Chapter 1306, Mortal Domainâs Creation
The Heavenly Sovereign kicked the door open and stormed inside where his little brother meditated. The latter noticed who it was and spoke, âWhy have you barged into my cultivation chambers?â
âDidnât your emotion center recover?â The Heavenly Sovereign squinted.
The man in white said, âYouâre the Heavenly Sovereign, elder brother. You know very well itâs a grueling task to restore an emotion center.â
The Heavenly Sovereign didnât drop it, âDid you leak my plan?â
The man in white gave a taunting look, âItâs not my problem what you do. Now if thatâs all, leave! I want to meditate.â
The younger brother closed his eyes.
âHeavenly Sovereign, your brother cares nothing about anything. It couldnât be him meddling.â Sword Heart spoke as he watched the man in white.
The Heavenly Sovereign nodded after a pause, but his doubts never left.
[Hardly anyone knew about this. If he didnât leak it, then who did? Is itâŚ]
The Heavenly Sovereign squinted at Sword Heart, âSword Heart, youâre my most trusted aide. Youâve worked hard these decades to get the five powers. I also heard youâre close to Sea Ao.â
âHeavenly Sovereign, what are you implying? You canât be doubting meâŚâ
âHa-ha-ha, of course not. I could never suspect you. The leak mustâve come from Kunpeng, the most conniving of the beasts. As king of spiritual beasts, he must have a few loose tongues working under him.â
The Heavenly Sovereign patted his shoulder with a grin, but his eyes were cold, âItâs nothing much either way, just a few beasts and some human Sovereigns. Only, thereâs one beast Iâm wary of and I want you to bring me his head, just in case.â
Sword Heartâs heart shook, âWho?â
âHeaven Sealing Sea Ao!â
âHe did seal my Divine Eye of the Void once. If that happens while Iâm at odds with the other experts, it will lead to serious consequencesâŚâ
Sword Heart rushed to explain, âHeavenly Sovereign, youâre too modest. That was a thousand years ago, when you were a half Sovereign. Now that youâre aware of the Sovereign Stage. Heâs nothingâŚâ
âSword Heart, just in case!â
The Heavenly Sovereign glanced at him, his tone firm, âThe Heavenly Daosâ sanctity is at stake. It can never fall in the hands of those human fools. Youâve never questioned my orders. So why now? Is that hesitation, or unwillingness?â
Sword Heartâs brow shook and he nodded in the end, âIâll go.â
The Heavenly Sovereign grinned and the man in white sighed, âSword Heart has been by your side for so long, why must you be hard on him?â
âIâm not, just making him break all ties with the beasts. On the eve of war, I wonât stand for any unknowns on my side. Itâs hard to hide from a sneak attack, especially those sly human Sovereigns. Heaven knows what they might pull.â
âYeah, elder brother is strong, but you canât take on everyone. With enough numbers and a good plan, even you might lose. Ha-ha-haâŚâ
âSo youâll help me?â
âNo, I donât care about anything happening beyond these doors, including what happens to you.â The man in white closed his eyes, âIn the off chance that the Heavenly Daos do decay, the void path will be lost. Not that it matters, since Heavenly Dao cultivators like us donât care about our weakling relatives.â
The Heavenly Sovereign squinted as he left, âYeah, a weakling younger brother with no emotion center is not reliable at all. But I do not need to rely on anyone, for I am the Heavenly Sovereign!â
The Heavenly Sovereign huffed and vanished, leaving the man in white with an eerie grinâŚ
A month later, Sword Heart was back, bloodied and missing his left arm. The spiritual beasts spread news that Heaven Sealing Sea Aoâs left eye was wounded by Sword Heart.
This only worked to further the animosity between the Heavenly Sovereign and the spiritual beasts.
âHeavenly Sovereign, I couldnât kill him, only ruin an eye. His sealing canât recover and wonât be a threat to you.â
Sword Heart panted hard, looking pale.
The Heavenly Sovereign beamed, âHa-ha-ha, well done. Though it didnât matter if you couldnât either, for he canât do anything to me.â
âGet better, for in three months, we go to war!â The Heavenly Sovereign patted his shoulder and felt like he was on top of the world.
Zhuo Fan sighed, âSword Heart is so loyal, knowing it was only the Heavenly Sovereignâs test yet still fought until he lost an arm. I finally know why Sea Ao lost his eye, all because of the Heavenly Sovereignâs suspicion of Sword Heart.â
âSword Heart has the sword path. The sword is the king of weapons, in the hands of rulers, who value loyalty above all.â The old man explained, âOf humanityâs three bonds, loyalty, filial piety and siblinghood, Sword Heartâs sword path holds them at the highest regard.â
Zhuo Fan nodded, âSo heâs human?â
âBecause the sword path is part of humanity, while a sword is not. It was the only reason the Heavenly Sovereign accepted him and trusted him.â The old man pointed at the lake, âKeep watching.â
Zhuo Fan turned to the lake and saw the Heavenly Sovereign and Sword Heart go to war three months later. They didnât get far, hearing explosions behind, with his clanâs grounds leveled as his kin perished.
He turned back to find no one remaining, not even his younger brother. Even the Imparting Stone in his room was gone.
The Heavenly Sovereign gnashed his teeth, âDamn bastard, he knew I had a secret Imparting Stone and fled with it when I wasnât around.â
âHeavenly Sovereign, what happened?â Sword Sovereign asked.
The Heavenly Sovereignâs lip shook, his eyes red, âThe records for Divine Eye of the Void and Purple Lightning Gold Eye I left behind in case of my fall so that someone would pick up the work of Heavenly Daos are gone. To thinkâŚâ
âHeavenly Sovereign, why did you think youâd lose? Arenât you confident in this war? Itâs not like you.â
The Heavenly Sovereign was about to answer when he exclaimed, âI was played! That damn brat should have no emotions, no loyalty, and couldnât care less of the world, so why did he scheme against me?â
âHeavenly Sovereign, you mean your younger brother?â
âYes, he started spouting crap that day and I got fooled into leaving an exit. He did it on purposeâŚâ
The Heavenly Sovereign squinted and gnashed his teeth, âDid his emotional Heavenly Daos recover, and does he want me to fail in destroying the world?â
âWe canât let them get their hands on the Imparting Stone. They will learn my ultimate skill and make winning impossible.â
The Heavenly Sovereign clenched his fists, his eyes glowing golden. A huge eye appeared in the sky, scouring the earth.
Three fleeing sacred beasts entered its vision.
The Heavenly Sovereign pulled Sword Heart and crossed thousands of miles in an instant, reaching Qilin and blocking him, âDamn beast, where do you think youâre running?â
âVoid pathâs Blink?â
Qilin gasped and fled in another direction, just as Sword Heart waved and sent a scarlet sword wave.
Feeling terror, Qilin shouted, âWhat sword is this?â
âSoaring Sword!â Sword Heartâs eyes glinted, âItâs the sword made with your power against it. You canât take it!â
Blood flowed as Qilinâs hard hide couldnât block the sharp sword wave, cutting off his leg and making him stagger to the ground.
The Heavenly Sovereign smirked, using the Divine Eye of the Void and Purple Lightning Gold Eye. A purple cover fell and boomed as it covered the land for thousands of miles and made it vanish.
âHumph, hand over the Imparting Stone or die here.â
The Heavenly Sovereign pulled Sword Heart and vanished to block the dragon ancestor this time.
Dragon ancestor unleashed his Decimating Golden Flame but the Decimating Sword sucked the flames and dragon ancestor fell wounded.
With another purple flash, another part of the land was carved.
When the Heavenly Sovereign went after Kunpeng, âWhere is that fool? Whereâs he hiding?â
âHeavenly Sovereign, that oversized bird is too fast and we lost him.â
âNo one can escape my Heavenly Daosâ eye!â
The Heavenly Sovereignâs right eye shone in twelve golden halos, âVaulting Kunpeng, you can run but you canât hide! You canât escape my Heavenly Eye. Divine Eye of the Void 12th stage, True World!â
A huge golden eye shone in the sky and glinted as it sent powerful fluctuations in every direction for miles, thousands of miles, billions in fact. With one final push, a large chunk of the Sacred Domain up and vanished.
With the fall of the barrier, the mortal domain was born. Vaulting Kunpeng, hiding in Allbeast Mountain Range, felt the pressure above and sighed, âThis is the Heavenly Sovereignâs power. His younger brother knew him best. There was no chance of us beating him, even togetherâŚâ