Chapter 288: The Myriad Heavens: A Person in Zhetian, Becoming Emperor by Refining Treasures, Chapter 288: The Hongmeng Dao Tree Open

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

Boy stood tall and straight like a pine, proudly standing at the center of the battlefield.

"By his own strength, sweeping across all kings and lords under Heaven, in Huang Yu no one can match him!"

A king or lord sighed, somewhat dejected.

Indeed, saying he had defeated all kings and lords under Heaven may be slightly exaggerated, yet those kings and lords who had actually clashed with Boy were without exception utterly defeated.

Those kings and lords who had not fought, even if they took the field, would find it hard to escape the same fate.

A king or lord of the Bǎnhuè Realm is still a king or lord.

"Who else will fight me to decide the victor?"

Boy spoke; at this moment his expression was cold and calm, yet his eyes were like two blazing suns.

In battle with numerous kings and lords, Boy was like a war furnace, madly absorbing the essence of combat.

Radiance appeared around him, and his whole being was immersed in a mysterious cultivation realm.

His comprehension of the Eight Trigrams Furnace rose at an astonishing speed, madly climbing far beyond the limits he himself could reach.

This realm was mysterious and profound.

"This child has already condensed an invincible aura under Heaven; the rising generation is to be feared!" A middle-aged cultivator stared wide-eyed in shock, his body trembling violently uncontrollably, as if seeing the most inconceivable sight in the world.

"If you could, at the Bǎnhuè Realm, sweep so many kings and lords with such absolute strength and forge such an invincible aura that shocks ancient and modern times, what would be difficult?"

A burly, stalwart man beside him had envy and awe written all over his face, his voice carrying a deep sigh.

"With this invincible aura added to him, within the same cultivation realm, who dares to face his edge?"

"With this invincible aura, on his future path he may perhaps push forward all the way; wherever he goes, all submit, and the Ten Thousand Races come to worship!"

A woman in a magnificent long robe spoke with a clear, pleasant voice full of shock and awe.

Her words were filled with boundless daydreams about Boy's future achievements.

"Pity, he is merely of the Human Race..." In the crowd, a voice cold as a bone-piercing wind rang out.

Facing Boy's challenge, the entire battlefield instantly fell into deathly silence, not a sound.

Everyone was intimidated by his aura, and no one dared to step onto the battlefield again.

The glory of being Number One Under Heaven in the Bǎnhuè Realm, the opportunity to become a god—who does not dream of it?

But look at the strength of this terrifying milk baby, and think of the scene of all those kings and lords perishing before; everyone calmed down.

Wanting opportunity, wanting glory, first one must have the ability.

Someone harbored ulterior motives, wanting to wear down Boy's strength through a war of attrition, thus seeking a sliver of chance to win.

However, this Void Battlefield had strange and unique rules: the moment a cultivator's battle ended, they could instantly recover to peak condition, with abundant spiritual power and full stamina.

This was naturally the result of Jiang Xuan's setting; after all, even the Number One Under Heaven in the Bǎnhuè Realm would find it hard to endure the attrition of a war of attrition, and only thus could the fairness and excitement of this duel be guaranteed.

"Where are the Heaven's Prides famous across the Eight Domains? The masters of the Ancient Kingdoms, Shen Shan, and Great Sects—have they all shrunk back in fear, not daring to show themselves?"

Boy spoke again, his words arrogant and unrestrained.

These words were like a bomb of infinite power, instantly stirring up shocking waves among the crowd.

Everyone was shocked, looking at one another, their expressions frozen.

Then a heated discussion broke out, voices rising and falling.

"If the Double Pupil were here, perhaps he could still fight him." In the crowd, a stooped old man said softly.

"Hmph! Daydreaming! When the Double Pupil was five years old, could he have such strength? Such terrifying combat power—how could the Double Pupil easily compare!"

A young, hot-blooded cultivator with a face flushed red, full of disdain, loudly retorted.

His voice was loud and passionate, full of dissatisfaction, as if vindicating Boy's strength, and sneering at the old man's words.

"If the Double Pupil truly had such invincible ability, he would long ago have come out to dominate Tianxia; would he hide in the dark, acting like a turtle shrinking its head?"

Another person coldly laughed and echoed; in his words, he was already wholeheartedly convinced by Boy.

His laughter carried a hint of mockery, mocking those who still harbored illusions, while acknowledging Boy's strength.

"I've heard the Double Pupil is in a mysterious place; the foundation of that place is in no way inferior to Tai Gu Shen Shan. There he is in closed-door cultivation, madly attempting to break through his limits..."

"There are also some peerless Heaven's Prides, each entangled in important matters, with no time to divide themselves."

Of course, some peerless Heaven's Prides did have time to come challenge, but their endings were already destined.

In battle with Boy, they were beaten to utter defeat, returning in utter defeat, becoming another batch of stepping stones for Boy's invincible fame.

"I wonder if those Supremes truly standing at the peak of the Eight Domains will intervene?" In the crowd, someone could no longer contain the excitement in his heart, shouting at the top of his voice.

Most of those present were of extraordinary status and naturally understood the strength of those Supremes standing at the top of the pyramid in the Eight Domains.

If a Supreme intervened, the outcome might still be uncertain.

Everyone looked at the small figure in the Void Battlefield, shocked in their hearts.

Sounds of exclamation and discussion never ceased. They all knew well.

What they witnessed today was a miracle worthy of being recorded in history.

Those many Heaven's Prides once sung as divine by the people, at this moment, were like dim stars, losing all their luster under Boy's radiance.

At least, the vast majority firmly believed that in the Bǎnhuè Realm, Boy was unshakable, and no one could rival him.

He could be Number One in the Bǎnhuè Realm.

However, a few people still blindly believed that the Heaven's Pride they favored could defeat Boy.

In their hearts, as long as their Heaven's Pride had not lost in a direct confrontation, he remained an undefeated myth; their stubbornness and persistence, before these iron facts, seemed so ridiculous and pathetic.

Seeing no one else dared to accept the challenge, Boy rested a hand on his hip, feigned disappointment, shook his head lightly, and let out a long sigh: "To think this 'Number One Under Heaven' would come so effortlessly."

The assembled heroes saw Boy's posturing and felt uneasy, but since they were no match for Boy, they felt utterly miserable.

The smoke of the Void Battlefield had not yet fully dispersed, and the five-year-old Boy stood with hands on hips in the center of the ruins.

Blood Qi soared from his entire body; his aura alone shattered the surrounding ground into spiderweb-like cracks.

With this round of fighting finished, the title of Bǎnhuè Realm Number One Under Heaven was as good as settled.

"After a fight, you have to drink ten cans of beast milk!"

The child shouted at the top of his lungs, then suddenly realized something; the moment he finished speaking he clapped a hand over his mouth: "It's over, it's over, now the whole world knows I drink beast milk."

Just then, a rift tore open in the battlefield, and a masked figure glowing with green light all over entered the arena.

It was actually a Zunzhe-level Expert!

Finally a Zunzhe-level Expert has stepped onto the stage.

"Opportunity belongs to the virtuous; kid, you're not worthy yet!"

The masked figure's voice sounded like iron scraping iron, and thirty-six halos of light spun around him, dazzling the eyes.

He came from the Tai Gu Shen Shan; even he had to admit that this Xiao Po Hai was nearly invincible in the Bǎnhuè Realm.

That was why he intended to conceal his true glory and take the stage; after all, if he lost, no one would know who he was!

Clever.

He formed a hand seal with his left hand to suppress demons, and with his right hand formed a gesture to break armies; two streams of black and white Qi twisted into iron chains locking straight onto Boy's throat.

"Finally something that looks decent!" Boy's eyeballs shone like light bulbs, and his Blood Qi actually condensed into a furnace phantom.

Feet treading profound footwork, fists unyielding and domineering, every move incomparably fierce.

The instant the two collided, space collapsed; the masked figure's right hand was charred black on the spot — inside that seemingly soft and cute fist lay a power that could melt everything.

Jiang Xuan watched clearly from the sidelines; Boy had kneaded all the moves he had stolen from previous group brawls into his fist technique.

This path now counts as having touched the threshold of "One Punch Shatters Mountains and Rivers."

The masked figure, desperate, transformed into a hundred-zhang giant snake, yet was poked at the vital point by the child with two fingers: "With this level you dare come up?"

Words barely fell before the battlefield directly collapsed.

Boy landed holding the snake's head, and behind him emerged the phantom of ten-thousand-li mountains and rivers.

The situation had thoroughly changed, developing in an unimaginable direction.

Boy was like a god descending to the mortal world; no one could withstand even a moment before him, and no one had the ability to check him in the slightest.

Over a hundred bloody battles, advancing through every barrier, defeating all the kings' heirs under heaven, even Zunzhe were defeated.

Zunzhe are by no means invincible; even within the Eight Domains of the Xia Jie, it is the same.

The second, the third, the tenth……

As battle after battle concluded, Boy's prestige swept across the entire Eight Domains like a gale.

Later on, no Zunzhe dared to step forward voluntarily.

Everyone understood in their hearts; since the other Zunzhe had been defeated so miserably, if they rashly took the stage, their end would only be even worse.

In the Bǎnhuè Realm, truly no one could contend with this Boy who loved drinking beast milk the most.

"He really has fought through the Bǎnhuè Realm with no opponents left!"

Although unwilling to admit it, the fact was indeed so.

Even that Double Pupil who seemed like a god probably could not have done this in the Bǎnhuè Realm.

Such a great feat stirred up shocking waves in everyone's hearts.

Although a moment's glorious achievement cannot decide a lifetime's glory, since ancient times, those peerless Heaven's Prides who could suppress their generation in a certain realm — even if they cannot maintain an invincible posture afterward — as long as they do not encounter a major upheaval, their future achievements will absolutely not be ordinary.

This Xiao Po Hai, even if his cultivation path is no longer as stunning as at present, his future will surely stand at the peak of the Eight Domains, looking down on all living beings.

If not for being in the Xu Shen Jie, someone would likely have been unable to restrain themselves and assassinated Boy long ago.

A Heaven's Pride, once dead, is no longer a Heaven's Pride.

A Heaven's Pride that cannot be used by me, what use is it?

Regrettably, on this Void Arena, everyone could only watch helplessly as Boy stepped toward the peak step by step, seizing the supreme honor of Bǎnhuè Realm Number One Under Heaven.

"Since there is no challenger left, then Tie Guo Ao Ru Nai shall be the Bǎnhuè Realm Number One Under Heaven, and the Hongmeng Dao Tree officially opens!"

A majestic voice boomed, like a great bell.

Simultaneously, an incomparably huge ranking list emerged in the void.

Anyone who enters the Hongmeng Dao Tree for trial will see this ranking list at first glance.

On the ranking list, there was only a single line of striking large characters: Bǎnhuè Realm First, Tie Guo Ao Ru Nai.

Gazing at that huge ranking list, Boy felt ashamed.

Why would it be this name, Tie Guo Ao Ru Nai?

He couldn't help but ponder secretly: when I grow up into an adult, if this ranking list still hangs here, wouldn't this embarrassing title follow me like a shadow, impossible to shake off?

I indeed love beast milk, but how can such a private matter be made public for everyone to know!

While Boy was full of inner conflict, another ten streaks of flowing light whistled out of the void and plunged straight into his body.

"The Bǎnhuè Realm First obtains a supreme opportunity." Hearing this, Boy instantly threw the troubles brought by the title to the ninth heaven, beaming with joy, heart full of delight.

"Heavenly Punishment Axe Divine Art, Yin-Yang Life-Death Diagram Divine Art, Ten Thousand Curse Heaven Bell Divine Art……"

Every single divine art has an origin that is terrifyingly great; these are transformed from the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror brand by Jiang Xuan.

Others gazed at those streaks of flowing light, their eyes full of envy — a desire that went deep into the bone marrow.

Peerless divine arts; as long as one obtains even one, one can run rampant in this world without fear, dominating a region.

Yet now, a full ten divine arts are laid before this little brat, all obtained by this Xiao Po Hai — how could it not make people red-eyed with jealousy?

All this happened in the Eight Domains of the Xia Jie; if placed in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, or even the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, if someone suddenly claimed to have obtained an opportunity of ten divine arts comparable to Immortal King Divine Arts, those lofty experts would absolutely not believe it, and would only regard it as a fool's dream.

The difficulty of obtaining an Immortal King Divine Art is akin to ascending to heaven; its level is even more transcendent and unworldly — gathering ten Immortal King Divine Arts is simply a fantasy.

The reason these Great Figures of the Eight Domains believed this fact so easily is largely because high-end cultivation knowledge in the Eight Domains is extremely scarce, and these Great Figures' experience is truly far too shallow.

In their eyes, Boy's rise was like a sudden storm, shattering their originally calm understanding.

It made them realize that this world is far vaster and more mysterious than they had imagined.

"Hongmeng Dao Tree, trial begins!" Jiang Xuan's voice rang out.

This proclamation was like the thunder of a creator god, the heavenly sound of the Great Dao.

There are many paths to the Xu Shen Jie; the Hongmeng Dao Tree is merely one of them.

The ancient beings and remnant races of the Tai Gu Shen Shan each possess their own unique passages.

But in this special period, the Hongmeng Dao Tree became the focus of all eyes, and the world's experts gathered here in droves.

"Holy cow, this Hongmeng Dao Tree is too awesome — today I absolutely have to see it for myself!" a burly cultivator shouted excitedly, his face flushed red, rubbing his hands together nonstop, unable to conceal his excitement.

"Yeah, if I can get some benefit in this trial, maybe I can soar to the heavens in a single bound!" a lean man beside him chimed in, greed flashing in his eyes.

"I want to see for myself whether this Hongmeng Dao Tree really can let a person obtain everything, just like the legends say." A cultivator's gaze burned hot, his fist clenched tight.

"I single-mindedly pursue becoming a god — can this tree help me achieve that?" another cultivator looked skeptical, yet faintly held expectation.

Everyone's hot blood surged; they threw themselves without hesitation into the mysterious light and shadow hanging from the Hongmeng Dao Tree, each beginning their own trial.

This trial method is bizarre in a thousand ways, testing the trial participants' abilities and will from every level.

Stepping into the trial grounds, the passage of time becomes extremely strange — in the outside world a mere instant, inside perhaps a hundred years of vicissitudes have already passed.

This is a world where spirit and the rules of heaven and earth interweave; Jiang Xuan possesses the divine ability to change heaven and earth, doing many things beyond imagination.

In the depths of the endless Void, Jiang Xuan, fused as one with heaven and earth, is surrounded by countless world light-shadows; these light-shadows constantly flicker, arise and perish, enacting the mysterious transformations of the universe.

What is shocking is that no matter how many cultivators come to trial, the light-shadows hanging from the Hongmeng Dao Tree remain endless.

Those experts who know the inside story were greatly shocked, unable to help speculating: just what terrifying existence lies behind this divine tree?

Finally, a cultivator successfully passed the trial and obtained a divine art reward. In an instant, the entire Eight Domains boiled with excitement.

"Wow, someone actually got a divine art — this is too eye-reddening!"

"How great if this divine art were mine; a random move could probably dominate a region!"

People spoke one after another, their gazes full of envy and jealousy.

Although this divine art cannot count as top-tier, in the Eight Domains it is already an extremely precious existence.

(Chapter End)