Arc 74The Investiture Trials

Jiang Ping An fought for Blue Sea Country, advanced to the God King Realm, and strengthened his powers while preparing for the Investiture of the Gods. He entered the ranking trials and reached the final sixteen, where the next round threatened to kill contestants in reality.

  • Jiang Ping An killed Zhuo Bufan and helped Blue Sea Country repel the Black Scale Army before Azure King summoned him and sent him to Snowy Mountain.
  • Jiang Ping An reunited with Lan Shi'er and Long Ya, reached the God King Realm, and used the Creation Dao Fruit and Spiral Worms to develop a power that drained divine energy and Origin.
  • Jiang Ping An fought Lei Jingyu in the Investiture of the Gods World, killed him with his Yin Yang abilities, and helped the Blue Sea Country Alliance defeat the Electric Eel Demon Race.
  • Azure King offered Jiang Ping An support in return for the Legacy Ground inheritance, but Jiang Ping An refused to sign and trained independently using divine fire and the Haotian Purple Flame Dragon's Divine Spark.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to the Investiture rankings, defeated Lei Jingyu on the twenty-fifth mountain, and advanced through the first elimination rounds.
  • Jiang Ping An overcame his own projection and Lei Jingyu's projection as the contest narrowed to sixteen survivors.
  • The manager announced that the next round would rank contestants by how long they survived against the first-ranked projection and warned that deaths in the trial would be real.
  • Jiang Ping An watched Jun Changge defeat his projection instantly and recognized him as a formidable opponent.
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Ch. 1826Blood Butcher Rear Admiral

Jiang Ping An joined Blue Sea Country’s defense against the Wildsea Royal Clan and Electric Eel Demon Race, only to learn that their feared Blood Butcher Rear Admiral, Zhuo Bufan, was the opponent he had once defeated. As the battle began, Zhuo Bufan struck down three Blue Sea Country God Kings, leaving Jiang Ping An to face him.

  • Jiang Ping An agreed to fight in the ruin camp’s defense after Lan Fei explained the expected casualties.
  • The allied enemy army arrived, and its commander announced that Zhuo Bufan, the Blood Butcher Rear Admiral, had joined the attack.
  • Blue Sea Country soldiers recalled Zhuo Bufan’s deadly reputation and learned that Jiang Ping An had supposedly killed him before; Jiang Ping An recognized the story as his own past victory.
  • Lan Fei asked Jiang Ping An to hold Zhuo Bufan off while he sought reinforcements, and Jiang Ping An agreed.
  • Lan Fei led Blue Sea Country’s soldiers into battle as the two armies clashed across the war zone.
  • Zhuo Bufan charged the Blue Sea Country God Kings and wounded three with a single strike, then threatened to kill them all.

Ch. 1827Encountering Zhuo Bufan Again

Zhuo Bufan slaughtered Blue Sea Country’s Cultivators while seeking to avenge his defeat by Jiang Ping An, whom he had believed dead. When Jiang Ping An appeared, Zhuo Bufan recognized his power, panicked, and was pulled back before him.

  • Zhuo Bufan recalled how Jiang Ping An had defeated and killed him, driving him to cultivate and seek revenge.
  • After learning Jiang Ping An was dead, Zhuo Bufan became the Blood Butcher Rear Admiral and slaughtered Blue Sea Country’s Cultivators.
  • Jiang Ping An appeared before Zhuo Bufan, who first felt relieved that the stranger was not his old foe.
  • Zhuo Bufan tried to attack the unfamiliar God King, but Jiang Ping An’s Primordial Dao Domain froze his Rule Power.
  • Zhuo Bufan recognized Jiang Ping An and fled, but Jiang Ping An twisted space and brought him back, saying Zhuo Bufan still remembered him.

Ch. 1828Clear Out the Enemies

Jiang Ping An revealed himself during the battle and used his Primordial Dao Domain and a powerful attack scroll to wipe out Zhuo Bufan and the Black Scale Army’s First Level God Kings. After helping Blue Sea Country turn the battle around, he was pulled into a mysterious black vortex that nullified his domain.

  • Jiang Ping An trapped Zhuo Bufan in his Primordial Dao Domain and drained his divine power with a Bone Spike.
  • Zhuo Bufan urged the Black Scale Army’s First Level God Kings to rush into the domain, and Jiang Ping An lured them into a trap before unleashing a scroll’s Second Level God King strike that killed them all.
  • The Black Scale Army commander attacked Jiang Ping An, but Lan Fei intercepted him while Jiang Ping An retreated into the Teleportation Array barrier to restore his divine power.
  • Lan Fei ordered Blue Sea Country’s army to pursue the retreating Black Scale Army, and Jiang Ping An later looted the fallen God Kings’ Small Worlds.
  • A black vortex appeared beside Jiang Ping An, nullified his Primordial Dao Domain, drained his remaining divine power, and pulled him away.

Ch. 1829Azure King

Jiang Ping An was summoned by Azure King, who questioned how he had mastered the Primordial Dao Domain and the Fourth Floor of the Primordial True Martial Scripture. Jiang Ping An offered a guarded explanation, but Azure King rejected it and demanded the truth.

  • Jiang Ping An vanished from the battlefield and was transported to an ancient divine hall before Azure King.
  • Jiang Ping An endured Azure King's soul pressure, then half-kneeled to avoid risking lasting damage.
  • Azure King identified himself and asked why Jiang Ping An thought he had been summoned, while Jiang Ping An suggested he deserved a reward for his battlefield service.
  • Azure King asked how Jiang Ping An had cultivated the Primordial True Martial Scripture to the Fourth Floor and mastered the Primordial Dao Domain.
  • Jiang Ping An claimed he had followed the Scripture's instructions and gained insight through diligent cultivation, but Azure King called his explanation a lie.

Ch. 1830Reward Bestowed

Azure King tested Jiang Ping An’s claim that he had cultivated the "Primordial True Martial Scripture" through sheer endurance, then rewarded him with the Lan Clan Royal Family’s cultivation insights and ordered him to assist the Princess and join the Investiture of the Gods. Jiang Ping An arrived at Snowy Mountain City and reunited with Tuanzi and Little Lion.

  • Azure King crushed Jiang Ping An with pressure and accused him of lying, but the divine statues confirmed that Jiang Ping An had spoken truthfully about enduring the scripture’s pain through sheer willpower.
  • Azure King praised Jiang Ping An and gave him a jade slip containing the insights of himself and the Lan Clan Royal Family’s ancestors.
  • Azure King told Jiang Ping An to strengthen his combat power, participate in the Investiture of the Gods, and assist the Princess, then sent him to Snowy Mountain at his request.
  • Jiang Ping An arrived at Snowy Mountain City and prepared to contact Lan Shi'er, but heard Tuanzi and Little Lion arguing about their encounter with a powerful demon.
  • Little Lion noticed Jiang Ping An watching its patchy golden dye and threatened to smash his toes.

Ch. 1831Lan Shi'er in the Pool

Jiang Ping An reunited with Tuanzi in Snowy Mountain City and went to find Lan Shi'er and Long Ya. After an awkward interruption during their medicinal bath, Long Ya discovered that Jiang Ping An had broken through to the God King Realm.

  • Tuanzi recognized Jiang Ping An and joyfully reunited with him, while Little Lion realized who he was.
  • Tuanzi led Jiang Ping An through Snowy Mountain City to the residence where Lan Shi'er and Long Ya were cultivating.
  • Lan Shi'er and Long Ya were startled when Jiang Ping An arrived at their White Jade Pool, and they hid beneath the water in embarrassment.
  • Jiang Ping An left the courtyard and resumed restoring his divine power while Lan Shi'er and Long Ya got dressed.
  • Long Ya confronted Jiang Ping An over seeing them in the pool, but her rune chain shattered against him, revealing his God King Realm cultivation.

Ch. 1832Investiture of the Gods

After breaking through to the God King Realm, Jiang Ping An learned about the Investiture of the Gods and discovered that powerful figures across the Chaos Sea had recently begun competing in it. He postponed entering the rankings to refine his cultivation, then found Azure King's jade slip contained extensive insights into the Primordial True Martial Scripture and prepared to strengthen a Creation Dao Fruit to mutate his talent.

  • Jiang Ping An broke through to the God King Realm, and Lan Shi'er and Long Ya discussed the Investiture of the Gods and its recently surging activity.
  • Lan Shi'er explained how Cultivators entered the Investiture of the Gods World, while Long Ya teased Jiang Ping An about challenging the God King Ranking.
  • Jiang Ping An decided to delay competing until he had stabilized his cultivation and developed his techniques and understanding of the rules.
  • Jiang Ping An read Azure King's jade slip and discovered detailed insights into the first seven layers of the Primordial True Martial Scripture, with deductions for the eighth.
  • Jiang Ping An sent an avatar to study the scripture and took out his Creation Dao Fruit, intending to strengthen it with the Heaven Mending Art before consuming it.

Ch. 1833Strengthening the Creation Dao Fruit

Jiang Ping An strengthened the Creation Dao Fruit three times, then tried to use a Spiral Worm and the fruit’s rules to steer a mutation of his Devouring Talent toward gaining Steal Origin. After refining them, he sensed no change, and the experiment appeared to have failed.

  • Jiang Ping An strengthened the Creation Dao Fruit three times before running out of divine power and exhausting the Cultivation Room’s supply.
  • Jiang Ping An hesitated to eat the fruit because its talent mutation was random and might grant him a worthless ability.
  • Jiang Ping An took a Spiral Worm from his gourd and decided to use the worm’s rules to try to guide his Devouring Talent’s mutation.
  • Jiang Ping An fed the worm and a drop of Dao Fruit juice to a miniature Devouring Kun, then refined them to fuse Steal Origin with his talent.
  • Jiang Ping An sensed no change in the core of his Devouring Talent, and the experiment seemed to have failed.

Ch. 1834Devouring Talent Grows Stronger

Jiang Ping An discovered that Spiral Worms had to absorb the Creation Dao Fruit and be devoured while their alteration was still underway to guide his Devouring Talent. After months of cultivation, his power could directly drain an opponent’s divine core Origin, while speculation about the Investiture of the Gods spread throughout the Chaos Sea.

  • Jiang Ping An’s attempt to alter his Devouring Talent with thousands of ordinary Spiral Worms produced only vague changes.
  • A Spiral Worm that had just eaten the Creation Dao Fruit affected Jiang Ping An’s Devouring Power far more strongly when he swallowed it.
  • Jiang Ping An tested his theory and found that devouring a worm during its alteration worked, while waiting until the alteration ended did not.
  • Jiang Ping An fed the remaining Creation Dao Fruit to tens of thousands of Spiral Worms and devoured them as their alteration began.
  • After months of cultivation, Jiang Ping An gained the ability to drain divine power and directly pull at an opponent’s divine core Origin.
  • Across the Chaos Sea, powerful figures entered the Investiture of the Gods rankings, prompting rumors and growing anticipation about an upcoming event.

Ch. 1835Buying Divine Fire

Jiang Ping An bought King-level Supreme Yang cultivation materials and discovered Long Ya in a furious confrontation at the Investiture of the Gods shop. Long Ya pulled him inside and asked him to help her deal with the people there.

  • Jiang Ping An decided to seek divine fire and Supreme Yang Rule materials to speed up his cultivation.
  • Tuanzi offered Jiang Ping An Ice Extreme Shrimp, then recruited Little Lion to help it find powerful flames to prove its abilities to their master.
  • Jiang Ping An spent heavily at the Freedom Alliance Chamber of Commerce on a King-level Supreme Yang Rule Book and ten clusters of divine fire.
  • Jiang Ping An stopped at the Investiture of the Gods shop and heard rumors about the nine top-tier factions and their plans for an upcoming selection.
  • Long Ya stormed out of the shop, spotted Jiang Ping An, and grabbed his arm, asking him to help kill the people inside.

Ch. 1836Investiture of the Gods World

Jiang Ping An followed Long Ya into the Investiture of the Gods World after learning the Electric Eel Demon Race was targeting Blue Sea Country cultivators there. He agreed to protect her while she prepared a large-scale array, and the chapter ended as the outnumbered Blue Sea Country God Kings charged into battle.

  • Long Ya dragged Jiang Ping An to the Investiture of the Gods World and warned him that soul injuries there could carry over into reality.
  • Jiang Ping An entered the world and learned that its restrictions limited Long Ya's powerful arrays and access to resources.
  • Long Ya explained that Jiang Ping An needed to protect her while she prepared a large-scale composite array.
  • Jiang Ping An and Long Ya encountered Blue Sea Country God Kings gathering inside a safe-zone building as Electric Eel Demon Race fighters taunted them outside.
  • The outnumbered Blue Sea Country God Kings rushed into battle, and many burned their soul power as they fought against the Electric Eel Demon Race.

Ch. 1837Encountering Lei Jingyu Again

Jiang Ping An returned to the battlefield, rescued a Blue Sea Country God King from Lei Jingyu, and confronted the Electric Eel Demon Race. As Lei Jingyu rallied his allies to exploit the immense cost of Jiang Ping An’s Primordial Dao Domain, more than a dozen God Kings unleashed lightning at him.

  • Lei Jingyu captured a female God King and tortured her with lightning after she defied him and invoked Jiang Ping An’s name.
  • Jiang Ping An suddenly appeared, knocked Lei Jingyu away, and carried the injured God King to safety.
  • The battlefield paused as both sides recognized Jiang Ping An, and Long Ya called for him to return and help draw the formation.
  • Jiang Ping An ignored Long Ya and charged Lei Jingyu, determined to fight the Electric Eel Demon Race directly.
  • Lei Jingyu urged his allies to exhaust Jiang Ping An’s divine power, and more than a dozen God Kings attacked him with lightning.

Ch. 1838Myriad Tribulation Thunder

Jiang Ping An fought Lei Jingyu while the Electric Eel Demon Race and the Lan Alliance watched, initially struggling against Lei Jingyu’s superior Lightning Rules. After Lei Jingyu activated Myriad Tribulation Thunder and shattered Jiang Ping An’s armor, Jiang suddenly used a mysterious Extreme Yin power that pierced and began corroding his opponent.

  • Jiang Ping An absorbed the Electric Eel Demon Race’s lightning bombardment, but Lei Jingyu dismissed his Flame Rules and ordered his clansmen not to interfere.
  • Lei Jingyu struck Jiang Ping An into a deep pit, while the Electric Eel Demon Race blocked Long Ya from helping him.
  • Jiang Ping An rose with the power of Invincible Belief and fought Lei Jingyu, but remained at a disadvantage as the Lan Alliance’s morale faded.
  • Lei Jingyu activated Myriad Tribulation Thunder, overwhelmed Jiang Ping An, and tore through his Demon Bone Armor and flesh.
  • Jiang Ping An’s Bone Blade changed from Extreme Yang to Extreme Yin power and pierced Lei Jingyu, whose body began to corrode as Jiang’s Devouring Power absorbed it.

Ch. 1839Endless Trump Cards

Jiang Ping An used his Yin Yang Dao Body, Devouring Space, and illusions to turn Lei Jingyu’s allies against one another and kill Lei Jingyu inside the Investiture of the Gods World. The remaining Thunder Eel God Kings continued attacking amid the illusions, while the gods outside heard the chaos and wondered what was happening.

  • Lei Jingyu recognized Jiang Ping An’s Yin Yang Dao Body, and their renewed clash left Lei Jingyu struggling against Jiang Ping An’s Supreme Yin Rule.
  • More than a dozen Thunder Eel God Kings entered Jiang Ping An’s Devouring Space to help Lei Jingyu, and their lightning attack struck their own Young Lord instead of Jiang Ping An.
  • Jiang Ping An used illusions to make the Thunder Eel God Kings attack and kill their own clansmen before he severed Lei Jingyu’s head with his Bone Blade.
  • After Lei Jingyu identified the illusions, Jiang Ping An and his Shadow Clone exploited the Thunder Eel God Kings’ confusion to kill another God King and keep them fighting one another.
  • The Devouring Space filled with chaotic attacks, curses, and screams as the gods outside slowed their fighting and wondered what was happening.

Ch. 1840Announcement from the Nine Great Powers

Jiang Ping An used his illusion technique to turn the Electric Eel Demon Race God Kings against one another, then withdrew to cultivate after the battle. Several years later, the nine great powers announced that the Investiture of the Gods rankings would decide who could enter a restored legacy ground from the Fifth God Kingdom.

  • Jiang Ping An's illusions confused the Electric Eel Demon Race God Kings inside his Devouring Space, where they killed one another before escaping with heavy losses and reporting that Lei Jingyu had died.
  • Reinforcements from the Blue Sea Country Alliance arrived, and the two sides fought a fierce battle until Jiang Ping An left to cultivate with Long Ya.
  • Jiang Ping An returned to Lan Shi'er's residence, found Tuanzi and Little Lion absent, and absorbed King-level divine flames to advance his Supreme Yang Rule.
  • The war between the Wildsea Royal Clan and Blue Sea Country quieted, and several years later the nine great powers announced the restoration of a legacy ground from the Fifth God Kingdom.
  • The nine great powers selected the top ten Investiture of the Gods rankings in each of ten realms, allowing only one hundred candidates to enter the legacy ground.

Ch. 1841Seeing Azure King Again

Jiang Ping An learned that the final Investiture of the Gods ranking battle would take place in ten years, while Lan Shi'er prepared to leave for training with Azure King. After confronting Azure King over his treatment of his daughter, Jiang Ping An was offered resources in exchange for signing a Divine Dao Contract to pursue the Fifth God Kingdom’s core inheritance and surrender everything he obtained.

  • Lan Shi'er told Jiang Ping An that the Investiture of the Gods final ranking battle would conclude in ten years and that Azure King would personally train her during that time.
  • Lan Shi'er reluctantly left Jiang Ping An’s chamber after a maid from the Lan Clan Royal Family came to fetch her.
  • Azure King appeared in Jiang Ping An’s chamber and said he cared only about whether people benefited the Lan Clan Royal Family.
  • Jiang Ping An challenged Azure King’s treatment of Lan Shi'er, and Azure King used his pressure to force Jiang Ping An to one knee.
  • Azure King offered Jiang Ping An resources and high-level God King guidance in exchange for signing a contract to pursue the core inheritance and hand everything he obtained to the Lan Clan Royal Family.

Ch. 1842You Are Not Qualified

Jiang Ping An refused Azure King's cultivation contract because it would claim any inheritance he found, and he wanted the freedom to trade a rare inheritance for the Lord of Order's blood to revive his family. He began intensive training under a time array, then encountered Tuanzi and Little Lion as they returned with an unusually boastful attitude.

  • Jiang Ping An asked to exchange an exceptional Legacy Ground inheritance for a drop of the Lord of Order's blood, but Azure King rejected his condition and withdrew the contract after Jiang Ping An refused to sign.
  • Jiang Ping An accepted that he would have to compete for the Investiture of the Gods without Azure King's support and resolved to strengthen himself for the Legacy Ground.
  • Higher command revoked Jiang Ping An's free access to the Cultivation Room, so he bound it to his identity Command Token and activated its twentyfold time array.
  • Jiang Ping An spent ten years within the array absorbing ten clusters of King-grade divine fire, but his Supreme Yang Rule comprehension remained below five percent, prompting him to seek higher-grade fire.
  • Jiang Ping An sent an avatar toward the Freedom Alliance Chamber of Commerce to sell resources, but met Tuanzi and Little Lion outside his residence; Tuanzi boasted that he should soon call her Lord Tuanzi, and Jiang Ping An gave them Spirit King Pills.

Ch. 1843The Treasure Tuanzi Found

Tuanzi and Little Lion revealed that they had found the Divine Spark of the Haotian Purple Flame Dragon, a Ninth Level God King, leaving Jiang Ping An stunned by the treasure. Worried that Tuanzi’s Feng Shui Geomancy would bring misfortune, he urged it to stop using the ability and gave it resources, while the Divine Spark promised him a powerful source of Supreme Yang Rule power.

  • Tuanzi brought Jiang Ping An back to the Cultivation Room and had him activate its strongest defensive and spatial isolation barriers before Little Lion revealed a blazing purple crystal.
  • Jiang Ping An retreated from the crystal’s terrifying heat as Tuanzi displayed a tablet identifying it as the Divine Spark of the Haotian Purple Flame Dragon, a Ninth Level God King who had served the Lord of Order.
  • Tuanzi explained that it had found the Divine Spark using Feng Shui Geomancy, and Jiang Ping An warned it that the ability could bring calamity and urged it not to use it casually.
  • Jiang Ping An gave Tuanzi more than half his cultivation resources and reassured it that it did not need to find treasures to prove its worth.
  • Little Lion pretended to suffer from the heat to bargain for unfamiliar food, and Jiang Ping An promised to reward it as he looked forward to using the Divine Spark.

Ch. 1844Yin Yang Complementary

Jiang Ping An balanced the Half-Step Sovereign Skeleton and Haotian Purple Flame Dragon Godhead through the Yin Yang Diagram, discovering that opposing forces could help him comprehend yin and yang together. After two hundred years of cultivation in the Time Array, he emerged with only three days left before the Investiture of the Gods rankings closed.

  • Jiang Ping An placed the Half-Step Sovereign Skeleton and Haotian Purple Flame Dragon Godhead in a Yin Yang Diagram, but their powers clashed and threatened to destroy his inner world.
  • The Yin Yang Diagram switched the divine items into opposite regions, stabilizing their powers and revealing a balanced rhythm of rules for Jiang Ping An to study.
  • Jiang Ping An discovered that the Supreme Yin Rule could accelerate his comprehension of the Supreme Yang Rule, and he cultivated both together alongside his other techniques.
  • While Jiang Ping An cultivated in seclusion, contenders from the nine great powers rose through the Investiture of the Gods rankings, including Ye Cangchuan and Lan Shi'er.
  • Tuanzi entered Jiang Ping An's Cultivation Room and warned him that only three days remained before the Investiture of the Gods rankings closed.
  • Jiang Ping An ended his two hundred years of cultivation in the Time Array and prepared to leave seclusion.

Ch. 1845Emerging from Seclusion, Before the Ranking Push

Jiang Ping An left seclusion and headed to the Investiture of the Gods, where the final three days of ranking battles were underway. He arrived as the crowd noticed the rumored Yin Yang Dao Body, while Long Ya was left to look after Tuanzi.

  • Jiang Ping An reassured Tuanzi that it was progressing quickly and promised to take it and the lion to Snowy Mountain for food after he returned.
  • Jiang Ping An met Long Ya, learned that Dragon Chen had advanced a minor realm, and tacitly confirmed he had given Dragon Chen something valuable at the Artifact-Law Exchange Banquet.
  • Long Ya questioned why the Lan Clan Royal Family had not recruited Jiang Ping An, and he explained that he had refused some of Azure King's demands.
  • Long Ya protested that Jiang Ping An had refused Azure King's support, but he handed her Tuanzi and left for the Investiture of the Gods access point.
  • Jiang Ping An arrived at the Investiture Mountains, where contestants fought to hold ranking positions as the final battles approached.
  • The gathered God Kings spotted Jiang Ping An and identified him as the Yin Yang Dao Body from Blue Sea Country.

Ch. 1846Ascending Investiture Mountain

Jiang Ping An arrived at the Investiture of the Gods and challenged Lei Jingyu, an Electric Eel Demon King he had fought before. He trapped Lei Jingyu in his Primordial Dao Domain and pierced it with a bone spear, but Lei Jingyu revealed that a divine medicine had greatly strengthened its healing and vowed to outlast him.

  • Jiang Ping An arrived at the mountain and exchanged words with Ye Cangchuan, who challenged him to fight.
  • Two Electric Eel Demon Kings mocked Jiang Ping An, so he chose to challenge Lei Jingyu on the twenty-fifth Investiture Mountain.
  • Lei Jingyu tried to deter Jiang Ping An by boasting of its speed, but Jiang Ping An stepped onto the mountain and began the battle.
  • Jiang Ping An unleashed his Primordial Dao Domain, cut Lei Jingyu off from the Thunder Law, and pierced it with a bone spear.
  • Lei Jingyu revealed that it had consumed a precious divine medicine that permanently strengthened its vitality and healing, then declared it would outlast Jiang Ping An's domain.

Ch. 1847So That Was It?

Jiang Ping An trapped Lei Jingyu inside his reshaped Undying Demon Bone, corroded and drained him until Lei Jingyu detonated his Origin, then calmly returned to cultivating on the twenty-fifth Investiture Mountain. The contest continued with Jiang Ping An guarding his position and concealing his methods as he prepared for the far tougher fight for a place in the top ten.

  • Jiang Ping An reshaped his Undying Demon Bone into a rune-covered sphere around Lei Jingyu and used Supreme Yin Corrosive Power and Devouring Power to wear him down.
  • God Kings watching the battle recognized Jiang Ping An's bones as powerful, reshapeable king-grade Divine Weapons, while Ye Cangchuan urged him to challenge the stronger Thunder Eel on the second mountain.
  • Jiang Ping An ignored the challenge and continued suppressing Lei Jingyu, choosing to protect his twenty-fifth place and keep his other methods hidden.
  • Lei Jingyu, unable to escape, detonated his Origin and remaining divine power, shattering the bone sphere, but Jiang Ping An's Primordial Dao Domain dissipated the resulting shock wave.
  • Lei Jingyu re-formed nearby in twenty-sixth place and glared at Jiang Ping An with hatred, while Jiang Ping An sat down to cultivate and consider the challenge of reaching the top ten.

Ch. 1848The Investiture of the Gods Rankings: First Trial

Jiang Ping An and the other top First Level God Kings began the final contest for the top ten, which would grant entry to the Fifth God Kingdom’s Legacy Ground. Jiang Ping An defeated both projections in the first trial and watched as the strongest contenders completed their battles.

  • The rankings were sealed after the three-day deadline, and the administrator announced that the top-ten contest would begin after a two-hour rest.
  • The administrator explained that contestants had to defeat projections of the cultivators ranked fiftieth and fifty-first within one day or be eliminated.
  • Jiang Ping An destroyed his first projection with a punch and used his Devouring Kun to consume it.
  • Jiang Ping An defeated his second projection just as swiftly, while Ye Cangchuan and other top contenders had already finished both battles.
  • Spectators debated Jiang Ping An’s strength and whether the final top ten would be decided by those who defeated their projections fastest.

Ch. 1849Opponent, Jiang Ping An's Projection

The second elimination round began, pitting the remaining God Kings against projections of Jiang Ping An and Lei Jingyu. Jiang Ping An’s projections overwhelmed opponents with his Dao Domain and techniques, while Jun Changge defeated his own projection in a single spear strike, revealing that he had mastered Dao Domain Power too.

  • The administrator ended the first round, leaving forty-nine God Kings, and announced a four-hour rest before the next test against projections of Jiang Ping An and Lei Jingyu.
  • The God Kings worried about facing Jiang Ping An’s projection, while Lei Jingyu dreaded another encounter with Jiang Ping An.
  • The second elimination round began, and Jiang Ping An’s projections used the Primordial Dao Domain and Shadow Kill Technique to restrain and defeat God Kings.
  • The projections displayed Jiang Ping An’s Yin-aligned abilities, prompting observers to note that they had not reproduced his God Burning Blade Art or Supreme Yang Rule.
  • Jun Changge canceled his projection’s Dao Domain with his own, then killed it with a single spear thrust.
  • Jiang Ping An watched Jun Changge’s victory and recognized that the man’s strength was formidable.

Ch. 1850The End of the Second Round

Jiang Ping An defeated his Primordial Dao Domain projection and advanced through the second round of eliminations. The third round would pit the sixteen survivors against Jun Changge’s projection in a life-and-death test where their rankings depended on how long they endured.

  • Jiang Ping An exhausted both Domains, then used his fighting skill and Devouring Rules to weaken and decapitate his projection.
  • After the barrier changed color, Jiang Ping An recovered his divine power and observed Jun Changge, the Electric Eel Demon Race expert, Ye Cangchuan, and the female demon finishing their battles.
  • Jiang Ping An defeated Lei Jingyu’s projection and advanced as the second round continued to eliminate more than half the God Kings.
  • The manager announced that sixteen people remained and that the third round would begin after a two-hour rest, with survival time against the first-ranked projection determining rankings.
  • The manager warned that the third-round battle could affect reality and that anyone killed would die for real, shocking the remaining experts and spectators.
  • The God Kings recalled Jun Changge’s extraordinary rise, his victory over the second-ranked expert, and his instant defeat of Jiang Ping An’s projection.
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