Paragon of Sin

learning what Tuo Bihan had reasoned out.
Their expression brightened as expectation suffused their cheeks. 

”Is it an eighth-grade product? ” Ji Changkong asked Tuo Bihan with bright eyes.
He was the only Alchemic Emperor of the Myriad Monarch Sect.
The other two in the Myriad Monarch Astral Territory belonged to other forces, but their skills, age, and experience paled greatly beside Tuo Bihan. 

An eighth-grade product had a maximum effect on those at the middle-phases of the Astral Core Realm.
Even the low-tier eighth-grade product would be exceptional.
Regardless if it was a pellet or paste, it would be useful.

”… ” Tuo Bihan didn ’t answer.
His eyes were fixated on the sky palace.
If the intensity of this light was any indication of the alchemical energies brewing within, then it would rival an Alchemic Astral Soul.
This was unprecedented.
According to logic, An Alchemic Natal Soul can produce alchemical energies rivaling an Astral Core Realm alchemist ’s conversion method, and an Alchemic Astral Soul can do the same; producing energies that rivaled the Mystic Ascendant Realm!

If that ’s the case, an eighth-grade product seemed to be too little, no?

RUMBLE!!!

Just as he was pondering what product it could be, the entire planet rumbled! It wasn ’t just the clouds, the sky layers, the mountains, but the entire planet! It was ceaseless and everyone ’s expressions turned into ash, abject fear flashing within their hearts. 

Even Tuo Bihan and the others had widened eyes as they felt the boundless power that was affecting everything on the planet and even the planet itself.
Their cultivation bases circulated without end as boundless astral force instinctually left their bodies.
This startled the others, their bodies immediately felt the boundless astral force and they were washed with it.
Immediately, everyone was paralyzed.

The Grand Imperial Sages were simultaneously rendered aghast as they felt their Astral Souls act on instinct.
This should be nearly impossible because Astral Souls typically don ’t have true sentience.
However, they did act on instinct.
They barely cultivated and recovered by themselves, without the urging or will of their masters, but this was the same as lungs breathing or heart beating while unconscious.

While the lungs might react against a person ’s will, it needed to be stimulated by a frightening external force.
To leave their bodies and protect themselves?! What in the hell was happening?!

Zsoom!

While the world ’s rumbling remained constant, the eyes of everyone on that same hemisphere of the Myriad Monarch Planet as Wei Wuyin ’s sky palace was met with a brilliant silhouette above the skies.
It was bright, vibrant, yet imposing and hung overhead while emitting endless color.
It felt as if it was a celestial body, a star, and a moon yet had the shadow of a planet in the distance. 

”What the hell is that?! ”

”Oh my god, is that a sun? How the hell is that possible?! Is it crashing into us? ”

”NO! IT ’S A MOON! NO…A PLANET?!?! ” 

The commotion below was filled endlessly with similar comments.
The vision of those who were looking above was met with a blazing spherical object that seemed like a shadow that emitted light rays.
Its confusing appearance made determining its identity nearly impossible to determine.
Whether it was a sun, a moon, or a planet, they all felt in their hearts that it was some sort of celestial body.

To those below, they saw this.
To those beside Wei Wuyin ’s sky palace, they were met by a different sight.
The entire world was covered in an aurora borealis of dazzling and gorgeous colors that were ever-shifting.
It mixed with the astral force released by the Grand Imperial Sages and the others, constantly changing into colors.
When it touched a certain astral force, as if synchronizing with it, its colors would change.

For Qin Rui, the aurora borealis contained four colors, each denoting the four basic elements: fire(red), water(blue), earth(dark brown), and wind(light green). 

For Tuo Bihan, the colors were light grey.
It reflected his path of a purist, cultivating only Astral Force without a particular element or focus.
His path was the same as Duke Zhao of the Bloodforge Continent.
Those of this cultivation path focused on mastery of arts, spells, and the foundation of their cultivation bases, not diverging their time in comprehending all sorts of elemental methods.

Yao Zhen ’s had multi-colored shades of violet.
It was one of the most beautiful ones.

Below the Sky Layer, Long Chen and his group were staring at the skies above.
Their eyes were filled with wonder and shock.
While they had no idea what was happening, they were all cultivators who fought numerous battles, and they didn ’t feel danger from this manifested phenomenon.
Instead, they were beside themselves with speculation and a desire to approach.

Long Chen ’s eyes reflected the celestial shadow that emitted various lights.
It was beautiful to the point of exceeding a heavenly painting.
He felt a desire to reach the manifestation and reach out, claim what caused it, and soar through the heavens.
His unassuming black ring that contained Wu Yu ’s consciousness briefly flickered.

The others were too distracted to notice a spiritual form exiting from the ring and manifesting before them.
It was Wu Yu.
His imposing aura and regal demeanor were overshadowed by the awe, shock, and disbelief in his eyes.
The lips of his spiritual form quivered, ”Impossible! ”

Others couldn ’t hear his words, but Long Chen could.
He turned to see Wu Yu and his heart shook.
He had thought Wu Yu still needed more time and materials to recover before regaining his ability to manifest outside the ring, or at least that ’s what he said. 

”…Is everything okay? ” For Wu Yu to forcibly exit his slumber and manifest, the situation had to be pressing.
A wisp of fear entered his heart.
He knew of Wu Yu ’s past and his previous height.
If he was concerned enough to act like this, then how shocking must this event be?

Wu Yu seemed dazed, his eyes flashing with memories of the past.
A sense of nostalgia surged throughout his spiritual form and he said, ”The Stellar Manifestation of the Mortal Sovereign! ” Those words were accompanied by a heart-shaking reverberation.
Others might not be able to recognize this phenomenon, as its likely been thousands of years since it was last seen, but he, who lived in the King of Everlore Era, was incomparably familiar with it.

Once it manifested, it usually meant the unstoppable birth of an expert! An expert of the old era! 

”The Stellar Manifestation of the Mortal Sovereign? ” Long Chen was confused in his heart.
What was that?

Wu Yu turned his eyes towards Long Chen.
When he did, he recalled the journey they ’ve traveled thus far.
Together, they went from nothing to here, becoming prominent and an upcoming expert that could rival the geniuses of the King of Everlore ’s era.
He had a hint of pride within his heart originally, but now…

His thoughts recalled that silver-eyed figure.
The figure that Long Chen was swearing day and night to kill if he dared to cross him.
As a Spiritual Form that was connected to Long Chen since he was a child, and knowing his personality, he felt in his heart that they would inevitably fight.
This was especially so considering Na Xinyi and Qing Qiumu.
This wasn ’t something he could change.

For a moment, a thought flashed in his thoughts: ”Should I give the Imperial Heaven Qi Method to…but what about… ” His gaze towards Long Chen soon became filled with conflict, blurred by the possibility of his revival.
Furthermore, the possibility of recovering his previous heights and pushing beyond that.

If he stayed with Long Chen, the chances of reviving were still incomparably slim and far away, but…

Long Chen felt the odd gaze sent his way by Wu Yu.
He felt somewhat uncomfortable.
”What ’s this manifestation mean? ”

Wu Yu closed his eyes and sighed in his heart.
He lifted his head towards the shadow of an indeterminate celestial body and said with a sharp and impactful voice, ”It means the birth of a Mortal Sovereign Alchemist! ”