Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation

When the Deity Race managed to develop back to their peak and was preparing to make a move on the Kunlun Realm, the Azure Emperor suppressed them back down. They did not manage to regain their past glory until he died ten thousand years ago.

He alone blocked the eighteen Demonic Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World every time they came and caused trouble.

The Dragon’s Gate’s Azure Emperor simply had too many enemies. Furthermore, all of them were powerful major characters. Any one of them could destroy Xiao Chen as he was now.

For Xiao Chen, revealing his identity now was extremely disadvantageous.

Indeed, what everyone guessed immediately became a reality.

The moment Xiao Chen flew out of that small world, the grandmaster-level Martial Sages leading three of the Sovereign Noble Clans—the Jiang Clan, Lin Clan, and Yan Clan—soared into the air.

The halos of Heavenly Sage Laws behind these grandmaster-level Martial Sages gave off multicolored lights, spreading for five hundred kilometers and covering the sun and sky. The Martial Sages covered the distance of more than ten kilometers in the blink of an eye.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

The vast auras of the grandmaster-level Martial Sages surged out like the waves of the sea. Some of the low-grade warships could not withstand these auras and shattered.

When the other cultivators saw this scene, they sucked in a deep breath in astonishment. The Sovereign Noble Clans were simply overdoing this, acting very decisively and flabbergasting everyone.

Three grandmaster-level Martial Sages attacked together to kill a half-Sage.

Any single one of them could easily kill Xiao Chen with their finger. With the three of them working together, how could Xiao Chen stand a chance?

On the Supreme Sky Sect’s warship, the Supreme Sky Emperor glanced at the warships of the Three Holy Lands above. When he saw that they did not take any action, he gently waved his hand three times.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The three grandmaster-level Martial Sages all vomited blood and flew backwards. A full set of defensive high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasures could not hold up against this incomprehensible power, shattering into pieces.

The Jiang Clan, Lin Clan, and Yan Clan grandmaster-level Martial Sages landed back on their respective warships with pale complexions. Then, the halos behind their bodies shattered with a ‘crack.’

The strands of Heavenly Laws that the Supreme Sky Emperor sent into their bodies exploded again, causing the Emperor Grade warships to tremble violently.

The other cultivators on the decks all fell over.

“Attack! Use the Emperor Grade Ancient Demonic Energy Cannon. Even if we die, we cannot let another Azure Emperor appear in this world!”

The three grandmaster-level Martial Sages showed horror on their faces. However, they did not seem surprised. If anything, they looked very determined.

In the war that suddenly broke out outside the small world, each side sent out only one move, and they affected the thousands of warships around.

“Damn! When did the Supreme Sky Emperor get here?”

“Go! Quick! If we get struck by the shock waves, even if we have nine lives, it would not be enough.”

The warships started to move at their fastest speed and backed off rapidly, fearing that they would get struck by the shock waves of the battle.

Their warships were not Emperor Grade. Even if the ship were King Grade, it could not block a casual strike of a Martial Emperor.

The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled coldly and said, “How stubborn. Without a quasi-Emperor to control the Emperor Grade warship, how can it bring out its full power?”

The Supreme Sky Emperor stretched his hand forward, and sixty-four rings of golden Heavenly Laws appeared behind him. Each ring of golden Heavenly Laws had countless stars quickly spinning around on them.

A bright blazing sun appeared in the very center of all the rings of golden Heavenly Laws, giving off an effulgent light. It was like the Heavenly Laws behind the Supreme Sky Emperor materialized the entire universe.

A colossal hand appeared above the three Emperor Grade warships, bringing the entire universe with it as it gently descended and smacked the three Emperor Grade warships away.

“Brother Supreme Sky, that should be enough!”

A voice rang out in the air. A middle-aged man in red Vermilion Bird robes appeared above the King Grade warship and smiled gently.

Han Qinghe, who was at the side, raised his eyebrows slightly and bowed, “Greetings, Vermilion Bird Holy Master.”

Unexpectedly, the person who arrived was the current Palace Master of the Phoenix’s Passion Palace. The Vermilion Bird Holy Master’s expression did not change much as he glanced at Xiao Chen, who was rushing over. He said somewhat inarticulately, “I’ll deal with the Sovereign Noble Clans’ side. This person is truly surprising. He has extraordinary guts.”

The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled and retorted, “I feel that guts have nothing much to do with this. As he said, what will happen will happen. He will not be able to escape it.

“He will never be able to escape the name ‘Dragon’s Gate’s Azure Emperor.’”

When the Vermilion Bird Holy Master heard the words “Dragon’s Gate’s Azure Emperor,” he frowned slightly and said, “Ten thousand years have passed. What is the point of mentioning that name again? The Tianwu Domain only needs three Holy Lands.”

However, the Supreme Sky Emperor countered with a serious expression, “But the human race still needs a leader!”

The Vermilion Bird Holy Master’s lips curled up as he said, “Haha! Him? Even the more talented Thunder Emperor from five thousand years ago could not do it. Do you think that he can?”

After narrowly escaping death, Xiao Chen slowly flew to the Supreme Sky Sect’s warship. There, aside from Han Qinghe and the Supreme Sky Emperor on the deck, he also saw a blurry clump of light that appeared to be speaking with the Supreme Sky Emperor. However, when he landed on the deck, the blurry clump had vanished completely.

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and bowed slightly to the Supreme Sky Emperor who saved him. “Many thanks, great Emperor, for saving my life.”

The Supreme Sky Emperor waved it off, indicating it was nothing. He said softly, “This is all the trouble I can help you with. You still need to rely on yourself for the rest. Advance to Martial Sage quickly.”

Xiao Chen nodded. The most important thing now was indeed to advance to Martial Sage. Otherwise, when he ran into such strong Martial Sages again, he would not be able to protect himself.

“What you saw earlier was the Phoenix’s Passion Palace’s Vermilion Bird Holy Master. He is also the current leader of the Martial God Palace. You don’t have to worry about the Three Holy Lands. In the future, just be more wary of the Sovereign Noble Clans. I will take my leave first. Congratulations on obtaining the first rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.”

After saying that, the Supreme Sky Emperor did not linger any longer. He opened a spatial tunnel and left using it.

The chaotic battles continued in the starry heavens small world. The competition for the remaining nine top-ten thrones intensified even further.

Xiao Chen glanced at them for a moment before ignoring them. He entered a room in the ship’s hold to rest.

After some time, the door of Xiao Chen’s room opened gently. Then, Shui Lingling walked in with a smile.

When Xiao Chen saw Shui Lingling’s smile, he asked, “First Senior Sister, you managed to get a spot?”

“By luck. I managed to obtain the ninth rank. The competition this time was too intense.” Shui Lingling smiled gently. “After you left, the three Holy Scions, Yan Shisi, and the rest started fighting for the other spots. The scene was so indescribably chaotic.”

After the two casually chatted, Shui Lingling could not resist asking about the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in the end. After all, this news was too shocking; it was simply too unbelievable.

Her junior brother was surprisingly the descendant of the Azure Emperor, the strongest human Sovereign Martial Emperor after the Ancient Era.

Xiao Chen gave a faint smile. He was rather open to this question. So he said, “What does First Senior Sister want to know? Just ask directly. I don’t think there is much to hide about this matter.”

Shui Lingling was slightly stunned. She had not expected Xiao Chen to be so easy-going about this. After thinking for a while, she said, “Actually, there is nothing much to ask. I am just curious, why did you expose your Martial Spirit? Doing so will bring a lot of trouble.”

“Trouble?” Xiao Chen revealed a trace of bitterness in his eyes. He smiled and said, “If there was truly to be trouble, it would have arrived long ago. The moment I condensed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, several people must have found out. I was the only person thinking it was a secret.”

Shui Lingling entered deep thoughts. Then she said, “Long ago, after the Azure Emperor finished off the last Tianwu Emperor, he died mysteriously, and the Dragon’s Gate fell. In fact, you don’t have to overthink this. Just treat yourself as an ordinary person. The glory of the Azure Emperor should not become your burden.”

The two continued chatting until the First Elder, Han Qinghe, walked in with a big smile on his face. He said, “The Sage War is already over. Aside from our Supreme Sky Sect, no other sect obtained two spots.

No wonder Han Qinghe was smiling so widely. The vast Tianwu Domain had only ten spots for the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. As a Rank 9 sect, the Supreme Sky Sect actually managed to gain two of them.

The Supreme Sky Sect even managed to surpass the Three Holy Lands and Sovereign Noble Clans. However, luck played a pretty big role in this outcome.

Of the ten spots, the Supreme Sky Sect obtained two, while the three Holy Scions, the Thunder and Lightning Palace’s An Junxi, Bai Wuxue, and the mysterious swordsman Duan Yi each got one.

The First Elder’s mention of Bai Wuxue’s and Duan Yi’s names stunned Xiao Chen slightly. The appearance of these two names indeed exceeded his expectation.

Given Bai Wuxue’s strength, Xiao Chen felt that it would be impossible for him to stand out from that group of absolute demonic geniuses.

As for that mysterious swordsman Duan Yi, Xiao Chen found him somewhat unfathomable. This person initially fought for the first rank but gave up halfway.

Furthermore, this person’s gaze seemed somewhat familiar. However, Xiao Chen could not think of when he had met this person in the Kunlun Realm.

As for the last two spots, they went to the Sovereign Noble Clan’s Yan Shisan and Ying Qiong. The Sovereign Noble Clans had arrived in such a menacing manner, boasting loudly of their strength. Unexpectedly, they only obtained two spots.

They were the faction that was the most depressed. Learning of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit’s reappearance, in particular, depressed them even further.

When going through the list of the top ten, Xiao Chen found that he either knew or had seen most of them before.

Han Qinghe’s excited expression did not fade yet. He said, “Come, you top-ten rankers need to gather quickly and head for Kunlun Mountain.”

“So soon?” Shui Lingling exclaimed in astonishment.

Han Qinghe nodded and said, “We have to be fast. The people from the other races probably arrived long ago.”

After leaving the Supreme Sky Sect’s warship, Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling followed Han Qinghe to an Emperor Grade warship that belonged to the Martial God Palace.

The other eight had already arrived and were waiting at the bow. They either chatted idly or closed their eyes to rest.

The moment Xiao Chen stepped onto the deck, the other eight immediately directed their gazes over. The looks in the three Holy Scions’ eyes were the most complicated.

The Holy Beast Martial Spirits were unique. The Martial Spirits of other cultivators would no longer be of much use after advancing to Martial King.

Only the Holy Might of Holy Beast Martial Spirits would continue to grow. Even when their bearers reached Martial Emperor, they would still be mighty.

Now, there was another person with a Holy Beast Martial Spirit. Furthermore, his Holy Might even surpassed that of the Holy Scions’.