"Set a time, kid. Since you suggested this method, what's your plan?"

The eighth Emperor Xia snorted coldly, turning back to look at Xia Feng.

"Seven days later then."

Xia Feng pointed to the vast Emperor Dragon Platform and said, "Seven days from now, everyone will duel here, pair by pair, until the final victor is decided."

"Seven days, huh, I have no objections."

"Everyone, let's meet again in seven days. Then, we shall compete and see who is truly the strongest Martial Sovereign of our Great Xia Empire!"

The eighth Emperor Xia snorted coldly, then waved his sleeve and instantly vanished into space, leaving the scene.

With seven days' time, the Emperor Dragon Platform, and both favorable weather and terrain, none of the other Emperors had any objections, and they all returned to make their preparations.

Xia Donghai's eyes flashed with a hint of contemplation. Seven days' time—he initially thought it was a stalling tactic, but in such a short time, Xia Tianming and Xia Feng couldn't accomplish much.

So is this... a sign of compliance?

Well, it spares him the need to guard against any schemes Xia Tianming might have.

He had already chosen Xia Tianming, and his attitude towards both sides was evidently beyond the need for concealment.

Thus, between Xia Tianming and him, there was no room left for mending the relationship.

Xia Donghai turned and walked step by step towards the Dragon Hall, with Xia Tianming limping after him.

Xia Tianming took a deep sigh and spoke to Xia Feng reluctantly.

"I didn't expect things to escalate to this point. I thought controlling the Void Cauldron with Emperor Level power would be enough to take down Xia Tianming, but I seem to have underestimated him."

"It's alright, Grandpa. Let's head back first," Xia Feng shook his head.

Then the two rose into the sky, leaving the Imperial Palace.

The outcome of the imperial succession quickly spread throughout the Great Xia Empire, with all citizens heatedly discussing the matter.

The former Emperor's Son Xia Tianming's deeds soon spread among the new generation of commoners.

Many were not Martial Artists and had lifespans of only about a hundred years.

To them, Xia Tianming's feats seemed distant.

But always, long-lived Martial Artists remembered, for fifty years is but a flicker to them.

Upon hearing of Xia Tianming's conquests against the Rizhao Empire and his glorious battles with Outer Domain Exotic Beasts, they couldn't help but feel admiration.

Especially hearing of the Rizhao Empire being crushed under Xia Tianming's leadership, these commoners were inevitably thrilled.

The current Empire, in its war with the Rizhao Empire, had always been in a passive position.

In ordinary families, every household had men who served in the army, always sharing a deep-seated enmity with the Rizhao Empire.

Hence, a wave of admiration for Xia Tianming quickly spread across the Great Xia Empire.

With the support of the citizens, Xia Tianming's ascent would become a matter of course, smooth and easy.

Xia Tianming, accompanied by his grandson Xia Feng, arrived at the most luxurious inn in the Imperial Capital - the Yue Lai Inn.

The innkeeper personally attended to the two, waiving their fees and even offering to clear the inn for their best service."

The owner of the largest inn in the Imperial Capital couldn't be an ordinary person, naturally having numerous connections with officials.

Only when Xia Tianming shook his head in refusal, not wanting to oppress ordinary people with power, did the innkeeper drop the matter sheepishly.

"Xiao Feng, what do you think? Are we still going to hand over the Void Cauldron after seven days?"

In the room, Xia Tianming furrowed his brows deeply and sighed heavily.

For a Martial Sovereign to break through to Martial God was incredibly difficult.

Once a Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial Sovereign himself, Xia Tianming was an unparalleled genius of the Great Xia Empire.

Yet, like other Emperors, he couldn't find the slightest opportunity to break through.

The path to Martial God is long and bewildering.

For a Martial Sovereign to become a Martial God, one must comprehend fifty Great Dao Laws.

Once the fifty Great Dao Laws are united and a Divine Body is formed, one then becomes a Demigod.

And a true Martial God requires cultivating Divine Power, gradually converting the power of the Great Dao they comprehend until fully transformed to become a god.

Becoming a Martial God means transcending the limits of mortal constraints and becoming a different kind of existence.

But the path is arduous because to become a god is to seize the authority of heaven and earth; every Martial God holds a part of the power of heaven and earth.

And as the ruler of this world, heaven and earth naturally wouldn't selflessly leak its power to Martial Artists cultivating the Martial Dao.

Thus, the number of Martial Gods is, to some extent, restricted.

At present, to become a Martial God, one must await the fall of elder Martial Gods, and then frantically convert Divine Power to fill the vacant god position; first come, first served.

Otherwise, one is born with an Innate Divine Body, heaven and earth's favored child, whom heaven and earth will aid in absorbing the Power of Heaven and Earth instead of hindering.

The last is to possess extremely exceptional talent, able to forcibly absorb Divine Power from heaven and earth to become a Martial God.

Yet among ten thousand Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial Sovereigns, one may scarcely emerge; such existence defies the natural order.

But the Void Cauldron...

The Void Cauldron is a true Divine Artifact, also containing Heaven and Earth Divine Power, with extraordinary might.

During the conversion of Divine Power, if one can use a Divine Artifact, they can absorb its internal Power of Heaven and Earth without competing with heaven and earth.

In this manner, the chance of becoming a Martial God increases significantly.

However, once the Heaven and Earth Divine Power inside the Divine Artifact is absorbed, it falls in realm, returning to an Emperor Artifact.

Xia Tianming didn't need to think to know that whichever ancestor obtained the Void Cauldron would definitely drain its contained Heaven and Earth Divine Power, never returning it intact.

Even in the slim chance someone among them did break through to Martial God, they would only nurture their personal Weapon alongside, treating the Void Cauldron as trash to toss back.

Thus, it's like hitting a dog with a meat bun, gone without return.

The helplessly sighing Xia Tianming felt a chill in his heart; the sacrifices for reclaiming this throne were simply too great.

"Grandpa, don't be so downcast; that Void Cauldron still belongs to you, they can't take it."

Seeing this, Xia Feng couldn't help but sit beside him, smiling.

"What can you do at this point? They are Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial Sovereigns. Even before my realm fell, I wasn't sure I could take them, let alone ten of them."

Xia Tianming shook his head helplessly, misunderstanding Xia Feng's intention to comfort him, so he placed his hand on Xia Feng's head, ruffling gently, "It's okay. If they want to take the Void Cauldron, let them. Once I secure the throne and reconsolidate my realm, I'll think about breaking through to Martial God later; it's still a long way off."

Xia Feng gazed at the bright moon outside the window, his eyes clear and profound: "Grandpa, within seven days, I will make you a Celestial Tier Martial Sovereign."

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