Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 59 The Struggle for the Young Master
Upon returning to the Illusionary Heaven Pavilion from the Nine Absolutes Tower, the Illusionary Saint had retrieved the sacred medicine that had replenished Emperor Yi's origin.

The main ingredient is a sacred snow lotus that has been cultivated for ten thousand years, with thirty-six petals. Combined with hundreds of spiritual herbs and materials, it is made into thirty-six servings of medicinal bath soup to strengthen the body and nourish the vital energy.

Soak once every ten days. After thirty-six medicinal baths, the foundation of the Five Elements Divine Demon Body will be replenished.

After removing his clothes and immersing his body in the medicinal soup, feeling the vast primordial power continuously flowing into his body and nourishing the Five Elements Divine Seeds, Di Yi suddenly understood why the Evil Emperor had set the battle for the position of the young master of the First-Class Hall a year later.

This means they knew about the Illusionary Saint's preparations in advance.

This year is needed to solidify the Five Elements Divine Demon Body, so it is temporarily impossible to improve martial arts cultivation. Although Di Yi is somewhat helpless, he is not too worried. The path of cultivation becomes more and more difficult as you go further. The more solid the foundation you lay in the early stages, the more you can accumulate strength and unleash your potential in the later stages of cultivation.

It is foreseeable that once he enters the Heavenly Realm, his cultivation progress will be rapid.

Di Yi did not intend to waste this year. In addition to studying the Heart Sutra and cultivating his spiritual power, he also obtained a top-level movement technique from the black market from the head of the First-Class Hall.

[Flowing Light and Flying Rainbow Escape Technique]

Its name may seem ordinary, but it is renowned throughout Kunlun and is hailed as the number one movement technique of the heretical path.

This escape technique originated from the "Heavenly Demon Flowing Light Diagram" among the thirty-six Heavenly Demon Stone Carvings. It has been passed down from the Middle Ages and is said to have been created by an ancient deity in the Black Market.

The escape technique is said to have nine levels, but only six levels have been passed down in the black market, with the first level reaching the lower level of the ghost rank.

Ordinary movement techniques and martial arts only pursue speed, but the Flowing Light Flying Rainbow Escape Technique is a supreme skill that points directly to the path of sainthood.

There are countless sacred paths in the world, among which there are seventy-two supreme sacred paths, including the Five Elements Path, Sword Path, Demon Path, Palm Path, and Claw Path.

To cultivate the Flowing Light Flying Rainbow Escape Technique to its pinnacle, one must master the Flowing Light Path, which represents ultimate speed among the Seventy-Two Supreme Sacred Paths.

The Way of Flowing Light is derived from the Way of Time, one of the nine ancient ways. When cultivated to its ultimate level, it can break free from the constraints of space and roam freely throughout the universe.

Emperor Yi has reached the top level in swordsmanship, fist and claw techniques, and mental strength, and has the power of darkness and the True Source Demon Eye as his biggest trump cards, but he is slightly inferior in terms of movement speed.

His speed is sufficient to deal with ordinary geniuses, but if he were to face Zhang Ruochen, who has mastered the Dao of Space, or other cultivators who have cultivated the Dao of Space, his ordinary movement techniques would not be enough.

A true powerhouse must make up for any weakness in any area. The Flowing Light Flying Rainbow Escape Technique was Di Yi's way of preparing for the future and laying the foundation for his invincibility.

After obtaining the movement techniques he desired, Di Yi devoted himself to cultivating his mental realm and movement techniques, taking a medicinal bath every ten days.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

On this day, as the final medicinal bath ended, five-colored divine light emanated from Di Yi's body. The power of the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—burst forth from his five internal organs, and the five divine seeds perfectly combined with his five internal organs.

"It's done!"

Di Yi leaped out of the bath, dried off his body, put on a brand-new golden-patterned black robe, hung the Crow Cry Sword at his waist, and channeled his thirty-seventh-level spiritual power into the True Source Demon Eye, looking out towards the outside of the Illusionary Heaven Pavilion.

Above the Yipin Hall, an imperial edict slowly unfurled, containing hundreds of words.

As for the content, it's very simple.

Today is the day to decide who will become the young master of Yipintang.

The imperial edict originated from the head of the First-Rank Hall. Upon seeing this, Emperor Yi chuckled and shook his head. The head of the First-Rank Hall was waiting for him to emerge from seclusion.

Simply tied her long hair behind her head, and Emperor Yi took a step forward, transforming into a rainbow of light as she rushed towards the location of the imperial edict.

In the plaza in front of the central temple of Yipin Hall, a battle platform with a diameter of 100 zhang (approximately 33 meters) materialized and floated beneath the long steps of the temple.

At the top of the steps, the various saints of the First-Class Hall each possessed a different aura, and each exuded overwhelming holy might.

The head of the First-Class Hall stood in the center, his feet treading on the void, with six Holy Elders lined up behind him. Di Yi was not the first candidate for the young master to arrive at the main hall square; Ye Honglei and Xia Shaoyang had arrived before him. A moment later, a sword light flew over, transforming into the figure of Huang Shenyi.

A series of vast auras arrived one after another, landing around the plaza, including many experts at the Fish-Dragon Realm and half-saint level.

The figure of the Nascent Soul Half-Saint was shrouded in a cloud of black mist. Looking at the imperial edict floating above the battle platform, a smile appeared on his lips.

"A battle between equals?"

He seemed to understand something, looked at Di Yi who was standing alone below the battle platform, took a step forward, released his holy energy, no longer restraining his half-saint power, and landed behind Di Yi.

"Senior Nascent Soul, what is this?" Di Yi turned to look at the Nascent Soul Half-Saint, somewhat surprised.

Choosing to stand behind him at this moment means choosing to be completely bound to Di Yi.

"Son!"

Ziyuan's hurried figure appeared at the end of the square, with the two-foot-long Yanlong Diyan coiled on her shoulder and landed beside Diyi.

“Young Master, you’ve been staying in the Wenqu Palace since you came back, and I haven’t dared to disturb you.” Ziyuan’s face was full of smiles, revealing pure excitement and joy.

The Emperor looked at her, sized her up, and laughed, "Not bad. It's been a few years, and your cultivation has already reached the Lesser Extreme Level of the Heavenly Realm."

He reached out and patted Di Yan's head again. The connection between them had not faded with the passage of time. This seemingly miniature fire dragon had actually transformed into a fifth-tier savage beast, surpassing ordinary fish-dragon realm warriors.

The two people and the dragon were all the supporters of Emperor Yi in the First-Class Hall.

Huan Sheng did not show up. The struggle for the position of the young master of Yipintang is an internal matter of Yipintang, and it is not appropriate for her to appear.

Not only the Illusionary Saint, but also the ancient Ye family, the Xia family, and the saints and demigods of Nine Nether City did not appear here, but only secretly watched with their holy thoughts.

Even so, the team behind Ye Honglei and her companions was far superior to that of Di Yi.

Especially Xia Shaoyang, the pride of the Xia family, has gathered a Saint, several Half-Saints, and nearly a thousand experts in the Fish-Dragon Realm and Heavenly Extreme Realm behind him. His prestige is so great that even the other three candidates for young master cannot compare to him.

Of course, Di Yi's side can actually be ignored.

Beside Xia Shaoyang, the holy man with dark blue hair looked at the contents of the imperial edict.

A battle between equals?
The selection criteria were very simple and seemed fair, but for Xia Shaoyang, who had many supporters but whose strength was only at the Great Perfection of the Earth Realm, it was tantamount to cutting off his own arms.

In a battle between equals, he didn't think Xia Shaoyang could defeat Huang Shenyi and Di Yi, and the disciple of the Illusion Saint was no ordinary person either.

"Master, are there some unreasonable rules governing this competition for the young master?"

Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of the First-Class Hall and the six Holy Elders all lowered their cold gazes in the void.

"Insolence! These are the selection rules personally set by the Evil Emperor. Are you questioning the Evil Emperor?"

The one who spoke was not the head of the First-Class Hall, but Elder Dao Yi, the leader of the six great holy elders.

When the Evil Emperor issued the imperial edict, Dao Yi was also greatly shocked and did not understand its meaning. However, the Evil Emperor held a revered position, especially in the hearts of the Xia family, where he was like a god who was inviolable and beyond question.

Since the Evil Emperor has set such rules, there must be a profound reason for it. All they can do is to follow them.

The sage who had spoken was startled and hurriedly said he dared not, retreating behind Xia Shaoyang and not daring to utter another word.

(End of this chapter)