The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 517 Reasons for the Choice
These three hundred-plus prodigies are no ordinary prodigies; they have all passed the combat strength test and illusion test of the Boundless Holy Court.

To pass the Wuji Holy Court's test of combat strength, one must possess at least the strength of the Eight Forbidden Realms. To pass the test of the Illusion Realm, one must act from the heart, refrain from wantonly bullying the weak, and not betray the Wuji Holy Court in times of crisis.

In other words, the Wuji Holy Court recruited more than 300 geniuses with eight forbidden combat abilities and outstanding talent and temperament at once.

In addition to these people, there are others who also possess the Eight Forbidden Combat Power, but some failed the Illusionary Realm Test or were unwilling to join the Boundless Holy Court and were not recruited by it.

In other words, there are far more than 300 geniuses in the universe who possess the power of the Eight Forbidden Realms, which shows how brilliant and glorious this golden age was.

The reason why this golden age was so brilliant and glorious was due to both internal and external factors.

The internal reason is that the path to immortality is about to open, coinciding with the golden age, the fortune of heaven and earth is surging violently, and all kinds of special physiques, divine bodies, king bodies, and saint bodies are emerging. In addition, many geniuses who were sealed away in previous eras are being unsealed in this era, making this era even more brilliant and glorious.

The external factors are the Boundless Sacred Court, the Ancient Starry Road, the Chaotic Heavens, and the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury...

With the existence of the ancient starry road, the geniuses in the universe cultivate without being affected by the era of hardship or the suppression of the Great Dao. As a result, there are tens of thousands of saints and hundreds of quasi-emperors in the universe.

So many powerful individuals went to the Chaotic Heavens, activated the Great Array of the Heavens, transformed the Chaotic Qi, increased the essence of heaven and earth, and exchanged a large number of rare and precious materials and imperial blood from the Boundless Holy Court.

It has the guidance of powerful individuals above the level of saints, as well as a large number of rare and precious materials and imperial blood to lay the foundation.

The prodigies born in this generation naturally have a deeper foundation and stronger combat power.

In addition, many Heavenly Emperor Treasures have been created, and many geniuses have entered them to compete for opportunities and fortune. By vying with each other, they have not only been tempered but have also gained opportunities and fortune, which naturally allows them to advance further.

It is precisely because of this that many characters in the original work who did not possess the Eight Forbidden Battle Power, such as Ji Haoyue, Ji Ziyue, Yaochi Saintess, Xia Yiming, and Dao Yi Saintess, have all been upgraded by at least two or three levels and now possess the Eight Forbidden Battle Power.

Those who didn't touch the forbidden realm of gods early on in the original work, or who didn't set foot in the forbidden realm, such as Hua Yunfei, Jiang Yifei, Jiang Tingting, Zixia, Nan Yao, Yao Guang Shengzi, Ji Zi, Pang Bo... all touched the forbidden realm of gods early on.

At this moment, seeing that the Wuji Holy Court had recruited more than three hundred geniuses at once, Li Daoming couldn't help but turn his gaze over.

Suddenly, I realized that many of the famous geniuses from the original work were among them.

What surprised him even more was that among these three hundred or so peerless geniuses, there were more than one hundred female cultivators, and over one hundred of them chose to serve him.

Including Huo Lin'er, Dragon Girl, Golden Heavenly Maiden, Weiwei, Zixia, Jiang Tingting, Yan Ruyu, Yaochi Saintess, Xia Jiuyou, Yin Qingwu, Ji Ziyue, Phoenix, Xinlan, Xinyue...

It can be said that, apart from a few exceptionally beautiful women in the original work who were too incompetent to join the Wuji Holy Court due to their lack of talent and inability to reach the level of the Eight Forbidden Battle Force, such as Qin Yao and An Miaoyi, almost all of them are included.

This truly surprised Li Daoming!
Although he was quite interested in the stunning beauties who appeared in the original work, he did not deliberately interfere, nor did he use any means to make them serve him willingly. However, he never expected that they would all make such a choice.

If he remembered correctly, Ji Ziyue and Ye Fan had a good relationship. Did she not like Ye Fan? Why did she choose to serve him willingly?
There were also ancient princesses like Huo Lin'er, the Dragon Girl, and the Golden Heavenly Maiden. He had glanced at them from afar before and they were proud and arrogant. He wasn't surprised that they would join the Boundless Holy Court, but their choice to do so was somewhat unexpected.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Daoming began to deduce the reasons behind their choice.

Especially Ji Ziyue. If Ye Fan likes her, and she likes Ye Fan too, and her choice was made under duress from her family, then he doesn't intend to take her in. Although he appreciates beauty, he never likes to force others, and he already has plenty of beauties; he doesn't need another one.

In his view, Ji Ziyue was far less important than Ye Fan, and there was no need for him to ruin his friendship with Ye Fan for her sake.

"I see!" A look of understanding flashed across Li Daoming's eyes.

According to his deduction, Ji Ziyue and Ye Fan did have a good relationship, but they were just ordinary friends, not Ye Fan's confidante.

Ye Fan has other confidantes, including Xu Qiong, An Miaoyi, and Qin Yao, with whom he has already had relationships.

The reason why Ji Ziyue is only Ye Fan's friend and not his confidante is partly due to him, but more so due to her family background.

One reason was that she had fallen into the Bronze Immortal Palace with Ye Fan and escaped to the Tai Xuan Sect together, forging a close friendship.

If things continue as they are, they are very likely to develop feelings for each other.

However, their relationship did not develop normally. Ye Fan was under the influence of the Mortal Transformation Curse and was constantly on the move, trying to find opportunities. Before becoming a mortal, he never met Ji Ziyue.

After becoming a mortal, he was sent back to Earth by Quasi-Emperor Lingguang of the Yaoguang Holy Land.

On Earth, Ye Fan spent one or two years recovering his cultivation and origin, then broke through the Four Extremes Secret Realm, enjoying the pursuit of countless ancient beasts in Kunlun Immortal Mountain, and spent two or three years breaking through to the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.

During this period, Ye Fan stayed on Earth, making it even more impossible for the two to meet.

Moreover, from the moment Ji Ziyue became conscious, she was brainwashed by the elders of her family, who told her myths and legends about the Heavenly Emperor and his achievements, which made her admire and even love him, and made her feel that it was her honor to serve the Heavenly Emperor.

When she grows to a certain age, she will be told about the important family responsibilities she needs to shoulder:
Join the Wuji Sacred Court to serve the Heavenly Emperor, protect the Ji family's interests within the Wuji Sacred Court, and even secure more benefits for the Ji family.

After parting ways with Ye Fan, Ji Ziyue returned to the Ji family. With the foundation laid in her childhood, she was not very resistant when she learned that her family wanted her to join the Wuji Holy Court to serve the Heavenly Emperor.

Afterwards, Ye Fan returned to Beidou Ancient Star. Although the two had met many times, Ye Fan had broken off his engagement with Ji Biyue before, and his relationship with the Ji family was not good. He was accompanied by Xu Qiong, and there were two other women outside.

Furthermore, Ji Ziyue also knew that her family needed her to join the Wuji Holy Court to serve the Heavenly Emperor and would not allow her to be with Ye Fan, so she naturally would not get too close to Ye Fan.

Therefore, she and Ye Fan were just ordinary friends, not his confidante.

Including Ji Ziyue, and many other proud women such as Zixia, Jiang Tingting, Yan Ruyu, Yaochi Saintess, Phoenix, etc., their choices are also closely related to the forces they belong to.

Each had its own methods, some similar to Ji Ziyue's, others different, all aimed at getting them to join the Wuji Holy Court and voluntarily choose to serve the Heavenly Emperor.

(End of this chapter)