Invincible Divine Sword

Chapter 590: Chapter 590 The Candidate for the Next Heavenly Emperor

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Upon arriving at the Zhongtian Continent, the first thing to do was to inquire about Zhao Rong’s whereabouts and the situation of Netherworld Grandmaster.

He had set out several months after Zhao Rong, and by now, Zhao Rong should have already returned to the Zhao Family.

However, the Heavenly Court Prison was heavily guarded, and since Netherworld Grandmaster had been imprisoned for a million years, it would be extremely difficult to gather any news about him.

As Yang Xiaotian was pondering over Zhao Rong and the Netherworld Grandmaster, Master Ding suddenly said, “Xiaotian, I’ve got something to take care of and will need to leave for a while.”

Hearing that Master Ding would be gone for some time, Yang Xiaotian was surprised.

“You are now nearly at the fourth level of the Saint Realm, with the Eternal Divine Body and Primordial Heaven Destiny God Body already formed. Your strength is not weak, so I’ll leave for a few years and later meet you in the Zhongtian Continent.” Master Ding said, “I’ve placed all your Spiritual Medicine, Spirit Stone mines, and books into the Green Dragon Heavenly Cauldron.”

Having said that, Master Ding transformed into a streak of golden light and disappeared into the Boundless Sea Domain.

Yang Xiaotian watched as Master Ding’s figure vanished, and he stood there, stunned.

“Your Majesty, is everything alright?” The Ancestor of Beast God, unaware of Master Ding’s matters, saw Yang Xiaotian staring into the sky and could not help but ask.

“It’s nothing,” Yang Xiaotian came back to his senses.

At the same time, he felt puzzled and didn’t understand why Master Ding was in such a hurry to leave.

He looked in the direction Master Ding had left towards, which seemed to be the deepest part of the Heavenly Beast Sea.

Could it be related to the deepest part of the Heavenly Beast Sea?

However, over the years, he had become accustomed to Master Ding’s company, who was both a teacher and a friend. Xiaotian truly felt out of sorts with Master Ding’s departure.

Another day passed.

Gazing through the heavy fog of the Heavenly Beast Sea, the colossal figure of the Zhongtian Continent could already be seen.

With the Zhongtian Continent just within reach, Yang Xiaotian felt a measure of excitement in his heart.

The Ancestor of Beast God, looking at the vague outline of the Zhongtian Continent, was even more excited, for after a million years, he was finally going to set foot on this land that haunted his dreams.

Just as they were excited about the impending arrival on the Zhongtian Continent, suddenly, the space in the distance began to violently shake, and a massive storm formed instantly.

And it was hurtling towards the Abyssal Spaceship at an alarmingly fast speed.

“Be careful, everyone!” The expressions on everyone’s faces drastically changed.

Netherworld Ghost King and Shocking Heaven Sword God took action almost simultaneously.

The Netherworld Ghost King instantly summoned the Eternal Heavenly Coffin.

The Shocking Heaven Sword God even resorted to using the Black Demon Divine Sword.

But despite their strikes, the spatial storm continued to approach, even faster than before.

“Retreat!”

Without any hesitation, Yang Xiaotian maneuvered the spaceship to retreat and dodge.

The spatial storm was too fast and instantly engulfed the Abyssal Spaceship.

The Abyssal Spaceship and everyone aboard were swept up into the terrifying spatial tempest.

The world spun around them.

Despite their full force attacks, they were of no use; they couldn’t break through the spatial storm.

The spatial storm whirled them around at a fearsome speed.

Time seemed to pass indeterminably.

Suddenly, Yang Xiaotian felt a release all over his body as the force of the spatial storm dissipated, and he plummeted from the skies.

Even with his full effort to stabilize himself, he crashed into a high peak.

With a thunderous crash,

the high peak was shattered on impact.

As Yang Xiaotian fell, there was another explosive noise; the Ancestor of Beast God crashed onto an adjacent mountain peak, which also burst apart, sending dust and debris rolling.

Yang Xiaotian felt as if every bone in his body had come apart.

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It wasn’t the impact that hurt him, but the terrifying forces of the space storm he had encountered earlier, wildly tearing at him. If he hadn’t possessed the Eternal Divine Body and the Primordial Heaven Destiny God Body, he would have likely died long ago.

Even the Ancestor of Beast God, though at the pinnacle of the Divine Spirit’s tenth layer, was having a tough time.

After a moment’s respite, Yang Xiaotian was finally able to move his fingers. He took out a vial of heavenly-tier six-level Tribulation Thunder Water and swallowed it down.

A short while later, the sound of someone breaking through the air could be heard; someone had obviously heard the commotion and rushed over.

“Your Majesty, are you alright?” Ancestor Peng Long, the Ancestor of Beast God, stood up, shaking the dust from his body and approached Yang Xiaotian.

“I’m fine,” Yang Xiaotian shook his head and stood up.

At that moment, a young man wearing a Pharmacist robe flew over, looking at Yang Xiaotian and Peng Long with astonishment.

He had seen clearly from afar just moments ago; Yang Xiaotian and his companion had fallen from the Nine Heavens at a terrifying speed.

And yet, they’re unharmed?

“Are the two of you all right?” Although surprised, the young Pharmacist still asked.

“We are fine,” Yang Xiaotian dusted himself off and said, “We were traveling from another continent to the Zhongtian Continent and encountered a space storm over the Heavenly Beast Sea.”

Upon hearing the words ‘space storm’, the young Pharmacist’s face changed, and he looked at Yang Xiaotian and his companion with newfound reverence, “Are the two seniors here to participate in the Divine Ascension Battle on the Zhongtian Continent?”

“Divine Ascension Battle?” Yang Xiaotian was puzzled.

Peng Long was also puzzled.

“The two seniors don’t know about the Divine Ascension Battle?” Seeing the reaction of Yang Xiaotian and his companion, the young Pharmacist asked, astonished.

Then, Yang Xiaotian learned from the young Pharmacist that the Heavenly Court had announced a year ago that they would be holding the Divine Ascension Battle.

Anyone in the Martial Soul World who was not over a thousand years old was eligible to sign up for the Divine Ascension Battle.

“Why is the Heavenly Court holding the Divine Ascension Battle?” asked Peng Long, finding it strange.

“I heard that the Great Beginning Heavenly Emperor wants to select a disciple through the Divine Ascension Battle to inherit his mantle,” replied the young Pharmacist.

“What, the Great Beginning Heavenly Emperor wants to choose a disciple!” Peng Long was shocked.

Yang Xiaotian was also surprised and astonished.

As the Heavenly Court Emperor, the Great Beginning Heavenly Emperor was the foremost figure of the Zhongtian Continent. His selection of a disciple would indeed be a grand event.

“Could it be that the Great Beginning Heavenly Emperor has no disciple to inherit his mantle?” inquired Yang Xiaotian.

The young Pharmacist shook his head, “For years, the Great Beginning Heavenly Emperor hasn’t found a suitable person to inherit his mantle. It’s said that not a single descendant of the Tian Family has the talent to satisfy him.”

“So, he has not taken on any disciple.”

Yang Xiaotian’s heart skipped a beat.

This meant that the Great Beginning Heavenly Emperor was not only looking to find someone to inherit his mantle, but he also intended to use this Divine Ascension Battle to find a candidate for the next Heavenly Emperor!

The next Heavenly Emperor!

Peng Long also caught onto this implication, and his eyelids twitched.

Moreover, it seemed that the lifespan of the Great Beginning Heavenly Emperor was nearing its end, so it was time to establish the next Heavenly Emperor.

“When does the Divine Ascension Battle begin?” Yang Xiaotian asked.

“That’s still unclear,” said the young Pharmacist. “It should be soon. Within a month, the Heavenly Court will announce the date and the rules.”

Yang Xiaotian asked the young Pharmacist a few more questions, then gave him a Holy Pill and, along with Peng Long, said their goodbyes and left.

The young man held the Holy Pill in his hand, swallowing hard.

After departing, Yang Xiaotian and Peng Long began to search the surrounding area for the Netherworld Ghost King and his three companions.

However, after searching for a long time, they still couldn’t find the Netherworld Ghost King and his companions. In the end, Yang Xiaotian and his companion could only give up the search, planning to inquire about them later.

Given the strength of the four, it was unlikely that anything untoward had happened to them.

“Your Majesty, I must return to the Peng Family at once!” said Peng Long. “Why don’t you come to the Peng Family first? Once we’re there, we’ll make further plans.”

The selection of the next Heavenly Emperor by the Great Beginning Heavenly Emperor was a tremendous event that would most likely send shockwaves across the entire Zhongtian Continent.