"However, since Sect Master Luo is cooperating with Lu Tao and has temporarily allied with other powerful figures, I am worried that she might act as a go-between for Lu Tao and the other powerful figures. If they unite to deal with us, things could get rather bad."
Ao Yu changed the subject and began to express his concerns.
Lu Tao was already extremely difficult to deal with, and with the addition of these God King Perfection and Half-Step God Emperor powerhouses, it would be even more difficult for the Alliance of Races.
Upon hearing this, the other powerful god-kings also showed slight displeasure.
Ao Chen glanced around at the many God-Kings at the peak of their cultivation, and pondered, "Although our alliance of races has many God-Kings, we lack high-level combat power, especially half-step God-Emperors..."
It was precisely because there were relatively few high-level combatants that he chose to retreat both times. Otherwise, how could Sect Master Luo and Minghu have rescued the Cat Emperor and the Human Emperor?
"Brother Ao, do you mean for us to become half-step God Emperors?"
Jie En frowned slightly, a hint of hesitation in his expression.
Ao Chen nodded slightly and said, "With the capabilities of our alliance of races, if we transcend the tribulation at the peak of the God-King level, becoming a half-step God-Emperor should be a sure thing."
As soon as Ao Chen finished speaking, Jie En subconsciously said, "However, we have just obtained the Primordial Chaos Technique. If we undergo tribulation to become half-step God Emperors now, wouldn't it be extremely detrimental to our future advancement to God Emperor if we have any hope of leaving the Desolate Region?"
In the desolate region, a half-step Divine Emperor is the pinnacle of cultivation.
There is no way to go any further on this.
Without the threat of powerful figures like Sect Master Luo, Sect Master Nie, and the Human Emperor, the Alliance of Races would be strong enough to handle anything.
Even the Demon Cat Clan could be easily wiped out.
Therefore.
They never even considered allowing other God-Kings to successfully complete their tribulations and become Half-Step God-Emperors.
after all.
Even if you are very confident, it is still a tribulation, which is not an easy task for any God-King at the peak of his power.
One wrong move and there is a risk of death.
If one still has enough lifespan left, no one will easily take risks.
However, nowadays, whether it is the threat from Lu Tao or the powerful figures such as Sect Master Luo, Sect Master Nie, and Minghu, their high-end combat power seems extremely insufficient.
If it weren't for the large number of God-Kings from other realms, the temporary alliance led by Sect Master Luo alone would have been enough to give them a hard time.
Therefore, Ao Chen was quick-witted.
He intended for the God-King of the Alliance of Races to successfully complete his tribulation and become a half-step God-Emperor.
If all these powerful individuals were to become half-step God Emperors, their strength would undoubtedly reach a new level.
At that time, they will not fear even Sect Master Luo, Sect Master Nie, or the Human Emperor.
However, this is under the premise that the Hunyuan Gongfa (Primordial Chaos Technique) has not yet appeared.
Now, the emergence of the Hunyuan Technique allows them to make further progress in terms of essence, energy, and spirit, and even gives them hope of leaving the desolate region.
If they can leave the desolate region, all the God-Kings present at the peak of their cultivation can advance to the God-Emperor realm.
If one were to undergo tribulation at this time and deceive the Heavenly Dao to advance to the half-step God Emperor level, then the power of the Heavenly Tribulation would be even more terrifying when one undergoes the God Emperor Heavenly Tribulation in the future.
This is not what they want to see.
Ao Chen was well aware of Jie En's concerns. He shook his head and said, "Although advancing to the half-step God Emperor level is not conducive to advancing to the God Emperor level in the future, the premise is that we can leave the Desolate Region."
"Now that we have advanced to the half-step God Emperor level, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation is relatively less terrifying. However, if our essence, energy, and spirit are transformed into a primordial state, the Heavenly Tribulation will probably be even stronger. Whether we can survive the Heavenly Tribulation at that time is still uncertain."
Now that they have transcended the tribulation and become half-step God Emperors, they are quite confident.
But the heavenly tribulation is even greater, so it's hard to say.
"..."
Ao Chen's words caused Jie En, Yan Zhi, Demon Bull, and other powerful figures to fall into deep thought.
They also understand this principle well.
Although their strength will be greater after their essence, energy, and spirit have undergone a transformation, the strength of Sect Master Luo, Sect Master Nie, and the Human Emperor will also become even more terrifying.
It was even more terrifying than their strength after they transformed into God-Kings at the Perfected Realm.
After all, those three were all half-step God Emperors.
Therefore, if they want to be comparable to Sect Master Luo and the others, they must advance to the half-step Divine Emperor level.
After a moment of contemplation, Ao Yu solemnly said, "I am getting old, so I will first advance to the half-step God Emperor realm."
This alliance is led by the True Dragon Clan. Since the clan leader hopes that everyone will advance to the half-step God Emperor level first, he, as one of only two God Kings of the True Dragon Clan to reach the Perfection level, naturally has to take the lead.
"This seat..."
Jie En took a deep breath before slowly saying, "I shall also advance to the half-step God Emperor realm."
He was the oldest among all the fully-fledged God-Kings present, but even so, he still had more than 100,000 years to live.
Under normal circumstances, he would consider advancing to the half-step God Emperor when his lifespan was about to end, at which time he could steal one or two hundred thousand years of lifespan.
Unfortunately, the situation did not allow him to delay any longer.
A flash of hatred crossed the Demon Bull's face as he said bitterly, "Count me in too! My Demon Bull clan was wiped out. Only by advancing to the half-step God Emperor realm can we have even the slightest chance of killing Lu Tao and the Cat Emperor!"
He was now all alone, and his body had even been destroyed. All he wanted now was revenge.
As for leaving the desolate region and advancing to the God Emperor realm, he couldn't care less about that.
In just a few breaths, three experts at the peak of the God-King realm were preparing to advance to the half-step God-Emperor realm.
Others, such as the Mountain-Piercing Divine Beast, the Hun Tian Beast, and Yan Zhi, hesitated.
This decision was not something they could make in a short time.
At this moment.
Shi Shu glanced at the assembled God Kings and suddenly asked with a hint of curiosity, "Do you think those guys, Minghu and Cangyuan, might advance to the half-step God Emperor level before cultivating the Primordial Chaos Technique?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, all the powerful figures were startled and their hearts stirred.
Everyone knows perfectly well which way there is a greater chance of success: undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of the Divine Emperor now or after cultivating the Primordial Chaos Technique.
They launched a surprise attack on the human race, and even the powerful half-step God Emperor, the Human Emperor, was nearly killed. If it were a God King like the Dark Tiger or the Azure Ape, they would have had no chance of survival.
in this way.
These powerful individuals will probably also consider advancing to the half-step God Emperor realm.
The pangolin pondered, "On our way back, we received a message that the Nether Tiger Clan, the Azure Ape Clan, the Crimson Cloud Sect, the Xuanming Sect, and others have all emptied their territories and are gathering at the major merchant guilds. I suppose they are worried that we will defeat them one by one."
"Now that they've gathered together, considering our strength comparison with them, I'm afraid they'll most likely try every means to advance to the half-step God Emperor level."
The mountain-climbing beast considered many things and continued, "With the resources of these top forces, their ability to protect a God King as he advances to the half-step God Emperor level should be about the same as ours, with a very high chance of success."
Upon hearing this, the many God-Kings were startled.
Yan Zhi exclaimed in surprise, "They have one more God-King at the Perfected Realm than we do!"
If all the powerful figures like the Nether Tiger and the Azure Ape were to advance to the half-step God Emperor level, the pressure on the alliance of all races would be immense.
Including Sect Master Luo and the Human Emperor, there are a total of fourteen half-step God Emperors.
Even if all of them advanced to the half-step God Emperor level, plus the half-crippled half-step God Emperor Turtle Elder, they would only have eleven.
They are still three Venerables short of Master Biluo.
In this way...
Their high-end combat capabilities are far inferior to those of Sect Master Luo and his group.
Unless we actually bring Tianyu Pavilion over.
Ao Chen's eyes were somewhat unfocused, as if he were lost in thought.
After a long pause, he suddenly spoke up: "Everyone, let's stop thinking about the future and just advance to the half-step God Emperor realm."
"Not to mention that we have no chance of leaving the wasteland, even if we had that hope, we would need to be able to survive."
"Whether it's facing Lu Tao or the Cat King hiding in the boundary wall, it's definitely not something we can do with our current strength."
"As for whether one can develop spiritual communication skills or comprehend other rules after cultivating the Hunyuan Technique, that remains to be seen."
"The sooner we advance to the half-step God Emperor level, the better."
Ao Chen looked at the other God-Kings at the peak of their cultivation with a solemn expression and comforted them, "Moreover, you don't need to worry about advancing to God-Emperor in the future."
"If we can truly comprehend enough rules through the Primordial Chaos Technique, and have a chance to leave the Desolate Region in the future, then with our abilities, transcending the tribulation should not be difficult."
"Even if the Heavenly Tribulation is indeed terrifying and extremely difficult to overcome, surely we can forge a few Divine Emperor artifacts by working together?"
"With the Divine Emperor's Artifact, what is a mere Divine Emperor Heavenly Tribulation?"
Although the desolate region is not particularly wealthy, the various races still possess considerable resources and have an abundance of all kinds of materials.
Upon hearing Ao Chen's words, Yan Zhi, Hun Tian Beast, and other powerful figures were all tempted.
"Moreover, if we can kill Lu Tao and obtain the opportunity he possesses, the mere Divine Emperor Heavenly Tribulation is utterly insignificant."
When Ao Chen uttered his last words, all the powerful figures no longer hesitated.
Yan Zhi nodded and said, "Then count me in too."
"Me too."
The Hun Tian Beast, the Pang Shan Divine Beast, and others nodded in agreement.
Thus, apart from Ao Chen, all nine God-Kings at the Perfected stage agreed to advance to the Half-Step God-Emperor level first.
Ao Chen nodded emphatically and said, "Yes, everyone, prepare yourselves well and advance to the half-step God Emperor realm together with me."
The expressions of Ao Yu, Ao Bo, Ao Xu, and other powerful members of the True Dragon Clan all changed.
In the end, however, they did not offer any words of advice.
The alliance is now in a very serious situation and should do everything in its power to deal with the threats posed by Lu Tao, Cat Emperor, and Master Luo.
The other god-kings of the various races were also quite surprised by this, and they admired Ao Chen's boldness.
Advancing to the half-step God Emperor level is no easy feat; it requires risking one's life.
Ao Chen already possessed a deeper foundation, and his Heavenly Tribulation would be far more powerful than that of other Perfected God-Kings. If he were to perish under the Heavenly Tribulation, the True Dragon Clan would only have Ao Yu as its sole Perfected God-King.
The True Dragon Clan's dominant position no longer holds an absolute advantage compared to other races.
It's uncertain who will be in charge of this alliance at that time.
"in addition……"
Ignoring the various God-Kings of different races with their own thoughts, Ao Chen brought up another matter, saying, "In addition, as for the other late-stage God-Kings, we must do everything we can to help them advance to the peak of God-King status and then transcend tribulation to become half-step God-Emperors."
"The faster the better, the more the better!"
Ao Chen's expression was very serious as he continued, "I hope everyone can work together on this matter. If there are any rare and precious materials that can help, please don't hide them. Users can exchange them for equivalent or higher prices."
"That's natural!"
"Brother Ao, rest assured, we are all allies now. We share the same fate, and we will not hold back!"
The powerful members of the alliance of races did not object to Ao Chen's proposal and all agreed.
Although the True Dragon Clan has the largest number of late-stage God-Kings and benefits the most from this matter, other major races also have a number of late-stage God-Kings.
In particular, many races do not have a God-King at the peak level; their strongest is only a late-stage God-King. Naturally, they strongly agree with this suggestion.
After agreeing, the other powerful individuals reacted instantly.
They had previously thought that Ao Chen's move to advance to the half-step God Emperor realm was somewhat risky, but now they realized that he had been prepared all along.
Even if he perishes under the heavenly tribulation, the status of the True Dragon Clan will not be affected.
All I can say is that experience counts.
Ao Chen nodded, then, as if remembering something, he said with some regret, "It's a pity that we couldn't obtain the Cat Emperor Scripture from the humans this time."
In the previous battle, all the human god-kings died by self-destruction, giving them no chance to capture them alive.
Upon hearing this, the pangolin sighed, "Indeed, not only can we not obtain it from the human race, but the god kings of other races, sects, and merchant guilds have also been gathered together. If we want to obtain a better Cat Emperor Scripture in the future, we can only eliminate these forces."
They had already received word that the Nether Tiger Clan, the Xuanming Sect, the Crimson Cloud Sect, and others had all moved to various merchant guilds, leaving no God-King level experts outside. It would be impossible for them to find a single lone God-King.
This left them very disappointed.
The Hun Tian Beast said nonchalantly, "However, the Cat Emperor Scripture we have is enough for now."
"Yes, comprehending the Cat Emperor Scripture and transforming one's essence, energy, and spirit is not something that can be accomplished in a short time. Once everyone's strength improves, there will be plenty of opportunities to obtain better Hunyuan techniques in the future." Yan Zhi nodded silently.
"Next, everyone, prepare yourselves well for the tribulation."
Ao Chen surveyed the assembled experts and said in a rather solemn voice, "Given Lu Tao's cultivation speed, it will probably only take him a few decades to advance from the early stage of the Divine Lord to the Divine King. For us, that would be hundreds of years. We must complete the transformation of our essence, energy, and spirit within this timeframe."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Brother Ao, rest assured, we will definitely do our best!"
The powerful figures also looked solemn.
They have spent hundreds of years transforming their internal essence, energy, and spirit, and they don't know if that's enough, but all they can do now is try their best.
The thought of Lu Tao's cultivation speed suddenly intensified their sense of urgency.
Ao Chen nodded silently, then looked at Shi Shu and said, "Brother Shi, please come with me."
"Um?"
Shi Shu was slightly taken aback, then followed Ao Chen into the small world with a look of suspicion on his face.
at the same time.
Ao Yu, Ao Bo, Ao Xu, and others also followed them in.
The other powerful god-kings were somewhat surprised, but did not follow.
"What are your orders, Brother Ao?"
Upon entering the small world, Shi Shu immediately asked questions out of curiosity.
Ao Yu seemed to have thought of something, and his expression changed slightly, but he did not speak.
Ao Chen looked at Shi Shu and said in a deep voice, "Brother Shi, if you were to raise your aptitude by another major grade, how confident would you be in advancing to the late stage of God King, or even the perfect God King, within a few hundred years?"
"Brother Ao means..."
Shi Shu's eyes widened instantly, and his heart pounded in his chest.
He knew all too well what it meant to have his aptitude advance by a major rank.
Ao Bo, Ao Xu, and the others also realized what was happening and stared wide-eyed at Ao Chen.
But Ao Chen ignored their changing expressions and simply looked calmly at Shi Shu.
Shi Shu took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and replied urgently, "I am already at the sixth level of God King. If my aptitude were to improve by another major grade, it would be easy for me to advance to the late stage of God King within a few hundred years. As for the perfect God King, I am afraid I am still a bit short."
"Late-stage God King..."
Ao Chen's eyes showed a thoughtful expression.
Shi Shu's strength goes without saying; his time rules are extremely powerful. If his cultivation advances further, it will be of great help to all races.
If Shi Shu's cultivation reaches the late stage of God King, and he completes the transformation of his essence, energy, and spirit, he could probably kill a half-step God Emperor on his own.
And if they were to cooperate with these powerful individuals, the effect would certainly be even better.
With these thoughts in mind, Ao Chen no longer hesitated. He looked at Shi Shu seriously and said, "Brother Shi, to be honest, I'm going to give you a true dragon bloodline at the God-King level, and it's even at the peak of the God-King realm..."
"Chieftain..."
"Chieftain, you mustn't..."
Upon hearing this, Ao Bo, Ao Xu, and other true dragon god kings couldn't help but speak up to stop them.
They all understood that the clan leader was preparing to bestow the true dragon bloodline from the second elder upon Shi Shu.
But the Second Elder had only recently died.
Moreover, that is an extremely precious true dragon bloodline at the perfect level of a god-king. How can it be given to other living beings like this?
We can keep them. If a member of the clan with exceptionally high talent but only a dragon body appears in the future, creating another prodigy will be a piece of cake.
More importantly, the chance of success for a low-level dragon that merges with the bloodline of a God-King level true dragon is 100%, while the chance of success for a mid-stage God-King is much lower, below 50%.
In case of failure.
That would be a complete waste.
How could they bear to part with it?
But Ao Chen ignored their objections, calmly looking at Shi Shu, who was trembling with excitement, and continued, "But Brother Shi also knows the preciousness of this true dragon bloodline, so..."
Brother Shi suppressed his excitement and solemnly said, "Brother Ao, please tell me what you require."
Ao Chen nodded in satisfaction and said, "My requirements are not high. I only hope that Brother Shi can join my True Dragon Clan and become a guest elder of my True Dragon Clan."
"Alright, I'm willing!"
Without a second thought, Shi Shu immediately agreed to the request.
He had no reason to refuse.
certainly.
Joining the True Dragon Clan is not something that can be done simply by saying a few words; it requires taking oaths, such as martial oaths and heavenly oaths, all of which must be sworn by Shi Shu.
Seeing this, the other powerful members of the True Dragon Clan did not stop them.
They could accept the outcome of having Shi Shu join the True Dragon Clan.
The key was the clan chief's attitude, which made them understand that they had no right to oppose this matter.
that's all.
In front of numerous True Dragon God-Kings, Shi Shu made an extremely strict oath.
Not only will it be responsible for protecting the safety of the True Dragon Clan and never be an enemy of them, but even if the bloodline fusion fails, it will still be a guest elder of the True Dragon Clan.
This means that Shi Shu will be a member of the True Dragon Clan from now on.
After the oath was completed, Ao Chen immediately greeted him with a smile, "Good, welcome Elder Shi to the True Dragon Clan!"
"Welcome, Elder Shi!"
The god-kings Ao Yu, Ao Bo, and Ao Xu also had joy on their faces.
Regardless of the outcome.
Shi Shu, this prodigy with the talent of time, will forever be bound to the True Dragon Clan.
"Greetings, elders! Greetings, clan leader!"
Shi Shu accepted his identity very quickly and paid his respects to the various god-kings of the True Dragon Clan.
Ao Chen nodded in satisfaction, then said solemnly, "Elder Shi, please come with me."
After saying that, he headed deeper into the small world.
Shi Shu, Ao Yu, Ao Bo, and others also flew over.
(Continuing with two chapters combined today)
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