Vol 6 Chapter 52: Natural Enemies Meet
Not long after, shocking news spread throughout the continent from within the Ancient Kingdom.
The Second Ancient Emperor voluntarily abdicated, but the Third Ancient Emperor turned out to be neither Gu Xinghe nor Gu Youran. Instead, it was a granddaughter of the Second Ancient Emperor who had been living among the common people, someone no one had ever heard of before.
Though no one knew why this granddaughter didn't bear the Gu surname but instead went by Yu...
The Second Ancient Emperor never expected that even after he voluntarily passed down the throne, this rascal wouldn't even bother to change back her family name.
Moreover... she conducted a bloody purge of the Ancient Kingdom, where even some members of the ancient clan with bloodline connections weren't spared.
On the very day Third Ancient Emperor Yu Xun'er ascended the throne, she announced her support for Beast Master Sect's Grand Elder Lin Jing as the Lord of Tianyuan Realm.
Thus, the three major powers in Tianyuan—the Demon Court, Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom, and Spirit King Palace—all supported Lin Jing as the Lord of Tianyuan Realm. An invisible hand guided the destiny of Tianyuan Realm, concentrating it toward Lin Jing.
As for Lin Jing, who had become the united ruler of Tianyuan, he felt little about these developments. Currently, the title of Realm Lord held far less excitement for him than the title "Holy Son of the Demon Court" had back in the day.
However, the position of Realm Lord wasn't without benefits. By becoming the Lord of Tianyuan Realm, Lin Jing would become the greatest beneficiary of the Golden Age, enjoying the most exaggerated destiny bonuses and cultivation enhancements."But once the Golden Age passes, Tianyuan Realm won't be a place fit for human habitation. It may take a long time to recover and recuperate."
"After dealing with Demon Emperor Tianchou, I'll need to find a way out for Tianyuan Realm..."
Upon Lin Jing's return, many friends came to see him. To these people, Lin Jing spoke from the heart, advising them not to neglect their cultivation. While Lin Jing felt somewhat confident about handling the threat of Demon Emperor Tianchou, the Lower Realm's situation remained dangerous when facing a behemoth like the Heavenly Demon Sect.
The Heavenly Demon faction's highest combat forces were known as the "Six Demon Generals."
Each general's title was bestowed by the demonic sect of the Immortal Realm.
They rarely stayed in the Heavenly Demon Realm, instead leading their respective armies to occupy and develop vast star domains.
Though the Blood Prison Demon God's army was also fearsomely renowned, it paled in comparison to the armies of the Six Demon Generals.
Rumors said that among the Heavenly Demon Realm, the Six Demon Generals were among the few who could directly contact the demonic sect of the Immortal Realm. Their strength was extraordinary—both Ten Thousand Spirits Taoist Nun and Eternal Sovereign had clashed with the Six Demon Generals before. The result was that in subsequent invasion wars involving the Six Demon Generals, the Cultivation Alliance rarely intervened directly, instead focusing all their war efforts on dealing with other armies.
According to intelligence from the Origin Realm, the reason Demon Emperor Tianchou returned to the Heavenly Demon Realm after defeating the Cultivation Alliance's deputy leader was that she believed her strength had reached parity with the Six Demon Generals and hoped to become the Seventh Demon General.
However, the strength of the Six Demon Generals was also tied to the massive armies they commanded. Demon Emperor Tianchou operated alone, disliking leading troops in campaigns. People speculated she definitely couldn't become the Seventh Demon General since destroying a cultivation world was easy, but refining and devouring cultivation worlds one by one according to the demonic sect's requirements—even if Demon Emperor Tianchou were stronger, she couldn't be in multiple places at once and couldn't accomplish this alone in a short time.
Eastern Glorious Immortal Emperor hoped Lin Jing could eliminate all Heavenly Demon cultivators in the Lower Realm, so naturally the Six Demon Generals were included among the targets.
But Lin Jing understood that the Six Demon Generals didn't represent the entire threat.
Because the Six Demon Generals were merely agents selectively groomed by the Immortal Realm's demonic sect through layers of screening in the Lower Realm.
The demonic sect that controlled the ascension channels was fundamentally different from other forces in the Immortal Realm!
That difference was: the Heavenly Demon Sect could more easily dispatch Immortal Realm immortals to descend to the Lower Realm.
The reason no "immortals" from the Immortal Realm's Heavenly Demon Sect had descended to the Upper Realm yet was probably due to balancing efforts among various Immortal Realm forces. But once Lin Jing eliminated all Heavenly Demon Sect cultivators in the Lower Realm, no matter how much external pressure the Immortal Realm's demonic sect faced or how great the cost, they would definitely send immortals down to kill him.
Admittedly, the Emperor's Servant said that after obtaining Heaven's Mandate, Lin Jing was like a young Immortal Emperor who needn't fear descending immortals and could slay them regardless. But Lin Jing needed to take responsibility for himself and couldn't be careless.
So to his acquaintances, Lin Jing's advice was: cultivate diligently if you can. If you can't win a fight, at least be able to run away fast enough to survive until circumstances change.
No one could predict what would happen in the future.
"Immortal Lord-level bloodline."
"A pity, but does it stop here?"
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Some unknown time later, the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog finally awakened.
The trace of Heavenly Emperor bloodline within its body, combined with the Progenitor Blood Crystal, allowed it to successfully rely on its ancestry—achieving the strongest power among Lin Jing's contracted pet beasts with the highest current bloodline level.
Theoretically, the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog's most powerful ancestor should be the Heavenly Emperor. But theoretical effects remained theoretical—the Blood Progenitor was merely an Immortal King-level lifeform, so how could it possibly create a being with Immortal Emperor-level potential?
Additionally, the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog's bloodline was too diluted. Even with the extraordinary power of the blood crystal, it could only reach Immortal Lord-level bloodline.
Still, this was enough for the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog to look down upon the entire Lower Realm.
"Ribbit." It awakened from its slumber, opening eyes that shone golden like the Heavenly Emperor's pupils.
After obtaining the Immortal Lord-level bloodline, the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog directly broke through to the Void Mystical Stage, advancing two major realms in one go. It even gained an incredible bloodline ability.
During the process of obtaining the immortal-level bloodline, its Heavenly Emperor bloodline also made it different from ordinary immortal Lord-level bloodline pet beasts, granting it unique and formidable advantages!
Heavenly Emperor's Body!
However, perhaps because the Heavenly Emperor bloodline wasn't fully activated, it didn't transform its entire body into the Heavenly Emperor's Body.
Only one part underwent evolution.
Not the eyes.
But rather... the tongue.
"Why the tongue?" Lin Jing regretted—if it had been the primordial spirit, wouldn't that make it invincible? But the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog seemed quite satisfied.
"Ribbit!"
It looked at Lin Jing, opened its mouth, and extended its tongue. The tongue stretched out infinitely long, and perhaps to demonstrate its tongue's flexibility, the tip curled and—in the blink of an eye—quickly tied a Chinese knot with its tongue.
Lin Jing wordlessly applauded. This Heavenly Emperor's Tongue was truly extraordinary. The Post-Frog's current performance was just minor skill—Lin Jing sensed the tongue's strength might already compare to lower-grade immortal artifacts.
"Your power has improved greatly, but it's still not enough. There's still some time before the battle at Star Longevity Crane's homeland begins."
"I've found you a well-matched opponent. During this time, you'll train and grow together."
The Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog's expression changed. Was it finally time to avenge Crane Fairy...
"Mosquito Woman, come." Lin Jing called out, and Mosquito Woman descended before the Heavenly Emperor Post-Frog.
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Mosquito and frog stared at each other, four eyes meeting.
A mosquito? Why does it look like this!