War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

In the Azure Green Mansion’s estate.

A crowd had gathered around the scoreboard in the site of the Transporting Formation to the middle realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm in the estate. A commotion broke out as soon as they saw the changes on the scoreboard.

“Senior Gongsun Jing has been defeated?”

“Senior Gongsun Jing has comprehended six profundities from the law of fire and has always maintained his rank in the top 60. How did he suddenly get defeated?”

“He’s defeated?”

“Most probably… Unless he met those from the Profound Nether Mansion. Even then, it’s unlikely that he has died since he should be able to crush his Accumulative Point Jade in time.”

“That’s right! Only Zhou Hong Jie from the Profound Nether Mansion is capable of killing Senior Gongsun Jing. However, there are no changes in Zhou Hong Jie’s points.”

The disciples from the Azure Green Mansion thought that Gongsun Jing was only defeated; they did not think he had been killed.

“Hey, look!” one of the disciples suddenly cried out. He had been paying close attention to the scoreboard. “This person is ranked 93rd a moment ago, but now, he has shot up to the 52nd place!”

“Duan Ling Tian from the Profound Nether Mansion? He had only six points previously. He has a total of 19 points and rose to the 52nd place after Senior Gongsun Jing’s name disappeared from the scoreboard…” another disciple said.

The entire place fell silent as soon as that disciple finished speaking.

Most of the disciples were familiar with Duan Ling Tian’s name after Duan Ling Tian entered the top 100. Duan Ling Tian had caught their attention earlier due to his sudden rise on the scoreboard and also due to the fact that they had not heard of such a person from the Profound Nether Mansion. They assumed he had only entered the top 100 due to luck since they had never heard of him before. However, after seeing the changes in his ranking and Gongsun Jing’s disappearance from the scoreboard, it was clear to them that he had defeated Gongsun Jing.

“Hey, do you think Senior Gongsun Jing is fine since he’s defeated by someone from the Profound Nether Mansion?”

“He should be fine… After all, among the Ten Directions Celestial Dukes under the age of 1,000 in the Profound Nether Mansion, only Zhou Hong Jie and another two disciples who have comprehended six and seven profundities respectively are capable of killing Senior Gongsun Jing.”

“The other two disciples are only slightly stronger than Senior Gongsun Jing so it’s unlikely that they’re able to kill him before he could even shatter his Accumulative Point Jade.”

“That’s right. I know their names; Duan Ling Tian certainly isn’t any one of them!”

“Is it possible that Zhou Hong Jie and the others used Duan Ling Tian to lure Senior Gongsun Jing out to kill him?”

“Impossible! Even if they use an ordinary disciple to lure Senior Gongsun Jing out and kill him, do you really think they’d give the points to an ordinary disciple?”

The disciples from the Azure Green Mansion discussed fervently among themselves.

“Let’s look for an elder to check if Senior Gongsun Jing’s Soul Pearl is still intact…” one disciple suggested loudly.

Upon hearing his words, a few disciples made a move to look for an elder.

Most of the disciples who remained continued to discuss among themselves.

A disciple scoffed before he said, “Even if Senior Gongsun Jing is defeated, it’s impossible that an unknown disciple from the Profound Nether Mansion is capable of killing him. Even Zhou Hong Jie might not be able to kill Senior Gongsun Jing unless he resorts to a sneak attack.”

“That’s right! Moreover, Senior Gongsun Jing will definitely shatter his Accumulative Point Jade as soon as he sees Zhou Hong Jie.”

These disciples who were confident that Gongsun Jing was still alive were shocked when the few disciples who had gone to look for an elder earlier returned, bearing the news of Gongsun Jing’s shattered Soul Pearl.

“How’s that possible?!”

“Impossible! Impossible!”

“How’s it possible that an unknown disciple from the Profound Nether Mansion is capable of killing Senior Gongsun Jing?”

As time passed, news of Gongsun Jing’s death spread like a wildfire through the Azure Green Mansion. Although he was just a Ten Directions Celestial Duke, he was one of the strongest Ten Directions Celestial Dukes in the Azure Green Mansion. As a regular fixture in the top 60s of the middle realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm, he was more popular than some of the Celestial Kings in the mansion. For this reason, it was only natural that news of his death caused a commotion in the mansion.

“An unknown disciple from the Profound Nether Mansion called Duan Ling Tian killed Gongsun Jing?”

Meanwhile, at the three sites of the Transporting Formations in the Profound Nether Mansion’s estate.

Similar to the Azure Green Mansion, there was a huge commotion as well.

“Gongsun Jing from the Azure Green Mansion has been defeated?”

“Hey, it seems like his points are obtained by Duan Ling Tian, a new disciple of our mansion!”

“Duan Ling Tian isn’t even 100 years old, but he’s capable of defeating Gongsun Jing? How’s that possible? Gongsun Jing has comprehended six profundities from the law of fire after all!”

“Duan Ling Tian rose to the 52nd place after Gongsun Jing’s name disappeared from the scoreboard…”

“Previously, we said he managed to enter the top 100 due to luck… Don’t tell me he got lucky again?”

“Perhaps, the Profound Nether Mansion did seek him out for help, and he somehow bribed his way up the rankings…”

“Bribed his way up? Do you think it’s possible for someone from the Azure Green Mansion to be bribed into helping the Profound Nether Mansion?”

The disciples discussed among themselves heatedly when suddenly, a disciple used his Celestial Origin Energy to speak, drowning out everyone’s voices. “Although the Profound Nether Mansion and the Azure Green Mansion have enmity, I have a childhood friend in the Azure Green Mansion whom I still keep in touch with. He just sent me a message saying Gongsun Jing is dead! Apparently, Duan Ling Tian had killed him! My friend even asked me when did such a strong disciple who’s capable of killing Gongsun Jing appeared in our mansion…”

As soon as the disciple finished speaking, the entire place turned as silent as a graveyard.

A few disciples looked at the scoreboard. To be precise, they were looking at the name that was ranked 52nd.

“D-duan Ling Tian… killed Gongsun Jing?”

“We can’t use Celestial Weapons, Celestial Pills, and Celestial Talismans in the middle realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm. This means he can only rely on his Celestial Origin Energy, Soul Energy, and the profundities he has comprehended… Since he killed Gongsun Jing, doesn’t this mean he’s much stronger than Gongsun Jing?”

“How’s that possible? He’s not even 100 years old…”

“Where did Inspector Qi find such a monster?”

Duan Ling Tian’s name began to spread like a wildfire in the Profound Nether Mansion as well. Since most of the disciples and elders had not heard of Duan Ling Tian’s name before, they knew he had to be a new disciple. This also explained why Duan Ling Tian was only an outer court disciple despite his monstrous strength. However, they were stunned when they later discovered he was not even 100 years old.

In the Profound Nether Mansion, apart from Qi Tian Ming who brought Duan Ling Tian here and the Pavilion Master of the Imperial Tutor Pavilion, there was another person who was familiar with Duan Ling Tian. That person was none other than Bihai Mingfeng, an inspector of the mansion like Qi Tian Ming.

“Duan Ling Tian? Inspector Qi sent Duan Ling Tian into the middle realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm? Most importantly, Duan Ling Tian managed to kill Gongsun Jing and has risen to the 52nd place?”

After receiving news of this, Bihai Mingfeng did not waste time and went to look for Qi Tian Ming for answers.

“Senior Uncle Qi, what’s happening? Previously, when I met Duan Ling Tian at the entrance of the lower realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm, he was only a peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial. It wasn’t even that long ago, but now he’s capable of killing Gongsun Jing?” Bihai Mingfeng who rarely lost control of his emotions could hardly contain his curiosity. He could not figure out what was happening at all. How did someone who was just a peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestial a few years ago achieve such a heaven-defying feat?!

Upon seeing Bihai Mingfeng’s curiosity, Qi Tian Ming knew Bihai Mingfeng would continue to persist until he obtained an answer. Therefore, he answered truthfully, “The Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit.”

“The Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit?!” Bihai Mingfeng’s eyes widened in shock. “So, the rumor that was circulating previously about peak Overarching Heavenly Supreme Celestials being tricked by a reincarnated Celestial Emperor to become sacrifices for the tree of Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit is true?” Since he did not hear about anyone from the Profound Nether Mansion’s territories being involved in that matter, he could not verify the rumor at that time. However, he did not doubt Qi Tian Ming’s words. After all, with the Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit, it made sense now how Duan Ling Tian had gotten so strong in such a short time.

After Qi Tian Ming further explained the matter, Bihai Mingfeng was further shocked. “So he really went to the Jade Emperor Heaven because of that reincarnated Celestial Emperor? Moreover, Ling Jue Yun from the Cloud Platform Celestial Sect and Murong Xiao Xiao from the Murong clan had also gone to the Jade Emperor Heaven because of that reincarnated Celestial Emperor’s scheme?”

Qi Tian Ming nodded as he said, “That’s right… Unfortunately, Murong Xiao Xiao perished in the Jade Emperor Heaven. Duan Ling Tian and Ling Jue Yun obtained a Heaven Sacrificial Divine Fruit each. However, Ling Jue Yun decided to stay in the Jade Emperor Heaven. Since his Soul Pearl that’s left in the Cloud Platform Celestial Sect is still intact, he’s still alive.” After he had received a message from Sun Liang Peng, the Sect Leader of the Simplicity Celestial Sect, he had thoroughly investigated the matter. With his status, the Cloud Platform Celestial Sect and the Murong Clan were highly cooperative as well during the investigation.