While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

Chapter 432 Beyond the Great Thousand Worlds

In this vast world, there exists the ancient Futu tribe.

In the center of an incredibly spacious hall stood a massive stone tablet, its surface faintly tinged with a dark red hue, covered with ancient patterns, radiating mysterious energy, and constantly flashing with various degrees of spiritual light.

This stone tablet, called the Spirit Vein Tablet, is an extremely important item among the ancient Futu clan.

Legend has it that this stele can be used to observe the spiritual veins within the bodies of all members of the Futu Ancient Clan!

At the same time, whenever a member of the clan is born and the spiritual vein appears in the world, this spiritual vein stele will immediately respond and emit different degrees of spiritual light to give a hint.

At this moment, hundreds of figures sat cross-legged around the stone tablet. They each held a jade pen in one hand and a jade slip in the other, their eyes fixed on the spirit vein tablet. By observing the intensity of the spiritual light flashing on the tablet, they could quickly identify the level of the spirit vein and register it.

The Futu Ancient Clan has multiplied since ancient times. Even with strict control over bloodlines, it now has an extremely large population. Countless clansmen are born every day, and the spiritual veins possessed by these newborn infants will be detected by the Spiritual Vein Stele.

Before the Spirit Vein Stele stood an old man with his hands behind his back; he was the master of the Spirit Vein Hall.

At this moment, the Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall gazed at the Spirit Vein Stele, then waved his hand and asked, "How many spirit veins appeared today?"

Behind him, a steward immediately replied respectfully, "Reporting to the Palace Master, a total of over 12,000 spiritual veins were discovered today, including over 9,000 human veins, about 3,000 earth veins, and 49 heavenly veins."

Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Spirit Vein Palace nodded slightly and said, "After clarifying the affiliations of these forty-nine Heavenly Veins, they can be allowed to enter the inner clan for cultivation, and their respective clans will also provide them with corresponding resources and rewards."

Those behind him all took note of him. The Heavenly-level spiritual vein was enough to demonstrate his talent for cultivation. If he were properly nurtured in the future, he would become an elite among the Ancient Buddha Clan, so they all paid him sufficient attention.

This alone is enough to show the profound foundation of the Futu Ancient Clan. You should know that in other places, if an infant is found to have a Heaven-level spiritual vein at birth, he will definitely be regarded as a future genius and given the greatest nurturing.

"This year, only four divine veins have appeared in our clan, and the highest number is only seven. Compared with previous years, this is quite a difference," the Spirit Vein Palace Master said with some regret.

While the Heavenly Vein is not bad, for the entire Futu Ancient Clan, only the Divine Vein is the most important thing.

Although possessing divine veins does not guarantee entry into the Heavenly Supreme Realm, the chances of success are at least much higher than those of ordinary people.

Behind the temple master, the others nodded in agreement, sighing, "Indeed, it has been a long time since any divine veins have appeared. I still remember the last time seven divine veins appeared, the commotion was quite significant, almost causing our Spirit Vein Temple to collapse."

The Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall smiled and said, "Such things only happen a handful of times in ten years. You are lucky to have encountered this."

Upon hearing this, everyone smiled and nodded.

Indeed, divine veins are extremely rare even for a powerful clan like the Futu Ancient Clan. If they can be recorded, the recorders will receive some rewards, enough to make others envious for a long time.

"Alright, you all continue to observe carefully, especially recently. Someone must be here to guard this place at all times. As for the reason, I'm sure you can guess." The Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall nodded when he saw that the Spirit Vein Stele was stable. He deliberately kept everyone in suspense and said no more.

After a moment's thought, the stewards quickly realized that, judging from the timing, it seemed that good news was indeed on the horizon for Zixiao Palace.

The Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall gave them a look that said, "Just so you know," waved his hand, and prepared to leave.

hum!

However, just as he turned around, the spirit vein stele standing quietly in the center of the hall suddenly trembled violently.

The next moment, everyone in the hall was shocked to see an indescribable pillar of spiritual energy, like a volcano, suddenly erupt from the Spirit Vein Stele.

The entire hall was as if a monstrous storm of spiritual energy had swept through it. Some people were caught off guard and were blown away. The entire hall was in chaos.

The Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall also forcibly turned around, circulating his spiritual power to resist the impact of the spiritual light, and then stared dumbfounded at the pillar of light shooting out from the Spirit Vein Stele.

"Such a powerful spiritual light? What kind of spiritual vein has manifested in this world?!"

"Quickly! Quickly, summon the Ancestor of Buddha!"

He comes from the lineage of Futu Xuan, which is not wrong, but most of the time, especially in public, he is still addressed as the Grand Elder. He only slipped up because he was emotional at the moment.

The Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall was deeply shocked. The last time the Futu Ancient Clan's Spirit Vein Stele had caused such a powerful disturbance was when Qing Yanjing was born, when the eight divine veins shook the entire clan.

What made the Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall shudder was that the commotion before him was more than ten times more terrifying than the Eight Divine Veins of yesteryear!

"It's born! It's definitely from Zixiao Palace!"

Upon thinking of this, the Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall suddenly looked towards the far north, his heart almost leaping out of his chest.

The commotion was even greater than the birth of the Eight Divine Veins, so one can only imagine the divine veins of the person born into this world.

It must be the Nine Divine Veins without a doubt!

The Nine Divine Veins are practically legendary; in the entire history of their Futu Ancient Clan, their appearance of the Nine Divine Veins is extremely rare.

boom!

Under the shocked gazes of the Spirit Vein Hall Master and the others, the spiritual light emanating from the Spirit Vein Stele grew increasingly violent, eventually shattering the roof of the hall and soaring into the sky.

This commotion immediately attracted countless surprised and suspicious glances from the ancient Futu clan.

Swish!

Just as the spiritual light burst through the main hall and soared into the sky, the Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall and his entourage felt the surrounding space shift, and when they reappeared, they were already outside the Spirit Vein Hall.

An elderly figure appeared shortly after, his gaze fixed intently on the Spirit Vein Hall.

boom!

The next moment, the enormous Spirit Vein Hall collapsed with a deafening roar!

Only now did everyone realize that if the Grand Elder hadn't intervened in time, some of them would probably have ended up in a sorry state, given their dazed state just now.

"Greetings, Elder!"

Coming to his senses, the Lord of the Spirit Vein Palace quickly bowed.

The First Elder, Fu Tu Xuan, simply nodded to the Lord of the Spirit Vein Hall, his eyes fixed intently on the ruins.

With his strength, he had already noticed the movement when the Spirit Vein Stele appeared. Although he did not rush over immediately, he took in all the movements.

Swish!Swish!

At this moment, the space outside the ruined hall continued to distort, and figures stepped out of the air and appeared inside the hall. These people were all elders of the Futu Ancient Clan, with high status. However, at this moment, they all had shock on their faces, as well as indescribable joy.

"Elder?" an elder called out in a low voice, his tone seeking confirmation.

Fu Tu Xuan stared at the ruins without blinking.

After a long while, he slowly nodded, his smile growing more and more gratified and unrestrained, until finally, he burst into laughter.

"Without a doubt, the Nine Divine Veins!"

After venting his emotions and gradually calming down, Fu Tu Xuan slowly added two more words.

"At least!"

The moment those two words were uttered, the surrounding elders were filled with surprise and doubt.

The Nine Divine Veins at least appeared in the history of the Ancient Buddha Clan, but the Ten Divine Veins above the Nine Divine Veins—

Unheard of, unseen!

But then I thought, before the Nine Divine Veins appeared, didn't everyone also think that the Eight Divine Veins were the ultimate?

Therefore, it seems not impossible that the Ten Divine Veins would actually appear.

Besides, they were perfectly aware of how extraordinary the parents of that newborn child were.

One of them is the Holy Maiden of their Futu Ancient Clan, who possesses eight divine meridians and has unparalleled talent in spirit arrays. At a young age, she has already reached the strength of a Celestial Supreme, truly a proud daughter of heaven.

The other side is even more terrifying. He came from a lower plane and reached the level of an immortal emperor in just a few decades, which is a miracle in itself.

With such extraordinary individuals combined, one can only imagine the power of their bloodline. It is highly likely that they will give birth to an unprecedented Ten Divine Veins!

"Prepare a generous gift; I intend to personally visit the Purple Cloud Palace!"

"yes!"

Inside the Purple Cloud Palace on the Purple Cloud Continent.

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Inside an elegant pavilion, two figures sat facing each other, sipping tea and playing chess, completely relaxed.

"The Zixiao Palace has been quite lively lately. The other day, Futu Xuan's eyes were not right, so I could foresee that Qin Tian and the others would come. I really didn't expect you to come too."

Chen Xiao casually placed a piece and glanced at Lin Dong, who was sitting upright opposite him, before speaking.

The once impetuous young man is now a renowned Martial Ancestor in the vast world.

The Western Heaven War Emperor, who was quite familiar with Chen Xiao, played a significant role in establishing his reputation.

The Martial Realm is located south of the Great Thousand Worlds, bordering the territory occupied by the extraterrestrial evil race, much like the Purple Cloud Palace. It is one of the forces most frequently harassed by the extraterrestrial evil race.

This is also why Chen Xiao said that; after all, the Martial Realm needs Lin Dong to oversee it.

As for Qin Tian and the others that Chen Xiao mentioned, it's actually quite simple.

Outside Maha City, Chen Xiao refused the position of Palace Master of the Great Thousand Palace, which saddened Qin Tian greatly.

However, not long after, Qin Tian, ​​having received guidance from some expert of the Futu Ancient Clan, actually persuaded the elders of the Great Thousand Palace to formally announce the dissolution of the Great Thousand Palace.

Then, the group from the original Great Thousand Palace, including Qin Tian, ​​brought all their family members to seek refuge with the Purple Cloud Palace.

These people are quite powerful and have impeccable backgrounds. In particular, Qin Tian, ​​who has reached the Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme level, is someone that many powerful forces are willing to recruit wherever he goes. According to the rules of Zixiao Palace, it is extremely easy for them to join Zixiao Palace by passing the assessment.

Ling Cang, the former Palace Master of Qingxue Palace, is now in charge of this matter in Zixiao Palace. Through layers of reporting, Chen Xiao also learned about this matter.

Chen Xiao didn't say much about it. Having a group of Heavenly Sovereigns rushing up to do their work wasn't a bad thing.

In any case, once you enter Zixiao Palace, you have to follow its rules. The old ways of Daqian Palace will never be the same again.

"Qingtan has wanted to come for a long time, and Lin Jing, that little girl, has always wanted to meet the True Emperor in person. I thought it would be a good opportunity to come and offer my congratulations, so I brought them along. There shouldn't be any problems with the Martial Realm in the short term."

The Martial Ancestor, already a powerful figure, was quite humble in front of Chen Xiao.

The reason for this is partly due to his strength, but more importantly, Lin Dong is a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.

If it weren't for Chen Xiao's intervention, it would have been impossible for him to find Huanhuan so quickly. Qingtan had also received care from Zixiao Palace. Lin Dong remembered all these kindnesses and always wanted to find an opportunity to do something about them.

Unfortunately, there was no chance at all!

This left Lin Dong feeling very helpless, and he understood even more clearly what Ling Qingzhu had said back then.

"Haha, since you're here, stay a while longer. There's no need to worry about the extraterrestrial evil race."

If anyone else had said this, Lin Dong might have had doubts, but since it came from Chen Xiao, he had no doubt whatsoever.

Lin Dong nodded immediately, and only looked up after placing a piece.

"Some time ago, I happened to run into a Heavenly Demon Emperor and chased him to the territory occupied by the extraterrestrial evil race. I accidentally learned a secret: in the Great Thousand World, there was once a person who broke into the Chaos shrouded in the light of Chaos God."

Chen Xiao nodded slightly. "It was indeed me. We come from a lower plane, so we can better understand that there are always people more capable than us, and there are always higher realms to conquer. I had three purposes for going out that time."

"Firstly, it confirms some supernatural abilities and ideas."

"Secondly, find some chaotic things to decorate the facade."

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong couldn't help but glance at the seven spirit pearls hanging high above the seven great halls deep inside.

He had noticed this when he first arrived at Zixiao Palace. These seven spirit pearls, each with a different color, possessed a strong chaotic aura, and each one was more extraordinary than any peerless sacred artifact in the Great Thousand World.

Now it is finally certain that this was created from something chaotic!

Thirdly, to search for other great worlds, or rather, worlds like the great world.

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong's eyes lit up, and a sense of curiosity arose in his heart.

"Did the True Emperor gain anything?"

"I guess I got what I wanted. Although I returned quickly, I used my supernatural powers to travel alone in the chaos for 49,000 years and found two worlds that were no worse than the Great Thousand World. One of them seemed to be the source of that extraterrestrial evil race."

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong clearly misunderstood, and his aura surged, revealing a sudden killing intent.

The lower plane he was born into suffered greatly from the ravages of the extraterrestrial evil race, making his hatred for them far stronger than that for Chen Xiao.

"Please calm down. Although that world is the origin of the extraterrestrial evil race, there is no extraterrestrial evil race now. I have verified this several times and know that the extraterrestrial evil race mentioned by the beings of the world was driven out of that world."

"So that's how it is. If a pack of stray dogs can bring such calamity to the Great Thousand World, then that other world must be even more powerful than the Great Thousand World!"

"That's not quite right. I actually think the Great Thousand World has even greater potential. That day, when I stood before that world and looked towards the Great Thousand World, I saw three towering figures through time and space. That number is more than those two worlds combined."

The amount of information was a bit overwhelming, and it took Lin Dong a long time to process it before he came to his senses. He clearly had no intention of continuing to play chess, and took out three white pieces and held them in his hand.

Snapped!

"Clearly, the True Emperor must be one of them."

After placing one piece, Lin Dong hesitated, holding the remaining two white pieces.

He had a vague feeling that perhaps he was one of them.

However, Chen Xiao's strength improved beyond comprehension, and Lin Dong had no confidence at all that he could catch up with him.

Seeing Lin Dong deep in thought, Chen Xiao picked up the white piece he had dropped, and then picked up two more white pieces and one black piece from the side.

"No, I am not among them; I am outside the chessboard."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xiao placed the black piece outside the chessboard, causing it to float in mid-air.

Snapped!

The first white piece was placed.

"There are three people, and Lin Dong, you are one of them!"

As for the remaining two, Chen Xiao smiled and flicked his fingers in quick succession.

One of the white pieces landed deep within the Purple Cloud Palace, in the hands of an infant still in swaddling clothes.

And the other one—

Countless miles away, in the same pavilion, a young man in black robes was playing chess with an old man with white hair.

Snapped!

With a sound of a piece being placed, the master and apprentice looked up at the same time and found that neither of them had made a move. On the chessboard, however, there was a striking white chess piece of a different material!

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