...Meanwhile, somewhere in the southernmost area of the half-G.o.d region...

A brilliant glow was emitted from a mysterious, ancient, magnificent enormous gate.

The authorities defending the place were utterly astounded.

The red glow...

It was even brighter than the previous one!

This implied that the mysterious enemy of the South-Heaven Gate had grown even stronger!

“We can’t find him.” A blasting voice echoed deep inside the South-Heaven Gate, “We’ve only controlled a third of the Canglan Continent. It’s almost impossible to try and find the needle in a haystack.”

“It seems like we’ve no choice but to carry out the plan in advance!”

The spirit of the South-Heaven Gate slowly spoke.

“That works too. Quite conveniently, the Middle Continent is holding their Monarch Ascending Ceremony, thus we have an excuse to let the people of the three great factions visit the Middle Continent. It doesn’t matter what the danger is, we should focus on putting the geniuses under our control.”

The blasting voice replied.

...Meanwhile, in the Middle Continent, Dragon Emperor Clan, the Human Peak...

The deafening laughter gradually calmed down.

Qin Nan’s eyes remained glistening.

Since he had found a way to achieve the Martial Monarch Realm, he had to decide how he was going to merge the nine Martial Trees.

“It won’t work if I try to merge the nine Martial Trees into one with my own will. Even two Divine Battle Trees would reject one another when trying to merge them together, let alone merging the eight Divine Battle Trees with the Destruction Martial Tree.

“If I’m planning to merge them, I’ll have to rely on some external a.s.sistance or some special method.

“I can come up with a way to achieve the Martial Monarch Realm, but as for this, I have no clue how to do it.”

Qin Nan clearly knew what he was capable of. There was no way he could find a solution to everything by himself.

“Are you there?”

Qin Nan transmitted his voice to the copper mirror.

The mysterious woman inside the copper mirror was extremely powerful, thus she would know some method to merge the nine Martial Trees.

“No, I’m not.”

The icy voice replied.

Qin Nan’s lips twisted before he spoke, “I’ve got a question to ask you. What can I do to merge the nine Martial Trees inside my body?”

“I do not know.”

The woman’s voice remained icy before the copper mirror fell silent.

Qin Nan was slightly startled before a wry smile appeared on his face. He had no idea if the mysterious woman was not willing to tell him or if she actually had no idea.

“I don’t think the Dragon Emperor and the others would know. Maybe I should try asking the Martial Serendipity Pavilion?”

Qin Nan activated his left eye of the Divine G.o.d of Battle and looked upward into the sky.

Normal people would not be able to discover the Martial Serendipity Pavilion, but that did not apply to him when he activated his left eye of the Divine G.o.d of Battle.

However, the entire sky—including in the rift—had no sign of the presence of the Martial Serendipity Pavilion. Qin Nan tried to contact it with his Divine Sense, but failed to receive a response either.

“The copper mirror couldn’t help and the Martial Serendipity Pavilion is not around. Does that mean I have no choice but to look for the Heaven-Shattering Martial Monarch?”

Qin Nan raised his eyebrows.

He had collected the Mountain-Suppressing G.o.dly Orb, the Beast-Hitting Stick, and the Treasure Fis.h.i.+ng Rod, thus he now had the information regarding the location of the true treasure left by the Heaven-Shattering Martial Monarch. However, his will had once warned him that if his cultivation were not strong enough, he should not head there yet, as he would most likely be beaten up by the Heaven-Shattering Martial Monarch himself.

“Screw it, he is my only hope now.”

Qin Nan instantly made up his mind and took out the Treasure Fis.h.i.+ng Rod. He waved his hand and activated it with his progenitor force, causing runes to appear on its surface.

Qin Nan recorded the runes and drew them on the ground, which resulted in a map.

“The Wuji Alliance?”

Qin Nan took a closer look before he stood up and transmitted a message to Skeleton Xiao Hong. He then flew toward the entrance of the Dragon Emperor Clan.

“Senior Brother Qin Nan!”

“Greetings, Peak Leader Qin Nan!”

The disciples who stumbled into Qin Nan greeted him with respect.

With Jiu Jiu’s hints and the fact that most of the partic.i.p.ants in the Monarch Horoscope Contest had mentioned Qin Nan’s name, the people of the Dragon Emperor Clan could somehow guess that Qin Nan had contributed greatly in helping Ao Cangtian secure the Monarch Horoscope.

Therefore, even though Qin Nan had not yet achieved the Martial Monarch Realm, they were extremely respectful toward him.

Qin Nan responded calmly. When he arrived at the entrance, a pleasant scent greeted his face.

Qin Nan turned around and saw the Nine-Tailed Monarch Beast wearing a long pink dress, her face fair and her eyes watery as her figure emitted a relaxing aura.

“Heading out?” The Nine-Tailed Monarch Beast blinked.

“Mm.” Qin Nan nodded and smilingly said, “I’ve got my eyes on a succession.”

The Nine-Tailed Monarch Beast let out a relieved sigh in her heart after seeing his reaction. It was a relief that Qin Nan did not lose his will to continue on his path of cultivation. She then let out a smile and said, “Not bad, but remember to come back in ten days’ time.”

“Mm?” Qin Nan was startled.

“We’ve reached a conclusion. The Monarch Ascending Ceremony for Ao Cangtian, Tang Qingshan, and Qian Qian will be held here at the Dragon Emperor Clan, thus the authorities and the disciples of various factions will all be here.” The Nine-Tailed Monarch Beast wore a stern look as she spoke, “It’s been the rule of the Middle Continent for thousands of years. The ceremony is compulsory whenever someone achieves the Martial Monarch Realm.”

“I see.”

Qin Nan had learned about the Monarch Ascending Ceremony from the information given by the Shadow PaG.o.da, but he did not expect it would be held here at the Dragon Emperor Clan.

After making a promise to the Nine-Tailed Monarch Beast, the two chatted for a while longer before Qin Nan embarked on his journey to the Middle Sector City.

A while later, as Qin Nan was heading to the teleportation formation, several voices were heard.

“Mm? Qin Nan?”

“Didn’t they say he’s the reason why the Monarch Horoscope Contest was different this time?”

“I have no idea, didn’t he lose his cultivation?”

At that instant, many people directed their gazes toward him.

Currently, in the Middle Continent, no one would not know who Qin Nan was.

Qin Nan shrugged without paying much attention to them.

However, at that instant, scornful laughter could be heard, “HAHAHA, it’s really Qin Nan! Looks like we’re in luck today!”

Three young men could be seen stepping out from the formation of the Heaven-Saber Sect.

The three young men were wearing robes that were monarch weapons, while the one leading the group completely unleashed his aura.

“Isn’t he Fei Lingyu, the son of the Extraordinary Saber Monarch?”

“Gasp, the other two are also sons of Martial Monarchs!”

The cultivators nearby were astounded.

Normally, it was rare to see three Martial Monarchs’ sons appearing at the same time.

Qin Nan glanced at the trio and entirely lost interest. He proceeded toward his destination.

“Hold it!” Fei Lingyu yelled without concealing the hint of greed in his eyes, “Qin Nan! Hand over all the things you have that belonged to the Heaven-Shattering Martial Monarch! I’ll consider you my brother if you’re willing to give them to me! If not...”

His expression instantly became twisted.