Chapter 158: All Gather in the Divine Capital, the Heavenly Pride Assembly

Just stepping out caused a stir among the people of the Divine Capital.

The Azure Cloud Immortal Sect has finally arrived!

One cannot deny, the Azure Cloud's appearance is indeed striking! No other faction dares to fly in the Divine Capital; they all come through the main gate, but the Azure Cloud sails directly across on their ship.

That's right, that's an Immortal Sect!

A force that even the Supreme Great Emperor must bow to— the Divine Nation is no match.

As soon as the cultivator said that, those nearby quickly covered his mouth.

Nonsense! Speaking such blunt truths in the Divine Nation's Divine Capital is courting death!

I don't know how strong the Azure Cloud's Heavenly Pride is.

I haven't heard of any top-tier Heavenly Pride from the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect yet; I expect many Heavenly Prides on the Heavenly Pride Ranking will appear today, plus those from reclusive forces.

Soon, a figure shot up from the Divine Palace and arrived before the Azure Cloud warship hovering in the void.

Welcome, members of the Immortal Sect, to my Divine Capital.

Her Majesty the Empress has specially sent me to greet you.

That figure respectfully clasped their hands toward the Azure Cloud warship.

Hearing this, Mu Shuixian inside the Azure Cloud warship said indifferently, "Emperor already knows; lead the way."

"Great Emperor!"

The Divine Nation cultivator guiding them in the void was shocked— to attend the Heavenly Pride Assembly, even a Great Emperor must be dispatched!

Is this the strength of the Immortal Sect? Hiss!

He then said even more respectfully, "Please."

A moment later.

At the heart of the Divine Capital, thousands of li from the Divine Palace, the Azure Cloud warship slowly descended.

Elder Mu Shuixian and Luo Chen led the disciples out of the warship.

As they emerged, they saw towering platforms all around, with magnificent palatial buildings sprawling everywhere, the spiritual energy incredibly rich.

The place was already buzzing with voices.

This is the Divine Capital of the Chaos Heaven Divine Nation!

Never mind that— there are truly so many people; the Divine Nation's ability to summon forces is extraordinary!

Lin Bai stepped out, looked around, and said,

"Junior Brother, the Chaos Heaven is after all an ancient top-tier power; its summoning strength is certainly strong."

"But our Azure Cloud can do that too, and our summoning strength is even greater."

Shi Hao walked up to Lin Bai's side and said,

His dream of the Azure Cloud was finally about to come true.

A single word, and all the major regions of the Wasteland Martial world dare not disobey.

Then today is the day our Azure Cloud disciples will make their name!

After composing himself, he quickened his pace to follow behind the elder.

Soon they arrived at a spot with an excellent view, before a magnificent pavilion.

Upon arriving, the guiding Divine Nation cultivator turned and respectfully said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, this is the pavilion chambers specially prepared for the Immortal Sect by Her Majesty the Empress."

"Sir, you may wait here first; the Heavenly Pride Assembly will begin shortly."

Mu Shuixian ahead nodded upon hearing that.

"Hmm, you may withdraw."

Just as the Azure Cloud crowd was about to enter, several figures approached from not far away.

Leading them was a woman with a frosty face, wearing a goose-yellow hundred-flower dress, her lively, moving eyes gazing this way filled with shock.

"The Azure Cloud people— that's not Shi Hao and Lin Bai, is it?!"

"I didn't expect to see them again here."

A lively voice rang out from beside the woman, equally shocked as she looked ahead.

"We, the Jade Clear Palace, have come as well."

"As an Immortal Sect, the Azure Cloud will surely be invited."

"Long time no see; I don't know how much their strength has increased."

Leng Bingning withdrew her gaze, saying, she still remembered that at the Nine Cauldrons Talent Test, they both possessed the Nine Echoes Physique.

She herself, however, had only barely managed the Eight Echoes.

Today is the day the Heavenly Pride Assembly opens, and countless Heavenly Prides have been gathering without cease.

They come from all over the Five Regions, with the majority hailing from the Central Region.

After all, on the Wasteland Martial Continent, basically all major powers are stationed in the Central Region, so naturally the number of Heavenly Prides from there is the greatest.

On the other side, in the Divine Palace of the Chaos Heaven Divine Nation,

"Oh? You mean the people from the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect are led by a Great Emperor?"

Lin Yao, seated in the main position, heard the subordinate cultivator's report and asked in disbelief.

All who come to the Heavenly Pride Assembly are led by a Great Emperor— the Azure Cloud has already become this strong!

"Report, Your Majesty the Empress, I dare not be certain; the person leading them calls themselves Emperor, and I cannot see through them at all."

Upon hearing that, Lin Yao furrowed her brows in thought.

"Emperor knows; you may step back first, and withdraw all the spies monitoring the Azure Cloud."

To avoid startling the snake, the spies must be withdrawn.

If the Azure Cloud truly has a Great Emperor leading them, perhaps they have already been discovered.

We can only take it step by step.

「Haha, Lin Yao。」

「With this immortal here, no matter how many emperors come, it's no problem。」

Wuchen laughed as he walked out from behind the divine hall.

「The two days are up; how are your preparations? 」

Lin Yao above, hearing this, said in a deep voice: 「I have already refined four Imperial Sources; the remaining one will also be refined soon. 」

「Good! The Heavenly Pride Festival will continue for a while; by then we can basically close the net。」

On the other side, at the pavilion where the Qingyun Sect resides.

In the void, Xiaoyaozi withdrew his divine sense.

「Divine Kingdom spies? They even deployed a full one hundred and eight! 」

「Sect Master's prediction was indeed correct; this Divine Kingdom harbors ill intentions toward our Qingyun Sect。」

「Hmph! This Emperor wants to see what tricks you can pull。」

Xiaoyaozi said coldly, then immediately continued to hide in the shadows.

Time passed, half later.

At the main venue of the Heavenly Pride Festival, atop the largest platform.

An old man emitting a powerful aura stood.

On the platform, spiritual energy was thick.

The power of the mighty imperial-tier formation shot up into the sky, enveloping all the big and small platforms here.

This formation was laid down by a renowned imperial-tier formation master of the Huangwu Realm.

After all, the Heavenly Pride Festival is also a major prestige of the Divine Kingdom, so it naturally cannot be simply arranged.

「Welcome, everyone, for coming today to witness the Heavenly Pride Festival; this sage offers his respects. 」

The old man spoke loudly on the platform.

「This sage reiterates the festival rules once more. 」

「The Heavenly Pride Festival has no rules; you heavenly prideful ones may freely go onto the stage to contend. 」

「Those who excel in the festival may enter my Hun Tian Divine Kingdom to cultivate; if they are strong and have extraordinary talent, our Divine Kingdom will allocate resources to nurture them. 」

「Moreover, the top ten of the festival can also receive generous rewards from our Divine Kingdom. 」

Speaking of which, the old man intentionally reminded: 「Furthermore, the elders of the Floating Life Pavilion have already arrived, they are guests in the Divine Palace; this sage estimates that the Heavenly Pride rankings will undergo a major shift today. 」

Afterwards, he stroked his white beard and laughed, saying: 「This sage declares the Hun Tian Divine Kingdom's Heavenly Pride Festival officially begun! 」

The old man's words made most of the heavenly prideful ones in the pavilion and beneath the platform feel excited.

Being listed on the Heavenly Pride rankings, entering the Hun Tian Divine Kingdom, receiving the kingdom's cultivation—just hearing about it is exciting!

After the old man's words, many heavenly prideful ones spontaneously went onto the platform.

The festival's rule is that there are no rules.

Whoever can stand until the end is the victor.

You should know how difficult this is; today here have gathered most of the strong heavenly prideful ones from the Huangwu Realm.

Moreover, some have said, being able to laugh until the end of the festival is even harder than the first test of the Qingyun Sect.

「You say, who today can laugh until the end? 」

「No need to ask? Of course it's the top ten heavenly prideful ones on the rankings! Of course there could also emerge one or two powerful hidden heavenly prideful ones. 」

「I heard disciples of the Qingyun Immortal Sect have also come; you're not optimistic about them? 」

「Uncertain, I've never heard of the Qingyun Sect having a top heavenly prideful one holding down the fort; of course we can't be sure, let's keep watching. 」