novelraw Chapter 972 972 News Arrives
Chapter 972 972 News Arrives
The border wastelands are on the verge of war, and the entire War God Academy is buzzing with excitement.
All the disciples of the War God Academy are eager to show their skills.
Amid this atmosphere, news has spread that Jun Xiaoyao has been conferred the title of War God by the War God Academy.
No one found this particularly surprising.
The title of War God had been passed down from the very first War God.
Now that Jun Xiaoyao had drawn the Divine Weeping War Halberd, being conferred the title of War God was only natural.
"Under the War God's leadership, our War God Academy will surely crush the enemy in the border wastelands this time!"
"That's right, how could those feeble beings from the Immortal Domain stand against the tide of our world!"
With the news of Jun Xiaoyao being conferred the title of War God spreading far and wide.
The atmosphere throughout the entire War God Academy became completely electrified.
"This is bad. A Chaos Physique being conferred the title of War God, and on top of that being one of the Six World-Ending Kings — to think that such a terrifyingly gifted genius would appear in the foreign domain."
"We need to get this news back to the Immortal Domain immediately and warn them. Otherwise, something terrible will happen — the younger generation of the Immortal Domain will suffer enormous losses!"
On a certain great continent in the foreign domain, some beings wore grave expressions.
They were Immortal Domain spies who had gone undercover in the foreign domain.
Just as the Immortal Domain had the Farshore Organization from the foreign domain embedded on their side.
The foreign domain naturally also had hidden pieces from the Immortal Domain lying in wait, gathering all kinds of intelligence.
One could only imagine what enormous waves this news of such a heaven-defying Chaos Physique would stir up once it reached the Immortal Domain.
Just as the foreign domain side was preparing to set out.
The Nine Heavens Immortal Domain.
A celestial island floated suspended in the void.
Called an island, its actual expanse was no different from an entire continent.
This celestial island was suffused with immortal energy, bathed in radiant light, wreathed in clouds and rosy mists, adorned with cascading waterfalls and soaring peaks.
Countless heavenly palaces and jade towers were scattered gracefully across the skies above the island.
All manner of rare herbs and exotic flowers blanketed the great mountains.
Immortal birds and strange beasts leaped through the mountain streams.
It was like a paradise on earth, a scene straight out of an immortal realm.
This place was none other than the supreme academy of the Immortal Domain — the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy.
The Nine Heavens Immortal Academy did not reside atop the nine great immortal domains, but had instead carved out a sacred ground within the void itself.
A celestial island was established here to gather the finest talents from across the Nine Heavens.
It could be said that this place was the sacred cultivation ground that countless young people throughout the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain aspired to reach.
Only the most supremely gifted geniuses could enter and cultivate here.
And at this moment, deep within the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy, inside a grand hall shrouded in immortal radiance and resembling a heavenly palace.
A full several dozen elders sat cross-legged within the hall.
Even the weakest among them possessed the cultivation of a Supreme Profound Venerable.
These were all elders of the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy.
At this moment, an elder seated at the head position wore a solemn expression and spoke: "The spies from the foreign domain have sent word. The dormant emperor's sons and celestial maidens of the foreign domain are gradually awakening, and afterward, they will clash with our academy's disciples in the border wastelands."
"But that is not the most important matter. What is most important is that a War God has emerged from the War God Academy, and his background is shockingly extraordinary."
"Oh? What sort of background?" The elders present were all curious.
No matter how impressive the background, it was still just a junior. Even with the title of War God, it couldn't possibly have too great an impact on the overall situation between the two realms.
"That young man who received the title of War God is a Chaos Physique." the elder said.
"What?"
These words left several elders astonished.
A Chaos Physique appearing in the foreign domain was indeed no small matter.
If allowed to grow, it would bring tremendous losses to the Immortal Domain in the future.
"Although a Chaos Physique is unparalleled throughout the ages, it's not as if our Immortal Domain has none of its own." an elder said.
These words drew subtle nods from many of the elders present.
The Immortal Domain did indeed have a Chaos Physique of its own, slumbering within the Gate of Chaos.
Though that one had yet to emerge into the world, their followers — the Sun Saint Guard and the Moon Saint Guard — were both at the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy.
As for the Star Saint Guard, they had been slain by Jun Xiaoyao long ago at the Primordial Emperor City.
It was that Star Saint Guard who had once incited the Gatekeeping Clan to go and seize Yu Chanjuan, intending to use her as a cultivation vessel and offer her to the Chaos Physique.
"If it were only a Chaos Physique, I would have nothing more to say. The problem is, he carries another identity as well."
"What identity?"
"One of the Six World-Ending Kings." The elder seated at the head position wore a cold and stern expression.
These words caused the entire hall to fall into dead silence.
Many elders' eyelids twitched.
The Six World-Ending Kings from the apocalyptic mythology.
This legend did not circulate only within the foreign domain.
Though the vast majority of people in the Immortal Domain were unaware of it.
Those at their level of seniority, however, did know.
The great breach that had been torn open at the border pass had the power of a World-Ending King behind it.
If the Six World-Ending Kings were to become Immortal Kings, it would be nothing short of catastrophic.
It would be a great calamity for the Immortal Domain.
In previous eras, the Six World-Ending Kings had never truly appeared all at once.
Perhaps one or two would emerge occasionally, and even that had brought great calamity to the Immortal Domain.
Moreover, the Six World-Ending Kings seemed more like a decree of fate — cycling endlessly, impossible to sever.
That news of a World-Ending King had emerged so early in this era, and that it was a Chaos Physique no less.
This filled the hearts of all the academy elders present with a sense of unease.
It was possible that in this era, all six kings would appear together.
If they were all allowed to grow to their full potential, it would be an absolute catastrophe for the Immortal Domain.
"It is precisely because of this that I have summoned you all here. In the coming battle of the border wastelands, our academy's disciples have one important objective — to slay that Chaos Physique."
"Elder Fu, I'll leave it to you to pass on this matter."
The elder at the head position said.
"Understood."
Elder Fu rose to his feet, gave a slight bow, and wore a grave expression.
It was not that they were unwilling to personally deal with the Chaos Physique.
Rather, the battle of the border wastelands was a matter of soldier against soldier, general against general, with the high-level powerhouses locked in a standoff.
Under such circumstances, it was difficult for the powerful to make a move against the younger generation.
And so that arena belonged to the clash of the young.
"This is truly a tremendous trial for our academy's disciples." Elder Fu sighed inwardly.
Before long, a sound like the tolling of a great bell resonated across the celestial island.
"It's the Summoning Bell. Could it be that we're setting out for the border wastelands already?"
Upon hearing the bell, many disciples of the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy were taken aback, and at the same time, felt a sense of apprehension.
Compared to the excitement and eagerness on the War God Academy's side.
The disciples of the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy appeared far more anxious and uneasy.
After all, at the same level, their Immortal Domain cultivators were at a disadvantage.
This border wastelands trial was extremely perilous for them — one could say it was a matter of life and death.
On the celestial island, there were thirty-six cave heavens and seventy-two blessed lands.
These were the residences of some of the top-tier geniuses, seed-level figures, and chief disciples.
At this moment, outside one of the cave heavens brimming with immortal energy, a beautiful young girl in a flowing skirt with twin buns in her hair descended to the spot.
She spoke respectfully: "My lady, the Summoning Bell has rung. It seems the elders have something important to announce. I wonder if you, my lady…"
"Not interested. Remind me when the border wastelands journey begins."
From within the cave heaven came a voice that was cool, detached, and utterly devoid of emotion.
Hearing this voice, the young girl also sighed quietly to herself.
This young girl was the handmaid Ruying.
As for who resided within the cave heaven, it went without saying.
The Emperor's Daughter, Ling Yuan.