Chapter 5

In this vast continent, the majority of people are merely one-star Sovereigns. The difference of just one star is like a chasm that is difficult to cross. Each star might take you thousands of years to achieve. Every time you level up, an Imperial Tribulation appears. If you pass the Imperial Tribulation, the upgrade is successful; if you fail, the consequences range from severe injuries to death. Generally speaking, it takes a thousand years for an ordinary person to advance from one star to two stars, four thousand years to advance from two stars to three stars, and ten thousand years to advance 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, such beings are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, legendary figures. It is easy to imagine how difficult it is to surpass the Sovereign level.

However, there is one exception, which is the early arrival of the Imperial Tribulation. This means that if you have luck and opportunity, you can encounter the Imperial Tribulation earlier between each star. However, the probability of this happening is extremely low. In the tens of thousands of years of history on the Sovereign Continent, only a few dozen people have advanced 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, and without the help of a powerful person, no one can pass it alone. Therefore, most people still diligently cultivate for thousands of years to improve themselves.

Of course, there are also demonic cultivators who rapidly advance through unique cultivation methods. Due to the extreme evolution of斗气 (Dou Qi, or Battle Qi), many alternative cultivators have also emerged outside the mainline of Battle Qi, such as the demonic race, a new cultivation ethnicity. However, demonic cultivators are still despised by the world because they use inhumane cultivation methods, which naturally makes the continent not as peaceful as it should be.

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

In the world of Battle Qi, the Battle Qi Continent is not the only interface. One could say that this world is 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 its Imperial Source 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 is in a place called the Imperial State, similar to the Gama Empire on the Battle Qi Continent, but the size of the territory it occupies is incomparably larger than even the most prosperous Central State on the Battle Qi Continent.

The information also includes an introduction by an elder. The elder's name is Guan Fangming, and people call him Mingdi, with a strength of a three-star Sovereign, making him one of the outstanding figures among the strong in the Imperial State.

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

A sharp palm wind, accompanied by the sound of breaking wind, came directly towards them. Mingdi's eyes instantly flashed with a cold light, and the powerful aura of a three-star Sovereign suddenly erupted. He raised his hand and delivered a palm, directly neutralizing the sudden attack.

Xiao Yan stabilized his aura, 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 has such courage."

As Mingdi muttered, Xiao Yan's figure had already grown enormous, with several fire dragons circling around his body.

Xiao Yan's huge palm struck the trees below, and several 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: "Ha ha—, indeed, a member of the Xiao clan, always so combative. The two guys behind, come out." As Mingdi spoke, two people wearing the same attire as Mingdi appeared out of nowhere behind him, their auras far surpassing Xiao Yan's.

Mingdi looked at the two people behind him and said unhappily, "You two little guys, you wanted to test your skills, but you were beaten to it, ha ha, come, let me see who dares to be so bold."

Xiao Yan was also surprised 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 turned to look at the few people who had suddenly attacked.

"Isn't this Yi Ying, old man? You've got some guts, how dare you try to sneak attack us here?"

Among the few figures, the oldest one stepped forward and bowed to Mingdi, saying, "Mingdi, we have 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 pointed at Xiao Yan as he spoke.

"You want to take him? Don't blame me for not warning 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 be in trouble. And Yi Ying, you bring five mere two-star Sovereigns and dare to challenge me?" Mingdi looked calmly at the few disheveled figures in front of him.

Yi Ying's face changed slightly, showing that he was still wary of the Xiao clan. He stepped forward, disbelieving, and said, "Oh? Is that so? He's from the Xiao clan? You're clearly trying to fool me. Besides, what if he's a two-star Sovereign? This kid is still just a one-star Sovereign. Mingdi, why don't you just let him go to us, and we'll all be safe, what do you say?"

Mingdi glared and shouted, "Go to hell, get lost. Your Yi Demon Sect is no match for my Tianming Valley."

Yi Ying, hearing this, immediately flew into a rage: "Hmph, even if we're no match, we still have to take him. This kid has a Heavenly Fire in his body. We must take him even if it means a fight to the death. Brothers, attack!"