Chapter 284: The Collapsed Diamond Holy Monk

The barrier between the heavenly pride and the platform also completely vanished, and all heavenly pride stared at each other.

As Shen Qing's loud shout fell, the atmosphere on the scene instantly ignited, and several Great Wu heavenly pride took the lead, charging straight toward the thirty-six platforms in the middle tier.

They were the few that Shen Qing saw at the gate of Myriad Heroes Hall that day; they were also top-tier heavenly pride, though not as good as Zhang Dao Yi and Wu Nian, but they were confident enough to face the heavenly pride's round-robin battle.

They simply took the first five of the thirty-six platforms, as if they had already agreed on the order, with no contention among the five.

They stood on the platforms, their eyes locked onto the heavenly pride of the Shengluo Empire: "What are you waiting for? Come up!"

The Great Wu heavenly pride immediately declared war on the Shengluo Empire heavenly pride.

This was the clash between the world's first and second largest nations.

Whether Great Wu heavenly pride or Shengluo Empire heavenly pride, their fighting spirit rose, and no one would admit they were weaker than the other.

Five Shengluo Empire heavenly pride exchanged glances, then charged onto the platform to fight together with the five from Great Wu.

As the battle began, the fights on the other platforms also started together.

Naturally, speaking of king versus king, general versus general, the Shengluo Empire still had seven people unmoving; they were the empire's seven strongest heavenly pride, their eyes firmly locked onto Shen Lingxiao and the others at the top.

"What are you saying? No one is challenging Shen Qing and them?"

Of course, there definitely were at first, after all the rule is that Shen Qing and Zhu Lingyue cannot take the initiative, but there is no prohibition against others challenging them.

But ever since the people of the Shengluo Empire heard that these two had comprehended a domain, they gave up.

No one was willing to challenge two living progenitors who had comprehended a domain.

Shen Qing and Zhu Lingyue are now the strictest parents of the heavenly pride of the entire world.

Suddenly, a person from the Shengluo Empire moved—a Catholic missionary named Holy Light Propagator.

He said, "I'll go first."

Saying that, he flew toward Wu Nian on Platform 4.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the towering platform held several Martial Saints silently watching.

One of them wore a red kasaya, had a gentle aura, full of peace; he was the Martial Saint of Diamond Temple, the Diamond Holy Monk.

The Diamond Holy Monk looked at the nine on the platform, full of relief, and said: "Heaven still favors our world."

"Such heavenly pride actually sprouted like bamboo shoots after spring rain."

Standing at his side was the Martial Saint of the Dao Sect, Qingyun Daoist, who spoke.

"Not only that, there are also a few deceased who are no inferior to them, the Crown Prince vying for the throne with His Majesty, and the Thunderclap Sect's Thunderclap Junior Venerable; these two are also top-tier heavenly pride."

The Diamond Holy Monk gazed at Wu Nian on Platform 4, eyes full of relief.

"Wu Nian, Wu Nian, you truly have made us proud; the future of this world needs you to guard it."

Saying this, he asked: "Jing Chan, these days I've returned but still haven't had time to chat properly with you all; how has Wu Nian been lately?"

The Diamond Holy Monk was among the last batch of returning Martial Saints, so he had only been back a few days, thus he hadn't had time to talk with the monks of Diamond Temple; he originally wanted to see Wu Nian, but Wu Nian had been in seclusion at the Shen family estate and never met him, so he didn't know what had happened to Wu Nian.

Behind him stood the abbot of Diamond Temple, Jing Chan.

Jing Chan didn't know how to answer for a moment, then said with a bitter face: "It's okay, it's okay."

The Diamond Holy Monk's technique seemed off; he was about to inquire when someone below shouted loudly.

"Look! Someone is heading for the top platform! It's the Catholic Holy Light Propagator! He's gone to Platform 4!!"

The Diamond Holy Monk turned his gaze back, for Platform 4's thunder was precisely Wu Nian; his eyes calm: "It's good to see what Wu Nian still lacks; as this old abbot, I haven't looked after him well enough."

Actually he also had some doubts, because the Qingxuan Daoist beside him, when chatting with him, always wore a half-smile, especially when he spoke of Wu Nian, this expression grew stronger.

Meanwhile, the current abbot Jing Chan frantically prayed, praying that Wu Nian would not do anything especially out of line.

Only the shouts of the crowd below could be heard: "Platform 4 is Wu Nian's master, Merciful Asura! Come on!!"

"Merciful Asura, come on!!"

The Diamond Holy Monk froze, a flicker of disbelief in his eyes: "Merciful... Asura... Asura?!!!"

He took a deep breath, turned to glance at Jing Chan; at this moment Jing Chan was drenched in sweat, not daring to meet the Diamond Holy Monk's eyes.

The Diamond Holy Monk turned his head to look at Qingxuan Daoist; now he understood why Qingxuan Daoist had always worn a half-smile.

"You knew all along? Then why didn't you say?"

Qingxuan Sage's mouth twitched uncontrollably: "Discovering this yourself would be fun... no, it's a sense of achievement... no, it's interesting?"

"Forget it; anyway this title isn't bad—although it's Asura, it at least has the two characters 'merciful'."

Watching the Qingxuan Daoist constantly stirring the flames beside him, the Diamond Holy Monk's heart bled.

At that moment, the Holy Light Propagator had already ascended the platform, and said to Wu Nian: "Holy Light Propagator, please instruct me."

Wu Nian nodded, placed a single hand before his chest: "Wu Nian of Diamond Temple."

The Diamond Holy Monk steadied somewhat; at least he announced himself as Wu Nian of Diamond Temple, not Wu Nian the Merciful Asura.

The Holy Light Propagator said: "Wu Nian, take note—I have comprehended a prototype of the Holy Light domain; you'd better be careful."

Meanwhile, Wu Nian had one hand behind his back, secretly gathering power for Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, ready to finish this Holy Light Propagator in one move.

Hearing his words, Wu Nian froze for a moment, then suddenly realized: it seems the platform cannot start with a zero-frame.

Wu Nian hastily pulled his hand back: "Little monk, I've also gained some insight lately—a prototype of the Slaughter domain; you too must be careful."

The next instant, a blood-colored Slaughter domain prototype wrapped in golden light burst forth, filling the platform with a crimson mist.

The Holy Light Propagator nodded: "All right... wait a moment!"

His voice suddenly rose: "Slaughter domain prototype!!!"

But Wu Nian didn't care about that at all; he constantly kept Shen Qing's teachings in mind, the greetings had already been exchanged, the courtesies observed, and now it was time for a zero-frame start.

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!"

At that moment, all heavenly pride present who weren't fighting turned their gaze to this platform.

And on the high-rise viewing platform, the Diamond Holy Monk's pupils trembled.

"What the hell is a slaughter domain prototype!!!"

The Vajra Holy Monk, who hadn't uttered a vulgar word in six hundred years, completely broke his precept at this moment.

He abruptly turned his gaze to Qingxuan Daoist, who immediately raised both hands, speaking extremely fast: "This this this... I really don't know!"

He then looked at the other sages, and it was the same.

The Vajra Holy Monk turned his head to look at Jing Chan: "Jing Chan, I think you need to give me an explanation..."

But Jing Chan had already been unconscious; the moment Wu Nian uttered the embryonic form of the Slaughter Domain, he passed out.

Of course, there were still many who knew the situation, and they all turned their gazes toward Shen Qing.

And Shen Qing was sitting on the No. 1 platform, spacing out, only snapping back to attention when he felt more eyes on him.

As soon as Shen Qing regained his senses, he saw Wu Nian attacking the Holy Light Propagator.

He was still using the Slaughter Domain.

Shen Qing couldn't help but chuckle: "This Wu Nian, his talent for the Slaughter Domain is quite high."

"But why does this Slaughter Domain feel somewhat familiar?"

Shen Qing had doubts, as if recalling something, he lifted his head to look at Zhu Wu in the high sky.

"Why does it feel familiar? Isn't this the Slaughter Domain that Zhu Wu demonstrated to Shen Qing back then?"

Zhu Wu was laughing, but feeling Shen Qing's gaze, he instantly restrained his smile and looked elsewhere.

Zhu Lingyue glanced at Shen Qing and Zhu Wu, unable to help but sigh inwardly.

Both of them are demon pills!