37: Myriad divine rays illuminate the Central Plains

Prince Chu's Mansion.

A riot of flowers, exceptionally lively.

When he left the mansion, Xia Xuan only brought Ye Qingci, Red Bell, and White Plain.

Upon returning to the mansion, he was surrounded by beautiful women.

Yaoqin Tiannü, Jinse Tiannü, Yusheng Tiannü, Yuxiao Tiannü of the Wonderful Sound Pavilion, as well as a group of female Disciples proficient in music, were all invited to the mansion.

There was also Nangong Lian, the Merfolk Clan maiden, and the Ninth Elder of the Myriad Desires Palace.

"Your Highness's temporary palace... is a marvel of craftsmanship, truly beautiful!"

Yaoqin Tiannü and the others gazed at the magnificent Bronze Sparrow Terrace's golden hall, sighing with genuine emotion.

"Red Bell, my younger sister, lives here. No wonder she forgot about us older sisters."

The women of the Wonderful Sound Pavilion playfully teased her.

"Where is Wan'er?"

The Ninth Elder of the Myriad Desires Palace wore a white robe like snow, her demeanor cold and aloof.

At this moment, she was the only one standing on the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

Xia Xuan saw that the Calamity Bringer collection progress had smoothly reached 9/10, and he smiled as he replied, "You can go find her yourself. Why, are you afraid that I will bully you?"

A chill emanated from the Ninth Elder. Without a word, she brushed past Xia Xuan.

[Completed the Calamity Bringer collection achievement. Rewards will be issued after the System upgrade.]

"It seems the excellent Disciples of the Myriad Desires Palace all have great potential."

Xia Xuan was relieved. Tricking the Ninth Elder to come to the Bronze Sparrow Terrace was just an attempt. If the achievement hadn't been completed, he would have had to instruct Red Bell to find another Tiannü from the Wonderful Sound Pavilion.

"Lü Bu."

"Your subordinate is here!"

Xia Xuan summoned Lü Bu's heroic spirit and handed him a Heaven-Mending Pill and a complete set of heaven and earth great medicine for breaking through three barriers.

He himself went deep into the Bronze Sparrow Terrace and began his seclusion.

Inside the hall.

Endless flames burned, distorting the air.

If not for the concealment of the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, such terrifying phenomena would surely have shot straight into the sky, disturbing the Imperial Capital.

Before Xia Xuan, ten portions of great Qi and blood medicine and ten portions of Divine Soul great medicine floated.

The divine flames refined them, melting out drops of crystal-clear great medicine essence, emitting a fragrant aroma that made one feel entirely comfortable, with every pore on the body expanding.

As the great medicine essence merged into his body, prominent crimson flame Dragon patterns gradually appeared on him. His Protective Aura condensed, forming a tyrannical and ferocious True Dragon flame shadow, soaring through the sea of fire. The Dragon body grew against the wind, gradually taking on a divine form.

"Roar!"

Nine fiery True Dragons surged through Xia Xuan's body, as if to re-temper every inch of his flesh and every bone.

An ordinary person could at most absorb one complete portion of heaven and earth great medicine before experiencing a sensation of being overfilled and about to explode.

But Xia Xuan used ten times that amount.

The process of transformation was exceptionally tyrannical. If one's will was not firm enough, falling unconscious and giving up halfway would inevitably lead to a backlash.

At the critical moment, the flame runes within his body activated on their own, and a heart-pounding divine flame surged and burned.

Xia Xuan's mind was firm. Bathed in the divine flame, though the pain was constant, his mental state became even more robust.

As the essence, Qi, and spirit all sublimated and balanced.

The surging flames detached from his Physical Body, drawing forth terrifying pillars of fire that could incinerate the Void Realm, slowly condensing into a majestic phantom of a Fire God.

And within his body, mysterious patterns once again evolved, resembling Supreme runes, merging into his flesh and blood.

Behind Xia Xuan, a nine-zhang-tall phantom of a Fire God raised its hand, gathering the sea of fire into its palm.

His divine body gradually solidified. He wore golden armor, trod on fire Dragons, and the flowing ribbons and billowing jade sleeves around him also transformed into four ferocious and vicious red-scaled golden flame long Dragons.

The Divine Dharma Aspect was finally complete!

At the same time.

Above the Imperial Capital, the sky rumbled, like ten thousand bolts of thunder exploding.

The clear sky suddenly burst forth with golden light, reflecting the phenomena of a fiery Divine Kingdom.

That radiance was even brighter than the eternal sun in the sky.

Tens of millions of people in the Imperial Capital felt extreme heat, dry throats, profuse sweating, and a throbbing in their hearts, not daring to look up.

A few Cultivators in the Divine Martial Realm stared blankly at the Divine Kingdom phenomena, blood and tears streaming from the corners of their eyes.

"Roar!!!"

In the fiery Divine Kingdom, nine Dragons rampaged, their roars shaking heaven and earth, as if proclaiming to the world that an Imperial Lord had descended.

"What terrifying phenomena!"

"Has a Divine Lord from the heavens Reincarnated?"

"Could it be that a Saint has descended upon my Wu Dynasty?"

This scene was imprinted in the hearts of everyone across the Wu Dynasty's land.

Countless people knelt in piety towards the direction of the Divine Kingdom.

"Great Wu shall prosper!"

"Great Wu shall prosper!"

...Wu Dynasty Imperial Palace.

In a gloomy great hall.

Emperor Wanwu, who was playing chess with Eunuch Cao, looked emaciated, and blood and tears streamed from his eyes.

"Bang!"

He smashed the chessboard, his hoarse voice like the roar of a wild beast.

"What in the world was that, to be able to cause the Dragon Vein to tremble, and a mere peek at it actually harmed I, the solitary one's Soul!?"

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger." Eunuch Cao hurriedly stood up, supporting the trembling Emperor Wanwu.

"Perhaps a holy infant has been born in my Great Wu, which then stirred the Dragon Vein Luck."

"Heh... A holy infant, Great Wu doesn't need a holy infant!"

Emperor Wanwu's breathing was extremely unstable. "I, the solitary one am the only True Dragon Son of Heaven! You, go and record all infants born in the Imperial Capital today. From now on, anyone found to be unusual shall be executed without mercy!"

"Yes!" Eunuch Cao humbly responded.

"I, the solitary one's time is running out... The plan must be moved up. Those people, it's time for them to make sacrifices for Great Wu."

After Emperor Wanwu finished speaking, he sat back on the Dragon bed, his vitality rapidly fading, looking like a mummified corpse.

"Your Majesty's blessings are boundless, and may you live for ten thousand years!"

Eunuch Cao bowed and exited the great hall... Imperial Capital outskirts.

On a Phoenix carriage, Ji Wuhuang looked up at the phenomena of the fiery Divine Kingdom with nine Dragons leading the way, her brows slightly furrowed: "The Great Wu Dynasty may become a great enemy of the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty in the future."

"Your Highness, this phenomenon may attract many powerful individuals to investigate. We carry a precious treasure, so it is not advisable to stay here long."

Beside her, a heroic and valiant female general softly reminded her.

Ji Wuhuang nodded and urged the Phoenix birds pulling the carriage to accelerate.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred.

"Caw!"

The Phoenix bird let out a long cry, its feathers bristling.

In front of the carriage, a majestic and grand golden light barrier blocked their path.

Up, down, left, and right, all simultaneously appeared to be sealed off.

"Who!"

The heroic and valiant female general angrily shouted, and a nine-zhang Fire Phoenix Divine Dharma Aspect appeared behind her.

A monstrous flame light swept out.

With a "boom," the Phoenix flames struck the golden light barrier, yet could not shake it in the slightest.

"Yan Ji, don't waste your effort. Hand over the Bloodstone, and you may leave."

Four Old Generals, identical in appearance, clad in bright golden armor, resplendent and dazzling, appeared around the light barrier. Each held a seal emitting Dragon Qi.

"Four Heavenly Martial Generals!"

Yan Ji said coldly, "Is the Great Wu Dynasty trying to declare war on my Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty?"

"So what? This Heavenly Martial Barrier is difficult for even a Divine Dharma Aspect to break. With you, it's impossible to ever get out."

The Four Heavenly Martial Generals laughed loudly, "Either waste away here, or hand over the Bloodstone."

Ji Wuhuang snorted delicately and crushed the jade pendant in her hand.

In the Martial Phoenix Palace of the Sun Moon Imperial Dynasty, a Fire Phoenix suddenly let out a long cry.