Ancient Altar, Wang Teng's Moment of Glory

"Have these guys started getting jealous of me again?"

Jiang Xuan heard the notification in his mind and turned to look, only to see Wang Teng and the others staring at him and Leng Lingshuang.

But when Jiang Xuan looked their way, they instinctively averted their gazes, pretending they had seen nothing, afraid of drawing his attention.

"At least you know what's good for you."

Jiang Xuan smiled faintly, then turned his gaze toward the divine tree and asked Leng Lingshuang, "Ling Shuang, I want this Yin-Yang Divine Tree. Can we move it?"

"Mm..." Leng Lingshuang pondered for a moment before shaking her head.

"This Yin-Yang Divine Tree only bore fruit once every ten thousand years, and it was extraordinarily difficult to cultivate. It required exceptionally harsh conditions...

"Take this Yin-Yang Divine Tree, for instance. It relied on a Yin-Yang Grand Formation to draw in the yin-yang energy of heaven and earth, which was why it could grow, blossom, and bear fruit here. If it were moved elsewhere, that would be impossible."

"I see. Then forget it."

Jiang Xuan nodded. Though he found it somewhat regrettable, there was nothing he could do.

"Hey, wasn't the most important thing in the Everlasting Heaven Secret Realm supposed to be the Venerable's inheritance? Why haven't we seen it?"

Jiang Xuan recalled this question and asked it aloud.

"I don't know, but I suspect it has something to do with that altar."

Leng Lingshuang looked at the enormous altar behind the Yin-Yang Divine Tree.

"An altar?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan looked toward the altar and immediately felt the weight of history rushing toward him.

As he gazed at the ancient altar, Jiang Xuan's eyes seemed to cross the river of time, arriving at the scene of Everlasting Heaven Venerable forging this altar all those years ago.

This altar was definitely no ordinary thing!

That thought instantly surged into Jiang Xuan's mind.

Thus, Jiang Xuan circled around the Yin-Yang Divine Tree and, beneath the watchful eyes of the gathered geniuses, walked step by step toward the altar.

Yet after examining the altar from all sides, Jiang Xuan discovered that apart from being rather ancient, it did not seem to possess anything particularly unusual.

"Now this is strange. Everlasting Heaven Venerable left an altar in this final place—how could it possibly be so simple?"

Jiang Xuan muttered in confusion.

"Brother Jiang Xuan, I think this altar probably needs to be activated."

At that moment, Leng Lingshuang spoke to Jiang Xuan.

"Activated?"

Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up. "But how do we activate it? Should I stand on it and take a look?"

"Don't, Brother Jiang Xuan. You don't need to take the risk yourself. Let them do it."

With that, Jiang Xuan took a step forward, about to step onto the altar.

Leng Lingshuang pointed at Wang Teng and the others, stopping Jiang Xuan.

"Right, I nearly forgot about them!"

Jiang Xuan smiled as he looked toward Wang Teng and the others.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang Xuan... we don't want to die either!!"

When Jiang Xuan turned his gaze on them, Wang Teng and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly cried out.

"Hehe, cut the nonsense. If no one goes up, then you'll die right now!"

Jiang Xuan spoke coldly.

Yet everyone still fiercely resisted the idea of stepping onto the altar.

They truly did not dare take a risk with something so unknown.

Besides, even Jiang Xuan himself did not dare step onto the altar. How could they possibly dare?

"Do you want to test whether my sword is sharp?"

Jiang Xuan drew a Saint Sword. Icy sword light flickered across its blade.

At that moment, everyone's bodies began trembling uncontrollably.

They had only just witnessed Jiang Xuan kill Long Aotian. How could they not fear Jiang Xuan's sword?

[Fear Value +55!]

[Fear Value +69!]

[Fear Value +75!]

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"Wang Teng, you go up!"

Jiang Xuan looked at Wang Teng, called out his name, and said.

"Ah?"

When Wang Teng was singled out by Jiang Xuan, he was instantly startled and shuddered all over, instinctively wanting to refuse.

But when he saw Jiang Xuan's cold gaze and the chilling gleam radiating from the Saint Sword in his hand, he had no choice but to nod. "Alright!"

Then, beneath everyone's watchful eyes, Wang Teng slowly walked toward the altar.

His steps were incomparably heavy. As he drew closer and closer to the altar, he moved slower and slower.

"Damn it, I'm just asking you to climb onto an altar. Why are you dragging your feet like a rainy day?"

Jiang Xuan could not help complaining. With a direct palm strike, he sent Wang Teng onto the ancient altar.

BOOM!!!

The instant Wang Teng's body appeared atop the ancient altar, the entire Everlasting Heaven Secret Realm shook violently. Strands of immortal light suddenly spilled through the space, while formation patterns on the ground erupted with blinding radiance in an instant, illuminating the entire space.

In that instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to gain a will of its own, churning wildly and boiling with incomparable fury.

Immortal light burst forth from the altar as well, dazzling and brilliant. All kinds of runes even appeared in the void, circulating endlessly. The sight was incomparably mystical, like a divine miracle.

The ancient altar had opened!

"The Everlasting Life Altar has opened!"

"Everyone, step onto the platform and engage in a free-for-all battle!"

"The final victor shall become my successor!"

Suddenly, an incomparably majestic voice rang out through the space, echoing across the entire Everlasting Heaven Secret Realm.

"It's Everlasting Heaven Venerable!"

"He wants us to fight in a free-for-all!"

"Only the one who takes first place can obtain the inheritance!"

Hearing the sudden voice, all the geniuses were shaken. They were excited at first, but their hearts soon sank to rock bottom.

With the two towering mountains of Jiang Xuan and Leng Lingshuang pressing down on them, how could they possibly seize first place?

"Alas, it seems the Venerable's inheritance is destined to be beyond our reach..."

"Should I just forget it? Going up would only be a waste of time..."

The gathered geniuses looked at Jiang Xuan and Leng Lingshuang and could not help sighing.

"Everyone must step onto the platform. Otherwise, die!"

At that moment, Everlasting Heaven Venerable's voice rang out once more, causing everyone's hearts to sink abruptly.

They would die if they did not go up?

With such a demand before them, they no longer had any way out!

"Then let's go up!"

"So be it! At worst, it's just death!!"

Everyone roared as they climbed onto the altar one after another, their battle intent boiling.

Since there was no way out, they would fight to the death!

"The first to step onto the altar has commendable courage. You are granted a boost in strength!"

At that moment, Everlasting Heaven Venerable's voice rang out.

A stream of pure power poured into Wang Teng's body, instantly raising his cultivation to the Ninth Heaven of Dragon Transformation. His aura surged explosively.

"Heaven truly favors me!"

Wang Teng stood in the air, his golden hair fluttering as golden light bloomed all over his body. His aura climbed to an unprecedented peak, and his vital energy shot into the heavens!

"What? Wang Teng actually received a strength boost?!"

"Wang Teng's cultivation has risen to the Ninth Heaven of Dragon Transformation! Who else can fight him?!"

The geniuses who had stepped onto the altar sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Wang Teng and were instantly dumbfounded.

Within the Dragon Transformation Realm, each step was a whole heaven apart!

The Ninth Heaven of Dragon Transformation was already the end of the Dragon Transformation Realm. It was simply not something they could contend against.

"You ants are unworthy of being my enemies!"

Blinding golden light shot from Wang Teng's eyes. Runes intertwined around his body, while a colossal golden Dharma manifestation condensed behind him.

At that moment, he stood at the very center of the altar, gripping a golden spear in his hand, carrying the bearing of one who looked down upon the world!

As his words fell, Wang Teng attacked. The spear in his hand swept wide and opened broad, thrusting out streaks of dazzling golden spear light that illuminated the entire altar.

It was as though he was venting all the humiliation he had suffered earlier. Every strike was a killing move, with no intention of leaving anyone even the slightest chance.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

As deafening explosions erupted one after another, the space shook without end. One genius after another became a ghost beneath his spear.

Very quickly, the entire altar was swept clean. Wang Teng slaughtered every genius with a single spear!

No one was his match. All of them were swept aside by him!

With the power boost, Wang Teng had become utterly invincible!

Then, he looked down from above at Jiang Xuan and Leng Lingshuang below the altar and shouted:

"Jiang Xuan, you trash, and that woman too—get up here and die!!"

Wang Teng's voice was thunderous, reverberating throughout the entire space with arrogance and tyranny.

At that moment, it was as though he had returned to how he was before entering Everlasting Heaven, sweeping through the younger generation of the Northern Region with no rival in sight!

"Have you finished showing off?"

Jiang Xuan stared at Wang Teng with a smile at the corner of his lips. He stepped forward and ascended the altar together with Leng Lingshuang.

As those four words left his mouth, chaotic qi and primordial qi suddenly roared forth around Jiang Xuan.

Three thousand worlds evolved within his eyes; behind him, the shadow of a Supreme dominated heaven and earth.

Meanwhile, Leng Lingshuang was enveloped in dark-red demonic qi. The Other Shore Flower mark on her forehead flickered with blood-red light, and behind her red dress, an endless sea of blood rose and fell.

Within it, a Divine Phoenix spread its wings, blotting out the sky and covering the earth!

"This..."

This was Wang Teng's first time seeing the two at their peak state, and he was instantly somewhat frightened.

At that moment, he finally understood that Jiang Xuan and Leng Lingshuang had not even used a fraction of their true strength before!

This made him feel uncertain deep down.

[Nervousness Value +99!]