Chapter 180: World Wonder, the Future Pearl

Just as Ye Tian was preparing to take his leave, the Xia King finally mentioned the real business of this time.

"Ye Tian, the reason I called you here this time is because of another matter." The Xia King waved a hand, and a phantom image of a treasure appeared, "This is a World Wonder—the Future Pearl."

"A World Wonder?"

It was the first time Ye Tian had heard of such a thing.

Knowing that Ye Tian did not understand World Wonders, the Xia King introduced it in passing: "World Wonder is what we humans on Earth call this type of treasure; some alien races call them World Props, World Vessels, and so on."

"Every single World Wonder carries the power of a world, but once Earth is swallowed by the Earth Cave World, this kind of World Wonder will lose its effect as a World Wonder and turn into an ordinary Top-grade Spirit Treasure."

"The Earth Cave World has swallowed many worlds, and those worlds all once birthed World Wonders, while our Earth has birthed a full six World Wonders; you will know about them in the future."

"So that's how it is!"

Ye Tian understood.

Judging from the Xia King's introduction, the value of a World Wonder was likely no less than a Divine Artifact, but unfortunately, once a world was swallowed, the value of these World Wonders would plummet.

"Lord Xia King, does the Earth Cave World have World Wonders?"

Ye Tian asked.

"It does!" The Xia King nodded, "The World Wonders of the Earth Cave World are even more powerful than Divine Artifacts, but they are all held in the hands of those top-tier True Gods; even the Evil Race does not possess World Wonders."

Then, the Xia King continued: "The World Wonder known as the Future Pearl is currently held by the Global True God Council and is guarded in shifts by Demigods. The effect of this World Wonder is to reflect the future. For example, if you have a bottleneck in a certain aspect, reflecting the future allows you to catch a glimpse of the future Dao, with every step reflected out, which is very helpful for breaking through bottlenecks."

"Lord Xia King, could it be that I can go and use the World Wonder Future Pearl now?"

Ye Tian asked hurriedly.

"That is not the case!" The Xia King shook his head, "I cannot make the decision to use the Future Pearl directly. This time, the Global True God Council has selected twenty powerhouses to use the Future Pearl, including six spots for the True Saint level, five spots for the Great Saint level, four spots for the Small Saint level, and five spots for the King Realm."

"The spots are very few!"

Ye Tian said.

"Yes, the spots are very few!" The Xia King said: "Currently, there are still dozens of countries in the world. Some small countries may not seem powerful, but they are often able to cultivate one or two prodigies for the whole nation, so many countries might not even be able to obtain a single spot. The spots are not allocated based on the strength of the country; if you want to obtain a spot, you can only do so through competition. You need to compete with a group of Heavenly King Realm experts to obtain one of the five spots."

"That is not difficult for me!"

Ye Tian was full of confidence.

"It is indeed not difficult for you, but this time you are not allowed to use the Tianpeng Dao Body or the Reincarnation Dao Body." The Xia King requested: "There are dozens of countries on Earth, and some countries might sell your intelligence, so you still have to hide the two great Dao Bodies."

"Understood!"

Ye Tian nodded.

Even without using the two great Dao Bodies, he could still thrash those top-tier Heavenly King Realm experts.

"Then if the Yu King entered the Intermediate God's Battlefield, wouldn't he have missed this opportunity?" Ye Tian frowned and asked.

"The Yu King has been there once, so even if he went again, he wouldn't be given a spot!" The Xia King smiled and said: "Moreover, this time, it is also because some countries saw that our Xia Country's top Heavenly King Realm experts had all entered the Intermediate God's Battlefield that they proposed using the Future Pearl now, so that they would have hope of occupying one more spot. After all, once the World Wonder Future Pearl is used, it cannot recover for five years. Only a True God can urge the Future Pearl to shorten its usage time. But unfortunately, Earth has no True Gods and can only use special methods to forcibly urge the Future Pearl, taking five years to recover."

"So that's how it is."

Ye Tian also learned the time of the competition from the Xia King; it was ten days later, and he still needed to wait for ten days.

In the following ten days, Ye Tian practiced diligently, and his strength improved steadily.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

Beixiong Country.

Ye Tian followed the Xia King's fighter jet to travel here. Many Heavenly Kings from the entire Xia Country were participating this time; the Heavenly Emperor Pavilion alone had six Heavenly Kings competing. They were all veteran Heavenly Kings who had participated many times in the past but had never obtained a spot, so they could go again this time.

As long as one has not obtained a spot, one can go every year.

This was also one of the annual global grand events.

Soon.

They arrived at Beixiong Country.

The Beixiong Country of this world was also very powerful, ranking third in strength globally.

The competition venue was located in the capital of Beixiong Country—Beixiong City.

At this moment, fighter jets were landing here one after another, all coming from various countries, and big figures were descending here, attracting the attention of many people in Beixiong City.

Soon.

Beixiong Country had already arranged accommodation for Ye Tian and the others, all in top-tier hotels.

As for the Xia King and the others, they naturally did not stay here, but at the Beixiong Country branch of the Global True God Council.

Here, Ye Tian also saw two acquaintances.

Lin Sheng and Yao Sheng; these two had actually come as well.

"Greetings, Lin Sheng, Yao Sheng!"

Ye Tian went over to greet them.

"Ye Tian, you've come too!" Yao Sheng smiled, "I heard that you suppressed all sides in the Tianpeng True God Realm and forcibly snatched a Divine Medicine from the hands of a group of alien Heavenly Kings!"

"It was just good luck; that world happened to restrict cultivation and relied only on the physical body, which is why I had the advantage," Ye Tian said modestly.

"Ye Tian, don't be modest with us; many Saint Realm experts are discussing you, saying that your current strength is no less than that of a top-tier Heavenly King. However, obtaining a spot to use the World Wonder this time is still very difficult!" Lin Sheng said.

They clearly did not think it likely that Ye Tian would be able to obtain one of the five King Realm spots; after all, this was a competition against the Heavenly King Realm experts of all countries in the world. Even though many Heavenly King Realm experts had entered the Intermediate God's Battlefield, many top-tier Heavenly King Realm experts still remained.

In their view, Ye Tian's shortcomings were still his cultivation level and the time he had spent practicing. If Ye Tian were given another year or two, they firmly believed he would have a chance to secure a spot.

Ye Tian did not explain much, but asked: "Lin Sheng, Yao Sheng, do you have hope of obtaining a spot?"

"No hope!" Yao Sheng shook his head, "Although the number of Saint Realm experts globally is not large, it is not small either, but the two of us are just average at the Small Saint level. With only four spots, it is too difficult to obtain one."

"There aren't many Saint Realm experts; if it's once every five years, many Saint Realm experts must have used the Future Pearl already, so they shouldn't be allowed to participate again, right?" Ye Tian asked in confusion.

Yao Sheng smiled and said: "That is the rule for you in the King Realm. For the Saint Realm, one can use it a full nine times. And Demigods have no limit on the number of times and can use it continuously, but the more times it is used, the worse the effect becomes. Moreover, the effect is different for different people. For example, for those who haven't made progress for many years, even if they reflect the future, it's useless, because their future is the same, without the slightest progress."