Chapter 68
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Title: Island of Ten Thousand Devils
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"If you don't ascend the Celestial Mountain, there will naturally be others who would do so." Shun stared at the back of the young man as his eyes flashed with sharpness, ignoring the latter statement.
There would naturally be others? Who were these others?
This young man from the Celestial Mountain, why did he want him to head there?
From the information he has gathered, there wasn't any great war between the factions in the Otsustsuki clans and the Myriad Islands, but they could be considered as equal forces standing in a three way deadlock.
Yet now, a mysterious expert of the Celestial Mountain actually invited him up the Celestial Mountain.
Also, he said that there would be others going if he didn't want to go. Could this mean that he had invited others as well?
Monoshiki?
Shun had no way to know what this young man was planning.
Even the Fallen God Emperor and the Vast Sky Emperor couldn't be sure.
This mysterious young man was extremely powerful, and when he appeared, not even the Emperors could sense him. He could also directly enter through the barrier of light erected in defense by Shen easily, it was like he had an illusory-type body.
This man was immeasurably deep. Even Shen feared him.
The people from the Celestial Mountain left just like that. The eyes of the subordinates of both Emperors flickered. Some stared at Shhn, the combat prowess of Shun even exceeded Shen.
If he went to the Celestial Mountain and managed to ascend the Myriad Devil Path up to the stairways leading to the various Devil Halls, it was highly possible.
At that time, would he be an Otsustsuki or a devil?
"Let's leave." The Vast Sky Emperor stood up and brought his men away. Shun followed beside him only to hear the emperor asking, "What are your plans?"
"What sort of place is the Celestial Mountain?" Shun asked in a low voice.
"The Celestial Mountain is a legendary place of the Myriad Islands. It's rumored that on the Mountain, they are omniscient and invincible. There was nothing they don't know. For example, you people coming here for some sort of battle was something long known to them." The Vast Sky Emperor calmly replied.
"Though I think a scenario such as this happened centuries ago. Various young Otsustsukis came here and also ascended the mountain after causing an even more intriguing bout of chaos on the Myraid islands."
"It was said that none of them got the inheritance but one party still left successfully while the other was defeated. I don't know the full details as I wasn't embroidered in the chaos of that time, maybe when you gain access you should ask around"
"Mmm. That mysterious white-robed young man said that I can find those who I want to find by ascending the Celestial Mountain. Is that possible?" Shun was filled with suspicion.
"I just said it now, there's nothing impossible for them to achieve in this Myraid islands." The Vast Sky Emperor spoke.
Would there be an answer for him in the Celestial Mountain?
"If I decided to go over, how should I reach there?"
"Every island on the Myriad Islands is under the radiant light of the Myriad God Sovereign. For every main island like the Fallen God Island and the Vast Sky Island, there would be a unique path which leads to an extremely secret teleportation formation. This formation can only be activated by the Emperor of the particular region. Also, no matter who obtained the authority to control a devil region, none of us are allowed to damage the formation." The Vast Sky Emperor calmly spoke.
"The sacred island the Celestial Mountain is on, actually links to all of the islands in the Myriad Islands?" Shun mumbled. This was a sort of absolute control, as expected of the legendary Celestial Mountain.
"How dangerous will it be?" Shun suddenly asked.
"From the legends, the vast majority of those who wanted to ascend the Celestial Mountain all died on the pathway up. Also, strength is not the only criteria to ascend. But even so, since you could defeat that Shen guy, you should have a very high chance to be able to ascend the Celestial Mountain." The Vast Sky Emperor replied.
"Do you hope that I will go there?" Shun asked.
"I don't." The Vast Sky Emperor shook his head. Even though the chance is small, from his perspective, he naturally didn't wish for Shun to come to any danger.
What he wanted was to quietly wait for the nine more years to pass and he will head together with Shhn into the Outer realms for the Fruit and method to ingest it successfully.
"However, this is truly an extremely interesting thing. Some part of me does wish that you will be able to go there to take a look. A bunch of peak-level geniuses from the Outer realms would ascend the Celestial Mountain? What does that mysterious young man want exactly? Does he want to use the existences of you guys to spur the people on the Celestial Mountain to work harder?" The Vast Sky Emperor asked curiously.
"You also think that those whom I want to seek, would also travel up the Celestial Mountain?"
"If you don't, other's would. I'm guessing that that mysterious young man didn't just extend the invitation to you." The words of the Vast Sky Emperor caused Shun to contemplate for a long moment.
After that, Shun spoke, "I would need Sir to help me come to a compromise with the Fallen God Emperor."
"Seems like you decided to go after all." The Vast Sky Emperor laughed, he had long guessed at this answer.
For a character like Shun, remaining here on the Fallen God Island or the Vast Sky Island would truly be a pitiful matter.
Only that place is suitable for him. Most probably, Shun wouldn't allow himself to stagnant here.
The appearance of the mysterious young man gave him an opportunity. Him wanting to go there was naturally something very normal.
This way, he could glimpse at the stages higher than his own while also watching for Hinami and Kaguya.
"Mhm, Sir can you continue to send people to help me monitor things here in the Fallen God Region?" Shun was still worried.
Even if Monoshiki might have already left this region, he still couldn't rest his heart at ease. He had to kill him before he encounteres Hinami and Kaguya and also mistakes them for his opponents. Kaguya could handle Jim but Hinami...
"I will help you settle things here and will send some people with you to the Island of Ten Thousand Devils. But you have to remember to promise you made to me." The Vast Sky Emperor calmly spoke.
"Thank you sir." Shun sincerely spoke. He understood that the Vast Sky Emperor was already extremely benevolent towards him, doing his best to uphold his end of the bargain.
He also knew that this was the wisdom of the Emperor. Since he had already promised Shun, he naturally would honestly do what he was supposed to without playing any tricks at all.
Shun understood that he too would also have to uphold his end of the bargain or the Vast Sky Emperor would definitely let him experience a terrifying consequence.
Although he wasn't assured of a Chakra fruit, he still had a sliver of hope that Kaguya could help him get the seed. And with the seed, a lot of possibilities are opened.
The next day, the Vast Sky Emperor headed towards the emperor palace of the Fallen God Emperor, trying to negotiate with him.
The Vast Sky Emperor didn't have too many requests. He was willing to remove his troops but the Fallen God Emperor has to allow his men to continue searching for those people Shun wanted to find and do nothing to obstruct them.
Naturally to give the Fallen God Emperor some respect, there was only the two of them present in this negotiation. No one else knew about it so the Fallen God Emperor wouldn't look too bad.
The Fallen God Emperor agreed to the Vast Sky Emperor's request. Since he was weaker, what could he do? If he didn't agree, the Vast Sky Emperor wouldn't remove his troops and he wouldn't have anyway to deal with that as well.
Today, the Fallen God Emperor, the Vast Sky Emperor, Shun and several other Devil Kings was in a secret location under the Fallen God Emperor palace.
There was an ancient looking gate here, but the gate didn't lead to any treasure. Inside the gate, only a mysterious and ancient great teleportation array could be seen. This gigantic array was something that every main island of each devil region would have. This was the teleportation array leading to the Island of Ten Thousand Devils.
"You guys can go stand atop of it." The Fallen God Emperor spoke.
Shun and the devil kings stood on it and after that, the Fallen God Emperor activated the formation. An intense beam of light instantly radiated, illuminating the entire underground space.
Countless runes glimmered to life and with a terrifying burst of spatial fluctuations, the formation trembled as the figures on it directly vanished.
"Are you satisfied now?" The Fallen God Emperor coldly spoke.
"Old fellow, don't be angry. I might have gone a little overboard with regards to the matter this time around but the situations of the Myriad Islands are always like this. This time, let this experience be considered a tempering of your state of heart and will. A little boy taught you a lesson, and naturally, he has also taught me a lesson." The Vast Sky Emperor calmly spoke, his words causing the eyes of the Fallen God Emperor to flicker.
After that, he smiled bitterly and shook his head, directly walking out.
After living for countless years, and as a Emperor character, a little boy actually taught him a lesson?
"Do you feel that there might be a brand new era occurring soon in both the Outer realms and our Myriad Islands?" The Vast Sky Emperor suddenly spoke.
"The peak geniuses coming here, him defeating That Dragon Saint, to the mysterious young man from the Celestial Mountain issuing invitations. Everything that has happened seems so unprecedented and strange." The Vast Sky Emperor seemed to be talking to himself.
The heart of the Fallen God Emperor trembled. The words of the Vast Sky Emperor seemed to be filled with a mysterious power. Were all these peak-level geniuses the impetus for a new era to arrive?
"A few centuries ago didn't the same thing happen? Maybe this will be an even greater generation that them."
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Shun naturally didn't know all of this. Right now, he didn't think so far ahead.
Other than checking out the Celestial Mountain, he always had his own goals to pursue, finding his wives. For this, he would give all he had to continue advancing forward.
The Island of Ten Thousand Devils is a sacred island of the Myriad Island and it's rumored that this entire island floated above the Myriad Islands.
On the Island of Ten Thousand Devils, the legendary sacred Celestial Mountain, could be found there.
Naturally, other than the Celestial Mountain, there were countless major powers with immensely strong characters here on this vast island.
Even Emperors who came here dared not be too high-profile in their actions. If not, they might accidentally antagonize some characters with unfathomably deep strength.
There was also a gigantic seal formation here on the Island of Ten Thousand Devils known as the Myriad God Formation. This array was a single-direction teleportation formation that linked this island to all the main islands in the Myriad Islands.
This formation was incomparably gigantic and right now at this moment, a bright light radiated from there as several silhouettes appeared, standing on it.
Shun glanced at the scene before him as shock appeared in his heart.
This formation encompassed an entire mountain range and was filled with a countless number of runes, with numerous experts guarding it. They were like statues standing there, their power unfathomable.
At the foot of the mountain range, an incredibly vast city could be seen. This place, was none other than the sacred island of the Myriad Islands, the Island of Ten Thousand Devils.
Gazing into the distance, Shun could see a mountain. This sacred mountain was so tall that its peak couldn't be seen clearly.
"Is that place the legendary Celestial Mountain?" Shun murmured.
"The Celestial Mountain is everywhere, it might not be that far from us." Someone beside him spoke.
"Quickly leave the area." An icy voice suddenly rang out, steel-like and cold.
Shun and the others immediately lifted their feet and left, flying through the air until they reached the airspace of the Island of Ten Thousand Devils.
Glancing downwards, there were countless powerful experts everywhere. Devil king experts were the most common here and numerous Emperor ranked experts could be seen everywhere as well.
As for Chakra Sea experts, they were like the normal citizens here.
There was a high possibility that the peak geniuses and elites of the entire Myriad Islands gathered here - The Sacred Ground, the Island of Ten Thousand Devils!