"My Lord, the Ninth Captain of the Sea God's Guard... he... his primordial spirit crossed the planar shackles and forcibly descended. Now his primordial spirit has scattered, his physical body has cracked, he has... he has perished!"
"What in the world happened?"
In the Upper Plane's Three Thousand Dao Provinces, each Dao Province was tens of times larger than the Cang Yuan Plane. Traveling west from the central continent for several hundred Dao Provinces, to the extreme west of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, and then crossing the vast sea shrouded in void qi, about tens of thousands of miles away, one could reach three islands situated in close proximity.
The powers occupying these three islands each controlled four lower planes. One of these islands, with numerous rivers and high humidity, where the beings living there often carried a strong smell of the sea when they walked, was once the Sea God Island, which had ruled the Cang Yuan Plane for several epochs.
In the center of Sea God Island, a hundred zhang from the Sea God Palace, was the military camp of the Sea God's Guard. On Sea God Island, the social hierarchy was clearly defined. The Sea God's Guard represented the strength and pride of Sea God Island. Beings who joined the Sea God Palace had to have successfully ignited their divine fire and entered the Divine Fire Realm.
At this moment, in the grand hall of the Sea God's Guard, a middle-aged man wearing blue armor, with azure skin and black hair dancing wildly, looked at the guard reporting below with some confusion.
Kneeling before him was the same guard who had accompanied the one who perished in the Cang Yuan Plane, watching over the Divine Fire Realm beings of the lower plane. To have ignited four points of divine fire and then perished in a place where death was impossible, his primordial spirit seemingly extinguished in an instant. His face was pale, his voice trembling, and he kept stealing glances at the Sea God's Guard Lord seated on the main throne.
The Sea God's Guard Lord was not only the leader of the Sea God's Guard but also the second most powerful figure in the Sea God Island faction, second only to the Sea God himself. He had ignited eight points of divine fire!
"Hmm?"
"If I remember correctly, he had already ignited four points of divine fire. Even on Sea God Island, his realm and strength were considered quite advanced. And now you're telling me this?"
"He was killed by an ant in the Cang Yuan Plane!"
"Hmph hmph hmph, hahahaha!"
"The ants of Cang Yuan are merely at the peak of martial arts. They wouldn't even see spiritual energy in their lifetime. And you, here in the Sea God's Guard Hall, dare to tell me he perished!"
"My Lord, I... I suspect it was the work of the Sword Bone lineage!"
"When we were guarding the lower plane, we detected the aura of a being from the Sword Bone lineage in Cang Yuan."
The guard was somewhat panicked, looking up at the Sea God's Guard Lord, whose expression was slightly heavy, and speaking nervously.
The Sword Bone lineage was an existence infinitely more powerful than Sea God Island, residing on a continent at the other end of the void sea. Legend had it that the Sword Bone lineage possessed powerful beings who had ignited eleven points of divine fire, and even true gods, suppressing an area of tens of millions of li, an existence that Sea God Island could not contend with, not even worthy of carrying their shoes.
"The Sword Bone lineage?!"
"That's more like it!"
The Sea God's Guard Lord was greatly alarmed, his eyes filled with fear and trembling.
To be blunt, Sea God Island, the Long River Sect, and others were merely a corner of the overseas. How could they compare to the Sword Bone lineage? But at this moment, his trembling eyes gradually calmed down. If the Sword Bone lineage could extend their influence overseas, they certainly wouldn't disregard their Sea God Island faction.
Without powerful beings as backing, the four lower planes controlled by Sea God Island were its most crucial foundation. With lower planes, came planar origin. Only then could the beings of Sea God Island establish the "one palace and two manors" and give birth to powerful beings in the future!
The lower planes could not be lost!
The appearance of a being from the Sword Bone lineage in the Cang Yuan Plane sent a shock through him.
"My Lord, the aura of that Sword Bone lineage being had completely disappeared. But shortly after, the core seed of the Cang Yuan Plane appeared within the Forbidden Origin Array. To be safe, the Ninth Captain's primordial spirit detached and descended to Cang Yuan via the Forbidden Origin Array. But before a few breaths passed, he... he perished!"
The guard kneeling on one knee looked at the Sea God's Guard Lord, his face pale as he spoke.
"My Lord, if it weren't for that divine being from the Sword Bone lineage, how could an ant possibly slay a Divine Fire Realm expert!"
"My Lord, the Forbidden Origin Array sealing the Cang Yuan Plane has now collapsed, and Cang Yuan has vanished into the endless void. However, the connection between our Sea God Island and Cang Yuan has not been severed. Once the Sword Bone lineage being completes the convergence of origin and ascends to the higher planes, it will inevitably be near our Sea God Island. My Lord, I suggest we mobilize the Sea God's Guard to seal off the surrounding sea area!"
The Sea God's Guard Lord lowered his head, frowning slightly, still analyzing the Sword Bone lineage.
And the guard kneeling on one knee in the grand hall, with a pale face, was sweating profusely, daring not to speak, silently waiting for the Sea God's Guard Lord's command.
The Sea God's Guard Lord pondered for a long time, his eyes flickering. In his mind, countless thoughts raced regarding the gap between Sea God Island and the Sword Bone lineage, silently analyzing the pros and cons.
"A being from the Sword Bone lineage has secretly infiltrated the plane ruled by our Sea God Island. Sea God Island is no match for them, but the planar origin is the capital for a faction's rise. For the sake of Sea God Island, a being from the Sword Bone lineage is expendable!" he thought to himself, the hidden fear in his eyes gradually fading.
"The current Divine Son has successfully ignited the divine fire at the Baihui acupoint and is qualified to become a true god. The ignition of divine fire in the 'one palace and two manors' is inevitable!"
"So what if there's the Sword Bone lineage? Once the Divine Son ignites the divine fire in the 'one palace and two manors,' the foundation for sainthood will be established!"
"By then, the Sword Bone lineage will be dealt with with a mere flip of the hand!"
"Go, take my order, mobilize the Sea God's Guard. Once a being from the Sword Bone lineage appears, excavate the planar origin for me!"
...
Cang Yuan Plane. In the blink of an eye, a month had quietly passed. The four continents had merged into one, and the various prefectures and local regimes had stabilized. The policies and laws of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty were also steadily advancing.
The current Great Han Imperial Dynasty had ten great legions arrayed in the four directions. A multitude of heroes stepped through the void, surrounding Yang Hao, awaiting the world's ascension!
Yang Hao, clad in imperial robes, held the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal in his left hand and rested his right hand on the Xuanyuan Sword at his waist. A five-clawed golden dragon of destiny coiled tightly around him. He stepped through the void, standing above the Xuanzheng Hall, calmly gazing at the vast landscape of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty.
Within his eyes, golden dragons roamed, the four directions of fertile earth flashed by, dragon might intimidated, and divine light filled the sky as he looked at the territory conquered over seven years!
"Your Majesty, the auspicious time has arrived. We can begin!"
Beside him, Yuan Tiangang held a thunderbolt, his gaze sweeping across the vast sky, and said respectfully.
"Clang!"
His hand on the Xuanyuan Sword at his waist turned slightly. The sword energy let out a long cry, dragon roars echoed, and layers of spiritual energy storms swept across the sky!
"System, initiate world ascension!"