Chapter 568: The Little Beast Is Not Hasty
The strong of the Forbidden Land were chased to the entrance in one breath, and only then did the Quasi-Emperor of the Human Clan give up the pursuit.
Generally, very few people are willing to enter the Forbidden Land because its unique environment is not suitable for the creatures born in this realm. A moment of carelessness could lead to pollution, which would stall cultivation and tarnish the Dao.
It’s quite a hassle.
However, this battle can be considered a great victory!
The casualties among the Quasi-Emperors of the Forbidden Land have reached nearly a third.
Of course, there were losses on the Human Clan’s side too.
Where there’s battle, especially one on such a grand scale, losses are a given; the number of Quasi-Emperors that fell on the Human Clan’s side amount to an astonishing twelve.
It’s really brutal.
Right now, Lu Ye didn’t have any ability to resurrect the dead.
He could only wait until he became a Saint to properly arrange the souls hidden in the Book of Life and Death.
This time, Lu Ye picked up over a dozen Quasi-Emperor souls, which is still a decent haul. Since they were all from the Forbidden Land, he decided to turn the Emperor’s Banner into soul juice for the complete souls inside to devour.
As a result, the Quasi-Emperors in the Emperor’s Banner are all exuding terrifying auras.
Several of the souls have even grown big and plump.
The three main souls haven’t expanded, though. Even though they absorbed the most, it’s as if they intentionally maintained their figure, fearing any change in their appearance.
They returned with great victories.
Every Quasi-Emperor was in high spirits and had acquired a batch of resources.
“Let’s go back and reflect on the spoils of this battle,” Lu Ye said.
“Sure!”
Upon returning to the Heavenly Gate, they found it utterly devastated, but repairing it wasn’t too much trouble.
They could first establish a Small World, take out the various buildings, and the Great Formation and blessed lands could be dealt with later.
After arriving at the new Heavenly Gate.
Lu Ye didn’t waste any time and immediately summoned the Tree of Enlightenment.
Not only did he summon the Tree, but multiple Daos surged towards it at the same time.
A total of two hundred and fifty-six powerful Daos. But now there were two hundred and fifty-seven, because one of them’s pressure was faintly surpassing the Daos of those at the Emperor level.
That Dao was naturally Lu Ye’s Dao of Seeking.
It had been a while since the Dao of Seeking made an appearance, but that didn’t hinder anything, as Lu Ye had always been on the path of seeking Dao.
Unity of knowledge and action.
While reflecting on the Dao, he was also actively pursuing it, meaning the Dao of Seeking was being refined at every moment. The Dao is something that can only be comprehended through constant experience; there aren’t many shortcuts.
Lu Ye had been walking this path all along.
Its rarity was simply because it hadn’t reached a truly dazzling level among the many Daos.
But it was akin to a dormant dragon.
There would eventually come a day when the dragon ascends to the heavens.
Moreover, given the speed at which this Dao was growing, that day wouldn’t be far off.
With the Tree of Enlightenment forming a canopy that blocked the sky, it showered countless strands of green light rain over the many Quasi-Emperors.
Lu Ye temporarily merged many of his Daos into the Tree of Enlightenment.
This time, the door to enlightenment could be thrown wide open.
Lu Ye had maximized the standards of this enlightenment session.
He began to ponder who should be the one or two to achieve Emperorhood this time.
The Devouring Dao Beast?
The first thought that came to mind was the Devouring Dao Beast, since it was eager for advancement, its desire for progress was blatantly obvious.
But come to think of it, whether the Devouring Dao Beast even wanted to become an Emperor right now was still up in the air.
Why?
Because Lu Ye had already noticed that the Devouring Dao Beast wasn’t merely after Emperorhood; its ambitions were grander.
After selection back and forth, it seemed that the Infinite Daoist and Luan Xin were the most suitable.
He’d ask them who was willing when the time comes.
Lu Ye contemplated how to give the two the best assurance.
This time calling someone to achieve Emperorhood must succeed, it cannot fail; it’s his greatest selling point.
It’s an endless source of wealth.
A golden rice bowl!
In the Seventh Heaven, no business would be as profitable as helping a Quasi-Emperor become an Emperor.
He needed to find suitable divine abilities and concoct appropriate weapons and Dan Pills to assist one or both of them achieve Emperorhood.
In the Nine Ghosts Forbidden Land!
You Wudao returned to the Forbidden Land and, upon seeing the current state, wanted nothing more than to spit blood.
His eyes nearly burst.
Looking at the ruins before him.
One could say the Nine Ghosts Forbidden Land has almost been cleared out.
Some buildings, along with the flooring, were completely ripped apart.
The Dark Clan!
The Dark Clan!
You Wudao instantly roared for the strong guarding the Forbidden Land.
“Are you just going to watch while those from the Dark Clan do this?” You Wudao yelled while grabbing a man by the collar.
The man on guard wore a bitter expression.
“The one who came was an Emperor; he merely released his aura, and we all fell to our knees. How could we stop him…”
You Wudao!!!
An Emperor!
What the hell? Has the Emperor gone bankrupt? Did he really come to rip up the flooring?
“Damn the Dark Clan, truly damned!”
You Wudao’s face twisted, gritting his teeth.
If it weren’t for them being unable to merge into this world, he would have considered joining the Human Clan to destroy that damned Dark Clan.
“I will remember this grudge, Nine Ghosts Forbidden Land!”
Other Forbidden Lands were in similar states.
Even in the Taichu Forbidden Land, much of the minerals were dug away by An Ri. If it weren’t for an Emperor being awakened there, that damned Dark Clan Emperor would have cleaned out all the Taichu mines.
What the hell has happened?
What kind of people are these?
We helped you fight the Human Clan, and you turned around and betrayed us? Is this something a human would do?
But remembering didn’t help much.
Because they didn’t dare to go into the Dark Clan.
They could only swallow this anger.
When the chance comes, they must take revenge!
Time passed slowly.
Three years flew by in the blink of an eye.
This time was decent; the Heavenly Gate had been rebuilt, including the Great Formation.
Some Quasi-Emperors had not yet awakened, but that wasn’t a problem.
Luan Xin, the Devouring Dao Beast, Infinite Daoist, and the Yin Palace Lord had all awakened.
Looking at the four, Lu Ye spoke, “Fellow Daoists, I’m preparing to let one or two of you cross the tribulation to become Emperors. It seems the four of you are the most suitable. Who wants to be the first pioneer?”
The four hesitated.
“Tian Zun, the little beast isn’t hasty. I still want to follow you for a while longer; being by your side feels like I’m rapidly improving. I’d be happy to give this opportunity to someone else while I serve beside you,” the Devouring Dao Beast was the first to express.
Becoming an Emperor is indeed tempting.
But for the Devouring Dao Beast, staying near the Tian Zun is even more enticing.
Lu Ye nodded, the Devouring Dao Beast certainly pledged its loyalty with impressive sincerity. It speaks well, and having it around as a helper would be very nice.
