Alchemy Emperor Of The Divine Dao Chapter 1466 - Establishing Dominance

They had battled against each other twice, and he hadn’t been at a disadvantage either time. In fact, there were still many powerful trump cards that he hadn’t used yet. If they fought to the death, Rising From The Ashes would even provide him with two extra lifelines. That being the case, how could he not kill Gu Daoyi?

With this in mind, why had he been called up after Gu Daoyi? Had he lost?

In the eyes of these Saints, it was evident that one’s physique was still more important. Gu Daoyi possessed a Divine Fetus!

‘Fine. I’m eager to see your expressions when one day I eventually tread on the face of Gu Daoyi.’

Ling Han mulled over his options. In reality, he didn’t mind which campus he entered. After all, he had just obtained a large pile of secret techniques. Although these secret techniques couldn’t be regarded as paramount when viewed in the context of the Celestial Realm, each one of them would definitely be profound enough to move the Saints of the Immortal Realm.

He swept his gaze over them before answering, “I want to become a disciple of the Tranquil Heart Saint.”

‘Hmm?’

The nine Saints were slightly astonished. Although they were all Saints, there were still differences in their power and abilities. Among the nine Saints, the Black River Saint was the most powerful. Moreover, he also specialized in using the sword. Thus, regardless of the situation, Ling Han should have chosen to become a disciple of the Black River Saint, and yet he didn’t.

Was it because of Gu Daoyi?

However, why had he chosen the Tranquil Heart Saint? Among the nine Saints, the fourth Saint—Hards.h.i.+p Alchemy—and the eighth Saint—Tranquil Heart—were slightly more peculiar. They weren’t pure cultivators, but rather cultivators who had become Saints through alchemy and formations, respectively.

Perhaps Ling Han wanted to “muck around” and learn about formations from the Tranquil Heart Saint? However, becoming a Saint through practicing formations was far too difficult. In the past billions of years, only the Tranquil Heart Saint had succeeded in doing so. It was abundantly clear just how difficult this path was.

“Very well!” the Tranquil Heart Saint said. He had indeed become a Saint through practicing formations. However, how profoundly powerful were Saints? Could he not guide a measly cultivator at the Heavenly Body Tier? He gestured with his hand, and Ling Han instantly flew before the lotus platform that he was sitting on.

“Empress… Luan Xing?” The Eternal River Tier elite was slightly hesitant as he looked at the list of names before him. This person was actually using a t.i.tle as their name? Moreover, her t.i.tle was empress? He couldn’t help but feel displeased.

However, the fact that she was ranked third spoke volumes about her talent and abilities, as well as the value that the Saints placed on her.

Although his cultivation was higher at this moment, the fact that Empress Luan Xing had managed to rise above all other prodigies and rank third among them proved that her future prospects were definitely limitless.

Only one more Saint could appear, but what was to stop her from advancing to the pinnacle level of the Eternal River Tier and becoming a pseudo-Saint?

Thus, he forcefully suppressed his feeling of displeasure, not allowing it to show on his face.

Empress Luan Xing gracefully walked over. Although she was breathtakingly beautiful and charming, with the ability to swoon millions upon millions of men, she was actually an incredibly proud and haughty woman. In her eyes, everyone was no more than an insect. Only one person deserved her love and attention.

The crowd of prodigies suddenly fell silent, all of them intoxicated by the empress’ charm and beauty.

The empress was domineering, and her figure was more so mesmerizing and tremendously charming.

To say nothing of the young king tiers becoming speechless and intoxicated, even the nine Saints were slightly swayed by her beauty.

It was abundantly clear just how captivating the empress was.

“I desire to take her as my disciple.”

“I desire to…”

One after another, the nine Saints all expressed their desire to take her as a disciple. However, before they had even finished speaking, Empress Luan Xing had already walked before the lotus platform of the Tranquil Heart Saint, standing beside Ling Han.

How could she have chosen otherwise?

At this moment, the nine Saints all wore slightly dark expressions. ‘What’s with this? We haven’t even finished speaking, yet you’ve already made your decision. Do you still have any respect for us Saints?’

If it had been any other person, they would have definitely been scolded by the Saints—even if it were Gu Daoyi. However, upon seeing Empress Luan Xing’s breathtaking beauty, none of the Saints could steel their hearts to chide her. They felt that her pride was acceptable. After all, who told her to be so beautiful?

In any case, she was also a supreme king tier. They would make an exception just this once.

“Long Xiangyue!”

The fourth person to be called up was Long Xiangyue. She was a mighty woman, and she appeared much like a True Dragon in human form. She would exude a domineering aura wherever she stood. Although she was the fourth person to be called up, this was still a tremendously impressive result. However, there wasn’t much joy on her face.

In the eyes of the others, being called up fourth was already an incredibly outstanding result. In her eyes, however, this was a humiliating result.

Her goal had been first place!

However, a temporary failure didn’t preclude eternal failure. One day, she would definitely defeat those three people and become the sole king tier of the younger generation. This was because she was the descendant of a True Dragon. Her bloodline was extremely pure, and thus she was destined to become a mighty being who peered down upon all other beings.

She chose to become the disciple of the second Saint, the Dawn Cloud Saint. This was the only female Saint among the nine Saints. She was also a Half-Human, with the other half of her bloodline coming from the Ancient Divine Beast, the Stone Origin Tortoise. This was the most suitable choice for Long Xiangyue. They were both females, and they both possessed the bloodline of an Ancient Divine Beast.

“Second in the World!”

“Zi Chenfeng!”

“…”

The supreme king tiers were called up one after another. They then chose their campus and which Saint they would become a disciple of. However, only rank three king tiers had the right to be desired by all nine of the Saints. When it came to the rank two king tiers, apart from the Rain Emperor and the Notionless Saint, the other king tiers were only desired by a few of the Saints.

The later one was called up, the less likely they would be desired by the Saints. Moreover, after the recruitment of the rank two king tiers, the rank one king tiers could barely raise any interest from the nine Saints. If they were desired by none of the nine Saints, they would be brutally eliminated from the recruitment.

However, there were also several rank one king tiers who managed to pique the Saints’ interest. Although they hadn’t been impressive enough to be desired by all of the nine Saints, they had still been able to garner the interest of three or four of the Saints. This was a fairly impressive feat.

One of these king tiers was called Wu Zhengfu, a man who had a bright and dazzling moon hovering behind his back. This wasn’t a moon that represented the Sun Moon Tier. Rather, this was a moon that represented his rare physique, the “Bright Moon Physique”. The radiance of this moon could allow one’s power to rise explosively.

This was an incredibly powerful ability, and it could lead to astonis.h.i.+ng results when he was engaged in group battles. Thus, he garnered interest from several Saints. In the end, Wu Zhengfu chose to become a disciple of the third Saint, the Torrential Rain Saint.

There was also a person called Lu Kansi, a man whose left arm was surprisingly a spear at birth. Following the advance of his cultivation, the length of this spear would also continue to grow, its power comparable to that of G.o.dly metal of the same level.

This was also an incredibly rare physique, the “Weapon Physique”. Those who possessed this physique would have a weapon as a body part from birth.

Lu Kansi became a disciple of the fifth Saint, the Iron Saber Saint. This was because the Iron Saber Saint also possessed a Weapon Physique. As such, he would naturally be his best mentor.

The Notionless Saint, Ding Ping, Jiuyao, and the Rain Emperor all received interest from several of the Saints. However, among them, only Jiuyao received interest from the Tranquil Heart Saint. Thus, only Jiuyao managed to enter the eighth campus of the Star Sand Martial Arts Academy.

The Rain Emperor, the Notionless Saint, and the others all entered other campuses. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden was also quite fortunate. Although her talent wasn’t outstanding, she was still accepted by the Dawn Cloud Saint—perhaps this was because there weren’t too many female king tiers.

Half a day pa.s.sed, and the recruitment of the 900 disciples finally came to an end. Those who hadn’t been chosen could only leave in disappointment. It would be another 1,000,000 years before the Star Sand Martial Arts Academy opened up for its next cycle of recruitment.

Apart from the disciples of the ninth campus, the other disciples were all led away by their respective Saints. The nine campuses were located all over the various corners of the Wood Figure Planet, the distance between each of them relatively large. Even for a Heavenly Body Tier elite, it would take them 10 or so days to travel to the nearest campus.