Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 60 Three Palms and Seven Swords
The surrounding chatter about the rules instantly vanished, and no one dared to say another word.

On one side of the square, four figures gathered together, representing four colors: purple, blue, cyan, and green.

These were the four Star Envoys selected years ago: Purple Wind Star Envoy, Azure Blue Star Envoy, Green Robe Star Envoy, and Green Robe Star Envoy.

The Green-Robed Star Envoy was a burly man who studied under the renowned Hammer Saint in the black market. His cultivation had surpassed the Heavenly Realm and reached the first transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm.

"Gentlemen, who do you think will win the final position of Young Master among the four candidates?"

"Who becomes the young master is not something we can decide. After today, the young master will return to his position, and the Seven Fiend Star Envoys will be in place. After so many years of cultivation, we can finally leave the Universe Heaven and test the strength of the younger generation of the righteous path in the Eastern Region." Purple Wind Star Envoy is the oldest of the four and has the highest cultivation level. He has reached the peak of the Fish-Dragon Realm, the ninth transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm, and has cultivated the Glazed Treasure Body.

He seemed unconcerned about who would become the young master; whoever became the young master, he was prepared to follow, something he had understood from the very beginning of becoming a Star Envoy.

"The Xia family is the number one family in the black market. With the Evil Emperor in charge of the Universe Heaven, the black market is able to occupy the Evil Land of the Eastern Region and contend with the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion, the Eastern Region Holy Academy, and the Two Elements Sect. In my opinion, this young master of the Xia family with the Thick Earth Physique is more suitable to become the young master of the First-Class Hall. With his identity as a member of the Xia family, he can also win the respect of the masses."

The Azure Star Envoy was the second Star Envoy to be selected. Like the Green Robe Star Envoy, he was a disciple of a saint in the Black Market and his cultivation had reached the fourth transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm. His master had received guidance from the Evil Emperor in his early years and was very close to the Xia family, so he was naturally a candidate who was close to the Xia family.

The Azure Star Envoy is a woman carrying a broadsword. She is quite beautiful and is the only one among the four with a Saint Body, possessing the Azure Cloud Saint Body. However, she comes from the most ordinary background, born in a fifth-rate force in the Eastern Evil Land. Later, she was taken in as a disciple by a half-saint from the First-Class Hall.

She was the third person to be chosen as a Star Envoy. She was three years younger than the Azure Star Envoy, but her cultivation level was only one minor realm lower, reaching the third transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm.

Her gaze swept over the four candidates for young master, finally settling on Di Yi.

"In a battle between equals, I'm optimistic about this Emperor Yi. Five years ago, he was already at least a Seventh-Rank Genius. He even defeated Xia Shaoyang, who possessed the Thick Earth Body, with a single palm strike. Five years later, he might have become an Eighth-Rank Genius, comparable to the Evil Emperor of yesteryear."

The Green-Robed Star Envoy felt that what the Azure-Clad Star Envoy said made some sense, but he also had great confidence in Huang Shenyi, the successor of the Sword Saint.

Hammer Saint was on good terms with Nine Nether City, so the Green Robe Star Envoy was even more supportive of Huang Shenyi becoming the young master of the First-Class Hall.

The four star envoys revealed their respective attitudes and experiences during their conversation.

Five years have passed, and Xia Shaoyang has shed his former boyish naiveté and become a burly young man nearly two meters tall. His gaze has been fixed on Di Yi from beginning to end.

The defeat of Di Yi in front of the Nine Absolutes Tower was the greatest humiliation of his life. For the past five years, he has been cultivating almost like a madman, surpassing Huang Shenyi and becoming a Seven Absolutes Genius at the Great Extreme Level of the Earth Realm, all for the sake of fighting Di Yi again in the future and washing away the humiliation of the past.

"Emperor Yi, the humiliation I suffered before the Nine Absolute Tower back then, I will repay tenfold today. You and I are both at the Great Perfection of the Earthly Realm, which will save us from the tedious matter of the saints sealing our cultivation. How about we go up to the battle stage and have a fight first?"

He stared intently at Di Yi, only to see the figure in the golden-patterned black robe looking at him calmly, uttering a single word: "Good."

Xia Shaoyang saw the contempt in his eyes, and the raging anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

"Today I will show you the power of the Earth Body."

He leaped onto the high platform, his hands clasped with a pair of gauntlets of the twelfth-tier True Martial Treasure level.

"Young master, be careful," Ziyuan whispered a warning.

Di Yi turned to look at her and smiled faintly: "Don't worry, I'll be right back."

After saying that, he stepped on the ground, his body transformed into a rainbow of light, and he appeared on the platform in an instant.

Huang Shenyi, dressed in a yellow robe, frowned slightly upon seeing this scene from afar.

"He actually mastered the Flowing Light Flying Rainbow Escape Technique."

When he was at the Earthly Realm, he was very close to reaching the Supreme Realm. If he had mastered a Ghost-level movement technique at that time, he might have had a chance to reach the Supreme Realm.

In terms of strength, he is undoubtedly the number one among the four candidates, but in a battle against someone of the same realm, he does not have a 100% chance of winning.

On the battle stage, Xia Shaoyang's body radiated a brownish-red light, as if he were wearing a suit of armor, making him quite extraordinary.

"Di Yi, I have now passed the seventh level of the Nine Absolute Tower and have initially mastered the power of the Thick Earth Body. I am far superior to what I was back then."

Di Yi looked at him quietly, thought for a moment, and asked, "How many blows do you think you could withstand from me right now?"

Xia Shaoyang's expression changed drastically, and the anger in his eyes almost materialized.

"Arrogant. I know your greatest strength is your swordsmanship. You've mastered the low-grade Ghost-level Hades Sword Technique, but you're not the only one capable of mastering Ghost-level martial arts."

"You take my Heavenly Demon Rising Dragon Fist first."

Xia Shaoyang's talent is not bad; he is one of the best among the younger generation in the black market. The cultivation technique he uses is the same as Xia Xiongtu's, which is the Heavenly Demon Ascending Dragon Diagram from the Heavenly Demon Stone Carvings.

The Heavenly Demon Rising Dragon Fist was created by an ancient saint in the black market who had cultivated the Heavenly Demon Rising Dragon Diagram. When cultivated to its peak, it becomes a powerful sacred technique.

Xia Shaoyang had only just begun to grasp the basics, but the power he unleashed was already comparable to a low-level ghost-grade martial art.

Di Yi sensed the incoming fist light and, after a brief assessment, concluded that Xia Shaoyang indeed possessed the Seven Absolute Battle Power, achieving a level that surpassed ordinary Saint Body cultivators within the same realm.

He restrained most of his power, deciding to fight Xia Shaoyang only at the level of an Eight Great Genius.

Thinking of this, Di Yi raised his hand and struck out with a palm, just like five years ago, it was the sixth palm of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, the Calamity of the Divine Dragon.

As the number one palm technique of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Path, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm undergoes a transformation with each mastery of a single palm strike.

After Emperor Yi mastered the seventh palm technique, the Dragon Elephant Divine Furnace, the entire palm technique had transformed into a low-grade ghost-level martial art. No matter which palm he unleashed, it possessed the power of a ghost-level martial art.

A phantom image of a divine dragon flew out from his palm and collided with Xia Shaoyang's Heavenly Demon Rising Dragon Fist Imprint.

Without any suspense, the fist imprint was shattered by a single palm strike, while the shadow of the divine dragon slammed into Xia Shaoyang's body. His brown true qi armor withstood the aftershock of the palm strike, but the powerful force still forced him to retreat.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Yi struck out with another palm, still the Divine Dragon Calamity.

Xia Shaoyang's eyes were bloodshot. He circulated his internal energy to its limit and threw another punch, ignoring his injuries.

The fist imprint was shattered by the palm imprint once again, and the remaining force struck him, cracking his true qi armor.

Di Yi couldn't help but sigh, this Thick Earth Body was simply a natural tortoise shell, its defensive power was unmatched even by a Saint Body.

Despite his thoughts, his offensive continued unabated. He calmly and steadily unleashed his third palm strike, the Divine Dragon Calamity.

The previous attack had already exhausted Xia Shaoyang's internal energy. Now, as the palm print struck again, he showed a look of resentment on his face, watching helplessly as Di Yi struck his chest with a palm.

The true qi armor shattered instantly, and Xia Shaoyang's burly figure was sent flying backward by a palm strike. He curled up like a shrimp in mid-air and flew straight off the battle stage.

A gentle aura of holy energy caught him and lifted him down slowly. By the time Xia Shaoyang landed, his injuries had completely healed. The methods of a saint were truly inconceivable.

Di Yi stood on the platform, looking down at Xia Shaoyang, his voice booming like a bell, yet calm as a still lake.

"This time, you managed to catch three of my blows, so you've improved."

"you……"

Xia Shaoyang was resentful, but he knew that he was ultimately inferior in skill.

"Di Yi, five years ago I could only withstand one of your palm strikes, but today I can withstand three. One day, I will be able to withstand ten, thirty, and eventually defeat you."

Upon hearing this, Di Yi was impressed. Despite losing to him twice, he still possessed an indomitable spirit. With such a spirit, this person might become a prominent figure in the future.

"Impressive palm technique, but I wonder if your swordsmanship is even more powerful."

Huang Shenyi's voice suddenly rang out, and in the blink of an eye, his figure had already appeared on the platform, his speed far exceeding the speed of sound.

Having cultivated in Nine Nether City for many years, Huang Shenyi's cultivation has reached the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, far surpassing that of the current Emperor Yi.

As he stepped onto the battle platform, the leader of the First-Class Hall unleashed a beam of holy light, sealing Huang Shenyi's cultivation to the Great Perfection of the Earthly Realm.

With most of his power sealed, Huang Shenyi felt slightly uncomfortable, but he quickly adapted.

With a thought, a golden snake sword flew out from between his eyebrows.

Only sacred artifacts can be sized as desired and stored in the dantian between the eyebrows. This Golden Serpent Sword is indeed a sacred sword.

With the sacred artifact in hand, Huang Shenyi's combat power will naturally increase greatly. However, this sacred sword was not given to him by the Nine Nether Sword Saint and the other saints of Nine Nether City. Rather, it was an opportunity he obtained on his own and can be considered part of his own strength. The saints can't say anything about it.

Huang Shenyi, holding the Golden Serpent Holy Sword, looked at Di Yi and laughed, "I heard that your greatest strength is in swordsmanship?"

The Emperor smiled in response, and with a thought, the Crow Cry Sword flew from the side and landed in his hand.

"I don't know where you heard this from. The person who spread this news obviously doesn't know me very well. My strongest skill is not swordsmanship, because every path I cultivate is the strongest for my opponents."

Huang Shenyi did not underestimate Di Yi in the slightest. Just the way he controlled the sword just now showed that his swordsmanship had reached the level of "Sword Heart Clarity".

"Winning with words will not increase your strength in the slightest."

Di Yi seemed not to hear him, and said with a hint of teasing, "Xia Shaoyang took three of my blows. The Underworld Sword Technique has seventeen moves. I wonder how many moves you can withstand?"

Before he finished speaking, Di Yi had already unleashed a sword strike. The black Wuti Sword emitted a ghostly phantom that seemed almost tangible.

Huang Shenyi's expression changed slightly as he faced the sword. He recognized that this was not the fully mastered Hades Sword Technique, but the perfected Hades Sword Technique, comparable to a mid-level Ghost-level martial art.

The power of this sword strike made him feel an intense sense of crisis, and he unleashed his full strength to counterattack.

The Hades Sword Technique is said to have been created by the Black Market Saint after observing the ancient Hades. It carries a trace of Hades' arrogant and domineering aura, with each sword strike more domineering than the last.

Huang Shenyi's swordsmanship has also reached the level of Sword Heart Clarity, which is no less than that of Di Yi. However, although they are both at the Great Perfection of the Earthly Realm, Di Yi's physique is much stronger than his. Even though he once reached the Supreme Realm when he was at the Yellow Realm, it was not enough to make up for the huge gap in their physiques.

The secret of the Supreme Realm was originally his greatest trump card, which he planned to reveal after becoming the young master. However, at this moment, this secret has completely lost its meaning under the berserk sword aura of Emperor Yi.

The two were evenly matched in swordsmanship, and neither of them could truly activate the sacred artifacts since they were at the Great Perfection of the Earthly Realm. At this moment, the power of the twelfth-order True Martial Treasure was not much less than that of the Golden Serpent Sacred Sword.

Under these circumstances, the difference in their basic strength meant that this would be an overwhelming battle.

Emperor Yi unleashed sword strike after sword strike, giving Huang Shenyi no chance to retaliate and forcing him to defend.

However, prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat, and his attacks are not so easily blocked.

With a clang of metal striking metal, the Golden Serpent Holy Sword fell off the battle platform and embedded itself in the ground of the plaza, followed closely by Huang Shenyi's figure, which plummeted to the ground.

The square in front of the temple fell into a deathly silence.

A martial artist counted the moves the two exchanged.

"The Emperor defeated Huang Shenyi with just seven swords."

(End of this chapter)