217: Twelve Beast Spirits, God of Fire

"Sit."

Hearing this, you gladly took your seat, then proceeded to tell Xu Qingning about the purpose of your journey.

"Hmm... A Spirit Stone engraved with a chicken rune?"

"I do have such an item; I obtained it from a Cultivator named Cai Chang."

"But its only use is to control objects, and any Sub-Immortal Emperor Cultivator could do it better than him. What use does a Heavenly Emperor like you have for seeking this item?"

You smiled and said, "This item is useless in the Palace Master's hands, but to me, it holds extraordinary significance. I ask the Palace Master to part with it."

"Alright, help me eliminate the Grand Palace Master, and I'll give you whatever you want."

Hearing this, you were first stunned.

But before you could respond, Xu Qingning spoke on her own.

"Don't be so quick to refuse."

"As long as you can help me kill Grand Palace Master Chu Sheng, then let alone a chicken Spirit Stone, I can give you any other Heaven And Earth Treasure that the Nine Heavens Palace possesses."

You immediately cupped your hands and said, "Palace Master Xu is joking. I am merely a Heavenly Emperor Cultivator."

"Grand Palace Master Chu Sheng, Senior, reached the Saint Emperor Realm tens of thousands of years ago, and now he has reached an unknown Realm. How could he be someone I can simply kill?"

"No, you can!"

A flicker of insight flashed in Xu Qingning's eyes as she said seriously, "The moment I saw you, I felt an unusual fluctuation. Especially after my Disciple exited the palace, this fluctuation reached its peak."

"You absolutely possess strength far beyond that of a Heavenly Emperor!"

Hm?!

She discovered the locking effect of the God of One-on-One Battles?

Upon hearing Xu Qingning's words, your heart was startled.

You didn't expect this person to have such a high level of Crisis Awareness.

A cold glint flashed in your eyes.

But after much deliberation, a new idea emerged in your mind.

You did not act against Xu Qingning; instead, you formed a cooperation with her to jointly assassinate Grand Palace Master Chu Sheng.

And so, you temporarily resided in the Nine Heavens Palace.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was the 7,400th year.

The moment Chu Sheng returned to the Nine Heavens Palace, you made your move.

Accompanying you were Xu Qingning and the other seven Palace Masters.

Various attacks tore through the sky.

The might of these attacks was earth-shattering and terrifying.

"How audacious?! What are you doing?!"

Chu Sheng's face changed drastically.

A sense of deadly threat surged from his heart.

He dared not underestimate them, immediately spitting out essence blood repeatedly and unleashing his strongest ultimate move.

A glacier appeared out of thin air, instantly scattering the attacks from Xu Qingning and the other seven Palace Masters.

Only the sword light you unleashed continued its momentum, carrying the intent to cleave heaven and earth as it struck towards Chu Sheng!

"Who are you? Whatever they paid you to kill me, I am willing to pay double the price!!!"

Chu Sheng shouted in terror, but the sword light had already reached him!

Under the blessing of the God of One-on-One Battles, Chu Sheng was utterly powerless to resist this single sword strike!

"No!!!"

As the terrifying sword light engulfed him, Chu Sheng completely vanished between heaven and earth.

With one sword, a Saint Emperor Cultivator fell!

This scene astonished everyone present.

Including Xu Qingning and the seven Palace Masters who had just attacked with you.

They retreated repeatedly, fearing that you might casually eliminate them too.

"Don't panic."

You revealed a benevolent smile.

Then, you made the eight individuals each hand over a wisp of their Divine Soul, controlling all of them.

Thus, the Nine Heavens Palace was renamed the Human Emperor Sect, and you successfully became its master.

In the 7,401st year.

You successfully integrated the Human Emperor Sect, tasking them with searching for content on other maps.

The previous eight individuals, in turn, became Elders of the Human Emperor Sect.

Although their loyalty to you was low, their cultivation was good, and you successfully elevated to Heavenly Emperor Second Layer through the slight feedback from the Power of Leadership.

At the same time, you successfully obtained the Sun Rooster Spirit Stone from Xu Qingning, then traveled straight to the East Mang Sea Region!

In the 7,700th year.

You quickly arrived here by traveling with Celestial Travel.

As the embedding sound rang out, the phantom of the Sun Rooster slowly emerged.

"Junior, congratulations on finding this place. You have found the Sun Rooster Spirit Stone, and I can bestow upon you the power of the Sun Rooster."

As soon as the words fell, the Sun Rooster transformed into specks of light that drifted towards you.

And just as you absorbed all these lights, the statue moved.

Having gathered the twelve beast Spirit Stones, he seemed to regain life in an instant, successfully detaching from the stone wall and walking out.

"Junior, thank you for finding the Twelve Beast Spirits and releasing my Seal."

"Release the Seal?"

You were slightly stunned.

"Yes, release the Seal."

"Now, I lack nothing."

The statue began to speak to itself.

He called himself the God of Fire, one of the eight primordial beings from when the Myriad Realms first came into existence.

He and the other seven primordial beings together created the myriad races of today.

However, due to various reasons, they were attacked and sealed separately.

Even this wisp of immortal Divine Soul Origin was suppressed here by the opponent, spending hundreds of millions of years.

"My time is running out. Although this Divine Soul Origin is said to be immortal, it needs to quickly return to its former body."

"Before that, I will bestow upon you the power to control all fires under heaven. You... will possess the most powerful Sacred Flame in this world!"

As soon as the words fell, the God of Fire slowly dissipated.

And where his Divine Soul Origin once was, a black flame remained, quietly floating before you.

"The strongest Sacred Flame in the world?"

"But why does it feel... a little off?"

You murmured to yourself.

Because from your perspective, the power of this flame was extremely impure.

It was filled with mottled Devilish Qi and killing Qi.

Rather than calling it a Sacred Flame, calling it a Demonic Flame would be more fitting.

After observing for a moment, since you did not feel any warning from your Crisis Awareness regarding the Demonic Flame, you ultimately chose to slowly approach and absorb it.

In an instant, intense pain spread throughout your entire body.

Even with years of changes from Glorious Evolution, this Demonic Flame still nearly melted your body.

It was explosive, mottled, and powerful!

It even produced illusions, making you involuntarily want to sink into them.