Chapter 710: Masters of the Four Seas (1/2)

To activate the Sovereign Stele and enter the central world, heavenly mandates from all twenty-three facets were required. However, the Nephrite, Witherdew, Exalted, and Truespirit celestial emperors had all died in short succession, their heavenly mandates returning to their respective majors.

Faced with this issue, the crowd found themselves at a loss as to how to proceed.

“There is another way!” Qi Hai’s voice rang out again. “It’s not impossible to replace the four missing heavenly mandates. We simply need the masters of the East, West, South, and North Seas to bring forth the essence of the four seas.”

“The masters of the four seas?” Blinks of astonishment were shared amongst the crowd.

“The North Sea court is no longer and the West Sea also seems to be in turmoil...” The one who’d spoken was the Primus celestial emperor. Among the five remaining celestial emperors, he was the strongest, the two origin dao fruits he’d plucked thanks to his mandate setting him apart from the rest.

“Kekeke!” a shrill voice came from the sky, quickly followed by a fetid stench as an obese humanoid creature walked out of the emptiness.

“There will be no problem with the West Sea monster court. The celestial emperor of the West Sea is now Us!” Ge Yanxia proudly announced, baring her massive belly at the crowd. When she used the imperial “Us”, the conceit in her expression grew even more pronounced than usual.

With a light wave of her hand, a golden ball of light appeared above her palm and flared with a sharp metallic aura: essence of the West Sea.

This essence wasn’t strictly comparable to a heavenly mandate from one of the world’s facets. Technically speaking, the four seas weren’t parts of the world itself, just strings wrapped around the world of immortals that prevented it from disassembling. But when it came to strength, they were strong enough to match any heavenly mandate.

The difference was that while heavenly mandates could be refined to wield the power of its facet and augment a celestial emperor’s strength, the essences of the four seas could only be the equivalent of a powerful connate treasure.

That Ge Yanxia had become the master of the West Sea came as a surprise to everyone. Celestial emperors had never addressed the monster emperors of the four seas as “celestial emperors”, and the title of monster emperor suited her even less, since fur seals had been excluded from the monster spirit race since time immemorial.

The crowd looked at one another, unsure of how to address her.

“Why don’t we just call her the West Sea Dog Emperor?” someone offered.

“Who was that?!” When Ge Yanxia heard the words “West Sea Dog Emperor”, her smugness instantly transmuted into outrage. Without further ado, she roused the power of the West Sea’s essence and lashed out with sharp metallic energies in the direction the voice had come from.

Boom!

Space trembled as a giant silver halo of light exploded out of nothingness and shattered the golden beams. A tall, limber figure came out into view. Most present instantly forgot to breathe upon seeing the apparition.

It was a woman of extraordinary beauty, unmarred by the slightest defect. Every centimeter of her skin seemed to have been lovingly crafted by the hands of the heavens. Long silver hair cascaded down her back like a river of stars that trailed all the way down to her heels, while a silver silk dress clung tightly to her figure and accentuated her perfect curves.

Most men at the scene, including the celestial emperors, swallowed hard.

“Who are you?!” Rippling like waves of flesh, the excess fat on Ge Yanxia’s face and body trembled in stark contrast to the newcomer.

“Silverlight.” Rather than the soft, delicate voice one might expect, the woman sounded unusually spirited and valiant.

“Silverlight… The scarlet ape?!” The crowd inhaled sharply.

A second scarlet ape even more fearsome and powerful than the golden one was in residence on Levitating Island of the North Sea. No one had ever imagined that… in her human shape, she would possess such stunning beauty!

But the crowd stiffened when, with a gentle sweep of her right arm, she conjured a black ball of light in her palm. Inside the ball, one could see endlessly surging violent waves and billows.