After hearing Mandala speak about the five super forces, a trace of coldness could not help but appear on Liu Bai's face.
"I haven't even made a move yet, and they've already come knocking at my door!"
"Good. Taking this opportunity, it is about time to thoroughly cleanse Skylaw Continent."
After nearly a year of consolidation, the Five Elements Divine Palace had now completely brought the Northern Region under its control. Countless large and small factions had chosen to submit to the Five Elements Divine Palace, causing the number of experts under Liu Bai's command to reach an unbelievable level.
There was no helping it. As one of the few remaining super continents, although Skylaw Continent had supposedly never produced a Heavenly Sovereign, Earth Sovereigns were as numerous as clouds.
Although the Northern Region occupied only one tenth of Skylaw Continent, it was still comparable to a medium sized continent, more than enough to support even a super force.
"Don't act impulsively!"
Mandala was clearly startled by Liu Bai's words.
"Do you know that the leaders of those five super forces are all Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereigns? That Ghost Emperor of the Spirit Ghost Gate has even reached the Immortal Grade mid phase. You are too isolated and outnumbered alone."
"With the current prestige of our Five Elements Divine Palace, even just controlling the Northern Region is enough for us to develop for decades without reaching a bottleneck. And after several decades, what level will your cultivation have reached by then? At that time, Skylaw Continent will probably fall into the hands of our Five Elements Divine Palace without you even needing to act!"
"That would be far too boring..." Liu Bai looked speechlessly at the little loli before him.
Was he supposed to tell her that once the Great Thousand Covenant expired in less than several decades, the Great Thousand World would face calamity?
If he could not obtain sufficient strength before then, was he supposed to wait for "Mu Chen" to save him?
What a joke. Liu Bai had no intention of entrusting his life to someone else!
"Relax. They are only Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereigns. It's not like I've never fought one before. Have you forgotten? Less than a day after my breakthrough, I already exchanged blows with an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign."
"You..." Mandala opened her mouth, but ultimately did not know what to say.
Although she also knew that Liu Bai's combat strength could not be judged purely by cultivation realm, directly facing five Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereigns still seemed far too reckless!
Seeing this, Liu Bai deliberately sighed and said, "I know what you are thinking. But I'm afraid they may not intend to give us time to develop peacefully."
"You mean..." Mandala's little face instantly changed.
"Haven't you noticed?" Liu Bai pointed at the stack of documents in his hand and said. "Right now, an invisible force is already restricting the development of our Five Elements Divine Palace."
After speaking, Liu Bai fell silent, and the hall also became quiet.
At that moment, a ray of spiritual light suddenly swept into the hall from outside. Mandala grabbed it with one hand and sensed it slightly, causing her exquisite little face to change slightly.
"What happened?" Liu Bai raised his brows upon seeing this.
Mandala spoke coldly, "News has arrived. The five great forces have learned that you have emerged from seclusion, so they plan to host a Skylaw Banquet in Skylaw City three days from now. They are inviting you to attend and discuss the future situation of Skylaw Continent."
"Heh. Looks like this banquet is no good banquet at all." Liu Bai smiled faintly.
"What will you do?" Mandala stared at Liu Bai's face and asked.
Liu Bai rubbed the tabletop with his palm. Under the illumination of the lamps, a faint smile appeared on his handsome face, while cold light gathered within his dark eyes.
"Isn't this perfect? It saves me the trouble of searching for them one by one..."
The moment those final words fell, a heaven shaking aura suddenly erupted from within his body, shaking the void. His robes billowed as though an overlord had descended upon the world.
It was not that Liu Bai was intentionally showing off before others. Rather, the other side had already stepped directly onto his face, so he had to make his attitude clear to everyone.
"Alright, go make preparations. This trip to Skylaw City cannot lose in momentum."
Mandala nodded upon hearing this, then went down to prepare the manpower needed for this journey.
Two days later, Skylaw City.
As the city named after the entire continent itself, Skylaw City was naturally the greatest city on Skylaw Continent.
Because neither the five great forces nor the Five Elements Divine Palace had deliberately concealed news of this gathering, countless experts across Skylaw Continent rushed toward Skylaw City ahead of time after receiving the news, all wanting to witness this grand occasion.
After all, the five great forces had ruled the Central Region of Skylaw Continent for countless years. Now that a force capable of challenging their authority had finally appeared, no one knew what would happen during this meeting of the six sides!
However, in the hearts of most people, the greatest possibility was that the Five Elements Divine Palace would lower its head, agreeing to the same conditions previously established by the five great forces, promising that Heavenly Sovereigns would not interfere in the affairs of Skylaw Continent, then leaving behind a branch division before withdrawing from Skylaw Continent in disgrace.
There was no helping it. One newly advanced Heavenly Sovereign against five veteran Heavenly Sovereigns. There was no need to think to know how unequal the balance of power was.
Of course, there were other possibilities. What if the master of the Five Elements Divine Palace possessed extraordinary means and managed to win over one or two of the five great forces to support him?
If that happened, the five great forces might very well become six great forces.
Although this possibility was extremely tiny, everything would only become clear after the final outcome emerged.
As for the possibility of the Five Elements Divine Palace suddenly exploding in strength and destroying the five great forces, no one even considered such a thing. That was absolutely impossible!
Meanwhile, within a vast palace complex at the center of Skylaw City, inside a secret chamber, the masters of the five great forces had already gathered together.
"Everyone, that master of the Five Elements Divine Palace accepted the invitation so decisively. Is he simply a brainless brute, or does he possess some other trump card that gives him confidence?" In the quiet chamber, a violet robed old man slowly spoke. His brows were tightly furrowed, clearly carrying a trace of concern.
"Ancestor Danyang, you are at least a dignified Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign. Why are you so afraid of a mere Spirit Grade brat?" Beside him, a middle aged burly man with lightning flickering within his eyes mocked with a sneer after hearing the violet robed elder's words.
Ancestor Danyang glanced at him upon hearing this, but did not grow angry. He merely replied indifferently, "Which eye of yours saw this old man being afraid?"
"Maintaining sufficient vigilance when facing a mysterious and unknown opponent is only natural, is it not? Or should everyone behave like your Violet Lightning Immortal Sect and act like barbarians?"
"Bastard, you dare insult me?!" The Sect Master of the Violet Lightning Immortal Sect, Violet Lightning Venerable, immediately flew into a rage, glaring at Ancestor Danyang as though he would attack at the slightest disagreement.
Although the Violet Lightning Immortal Sect contained the word "Immortal" in its name, neither its disciples nor even Violet Lightning Venerable himself had anything remotely immortal about them.
"Enough. The two of you need not continue arguing."
A cold and sinister voice suddenly sounded within the chamber, causing the temperature of the entire room to plummet.
Hearing that voice, Ancestor Danyang and Violet Lightning Venerable both fell silent, their eyes carrying traces of fear as they looked toward the main seat.
There, beneath a shroud of gloomy energy, sat a black robed man. His complexion was pale, his eye sockets deeply sunken, and within his gray white eyes lingered an aura of death that sent chills through the hearts of others.
This black robed man was the Ghost Emperor of the Spirit Ghost Gate, an expert from the Netherworld Clan. His strength had reached the Immortal Grade middle phase, making him the strongest among the five present.
The Ghost Emperor's gray white eyes swept across the four people present as he said coldly, "During this period, I have gathered information from many sources and learned quite a bit about Liu Bai, the master of the Five Elements Divine Palace. That is also the reason I invited all of you here this time."
Everyone immediately became solemn upon hearing this and adopted attentive expressions.
"This Liu Bai is far from simple. He is the second Demon Slayer King of the Great Thousand Palace, something all of you should already know. However, he also obtained the inheritance of the Spear Ancestor within the Scared Ancient Abyss and even possesses the Spear Ancestor's supreme treasure, the World Shocking Divine Spear!"
"When he had just broken through to the Heavenly Sovereign realm, he exchanged a move with Mo You, the Ninth Elder of the Buddha Ancient Clan, without falling into disadvantage. The move he used at that time was the top tier Divine Ability created by the Spear Ancestor, World Shocking Spear!"
"Now another year has passed. Presumably, his Heavenly Sovereign Spiritual Body has already reached perfection, and his cultivation has completely stabilized at the Spirit Grade initial phase. So how much combat power do you think he possesses now?"
As the Ghost Emperor's words fell, the chamber suddenly became deathly silent.
"The Ninth Elder of the Buddha Ancient Clan, Mo You, has probably already reached the Immortal Grade middle phase by now, right?" Ancestor Danyang, dressed in violet robes, sighed emotionally.
"Correct. That old ghost Mo You indeed reached the Immortal Grade middle phase long ago." City Lord Youxuan of Profound Yin City spoke, clearly indicating that he had some friendship with the Ninth Elder of the Buddha Ancient Clan.
Everyone looked toward the Ghost Emperor seated above. Among those present, probably only he could be compared with Mo You. Yet Liu Bai had been able to evenly match such an expert less than a day after breaking through.
Looking at the expressions of the four, the Ghost Emperor remained calm and said, "It seems all of you understand Liu Bai's combat strength now..."
"However, that is not the most important thing. No matter how strong he is now, I do not believe he can defeat all five of us alone!"
"The truly troublesome matter is actually the backing behind him."
"Leaving aside the rumors that this man has close ties with the Martial Ancestor of the Martial Realm, merely his status as a Demon Slayer King already guarantees that we cannot truly do anything to him."
They could defeat Liu Bai and even force him away, but they could not kill him.
Even if they defeated him, they would still have to treat him courteously and could not humiliate him in the slightest. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to slapping the face of the Great Thousand Palace.
That was precisely what made the Ghost Emperor feel troubled.
"We absolutely cannot allow this man to gain a stable foothold on Skylaw Continent!"
A voice carrying traces of iron blood killing intent sounded. It belonged to the White Tiger King, the master of White Tiger Valley, who had remained silent the entire time.
Among the five great forces, if there was one that coveted Skylaw Continent the most, it was undoubtedly this White Tiger King because compared to the Netherworld Realm where the Ghost Emperor resided, the land occupied by White Tiger Valley was even more barren!
"This will require all five of our forces to work together with one heart." The Ghost Emperor's gray white gaze swept across the other four before he spoke in a heavy tone.
"Good! Tomorrow is the banquet day. We shall properly meet this Palace Master of the Five Elements Divine Palace together!" Violet Lightning Venerable slammed his palm heavily onto the table before him and shouted loudly.
After discussing matters, the five quickly dispersed, and time swiftly arrived at the next morning.
When the morning sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone upon this majestic ancient city, the entire city seemed to erupt with astonishing vitality and excitement in that instant.
In the distance, countless rays of light tore through the sky before descending into the city like a swarm of locusts.
Every person who came here had arrived for the banquet between the five great forces and the Five Elements Divine Palace.
Because this gathering might very well determine a new overlord for Skylaw Continent after countless years, it was an event receiving immense attention both within and outside Skylaw Continent.
As the city boiled with excitement, within the central region of the city, an enormous white jade plaza shimmered with jade light, attracting countless gazes.
Swish swish!
From the skies above, countless figures descended and appeared upon the seats surrounding the plaza.
Every person capable of appearing here was a renowned expert or a first rate faction on Skylaw Continent.
However, these experts and factions, usually admired by countless people, were destined to appear dim today because everyone knew that the true protagonists of this grand gathering were only the five figures seated at the center.
Well, that was not entirely correct. It should also include the group slowly approaching from opposite the five great forces, especially the handsome young man at the front dressed in five colored robes.
"They're here, they're here! Five Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereigns and several Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereigns. Aside from a handful of grand events across the entire Great Thousand World, there has probably never been such a gathering of powerful experts at the same time!"
The spectators shouted excitedly in their hearts.
This time, the five great forces had created such a massive commotion that the other first rate factions who jointly controlled the Central Region alongside them naturally could not remain uninvolved.
Therefore, the towering backers behind those factions had all personally appeared as well, preparing to carefully observe what kind of outcome would emerge from the five great forces making such a grand display to "negotiate" with a single force.
After all, they did not want misfortune to drag them into the matter.
Cases where the fight between the first and second ranked powers ended up destroying the third ranked power were not unheard of.
"Palace Master of the Five Elements Divine Palace, you truly are a heavenly genius. To reach such a level at your age truly leaves us ashamed." The Ghost Emperor's gray white pupils stared at Liu Bai as he slowly spoke.
Clearly, Liu Bai's current cultivation had somewhat exceeded his expectations. He had actually reached the peak of the Spirit Grade initial phase Heavenly Sovereign realm and seemed capable of breaking through to the Spirit Grade middle phase at any moment.
One had to know that only a single year had passed since his breakthrough!
Compared to the cultivation progress of ordinary Heavenly Sovereigns, which often took hundreds of years, this was simply too shocking.
Hearing this, Liu Bai merely smiled lightly and said, "There's no need for all this polite talk, right? The five great forces joined together to create such a huge spectacle just to invite me here. Surely you didn't really bring me here just to attend a banquet?"
The Ghost Emperor and the other four exchanged glances. None of them had expected that, even when facing so many Heavenly Sovereigns, the other party could still remain this calm and even arrogant.
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