The Divine Son in White, Unmatched Beneath Heaven: Come at Me Together
Jade Pool Holy Land.
The gathering of heaven's chosen was grand and solemn.
On the main peak.
Inside the grandest, most imposing hall, resplendent with gold and jade, its beams and rafters intricately carved and painted.
Clouds and mist drifted ethereally, Dao rhythms flowed, and fragrance filled the air.
Besides the major powers of the Azure Radiance Dao Domain, including the Jade Pool Holy Land.
Representatives of major powers from other Dao domains were also seated here, and more kept arriving.
The crowd exchanged cups and toasts amid laughter and conversation.
Though some powers, like the Baili Imperial Clan and the Purple Empyrean Divine Palace, were at odds with each other.
Here, they held themselves in check and avoided any conflict.
Before long.
A deafening dragon roar suddenly rang out beyond the hall.
Nine fierce black dragons, their bodies as enormous as mountains.
Pulled a magnificent divine palace, lustrous as white jade and blazing with divine light that flooded the heavens.
Roaring, they tore through the clouds and appeared above the Jade Pool Holy Land.
Behind them.
Came a host of soldiers in black armor, riding savage exotic beasts and giving off a crushing pressure.
The procession was vast and imposing, its killing intent soaring into the heavens, its crushing pressure as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea.
From that traveling palace.
A broad road of lustrous white jade stretched downward.
A youth with a longsword on his back slowly walked down.
His divine features were as handsome as a painting.
He wore an opulent white-and-gold brocade robe.
Immortal radiance surrounded him, and sword intent flowed around his body.
His bearing was overbearing and fierce, his sharp edge fully exposed, and the pressure radiating from him was immense and profound.
He was like a sword immortal, high above all and beyond the mortal world!
The Gu Clan's forbidden divine son, Gu Xuanjin!
"The Gu Clan's divine son has finally arrived! The young sword immortal truly lives up to his name!"
Looking at the sword-bearing youth, who seemed like a sword immortal descending to the mortal world.
A flicker of awe passed through the eyes of everyone in the Jade Pool Hall.
Sensing the terrifying pressure the youth brought with him.
Heaven's chosen prodigies such as Nangong Yue and Qin Mofeng could not help growing solemn.
The gazes directed at him from outside the Jade Pool Hall held more worship and fervor.
And beside the youth,
Was a tall, fierce-looking middle-aged man of about forty.
Two elders and a group of attendants followed respectfully behind the pair.
What made hearts tremble was that every one of them possessed an exceptionally powerful presence.
Especially the fierce-looking middle-aged man.
He seemed to embody this entire world, leaving people afraid and struggling to breathe.
"A quasi-emperor?!"
The people in the Jade Pool Hall sensed the middle-aged man's presence.
They could not help feeling surprised and stunned.
What they had not expected, moreover.
Was that even those following Gu Xuanjin were Supreme Realm and Saint King Realm experts.
As for the black-armored soldiers carrying divine halberds at the rear.
Several of them were also Saint King Realm experts.
Even the weakest were at the Divine Ability Realm!
A force like that could easily wipe out powers without a Great Emperor.
A flicker of envy shone in the Jade Pool Holy Maiden's eyes.
A quasi-emperor followed him, Supremes submitted to him, and Saint Kings served as his servants!
Even she.
Never mind a quasi-emperor.
Even Supreme Realm experts respected her only out of deference to the Jade Pool Holy Land.
They would never submit to her so respectfully.
"Is this the Gu Clan's forbidden divine son who just emerged? He's simply terrifying beyond belief."
Gu Xuanjin's arrival sent the entire Jade Pool Holy Land into an uproar.
After all, quite a few people had come for him.
Seeing Gu Xuanjin appear in Jade Pool Square.
Heaven's chosen prodigies such as Nangong Yue, Qin Mofeng, and Xu Lingxi could no longer sit still.
They all turned into streaks of light and darted toward the square.
In moments, they had reached it.
Gu Xuanjin was overbearing and aloof, while Nangong Yue was equally forceful and proud.
Both were the sort who held themselves above everyone else.
Looking at Gu Xuanjin.
Nangong Yue said proudly:
"Gu Xuanjin.
Let this young master see.
Whether you, the Gu Clan's young sword immortal, are stronger.
Or whether this young master, the Extreme Dao Demon God Palace's young demon venerable, is a cut above!"
The imperial son Baili Chang'an, who had suffered a setback earlier, also stepped forward.
He laughed heartily and said:
"You, the Gu Clan's divine son, don't look like you have three heads and six arms.
Are you really as extraordinary as the old men in my clan say?
I'd like to see your skills for myself!"
"There's no need to come at me one by one. That's too much of a waste of time, and the result will be the same anyway.
Come at me together."
Gu Xuanjin cast an indifferent glance at the dozen or so young heaven's chosen, all brimming with fighting spirit and confidence.
Then he communicated with the system.
*There are so many talented prodigies here.
Is any one of them a protagonist blessed with the Heavenly Dao's fortune?*
[The Heavenly Dao is adjusting the world line. It has yet to bestow the Heavenly Dao's fortune, and the protagonist has not appeared.]
Thinking of the generous rewards he had obtained for dealing with protagonists.
Gu Xuanjin was somewhat tempted.
If a protagonist were here, he would crush and kill them, even if the Jade Pool Holy Land intervened.
But now that the Heavenly Dao's fortune had not been bestowed to identify the protagonist.
Everyone Gu Xuanjin looked at seemed like a protagonist.
Nangong Yue frowned. He was not in the habit of joining forces with others.
"I'm not much worse than you, Gu Xuanjin! You're far too arrogant!"
Gu Xuanjin stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.
"Arrogant?
This divine son is merely stating a fact.
Besides, even if you all come at me together.
You still won't be worthy of making this divine son draw his sword!"
Gu Xuanjin's words gradually made Nangong Yue and the others' expressions change.
Being treated with such contempt, they could not help but feel anger rise in their hearts!
Only the Jade Pool Holy Maiden, standing to one side, showed little change in expression.
Because she knew that Gu Xuanjin really was only stating a fact.
No matter how strong you were, this young sword immortal would always stand above you...
Qin Mofeng and Nangong Yue were somewhat annoyed as well.
But each had his own pride, and they simply could not bring themselves to gang up on one opponent.
So neither chose to attack alongside Baili Chang'an and the others.
Instead, they went together to stand beside Xu Lingxi, the Jade Pool Holy Maiden.
"In that case, Lord Divine Son, don't blame us for ganging up on you!"
Baili Chang'an and Wen Yuyang exchanged a glance.
They set aside their grievances.
And temporarily joined forces with the dozen or so other heirs of major powers around them to face Gu Xuanjin.
A vast tide of magic power churned and surged like an ocean, rumbling without cease.
Within it flowed the power of supremely profound and wondrous laws, including chaos and creation.
Baili Chang'an and the others all unleashed the strongest techniques they possessed!
In an instant.
Dazzling divine light capable of destroying mountain ranges and towering peaks.
A radiant great seal that could suppress rivers and mountains for ten thousand miles, fist imprints that could shatter countless rivers and seas, and more.
As well as all manner of divine weapons and sharp implements they summoned, their power overbearing and unmatched!
They transformed into mighty attacks of peerless lethality.
And roared toward Gu Xuanjin!
The void rumbled, heaven and earth changed color, and winds and clouds surged.
Divine light shone brilliantly, and their might was vast and overwhelming!
"If this is all the strength you have.
Then you're so weak you aren't even worthy of standing before this divine son!"
Looking at the attacks whose power shook heaven and earth, Gu Xuanjin spoke indifferently.
Then he pointed a finger.
The fierce Sword Qi around him instantly condensed into an immensely sharp giant divine sword.
Which shot fiercely toward the attacks!
Boundless sword intent surrounded it, its might flooding the heavens as though it would shred the very sky!
The divine sword's power was overwhelming.
Those mighty attacks.
Were shredded in the blink of an eye by the boundless sharpness that erupted from it!
Then, without losing any of its momentum, the divine sword.
Crashed down toward Baili Chang'an and the others.
Boom-
In an instant.
The explosion echoed, mountains shook and the earth trembled, dust billowed everywhere, and cries of pain rang out without cease!
Several figures were blasted away, crashing to the ground and falling unconscious.