The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1481: Chapter 1481: Overwhelming Disparity in Strength

The people from the four branches of Spirit Mountain, including Master Ma Zhi, left the All Paths Divine Hall one after another after bidding farewell to Jing Yan.

The Divine Emperor strongman Elder Chui Feng of the Eastern Branch Spirit Mountain did not immediately leave the Outer Hall. Ruo Bing Supreme Elder of All Paths Spirit Mountain and the acting Mountain Master of the North Branch Spirit Mountain, Che Ju, set off together for the North Branch Spirit Mountain. Therefore, only Jing Yan and Supreme Elder Chui Feng were in the All Paths Divine Hall at this moment.

Supreme Elder Chui Feng looked at Jing Yan with a smile.

”The Heavenly Dao destined that our All Paths Sacred Land will not sink and fall. I have always believed that the Wanbao Divine Hall cannot replace the All Paths Sacred Land in controlling the All Paths World. It seems now that my judgment was not wrong,” Supreme Elder Chui Feng said to Jing Yan solemnly.

These words elevated Jing Yan to a very high position. Although not explicitly stated, the implication was clear: Supreme Elder Chui Feng considered Jing Yan the savior of the All Paths Sacred Land, the destined new leader.

”Elder Chui Feng, please do not praise me so highly. For now, I’ve just taken the first step. If we want to overthrow the Wanbao Divine Hall, there’s still a long, long road ahead. Now, I have a certain understanding of the overall strength of the Wanbao Divine Hall. Even if our All Paths Sacred Land unites all five Spirit Mountains, we are still at a significant disadvantage,” Jing Yan sighed.

Chui Feng also nodded heavily.

”The rise of the Wanbao Divine Hall happened too quickly; we did not react in time, and they had already grown to the point that they threaten the All Paths Sacred Land. By the time we wanted to take measures, it was too late. Over the past few billion years, the expansion of the Wanbao Divine Hall has accelerated, seriously compressing the living space of the All Paths Sacred Land. Wanbao Daoist is indeed a most capable adversary,” Chui Feng lamented.

”Holy Master, at this Wan Dao Assembly, the seven top-tier forces of the All Paths World have representatives here. However, as far as I know, these seven top-tier forces are somewhat connected to the Wanbao Divine Hall. Once All Paths Sacred Land and Wanbao Divine Hall enter full confrontation, it’s still uncertain how these seven forces will choose,” Chui Feng looked back at Jing Yan.

He was reminding Jing Yan not to assume that just because the seven top-tier forces were participating in the Wan Dao Assembly, they would side with the All Paths Sacred Mountain.

Indeed, Jing Yan would not naively think that a single Wan Dao Assembly could bring the seven top-tier forces onto the All Paths Sacred Land’s bandwagon.

”Rest assured, Elder Chui Feng, I will keep a close watch on these seven top-tier forces,” Jing Yan smiled.

”Hmm, I was indeed overthinking. Although the Holy Master is young, I can feel that the Holy Master is a very stable person,” Chui Feng nodded.

”Elder Chui Feng, I still have a question in mind,” Jing Yan’s gaze shifted.

”Oh?” Chui Feng looked at Jing Yan.

”Now, everyone knows that the Master of Wanbao Divine Hall, Wanbao Daoist, is a Divine Emperor level strongman, rumored to be close to becoming a Heavenly Venerate. Besides the Wanbao Daoist, the Wanbao Divine Hall has another Divine Emperor level strongman. It is known that there are two Divine Emperor strongmen in Wanbao Divine Hall. I am a bit concerned that Wanbao Divine Hall might have other hidden Divine Emperor realm strongmen,” Jing Yan frowned slightly.

Divine Emperor level strongmen are truly terrifying, like a towering mountain pressing on Jing Yan’s heart.

Before, Jing Yan didn’t feel such pressure. But after a bout with Elder Chui Feng, he fully understood the terror of a Divine Emperor. With his current power, he might barely be able to protect himself against a Divine Emperor strongman.

Thus, if Wanbao Divine Hall has more hidden Divine Emperor strongmen besides the two known ones, it would indeed be quite tragic. All Paths Sacred Land only has one Divine Emperor!

”Wanbao Divine Hall likely has hidden Divine Emperor strongmen. Although I have not seen them, nor do I have evidence, judging by many signs, it seems that Wanbao Divine Hall’s Divine Emperor level strongmen number more than two,” Supreme Elder Chui Feng responded with a somber expression.

All Paths Sacred Land has only one Divine Emperor, while Wanbao Divine Hall might have three Divine Emperor level strongmen. If war breaks out, how can they fight?

It can be said that with the current situation, if war breaks out, the All Paths Sacred Land might only be able to shrink into the five Spirit Mountains for defense, only passively holding their ground without the capability for proactive attacks.

”This is... really depressing!” Jing Yan grimly shook his head.

The Wanbao Divine Hall currently appears to have more Divine Sovereign level strongmen than the entire All Paths Sacred Land. The All Paths Sacred Land only has a handful of Divine Sovereigns.

Aside from Jing Yan, the original Spirit Mountain only has Ruo Bing Supreme Elder as a Divine Sovereign level God Lord.

The Eastern Branch Spirit Mountain has three Divine Sovereigns, the Southern Branch Spirit Mountain has two, the Western Branch Spirit Mountain has three, while the Northern Branch Spirit Mountain used to have two but Jing Yan executed one, leaving only Che Ju Venerable Divine.

All together, this totals to just ten Divine Sovereign level strongmen, and even with Holy Master Jing Yan, it is only eleven. In contrast, the Wanbao Divine Hall alone has close to ten Divine Sovereign level strongmen in their four celestial pavilions.

The number of Emperor level God Lords on both sides is similar, with Wanbao Divine Hall only slightly having more than the All Paths Sacred Land.

In the event of total war, God Lords below the Emperor level typically do not participate. Even if they do, they would merely serve as cannon fodder. Those second-tier God Masters, third-class God Lords, and ordinary God Lords cannot withstand even a few moves against Emperor and Divine Sovereign level God Lords.

”The situation... is quite concerning!” Jing Yan’s brow furrowed, his mind racing, ”I hope that some loose cultivators might join the All Paths Sacred Land to strengthen our forces.”

While Jing Yan and Elder Chui Feng were analyzing the differences between All Paths Sacred Land and Wanbao Divine Hall, Elder Su He entered the All Paths Divine Hall from outside.

”Holy Master! Supreme Elder Chui Feng!” Elder Su He greeted Jing Yan and Elder Chui Feng in turn.

”Elder Su He, there’s no need for formality. What is the situation? What are the attitudes of those loose cultivators?” Jing Yan, noticing Elder Su He’s arrival, immediately asked.

At All Paths Square, Jing Yan seemed casual, appearing not anxious to recruit loose cultivator strongmen into All Paths Sacred Land. But in reality, Jing Yan was very eager to enroll those Emperor and even Divine Sovereign level loose cultivators.

Jing Yan had previously instructed Elder Su He to pay close attention to the attitudes of loose cultivator strongmen and strategically influence their judgment, aiming to attract more loose cultivators to join All Paths Sacred Land.

”Holy Master, the situation is not very optimistic. Most loose cultivator strongmen have already left the All Paths Sacred Land. The few remaining have shown little interest in joining All Paths Sacred Land,” Elder Su He shook his head slightly.