Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

Chapter 4543  Ten Stars!

The only benefit brought by the invasion of the Yin souls was that the rate of cultivation of the Living Realm cultivators increased to another level.

Originally, it would have taken a few hundred years, or even several thousand, or even tens of thousands of years to reach this level, but now, with the rewards from the heaven and earth, they had reached this level in just over twenty years.

And the well-known figures of the younger generation would take advantage of this opportunity to once again widen the gap between them and the others.

The stronger oneʼs strength, the more Yin souls one could kill, and the stronger one would become. From there, it would stimulate the rapid increase of oneʼs cultivation level, and widen the gap between them and others.

Elites would become stronger.

Those like the Golden Generation, Ding Shu and Origin all became Venerates, only inferior to Saint Tier, and could be claimed to have boundless glory.

However, Ling Han, who had once been the most outstanding, had fallen behind.

—Because Ling Han had previously escaped to report the news, and was witnessed by a great many Venerates, everyone was clearly aware of Ling Hanʼs present cultivation level.

Sect Master, a Nine Star Sect Master.

What, it had already been more than twenty years since the invasion of the Yin souls, and the top prodigies had all become Venerates, but Ling Han was actually only Sect Master-level?

He had fallen behind, he had seriously fallen behind!

What was going on here?

No one knew, but the Golden Generation elites all smirked coldly. They had announced that while those without true background could laugh for a while, it was ultimately impossible for them to laugh for the rest of their life.

See, when one had reached this level, their true colours would be revealed.

Ding Shu, Origin and the others were also surprised. Logically speaking, how could the barrier of the Fourth Extreme be able to stop Ling Han?

In terms of comprehension ability, they were all masters of Genesis World, so they should be equally matched.

However, they had all broken through, and only Ling Han was left behind. What was going on here?

Now, the well-known figures of the Golden Generation, such as Imperial Son Ming and Imperial Son Tian, had all become Seven Star Venerates. Their cultivation level progressed frighteningly quickly, and in the case of Ding Shu and the others, they had already advanced into Three Stars.

Thus, even if Ling Han had now broken through to Venerate Tier, there was already a considerable gap between him and the top young prodigies.

Faced with the clamoring of the Imperial Sons, the large black dog couldnʼt help but reveal the ”truth”.

”Little Hanʼs freakish talent has attracted the jealousy of the heavens. The fruit of cultivation is trapped by the shackles of heaven and earth, unable to manifest the Fourth Extreme!

It reported its misfortunes, but not its good news. It was clear that Ling Han had already begun to cultivate in seclusion again, attempting to break through to Ten Stars This was a deliberate smoke bomb. As the saying goes, in times of danger, oneʼs true nature would be revealed. Whoever treated you well and who treated you badly could be clearly seen at this time.

”Sigh, what a pity!”

”So Ling Hanʼs strength has attracted the jealousy of the heavens!”

”Thatʼs right. Previously, Ling Han had indeed displayed his fruit of cultivation. There were black patterns like chains on it, and I had initially thought that it was because he had cultivated some secret technique. I had not thought that it was actually the shackles of heaven and earth.”

”Itʼs over. Being punished by the heaven and earth, heʼs definitely done for.”

”Sigh, such a prodigy is originally the king tier of king tiers, yet now heʼs actually going to be eternally trapped at the level of Sect Master?”

”This time, the Golden Generation elites are going to be happy. Theyʼve finally lost a powerful enemy!”

This caused heated discussions, and Ling Hanʼs fruit of cultivation bearing the shackles of heaven and earth had indeed been witnessed by others, but no one had discovered what it was at the time.

Now that the truth was revealed, everyone naturally believed it. This indeed explained the problem of Ling Han being unable to break through to the Venerate Tier. After all, it was too illogical.

The heaven and earth was punishing him, so no matter how freakish you were, so what?

Once this kind of conclusion was reached, the Imperial Clans finally felt completely at ease.

Ling Han was done for. It was impossible for him to continue contending for the throne.

Thus, there was no need to rush to kill Ling Han now. They could completely have the Golden Generation elites personally kill him, and reclaim the glory that they had lost.

”Now, it is only up to Ding Shu, Origin and the others.”

”A new Emperor will definitely be born among the Golden Generation, Ding Shu and the others.”

”I wonder who it is.”

”No matter who it is, I only hope that a new Emperor will be born soon, and raze the Netherworld to the ground.”

”Yes, yes, yes!”

Because the situation had temporarily stabilized, the Imperial Sons began to play tricks again, issuing invitations to Ding Shu, Origin, and the others, to have a competition of prodigies.

In fact, they had even sent out an invitation to Ling Han.

Why had they invited Ling Han?

When the news spread, everyone was in an uproar.

It was clear that the Imperial Clans were humiliating Ling Han.

Werenʼt you very awesome? Werenʼt you once the strongest prodigy?

What is it? You canʼt do it now?

ʼAre you coming or not?ʼ

If he didnʼt come, that would be admitting defeat, and a slap to his own face! But if he came, then a sparring match would still be a slap to his face.

”Ling Han has already been crippled, so why are the Imperial Sons still clinging onto him?”

”He, why donʼt you think about it? Merely in the open, just how many Imperial Sons have died by Ling Hanʼs hand? Added with the fact that there are still a great many that we donʼt know about?”

”Thus, it can be said that the Imperial Sons hate Ling Han to the core!”

”Iʼve also heard that at this gathering, the Donglin Imperial Clan will also choose a good husband for their Imperial Daughter, Chi Menghan.”

”Hiss, isnʼt Chi Menghan Ling Hanʼs lover?”

”Precisely so, and that is why it is even more humiliating.”

”Thatʼs right. His cultivation level has been eternally locked at the level of Sect Master, and his lover is going to marry someone else. Who wouldnʼt go crazy in his place?”

”It canʼt be helped. Who asked that Ling Han to be too brilliant in the early stages? Once he falls off the pedestal, there would definitely be countless people wanting to step on him.”

”Letʼs take a look. When will the banquet be held?”

”Oh, because all the Imperial Sons have their own matters, it is scheduled to be held a year and a half later.”

”Where will it be held?”

”Xuanwu Planet.”

”Letʼs go, letʼs go, letʼs quickly go there. When the time comes, we definitely have to witness this kind of gathering with our own eyes.”

Though it was still early, there were already a great many people that had set out on their way, fearing that they would miss out on the excitement.

And as the person involved, Ling Han was completely focused on breaking through to Ten Stars.

His accumulation of power was actually already enough. After battling bloody battles with Yin souls for 23 years, and even to the extent that the heaven and earth couldnʼt reward him, just how much was this accumulation?

When he grasped a sliver of inspiration, the door to a new world had actually opened up to him.

He sat as still as a rock, but spiritual light flickered endlessly.

Right, right.

A smile appeared on Ling Hanʼs face, his expression filled with confidence.

That was enough.

Beginning to break through to Ten Stars!

Once, twice, thrice. Continuous failures did not discourage Ling Han. It should be known that previously, he had fought bloody battles for 23 years without a clue. Thus, what were these few failures worth?

A yearʼs time quickly passed.

Ling Hanʼs comprehension bloomed like a flower, blooming endlessly.

Kuang!

Thunder suddenly boomed in the heaven and earth, and endless dark clouds began to intertwine, as if doomsday had descended.

The heavenʼs calamity had arrived!

On Ling Hanʼs fruit of cultivation, the tenth golden streak was faintly discernible.

Now that the heavenʼs calamity had descended, he definitely had to survive this. If he did, he would become the unprecedented Ten Stars Sect Master, and if he failed, it was unknown if he would still have the chance to charge up again.

After all, this was a life-or-death charge in his strongest state. It was hard to say whether he would be able to reach this kind of state in future.

Xiu, the heavenʼs calamity transformed into human form and appeared in Ling Hanʼs mind.

”Scram!” Ling Hanʼs divine sense also took human form, charging towards the heavenʼs calamity without hesitation.

F***, it had restricted his fruit of cultivation, and now it still wanted to ruin his plans?

He will kill it!