Cao Ya was unaware of the conversation within the martial realm.
But he guessed that Lin Jing would reveal news about him.
Therefore, he left the Continent of Merchants ahead of time, without intending to meet Ling Qingzhu.
Once he transforms his Yuan Power into Spiritual Power, we'll find an opportunity to head south to the Martial Realm and pay him a visit.
"You're going to the Martial Realm? Then I'll head north too!"
"We should definitely go to the Endless Fire Domain. That place is the main base of the Dou Qi Continent."
"I am also a Dou Di from the Dou Qi Continent."
Cao Ya muttered.
"You decide for yourself," Cao Ya of [Martial Universe] said with a faint smile.
The two of them had already arrived in the Tianluo Continent.
As one of the ten supercontinents, the Tianluo Continent is far larger and more populous than the Shang Continent.
However, since ancient times, there has been constant fighting, and in terms of order, it is not as stable as the Shang continent.
Since the departure of the ancient Heavenly Palace, the Tianluo Continent has been without a unified force.
Naturally, without its leader, the Tianluo Continent became a battlefield for heroes to vie for supremacy, with various powerful figures rising up, and numerous supreme beings and earthly supreme beings emerging.
Unfortunately, there is currently not a single supreme being among them.
Even if there are such people, they are mostly just passing through or living in seclusion, like Cao Ya.
They do not intend to interfere in the conflicts of the Tianluo Continent.
The major powers are keeping a close eye on things. For a super continent like Tianluo Continent, the desire of an external Heavenly Sovereign to unify it will definitely provoke resistance from various internal forces.
Moreover, some other major powers are also unwilling to see this happen.
They will secretly sabotage things.
Over time, no Heavenly Sovereign was willing to manage the Tianluo Continent anymore.
The Spirit-grade Heavenly Supreme and Immortal-grade Heavenly Supreme are somewhat lacking and cannot withstand all the open and covert attacks. Their forceful entry into the Tianluo Continent would be somewhat counterproductive.
Qualified Saint-level Heavenly Sovereigns usually already have their own power and base, so they don't need to come and manage the Tianluo Continent.
This is also to give face to the ancient Heavenly Palace.
After all, the ancient Heavenly Palace was destroyed in order to fight against the evil race from beyond the realm.
Let's leave this Tianluo Continent to the successor of the ancient Heavenly Palace.
For a Saint-level Heavenly Supreme, a continent, even one of the super continents, is actually of little help.
Those who reach the later Dominator Realm cannot have their true names imprinted on the Sky Ranking by relying on external forces.
"Hmm, I remember, the Ancient Heavenly Palace is about to be born, right? When that time comes, all sides will gather, and even Xiao Yan and Lin Dong will have their imprints projected." Cao Ya from [Martial Universe] muttered to himself.
"Besides those two, there's also the Devouring Demon Emperor of the Devouring Demon Clan and the Heavenly Emperor of the Ancient Heavenly Palace," Cao Ya of [Battle Through the Heavens] pondered. "Those are all peak existences at the Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme level."
"In that case, with the opening of the Ancient Heavenly Palace in the future, we should go in and give it a try," Cao Ya from [Martial Universe] chuckled.
[Battle Through the Heavens] Cao Ya raised his head slightly, his gaze fixed on the far west.
There, a terrifying aura lingered, appearing and disappearing.
If he was right, that place was the ruins of an ancient heavenly palace.
"No rush," Cao Ya from [Martial Universe] laughed. "Let's completely convert our spiritual energy first."
"If one could break through one's cultivation level to the Immortal Heavenly Sovereign level, or even the Saint Heavenly Sovereign level, in the vast world, that would be the best outcome."
"In terms of individual strength, the two of us are only at the Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme level."
"Only the combined divine power of multiple systems can be compared to a Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign!"
After listening to Cao Ya from "Martial Universe," Cao Ya from "Battle Through the Heavens" nodded slightly.
In the future, extraterrestrial evil forces will invade, a large number of demon emperors will emerge, and even the Heavenly Evil God will break free from his seal.
At that time, even the Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme would seem somewhat inadequate.
Even those at the half-step Dominator Realm are no exception.
Only a complete Great Ruler can suppress and kill the Heavenly Evil God, completely eliminating the threat of the extraterrestrial evil race!
Those extraterrestrial evil races are another kind of life form. If they were to occupy the Great Thousand World, all spiritual power, battle qi, and primordial power would be annihilated, replaced by the evil aura of the extraterrestrial evil races.
If that were all, it would be fine.
After all, although the Great Thousand World is dominated by the spiritual power system, the many subordinate lower planes have a variety of power systems, such as battle qi and elemental power.
Adding another system of evil energy doesn't seem like a big deal.
The problem is that the existence of extraterrestrial evil races suppresses all living beings in the world.
In the eyes of the evil races beyond the realm, all the myriad spirits and races of the world, including humans, are nothing more than food and provisions.
Even the slaughter of millions would not move him.
This struggle for survival is the root cause of the two sides' relentless fight to the death, their absolute inability to surrender, and their complete lack of willingness to yield.
Even if they surrender, they're just food, kept in captivity. Whenever the extraterrestrial evil races get hungry or interested, they'll devour a batch of them.
Tell me, who could stand this?
We have no choice but to fight to the death against the extraterrestrial evil race!
This is determined by racial characteristics, and even the Heavenly Demon Emperor cannot change it.
Therefore, the only way for the extraterrestrial evil race to occupy the world is through direct warfare, by forcibly flattening it.
Differentiation and integration are unlikely to succeed.
"Let's wait! The Supreme Beings of the Great Thousand Worlds have always been very wary of the extraterrestrial evil races. The four strongest forces are also guarding the four borders of the Great Thousand Worlds respectively." Cao Ya of [Martial Universe] whispered.
Afterwards, the two Cao Yas toured the Tianluo Continent, and occasionally, on a whim, they would select some good seeds and give them away as cultivation techniques.
Later, they also heard about the changes in the Great Luo Heaven Domain, such as the return of Jiu You and the rise of Mu Chen.
However, this is nothing of concern to Cao Ya.
The strongest mandala in the Great Luo Heaven Domain is also known as the Earth Supreme.
Without reaching the Heavenly Supreme, one cannot play a vital role in the vast world.
Ordinary Spirit-grade Heavenly Supremes and Immortal-grade Heavenly Supremes are actually the same.
Only a Saintly Heavenly Supreme can suppress a region!
Unafraid of the evil forces from beyond the realm causing trouble.
During this period, the two Cao Ya also transformed their spiritual power, advanced their cultivation, and began to approach the level of Celestial Supreme.
"Hmm, the cultivation technique is somewhat lacking." Cao Ya from [Martial Universe] suddenly opened his eyes and frowned.
"Most of what we know are divine skills and unique techniques from other systems, but we don't know enough about the spiritual energy system of this vast world." Cao Ya from [Battle Through the Heavens] pondered.
"It seems we should follow my example from when I was on the Dou Qi Continent and go out and wander around."
As he spoke, Cao Ya from "Battle Through the Heavens" smiled slightly.
Since one cultivates spiritual power in the vast world, the fighting techniques of the Dou Qi Continent and the martial arts of the Tian Xuan Continent are no longer of much use.
While traveling through the Tianluo Continent, the two obtained a lot of information left over from the ruins, including some spiritual techniques and divine arts.
However, it has little effect on them, who are already at the Spiritual Grade Heavenly Supreme level.
"If I could obtain supernatural powers, minor supernatural powers, major supernatural powers, peerless supernatural powers... Throughout the ages, there have been thirty-six peerless supernatural powers that have been famous throughout the ages." Cao Ya from [Martial Universe] sighed.
"In the ancient Heavenly Palace, there exists an unparalleled divine power. But, the two of us have little hope of obtaining it," Cao Ya of [Battle Through the Heavens] lamented.
The Heavenly Emperor of the ancient Heavenly Palace possessed one of the thirty-six unparalleled divine powers of the Great Thousand Worlds: "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones".
Only his successors may practice it.
Regardless of which Cao Ya it is, they have all reached the Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme realm, and their overall combat strength has reached the Saint Grade Heavenly Supreme level.
Even if the ancient Heavenly Emperor were to be resurrected, he would still be no match for them.
So how could they possibly worship the Heavenly Emperor as their master, perform the disciple's rites, and then seek the "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones"?
Of course, the Heavenly Emperor probably wouldn't accept them as disciples.
Both Cao Ya held the Heavenly Emperor, a supreme being who died fighting for the sake of the Great Thousand World, in high esteem.
"What a pity, none of the thirty-six peerless divine abilities are easy to learn." Cao Ya from [Battle Through the Heavens] lamented.
"Haha, if it were easy to obtain, what kind of unparalleled divine power would it be?" Cao Ya from [Martial Universe] laughed.
Cao Ya was also speechless.
Thirty-six peerless divine abilities—those are the strongest techniques in the entire world!
"However, it doesn't really matter if we can't get our hands on some peerless divine abilities." Cao Ya from [Martial Universe] pondered, "Aren't we already familiar with enough spells? There are countless top-notch techniques like the Seven Swords of Heaven-Slaying, the Tathagata Palm, the Grass Character Sword Technique, and the Kunpeng Treasure Technique."
What we lack is actually the spiritual techniques for cultivation.
"Perhaps, in the future I should visit places like the Five Ancient Clans."
Cao Ya nodded.
"The five ancient clans are said to have originated in the primordial era. Their spiritual techniques and primordial avatars are all very special," Cao Ya of [Battle Through the Heavens] murmured.
"There's no rush."
Cao Ya chuckled lightly in [Martial Universe]:
"The ancient heavenly palace has been opened. We must deal with the Heavenly Demon Emperor of the Devouring Demon Clan first."
"By the way, let's exchange greetings with Lin Dong and Xiao Yan."
[Battle Through the Heavens] Cao Ya turned his head.
In the far west of the Tianluo Continent, the space fluctuates violently, and large numbers of people plunge into it to compete for the opportunities of the ancient Heavenly Palace.
Elsewhere, the ancient Heavenly Palace would merely be a once-great power, respected by all sides because of the Heavenly Emperor.
However, in the Tianluo Continent, the significance of the ancient Heavenly Palace is far more complex.
Whoever inherits the legacy of the ancient Heavenly Palace is truly qualified to unify the Tianluo Continent.
The ancient Heavenly Palace is the true lineage of the Tianluo Continent!
For all the forces on the Tianluo Continent, who wouldn't want such a legitimate and righteous title?
Moreover, the remnants of the ancient heavenly palace are enough to create a supreme being!
No matter which angle you look at it from, the Ancient Heavenly Palace will be a coveted prize in the eyes of all forces on the Tianluo Continent.
Of course, in addition to local experts, strong individuals from other continents who have obtained a spot from a major local power can also enter the Ancient Heavenly Palace Ruins.
People like Lin Jing, Xiao Xiao, Mu Chen, and Jiu You are all the same.
None of them were native to the Tianluo Continent.
They all came from other places and later joined a certain force on the Tianluo Continent, obtaining its quota.
Even Xiao Xiao and Lin Jing are not from the Great Thousand World at all, but rather originated from a lower plane.
Some time passed, and the location of the ancient heavenly palace trembled. Many sovereigns who were waiting outside stood up, their eyes burning with desire.
Then, they tore through space and descended into the ancient celestial palace.
Prior to this, they were restricted from entering.
It's truly a pity that the ancient celestial palace is right in front of you, yet you can't enter to adventure and plunder its remnants.
Now, however, these restrictions are gone.
Soon after, a large amount of demonic energy rose up again, as if the ancient heavenly palace had become the territory of the evil race from beyond the realm.
"Is it that Devouring Demon Emperor who has been resurrected?" Cao Ya from [Martial Universe] pondered.
"Xiao Yan has arrived." Suddenly, Cao Ya from [Battle Through the Heavens] smiled.
In their perception, outside the ancient heavenly palace ruins where demonic energy surged, a flame suddenly swept across the sky. The black ruler tore through the void, domineering and incomparably burning away the demonic energy before forcibly descending.
This person is none other than the renowned Emperor Yan, Xiao Yan, whose fame spreads far and wide throughout the world!
Also arriving at the same time was Martial Ancestor "Lin Dong".
The figure stood tall and imposing, exuding an aura of power. Around him surged a vast array of spiritual energy, each with its own unique attributes: lightning, ice, fire, and profound darkness…
The Martial Ancestor was also the person with the most and most complex spiritual attributes in the Great Thousand World!
With the arrival of these two, the demonic energy of the Devouring Demon Emperor was suppressed, while the auras of the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor filled the sky, causing even the void to tremble.
"Let's go, it's time for us to make our appearance." Cao Ya from [Battle Through the Heavens] laughed, flicking his finger to unleash flames that burned through the void.
Meanwhile, Cao Ya, the master of "Martial Universe," transformed into a bolt of lightning, piercing through the void and forcibly descending upon the Heavenly Emperor's Mausoleum where heroes had gathered.
That place could be considered the core of the ancient celestial palace.
After all, the Heavenly Emperor is buried here.
Whoever receives the Heavenly Emperor's inheritance can rightfully inherit everything from the ancient Heavenly Palace.
Furthermore, the Heavenly Emperor's supernatural powers were the most precious things in the ancient Heavenly Palace.
Inside the Heavenly Emperor's Mausoleum, Mu Chen, Jiu You, Mandala, and others, including Lin Jing and Xiao Xiao, were all dumbfounded.
Why are two more top-tier experts suddenly appearing?
Upon seeing Cao Ya, Mu Chen, Jiu You, and Lin Jing were taken aback.
The others remained curious.
Judging from their imposing presence, the two newcomers seem to be no less powerful than the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor, who are renowned throughout the world.
The former Demon Emperor seemed even less capable.
Then, the actions of Emperor Yan and Martial Ancestor left everyone dumbfounded.
"Cao Ya, you've finally arrived in the Great Thousand World," Xiao Yan said with a smile. "You're several hundred years late."
"There's nothing we can do, we've run into a spacetime storm." Cao Ya from [Battle Through the Heavens] shrugged.
"Long time no see." Lin Dong clasped his hands in a fist and smiled.
"Yes, it's been hundreds of years. Are the others doing well?" Cao Ya from [Martial Universe] said.
"All is well! Many have now become Heavenly Sovereigns, guarding the Martial Realm and fighting against the extraterrestrial evil races," Lin Dong said with a smile.
Seeing the two people who looked similar but had very different temperaments, chatting happily with Emperor Yan and Martial Ancestor respectively, the group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.
Who are those two people?
Hmm, are they two bodies of the same person, or are they really just two people who look so alike?
There is one thing they can be clear about.
The two newcomers are definitely ascendants from lower planes!
"So he's the mysterious Cao Yadou Emperor that Dad talked about. I don't know his background, and he's very..." Xiao Xiao muttered.
With just one glance from Xiao Yan, she immediately gave a smirk.
"Dad is really something. He clearly said those words himself, but now that the person in question is here, he won't let me say them," Xiao Xiao muttered to herself.
Xiao Yan rubbed the corner of his eye.
This daughter is such a worry!
Across from him, Lin Dong felt the same way. His daughter had grown up and no longer listened to her father.
"Senior Cao Ya." Mu Chen, Jiu You, and Lin Jing greeted him with respect, after all, he had obtained the incomparably powerful [Dao Transmission Across the Universe].
This sword move proved to be of great help to them during their trip to the ancient heavenly palace.
"Cao Ya, why don't you visit the Endless Fire Domain sometime in the future? Most of the people from the Dou Qi Continent are concentrated in the Endless Fire Domain," Xiao Yan invited.
"The people of Tianxuan Continent are all gathered in the Martial Realm, hoping to meet you in the Great Thousand World," Lin Dong also said.
“No problem.” The two Cao Yas smiled.
Neither Lin Dong nor Xiao Yan were surprised by the appearance of two Cao Yas.
Hundreds of years ago, not long after arriving in this vast world, there were already speculations.
It's just been confirmed now.
However, they were quite surprised that Cao Ya, who had been trapped in the spacetime storm for hundreds of years, had only just arrived in the Great Thousand World and yet possessed the power of a Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme.
I'm also very happy.
The addition of two powerful Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns is indeed a great joy for the Great Thousand World.
Beside him, the Devouring Demon Emperor, who was trapped by the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor, had a gloomy face and his demonic energy was surging, but he was unable to break through the seal.
"This Devouring Demon Emperor was created by the Devouring Demon Clan using the full power of the entire clan. Originally, the Devouring Demon Clan had nine Demon Emperors. In pursuit of the ultimate, the nine Demon Emperors merged into one, transforming into the Devouring Demon Emperor, also known as the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor, whose strength was incomparably formidable."
After catching up and extending invitations, Lin Dong turned his gaze to the Devouring Demon Emperor, whom he and Xiao Yan had trapped, and said calmly:
"Otherwise, how could he possibly contend with the Heavenly Emperor who had cultivated the [One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones] technique?"
"Back then, the Heavenly Emperor used his unparalleled divine power, 'One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones,' to forcefully destroy the Seven Demons. However, he was exhausted and could only use his last bit of strength to seal the remaining two demons. The Heavenly Emperor then perished."
"Tens of thousands of years have passed, and the Devouring Demon Emperor has finally found an opportunity to break free from his seal."
"It's just a pity that you met Brother Xiao, who destroyed one of your demons. When that demon tried to escape, I ran into him again."
Lin Dong pointed a finger to reinforce the seal, lest the Devouring Demon Emperor escape.
Mu Chen and everyone else were confused.
Why didn't the Martial Ancestor kill the last demon?
Only Xiao Yan and the two Cao Ya knew the deeper meaning behind Lin Dong's actions.
"The Heavenly Emperor deserves great credit for slaying this demon. Today, he should be present to completely eradicate him," Xiao Yan said.
Everyone was taken aback.
Didn't the Heavenly Emperor perish long ago?
What the Martial Ancestor just said also confirms this.
"Although the original body perished, the imprint remains, guarding the seal. However..." Cao Ya from [Battle Through the Heavens] said, looking at the huge black head nearby, which exuded a chilling demonic aura and was feared, hated, and even attacked by everyone.
"Could it be..." Everyone was horrified.
"That was the Heavenly Emperor incarnate." Cao Ya of [Martial Universe] nodded and pointed his finger, causing thunder to roar and drive away all the demonic energy, allowing the head to return to its original state.
A sliver of light coalesced, transforming into a majestic figure.
It was the departed Heavenly Emperor!
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