174: One step to become a Saint King, a quasi-emperor giant

The entire Saint Proving Tribulation lasted for seven days.

Seven days later.

The world suddenly trembled.

Immediately after, in the Void Realm, countless strange Heavenly Flowers drifted down, and Heavenly Immortals danced gracefully, with immortal music and divine melodies playing non-stop.

Immortal dew descended from the sky, landing on living beings, breaking their shackles; golden lotuses emerged from the ground, and when living beings touched them, they would transform into pure energy that merged into their bodies, instantly breaking through several Realms.

Buzz!

The Void Realm trembled, and figures appeared in the Void Realm—some evil, some noble, some overbearing, some mysterious, some sacred, some majestic, some profound—emitting strange but extremely terrifying Emperor Dao Qi.

But they all had one thing in common: they surrounded a blurry figure at the center of the Saint Proving.

In that region of Heaven and Earth, Myriad Daos Laws circulated, and a figure wearing a gold-threaded, silver-lined Daoist Robe and holding an ancient seal emerged.

As soon as he appeared, the Heavenly Dao-like pressure surged out like a tide, covering all directions, and everything in the entire world revolved around him.

He was like a monarch inspecting on behalf of the Heavenly Dao, with the divine light of the seal in his hand circulating, as if it could suppress all evil in Heaven and Earth.

"Heavenly Flowers falling, immortal music and divine melodies, flying immortals dancing, immortal dew descending from the sky, golden lotuses emerging from the ground, and now a sky full of Emperor shadows—how can so many Saint Proving phenomena appear on one person simultaneously?" a Saint exclaimed in horror.

The powerful individuals were shocked. One must know that most people only trigger one phenomenon when becoming a Saint, and even a Heavenly Dao Saint only triggers two super phenomena: immortal dew descending from the sky and golden lotuses emerging from the ground.

And in the known records of the Eternal Continent, the highest record was only four phenomena.

"Such terrifying Qi, why do I feel like I'm facing the Heavenly Dao?" a Saint King exclaimed with shock in his eyes.

"Terrifying! This is definitely a peerless True King!"

"Heavens! Look at his cultivation!"

A Saint King cried out in surprise.

"Saint King Early Stage!!!"

"How is that possible!"

The Saints could no longer hide the shock on their faces; they all became restless. Although some Heavenly Dao Saints could cross several minor Realms upon entering the Saint Realm, at most they would only reach Major Achievement Saint, and that was only for those who cultivated the Dao of boundless power.

But Xu Qing directly reached Saint King Early Stage upon Breakthrough. This meant that before his Breakthrough, Xu Qing's Physical Body had already reached the Saint King Realm.

How could this make them feel?

"This child must be brought into the academy. The old fellows at Heavens Secret Pavilion said that this generation will be a golden era, and the number of Emperors will not be unique. They were indeed right; this small region of the Five Great Territories already has two existences with the potential to become Emperors."

"If both of them are admitted to the academy, then my Cangwu Academy will have two Emperors!"

The Blue Robe elder's face was filled with excitement. Due to the hidden Great Dao, the Eternal Continent had not seen an Emperor for a long time. Now that the great era had arrived, the other two academies had already recruited True Kings with Emperor potential, and only Cangwu Academy had not.

Therefore, when he heard that a Sacred Eye Owner had appeared in the Five Great Domains this time, Blue Robe, as a Great Elder, arranged for two teams, one overt and one covert, to come to the Five Great Domains.

Unexpectedly, he encountered another True King, who reached the Saint King Realm upon becoming a Saint. Although a mysterious force prevented him from investigating the specific details of the opponent's Foundation, his intuition told him that this was a powerful True King no weaker than the Sacred Eye Owner.

"I'm rich, I'm rich!"

The pale green figure trembled with excitement. He could imagine the envious looks of Gui Yi and the others when he returned with the head of this True King, as well as the generous rewards from above.

With this thought, he no longer hesitated and stepped forward. His Quasi-Emperor power was boundless, and his Qi surged to a terrifying level at this moment.

A ghost chain appeared from the lantern in his hand and reached out to grab Xu Qing.

"Not good! Ghost Dao Qi, it's those guys from Ghost Cliff!"

The Blue Robe elder's face changed drastically. The people he had to guard against on this trip were precisely these individuals, but he didn't expect them to actually come and attack a Human Race Prodigy right under his nose.

"You beast, you're courting death!"

The Blue Robe elder roared in anger, unleashing boundless Qi. At the same time, a terrifying force struck out, instantly causing the Heavens to tremble and countless star rivers to reverse.

The terrifying ghost chain instantly shattered, but its diffused terrifying power pressed down on Xu Qing.

"Damn it!"

The Blue Robe elder quickly tried to help resist, but his speed was already very fast, yet the terrifying power was even faster. Although he had blocked most of it, a portion still instantly engulfed Xu Qing.

The Blue Robe elder's face was grim; this was Quasi-Emperor power.

Even if the ghost shadow was not on the same level as him, he was still a three-step Quasi-Emperor. With deliberate planning, even the diffused Quasi-Emperor power was not something a Saint Emperor could withstand, let alone a mere Small Saint King.

"Ghost Cliff!!!"

The Blue Robe elder roared furiously!

On the other side!

"Pfft!"

"Not good! It's Blue Robe!"

The ghost chain shattered, and the pale green ghost shadow spat out a mouthful of green blood. Seeing that it was Blue Robe, his expression changed, and without a word, he fled into the distance.

"Where do you think you're going? Stay..."

The Blue Robe elder was about to make a move, but his raised hand suddenly dropped. A spatial gate appeared out of thin air, followed by a Nine-Colored Lotus Leaf emitting monstrous Quasi-Emperor power, appearing above the ghost shadow's head.

With a "clang," the ghost shadow's entire body swayed, his eyes went black, and he fainted. He was then wrapped by the lotus leaf and taken away.

"Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus?"

The Blue Robe elder, being knowledgeable, recognized the origin of the Nine-Colored Lotus Leaf at a glance.

"Hiss! A Quasi-Emperor giant!"

"That's Ghost Lord from Ghost Cliff, but who is that old man? And the Nine-Colored Lotus Leaf that made the final move, it actually managed to capture Ghost Lord of Ghost Cliff!"

"What a pity, such a True King is gone just like that!"

The Saints couldn't help but feel regret.

This was a True King with the potential to become an Emperor, gone just like that!

"Holy crap, I think I know who that old man is!"

A Saint Emperor exclaimed.

"Who?"

The Saint Emperor didn't keep them in suspense and said, "Cangwu Academy's Nine Elders — Blue Robe!"

"What?!"

The Saints exclaimed. This was a major figure standing at the pinnacle of the Eternal Continent.

Cangwu Academy had a total of nine Elders, and each of them was a powerful existence at the nine-step Quasi-Emperor or even Quasi-Emperor Perfection, among the most powerful individuals below Emperors.

Who would have thought that they would encounter such an existence here.

"Greetings, Nine Elders!"

For a moment, everyone couldn't help but get excited, so much so that they forgot about Xu Qing.

The Blue Robe elder ignored them; he was in a bad mood at the moment. The True King who was almost within his grasp was gone just like that.

"Hiss! He actually withstood the Quasi-Emperor aftershocks!"

Suddenly, a Saint's expression changed. After the Quasi-Emperor power dissipated, a figure gradually became clear.

The Saints couldn't help but look. They saw a figure with the Hun Yuan Seal suspended above his head and wrapped in myriad runes, looking grimly in the direction where the ghost shadow disappeared.

At this moment, his mood was very bad. Anyone who had just broken through and then encountered an assassination would not be feeling comfortable.

If it weren't for the Heaven and Earth Daoist Robe he was wearing, he would have undoubtedly died under this terrifying Quasi-Emperor power.

"Hiss! That square seal is actually a sixth-grade top-tier Saint Artifact, and that robe is actually a seventh-grade Quasi-Emperor Artifact!"

A Saint Emperor spoke, his expression moved.

"What?"

Everyone was shocked and quickly looked, indeed sensing the extraordinary nature of the Hun Yuan Seal and the Heaven and Earth Daoist Robe. For a moment, greed arose in their eyes.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort echoed in their minds. They grunted, and their Saint Dao Heaven and Earth felt as if it was about to collapse. Although it was only for a moment, cold sweat instantly drenched their backs, and they looked at Blue Robe in terror.

The latter ignored them and instead moved towards Xu Qing's direction.

They couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking of their actions just now, and a wave of lingering fear arose in their hearts. This person could possess a Quasi-Emperor Artifact, indicating that his background was extraordinary. Connecting this with the Nine-Colored Lotus Leaf from earlier, infinite fear arose in their hearts.