Chapter 6: Gathering Storms

  The five major forbidden areas of the Jun Tian realm are distributed in all directions, and the Floating Corpse Blood Sea is located in the middle state. The already chaotic and disorderly middle state, due to the sudden appearance of the Blood Demon Palace, has become even more unbearable!

  On the edge of a vast sea of blood, a crimson giant temple stands tall and unwavering, contrasting with the endless sea of blood in the distance, where a towering mountain pierces the sky like a heavenly pillar, making it appear eerily extraordinary.

  "Ahhh..."

  Suddenly, a strange beast's roar came from afar, like the neighing of a horse and the howling of a dragon, startling countless birds to fly away in fright. With one loud cry, nine-headed dragons with horse bodies appeared in the sky, their height reaching several zhang. They carried golden reins on their backs, bearing a gigantic golden war chariot that floated in mid-air, followed by over a hundred people floating in the air behind them.

  "This is the Eastern Extreme Imperial Court!" someone in the crowd outside the Blood-colored Grand Hall exclaimed, "The Eastern Extreme Imperial Court's procession is indeed grand, they actually have a nine-headed dragon horse pulling their carriage. Dragon horses, those are said to be the descendants of true dragons and horses, a mature dragon horse isn't weaker than a Great Emperor... Who would have thought that they..."

  "You don't understand this, do you?!" A person next to him with eyes shining brightly said, "When the Blood Demon Palace appears, all major forces will come to compete. On one hand, they want to seize the Blood Demon Palace, and on the other hand, many forces want to take advantage of this opportunity to suppress other forces in terms of momentum and fight for the title of the number one force in the Qian Tian Realm!"

  "Waste..." Someone gazed enviously at Shen Jun's dragon horse. For ordinary people, these nine dragon horses treated as laborers by the Dongji Emperor would have at least one being revered as an ancestor, just like someone said before - a grown dragon horse is not inferior to a great king!

  Tap tap tap...

  The nine-headed dragon horse pulled a golden chariot slowly descending to the ground, and the three people sitting on the chariot looked at the Blood Demon Palace thousands of feet away, their eyes burning with intensity.

  "The royal family is indeed the royal family!" A loose cultivator looked at the three standing on the golden war chariot and sighed, "Looking at the temperament they exude, it's really incomparable to ordinary people. After all, they are the descendants of the Great Emperor! Even if no one else becomes a Great Emperor, the blood of the Great Emperor still flows in their veins, and every move is extremely majestic!"

  "Yes, in the past, the great Emperor Xuan Yuan was so powerful that he single-handedly ventured into the Five Great Forbidden Lands' Mang Huang Lin, bathed in the sacred blood of the supreme existence within, and later even established the Dong Ji Dynasty, which lasted for tens of thousands of years without weakening!"

  "Is it just Emperor Xuan Yuan? I ask you, which of the great emperors in history was an ordinary person? They were invincible in their time, with unparalleled talent. Otherwise, how could they ascend to the sacred throne and be revered by later generations?"

  "Is that the current prince, Ji Shaoqing?" Someone pointed at the golden chariot's majestic young man and said with piercing eyes: "So strong, worthy of having the purest Emperor's bloodline! I believe that in the near future, he will definitely continue the glory of Xuan Yuan the Great!"

  "The bloodline of Ji Shaoqing is indeed extraordinary, but it can't be said that he's destined to become a great emperor. As far as I know, there are several young Supremes who can rival him..." A middle-aged man hadn't finished speaking when he was drawn in by a massive flash of light in front of him, and immediately pointed at the massive flash of light, saying: "Look, the He Lian family has arrived!"

  The massive glow dissipated, revealing the scene inside. Hundreds of people were all dressed in white brocade robes, their long hair tied up with white silk scarves. At the forefront were a middle-aged man and a young man. The middle-aged man had a ruddy complexion, a shiny forehead, and a full face, making it clear at first glance that his cultivation was extremely deep.

  The young man had a stern expression, with an air of nobility emanating from his body. As he raised his hand, starlight twinkled around him. His starry eyes were fixed on the golden-robed youth standing atop the golden chariot - none other than Ji Shaoqing, the prince of the Eastern Extreme Dynasty. When their gazes met, outsiders seemed to sense a spark of electricity flashing between them.

  "Another family that has given birth to a great emperor, I wonder which one is stronger between the Helian family and the Dongji Imperial Family."

  "Nonsense, it's obviously a draw, otherwise how could the major powers of the Jun Tian realm remain unchanged from start to finish? If you really want to determine victory or defeat, then you can only look at the younger generation!"

  "One inherited the bloodline of Huangdi, one inherited the bloodline of Xingyao, it seems that this life will also stage an imperial struggle!"

  ……

  Among the murmurs of the crowd, strange beast roars came from both north and south directions. From the south, a group of people rode on Flame Steeds. The Flame Steed was also an exotic beast, although it couldn't compare to the Dragon Horses of the Eastern Extreme Imperial Dynasty in terms of bloodline, they made up for their weakness with sheer numbers. Especially the two leading steeds, which would breathe out two long flames, were extremely terrifying. A hundred Flame Steeds galloped across the sky, an unparalleled spectacle!

  In the north, a giant white dragon was carrying over a hundred powerful men as it flew through the air. The dragon's massive body swayed back and forth, its white scales reflecting the dazzling sunlight. On top of its head stood a middle-aged man and a young man with an air of superiority that seemed to look down on the world.

  "Mu's family and the Xuanxiao Palace have also arrived. The Dao lineage of these great emperors is truly one shocking revelation after another..."

  "If I could also join these great powers, I'd be willing to lose a hundred years of life!"

  "It's all over for us! With these powerful forces around, we're no match for the Blood Demon Palace. Now, we can only watch and see who will ultimately claim the palace!"

  "Blood Demon Palace..."

  Thousands of miles away, countless people are sighing. They're not unaware that getting the Blood Demon Palace would mean what, but they're just small forces or scattered cultivators, where's the strength to compete with these people? Wealth and riches may tempt, but life is more important!

  Relying on the relationship with Muhe, Huoran was also riding a Flame Qilin. He stroked the mane of the Flame Qilin under him, listening to the discussions and sighs of the crowd. It wasn't until he saw the other three families that were considered the most powerful in the Jun Tian realm that he truly realized what this world, which had been waiting for a year, was like.

  Let's talk about the region first. Previously, he followed the Mu family and others through a space gate to teleport thousands of miles away, and then rode the Lianhuo Jiao as a mount, galloping for nearly two hours. The speed of the Lianhuo Jiao, according to his estimate, was at least equivalent to that of a fighter jet on Earth with full power. Calculating this way, just the distance traveled by riding the Lianhuo Jiao reached over 3,000 miles! Adding the millions of miles previously teleported through the space gate... This is only the distance from Nanjiang to Zhongzhou!

  On the way, due to being in a hurry, the Mu family members all 'stepped on it' and charged forward without regard for what was ahead, resulting in countless ordinary people being killed or injured... Huo Ran felt for the first time what it meant for human life to be as worthless as grass, what it meant to view all things as nothing more than straw dogs, what it meant for everything to be respected only through strength, and truly realized just how cruel this world was.

  "Are you all waiting for me? Hahaha..."

  Just then, a loud laughter like thunder came from afar, and immediately a team of over ten people rushed to the middle of the four major forces. The leader, a middle-aged man with disheveled hair and beard, stared at the leaders of the four major forces with tiger-like eyes, laughing: "I didn't expect you to give me, Jiuli Sect, such face, it's really an honor for me, Old Chi!"

  "What the heaven, who is this guy? He actually dares to speak like that to someone from one of the four major powers. Is he tired of living?" Seeing the middle-aged man with his sleeves rolled up being so arrogant, many people wiped away a cold sweat and thought to themselves: "Isn't this guy trying to challenge the four major powers or something?"

  "This is what you're ignorant of! They are a group of madmen from the Jiuli Sect!"

  "Jiuli Jiao? The name sounds familiar, but I just can't think of it for a moment..."

  "Just by looking at you, I can tell you're not from the Central Plains. Let me tell you this: the four major powers each reign supreme in one of the four corners of the land, while the Jiuli Sect reigns supreme here in the Central Plains!" Someone who was relatively familiar with the Jiuli Sect asked back, "Do you know about the Demon Gods?"

  "I know, the legendary genius, of the same generation as Emperor Xuanyuan, it's said that he was the only one who could rival Emperor Xuanyuan at that time, but in the end, during the battle for the Dao, he was still beheaded by Emperor Xuanyuan with the Xuanyuan Sword!"

  "Not bad, Jiuli Sect is indeed the orthodox sect of Demon God Chiyou! It's also the only powerful sect that hasn't produced a Great Emperor but possesses the equipment of a Great Emperor!"

  "No wonder they dare to be so arrogant, it turns out they have the Emperor's soldiers as their backing!"

  ……

  Everyone spoke one after another, revealing the identity of the bare-chested middle-aged man.

  Just as the middle-aged man's words fell to the ground, the faces of the leaders of the four major forces changed suddenly. Especially the emperor of the Dongji Dynasty, he took a step forward, and suddenly burst out with a terrifying and intimidating aura, his anger steaming forth: "How dare you!"