“The Antarctic Mirror City now has four God-Kings,” Cao Ya muttered to himself. This number is comparable to that of the Asura Sea, Twin Domains Island, and Thunder Punishment City.
Among the eight royal families, Mirror City is inferior to Thunder Punishment City due to the influence of Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerable, but the other six holy lands are still comparable and have fallen behind.
Cities like the Northeast Forest City and the Southeast Underground City, which only have two God-Kings, are ranked last!
Cao Ya observed that Duanmu Yucheng Wang was merely undergoing normal enlightenment, having already achieved great success in comprehending the laws of space, but he had no understanding of the laws of time.
Other rules and regulations also have little to no significance.
This is understandable, since before today, Duanmu Yu's biggest goal was to achieve the Great Perfection of the Space and become the King of Dao!
People like Cao Ya are extremely rare!
Qin Yu's third brother, Hei Yu, possessed extraordinary comprehension due to the existence of Jiang Lanjie. At the Heavenly God stage, he had already grasped the laws of time. Such examples are extremely rare in the history of the God Realm.
The Jianglan Realm was created by Jianglan, the God King of the Wood Palace. It is a vast space with time laws imposed by him, allowing for a certain degree of "time acceleration".
With more experience, those with extraordinary talent certainly have a chance to grasp the laws of time ahead of time!
Jiang Lan's strength is quite formidable, no less than that of his elder brother, the Arctic Holy Emperor.
Although it's not "time standing still," the level of "time acceleration" is almost a million times!
"In fact, according to the laws of time, 'stillness' and 'reversal' are not necessarily more powerful than 'acceleration'."
"If we could accelerate by tens of millions or hundreds of millions of times... no amount of 'time freeze' could stop us!"
Cao Ya shook his head. Due to Lin Meng's limitations, even if the Law of Time is perfected, and even if the Celestial Venerable personally intervenes, it is probably impossible to accelerate it by hundreds of billions of times!
Moreover, none of them can affect the vast天地 (heaven and earth), they can only be used within a certain area!
Or perhaps it is only within the space created by a Celestial Venerable or God-King that one can act as one pleases.
Without strict constraints, the Celestial Venerables and God Kings, relying solely on their self-discipline... well, normally, it's fine, but when conflicts erupt, such as when the Celestial Venerable Mountain descends, a great opportunity arises, the God Kings go mad, and a complete melee ensues, with everyone bloodthirsty, who cares about anything else?
The vast realm of gods may be destroyed by the battles of the kings!
Even the Heavenly Venerable descended, disrupting space and time, throwing fate out of balance, causing cause and effect to become disordered, and causing the world to collapse!
If that's the case, how could the Hongmeng Universe and the Linmeng Universe have existed eternally without disaster or calamity?
This limitation is perfectly reasonable. Although it weakens the Heavenly Venerables and God-Kings, it benefits the general public.
Furthermore, neither Hongmeng nor Linmeng severed the path to transcendence.
They even secretly hope that a capable person will rise up, transcend the universe, enter the Hongmeng Space, be listed on the Hongmeng Golden List, and become their sworn brother!
But even the realm of God-King is so arduous, and no one in the two epochs of the Linmeng Universe has independently achieved the status of a powerful Celestial Venerable!
Let's not even talk about being in control; we're far from it!
"Buzz." The auspicious clouds dissipated, the lightning disappeared, and Duanmu Yu regained consciousness. Although he had realized his dream and become a god-king, his face did not show much joy, but rather a faint sense of melancholy.
On Bamboo Forest Island in the South China Sea, Yi Feng, the Divine King, spoke: "Congratulations, Brother Duanmu."
"Thank you, Brother Yi Feng." Duanmu Yu cupped his hands in thanks. He was able to attain enlightenment because he relived all his past experiences in the Illusionary Spirit Mirror of God King Yi Feng. The joys, sorrows, and anger resurfaced once again, and after experiencing them with different emotions, he finally saw through them and comprehended the Great Dao!
That Illusionary Mirror is the magical treasure of the God King Yi Feng. It has no offensive or defensive capabilities, but it can probe people's minds, create illusions, and immerse them in them.
If one breaks free, one will reap great rewards. With a firm Dao heart, one can further study the laws of the Great Dao and make remarkable progress.
If they fall into ruin... unless God King Yi Feng takes the initiative to awaken them, they will perish.
“I once said that whoever can completely pass the soul trial of the Illusionary Spirit Mirror will receive this spiritual treasure,” said God King Yi Feng. A drop of blood appeared on the Illusionary Spirit Mirror, indicating that God King Yi Feng had broken the blood contract.
"Thank you, Brother Yi Feng." Duanmu Yu was extremely grateful to Divine King Yi Feng. His spiritual treasure not only helped him break through, but he also gave it to him... What a magnanimous heart! It's truly admirable!
However, Duanmu Yu did not take the Illusion Mirror, but instead waved his hand and moved it in front of Qin Yu.
Everyone was shocked!
"For me?" Qin Yu's heart trembled, and his voice shook.
Originally, as the strongest weapon-refining master in the God Realm, and having obtained four spiritual treasures in the Mountain and Sea Palace, although he gave up two in order to obtain the first spot, he still had a first-class spiritual treasure.
Furthermore, the "God of Craftsmen" Che Houyuan also left behind a spiritual treasure. The Xuanhuang Qi of the new universe affected the Remnant Snow Divine Spear, making it even more terrifying than a first-class spiritual treasure!
At other times, no matter how special the Illusion Mirror was, it was not enough to shake Qin Yu's heart.
At most, I'll be surprised!
But since it concerned the second spot and his marriage with Jiang Li, Qin Yu could no longer sit still.
“Brother Duanmu…” Zhou Xian’s eyes reddened. As a prince of the same royal family, how could Duanmu Yu give the Illusionary Spirit Mirror to Qin Yu, who had ascended to immortality?!
However, Duanmu Yu was already a God-King, so how could Zhou Xian dare to openly question him?
Don't be fooled by the fact that the difference between the upper-level gods and the god-kings is only a hair's breadth, yet they are worlds apart!
Hou Fei and Hei Yu were overjoyed and immediately gestured to Qin Yu to quickly put away the Illusion Mirror.
With this, the eldest brother is practically guaranteed the second spot.
"I..." Qin Yu's mouth was dry. He absolutely could not say that he was not tempted, but this item had already been given to Duanmu Yu by the God King Yi Feng, and he had not passed the soul trial directly.
Don't you need it?
Duanmu Yu smiled and said, "Actually, I participated in Princess Jiang Li's marriage contest for the divine opportunity represented by 'Meteor Tears'. I have no feelings for Princess Jiang Li."
"To be honest, it's shameful to admit that such actions are somewhat despicable."
Duanmu Yu sighed and continued, "Now that I am a God King, Brother Qin Yu, do you think I will still attend the conference? After I return to Mirror City and take care of one matter, I will go to Snowdrift City in the Arctic to personally explain to the Arctic Holy Emperor that I am withdrawing from the marriage proposal ceremony."
Qin Yu's hand trembled slightly as he accepted the Illusion Mirror, and he solemnly said, "Brother Duanmu, I owe you a favor!"
Duanmu Yu laughed and said, "I think I've made a profit from the favor of the master weapon refiner."
Seemingly noticing Zhou Xian's anger and jealousy, Duanmu Yu, now a God-King, though indifferent, still offered an explanation considering the relationship with Thunder Punishment City and the eight royal families.
"Brother Qin Yu, in order to obtain the first spot, you gave up a first-class spiritual treasure bestowed by the Heavenly Venerable."
"At that time, I realized that among all the candidates, only Brother Qin Yu truly liked Princess Jiang Li, unlike us who were purely there for 'Meteor Tears'."
"I hope that you and Princess Jiang Li will be able to become a couple in the end."
The last sentence was addressed to Qin Yu. Then, after thanking Yi Feng, Duanmu Yu took his entourage and teleported away.
Zhou Xian's face was grim. They did indeed attend the marriage contest for "Meteor Tears," but it was better to keep it to themselves. What good would it do you, Duanmu Yu, to say it out loud? Didn't you have the same idea back then? Now that you've become a God King, you have no scruples anymore, right?
"Hmph." Zhou Xian snorted coldly, knowing that there was no benefit in staying any longer, so he had no choice but to leave.
"Qin Yu, don't be too happy yet. The second spot may not be yours."
"No matter how peculiar the Illusion Mirror may be, there are things in the vast God Realm that are even rarer."
Before leaving, Zhou Xian was still resentful and even said something to Qin Yu.
At the same time, I was thinking that I should ask my father and mother to talk to my aunt and try to influence my aunt's husband, the Holy Emperor of the North Pole, to make a decision!
Chunyu Rou and Zhou Xian's mother are sisters, so naturally they hope that Jiang Lin can marry Zhou Xian!
This could also strengthen the ties between Arctic Snowdrift City and Northwest Thunder Punishment City!
There would be no harm in getting closer to Lei Fa Tian Zun, a powerful figure from the innate royal family.
Qin Yu ignored Zhou Xian and was too lazy to do anything petty or gloating.
He carefully put away the Illusion Mirror, then took Hou Fei and Hei Yu and bid farewell to God King Yi Feng.
Suddenly, the once bustling Nanye Islands became deserted again.
In contrast, Mirror City in Antarctica and Snow City in the Arctic have become bustling with activity!
But it has nothing to do with Yi Feng God King.
"That Jiang Fan, using his daughter to earn spiritual treasures, doesn't he find it too hot to handle?" Yi Feng, the God King, gazed northward, his face revealing resentment.
"If you want to deal with the Holy Emperor, you will have no hope without mastering 'time stillness'."
Suddenly, a voice rang out, followed by a figure emerging from the depths of nothingness.
“God King Cao Ya!” God King Yi Feng turned his head and recognized Cao Ya as well.
Even earlier, auspicious cloud phenomena were noticed by gods and kings who had not yet gone into seclusion.
Just like Duanmu Yu's becoming king this time!
"Of course I want to kill those Holy Emperors! But..." Divine King Yi Feng said bitterly, "The eight Holy Emperors are already extremely powerful, and they also possess first-class spiritual treasures. I might not be able to defeat even one of them alone!"
Although Yi Feng Shenwang also possesses the first-class Primordial Spiritual Treasure "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", he lacks allies!
The rescue of "Life God King" was delayed, and the fact that they were able to escape was due to the protection of "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
Yi Feng Shen Wang never concealed his hostility towards him.
With a top-tier spiritual treasure by his side, even a lone Saint Emperor might not be able to defeat him, but escaping would still be no problem.
Looking at Cao Ya opposite him, Yi Feng Shen Wang's eyes flashed with envy.
Upon breaking through, he achieved "time acceleration" and even entered the realm of the eight fundamental laws!
If he had such comprehension, he would probably have reached the third stage of God-King long ago, and could have avenged the God-King of Life!
“The Death God Queen ‘Zuo Qiulin’ also harbors hostility towards the Arctic Holy Emperor and others,” Cao Ya said with a smile.
"She doesn't like me!" Divine King Yi Feng shook his head. Zuo Qiulin had a lot of opinions about Divine King Yi Feng and Jiang Lan. Two experts, one of whom even wielded a first-class spiritual treasure, yet they couldn't save Zuo Qiumei?!
Even though the Holy Emperors' "Frozen Space" was terrifyingly powerful, Zuo Qiulin knew it too, so she couldn't blame others.
But with his younger sister dead, besides harboring immense malice towards the Holy Emperor, Jiang Lan and God King Yi Feng would also not give him a pleasant look.
Suddenly, Yi Feng's expression shifted slightly. Judging from Cao Ya's words, it seemed that he also harbored hostility?
"You've misunderstood." Cao Ya smiled. He was one of the Eight Great Holy Emperors and had once served under Xuanjin Mountain. He harbored no ill will towards the Eastern Holy Emperor; on the contrary, he was benevolent towards him!
The other figures, such as the Northeast Holy Emperor and the Southwest Holy Emperor, are just average in appearance.
The Northwest Holy Emperor is too domineering; I find him somewhat repulsive.
However, it must be admitted that Northwest Thunder Punishment City truly deserves this qualification!
Cao Ya held the Arctic Holy Emperor in contempt.
As Yi Feng Shenwang said, the marriage contest held by the Arctic Holy Emperor "Jiang Fan" was, in essence, just a way to sell his daughters for spiritual treasures.
On his first mission, he obtained Qin Yu's top-tier spiritual treasure, the Arctic Saint Emperor, and was so happy he couldn't stop smiling!
As for Jiang Li's love and hate...
If it weren't for the "Meteor Tears" and the inability to reap the rewards, Jiang Fan would have let his daughters choose their ideal husbands, just like his other daughter, "Jiang Yan," whose mutual love was with an ascended being from the lower realm, and he didn't have much dissatisfaction with it.
With the chance to obtain a spiritual treasure, Jiang Fan's greed got the better of him, and he didn't care about his eldest daughter's happiness!
Even so, it seems that Qin Yu, who is on the same page as Jiang Li, has already secured the first spot, and there is a high probability that he will also secure the second and third spots.
But Cao Ya knew that Jiang Fan would not refuse Lei Fa City's final promise.
Even if people criticize me, I don't care at all.
"That's truly a pity," sighed Yi Feng, the God King.
If Cao Ya were an ally, after hundreds of millions of years, he would become another god-king who could "stop time".
After chatting for a while, they visited Bamboo Forest Island, exchanged skills, and witnessed the divine power of the first-class spiritual treasure "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains," which Cao Ya greatly admired.
"A first-class Primordial Spiritual Treasure is indeed terrifying. I really want to see a Celestial Venerable Spiritual Treasure!"
To obtain even one of these top-tier six-star treasures would be a cause for great joy!
In contrast, first-class spiritual treasures are precious, but Cao Ya doesn't crave them much anymore.
Second-rate spiritual treasures are perfectly sufficient; most god-kings possess weapons of this caliber.
In any case, his overall combat strength, even without relying on spiritual treasures, is comparable to that of a third-stage God King!
“Only the Heavenly Venerable is worthy of possessing such a treasure. No matter how powerful we God-Kings are, we are far inferior to the Heavenly Venerable,” God-King Yi Feng laughed.
"Speaking of which, of the three great celestial venerables of the divine realm, I have only met the Thunder Punishment Celestial Venerable and the Carefree Celestial Venerable."
"The strongest Floating Feather Celestial Venerable is rumored to be, but no one knows what he looks like."
Yi Feng, the God King, dreamed that if he became a Heavenly Venerable, it would be incredibly easy for him to avenge the God King of Life. Even if eight Saint Emperors joined forces and used eight first-class spiritual treasures, he could kill them with a flick of his finger!
"The Floating Feather Celestial Venerable is merely the strongest among the Celestial Venerables; above him, there are those who control!"
Cao Ya thought to himself, then bid farewell to Yi Feng God King and traveled to the Western Sea.
In the Western Sea of the Divine Realm, there are six reclusive God-Kings!
Cao Ya also went to see the God King of Matian and others to exchange blows and experience the secret techniques of the reclusive god king, hoping to gain some insights.
But none of these were achieved. Only with the Wooden Fish God King of the East Sea did he gain an epiphany about the laws of life.
The laws of death can only be grasped through constant study of the "Death Bell."
In the end, Cao Ya went to the Blood Sea in the far west of the Western Sea!
The red seawater was clearly defined, and no creature in the sea would dare to swim into the blood-red sea.
That was a true land of death!
"This vast sea of blood is none other than a god-king!"
Cao Ya whispered, somewhat eager to try it out. He hadn't experienced the "Time Freeze" God King's ability yet; he wondered just how powerful it was!
Could he achieve a breakthrough in the laws of time?
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