Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Dong! Dong!
A vast spiritual energy raged out in the area as big drums rose to the top of the mountain peaks and landed upon them. Suddenly, the deep sounds of the drums resounded in the area and quickened everyone’s heartbeats.
As the drumbeats filled the area, the various top forces turned their gazes toward the 19 White Jade Stages that were on the towering mountain. Upon those stages, 19 people were standing.
These people were surging with dazzling spiritual light that filled the area with a horrifying spiritual energy oppression. All of them were clearly Heavenly Sovereigns!
The top forces all shouted in amazement when they saw the Heavenly Sovereigns. They were instantly filled with envy. After all, it could easily be seen that they had numerous Heavenly Sovereigns, which was the sign of a true top force in The Great Thousand World.
Generally speaking, the top forces who possessed only one Heavenly Sovereign had only barely managed to step into the category of a top force. Only when they had numerous Heavenly Sovereigns were any of the top forces considered to be truly majestic.
Moreover, as the Budur Ancient Clan had 19 Heavenly Sovereigns standing before everyone, it was apparent that there were more to come. These ancient clans had hidden trump cards that caused everyone to be wary of them. It was clear that these were simply their base representation.
The ancient clans had to go through an entire millennium in order to possess such a strong base. In contrast, the ordinary top forces would probably stay in the limelight for a while, but they would soon disappear. Only the ancient clans could develop and grow to become stronger, as they were able to withstand the tides of time.
When everyone present, including Mu Chen, saw that the Budur Ancient Clan had such a strong base, they looked grave. The five big ancient clans had indeed lived up to their reputations.
It looks like I have to focus on grooming more talents if I want my Mu Estate to be around for a long time. Mu Chen thought to himself. Although the Mu Estate could be considered a top force, he was the only one supporting it. This was not a good base, which meant there was a great disparity between the Mu Estate and the Budur Ancient Clan.
However, the Mu Estate had just been established, yet it was already filled with vigor. They had done a great job so far, given their current achievement.
In the future, they might even have the chance to rule the Tianluo Continent and become one of the 10 Supreme Continents in The Great Thousand World. With the existence of the Ancient Celestial Palace, Mu Chen believed that the Mu Estate would have even more geniuses in the future.
Then, given some time, they might be on par with the Endless Fire Territory and the Martial Border and become a supreme power in The Great Thousand World. When this happened, the Mu Estate would be as strong as the Budur Ancient Clan.
Mu Chen stopped thinking about these things as he looked gravely at the 19 people on the 19 White Jade Stages. They looked distinctive from one another. On the whole, the 19 White Jade Stages were separated into four sections.
These sections must represent the Xuan lineage, the Mo lineage, the Qing lineage and the rest of the lineages in the Budur Ancient Clan… Mu Chen thought to himself. He first fixed his gaze on the Xuan lineage first, as they were the most impressive. Their vast spiritual energy took up half of the sky!
The levels of the seven White Jade Stages were clearly differentiated. On the highest level, a man dressed in a Xuan robe was standing with his hands behind his back. He was good-looking and had gentle-looking eyes, while a spiritual light lingered on the surface of his body.
The spiritual light on his body was weaker than that of the elders, but only the experienced top powers knew that he had withdrawn his spiritual energy. Currently, he was merging with the heavens and the earth, and there were signs of him advancing into the Divine Heavenly Sovereign level. This man had apparently reached the later stage of the God Grade Heavenly Sovereign level and was on his way to break through the Divine Heavenly Sovereign level.
Mu Chen squinted his eyes as he looked at the man. He could feel a dangerous aura exuding from his body. He was clearly a dangerous person!
“This is the Head of the Xuan lineage, Xuan Guang… He is Xuan Luo’s father. Currently, he is one of the two in our Budur Ancient Clan who have the highest possibilities of stepping into the Divine Heavenly Sovereign level. Once he has successfully become a Divine Heavenly Sovereign, he will be the Clan Leader of our Budur Ancient Clan,” Qing Shuang said gravely upon noticing the strange look that had appeared on Mu Chen’s face.
“Xuan Luo’s father?” Mu Chen nodded as light flashed across his eyes.
As he shifted his gaze downward, he realized that, among the seven elders in the Xuan lineage, there were four God Grade Heavenly Sovereigns and three Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereigns. Apparently, the Xuan lineage had sent out their masters in order to secure their seats!
On the other side of the White Jade Stage was the Mo lineage, which was as mighty as the Xuan lineage. Although they had one Heavenly Sovereign less than the Xuan lineage, the grandeur of their six Heavenly Sovereigns was enough to engulf the entire area.
A man in a black robe was standing on the upper stone stage of the Mo lineage. His eyes were dark and he had strange black stripes on his face. A unique, cold air exuded from his body, and when he blinked his eyes, they were like two black holes that were ready to consume all of the spiritual energy within the entire area.
“This is the Head of the Mo lineage, Mo Tong. His strength is comparable to Xuan Guang’s,” Qing Shuang said softly.
Mu Chen nodded. Apparently, Mo Tong must be the other person in the Budur Ancient Clan who could possibly step into the Divine Heavenly Sovereign level. These two people were indeed majestic and powerful. As such, it was no wonder that the Xuan lineage and the Mo lineage were flourishing.
Among the six people in the Mo lineage, there were three God Grade Heavenly Sovereigns and three Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereigns. Their array was grand as well. If they had been in The Great Thousand World, they would surely have been one of the supreme powers.
After Mu Chen looked at the Mo lineage, he turned to look at the region where the Qing lineage was located. When compared to the Xuan lineage and the Mo lineage, the Qing lineage appeared to be quite weak.
There were only three of them. Other than Elder Qing Xuan, whom Mu Chen was familiar with, the one who was supposed to be the Head of the Qing lineage was an elderly man with a head of white hair. He exuded a strong grandeur, while myriad rays of spiritual light burst out around his body and shook the space. Apparently, he was a God Grade Heavenly Sovereign.
However, when he was compared to Xuan Guang and Mo Tong, the Head of the Qing lineage appeared weak. Xuan Guang and Mo Tong were powerful and majestic, whereas the Head of the Qing lineage seemed to have one foot in the grave and looked apathetic.
Only fearless and aggressive people could become Divine Heavenly Sovereigns. Since the Head of the Qing lineage had lost his vigor, he had no passion for becoming a Divine Heavenly Sovereign.
“This is the Head of our Qing lineage, Qing Tian…” Qing Shuang said.
Mu Chen nodded, then said, “He is so weak… He cannot be compared to the other two.”
When Qing Shuang heard Mu Chen’s comments, she smiled wryly and said, “If Aunt Qing is in our Qing lineage, Xuan Tian and Mo Tong will be nothing compared to her.”
Qing Shuang was right. Xuan Tian and Mo Tong were still working hard on attaining the Divine Heavenly Sovereign level, but Qing Yanjing had already reached the Divine Ancestral Master realm in her spiritual array path. As such, she had already surpassed the two of them in terms of her attainments.
“Whether a lineage can be successful does not depend on one person alone,” Mu Chen said flatly.
He then looked at the back and saw three people who were from the other lineages of the Budur Ancient Clan. In order to prevent the rest of the lineages from losing their loyalties to the Budur Ancient Clan, the Elder Academy had set the rules, which included the caveat that, regardless of what happened, they would reserve three seats for these lineages.
Thus, these lineages did not have to fret over losing their seats. As such, their only concerns would be the many lineages among them, as some of them would naturally desire to take over the position of elder.
As Mu Chen looked at the situation, he shook his head. The only lineage that was in danger was the Qing lineage…
Dong! Dong! Dong!
At that moment, the drumbeats in the area resounded rapidly.
“Let’s start!” the voice of Budur Xuan, the First Elder, resounded from the towering mountain.
Swoosh!
The moment Budur Xuan made the announcement, a vast spiritual energy raged outside the towering mountain, while three shadows shot out together. They then landed on the three White Jade Stages where the Qing lineage was located.
An elder with a head of white hair but skin that was as soft as a baby landed on the White Jade Stage where the Qing Lineage Head, Qing Tian, was standing. He bowed at Qing Tian and said with a smile, “Mo Gu from the Mo lineage would like to spar with the Qing Lineage Head, Qing Tian.”
As the elder smiled warmly, the spiritual energy around him was overbearing. Although he was only a Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign, when he faced Qing Tian, he was unafraid. On the contrary, he was looking quite derisively at Qing Tian!
When Qing Tian saw him, his face turned pale. He saw that the other two elders each had an opponent before them.
“Xuan Lin from the Xuan lineage would like to learn from Elder Qing Xuan.”
“Xuan Jin from the Xuan lineage would like to learn from Elder Qing Yun.”
When these two voices resounded in the area, they attracted the attentions of many people. Elder Qing Xuan’s face turned ghastly pale when she saw the two people standing before them. The Mo lineage and the Xuan lineage had joined forces to take them on!
“Crap!” When Qing Shuang saw what was going on, she stamped her foot and looked pale.
The Mo lineage and the Xuan lineage had oppressed the Qing lineage for quite some time, and she did not expect for them to join forces in the Contest of the Lineages to deal with them! Mu Chen squinted his eyes when he saw the situation.
Since Mo Gu from the Mo lineage was a Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign, he would definitely be defeated by Elder Qing Tian, who was a God Grade Heavenly Sovereign. Xuan Lin, who was from the Xuan lineage, was at the later stage of Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign level, and he would be fighting Elder Qing Xuan, who was at the middle stage of Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign level.
Xuan Jin, who was from the Xuan lineage, was at the middle stage of Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign level, and he would be taking on another elder from the Qing lineage, who was at the initial stage of the Spiritual Grade Heavenly Sovereign level. In this situation, two of the contenders from the Qing lineage would be defeated. This meant that the Qing lineage would definitely lose, no matter what way you looked at it!
“They are so ruthless!” Mu Chen sneered.
The Xuan lineage and the Mo lineage were apparently planning to remove the Qing lineage from having any say in the Budur Ancient Clan. If they achieved this objective, the Qing lineage would be degraded and never have the chance to make a comeback.
The Xuan lineage and the Mo lineage had planned it very well indeed. However, since Mu Chen was present, he would not allow them to have their way!
