Mo Fan chatted with the Golden Feather Great Peng for a while before learning that the grand celebration the Beast Gods of Fallen Nations had prepared for the heroes of various planes had never been a secret. It was simply that the Magic Plane knew too little about the Summoning Plane.
The Magic Plane had even believed that the Summoning Plane was one of its subordinate planes. In truth, that was not the case. The Summoning Plane was no less powerful than the Dark Dimension.
Because he was in a different plane, Mo Fan's meditation efficiency improved considerably. Suddenly, a trace of delight appeared on his face. He sensed that the Summoning Element had also reached the point where it could advance to the intermediate level.
Of all his Magic Elements, only the Summoning Element and Space Element lacked the support of Dragon Souls. The Old Dragon Lord of Destiny's blessing was an Elemental Dragon Soul, while Summoning Element and Space Element Magic did not belong to the elemental category.
Stars glittered amid the translucent stardust illuminated by moonlight. Mo Fan's Spiritual Power had already reached the Third Realm when he broke through the Shadow Element stardust. This realm was enough for him to develop a new elemental branch.
If his previous attempt at breaking into the intermediate level had been like his Spiritual Power constantly washing against a barrier until it wore a gap through it, then this time, it was like a surging river smashing straight through. Everything fell naturally into place!
As the Summoning Element stardust grew into a nebula, it slowly strengthened Mo Fan's Spiritual Power as well. The tiny pool it had once been had now become a lake.
A faint smile appeared on Mo Fan's lips. Greater strength was always a good thing, even if it was the Summoning Element, which was currently the least useful to him.
Still, it was a good thing. Although Mo Fan considered himself somewhat lucky, he did not think he would make it to the very end of this grand celebration.
Because—
"Little friend Mo Fan, tell me more about what happened after the Song Dynasty." Several more victors had arrived in the golden auspicious-cloud space, including a human.
His handsomeness could no longer be described with words. He had been born into nobility, possessed the bearing of dragons and phoenixes, and bore the countenance of the sun and heavens. Yes, his name was Li Shimin!
However, he was not the Magic Emperor from the Magic Plane. He came from another plane, and he was still Prince of Qin, not yet tempered by the Xuanwu Gate incident.
"Prince of Qin, the progression of history differs from plane to plane," Mo Fan said, understanding what Li Shimin was thinking.
"I know. I merely wish to use it as a warning for future rulers!!" Li Shimin replied with a smile.
"People never learn lessons from history, Prince of Qin!" Mo Fan replied with a faint smile.
Arrogance was humanity's most primal sin. No matter the era, it would never disappear.
The flow of time within the golden auspicious-cloud space seemed different from that outside. Before long, several more figures appeared within it.
There were only eight victors in the first round of the summoning contest. Excluding the one who had perished together with his opponent, that meant a total of eighteen Emperor Soul Spirits had selected summoners.
In the second round, Mo Fan unfortunately became the first summoned contestant. His opponent was a Heaven and Earth Holy Spirit from the Earth Virtue lineage, a race known as the Rock Lord!
By the second round, Mo Fan could feel that the intensity had risen.
Whether it was constructing earth elements or controlling gravity, the Rock Lord made not a single mistake. With every gesture, he created all manner of terrain.
This battle was exceptionally difficult for Mo Fan. In the end, only after unleashing every power he had aside from Demonic Power did he narrowly claim victory.
Mo Fan returned to the golden-cloud space drenched in sweat. Not only was the magical energy in all five nebulae completely depleted, even the magical energy in the Magic Spring had run dry.
Just as Mo Fan returned to the golden-cloud space, he seemed to see the emerald divine eye on the Old Dragon Lord of Destiny's forehead flicker. Then, Mo Fan's condition was restored.
"Old Dragon Lord, you're awesome!!"
Mo Fan gave a small cheer. He knew how powerful the Old Dragon Lord of Destiny was, so he was not surprised in the slightest!
At the same time, the Old Dragon Lord of Destiny transmitted a message into Mo Fan's ears. His reward turned out to be Dragon Souls. The participation reward allowed him to retain the Dragon Soul enhancement of one Magic Element, while after winning two battles, he could retain the Dragon Souls of three Magic Elements.
The terrifying aspect of Dragon Souls was unlike that of Spirit Seeds. They directly increased the power of basic magic, raising basic power level one to basic power level three. They were even more terrifying than the Divine Seal Hymn among blessing divine arts.
While he was receiving the message, Prince of Qin Li Er had already stepped onto the field. This Li Er possessed the destiny of a heavenly phoenix and mystical bird, the reincarnation of a Dragon-Phoenix Emperor Soul Spirit!!
That was personally stated by the Emperor Soul Spirit who had summoned Li Er. That Emperor Soul Spirit was also extraordinary: a Mysterious Heaven White Crane, bearing the four words "Phoenix Edict, Heavenly Pardon" upon its back. It had been extremely close to Li Er in his previous life.
By sheer coincidence, Li Er's opponent was the Golden Feather Great Peng.
Against any other opponent, the Golden Feather Great Peng might still have had a chance. Unfortunately, he faced Li Er, whose archery was unmatched beneath the heavens, especially when Li Er held a divine bow in his hand.
Heavenly Strategy Bow!!!
After becoming a Magic God in his previous life, Mo Fan had explored the era of ancient beasts. Perhaps the myths recorded in the history and civilizations of humanity all had real prototypes.
A sacred being had once appeared among the ancient human race. With a divine bow, he had hunted nine emperors who nurtured Spirits of the Great Sun. Later, the divine bow shattered, and one fragment fell into Li Er's plane, becoming the Heavenly Strategy Bow.
That was the past Mo Fan had witnessed through the Eyes of Time and Space. Unfortunately, that sacred being seemed to have noticed Mo Fan's observation and severed the connection with supreme power!!
From that moment onward, Mo Fan gradually came to understand the phrase, "The more you know, the more you marvel at your own insignificance." No matter what realm he reached, there would always be things beyond his comprehension.
Three or four days later, the second round of summoning also came to an end.
The remaining four summoners were Mo Fan, Li Shimin, the Sacred Winged Rainbow Dragon, and the Time Apostle.
The first two were humans, while the latter two came from races with exceptionally powerful bloodlines. Even within their own races, they stood among the very best.
In the third round, the four finalists were summoned to battle. Mo Fan faced the Time Apostle, encountering the most unsolvable ability at the youngest age!
Mo Fan immediately unleashed Demonic Power, instantly doubling his strength. If he had faced either Li Er or the Sacred Winged Rainbow Dragon, he could have won with the Demon Element!
Yet he had to face the one with the most overpowered ability. It made him feel as though he had punched cotton. In the end, the two of them perished together!
After losing, Mo Fan could no longer return to the golden-cloud space. He was directly teleported back before the Old Dragon Lord of Destiny's Emperor Monument. The winds and clouds shifted, but the Old Dragon Lord of Destiny showed no change and expressed no emotion.
"According to the contract, thou may obtain three and a half rewards. Choose carefully which True Dragon Souls thou wishest to retain!!"
The Old Dragon Lord of Destiny's voice contained not the slightest emotion. Vast and majestic, it was like Thunderous Roar born from clouds grinding against one another.
"Fire Dragon, Thunder Dragon, and one Water Dragon," Mo Fan shouted loudly, afraid the Old Dragon Lord of Destiny might mishear him if he spoke too softly.
"Granted!!!"
After speaking, the Old Dragon Lord of Destiny extracted the Dark True Dragon Soul from Mo Fan's body. At the same time, the Molten Gold Dragon Soul and Sky Thunder Dragon Soul became even more closely connected to him.
Another Dragon Soul was sealed into Mo Fan's body by the Old Dragon Lord of Destiny. Once Mo Fan awakened Water Magic, he would be able to activate it himself.
There was also half a reward left.
The Old Dragon Lord of Destiny suddenly fell silent because He could not think of what reward could count as half.
There would be no more writing about the battles in the other planes, since they were too fantastical. This had only been a minor side-story anyway, so it would be glossed over for now.