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Chapter 349: The Power of a Half-Step Sovereign

Upon hearing Xiao Tian's words, Maha Tian's eyes flashed with cold light.

In a low voice, he said, "Xiao Tian, I'll cut to the chase. If you can leave the Eternal Undying Body with my Maha Ancient Clan for another hundred years, we will not obstruct you from taking it back afterward. How about that?"

"Not a chance!" Xiao Tian scoffed. "Since the Eternal Undying Body has chosen its master, it means it has no further ties with your clan. It's not going back to you."

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere grew tense. Everyone knew that a monumental battle was imminent.

"If you won't meet our terms, we'll just take it by force!" Maha Tian declared. Immediately, an indescribable pressure spread across the land. Beside him, the two saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns also released their auras, which were even more powerful than Maha Tian's, reaching mid-stage saint-grade levels.

"What arrogance! Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?"

At that moment, Qing Yanjing and Futuo Xuan appeared, radiating their saint-grade auras. Behind them stood over forty Heavenly Sovereigns from the Futuo Ancient Clan and Tian Ting.

Maha Tian, eyes filled with killing intent, demanded, "Does the Futuo Ancient Clan really want to go to war with us?"

"Maha Tian, do you think we fear you?" Qing Yanjing replied coldly, showing no concern for him.

"I've anticipated your interference," Maha Tian snorted, then called into the sky, "Brother Heitian, Brother Huangqiu, please show yourselves!"

With these words, the previously bright sky turned pitch black, swallowing all light. Suddenly, four figures appeared beside Maha Tian.

Two of them were cloaked in black, their eyes completely dark, resembling black holes. The other two were shirtless, muscular men with skin as rough as dragons' scales. Each exuded the aura of a saint-grade expert.

Xiao Tian eyed one of the muscular men curiously, noting that he also had an immortal body.

Qing Yanjing spoke solemnly, "Heitian, Heidi, Huangqiu, Huanglong, are you from the Heitian Ancient Clan and the Huang Ancient Clan also meddling in today's affairs?"

"What? Maha Tian invited the Heitian Ancient Clan and the Huang Ancient Clan?" Many forces were shocked.

In the Great Thousand World, saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns stood at the pinnacle, revered like gods. Today, however, ten saint-grade experts from four ancient clans were confronting each other.

Heitian sighed, "Our Heitian Ancient Clan owes a favor to the Maha Ancient Clan. We are compelled to act today. Please forgive us, Grand Elder."

"I'm sorry, but the Maha Ancient Clan offered us an irresistible benefit," Huangqiu added.

Hearing this, the Futuo Ancient Clan members looked grim. Some Heavenly Sovereigns even felt uneasy. Although Qing Yanjing was now the Grand Elder, they would not agree to risk everything.

Maha Tian bowed to the saint-grade experts of the two clans, then turned to Xiao Tian and arrogantly declared, "I told you, you won't take the Eternal Undying Body away!"

Xiao Tian laughed loudly, "Maha Tian, do you have more saint-grade experts to call upon? If not, you can't stop me!"

"You won't relent until you see the coffin!" Maha Tian snapped. "You may be strong, but our clans' treasures are beyond your ability to resist!"

With that, he spat out a mouthful of blood, which transformed into a crimson rune. The rune vanished into the depths of the continent.

"Boom!" The entire continent shook, and a black-and-white light pillar shot up from the Maha Ancient Clan's ancestral land, piercing the sky and descending upon the city.

Within the light pillar was a black-and-white jade bottle, emanating an indescribable power far beyond the saint-grade.

"That's the Maha Yin-Yang Bottle, a sacred treasure of the Maha Ancient Clan!" Recognizing the item, many were shocked, as it was comparable to the Futuo Ancient Clan's ancestral tower.

"I've been prepared for this!" Qing Yanjing waved her hand, and a massive stone tower, radiating countless beams of light, descended from the sky—the Futuo Ancient Clan's ancestral tower.

"Maha Tian, we have to act!" The saint-grade experts from the Heitian and Huang Ancient Clans produced their treasures: a black pearl and an ancient totem pole. The black pearl, like a black hole, absorbed all around it, while the totem pole depicted gods falling, dragons bleeding, and phoenixes broken, unsettling the Heavenly Sovereigns.

Heitian looked at Xiao Tian, sighing, "Emperor Xiao Tian, we don't want to fight you. Leave the Eternal Undying Body here."

Except for Qing Yanjing, everyone thought Xiao Tian could no longer take the Eternal Undying Body.

"The world believes saint-grade is the pinnacle, but there is a realm beyond..." Xiao Tian spoke calmly. "In endless ages, only the Immortal Emperor reached that realm. He was the first in the Great Thousand World. I am the second!"

His words caused the Great Thousand World to tremble, and its spiritual energy surged.

"What... what do you mean?" Everyone stared at Xiao Tian in disbelief.

"Today, I will show you the power beyond saint-grade!" As Xiao Tian spoke, the world's spiritual energy boiled and surged toward the city, so vast even saint-grade experts felt insignificant.

"Buzz!" Infinite beams of light descended, piercing the darkness and dispelling all blackness. These beams carried an immense power, enough to endanger Heavenly Sovereigns.

"What is that?" All beings on the continent looked up to see a vast light curtain in the sky, inscribed with mountains, rivers, stars, and moons, as if it were a world unto itself. The pressure from this curtain made even saint-grade experts want to kneel.

"This is the Celestial List. Those who inscribe their name on it can transcend the saint-grade!" Xiao Tian announced.

Everyone saw an ancient character on the Celestial List: "Ye."

"Ye?" "Who is that?"

"Ye was the surname of the Immortal Emperor," Xiao Tian explained. "He inscribed his name on the Celestial List, becoming the Great Thousand World's first expert and sealing the Heavenly Evil God."

Gasps filled the air as everyone realized the first expert only left a surname on the list.

"Today, I will inscribe my surname!" Xiao Tian shot toward the list.

"Stop him!" Maha Tian roared, trying to control the Maha Yin-Yang Bottle, but it was suppressed by a mysterious power.

Xiao Tian approached, his body exuding eight kinds of power, merging into a giant finger. The finger broke through the void, filled with immense power, and pressed onto the list.

"Boom!" Mysterious mist surged from the list, appearing fragile yet able to block everything.

"Break!" Xiao Tian roared, and the giant finger broke through the mist, touching the list.

An indescribable pressure exploded from the list, making all Heavenly Sovereigns kneel, and even saint-grade experts bow.

Only Xiao Tian remained standing, calmly inscribing his surname.

As he wrote, the Celestial List shook, thunderous sounds echoing throughout the Great Thousand World.

All beings felt it, looking toward the Maha Continent.

"A new person has reached that realm!"

From the Grand Thousand Palace to the Northern Wilderness Hill, the Sword Domain, and the Tai Ling Ancient Clan, top experts gathered their gaze on the city.

Before everyone, an ancient character took shape on the Celestial List: "Xiao."

Xiao Tian exhaled, ceasing his writing. Continuing would invite the world's will to crush him.

As he withdrew, the Celestial List boomed, its mysterious aura enveloping the "Xiao" character.

All saint-grade Heavenly Sovereigns felt the world's mysterious power blessing Xiao Tian.

Looking at Xiao Tian in the sky, even Maha Tian and the other saint-grade experts felt the urge to bow.

Mysterious light gathered at Xiao Tian's brow, forming an ancient mark, a symbol of supreme nobility.

Xiao Tian clenched his fist, releasing immense power, feeling like when he controlled the Tian Xuan Continent's fetal plane. But now, he commanded half the Great Thousand World's power.

Qin Tian, the Undying Lord, the Green-Clad Sword Saint, the True Dragon Emperor, and other late-stage saint-grade experts looked on with awe and longing.

Maha Tian, Heitian, and Huangqiu, however, were filled with fear and dread.

"Emperor Xiao Tian, please forgive our Heitian Ancient Clan. Punish my brother and me instead!" Heitian, a saint-grade expert, knelt, begging for mercy.

Seeing this, Huangqiu also knelt, "Please spare the Huang Ancient Clan. I too am willing to be punished!"

"With the threat of the external evil clans, I won't kill you," Xiao Tian said, then turned to the three saint-grade experts of the Maha Ancient Clan.

"Thud! Thud!" Unable to bear the pressure, they knelt.

"Forgive us, Emperor Xiao Tian!" they pleaded.

"The Immortal Emperor had your clan guard the Eternal Undying Body to protect it and find a new master, not to keep it for yourselves!" Xiao Tian said. "Since you erred, someone must be punished!"

With a finger, he erased Maha Tian, the saint-grade expert unable to resist. Two more fingers sent light into the two remaining experts, reducing their cultivation from mid-stage to early-stage saint-grade.

Looking at them, Xiao Tian asked, "Do you accept this punishment?"

"Yes, we accept!" they nodded.

Dare they refuse? Facing Xiao Tian, who transcended the saint-grade and killed saint-grade experts with ease, refusal meant death for their entire clan.

Thus ended the conflict, but it sent shockwaves through the Great Thousand World. People realized that saint-grade was not the limit; a higher realm existed.

Tian Ting became the world's foremost power, recognized universally, with Xiao Tian transcending saint-grade.

For now, Tian Ting became the revered power of all races.

(Chapter ends)