Chapter 2107: The Heavenly Sovereign Emperor, Master Kong?

"Spirit, Celestial, Divine King, Enfeoffed Divine King, Emperor Lord..."

Zhang Xuan silently noted these ranks, while also feeling puzzled: "What level is Luo Ruoxi?"

To be able to easily break through the void from the Celestial Realm without using a divine temple, directly entering the God Realm, and forcibly tearing open spatial barriers while only suffering minor injuries... this was certainly not something a Spirit could accomplish, and even a Celestial might not be able to do it.

Could it be... that she is a Divine King?

As for Emperor Lord, he dared not even think about it. There were only nine in the Nine Heavens, each truly standing at the pinnacle of the myriad realms of the universe. How could such supreme beings take an interest in a minor figure from a lower realm?

Even if he possessed the Heavenly Dao Library, a heaven-defying divine artifact.

Despite thinking this, he still couldn't help but ask: "Teacher Mo Yun, do you know... the titles or names of the Nine Emperors?"

Hearing his question, Teacher Mo Yun showed a puzzled expression, but still nodded: "The Nine Emperors of the Nine Heavens are so exalted; how could their revered names be discussed by the likes of us common folk? I only know that the Emperor Lord of our Nether Soul Heaven is the Qiankun Demon Emperor, also known as the Qiankun Emperor Lord, who guards the southeast of the Divine Domain, controls the four directions and eight caves, and the sixfold reincarnation. Opposite him, the Blazing Sun Heaven of the southeast is ruled by the Scorching Sun Great Emperor, who manages the great sun in the sky, the growth of all things, and the natural order of heaven and earth. In the southwest, the Exquisite Heaven is ruled by the Exquisite Immortal, peerless in beauty... As for the others, I know little."

Zhang Xuan nodded.

The Nine Emperors of the Nine Heavens held a status akin to that of emperors in his previous life; they were not to be casually discussed by just anyone. The other party was merely a college teacher; knowing three and even stating their titles was already quite impressive.

"If Brother Zhang truly wishes to know, you could ask your teacher. With his strength, he should know more about the situation in the Nine Heavens than I do!" Teacher Mo Yun said.

Ordinary people dared not discuss the Nine Emperors of the Nine Heavens, but many still knew of them. After all, no matter how forbidden the discussion, it was impossible not to know who the current emperor was! He deliberately questioned this way because he harbored suspicions.

"We are just ordinary people saved by our teacher. He took us in as students because we had no one to rely on. We rarely even see him, so how would he tell us such things? If not for that, I wouldn't have troubled Teacher Mo Yun to bring us out of this mountain range..."

Knowing the other's thoughts, Zhang Xuan smiled wryly.

"This..." Teacher Mo Yun was taken aback, his doubts dissipating.

Such situations existed in the God Realm: some ascetic teachers were very strict with their students, assigning tasks at each meeting without much idle talk.

It was normal for them not to mention matters like the Nine Emperors of the Nine Heavens.

"Not only that, look at us—none of us have even reached the Spirit level. When we ask how to break through, our teacher only says the time isn't ripe and we need to cultivate diligently, that only with a solid foundation can we unleash greater combat power after breaking through... But the spiritual energy here is far too thin; cultivation... is too difficult!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

"Teacher Yang Xuan is indeed a strict teacher! He's almost comparable to the renowned masters that have emerged in recent years; he could be called Master Yang." Teacher Mo Yun sighed.

"Master Yang? Renowned master?" Zhang Xuan's heart trembled.

This profession was created by Master Kong and existed only in the Master Teacher Continent, unheard of even in the Celestial Realm. He hadn't expected to hear its name here.

"Over the past few decades, they suddenly appeared in the God Realm, calling themselves renowned masters. They established the Hall of Renowned Masters, responsible for imparting knowledge and resolving doubts. They have special teaching methods and systems for students, with excellent results. However, students have to work harder than ordinary people!" Seeing his ignorance, Teacher Mo Yun explained.

Zhang Xuan was shaken.

The existence of renowned masters and the Hall of Renowned Masters must be related to Master Kong.

It seemed that the one he had suppressed in the Celestial Realm was indeed a clone, while the true body, like himself, had already arrived here.

The Master Teacher Continent had experienced tens of thousands of years, the Celestial Realm's time flow was one-tenth of that, so it had experienced thousands of years. As for here... although his strength was too low to sense the exact time flow, it should be similar to the Divine Temple.

That is, one percent of the Celestial Realm and one-thousandth of the Master Teacher Continent.

While the Master Teacher Continent had experienced tens of thousands of years, here it was only a few decades.

Not daring to ask directly, Zhang Xuan probed indirectly: "Suddenly establishing the Hall of Renowned Masters would affect the rule of the Nine Emperors of the Nine Heavens, right? Ordinary colleges should also be impacted. Don't you do anything about it?"

On the Master Teacher Continent, the Hall of Renowned Masters flourished because a specialized system had formed. Countless people, even kingdoms and empires, took pride in renowned masters. Here, the Nine Emperors of the Nine Heavens were supreme, and each faction revered its own Emperor Lord, much like the six major sects in the Celestial Realm.

For example, if you went to the Lingyun Sword Pavilion to promote the techniques of the Seven Stars Tower and teach students, it would be like poaching the sword pavilion's outstanding disciples; it would be strange if you weren't taught a lesson.

More importantly... how could these ordinary colleges tolerate such actions?

He had personally experienced the power of renowned masters. Their teaching was far superior to that of ordinary teachers. Once they started, could these ordinary colleges still recruit students?

"They advocate teaching without discrimination, and the students they teach are those left over after our colleges have selected the best, basically those with little talent..." Saying this, Teacher Mo Yun smiled awkwardly: "Brother Zhang, I'm not referring to you, don't take offense..."

He had just mentioned that Teacher Yang had the style of the Hall of Renowned Masters, and then immediately said they only took the leftovers the colleges had discarded—clearly a veiled criticism.

"It's fine!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand: "Our talent is indeed poor, not matching your esteemed students. Otherwise, we wouldn't have failed to break through to the Spirit realm!"

Not dwelling on this issue, Teacher Mo Yun said: "The divine spirit energy of the Divine Mountain is limited. Every year during enrollment, the colleges recruit disciples first, gathering all the talented ones. Then they recruit the leftovers, so it doesn't affect us much. However..."

Pausing, Teacher Mo Yun sighed: "I must say, these renowned masters do have some skill. Those we thought could never break through actually took the final step under their teaching. Some students even progress faster than our own disciples! Under this pressure, we have to cultivate desperately too. Otherwise, I wouldn't be leading a group of only seventeen- or eighteen-year-old kids to train here!"

It was all forced by those so-called Halls of Renowned Masters. Otherwise, it would be much better to teach peacefully. Why run to the wild mountains for training at such a young age? If they didn't, they would fall behind those people. Though helpless, they had to admit it also provided great motivation.

"As for the Nine Emperors of the Nine Heavens, they naturally wouldn't allow this. So... that Heavenly Sovereign Great Emperor challenged the various Emperor Lords. Over a decade ago, he had a closed-door contest with the Qiankun Demon Lord. We don't know the outcome, but... our Nether Soul Heaven no longer opposes the Hall of Renowned Masters and has let them be!"

Teacher Mo Yun shook his head.

Though he didn't know the result of the contest, seeing the current situation, he knew that the Qiankun Demon Lord must have lost.

Otherwise, things wouldn't be like this.

"Heavenly Sovereign Great Emperor? You mean the newly ascended Great Emperor?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"That's him!" Teacher Mo Yun nodded.

"No wonder..." Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

Earlier, when he heard about the Nine Emperors of the Nine Heavens having existed since ancient times, he found it strange that someone could suddenly emerge to contend with them. Now it seemed that this person should be Master Kong.

Several decades in the God Realm, tens of thousands of years in the Master Teacher Continent—the timing matched. Most importantly, Master Kong had also been called the Heavenly Sovereign Great Sage by many on the Master Teacher Continent!

Becoming the Heavenly Sovereign Great Emperor or Heavenly Sovereign Emperor Lord here fit perfectly.

In just a few decades, he had traversed the continent, established the Hall of Renowned Masters, challenged the eight emperors of the eight heavens alone, forced them to acknowledge his status, and agreed to the establishment of the Hall of Renowned Masters...

Truly Master Kong, even in the God Realm filled with countless powerhouses, he was still heaven-defying to the point of despair!

Of course, whether it was Master Kong or not, he no longer wished to visit him as he had in the Celestial Realm.

After the incident with the fake Master Kong, without the ability to protect himself, going to find him risked being killed if the other party wanted to seize his Heavenly Dao Library.

It wasn't that he doubted Master Kong's character, but that an innocent man may possess a jade that invites crime. Without strength equal to the other party, it was best to keep his distance.

Though the fake Master Kong had done many evil deeds, there was at least one thing he said that Zhang Xuan agreed with... that both he and Master Kong controlled a part of the Heavenly Dao. Merging the two would inevitably greatly increase one's strength, even reaching an immeasurable level.

Such benefits might be irresistible even to a sage.

Suppressing his shock, Zhang Xuan continued: "Teacher Mo Yun just mentioned... that the divine spirit energy of the Divine Mountain is limited. What does that mean?"

The other's mention of the Divine Mountain's divine spirit energy had left him puzzled.

"It seems Master Yang really hasn't told you... That's understandable; you haven't reached your limits yet, so it's normal not to know!" Seeing his confusion, Teacher Mo Yun didn't answer directly but instead asked: "Brother Zhang, in your opinion, how is the concentration of spiritual energy on this Spirit Mechanism Mountain?"

"Spirit Mechanism Mountain?" Zhang Xuan finally learned the mountain's name, committing it to memory without showing it on his face. He couldn't help shaking his head: "This mountain has almost no spiritual energy, making normal cultivation impossible!"

He had noticed this as soon as he arrived in the God Realm. Not only were the fierce winds raging, but more critically, the spiritual energy was so thin it was almost nonexistent, impossible to extract and convert into internal power. Otherwise, they wouldn't have to rely on eating wild vegetables to survive.

Fortunately, these wild vegetables still contained some spiritual energy. Otherwise, as the teacher of myriad ages and the foremost person of the Celestial Realm, if he starved to death upon arriving in the God Realm, even his teeth would be laughed off.

"Indeed. Not only here, but throughout the God Realm, any place without a city is like this—spiritual energy has declined! Many places have even become desolate and uninhabited!"

Teacher Mo Yun shook his head.

"Spiritual energy decline? Desolate and uninhabited?" Stunned, Zhang Xuan found it hard to believe.

This was the pinnacle of the myriad heavens... Yet apart from the cities, spiritual energy was declining—it was simply unimaginable.