Unlimited priesthood

Chapter 73 A Hundred Years
The wheel of history rolls on, pushing time to the 13358th year of the Yuling calendar.

Ninety-eight years have passed since the Dark Demon Beast was sealed by the Destiny Spirit Master in 13260.

After a hundred years of vicissitudes, the Yuling Continent has undergone changes again.

That year, the dark beast tide broke out and swept across the Yuling Continent. Except for the three major kingdoms and the Yuling Master Holy City, the rest of the countries could not resist the darkness. They were either destroyed by the beast tide or exiled to various places.

When the darkness was at its peak, even the three major kingdoms lost most of their territory, and countless spirit masters and civilians were killed or injured.

Later, the Holy City of Spirit Masters joined forces with the three kingdoms to launch nine divinely appointed Spirit Masters to fight against the tide of dark beasts. They gradually conquered the territory and finally sealed the Dark Demon Beast in the 13260th year of the Spirit Master calendar.

After the Dark Demon Beast was sealed, the Holy City of Yuling and the three major kingdoms rewarded the Destiny Yuling Master and meritorious ministers. The royal families of various countries returned to their hometowns to rebuild their kingdoms. The Destiny Yuling Master and his followers were also canonized and obtained the right to establish a country.

In the 13350th year of the Yuling calendar, all countries had basically rebuilt themselves, and the territories vacated by the dark beast tide were basically divided up by all countries.

The Yuling Continent has once again entered an era of coexistence of nations and vying for supremacy. The interests, contradictions, hatreds, and disputes among nations have intensified, causing the flames of war and smoke to spread more and more.

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The Kingdom of Sky, one of the three major kingdoms of the Yuling Continent, is known as the "Kingdom of Ten Thousand Islands".

The country is located on the edge of the southern continent, where the sea and land meet. It is based on thousands of islands along the sea and radiates inland. After tens of thousands of years of development, it has become an absolute behemoth.

The country is also famous on the mainland for its bird spirit beasts and air spirit beasts. It has the most mobile spirit army on the mainland, which can even perform space teleportation. Therefore, it has attracted countless spirit masters. Countless people are proud to join the Kingdom of Sky and own a air spirit beast.

Now, on the edge of the Sky Kingdom, there is a small island that is not under the rule of the Sky Kingdom but is named after the Sky Kingdom.

"The new ranking of imperial spirits is out!"

The tavern was bustling with people.

A middle-aged man with a fair complexion and a somewhat frail look opened a spirit crystal in front of the crowd, digesting the information inside while explaining it to everyone.

"In the 7860th year of the Yuling calendar, after the forty-eighth sealing of the Dark Demon King Beast, the Yuling Holy City launched this Yuling Ranking, ranking the countries and Yuling Masters of all levels on the continent."

"The Holy City of Imperial Spirits launched this Imperial Spirit Ranking with the intention of replacing conventional warfare with Imperial Spirit Duels to avoid massive casualties among the people. To this day, it has become the continent's most authoritative and valuable ranking..."

"All right!"

"Why don't you start from the beginning of the world?"

"Hurry up and announce the rankings. Everyone is waiting."

"That's it!"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted impatiently by the people around him.

Seeing this, the man didn't care and started reading it directly.

"First, let's look at the country rankings. The Water Country is still number one."

"As one of the three kingdoms of the Yuling Continent, the Water Kingdom occupies the southern continent and the southern ocean. It is famous for its water-attributed spirit beasts, as well as a large number of birds, dragons, and air-attributed spirit beasts.

Because for ten consecutive years, it has not become the starting point of the dark beast tide outbreak, and has developed safely for more than two thousand years, the country's strength has been greatly strengthened, and it has opened up a gap with the Kingdom of Sky and the Kingdom of Earth.

"Ranked second is the Land Kingdom. They occupy the northern continent and are renowned for their earth-attributed spirit beasts. They have avoided becoming the outbreak point of the Dark Beast Tide for six consecutive times. Their strength is second only to the Water Kingdom."

"Ranked third is the Kingdom of Sky. Twelve hundred years ago, a dark beast tide broke out, causing heavy losses. The gap between them and the Kingdom of Water and the Kingdom of Earth has widened."

"However, now that the Kingdom of Sky and the Kingdom of Earth have reached an alliance, the Emperor of the Kingdom of Earth, He Yanfeng, and the Princess of the Kingdom of Sky, Yin Nianyun, are ruling together, so they are not afraid of competition with the Kingdom of Water."

"Under the three great kingdoms are the Kingdom of Wood, the Kingdom of Fire, the Kingdom of Wind, and other ancient kingdoms of varying sizes, as well as the nine newly established Kingdoms of Destiny!"

"Among the nine kingdoms of destiny, the Wu Kingdom, which occupies the Wind and Thunder Mountains, is the strongest."

"The Wind and Thunder Mountains are located in the Eastern Continent. They were the starting point of the last Dark Beast Tide. Including the Wind and Thunder Kingdom, all the countries in the Eastern Continent were destroyed by the Dark Beast Tide. Therefore, it can be said that this is a piece of soil for new life."

"Li Taiyi, the Lord of Wu, is the heroic figure of the previous generation and the leader of the nine heavenly spirit masters."

"After his destiny beast died, he gave up on himself, but he quickly picked himself up again. He came to the Wind and Thunder Mountains under the name Li Qingshan and established a force in the Sand Valley."

"Then, in the chapter about the previous generation's guardianship, the young master of the Dongfang family, Dongfang Bai, and the princess of the Fenglei Kingdom, Feng Qingming, returned to the Fenglei Mountains, intending to rebuild the Fenglei Kingdom."

"This resulted in a conflict with the Sand Valley, prompting Dongfang Bai to challenge Li Taiyi, who was using the alias Li Qingshan."

"Finally, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Li Taiyi combined the power of the three great kings and hundreds of spirit beasts to defeat Dongfang Bai and the Heavenly Fate Emperor Earth Dragon Beast head-on."

"Shahu Valley was thus established as the Kingdom of Martial Arts, and it quickly unified the Wind and Thunder Mountains, becoming the most powerful nation in the Eastern Continent."

"The Kingdom of Wu excels in breeding various edible spiritual beasts, with the Sand Beast being the most famous. Furthermore, the country's specialty feeds, specialty medicines, cement, concrete, glass, soap, perfume, and other products are also extremely popular and well-known throughout the mainland."

Everyone listened with great interest to the middle-aged man's introduction.

"The feed from the Kingdom of Martial Arts is truly excellent. I bought a bag last time at the Spirit Beast House and fed it to my little one. That very night, it evolved into a Level 2 superior species." "And that cement and concrete? Ever since the Kingdom of Sky and the Kingdom of Earth formed an alliance, allowing the Kingdom of Earth to fully enter the Kingdom of Sky's construction industry, construction prices have skyrocketed. If it weren't for the cement from the Kingdom of Martial Arts, I wouldn't even be able to build a new house."

"What's the ulterior motive of Her Highness the Princess of the Kingdom of Sky? She chose to marry into the Kingdom of Earth instead of choosing the Hero of Destiny?"

"Stop talking, if you want to die, don't drag us along!"

Everyone was whispering, but the middle-aged man didn't care and continued to read out the ranking of the imperial spirits.

"After the kingdom rankings, it's the imperial spirit rankings."

"Needless to say, the top ten Imperial Spirit Masters are still held by the City Lord of the Spirit Control and the nine Heavenly Fates of the previous generation. However, after two Dark Beast Tides, the lifespans of these nine Heavenly Fate Emperors are probably nearing their end."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

Although a spirit master can increase his strength and life through a spirit beast contract, this increase is not unlimited. Even an emperor-level spirit master will not live longer than five hundred years.

Not to mention the Spirit Master, even the Spirit Beasts have limitations. No matter if they are emperors or kings, sixth or fifth level, they can only live up to three times as long as the Spirit Master, which is one thousand five hundred years.

The previous generation of Heavenly Destiny Spirit Master had already experienced two dark beast tides, and his five hundred years of life was about to come to an end.

Without these nine old and powerful imperial masters, wouldn’t the conflicts between countries become more and more intense, or even lead to a war?

Thinking of this, everyone felt a little heavy.

Fortunately, the middle-aged man changed the subject: "Next is the monarch rankings, which are mainly composed of the nine destiny of the previous generation. The top of the list is the previous generation's destiny warrior, the Lord of Wu State, Li Taiyi."

"This isn't right!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a rebuttal: "Ever since the battle at Fenglei Mountain, Li Taiyi has disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown. How did the Holy Spirit Control City know that he was promoted to the monarch level, and even the number one monarch-level spirit control master?"

The middle-aged man smiled. "It's because all the other Destiny Spirit Masters have already been promoted to the Sovereign level, including Dongfang Bai, who suffered a crushing defeat in the Wind and Thunder Mountain Battle, severely injured the Earth Dragon Beast, and caused the three great Sovereigns to fall in rank, and lost most of his contracted spirit beasts. If even he has been promoted to the Sovereign level, why shouldn't Li Taiyi be promoted?"

"This……"

The man paused for a moment, but still unwilling to bow his head, he forced himself to speak, "That's hard to say. The Earth Dragon Beast was only seriously injured, not killed. After decades of recuperation, it is natural for it to enter the monarch level. But Li Taiyi's Ancient Dragon King is already dead."

"Then you have to ask the Holy City of Yuling."

The middle-aged man didn't argue: "Why is Li Taiyi ranked first on the King List? Is there something shady going on?"

"This one……"

After these words were spoken, the man was speechless again.

The middle-aged man ignored him and said, "Below Li Taiyi is the Chapter of Wisdom of the previous generation. The current Emperor of the Water Kingdom, Cangming, not only possesses the Heavenly Fated Emperor Beast, the Sea-Suppressing Dragon King, but also the eight great king-type spirit beasts, all of which have been cultivated to the fifth level."

"Under Jun Cangming are the Emperor of the Earth Kingdom, the previous generation of friendship, He Yanfeng, and the Princess of the Sky Kingdom, the Queen of the Earth Kingdom, the previous generation of kindness, Yin Nianyun. They each have a Heavenly Fate Emperor Beast and the five great king species, all of which have been cultivated to the fifth level..."

"Dongfang Bai, the last guardian of the chapter, was defeated at Wind and Thunder Mountain, and the Earth Dragon Beast was severely injured. The three kings fell in rank, and it took decades of recuperation for them to recover. Therefore, he was ranked ninth on the King List."

Just as the middle-aged man finished speaking, another person spoke up: "This is all old news. The nine great destinies naturally cover the first nine. Let's focus on the tenth person below the destiny."

The middle-aged man didn't care: "The tenth person under the destiny does not come from any of the major kingdoms or forces, but is a lone mysterious spirit master named Wu Kuangtu."

"Martial Maniac?"

Everyone stretched their necks and asked, "What kind of martial arts fanatic?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, “No one knows who he is. All we know is that fifty years ago, he suddenly appeared all over the continent, challenging famous spirit masters from all over the place and taming all kinds of rare and exotic beasts.

"To date, eighteen Lord-level Spirit Control Masters have been defeated by him, and countless others below the Lord level. In addition, he has also subdued many rare and precious beasts, including some Kings, in various places across the continent, in many dangerous places, and even in forbidden areas.

Therefore, the Holy Spirit Control City ranked him tenth on the King List, second only to the nine Heavenly Fate Spirit Control Masters, and he was known as the Martial Lord! "

"What Wu Jun!"

Before he finished speaking, someone sneered, "Isn't that Li Taiyi?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes shifted: "Li Taiyi?"

"Who else but him?"

The man sneered and said, "He provoked too many enemies back then. After the battle at Fenglei Mountain, he disappeared to intimidate his enemies. Then he changed his appearance and acted as a martial madman, wandering the continent and collecting spiritual beasts..."

"The raging sea tide is coming!"

Before he could finish his words, he heard a cry of surprise, attracting everyone's attention.

(End of this chapter)