After Lin Heng emerged from seclusion...
Half a month before the battle to establish a foothold in the Third Heaven.
He spent time with Liu Ling'er and the other girls.
He would occasionally offer guidance to his disciples.
He did not leave Battle Heaven Pavilion at other times.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
This day.
The battle for Zhan Tian Battle Heaven Pavilion's foothold in the Third Heaven level of the Nine Heavens, which everyone in the Nine Heavens had been watching, had finally arrived.
Good morning!
At the Peak of Fallen the Third Heaven.
As dawn broke, over 100,000 people had already gathered at the Peak of Fallen.
In the very center.
The Eight Great Imperial Clans and the Ascenders stood facing each other.
Facing this crucial battle for the Battle Heaven Pavilion's foothold.
The leaders of Thirteen Factions were present.
The Battle Heaven Pavilion has not yet appeared.
However, the Eight Great Saint Emperors and Ao Zhantian and others were already on the verge of exchanging blows.
Many of the onlookers could already feel the chilling atmosphere in the air.
It was past noon!
When the blazing sun rose directly overhead.
The space, scorched by the high temperature, trembled slightly.
But the shaking quickly intensified and gradually became distorted.
Observe the spatial changes at the central battlefield location.
Everyone held their breath instantly.
Soon, hundreds of figures appeared in that distorted space.
As these hundreds of people appeared, the distorted space gradually returned to normal.
Looking again, they were astonished to see the arrival of the Battle Heaven Pavilion, led by Lin Heng.
When someone used their soul power to detect the fluctuations in Lin Heng and his group's aura, their expression changed drastically.
"Four Heavenly Firmament Realm and three hundred Heavenly Venerable Realm —when did the Battle Heaven Pavilion acquire such terrifying combat power?"
"Hiss! The growth rate of the Battle Heaven Pavilion is terrifying. If they were given a few more decades, wouldn't they be able to reach the First Heaven?"
"Don't forget, back when Lin Heng was still in the Primordial Realm, he could already kill people in the Heavenly Firmament Realm. Now that he's reached the Heavenly Firmament Realm, just how strong will he be?"
"I originally thought the battle Eight Great Imperial Clans would be a foregone conclusion, but now it seems that may not be the case."
The surrounding whispers made the Eight Great Saint Emperors' faces grow increasingly grim.
The strength that Battle Heaven Pavilion has displayed today.
It certainly far exceeded their budget.
The two Heavenly Firmament Venerable Realm were Lin Heng's two avatars.
Sun Yuan reached the Heavenly Firmament Saint Realm.
Lin Heng also reached the Heavenly Firmament Emperor Realm.
Logically speaking, this period of time should be within the Time Treasure.
Normal cultivation wouldn't have resulted in such a small improvement.
But compared to the improvement in cultivation level.
Their improvement in combat power is the most terrifying aspect.
Especially Lin Heng.
This seclusion has lasted for hundreds of millions of years.
This allowed him to grasp about 20-30% of the inheritance passed down from the Master of Heavenly Estate.
He had never actively cultivated.
He gradually reached the Heavenly Firmament Emperor Realm through the accumulation of time.
When Lin Heng appeared at the Peak of Fallen.
He just stood there quietly.
His smile, however, brought an inexplicable pressure to the powerful figures below the Heavenly Firmament of the Eight Great Imperial Clans.
What shocked the Eight Great Saint Emperors most was that Lin Heng was clearly standing right in front of them.
But if you don't see it with your own eyes...
You'll find that you can't sense his presence at all.
That was right after they left the distorted space.
Lin Heng still had fluctuations in his aura.
But afterwards...
His presence seemed to vanish into thin air.
The Eight Great Saint Emperors sensed something was wrong.
Even they couldn't pinpoint Lin Heng's presence.
Just how strong has Lin Heng become now?
Just as the Eight Great Saint Emperors were sizing up Lin Heng.
Lin Heng stepped forward and spoke calmly.
"Our Battle Heaven Pavilion aspires to secure a place in the Third Heaven."
"Anyone who wants to test the strength of my Battle Heaven Pavilion, please come forward."
His words were simple, yet they carried absolute confidence.
That kingly demeanor was on full display in Lin Heng.
After Lin Heng finished speaking, no one in the room uttered a word.
He raised his eyes and scanned the entire room.
Anyone who hasn't reached the Heavenly Firmament Realm will reflexively lower their head whenever they make eye contact with Lin Heng.
Even the patriarch of the Great Sun Race, who had once been Lin Heng's enemy.
When his eyes met Lin Heng's.
A chill ran through him, and he quickly looked away.
They originally planned to take revenge after Lin Heng arrived in the Third Heaven.
But the chieftain of the Great Sun Race knew it from their eye contact just now.
Given his current strength, he would likely be in grave danger if he faced Lin Heng now.
Finally, it was the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor who broke the silence.
" The Battle Heaven Pavilion has moved into the Third Heaven."
"This is Nine Heavens fortunate event."
"This signifies that our Nine Heavens are becoming increasingly powerful."
"As is customary, Battle Heaven Pavilion also needs to demonstrate its strength."
"I think it would be better to do it this way."
"Let's take World War III as an example."
The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor then explained the rules of this battle for survival.
The first battle was the battle of the Heavenly Venerable.
The Battle Heaven Pavilion produced thirty-six disciples at the Heavenly Venerable Realm.
The Eight Great Imperial Clans also dispatched the same number of disciples.
Both parties set their cultivation levels between the Fifth-Grade Heavenly Venerable and Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable.
The second battle was the Battle of Heavenly Firmament.
The Eight Great Imperial Clans will send three Heavenly Firmament Realm to counter Lin Heng's two clones and Sun Yuan.
The third battle will be the ultimate showdown.
However, the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor proposed a controversial rule.
He wanted Lin Heng to fight alone against eight Heavenly Firmament Venerable Realm from the Eight Great Imperial Clans.
Upon hearing this, the Ascenders were outraged.
The first two games went smoothly.
But why does Lin Heng have to fight eight people at once?
Moreover, Lin Heng is only at the Heavenly Firmament Emperor Realm.
They actually made him fight eight Heavenly Firmament Venerable Realm.
" Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor, your suggestion is going too far."
"It's already unfair to have Lin Heng fight against a Heavenly Firmament Venerable Level."
"Now you're making him fight eight Heavenly Firmament Venerable Realm simultaneously."
"Then why don't we have your Eight Great Imperial Clans send one Heavenly Firmament Emperor Realm, and we'll send eight Heavenly Firmament Venerable Realm? How about that?"
Despite the fierce rebuke from the Ao Zhantian, the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor maintained a calm smile.
" Lin Heng, if you agree, and are able to defeat the eight Heavenly Firmament Realm from my Eight Great Imperial Clans..."
"Then I will return the person you want, how about that?"
The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor did not reveal who it was.
But at this moment, the Fire Separation Saint Emperor stepped forward and smiled slightly at Lin Heng.
How could Lin Heng not realize it?
The person the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor spoke of was clearly Mei Chu's maternal grandmother, who was imprisoned in the Heavenly Origin Fire Prison.
Clearly, they were also aware of the relationship between Situ Jiannan and Mei Chu.
In addition, there's Situ Jiannan's position in the Battle Heaven Pavilion.
That's when he thought of using Mei Chu's maternal grandmother as leverage to force Lin Heng to agree.
In this matter, the Eight Great Imperial Clans indeed grasped the crux of the matter.
Lin Heng couldn't possibly disregard Situ Jiannan's feelings.
If Mei Chu's maternal grandmother dies because of this.
Even though Mei Chu and Situ Jiannan wouldn't say anything.
But this will ultimately remain a regret.
"Okay, I agree."
Lin Heng readily agreed, and at the same time, a cold killing intent appeared in his originally calm eyes.
Just as the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor smiled, Lin Heng added another sentence.
"However, I advise you to go back and make eight coffins now."
Confident words came from Lin Heng's mouth.
This caused the smile that had just appeared on the face of the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor to freeze instantly.
Eight coffins?
Could the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor not understand the meaning behind Lin Heng's words?
But he didn't understand.
Where does Lin Heng get his confidence from?
Could he really fight eight Heavenly Firmament Venerable Level at the same time?