"Sea Emperor's inheritance, and the Sea Suppressing Divine Stele—they're both mine!"
"Whoever dares fight me for the inheritance will die!"
"Quick! Don't let anyone seize the advantage!"
Beneath the Sea Suppressing Divine Stele, a massive deep-blue vortex slowly revolved like an eye of the abyss. Countless figures around it stared fixedly at the vortex entrance, their eyes brimming with undisguised greed and fervor.
The Sea Suppressing Divine Stele was the domain artifact of the Southern Saint Domain; whoever obtained it could command the water-element energy of an entire domain. Minggu Sea Emperor's inheritance, meanwhile, contained everything a Saint Realm expert had amassed in his lifetime. Whoever obtained it might ascend to the very pinnacle. Either of these treasures alone would have shaken the entire Southern Saint Domain. Now that both lay before them, who could possibly remain calm?
Whoosh—
A figure in white moved first. Tianji Zi lightly tapped the void with the tip of his foot, drifting out like a willow catkin. His folding fan swayed gently, his robes fluttered, and he carried himself with indescribable grace and composure. Two gray-robed elders followed close behind him. The three figures plunged into the vortex almost at the same time, without even raising a ripple.
"People from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion went in!"
"Quick! Let's go too!"
It was like lighting a powder keg. Figures from every direction could no longer restrain themselves, shooting forth like a swarm of locusts and rushing toward the vortex entrance.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The sounds of air tearing were as dense as rain. Spiritual radiance of every color intertwined into a net, painting the entire sky in a riot of hues. Some people began fighting right at the entrance. Blade flashes, sword shadows, fist winds, and palm force collided in midair as all kinds of