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

Xuanhuang Continent, Central Region, Snow Mountain.

"Lord Dragon Lord, you died a terrible death."

The black dragon soared through the sky.

The snow-capped mountains were too vast, and the white expanse made it difficult to discern directions. The Black Dragon could not find the place where it had initially confronted the Ice Spirit Clan.

Shen Ming's teleportation talisman was aimed at the Jiang family, but because they were too far apart, it only teleported the black dragon halfway there.

Without hesitation, Heilong immediately turned back.

He was granted the title by Shen Ming, making him an extraordinary being capable of sensing the location of the Dragon Lord.

After Shen Ming entered the Star Road, he couldn't sense it at all.

Black Dragon mistakenly believed that Shen Ming had vanished and died.

Even gods can fall, which explains that mournful cry just now.

The black dragon vowed that one day he would kill the Ice Spirit Clan and devour them in one gulp.

Snapped!

Just then, a large hand slapped down and hit the black dragon on the head.

"Who are you mourning for?"

Shen Ming, who had just returned, heard someone crying that they were dead.

"Lord Dragon!" The black dragon was overjoyed. He knew that a god would not perish easily, and he quickly asked what had just happened.

Upon learning that the Ice Spirit Clan had been completely wiped out, the Black Dragon was dumbfounded. "The Eight Little Kings and one Spirit King have all been dealt with?"

As expected of the Dragon Lord!

"It has nothing to do with me." Shen Ming was unaware of the truth behind all this and was glad that he was lucky.

Shen Ming took out the War King's Token. The token was emitting fluctuations, and when he poured his magic power into it, he immediately sensed the approximate direction.

The hunting war initiated by the Panyue Dynasty is not over yet; those who obtain the War King's Token will head to the next battlefield.

At this moment, the Hundred Battles Royal Court in the sky shone brightly, as if replacing the rising sun, illuminating the entire Central Region.

From this, a line of large, golden characters appeared: "The ultimate battlefield opens; vie for the Primordial Origin."

"Lord Dragon Lord, look!"

The black dragon pointed beyond the snow-capped mountains, to the horizon.

Deep within the Central Region, the earth suddenly began to tremble violently, as if an immense power had been accumulating underground for a long time and was about to burst forth.

A huge crack appeared in the ground, from which a dazzling light, like a galaxy, shot out, containing an extremely rich life force.

Immediately afterwards, a sapling burst forth from the ground with a force that shook the heavens and the earth.

It grows at an astonishing rate, growing taller and thicker every second.

In the blink of an eye, the tree pierced through the clouds, its top connecting with the Hundred Battles Royal Court in the sky.

"A projection of the World Tree? No, it's the origin!"

Everyone who witnessed this scene was shocked; even the hunters from the upper realm had not expected such a turn of events.

The projection of the World Tree is not hard to see, but this is the origin tree of the Xuanhuang Continent, containing the essence and fortune of a world.

Not to mention the hunters, even the protectors and the even stronger cultivators from the upper realms wanted to come after hearing the news.

Then, the Upper and Lower Realms discovered that the passages between the various worlds had become extremely unstable, and the star paths could not be opened.

Shen Ming knew that all these changes were because of him, and he gripped the War King's Token tightly.

If that's the case, then of course we can't let outsiders take advantage of the benefits.

"Let's go hunting."

Roar!

The black dragon roared wildly, overjoyed.

……

A few days later, somewhere in the Central Region.

"The hope of killing Wang Jing lies in the Wuji Sword Dao, which requires reaching the Heavenly Sword Realm."

During his journey, Shen Ming pondered this question. After cultivating the "Azure Lotus Twin Technique," according to the realm classification, he could sweep aside Quasi-Kings.

However, after being attacked three times by the Ice Spirit Clan's junior king, he realized that there was an insurmountable gap between the quasi-king and the junior king.

It is precisely because of the existence of this horizontal ditch that the fourth level of the Sovereign Realm is divided into the King Realm.

If Shen Ming wants to kill the king, he must make a breakthrough in swordsmanship and become the Sword King!

Sword King is a concept in sword cultivation; it does not require one to undergo Heavenly Tribulation.

However, its difficulty is no less than that of normal cultivation; on the contrary, it is even more difficult, as sword cultivation tests talent the most.

Speaking of talent, Shen Ming would say that he has an innate Dao embryo and possesses a limitless sword heart.

The path to becoming king follows the principle of balance among all things and is controlled by various forces in the central region.

Shen Ming thought of the four major sword styles in the Central Region.

Of these, he is most familiar with the black and white sword style.

Thinking of this, Shen Ming took out a black and white jade pendant, which he obtained after successfully challenging the Black and White Dojo in White Emperor City. It contained five sword intents.

Shen Ming has already grasped everything; this jade pendant is essentially just for show.

However, he remembered that the temple master had said that one could use the jade pendant to exchange supernatural powers in the Central Region.

Shen Ming hadn't thought that far ahead at the time, but now he realizes it was the best arrangement.

"But where is the Black and White Academy again?" Shen Ming frowned, as he was unfamiliar with the Central Region.

Just then, the black and white jade pendant in his hand emitted rhythmic light waves, three long and two short.

If you probe into it with your divine sense, you can also sense a direction.

Shen Ming immediately knew that a disciple of the Black and White Academy nearby had sent a request for help, because the identity token of the Xuan Tian Sect had a similar function.

If he encounters danger, he can send a distress signal to his fellow disciples, and Shen Ming's black and white jade tablet will receive it.

"Let's go and see what's going on."

……

Xuanhao Mountain, the location of the Ninth Hall of the Black and White Academy.

At this moment, this place has become a brutal battlefield.

The mountains and fields were littered with corpses lying in disarray, and the blood had stained the earth dark red, pooling in the low-lying areas to form blood-red puddles that reflected the blood-red light of the setting sun.

"Zheng family! You are too ruthless! The academy and the aristocratic families should keep to themselves, and the struggle for the Great Dao is not between us. Why are you doing this!"

An elder in white robes roared, leading a dozen or so people in a desperate struggle.

In the sky, the Zheng family surrounded them like a pack of wolves, forming an impenetrable encirclement.

Like a dark tide, their eyes gleamed with greed and ferocity.

Among those besieging one side were people dressed in the robes of academy disciples.

The different forces were clearly distinct: the academies and schools were vying for the orthodox tradition, while the powerful families and sects were vying for absolute interests.

Just now, the Zheng family disciples of the academy, working together from within and without, disrupted the great formation, catching the Black and White Academy completely off guard.

"It was this naive idea that ruined you. Under the whole sky, all land belongs to the king. On the battlefield outside the territory, the imperial power is the greatest."

The speaker was an elder of the Zheng family at the Sovereign Realm, who shouted: "The ultimate battlefield has opened, and the origin of the World Tree has appeared. Your Black and White Academy is guilty of possessing a treasure."

Ji Jiu immediately thought of something, and was both shocked and furious.

At this moment, the aura of a Sovereign Realm expert rapidly approached, and the black and white jade pendant could be sensed within it.

"Reinforcements are here!"

Ji Jiu was overjoyed, and the others' hopes were rekindled.

The elder of the Zheng family frowned. Their plan was meticulous; they shouldn't have received any reinforcements.

A few minutes later, a figure came into view, and both the Black and White Academy and the Zheng family were taken aback.

That wasn't a disciple of the academy at all, but a young master at the Sovereign Realm.

"The Zheng family is on official business, please leave," the Zheng family elder said loudly.

"Zheng family?"

Unexpectedly, when the young man heard about the Zheng family, he raised an eyebrow. He had initially been indifferent, but now he suddenly became interested.