601 The Strongest Divine King! (2/2)
”To be so powerful even though he's only the second Divine King. What's his level of cultivation? The Star Domain realm? What kind of cultivation realm is the King realm anyway? And how powerful is the first Divine King exactly?”
If they weren't where they were at the moment, Little Missy might not have answered his questions. However, they had returned to a place of familiarity for her. She might appear to be calm, but emotions surged within her. After a moment of silence, she said softly.
”The Never-Ending Clan's King realm is the equivalent of the Star Domain realm. As the second Divine King, he's reached the perfected stage of the Star Domain realm and is but half a step away from the Emperor realm. Is that powerful enough for you…”
”As for the first Divine King…” Little Missy sounded lost at that point. She seemed vaguely uncertain as she pondered, before continuing her words.
”The first Divine King is an extremely mysterious entity in the Never-Ending Clan. Few know his name. There are two rumors that sufficiently prove how terrifying he is, though. It was rumored that he challenged the fifth Divine Emperor. Make a guess how that ended?” Little Missy threw a question back at Wang Baole.
Wang Baole froze. He replied after some thought, ”He lost but survived the fight?”
”He won!” Little Missy's answer was like a bolt of lightning exploding inside Wang Baole's head. It might not have been as bad if he hadn't experienced the Dark Dream, but he had, and as a result, he knew better than the ordinary person the difference in power between a cultivator at the Star Domain realm and one at the Universe realm. That was why his first reaction to Little Missy's reply was—that's not possible.
It was clear that many others had shared his reaction. That was why Little Missy had called it a rumor.
”How about the second rumor?” Even though this first Divine King was way beyond his league, Wang Baole couldn't help but probe further.
”There were fewer people who believed in the second rumor. At least I don't… Rumor has it that the Never-Ending Clan once had nine Divine Emperors. He killed four of them. The remaining Divine Emperors didn't give him any trouble for it though. That seems illogical. That's why this remains pure rumor. You should treat it as such too.”
Wang Baole's eyes widened as he experienced a flurry of emotions. Little Missy might not believe the rumor, but Wang Baole knew the Never-Ending Clan had once had nine Divine Emperors…
Is the rumor true then? If it's indeed the truth, this first Divine King must be powerful beyond measure! Wang Baole had half a mind to question Little Missy more on more private details, but he could see the gloom that she was slowly sinking into. He could only set aside his suspicions as well as shock and keep his questions to himself. As they neared the mountain gates, Little Missy spoke again.
”Don't enter the mountain gates. Make your way to the back of the mountain. I'll point out a secret pathway once you're there.”
Wang Baole didn't say a word, switching the direction he was headed smoothly and making his way to the back of the mountain. As he drew nearer, he would occasionally tilt his head and eye the enormous Dharmic Artifact in the middle of the mountain peak. He was slightly dispirited. When he had been in the Dark Dream, his knowledge of the Never-Ending Clan had been limited to that one time when the Divine Emperor had come demanding his child's soul and what had been found in some records.
The Never-Ending Clan isn't a singular clan but a vast alliance centered around the Never-Ending Clan. It comprises many civilizations… They established an alliance to fight the Dark Sect and transcend life and death. They wanted to stop the Dark Sect from ferrying their souls on behalf of the Heavenly Dao…
As for what happened after… as the sect lords of the Dark Sect fell and the Heavenly Dao collapsed, the Never-Ending Clan Federation… rose to dominance! Wang Baole's spirits sank. His knowledge of the Never-Ending Clan, while incomplete, was still significant. As he sighed inwardly, his thoughts drifted to the Federation.
In the face of the Never-Ending Clan's Dao Domain and the Never-Ending Clan's vast universe, the future of the Federation—one changed by the ancient greenish-bronze sword that was from the Vast Expanse Dao Palace and that had steered the Federation from a technology-based civilization to that of a cultivation-based civilization—might not be a bright and hopeful one.
In his silence, Wang Baole had made his way to the back of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace and was about to draw near. It was then that Little Missy's voice rang out frantically.
”Watch out, incoming Never-Ending Clan members!”
As soon as she said that, seven to eight combat vehicles approached speedily from the skies. Besides the three vehicles in the lead, which sat one person each, the other vehicles each had three to five people in them. As they sped past, one vehicle stopped in its tracks. One of the three Never-Ending Clan members standing in the vehicle lowered his head and glanced at Wang Baole, who was standing in the ruins below. He spoke suddenly and said something that Wang Baole could understand!