Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 206 The Assembly of Saints
After taking Han Qiu, A Le, and the others into the space inside the World-Stabilizing Banner, Emperor Yi himself also entered the banner to cultivate.

He possessed the essence of ten drops of the Seven Star Divine Poria cocos left by the Queen of Illusion, far surpassing the effects of the Condensing True Dew.

The news of selecting the next battlefield for merit will soon be relayed back. At that time, the saints of Kunlun Realm will be faced with a battle of unimaginable cruelty.

Emperor Yi also needs to prepare for the Merit War in advance.

Besides refining the essence of divine medicine to improve cultivation, other preparations also need to be made.

In front of him lay a set of Hundred Saints Blood Armor, which he had obtained from Qi Sheng.

The Hundred Saints Blood Armor is the supreme treasure of the Undying Blood Clan, gathering the power of a hundred saints.

Activating it can draw upon the power of a hundred saints, and its defensive capabilities are astonishing; it is a rare treasure.

It took Emperor Yi three days to refine it, and the entire suit of armor then merged with him, transforming into a blood-red belt that wrapped around his waist.

Emperor Yi activated his holy energy, and in an instant, a massive amount of blood energy surged from his belt, condensing into a scarlet armor. Behind him, a hundred holy figures, comparable to mid-stage saints, appeared and empowered Emperor Yi.

This power is capable of contending with a second-step Saint King.

The power of the Hundred Saints Blood Armor has eight levels, and the hundred saintly shadows it unleashes correspond to the lower realm, middle realm, upper realm, Xuanhuang realm, Chedi realm, Tongtian realm, true realm, and supreme realm, respectively.

If the eighth level of power is activated, with the power of a hundred supreme saints added to him, he will be able to fight against a high-level saint king.

At present, if Di Yi were to exert all his strength, he could barely unleash the third level of the Hundred Saints Blood Armor, but the consumption would be too great and he would not be able to control it perfectly. It would be more suitable for him to fight with only the second level of power.

After refining the Hundred Saints Blood Armor, he took out the hilt of the Stellar Divine Sword and the Heaven-Sealing Sword.

With his current cultivation level, the Heaven-Sealing Sword, a Thousand-Pattern Sacred Artifact, is no longer sufficient, and using the hilt of the Stellar Divine Sword in combat would be too conspicuous.

Di Yi's idea was to integrate the hilt of the Stellar Divine Sword into the Sealed Heaven Sword. Since the two were originally one, there was no problem of mutual repulsion.

With this thought in mind, he began to try it.

To increase the chances of success, Di Yi also took out the strange stone tablet that he had obtained from the underground of the Sword Tomb.

It took a month for the hilt of the Stellar Divine Sword to successfully enter the Heaven-Sealing Sword. It entered, but did not merge, forcibly creating a small inner space inside the sword.

In just this, the grade of the Heaven-Sealing Sword underwent a tremendous change. The number of inscriptions on the sword increased from more than nine thousand to more than thirty thousand, turning it into a sacred artifact with three luminaries and ten thousand patterns, and it could draw upon a trace of the power of the hilt of the Stellar Divine Sword.

The Soul-Devouring Chain, inlaid with a yellow dragon tooth, is also a powerful weapon of destruction.

In just over a month, Di Yi refined a large amount of divine medicine essence, raising his cultivation to the mid-stage of the Supreme Saint realm. The blood energy accumulation in the inner world of his physical body's acupoints reached 95%, further enhancing his strength.

Just then, a commotion came from outside the Dingshi Banner.

As soon as the Emperor stepped out of the World-Stabilizing Banner, he discovered that a female saint from the imperial court had come to deliver a message, inviting him to the Holy Domain of the Ink Sea to attend the Assembly of Saints.

At the same time, from this female saint, Di Yi also learned that two days ago, news came back from the Merit Battlefield of the Ancestral Spirit Realm that the Merit Battle had officially entered its second phase.

The Merit Battle is divided into three stages.

In the first phase, the Great Sages clashed in the starry sky, while Saint King realm experts led their Saint realm armies into the realm to wage war.

In the second phase, the world collapsed on a large scale and could no longer withstand large-scale battles between Saint King realm experts. The Saint King realm experts withdrew, and the battle was continued by Saint realm cultivators.

In the third stage, the world is on the verge of destruction, the Saint Realm withdraws, and cultivators below the Saint Realm engage in a final battle.

The Ancestral Spirit Realm Merit War has entered its second phase, signifying the impending destruction of a great world and implying that a new great world in the Western Universe will become a battlefield for merit.

Coincidentally, the battlefield for the new merit battle in the Saint Realm is very likely to be set in the Ancestral Spirit Realm.

The All Saints Assembly was convened against this backdrop, with the aim of selecting the leading figure from the Kunlun Realm in the Saints' Merit Battle.

The Sacred Domain of Ink Sea and the Sacred Land of Book Mountain are the locations of Emperor Wen's Daoist practice sites.

When Di Yi arrived, hundreds of saints had already gathered in the Book Mountain Holy Land. Their cultivation level was at least at the Tongtian Realm, or they had combat power comparable to the Tongtian Realm.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, the Five Heroes of the Ode to Heroes, Several Great Realm Princes, The Four Ancient Fiends...

Regardless of whether they are righteous or evil, human or savage, all the top experts below the Saint King realm in the Kunlun Realm have gathered here.

Di Yi sat down in the empty seat next to Xu Sanjin, while on the other side was Fu Longzang, the head of the First-Class Hall of the Eastern Region Black Market.

Behind him, Fu Jiuluo, Fu Liuyun, Qinghu Longjun, the Gun Saint, and other evil masters took their seats in turn.

As soon as Di Yi appeared, he attracted the attention of everyone present. More than a year ago, he was able to defeat the ancient remnant species White Elephant, who was at the half-step Saint King level.

Now that a year has passed, what level has Di Yi's strength reached? Even a Saint King might not be his match.

Among the ranks of the imperial court's saints stood a handsome man radiating a fiery aura, surrounded by a large group of saints. Even the saints at the Heavenly Realm and True Realm displayed obsequious expressions.

Qiu Yu, possessing the body of a true god, is a sapling that grew from the Wutong Divine Tree, and she shone brightly in the battle of the Azure Dragon Ruins.

Rumors circulate that the Empress was able to become a god because of Qiu Yu's existence, and that in the near future, she will inevitably grow into a spiritual root of heaven and earth in the Kunlun Realm.

Many people doubted this matter, but even more believed it, including Qiu Yu himself.

As a 'spiritual root of heaven and earth', Qiu Yu was extremely proud, but his fiancée Mu Lingxi was snatched away by Zhang Ruochen on Wuding Mountain, and he himself was almost refined by Zhang Ruochen with the Kaiyuan Deer Cauldron, losing all face.

Those who once respected and flattered him still showed the same respect and flattery, but he could clearly sense that their eyes now held a hint of mockery and a great deal of sincerity.

At this moment, the gazes of the saints of Kunlun Realm falling upon Di Yi were something he had never possessed but longed to have, how could he not be jealous?

This was the treatment he deserved.

Di Yi noticed Qiu Yu's unfriendly gaze, stared in her direction, and ignored her.

When the emperor ignored her, Qiu Yu felt an endless rage rising within her.

He was about to speak...

Suddenly, outside the temple, Emperor Wen's voice rang out: "By the Empress's divine decree, I will be in charge of convening this assembly of saints."

Emperor Wen was one of the nine emperors eight hundred years ago. He was the oldest of the nine emperors, except for Emperor Dao and Emperor Wu, and had lived for thousands of years.

Even the Azure Emperor, the father of Empress Chi Yao, was considered a junior in his eyes.

Emperor Wen appeared above the temple, his white hair flying in the air like a silver river, and said in a loud voice: "Today, I have gathered everyone here to tell you about a matter of life and death concerning the Kunlun Realm."

"Not long ago, the Ancestral Spirit Realm was destroyed. Next, the Heavenly Court will select a new battlefield for merit from the Seven Realms of Shatuo."

The saints of Kunlun Realm have been in the Heavenly Court for some time now and have come to understand what the Battlefield of Merit means.

Upon hearing this, everyone was in an uproar.

Is Kunlun Realm already facing the danger of becoming a battlefield for merit less than a month after returning to the Heavenly Court? This is far too unfair. Many saints, having greatly improved their cultivation after receiving numerous cultivation resources from the Heavenly Court during this period, are still basking in the glory. Upon hearing this, they are jolted awake and break out in a cold sweat.

Emperor Wen seemed to have known this outcome all along, or perhaps he had been forced to accept it.

"No matter where you are, it's all about the survival of the fittest. This is true in the Kunlun Realm, and it's also true in the Heavenly Court. The fate of the Kunlun Realm must be in the hands of its cultivators. A merit war is inevitable, but turning the Kunlun Realm into the next merit war is by no means an easy task."

"Even the Empress and I will participate in the war, vowing to win the battle of merit and protect the Kunlun Realm."

Emperor Wen's spiritual power was almost divine; every word he uttered possessed unfathomable power, capable of arousing the fighting spirit of all the sages.

Upon hearing this, even the evil saints behind Emperor Yi became excited and shouted slogans to protect the Kunlun Realm.

Even Fulong Zang and Xu Sanjin are the same.

Emperor Yi was deeply shocked. Emperor Wen's words were only part of the story. The real and decisive reason why the saints were like this was their sense of belonging to the Kunlun Realm.

Kunlun Realm is their homeland. If Kunlun Realm becomes a battlefield for merit, their relatives, friends, disciples, and followers will all perish in the flames of war.

If Kunlun Realm is destroyed, even if they survive, they will be like wandering ghosts, forever losing their home.

Di Yi knew that Kunlun Realm's greatest trump card was not in the Sacred Realm, but in Chi Yao.

In the Divine Realm Battlefield, where it was least likely to yield any gains, Chi Yao unexpectedly gained the opportunity to slay a god, thus turning the tide of the Kunlun Realm in one fell swoop.

Knowing that Chi Yao was there, the Kunlun Realm would not become a battlefield for merit this time, so Di Yi was not too worried. His preparations were more about protecting himself, and winning the battle for merit was secondary.

However, at this moment, Emperor Yi gained a completely new understanding from the saints of Kunlun Realm.

Each generation has its own mission, and cultivators at each level have their own destiny to strive for and fight for.

Whether Empress Chi Yao can slay a god is something she needs to consider.

For the saints of the Kunlun Realm, the real issue is how to win the Saint Merit Battle.

Even if I can't become the number one in the Saint Merit Battle, as long as I kill more enemies and accumulate merit points, the total number of merit points in the Kunlun Realm might not be the last.

A single spark can start a prairie fire; a nine-story tower begins with a mound of earth.

Even the four dominant worlds, their massive merit points are earned by individual cultivators fighting on the merit battlefield.

One person's strength may be weak, but what if, in the end, victory depends on just one more person?

When thousands or tens of thousands of individuals come together, they may have the chance to change their destiny.

"The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current, with no turning back. The final level of Sword Seven is 'No Regrets When the Sword is Struck,' and the final level of Sword Nine is 'The Soul Returns to the Abyss.' Both symbolize unwavering progress until death."

"No wonder I haven't been able to advance any further after mastering Sword Nine. It turns out I lacked a sense of crisis and the determination to fight to the death."

"In that case, this Saint's Merit Battle shall be the crucible for my cultivation of Sword Nine."

Emperor Wen continued, "According to the Empress's wishes, Wan Zhaoyi will be in charge of leading all the saints of the Kunlun Realm in this Saint Merit Battle. In addition, the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and Emperor Yi of the Black Market will assist from the sidelines, working together to do their utmost to seize more merit points. Does anyone have any objections?"

Who dares to object to the Queen's decisions?

Furthermore, Wan Zhaoyi's cultivation has now broken through to the Supreme Saint level, making him one of the top five combatants in the Kunlun Realm within the Saint realm.

As for the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, she is the Empress's closest confidante; who would dare to disobey her?

But... it's quite surprising that Di Yi, a heretic from the black market, was chosen by the Empress as one of her commanders.

Even Di Yi himself.

"You don't need to be so surprised. The Empress and I are both aware of your strength. Within the realm of Saints, you are number one." Emperor Wen's voice rang in Di Yi's ears.

The emperor looked up at him, lost in thought. It wasn't out of fear, but rather as he pondered how to seize this opportunity to obtain some treasures from the court and strengthen himself.

Before he could speak, Qiu Yu stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and voiced her objection: "Di Yi? What makes him qualified to be one of the commanders?"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the evil saints behind Di Yi stood up, and many of them planned to teach Qiu Yu a lesson.

Many forces in the Kunlun Realm fear Qiu Yu, but the evil saints are not afraid.

A holy aura erupted from Emperor Yi, forcing the evil saints to sit back down.

"With Emperor Wen here, how dare you cause trouble?"

He shouted, and all the heretical saints were horrified, but then overjoyed.

Emperor Yi's strength was far greater than they had imagined; no wonder even the Empress and Emperor Wen wanted him to serve as commander.

Emperor Yi stood up, his dark cloak billowing, and unleashed a powerful holy might from his body, pressing down on Qiu Yu.

Not only is the martial arts awe-inspiring, but the mental pressure is also at its maximum.

Qiu Yu's martial arts talent is extremely high, enough to rank him among the top five in the Kunlun Realm in the last hundred years.

However, due to his poor character, he developed inner demons after being humiliated by Zhang Ruochen on Wuding Mountain.

He could still resist the pressure of Emperor Yi's holy path, but the spiritual power directly attacked his mind and will, and the power of the mental realm stirred up the fear deep in Qiu Yu's heart.

He retreated repeatedly, finally collapsing to the ground in disarray, causing an uproar.

The future spiritual root of Kunlun Realm has such a weak state of mind that he couldn't even withstand the pressure from Emperor Yi.

Qiu Yu's face was ashen. She knew she had completely lost face, but she dared not utter a word. Her inner demons flared up, and she was filled with fear of Di Yi.

“Wan Zhaoyi has the talent to command troops, Jiutian Xuannv is the brain trust, and Di Yi is the representative of the Saint Realm in the Kunlun Realm. With the three of them leading the Saints, is there anyone who has any objections?” Emperor Wen asked again.

This time, no one spoke.

Half an hour later, Emperor Wen finished arranging everything, and the saints all withdrew, leaving only Wan Zhaoyi, Di Yi, and three of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maidens.

Emperor Wen's gaze swept over the five people, and he took out an item, which turned out to be a boundary seal belonging to Ouyang Huan.

In the battle on Wuding Mountain, the Moon Worshiping Demonic Sect suffered considerable losses. Ye Xiaoxiang, the Palace Master of Xiaoxiang Palace, was killed in battle, and Ouyang Huan, the Jiezi, died by Zhang Ruochen's sword.

"This World Seal contains the Empress's full power, the strongest trump card that can be brought into the Merit Battle within the rules. The Empress has only given this seal to me, without designating who should wield it. Which of you is willing to accept this seal?" Emperor Wen asked.

Di Yi was somewhat tempted. The Battlefield of Merit was fraught with danger. No matter how strong he was, he was still only a Saint and could not possibly fight against the army of the Hell Realm on his own.

The power of a divine strike is definitely a trump card for survival; it would be a good thing to have it in one's hands.

(End of this chapter)