Chapter 583: I can bear this karma

"The top one thousand Heavenly Gods in the entire Divine Realm have ranked me at 866? They certainly think highly of me," Li Li Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

Li Li Li Yuan now possessed extremely high clearance and could roughly query that the number of Heavenly Gods within the territory of the Chaos Divine Court was just over forty thousand.

Of course, this number was constantly fluctuating.

Looking at the entire Divine Realm, it could be roughly estimated that there were hundreds of thousands of contemporary Heavenly Gods.

With so many Heavenly Gods, the Heavenly God Ranking only selected one thousand.

It could be said that every single existence capable of being selected for the Heavenly God Ranking was a super powerhouse who dominated a region of the Divine Realm.

There were 713 Divine Monarchs.

By ranking Li Li Li Yuan at 866, it could basically be said that the Starry Sky Divine Court recognized Li Li Li Yuan as the top existence below the Divine Monarch level.

"713 Divine Monarchs, and 122 powerhouses from the Chaos Divine Court listed on the Heavenly God Ranking? It's the same as what I knew; nothing has changed," Li Li Li Yuan pondered slightly. "This ratio is indeed astonishing."

In terms of the number of Divine Monarch powerhouses on the list, the Chaos Divine Court ranked first, followed closely by the Abyss Divine Court, then the Starry Sky Divine Court, the Myriad Dao Divine Court, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Court... From this, the relative strength of the major Divine Courts could also be inferred.

"In terms of territory, our Chaos Divine Court doesn't even reach one-sixth of the Divine Realm, but there are so many Divine Monarch powerhouses; I'm afraid it has something to do with the Star-Awakening Sacred Fruit," Li Li Li Yuan pondered silently. "The Star-Awakening Sacred Fruit makes the probability of the Chaos Divine Court giving birth to Nine-Star Pulse powerhouses significantly higher than other Divine Court factions."

If a Heavenly God wanted to possess the combat power of a Divine Monarch, the foundation of their divine body was extremely important.

"Zhu You, Ming Fang, Fu Hai..." Li Li Li Yuan also noted down the names of those top-tier Divine Monarchs one by one.

And he consciously collected some detailed combat intelligence on them.

According to the intelligence provided within the Chaos Divine Court, those who could rank in the top fifty of the Heavenly God Ranking could generally be called "top-tier Divine Monarchs," and after the fiftieth place... the gap in strength between them was usually not very large.

The higher the ranking, the greater the gap in strength.

"According to my intelligence."

"The top ten existences all have records of easily defeating Divine Monarchs," Li Li Li Yuan thought to himself. "Like that Divine Monarch Zhu You, he once killed a Divine Monarch in two moves."

"He alone can rival a large group of Divine Monarchs."

Among Divine Monarchs, even if their divine body foundations were equivalent, the gap in strength would still be very large due to differences in laws, secret techniques, weapons, and star arts.

Without a doubt.

The top ten existences on the Heavenly God Ranking are the absolute pinnacle among Divine Monarchs... and they are also the supreme Heavenly Gods of this era with the greatest hope of breaking through to the Divine King realm.

"However, even Divine Monarch Zhu You, Ming Fang, and the others still cannot be called invincible Heavenly Gods," Li Li Li Yuan felt a trace of longing in his heart.

An invincible Heavenly God was the absolute peak of all generations of Heavenly Gods, representing absolute invincibility at the Heavenly God realm; even if thousands or even tens of thousands of Heavenly Gods joined forces, they would all be slaughtered by that one person.

Only then could one be called invincible.

Because being able to possess such a title meant that one's strength had reached the threshold of a Divine King... usually, only a Ten-Star Pulse Heavenly God could achieve this.

"I am currently only at the True God realm; I must strive for a higher ranking on the Heavenly God Ranking," Li Li Li Yuan pondered. "Once I cultivate all eight major star arts to the extreme, I should have the strength of around the top five hundred on the Heavenly God Ranking, which would be about the same as Divine Monarch Mo Lian."

Want to be stronger?

Then one must have a higher comprehension of laws. Compared to other powerhouses on the Heavenly God Ranking, Li Li Li Yuan's comprehension of laws was at the bottom... looking at the hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Gods in the Divine Realm, it was only at a medium level.

"However."

"Once I fully comprehend the Law of Earth and can become a Heavenly God, my divine body's power will skyrocket, and I'm afraid I will immediately possess the strength of a top-tier Divine Monarch," Li Li Li Yuan thought to himself. "It's just that before becoming a Heavenly God, I must ascend the Purple Mountain."

Li Li Li Yuan already had a clear idea in his mind about his path forward.

A few days later, this Heavenly God Ranking list was completely made public, letting all major factions in the Divine Realm know.

Every update of the Heavenly God Ranking was because there had been certain changes in the rankings.

And among the changes in this list, the most eye-catching one was Li Li Li Yuan, and the other was Divine Monarch Lu Ming.

"Li Li Li Yuan, ranked 866th?"

"That's considered normal. Although he relied on many aids, being able to fight head-on with Divine Monarch Gu Li Li Yuan is enough to prove his strength... I'm afraid it won't be long before he can truly be ranked among the Divine Monarchs." Various Divine Court factions still recognized Li Li Li Yuan's ranking.

However, for the Divine Monarchs in various Divine Court factions, while they marveled at Li Li Li Yuan's speed of progress, they still didn't care about Li Li Li Yuan's strength. What truly made those top-tier Heavenly Gods pay attention was Divine Monarch Lu Ming.

"Divine Monarch Lu Ming actually soared directly from the sixties to sixth place?"

"It seems the battle at 'Nine Yang Cave Heaven' has indeed caused his fame to skyrocket."

"Isn't that nonsense? In the battle at Nine Yang Cave Heaven, six Divine Monarchs joined forces and were all defeated by him alone. Under his Falling Star Bow, if he hadn't intentionally held back, I'm afraid a few Divine Monarchs would have died."

"He comprehended Divine King-level moves and combined them with a Divine King weapon; his strength is too terrifying."

"He is the one with the biggest change in ranking on this Heavenly God Ranking."

"The contemporary number one Heavenly God of the Starry Sky Divine Court, well-deserved," various factions were discussing.

In the past, Heavenly God Lu Ming was very famous, but he was nowhere near this prestigious.

In the Heart Dream Divine Realm, inside a massive palace in the main city, it was only one grade lower than the "Divine King Hall."

Hum~ An invisible ripple swept past, and a purple-robed figure descended into the palace.

"Master," Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji bowed slightly.

At the end of the palace sat a blood-robed figure cross-legged. His aura was sharp, faintly exuding an endless fierce aura, as if it were a vast sea of blood.

It was none other than Divine Monarch Xue Yu.

"Disciple, the commotion you've caused in the Mohe Star Domain over these past few decades is quite significant," Divine Monarch Xue Yu smiled. "True God Jiu Ying and True God Xia Hao both fell in your hometown's mortal domain, and then a Divine Monarch-level battle broke out in your fief, 'Brother Brother Dongji Star'."

"Master? What do you mean?" Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji was puzzled.

He wasn't surprised that Divine Monarch Xue Yu knew; not to mention the Chaos Divine Court's intelligence system... just the group of True Gods that Divine Monarch Xue Yu had dispatched to follow him meant that many things couldn't be hidden from Divine Monarch Xue Yu.

"I don't mean to blame you," Divine Monarch Xue Yu laughed. "I'm just thinking that a peerless monster has indeed emerged in your hometown. You must have helped him quite a bit on his cultivation path."

"It's all due to Li Li Li Yuan's own efforts; my help was negligible," Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji already had some guesses in his heart.

Li Li Li Yuan was not only powerful, but his background was also mysterious.

What Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji worried about most was that Divine Monarch Xue Yu wanted to ask Li Li Li Yuan for something through him.

That would be difficult to handle.

Deep down, Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji didn't want to make things difficult for Li Li Li Yuan... just like how he previously didn't want to accept the "Golden Demon Divine Armor."

"Rest assured, as your teacher, I won't make things difficult for you," Divine Monarch Xue Yu laughed. "Actually, I summoned you here this time for two things."

"One thing, you have a disciple named 'Fang Hai', right?" Divine Monarch Xue Yu said.

"Yes," Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji nodded. "He is currently cultivating in the Mohe branch and has recently become a Gold-robed Demigod; he should arrive at Source Fire Star soon."

"Not bad."

"In a mortal domain, it's rare for several geniuses to be born in succession in one era," Divine Monarch Xue Yu sighed. "This Beiqiu mortal domain is likely a rare place where fortune gathers."

Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji could only listen to such words.

"I have a good friend named 'Divine Monarch Bei Hu', who is also of the Star-Awakening Imperial Palace lineage," Divine Monarch Xue Yu said. "He wants to take Fang Hai as a disciple; are you willing?"

"Divine Monarch Bei Hu?" Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji was slightly startled.

A Divine Monarch taking a disciple?

By logic, this was a great thing. If there was a Divine Monarch's guidance and the cultivation of Source Fire Star, Fang Hai's probability of becoming a Heavenly God in the future would be much higher... but Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji was now also a peak True God powerhouse and had communicated with Li Li Li Yuan many times, so his vision was already quite high.

He knew very well that when Divine Monarchs took disciples, they usually recruited "Purple-robed Demigods" or the most top-tier Gold-robed Demigods.

Fang Hai?

In terms of talent, he was top-tier in any star domain... but looking at the entire Chaos Divine Court, at least based on his current performance, he wasn't too dazzling.

"Master, is it because of Li Li Li Yuan?" Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji couldn't help but ask.

Li Li Li Yuan was too dazzling now. In everyone's eyes, even if he couldn't become a Divine King in the future, becoming a top-tier Divine Monarch was likely just a matter of time.

And with Divine Monarch clearance, it was easy to find out the relationship between Li Li Li Yuan and those close to him, like Fang Hai and Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji.

Therefore, it was normal for some Divine Monarchs to want to curry favor with Li Li Li Yuan through indirect means.

Divine Monarch Xue Yu didn't shy away and said directly, "That's part of the reason, but it's also because Fang Hai is indeed a talent worth molding... Being able to rise from a mortal domain to where he is today and awaken an Eight-Star Pulse is already quite extraordinary."

"After all, Divine Monarchs also care about their reputation."

"Even if they want to curry favor with Li Li Li Yuan, they can't have no bottom line," Divine Monarch Xue Yu said.

Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji nodded slightly; that was true. Divine Monarchs wouldn't just take ordinary Demigods as disciples.

He pondered for a moment.

"Master, if Divine Monarch Bei Hu wants to take Fang Hai as a disciple, I naturally won't hinder my disciple's future," Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji said. "But this matter also requires Fang Hai's consent, and additionally, I must inform Li Li Li Yuan."

"Fine."

"Teachers choose disciples, and disciples choose teachers," Divine Monarch Xue Yu said. "You don't need to have any worries; even if it doesn't work out in the end, I won't blame you."

"Thank you, Master," Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji said gratefully.

He still respected Divine Monarch Xue Yu deeply.

"The other matter is about yourself," Divine Monarch Xue Yu said solemnly. "Divine King Black Sky just sent me a message... he wants to take you as a disciple."

"It's a nominal disciple," Divine Monarch Xue Yu added. "But on the day you become a Heavenly God, you can become a direct disciple."

"A Divine King taking a disciple?" Even with Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji's extremely steady mindset, he still found it hard to believe.

He knew how rare it was for a Divine King to take a disciple... Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji had self-awareness; he had never dared to hope that he would one day have the opportunity to enter the sect of a Divine King.

Mohe Star Domain, inside the Cloud Light World City.

Whoosh!

A stream of light flew into the core Divine Hall, and following that, invisible power gathered, and a black-robed figure appeared on the throne.

"Alliance Leader," Li Li Li Yuan looked at the visitor with a smile. "You suddenly wanted to see me; is there something the matter?"

"Li Li Li Yuan, I didn't intend to disturb you," Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji sighed. "It's just that these matters involve quite a bit, so I must discuss them with you."

"Please speak, Alliance Leader," Li Li Li Yuan said.

Even though his strength had far surpassed Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji's, Li Li Li Yuan still respected him from the bottom of his heart.

"Then I'll be direct."

"Just now, my teacher, 'Divine Monarch Xue Yu', summoned me," Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji said directly. "Divine King Black Sky..."

Quickly.

Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji detailed the matters of Divine Monarch Bei Hu and Divine King Black Sky wanting to take disciples.

"For now, I haven't agreed to either," Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji said frankly. "I understand that their willingness to take disciples must have something to do with you..."

Having said this, Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji paused.

He couldn't help but look at Li Li Li Yuan more closely. He could understand Divine Monarch Bei Hu wanting to curry favor by taking Fang Hai as a disciple... but Divine King Black Sky taking a disciple? Didn't that mean that even in the eyes of Divine King Black Sky, there was a need to curry favor with Li Li Li Yuan?

Then!

Li Li Li Yuan's background was almost self-evident.

"They certainly have a good plan," Li Li Li Yuan smiled. "Alliance Leader, agree to both."

"With a Divine King's guidance, your cultivation will be much smoother," Li Li Li Yuan laughed. "Divine King Black Sky's cultivation path is also quite suitable for you."

Li Li Li Yuan could see it.

Alliance Leader Senior Senior Senior Dongfang still wanted to enter the sect of Divine King Black Sky... this was indeed a great temptation.

"Agree to both?" Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji fell into deep thought.

"Alliance Leader, rest assured, it won't affect me," Li Li Li Yuan laughed. "Perhaps there is some karma... but whether it's Divine Monarch Bei Hu or Divine King Black Sky, their achievements on the path of cultivation are very suitable for the Principal and you, Alliance Leader."

"This karma is not small, but I can still bear it," Li Li Li Yuan laughed.

Li Li Li Yuan's words carried deep confidence.

Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji looked at Li Li Li Yuan, and he had to admit that the young lad who was once immature in front of him had indeed completely changed.

In the vast and endless Divine Realm, he could already be considered a hero, daring to accept even the potential "Divine King karma."

"Alliance Leader, go ahead with peace of mind. Strive to become a Heavenly God as soon as possible. I am still looking forward to the day when I can hand over the Fire-Kindling Divine Kingdom to you to lead," Li Li Li Yuan smiled. "After all, you are the one I trust the most. I wouldn't be at ease handing the Fire-Kindling Divine Kingdom to anyone else."

Although he was preparing to establish the Fire-Kindling Divine Kingdom, Li Li Li Yuan had no interest in managing the territory.

Compared to Heavenly God Dao Mo, Li Li Li Yuan trusted Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji more.

"Good."

"Li Li Li Yuan, then I won't be long-winded," Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji was also someone who could let go of things, nodding. "Once I am under Divine King Black Sky, I will definitely cultivate to become a Heavenly God as soon as possible and then return."

Not long after, Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji left... he was only a True God now, so even if he stayed on Brother Brother Dongji Star, it would have no impact on the establishment of the Fire-Kindling Divine Kingdom.

Finding his own path to becoming a Heavenly God was the right way.

And not long after Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji left, Liu Bing also came to see Li Li Li Yuan.

"Big Brother," Liu Bing said.

"Are you all prepared?" Li Li Li Yuan smiled. "Divine King Feng Yan is a prestigious existence in my Star-Awakening Imperial Palace. She also used the Wind lineage as a foundation to become a Heavenly God back in the day. Her willingness to take you as a disciple is a rare opportunity; you must seize it."

That's right!

Before Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji and Fang Hai, a Divine King had already passed a message through Divine King Dong Mang, wanting to take Liu Bing as a disciple.

In a sense, in terms of pure potential, Liu Bing, as a Nine-Star Pulse powerhouse, had extremely high potential.

"Her willingness to take me as a disciple is probably also for your sake, Big Brother," Liu Bing's eyes flickered.

"I only helped you a little," Li Li Li Yuan laughed. "Since Divine King Feng Yan is willing to take you as a disciple, she will naturally teach you with all her heart. Once you are under her, you must respect your teacher and the path."

"Mm," Liu Bing nodded; she naturally understood the logic.

"Go," Li Li Li Yuan laughed. "If there's anything urgent, notify me via soul transmission."

Divine King Black Sky and Divine King Feng Yan were both staying in their respective hometown star domains... Senior Senior Senior Dongfang Ji and Liu Bing naturally had to travel to their star domains to cultivate for a period of time.

Once they had achieved something in their cultivation, the Divine Kings would usually bestow some treasures before letting them go out to explore the world.

Li Li Li Yuan sensed the two karmic lines gradually becoming blurred, and he felt some emotion in his heart.

"These Divine Kings are also people who don't release the hawk until they see the rabbit," Li Li Li Yuan shook his head secretly. "Back when I was at the Demigod realm and they knew I was a nominal disciple of a Divine Emperor, they didn't make any moves."

"Now, once I broke through and reached near-Divine Monarch strength, their attitudes have all changed."

Li Li Li Yuan knew the reason.

A disciple of a Divine Emperor? Most would stop at the Heavenly God realm, and only a few could reach the Divine King realm.

Status could not represent true strength and potential.

But with what Li Li Li Yuan had shown, combined with his status as a disciple of a Divine Emperor... it could be said that almost all the Divine Kings of the Chaos Divine Court recognized that Li Li Li Yuan would become the next leader of the Star-Awakening Imperial Palace.

His status naturally rose with the tide.

Only then was he truly worthy of being valued and courted by those Divine Kings.

"I still find it difficult to help Alliance Leader, Little Bing, and the others in their cultivation," Li Li Li Yuan thought to himself. "I hope that by entering the sects of Divine Kings, their cultivation paths will be smoother."

These Divine Kings doing this naturally had their own motives.

But Li Li Li Yuan was not afraid at all.

"Once I become a Divine King, what is there to fear from a little karma?" Li Li Li Yuan shook his head. "But if Alliance Leader Senior Senior Senior Dongfang, Little Bing, and the others miss this period, their cultivation will be even more difficult."

Li Li Li Yuan cherished these relationships very much.

After staying in Cloud Light World City for another day.

Li Li Li Yuan gave a few instructions to Heavenly God Dao Mo, Heavenly God Xuan Yang, and the others, then quietly left and headed to the Divine Court headquarters.

Mohe Star Domain, Chaos Divine Court Mohe branch.

Inside a vast hall, a large group of Demigods were gathered here, waiting quietly, and the two True Gods in charge of the team were also here.

These Demigods were the "elite Demigods of the Mohe branch" who were preparing to set off for Source Fire Star.

They were all Gold-robed Demigods, with only one Gold-robed Demigod.

"Fang Hai," a man in a luxurious blue robe sneered via voice transmission. "You were lucky to become a Gold-robed Demigod... but once you arrive at Source Fire Star, you will know that you, as a Gold-robed Demigod, are just at the bottom and don't count for anything."

Fang Hai frowned slightly but didn't say anything.

He knew why the other party was hostile to him... According to the rules of the Chaos Divine Court, for every selection, each major branch could directly report one Gold-robed Demigod.

Originally, the other party, as the strongest Silver-robed Demigod of the Mohe branch, should have received the Gold-robed quota.

But he had gotten there first.

Regardless of how he obtained the "Gold-robed" quota, once he obtained it and came to report to the Mohe branch, the other party naturally lost the opportunity and had to go to Source Fire Star to have another chance.

But upon arriving at Source Fire Star, one had to compete with the elite Silver-robed Demigods from all branches for the Gold-robed quota.

The difficulty would skyrocket.

Suddenly.

Hum~ An invisible ripple swept past, and then a figure in sky-blue robes appeared in the Divine Hall. His aura was vast, easily enveloping the entire Divine Hall.

"Nation Lord Xia Feng." The two True Gods hurriedly bowed respectfully.

(End of chapter)