Chapter 2235: The Nine Heavens Enfeoff a King (Part 2)

Over forty years ago, the Tianzong Emperor was exceptionally brilliant, and many sovereigns wanted to recruit him, grant him a title, and bring him onto their own ships.

The dispute became so intense that in the end... to avoid conflict, they agreed that no one could privately grant him a title.

They thought that in this way, this genius would be stopped in his tracks...

Who would have thought that he would instead receive the recognition of heaven and earth, and be enfeoffed as a king by them.

It was just like that back then—the sky was filled with red clouds, and between heaven and earth, a vast and mighty force spread forth...

When they first encountered it, all the Divine Lords were at a loss, yet they dared not defy it. They had thought there would be only one Celestial Supreme Emperor, a single extraordinary figure capable of challenging the Lingxi Imperial Sovereign!

Unexpectedly, no sooner had this one fallen than another appeared anew...

Heaven and earth conferring kingship—the Divine Lords could not alter it!

Even the Nine Divine Lords had never received such treatment.

Under the true emperor, invincible across the Nine Heavens!

"Could this... be the Mandate of Heaven?" the little yellow chicken mused, dazed.

Just moments ago, it had thought that the young master might need several more years of cultivation to reach such a realm, yet in the blink of an eye, he had done it...

Could he be any more heaven-defying?

Murmuring to itself, it nearly lost its Dao heart and turned back into a chicken...

Emperor Yun Chi's eyes also widened, ready to transform into his dragon form at any moment.

Linglong Fairy was so frightened that she clamped her legs together, trembling as she recalled nearly killing him earlier.

Though they were powerful, they only governed one heaven, controlling the scope of a single day; this person before them, however, was recognized by all Nine Heavens simultaneously...

In other words, the so-called... King of the Nine Heavens!

Destined... for legend to be born once more!

The Divine Realm.

A modest thatched cottage.

Creak!

The door opened, and a young man stepped out, hands clasped behind his back. He looked up at the sky, silent, yet a faint smile curled at the corners of his mouth.

“Faster comprehension than I imagined. Perhaps… you were right!”

“I await him… to create a miracle!”

…

The Qi family of Nether Soul.

Qi Yue abruptly flew out from seclusion and looked into the sky.

“Nine Heavens Enfeoffment… who could this be?”

He knew the crimson clouds filling the sky signified Nine Heavens Enfeoffment, but who exactly it was, he couldn't tell.

“It seems another Heaven-defying Great Emperor has appeared. A pity… I failed to make his acquaintance earlier. If I had befriended him, my Qi family would surely be immortal…” He couldn't help but sigh.

The operation of heaven and earth appeared to follow patterns, yet for people like them, there was no pattern at all.

Had he known in advance who the mighty one undergoing Nine Heavens Enfeoffment was, and befriended him early, the benefits gained would be unimaginable…

Unfortunately, before things happen, no one knows.

Even an Imperial Lord couldn't, let alone him.

“Who could it be?”

Puzzled, he ran through all cultivators who had reached the peak of Divine King in the Divine Realm, but found none who met the criteria.

“It seems this Divine King has always kept a low profile… otherwise, I couldn't fail to guess!”

He was full of emotion.

With such talent, one would think it easy to identify, yet at this moment, he simply couldn't recall anyone—enough to show how low-profile that peak Divine King was…

In the divine realm today, people this low-key... are already rare!

...

"Someone, like the teacher, has been crowned king in the Nine Heavens..."

On the peak where Master Kong resided, Ziyuan and the ancient sages stood outside the palace, gazing at the converging power in the sky, their expressions solemn.

"It must be Master Zhang..."

"Master Zhang has received the Nine Heavens title. It seems... the teacher..."

"The teacher must have encountered trouble. However, he instructed us to follow Zhang Xuan as our leader and wait... He must have his reasons and arrangements for doing so!"

"Indeed..."

The crowd fell silent.

Crowned king in the Nine Heavens... The teacher's legend had ended, and a new legend was about to begin.

...

Pant! Pant!

Gasping for breath, a young man dodged a rabbit's attack and successfully fled into a cave.

"How is it?"

Inside the cave, two beautiful women hurriedly looked over.

If Zhang Xuan were here, he would surely recognize them as Yu Fei'er and Hu Yaoyao, whom he had just seen in the Upper Firmament.

The young man was naturally Luo Qiqi's elder brother, Luo Xuanqing.

Entering the divine realm through the temple, they, like Zhang Xuan before them, had landed on Mount Lingji.

With Zhang Xuan's blood to help, their injuries were less severe and they recovered quickly. However, having just broken through to the divine level, they were still inadequate in the face of the divine realm.

"I couldn't beat the rabbit and almost got killed by it... Luckily, I escaped quickly, but... we might go hungry tonight..." Luo Xuanqing smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He had thought the divine realm would be filled with spiritual energy and treasures everywhere, never imagining it would be so desolate... The strongest experts of the Upper Firmament, once here, couldn't even overpower a rabbit...

Just thinking about it was disheartening.

"The time flow in the divine realm is so slow, and the spatial pressure is so immense... It's hard even to walk without adapting... Do you think, how did Zhang Xuan break through the spatial shackles and re-enter the Upper Firmament? What level of strength has he reached?"

Hu Yaoyao couldn't help asking.

"This..." The other two fell silent simultaneously.

Indeed, they had thought the divine realm was merely a bit more formidable than the Upper Firmament, never expecting it to be so terrifying...

Under such immense spatial pressure, how had he managed to break through the realm's shackles and send things to them?

To achieve that... what level of strength had he reached?

"When I went out today, I quietly encountered a group of students on a trial and overheard their conversation. The divine realm's levels are divided into Lower, Middle, and Upper Grade Deities, Lower, Middle, and Upper Grade Celestial Deities, and then Divine Kings, Titled Divine Kings, and Emperor Lords! He... has been in the divine realm for just over a month. Given his talent and cultivation speed, he should at least have reached Middle Grade Deity! As for being able to return to the Upper Firmament, hasn't he not appeared? Perhaps it wasn't him crossing over personally; maybe he just sent his blood down through a sacrifice. Doing that might not be too difficult..."

Luo Xuanqing paused and said.

Today he had seen cultivators and eavesdropped on their conversations, gaining some understanding of the divine realm's levels.

He knew the difficulty of cultivation.

"This..." Hu Yaoyao paused and shook her head: "That guy never plays by the rules. I think he should be higher, possibly reaching Upper Grade..."

"Crossing two levels, Middle and Upper Grade, in just over a month?" Luo Xuanqing shook his head: "Difficult!"

"Yes, too difficult... but I believe he can do it!" Yu Fei'er's gaze was firm.

"Perhaps..."

Luo Xuanqing nodded and was about to continue speaking when suddenly the entire mountain range shook. The three hurried out of the cave and saw red clouds spreading across the sky.

"What is this?"

"Could it be something only an Emperor Lord can achieve?"

"It feels like heaven's recognition of some powerful being, similar to when Zhang Xuan was recognized as a teacher by heaven... I never expected to see this upon arriving in the divine realm... From today on, this powerful being is my idol!"

Eyes shining, Luo Xuanqing revealed fervor: "I will take him as my goal and once again defeat that kid Zhang Xuan...!"