by Feng Yise
The name Wang Huanzhou out of Teng Yun's mouth was the Iron Spear Divine King, who was ranked last among the Ten Great Divine Kings.
Him saying so, served to show that he quite approved of Ji Canglan's strength.
Teng Yun's gaze never left Ye Yuan before, as if it was his first time knowing him.
He was truly extremely surprised that Ye Yuan was able to massacre the entire Medicine King Hall.
One had to know that not long ago, Ye Yuan still did not have the slightest strength to retaliate in front of Zhuge Qingxuan.
In a twinkle, Ye Yuan was actually already capable of killing an existence comparable to the Ten Great Divine Kings by himself.
Even if it was just the last place, it was also sufficient to see the terror of Ye Yuan's improvement.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Putting aside my great hatred with him, just him daring to touch Li-er, this point is enough for him to die ten times over!"
Ye Yuan's thinking at that time was very simple, which was to kill people!
This grudge, he was already unable to carry on enduring.
Even if he was not fully confident at that time, he slaughtered up to the Medicine King Hall too.
Teng Yun smiled and said, "Right now, there is a hubbub of discussion spreading outside that you're going to enter the Ten Great Divine Kings this time. Looking at your appearance, seems like you aren't patting yourself on the back at all!"
The moment Ye Yuan heard, he said smilingly, "Merely empty reputation. Even if I don't enter the Ten Great Divine Kings, it also doesn't mean that I'm inferior to the Ten Great Divine Kings. Don't you think so, Brother Teng?"
Teng Yun smiled as he nodded his head and said, "Actually, the Ten Great Divine Kings are only the human territories' Ten Great Divine Kings. It can't represent the Divine Realm's true strength. At the very least, this demon race has three people whose strength that even I have no assurance in prevailing over them."
Chapter 1177 - Simple Task
Ye Yuan's eyebrows raised up, clearly rather surprised by Teng Yun's words.
He had always been very curious. If the present Demon Region was so weak, why the human race actually did not come over to annex the region?
It turned out that the demon race's strength was actually so terrifying.
As expected, any race's strength is not as simple as exhibited on the surface!
The Demon Region's foundation, even Ye Yuan, this former peak Alchemy Emperor actually did not know.
Of course, the previous life's him was not concerned about these either.
"The demon race still has such mighty powers?" Ye Yuan said in surprise.
Teng Yun nodded his head and said, "In this dragon clan, there's one."
Ye Yuan was stupefied when he heard that. The dragon clan had one?
Ao Yong's strength did not seem to be so terrifying, right?
Teng Yun seemed to have seen through what Ye Yuan was thinking and said with a smile, "I know Ao Yong, it isn't him. He's the previous generation head elder. Who I'm talking about is the Azure Dragon Clan's previous patriarch! Right now, he already doesn't meddle in worldly affairs. Unless it's a clan extermination crisis, otherwise, he won't appear."
Ye Yuan smiled bitterly in his heart to no end. He really did not think that the dragon clan's foundation was actually so deep.
Really talking about it, wouldn't the dragon clan's old patriarch be even more impressive than Ao Qian?
"Then the other two?" Ye Yuan could not help asking curiously.
"The other two, are not the Four Symbols Divine Beast clans' powerhouses. One of them is a powerhouse of the Stone Ape clan, while the other is very mysterious. I've also only heard a little bit," Teng Yun said.
Only then did Ye Yuan discover that his understanding of the Divine Realm was still truly too little.
When he roamed the Demon Region back then, it was really somewhat the feeling of the ignorant had no fear.
"Brother Teng, you've always been investigating the fiend race's whereabouts. Do you know where in the world this Divine Martial Hall is at?" Ye Yuan suddenly asked.
Mentioning this Divine Martial Hall, Teng Yun's brows knitted together too.
"That fiend race's major power is too terrifying. He's incomparably cautious when doing things. Talking about it is shameful, even though the Divine Martial Hall has gradually risen to the surface, I really don't know his whereabouts. Rather, the fiend race has several hidden underground lairs that I've already pretty much investigated," Teng Yun said.
When Ye Yuan heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Oh? About how much does Brother Teng know, no harm in saying. We can get started with these underground lairs!"
Teng Yun nodded his head and said, "I had precisely this intent! I came to find you this time for precisely this objective as well! These few underground lairs are scattered too broadly. Wanting to wipe them out all at once still expends quite a bit of strength. Hence, I came to find you for help."
Ye Yuan said excitedly, "Brother Teng, please say! Heavenly Fiendgod Kanuo is already almost coming into being. Right now, we must seize every minute and second!"
Teng Yun nodded his head and told Ye Yuan the information that he investigated one by one.
According to what Teng Yun said, the few fiend race underground dens that he found were all in some inconspicuous small sects, concealed extremely deeply.
But the underground lairs' experts were not few!
The fiend race's powerhouses were much more numerous compared to powerhouses of the human race.
Above holy sovereign, there was even a holy emperor rank. Fiends who possessed this form of address were all existences capable of contending against the Ten Great Divine Kings' level of powerhouses!
And this place that Teng Yun had Ye Yuan go to was called Moonhowl Sect, an unremarkable Rank Six Holy Land at the southern parts of the Divine Realm.
Such a small place, nobody would go and pay attention at all normally.
However, it was a stronghold of the fiend race!
The places that Teng Yun found were all very important strongholds of the Divine Martial Hall. These places, at the very least, all had holy emperor rank powerhouses guarding.
If not for Ye Yuan annihilating the Medicine King Hall with his power alone, he had no plans of letting Ye Yuan take part.
Even so, the Moonhowl Sect that he made Ye Yuan go to was also one of the easiest places.
According to Teng Yun's investigations, Moonhowl Sect's strongest person should be a holy sovereign powerhouse.
To Ye Yuan, it should be a cinch.
Even though it was a holy sovereign powerhouse, that was also Han Qing Zi that level of existence. The average person really could not take on this task.
"Brother Teng, you're also looking down on this younger brother too much! A mere holy sovereign can't last one move under this Ye's hands at all. Where's the fun in going?" Ye Yuan said rather unhappily.
This job was truly somewhat easy to Ye Yuan.
If it were before, holy sovereign powerhouses were indeed too much for Ye Yuan to bear. But now, it was as easy as flipping his hand for Ye Yuan to want to kill holy sovereign powerhouses.
Bloodsoul and the others under Ji Canglan were holy sovereign class powerhouses.
The four of them joined hands and were directly felled by Ye Yuan in the end too.
Teng Yun smiled and said, "Younger Brother, don't look down on this mission. It's said that Moonhowl Sect this stronghold is a stronghold specifically for the Divine Martial Hall to gather information. Your mission isn't just to kill people. If there's a possibility, you might even be able to find the location of the Divine Martial Hall's lair! Therefore, your mission is actually the most important."
Ye Yuan's eyes lit up. Only then did his expression calm down slightly, and he said, "Huhu, that's more like it! Relax, leave this matter to me."
Teng Yun nodded and said, "At that time, I'll send two helpers to you. How we target the fiend race's actions in the futur
e will be entrusted to you!"
Ye Yuan said, "Brother Teng, no need to send people. Ao Qian the few of them, their strength is still pretty decent."
But Teng Yun shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate the fiend race's intel! It's too conspicuous for you to bring Ao Qian they all. It's more suitable to bring my people."
Ye Yuan thought about it and got the picture too. He nodded and said, "Alright."
...
There were still two months away from the time the two people agreed upon.
This period of time, Ye Yuan cast away all distracting thoughts and started diving into cultivation.
Presently, Ye Yuan's divine soul was already over half-transformed into golden color. His fleshy body also cultivated to late-stage already. Instead, his essence energy realm was still a very long distance away from peak divine king.
When his Essence, Energy, and Spirit, three paths all broke through to the great circle of perfection realm, he would be able to refine the Dao Defying Pill and directly assault the Deity Realm!
It was just that, the nine core medicines that the Dao Defying Pill required was still lacking three kinds at present.
But two of them, the Immortal Orientale Grass and Cloud Exquisite Sunflower, Ye Yuan was not worried.
Ye Yuan knew that these two kinds of spirit medicine were in the Demon Region!
With the dragon clan's strength, acquiring naturally would not expend too much effort.
Except, the last kind of spirit medicine, Kunwu Flower, according to what Ye Yuan knew, only the Godsfall Mountain Range had it.
Because this kind of flower grew on top of Kunwu Divine Wood.
Disregarding the Godsfall Mountain Range's dangers, just this Kunwu Divine Wood itself was dangerous to the extreme!
Even with Ye Yuan's current strength, facing the Kunwu Divine Wood, it boded ill rather than well.
Those who had truly seen before Kunwu Divine Wood, all died! Not a single person came back before!
"Looks like I must cultivate Essence, Energy, and Spirit all to the great circle of perfection within a year, then enter the Godsfall Mountain Range and find this Kunwu Divine Wood. Only on that day will I have a chance to thoroughly crush the fiend race. Sigh … It's another journey where life or death is hard to say!"
A month later, Ye Yuan finally broke through to Eighth Level Dao Profound. He was only missing this last step away from Ninth Level Dao Profound, the Divine King Realm!
And right at this time, the Heaven's Secret Tower's heavyweight bomb was finally thrown out!
Chapter 1178 - Heaven Surmounting Divine King!
"This is also too ridiculous, right? Ji Qingyun really became one of the Ten Great Divine Kings? Furthermore, he's even rank six?"
"What the hell is the Heaven's Secret Tower doing? Brewing for 2000 years, they came up with such a lousy thing?"
"Just based on annihilating an obsolete sect, one can enter the rankings of the Ten Great Divine Kings? When did the Ten Great Divine Kings become so worthless?"
"It's true that Ji Qingyun's strength is decent, but to say that he's able to rank at number six, I'm not convinced no matter what!"
The new issue of Ten Great Divine Kings was finally fresh out of the press, but it stirred up a huge debate.
The old issue of Ten Great Divine Kings in sequence were: Heaven Stabilizing Divine King, Zhuge Qingxuan; Spirit Bristle Divine King, Teng Yun; Grand Yan Divine King, Lu Linfeng; Soul Martial Divine King, Zhong Zizhen; Darkness Divine King, Sikong Shang; Heavenly Book Divine King, Song Qiuyu; Single Chord Divine King, Li Tianyang; Profound Wind Divine King, Weng Yifan; Void Distance Divine King, Yi Xing; as well as Iron Spear Divine King, Wang Huanzhou.
These Ten Great Divine Kings had always been viewed as the human race's strongest!
For 2000 years, this kind of concept was rooted deeply in people's hearts.
Someone among them being replaced, the people were virtually unable to accept it.
And the new issue of Ten Great Divine Kings, apart from the top five who were as steady as Mount Tai, the last five position, the changes were huge.
This result was being called into question!
The new issue of Ten Great Divine Kings, sixth place, Heaven Surmounting Divine King, Ye Yuan; seventh place, Heavenly Book Divine King, Song Qiuyu; eighth place, Void Distance Divine King, Yi Xing; ninth place, Profound Wind Divine King, Weng Yifan; and tenth place, Violet Extreme Divine King, Duan Zhengxiao!
The Ten Great Divine Kings actually had two people who were squeezed out!
The Heaven's Secret Tower announcing that there were newcomers joining, everyone thought that there was only one person.
No one would have thought that two were actually swapped out all of a sudden!
If the Violet Extreme Divine King, Duan Zhengxiao, ranked as the tenth divine king, everyone was still able to accept it.
About Ye Yuan rising as the sixth divine king in one go, this was something that everyone was unable to accept no matter what.
Furthermore, Ye Yuan's title was rather different from the others.
'Heaven Surmounting' this title, was even more domineering than 'Heaven Stabilizing'!
This title was not anyhow given.
The Ten Great Divine Kings' titles were either the area they were skilled in, or the inheritance that they obtained, or that … their comprehensive strength was exceptionally formidable!
And Heaven Stabilizing Divine King's title was because his comprehensive strength was exceedingly powerful.
But Ye Yuan's title, 'Heaven Surmounting,' it seriously made people somewhat scratched their heads in puzzlement.
Furthermore, his ranking actually surpassed the Heavenly Book Divine King right away. This made people even more unable to understand.
Of course, apart from Ye Yuan, the Violet Extreme Divine King Duan Zhengxiao that suddenly emerged, also made everyone very curious.
Before this, nobody had heard of such a character before at all.
But for him to be able to push out the Single Chord Divine King and Iron Spear Divine King, his strength definitely could not be underestimated.
Rather, the Void Distance Divine King's strength seemed to have a considerable breakthrough again, and actually overpowered the Profound Wind Divine King, becoming the eighth divine king.
At this time, inside the Holy City's Heaven's Secret Tower, a distinguished guest was welcomed. It was the Heaven Stabilizing Divine King Zhuge Qingxuan!
Separated by a black curtain, the Heaven Stabilizing Divine King said to the person behind it, "Is the Ten Great Divine Kings Ranking published by your esteemed tower this time ill-considered? That Ye Yuan, this seat has exchanged blows with him before. He's completely a trash that fails to make the cut! Just the likes of him is able to enter the Ten Great Divine Kings too?"
Although the Heaven Stabilizing Divine King's tone was somewhat sullen, he still maintained restraint.
He knew that that mysterious powerhouse behind the black curtain, even he could not figure out as well.
Inside this Holy City, Zhuge Qingxuan could be said to have everything under control.
Only this Heaven's Secret Tower was a thorn in his heart.
Talking about over 2000 years ago, Heaven's Secret Tower's entrance was very domineering!
At that time, Zhuge Qingxuan still did not have 'Heaven Stabilizing,' this title, and was also not deep like the ocean at present.
At that time, he was still daring and high-spirited. Towards this mysterious organization that ventured in domineeringly, he naturally turned his nose up at it.
But he did not even see the face of this mysterious powerhouse and already retreated in defeat.
Towards that mysterious old man behind the curtain that he had never seen before, the Heaven Stabilizing Divine King was incomparably apprehensive.
Even if 2000 years had already passed now, and his strength already could not be mentioned in the same breath too.
Behind the black curt
ain came an aged and turbid voice. "Times have changed."
The Heaven Stabilizing Divine King's brows furrowed, clearly very displeased with this answer.
From Ye Yuan leaving the Holy City, just how much time had passed?
Ye Yuan's strength already improved to such a degree?
Then, what did all his years of bitter cultivation count for?
"Then … this 'Heaven Surmounting' title, what does that mean?" the Heaven Surmounting Divine King asked again.
Staying silent for a second, a voice came from behind the black curtain once more. "Heaven's secrets, they cannot be divulged! Very soon, you'll understand."
The Heaven Stabilizing Divine King gave a cold snort and said crossly, "Humph! Your esteemed self is still pretending to be mysterious just as before!"
The other party was silent. For some time, it was somewhat awkward.
The Heaven Stabilizing Divine King appeared slightly embarrassed and said with furrowed brows, "I hope that the Heaven's Secret Tower will strike Ye Yuan's name off the Ten Great Divine Kings. For this, the Holy City can pay a corresponding price!"
"Heaven's secrets are heaven's secrets. They are not to be changed!" the aged voice echoed again, not giving the Heaven Stabilizing Divine King the least bit of face.
Regarding Ye Yuan being chosen, Zhuge Qingxuan was very displeased.
Ye Yuan almost annihilated the entire Holy City's Dao legacy with his strength along.
Even though those people were all ant-like existences to Zhuge Qingxuan, this face was slapped resoundingly.
Therefore, upon hearing that Ye Yuan was actually selected for the Ten Great Divine Kings, Zhuge Qingxuan was very ticked off.
The Heaven Stabilizing Divine King was not an amiable person in the end.
Seeing the other party not giving the slightest bit of face, he was finally enraged.
"Humph! Your esteemed self set up the Heaven's Secret Tower in my Holy City, but won't even give this bit of face! This face wants to take a look today, at just what your true face looks like!"
Zhuge Qingxuan gave an angry shout. The Brahma Heart Sutra already revolved, grabbing towards the black curtain.
Chiii!