166: Chapter 166 Time-Space Treasure: Heavenly Name

Willow Deity stood frozen in place for a long while before suddenly snapping back to her senses, prostrating herself without hesitation.

"Disciple Willow Deity greets Master!"

The moment the ceremony concluded, Duan De scrambled forward, tears and snot flying. "I beg the Holy Father to take me as a disciple! This little one is willing to serve you tea, pour water, lead your horse, and hold your whip for life without regret!"

The Black Emperor's eyes rolled as his two dog legs slammed into the ground, wailing loudly, "I implore the Holy Father to take me in! I want to cultivate! I want to become strong!"

"Uh..." Ye Fan and Wu Shi looked at each other, their mouths twitching, feeling utterly ashamed to be associated with this man-and-dog duo.

Seeing this, Tai Xuan's brow furrowed as he shouted angrily, "Shut up! What are you all making a fuss about? Whether the Holy Father accepts someone is not for you to decide through crying and shouting!"

Jiang Chen turned a deaf ear to this, waving his sleeve as a streak of azure light flowed like a galaxy and entered the space between Willow Deity's brows.

"This is my comprehension of the Great Dao of Spacetime. Meditate on it well."

After saying that, he reached his hand into the void, his fingertips tracing laws to condense a crystal-clear bead. Within it was the phantom of a vast world, where spacetime flowed incessantly.

"This is the Spacetime Bead. It contains a Great Thousand World and is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. I give it to you as a meeting gift."

Willow Deity received it with both hands, her fingertips trembling slightly and her beautiful eyes shining with uncontrollable excitement. "Thank you for the treasure, Master!"

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, then turned to Emperor Huangtian. With a flick of his finger, a streak of black light pierced through the air and rushed straight into Shi Hao's sea of consciousness.

"This is the scene of Pangu creating the heavens, accompanied by the true forms of the three thousand Fiendgods. If you have the perseverance and willpower, you may be able to glimpse the profound mysteries of the Fiendgods."

Before his voice had even faded, he tore open the void with another palm strike and pulled out a large halberd—

Boom!

A malevolent aura soared into the sky as if the entire world was wailing. Faintly, the roar of an ancient ferocious beast could be heard, shaking everyone's minds to the point of breaking!

"This halberd was forged from the spine of the Ferocious Beast Emperor Shen Ni and infused with the essence blood of Chaos Fiendgods. Its grade is an innate supreme treasure, and I bestow it upon you."

Emperor Huangtian reached out to take it. His arms sank slightly and his palms went numb—the power flowing within that halberd was ancient, violent, and seemed capable of tearing through eras!

Not just him, everyone's pupils shrank violently, their hearts pounding wildly!

Who was Shen Ni? The invincible overlord of the Archaic Era! The Emperor of the Ferocious Beast Clan! One of the oldest and most terrifying existences in the Primordial World!

Legend has it that he once swept through the heavens, even suppressing innate gods and demons, until Jiang Chen took action and personally ended his era!

"Give it a name," Jiang Chen said indifferently.

Emperor Huangtian took a deep breath and gripped the long halberd tightly, feeling the surging ancient battle intent within it.

"The world calls me Emperor Huangtian, so this halberd—shall be named the 'tianhuang halberd'!"

"Good!" Jiang Chen gave a light shout and tapped his finger. Three ancient and majestic human characters suddenly appeared on the body of the halberd: tianhuang halberd!

"Thank you for the treasure, Master!" Emperor Huangtian bowed, his voice firm and fervent.

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over Li Qiye, Dugu Baitian, and the others on the Holy Mountain. His voice was low but resonated like thunder:

"You are the geniuses of the human race. You should temper your hearts and bones to trample through tribulations!"

"In the next era, if you can prove your Dao and ascend, you may follow behind me to govern the universe together!"

"The karma here is finished. Take care of yourselves."

As the words fell, his consciousness withdrew from the phantom of the Holy Father. In an instant, the phantom collapsed and turned into a brilliant white light that plunged directly into Emperor Huangtian's body.

"Respectfully seeing off the Holy Father!"

"Respectfully seeing off Master!"

Everyone knelt together, their voices breaking through the nine heavens and shaking the eternal firmament.

A moment later, the crowd rose, and all eyes flooded toward Emperor Huangtian and Willow Deity like a tide—there was envy, unwillingess, and even deeper awe.

Although they were only named disciples, from now on, their status in the human race was transcendent and supreme. Even when meeting the Five Ancestors, they would no longer need to perform the ritual of kneeling.

Ascending to the heavens in a single step was nothing more than this!

Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and the others had glowing eyes as they crowded forward, chattering incessantly with voices full of admiration and fanaticism.

"Greetings to the two Highnesses." Tai Xuan led a group of first-generation humans in a bow.

"Seniors, please do not do this!" Emperor Huangtian hurriedly raised his hands to support them. "My seniority is shallow, how could I dare accept such a great gesture?"

He remained clear-headed, never believing in things like destiny, and certainly would not become arrogant just because of a title.

Tai Xuan smiled and shook his head. "Your Highness is humble, but your status is set. You are now a personal disciple of the Holy Father. The title of 'Highness' is well-deserved."

After a short pause, he asked tentatively, "Since Your Highness is under the Holy Father's tutelage, why not reside in the Human Race Ancestral Land to cultivate the Great Dao? What do you think?"

"There is no need." Emperor Huangtian shook his head decisively, his gaze firm. "Master said: To reach the peak, one must experience ten thousand tribulations. Although the Ancestral Land is safe, it is not my destination."

Hearing this, Tai Xuan and the others' eyes flickered, and they marveled in their hearts—truly no ordinary person! How could being favored by the Holy Father be a matter of luck?

"In that case, we will no longer force you to stay." Tai Xuan cupped his hands. "May I ask where Your Highness is headed next?"

Ye Fan and the others held their breath, waiting for a response. They had followed Emperor Huangtian from the All Heavens and Myriad Realms to the Immortal Realm, recreated the Supreme Realm, and reached the Primordial World today without ever stopping their footsteps.

This leader did not rely on tyranny to suppress people, but only on the phrase 'I am invincible' to make all living beings follow him.

Emperor Huangtian looked toward the Eastern Region, his voice steady as if carved by a knife:

"In half a kalpa, it will be the entrance examination for the Wandao Academy. I wish to enter it and seek the Great Dao."

"What spirit!" Tai Xuan clapped and laughed. "The Wandao Academy's examination is extremely difficult, a matter of life and death, but we wish the two Highnesses success in being listed and entering the sacred land!"

Emperor Huangtian smiled faintly. "I will not disappoint you."

After saying that, he turned and led Ye Fan and the others away. Their figures grew distant and finally disappeared into the end of the sea of clouds leading to the Eastern Primordial World.

At the peak of the Holy Mountain, Li Qiye, Dugu Baitian, Chen Nan, the Demon Lord, Bai Xiaochun, and other peak experts from the Supreme Great Universe quietly watched that departing back.

That solitary and proud figure seemed to be etched into the laws of heaven and earth.

"Wandao Academy?" Li Qiye's eyes flickered slightly as he spoke indifferently, "I will go."

Dugu Baitian glanced sideways and smiled. "Dark Crow, you don't accept him either."

"Aren't you the same?" Li Qiye chuckled, turning to sit before the statues of the Holy Father and Holy Mother to continue meditating on the human race's heritage.

At the same time, a whisper echoed in his heart:

"Shi Hao, Wandao Academy... we will see who is superior then."

—

While the human race and the Pangu Clan were flourishing, the Primordial Myriad Clans were naturally unwilling to fall behind.

Under the personal cultivation of the Saints, young talents from the myriad clans emerged in large numbers. Even those with the lowest cultivation had reached the late stage of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

These geniuses were all exceptionally brilliant, practicing supreme precious techniques and mastering heaven-defying divine abilities. Their combat power generally allowed them to fight across levels, even holding their own against the older generation of great powers!

For example, the number one genius of the Dragon Clan—Zhulong.

When mentioning Zhulong, one could not avoid the Dragon Clan itself. Back then, the East Sea Dragon King proved his Dao and became a Saint, unifying the four seas in one stroke. Since then, the Dragon Clans of the four seas belonged to a single lineage, with only the name 'Dragon Clan' remaining!

Zhulong's background was mysterious; he had no father or mother. Rumor has it that before the great war in the East broke out, he was discovered by the East Sea Dragon Clan in the depths of the Dragon Abyss.

The Dragon Abyss was a secret realm opened at the bottom of the East Sea by the ancestor of the Dragon Clan during the Tai-Ancient period. It was once the place where the Ancestral Dragon went into seclusion and was revered as the supreme forbidden land of the Dragon Clan, sacred and inviolable.

For thousands of years, only the Dragon King Ao Zhantian was able to enter.

Therefore, the appearance of Zhulong was itself full of mystery and a sense of destiny.