NOVPUBThe Great Dao Golden Book manifested, and as the high ranks of the Heavenly Dao Sect appeared, other disciples of the sect were also stirred up.
Suddenly, various discussions erupted among the disciples.
"Someone wants to challenge the True Disciples of the Eighty-Eight Peaks? Have they gone mad?"
"Alkaid? I’m well aware of the top ten, even the top one hundred, Inner Sect Disciples of our Heavenly Dao Sect, and there’s no one by that name. Where did this person come from?"
"Wait a minute, I think I remember this person. Didn’t he destroy half of the Xi Family in Dashang’s Haizhou Prefecture not long ago and killed two Hollow Void War Immortals and two Deep Blue Golden Cores? Wasn’t his name Alkaid?"
"It’s not just the one who caused a stir in Haizhou Prefecture. Next door at Taiyi Immortal Sect, Jiang Heavenly Venerable, who secretly offered a reward of a million Pure Yang Great Pills, was also looking for someone named Alkaid. If it’s not a coincidence of names, this Alkaid might really be capable."
One Inner Sect Disciple after another, even True Disciples, kept exchanging thoughts.
Under the commands of Golden Book Venerable, the available True Disciples also rose from their places one after the other, rushing towards the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform.
After all, if they did not intervene, Golden Book Venerable would regard their non-action as conceding.
This situation of letting their reputations be used as stepping stones by others was something many True Disciples were not willing to let happen easily.
Of course, there were also few True Disciples who didn’t care about such superficial honors.
Or rather, they believed if even the top ten True Disciples couldn’t defeat Alkaid, their involvement would be futile.
So they didn’t waste their time.
But such True Disciples were, after all, in the minority.
Apart from them, and those who were in seclusion or away and couldn’t arrive immediately, a good forty True Disciples reached the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform.
Seeing the figure that Golden Book Venerable had brought to the center of the platform, they were quite astonished.
...
"Is it really him!?"
Steward Xiang Yunlong, who was outside the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform, watched Alkaid on the platform with disbelief filling his eyes.
Alkaid’s defeat of a Ninth Rank Great Demon had deeply shocked him, making him recognize Alkaid’s outstanding potential worthy of True Disciple status, but he had never expected him to challenge the identity of True Disciple in such a manner.
It was simply…
Crazy didn’t suffice to describe it.
On the other hand, other True Disciples who had been alerted also wore solemn expressions.
Each True Disciple represented a force in their own right and naturally had their intelligence channels; they were all already well aware of Alkaid’s glorious battle in Haizhou Prefecture.
Especially after it was revealed that True Disciple Xuan Shuang had fallen at the hands of Alkaid, these True Disciples dared not be careless in the slightest.
Moments later, various strategic Divine Senses were exchanged among the True Disciples.
"Leaving aside the two Hollow Void War Immortals of the Xi family, the fact that three Deep Blue Golden Cores have fallen at Alkaid’s hands, including Xuan Shuang whose strength we know well. He has fully cultivated the Crimson Gold Phoenix Body and if he had detected that things were irredeemable and solely focused on fleeing, probably only Yanfeng Brother and Ling Xi Sister would have been conclusively able to kill him. This shows the true strength of Alkaid might rank him within the top ten among our Heavenly Dao Sect’s Eighty-Eight True Disciples."
"Having many True Disciples gang up isn’t decent. I think we should choose a few representative disciples to combat him… Otherwise, once he becomes a True Disciple in the future, won’t we have completely offended him?"
"I think we should ask Zhang Qing Brother to test the waters first, gauge Alkaid’s depth, and then let Ling Xi Sister decide the battle with a single strike! As for Yanfeng Brother, let him hold back until the very end to ensure everything is secured."
The True Disciples quickly came to a decision after discussing.
Vein Master Yuan Miaoyi wanted dozens of True Disciples to rush up together, but…
Due to the special nature of the True Disciples, even a Vein Master couldn’t directly issue orders to them.
Furthermore, if the Heavenly Dao Sect really had dozens of True Disciples rush up all at once…
Regardless of the outcome, such dishonorable behavior would greatly damage the reputation of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
At that moment, a faint imposing pressure, even carrying a mysterious Dao charm, emanated from the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform.
"The battle for True Discipleship begins; anyone not acknowledging Alkaid’s promotion to True Disciple may challenge him on the platform. When there are no more True Disciples challenging, it will be considered a success, and Alkaid will be automatically promoted to True Disciple."
Golden Book Venerable had spoken.
This Artifact Spirit, though only acting according to the rules recorded on the Golden Book, possessed an ultimate authority in the Heavenly Dao Sect.
Even Sect Leader Zong Wenxian had no right to contradict it.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone from Elders to disciples around the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform focused their gaze on the group of True Disciples.
After the discussion among these True Disciples...
Zhang Qing, ranked tenth among the Eighty-Eight Peaks, suddenly leaped into the air and transformed into a stream of light, landing directly on the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform.
"Junior Brother Alkaid… perhaps soon to be Senior Brother Alkaid, you really have stirred up a storm," Zhang Qing said with a smile as he clasped his hands towards Alkaid.
Faced with such a talented individual with limitless potential and with whom he had no life-or-death feud, he naturally wouldn’t offend him with words.
"I had no choice; pressed hard by Jiang Heavenly Venerable of Taiyi Immortal Sect, and having some of our own elders colluding with him against me, I had to use this method to obtain the status of True Disciple and break the deadlock," Alkaid explained.
Concerning matters involving Sect Elders, Zhang Qing also did not wish to comment too much to avoid getting caught in the whirlpool and simply responded with a clasped hand gesture, "So be it. For the status of Heavenly Dao Sect’s True Disciple, please forgive my forthcoming actions."
Alkaid smiled.
The True Disciples of Eighty-Eight Peaks did not plan on fighting one by one, and he was not interested in playing the fool to capture the tiger.
With a thought, the phantom of a Deep Blue Golden Core suddenly appeared behind him, instantly enveloping the surrounding tens of miles of the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform and turning the day a brilliant blue. It especially highlighted the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform, which soared through the clouds like a sharply piercing sword, covering the summit entirely with the Deep Blue Golden Core’s phantom. From a distance, it was like a brilliant sun on the peak, illuminating all of heaven and earth, even rendering the surrounding sea of clouds a deep blue.
The manifestation of the Deep Blue Golden Core shadow, with its unimaginable stability and heft, continuously emanated a terrifying force field. In a trance, the crowd felt as if they were not seeing a Deep Blue Stellar entity but rather a Chaos Void manifested by a Hollow Void War Immortal.
Not to mention Zhang Qing, who stood in front of Alkaid, even Ling Xi and Yanhuang who had not yet gone on stage had changed their expressions.
"Such momentum… even a Hollow Void War Immortal might not exceed this."
"Rumors from the outside have suggested that it took Alkaid a long time to scheme and finally kill two Hollow Void War Immortals from the Xi Family, but now it seems… that might not be the case! With this strength, as long as his mastery of the Void is a bit higher, he might be able to capture the frequency of a Hollow Void War Immortal’s Chaos Void during an encounter and strike it down in one hit."
"Theoretically, a Hollow Void War Immortal’s combat power can reach up to 10 million, but that is when the War Immortal gives it everything, burning their own spirit. Normally, if the War Immortal harbors even a sliver of hope, the combat power they display is only about 3 million to 4 million. Such a display of power… might not be enough to kill Alkaid in an extremely short time!"
If a Hollow Void War Immortal cannot kill a Deep Blue Golden Core in a short time, the one who dies will be themselves.
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"I have a sword stroke to present, please evaluate."
Manifesting the Deep Blue Golden Core and easily causing a distortion of the void, Alkaid’s You Long Sword turned into a streak of golden light, easily stirring the ripples of the void to form a Void Tsunami that thundered down.
Previously, when he was at the stage of the Blazing White Golden Core, the Rip the Sky with One Strike relied entirely on the innate talent of the Void’s Child to search for void ripples and then propel them to form a Void Tsunami, further condensing the power of the Void Tsunami into a point and striking down with Rip the Sky with One Strike.
But now...
Having cultivated a Deep Blue Golden Core that was as stable and heavy as a mini Chaos Void-like supergiant, he could truly claim — I am the tsunami.
"Boom!"
The ripples of the void cascaded down under the pull of the You Long Sword, their imposing presence as immense as facing a Hollow Void War Immortal in action, causing Zhang Qing’s expression to drastically change.
Supreme Divine Power!?!
This seems to be on the verge of evolving into a Dao Technique, right?
If only he had a Dao Artifact, this Supreme Divine Power would instantly possess the might of a Dao Technique, potent enough to threaten a real Hollow Void Elder!
The next instant, he spat out a fierce sword light that shot straight into the Nine Heavens, carrying the edge that could tear apart all things in the void, fiercely colliding with Rip the Sky with One Strike.
Supreme Divine Power — Tai Bai Shattered Void Thunder Sword Qi.
This blade of Supreme Divine Power, with its sharpness in execution, could even slash through Xuan Shuang’s cultivated Supreme Divine Power of the Crimson Gold Phoenix Body.
However, facing Alkaid’s thunderously rolling Rip the Sky with One Strike, it was like a castle in front of a tsunami, instantly extinguished and shattered.
The shattered Sword Qi hardly reduced the power of Rip the Sky with One Strike at all, following closely with continued bombardment.
This scene caused Zhang Qing, who was the first to receive the blow, to drastically change his expression.
The gap was too big.
This gap...
Was too vast.
There was no chance of winning.
"I concede! I concede!"
The True Disciple yelled without hesitation.
Accompanied by a flash of sword light, his figure shot out towards the edge of the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform.
At the same moment, radiant light circulated on the Heavenly Dao Sword Platform, and many formations were activated one after another, instantly neutralizing the void power contained in Rip the Sky with One Strike.
Alkaid also took this opportunity to wave his hand, calling the You Long Sword back to him.
"Thank you for yielding."
He calmly said, then turned his gaze to the dozens of True Disciples.
"Who’s next?"
As soon as these words were uttered, all the True Disciples fell silent.
They had seen the might of the Supreme Divine Power displayed by Alkaid earlier, which had already exceeded the category of Supreme Divine Power.
To call it a Quasi-Dao Technique was not an exaggeration.
Zhang Qing had been defeated in a single encounter, and if it were someone else…
The crowd’s gaze inevitably fell on Ling Xi and Yanhuang.
"Sister Ling Xi..."
Someone by Ling Xi’s side asked softly.
But before he could finish his sentence, Ling Xi suddenly said, "He has a special constitution."
As soon as she spoke, those around her were startled.
A special constitution!?
In the path of cultivation, there is a notion of Spirit Root, divided into lower, middle, upper, and extreme grades.
But on the Northern Sea Star, where practicing through elixirs is prevalent, and with the existence of the almost pill-poison-free Pure Yang Great Pill, the gap between Spirit Roots has been minimized.
However, a special constitution is different!
Each type of special constitution can almost sympathize with a certain Great Dao.
This talent might not be remarkable at the Golden Core stage, but once one begins to cultivate Dao Techniques, they are bound to achieve twice the results with half the effort, advancing rapidly every day.
"A Void Category special constitution."
Ling Xi explained, "With this type of constitution, once promoted to Hollow Void, he must shine brightly. Moreover, judging by the combat power he just displayed… even if I went up, I might not necessarily win. Rather than that, it would be better to form a good connection."
She smiled, "I’d rather not make a fool of myself up there."
