Destiny is ashes

Chapter 946 Entrance Begins (13)

They eat hundreds of herbs and create thousands of achievements; they light candles and illuminate the sky.

The creator of Tianyu, the first human emperor of the Great Wilderness Human Race... He single-handedly perfected the foundation of all the furnace methods of the human race today, established Tianyu, and protected all human races and all spirits willing to submit to humankind. He is both the ancestor of humankind and the ancestor of the Dao.

There are even legends that the guardian deity of Tianyu, the [Candlelight God], was enlightened, or at least awakened, by the Human Emperor.

The other party's divine mandate, "observing all phenomena," could be matched with Huai Xu's "Natural Master."

Of course, there are some minor changes. The two similar destinies seem to differ slightly in the details of their abilities, but Yu Feng doesn't know exactly what those differences are, though he speculates that it's due to the different Great Daos of the World.

What puzzled Yu Feng the most was that the concept of 'destiny' appeared frequently in the history of Huai Xu, but only once in the Great Wilderness.

At least, it only appeared once in the public eye.

"Ultimately, the Huai Xu Realm is a great realm based on destiny and martial arts, so there is more destiny in it."

Unable to understand the question, Yu Feng shook his head, a sense of curiosity rising within him: "Natural Master, An Jing. Theoretically, he's the same person as the First Human Emperor, the Ancestor... I really want to meet him and talk to him in person!"

Seeing An Jing is not difficult; as long as you can attend the grand banquet, you will definitely be able to catch a glimpse of him from afar.

But face-to-face conversations are where hard skills are truly tested.

"There are too many competitors."

Thinking this, Yu Feng turned around and looked at the 'Nine Dragons Arena' behind him.

Built atop a specially designed large cloud vortex, this massive arena serves as a platform for numerous dragons and geniuses from the Ten Continents of the Heavenly Sea Dragon Court. Since its construction, it has never been vacant, with warriors and true spirits who are extremely confident in their strength and are indeed very powerful fighting on the platform at all times.

Yu Feng sat here because he could observe the details of the arena from his vantage point and secretly learn various martial arts techniques.

That is why he was amazed by the level of the younger generation of strong people in Huaixu.

The Great Wilderness is vast and boundless, and it has been constantly devouring the heavens to form the land. In Yu Feng's view, it is no less than Huai Xu, and powerful beings emerge in endless succession.

However, Huai Xu's martial arts skills are extraordinary.

For example, there's the sword cultivator who's currently on the arena, who just struck a martial artist surrounded by stars with a sword strike as powerful as lightning, knocking him off the stage.

"Concession!"

The young swordsman, clad in a white robe with a golden sword mark on his chest, slowly sheathed his sword and said calmly to his opponent below the stage, who showed resentment, "The 'Tianxuan Mianliu' technique of the Jiheng Mountain Tianxing Sect transforms the space-time of the Dharma Domain into a celestial river to protect the body and uses the Thousand Star Yuan Magnetism to differentiate and dissipate all Yuan Qi, claiming to be indestructible by all techniques. This is true, but your cultivation is not up to par. Only forty-two Yuan Magnetisms can be broken by me one by one."

"Don't push yourself so hard next time. Even with my mastery of sword intent, it would be difficult for me to defeat you without killing you if you used such a half-baked supernatural technique!"

Although his words were arrogant, the golden sword mark represented his identity: a true disciple of the Heavenly Sect of Baiji Jingzhou and the Tianyang Yiyuan Yishi Sword Court of Miluo Mountain!

Just before, he had defeated seventeen opponents in succession, but only this last Tianxing Sect warrior allowed him to use the sword intent splitting technique.

—This is only the beginning of the Divine Realm. How come he's already using 'Great Divine Power' and 'Sword Intent Transformation'—methods that are manifestations of sainthood—combined from several core divine abilities? Doesn't that mean he can create and destroy all laws just by manifesting sainthood?

Seeing this scene, Yu Feng clicked his tongue in amazement. He believed that with the knowledge of both worlds, he had completely transformed. His supernatural abilities were highly proficient, his Furnace Technique had also improved, and his martial arts had reached the level of subtlety. According to the standards of the Great Wilderness Realm, he could be considered to have cultivated both the Heavenly Gang Refining Technique and the Earthly Fiend Refining True Essence.

This level of cultivation is considered above average even in the Tianyu Ancestral Court. If he is lucky in the future, he might even be enfeoffed to the frontier and become a 'King Fang'.

But around the arena, there were nearly a hundred people of similar skill to him, twenty or thirty of whom gave him a faint sense of danger, and seven or eight of whom were clearly stronger than him, such as the sword cultivator on the stage. Not to mention the group of people who might not have appeared yet and were even stronger!
"I don't need you to lecture me!"

As expected, the Tianxing Sect warrior who was knocked off the stage was quite unwilling: "The Tianxing Sect's foundation is truly astonishing. Your sword is actually a top-level divine weapon with a Tiangang restriction. Otherwise, you could never have broken through my 'Tianxuan Mianliu' so quickly!"

"But don't be smug. This banquet is full of hidden talents. A mere top-tier divine weapon is nothing compared to what you've got. I bet your sword can't even break through the skin of that Nature Master's 'Taibai Battle Armor'!"

"I won't be overly ambitious." The sword cultivator's expression remained unchanged as he snorted, "But destiny is by no means invincible. My Sword Court's current chief, Yue Qingge, has already reached the realm of 'generating all laws,' wielding the divine sword Liao Kuo. Even if Master Ziran came, he might not be able to defeat her!"

Having said that, he showed no intention of continuing to talk to the loser. He raised his head and arrogantly asked the other martial artists below the stage, "Who else?"

Since there was a challenge, the martial artist Huai Xu could not possibly refuse. In an instant, many martial artists who considered themselves to be quite strong wanted to go up on stage and fight this Heavenly Sect sword cultivator to their heart's content!

But, just at this moment.

A dragon's roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth, reaching across the sky and the sea.

All the martial artists on and off the stage, as well as Yu Feng, who was about to continue being a bloodthirsty spectator, were stunned for a moment, and then looked up at the sky.

Above the cloud vortex, at the top of the Heavenly Sea Dragon Court, where the Ancestral Dragon Palace is located, a door gradually opened.

"Entry for the [Banquet of Paying Homage to the Immortal] has begun!"

At first, he was stunned, then overjoyed. Yu Feng suddenly stood up and laughed loudly: "Although I knew it would be in the next few days, it can be said that it has finally begun!"

"It's just a pity..."

Turning his head to the side of the arena, he looked at the Tianxing Sect warrior who was being taken away for treatment by a fellow martial artist. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh inwardly, "What a terrible coincidence!"

Yu Feng knew very well that this originally very powerful martial artist had lost his qualification to participate in this grand banquet.

It's not that losing on the arena means he can't participate, but the main problem is that his supernatural powers have been broken, and he can't recover to his peak condition in a short time. Let alone the trials of the Zhaolin Realm, he will have a hard time even crossing the 'threshold' to enter the Ancestral Dragon Palace.

In fact, it's not just him.

In Yu Feng's view, many martial artists around the arena are unable to cross the 'threshold'.

He turned his head to look at the now-open gates of the Ancestral Dragon Hall.

Between the Dragon Court and the Ancestral Dragon Palace, there is not nothing but a seemingly calm but actually dangerous 'Heavenly Sea' located between reality and illusion.

This Heavenly Sea is not true seawater, but rather an extremely condensed and compressed turbulent current of the Great Void that stretches across the Ten Continents of Huai Xu. Broken fragments of the Great Void mix with the Weak Water of Time, stirring up space and time. It appears formless and colorless, but in reality, it harbors deadly dangers and is extremely perilous.

(End of this chapter)