Sea Emperor's Blessing

The final batch of Demonic Beasts had already entered Hai Aotian's field of vision.

"This batch should be enough for me to break through."

Hai Aotian thought to himself, then charged straight at them.

In the depths of the universe.

Inside a magnificent, resplendent grand hall.

A middle-aged man clad in luxurious robes patterned with flowing clouds and trimmed in gold suddenly appeared.

The moment he returned, he transmitted a message to an Elder.

Before long, an old man arrived in the grand hall.

"Vice Hall Master, did you summon me because of what happened in the lower realm?"

His disciple, Jin Xuan, had been killed in the lower realm. As his master, the old man had been keeping a close eye on the matter.

At those words, the middle-aged man nodded.

"That's right."

"Vice Hall Master, what is the situation? Just who is that person?"

The middle-aged man's expression was grave as he said in a somewhat heavy voice,

"Perhaps they are not someone our Heavenly Dao Hall can afford to provoke."

"What?!" The old man's pupils shrank, his heart jolted in alarm.

"How is that possible? Vice Hall Master, our Heavenly Dao Hall is already a peak force in the universe."

"Nothing is impossible. Leave aside those hidden in the shadows—even among the Innate Divine Saints standing in the open, which one is not an expert stronger than me?"

As he spoke, the middle-aged man's eyes dimmed somewhat.

If his strength had been sufficient, perhaps he would not have remained stationed in the Heavenly Dao Hall.

This was a hurdle in the middle-aged man's heart that he could not overcome.

But strength was not something he could command at will.

Reality was simply that cruel.

"Vice Hall Master, what should we do now?" the old man asked, his voice trembling almost imperceptibly.

"I don't know. But forget about avenging your disciple. If you insist on it, no one will be able to save you.

"I summoned you only to warn you about this. Remember: do not provoke those whom you should not provoke."

The middle-aged man spoke to the old man in an even tone.

"Yes, I understand."

Though unwilling, the old man could only agree.

It was not merely the Vice Hall Master's order—he was not foolish enough to throw his life away.

"You may leave."

Seeing that the middle-aged man had dismissed him, the old man said no more and immediately took his leave.

After the old man left the grand hall, the middle-aged man sent out a message.

In an unknown place.

Within a man-made pocket of space, two injured Middle-aged Men were recovering from their wounds.

Just then, one of the Middle-aged Men, whose aura was exceptionally powerful, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Hmm? An unknown powerful faction has appeared?"

Hearing this, the other man's attention was drawn over, and he asked curiously,

"Hall Master, what happened?"

"It's Old Qi. He said an unfamiliar powerful faction has appeared in the lower realm, and it may be even stronger than our Heavenly Dao Hall."

The middle-aged man addressed as Hall Master had a trace of disbelief in his eyes.

"What? Stronger than our Heavenly Dao Hall?"

"That is possible. We simply do not know why this faction has appeared—whether they are enemies or friends.

"A colossal entity has suddenly emerged. This is no simple matter."

"Hall Master, should we do something?"

"Old Yuan, in our current state, what can we do? Focus on recovering. Those Innate Divine Saints are not doing much better either.

"If we can recover before them, then when we strike back, we will surely be able to change the current situation."

At those words, battle intent surged in Yuan Daolin's eyes. "Those bastards—sooner or later, we'll wipe every last one of them out."

"Then recover quickly. Leave matters outside to Old Qi," Xuan Tianyue said with a smile.

As the Hall Master, he had considerable trust in his subordinates.

"Hall Master, what about the Forbidden Institute? They lost a Dao Master Realm expert this time. I'm afraid they'll be shaken."

As though recalling something, Yuan Daolin suddenly asked.

At the mention of the Forbidden Institute, Xuan Tianyue's smile faded, and his tone became somewhat low.

"The fall of a Dao Master Realm expert is undoubtedly a severe blow to them.

"If they truly waver, there is nothing we can say.

"It will only leave us under even greater pressure."

After saying that, Xuan Tianyue fell into deep thought.

His eyes were profound and unfathomable, as though he were contemplating something unknown.

Seeing this, Yuan Daolin said nothing more and settled down to properly recover from his injuries.

Heavenly Desolation Continent.

Southern Region, Sea Emperor Land.

At this moment, Ye Xinran was still undergoing the trial.

Wave after wave of Demonic Beasts attacked her. Without exception, all were killed in a single strike.

By now, the Demonic Beasts appearing had reached the seventh to ninth levels of the Spiritual Power Realm.

Ye Xinran's cultivation had also risen by one level, reaching the second level of the King Profound Realm.

Somewhere within the Sea Emperor Land.

"Her breakthrough speed is quite fast."

Watching Ye Xinran's cultivation rise continuously, Ye Chang'an nodded in satisfaction.

"Hall Master, how should we deal with the Flood Dragon Beast Soul in there?" Shangguan Shi asked.

Ye Chang'an looked entirely unconcerned. "If it does not know what is good for it, deal with it."

"If Xinran can absorb and refine that Beast Soul, she should be able to raise her cultivation by quite a bit. After all, it is the Beast Soul of a Half-step Emperor Realm creature."

Within Ye Xinran's trial space.

As Ye Xinran slew the final batch of Demonic Beasts at the first to third levels of the King Profound Realm.

Her cultivation broke through once more.

Just then, the surrounding space suddenly began to shift.

The next moment, Ye Xinran arrived in another space.

In the center of a vast canyon stood a Dragon-shaped Statue.

Twelve meditation cushions surrounded the statue.

"Am I supposed to sit on one of them?"

Looking at the cushions around the statue, Ye Xinran guessed.

Then, with great boldness, she sat down on one.

The instant she sat down, the statue began to shine.

A pillar of light descended upon Ye Xinran.

"Huh? What is this?"

As Ye Xinran was wondering, a warm and gentle force suddenly flowed into her body.

"It seems my cultivation is rising."

Delight filled Ye Xinran's face at the sight.

She immediately began to properly absorb this force.

A moment later, four more people appeared in this space.

They were Jin Xiaoya, Lin Tianci, Xuanyuan Hao, and Li Wuxun.

"This is... the Sea Emperor's Blessing!"

Looking at the scene in the center, Li Wuxun could not hold back his shout.

"Sea Emperor's Blessing?" Lin Tianci asked curiously.

"This can raise one's cultivation without any side effects, but more importantly, it can enhance one's talent!"

Li Wuxun explained with a face full of excitement.

After saying that, he immediately rushed toward one of the meditation cushions.

After the previous trial, he had already reached the eighth level of the Heavenly Spirit Realm.

With this Sea Emperor's Blessing, he was confident that he could reach the Spiritual Power Realm.

Seeing Li Wuxun so excited, Jin Xiaoya and the others stopped standing around foolishly.

Though they had just broken through to the Spiritual Power Realm, they were also looking forward to raising their cultivation without side effects.

"Hmm? Why can't I feel my talent improving?"

Lin Tianci suddenly felt somewhat puzzled.

Hearing this, Li Wuxun opened his eyes. He felt the same way, and after some thought, he said,

"Perhaps this Sea Emperor's Blessing has a limit when it comes to enhancing talent. Once one's talent exceeds that limit, it becomes useless."

After hearing Li Wuxun's explanation, Jin Xiaoya and the others agreed.

After all, their talents were indeed exceedingly high, and they all had great hope of becoming Emperors in the future.

Though they were somewhat disappointed, simply being able to raise their cultivation meant they had already gained greatly.