468: Haotian Tower, Trial Tower

The people on the list.

Qin Yang heard Su Daji mention these four words once.

As early as the Ascension Ceremony, Su Daji had reminded him of the existence of the investiture of the gods.

From the 'Human Emperor' setting, it's highly probable that these people on the list are not allies.

After all, a large part of the reason they made it onto the list was by overthrowing the last Human Emperor.

In that case, everything made sense.

Those capable of destroying a Divine Artifact must be stronger than the gods of this world.

At the very least, they must be more powerful than the Omniscient Eye.

With Qin Yang's imagination, he could only think of the gods from Huaxia.

This also aligned with logic.

If the investiture of the gods truly existed, then the people on the list would certainly not want to see the Human Emperor descend.

If Qin Yang were them, he wouldn't sit idly by; he would definitely do something.

For example, kill him?

They shouldn't be able to.

If they could, they would have acted long ago.

Since they couldn't kill him, destroying the Divine Artifacts necessary for the job change became the best solution.

Thinking of this, Qin Yang couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Even though he had already retrieved eight Divine Artifacts, and the mission progress had reached 80%, progress wasn't like battery power; there wasn't much difference between 1% and 99%.

Now, there were still two Divine Artifacts floating out there.

There was no clue about the eastern emperor bell at all; Qin Yang didn't even know which direction to search in.

The Haotian Pagoda, however, had some leads.

Han Chen, who had returned from a trip to another world, once described a world.

In a world primarily inhabited by humans, there was a tall pagoda, and each floor of the pagoda was a Small World, containing various monsters.

The Professionals of that world leveled up within that pagoda, a setting somewhat similar to an anime Qin Yang had watched.

"From the setting of monsters being imprisoned within the pagoda, with each floor being a Small World, the pagoda Han Chen spoke of is quite similar in attributes to the Haotian Pagoda."

Qin Yang thought to himself.

Before, he hadn't paid much attention to this information.

Mainly, Han Chen hadn't actually been to that pagoda, only heard rumors.

He couldn't possibly venture to the Annihilation Sea to search for an unknown world based on mere hearsay.

But now, he had to take it seriously.

Whether it was the Star Gazing Platform, Akatosh, or the Destiny Cards, they all confirmed one fact.

That was, the Haotian Pagoda would be destroyed in the future.

If he allowed this to happen, he would be unable to become the Human Emperor.

After all, these ten divine weapons couldn't be replaced; if even one was missing, he wouldn't be able to complete the job change quest.

However, it wasn't difficult to determine if the trial pagoda Han Chen mentioned was the Haotian Pagoda.

The trial pagoda contained Small Worlds similar to Secret Realms.

And right before Qin Yang's eyes sat a god who controlled space.

Qin Yang asked Akatosh, "Old Dragon, you are an expert in maintaining Secret Realms. I heard that in a certain world, Secret Realms exist in the form of a tall pagoda. Do you know of such a world?"

"Hiss, now that you mention it, there really is!"

Akatosh pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something.

He sat up straight and said, "I once visited a world where there was indeed a tall pagoda, called the Trial Pagoda. The Professionals in that world could enter various Secret Realms through that pagoda, but the strange thing is..."

At this point, he said with some confusion, "As the God of Time and Space, I was unable to observe the Secret Realms within it."

"It's right that you couldn't observe it!"

Qin Yang was overjoyed.

He could already conclude that the Trial Pagoda was the Haotian Pagoda.

The Haotian Pagoda was one of the ten divine weapons of Huaxia and was not under Akatosh's jurisdiction, so of course, he couldn't observe the Secret Realms within it.

Thinking of this, Qin Yang asked Akatosh again, "What is the name of that world?"

Akatosh recalled for a moment and said, "It seems to be called Sword World. Like your world, it is a world primarily inhabited by humans."

"Can you take me there?" Qin Yang asked.

Akatosh nodded, "I should be able to, but I'll need to find the coordinates."

At this point, he asked with some apprehension, "What do you want to do in that world?"

Qin Yang didn't answer directly, instead asking, "What? Is there a difficulty?"

Akatosh nodded, "Your current strength is too great; it has already surpassed us True Gods. Directly descending into a world could lead to unpredictable consequences."

Qin Yang understood Akatosh's meaning.

Under normal circumstances, there was a reason why gods couldn't descend to the mortal realm in their true form.

The power of gods was too immense; even if they did nothing in the mortal realm, their 'gravitational field' would cause damage to the world's structure.

And now, his own strength had already surpassed that of a True God. If he wasn't staying in the Imperial City, he would similarly put pressure on the Mother World.

If he rashly descended into another world, it was highly likely that the moment he stepped in, that world would collapse.

Qin Yang was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I can't worry about that much. That Trial Pagoda is the Divine Artifact I'm looking for."

...Human Emperor Domain, Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

Summoned, Su Daji gracefully walked into the bedchamber and bowed to Qin Yang.

"Your Majesty, why have you called your concubine?"

Su Daji's eyes were like silken threads, filled with anticipation as she looked at Qin Yang, as if after a long drought, sweet rain had finally come.

Qin Yang, sitting before the dragon bed, had a look of abstinence. He waved his hand slightly, signaling her to rise.

Su Daji immediately noticed the problem. She nestled beside Qin Yang and asked, "Does Your Majesty have something on your mind?"

Qin Yang stroked Su Daji's fluffy fox tail and said, "You once told me to be wary of the people on the list. Now, they have already begun to act."

Hearing this, Su Daji's delicate body stiffened. She nervously clasped Qin Yang's hand and said, "Your Majesty, have you encountered them?"

Qin Yang patted Daji's hand to reassure her, shaking his head, "Not yet, but we will meet sooner or later. They plan to destroy the Haotian Pagoda."

"Destroy the Haotian Pagoda!?"

Su Daji seemed to have heard a ghost story, indignantly saying, "To stop Your Majesty, they truly stop at nothing!"

Qin Yang observed Su Daji's expression and already had a plan in mind.

This fox knew about the investiture of the gods from the beginning but had never told him.

However, Qin Yang didn't intend to pursue it.

After all, even if he had known these things in the early stages, he couldn't have done anything, and it would have only added to the pressure.

But now, he had to understand everything clearly.

Otherwise, when Yang Jian and Nezha came knocking, he wouldn't even know what was happening.

Thinking of this, he pulled Su Daji into his arms and, in a relaxed yet unquestionable tone, said, "Now, tell me everything about the Human Emperor and the investiture of the gods, in detail."

...[Retired Emperors: Imperial son greets Imperial Father daily. I've sorted out the outline; the investiture of the gods plot and the Myriad Worlds plot should be intertwined ~]