The Hidden Lantern, an object approaching heaven itself.
A truly peerless spiritual treasure.
Obtaining it would not only allow one to trade with the Ten Kings Battle Group for wondrous treasures of heaven and earth, but, with sufficient luck, also grant access to the earth-shaking secret technique hidden within.
For anyone, this meant a chance to transform into a dragon.
After all, everyone who entered the God-Demon Battlefield was an exalted prodigy of their dynasty, carrying closely guarded secret manuals nurtured by their respective realms.
Yet, though Azure Spirit was vast, rich in resources, and blessed with nature's treasures, it still paled beside the Azure Dragon Domain at the height of its former glory.
To Azure Spirit's cultivators, the secret technique within the Hidden Lantern would surely span heaven and earth, terrifying beyond compare.
Obtaining it would be no less than soaring into the heavens in a single leap.
Even if no further opportunities came afterward, one could still claim to have reaped abundant blessings and enjoyed fortune that shook the world.
Thus, after Qin Wuji issued the mission and the news spread, every Azure Spirit cultivator in the Heartland Demon Lands erupted with excitement.
Though their chances were slim, taking part in the battle of Nether Azure meant they had a chance to obtain Jin Kui's Heavenfire Hidden Lantern!
Yet lofty ambitions burned hot, while reality was cruel.
To seize the Hidden Lantern, they first had to enter the Inner Domain.
That requirement alone barred eighty percent of Azure Spirit's prodigies.
"Damn it! If I'd been brave enough to charge straight into the Belly Earth Realm, maybe I could be contending with those shining stars right now, fighting for the Heavenfire Hidden Lantern! Ah, all I can do is stare longingly, unable even to get close! A regret this