, it’s useless.

Because the Heavenly God Clan is unlike other clans, they have too many enemies, never able to live peacefully. Once establishing an ancestral land in the Heavenly Realm, a second destruction is certain.

At this moment, didn’t Li Yi understand this situation as well? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have fled the Heavenly Realm.

While conversing with Hua Qing, Li Yi gained a general understanding of the Chaos World, and what amazed him was that the Chaos World is actually nurturing the Tenth Layer Heaven of the Heavenly Realm.

Currently, the Heavenly Realm comprises nine layers, but the Ninth Layer Heaven is hardly suitable for habitation; chaos is undivided, creation is nascent, not even Heavenly Kings can survive there, only Divine Emperors can move freely.

"Li Yi, actually I always had a hypothesis," Hua Qing said at this moment, "The Heavenly Realm has nine layers, which is why nine Heavenly Venerates were born out of the Heavenly Realm. They are the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Venerates, plus the Human Race Venerate, the Thunder Department Venerate, the Heavenly God Clan Venerate, the Rakshasa Clan Venerate, the Heavenly Human Clan Venerate, and the Demon Beast Clan Venerate."

"If a new Heavenly Venerate is to emerge, there are only two possibilities: either wait for the Tenth Layer Heaven to nurture one and create a new Heavenly Venerate position in the Celestial World, or eliminate one of the existing Heavenly Venerates to make room."

Li Yi’s expression changed: "Do you have any evidence for this speculation?"

"None." Hua Qing shook his head, "But if you really want evidence, then since I started cultivating in the Celestial World, became the Heavenly Emperor, met my demise, and now am reborn to restore cultivation... during this period, not a single new Heavenly Venerate has been born."

"There are many races in the Celestial World, and not a few of them have Heavenly Emperors. Some powerful races even have more than a dozen Heavenly Emperor-level beings, but why has no race ever produced a second Heavenly Venerate?"

"Now that the Celestial God Clan has been extinguished, I suspect that their Heavenly Venerate has already fallen, thus vacating the ninth Heavenly Venerate position. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for every Divine Emperor in the Celestial World."

As Hua Qing said this, his gaze shifted slightly, and he bowed his head: "Or perhaps the fall of the Celestial God Clan’s Heavenly Venerate was a bold experiment by the other Heavenly Venerates of the Celestial World."

"They want to use this method to prove their hypothesis. However, the actual truth requires you, Li Yi, to find out for yourself. My level of access is limited, so I can only make some bold guesses. I hope this provides you with some help."

Li Yi nodded slightly, "I understand your point, so when I go to the Chaos World, I need to verify the situation with the Celestial God Clan’s Heavenly Venerate to see if his demise was due to the Heavenly Venerate position."

"You must be extremely cautious. There might be other Heavenly Venerates lingering in the Chaos World. If you are discovered, the consequences could be dire. I suggest you leave a Primordial Spirit behind. If something unexpected happens, there might still be a chance for rebirth and restoration of cultivation. Although your cultivation would be lost, at least you would keep your life," Hua Qing reminded.

Having been through it himself, he had experience with these matters.

"Alright, I understand," Li Yi said. "I will leave some fallback measures to prevent unforeseen events."

Their conversation ended there.

Afterward, Li Yi used a Sword Coin to send Hua Qing back to the Celestial World and then turned around to the small world where the Celestial God Clan was settled.

As he bathed in the Emperor Light and appeared, the Celestial God Clan members living in the Imperial Palace of this small world erupted with excitement, celebrating the birth of a new Divine Emperor within the clan.

However, Li Yi was not there to receive the cheers and congratulations of the Celestial God Clan. He immediately summoned the Heavenly Kings responsible for managing this small world. These Heavenly Kings formed a Royal Court to handle various internal affairs of the clan.

At this moment.

Inside an Imperial Palace, everyone gathered in a hall, and Li Yi sat in the main seat, briefly speaking about some changes in the Celestial World.

"Even though I have become a Divine Emperor and killed four Heavenly Emperors on the opposing side, I still cannot reverse the decline of the Celestial God Clan. Now, I have been targeted by various powerful tribes in the Celestial World. I need to hide for a period and cannot return to the Celestial God Clan."

Li Yi said, "Therefore, there are only two paths before you: either I escort you back to the Celestial World to live in seclusion, or you remain in this small world."

He could not protect the Celestial God Clan forever. As an outsider who returned, Li Yi felt he had done his utmost by saving everyone in times of crisis and killing four powerful Heavenly Emperors, intimidating various clans.

Now, Li Yi needed to go his own way and arrange a final settlement for the Celestial God Clan.

The Heavenly Kings were somewhat surprised; they hadn’t expected another change so soon after finding some stability. However, after careful consideration, it was unavoidable, as this small world wasn’t a long-term solution.

Returning to the Celestial World was an inevitable outcome.

But the bloodline of the Celestial God Clan could not be cut off.

After a discussion among the Heavenly Kings, an elderly Heavenly King spoke up: "Divine Emperor, some of our people are willing to migrate back to the Celestial World, following your arrangement, while we ask that others be sent to a small world to continue our bloodline."

"Very well," Li Yi nodded in agreement, then added, "But once this is over, I need to take a thousand Imperial Palaces with me. I don’t want the Heavenly Emperor’s Weapons, leave them in your hands in the Celestial World. I believe that in the future, among you, another Divine Emperor will emerge, requiring these weapons to increase combat power."

A thousand Imperial Palaces?

The elderly Heavenly Kings in charge of the Heavenly God Treasure House did not refuse and respectfully agreed.

Divine Emperor Taiyi had already been generous enough, taking only a third of the Celestial God Clan’s accumulation. If it had been someone more ruthless, they might have taken everything.

After all, an order from a Divine Emperor was not to be contradicted.

Once everything was confirmed.

Li Yi gave the Heavenly Kings three days to prepare.

And after three days.

Five Heavenly Kings, accompanied by elderly, weak, and not very potential clansmen with diluted bloodlines, knelt before Li Yi, begging him to send them to a small world to continue their bloodlines.

"Go to the Barbaric World, but the Heavenly Kings cannot go, as the small world cannot withstand the power of a Heavenly King. At most, a Heavenly General can go. Rest assured, I’ve left traces there, enough to protect you," Li Yi said.

The five Heavenly Kings, upon hearing this, immediately handed over the Imperial Palaces and instructed a group of Divine Generals to take good care of the clansmen.

Li Yi said no more and directly crossed worlds. He transported these people safely to the Barbaric World and settled them in the Red Gold Country. To prevent any mishaps, he left a force of the Heavenly Emperor to maintain order and prevent the Celestial World’s people from acting recklessly.

After completing these tasks, he led the remaining members of the Celestial God Clan to the Celestial World and settled them at the site of the old Huaqing Emperor City in the Third Layer Heaven.

Here, they reunited with the Divine Emperor’s Son, the Dragon God Heavenly King, and others.