Chapter 961

On the third day.

Li Yi, accompanied by five Heavenly Kings—Hanshan, Heibing, Qiqing, Jingshuang, and Huwei—as well as dozens of divine generals, rode on auspicious clouds and stepped on divine light, rushing into the secret realm where the Celestial God Platform was located.

And when he arrived, there were already many people here.

The three God Emperors sat in the starry sky like three great suns, blooming with infinite Emperor's Light, as if to illuminate the entire starry sky, letting everyone bathe in the Emperor's might.

And below the God Emperors were many Heavenly Kings of the Celestial God race.

There were direct-lineage Heavenly Kings, royal Heavenly Kings, many divine generals, and even some people who did not belong to the Celestial God race; they should have been guests of the Celestial God race or passing through, so they wanted to come and watch the battle.

But the most special were the five people standing near the Celestial God Platform.

Their auras were like abysses, immovable and towering; upon seeing Tai Yi appear, they immediately cast their gazes over, their eyes revealing astonishing fighting intent, all out of desire for the Heavenly Emperor weapon.

"Are those the strong members of the Celestial God race selected to have the best chance of defeating me?" Li Yi felt no fear, only looking calmly.

He rose from Earth, fought and killed his way through cross-dimensional battles, and did not know how many times he had experienced life and death; he had never feared a battle among peers, possessing an extraordinary spirit.

"Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Tai Yi has arrived; he is indeed young. Even from far away, one can feel the surging and youthful vitality on him."

"The newly arrived royal direct descendant is indeed a figure like a heaven-gifted genius; I heard that he snatched the Heavenly Emperor weapon from a group of Heavenly Kings when he was in the Heavenly General realm; it is simply a miracle of the Heavenly Realm."

"It is said that this Tai Yi was dug out by God Emperor Haoguang from a boundary boat; at that time, Tai Yi was still being hunted by the Rakshasa race, and as a result, he revealed his divine body during the battle."

Countless gazes gathered on Li Yi; some focused on his age, some on his experiences, and some on his past, and with the discussions, information about him gradually spread within the Celestial God Kingdom and became known to everyone.

This could also be considered becoming famous.

But now, people were more concerned about whose hands the Heavenly Emperor weapon in his possession would fall into; one must know that the five Heavenly Kings selected this time were all seeds of future God Emperors, with extraordinary potential and even more astonishing combat power.

Direct descendants of the Celestial God royal family had been eliminated; one could imagine how intense the competition was.

"Tai Yi."

At this moment, God Emperor Haoguang spoke, his voice instantly echoing in this secret realm: "In the battle on the Celestial God Platform, do you know the consequences of losing?"

He wanted to ask one last time, to avoid letting the people of the Celestial God race think that Li Yi was helpless and coerced in this competition.

Even if there was indeed a bit of that meaning, he at least had to maintain appearances.

"If I lose this battle, I will gift this Heavenly Emperor weapon, the Years Emperor Furnace, to the victor. What if I win?" Li Yi flipped his hand, and the Years Emperor Furnace appeared in his palm.

He threw it toward the starry sky.

This Heavenly Emperor weapon suddenly transformed into an Emperor's Furnace the size of a star, with Yin and Yang energies spraying out, almost sweeping through the entire starry sky.

"Is this the Heavenly Emperor weapon in Tai Yi's hands? It is truly extraordinary."

"Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang weapons cannot compare to it at all; if one could obtain it, I truly cannot imagine which Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang could win."

"A new Heavenly Emperor weapon; I wonder what its extraordinary features are."

Seeing this Heavenly Emperor weapon, everyone's gazes immediately became heated, especially the five powerhouses who had already obtained the challenge spots, who stared fixedly at the Years Emperor Furnace, as if they had already regarded it as their own property.

Li Yi did not hide or conceal anything; he placed the Heavenly Emperor weapon openly in the starry sky to show everyone.

In any case, this was no longer a secret.

And with three God Emperors sitting in command here, he didn't have to worry about the Heavenly Emperor weapon being snatched; if a God Emperor wanted to descend and snatch it, then he wouldn't struggle and would just hand it over.

"If you win, you can make any request of the loser, and the other party must fulfill it, including taking their lives," God Emperor Haoguang said: "I will guarantee it for you."

Subsequently, he scanned the other two God Emperors and the five Heavenly Kings.

Everyone was silent; no one refuted.

After all, if you want to snatch the other party's Heavenly Emperor weapon, in terms of fairness, the other party should also take out a Heavenly Emperor weapon, but it was clear no one could take one out, so they might as well take their lives to gamble.

"Good, then so be it. I accept this bet," Li Yi shouted, his voice echoing.

At this moment, all the Celestial God clansmen heard it, and no one could go back on their word; if anyone lost and refused to acknowledge the debt, they wouldn't need Li Yi to take action; everyone would kill them to solve this disgrace within the race, and even a royal direct descendant would not dare to violate such a promise.

After the matter was settled, Li Yi did not drag things out and, without a word, directly revealed his divine body.

Instantly.

A divine body seven hundred and twenty zhang tall stood in the starry sky, with countless purple lightning bolts interweaving and terrifying divine power surging, as if the secret realm itself were shaking.

This majestic giant stepped on divine light, bathed in thunder, and strode onto the Celestial God Platform, and actively removed all his weapons and armor.

Battles within the Celestial God race default to removing weapons and armor, because that is fairer.

Besides, if they didn't remove weapons and armor, it would be even better for Li Yi; he would only need to carry the Years Emperor Furnace to smash people, and no Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang could withstand it.

"A divine body seven hundred and twenty zhang tall? Is this the bloodline power of a direct-lineage Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang? It's simply absurd. I am also a Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang, and my divine body is only three hundred zhang; the divine body of a royal Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang is only three hundred and sixty-five zhang."

Many Heavenly Kings were immediately shocked when they saw the size of Li Yi's divine body.

Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Xishui, Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Nantu, and Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Dikui, who had been suppressed by Tai Yi with one hand earlier, now lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at that divine body.

They knew that Tai Yi's divine body was special, because even the divine body of a direct-lineage Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang was only about six hundred zhang, and could not reach seven hundred and twenty zhang at all.

In other words, Tai Yi's bloodline even surpassed that of direct-lineage Heavenly Kings.

"A divine body seven hundred and twenty zhang tall... damn it." On a boundary boat, Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Shenfei saw this scene and immediately clenched his fists, his face flushing red.

His divine body was only six hundred and twenty zhang; Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Tai Yi was actually a full one hundred zhang taller than him.

Although the size of the divine body could not determine the outcome of a battle, in the Celestial God race, such a divine body was a representation of bloodline and strength.

As long as it was manifested, it could make all the kings bow their heads.

"Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Tai Yi is truly extraordinary."

The newly defected Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Heibing, Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Qiqing, and others also revealed pleasant surprise; they had not expected Tai Yi's bloodline to be so powerful, no wonder he had the confidence to challenge the entire Celestial God race.

Among the royal families, Heavenly Kings who could exceed a divine body of seven hundred and twenty zhang were likely few and far between; no, perhaps there were none at all.

Those who had doubted Tai Yi's strength earlier all shut their mouths after seeing this divine body; even without Li Yi needing to reveal his strength, they were already convinced.

And the five challengers now had solemn expressions.

Such bloodline foundation was indeed terrifying in potential; daring to use a Heavenly Emperor weapon as a bet and challenging the entire Celestial God race was not just reckless impulse, but truly having the capital for it.

"Words are useless. Who will fight the first match?" Li Yi's eyes flashed with lightning, and he let out a thunderous shout; a majestic aura permeated the starry sky, and an invincible will from a wild world bloomed.

Everyone felt this will and immediately felt a chill in their hearts.

This was the scent of a monster.

Since he began cultivating, had he truly never lost? How could he have cultivated such a terrifying invincible aura? One must know that the Heavenly Realm is boundless, powerhouses are like clouds, and there is always someone higher than the mountain; many people have lost and been defeated, but these are nothing; they are just part of the tempering of growth.

But when Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Tai Yi's invincible aura was released, it moved people.

Was there anyone in the world who had fought a hundred battles without losing, breaking through to the Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang realm all the way? "A Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang who has never had a defeat? There is such an absurd thing? Good, very good, he is worth a battle." An old Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang narrowed his eyes, his fighting intent having climbed to the extreme.

He was just about to move his feet when he was stopped.

"Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Mu, although you are a royal direct descendant, now is not the time to talk about status. Who goes first to challenge Tai Yi is not for you to decide," a burly, tall man with two horns on his head shouted.

He was Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Longshen, a mixed-blood of the Celestial God race and the True Dragon race.

Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Mu glanced at him: "This matter is easy; let the God Emperors decide."

Everyone had no objections and asked the three God Emperors for instructions.

The order of sequence was very important, because it related to the opportunity to snatch the Heavenly Emperor weapon; if one were ranked last, one could forget about it.

So everyone wanted to lead the charge.

The three God Emperors also understood the logic, and subsequently looked at each other; a faint Emperor's Light flew out, then split into five, landing in front of these five people.

It was clear: let everyone draw lots to decide.

Primitive and fair.

And under the cover of the Emperor's Light, the Heavenly Kings could not perceive any information and had no idea what was hidden inside.

The five Heavenly Kings did not hesitate at all and reached out to grab a light cluster.

Subsequently, the light clusters dissipated, and numbers floated out.

"It seems my luck is not bad," Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Longshen grinned; he was number one and had the opportunity to challenge Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Tai Yi first.

Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Mu on the side had a poor expression; he was number four.

"Then I won't be polite."

The next moment.

Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Longshen rushed toward the Celestial God Platform like a violent dragon beast, and halfway there, he manifested his true form without the slightest hesitation.

But his divine body was different from everyone else's; the five-hundred-zhang-tall divine body was covered in black dragon scales, his head grew a pair of ferocious dragon horns, and even behind his spine was a black dragon tail, with a pair of golden vertical pupils revealing cold murderous intent.

Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Longshen was as if a Celestial God and a True Dragon had merged; in his terrifying aura, he carried the majesty of a god and the momentum of a true dragon.

Although most mixed-bloods are weaker than pure-bloods, this Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Longshen was an exception; he perfectly combined the advantages of the two powerful races of Celestial Gods and True Dragons, otherwise his divine body would not have reached five hundred zhang, almost catching up to the royal direct descendants.

"Mixed-blood?" Seeing this scene, Li Yi couldn't help but think of Long Yu, a different-blood warrior he had subdued in the wild world before; he was also a mixed-blood.

He hadn't expected to see one in the Heavenly Realm.

"Truly an anomaly; it is rare for a mixed-blood to reach this stage. Under the collision of bloodlines, it actually allowed an ordinary Celestial God bloodline to reach this level; incredible."

"His other half of True Dragon bloodline must be very pure, otherwise it would be impossible to evolve the divine body to the five-hundred-zhang level. It seems that what fills his Subtle Gate is not divine blood, but dragon blood; no wonder his strength is so terrifying."

"Not simple; the mixture of two bloodlines actually surpassed the royal family and almost caught up to the direct descendants, and he practices both methods; his combat power must be extremely terrifying."

Although the Celestial God race looks down on many races, the True Dragon race is an exception, because the True Dragon race is even more powerful than their Celestial God race by a few points.

And when the Heavenly Kings sized up Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Longshen, they also roughly analyzed some of his situation.

But some also believed that such a mixed-blood reaching the Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang realm was already the limit; although his combat power was terrifying, wanting to become a God Emperor would definitely be plagued with difficulties.

Bloodline power is sometimes both a help and a shackle.

However, Rakshasa Rakshasa Tian Wang Longshen also knew this point, so he needed the Heavenly Emperor weapon to comprehend the Heavenly Emperor's power, cross that heavenly chasm, and find his own path to becoming a Heavenly Emperor.