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Chapter 346: The Eternal City

After the branch martial arts competition of the Floating Pagoda Clan, the alliance between the Heavenly Court and the Floating Pagoda Clan became the strongest superpower in the world. Many forces, including some superpowers, came to join them. Of course, Xiao Tian didn't have to worry about these matters. Mandala, Xun'er, and Ling Qingzhu handled them.

Xiao Tian's primary focus was on increasing his own strength. Without sufficient power, any territory he held would eventually collapse. The fastest way for him to improve was by refining the Heavenly Flames. He heard that the Flame Spirit Clan had the top-ranked Heavenly Flame in the Great Thousand World, so he personally visited them.

The Flame Spirit Clan's divine flame was their clan treasure, and they were reluctant to let Xiao Tian take it. Eventually, they summoned their slumbering late-stage Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign ancestor, who still lost to Xiao Tian. After Xiao Tian devoured the flame, his cultivation successfully broke through to the late-stage Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign level.

Subsequently, Xiao Tian sought out and devoured other powerful Heavenly Flames in the Great Thousand World, eventually reaching the peak of the late-stage Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign level. He was now just one step away from the half-step Dominator realm.

However, despite his formidable cultivation, he still couldn't reach the true Dominator realm even with the union of his three bodies. Xiao Tian speculated that he needed to reach the half-step Dominator realm with his main body first. Then, with the union of his three bodies, he could break through to the Dominator realm. Otherwise, he would have to cultivate two more avatars and merge the five original supreme bodies to achieve the Dominator breakthrough.

"According to the timeline, it's time to compete for the Eternal Undying Body," Xiao Tian thought. He immediately dispatched his avatar, who had mastered the Immortal Golden Body and went by the name "Di Tian," to the Maha Ancient Clan. If his avatar could acquire the Eternal Undying Body, he could refine the Immortal Emperor's power and break through to the half-step Dominator realm in one go.

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The Maha Continent was another supercontinent in the Great Thousand World. As the leading clan among the five ancient clans, the Maha Ancient Clan, with its three Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns, naturally controlled a supercontinent.

The Eternal City was not the main city of the Maha Ancient Clan, but its fame rivaled that of the clan itself. This was because the city was built by the Immortal Emperor and hosted the Eternal Gathering. The scale of the Eternal Gathering far surpassed the branch martial arts competition of the Floating Pagoda Clan, attracting more than half of the superpowers in the Great Thousand World.

Top experts from various forces gathered here, unlike the branch martial arts competition where any representative could be sent. The Eternal Gathering determined the ownership of one of the five remaining original supreme bodies. Although no one had managed to control it over the years, no one could guarantee that this time would be different.

Upon arrival, Xiao Tian sensed an extremely ancient and vast aura emanating from the city. Although subtle, he recognized it as the power of a Dominator, having experienced it when his avatars united.

Xiao Tian waited in the city for two days until ancient bell chimes echoed throughout. Hearing this, everyone moved towards the city center.

At the center of the city stood a barren mountain, topped by an ancient and weathered stone tower named the Eternal Tower. This tower, left by the Immortal Emperor, housed the Eternal Undying Body. Feeling the oppressive aura from the Eternal Tower, everyone was filled with reverence.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous rumble, the tightly closed gates of the tower slowly opened. Streams of light flew in from all directions, entering the tower.

The Maha Ancient Clan also participated, though not Maha You. Still considering himself too weak, he planned to improve his cultivation for the next gathering.

...

Inside the stone gates was a desolate land. Xiao Tian sensed that the space here was distorted, divided into many small areas.

"Swish!"

Suddenly, a fierce wind attacked him—a late-stage Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign.

"Bang!"

Xiao Tian punched, easily knocking down his opponent. The opponent's supreme body's undying energy was then extracted.

The competition for the Eternal Undying Body was brutal. Losers had their undying energy extracted, which was the essence of the Immortal Golden Body. Losing this would significantly degrade the Immortal Golden Body's level. Xiao Tian knew this was because the Eternal Undying Body had been severely damaged in ancient times. The Immortal Emperor built the Eternal Tower to absorb undying energy to repair it. When the new master of the Eternal Undying Body emerged, they could quickly enhance their strength.

Given Xiao Tian's cultivation, he had no rivals. Everyone he encountered fell in a single move. This scene caught the attention of those outside, but since he appeared under a different identity, people were very curious about this mysterious expert.

Finally, he reached the last level, where only four people remained. All four were at least late-stage Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereigns.

Xiao Tian saw a dark red mountain emitting an ancient, undying aura, standing quietly on the broken ground. Before the mountain was a tall stone platform where Xiao Tian and the three others stood at four corners.

"Since we're all here, let's start the battle!" Xiao Tian said, attacking a peak late-stage Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign.

"How dare you! Do you know who I am—" Before he could finish, Xiao Tian struck, severely injuring him.

"What?"

The remaining two were shocked.

"Let's team up!"

They attacked Xiao Tian together.

"Bang! Bang!"

Xiao Tian threw two punches, knocking them down. The three's supreme bodies had their undying energy extracted, eliminating them from the competition.

In the end, only Xiao Tian remained.

Xiao Tian looked into the distance and made hand seals, "Immortal Golden Body, explode!"

(Chapter ends)