Across the entire Douluo Continent, quite a few people shared Yu Yuanzhen's feelings. Tang Hao of Holy Soul Village was one of them.
He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and his aura surged severalfold in an instant!
"What a terrifying world. Just one glance was enough to stir my soul and shatter the bottleneck that had trapped me for years. Even the deficits caused by my decadence over these past years have been cleansed away, completely restored!"
Tang Hao could not help but sigh. At the same time, his gaze toward the Light Screen above grew even more fervent.
In his view, merely observing it across worlds had brought him such enormous benefits. If he could observe it up close, perhaps he could directly break through to the realm of Hundred Level Godhood!
Yet in the next moment, just like Yu Yuanzhen, Tang Hao let out a long sigh.
"Before witnessing the power of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, I thought Soul Power on the Douluo Continent was already the strongest. It allowed people to soar through the skies and burrow into the earth, split mountains and shatter seas. But before the power of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, the Soul Power we take such pride in is nothing more than a clown's trick."
"No matter how hard I strive, even if I break through to the legendary realm of a God King, so what? Compared to cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, I would still be nothing but an ant."
The more he thought about it, the dimmer the light in Tang Hao's eyes became.
Who knew how long passed before he finally pulled himself together.
"Grandfather, I'll leave everything to you."
In Spirit City, within Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, Jin'e Douluo, and countless other powerhouses were likewise utterly shocked by the image of that flag, unable to speak for a long time.
Yet, feeling the increasingly powerful auras of the Title Douluos around them, everyone knew that they had all gained considerable benefits from that flag.
But the more this was the case, the more defeated they felt.
They had gained so much merely from a single glance. What about the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands? Things like this might not be everywhere, but there surely would not be few of them.
If it were scarce, who would use it as a flag?
Their cultivation system had already been inferior to theirs, and now the other side possessed such a cheat-like treasure.
What was there even left to compare?
There was another point that worried them the most.
In one year, the Chosen Ones who had gone to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands would return. By then, they would certainly bring back the cultivation methods of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
In that case, whoever cultivated the techniques of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands on the Douluo Continent would become powerful!
In other words, the current order of the Douluo Continent would undergo a drastic change one year from now!
Unless every Chosen One who went to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands died there!
But even if that worst-case scenario came to pass, the people present knew very well that it would merely change one year into two.
Since the mysterious voice could send the first batch of one hundred Chosen Ones to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, it could naturally send a second batch, even a third, a tenth, a hundredth, or a thousandth batch!
Until it obtained what it wanted, it would likely never stop.
"We should prepare early. The only good news right now is that, among those who went to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, most of the survivors are from our Spirit Hall!"
Only after a long silence did Bibi Dong exhale and slowly speak.
Qian Daoliu, Jin'e Douluo, and the other Spirit Hall powerhouses beside her nodded in agreement.
This could already be considered their only good news.
Only, Qian Renxue...
"We have to believe in Xiao Xue. She'll surely survive every danger!"
At the same time, in the God Realm, numerous second-class gods, first-class gods, and even God Kings stared incredulously at the flag in the image.
They had lived for countless ages, yet this was the first time they had seen something that could allow someone to break through with a single glance!
With that one look just now, every god who saw the Star Flag had broken through their current realm. Even the Five God Kings had touched upon an even higher level.
Not the Supreme God King realm, but the realm of the Creator God!
Yet the more this happened, the more devastated they felt.
They had lived for countless ages without even finding the way in, yet all it took was one glance...
"Say, are we just too useless?"
The Goddess of Life sighed and spoke faintly.
"Yeah. I feel like I've lived all these years like a dog."
The God of Kindness also wore a speechless expression, without the slightest joy at having broken through.
"Stop talking. You're making me want to kill myself and see whether I can reincarnate in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands."
The Asura God also wore a bitter expression.
The other two, the Evil God and the God of Destruction, said nothing. They had been struck so hard that they did not even feel like speaking.
Why was the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands so absurd? It actually had something that could grant breakthroughs with a single glance, while they had to spend countless ages polishing and exploring just to advance one step.
At that moment, a phrase surfaced in the minds of all Five God Kings.
The drought-stricken died of thirst, while the flooded drowned...
Beneath the Magic Boat of the Star Extremity Sect stood an elderly man. When Qian Renxue and the other nineteen outer disciples of the Hundred Flowers Palace were escorted over, the intense pressure nearly suffocated her.
Strong—truly too strong. The pressure he gave her was several times greater than even the pressure Liu Yiyi, Lin Wanwan's master, had given her earlier!
No, dozens of times greater!
"Elder Zhao, these are the talented disciples of our Hundred Flowers Palace. Please inspect them, Elder Zhao."
The elder leading the Hundred Flowers Palace smiled obsequiously at the Star Extremity Sect powerhouse while taking out a piece of precious bone and handing it over to him.
Zhao Ming of the Star Extremity Sect looked at the crooked lot sent by the Hundred Flowers Palace. They could only be called fairly attractive, with barely any cultivation to speak of. His brow furrowed, and his tone turned grim.
"Elder Li, are you sure you want this one to take these people back to report? Was this one not clear enough, or does your Hundred Flowers Palace intend to defy the orders of my Star Extremity Sect?"
Rumble!
An aura terrifying beyond measure erupted. In almost an instant, the entire Hundred Flowers Palace, which resembled an immortal paradise, shook violently. Immortal mountains collapsed, the earth caved in, and even the hazy mist formed from the nearly liquefied Heaven and Earth Essence constantly surrounding the Hundred Flowers Palace was blown away at that moment!
That boundlessly powerful aura continued spreading outward. Even people a hundred li away from the Hundred Flowers Palace could clearly feel the oppressive force.
Seeing that Elder Zhao Ming of the Star Extremity Sect, who had personally led the group here, had truly become enraged, Li Rongrong of the Hundred Flowers Palace wore a bitter expression.
She had said she did not want to take this job, but the sect master had insisted on making her do it. Well, look at them now...
"Please calm your anger, Elder Zhao. Our Hundred Flowers Palace is merely a small sect and cannot produce young geniuses. These people are already the finest disciples of our generation."
Just as Li Rongrong was filled with bitterness, Liu Yiyi, the Palace Master of the Hundred Flowers Palace, suddenly appeared before them. She first bowed to Elder Zhao before parting her pearly teeth and slowly speaking with a wronged expression.
Not only that, she released her own pressure as well. It not only blocked Zhao Ming's pressure, but even protected the Hundred Flowers Palace's gates and disciples from its disturbance.
Damn it, the cultivation of this Hundred Flowers Palace Master is actually this strong—she's even somewhat stronger than this one?!
But...
Your Hundred Flowers Palace is finished!
If any of these people are lucky enough to be selected, then as long as they wish to take revenge, a mere Hundred Flowers Palace... its fate...
Hehehehe, hehehehehehe...
There will be a place for cultivators of your Hundred Flowers Palace in certain places!
When the time comes, this elder will definitely visit often!
Looking at Liu Yiyi standing before him, Zhao Ming slowly withdrew his pressure. At the same time, a teasing smile appeared on his face, and even his tone became somewhat strange.
"It seems Palace Master Liu intends to walk this path to the bitter end. Fine. Since your Hundred Flowers Palace does not want this opportunity delivered right to your door, this one will grant you this chance and allow you to casually use a few pretty faces to make up the numbers."
After saying that, under the astonished gazes of Liu Yiyi and Zhao Rongrong, Zhao Ming turned without the slightest hesitation or delay and flew toward the Magic Boat of the Star Extremity Sect, leaving behind a final remark.
"Your Hundred Flowers Palace had better not regret this. To tell you the truth, this opportunity is something countless people could only beg for. The Star Extremity Saintess of our Star Extremity Sect, Xiao Ziran, along with several candidate Saintesses, are among the female cultivators heading there in this batch!"
"This opportunity far exceeds the limits of what people like you can imagine!"
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