Section 95

Although they were the true rulers of the vast Empire, there would ultimately be a day when their lifespan dried up and they died.

Before becoming the Xia Emperor, his dream was to be the master of the Empire.

But after truly becoming the master and doing so for tens of thousands of years, his goal changed.

He wanted more, that supreme Martial God Realm. He wanted to continue living, he wanted eternal life!

Therefore, whenever a new Emperor Child grew up, he would impatiently abdicate the throne, allowing himself to Cultivate in the Imperial Dragon Hall, comprehending the Great Dao rules day and night, yearning to cross the last boundary between Mortal and god.

However, for a Martial Emperor to become a Martial God, how could it be so easy? That was the true meaning of a carp leaping over the dragon gate; it would be good if one person out of ten thousand could succeed.

At least in the long years since the Great Xia Empire was founded, not a single Martial God has appeared.

Although the ten people focused on cultivation, when major changes occurred in the Empire, they would still appear; this was their duty.

“The matter of re-competing for the Xia Emperor position has also not happened in the Empire for a very long time,” the Seventh Xia Emperor, who was also the most senior Xia Emperor, looked at Summer Bright and Summer Bright and slowly spoke.

Chapter 116: Summer Bright’s Knot

“Unexpectedly, it would happen to your generation. So be it.”

“Within the Empire, nothing is more important than changing the Xia Emperor,” the Seventh Xia Emperor’s expression became solemn. He looked at the two again.

“Both of you are descendants of the Xia Family and have both possessed the Emperor Body. You indeed have the qualifications to serve as the Xia Emperor.”

“Old Ancestor.”

Summer Bright raised his head, looked at the Seventh Xia Emperor, bowed slightly, then turned his head and stared intently at Summer Skyfate.

The ten Xia Emperors all lowered their heads to look at Summer Bright.

“Before, I was worried that even if Summer Skyfate lost, he wouldn’t abdicate the throne. You have come at just the right time.”

“At this moment, everyone in the world is watching you, and the ministers of the Empire are also watching you. I hope that this time, you can personally bear witness to our competition.”

Summer Bright’s words immediately angered Summer Skyfate. He shouted angrily, “Bastard, in front of the Old Ancestor, who are you saying won’t admit defeat? Don’t judge a gentleman’s heart with the heart of a villain!”

“Heh heh.”

Only Summer Bright’s cold laughter answered him.

Being able to distort the truth in public and having a slightly abnormal state of mind, Summer Bright had completely lost patience with him now.

“Alright, that’s what we came for,” the Seventh Xia Emperor nodded. He sized up Summer Bright and Xia Feng behind him, showing a thoughtful expression.

After a moment, he spoke, “Summer Bright, are you sure you want to compete with Tianming for the throne? You are only a First Rank Martial Emperor, while Tianming is a Seventh Rank. In my opinion, your chances of winning against him are slim.”

“An arrow shot from the bow cannot be turned back. When the two of them stand on the Emperor Dragon Platform, there will be no turning back.”

Before Summer Bright could speak, the Sixteenth Xia Emperor, who was also the Father of Summer Bright and Summer Skyfate, Summer Eastsea, stepped out.

He looked at the two and said in a voice like a great bell, “Seventh Old Ancestor, I know you cherish talent, but the competition between the two has already begun. If it stops now, the world will laugh at us, and it will also damage the prestige of our Xia Family Imperial Dynasty, which is not conducive to uniting the people.”

Xia Feng looked at the imposing old man; that was his Great Grandpa, but Xia Feng felt an immense coldness and unfamiliarity.

The Seventh Old Ancestor was worried that Summer Bright was not Summer Skyfate’s match, perhaps not wanting the Xia Family to lose these two geniuses, which was why he spoke up to protect them.

But Summer Eastsea, Summer Bright’s biological Father, had ruthlessly pushed him back, as if he wished for him to die.

Summer Bright was silent at first, then he also laughed.

“This is the third time, Father,” he raised his head, looked at the figure in the sky, and said word by word, “Exactly three times.”

“What, are you questioning my decision?” Summer Eastsea turned his head, looked at Summer Bright with an expressionless face, and raised his eyebrows.

“Question? Your son wouldn’t dare,” Summer Bright shook his head, but his eyes grew colder and colder. “This matter doesn’t need you to say it, and I will not give up the competition for the throne.”

“But I want to ask, I treat you as my Father, but in your heart, do you truly treat me as your son?”

“The first time, Summer Skyfate framed me. After you came out of seclusion, not only did you not punish him, but you even expelled me.”

“The second time, you went into seclusion again. Summer Skyfate destroyed my Imperial Dynasty, turned me into a cripple, and you still did not punish him. Instead, you helped him ascend to the position of Xia Emperor.”

“The third time, the Seventh Old Ancestor intended to smooth things over for me. Of course, I would definitely not give up the throne. But your attitude was as if you were afraid I would give up. Were you afraid that I would resent you, and if I didn’t die in this competition, I would become a major problem for you in the future?”

“Bastard, look at what you’ve said to your Father. Disloyal and unfilial, you truly deserve to die ten thousand deaths!”

Summer Skyfate narrowed his eyes slightly. Seeing Summer Eastsea’s face starting to turn ugly, he immediately roared.

Summer Eastsea glanced at Summer Bright, then looked at Summer Bright again, his eyes like knives, responding word by word, “My Xia Family does not keep waste.”

“People without value naturally have no need to stay in the Imperial Capital!”

“What a ‘does not keep waste’.”

Summer Bright’s assumption was confirmed. He voluntarily extended his hands and applauded, tears gradually wetting his eyes.

“What a ‘no need to exist’… So, you’ve always thought that way?”

Summer Bright seemed to have figured something out. Although he was crying, he couldn’t stop laughing.

For so many years, he had been guessing, perhaps his Father treated him this way because of some unspeakable difficulty?

From the most outstanding Emperor Child of the Great Xia Empire, he was reduced to a Mortal, only able to linger in a small place like Xingyu City.

He still remembered how happy Summer Eastsea was when he first broke through to Martial Emperor.

And when he led the army on campaigns and achieved brilliant military feats, Summer Eastsea gave generous rewards withoutstingy.

He once said that Summer Bright was his greatest pride, the most outstanding Emperor Child in the entire Great Xia Empire!

When he broke through to Heaven Rank Martial Emperor, Summer Eastsea was even happier and appointed him to the highest position in the Empire, the head of all military generals, commander of the Lingxiao Pavilion Twenty-Four Martial Emperors, and the General of the Great Xia Empire.

However, from the day Summer Skyfate claimed that Summer Eastsea had suffered Qi Deviation during cultivation and was in danger of his life, needing him to return to help his Father, everything changed…

He didn’t understand, he didn’t know why Summer Eastsea, who had previously held expectations for him, would allow Summer Skyfate to poison and humiliate their family like this?

It turned out that from the day his Emperor Body was taken out and his Realm plummeted, the Father who treated him as his pride was gone.

Only the Xia Emperor of Great Xia remained, who despised him, considered him just waste, just an abandoned son.

So realistic, so cold.

“Grandpa…”

Seeing that Summer Bright was actually crying, Xia Feng’s heart trembled. He quickly stepped forward and took Summer Bright’s hand, trying to comfort him.

“It’s okay, Xia Feng. Grandpa isn’t that fragile.”

Summer Bright smiled and wiped the corners of his eyes, then patted his shoulder, “Grandpa has always had a question in his heart, and it was answered today. You should be happy for Grandpa.”

He stabilized his emotions again, then took three steps forward.

On the Emperor Dragon Platform, he used his hand to tear open the void, pulled out the Void Cauldron, and then slammed it heavily onto the ground with a “thump”.

He looked at Summer Skyfate, his expression extremely cold, and his eyes were like blades, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

“Come on, show me your full strength and let me see how much your strength has improved after getting my Emperor Body!”

“Someone who has died once is still so arrogant, how ridiculous. If you want to seek death, I will fulfill your wish as quickly as possible!”

Under the gaze of the Ten Emperors of Xia, Summer Skyfate also mobilized all his spiritual power. He summoned his twin halberds again. The full power of a top-grade Emperor-level weapon and a Seventh Rank Earth Rank Martial Emperor erupted. A blood-red light beam shot straight into the sky, causing fear among the people in the Imperial Capital.

Chapter 117: The Battle for the Throne, The Battle of Brothers

The two figures leaped up simultaneously. In the sky, countless afterimages clashed. Summer Bright no longer hid his strength at this moment. With the Void Cauldron, he was actually able to withstand Summer Skyfate’s full-force attacks!

Emperor-level divine abilities, Emperor-level Martial Skills, both of them threw them at each other as if they were worthless.

They had both cultivated the Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart. The Martial Skills and divine abilities attached to the Nine Orifices Exquisite Heart had been greatly enhanced. It was clearly a battle between two Earth Rank Martial Emperors, but the momentum was as vast as that of two Heaven Rank Martial Emperors.

Unfortunately, although Summer Bright was cultivating again, his Realm was six ranks lower, which meant his Great Dao of Heaven and Earth was not as complete as Summer Skyfate’s.

He cultivated the Space Great Dao, while Summer Skyfate cultivated the Asura Great Dao. In the sky, blood-red light and silver-white light contended against each other.

Both of them unleashed their Domains. Countless spatial fragments immediately appeared within the Emperor Dragon Platform.

At this moment, Summer Skyfate also unleashed his Domain. Endless black flames surged around him, and his face became extremely strange, his eyes glowing with intense blood-red light.

Behind him, a terrifying blood-red moon wheel slowly rose, but looking closely, one would find that it was not a moon at all, but a massive blood-red eyeball.

Spatial fragments entering Summer Skyfate’s Asura Domain were immediately devoured by the Domain, unable to cause any damage at all.

The two fought from the sky to the ground, and then back to the sky again.

It was clear that Summer Bright attacked much more often than Summer Bright, and Summer Bright could only passively defend most of the time.

But no matter what attack Summer Bright used, Summer Bright was always able to flash behind the Void Cauldron, using this Divine Artifact to block and absorb energy.

Their battle had already passed three hundred rounds. Summer Skyfate retreated two steps. He frowned, looking at the purple Void Cauldron in front of Summer Bright with some doubt.

He had left at least several thousand attacks on it, but the Void Cauldron didn’t even have a single scratch. He even had a feeling that it was unbreakable.

He was already a Seventh Rank Earth Rank Martial Emperor, and he held a top-grade Emperor-level weapon. How could there be something in this world that he couldn’t break?

“What is this cauldron in your hand? Is it also a top-grade Emperor-level weapon?”

Summer Skyfate narrowed his eyes slightly, “I don’t remember you ever having such a weapon. It seems you also had some opportunities during the twenty years you disappeared.”

“Void Devour!”

Summer Bright didn’t pay attention to him. With cold eyes, he tossed the Void Cauldron in his hand upwards.

The Void Cauldron suddenly grew larger, and its massive mouth slammed down, instantly trapping Summer Skyfate inside!