After his cultivation rose to the peak of the Heaven Completion Realm, Liu Bai found that the spiritual energy within his body finally began to circulate again. Though it still felt somewhat sluggish, at least he was no longer a helpless lamb awaiting slaughter.
"Five Elemental Divine Lightning, all five strike together!"
Without the slightest hesitation, nor any thought of another method, Liu Bai directly summoned forth the five strands of origin lightning within his body.
Fortunately, he had previously refined the Heavenly Sovereign Bone. Otherwise, he would not have been able to command these lightning bolts now, and even if he wanted to resist, he would have had no chance to do so.
Boom!
Black, white, red, blue, and Gold — five lightning dragons roared out together.
In that instant, Liu Ying, Dong Yuan, and the others' faces all changed drastically, even Ding Xuan's expression flickered with unease.
From the five lightning dragons, they could sense the same overwhelming pressure they felt when standing before their elders. That was… the aura of a Sovereign!
Rumble!
The five lightning dragons struck the massive spiritual palm in unison.
In an instant, everyone felt the ground beneath their feet tremble and wail. The sky above darkened abruptly, and a hundred-meter-wide black crack split open across the heavens.
"That… that's a spatial rift! Their clash actually tore apart the very space of the Divine Spiritual Mountain!"
Someone looked up and cried out in disbelief.
Meanwhile, the enormous luminous sphere suspended in the sky began to surge violently.
Everyone's hearts pounded in fear. This was the first time such a terrifying collision at the level of Sovereigns had occurred within the Divine Spiritual Mountain's space. None could tell whether this unstable domain would collapse entirely under such overwhelming power.
Fortunately, the worst did not happen. Although space was torn apart, it did not spiral out of control and instead began to slowly repair itself.
Everyone let out a collective sigh of relief.
After all, the Black Dragon Sovereign could not enter this space directly. That palm strike through the void at most contained the strength of a First Grade Sovereign, which was why Liu Bai had barely managed to escape disaster.
Even so, it was enough to leave everyone present utterly shocked.
To withstand a Sovereign's strike while still in the Heaven Completion Realm that was something hardly anyone in the Great Thousand World could accomplish.
Although the gap between the Heaven Completion Realm and Sovereign Realm seemed small, in truth, it was as vast as a chasm between two entirely different worlds.
However, Liu Bai was far from unscathed. His internal organs felt as if they had been shredded, and if not for the Ice Jade Divine Lotus sustaining him, he would have either lost consciousness or died outright.
Even so, his combat strength was greatly reduced. The five Divine Lightnings that had been mighty enough to resist a Sovereign's blow were now weak and dim, each coiled up within their respective elemental apertures, utterly drained and unable to display their former might.
From their state, it was clear that these five Divine Lightnings would not be usable again for some time.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Bai felt his injuries rapidly healing. At last, he could move again.
The image of him standing unyielding against a Sovereign had left such a deep impression on everyone that no one dared to harbor any further ill intentions toward him. Otherwise, even someone from the fourth or fifth step could easily have joined forces to drive him off.
Watching Liu Bai's calm and steady steps, Liu Ying and the others felt an invisible pressure wash over them, and they quickly stepped aside, terrified that Liu Bai might take offense.
Finally, as the Baptismal Light was about to fully gather and descend, Liu Bai sensed that his injuries had mostly recovered. Under countless gazes, he stepped forward and ascended the first layer of the Nine Heavens Steps.
At that moment, all eyes shifted away from Liu Bai and toward the only figure who had originally stood on the first layer.
Everyone wanted to see if Ding Xuan, who had previously dominated the First Step, would still act forcefully and drive Liu Bai down.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, Ding Xuan merely glanced at Liu Bai, gave a faint nod, and then turned away without further attention.
This sight caused an uproar among the crowd below the Nine Heavens Steps. Even those on the second layer, like Liu Ying, were struck with a strange illusion — could it be that Dao Xuan did not mind sharing the same height with another?
If that was the case… should they try to challenge it as well?
The dangerous thought rose and refused to fade, but the moment Ding Xuan's cold blade intent brushed across their necks, those whose greed had clouded their minds instantly sobered and retreated obediently to their positions, no longer daring to make a single move.
Just then, a crisp bell seemed to ring throughout heaven and earth.
Dong!
The radiance of the sky reached its peak. Countless eyes turned upward in excitement as golden raindrops poured down like a flood, washing over the land and rendering heaven and earth pure and ethereal once more.
The Divine Spiritual Baptism had descended!
The Divine Spiritual Baptism brought joy and awe within the Divine Spiritual Mountain.
Yet outside, dark clouds gathered, and killing intent filled the heavens.
A black-robed figure stood high above the skies, his gaze icy as he looked down upon Zhu Tian and Mo You.
All unrelated bystanders had already retreated far away. They understood that the moment Liu Bai killed Mo Xingtian, an inevitable war would erupt across the Northern Heaven Continent.
The Demonic Dargon Palace's three seed disciples — Liu Bai had slain two, including the strongest, Mo Xingtian. It could be said that the entire generation of the Demonic Dargon Palace had been crippled. Such blood feud could only be washed away with rivers of blood.
"You wretched brat, daring to kill disciples of my Demonic Dargon Palace! Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy, I will make you pay the price!"
A voice full of fury shook the heavens, filled with murderous intent that churned the clouds.
The Black Dragon Sovereign's face was livid, his body exuding killing intent like that of a demonic god.
Zhu Tian and Mo You's expressions were grave. Facing a wrathful Fifth Grade Sovereign, if he truly intended to kill, they likely would not even have the chance to flee.
Still, at the brink of life and death, neither showed any sign of submission.
Zhu Tian's deep voice echoed, "Did you think we were unaware that your Demonic Dargon Palace secretly ambushed two of our academy's students? It seems the beating we gave you back then wasn't enough!"
"Keh keh keh… Very good. To dare utter such words before this Sovereign, you truly have courage. But those words might be acceptable from Tai Cang himself — from you, you are not qualified!"
"Now, allow me to send you on your way."
The Black Dragon Sovereign sneered viciously, his withered hand piercing through space, descending upon Zhu Tian's head.
Zhu Tian gritted his teeth, eyes blazing with madness, ready to sacrifice everything just to bite a piece from this Demonic Dargon Palace monster.
Mo You was the same, both prepared to launch a suicidal strike.
But just as that palm was about to land upon Zhu Tian, the surrounding space suddenly distorted. Zhu Tian blinked — the Black Dragon Sovereign's body, along with the space around him, had become misaligned.
The sudden change left all the surrounding Sovereigns bewildered.
The Black Dragon Sovereign looked at his own outstretched hand, then at his lower half, which had been severed through the waist. He seemed to no longer feel the connection between the two parts of his body.
His mouth opened, his face twisting, but no sound came out.
And as everyone stood frozen in confusion, a spatial vortex appeared near Zhu Tian and Mo You. From within, a figure slowly stepped forth.
The newcomer held a staff, bald-headed, draped in black robes, frail and skeletal, appearing at first glance like an ordinary dying elder.
But the moment his face came into view, both Zhu Tian and Mo You revealed looks of joyous surprise while the Black Dragon Sovereign's expression turned into one of utter terror.
"You… you are, the Northern Sea Dragon, the Guardian of the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy?!"
When that name was spoken, the entire world seemed to fall into utter silence. Everyone looked toward the bald old man in disbelief, their eyes wide with shock.
The reason the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy could stand as the true overlord of the Northern Heaven Continent was because within its academy resided a Divine-grade Guardian Beast that had reached the peak of the Ninth Grade Sovereign Realm the Northern Sea Dragon.
He was the academy's stabilizing pillar, the undisputed ruler of the Northern Heaven Continent. As long as he remained, no one dared to challenge the authority of the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy.
Even an overlord as powerful as the Demonic Dargon Palace could only cower in the shadows, unable to act openly.
Yet now, looking at the Black Dragon Sovereign frozen in place as though trapped by solidified space, it seemed the Northern Sea Dragon was even stronger than the legends described. Could it be that this ancient monster had made another breakthrough?
The thought alone made everyone's hearts tremble violently.
"Lord Northern Sea, you…" Zhu Tian and Mo You's expressions were filled with excitement once more.
They naturally knew how powerful the Northern Sea Dragon was, but in the past, even he would have needed to mobilize his Spiritual Energy to suppress the Black Dragon Sovereign. Yet now, he had done it effortlessly, relying purely on the power of space itself.
There could only be one explanation for such a feat — Lord Northern Sea had broken through once again, and it was a breakthrough so great that none dared to even imagine it.
The Northern Sea Dragon smiled faintly, offering no explanation. His gaze shifted toward the immobilized Black Dragon Sovereign suspended in the air.
"The Demonic Dargon Palace has long harbored malicious intent toward my Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy, ambushing and slaughtering our students in secret. And today, you even dared to strike against one of our Elders. You deserve punishment."
"Black Dragon Sovereign, today I shall destroy your body and suppress your soul as judgment."
After speaking, the Northern Sea Dragon waved his hand.
The ground far away began to tremble violently as an enormous mountain rose from beneath the earth.
That radiant, dazzling mountain was clearly not made of ordinary stone, but condensed entirely from pure Spiritual Energy. The overwhelming energy fluctuations it emitted were beyond description.
"This is… a manifestation of Heaven and Earth?!"
An experienced Sovereign gasped in disbelief.
When the others heard his words, their expressions changed drastically, and their eyes filled with terror.
It was indeed a manifestation of Heaven and Earth a power only accessible to those who had stepped into the Earth Sovereign Realm. For the Northern Sea Dragon to wield it with such ease could mean only one thing.
He had reached that realm.
"The Earth Sovereign Realm! Could it be that our Northern Heaven Continent is about to give birth to an Earth Sovereign?"
The president of the Nine Summer Chamber of Commerce, Xia Tianyan, looked up at the radiant mountain in awe, muttering under his breath.
As the father of Xia Youran, he suddenly regretted ever letting his daughter withdraw from the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy.
In the sky above, the colossal mountain rose into the heavens, then in a single flash appeared above the Black Dragon Sovereign before pressing down with irresistible force.
At the instant of contact, the Black Dragon Sovereign's body collapsed into a pool of blood that was absorbed by the mountain, while his Spiritual Soul was mercilessly suppressed beneath it.
Before the Divine Spiritual Mountain, a new towering peak emerged, completely reshaping the landscape.
The sight made everyone gasp in disbelief. For many, it was their first time witnessing an Earth Sovereign make a move, and the sheer power displayed in that single gesture filled their hearts with fear.
The Black Dragon Sovereign's body was destroyed, his soul suppressed, and his life or death uncertain.
The Yellow Dragon Sovereign and the Red Dragon Sovereign fared no better. Both were utterly annihilated, their souls completely erased.
The Demonic Dargon Palace had originally possessed five Sovereigns besides the Black Dragon Sovereign. Now, two were dead and their strongest leader had fallen. Even with three remaining, they were no longer capable of stirring any great waves.
With the Northern Sea Dragon revealing his Earth Sovereign might, the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy had become the undisputed ruler of the Northern Heaven Continent. Even if they had no desire to compete for dominance, every other top-tier force would still place them at the summit willingly.
Just as the president of the Nine Summer Chamber of Commerce was already scheming about how to send his daughter back into the academy.
Having resolved this sudden crisis, the Northern Sea Dragon did not linger.
He had no patience for listening to insects singing praises in his ear. After instructing Zhu Tian and Mo You to watch over Liu Bai, he disappeared into the void.
The remaining affairs would be handled by the academy's headmaster. As always, the Northern Sea Dragon's mere existence would be enough to deter the world.
While all this occurred outside, those within the Divine Spiritual Mountain remained unaware.
Liu Bai and the others continued to frantically absorb the golden rain descending from the heavens.
As the rain entered his body, Liu Bai felt himself tremble violently as a refreshing wave spread throughout him, a divine coolness rippling through his flesh like sacred water washing over his body, nourishing every inch of his being.
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