Chapter 6

In this vast land, the majority of people are merely one-star Sovereigns. A single star difference is like a chasm that is difficult to cross. Each star might take you millions of years to achieve. Every time you level up, an Imperial Tribulation appears. If you pass the Imperial Tribulation, the level-up is successful. If you fail, the worst outcome is death, and the best is severe injury. Generally speaking, it takes a thousand years for an ordinary person to advance from one star to two stars, four thousand years to go from two stars to three stars, and ten thousand years to go from three stars to four stars. Advancing from four stars to five stars relies entirely on individual fortune. Above five stars, in the entire Sovereign Continent, they are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, legendary figures. It’s easy to imagine how difficult it is to surpass a Sovereign.

However, there is one exception, which is the early arrival of the Imperial Tribulation. This means that between each star, if you have luck and opportunity, you can encounter the Imperial Tribulation early. However, this possibility is extremely small. In the tens of thousands of years of history on the Sovereign Continent, only a few dozen people have advanced in rank by relying on the early arrival of the Imperial Tribulation.

Even more difficult is that even if you encounter the early Imperial Tribulation, passing it is not something an ordinary person can do. The early Imperial Tribulation generates an Imperial Demon. Without the help of a powerful person, no one can pass it alone. Therefore, most people diligently cultivate for thousands of years to improve themselves.

Of course, there are also demon cultivators who use unique cultivation methods to advance quickly. Due to the extreme evolution of battle qi, many alternative cultivators have also emerged outside the mainline of battle qi, such as the demon race, a new cultivation ethnicity. However, demon cultivators are despised by the world because they use inhumane cultivation methods, which naturally makes the continent not so peaceful.

The Sovereign Continent is extremely vast and has many unknown magical beast families and various mysterious families. Due to family reasons, when a family is destroyed, they might hide their lifetime-created secret manuals in some place, waiting for a destined person to find them. On the Sovereign Continent, there are a few people who have advanced to become powerful through such encounters.

In the world of battle qi, the Battle Qi Continent is not the only interface. This world can be said to be like a galaxy, composed of many planets, and the Battle Qi Continent is just one of them. Therefore, this world gathers Sovereigns from various different spatial interfaces. Apart from the Battle Qi Continent, which has already exhausted the source of imperial qi, new Sovereigns continue to be born in different interfaces, coming to this world of gathered Sovereigns, constantly providing fresh blood and power to this world.

In short, this is a continent filled with miracles and the creation of miracles.

At this moment, Xiao Yan was in a place called Imperial Province, similar to the Gama Empire on the Battle Qi Continent, but the size of the territory it occupies is incomparable to even the most prosperous Central Province on the Battle Qi Continent.

The information also includes an introduction by an elder. The elder is named Guan Fangming, and people call him Mingdi, with the strength of a three-star Sovereign, he is among the best among the strong in Imperial Province.

Xiao Yan had just finished understanding all the information when Mingdi suddenly pushed Xiao Yan and stood in front of him, frowning and shouting, "Be careful!"

A sharp palm wind, accompanied by the sound of breaking wind, came directly at them. A cold look flashed in Mingdi's eyes, and the powerful aura of a three-star Sovereign suddenly burst forth. He raised his hand and struck with a palm, directly neutralizing the sudden attack.

Xiao Yan stabilized his breath, and his soul power immediately scanned the surroundings. Under the soul power of an Imperial Realm, what creature could escape Xiao Yan's search? Xiao Yan frowned and fearlessly charged forward.

Seeing Xiao Yan charge forward without a word, Mingdi's expression changed slightly: "This kid, he's actually so bold."

As Mingdi muttered, Xiao Yan's figure suddenly grew huge, with several fire dragons circling around his body.

Xiao Yan's huge palm struck the trees below, and a few figures flew out in a disheveled state, hovering in front of Xiao Yan and Mingdi. Clearly, they did not expect Xiao Yan to act so quickly.

Behind Xiao Yan's towering figure, Mingdi looked at Xiao Yan's attack and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha—, indeed a member of the Xiao clan, always so combative. The two of you behind, come out." As Mingdi spoke, two people dressed the same as him appeared behind him, their auras far surpassing Xiao Yan's.

Mingdi looked at the two people behind him and said with a hint of displeasure: "You two little guys, you wanted to try your skills, but you were beaten to it, huh? Haha, come, let me see who dares to be so bold."

Xiao Yan was also startled to see the two people behind him. He had not sensed them at all, which made him realize that on this continent, he was no longer the strongest, but rather very weak. He could only shake his head and laugh bitterly, then looked at the few people who suddenly attacked.

"Isn't this Elder Yi Ying? You've become quite bold, haven't you? How dare you try to sneak attack us while I'm here?"

Among the few figures, the oldest one stepped forward and bowed to Mingdi, saying, "Mingdi, we had no intention of sneaking up on you. We are only interested in this kid. I hope Mingdi will be kind enough to let us take this kid." He then pointed at Xiao Yan.

"You want to snatch him? Don't blame me for not telling you, this kid is from the Xiao family, not someone you can provoke. If the Xiao family comes looking for you, your Yi Demon Sect will have a hard time. And Elder Yi Ying, do you dare to challenge me with just five two-star Sovereigns?" Mingdi calmly looked at the few disheveled figures in front of him.

Elder Yi Ying's face changed slightly, clearly still wary of the Xiao clan. He stepped forward, disbelieving, and said, "Oh? Is that so? He's from the Xiao clan? You're carrying a Xiao clan member? You're clearly fooling me. Besides, what's a two-star Sovereign? This kid is still just a one-star Sovereign. Ming Elder, why don't you just give him to us, and everyone can be safe, what do you say?"

Mingdi glared and shouted, "Give you a thing! Get lost, your Yi Demon Sect is no match for my Heavenly Brightness Valley."

Hearing this, Yi Ying immediately flew into a rage: "Humph, even if we're no match, we still have to snatch him. This kid has Heavenly Fire in his body. We must snatch him even if it means risking our lives. Brothers, attack!"