Chapter 1226: The Connection that Goes Back a Long Way
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Lin Dong, the Martial Ancestor?” Within the Luo God City, the various top powers looked at the Flame Emperor as he mentioned the name. All of them looked at each other while the War Emperor had a dark expression. All eyes were filled with doubt.
Lin Dong, the Martial Ancestor and the commander of the Martial Border, was a well-known name, as it was one of the few names that could be listed along with the Flame Emperor in this Great Thousand World. The history of how he founded the Martial Border was as exciting as the legend of the Flame Emperor, as he was also from the Lower Planes.
The most shocking thing was, the Martial Ancestor actually defeated the Extraterritorial Race’s invasion by leading a group of top powers from the Lower Planes.
Although that Strange Demonic Race was not the strongest among the Extraterritorial Race, they could still thrash anyone from the Lower Planes with their strength. However, these fellows were defeated by the Martial Ancestor. How could this not be a shocking incident?
After he came to the Great Thousand World, the Martial Ancestor challenged the Ice Spirit Clan and founded the Martial Border. Eventually, he was regarded as one of the well-known Supreme Powers in the Great Thousand World. In terms of achievements, he would not lose out to the Flame Emperor.
However, even if the Martial Ancestor was considered to be a legend, he should be at a similar level with the Flame Emperor. As such, the top powers who were present did not understand why the Flame Emperor would say the situation would turn out differently if the Martial Ancestor were there today.
Mu Chen and Luo Li exchanged glances and felt a little confused. The Flame Emperor’s voice, accompanied by a burst of soft laughter, traveled to their ears. “The Martial Ancestor once lived in the Ice Spirit Clan. He wanted to revive his wife with the help of the Ice Spirit Tablet, but the Ice Spirit Clan did not agree to it. They even got three Heavenly Sovereigns to guard the tablet. One of them was the West Heaven War Emperor here today.
“This West Heaven War Emperor was fond of beauties. When he saw the Martial Ancestor’s wife’s soul in the Ice Spirit Table, he was amazed by her beauty. Subsequently, he requested her from the Ice Spirit Clan as one of his concubines.
“This fellow was too arrogant, and he looked down on the Martial Ancestor, who came from the Lower Planes. He even told him personally, so that the Martial Ancestor would back off.”
Mu Chen’s eyelid twitched a little when he heard this. He had seen the Martial Ancestor before, and he knew how great this man was. How could the Martial Ancestor let the West Heaven War Emperor off after he had made such an impudent remark?
Indeed. The Flame Emperor’s voice continued, “Hehe… Of course, the Martial Ancestor raged. He fought through all the arrays in the Ice Spirit Clan alone and hurt the Ice Spirit Ancestor badly. He even fought against the three Heavenly Sovereigns, including the West Heaven War Emperor, by himself. After fighting for three days and three nights, he beat two of the Heavenly Sovereigns, causing them to flee in embarrassment. As for the West Heaven War Emperor, he was chased after by the raging Martial Ancestor for a month…
“After this incident, the West Heaven War Emperor avoided places where the Martial Ancestor would appear at all costs, even the Western Kingdom War Temple that he founded that was far from the Martial Border. Hehe, if you had invited the Martial Ancestor over today, the West Heaven War Emperor would not have any peaceful days.”
Mu Chen’s mouth was wide open. He finally understood what the Flame Emperor meant by having a beef with this person… Mu Chen also realized why the West Heaven War Emperor’s face darkened when he heard about the Martial Ancestor. He, too, agreed with the Flame Emperor’s last sentence.
After all, the Flame Emperor and the West Heaven War Emperor did not have any grudges. So long as the latter did not cross the line, he would not really attack him. At most, he would use some means to scare him off.
However, if Mu Chen were to have invited the Martial Ancestor, the result would have been different. Given his impartial character and their past grudges, he would have rolled up his sleeves for a fight immediately without saying anything. By then, the West Heaven War Emperor would not be facing the gentle means from the Flame Emperor. Even if he succumbed to defeat, the Martial Ancestor might not allow him to surrender.
A huge fight would inevitably break out, and it would most likely have ended with the West Heaven War Emperor having a bruised face. After all, the Martial Ancestor chased after the War Emperor for a month back then. It would be worse with his unpredictable strength now.
Mu Chen and Luo Li exchanged glances as they felt a little lucky. If things had developed in that way, the Luo God Clan might have been involved, unless the Martial Ancestor could slaughter the War Emperor.
While the Flame Emperor was explaining the grudge between the War Emperor and the Martial Emperor to Mu Chen and all, the darkened expression of the War Emperor finally recovered a little. He said coldly, “I’m not afraid of him, even if this lad invites the Martial Ancestor!”
Although the War Emperor sounded tough, everyone could tell that he was a little afraid. The aggressiveness in his words had toned down quite a bit.
No matter what, the Flame Emperor would have spared him some face since they bore no grudges. On the other hand, if the Martial Ancestor were there, he would have immediately begun to fight without saying a word. Things could have gone so wrong that the Martial Border might just have declared war with Western Kingdom War Temple. That would have been a big deal.
The Flame Emperor said to Mu Chen with a smile, “Mu Chen, if that’s the case, let’s invite the Martial Ancestor. I’m sure when he comes here, he will immediately repay you some kindness.”
Upon hearing this, Mu Chen curled his fingers into a fist, and an ancient-looking rune stone appeared in his hand. He was ready to break the rune stone.
“Wait!” A thunderous roar was suddenly heard, and the roar caused Mu Chen to be slightly dizzy. He lifted his head and saw that the West Heaven War Emperor looked pale. After a short while, he gritted his teeth and said, “Alright, on account of the Flame Emperor, I’ll forgive this lad for his impudence!”
After the West Heaven War Emperor said this, countless people between heaven and earth heaved a sigh of relief. Even though a fight between two Heavenly Sovereigns was quite rare, they did not want to see it explode right there. Otherwise, the commoners would be in deep trouble when the deities fought.
However, most of the gazes were cast fearfully on Mu Chen. Based on the previous information, they already knew that not only could Mu Chen invite the Flame Emperor, he could also invite the Martial Ancestor… He was actually close with these two legendary existences in the Great Thousand World!
What kind of daunting network was this?!
Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of Xue Lingzi and the various top powers in the Blood God Clan. Now, they looked at Mu Chen again. They could only feel that the latter was so unpredictable that they must not make an enemy of him.
Those various forces who had been secretly eyeing the Luo God Clan had to forget all their evil thoughts. They knew that no one would dare to provoke the Luo God Clan now. Even the Western Kingdom War Temple would not dare to go overboard with them.
After all, the Flame Emperor had already made it clear that he owed the Luo God Clan a favor. Whoever dared to provoke the Luo God Clan would not be showing respect to the Flame Emperor. When the time came, the Endless Fire Territory would not mind showing their mightiness.
Besides, the relationship between Mu Chen and Luo Li was quite obvious. With the help of his strong army, the Luo God Clan would be able to recover from their slump. On top of that, Luo Li had also successfully obtained the Luo God Inheritance. The rise of the Luo God Clan was unstoppable.
“The War Emperor is really magnanimous.” The Flame Emperor praised the War Emperor with a smile. Suddenly, he said, “But I have one more request.”
The War Emperor frowned. He asked gloomily, “What is it?”
“From what I know, the Child of the Continent Battle Trial is going to start in the Western Kingdom Continent, right?”
The War Emperor’s expression changed instantly upon hearing this. Staring at the Flame Emperor warily, he asked, “What has it got to do with you?”
The so-called, “Child of the Continent” was a title within the Great Thousand World. Having this title meant that one would have the potential and qualifications to reach the Heavenly Sovereign-level. In the thousands of millions of years, it was estimated that out of every ten Heavenly Sovereigns in the Great Thousand World, six to seven people attained the title, “Child of the Continent.”
Rumor had it that continents that hit a certain scale would possess an enchanting strength known as the Strength of Continent. This strength was incredibly amazing. Not only could it enhance the physical body, but it could also rebuild and perfect the foundation. Most importantly, the strength could harmonize the heaven and earth with the human race to increase the comprehension and the success rate to reach Heavenly Sovereign-level.
This was a lethal temptation for every Earthly Sovereign.
However, the Strength of Continent could only be mobilized by a Heavenly Sovereign. As such, the Child of the Continent could only come from a continent guarded by a Heavenly Sovereign. Although Tianluo Continent was one of the supercontinents, no Child of the Continent had been chosen for the past few years, as there was no Heavenly Sovereign.
However, the Western Kingdom Continent was different. Due to the appearance of the West Heaven War Emperor, all the top powers under him would qualify as a candidate for Child of the Continent.
Each Child of the Continent chosen would have enormous potential to reach Heavenly Sovereign in the future. This type of resource was considered to be extremely valuable to any of the supreme powers. Hence, the War Emperor stayed alert when the Flame Emperor asked about their Child of the Continent.
The Flame Emperor saw his face and smiled. He then pointed to Mu Chen. “I just want to ask a seat from you so that our young friend, Mu Chen, could also vie to become the Child of the Continent in the Western Kingdom Continent.”