It was very plain; there was no thousands meters long Sword Ray or Saber Ray, but merely a fire bullet that was about the size of a fist. Yet, the power behind this small fire bullet had exceeded the Saber Ray from before by at least ten times!
Indeed, even if they were on the same minor layer, the difference between the early period, middle period, late period, and peak period was incredibly colossal; no wonder those that could cross over a sub-layer to battle an opponent on a stronger sub-layer would deserve to be praised as prodigies.
She should be the strongest elite of the five sects of the Immortal Realm. Then, Ling Han would only need to block this one blow, and he would have really succeeded, and could finally be afraid of nothing, right?
Ling Han moved, concentrating all his power, and delivered a palm strike aimed at that bullet of flames.
Hong!
But it was of no use. Even his battle prowess of 25 Stars of Shattering Void Tier could not block this strike, and he was entirely swallowed up by the flames in an instant.
“Your Majesty!” everyone exclaimed in shock.
Could it be that they would fail again, at this very instant?
It should be known that the skies were already opened, and as long as Ling Han could hold on for a while longer, the whole lower realm would be able to ascend into the Immortal Realm.
On the other side, a smirk appeared on the old woman’s face. How terrifying were her True Phoenix Divine Flames? Even Immortals on the same cultivation level would not dare take them head on, what more a mere Shattering Void Tier cultivator. But after an instant, the cold smirk on her face turned into shock.
This, how… how was this possible!?
All could see it as Ling Han walked out of the flames. Although his whole body was still burning, his spirit and energy were still full of vigor, his vitality soaring straight up into the heavens.
Brandishing the axe, he continued to split the sky open!
“Your Majesty!” all the citizens exclaimed, every single one of them feeling such excitement they had goosebumps.
This was really just like how the saying “at the end of the line, when there seemed nowhere they could go, there appeared light at the end of the tunnel” went. They had initially thought that everything would end at this point, and had never imagined that Ling Han would give them another surprise.
After this feat, the belief that Ling Han was invincible was sown in the hearts of everyone. No matter how bad the situation seemed, their monarch would have a way to solve the problem.
The hearts of the people united, and the power of the nation soared greatly!
In the skies above the Imperial City, the totem of the Black Tower glowed with golden light. A humming sound spread out, and the sound and light enveloped all territory, stretching out to all corners.
The nation would become greatly prosperous.
The purple-robed old woman wore a dark expression, and once again began her attacks. One after another, bullets of fire surged forth. If one took a closer look, they’d notice all of the fire bullets had godly patterns shaped like a phoenix, their might incredibly frightening.
Ling Han knew that his ability was not enough to stand against them, so he decided to simply not bother, and merely brandished the Mountain and River Axe to slash ruthlessly at the skies, relying on his impressively strong physique to take them head on.
This was his real trump card!
A physique as tough as Godly metal, just burn it if you could!
If they were in the Immortal Realm, Ling Han would naturally not dare be so rash, but with the realms separated, what did he have to be afraid of? If her attacks could display their full might, that meant that the splitting open of the sky had succeeded, right?
“Open! Open! Open!”
With every wave of the axe, millions and millions of citizens would follow up with a cheer. They were unable to share Ling Han’s burden, so they could only use this method to express their support for Ling Han.
Not only the commoners did so—even the seven Kings and Helian Tianyun were all affected by the ambience, and were screaming alongside the ordinary citizens.
“Open! Open! Open!”
Ling Han, too, seemed to have gone mad. The flame bullets from the old woman were really a little scary. Even with his physique, there were signs of melting from the intense heat. Thus, he definitely could not allow his body to continue burning like this; he had to complete splitting open the sky as soon as possible. Otherwise, he could really be disintegrated by the flames.
The old woman on the other side was also getting worried. The splitting open of the sky was just a hair’s breadth from succeeding; if she could not stop them now, the lower realm would become a cooked duck that had escaped. She spared no effort and continued to attack, striking out endless flame bullets that transformed into a rain of fire that dropped from the Immortal Realm.
“Open in my name!” Ling Han delivered the last axe strike.
Hong!
This opening was big enough, and the attraction from the Immortal Realm instantly increased several hundred times further. The lower realm immediately sped up, crashing towards the Immortal Realm. Xiu , it was like a baby bird that was bursting out of its egg.
There was a Great Formation sealing them in from outside, but how could the barrage of a small world be something that could be blocked by a formation on the level of Mountain River Tier?
Pa , the formation instantly collapsed.
The whole mainland, along with the seas, rushed out together. Peng, peng, peng, in the vicinity, the purple-robed old woman, the white-haired old man, and the middle-aged man were all shaken by the impact and collapsed onto the ground, spewing out torrents of blood.
They actually dared to stand in the way of splitting open the sky; this was the counterattack from the heavens and earth.
Xiu , they could only sprawl on the ground and watch helplessly as the lower realm flew towards the heavens, abruptly turning into a tiny dot that they had lost all sight of.
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Peng , Ling Han dropped down from the skies. He found out to his surprise that he actually could no longer fly. It was not that the pressure here caused him to be unable to fly, but rather some regulation had banned him from flying.
However, he immediately realized the difference. The others had as well. They could not clearly explain what the difference was, but only felt their whole bodies were comfortably warm as if they were bathing inside a hot spring, feeling indescribably relaxed.
They had entered into the Immortal Realm!
From now on, they were no longer the ants of the lower realm, but the citizens of the Immortal Realm.
“Long live!” Everyone cheered, feeling a heartfelt pride for their ruler.
But very quickly, everyone had lost all ability to speak because the scenery around them was too dazzlingly beautiful.
The lower realm, under the regulations of the Immortal Realm, began a long journey, traversing through the galaxy.
Soon, they could see the mainland of the Immortal Realm they had previously spotted. From a colossal piece of land, it transformed into a ball, then became a dot.
And in the boundless universe, there were uncountable numbers of such dots!
Chapter 882 - Boost of Fortune
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“Is every dot a great land like the one before?”
“How is that possible? They are all circular, so wouldn’t the people who stood on the other side fall off?”
“Is the Immortal Realm so big? It is practically endless!”
Everyone was exclaiming in shock. They were used to their surroundings, and the lower realm was really just a piece of land, the skies circular and the land squarish. But here, the lands were circular, which had shattered their perception so far.
“What is that huge ball of fire? Is that the sun? But is the sun that big?”
“So those multiple stars turned out
to be various lands, circular lands!”
The lower realm was really flying too quickly; they had possibly surpassed any great elite of the Immortal Realm, and had instantly passed by uncountable galaxies and innumerable universes. Finally, its speed slowed down.
Ahead of them, there appeared a gigantic planet. It was primarily covered with yellow earth, and the sky-blue ocean merely occupied a fifth of its entire expanse.
The lower realm descended. Part of the earth was ripping open as if it was making room for it.
One had to know that the lower realm was really quite big, but compared with this planet, it was pitifully small. They did not even reach ten-thousandth of its size.
It would be a piece of cake for this planet to accommodate the whole lower realm.
Hong , a muffled sound came from the earth—it was the mainland setting rigidly in place. An even denser Spiritual Qi surged forth, and instantly led to a considerable many completing their breakthrough. The level here was too high; even if they merely took a few breaths, it would be enough to let these “mortals” advance their cultivation level.
Ling Han was also feeling internally restless. He had already reached the ninth layer of the Shattering Void Tier, and was qualified to break through. However, he chose to suppress his breakthrough. It was slightly difficult to cultivate to the strength of twenty Stars of Shattering Void Tier in the Lower Realm, but this was the Immortal Realm, and there were explosively large amounts of resources of various kinds.
“Long live!”
“Long live the emperor!”
The whole mainland was cheering. Now, they had finally struggled free of the destiny of becoming raw materials, and had furthermore become the people of the Immortal Realm. Their level of existence had been greatly boosted, and in future, this boost would slowly be reflected.
Above the Imperial Capital, the totem of the Black Tower became solid, and was increasingly majestic. Innumerable streams of Spiritual Qi as well as some indescribable, unknown substance gushed into the totem of the Black Tower, and through this, transmitted into the body of the person who had engraved his name on the totem of the Black Tower.
Splitting open the sky was a great feat, and it would obtain the approval and reward from the heavens and earth.
Ling Han discovered that his strength was in the process of rapidly increasing.
Fourteen Stars of Shattering Void Tier, fifteen Stars, sixteen Stars!
However, two days’ time had also passed.
A strength upgrade of a whole three Stars was too frightening. This meant that his current battle prowess was close to reaching 30 Stars of Shattering Void Tier! Additionally, he discovered something had also changed with his physique. His Spirit Base moved, filled with godly traits.
The one who split the sky open would be boosted with fortune!
Something like fortune was indescribable, untouchable and invisible, but it would really unleash its usefulness.
The whole nation was celebrating. It was a day of great joy for all the citizens of the Great Ling Empire.
But this kind of wonderful atmosphere did not persist long. Very soon, an elite of this planet had arrived.
“Who is the nation’s leader?” An arrogant, disdainful voice sounded. A person was standing above the imperial palace.
He was… an Immortal!
Ling Han’s present battle prowess was close to 30 Stars of Shattering Void Tier, but from the first moment he saw the speaker, he knew that he could not possibly be a match for the latter.
The gap was too big.
Even the weakest kind of Immortal would be several thousand times stronger than the most monstrous Shattering Void Tier cultivator! Now, there was no realm barrier separating them anymore. Immortals were real Immortals, without the slightest decrease to their actual power.
Before splitting open the sky, Ling Han was already prepared. Thus, without a change of expression, he merely said calmly, “I am here!”
“Oh?” The person was a man that seemed to be in his thirties, with a tall and thin figure. He deliberately revealed his ability, and there was a shadowy image of a tall mountain behind him.
This meant that he was in the Mountain River Tier, but he had only reached the minor layers of Mountain River Tier at most. Because the tier was called Mountain River Tier, how could he be considered complete where there was only a mountain but no river? In the Immortal Realm, this was the lowest ranked elite, but they could still be called elites as they could crush all people of the lower realm.
“I am the special envoy of the Eastern Void Royal Empire, Yan Yongyi. Since you are the nation’s leader, then immediately deliver up your national book and declare yourself subject to my empire!” he said calmly, looking extremely indifferent.
In his eyes, it was a natural turn of events.
How many Immortals were there in the Eastern Void Royal Empire? They numbered in the millions! Any one of them would be able to destroy this new world, so wasn’t declaring themselves subject to their authority a natural turn of events?
Hearing these words, all the citizens in the imperial capital looked angered.
After this feat of splitting open the sky, everyone now thought of Ling Han as a real god, an invincible emperor! How could an emperor suffer such humiliation?
“Hoho, even the Eastern Void Royal Empire would dare to vie for this new territory with my Content Water Royal Empire?” Xiu , another person appeared suddenly and quickly, standing above the imperial palace to stand opposite of Yan Yongyi.
“Hahaha, have you all forgotten my Thunder Central Royal Empire?” A third Immortal arrived.
Ling Han had heard Yi Shuang Shuang say before that land and citizens were all extremely valuable resources in the Immortal Realm because they would have an effect on power of the nation. Now that a new mainland had come from a small world, what force would not want to have a share of the loot?
More importantly, splitting open the sky would be rewarded by the heavens and earth, and if one could swallow up the power of the nation of the Great Ling Empire, it would be extremely nutritious for the nation and their own power of the nation.
Ling Han stood solemnly and silently. He had long made himself prepared, yet could also control the price, and “sell” for a good price—he at least wanted to sell themselves off to a relatively powerful force. Then, after he left, the Great Ling Empire would be relatively safe, and there was no need to worry about it being invaded.
Xiu , amidst the flicker of brilliant light, an air vessel arrived, traveling through the air.
Abruptly, those three Immortals showed expressions of utmost seriousness.
The Immortal Realm had the rules of the Immortal Realm. Those that could fly with only their physical bodies were definitely great elites, but possessing a God Tool that allowed flight also implied a formidable background. Putting aside all others, those Immortals that had arrived first had all raced over on their own two legs. They had only arrived first because they were nearer.
On board of this air vessel, there stood a man dressed in white robes that fluttered in the breeze. Appearance-wise, he looked to be only twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, but those who were able to become Immortals had extraordinarily long lifespans, so their age naturally could not be judged by appearance.
There was a treasured sword slung on his back. He did not show his aura, and there was no way to estimate his cultivation level just from his appearance.
“Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire!” When everyone saw a symbol emblazoned on the air vessel, they were immediately filled with apprehension, and revealed their respect.
Just like in the Lower Realm, where the names of sect, faction, and society could not be used arbitrarily, it was the same in the Immortal Realm. Imperial Empire, Majestic Empire, and Royal Empire all represented absolutely different levels of power.
With an overseer of the Sun Moon Tier, a faction could establish a nation in the Immortal Realm and set up a Royal Empire. Meanwhile,
a Majestic Empire required an elite of the Heavenly Body Tier, whereas Imperial Empire needed an elite of the Eternal River Tier. This could absolutely not be messed up. Of course, an existence like the Great Ling Empire was naturally going by a different standard because it had risen from the lower realm.
“Are you the nation’s leader?” The white-robed man looked at Ling Han, smiled, and said, “I am Shang Chengyun, and am under the authority of the Lord Left Minister of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire.”
“Lord Shang.” Ling Han clasped his hands in greeting. This was the Immortal Realm; there was a need for him to put away all his pride. However, it was an easy thing to put away his pride, but difficult to bend his proud personality. In his bones, he was still a very forceful person, and possessed a pride that preferred death to dishonor.
Chapter 883 - Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Beyond expectations, this Shang Chengyun was actually very amiable, and did not put on the airs of an elite. It made Ling Han feel very rueful. The more noble their background, the more modest and unassuming they were. Of course, this Shang Chengyun still possessed a deepset pride to him. He was quite obviously standing there, yet took not one of the envoys from the Royal Empires seriously.
Shang Chengyun was here on behalf of the Lord Left Minister, so his purpose was naturally to subjugate the Great Ling Empire so that it would become a subject of the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire—and to speak bluntly, to become a subordinate force under the Lord Left Minister.
The Majestic Empire was too powerful, and a minor force that had just ascended after opening the sky was completely beneath its notice.
Ling Han asked the other about the basic distribution of power in this place, and Shang Chengyun did not hide anything, but instead told him the truth.
This planet was called Joint Peace Planet. There was a total of three great Majestic Empires on it, namely the Chaotic Stars Majestic Empire, Eternity Sky Majestic Empire, and Jade Drop Royal Empire. Beneath these three Majestic Empires, there were hundreds of Royal Empires. The three great Majestic Empires were equal in power, and had warred with each other for many years, each wanting to annex the others.
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