Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 21 Reward
The Eastern Regions are vast, with a territory spanning tens of millions of miles.

With the Fallen God Mountain Range as the boundary, to the north lies the thirty-six prefectures of the Eastern Divine Land, which are under the control of the imperial court, while to the south lies the Eastern Evil Land, which is controlled by the black market and evil sects.

Eight hundred years ago, the Eastern Region was a land of evil, the stronghold of the black market, with the Evil Emperor in charge. Both the Martial Market Bank and the Two Elements Sect were suppressed by the black market and could not raise their heads.

Later, Empress Chi Yao unified the five regions and killed the Evil Emperor in the Fallen God Mountain. The court of the First Central Empire established the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion in the Eastern Region Holy City. It also joined forces with the Liangyi Sect and the Eastern Region Holy Academy of Wushi Money Shop to suppress the arrogance of the black market in the Eastern Region.

Today, the Black Market, the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion, the Two Elements Sect, the Martial Market Bank, and the ambitious Moon Worshiping Demonic Sect, which has intervened from the Central Region, have become the five major forces in the Eastern Region, presenting a five-way balance of power.

Eight hundred years have passed, and although the black market's influence in the Eastern Region is not what it used to be, it still firmly controls the evil land of the Eastern Region. With the new evil emperor in the Heavenly Realm, the imperial army does not dare to cross the Fallen God Mountain Range rashly.

This majestic mountain range, stretching for tens of millions of miles, became the dividing line between good and evil in the entire Eastern Region.

A streak of blue light flashed across the sky on the southern side of the Fallen God Mountains.

Liuguang is a fifth-tier superior savage beast, the Azure Feather Peng, with the bloodline of the Peng bird. Its strength is comparable to that of a human martial artist at the peak of the Fish-Dragon Realm.

At this moment, on the back of the Azure Feather Roc, Di Yi, carrying the Crow Cry Sword, looked down at the vast land below, his heart filled with awe.

This is different from the feeling of looking down at the ground from an airplane in my previous life. The view is wider and the view is boundless, making it easier to feel a sense of great pride.

The speed of the Azure Feather Roc was extremely fast, far exceeding the speed of sound. If it weren't for the Nascent Soul Half-Saint erecting a barrier of holy energy, the gale alone coming from the high sky would have been enough to tear Di Yi to shreds.

Having been in this world for more than half a year, this was the first time that Di Yi had left the Black Market Hall and the Universe Heaven.

The reward bestowed by the leader of the Black Market's First-Class Hall was very special. It was not located in the Universe Heaven, but deep within the Fallen God Mountains. Emperor Yi had to retrieve it personally, which led to this trip.

"Nascent Soul Senior, what exactly is the reward bestowed by the Hall Master that is located in the Fallen God Mountains?" Di Yi asked curiously.

"How much do you know about the savage beasts of the Kunlun Realm?" The Nascent Soul Half-Saint sat cross-legged on the head of the Azure Feather Roc, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.

After a moment's thought, Di Yi replied, "The Kunlun Realm is home to a wide variety of savage beasts, divided into nine ranks. A first-rank savage beast is equivalent to a Yellow Realm martial artist, while a ninth-rank savage beast is equivalent to a Saint Emperor of the human race. Apart from the Five Domains, almost the entire Kunlun Realm is the territory of savage beasts..."

Di Yi selected and presented the information he knew: the Kunlun Realm was vast and incomparable, and the five regions occupied by the human race only accounted for a very small proportion, while the wilderness and the four seas were the majority.

In the hundred thousand years following the Middle Ages, the Savage Beast Race was the most powerful force in the Kunlun Realm. Before Empress Chi Yao ventured alone into the Savage Wilderness to slay the eight Beast Kings, the Savage Beast Races of the Four Seas had almost invaded the five domains of the Human Race.

For the Holy Central Empire, the Moon Worshiping Demonic Cult, and the Black Market—forces that had once been defeated by the First Central Empire—Empress Chi Yao was their most feared enemy.

But for the vast majority of humans in the Five Regions, Empress Chi Yao was a saintly emperor in their hearts, a figure unparalleled in ten thousand years.

The title of Great Might and Virtuous Holy Empress is not merely due to her unparalleled strength in the world.

In the Eastern Region alone, over the past few hundred years, the imperial court has established more than 12,000 large and small prefectures and kingdoms in the wilderness, extending the jurisdiction of the Eastern Region Holy King's Palace all the way to the East Sea, doubling its territory.

Such a feat of territorial expansion is unparalleled even in the ancient history of the Kunlun region.

Even the most wicked figures in the black market speak of Empress Chi Yao with more respect than fear, demonstrating her immense prestige in the Kunlun Realm. The Nascent Soul Half-Saint slightly opened his eyes, gazing at the gradually clearing mountain range outline on the distant horizon.

"Whether it's the imperial court or the black market, it's ultimately an internal struggle within the human race. On the issue of fighting against the various savage beast races, all parties have always maintained a tacit understanding with each other."

"The Fallen God Mountain Range is the most expansive mountain range in the entire Eastern Region. It is home to a large number of savage beast races, including many seventh-tier savage beasts comparable to saints."

"Sixty years ago, the Hall Master encountered a seventh-tier savage beast, the Three-Clawed Flame Dragon, in the Fallen God Mountains. He fought it for three days and three nights before finally killing it."

"The hall master found its lair and discovered that there was an unhatched dragon egg inside. The dragon egg's bloodline was very pure, even better than its mother's. So the hall master sealed the dragon egg and the dragon lair together."

Upon hearing this, Di Yi exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that the reward bestowed by the Hall Master is that dragon egg?"

Ziyuan, who was being accompanied by her, was also shocked. The Dragon Clan lived in the wild four seas and were the overlord royal family among the savage beasts.

A dragon beast that can reach the seventh rank is already considered to be a core member of the dragon race.

The dragon egg of a seventh-order holy dragon has potential no less than that of a holy body. With a little nurturing, it has a very high probability of being able to cultivate a guardian holy beast comparable to a saint in the future.

"As expected of the Hall Master, to bestow such a reward."

The Nascent Soul Half-Saint appeared calm, but inwardly he felt a pang of envy. A seventh-tier Saint Dragon Egg was already worth as much as a hundred-pattern Saint Artifact.

"It's not just the dragon eggs, but also the dragon's nest that the Three-Clawed Flame Dragon has been managing for hundreds of years. The reward bestowed by the Hall Master this time is something even I envy."

"Could it be that there are still treasures in the dragon's nest that the hall master hasn't taken?"

Di Yi was slightly taken aback, not expecting that the dragon's nest was also part of the reward. But what value could a nest possibly have?
Seeing Di Yi's doubt, the Nascent Soul Half-Saint chuckled and said, "Don't even think about the treasures in the Dragon's Nest. When people from the Black Market take action, how could they not plunder it all?"

"The Fallen God Mountain Range stretches for tens of millions of miles from east to west, cutting the entire Eastern Region in half. It is the dragon vein of the Eastern Region, with sacred veins flowing through it, giving birth to many treasure lands. Given the strength of the Three-Clawed Flame Dragon in its lifetime, the place it chose as its lair is naturally a treasure land, worthy of being called sacred land, enough to become the mountain gate of a third-rate sect."

Sacred lands traversed by sacred veins are incredibly valuable, not to mention anything else. The spiritual herbs and fruits that grow there are so precious that they would cause martial arts legends and powerful beings in the Fish-Dragon Realm to fight tooth and nail for them.

For Emperor Yi now, a dragon species with the potential to become a saint is not as directly useful as this dragon's nest treasure land.

"I see."

The Emperor nodded, noticing the unintentional expression on the face of the Nascent Soul Half-Saint, and asked with a smile, "This dragon's nest sounds extraordinary. Could it be of any help to your cultivation, senior?"

The Nascent Soul Half-Saint's expression stiffened, and he nodded: "There are remnants of the Holy Dao of the Three-Clawed Flame Dragon in the Dragon Nest, which have considerable value for Half-Saints to comprehend, and there is a slight chance to comprehend the opportunity to become a Saint from it."

“No wonder the Hall Master asked a Nascent Soul senior to accompany me; this opportunity was originally meant for the Nascent Soul senior,” Di Yi said earnestly.

The Nascent Soul Half-Saint was taken aback upon hearing this.

Does the hall master really mean that?
(End of this chapter)