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Chapter 621 - 0387 End Realm, Divine Palace Enlightenment, Map of Ten Thousand Rivers (Seeking monthly tickets and subscriptions)

Chapter 621: 0387 End Realm, Divine Palace Enlightenment, Map of Ten Thousand Rivers (Seeking monthly tickets and subscriptions)

Above the clouds, there’s a hidden paradise.

Looking around, the stars in the sky resemble pieces on a chessboard.

An imposing Starry Sky Divine Palace stands amidst the stars, emitting an ancient and primal aura, deeply moving the heart.

Four bold and magnificent Great Wilderness Divine Texts are inscribed, reading "Yitian Divine Palace"!

On the plaza, thousands of figures have already gathered.

They form small groups, clustering together by their tribes.

The majority are of the Divine Race.

Each tribe looks at each other with unfriendly eyes.

The voice of the Innate Water Spirit resonates.

"On Yitian Plaza, killing is forbidden. Violators will be erased using Water Mansion rules. The first to pass through may cultivate freely."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chenzhou is relieved.

Luckily, it won’t interrupt my acupoint-opening cultivation.

He wandered around the plaza, with the conspicuous "Sequence 007" above his head.

Passing by the Red Feather Clan’s group, he felt a strong murderous intent.

He turned his head, and it was Fang Bifan of Sequence 1.

Fang Bifan asked, "Did you kill Fang Liu?"

Lu Chenzhou nodded indifferently, "I thought the Divine Race would be strong, but unexpectedly, they were easily defeated—a bit disappointing."

Fang Bifan laughed, "I didn’t like him either. You killed him; it’s because his skills were inferior to yours. Thank you for eliminating that useless brother. I won’t avenge Fang Liu, but if I get the chance, I will kill you. Killing Fang Liu in a single move qualifies you as my opponent. I am determined to become the Master of Water Mansion."

During the interactions, Lu Chenzhou found that these people of the Divine Race generally have a peculiar arrogance.

They like to gaze at the people of Da Xia with an ant-like perspective.

To this, all he can say is, times have changed.

He paid no heed to Fang Bifan, striding confidently through the other Divine Race teams.

The eyes filled with malevolence and murderous intent fell on him without concealment.

"Chenzhou, come over here."

Zhang Shentong silently transmitted to Lu Chenzhou from a corner.

Next to him were Po Suo’s Star Eyes Emperor Sha and Clouds Sea Master.

Lu Chenzhou smiled, "I didn’t expect everyone to be here so quickly."

"Chenzhou, with your strength, it should not take a month. What’s going on?"

"Many Divine Race people came to block me on the way. I had to fight through, as my ranking in the first gate was too high, targeted."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shentong blew his beard and cursed, "These Divine Race people are truly shameless."

Emperor Sha snorted coldly, "Indeed, they’re merely remnants showing off their divine bloodline from the bygone era."

Clouds Sea Master quietly asked, "Chenzhou, I heard you killed Sequence 67’s Fang Liu?"

"He wished to kill me, but I reversed the situation and killed him instead."

"Ordinary Divine Race is fine, but I’ve heard that Fang Liu and Fang Bifan are sons of the strongest figures in Flame Bright Realm—it’s a bit troublesome."

Zhang Shentong said, "No fear, they’re strong but not surpassing Heavenly Realm. Our Xia Realm has many in the Heavenly Realm."

Lu Chenzhou said, "According to the Red Feather Clan’s indication, their strongest may be an Eighth Realm expert who breaks the void."

Zhang Shentong said, "Is there truly an Eighth Realm? No matter, the vast universe is so large, the Eighth Realm expert may not be able to locate our Xia Realm."

Lu Chenzhou remained unconcerned.

No matter the Eighth Realm expert, by then even the Eternal Immortal might have broken through the eighth realm.

If the sky were to fall, there will be taller ones to support it.

All his actions are in accordance with Water Mansion rules.

He found a secluded spot, released Dog Ghost to protect him, and reviewed the loot he had gathered along the way.

"These Divine Race members have quite a lot of good stuff."

Xuan Grade treasures—6 items, Yellow Grade treasures—26 items, and various miscellaneous weapons.

The best was a longsword from Fang Liu, glowing with fiery luminescence, placed among intermediate Divine Weapons, it was also a fine piece.

"The material for this sword is great, comparable to some top-class Divine Weapons. I’ll refine it upon returning as material for remaking my Tiger Gall Divine Spear."

Time passed day by day.

He refined all known Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures useful to him, advancing his "Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique" significantly.

His Qi-Blood ticked upwards, surpassing 2000 points, officially reaching the End Realm standards.

"Grandmaster, not far from reach."

A week later, Hong Tianxiang, Xuan Kong, Zhang Lingmiao, and others arrived one after another.

Two weeks later, Bai Miaomiao, Zhou Ruoxue, and others arrived.

Two months later, the 1,000,000th trialist successfully ascended the top, and it was Lu Chenzhou’s acquaintance... Hand of Destruction·Tamil.

Tamil noticed Lu Chenzhou’s gaze, his eye twitching.

He ascended late just to avoid Lu Chenzhou’s edge.

After witnessing Lu Chenzhou’s method of instantly killing the Divine Race Prince, he was truly frightened.

He knew he couldn’t withstand ten moves from Lu Chenzhou at present.

He dared not join the Xia Realm human clan’s group, opting to stay alone.

Lu Chenzhou’s heart remained calm like an ancient well, scanning for those who were evidently Xia Realm humans but dared not to associate in clusters.

Among these people, many were probably Black Knights.

Suddenly, he glimpsed in one corner, a figure clad in black, masked, and emanating Death Qi.

The mask could block telekinesis detection, making it impossible to see the face, but judging by the figure, it was a shapely woman.

"Is this some alien race? Such strong deadly intent towards me!"

He withdrew his gaze; he couldn’t act here. He needed to wait for the right opportunity to strike proactively.

Whether Human Clan or alien race from the Three Thousand Worlds, if they harbored strong deadly intent towards him, they should be eliminated to avoid future troubles.

Buzz—the spirit of the Water Mansion appeared.

With a wave, it sent heavenly streams that distributed the rewards for the second trial.

In front of Lu Chenzhou was another jade bottle.

He opened it to reveal only a Xuan Grade Treasure.

There was no help for it; his ranking in the second trial wasn’t good.

[The third trial is the final round of the first trial. All 1 million competitors will enter the Yitian Divine Palace for seclusion. In the Divine Palace, there is an ancient artifact left by the former Master of the Water Mansion, the "Map of Ten Thousand Rivers". Successfully comprehending any Zouyu secret technique from it will result in passing the trial. Eventually, based on the level and speed of comprehension of the secret technique, the top 100,000 trialists will be selected. If, a year later, 100,000 have not been assembled, the remaining spots will be fought for through duels.]

Upon hearing the test of the third trial, the trialists had varying reactions.

On the Da Xia side, all eyes turned to Lu Chenzhou.

Bai Miaomiao laughed, "Lu Bro, it’s finally your time to shine, haha."

Ye Zhiqiu said, "My Lu Bro has Zhang Ancestor’s divine presence; this is basically an easy win."

Zhou Ruoxue remarked, "You can’t say that; treasures left by the gods are clearly above the Dao Yun of our Da Xia’s ancestors."

...

Meanwhile.

The trialists from the Sea Dominating Royal Family were thrilled.

"Hahaha, it’s actually the [Map of Ten Thousand Rivers]. I remember the ancestors mentioned this artifact; it’s a Water Divine Artifact."

"If nothing goes wrong, this should be the most precious treasure within the Water Mansion. Zouyu God once used this map to control the Wu Water and the water veins of the Three Thousand Worlds."

"Lord Boke is assured; he’s of the Eight-star Divine Race, this round, he’s first again!"

"Indeed, this is Water Mansion heritage; the Feather Clan, Purple Beard Clan all stand aside. The ultimate victory must be ours, the Sea Dominating Royal Family."

...

Golden Pupil Clan.

Louis was frustrated.

"Comprehend a secret technique? Damn it, I just want a good fight. Why is the Water Mansion Master’s test so troublesome?"

So far, none of the three rounds of assessment were in his area of expertise.

He just wanted to kill his opponents or get killed by them.

...

Red Feather Clan.

Fang Bifan looked solemn, "It’s hard to take first place in this round. First is probably Boke; I’ll aim for the top ten. Who knew this famed Great Wilderness Cauldron was just here in the Zouyu Water Mansion? If I become the Master of the Water Mansion, won’t I easily comprehend the Water Law?"

...

The Divine Race experts present had all heard about the fame of the [Map of Ten Thousand Rivers] through their clan’s heritage.

This is a Divine Artifact!

To some extent, it represents a portion of the authority of the gods.

Though they are not gods and cannot wield its full power.

But even a slight use is enough to make them unparalleled geniuses of their civilizations.

With the assistance of a Divine Artifact, advancing to the Heavenly Realm, and dominating the Three Thousand Worlds, would be no small feat.

...

Xia Realm.

Heavenly King Committee.

The Heavenly Kings couldn’t hide their excitement.

"Indeed, the legendary Water Divine Artifact is inside this Water Mansion."

"Lu Chenzhou, you must become the Master of the Water Mansion. This Divine Artifact is greatly beneficial for Da Xia’s world rank elevation and the creation of a new heaven."

"Whether we can stand out in the Three Thousand Worlds depends on the Zouyu Water Mansion."

"This round is an Enlightenment round; with Lu Chenzhou’s comprehension, it should be no problem."

...

Yitian Divine Palace.

Lu Chenzhou looked up.

The dome was a massive painting spanning a thousand miles long and a hundred miles wide, with a tumultuous river in the center, the Wu Water. The tributaries of Wu Water were numerous, numbering in the tens of thousands, flowing like capillaries from the boundless void into the Three Thousand Worlds; Lu Chenzhou also saw Da Xia’s Yangtze River and Yellow River.

[Tsk tsk tsk, the Map of Ten Thousand Rivers, there’s still an undamaged Divine Artifact.]

The voice of the Sword Spirit sounded.

"Divine Artifact? Treasures of the gods?"

[That’s one way to understand it. Divine Artifacts are born alongside the gods and complement the Daoist Rules they govern. Its power is endless, but unfortunately, only gods or demigod-level beings with Divine Bloodline can control it. Even if you acquire it, you might not be able to use it. The Great Wilderness Gods all had Divine Artifacts. But after the war of gods, most Divine Artifacts shattered, scattered across the heavens, losing Daoist Rule power... This Divine Artifact is probably the most precious thing within the Water Mansion.]

Lu Chenzhou pondered.

The official of Da Xia may have a means to utilize this Divine Artifact?

Otherwise, becoming the Master of the Water Mansion seems to have little use.

These things aside, when the Innate Water Spirit saw the 1 million trialists were ready, it spoke like an invigilator.

[Begin...oh, right, what you’re seeing is merely the greatly weakened projection of the Map of Ten Thousand Rivers Divine Artifact. Given your capabilities, seeing the artifact’s genuine body with the Daoist Rule power it contains would be enough to destroy your body and mind, assimilating you into a strand of the world’s Water Element Power, meaning you’d become a puddle of water on the ground.]

With its wave, the Map of Ten Thousand Rivers buzzed and trembled, billions of blue energies descended, emanating indescribable Dao Yun.

Lu Chenzhou’s mind stirred as he looked into his consciousness, seeing the Martial Arts Tree, swaying gracefully and slowly growing.