Library of Heaven's Path

“It’ll be held on the fifteenth of the next month,” the middle-aged man replied with a deep voice.

“Fifteenth… The night of the full moon?” the elder muttered beneath his breath. “That person from the Sky of Freedom accepted the duel faster than I thought.”

“Monarch, pardon my insolence, but there’s a question that has been bothering me for some time,” the middle-aged man said.

“You have been with me for many years now, so there’s no need for you to behave so warily around me. Feel free to pose your doubt,” the elder replied.

“Thank you for your kind words, Monarch.” The middle-aged man nodded. “I was just wondering if the Heaven Subjugation Monarch is really that formidable, such that even the other eight God Monarchs aren’t a match for him.”

The elder paused for a brief moment upon hearing those words as he raised his head in reminiscence. Then, with a deep sigh, he remarked, “Unfathomably so.”

“What about that person from the Sky of Freedom? They have never appeared in public before, so no one knows just how powerful they are. Compared to the Heaven Subjugation Monarch, who is more powerful?” the middle-aged man asked.

That person from the Sky of Freedom is unfathomably powerful as well. I have never met them in person before, but the aura they emanate was as towering as the lofty heavens, as if the entire universe revolved around them. It was not a force that any being in the world could contend with. But as for who is more powerful, I am unable to say for sure.” The elder shook his head.

“That means that the battle between the two of them will be the greatest battle ever since the Firmament came into existence…” The middle-aged man widened his eyes in realization. Then, a bitter smile crept onto his lips as he sighed deeply. “It would really have been a great honor to witness their battle, but it’s unfortunate that a person of my caliber would have disintegrated to ashes before I could even approach them.”

Even a Conferred God King would be easily killed if he was caught between the battle between God Monarchs.

It might appear to be just a realm of difference, but the gap between those two realms was absolute. Nothing could bridge the difference. That was also why the position of the God Monarchs had been unshakable ever since the founding of the Firmament.

This might also be why there had only been nine God Monarchs in the Firmament since time immemorial till recent decades.

“You wish to witness the battle? This is something that concerns the reputation of the Nine Skies, so you should drop that idea of yours.” The elder shook his head.

But all of a sudden, the elder’s movements halted for a brief moment, and his pupils dilated ever so slightly, reflecting the huge fluctuations in his emotions.

The keen-eyed middle-aged man noticed the difference and asked worriedly, “Monarch, did something happen?”

“That person from the Sky of Freedom has just passed down a message… They are inviting the eight of us to witness the battle!” the elder replied with a slow and contemplative tone, as if he was trying to discern the other party’s intentions.

He did not think that the person from the Sky of Freedom would make such a call.

Even for the other God Monarchs, they had chosen to fight the Heaven Subjugation Monarch behind closed doors. As a result, not even the Conferred God Kings beneath them were aware of the results, even though they could probably fathom a guess.

“Does this mean that the person from the Sky of Freedom is confident in defeating the Heaven Subjugation Monarch?” the middle-aged man asked.

“Perhaps,” the elder remarked with a doubtful edge to his tone. “The difference in their strength is unlikely to be too great, given that they have both reached the pinnacle of the world. It’s hard to tell who will win at this point, so we can only watch what happens. Speaking of which, the Fourth Flood of Spiritual Energy is coming soon, right? Are there any outstanding geniuses in our Acheron Ocean at the moment?”

“Not yet,” the middle-aged man replied. “Even though most cultivators treasure the opportunity they have to cultivate more than ever after the receding of spiritual energy, it still isn’t that easy to find outstanding geniuses among them. Furthermore, in order for them to stand out in the Flood of Spiritual Energy, they must possess top-notch capabilities. Such people will eventually become God Kings at the very minimum… Sigh, there are simply too few of such people around.”