Emperor’s Domination

“Soul stabilization, guard!” Li Qiye roared and brought the peak into Imperial League’s territory before astonished eyes.

He pinned the peak into the land and with loud rumbling, an earth vein was created beneath it.

“My fortune! My grand dao!” Heavenly Crane bellowed.

Although his soul was connected to the peak, his dao and the peak’s fortune were separate. After Li Qiye’s refinement, he finally became one with it. The peak was him and vice versa.

This made him stronger; he thought the agony was worth it. However, when Li Qiye pinned the peak into the land, he channeled the grand dao and the innate fortune to the new grand vein.

“Boom!” The peak grew into a divine mountain piercing into the clouds. Strands of divinity emanated, turning it into the center of the land.

Dao power gestated the surroundings, improving both living and non-living entities. It wouldn’t take long before this place turned into a holy ground.

“I’m... I’m a mountain... my grand dao... my power... it’s over...” Heavenly Crane’s voice echoed.

His cultivation was no longer available. It became a source of divinity and nourishment for other living beings. He turned from a primal ancestor to a sentient divine mountain.

“Sir, didn’t you say I would be spared?” Heavenly Crane asked Li Qiye.

“This is sparing you already, unless you want the same fate as Nine-cries’ group.” Li Qiye smiled.

“Is this any different?” Heavenly Crane complained.

“Considerably.” Li Qiye said: “If you bless this land for eras to come, you will be granted a fortune. One day, you will return as a human.”

“Really?” Heavenly Crane doubted.

“My words are the truth. There will be a second chance.” Li Qiye said.

“Thank you, Sir, thank you.” Heavenly Crane sincerely expressed his gratitude since there was a chance of living again.

Of course, gestating eras was easier said than done. It required both effort and determination. Nevertheless, his fate was far better than Nine-cries’ group.

Meanwhile, Virtuoso’s group exchanged glances. Their territory had a divine mountain that was once a primal ancestor. This was akin to finding a holy ground out of nowhere.

“Buzz.” Li Qiye suddenly raised and lowered his palm in a continuous movement. The ballast stone became resplendent again and shot a beam into the sky dome.

Ocean-gaze and the others felt the world was being flipped upside down. However, they didn’t feel disoriented during the sudden reversion.

“Splash!” Water also surged and submerged the entire sky. They then saw a reflection above - islands looking the same as theirs along with a glowing abyss.

Li Qiye flipped his hand again and took a single step, vanishing into the mirrored abyss.

The water then dispersed and Imperial League returned to its original orientation. When the group looked up again, they saw a blue sky instead of the reflection.

“He’s going to the center of Isles of Evil?” Goldblade asked even though the isles no longer existed.

Heavenly Crane and the others looked too but didn’t see any clue.

“Let’s go back.” Ocean-gaze heaved a sigh of relief since they had survived the ordeal.

“Sir Brother Ocean-gaze.” The divine mountain spoke: “Once you return, please don’t forget to move some disciples or inhabitants to my place.”

The emperors and desolate gods were surprised to hear this.

“Elder Crane, you have just turned into a mountain, there is no hurry to nourish.” Goldblade laughed.

“Just turned? I’ve been a mountain for eras now.” Heavenly Crane was frustrated and told Ocean-gaze: “Brother, I am up there in age and do not want to be alone. Please send disciples or even mortals to live in my place, it’ll be livelier.”

“How about my brothers and I?” Goldblade asked.

“No, no.” Heavenly Crane refused the bandits.