Chapter 381 (1/2)
Chapter 381 – The Three Sovereign Disaster
Following the departure of the Black Dragon Sovereign from the sky of the Western Desolated City, the originally tense atmosphere completely vanished into thin air. The sunlight that fell from the sky seemed to have regained some of its warmth.
Looking at the space where the Black Dragon Sovereign had disappeared, the forehead of Dean Tai Cang’s started to slightly wrinkle up, while chilling intent flashed within his abstruse eyes. Over these last few years, there were countless students training in the Northern Heavens Continent that had been buried under the hands of the Demonic Dragon Palace. This caused the grudges and grievances of the two sides to turn into a level of hatred that was seemingly irreconcilable.
However, although the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy couldn’t bear to completely wipe the Demonic Dragon Palace off the face of the world, this wasn’t an easy task to accomplish. The hidden cards of the Demonic Dragon Palace within the Northern Heavens Continent was, in some words, even more ancient than their Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. They were once the Overlords of this continent, all till the appearance of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.
In their previous war, although the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy had achieved victory, they weren’t truly able to destroy the Demonic Dragon Palace into oblivion. The core of their strength still remained, causing the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to maintain constant vigilance, as well as dread, against them. Although they wished to deal with this looming danger once and for all, they would have to be prepared to pay a great price for that. In fact, it might even result in Sovereigns falling from the sky.
This kind of price was something that even the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was somewhat unwilling to shoulder. This was due to the fact that the opponents they had to contend against weren’t just merely restricted to the Demonic Dragon Palace in the Northern Heavens Continent. There were still various strong and powerful Spiritual Academies from other continents. The title of being one of the five Great Academies had given fame and reputation to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, while similarly casting them into the limelight. They didn’t know how many spiritual academies possessing similarly powerful strength as them were staring at them from the darkness. Once the might of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy weakened, they would take action, snatching away the title of one of the five Great Academies…
This battle would similarly be extremely cruel and bitter.
“What’s the Divine Spiritual Mountain, Dean?” asked Mu Chen with slight curiosity.
Shooting a look at Mu Chen, Dean Tai Cang replied, “That’s a sacred ground within the Northern Heavens Continent. It’s said to be inherited from the ancient antiquity. It will open once every three years. If one was able to successfully enter the Divine Spiritual Mountain, one would obtain enormous blessings, which is know as the ‘Divine Spiritual Baptism’.”
“Divine Spiritual Baptism? Is it similar to the Spiritual Light Empowerment of our Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy?” Feeling startled, Mu Chen asked out doubtfully.
Unable to hold it in, Dean Tai Cang gave a laugh, before answering, “If the Spiritual Light Empowerment is able to be compared to the Divine Spiritual Baptism, the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy would have far exceeded the title of the Five Great Academies…”
“The Divine Spiritual Baptism doesn’t have an obvious effect of raising one’s strength. However, it’s still a place that would cause countless youths of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to turn crazy because of what it is. That’s because, the Divine Spiritual Baptism is able to help construct a foundation…”
“Construct a foundation?” Mu Chen repeated while frowning. That didn’t seem like a formidable ability. There were many heavenly treasures that were also able to achieve such an effect.
“It’s not just any ordinary foundation. It’s the foundation of a Sovereign stage…” With a smile, Dean Tai Cang replied to Mu Chen while shaking his head. Looking at the latter, he continued with his explanation. “Looks like you have yet to know the process to promote to Sovereign Stage, and exactly how much frightening tribulations are needed to be experienced.”
Mu Chen gave an awkward laugh in response. As of now, he hadn’t even broken through to Heavenly Completion Stage. Thinking about promoting to Sovereign Stage was too far fetched from him now. Although, it was the realm that he ultimately yearned for in his dreams.
“Only when your strength reaches the peak of Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase will you understand. It isn’t just another step that you have to take to properly promote into the Sovereign Stage…”
At this moment, Dean Tai Cang’s gaze turned solemn as he continued, “This is a true hole that everyone will face. Countless talents that shocked the world have stopped at this step, with some even falling from the sky.”
“Why’s that so?” Mu Chen asked.
“That’s because what comes after the Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase… is the ‘Three Sovereign Disasters’ that will make the faces of countless geniuses change upon hearing them. Only when one successfully passes through these three disasters would one be able to shape their Sovereign bodies, and truly promote and step into the Sovereign Stage!”
“The Three Sovereign Disasters…” Mu Chen muttered. Although it sounded somewhat foreign to him, for some unknown reason, a chilling intent radiated out from the depths of his bones.
“There are countless geniuses within this world, before these ‘three disasters’ there are quite a few of them who would have rapid progress in their cultivation stages, and display their astonishing talents. However, they had turned into ashes by these three disasters in the end, dissipating from the world.”
With a faint smile, Dean Tai Cang said, “Therefore, you should know by now why Sovereign Stage experts are able to possess such a status, am I right?”
Mu Chen swallowed his saliva, while his face turned slightly pale as he nodded his head. This was the first time that he had heard about the extreme difficulty and dangers one would actually face when promoting to Sovereign Stage.
“Does this have a relation with the so-called ‘Sovereign foundation’?” asked Mu Chen as he thought about what Dean Tai Cang had said.
“You’re very smart,” replied Dean Tai Cang with a faint smile as he nodded his head. “The three disasters are too frightening, If one isn’t careful, one would be turned into ashes. Even one’s Divine Soul would be hard pressed to escape. As for that Spiritual Baptism, it can help build a foundation for one’s Divine Soul, strengthening one’s resistance against the three disasters. At the same time, if the most dire situations were to occur, it can protect one’s Divine Soul during the three disasters, allowing one to have another chance of making a comeback.”
Faintly opening his mouth, Mu Chen exclaimed in astonishment, “That awesome?”
Although he had yet to make contact with the so-called “Three Sovereign Disasters”, he could feel that the absolute despair it would bring to people of they were to fail in them. However, this “Divine Spiritual Baptism” was able to allow people to preserve their lives during these “Three Sovereign Disasters”. This was absolutely too important to have. There might be countless experts with the qualifications to rush into the “Three Sovereign Disasters” that would pay any price just to obtain such protection.
At this moment, he finally understood why the so-called “Divine Spiritual Mountain” would become the greatest occasion within the Northern Heavens Continent. Compared to that, the Spiritual Light Empowerment of their Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy was truly not worth a second look.
At the same time, it had made his heart feel slightly itchy. This Divine Spiritual Mountain was too enticing. If he and Luo Li were able to get baptised by it, they would possess slightly more insurance for when they planned to rush into the Sovereign Stage in the future.
“Are we able to participate in it, Dean?” asked Mu Chen in a soft voice.
Hearing Mu Chen’s words, Dean Tai Cang gave a soft sigh, before replying, “The people participating in the Divine Spiritual Mountain are mostly the core geniuses of peak influences in the Northern Heavens Continent that have been painstakingly nurtured with their utmost resources. Our Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy is unable to gain any advantage on this aspect. That year, we had participated once, with the participating student being the first rank on our Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy’s Heavenly Rankings. However, in the end, he didn’t return. Therefore, after that, we have basically given up on this occasion.”