Zhou Yuan stared dumbstruck as the light sphere absorbed the terrifying streams of golden light. The golden light didn’t even show a shred of resistance.
However, he realized it was normal after careful thought. After all, the four Saint Runes, born from the Cangxuan Saint Stamp, were sacred treasures that only Saint experts were qualified to come into contact with. The power they possessed could split the world apart.
In less than a few dozen breaths, the light sphere cleanly absorbed the thousand streams of golden source. It then vanished from the void with a slight vibration, but Zhou Yuan could feel movement within his Divine Dwellings and knew it had returned.
Zhou Yuan peered blankly into the empty light barrier. With the golden light source sucked dry, the light shield began to shrink, and even the remains started to show signs of crumbling.
Clearly, after the loss of the Law Domain Source’s protection, the remains gradually became nothing.
From then on, Alpha Spiritium would most likely no longer be born within the statue.
Zhou Yuan felt a little guilty. He bowed respectfully to the body before withdrawing his Spirit into his body.
...
Outside the Fallen Abyss.
In the void above, the several Law Domain experts fell quiet for a moment when the dust had finally settled under the starry sky. Their expressions changed indefinitely, revealing the surging waves in their hearts.
The tournament’s result was clearly unexpected to everyone.
No one thought that the person who would eventually occupy the oldest stone statue would be Zhou Yuan…
He had defeated Zhao Mushen.
It was undoubtedly shocking.
Countless people rushed from the mountains when they learned of the final result from the huge mirror in the void. Exclamations and gasps of surprise rippled throughout the crowd.
“The Tianyuan Region’s Zhou Yuan really is a dark hose...it’s too terrifying.”
“The entire Hunyuan Heaven will be turned upside down when this matter comes out. The title of being king of the Divine Dwelling will most likely go to Zhou Yuan.”
“Yes, who would have thought that he could breach the limit of the Divine Dwelling stage...that’s 100 million Genesis Qi stars! I really don’t dare to imagine it.”
“Divine Dwelling experts are already considered strong with a foundation of tens of millions, but compared to him, it’s like comparing the brightness of a firefly to the moon…”
It was obvious how much shock the final result of the nine regions tournament had brought.
Xu Ming from the Yaogui Region was pale and ashen-faced, and his eyes were filled with envy. The person he had looked down on had stepped on his head and ascended to being the king of Divine Dwelling stage.
Moreover, what made him feel even more despair was Zhou Yuan’s Genesis Qi foundation.
If he were to face Zhou Yuan again, he knew he wouldn't even last one round. So no matter how bitter and angry Xu Ming felt, he understood there was a huge gap between them. But he was relieved to know that Zhao Mushen had been eliminated since it would undoubtedly reduce the pressure on him.
“Hmph, Zhou Yuan, don't be so proud. You made the Wanzu Region lose face, and the Wanzu Region’s people won’t leave the matter at that!” Xu Ming sneered. The title of being king of the Divine Dwelling stage might be terrifying, but Zhou Yuan was still just an ant to the Wanzu Region.
They could easily send an expert on the Heavenly Sun List to teach him a lesson.
Time quickly passed amidst countless exclamations of shock. Soon, the void outside the Fallen Abyss began to distort. It twisted into a vortex and formed a spatial channel.
The atmosphere between heaven and earth was buzzing.
It was a sign that each region’s heaven prides were finally coming back out.
The nine regions tournament had come to an end.
Chapter 994 Change
Countless people cast their gazes towards the spatial vortex forming outside the Fallen Abyss.
After a series of extremely bitter battles, the nine regions tournament had finally come to an end.
The spatial vortex squirmed and twisted as countless figures flew out like locusts, and sharp whistles of wind rang out across the world.
The crowds on the mountain broke into wild cheers. No matter what the final result was, the teams that fought for their region deserved their respect.
Teams continued to pour out the vortex and land on a mountain, standing separate from the other regions.
Zhou Yuan, who led the Tianyuan Region’s teams, had no doubt become the focus of the onlookers. Gazes of surprise, admiration, and envy constantly swept over him.
In terms of overall strength and team size, the Tianyuan Region was still the most unremarkable amongst the nine regions. But who would have thought that the Tianyuan Region would be the one to shine dazzlingly in the nine regions tournament?
Of course, to be precise, it should be the Tianyuan Region’s Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan stood at the forefront, his expression calm and indifferent, but Ye Bingling, Yi Qiushui and the others gazed at his back with awe. The respect and admiration they felt almost overflowed from their eyes.
Zhou Yuan’s reputation among the Tianyuan Region’s Divine Dwelling experts could be said to have reached its peak.
Even Lu Xiao, who was prejudiced against Zhou Yuan in the past, willingly submitted to him. Facing Zhou Yuan’s terrifying achievements, even he didn't dare to think jealous thoughts. If Zhou Yuan hadn’t reversed the tides, there was no way that the Tianyuan Region could have achieved such an amazing result.
Lu Xiao knew very well that he wasn't qualified to carry such an important responsibility. So, he was very glad that Zhou Yuan became the Tianyuan Region’s chief pavilion master.
Han Yuan and his people gathered together, looking a little ashamed. After all, his team was the first from the Tianyuan Region to be eliminated.
“Chief Pavilion Master...” Han Yuan spoke in a respectful tone with a trace of awe in his eyes, because he had also witnessed Zhou Yuan’s earthshaking achievements through the huge light mirror. At that moment, his respect for Zhou Yuan had reached its pinnacle.
After all, who would have thought that Zhou Yuan could dethrone even Zhao Mushen.
Zhou Yuan waved his hand. “I don't blame you. Xu Ming came for me, and you guys just got involved.”
He turned to the other team members behind Han Yuan and smiled. “You all did a good job.”
They immediately reddened with shame after hearing Zhou Yuan’s compliment. The majority of their team were Mountain Pavilion members, but facing Zhou Yuan now, they didn't dare to be as casual as they had in the past.
After comforting Han Yuan and his team, Zhou Yuan lifted his head at Chi Jing in the void. She was sitting on a light lotus flower, and her short burgundy hair was fluttering in the wind. She exchanged a glance with Zhou Yuan and smiled appreciatively at him.
It was obvious that Chi Jing was extremely satisfied with Zhou Yuan’s performance in the nine regions tournament.
As the teams came out of the spatial vortex, the Law Domain experts in the void swept glances over them, and many of those gazes flickered with curiosity as they passed over Zhou Yuan.
As the host of the nine regions tournament, Zhao Xiansun wore an expressionless face as he said indifferently, “The nine regions tournament is nearing the end. The great battle is over. All teams, gather the Spiritium collected and prepare for the final ranking announcement.”
His voice faded, and the commotion in the various regions’ teams continued for a while.
Yuan Kun from the Yushou Region was the first to step forward. With a wave of his wide sleeve, he formed a light sphere that contained tens of thousands of Spiritium flowing around like fish. But they were all ordinary Spiritium, and one thousand such Spiritium were needed to convert to an Alpha Spiritium.
Yuan Kun flicked his finger, and more than 200 ligh
t lotuses rose in his Divine Dwellings, rushing towards the Genesis Qi light sphere.
“My Yushou Region found a total of 23,000 ordinary Spiritium, and 208 Alpha Spiritium,” Yuan Kun reported.
“The Xuanji Region harvested 25,000 ordinary Spiritium and 300 Alpha Spiritium,” Jiu Gong said, loud and clear.
“The Shengwen Region, 30,000 ordinary Spiritium and 600 Alpha Spiritium.”
“The Xuehai Region, 50,000 ordinary Spiritium and 900 Alpha Spiritium.”
Su Youwei moved her red lips under countless gazes, and a gentle voice sounded, “The Zixiao Region, 60,000 ordinary Spiritium and 1,200 Alpha Spiritium.”
Wu Yao restored her usual fierce look on her beautiful face as she said, “Wushen Region, 60,000 ordinary Spiritium and 1,800 Alpha Spiritium.”
After everyone reported their results, on the Wanzu Region’s side, Zhao Mushen’s face was ashen. He had only just regained consciousness after being ejected from the Fallen Abyss. He said in a low voice, “The Wanzu Region harvested 90,000 ordinary Spiritium and 800 Alpha Spiritium.”
The 800 Alpha Spiritium were harvested by the Wanzu Region’s heaven prides who desperately competed for the last two stone statues after Zhao Mushen was eliminated. From this, it was clear that one mustn’t underestimate the Wanzu Region’s overall strength. Even if they lost Zhao Mushen, they still had the strength to capture the last two stone statues.
Of course, the more important reason was that Zhou Yuan had already eliminated Xu Ming, who was from the Yaogui Region.
On the Yaogui Region’s side, Xu Ming’s face was livid because he was the first to be eliminated and had failed to occupy any stone statue or find any Alpha Spiritium.
Under countless mocking gazes, Xu Ming uttered in a hoarse voice, “The Yaogui Region harvested 30,000 ordinary Spiritium and...18 Alpha Spiritium.”
Low snickering laughter spread out. Although everyone expected the Yaogui Region to have the worst performance, they didn't think it would be that bad. The Yaogui Region broke the record of having the worst tournament result in many years.
Amidst the roars of laughter, the members from the Yaogui Region reddened in embarrassment. But such laughter didn't last too long because countless eyes were already cast in the Tianyuan Region’s direction. They knew that the Tianyuan Region’s result was the real highlight.
Under millions of gazes, Zhou Yuan stepped forward and said loud and clear, “The Tianyuan Region harvested 20,000 ordinary Spiritium and... 4,700 Alpha Spiritium.”
Zhou Yuan's voice echoed throughout the world, and countless people couldn't help inhaling sharply. Twenty thousand ordinary Spiritium were equivalent to 20 Alpha Spiritium and was insignificant, but 4,700 Alpha Spiritium was enough to crush everyone else.
This was the harvest from winning the oldest stone statue.
Although everyone had already expected the result, when Zhou Yuan personally reported his harvest, they still couldn't help but marvel. The winner of the nine regions tournament had finally appeared.
Countless gazes of admiration and amazement looked at Zhou Yuan. The Tianyuan Region’s achievements were only possible because of Zhou Yuan.
The Tianyuan Region members couldn't help but burst into earth-shaking cheers and applause.
In the void, Zhao Xiansun’s face was devoid of expression, but he clenched his fists tight and stared at Zhou Yuan with chilling intent flashing in his eyes. Zhou Yuan could be said to have completely crushed the Wanzu Region’s face and reputation.
Chi Jing breathed a long sigh of relief. She turned to Zhao Xiansun and said indifferently, “Zhao Xiansun, the results are out. Are you not going to announce the ranking?”
Zhao Xiansun coldly smiled and didn't argue with Chi Jing. Instead, his indifferent voice rang out across the world, “The nine regions tournament has come to an end. The final winner is the Tianyuan Region!”
Exclamations of surprise continued to sound around the mountain. At this moment, the dust had truly settled.
Zhou Yuan finally revealed a smile. He had fought very hard for nearly two years since coming to Hunyuan Heaven. This day had finally arrived.
As long as the Tianyuan Region wins first place in the nine regions tournament, he would be eligible to take charge of the Ancestral Dragon Lantern, and his first step towards awakening Yaoyao would finally be completed!
In the void above, Chi Jing smiled, then said to Zhao Xiansun, “Since my Tianyuan Region won first place in the nine regions tournament, I hope the Wanzu Region will hand over the Ancestral Dragon Lantern early and let my Tianyuan Region take charge of it.”
A strange smile curved Zhao Xiansun’s lips as he said leisurely, “Although the Tianyuan Region has won first place in the nine regions tournament, as for the Ancestral Dragon Lantern...I’m afraid I can't give it to you for the time being.”
When Chi Jing heard these words, her expression instantly turned ice-cold.
Chapter 995 Rallying Together
“Zhao Xiansun, what do you mean?!”
Frost covered Chi Jing’s cheeks, and a Law Domain loomed behind her. She fixed Zhao Xiansun with an icy stare. This bastard wants to create trouble again.
“Do you really think your Wanzu Region can dominate Hunyuan Heaven? Do you dare to not abide by the rules set by the nine supreme sovereigns back then?”
The other six Law Domain experts all wore different expressions, but no one interjected, and they just stared at Zhao Xiansun. As Chi Jing had mentioned, the supreme sovereigns of the nine regions had set the rules of the nine regions tournament, and no one could ignore them, not even the Wanzu Region.
Zhao Xiansun chuckled. “Grand elder Chi Jing doesn't need to tag me with such an unfair label. I, Zhao Xiansun, can’t take such slander.”
“Then why did you say you can't give the Ancestral Dragon Lantern to my Tianyuan Region?! Zhou Yuan won first place in the nine regions tournament, and according to the rules, the Tianyuan Region should be in charge of the Ancestral Dragon Lantern!”
“Yes, according to the rules, that is right,” Zhao Xiansun said indifferently.
He swept a glance over Chi Jing’s face, and the strange look in his eyes grew more intense. “But this is under the premise that the power in charge of the Ancestral Dragon Lantern must be one of the nine regions!”
Chi Jing emitted chilling intent from all over her body, causing even the Genesis Qi across the world to roam violently. The whispering voices around the mountain instantly froze, and a number of people cast bewildered gazes to the void.
The anger of a Law Domain Expert could be described as earth-shattering.
Everybody on the Tianyuan Region’s side was puzzled, and Zhou Yuan similarly scrunched his brows together in a frown. He vaguely felt somewhat uneasy. What was Zhao Xiansun planning now?
Chi Jing’s voice was icy cold, and vaguely, chilling killing intent filled the surrounding air. “From what you said, it seems you want to remove my Tianyuan Region as one of the nine regions? Haha, could this be supreme sovereign Wan Zu’s order? I’ll let you know that even if he’s a supreme sovereign, he can’t control my Tianyuan Region. If he’s that remarkable, he can try destroying the Tianyuan Region!”
Her burgundy hair blew in the wind, and her clear eyes grew fiercer. There wasn't a hint of fear even when she spoke of the Wanzu Region’s supreme sovereign.
Although the opponent was a supreme sovereign, it didn't mean that she couldn't do anything. If Wan Zu thought he could kick the Tianyaun Region out of the nine regions without an explanation, he had overestimated his strength because although a Saint expert was strong, he wasn't the only one in Hunyuan Heaven.
Moreover, Cang Yuan, the Tianyuan Region’s backer, hadn't really fallen. The others might be unaware of this, but supreme sovereign Wan Zu certainly knew!
Lu Xuangang from the Zixiao Region scrunched his brows. “Zhao Xiansun, the nine supreme sovereigns created the nine regions. Your Wanzu Region can’t do whatever you want!”
Jin Zhong from the Wu Shen Region nodded. “The Wanzu Region isn’t the ruler of Hunyuan Heaven.”
He interjected to repay Zhou Yuan for not going too far in the nine regions tournament and did not completely take away Wu Yao’s Sacred Dragon Blessing. However, he understood that the most important factor for why Zhou Yuan had stopped was supreme sovereign Wu Shen’s intervention.
The other Law Domain experts didn't say a word, but they evidently felt the same way. If the Wanzu Region really acted so domineering, it meant the Wanzu Region attached no importance to the other regions.
Under several Law Domain experts’ watchful gazes, Zhao Xiansun chuckled and said, “You all have misunderstood. Of course I’m not saying the Tianyuan Region will be removed from the nine regions. This isn’t in compliance with the rules anyway.”
He continued after a pause, “However, you also know that the Tianyuan Region has become weaker and weaker over the years and that supreme sovereign Cang Yuan has been missing for many years. If the Tianyuan Region continues to deteriorate and still occupies one of the nine region positions as well as enjoy huge resources, isn’t that unfair to the sects and factions of Hunyuan Heaven?
The other six Law Domain experts fell silent. What did Zhao Xiansun mean? The Tianyuan Region’s strength had indeed deteriorated over the years, but it still possessed a remarkable foundation, so besides the other eight regions, no other sects or factions dared to challenge the Tianyuan Region.
Chi Jing stared at Zhao Xiansun, her eyes filled with chilling intent. “So, do you think there are other sects and factions that want to wage war on my Tianyuan Region?”
Zhao Xiansun wasn't afraid of her gaze. “The nine region positions are reserved for those who are capable. The Tianyuan Region is deep in the quagmire now, so it is understandable that someone might come forward to challenge the Tianyuan Region.”
“Is that right? If there are forces that want to challenge my Tianyuan Region, then please come out!”
Chi Jing scanned the surroundings. In the void, besides the nine regions’ Law Domain experts, there were the leaders of the top sects and factions in Hunyuan heaven.
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