Chapter 1179: Descendants of the Blood Emperor (First update, requesting all support)

Li Zhangsheng first heard of the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum when he inherited the Spirit Origin Inheritance from the seventh Principal of the Yuanling Academy; he was still very weak back then, but now he had the opportunity to compete for the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum.

Most importantly, he also possessed a Purple Star Token that was suspected to be related to the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum.

"I hope the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum doesn't open until after I become a Double-Character King."

Li Zhangsheng thought to himself; although he was very strong now and could even contend with top-tier Double-Character Kings like the Zhang Qingmu King, the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum concerned the Ninth-Rank Demon Tamer, the Xuan Emperor, and he feared that even the Three Sovereigns and Six Emperors would be tempted.

Only by becoming a Double-Character King would Li Zhangsheng have a chance to protect himself under a Ninth-Rank Demon Tamer.

Li Zhangsheng did not dwell on it; after all, whether the Xuan Emperor Mausoleum would even emerge was still up for debate, and when it would emerge was another question, though it was estimated to be within a year.

His thoughts were instead focused on the first major event: the Human Emperor had come out of seclusion and recruited quite a few Kings and Double-Character Kings. Linking this to the God of Dark Night in the Dawn World, it was certain that the Human Emperor was by no means an Emperor content to wait for death; since that was the case, he would definitely make a major move in the short term.

As for the Human Emperor's purpose in doing so, Li Zhangsheng pondered deeply, beginning to put himself in the Human Emperor's shoes.

According to Li Zhangsheng's speculation, the Human Emperor was likely doing this to overcome or delay the next Five Decays of Heaven and Man, or perhaps to make some kind of preparation for the God of Dark Night from the other world.

Thinking this way, Li Zhangsheng did indeed think of several possibilities, yet he found it hard to be certain because the Human Emperor was simply too unfamiliar to him; despite being a member of the Human Emperor Mansion, he had never met the Human Emperor once.

As for the memories of the Hundred-Victory King and others, the descriptions of the Human Emperor were also few and far between. There was no helping it; for the past thousand years, the Human Emperor had basically been in seclusion, and he hadn't even come out when Yan Zhongshu achieved the Xuan Emperor fruit, merely sending the Grand Commander of the Human Emperor Mansion to offer congratulations.

To the outside world, the Human Emperor appeared to be the longest-living Ninth-Rank Demon Tamer, yet rumors about him were very scarce. Over the last thousand years, the most mysterious among the Three Sovereigns and Six Emperors was undoubtedly the Human Emperor.

"Stop thinking about it. Rather than thinking about these things, it's better to put my mind into improving my strength."

Li Zhangsheng's head ached from thinking; he was too much of a stranger to the Human Emperor and couldn't guess his specific intentions at all. Furthermore, the gap between the two was simply too vast; if the Human Emperor truly had a scheme, it would only be against opponents of the same level, and in all likelihood, the other two of the Three Sovereigns.

Not staying in the Langya Kingdom for long, Li Zhangsheng chose to leave, riding Aixi as he flew toward the direction of the Tianling Empire; the most important thing now was the trade with Xiang Yutian.

As long as Kailan became a Divine Beast, she would naturally break through to the Demon Saint level, and perhaps her quality could even advance a step further. Once that time truly came, the long-dormant Kailan would once again become the First Demon Pet in Li Zhangsheng's hands, and an undisputed one at that.

Li Zhangsheng's strength would also rise accordingly, and by then, he could even face the Heaven Calamity King head-on.

Aixi transformed into a golden rainbow, flying toward the Tianling Empire at an exaggerated speed in the blink of an eye.

Because it was a straight line, he only needed to pass through a few small countries along the way to reach the Tianling Empire.

This time, Li Zhangsheng was timing his arrival perfectly to participate in the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm.

Well, not the selection.

Ever since he won the championship in the previous Heavenly Dao Secret Realm, Li Zhangsheng had obtained the opportunity to bypass the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm selection.

The same applied to Ning Bizhen; as long as one entered the top four, they could obtain the opportunity for an exemption.

As for the fact that the Qingmu King and the two Deputy Chief Examiners had 'looked favorably' upon Li Zhangsheng back then, it was nothing more than the hope that Li Zhangsheng could continue to win the championship, so they could also reap a bountiful harvest of Mysterious Yellow Merit Qi.

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm selection had already begun, and it was not far from ending.

As for the participating contestants from the Langya Kingdom and the Dai Kingdom, to be honest, Li Zhangsheng did not care much; his friends and family were certainly not participating.

Either they were over the age limit like Li Haoqiong, or their strength did not meet the standard. The other three of the Li Clan Four Heroes had made fast progress, and Li Zhangsheng had given them quite a bit of care, but the fastest, Li Runfeng, had only just touched the edge of being a Fifth-tier Beastmaster now. Even Zhao Shuyi, Xu Xiangzhi, Zhang Yi, and Luo Jie, who had once competed with Li Zhangsheng, were still hovering among Fifth-tier Beastmasters.

Only the senior who had already graduated, Miao Yinfeng, had reached the Sixth Rank, but in this year's Langya Kingdom National Tournament, he still narrowly lost in the quarterfinals and missed out on a spot in the top four.

Among the top four of this year's Langya Kingdom National Tournament, the only one Li Zhangsheng recognized was Mu Chuhe from the Mu Family; he was the champion of this year and also the only Pseudo-King.

Compared to the previous National Tournament, this year's was clearly much less competitive.

There was no helping it; among the top four of the previous tournament, Dou Yuanbin and Liu Xuguang had already fallen, and Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen were the top four of the previous Heavenly Dao Secret Realm, automatically obtaining a spot for the next Heavenly Dao Secret Realm, so there was no need to participate in the National Tournament again.

Of course, if one exceeded the age range for the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm, the free spot would be automatically removed.

After spending less than an hour, Aixi entered the Tianling Empire.

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen made no attempt to hide; for a moment, golden lotuses surged from the ground and heavenly flowers fell from the sky, the phenomena of Kings fully displayed.

This time, the King stationed at the border of the Tianling Empire personally welcomed them, ushering the two into the Demon Suppressing Fortress.

This Heavenly Dao Secret Realm selection was held at the Demon Suppressing Fortress, which was also a fortress that suppressed a Demon Lord.

However, this had nothing to do with Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen; the two came here mainly to greet the Qingmu King, Luo Yuanjun, and incidentally to conclude the trade with Xiang Yutian.

In the Demon Suppressing Fortress, as the two flew over, Luo Yuanjun's expression shifted slightly, and he said with a smile to the two Deputy Chief Examiners: "The two of you, the Full King and the Moon King have arrived."

After speaking, Luo Yuanjun took the initiative to welcome them. The two Deputy Chief Examiners looked at each other, both seeing the confusion in the other's eyes, and followed Luo Yuanjun out to greet them.

"His Majesty Qingmu King!"

"Your Majesties, it has been several months, and your demeanor is even more impressive than before!"

Luo Yuanjun did not put on any airs, then, remembering something, immediately introduced the two Deputy Chief Examiners.

"You both know the Flower King, so there is no need to introduce her." Luo Yuanjun then cast his gaze on the other young man and introduced him: "This is His Majesty Kan Wang; you are of similar age, so you can interact more."

Compared to the previous session, there was a slight change; the Flower King, Han Huiying, from the western region still occupied one of the Deputy Chief Examiner positions, while the Diao King, Wang Xuan, had been replaced by the Kan Wang, Ji Wudao.

As one of the Eight Kings, the strength of the Kan Wang could be imagined; moreover, being able to become a Deputy Chief Examiner of the southeastern region, his background was not ordinarily deep.

Regarding the Kan Wang, Ji Wudao, Li Zhangsheng had also heard a little; Ji Wudao was less than forty years old, which was considered very young among Kings.

The most important thing was Ji Wudao's background; he was the seventy-fifth direct descendant of the Blood Emperor.

As one of the Three Sovereigns, the Blood Emperor became famous more than four thousand years ago, and his foundation far exceeded that of the Xuan Emperor. As for who was stronger between him and the Human Emperor, that was hard to say.

(End of chapter)