"I'll get it right away and give it to you, fellow Daoist!" City Lord Dongmu quickly replied, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
If you had said you were here for the Hunyuan corpse earlier, I would have just given you this thing... Well, having never personally experienced that ferocious magical power, never smelled the scent of death, he wouldn't back down just by talking.
As the lord of a top-tier city in the God Realm and a late-stage God Emperor, he still valued his reputation.
Of course, when faced with the threat of death, face and such become unimportant.
"This is a low-level Chaos Origin life form at the mid-stage of God Emperor, left behind after its death." City Lord Dongmu scanned it with his divine sense, took out a Chaos Origin corpse that had been stored in the manor's storeroom for hundreds of millions of years, and respectfully presented it to Cao Ya.
"Mid-stage? Not bad." Cao Ya nodded; he had thought it was only the initial stage.
"Does Your Excellency require information on low-level Chaos Origin life forms?" Upon seeing this, City Lord Dongmu asked with a sudden thought.
"Oh, you have more?" Cao Ya raised an eyebrow; this was another unexpected surprise.
Lord Dongmu chuckled and quickly waved his hand, saying, "I didn't. I just lived in the God Realm for countless years and know some relevant information."
He told Cao Ya all the information he had gathered and heard over the years.
Without a doubt, Lord Dongmu's channels are far superior to those of the five siblings with vertical eyes.
Lord Dongmu cursed his bad luck inwardly, no longer caring about the Ninth Young Master.
The most urgent task is to get rid of this evil god who calls himself the "God of Wind and Fire"!
With a "whoosh," Cao Ya finally left Dongmu City, and millions of living beings breathed a sigh of relief.
With the existence of the God of Wind and Fire, everyone, including Lord Dongmu City, is under immense pressure!
"Damn it, what a run of bad luck! How did I end up being targeted by this ascendant?"
Lord Dongmu was frustrated. He returned to his mansion and looked at his other treasures. They were undamaged, which made him feel a little better. But when he thought about the lost Hunyuan corpse, he immediately became furious.
However, recalling the formidable power of the Wind and Fire God, Lord Dongmu sighed helplessly.
As for the Ninth Prince… as long as I’m alive, everything is fine. One son isn’t a big deal! I already have more than one son! With a harem of wives and concubines, I can have more children!
"Another formidable figure has emerged among the ascendants from the lower realms!"
The entire city of Dongmu was abuzz with discussion about the "Great God of Wind and Fire," filled with awe and reverence.
Each of those who ascend to immortality is an unparalleled hero in the lower realms, a formidable figure even in the God Realm. A considerable number ultimately rise to the level of a mid-stage God Emperor or higher.
It should be noted that a mid-stage God Emperor who ascends to immortality is comparable to a late-stage God Emperor in the native realm!
Clearly, in their eyes, that Wind and Fire God was a mid-stage Ascendant!
However, it is an extremely powerful type, which would defeat even ordinary late-game players, a fact that Lord Dongmu has already proven.
People believe that trillions of years from now, perhaps the "God of Wind and Fire" will be among the top thirty on the "God Emperor Ranking"!
It's even possible that, like the previous generation of super ascendants, they could break through to the God Emperor realm and then disappear.
Most people are unaware of the truth behind the unexplained disappearance of those who ascended to the Perfect Realm, but they can guess that it is most likely related to the Primordial God, though the specific circumstances cannot be deduced.
Clearly, as the God Emperor of the Tianxin Clan and the person in charge of the Tianxin Tower in Dongmu City, he was quite familiar with the relevant inside story.
"If, in the future, the Great God of Wind and Fire can truly achieve the pinnacle of God Emperor..."
"Our ancestor will be very happy."
The person in charge of Tianxin Tower was overjoyed and quickly sent the contents of his notes back to his clan.
Of course, he also understood that simply defeating the Lord of Dongmu City was not enough to bring the God of Wind and Fire into the sight of the Heavenly Heart Goddess.
Before this, there was no news of the God of Wind and Fire in the entire God Realm, not even from the three royal families. It was as if the God of Wind and Fire had suddenly sprung out of a stone.
Without a doubt, the God of Wind and Fire must be a newly ascended hero from a lower plane.
After he consolidated his realm, adjusted his understanding of the Great Dao Laws, and adapted to the environment of the God Realm, he set his sights on Lord Dongmu City, became famous overnight, and even obtained the Hunyuan Corpse, which could help ascendants comprehend the rules.
It can only be said that the person in charge of Tianxin Tower was wrong only in terms of origin, but the rest was pretty much right.
"What?!" When the high-ranking members of the Tianxin Clan received this report, they were all taken aback.
"A person who has just ascended can fight head-on and defeat Lord Dongmu City?!" Clan Chief Tianxin was astonished.
Lord Dongmu, a dignified late-stage God Emperor, has a considerable reputation in the Thunder World.
Even if an ascended being possesses fierce magic and a greatly enhanced combat power, enabling them to defeat opponents of higher levels, surely one would need to be a top-tier expert at the mid-stage of the God Emperor realm to defeat the City Lord of Dongmu!
What kind of personality would allow someone to remain in a lower plane until the mid-stage of God Emperor before ascending to immortality?
Most ascendants, upon reaching the Divine Lord realm, arrive in the God Realm; the very few exceptions are only at the early stage of the God Emperor realm.
“It might be more than that!” Another late-stage God Emperor from the Heavenly Heart Clan said solemnly.
"We all know that those who ascend to godhood will face the calamity of the collapse of the Great Dao when they first enter the God Realm."
"Returning to the peak of the lower realm will naturally take a long time... yet during this period, we have found absolutely nothing about the God of Wind and Fire???"
"It's almost certain that the God of Wind and Fire ascended to heaven not long ago."
"And this ability to adapt to new environments... well, his talent is unmatched by ordinary ascendants, and he is in no way inferior to those few at the Perfect Realm!"
The group of god emperors from the Heavenly Heart Clan all looked quite horrified.
A fully ascended God Emperor is undoubtedly the strongest in the contemporary era, no weaker than the Cloud Phoenix God Emperor who dominated for countless years!
Throughout the history of Thunder World, there are only a handful of characters like this.
After trillions of years, is another big shot about to emerge from among the ascendants?
"Haha, if that's really the case, then that's a good thing," the Tianxin Clan Chief laughed.
Many of the God Emperors laughed. Indeed, the Heavenly Heart Goddess, the Polar Star Ancestral God, and the Golden Saint Ancestral God would surely be pleased to learn of this.
“Well, there’s no need to rush to report. The Great God of Wind and Fire is only in the mid-stage of the God Emperor realm. We should inform the Ancestor when he reaches the late stage, just one step away from the Perfect Realm,” said an elder in the late-stage of the God Emperor realm.
"This is a mature and prudent move." Clan Chief Tianxin expressed his approval. The ancestor, Goddess Tianxin, was a terrifying primordial being. Even ascensionists who had not reached the late stage of God Emperor would find it difficult to catch her eye.
"Clan leader, in this round of the God Emperor Ranking, where should the Wind and Fire God be ranked?" asked an early-stage God Emperor.
The Tianxin Clan, as one of the three royal clans, has quite a few God Emperors, especially dozens of those at the initial stage, but none of them are on the "God Emperor Ranking".
This list, which encompasses the entire God Realm, is so comprehensive that even ordinary mid-stage God Emperors are not quite up to par.
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Even among the Heavenly Heart Clan, Polar Star Clan, and Golden Saint Clan, there won't be many powerful individuals who can make it onto the list.
This is still under the premise of the "God Emperor Ranking", which has a full thousand slots!
"He was able to defeat Lord Dongmu City without getting injured, and according to the report, the Wind and Fire God seemed to be doing very well..." Clan Chief Tianxin pondered, "Let's rank him in the top two hundred."
"I think the 166th would be more appropriate."
"As for the top 100, the current record is still not convincing enough."
"City Lord Dongmu is not at the peak of the late stage; he is only hovering in the middle level."
After thinking about it, everyone agreed that it was indeed a reasonable ranking.
Even if the God of Wind and Fire has something hidden, who can figure it out before it is exposed?
The ranking of the "God Emperor Ranking" is related to the prestige of Tianxin Tower, so it cannot be done arbitrarily; it must be based on reality and examine battle results.
Soon, the latest "God Emperor Ranking" was sent to the Heavenly Heart Towers in various cities and announced.
Apart from Dongmu City, all the other cities in the divine realm, whether large or small, were quite astonished!
When did a master of wind and fire appear out of nowhere and suddenly break into the top 200?!
To be honest, there are quite a few people among the top 100 or top 30 who have ascended to immortality.
The problem is that those who ascended to godhood spent a long time at the bottom of the "God Emperor Ranking" before they became dominant in their respective regions, and then they climbed up step by step.
There has never been a precedent where the God of Wind and Fire ranked so high in the top 200 as soon as he entered the list!
Even the top thirty experts at the Perfect Realm have begun to pay attention to this rising star, regarding him as a potential rival.
At the same time, thanks to the God of Wind and Fire, the ascensioners' fame spread throughout the divine realm once again, earning the admiration of countless people.
On the other side, Cao Ya also learned about her ranking, but didn't care.
"What rank we get on the God Emperor Ranking is not important. The key is whether we can obtain the remains of a Chaos Origin being, or even study living, low-level Chaos Origin life forms with intact Dao traces!"
Cao Ya muttered to himself, "Roaming the world of thunder is not my goal. What I truly seek is to find the path to enlightenment."
"The three most recognized naturally born chaotic beings in the God Realm—well, this excludes the three Chaotic Ancestral Gods, otherwise, there would be no role for lower-level chaotic beings at all!—are Valley Master Fuliu, Sect Master Zhentian, and Fire Phoenix God Emperor!"
"Below them, there are also quite a few other lower-level Chaos Origin life forms."
"But if we could dissect the three strongest ones..."
Cao Ya frowned slightly. The Valley Master of Fuliu Valley, ranked twelfth, also sheltered many low-level Chaos Origin life forms... Although he was Cao Ya's target, suppressing him would be no easy task.
Under the command of a fully-fledged God Emperor, the alliance of numerous low-level Chaos Origin Lifeforms is a force to be reckoned with in the entire God Realm, except for God Emperor Yunfeng. —It should be known that low-level Chaos Origin Lifeforms are at least at the early stage of God Emperor! Those slightly more powerful are at the middle to late stage of God Emperor!
The leader of the Zhen Tian Cult is similar; he is the leader of a powerful force with many capable subordinates.
As for the Fire Phoenix God Emperor... she is the sister of the Cloud Phoenix God Emperor. If you want to deal with her, she will be even more troublesome than the Valley Master of Fuliu Valley and the Sect Master of Zhentian!
"Then let's start with other independent, lower-level chaotic life forms."
"The place where the God Emperor who collected the Hunyuan corpse resides is also worth a visit."
"Once I return to the peak of the mid-stage God Emperor realm, or even break through to the late-stage God Emperor realm... I'll be able to put up a fight even against the Cloud Phoenix God Emperor!"
Cao Ya retrieved the Hunyuan corpse of the City Lord of Dongmu. It belonged to the mid-stage of the God Emperor realm, and its French script leaned towards the dark attribute. After studying it, Cao Ya was quite moved.
The only regret is that the beast is dead, and the Daoist inscriptions are damaged and no longer complete.
After tens of thousands of years, Cao Ya had basically mastered the Hunyuan corpse, and once again came out of the mountain.
He chose the nearby Golden Wing City!
Unlike City Lord Dongmu, City Lord Jinyi, although also a late-stage God Emperor, has reached the peak of this realm.
He even ranked thirty-ninth on the God Emperor Ranking!
However, for Cao Ya, those who didn't make it into the top 30... to be precise, those who were in the top 20 or below, were all completely manageable.
Golden Wing City, as the territory of a late-stage peak God Emperor, is also a top-tier city!
It covers an area of over three million miles, no different from a star. Some lower planes may not even have such a vast area in terms of the land where living beings can thrive.
Various races gathered in Golden Wing City, including many God Emperors, mostly in their early stages, but there were also some in their middle stages.
Lord Jin Yi City was not the only one to be listed on the "God Emperor Ranking".
Of course, the one who has attracted the most attention is the Lord of Golden Wing City.
As the thirty-ninth on the "God Emperor Ranking", it is no exaggeration to say that the Golden Wing City Lord is among the strongest group below the God Emperor Perfection!
Even if the top thirty perfect realm cultivators appear, the city lord of this city can still chat and laugh with them.
Therefore, when Cao Ya arrived at Golden Wing City without any disguise, accompanied by wind and fire and thunder, thanks to the spread of the "God Emperor Ranking", billions of living beings immediately understood that this was the great god of wind and fire who had recently caused a sensation in the God Realm, who had come to challenge the city lord!
"Overestimating themselves." Countless people wore mocking expressions.
Lord Jin Yi is far superior to Lord Dong Mu.
Trying to gain fame by stepping on veteran masters, Feng Huo Da Shen, is a mistake.
However, they had clearly misunderstood. Cao Ya didn't care about becoming famous; he only wanted to obtain the Hunyuan corpse!
If one can achieve a world-class primordial life form, then a thousand late-stage or perfect God Emperors would be instantly annihilated!
"Boom!" Before Cao Ya could speak, a person flew out from the most spacious mansion in this great city, his aura surging and covering hundreds of millions of miles.
"Great God of Wind and Fire, let's fight in the heavens! Even if I win, I won't kill you. You just need to hand over your cultivation method and that Hunyuan corpse to me," the Golden Wing City Lord grinned and said.
"If you lose..."
Lord Jin Yi City replied, "I lost, so the same conditions apply."
"Alright, speak your mind!" Cao Ya nodded and took the lead in flying, directly reaching the top of the sky trillions of miles away.
The Thunder World is a world with a flat earth and a round sky; it is not a space-based world.
The countless lower planes, guarding the divine realm, have a special connection that allows powerful beings above the level of a god to ascend.
The heavens and earth of the divine realm are incredibly high, and various dangers lurk within. Even a God Emperor at the pinnacle of his power would encounter peril if he wished to explore the ends of the world.
When Cao Ya entered, he felt nothing, which was also due to the blood-red bubbles.
With a trace of "Yuan" magic power, how could a realm opened up by a high-level primordial life form possibly threaten it?
This battle took place at the very edge of the divine realm's sky, where a natural disaster did occur, but even a late-stage God Emperor could withstand it, and it wouldn't affect Golden Wing City.
Although Cao Ya felt that he could defeat Golden Wing City quickly by fighting above Golden Wing City without any aftershocks or destruction of that top city, he agreed since the Golden Wing City Lord had brought it up, since it wasn't anything important anyway.
"Whoosh!" The City Lord of Golden Wing City followed closely behind and arrived at the same place.
"Great God of Wind and Fire, I hope your strength satisfies me, so I can go all out and have a great battle!"
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