The Battle Emperor took a deep breath and showed no intention of attacking again.
Actually, the moment Lin Dong appeared, he already knew that he was destined to lose face today. However, losing face also depended on the circumstances.
The Martial Ancestor's reputation in the Great Thousand World far surpassed that of the Western Heaven Battle Emperor. Losing to him was not something shameful. The key point was that he could not directly admit defeat.
Moreover, understanding Lin Dong's personality well, the Battle Emperor had already thought of a remedy. At the very least, he could not allow Lin Dong to use this matter to continue making trouble!
"As expected of the Martial Ancestor. Truly extraordinary. This time, I have lost." The Battle Emperor said with a gloomy expression.
"I will no longer pursue today's matter..."
Before Lin Dong could speak, the Battle Emperor waved his hand directly, and a golden dragon scepter appeared before him.
"This Hundred Dragon Staff is a Low Rank Saint Artifact. Let it be considered a gift for my first meeting with little friend Lu Bai."
Lu Bai: "?"
Lin Dong: "..."
You are being so tactful that I do not even know how to continue causing trouble.
Lin Dong felt somewhat displeased inwardly.
Including Lu Bai, none of the other experts present had expected the Western Heaven Battle Emperor to act so decisively.
Lu Bai silently glanced at the Martial Ancestor and indeed discovered a trace of dissatisfaction on the latter's face.
Considering the grudge between the two, if the Martial Ancestor had not been invited by Lu Bai today as support through a favor, then perhaps he would not even have bothered with words and would have rolled up his sleeves the instant he saw the Battle Emperor.
However, Lu Bai also understood clearly that since the Martial Ancestor had already found the Western Heaven Battle Emperor's home turf, then even after today's matter ended, the Battle Emperor's future days likely would not be pleasant.
Thinking of this, Lu Bai felt a tiny bit of sympathy for the Western Heaven Battle Emperor, then immediately began considering the conditions he intended to propose next.
As for the Hundred Dragon Staff that the Western Heaven Battle Emperor referred to as a "gift" but was actually "compensation," Lu Bai was not interested in it. Moreover, his goal had never been some Saint Artifact.
"Many thanks for Battle Emperor senior's kindness. However, this junior wishes to exchange this gift for a request toward Battle Emperor senior."
Lu Bai cupped his fists respectfully and said.
Do not be fooled by the fact that the Martial Ancestor was currently standing behind him. Proper etiquette toward a peak expert could not be lacking in the slightest. Lu Bai understood this very clearly.
Yet seeing his appearance, the Western Heaven Battle Emperor instead became vigilant.
Slightly frowning, the Battle Emperor said somewhat gloomily, "What is it that you want?"
Lu Bai smiled slightly. "As far as I know, Western Heaven Continent should soon be reaching the time to compete for the title of 'Seed of the Continent,' correct?"
The so called "Seed of the Continent" was merely a title mainly connected to a mysterious power known as "Power of the Continent."
It was rumored that every continent reaching a certain scale contained a mysterious power, and that power was called the Power of the Continent!
The Power of the Continent was incomparably miraculous. Not only could it transform the physical body, it could also reconstruct one's foundation and forge a perfect base. Most importantly, this power would allow one to become more compatible with heaven and earth, increasing comprehension and raising the chances of touching the Heaven Sovereign realm.
To every Earth Sovereign, this possessed a fatal level of temptation!
However, only Heaven Sovereigns could mobilize the Power of the Continent. Therefore, Seed of the Continent would only appear on continents guarded by Heaven Sovereigns. As for Skylaw Continent, although it was one of the super continents, because no Heaven Sovereign presided over it, not a single Seed of the Continent had appeared there for many years.
After hearing Lu Bai's words, the Battle Emperor's expression suddenly changed. His sharp eyes looked toward Lu Bai, immediately causing the latter to feel tremendous pressure, as though the entire world were pressing down upon him.
"Hmph!"
Just as sweat appeared on Lu Bai's forehead, a faint cold snort sounded.
Instantly, Lu Bai felt a gentle breeze brush against his face, and all the pressure from heaven and earth vanished without a trace!
Looking toward the Martial Ancestor again, he saw dark violet lightning already spreading across the thunder scepter in the latter's hand, seemingly ready to unleash a world destroying strike at any moment.
The Battle Emperor instantly clenched his fists in secret, though he quickly loosened them again. Only bitter laughter remained in his heart.
He understood very clearly that with the Martial Ancestor backing him, he truly had no way of dealing with this little fellow before him who wished to open his mouth like a lion.
What else could he do? He could only swallow his anger for now.
"State your request." The Battle Emperor said expressionlessly.
Lu Bai smiled slightly and said, "This junior wishes to request from Battle Emperor senior a quota, a quota to compete for the Seed of the Continent."
Although he had already prepared himself mentally, the Battle Emperor still could not help revealing anger.
One had to know how precious the Seed of the Continent was as a resource. It could very well produce the next Heaven Sovereign!
Moreover, with the scale of Western Heaven Continent, even after being nurtured by the power of heaven and earth for several hundred years, the accumulated Power of the Continent could at most create only three Seed of the Continent!
Although Lu Bai merely requested a qualification to compete, setting aside how much combat power Lu Bai possessed under the Martial Ancestor's favor, merely considering his current Half Step Heaven Sovereign cultivation realm, there were not many Earth Sovereigns across Western Heaven Continent capable of competing against him.
This essentially meant that one of the three quotas would certainly fall into the other party's hands. Even for an expert like the Battle Emperor, this was painful.
"You are already at the Half Step Heaven Sovereign realm. Even if you receive the baptism of the Seed of the Continent, the help it provides you would not be great. Why not change to another request?"
The Western Heaven Battle Emperor was still somewhat unwilling to hand over this quota so easily.
Lu Bai smiled faintly and said, "Battle Emperor senior misunderstands. I do not want this quota for myself, but rather for the Vice Palace Master of my Five Elements Divine Palace, Mandala."
"Moreover, it is merely a qualification to compete. As for whether she can ultimately stand out, that will depend on her own strength. If she fails, then naturally that is her own problem."
At this point, Lu Bai smiled once more. "Furthermore, Mandala has only recently stepped into Great Perfection Earth Sovereign. Could it be that Battle Emperor senior believes that among the countless experts of Western Heaven Continent, no one can suppress her?"
Lu Bai's words caused both Lin Dong and the Battle Emperor to reveal traces of surprise.
Even all those around who understood what the "Seef of the Continent" represented wore shocked expressions. Clearly, they had not expected that the opportunity Lu Bai worked so hard to obtain was actually not for himself?
The Battle Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and, for the first time, began to truly take this young brat Lu Bai seriously.
A glimmer flashed through his eyes. If that were the case, then the resistance in the Battle Emperor's heart lessened considerably.
With Lu Bai's cultivation and strength, if he entered the battlefield of Great Perfection Earth Sovereign experts, no one would be capable of stopping him from taking first place! But if it were merely that little girl who was an Ancient Mandala Flower, then the Battle Emperor did not believe she could stir up much of a storm.
Although the little girl's true form was indeed extremely rare and sufficiently powerful, among those able to participate in the competition for the Seed of the Continent quota, which one was simple?
Of course, the most important point was that the Battle Emperor currently did not wish to give Lin Dong any opportunity to erupt again.
"For the Martial Ancestor's sake, this Emperor shall give you brat a qualification to compete for the 'Seed of the Continent' of my Western Heaven Continent. However, the battlefield is dangerous. If that little girl lacks strength and falls within it, then she will only have herself to blame. Others cannot be faulted."
The moment these words were spoken, Lu Bai also secretly let out a sigh of relief.
After all, no matter how good his plans were, it still depended on whether the Battle Emperor was willing to cooperate.
This was only because it was Lin Dong, causing the Western Heaven Battle Emperor to feel fear. One had to know that in the original story, even Xiao Yan had to pay the price of a precious Dragon Phoenix Heavenly Venerable Pill before the latter finally relented.
After setting a one month deadline, the Western Heaven Battle Emperor directly wrapped the Winter Elder away with spiritual light and disappeared. He showed absolutely no intention of inviting Lin Dong to visit the Western Heaven Battle Hall as a guest. This treatment was far worse compared to the Flame Emperor.
Regarding this, Lu Bai merely smiled. Even without the Martial Ancestor present, the Battle Emperor would not dare to play tricks in this matter.
After all, this was something he had agreed to in front of so many people. If he truly went back on his word, would the Battle Emperor still want his reputation?
Seeing the Battle Emperor leave, Lu Bai turned and solemnly bowed toward Lin Dong, saying, "Many thanks, senior!"
Lin Dong smiled faintly, though there was a trace of confusion in the way he looked at Lu Bai.
"I thought you would fight for the Seed of the Continent for yourself..."
"In my view, your aptitude is among the very best in the Great Thousand World. Since you have such an opportunity, how could you let it pass so easily? One must know that throughout the entire Great Thousand World, within the next hundred years, only Western Heaven Continent possesses Seed of the Continent quotas!"
As he spoke, Lin Dong's expression also became serious.
"Although the Great Thousand World appears peaceful right now, those Feind tribes are secretly watching like tigers eyeing their prey. Their strength is beyond your imagination. Even I feel fear and unease toward them. In order to prevent the Great Thousand World from being invaded and annexed, the Great Thousand World requires more powerful existences..."
At this point, Lin Dong's gaze once again landed on Lu Bai as he said seriously,
"In you, I see my former self. That Brother Xiao likely shares the same thoughts as me, which is why neither of us minds helping you."
Hearing this, Lu Bai's heart shook. He had not expected that these two already valued him so highly back then.
"Could it be they noticed that I also possess protagonist aura just like them?"
He secretly mocked himself inwardly, then his expression likewise became serious.
"Many thanks for senior's high regard. However, even without this baptism of the Seed of the Continent, I still have confidence that I can break through to the Heaven Sovereign realm within three years!"
Actually, Lu Bai wanted to say that he could break through within at most "a year or so," but considering that such words might make others think he was simply bragging shamelessly, he intentionally extended the time somewhat.
Even so, a strange look still appeared in Lin Dong's eyes.
He did not know why the brat before him possessed such confidence to say such words. If he did not already understand something about Lu Bai's growth speed, he might even suspect that the boy had gone insane!
"Very good. I look forward to your growth!"
Lin Dong smiled faintly and gave no clear response regarding Lu Bai's guarantee.
Lu Bai likewise did not care. He believed his cultivation speed would shock everyone.
"Coincidentally, this junior has some matters that require senior's guidance. May I know whether senior has the time?"
Lin Dong was slightly surprised, but still nodded and said, "No matter. This is merely one of my spiritual body avatars. Whatever questions you have, feel free to ask."
Although it sounded like a very simple matter, throughout the entire Great Thousand World, there were probably only a handful of people who could receive personal guidance from the Martial Ancestor. This also proved that what Lin Dong had said earlier was true. He indeed valued Lu Bai greatly.
Hearing this, Lu Bai was also overjoyed. Afterwards, together with Lin Dong, he entered the Luo God Clan.
Naturally, Luo Tian Shen welcomed this enthusiastically and could even be described as overwhelmed with favor. After all, not just anyone or any faction could come into contact with a legendary figure like the Martial Ancestor. Merely this incident alone was enough to guarantee the Luo God Clan a hundred years of peace!
Because of this, when Lu Bai proposed his request to explore the secrets of the Luo River, the Luo God Clan exceptionally agreed under the decision of Luo Li, the new Empress.
"You mean to use the power within the Luo River as a guide and borrow the methods of the Luo River Array to recreate an Array surpassing the Grandmaster level?"
After understanding Lu Bai's idea, even Lin Dong was shocked.
Looking at the calm young man before him, Lin Dong suddenly felt that perhaps his previous evaluation of Lu Bai had still been somewhat too shallow.
If this child could truly accomplish what he claimed, then perhaps his future achievements would absolutely not be inferior to himself or the Flame Emperor!
"Senior is correct. Earlier, I carefully observed the Luo God Clan's Luo God Ritual. When Luo Li successfully obtained the Luo God Celestial Body, I briefly came into contact with the true secret hidden within the Luo River, though unfortunately the time was too short..."
"I already have some preliminary ideas regarding the Array itself, but there are still major shortcomings concerning the core issue of how to integrate the power of the Luo River."
"Therefore, I wish to ask senior for assistance in helping me descend deep into the Luo River!"
One had to know that the Luo River had flowed through the Luo God Clan for tens of thousands of years. It was not as though no experts had attempted to explore its hidden secrets. Among them were even Heaven Sovereign experts, yet no one had ever truly reached the bottom of the Luo River.
Many Earth Sovereign experts had vanished within this Luo Water, which also caused everyone to understand that great secrets were hidden within it, yet no one dared continue exploring it afterward.
After much consideration, Lu Bai concluded that only an expert of the Martial Ancestor's level could help him.
As for Lin Dong, he also developed a bit of interest.
Regarding the legendary Luo River that had produced the number one beauty of the Great Thousand World, he was somewhat curious.
Of course, he was only curious about the Luo River itself. It had nothing to do with the so called number one beauty of the Great Thousand World. After all, he already had two peerless beauties at home. In this regard, the Martial Ancestor still possessed sufficient self control.
"Very well. Since that is the case, then I shall accompany little friend on this journey."
As he spoke, Lin Dong raised his hand, and in an instant countless thunderbolts and blazing flames gathered within his palm.
A halo slowly emerged, upon which eight distinct colors existed separately, slowly rotating.
Seeing this, Lu Bai's heart stirred. These should be the eight most primal powers of heaven and earth controlled by the Martial Ancestor, right?
Whoosh!
Very quickly, the eight colored halo flew out from Lin Dong's hand, then expanded with the wind. Finally, it transformed into a light wheel dozens of zhang in size. Carrying the two of them, it directly plunged into the surging Luo River.
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