Primordial Star Scripture

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Not only did the Rock Giant Divine King stand up, but all the other lethal life forms on the various floors of the Undersea Divine Palace also rose to their feet, their gazes turning toward the depths of the Divine Palace.

The three brothers of the Panpoluo Clan that Ye Chen had encountered also flew up from the sea, looking down below.

Their guess was that the one who had obtained the Eye of the Divine Sea was also Ye Chen.

Meanwhile, the tens of thousands of Sword Cultivators on the thirty-second floor of the Undersea Divine Palace had already gone completely mad!

They knew that the Eye of the Divine Sea was within the Giant Sword; they clearly heard the mystical message emanating from the Giant Sword, "The Eye of the Divine Sea within the Giant Sword has been acquired by someone!"

These tens of thousands of Sword Cultivators were all wondering whether the Eye of the Divine Sea was obtained by the eight who entered first, or by the last ones to enter, Ye Chen and Jiang Yao.

Among these tens of thousands of Sword Cultivators, the Three-Eyed Skeleton and Qing Shuang True God knew that the one who had obtained the Eye of the Divine Sea was either Jiang Yao or Ye Chen!

How could it be those eight who had entered long before and had not obtained the Eye of the Divine Sea!

At that moment, the eight True God Sword Cultivators in the Giant Sword Space, including the Beiming Clan's chief and the Blood God Clan's chief, were already greatly shaken when they saw Ye Chen and Jiang Yao disappear. They exclaimed in shock, "The Eye of the Divine Sea has been acquired? Those two friends just vanished; they must have entered a deeper space. Did they truly find the Eye of the Divine Sea?!"

The eight of them could hardly believe it!

Just as the outside world was boiling over with the news that Ye Chen had obtained the "Eye of the Divine Sea," within the desolate space, Ye Chen had already walked out of the ancient tower and approached Jiang Yao, Elder Ku Du, Thousand Extremes True God, and the Little Child.

Seeing Ye Chen come out, Jiang Yao threw herself into his arms. She looked at Ye Chen with tearful eyes, incessantly saying, "Ye Chen, you've succeeded, you really did it!"

Thinking of Ye Chen obtaining the Eye of the Divine Sea, which could save countless lives; thinking of Ye Chen using the reward from the Eye of the Divine Sea to go to the Divine Kingdom and participate in the assessment for the nine great Divine Institutes, Jiang Yao was overwhelmed with excitement.

Ye Chen stroked Jiang Yao's waterfall-like black hair, smiling as he kissed her fair forehead.

He could feel Jiang Yao's excitement and thrill, and of course, he himself was also positively elated!

Seeing the closeness between Ye Chen and Jiang Yao, the nearby Thousand Extremes True God seemed to recall his past with Heavenly Saint Lian Yue, murmuring in his heart, "Lian Yue, once this great cleansing calamity concludes, I will be able to return..." Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire

When Elder Ku Du saw the intimacy between Ye Chen and Jiang Yao, his eyes also flashed with a hint of yearning.

He had turned to the Buddhist path and was practicing asceticism in the Undersea Divine Palace to attempt a breakthrough to a higher realm from the Sovereign Realm, but there was another reason for this, related to a female cultivator.

While Elder Ku Du was gently sighing to himself, Ye Chen had already led Jiang Yao to his side.

Ye Chen asked Elder Ku Du, "Senior, I have obtained the Eye of the Divine Sea. How should I use this treasure to protect others from the annihilation of the great cleansing calamity? Also, about the reward for the slot to participate in the 'Nine Great Divine Institutes' assessment in the Divine Kingdom, how do I claim it?"

Elder Ku Du, seeing the divine blue spherical crystal "Eye of the Divine Sea" in Ye Chen's hand, smiled and said to Ye Chen, "To protect others from the annihilation of the great cleansing calamity? That's quite simple. On the last day of the treasure hunt during the great cleansing calamity, all the living Martial Artists will be transported back to the first floor of the Undersea Divine Palace. If someone has the 'Eye of Creation,' they can leave the Undersea Divine Palace directly with its help."

"If they don't have the 'Eye of Creation,' the person who possesses the 'Eye of the Divine Sea' simply needs to channel True Qi into the 'Eye of the Divine Sea' and shine it towards any Martial Artist, and that person will be able to leave the Undersea Divine Palace safely. Of course, the one with the 'Eye of the Divine Sea' can choose not to save others. However, those who have obtained the Eye of the Divine Sea previously generally helped everyone else leave, except their enemies."

Ye Chen nodded.

He had obtained the "Eye of the Divine Sea," and certainly wouldn't use it just for himself; he would also help others escape the annihilation of the great cleansing calamity.

However…

Given the miraculous use of the "Eye of the Divine Sea" as described by Elder Ku Du, Ye Chen immediately thought that he shouldn't release some Heavenly Saint True Gods of the Flying Spirit Clan and the Vermilion Bird Clan that easily.

Those from the Flying Spirit Clan and the Vermilion Bird Clan had genocidal enmity with Jiang Yao's Divine Phoenix Clan, with many responsible for the deaths of Divine Phoenix Clan members.

He had already dealt with the old clan leaders from the Flying Spirit Clan and the Vermilion Bird Clan, but he certainly couldn't let the others who had invaded the Divine Phoenix Clan go!

At this thought, Ye Chen exchanged a glance with Jiang Yao, and she understood what was in his heart.

"Alright, regarding the matter of using the Eye of the Divine Sea to save others, you can decide on your own when the time comes," Elder Ku Du seemed to have noticed Ye Chen's conflicts with some Heavenly Saint True Gods in the Undersea Divine Palace, but as a being of the Sovereign Realm, he did not concern himself with the grudges among the juniors.

Elder Ku Du continued to speak to Ye Chen, "As for the slot reward for the 'Nine Great Divine Institutes' assessment in the Divine Kingdom you asked about, that is simple, too. The quota reward is with me."

Whoosh.

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As Elder Ku Du spoke, a token engraved with the image of the Ninefold Mountain Range appeared in his hand. He handed the token over to Ye Chen, "With this token, you can directly participate in the 'Nine Great Divine Institutes'' assessment. Take good care of this token. Should you lose it, you would miss this opportunity."

"Is it this token?" When he heard Elder Ku Du's words, Ye Chen took a closer look at the token in his hand, then he promptly secured the token on his person.

Since Elder Ku Du mentioned that losing the token would mean missing the chance, Ye Chen certainly wouldn't allow anything to happen to it!

At that point, Elder Ku Du turned to Ye Chen and said, "Young man, although you have obtained the opportunity to go to the Divine Kingdom and participate in the 'Nine Great Divine Institutes'' examination, I have also witnessed your combat power."

"However, I still need to remind you that although your combat power, for your current Heavenly Saint mid-stage realm, is exceptionally strong, even greater than those of the Divine Kingdom's top talents in the same stage, it's still not enough to smoothly pass the assessment of the strongest 'Nine Great Divine Institutes' and enter one of them for cultivation. Because those you will be competing against are not the Heavenly Saints of the Divine Kingdom but the True Gods of the Divine Kingdom, and they are very powerful True Gods! Especially if you want to enter the most powerful 'Supreme Divine Institute' among the 'Nine Great Divine Institutes', with your current strength, it is absolutely not enough!"

Elder Ku Du's words made Ye Chen inwardly shiver, causing Jiang Yao's little face to tense up.

Before Ye Chen could speak, Jiang Yao couldn't help but ask, "Senior, is the assessment of the 'Nine Great Divine Institutes' very difficult? And the most powerful 'Supreme Divine Institute' you mentioned, what level of combat power is needed to enter?"

Elder Ku Du said, "The 'Nine Great Divine Institutes'' assessment is a selection of disciples for the most powerful divine institutes in the entire Divine Kingdom. Many descendants of Divine Venerables don't even have the qualifications to participate in the assessment. Think about it, what kind of immense combat power would be needed to enter the assessment and stand out from the rest?"

"From my experience back when I was in the Divine Kingdom, to ensure with absolute certainty that you can join one of the 'Nine Great Divine Institutes', at the very least, your combat power must be able to match and remain unbeaten against True Gods of the Eighth and Ninth Tribulations, who possess extremely formidable Essence, Qi, and Spirit in the Divine Kingdom!"

"In other words, even if you are to face the immensely powerful True Gods of the Eighth and Ninth Tribulations in the Divine Kingdom, you need to be able to match them in combat to have confidence in entering the Nine Great Divine Institutes."

Elder Ku Du's words made Ye Chen clench his fists as well.

He knew that the geniuses nurtured by the powerful Divine Venerables of the Divine Kingdom were not as simple as the True Gods of the Minor Spirit Realm. Just like the Five Tribulations True God ancient beast that he had just battled, which was nurtured by a Divine Venerable from the Divine Kingdom, its combat power far surpassed that of the Nine Tribulations True Gods from the Minor Spirit Realm.

If even the Five Tribulations True God ancient beast was so difficult to deal with, reaching a level where he could defeat those immensely powerful Eight and Nine Tribulations True Gods in the Divine Kingdom would certainly be even more challenging.

Even if he had the Primordial Star Scripture, a secret technique not even possessed by Divine Venerables or Sovereigns, he still had to cultivate the Primordial Star Scripture even more deeply.

Moreover, his realm was still too low. For a mid-stage Heavenly Saint to fight against the topmost True Gods of the Divine Kingdom across different realms was clearly not enough. At least, he likely had to break through to the True God Realm to have a glimmer of hope.

After explaining the general situation of the Nine Great Divine Institutes' assessment, Elder Ku Du mentioned, "As for the 'Supreme Divine Institute', it is the top institute among the 'Nine Great Divine Institutes'. If you wish to attempt entry into this institute, you must not have any weaknesses at all! Real combat power, even strong enough to defeat ordinary Lower God Kings, is required to have a chance."

To defeat an ordinary Lower God King?

One must know, Divine Kings are beings who can transcend the limits of one part of heaven and earth and enter the Divine Kingdom.

Furthermore, it is said that after evolving from a True God to a Divine King, the Divine Power inside one's body will transform, increasing their strength manifold!

Such beings, let alone their explosive increase in strength, just the fact that they could rise from a Star Continent already ensures they are no weaklings.

This challenge wasn't just about matching them in battle, but truly defeating them. Just thinking about it shows how difficult it would be!

Luckily Elder Ku Du mentioned defeating the ordinary Lower God Kings. If one were to speak of defeating Lower God Kings reared by the powerful Divine Venerables in the Divine Kingdom, then the difficulty would be unimaginably higher.

"Young man, the 'Supreme Divine Institute', along with the various Territory Kings of the Divine Kingdom and even the current ruler of the Divine Kingdom, all emerged from it. It's the most profound among the Nine Great Divine Institutes."

"If you can enter there to cultivate, that's truly a marvelous fortune!"

Elder Ku Du said with a sigh.

"Senior, how much longer until the 'Nine Great Divine Institutes'' assessment takes place?" Ye Chen inquired from Elder Ku Du.

If the assessment was scheduled to take place soon, then Ye Chen, with his current realm, might not have much hope of entering the "Supreme Divine Institute". But if Ye Chen was given more time to further strengthen the fourth chapter of the Primordial Star Scripture, then he would have some certainty of making a challenge.

"The 'Nine Great Divine Institutes'' assessment occurs one year after the end of the Lower Realms' Great Cleansing Catastrophe. That is to say, you have just over a year to prepare for this major assessment," Elder Ku Du said to Ye Chen.

One year?

Ye Chen felt a tightness in his heart.

This time was too short.

By the time he reached the Divine Kingdom, this time would almost be up.