Chapter 1121: Let Us Determine Superiority and Life and Death! (1/2)

The nine sacred lands, now nine divine sects, had always been second to only the six sacred palaces. They were lofty, untouchable, and reigned from up high over all others in the chaos. Even when their title had been stripped from them, they were still far more superior to any other faction.

And now, they were still divine sects!

But no one had fathomed that a prince from the sacred palaces would appear as soon as the nine divine sects reestablished themselves, and that the first item on the agenda would be to take the divine sect title away as well.

No one in the nine divine sects could take this lying down.

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“If we triumph over you, you’ll return the ‘sacred land’ title to us?” Three disciples stood atop the Inception Spiritrial Arena, regarding Lu Yun with a distinctly hostile look.

The sacred lands had always chafed under sacred palace rule and indeed, the latter had continuously suppressed the sacred lands. Any sovereign that appeared in the sacred lands was summarily whisked away. In the eyes of the nine divine sects, this was the only reason why the sacred palaces were stronger than them.

If their stolen sovereigns were returned to them, then the nine divine sects might not be any weaker than the sacred palaces. Hence, though the divine sects had always bowed their heads to the sacred palaces, they’d never done so wholeheartedly.

“That’s right.” Lu Yun inclined his head. “If anyone from the nine sects, be they eternal overlord or first level mortal realm, can win against me in this arena, I will return your sacred land title to you.”

“And can you make this decision on behalf of the sacred palaces?” The leader of the water origin sect looked at Lu Yun with a frown.

“I am the sacred prince of Inception Palace, I can naturally make this call.”

The sect leaders didn’t respond, instead looking to the six indistinct figures behind Lu Yun. These were the experts of the six palaces, here to observe the proceedings.

The representatives of the Origin, Nirvana, Opposition, and Burgeon Palaces frowned slightly and looked at each other, plainly affronted by this declaration. It’d been Wen Jian of Inception Palace who’d stripped the title from the sacred lands, and now it was the new Inception prince who used the title as the forfeit of a bet.

However, both of them had done so on behalf of all six palaces!

The other five palaces hadn’t had a choice in the matter from beginning to end, an oversight that greatly irked them. Or to be more exact, the other four excluding Creation Palace. Now that they knew the nature of the relationship between their monarch and the Inception monarch, they’d only be courting death if they dared express any objection.

“The Inception prince’s wish is our wish,” a remote voice suddenly sounded from the direction of Nirvana Palace—the Nirvana monarch. “If any of you can triumph over the prince of Inception Palace, then not only will we return your sacred land title, but we will no longer induct your sovereigns into the sacred palaces.”

Sharp gasps abounded in the crowd when they heard the confirmation and the cultivators of the other four palaces quickly forgot their dissatisfaction, not saying another word. It was obvious that the six monarchs were behind this matter.

“Do you mean that?!” Delight bloomed over the faces of the nine divine sects.

“Hmph,” came a cold snort.

Color drained from the nine sect leader’s faces at the display of displeasure. Though they didn’t dare to venture another word, their hearts danced with glee. After countless chaos tribulations, there were endless numbers of half step sovereigns within their factions that had sealed themselves into seclusion upon pain of death. They suppressed their cultivation with every bit of strength so that they wouldn’t break through.

Those that the six sacred palaces had taken away were unable to keep themselves in check any longer. If someone defeated Lu Yun this time, then at least a hundred sovereigns would instantly appear within the nine divine sects!

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“Please rest for now, junior brothers. Allow me to vie for supremacy with this prince of Inception Palace!” One of the men in the arena brandished a silver spear and called forth watery ripples around him. He was an expert of the water elemental sect.

Since the water elemental land had once been almost completely razed by Inception Palace, they were the first to jump out when Lu Yun came kicking in their doors.