Half a year later.
Skyfall Star City, Heaven-Observing Pavilion.
A grand competition of prodigies was being held here. Thunderous cries of astonishment and discussion drowned out everything else; the bustle was beyond imagination.
"Heavenly Dipper Dao Academy's Water-Seizing Emperor wins."
A deep, imposing voice spread across tens of thousands of miles, making quite a few elders watching from within the pavilion smile and nod. They had already begun competing in secret; at least ten powerhouses comparable to the Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Venerable Realm wished to take Water-Seizing Emperor as a disciple.
Water-Seizing Emperor raised his head slightly, high-spirited and full of vigor, his gaze carrying an air of looking down upon the world. His sharpness was fully exposed.
He had no interest in those elders. If he were to truly take a master, it had to be a High Immortal!
That was the real reason he had left his clan and come to Heaven-Observing Pavilion. He wanted to become a High Immortal who ruled one region alone, not some elder's disciple.
"...As expected of Brother Water!"
"The Dragon-Seizing Step is terrifying indeed!"
"Congratulations, Brother Water!!"
Shouts and cheers from disciples rose from every Dao Academy. This battle had set their blood boiling, and enlightenment flickered in many disciples' eyes. Even quite a few Dao Academy instructors nodded in praise.
When Water-Seizing Emperor had entered the pavilion back then, he had caused quite a stir. Many prodigies had heard of him, and now he had not disappointed anyone.
On the arena.
Water-Seizing Emperor stood beneath countless gazes, high-spirited as a powerhouse, basking in praise from every side.
Yet his opponent had been King Marquis. Blood bubbled from his throat as he withdrew in utter disarray. The Cultivation World had always been a place where the strong devoured the weak; the