Against the Gods

Mythical Abode Mountain, Cloud’s End Cliff, the most dangerous of Azure Cloud Continent’s four deadly areas. Cloud’s End Cliff’s base is known as the Grim Reaper’s Cemetery.

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Chapter 1561: The Four Great Lords

Nanhuang Chanyi’s words made Yun Che’s heart move slightly, and he said, “You don’t seem to have seen my strength, so why do you think I’m not strong enough?”

Nanhuang Chanyi's aura of the profound way was at the middle stage of the Divine Spirit Realm, and the dark aura emanating from her body carried a faint sense of familiarity. At her age, such a level of cultivation was already extremely remarkable, but at this level, she could not detect his aura at all.

Nanhuang Chanyi said: “If you were strong enough, how could you be bullied by the Prince of Dongxu?”

Her answer was reasonable, but the strange feeling that suddenly emerged in Yun Che’s heart did not disappear.

“Really?” Yun Che did not release his profound strength to prove his strength, but said calmly: “Having one more foreign aid to choose from is not a bad thing, right?”

"I heard that among the four realms of Nether Ruins, your Southern Phoenix Divine Nation has always been weak, and you have always been trampled in the battles of the Central Ruins. The other three realms account for nine points of the huge Central Ruins Realm, and your Southern Phoenix Divine Nation has always only one point."

Nanhuang Chanyi: “…”

“Dong Xueci’s mocking words earlier were really harsh.” Yun Che smiled and said, “But it seems that in this Central Ruins Battle, you will still only have the fate of being trampled on. After all, with the weakest foundation and the weakest resources, how can you ever turn things around?”

“So what?” Nanhuang Chanyi responded calmly.

Yun Che said: "Since it's the worst possible outcome, why not take a gamble?"

The eyes under the beaded curtain stayed on his eyes. After a brief silence, she nodded lightly: "Okay."

Yun Che narrowed his eyes slightly: “You really agreed happily.”

Nanhuang Chanyi said, “A person who dares to offend the Crown Prince of Dongxu without batting an eyelid, and even dares to stop me within three feet, is either ignorant and fearless, or must have someone to rely on. Your eyes tell me that you belong to the latter.”

Yun Che: “…”

“But before that, please tell me your name and background.” As she spoke, her eyes did not move away from Yun Che.

The unique evil aura on Yun Che easily aroused a woman's curiosity and desire to explore. Nanhuang Chanyi's bright eyes seemed to want to see through him completely... She noticed her sudden strong curiosity, but did not deliberately suppress it.

“Yun Che. As for my origin… I have nothing to tell you.”

“You only have your name, and you don’t even want to tell me the most basic background. It seems that you are not prepared to show your strength to prove your qualifications. Yet you want me to invite you as an external aid. Don’t you think it’s too ridiculous?” Nanhuang Chanyi said, her voice still as soft as the wind, and no emotion could be heard.

“That depends on whether you dare to gamble.” Yun Che said.

“…” After a brief silence, Nanhuang Chanyi chuckled, but her delicate head was completely hidden by the colorful pearl and jade curtain, and no one was lucky enough to see her smile for a moment: “What you said is very right. Since it is destined to be the worst outcome, why should we not be afraid to gamble?”

She stretched out her snow-white hand flatly, and her fingers, which were whiter than jade, gently gathered together, condensing a dark golden jade in front of Yun Che.

Yun Che reached out to take it. On the small piece of black jade, the words “Yun Che” were engraved.

"This is a temporary Southern Phoenix Token. With it, you can enter the Central Ruins Battle Formation of my Southern Phoenix Divine Nation. I am looking forward to what kind of surprises you will bring then."

Yun Che flipped his hand and put away the Southern Phoenix Order: “Why don’t you first ask me about my purpose and the reward I want?”

“You will tell me after the battle of Zhongxu.” Nanhuang Chanyi said calmly: “Your performance determines what you gain.”

After she finished speaking, Nanhuang Chanyi turned around and floated away.

In every Zhongxu battle, the four major realm king sects would look for foreign aid. However, the foreign aid must not only be strong and able to pass extremely strict assessments, but also have a clear origin... After all, the Zhongxu battle is not only related to reputation and honor, but also to the resources of Zhongxu for the next fifty years!

Yun Che found Nanhuang Chanyi and wanted to join the battle formation of the Southern Phoenix Divine Nation. The whole process was so plain and simple that it was astonishing.

Nanhuang Chanyi knew nothing about Yun Che except his name, but she still agreed and gave him the Nanhuang Order in person.

Is it really just a gamble with the “worst possible outcome”?

"This woman is a bit unusual." Qianye Ying'er stared at the direction where Nanhuang Chanyi was going for a while, and suddenly whispered. It seemed like a very ordinary and casual comment, but there were actually only a handful of people who could make such a comment.

"It's really interesting." Yun Che's eyes flickered: "I hope

She might be able to bring me some surprises.”

When he first met Nanhuang Chanyi, he felt that she was somewhat unusual, but he couldn't tell what was unusual about her.

“But it’s a pity that this newly promoted Nanhuang Princess is about to become the woman under the crotch of Beihanchu. Even if she is the princess of a country, once she becomes a weakling, she can only have this ending. It’s really ironic.” Qianye Ying’er laughed faintly... It’s not clear whether she was laughing at Nanhuang Chanyi or at herself.

As time went by, more and more profound practitioners poured into the northern part of Zhongxu from all directions. The battle between the God Kings rarely occurred, but the battle between the God Kings, which took place every fifty years, was the largest event of the profound way in the five realms of the Netherworld. Especially those profound practitioners who were desperately pursuing the realm of the God King, they would never want to miss any battle between the God Kings. This was a true battle between the peak God Kings. If they could get even a little insight from it, they would benefit endlessly.

The sky above the Zhongxu battlefield was calm, with no signs of a storm, but below was already a sea of people. Nearly ten million profound practitioners radiated outward in a stair-like manner, with tens of millions of eyes staring at the Zhongxu battlefield in the center.

During the Battle of Zhongxu, the Zhongxu Realm was completely open, allowing any profound practitioner to enter, also for the sake of this rather grand spectacle.

This year's Battle of Zhongxu was subtly different from the previous ones. During this period, a piece of news had already spread silently: the supervisor of this Battle of Zhongxu would be the Sword Master of Jiuyao Tiangong.

The Jiuyao Heavenly Palace exists in an upper star realm. Although it is not a realm king's sect, it is also very famous.

Due to the cruelty of the law of survival in the Northern Divine Region, there are a large number of worship relationships. The Nine Lights Palace is the superior force worshipped by the four realms of the Nether Ruins. In each Central Ruins Battle, a venerable from the Nine Lights Palace will be invited to serve as a supervisor and witness.

Over the years, some geniuses from the four realms of the Netherworld were occasionally selected by the Nine Lights Palace and brought back for training. Bei Hanchu was one of them, but the difference was that after he was brought to the Nine Lights Palace, he was directly accepted as a personal disciple by one of the palace masters, Cang Jian Zun, and in recent years there were rumors that he had become the chief disciple.

This is absolutely unprecedented in the four realms of Youxu.

Venerable Cang Jian once boasted in public that Bei Han Chu was extremely talented and would definitely inherit his position as Palace Master in the future.

Such praise undoubtedly caused a great shock in the four realms of the Netherworld, almost regarded as a miracle and myth. Beihan City, which was already the strongest, saw its status in the five realms of the Netherworld rise rapidly.

The supervisor and witness of this Zhongxu Battle will no longer be Master Cangjing, but Master Cangjian. Rumors that Beihanchu wants to propose marriage to the Southern Phoenix Divine Nation have spread like wildfire. Coupled with the Southern Phoenix Divine Nation's hasty decision to depose the Crown Prince and establish the Crown Princess, it is almost certain what will happen in today's Zhongxu Battle.

I just don't know whether it will be before or after the war.

Time was gradually approaching, and people didn't have to wait too long. The huge crowd was suddenly separated by four irresistible invisible forces. The noisy space also became extremely quiet and depressing at this time.

Because what suddenly descended from the sky was the power of the God!

Amidst the terrifying might that almost made people kneel down and worship, the four major Realm King sects... Beichi City, Dongxu Sect, Xixu Sect, and Nanhuang Divine Country arrived at the same time, landing in the north, east, west, and south of the battlefield respectively.

When it fell, four barriers of different colors were spread out at the same time, also spreading out four different areas.

At the moment the barrier was formed, four figures slowly descended from the sky, facing the gazes of the crowd looking up in awe and fanaticism, like gods descending to the earth.

"Welcome, Master!"

"Welcome to my king!"

"Welcome to the King!"

"Welcome, Master!"

These four people all carried an aura of dominance and pressure. Their reputation was known to everyone in the Five Realms of Netherworld, because they were the pinnacle of the Four Realms, the four supreme realm kings!

The Beihan God of Beihan City!

The Dongxu Divine Lord of the Dongxu Sect!

The Xixu Divine Lord of the Xixu Sect!

The Southern Phoenix Divine Monarch of the Southern Phoenix Divine Nation!

Amidst the huge sound waves, they slowly sat down in the center of their respective areas. They were already accustomed to such scenes and the awe of the world.

As the four realm kings took their seats, the Zhongxu battlefield quickly quieted down. The four people's eyes briefly met in the air, and then they glanced at each other's battle formation.

In the battle of Zhongxu, ten people from each realm will fight, and they must

He must be a divine king with a lifespan of less than fifty generations.

In every middle star realm, there are only a handful of God Lords. Apart from the very few God Lords who look down on an entire realm, the tenth-level God Kings are already the highest existence, and their number is already quite rare.

If we limit the life span to less than fifty generations, this number will be rapidly reduced.

Backed by the vast resources of the Zhongxu Realm, the combined strength of the four Youxu realms far exceeds that of the ordinary middle-level star realms in the Northern Divine Region. Beihan City, Dongxu Sect, and Xixu Sect can gather ten level ten God Kings in each Zhongxu battle, as well as warriors who can be used to adjust the battle lineup at any time.

Especially in Beihan City, there are more than ten people preparing for battle in each session.

The Southern Phoenix Divine Nation was the only exception. Even with the help they tried their best to find, they were still unable to put together a lineup of ten level ten Divine Kings...

The same is true this time.

On the Beihan City side, behind Beihan Divine Monarch, stood twenty proud-looking profound practitioners. As Beihan City's participants, they were undoubtedly the kings. Before the battle, the lineup of twenty level ten Divine Monarchs had already overwhelmed the other three realms.

For them, the battle of Zhongxu was not a battle of competition, but a battle of display of power. In Zhongxu Realm, there were always four areas that belonged to them.

The East Ruins Sect and the West Ruins Sect each had thirteen people, all of whom were level ten Divine Kings. As for the Southern Phoenix Divine Country… at first glance, there were twelve fighters, but only four of them were level ten Divine Kings, and the other eight were all level nine Divine Kings.

Although the joke of two level eight God Kings in the previous session did not happen, but by comparison, this lineup is still destined to be trampled and despised.

However, this time, for the Southern Phoenix Divine Nation, the outcome of the Battle of Zhongxu did not seem to be that important.

Outside the Zhongxu battlefield, Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er arrived at this time.

“The battle in Zhongxu will use the simplest round-robin system,” Qianye Ying’er said. “In the first round, Beihan City, which ranked first in the previous round, will take the lead and fight against the other three realms until they are defeated!”

"The loser will leave the battlefield, and the winner will continue to accept the rounds of battles from the profound masters of other realms. Each realm can send up to ten people to fight, and the result will be determined by the order in which all are defeated."

After saying that, she added calmly, "The Southern Phoenix Divine Nation that you are joining now is always the first to be defeated in every session!"

“A two-way battle is fine, but a four-way battle doesn’t sound fair at all, and it’s easy to be targeted.” Yun Che said in a low voice.

“Humph, since it’s a battlefield, how can there be any fairness?” Qianye Ying’er snorted coldly: “Beihan City has always been the first to go to war, and is often targeted by the other three realms, but it has always been in the first place and is unshakable.”

"Absolute strength is enough to ignore any unfair rules!"

“We’re here.” Yun Che arrived at the Zhongxu battlefield with Qianye Ying’er. Standing in front of the barrier of the Southern Phoenix Divine Nation, Yun Che took out the Southern Phoenix Token given by Southern Phoenix Chanyi. With a slight sound, the barrier parted, and the two of them walked in slowly. They were instantly greeted with countless surprised and puzzled looks.

“Who are you!” A sharp shout sounded, and a heavy pressure of authority also weighed heavily on Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er: “Why do you hold the Southern Phoenix Token!”

The person who spoke was a white-haired old man. With just two short sentences, he shocked everyone in Nanhuang and made them hold their breath... Because this person was another Divine Lord besides Nanhuang Divine Lord on this trip to the Divine Kingdom. He was a transcendent existence with the honor of "National Protector Elder" in the Southern Phoenix Divine Kingdom.

Southern Phoenix Mofeng.

Those who could use the Southern Phoenix Order to do this were either from the Southern Phoenix royal family or from the Xuanzang who had participated in the war, but Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er were obviously neither.

“Feng Bo,” Nanhuang Mofeng said softly as soon as he finished speaking: “I invited these two to help in the battle of Zhongxu. The Nanhuang Order was also given by me personally.”

The gentle voice, like a magic, dispelled the palpitations in everyone's hearts caused by the might of the God King. The person who spoke was the Southern Phoenix Princess Nanhuang Chanyi. But her words did not make Nanhuang Mofeng feel relieved. Instead, he frowned and said, "Nonsense! How can two mere Level 5 God Kings be qualified to participate in the battle in the formation? It's just nonsense!!"

In the last Zhongxu battle, they had no choice but to send out two level eight God Kings, which became a huge joke in that Zhongxu battle. This time, they spared no expense and invited foreign aid, barely supporting a lineup of at least level nine God Kings.

The two people in front of them were Level 5 God Kings, and their strength was enough to dominate any of the four realms of Nether Ruins. However, if they were to fight in the formation of the Ruins...

Even though his Southern Phoenix Divine Nation has always been at the bottom, it cannot afford to lose face with such a person!

“You are wrong.” Yun Che said coldly: “I am the only one.”