The Great Thousand Palace
There weren't any empty seats in the hall. Every single famous expert of the Great Thousand World was silent with an oppressive atmosphere spreading throughout the entire hall.
Everyone's gazes were filled with hope as they gathered on the two figures at the center of the hall.
"Everyone, this is the moment of life and death for my Great Thousand World." Yan Emperor raised his head and looked at everyone with a solemn expression.
Everyone fell into silence. Even if they were all Heavenly Sovereigns, they still felt fearful at this moment.
"Yan Emperor, Wu Zu, can the two of you really not confront Tian Xie?" Qin Tian bitterly said with his brows locked together.
Exchanging a glance, the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor sighed, "We're naturally not afraid of the Heavenly Evil Monarch if he's only in his five-eyed form. But if it's as he said, and he can recover to his nine-eyed form, then even the two of us are inferior to him."
Wu Zu's gaze turned sharp as he continued, "Unless one of us can leave our complete name on the Firmament Board. Only then will we be able to control the world's energy to kill Tian Xie."
The Azure Sword Saint looked at them with hope in his eyes. "If my Great Thousand World gathers all the resources, I wonder if the two of you can leave your complete name on the Firmament Board?"
The Flame Emperor shook his head helplessly and said, "The so-called Truename doesn't look at the number or the number of strokes. All Truenames are split into two parts, the surname and the given name. To completely imprint a Truename requires an enormous amount of power. That kind of power can only be accumulated over a long period of time. Although the two of us are confident, it will take at least a few decades to completely imprint a Truename."
Everyone fell into silence once again. A few decades wasn't worth mentioning, but Tian Xie only had five years to make a comeback and turn the Great Thousand World into an apocalypse.
But what they lacked the most right now was time.
"Then, is there no other way?"
The Undying Lord's voice was hoarse. His aged face became even darker and gloomier.
Yan Emperor and Wu Zu were also speechless, causing the pressure in the hall to intensify.
Looking at the Heavenly Sovereigns, Mu Chen suddenly said, "If we can't get Yan Emperor and Wu Zu to leave their complete names on the Firmament Board within five years, then can we gather the opportunity to create another Ranker? At that time, can we confront Tian Xie with three Rankers?"
When he spoke, the atmosphere in the hall froze for an instant before the eyes of the Heavenly Sovereigns flickered with joy on their faces.
Yan Emperor and Wu Zu were stunned before they looked at Mu Chen with praise. "This method is feasible. If there's another Ranker, even if it's just a surname, the three of us might not be able to confront Tian Xie, but we can still pose a threat to him and win a chance of survival for our Great Thousand World."
Everyone in the hall was akin to a drowning person grasping onto their last chance of survival as they started to discuss. The pressure from before had been greatly reduced.
"But the most important thing about this method is, who will be the third ranker?" Emperor Yan swept his gaze across the crowd and said slowly.
The atmosphere turned silent as everyone exchanged a look, but no one dared to speak. Everyone here could be considered as pinnacle existences in the Great Thousand World, but even someone as powerful as them felt a trace of fear when facing the Firmament Board.
Some gazes started to look at Qin Tian, the Azure Sword Saint, Undying Lord, True Dragon Emperor, and the other Late Phase Saint Heavenly Sovereigns. Aside from Yan Emperor and Wu Zu, they were the strongest. So if there was a possibility, then they had a higher chance.
Facing everyone's gazes, Qin Tian and the others wore bitter expressions. Although they were Late Phase Saint Heavenly Sovereigns and were only a step away from the Firmament Board, they knew that they didn't even have the strength to trigger the Firmament Board. Therefore, they weren't confident that they could reach the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor's level in just five years.
Seeing the expressions on their faces, the Heavenly Sovereigns gradually calmed down and the joy on their faces gradually faded.
Yan Emperor and Wu Zu exchanged a look and helplessly sighed. They knew that they couldn't blame Qin Tian and the rest. As someone that had experienced it, they naturally knew how difficult it was.
Sweeping their gazes across the crowd, they suddenly paused and stopped on Mu Chen. They could see that the latter seemed to want to say something, but was hesitant to do so.
"Mu Chen, speak what you have to say. The Great Thousand World is currently in danger, so we will not give up as long as there's a chance of success." Yan Emperor smiled.
Everyone's gazes were gathered on Mu Chen.
Being stared at by everyone, Mu Chen helplessly smiled. After a brief silence, his gaze gradually turned sharp and he looked at Yan Emperor and Wu Zu. "I want to try and see if I can become a Ranker."
Rustle!
A commotion instantly broke out in the hall as everyone looked at Mu Chen in shock. Although Mu Chen's reputation wasn't weak, he was still only an Immortal Heavenly Sovereign. Even Late Phase Saint Heavenly Sovereigns didn't have the confidence, so where did he come from?
"Hmph, what qualifications do you have to boast with your Immortal Heavenly Sovereign Realm cultivation?"
Maha Tian coldly snorted. He didn't like Mu Chen, so he naturally had to ridicule Mu Chen now that there's an opportunity.
Although the other Heavenly Sovereigns did not speak, the doubt in their eyes was evident. After all, this matter was too important, and they couldn't see any hope from Mu Chen.
After a brief pondering, Yan Emperor and Wu Zu asked, "Why are you so confident?"
Although the two of them have always been optimistic about Mu Chen, this matter concerned the survival of the Great Thousand World, so they couldn't afford to be careless.
Under everyone's doubtful gazes, Mu Chen's expression calmed down and he calmly said, "Although I'm not a Saint Heavenly Sovereign, I'm confident that I can reach the third level of the Three God Realm."
When he was fighting Jiang Ya, he had a flash of insight and vaguely comprehended the legendary Three God Realm.
"Three Pures?
Three God Realm? "
All the Heavenly Sovereigns exchanged a look. Evidently, they were unfamiliar with the Three God Realm. After all, not even the Heavenly Emperor managed to cultivate it back then.
"Although the Three Pures is one of the 36 Peerless Divine Abilities, I'm afraid that it's useless against the Firmament Board." Maha Tian sneered.
Glancing at him, Mu Chen replied, "Indeed, the Three Pures alone isn't useful."
After a brief pause, he continued, "The so-called Three God Realm means that the clones are independent and can exist for a long time. At that time, if these two clones can form two Primal Celestial Bodies, I believe that I won't have to fear even a Late Phase Saint Heavenly Sovereign with the three of them working together and borrowing the power of three Primal Celestial Bodies.
"At that time, if I can gather all the resources to break through to the Saint Heavenly Sovereign Realm within five years, I believe that I can try to leave my name on the Firmament Board."
Along with Mu Chen's words, the entire hall was in silence with all the Heavenly Sovereigns widened their mouths as they looked at Mu Chen with dumbfounded expressions.
Clearly, they were shocked by Mu Chen's words that sounded like a fairy tale.
"Your clones can cultivate the Sovereign Celestial Body?" A Heavenly Sovereign stuttered.
"Furthermore, they can cultivate other Primal Celestial Bodies?!"
Even when Mu Chen executed the Three Pures in the past, his two clones could only share a Sovereign Celestial Body with his main body, and they couldn't cultivate it on their own.
Without any ripples in his eyes, Mu Chen calmly replied, "The Three God Realm can indeed achieve that."
Everyone was speechless. After all, no one managed to cultivate the legendary Three God Realm.
Yan Emperor and Wu Zu pondered for a long time before they said, "Mu Chen, is what you said true?"
With a smile, Mu Chen replied, "How can there be an intact egg in a collapsed nest?
If I speak nonsense at this moment, then I'm just courting death. "
Nodding their heads, Yan Emperor and Wu Zu looked at everyone. "What do you guys think?"
Hearing those words, everyone wore complicated expressions.
After a brief silence, Qin Tian asked, "Do we have any other choice?"
Everyone bitterly smiled. If even Late Phase Saint Heavenly Sovereigns like them weren't confident, then aside from Mu Chen's method, there's no other choice.
"Since that's the case, then let's give it a try." Qin Tian gnashed his teeth.
In the end, the Undying Lord, True Dragon Emperor, and the rest nodded their heads.
Maha Tian's face was dark as he muttered, "He's really insane."
Seeing that most of the Heavenly Sovereigns had nodded their heads, Yan Emperor and Wu Zu took a deep breath before they looked at Mu Chen. "Since that's the case, then the fate of my Great Thousand World will rest on your shoulders."
Mu Chen's expression turned incomparably solemn as he did not speak any further. He spoke in a solemn voice, "I will do my best, and I hope that my conditions can be fulfilled."
"I need two more Primal Celestial Bodies."
"Furthermore, gather all the resources to help me reach the Saint Heavenly Sovereign Realm within five years."