This needed not be dealt with by Ling Han. He made a trip to the Kang Clan.
The Heaven Grade alchemist Kang Zishi could possibly be the descendant of his apprentice, Kang Xiuyuan. But, after Ling Han had enquired, he knew that this Kang Clan could only be regarded as a half-blood descendant of Kang Xiuyuan. The patriarch of the Kang Clan was the adopted son of Kang Xiuyuan. He had no idea how, but anyway, the latter did not enter the Immortal Realm together, but had left behind his bloodline.
Before his four apprentices were found, Ling Han did not intend to reveal his identity. He then left after bidding goodbye, causing the members of the Kang Clan to feel uneasy. What was the meaning of His Majesty?
Ling Han’s current power and influence was just too great. In the past, Heaven Grade alchemists were still detached from all. There was no need for them to look up to anyone, but now that all land was under imperial authority, even Heaven Grade alchemists would have to bow their heads in submission.
The Alchemist Society no longer stood detached, but had become a force directly controlled by the government, bringing about further consolidation of the imperial power.
Ling Han also summoned the geniuses of the younger generation. After splitting open the sky, Ling Han hoped that they could go out to make their own mark and improve themselves through trials in the Immortal Realm. After they achieved success, he hoped them to return and serve the Great Ling Empire.
This was of course dangerous. In the Immortal Realm, their background mattered naught. Furthermore, the number of elites in the Immortal Realm was as numerous as the clouds in the sky. Even Ling Han could not compare. Upon leaving the Great Ling Empire, it was inevitable that they would face the risk of death.
But only in this way could the geniuses who came back later become elites.
Wen Yi Jian, Xuanyuan Zi Guang, and others were feeling rueful. In the past, Ling Han was considered to be equal to them in strength, or even inferior to them, but now? The other party had become the most powerful person in the world, but they were still merely at the Deity Transformation Tier.
This had made them acknowledge that there were some people in the world who were peerless monsters, and whom they could never be compared with.
Ling Han gave words of encouragement to everyone. These young people might be the pillars of the future Great Ling Empire, and he had high hopes for them. But, Ling Han wasn’t too dependent. For the Great Ling Empire, he carried a greater responsibility. He believed in his own strength. Only by strengthening himself could he become truly powerful.
He would, of course, keep the best for his own people. Ling Han would naturally take the most care of Yue Kai Yu, infinitely supplying him with all kinds of cultivation resources, and even passed on several Mystical Powers to the latter.
However, the passing of Mystical Powers to another wasn’t a simple matter. It required the mark of the secret technique to be stripped off from the mind. It was a kind of harm in itself. Therefore, Ling Han did not extensively spread the knowledge of the Mystical Powers, but only passed it on to Feng Po Yun, the Rain Emperor, and Murong, his three adopted brothers.
Taking advantage of this time, he was doing his best to make arrangements as once he split open the sky, he wouldn’t have the chance anymore.
Ding Ping, as his fifth disciple, naturally was given priority in being nurtured. In the future, after Ling Han’s departure, Ding Ping would follow the Rain Emperor and the others for cultivation practice. Then, he would step out of the Great Ling Empire and learn through his own experiences.
After half a month, Ling Han decided to split open the sky.
He did not invite the whole world. Not that he wasn’t confident enough, but rather that he was confident in the success, and thus did not need anyone to witness his greatness.
Chapter 878 - : Ling Han Splitting Open The Sky.
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However, with splitting open the sky being such a major occasion, how could it be concealed without any leakage of information? Besides, Ling Han also had no intention to conceal it. He clearly told the whole world the day of splitting open the sky, but he did not send out any invitation to others to come and observe the ceremony.
Those parties with keen ears had already rushed over to witness this valiant undertaking, and the sea race was no exception.
However, having experienced failure once, everyone wasn’t very optimistic about Ling Han.
As powerful as Ma Duo Bao had been—he was the world’s strongest killing formation—he still had gotten killed by the elites of the Immortal Realm. No matter how strong Ling Han was, how could he be comparable to Ma Duo Bao? At least, this wasn’t something that could be achieved in the time of just slightly over a year.
If Ling Han was to split open the sky again a hundred years later, maybe there might still be a chance, but now?
Everyone knew why it had to be done now—the day of full invasion by the five sects from the Immortal Realm wass drawing closer and closer. At that time, even if there was suppression from the realm powers, these powerful elites would have the opportunity to burst forth with an Immortal-level attack. With their interference, there would be even less hope of splitting open the sky.
It had to be done soon!
People were praying in their hearts. Ling Han had to succeed, otherwise they would soon be refined into a Realm Pill, using their own lives for the benefit of improving the cultivation of the Immortal Realm’s elites.
Thinking about this made them so furious that they were about to throw up blood!
If this day was to come, then they would rather commit suicide than to benefit those f*cking elites of the Immortal Realm!
… This was one of the reasons why the five great sects needed to continuously brainwash them for the past millennia. “Ingredients” ought not to be wasted.
“Brat, are you really sure?” Helian Tianyun asked solemnly. Presently, his strength had already been restored to the peak condition, and even surpassed it. His conventional battle prowess had already reached 21 Stars, which was a lot more powerful than Ma Duo Bao had originally been.
Ling Han smiled, and said, “Haven’t you gotten enough beatings from me?”
Helian Tianyun could not help feeling depressed. He had fought with Ling Han before, and the latter did not even need to be boosted with power of the nation to completely defeat him—he was nearly beaten silly.
“You are such a monster, brat. Not only is your physique tyrannical, but your pure strength is also just as frightening!” He rolled his eyes continuously. “Now I am suspecting who is really the descendant of the True Dragon!”
Legend had it that the power of the True Dragon was the strongest, and that had been the reason why the Immortal Realm had used the peak strength of the True Dragon as a benchmark of strength.
He obviously did not have the True Dragon’s bloodline, but his power was capable of surpassing him, a dragon descendant with the purest True Dragon’s bloodline. This was simply unimaginable.
Ling Han smiled. The True Dragon wouldn’t necessarily be the strongest in the Immortal Realm, otherwise the Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art would be a joke. Also, one needed not look very far, but just take his fifth disciple as an example. Even if Ding Ping didn’t cultivate the Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art, his power would be stronger than other martial artists of the same level by more than tenfold. In comparison to those of the same level, would the True Dragon bloodline be this powerful?
Therefore, in the Immortal Realm, there ought to be beings even more incredible than the True Dragon.
“Your disciple is also a freak!” Helian Tianyun evidently thought of it, and became more depressed.
As if having one freak appear wasn’t enough, now there was a second one!
“But, you really have a lot of room for improvement. Why not wait longer?” Helian Tianyun advised once again. At least Ling Han had yet to cultivate the Power of Regulation.
; Ling Han shook his head. After splitting open the sky, the Power of Regulation of the small world would not be applicable in the Immortal Realm. It would only be a waste of time, so he decided that he would cultivate the Power of Regulation after he had entered the Immortal Realm.
“After splitting open the skies, Ding Ping will be put under your guidance for training. I will also pass onto you the Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art. If you are not able to train the kid properly, I will definitely cut you to pieces later!” Ling Han said with a smile.
When it came to the Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art, Helian Tianyun immediately became excited. He said, “I never thought that there is such a technique in this world. I find it unbelievable that there is a kind of power that could surpass the True Dragon! Haha, you just wait until I have successfully completed his cultivation. I will definitely conquer the whole of the Immortal Realm, and make the five sects, the Ao Clan, and the other bastards kneel down and proclaim their defeat.”
“Haha, don’t talk nonsense, or someone will say that I am procrastinating!” Ling Han waved his hand while watching the sky. Suddenly, he flew up.
“I, am splitting open the sky today!” he announced to the whole world through the totem. Once he had finished, it immediately triggered the shouts of the people of the whole world.
He did not intend for every major force to come and observe the ceremony. But, with splitting open the sky being such an important event, Ling Han had long ago informed the world that he would be splitting open the sky today. The moment he showed himself, the respective major forces waiting for a long time in the vicinity just outside the imperial capital all became anxious.
If Ling Han was to fail in splitting open the sky, then they would be forced to accept fate. Taking advantage of the fact that the five sects of the Immortal Realm had yet to invade, they would enjoy their life to the fullest. Then, when the time came, those who ought to accept their fate and those who ought to commit suicide would do so accordingly.
Their one and only hope!
Moreover, after experiencing failure once, especially when it had been incomparably close to success, everyone had developed a vulnerable heart.
He had to succeed!
“Master!” Ding Ping gripped his hands into tight fists. Now, he already knew what splitting open the sky represented, and what Ling Han’s failure would signify—doomsday for all living beings! He hated himself—why was his strength so weak that he could only watch helplessly, and couldn’t offer any assistance in the least?
“Kid, put great effort into your cultivation. Your future achievements will not be any less than your master’s!” Helian Tianyun said. This human gave him a terrifying feeling—undoubtedly, his strength wasn’t all that powerful, but it could burst forth a hundredfold. This power was amazing even if he didn’t cultivate Spiritual Qi.
Perhaps a freak like him needed not cultivate Origin Power, as it would just be a waste of time. This was because Origin Power could not burst forth a hundredfold in might through his extraordinary bone structure.
Ding Ping nodded. He wanted to share some of his master’s burden. He had heard that after entering the Immortal Realm, his master would be forced to become a hostage. How humiliating was this for the sovereign of a nation? Being the latter’s disciple, he felt pain as if he was experiencing it himself!
‘I must become stronger and be capable of becoming Master’s right-hand man instead of hiding behind Master and letting him take the pressure alone.’
“You must succeed!” The Rain Emperor, Feng Po Yun, Mu Rong Qing, Yue Kai Yu, and others said with their fists clenched.
“You must succeed!” Everyone was rallying in their hearts. They held their breaths, feeling nervous and tense like a taut bowstring.
The Lower Realm could no longer retreat!
Yet, Ling Han felt extremely calm. Unless the five sects of the Immortal Realm were as strong as the elites of the Roc Palace, with the level of strength of that elite last time, he was absolutely unafraid.
The issue was that the five sects’ power was only of the Sun Moon Tier, so where would a greater elite come from?
His current battle prowess was on a completely different level from Ma Duo Bao’s. Furthermore, his physique was the level of Godly metal. From the attacks of the Immortal Realm, after they had been weakened by the realm powers for a while, he could totally destroy them, and they would not be able to hurt even a strand of his hair.
To him, splitting open the sky was merely a journey he had to go through.
Shua , he brandished the Mountain and River Axe.
“Long live! Long live! Long live!” The whole world was rallying through the totem, coming together to form a vast ocean.
Ling Han held onto the Mountain and River Axe. A terrifying force began circulating, and weng , the Mountain and River Axe glowed, emitting endless might.
He was currently all too powerful, and brute force and Origin Power burst forth in unison. His strength reached thirteen Stars, and coupled with the circulation of all kinds of martial arts and secret techniques, his battle prowess had already attained the height of twenty-three Stars.
He had yet to utilize the power of the nation, and it was already Ma Duo Bao’s ultimate battle prowess.
Even more frightening was that he still has room for improvement.
Splitting open the sky would take no effort at all!
Chapter 879 - Slashing the Eye of Heavenly Dao Again
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Shua , Ling Han swung the ax in a slashing movement, and pa , the space immediately shattered into fragments like crystal shards.
The destructive power of this ax was terrifying—it directly smashed the Void. On the other side, the heaven and earth of the Immortal Realm had already appeared.
Weng , the Eye of Heavenly Dao emerged. Its mission was to stop all those who destroyed the balance between heaven and earth. If it also had sentience, it would have to be extremely depressed. It had been beaten up twice, and the sky had been split twice. Was it an unlucky year?
As Ling Han had caused great damage, it naturally couldn’t wait any longer. The gigantic eye immediately shot open, launching a beam of prismatic light straight at Ling Han.
Ling Han effortlessly blocked it, and said, “If you stop me, then I will slash you! But if you pledge your allegiance to me, and become an auspicious protector of the Great Ling Empire, I can guarantee that you shall exist for all eternity!”
Hong!
Responding to Ling Han were multiple divine chains of regulation, intending to coil around and trap him.
“Hmph! Since you are stubborn, then I will just have to slaughter you!” With a cold glare, Ling Han smashed out with the ax, and pa , a gash immediately appeared on the Eye of Heavenly Dao, all across from top to bottom and a meter deep. Blood immediately gushed out violently.
The world suddenly descended into an all-consuming sadness; everyone had the urge to cry.
Hua , the wound of the Eye of Heavenly Dao burst wide open, and an endless stream of blood gushed out at Ling Han, completely drowning him.
“Paltry tricks!” Ling Han casually swiped the ax. The blood stream was immediately slashed open by him, and like blood-red satin, flowed to either side of him. His gaze fearsome, he slashed once more with the axe.
Pa , the wound on the Eye of Heavenly Dao expanded a little, almost splitting it into two halves.
“Too strong!”
Below, everyone cried out in surprise. They only knew that Ling Han was very strong and monstrous. This was clearly proven when he had slaughtered Ao Jian one year ago. However, only a few would know the greatness of Ao Jian’s strength, after all. On the contrary, the image of Ling Han that had been the most deeply rooted in the hearts of the people was his identity as a Heaven Grade alchemist.
But now, everyone knew that Ling Han was incomparably strong.
Before, how great of an effort had Ma Duo Bao expended just to cut
down the Eye of Heavenly Dao? Yet Ling Han had done it easily, and appeared still full of energy.
In the distance, the seven Kings nodded in unison. It had to be admitted that Ling Han had already surpassed their boss. It was no wonder that Ma Duo Bao held Ling Han in such high esteem, and even passed on the heavy responsibility of splitting open the sky to the latter in the end.
“Be sure to succeed so as to console Boss’ spirit in heaven!”
“That’s a given, otherwise how can we go behead those vile five sects and the Ao Clan?”
“That’s right!”
If they didn’t split open the sky, then they would only remain trapped within the Lower Realm. Even if they wouldn’t be refined into the Realm Pill, they would eventually die of old age. Therefore, in order to avenge Ma Duo Bao, their only way was to split open the sky and ascend into the Immortal Realm. Only then would they be qualified to slaughter the five sects and the Ao Clan.
The Eye of Heavenly Dao was going mad, and more divine chains of regulation shot out from the eyeball, spreading into a great net. Also, the pointed edges of the chains were sharp beyond comparison, just waiting for an opportunity to pierce through Ling Han’s body.
In theory, the Eye of Heavenly Dao should be able to suppress Ling Han as the latter had yet to comprehend the Power of Regulation. But, Ling Han’s power was indeed too strong, so strong that it could crush the Power of Regulation, which caused the Eye of Heavenly Dao to be helpless against him.
What was more, Ling Han had yet to utilize his powerful physique. ‘Otherwise, you may hit it, but could you penetrate the defense of my body that is on the level of Godly metal?
Using one hand, Ling Han suppressed the Eye of Heavenly Dao, while his other hand was brandishing the Mountain and River Axe to split open the sky. He clearly had to divide his attention and energy, yet the Eye of Heavenly Dao was sent flying with an effortless punch and slap, and with a casual swing of the ax, he slashed a wide opening in the sky. The empty Void emerged to the greatest extent.
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