Tianluo Continent, Daluo Golden Palace.
Domain Lord Mandala sat high above, perched upon the Golden Throne.
Below, her trusted subordinates and senior officials stood in two neat rows.
Ancestor Wansheng, the Demon Emperor, Netherworld Heavenly Sovereign, and the three veteran sect leaders from the Northern Realm who had pledged their allegiance had all reached the Upper Earth Sovereign level, thanks to the Ninth Grade Calamity Relief Pill.
As for the Sleeping Emperor, he had refined the essence of the God Pavilion Master, an Upper Earth Sovereign, and become an Earth Sovereign more than half a year ago. His strength had advanced further since then.
Then there were two of the Five Emperors: the Heavenly Vulture Emperor and the Spirit Pupil Emperor.
When Mu Chen first arrived on Tianluo Continent, the two old emperors had only been at the peak of the Seventh Grade.
When the Great Hunting War began, they broke through to the Eighth Grade.
With the Ancient Heavenly Palace on the verge of emerging, they had broken through the Ninth Grade bottleneck as well.
Earlier, when Mandala bestowed Calamity Relief Pills upon the three sect leaders from the Northern Realm, she had given Sovereign Breaking Pills to the Heavenly Vulture Emperor and the Spirit Pupil Emperor, too, to show that she hadn't forgotten the old hands.
With Sovereign Breaking Pills in hand, the two old emperors would certainly have an easier time breaking through to Earth Sovereign, but they still needed time to build up their foundations, complete the Ninth Grade realm, and achieve perfection in their cultivation.
The Daluo Heaven Domain's senior combat forces consisted of a Grand Perfection Earth Sovereign, three Upper Earth Sovereigns, and one Lower Earth Sovereign. Besides them, there were also two Lower Earth Sovereigns from outside the domain.
After learning that the