Chapter 1538 - The Third Person (1/2)
Chapter 1538: The Third Person
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Great Thousand Palace.
All the seats were filled at the back of the hall. Those well-known experts of the Great Thousand World kept their silence, and a depressing atmosphere filled the entire hall. Their gazes that were full of their last hopes were cast towards the two figures in the middle of the hall.
”Everyone, now is the time when the survival of the Great Thousand World is at stake,” said the Flame Emperor in a low voice. He lifted his chin and looked at the people with a grave expression on his face.
Everyone was quiet because they felt lost, even though they were all Heavenly Sovereigns. Qin Tian frowned and asked with bitterness, ”Flame Emperor, Martial Ancestor… can't the two of you fight against that Heavenly Evil Deity?”
The Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor exchanged looks with each other and sighed softly. ”If the Heavenly Evil Deity has only five eyes, we are not afraid of him. But as he said, if he can regain his nine-eyes state, then even both of us together will not be his match at all.”
The Martial Ancestor sharpened his eyes and added, ”That is, unless one of us can leave our complete name on the Heaven's Declaration. If that's the case, we could utilize the energy of the universe to kill the Heavenly Evil Deity.”
The Green Shirt Sword Saint studied them with hope in his eyes. ”If we gathered all our resources from the Great Thousand World, could we help you both leave your complete genuine names on the Heaven's Declaration?”
The Flame Emperor shook his head helplessly. ”The so-called genuine name is not based on the number of characters nor the strokes. The genuine name is divided into the first and last name. To engrave the genuine name, one would need extreme energy. It would take a long time to accumulate that kind of energy. Both of us have the confidence to do it, but it would take a few decades at least or even longer to engrave the complete genuine name.”
All of them went silent again. Under normal circumstances, a few decades were nothing to them. However, the Heavenly Evil Deity would be making a comeback in five years, and that would be the end of the Great Thousand World. What they lacked now was time.
”Don't we have other ways to do it?” the Undying Lord asked in his husky voice. His aging face darkened and caused him to look even older.
The Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor were speechless while the depressing atmosphere intensified in the hall. Mu Chen looked at the rest of the Heavenly Sovereigns who were keeping mum. After a while, he suddenly asked, ”If we cannot help our two seniors, the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor, leave their complete genuine names on the Heaven's Declaration within five years, are we able to gather enough resources to groom another one who could rise to the challenge? With the combined power of those three people, could we fight it out with the Heavenly Evil Deity?”
As soon as Mu Chen finished his sentence, the frozen atmosphere was lifted by the bright radiance emitted by the eyes of the other Heavenly Sovereigns. All of them looked delighted and surprised.
The Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor were stunned for a second before they looked at Mu Chen, impressed. ”This idea might work. If there is another one who could make it to the declaration with even just his last name, I'm sure we can deal threatening blows to the Heavenly Evil Deity. Even though I cannot say we could beat him completely, the Great Thousand World would at least have hope.”
As though they were drowning, everyone seemed to have received their last hope of survival. They began to discuss it proactively, and the previous depressing atmosphere was cleared.
The Flame Emperor swept his gaze across the room and said slowly, ”Most importantly, who will be the third person who is going to leave his name on the declaration?”
The surroundings hushed once again. All the Heavenly Sovereigns looked at each other, yet no one said a word. Those who were present in the hall were considered the peak forces in the Great Thousand World. As powerful as they were, they were fearful when they faced the mysterious Heaven's Declaration.
Some of them began to turn to those later-stage Divine Grade Sovereigns like Qin Tian, the Green Shirt Sword Saint, the Undying Lord, and the Real Dragon Emperor. Apart from the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor, they were the strongest among them all. If there was any possibility, they would have been the ones with a higher chance.
However, Qin Tian and the rest looked distressed. Even though they were later-stage Divine Grade Sovereigns, and it meant they were only a step away from the Heaven's Declaration, they knew themselves better than the rest. Now, they did not possess the capability to trigger the appearance of Heaven's Declaration. Hence, they were not confident that they could achieve the same standard as the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor within five years. All the remaining Heavenly Sovereigns gradually regained their calmness. The delighted expressions on their faces slowly disappeared.
The Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor looked at each other again and gave a helpless sigh. They knew that Qin Tian and the rest were not to be blamed. As someone who had gone through what they were going through, they knew the difficulties involved better than anyone else. They scanned the remaining people and paused their gazes on Mu Chen. They could tell that he seemed to have something to say.
”Mu Chen, speak your mind. It is a crucial time for the Great Thousand World. We will not give up any seemingly impossible ways as long as there is a chance to succeed,” said the Flame Emperor with a smile.