Chapter 349: Might of the Black Emperor (1/2)

Although the aether dao immortal from the North Sea Court knew Lu Yun was blatantly making things up, it didn’t stop a seed of doubt from being planted in his heart. Had His Majesty really discovered the way to pick an origin dao fruit?

His hesitation didn’t escape the attention of the onlooking immortals. Donglin Biying, especially, took note of his strange reaction. Lu Yun is probably telling the truth! That Beigong Xuan really has found a way to pluck an origin dao fruit!

“You are right, Lu Yun.” The voice of the aether dao immortal of the North Sea shifted into a low and booming timbre. Even his presence underwent a complete transformation.

Beigong Xuan!

The North Sea emperor had descended upon the aether dao immortal and temporarily replaced his consciousness. His sudden emergence alerted the other immortals and they backed away, readying themselves for battle, worried that the monster spirit emperor would go on a sudden killing spree.

“We have found a way to pluck origin dao fruit.”

Silence rang after that admission. Lu Yun frowned, but didn’t say anything.

“Wouldn’t you like to know what it is?” Beigong Xuan smiled faintly. “It is to infuse the Divine Seaward Iron—Our clan’s treasure—with the power of the dragon vein in order to leverage the might of the four seas and form a heavenly mandate. With the mandate of the four seas as protection, one will be able to safely pick the fruit.

“However, you’ve stolen both Our dragon vein and Our clan treasure.” Beigong Xuan put his arms behind his back, his smile dropping from his face.

The celestial emperors of the nine majors were able to ascend to the origin dao realm because they were protected by heavenly mandates, which allowed them to pluck their dao fruit. With heavenly mandates tamed by past celestial emperors, all new celestial emperors gained their mandate’s recognition and protection as soon as they assumed the throne. Cultivation thus became the only prerequisite for their ascension.

Nevertheless, in order to become real celestial emperors, they would have to pluck nine origin dao fruit and inspire them to resonate in unison before the immortal could attract a heavenly mandate and refine it.

Of course, Lu Yun could tell Beigong Xuan was blowing hot air as well. He’d just made up rumors about Beigong Xuan, and in retaliation, Beigong Xuan had set him up.

A complex mix of expressions passed through the crowd’s faces as they listened to the back and forth. They couldn’t tell who was telling the truth. However, they had to take the claims seriously no matter their validity. Neither Beigong Xuan nor Lu Yun were the harmless sorts.

“Are you saying that my clan’s ancestor is going to refine the heavenly mandate of the four seas with the Divine Seaward Iron?” Lu Yun smirked.

Thud!

With a wave of his hand, a black cannon clonked portentously to the ground, sending a tremor through the skydragon tomb.

The Black Emperor!

Lu Yun had melted the Divine Seaward Iron and refined the cannon based on the structure of various weapons of war.

Beigong Xuan’s pupils contracted violently. “You… you destroyed Our clan treasure!!” he raged, eyeballs almost popping out in his fury. The Divine Seaward Iron was the divine treasure of the blackwater snakes, and all of the North Sea monster spirits. He instantly recognized the material used to refine the strange treasure before him.

“Hahaha!” Lu Yun broke into loud laughter. “Are you insulting your own intelligence with these lies, Beigong Xuan? Plucking origin dao fruit with the heavenly mandate of the four seas? The four seas are four spatial fragments identical to the vastless cosmos outside the world of immortals. They possess no heavenly mandates!

“So dragon veins are the key to you picking your origin dao fruit! If you’ve ever lost a dragon vein, folks,” proclaimed the human youth, “it must have been stolen by Beigong Xuan!”

Beigong Xuan was already charging the youth with no holds barred. His true self wasn’t here, but he was able to unleash the power of an arcane dao immortal with his consciousness attached to the peak aether dao immortal.

Situ Yun was ready to activate the Pelagic Orb, but Lu Yun reacted before he could. No sooner had Beigong Xuan moved a single muscle than Lu Yun burned a sum of three billion immortal crystals!

A beam of ghastly light shot out of the Black Emperor.