I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

In the following days, the Xuantian Alliance and the ancient clans engaged in several battles.

The good news is that the ancient tribes have no intention of engaging in a decisive battle for the time being, and instead plan to proceed cautiously and steadily.

During this time, Shen Ming stayed at Xiaoyao Peak, organizing his future plans.

Suddenly, a figure appeared, none other than the sect leader Liang Mingxi.

As the leader of the Xuantian Alliance, Liang Mingxi experienced several major battles and spent more than ten days outside the Xuantian Sect.

"How's your cultivation going?" Liang Mingxi asked.

Shen Ming's heart stirred, knowing that the sect leader was going to arrange his cultivation.

"Once you break through to the fourth transformation of the Nine Transformations of the Dragon God, you should be able to prepare for the tribulation."

“Your path to supreme power is unique and cannot be guided by others. However, as the son of an emperor, you attract the radiance of the Great Dao, allowing you to complete your path to supreme power in a more favorable location,” Liang Mingxi said.

"A better place?"

"Have you heard of battlefields outside of borders?"

"I heard."

Shen Ming thought that Yun Xi was going to the outer battlefield to break through to the Dominator Realm. Could it be that the Sect Leader was also going to arrange for him to go there?

I should have set off with Yunxi; at least I would have had company.

He didn't know much about the extraterritorial battlefield, only that the Supreme Realm experts from the Northern Region used to go there for training.

As for what kind of place it is, we can only make inferences from the name.

"You've seen the projection of the World Tree. Legend has it that each branch represents a continent, and thousands of continents converge on the tree."

The world has nine layers, and at the boundary of each layer is the battlefield outside the realm, connecting the past and the future.

Our Xuanhuang Continent is located on the third level of the lower three layers. This level contains one hundred and eight continents, each with a central domain and four domains.

Shen Ming had always heard about the vast world and the myriad races, but he had no concrete understanding of it until now, when he heard the sect leader talk about it.

"The outer battlefield, although it is called a battlefield, is actually a vast world. After all, it is a place where things meet, with countless opportunities and spiritual veins."

For example, the Primordial Qi, Heavenly Spirit Qi, and Primordial Qi from the Xuan Tian Gate are not difficult to find in the outer battlefield.

This is why Supreme Realm experts from the Northern Region would go to fight in the outer battlefields.

"Sect Leader, I've rarely heard of anyone breaking through to the Dominator level in the extraterritorial battlefield," Shen Ming said, somewhat puzzled.

If the extraterrestrial battlefield is so desirable, and those who go there become rulers, it will definitely cause a sensation, with countless people rushing to join them.

However, in the Northern Region, most people went to the battlefields outside the region out of necessity, leaving their homes and families to fight hard.

"Because the spiritual veins of the outer battlefield are firmly controlled by the nine immortal dynasties, outsiders are not allowed to cultivate unless they become members of the dynasty."

The Immortal Dynasty has a royal-level expert at the fifth level of the Sovereign Realm.

"To join the dynasty, talent is not considered; only military achievements matter. Under such cruel circumstances, most people are cannon fodder."

Therefore, under normal circumstances, it's better for you to go to the Central Region than the outer battlefields. However, there are always exceptions. As an imperial prince, you can join the Eternal Academy.

Besides the Immortal Dynasty, the battlefield outside the domain also includes academies such as White Deer, Creation, Eternity, Life, Heavenly Meteor, Yin Yang, and Divine Cliff.

The Eternal Academy was founded by the Eternal Emperor. As the son of the Eternal Emperor, Shen Ming has an extraordinary status and is naturally a different story.

Liang Mingxi's plan was to have Shen Ming join the Eternal Academy. No matter how unique his path to supreme power was, it was better than staying in the Northern Region.

The Northern Region is currently engulfed in war, and Shen Ming is still a thorn in the side of the ancient clans. Whenever he goes out, he is ambushed.

“According to Yunxi, the Other Shore Flower will not fully mature and be born for another three years. I will break through to the Dominator Realm within half a year, so it’s perfect to go to the Central Region to pick it two and a half years in advance,” Shen Mingxin said.

“Before this, I had already sent someone to inform Eternal Academy that you should be prepared to depart at any time,” Liang Mingxi said.

……

Extraterritorial battlefields, Eternal Academy.

The entire academy stands on the earth like a dazzling pearl. Around the academy, the aura of spiritual veins surges, and the misty spiritual energy swirls like a thin fog.

The academy is divided into the Heavenly Palace, the Earthly Palace, the Flood Palace, and the Wilderness Palace.

At this very moment, in the Eternal Palace, the masters of the four palaces are gathered together, discussing the identity of the Eternal Emperor's son.

"That's absurd. When the Emperor was preaching in the Great Luo Palace, he hadn't even become an Emperor yet. How could he have given birth to an imperial son?"

"According to people at the time, the avenue was bathed in light like a waterfall."

"That's even more ridiculous. Such an exaggerated radiance of the Great Dao should have been noticed by all the major academies, including us, long ago. Why would we have waited for them to notify us?"

"It must be a trick of refining the Great Luo Palace with some kind of secret method and joining the academy in the name of the Emperor's son."

None of the four palace masters believed that the imperial son was real, firstly because the Great Luo Palace did not have the conditions for the birth of an imperial son.

Secondly, if the radiance of the Great Dao truly appeared in the lower three levels of the world, all the major academies would be able to sense it and immediately scramble for people; it would be impossible for it to have dragged on until now.

"Dean, why are you coming to us to discuss such an absurd matter?"

The four hall masters looked at the dean sitting in the center with puzzlement.

"He's impersonating the Emperor's son, so we'll treat him as the Emperor's son and bring him over!" the dean said mysteriously.

The four hall masters were baffled. Why would the dean, who had so much free time, joke around with a swindler?

"Could it be?!"

Suddenly, the four palace masters realized something and slapped their thighs.

"The dean is brilliant!"

……

The World Tree, the three upper worlds.

The Celestial Realm of Luo Tian is the place where heaven and earth meet.

Here stands a magnificent giant bell, towering like a pagoda connecting heaven and earth.

The bell appears to be carved from a single piece of chaotic black iron, radiating a mysterious and profound luster.

Without warning, the bells rang throughout the heavens and earth.

The giant bell had not rung for countless years, and its sound seemed to travel from the primordial era.

The bell tolled loudly and deeply, its sound waves spreading outwards in all directions at a speed invisible to the naked eye, like golden ripples.

The surrounding mythical birds and beasts all lay prostrate on the ground.

In the ancient palaces and temples of the Three Thousand Provinces, a group of elders with an air of otherworldly grace suddenly opened their eyes, their gazes filled with shock and solemnity.

"The Imperial Bell has rung!"

They leaped into the air, gazing in the direction from which the bell tolled, their robes fluttering but unable to conceal the turmoil within their hearts.

In less than a quarter of an hour, top experts from the Immortal Realm arrived at the Emperor Bell, vying to seize the Emperor's son.

"The Xuanhuang Continent? How could an imperial prince possibly appear in the lower three worlds?! And how could he possibly make our imperial bell ring?!"

"That's impossible. Even if there are still Great Emperors' training grounds on the lower continents, it's impossible for them to produce an Imperial Son."

"The Imperial Bell is a creation of heaven and earth; it cannot possibly malfunction."

"What should we do? We can't get down!"

These powerful beings stared at each other, unsure of what to do.

The radiance of the Great Dao that Shen Ming unleashed was so exaggerated that it directly bypassed the outer battlefield and the middle world, reaching the upper three levels!