I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 785: Chapter Seventy-Nine: I Promise You a Provincenoveldrama

The so-called self-importance and ignorance of a frog at the bottom of a well predominantly stems from retrospective views after seeing the world, so Tang Luo could understand Gong Shu’s excitement.

Just like the Blood Saint, who had been confined in the Minor Spiritual Realm for thousands of years, they still perceive Xiehe as it was back then. They thought that once they went out, they would be able to restore their glory.

Perhaps during that dark age, the era when the Fierce Realm could be king, the appearance of such a large number of spirit controllers could truly make the people of Xiehe take notice. But now… a thousand years after the unprecedented flourish of the martial arts…

The same number of metamorphosed squads could wipe out these guys. Their physical strength is so low that they would die or get hurt with just one powerful combined hit. With their way of cultivation, they deserve to be a lost civilization.

However, they are still the descendants of Xiehe and the predecessors of Longzhou; even after being isolated in the Minor Spiritual Realm for a thousand years, they still worry about purifying Xiehe from the beast demons. Just for this reason, regardless of their powers, the warriors in the Four Imperial Spiritual Realms deserve to be respected.

With a softer gaze and tone, Tang Luo tried to share some news with the three: “In the hundreds of years after you were taking refuge in the Minor Spiritual Realm, the Demon King was all but exterminated, even the powerful ancient demons full of jealousy were driven away. Now humans rule Xiehe. As for what you say about wanting to establish the immortal Divine Dynasty… I’m afraid it’s a bit too much. If you really go out, perhaps you can first lay low and get some information?”

Perhaps it was due to the softening of Tang Luo’s tone, or perhaps the news was too shocking, but Gong Shu became agitated, forgetting he was a subordinate. He exclaimed, “How is that possible! Do you know how formidable the Bat King of Longzhou is? Each of his Blood Slaves obscures the sky and the sun, and they’re all on par with the top fighters in the Mortal Realm. The Bat King himself is the king among the Demon Kings. Such a demon, even thinking about it now is terrifying. Without the Four Imperial Spirits, how could Xiehe prevail?!”

Tang Luo was speechless and didn’t know how to answer for a moment. Fortunately, a wise man once said, don’t argue with a fool.

Faced with such a confident query, Tang Luo knew that no matter what he said now, the other party would not believe him. So he didn’t want to say more. After all, they could check through the books once they got out. Why bother trying to convince them by talking more?

He shook his head, took a jade coin out of his bag, and asked Gong Shu and the others, “We’ll just wait for the Four Imperial Spirits to go out and purify the universe for the Xiehe Human Race. Now, tell me what this Divine Jade is for and where it can be found?”

Tang Luo hadn’t forgotten what he was supposed to do. Since Gong Shu and the others recognized the jade coin, it indicated that this object was produced in the Four Imperial Spirit Realms. But before collecting this object, they had to ask about its origin first.

“This is the Four Imperial Divine Jade,” Gong Shu explained, “Precisely speaking, this Divine Jade is a fragment of the Realm Heart of the Four Imperial Spirit Realms. The reason why the Four Imperial Spirit Realms have been drifting in the void for years without settling down is because the struggle to grab the Realm Heart fragments has never ceased.”

Although he already knew that Martial Saint Mountain wouldn’t give a simple trial, this object that could spark tribal wars was much harder to obtain than gold and silver. The jade coin was flipping between his fingers, and Tang Luo asked in a low voice, “What is the story of this Four Imperial Divine Jade? Why is it being fought over?”

Gong Shu cast a complex look at the severed arm lying not far away on the ground and explained, “The Four Imperial Divine Jade is key to our Four Imperial Spirits practicing Four Imperial Spirit Seals. Because the Four Imperial Spirit Seals are not a technique, but a divine gift, we Four Imperial Spirits offer Divine Jade at the altar, and the altar marks a divine seal on our bodies. After that, the divine seal will automatically absorb the Four Imperial Spiritual Energy from the world. The more spiritual power it absorbs, the stronger the control over spiritual power.”

“So that’s how it is,” Tang Luo realized, “So when you said that anyone over the age of fifty in the Four Imperial Spirit Realms is a spirit controller, it’s because these Four Imperial Spirit Seals don’t need you to cultivate actively; they absorb spiritual power on their own, right?”

“Yes.” Gong Shu nodded proudly and said, “This is why we, the Four Imperial Spirits, are so overbearing. Outside, there is but one Fierce Realm out of a million martial artists, while among us, those who are over fifty years old are definitely spirit controllers. Not to mention comparable to the battle power of the Fierce Realm, the control over spiritual power is beyond knowledge, it is…”

Perhaps because he’d been isolated from the world for too long, Gong Shu really wanted to tell an outsider about the wonders of the Four Imperial Spirit Seals, but Tang Luo had no interest in hearing about it.

“All right, all right, I know the Four Imperial Spirit Seals are invincible,” Tang Luo interrupted Gong Shu’s introduction, got to the point and said, “Now mainly tell me how the water tribe collects the Four Imperial Divine Jade.”

Caught off guard by the interruption, Gong Shu was taken aback. Although Tang Luo had praised the Four Imperial Spirit Seals beforehand, anyone his age could hear the perfunctory nature of his words. But the situation now was more powerful than the man. Even with the anger, he could only swallow it and patiently explain, “In the beginning, it was because our ancestors shattered the Realm Stone outside, leading to the shattering of the Realm Heart of Four Imperial Spirit Realms. The shattered Realm Heart Pieces fell all over the Four Imperial Spirit Realms, and these were the initial Four Imperial Divine Jade.”

“Afterwards, after discovering the miraculous effects of the Divine Altar, our tribe began to collect Divine Jade, until today, when there are no scattered Divine Jade to be found in the Four Imperial Spirit Realms. Now they can only be found in the void of the Central Region.”

As Gong Shu was speaking, he found himself helplessly glancing at the bag Tang Luo had brought. He spoke quietly, “In fact, senior, with so much Four Imperial Divine Jade, if you’re willing to join our water tribe, you’ll definitely be treated as an honored guest. There’s nothing wrong with granting you a province when the Four Imperial Spirit Realms unify Xiehe. What do you think, senior?”

Facing Gong Shu’s promise, Tang Luo had a complex expression. He vaguely remembered the bad checks he had received before.

“I am Emperor Qin, who is actually still alive. Send me five thousand, and when I unify the world, I will make you the Great General of the Armies.”

“I am Thanos. Just send me eight hundred and eighty-eight, and I won’t make your whole family disintegrate when I snap my fingers tomorrow.”

… The similarities were truly uncanny. Tang Luo managed to hold back a smile and said to Gong Shu, “Don’t count on these Divine Jade coins. Rather, tell me how your Water Tribe collects the Four Imperial Divine Jade apart from through wars.”

“All right, senior.” Gong Shu was a bit annoyed, feeling that his persuasion earlier had been foolish. This person who could easily defeat the three of them was surely extraordinary. He might be a general from some Divine Dynasty or even from a royal family. Offering such a person just a piece of a province, it would indeed be strange if they were enticed.

“Now there are only two ways left to get the Divine Jade. One is to go deep into the void of the Central Region, but that place is at the edge of the realm, where the disturbances of space and time are as chaotic as a sea, which is very dangerous; the other is to wait for the Void Vortex, there will always be some Void Storms able to slip through the gaps of the realm when the Four Imperial Spirit Realms are drifting through space. Once these storms stop, many Divine Stones would be scattered about.”