16: Chapter 16: The Supreme Emperor's Weapon, the Nine Heavens Dragon Soul Halberd

The next day, as dawn broke and the first rays of morning light appeared, the thin mist outside the bamboo house had not yet fully dispersed.

Gu Changge, lying on the bamboo couch, slowly opened his eyes and lightly tapped the Void Realm with his fingertips.

“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successful sign-in —”

“Reward: Five Thousand Years of Cultivation!”

“Reward: Grandmist Treasure Chaos Green Lotus!”

“Reward: Supreme Emperor Weapon Nine Heavens Dragon Soul Halberd!”

As the System's notification sounded, Gu Changge's eyebrows slightly raised.

Ever since he took Xiao Ruobai as his Disciple, the sign-in rewards had taken on a new twist — from the usual single treasure, they gradually became double.

The newly added items, though not peerless treasures, were perfectly suited for the Cultivators of this world.

As for the treasures obtained from previous sign-ins, most were Dao-Grade.

For example, the Grandmist Pearl, which could evolve three thousand worlds, and the Time Shuttle, which could freeze the river of time, were all Divine Objects capable of overturning Star Domains with a raised hand.

It was just a pity that the power of such Grandmist Treasures was too terrifying; no one in this world could wield them.

Even a Great Emperor would be torn apart by the power of the Dao contained within them if they touched them.

Therefore, those Divine Objects were now quietly piled in a corner of the System space, gathering dust, unrecognized by anyone.

It seems the System is quite thoughtful, knowing that I've taken a Disciple, it gives me things ordinary people can use.

Gu Changge thought to himself.

The treasures he had received in the past were too overpowered; occasionally, when he wanted to look after the Sect Master and others, he had to dig out the most “ordinary” items from obscure corners.

For instance, the Flat Peaches he ate as snacks, which bloomed every three thousand years and bore fruit every three thousand years, even the Sect Master and others couldn't withstand the violent energy within them.

He slid his fingertips across the Void Realm, and a translucent panel appeared.

The Nine Heavens Dragon Soul Halberd contained the Origin of nine Dragon Souls, and its halberd tip could shatter stars.

“This item is quite suitable for Xiao Ruobai.”

Gu Changge chuckled lightly; such an Emperor Weapon, capable of stirring up a storm of blood in the Xuanhuang Great World, was merely an ordinary item to him.

As for Grandmist Treasures like the Chaos Green Lotus, they had long since piled up into mountains in the System space.

It wasn't that they weren't good; it was just that the Heaven and Earth rules of this world simply couldn't withstand their pressure. Taking them out would likely directly shatter the entire Great World.

The Nine Heavens Dragon Soul Halberd obtained from this sign-in had nine illusory Dragon Soul figures entwined around its shaft. Wielding it could summon the Dragon's Roar of the Four Seas and shatter the fierce winds of myriad domains.

For the Cultivators of this world, it was an unmatchable peerless Emperor Weapon, enough to make various great powers fight tooth and nail to snatch it.

He lightly spun his fingertips, and the illusory image of the Nine Heavens Dragon Soul Halberd flashed in his palm before being put into his storage ring, clearly not taken to heart.

What truly held his slight attention was that Chaos Green Lotus — this item was rooted in the Chaos Origin, and each lotus leaf carried an Innate Grandmist Dao, which was somewhat helpful.

System, open personal panel.

Host: Gu Changge

Identity: Sect Master of Zizhu Peak, Azure Profound Sect

Cultivation: Peak Great Emperor (Stored Cultivation: 15.83 million years)

Cultivation Technique: Grandmist Primordial Art

Divine Ability: Eye of Illusory Breaking, Words Follow Law, Control of Heaven and Earth, Myriad Laws Invulnerable...

Physique: Hongmeng Divine Body

Magic Treasure: Grandmist Pearl (Grandmist Treasure), Time Shuttle (Grandmist Treasure), Creation Jade Plate (Grandmist Treasure), Chaos Green Lotus (Grandmist Treasure)...

Skills: Alchemy (Emperor-Grade), Artifact Refining (Emperor-Grade), Formation (Emperor-Grade)

...At this moment, the group from Burning Heaven Palace stumbled along the mountain path, all in tattered clothes, their bruises particularly noticeable in the morning light.

Lie Tianxiong clutched his still throbbing waist, gritting his teeth as he urged, “Hurry! Another fifty li and we’ll be in our Burning Heaven Palace territory. Let’s see who dares to lay a hand on us then!”

After being beaten by Ye Guying last night, how could they dare to stay?

Dragging their broken arms and legs, they practically crawled and rolled, rushing on their way, fearing another “man in black” would appear.

By now, the sky was turning a fish-belly white, and the outlines of the volcanoes in the direction of Burning Heaven Palace could be seen in the distance. Only then did their taut nerves slightly relax, and even their breathing became heavier.

“Palace Master, you say... who exactly was that skinny fellow last night? His methods were too insidious...”

Zhao Yan clutched his dislocated jaw, asking indistinctly, the gap where his front teeth were missing still aching faintly.

At the same time, on Zizhu Peak, Gu Changge stretched lazily, his Divine Sense casually sweeping towards the direction of Burning Heaven Palace.

Seeing that they were almost at their own territory, he twirled a spiritual fruit with his fingertips and chuckled, “Trying to run already? What I said yesterday about ‘a steady stream’ can’t be disregarded.”

Little Black Bird perched on his shoulder, as if anticipating something, chirping excitedly.

Lie Tianxiong was about to curse when he suddenly felt a shadow fall over his head.

The next second, the sky above the Burning Heaven Palace group suddenly darkened, and an invisible pressure descended like a curtain, as if even the air had solidified.

“What’s going on?”

Lie Tianxiong sharply looked up, his pupils contracting — only to see a giant hand, covering the sky and sun, slowly descending from above the clouds.

Faint golden light flowed between its palm lines, as if containing the power to collapse mountains.

“Have you ever seen a palm technique fall from the sky?”

A clear voice abruptly rang out in everyone’s mind, its direction indiscernible, but carrying a hint of playfulness.

The Burning Heaven Palace group was so scared their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, their spiritual power instantly in disarray.

The palm clearly looked slow, yet it was unavoidable, as if Heaven and Earth were enveloped by this one palm, making it impossible to even think of escaping.

“It’s Myriad Law Pavilion! It must be someone from Myriad Law Pavilion!”

Lie Tianxiong was terrified, pushing his spiritual power with all his might. His Heavenly Human Realm aura exploded to its maximum, and he crossed his hands above his head to protect himself.

“We won the gamble, the right to host should rightfully belong to Burning Heaven Palace. Myriad Law Pavilion is being so dishonorable!”

He wasn't wrong.

Half a month ago, he had taken Lin Lie and others to Myriad Law Pavilion, betting three Heaven-Grade Magic Treasures to compete with Myriad Law Pavilion's younger generation for the right to host the Seven Great Sects competition.

At that time, Myriad Law Pavilion's chief Disciple was out on an experience trip, and the other Disciples, angered by Burning Heaven Palace's repeated provocations, agreed to the gamble.

As a result, Lin Lie, with his Middle Stage Core Formation Cultivation, defeated three Disciples of Myriad Law Pavilion in a row, forcefully snatching the right to host.

Among the Seven Great Sects, who else could possess such heaven-defying means, apart from the unfathomable Pavilion Master of Myriad Law Pavilion?

His answer was the giant palm that crashed down.

“Bang —!”

The palm wind landed, without an earth-shattering explosion, but it stirred up a wave of invisible Qi.

The Burning Heaven Palace group only felt an irresistible force surge over them, as if they were crushed by an invisible mountain, instantly flattened to the ground, faces pressed into the mud, unable to move.

This strike, though it didn't take their lives, was enough to keep them bedridden for a month.

Gu Changge clearly held back; he still wanted to see how the Disciples of Burning Heaven Palace would be beaten at the competition a year later.

Lie Tianxiong clutched his chest, trembling as he looked up at the sky, his lips quivering.

“What a Myriad Law Pavilion... losing is losing, yet they resort to such means of revenge! Burning Heaven Palace will remember this debt!”

He no longer dared to be stubborn.

A palm technique capable of such power from a distance must be at least Late Stage King Realm. In the entire Xuan Province, besides that nearly thousand-year-old Pavilion Master of Myriad Law Pavilion, there was no second person who could possibly do this!

“Quickly send a message, tell the Sect to send people to meet us!”

Lie Tianxiong and the others were unable to get up at this point, only able to wait for the Sect to come and rescue them.

It wasn't until they were carried into the mountain-protecting Formation by their fellow Sect members that everyone recovered, gasping for breath, their eyes filled with the fear of having narrowly escaped death as they looked at the sky.