Chapter 476: Chapter 459: Making a Name for Oneself
Of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect’s four great Demons, two were dead and two had surrendered. Of their eight great Guardians, six were dead and two had fled. The Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had been killed in battle. The entire sect had collapsed, and the whole Four Directions Small Thousand World was in an uproar.
The unprecedentedly powerful Ten Thousand Demons Sect was annihilated at the very height of its power, all without the slightest warning.
Every Cultivator in the Four Directions Small Thousand World knew that a new era had dawned—one of unprecedented power.
Five Holy Statues in a single sect! It was unprecedented!
This was a level of power that was highly competitive even across the entire Star Alliance.
As the news swept through the Four Directions Small Thousand World, it also began to disseminate into the Great Yuan Realm, instantly reaching every corner of the Star Alliance.
Wang Meng had manifested the Dragon Emperor Holy Statue and killed a Great Perfection expert, while the Holy Hall’s younger generation had produced four more Holy Statues.
Hu Jing’s Dawn Goddess Holy Statue—a Holy Statue that likely possessed power on par with one of the Ten Great Sacred Bodies!
Li Tianyi’s Fire Heart Sword Holy Statue—a special type that nourished a Life Artifact, it could definitely earn its place among the best.
Ma Tian’Er’s Life Tree Holy Statue—of the rare Healing Element.
Yang Ying’s Thundering Phoenix Holy Statue—on the same level as Fan Hong’s Netherworld Dark Emperor Holy Statue. It was a rare Phoenix Body aligned with the Water of the Five Elements.
This was a display of power no Sect could afford to underestimate. Although Wang Meng had borrowed the power of the Dragon Pearl to kill a Great Perfection expert while only at the First Layer of Minor Perfection, the feat still fully demonstrated his terrifying and unprecedented strength!
Overnight, the Holy Hall’s ranking shot up to thirty-sixth place in the Star Alliance, marking another miracle in the Alliance’s history.
Never had a Sect been so terrifying. With four Holy Statues, as long as the Holy Hall managed its growth, entering the top twenty was only a matter of time. They might even challenge the top ten.
Clearly, with such momentum, the Star Alliance wouldn’t just sit back and watch; they would certainly provide some support. Moreover, Wang Meng was a representative figure who had emerged from within the Star Alliance system, simultaneously proving the system’s effectiveness.
It served as the best possible advertisement for the Star Alliance’s promotion and expansion.
The most frightening part was that Wang Meng had good relationships with many Sect Leaders at the Great Perfection realm. Achieving this should have been impossible given his circumstances, yet it was the first thing he had accomplished.
The name Wang Meng instantly became as famous as the sun in the midday sky.
As the Star Alliance underwent a period of rapid expansion, two names entered the public eye, even replacing the once-unparalleled Holy Daughter as the most popular topics of conversation.
Wang Meng and Mingren!
Two great powerhouses from a single Sect—could you believe it?
Mingren’s Holy Light Demon Collapse Body had earned him an invitation from the Pure Land Knight Order, which had not been seen in public for a long time. He was designated as a successor and received the most advantageous cultivation support in the entire Star Alliance within the Pure Land. His abilities were said to have already sent shockwaves through the Pure Land.
Meanwhile, the Wang Meng who had once advanced into the Star Alliance alongside Mingren had been all but forgotten. For a time, people had mocked the very idea that he could be compared to Mingren.
But now, every single person who had mocked him had shut their mouth.
The Holy Hall, shining with immense glory!
Wang Meng, his fame at its zenith!
Countless Sects were filled with curiosity about the Holy Hall. Six Holy Statues had now appeared in this once-backward Sect.
The Star Alliance also promoted this heavily, because breaking the old cultivation systems, unearthing a Sect’s true power, and discovering an individual’s latent potential—it was all possible within the Star Alliance.
If the Holy Hall had been a hot topic in the Four Directions Small Thousand World before, it had now reached a boiling point.
If you were a Holy Hall Disciple, you were now someone that all other Cultivators in the Four Directions Small Thousand World looked up to.
They were the undisputed number one Sect in the Four Directions Small Thousand World, and showed signs of unifying the realm.
In fact, everyone knew it was only a matter of time before the Holy Hall completely controlled the Four Directions Small Thousand World. Despite this, few Sects felt uneasy. Compared to the Ten Thousand Demons Sect’s aggressive annexations, the Holy Hall’s model actually allowed Cultivators to display their strength, because it wasn’t compulsory!
It was this very system that had once made Cultivators feel the Holy Hall lacked a competitive edge and was doomed to fail. Now, because of that same system, Cultivators were flocking to it in droves.
From the moment of its founding, the Holy Hall’s purpose was to provide a place for countless Cultivators to practice.
This was a Holy Hall for the world!
This was the world of the Holy Hall!
Zhao Xinglun and the others rushed back. Upon seeing Wang Meng again, Zhao Xinglun, Li Xiuwen, and the others greeted him with a grand, formal bow to their Sect Leader. At this moment, Wang Meng had become the true Sect Leader of the Holy Hall.
The aura he exuded from the experience of defeating a Great Perfection expert was completely different from before.
Everyone was speculating about the true nature of the Dragon Emperor Holy Statue, but they found that no one really knew. ’Is its only effect to amplify Elemental Power? Or does it also contain the destructive might of Dragon Power?’
But one thing was certain: the Dragon Emperor Holy Statue could control the Dragon Pearl.
Fan Ru left, but Fan Hong insisted on staying, dead or alive. The guy had none of the poise expected of a Dharma Flower Sect successor, and Fan Ru was helpless to do anything about him. ’Propriety? Integrity? To their generation, such things are just fleeting clouds.’ Gazing at the crowd’s carefree smiles, Fan Ru could only sigh. ’The times really are changing.’
Yuu Kunlun and the others left as well. Wang Meng was extremely grateful for their help. ’Asking for help is one thing,’ he thought, ’but for someone to proactively show their concern before you even open your mouth... that is true friendship.’
In life and in cultivation, it’s a rare blessing to receive help when you desperately need it. To have someone offer that help without being asked is a form of true happiness.
This battle also planted the idea of invincibility in Xie Tianhua’s heart. He was one of the few who knew that Wang Meng hadn’t used his full strength at all. ’This Martial Uncle Wang is destined to be a figure who can reshape the heavens and the earth.’
The reason Yuu Kunlun had brought Xie Tianhua along was so he could witness this. Xie Tianhua’s personality was better suited for external affairs, while Zou Chuang’s was more suited for cultivation. If Zou Chuang were to handle external matters, the Taiyin Sect would manage to offend everyone. As for Cheng Cheng, she still had a long road ahead of her, and her maturation was a long way off.
Xie Tianhua’s respect for this Martial Uncle Wang of his grew deeper and deeper.
To Wang Meng, this was merely the resolution of matters within the Four Directions Small Thousand World.
Hu Jing and the others were heading to the Slaughter Space to face the most direct kind of competition. Only after being tempered in the Slaughter Space—so long as they survived—would the Holy Hall become unstoppable.
The role of senior sister of Holy Hall Jiufen Hall was given to Zhao Lingxuan. For Zhao Lingxuan, she needed more training. This was both a heavy responsibility and a great opportunity.
A thick accumulation for a powerful release—this was the path Wang Meng left for Little Lingxuan.
Now, even if Wang Meng wasn’t around, no one dared to cause trouble at the Holy Hall. Of course, the Dragon Pearl had been put away; a treasure like that was too easily coveted. Besides, the power the Dragon Pearl had accumulated had been completely used up by Wang Meng. In truth, regarding that battle, Wang Meng didn’t feel he had won. His strike hadn’t been enough to kill Celestial Demon; Celestial Demon had ended his own life.
Later, when he heard the secret history between Celestial Demon and the Holy Hall from Li Xiuwen, he was filled with endless emotion.
Whether orthodox or demonic, the Holy Hall truly produced incredible talents.
Upon returning to Snow Moon City, everyone from the Holy Hall could feel a distinctly different atmosphere.
Before, Cultivators had discussed how long the Holy Hall could last. Now, they were discussing how high the Holy Hall could climb.
And for Hu Jing, Yang Ying, Zhang Xiaojiang, Li Tianyi, Suo Ming, and the others, this was also their first time coming to the Slaughter Space.
Manifesting a Holy Statue was undoubtedly the best way to become famous, but the special nature of Suo Ming’s Life-taking Forbidden Hammer was perhaps even more notable than a typical Holy Statue. If he cultivated it to a certain level, it would absolutely be a nightmare for all Cultivators other than Body Cultivators.
Although the Minor Perfection realm wasn’t considered particularly special in the Great Yuan Realm, this new influx of power from the Holy Hall still caused a sensation in Snow Moon City.
The other Sect Leaders of Snow Moon City were also beaming with joy, as this was undoubtedly the best thing for improving and strengthening the city. They had originally worried if Wang Meng even had the courage for such a move, but he had turned out to be far bolder than they were. And now, no one would dare accuse Wang Meng of being brave but witless. Everything he did showed just how thorough his planning was.
Of course, Yang Jian’s decisions throughout the incident also fully demonstrated his capabilities as City Lord.
Xu Huang was very happy. He was now a member of Snow Moon City’s vanguard, which suited his personality. He had wanted to join the vanguard for a long time, but none of that mattered anymore. By bringing Wang Meng to the Holy Hall, he felt he had fulfilled his life’s mission.
Every time he spoke of it, the surrounding Cultivators were left dumbfounded. ’A mortal with a Natural Life Mark Second Layer?’
’The same Wang Meng whose name now shakes the world?’
Wang Meng himself was also promoted to a two-star member of the Star Alliance, an upgrade of one level that brought with it considerable conveniences and new privileges.
BOOM... CRASH! CRACK!
Shards littered the floor. While some celebrated, others grieved. Wang Meng’s dazzling success had surely driven someone to a breaking point.
The angriest of all was the City Lord of Demon Blade City, Zhang Mang. The Sect Leader of the Puppet Sect was also going completely insane. ’Are there no rules in this world anymore? Are there no principles?!’
What the hell was all this?!
He, of course, knew of Celestial Demon, the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. He had even supported him from behind the scenes. Otherwise, how could the Ten Thousand Demons Sect have grown so ferociously? And what was the result?
They were completely wiped out by Wang Meng in one fell swoop!
Back when Demon Blade City was at its most glorious and powerful, a foolproof siege had been completely ruined by that bastard Wang Meng. Back then, Wang Meng was just a nobody. It had only been a few years, and now this kid had become a Sect Leader, about to be his equal.
This was absolutely intolerable!
This was a blatant slap in the face!
Recently, rumors were also circulating in Demon Blade City that this now-glorious Sect Master Wang Meng was the very person who had caused City Lord Zhang’s efforts to fall short at the last moment. And after Zhang Mang killed Xuee Zhongnan, it was this same Sect Leader Wang’s influence that caused internal strife among the Demon Cultivators, forcibly derailing all their subsequent plans.
What a terrifying person, to have the power to influence the internal politics of the Demon Cultivator faction at such a young age.
Normally, a change of leadership in a sect from a backward Small Thousand Realm wouldn’t even register on the radar of the major Sects. But five Holy Statues in a single Sect? No one could ignore that. Besides, the Holy Hall was now ranked thirty-sixth; they could no longer be viewed through the same old lens.
At the Cyan Cloud Sect, Yi Fan was excitedly speaking to Bu Qingyun. "It’s incredible, Senior Brother! What kind of abilities do you think his Dragon Emperor Divine Image has to be so ridiculously strong? I fought him once before, and his Sword Technique was unbelievably polished, like he’d been practicing for fifty or sixty years. I couldn’t find any way to counter it."
Bu Qingyun gave Yi Fan a placid glance. "Junior Brother, you need to get serious. This Wang Meng could become the Cyan Cloud Sect’s greatest rival."
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