The Sacred Body had broken through. His blood qi surged like a True Dragon, shooting straight into the Nine Heavens. There was no hiding the news; it swept through the Holy City like a storm.
The young prodigies were itching to fight, their eyes gleaming. What could better prove they had the makings of a Great Emperor than defeating a Sacred Body?
A Great Accomplished Saint Physique, a Great Accomplished Saint Spirit, a Great Accomplished Overlord Body... Such invincible constitutions had always been stepping stones on a Great Emperor's path. There were almost no exceptions. Number two under heaven was still not number one.
The Great Emperors of every age had not merely reached the highest cultivation of their lifetimes. They had been the strongest in battle, too!
God King Jiang nodded and said calmly, "If they want to fight, let them. Anyone of the younger generation may face him in a duel to the death."
He took a broad view of it. No Great Emperor since ancient times had been a flower raised in a greenhouse. All had fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The Emperor Path was filled with bloody battles.
Even Chaotic Ancient Emperor had become emperor only after a hundred defeats. His path had been arduous beyond measure. No one knew how many battles he had fought in his lifetime as he went from losing to winning. Only his Dao Heart had remained undamaged.
If the Sacred Body was to reach greatness, bloody battles along the way were unavoidable. In an instant, more than a dozen young prodigies wanted to challenge him.
They were only warming up, hoping to test the Sacred Body's strength.
Ye Fan let out a long cry. Golden blood qi surged around him as he charged