Chapter 1758: Fortune Settled, Ascend to Li Li Tianwang!

The very last second of the tenth year of Tianyun, the moment it fell.

The entire world seemed as if a pause button had been pressed; in the pupils of countless living beings, the rising winds and surging clouds between heaven and earth were reflected, and in that instant, even the most ordinary of creatures could clearly sense that this world had become extremely restless at this moment.

The energy of heaven and earth was increasing at a terrifying rate, and later on, because the energy was overly dense, it actually formed into vast, misty energy fog that drifted through the ten Outer Shenzhou.

Yet only those strong ones who had reached the King realm could know that this was because the settlement period of the tenth year of Tianyun had arrived.

And once the settlement period passed, the ten Outer Shenzhou would welcome an extremely severe Shuai Ruo Qi.

Countless living beings suddenly saw at this moment, in the vast heavens and earth, many "stars" appearing; those stars varied in brightness and dimness, emanating a kind of indescribable, mysterious Qi.

Some living beings felt it in their hearts — this so-called "star" was the substantive embodiment of the world's fortune at this moment.

The next moment, countless "stars" descended from the sky with endless rumbling; the rumbling was so profoundly ancient and time-worn, like great bells and chimes echoing in every corner of the world, stirring the hearts and minds of all.

The fortune of heaven and earth was falling at this moment.

Rewarding those who, over these ten years, had rendered meritorious service to this heaven and earth.

The so-called meritorious service was naturally the battle records of clashes with the aberrant beings of the Dark World.

This tenth year of Tianyun, if one did not count that Ku Rong Xiang had fallen into the hands of the Guiyi Society, then the ten Outer Shenzhou could be considered to have achieved a great victory, because they had driven the tentacles of the Dark World back out of the ten Outer Shenzhou.

Because of this, when the world's fortune was settled, the living beings of the ten Outer Shenzhou undoubtedly became the final winners.

This fortune would cause the ten Outer Shenzhou to give birth to many, many strong ones, strengthening their foundation.

This was — rewarding according to merit.

The stars fell from the heavens, like a grand meteor shower; such a wondrous sight caused all the living beings of the world to wear expressions of reverence.

And as the stars transformed from the world's fortune kept falling, the next moment countless living beings sensed that many, many energy fluctuations had begun to swell at an astonishing speed at this moment.

Many strong ones of Outer Shenzhou, borrowing the moment when fortune descended, broke through the shackles that had long constrained them, their strength rising another level.

Thus, in this brief moment, in many corners of the world, the strange phenomena of breaking through realms kept emerging.

However, although this large-scale scene of breakthroughs looked extremely spectacular, for the upcoming Guiyi decisive battle, these breakthroughs could not affect the situation.

In that kind of collision between two worlds, only the Li Li Tianwang realm could count as a force capable of influencing the situation even a little.

And the "tenth year of Tianyun" that Li Li Tianwang had constructed by overdrawing several hundred years of the ten Outer Shenzhou's future fortune through the Ancient Covenant was not aimed at these large-scale breakthroughs; what they wanted... was naturally the newly-advanced Li Li Tianwang.

Boom!

Between heaven and earth, suddenly an unprecedented rumbling echoed.

Countless living beings raised their heads; in their pupils was reflected an extremely dazzling fortune star tearing across the sky as it descended — the brightness of that one star nearly eclipsed all the stars currently in the heavens.

That was... the fortune of a Li Li Tianwang!

Countless living beings were stirred and cheered.

Above a towering city, amid countless fiery, reverent gazes, Qi Huang stood in the empty air, his eyes looking toward the fortune star that was whistling toward him.

The phase force fluctuations around his body had at this moment reached an unprecedented peak of intensity.

As the head of the Shenzhou Society, and also the commander who, when the many Li Li Tianwang of Outer Shenzhou did not show themselves, allocated the various forces of Outer Shenzhou and the alliance, Qi Huang's meritorious service was beyond doubt.

Therefore, this first Li Li Tianwang fortune undoubtedly pointed to him.

Qi Huang's expression was also somewhat complicated; the Li Li Tianwang realm was likewise a realm he had long looked forward to, and now, by borrowing the "tenth year of Tianyun," this step came even faster than he had imagined.

But it was also good; by stepping into the Li Li Tianwang realm at this moment, only then could he contribute a share of strength to Outer Shenzhou in the Guiyi decisive battle.

Amid the mountain-toppling, sea-overturning reverent cheers, Qi Huang took a step forward, going to meet that dazzling, resplendent fortune star; the star collided with his body, yet no violent sound rang out — instead, at the instant of contact, it directly merged into his body.

Thus the next moment, the aura emanating from the body of the Light King Qi Huang began to surge wildly at an extremely terrifying speed.

Sacred, resplendent light poured down across the sky.

It was as if a long divine staircase extended down from the heavens, arriving before the Light King.

Ascend the divine staircase, advance to Li Li Tianwang!

The Light King Qi Huang did not hesitate in the slightest; with firm steps he stepped out, ascending the staircase.

The light of the world seemed to have become a fraction brighter at this moment.

And at the same time, in the heavens, one after another dazzling stars again tore across the long sky, falling toward various directions across the ten Outer Shenzhou.

Tianyuan Ancient Academy, Wang Xuanjin.

Dragon Clan, Zhen Linshuang.

Jin Chida Peng Clan, Jin Chida Elder.

These three ultimate-peak Three-Crown Kings also had extremely great meritorious service, having slain many aberrant Kings, so whether in terms of personal strength or meritorious service, they were all able to receive this share of fortune's gift.

The three, their expressions full of anticipation and joy, merged with the fortune stars; immediately, those shackles that had once seemed like an impassable heavenly chasm suddenly loosened at this moment.

Vast, mighty energy of heaven and earth surged forth.

In the world, many King-realm strong ones watched this scene with envy.

Such an encounter could only be met at this special moment.

To this point, Outer Shenzhou already had four newly-advanced Li Li Tianwang — a cause for congratulations.

However, there was still one Li Li Tianwang fortune that, amid many astonished gazes, fell toward a certain place deep in the void, and immediately a shocking aura rose from there.

That was not a strong one of the Outer Shenzhou alliance — it was the Guiyi Society!

Candle Shadow Underworld King!

Although the Guiyi Society had colluded with the Dark World, their essence was still living beings of Outer Shenzhou, so this settlement naturally included them as well.

This scene made many strong ones of Outer Shenzhou secretly feel a sense of distaste, but they were helpless.

Boom!

However, just at this moment, two more dazzling fortune stars tore across the long sky in the heavens, their resplendent, majestic degree actually no less than Qi Huang's.

The direction in which the fortune stars fell — each place had nine ten-pillared golden platforms soaring into the sky, blooming with divine radiance.

That was Li Taixuan and Lv Qing'er.

One saw Li Taixuan sitting upright on the Unparalleled Divine Throne, his body straight, gazing at the falling fortune star.

He wore a smile, unsurprised by this. Although he had only reached the battlefield at the very last moment of the decisive battle, he had played a crucial role. Moreover, before returning to the Ten Great Outer Shenzhou, his record on the Wang Hou battlefield was even more illustrious, because he had clashed with Li Li Tianwang there.

These, too, were battle achievements!

And Lü Qing'er, during the final three years of this Tianyun Decade, slew numerous Heterogeneous Kings while purging the many lairs of the Dark World, her record of merit dazzling. Ultimately, with the full backing of the Golden Dragon Mountain, she stepped into the Unparalleled Ninth Grade.

And at this moment, she too obtained this once-in-ten-thousand-years fated opportunity.

Lü Qing'er herself was still a post-heavenly perfected Primal Seed; in a certain sense, her foundation even surpassed Li Taixuan's. Throughout the ages, those who advanced to Li Li Tianwang from a perfected Primal Seed all held hope of the Divine Fruit in the future.

The Fortune Stars plummeted, merging with Li Taixuan and Lü Qing'er. In an instant, vast divine light flooded the heavens, so that all Ten Great Outer Shenzhou could see it clearly.

Advancing to Li Li Tianwang from the stance of Unparalleled Ninth Grade—this spectacle was clearly far more magnificent than anyone else's.

Countless living beings were stirred to exultation. If Li Taixuan and Lü Qing'er could succeed in their advancement, then they would certainly not be ordinary Li Li Tianwang who forged merely a single rank.

At the same time, gazes began to turn toward the Tianyuan Outer Shenzhou, toward the direction of the Spirit Phase Grotto-Heaven.

Because everyone knew very well that there, two more Unparalleled Ninth Grades still remained.

Li Luo!

Jiang Jiang Qinge!

Moreover, if one were to speak of the merits accumulated during this Tianyun Decade, these two would surely occupy the foremost positions. Especially Li Luo—in the decisive battle at the Heaven Star Great Plain three years ago, he had, almost entirely by his own strength, slain the majority of the Ten Calamity Demon Kings, thoroughly sealing the victory.

Now that even Qi Huang and Zhen Linshuang had been able to obtain Li Li Tianwang Fortune and advance accordingly, how could Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge's side be neglected by the fortune of heaven and earth?

And under the countless living beings' hopeful gazes—

In the Spirit Phase Grotto-Heaven.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge opened their eyes at the same time. The "Withering-Flourishing Heart Lotus" beneath them had now completely withered, transforming into a skyful of motes of light that scattered on the wind.

Not far off, Yan Changsheng and Su Ying exchanged a glance and sighed softly, because until the "Withering-Flourishing Heart Lotus" dispersed, Li Luo had still failed to comprehend an entirely new "Withering-Flourishing Phase."

However, at this moment they paid no further heed to that point, but instead raised their heads, looking beyond the Spirit Phase Grotto-Heaven.

Because at this very instant, an indescribably vast Fortune seemed to be madly condensing throughout heaven and earth. In the span of a brief moment, two "Sun and Moon" formed of Fortune manifested in the sky.

"Have the Outer Shenzhou Li Li Tianwang of this era truly gone mad to this extent? They have squeezed dry the heaven-and-earth Fortune of the next several hundred years. If this battle is lost, the Outer Shenzhou will have no future." Yan Changsheng said, somewhat dumbfounded.

With their strength, they could naturally tell that the current upheaval of heaven-and-earth Fortune had been forcibly driven by all the Li Li Tianwang of this era through some special means.

"After all, this era has no Faceless Holy Sect, nor a Sect Master like that to serve as a pillar holding up the heavens. They have it very hard themselves." Su Ying said.

And while the two were speaking, the "Sun and Moon" formed of heaven-and-earth Fortune, under the awed gazes of countless living beings, tore across the long sky and plunged straight into the Spirit Phase Grotto-Heaven.

Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge exchanged a glance; both could feel the heavy responsibility contained within this Fortune.

The two extended their hands and clasped them tightly together.

Then, they flew upward, merging with the descending Fortune "Sun and Moon."