"I want to join the Divine Selection," Shao Yin stated.
Progenitor Xi was not surprised. "You are already one the Seven Skygods, which is a status comparable to the Three Pillars and Six Skies."
Shao Yin's eyes flickered. The Seven Skygods were only acknowledged by the Sixverse Association, while the Three Pillars and Six Skies were recognized by True God himself as the most elite powerhouses in all of Aeternus. They held a status that was only below True God’s, and they were all renowned throughout the six Scourges. They were comparable to the Three Realms and Six Daos of the ancient Heavens Sect.
When Shao Yin had been part of the Cyclic Universe, he had been heralded as one of the Three Sovereigns. At that time, he had regarded himself as on the same level as the ancient Three Realms and Six Daos. Only later had he realized that he had been vastly overestimating himself. One of the Six Daos, Lu Yuan, was capable of openly challenging the Great Sovereign, while Shao Yin knew that he was nowhere close to matching the Great Sovereign's power.
The Three Sovereigns and Nine Sages were not even close to reaching the level of the Three Realms and Six Daos.
Only the Three Pillars and Six Skies, the greatest powerhouses of all the Aeternals, could compare to the Three Realms and Six Daos.
Shao Yin aspired to become one of those elites.
"I am asking you for your help, Senior." Shao Yin gave a deep bow.
Progenitor Xi looked over. "None of the Seven Skygods have ever offered me such respect."
Shao Yin took a deep breath. "Senior, you deserve such respect."
The woman’s expression never changed. "Aeternus’s six Scourges all compete against each other. My First Scourge has always been the strongest, but it seems that we are now being underestimated."
Shao Yin sneered. "How dare trash like that underestimate the First Scourge? During the Divine Selection, I promise that I will shatter the other Scourges’ dignity!"
Progenitor Xi coldly stated, "He was testing us."
Shao Yin's expression changed.
"Di Qiong is quite cunning. You want to reach the same level as the Three Realms and Six Daos, but the Third Scourge holds Wu Tian prisoner," Progenitor Xi commented indifferently.
Shao Yin's eyes flickered, and he momentarily found himself speechless. He had not considered the possibility of Xin Wu being a test, nor had he ever imagined that someone as powerful and famous as Wu Tian could be imprisoned in the Third Scourge. Was that how strong the Three Pillars and Six Skies really were?
Despite his arrogance, Shao Yin never believed himself capable of surpassing Wu Tian, at least not at the moment. After all, he had nearly been killed by Lord Xu, and that man was far inferior to Wu Tian.
"You may join the Divine Selection," Progenitor Xi consented.
Shao Yin offered another bow. "Thank you, Senior."
Xin Wu returned to the Third Scourge and went to deliver a report to Di Qiong.
"You were injured by a single strike? The man uses formidable sequence particles," Di Qiong remarked with some sense of gravity as he acknowledged Shao Yin's strength.
Xin Wu maintained a respectful attitude. "That man is not one of the Seven Skygods, but there is no doubt that he will represent the First Scourge in the Divine Selection."
Di Qiong looked up. "The strength of the First Scourge is profound, and they are not so easily weakened. Still, the rulers of the other Scourges are formidable in their own right. This next Divine Selection will certainly be fiercer than the last.
"Go. Return those three True God Guard Captains to the First Scourge."
Xin Wu nodded and turned to leave.
"Wait," Di Qiong called out.
Xin Wu quickly turned back around. "Yes, my lord?"
Di Qiong studied the man. "Do you feel resentful?"
Xin Wu was startled by the question. "I don’t dare."
"Do you really not dare, or do you simply not dare to show the resentment you feel?"
"I hold no resentment, my lord. Di Xia and Fei are both beyond me. I genuinely hold no grudge," Xin Wu answered anxiously.
Di Qiong's eyes were ice. "You are not their equal. Remember that."
Xin Wu quickly agreed and then nervously took his leave.
The other Scourges might be strong, but that did not mean that the Third Scourge was inferior to them. Whoever lasted to the end of the Divine Selection remained to be seen.
Two of the Seven Skygods were already dead, and another had been severely wounded. Who could say that the Three Pillars and Six Skies would remain unscathed? If one of Di Qiong’s people could become one of the Three Pillars and Six Skies, then his Third Scourge would wield even greater influence within Aeternus.
…
In the Third Scourge, at the Corpse King Monument, the man who had tried to explain things to Lu Yin had grown extremely annoyed, and his hands itched to strike Lu Yin. The young man appeared to be completely unfazed by anything he was told, and he treated the man’s words like air.
If not for the strict prohibition of any sort of combat within the vicinity of the Corpse King Monument, the man would have already attacked Lu Yin.
After returning to the Third Scourge, Xin Wu did not immediately go find Ye Bo and the other True God Guard Captains. Instead, he went into seclusion to recover. He had been wounded by Shao Yin’s attack.
Finally, the day that Xin Wu emerged came, and he went to find the captains.
He found Dual Bladeform and Chong Gui easily enough, but Xin Wu found it impossible to locate Ye Bo. It did not even occur to Xin Wu that Ye Bo might be attempting to cultivate the Corpse King Transformation.
OMA's Thoughts
Translated By: OMA
Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox
TLC'ed By: OMA