Section 100

Summer Skyfate blurted out, he had originally intended to say Summer Eastsea's name, but another nine terrifying gazes fell upon him, causing him to swallow those three words back down.

"Give it to whom?"

The Seventh Xia Emperor stared fixedly at him, his voice low and suppressed.

"Give, give..."

Summer Skyfate swallowed a mouthful of saliva. At this moment, he began to regret it. Why did he have to be so loose-lipped and take on this hot potato!

"Second Grandpa, you're the same. I ask you for an idea and you can't come up with one, but when I come up with an idea, you get anxious and stomp your feet. What exactly do you want to do?"

Xia Feng's words were deadly sharp, like a soft knife plunging fiercely into Summer Skyfate's heart. Summer Skyfate couldn't even retort.

This humiliation caused him, already heavily injured, to cough up another mouthful of black blood.

With this knife plunged in, he still had no way to fight back, because he truly dared not offend the Ten Great Xia Emperors. He could only silently endure, trembling all over.

Now, in the eyes of the Ten Great Xia Emperors, breaking through to the Martial God Realm was more important than anything else.

What heirs, what Empire inheritance, compared to the supreme Martial God Realm, these were as insignificant as dust.

For a chance to break through and become a god, none of the ten people wanted to give it to someone else.

But the Seventh Xia Emperor swept a fierce gaze over the crowd. The three Martial Emperors below Heaven Rank Ninth Level instantly trembled, gritted their teeth tightly, and a glimmer of unwillingness flashed in their eyes.

"Alright, since everyone is unwilling to give the Void Cauldron to someone else, then let's listen to Xia Feng's suggestion. Let's have a good fight!"

"Whoever wins, this cauldron will be given to them for cultivation and Breakthrough. If such a Divine Artifact is given to a waste, it will only waste everyone's time!"

The Eighth Xia Emperor roared furiously, causing the sky to tremble, like muffled thunder hitting the ground.

"I agree."

"Alright, I have no objection either. It's reasonable for the strongest Martial Emperor to break through to Martial God."

The other few Xia Emperors really couldn't think of a better way, and could only voice their agreement.

So many years had passed, and they had all remained at the Heaven Rank Ninth Level Martial Emperor Realm for a long time. It was hard to say who was the strongest without a fight.

And those Xia Emperors who were less experienced and hadn't broken through to Heaven Rank Ninth Level Martial Emperor were also unwilling to let go of this opportunity.

They were all dragons among men, possessing Innate Emperor Bodies, and had challenged opponents above their level all the way.

Even against the previous few Xia Emperors, they had the confidence to fight with all their might!

Chapter 123: Make Grandpa a Heaven Rank Martial Emperor Within Seven Days

"Let's set a time, kid. You proposed this method, what plans do you have?"

The Eighth Xia Emperor snorted coldly and looked back at Xia Feng.

"Seven days from now."

Xia Feng pointed at the wide Emperor Dragon Platform and said, "Seven days from now, everyone will compete here. We'll have duels until the final winner is chosen."

"Seven days, huh, I have no problem."

"Everyone, then we'll see each other again in seven days. At that time, we'll also compete and see who is truly the strongest Martial Emperor in our Great Xia Empire!"

The Eighth Xia Emperor snorted coldly, then flicked his sleeve, and instantly vanished into space, leaving the place.

Seven days time, the Emperor Dragon Platform, the timing and location were all theirs. The other Xia Emperors naturally had no objections and went back to start preparing.

A thoughtful look flashed in Summer Eastsea's eyes. Seven days time. Originally, he thought it was some delaying tactic, but Summer Bright and Xia Feng couldn't do much in such a short time.

So this was... them obediently submitting?

That's good. It was also rare for him to have to constantly guard against any schemes Summer Bright might have.

He had already chosen Summer Bright, and his attitude towards both sides was clearly at a point where it didn't need to be concealed.

Therefore, between Summer Skyfate and him, there was no room left to salvage their relationship.

Summer Eastsea turned around and walked step by step towards the Imperial Dragon Hall, while Summer Skyfate limped along behind him.

Summer Skyfate sighed deeply and said helplessly to Xia Feng.

"I didn't expect things to escalate to this point. I originally thought that with Emperor-level power controlling the Void Cauldron, I could take down Summer Skyfate. It seems I still underestimated him."

"It's okay, Grandpa, let's go back first." Xia Feng shook his head.

Afterwards, the two of them soared into the air and left the Imperial Palace.

The outcome of the struggle for the throne quickly spread throughout the entire Great Xia Empire. All the citizens were discussing the matter with great fervor.

The deeds of the Former Imperial Son, Summer Bright, quickly spread among the new generation of commoners.

Many of them were not Martial Warriors and only had a lifespan of a little over a hundred years.

For them, Summer Bright's affairs were already very distant.

But there were always long-lived Martial Warriors who still remembered, after all, fifty years was but a flick of a finger to them.

But upon hearing Summer Bright's glorious achievements, such as fighting in the Nichao Empire and slaughtering foreign beasts, they couldn't help but feel admiration.

Especially upon hearing that the Nichao Empire was being overwhelmingly defeated by the army led by Summer Bright, these commoners couldn't help but become excited.

The current Empire had always been in a very passive situation in the war against the Nichao Empire.

In ordinary households, every family had male members serving in the army. They had always harbored a deep-seated hatred for the Nichao Empire.

Therefore, a trend of admiring Summer Bright quickly spread throughout the Great Xia Empire.

With the support of the commoners, Summer Bright's ascent to power would become natural and effortless.

Summer Bright brought his grandson, Xia Feng, to the most luxurious inn in the Imperial Capital, the Yue Lai Inn.

The innkeeper personally received the two of them, not only waiving their expenses but even offering to book the entire inn, clearing out other guests to give the grandfather and grandson the best treatment.

To be able to run the largest inn in the Imperial Capital, the owner was naturally not an ordinary person and had intricate connections with several Lords in the officialdom.

It was only when Summer Bright shook his head and refused, stating that he didn't like using power to bully ordinary people, that the owner awkwardly gave up.

"Little Feng, what are you thinking? Are we still going to hand over the Void Cauldron after seven days?"

Inside the room, Summer Bright frowned tightly. He sighed deeply.

The difficulty for a Martial Emperor to break through to Martial God was extremely high.

Summer Bright, who was once also a Heaven Rank Ninth Level Martial Emperor, was already considered a peerless Genius in the Great Xia Empire.

But just like the other Xia Emperors, he couldn't find the slightest opportunity for a Breakthrough.

The path to Martial God was distant and confusing.

For a Martial Emperor to become a Martial God, they needed to comprehend fifty Great Dao Laws.

After the fifty Great Dao Laws integrated into one and condensed a divine body, one could become a Half God.

And a true Martial God needed to Cultivate Divine Power, slowly converting the Great Dao power they had comprehended until the conversion was complete, only then could they become a god.

Becoming a Martial God meant truly transcending the limitations of Mortals and becoming another form of existence.

But this path was difficult because becoming a god meant seizing the authority of heaven and earth. The power wielded by every Martial God was a part of heaven and earth.

And heaven and earth, as the masters of this world, would naturally not selflessly leak their power to Martial Warriors who cultivated martial arts.

Therefore, to a certain extent, the number of Martial Gods was limited.

At the current stage, to become a Martial God, one could only wait for the older generation of Martial Gods to fall, and when a divine position was vacant, frantically convert Divine Power. It was first come, first served.

Or, one could be born with an Innate Divine Body, a favored child of heaven and earth from birth. Heaven and earth would not only not hinder them but would even help them absorb the power of heaven and earth.

The last way was to have extremely outstanding talent and Aptitude, capable of forcefully absorbing Divine Power from heaven and earth to achieve Martial Godhood.

But such an existence might not appear even among ten thousand Heaven Rank Ninth Level Martial Emperors. It was truly too defying of the heavens.

But the Void Cauldron...

The Void Cauldron was a true Divine Artifact, also an object containing the Divine Power of heaven and earth, its power extraordinary.

When converting Divine Power, if one could utilize a Divine Artifact, they could absorb the power of heaven and earth contained within it, without needing to contend with heaven and earth.

This way, the chance of becoming a Martial God would greatly increase.

However, after the heaven and earth power inside the Divine Artifact was absorbed, it would fall in Realm and return to being an Emperor Artifact.

Summer Bright knew without thinking that no matter which Old Ancestor obtained the Void Cauldron, they would definitely drain the heaven and earth power contained within it. It was simply impossible for it to be returned to him intact.

Even in the unlikely event that one of them broke through to Martial God, they would only nurture the personal weapon that had followed them all along. The Void Cauldron would be discarded to him like trash.

Therefore, this was simply like throwing meat buns to a dog – it would be gone forever.

Summer Bright, sighing helplessly, felt a chill in his heart at this moment. To regain this imperial throne, his losses were simply too great.

"Grandpa, don't be so disheartened. This Void Cauldron is yours, and they can't take it away."

Seeing this, Xia Feng couldn't help but step forward, sit beside him, and smile.

"What other way is there now? Those are Heaven Rank Ninth Level Martial Emperors. Even before I, your Grandpa, fell in Realm, I couldn't necessarily defeat them, let alone ten of them."

Summer Bright shook his head helplessly. He misunderstood Xia Feng, thinking he was kindly comforting him, so he reached out and gently rubbed his head, saying, "It's okay. If they want to take this Void Cauldron, let them take it. After I secure the throne and reconsolidate my Realm, we can talk about breaking through to Martial God. It's still very early."

Xia Feng looked at the bright moon outside the window, his eyes clear and profound: "Grandpa, within seven days, I will make you a Heaven Rank Martial Emperor."