During the three freaks’ beast transformation, Xiang Shaoyun had sensed an aura that was similar to the wolfmen from them. However, he still wasn’t sure yet that they were related to his master. Only after witnessing their fearful expression and their exclamation that he was using their master’s divine punch when he used the Cosmos Dao Destroying Fist was he sure of their relationship with his master.
Although Xiang Shaoyun’s master had been away from the Guardians Guild for a long time, he had once stayed in the guild for an extended period of time. He was also the honored deputy guild master, so he would still have something left in the guild. The three freaks were part of what he had left in the guild. That was also the case for Lu Jiang.
That was also why Xiang Shaoyun had left without saying a word to the three earlier. He was confident that the three would definitely go after him if they were his master’s followers. And he was right.
They arrived at house number 81. The place was rather remote, but its concentration of astral energy was still decent. It merely felt less important than other houses in more prominent locations.
Xiang Shaoyun wasn’t bothered about the location of the house. he planned to spend some time there and calm himself while focusing on his breakthrough. He could feel that all the young Gods that had arrived were no pushovers. He did not believe that he was already the strongest in the world. After seeing Qin Jiu, his desire for more strength had been further strengthened.
“You’re now my followers, but you’re still rather weak. I want to become the young guild master and I need even stronger helpers,” said Xiang Shaoyun seriously.
He was speaking the truth. The three freaks were decently strong, but not strong enough. He needed stronger helpers.
“Don’t worry, young master. We have been suppressing our breakthrough for so many years just for the sake of waiting for you,” said the red freak.
“Yes, yes. We can break through at any time and give you as much help as we can!” said the green freak.
“If we weren’t afraid of that fellow’s jealousy, we would have grown even stronger long ago,” said the blue freak.
From their words, Xiang Shaoyun learned that the three had merely been playing the fool instead of being actual fools. They were only protecting themselves from any suppression in the guild. Xiang Shaoyun’s appearance was a sign of Ge Yi’s will, removing all their misgivings.
“Good. You three break through as well, then. I want to see how far you can go,” said Xiang Shaoyun with a nod.
The three freaks nodded solemnly before picking a training room and went into seclusion. The three had a similar tempo of cultivation, giving them an advantage of a great resonance between the three of them. Thanks to their resonance, they could break through together. Xiang Shaoyun sealed the entire house before entering seclusion as well.
It would probably take some time for all the young Gods to be tested. He believed that the two deputies would not call for him during his period of seclusion. After calming his mind, Xiang Shaoyun started refining and absorbing the Celestial King Seal’s God Realm energy in his body. The energy had been left by him two lifetimes ago and had complete affinity with him. Thus, he was able to smoothly assimilate them into his astral cosmos sea. As the absorption began, his cultivation started rising sharply.
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Time passed, and eventually, all 1,000 of the young Gods were tested. Less than half remained as only 365 of them were able to get through the test. That was a rather interesting number, as it corresponded to the number of days in a year.
The 365 young Gods were elites among their peers. Not only were they strong, but they had strong willpower as well. These were the strongest Gods below 1,000 years old, their splendor overshadowing even some of the elder Gods.
The housing area for the young Gods was slowly filled up. As a result, the area also became bustling with activity. However, the young Gods all spent as much time as they could in increasing their strength. Thus, nothing excessive happened. Everyone was merely cultivating while waiting for the call.
Some of the young Gods who had failed left directly, but some opted to stay. Even if they weren’t able to become candidates, they were still members of the Guardians Guild. These people had agreed to become God Realm elders of the guild and were granted residence and some other rewards. Some joined the deputy guild master that commanded the most confidence in them, assisting the respective successor in becoming the young guild master. Upon success, they would gain even more benefits.
With that, the various young Gods also started recruiting these young Gods who had failed the test. These people would be the best helpers for their pursuit. The two successors of the guild, Qin Jiu, Gongsun Sanyang, Immortal Road Chamber’s first immortal, Ji Feixian, Guangling Palace’s goddess, Ling Ziruo, and Celestial Alliance’s number one immortal child, Mo Du were among the strongest young Gods present, and they all started gathering support untiringly.
In fact, they were even recruiting those who had passed the test. That was because there was still a gap between different young Gods. Some were clearly inadequate to become the young guild master. The young guild master would be picked from among the top five candidates. Thus, even being a dark horse would be an extremely difficult feat.
That day, visitors finally arrived at house number 81. Two people had arrived. They both looked middle-aged, and powerful God Realm energy rippled out of their bodies. They were around fourth or fifth-stage Gods.
“I heard this is the house of that overlord. We’re already here for two months yet we haven’t seen him at all. Is he in seclusion?” said the man with a balding head. Standing beside him was someone with a thick beard on his face.
They were respectively Yu Tiangan and Wei Quan, followers of a young God. They were on a mission to recruit more young Gods for their master.
“I’m sure. We have accurate information that the overlord is staying here. It is said that he’s quite strong so he’ll probably be good enough to be our young master’s lackey,” said Wei Quan.
“It won’t be that simple. Each young God has their own pride. If this overlord is someone easily persuaded, things will be much easier for us,” said Yu Tiangan. He then faced the house and shouted, “Celestial War King’s envoy is here. Please come out.”
His voice reverberated in the area, but no response came. Thus, he shouted a few more times. However, there was still no response. He refused to believe that the house was empty. He also refused to believe that those inside had not heard him. He was sure they were ignoring him.
“Looks like peaceful measures won’t work. I’ll go with force, then,” said Wei Quan with his hand raised, prepared to blast the door apart.
“Scram! Don’t disturb our young master’s seclusion or I’ll pluck every single hair out of your body!” an impatient voice rang out from within the house.
“That’s right! Why don’t you wipe your blind eyes and take a look where you are. Calling himself the Celestial War King here? Is he dumb?” a different voice rang out.
A third voice rang out, “Why don’t you get that Celestial War King personally to come greet our young master. Perhaps our young master will entertain the idea of meeting that fellow.”
