Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 145 Reencounter with the Xu Sheng Clan
Outside the city of Shentai, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged like a tide, forming two inverted vortexes. At the center of the vortexes were the monk Wufa and the Buddhist master Xinshu.

When sages clash, the heavens and earth change color, drawing the attention of everyone in the city of Shentai, let alone the two mentioned in the Ode to Heroes.

The Book Mountain in the north of the city is a battleground for the younger generation of this era, while the battlefield in the south of the city represents the previous generation of Kunlun Realm.

The Buddhist seal formed by the Dragon Subduing and Elephant Taming Technique, carrying the immense power to suppress heaven and earth, blasted out, and the roars of dragons and elephants echoed throughout the world.

However, the seals that landed on the monk's golden body did not cause him any harm. They only made a sound like the striking of a bronze bell, deafening and resounding throughout the heavens.

"Nan Xinshu and Xi Wufa, how did they end up fighting outside Shentai City?"

"The two heroes mentioned in the Ode to Heroes are facing off again after sixty years. Don't miss it, everyone go and watch the battle..."

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The city of Shentai is a gathering place for powerful martial artists from all over the country, including many half-saints and saints, and many of them are geniuses of the same era as the five heroes of the Heroic Ode.

Time is the most ruthless thing, clearly widening the gap between people.

Of those people from a hundred years ago, some have become saints, some have become half-saints, and most are still in the Fish-Dragon Realm, and they all participated in this World Child Banquet.

The semi-saints who had not attended the banquet because of their high cultivation levels finally discovered something even more attractive than the banquet at the Mountain of Books, and they all leaped out of the city to watch the battle from afar.

Standing on the beacon tower of the city wall, the shockwaves from their battle caused Di Yi's white robe to flutter wildly as he watched the duel from the perspective of a newcomer.

"These two are incredibly powerful. They became saints only twenty or thirty years ago, yet their cultivation has already surpassed that of most saints in the world." Emperor Yi released Silver Moon from the World-Stabilizing Banner, allowing her to witness this rare battle.

Although the Soul-Capturing Seal controls its sacred soul and enslaves its consciousness, it does not affect its own cultivation. Apart from having a supreme sun in its heart, its daily cultivation can still proceed step by step.

Di Yi was also making an assessment, comparing the two to the Ten Saints of the Undying Blood Clan he had encountered on Lingju Hill. Although the Heart-Sculpture Buddha and the Unbound Monk were only at the initial stage of the Tongtian Realm, the strength they displayed at this moment was no weaker than that of the Purple Thunder Blood Saint at the True Saint level, and even stronger.

It must be said that the five people mentioned in the Ode to Heroes are indeed rare talents in the world, and they are quite different from their contemporaries.

Leaving aside the other three, these two alone—one having mastered the Dragon-Subduing and Elephant-Taming Skill, and the other the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill—would have the potential to become Bodhisattvas or even Buddhas even in the medieval era.

For Di Yi, observing the battle between the two was also of great reference value to him.

Although the Subduing Dragon and Elephant Skill is different from the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, one being a skill technique and the other a martial art, after careful observation, he discovered that the two are actually closely related and originate from the same source.

Alternatively, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm was derived from the Subduing Dragon and Elephant Skill, created by an ancient monk or Buddha who had cultivated this skill to an extremely high level.

The tenth move of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, Dragon Soars Through the Nine Heavens, once mastered, is as powerful as a sacred technique. However, it is extremely difficult to cultivate, requiring far more effort and time than the previous nine moves. Furthermore, it requires external assistance to absorb the dragon and elephant souls of the sacred realm.

The beast souls of the sacred beasts are even more ferocious and domineering than the sacred souls of saints, and are not something that ordinary people can control. It requires both skill and a sufficiently powerful physical body.

The reason why Little Saint King Wan Zhaoyi was able to cultivate it was because he was one of the few people in the Kunlun Realm who had achieved sainthood through physical cultivation. All 144 acupoints in his body had been saintified, making his physical body incomparably strong.

Wan Zhaoyi's physical inheritance comes from the Heavenly Emperor who founded the Heavenly Mandate Central Empire 80,000 years ago. It is not as good as the Heavenly Demon Nine Revolutions Diagram, nor as good as the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art, but it is the most suitable method for him to achieve physical sainthood.

Before today, of the five people mentioned in the Ode to Heroes, only Wan Zhaoyi had achieved physical sainthood. That is why the Buddhist Master Xinshu was so surprised when Monk Wufa displayed the Flawless Golden Body.

Under the True Source Demon Eye, the 144 acupoints in the body of the Unfathomable Monk were dazzlingly bright, like 144 torches.

The seven blood spirit veins, like seven giant dragons, connect all the acupoints and condense into a flawless golden body.

"The blood spirit veins of a cultivator who has achieved physical sainthood are similar to the meridians in the body of a martial arts cultivator. The number of blood spirit veins reflects one's foundation and potential to some extent. It seems that seven blood spirit veins are not enough to fully unleash the power of the Vajra Indestructible Divine Art." This thought arose in Di Yi's mind. Martial arts cultivators who have opened up more meridians are often stronger than cultivators of the same realm, and may even be able to defeat martial arts cultivators with higher cultivation levels.

In other words, if he, who possesses ten blood spirit veins, were to achieve physical sainthood, he would undoubtedly be stronger than the monk Wufa, who is at the same level.

"Master, who do you think will win between the two of them?" Silver Moon asked from the sky.

"The six great Buddhist arts are all incredibly profound, and their cultivation levels are roughly equal. If we really have to say who has a higher chance of winning, Master Wufa's physical body is stronger and his strength is more enduring. If he can hold out until the end, he will have a greater probability of winning," Emperor Yi said.

Suddenly, he noticed an unfriendly gaze fixed on him. He frowned slightly and looked towards the source of the sensation.

Several miles outside the city, two figures, both elderly men, were staring intently at Di Yi with a heavy aura of age. Their eyes were sharp as eagles.

"The aura of the Kunpeng Martial Canon belongs to the Xu Sheng Clan. You've been in the Eastern Region Holy City for decades. Have you ever met them?" Yin Yue Lin Kong said, "I met them once more than ten years ago. They are the two oldest half-saint ancestors of the Xu Sheng Clan. They are almost two hundred years old. They are from the same era as Xu Sheng. One is named Xu Jianshen, and the other is named Xu Jianhai."

"Master killed Xu Yunling in Nanyang Prefecture, and not long ago he killed San Dao Bansheng. These two old guys from the Xu family are probably after you, Master."

"Their cultivation level reached the ninth-level half-saint many years ago. They are among the most powerful people below the saint level. Master, you must be careful."

The Xu Sheng Clan has a history of over ten thousand years. In addition to the already accomplished Xu Sheng, there are more than ten half-saints in the clan, but none of them have the potential to become saints.

Xu Yunling, who possessed the Kunpeng Sacred Body and was the only one with the potential to become a saint, also died at the hands of Di Yi.

The Xu family clan naturally hated him to the core.

But these two old guys may not have come for him. The news of the miraculous medicine that could bring the dead back to life spread throughout the Eastern Region, attracting not only the saints of the Eastern Region, but also far more half-saints who were on their deathbeds.

The underworld is dangerous. Although the patriarch of the Tao Sheng Clan is eager for the elixir of life, he would never venture into danger unless absolutely necessary. It is highly likely that the elderly half-saint within the Tao Sheng Clan will go ahead and enter the underworld to gather information for him.

It's highly likely that Xu Jianshen and Xu Jianhai will appear outside Shentai City. After all, these saintly clans have a long history, and it's hard to say whether there are one or two older saints still clinging to life, besides the experts on the surface.

The two quickly looked away, as if they had only glanced at Di Yi unintentionally.

The battle between the Unfettered Monk and the Master of Mind had reached a fever pitch. Both released their respective holy forms, which were humanoid and ninety percent similar to themselves, bathed in Buddhist light, like two living Buddhas.

Di Yi's attention was also drawn back, and he temporarily stopped thinking about the two Xu family members. He focused on watching the battle between the two in the Hero's Ode, drawing nourishment from it to improve his Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm and the path to physical sainthood.

Three thousand miles south of the battlefield, in a mountain range, Zen Master Bujie held the Wanbao Kasaya in his hands, followed by three figures. In addition to Jialuo Wan and Moluozang, there was also a younger monk.

"Master Uncle, should I still attend the World Child Banquet today?" The young monk was named Jialuogu. His cultivation level had not yet reached the half-saint stage, and he was at the peak of the ninth transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm. He and the two monks, the fat and the thin, were both disciples of Master Xuezang.

"There's no need to go. The Qingyang King of the Undying Blood Clan is barely able to protect himself. I brought you here to join in the fun, but since the Undying Blood Clan isn't participating, there's no point in you going." Master Bujie put away the Myriad Treasures Kasaya. The Old Ancestor Sichan is currently trapped in the underworld. The one who brought the Myriad Treasures Kasaya back to life was not the Old Ancestor Sichan, but Master Bujie.

"Who could threaten the life of the Qingyang King? Could it be the Taiyi Daoist of the Liangyi Sect? But shouldn't the Taiyi Daoist be presiding over today's World Prince Banquet?" Jialuogu asked doubtfully.

"It's not the old Taoist Taiyi, but that old fellow from the Eastern Domain Holy Academy and the owner of the Eastern Domain Martial Market Money Exchange. The Xuanji Sword Saint almost died at the hands of the Qingyang King, so how could the Martial Market Money Exchange let it go? This time, almost all of the top combat forces of the Eastern Domain Martial Market Money Exchange have been mobilized and gathered near the Fallen God Mountain Range to fight the Undying Blood Clan to the death," Zen Master Bujie said calmly.

"I see. Then, would you like to lend a hand, Master Uncle?" Galogu asked.

Why should I lend a hand?

"Aren't we cooperating with the undead vampires?"

Master Bujie chuckled and said, "Cooperating with the Undying Blood Clan was only to use their power to completely open the passage between the Yin and Yang realms. Now that the news of the miraculous medicine that can bring the dead back to life has spread throughout the Kunlun Realm, there will be more suitable people to break through the barrier. The Undying Blood Clan has lost its value."

Galogu looked as if he had just realized something.

"Master, where are we going now?" asked Morozang, who was standing nearby.

"Go to the Forest of Fallen Gods."

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While the two sages in the south of the city were still locked in fierce battle, the struggle for the boundary banquet on the Book Mountain in the north of the city was also gradually intensifying.

Without the interference of the Undying Blood Clan and the Death Zen Cult, the Fish-Dragon Realm prodigies from the five regions of the Kunlun Realm used all their means to compete for more than 20,000 seats at the banquet.

The nine people from the Eastern Region Black Market, along with Murong Yue, the Orange Moon Star Envoy who arrived later, all displayed formidable combat power. Having already crossed the Heavenly Pride Seat halfway up the mountain, they were all heading towards the 108th King Seat, showing a strong momentum to monopolize the top ten kings.

After being captured by Zhang Ruochen, Murong Yue disappeared for a long time, only recently returning to the black market.

After returning to the black market, she did not go to Yipintang, but returned to the Murong family. This was her first time making a move since her return, and the methods she displayed were extremely extraordinary. In her move, she fully revealed the power of the Innate Yin Moon Body and the Heavenly Demon Dark Moon Diagram, and defeated two Saint Body of the same realm in succession.

Her gaze did not stop at the 108th King's Seat, but fell on the World Child Seat.

All nine World Seats are now occupied; to claim one, one must first defeat one of them.

(End of this chapter)