**Chapter 43: Promotion to High-Level Emperor**
**Author:** Gu Zhenren
Deep within the Yin Yang Grand Harem, Chu Yun sat at the main seat. He leaned back against the high, thick backrest, his hands resting casually on the armrests. His left hand was spread open, palm facing upwards, less than a finger’s width from the Star Sea Bowl, which floated and rotated slowly.
Star radiance pulsed, growing from weak to strong. The star water within the bowl was also increasing at a visible rate. Not long ago, the water level had dropped to the bottom of the bowl, but it had now risen to half its height.
“This is holy water,” Chu Yun realized, witnessing this scene. When holy energy became concentrated enough, it would condense from gas into liquid, forming holy water. The Yin Yang Grand Harem itself was not a true Saint Artifact; it could only produce holy energy. It also had a capacity limit, and excessive holy energy would cause it to collapse. However, the Star Sea Bowl was a genuine Saint Artifact, capable of generating a large amount of holy energy and storing holy water.
“Ten drops of holy water can fully replenish the Yin Yang Grand Harem, bringing the entire Great Sun Yin Moon Myriad Extremes Orb to its limit. The Star Sea Bowl is truly formidable!” Chu Yun marveled inwardly as he flicked his wrist.
The floating Star Sea Bowl splashed a few crystal-clear drops of holy water into the Yin Yang Grand Harem. In an instant, they transformed into powerful streams of holy energy. These streams of holy energy, emitting a faint starlight, merged into the Yin Yang Grand Harem, causing the Great Sun Yin Moon Myriad Extremes Orb to unleash an dazzling, ultimate radiance!
“How is this possible!?” the Silver Winged Divine Demon King, who had been fighting Chu Yun, exclaimed in disbelief. All the Emperor level figures widened their eyes and stared, stunned. The Great Sun Yin Moon Myriad Extremes Orb suddenly became ferocious, as if it had been supercharged. It blinked and flashed repeatedly, its speed and power so immense that the Silver Winged Divine Demon King could not cope, only able to receive blows passively, losing its advantage.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!* Explosions reverberated through Xingzhou, their aftershocks sweeping through the void. The battle escalated to a white-hot stage. The Emperor level figures, along with the Outer Heavenly Demons, Crescent Moon Divine Demons, and others, retreated in succession. They stopped tens of thousands of miles away, their hearts filled with apprehension, watching from afar.
This battle had blotted out the sun and moon, turning Heaven and Earth upside down. For a full half hour, the two sides clashed tens of thousands of times. The Great Sun Yin Moon Myriad Extremes Orb maintained its ferocious state, while the Silver Winged Divine Demon King was already heavily injured. This was partly because it had been fighting the Dan Saint’s Clone for the past few years, and its condition was already poor.
Now, it glared hatefully at the Great Sun Yin Moon Myriad Extremes Orb and roared in frustration, “I’m going to lose to you? Impossible! Let me detonate the Chaos Demonic Crystal, and we’ll all perish together!!”
“Not good.” Chu Yun’s heart was struck by a terrible premonition. He quickly urged the Yin Yang Grand Harem. The Great Sun Yin Moon Myriad Extremes Orb blinked and appeared above the Silver Winged Divine Demon King, unleashing myriad rays of auspicious light. These rays of light, as heavy as a thousand pounds, shone upon the Silver Winged Divine Demon King, instantly transforming into silk-like colorful ribbons that wrapped around it.
The Silver Winged Divine Demon King’s roars and howls noticeably weakened. However, within its body, chaotic, ink-black energy continuously surged outwards. This energy aggressively eroded the colorful ribbons, and in a short time, the Great Sun Yin Moon Myriad Extremes Orb began to disintegrate, revealing the Yin Yang Grand Harem within.
*Crack! Crack! Crack!* Hair-raising cracking sounds incessantly reached Chu Yun’s ears. At this moment, even the throne began to tremble precariously. The Pavilions, Terraces, and Verandas within the entire Yin Yang Grand Harem showed signs of cracking, with some structures even appearing on the verge of collapse. The suicide attack to forcibly suppress the Silver Winged Divine Demon King had exceeded the Yin Yang Grand Harem’s capabilities.
However, Chu Yun showed no panic; instead, a confident smile played on his lips. During the recent battle, he had gained a deeper control over the Star Sea Bowl. Saint Artifacts were different from demonic creatures; they possessed a vast foundation, carrying the Dao of Saints. For Chu Yun to fully master the Star Sea Bowl would not be a matter of a single day. When Chu Yun first took control of the Star Sea Bowl, he couldn’t even use it to fight, only to provide the collected holy water to the Yin Yang Grand Harem. Now, with greater understanding, he could wield the Star Sea Bowl in combat.
“Silver Winged Divine Demon King, your end has come.” Chu Yun softly called out, rising from his throne. He took a step forward, and his figure appeared outside the Yin Yang Grand Harem. With a thought, he retracted the Yin Yang Grand Harem, standing proudly in the sky and looking down. Below him was the roaring Silver Winged Divine Demon King. The Yin Yang Grand Harem, emitting boundless auspicious light, continuously shrank, forming into a model-sized artifact in Chu Yun’s right hand.
Chu Yun held the Yin Yang Grand Harem in one hand and the Star Sea Bowl in the other. His eyes blazed with sharp divine light, and his Emperor level spiritual pressure surged outwards, covering the heavens and earth.
The Emperor level figures were dumbfounded at this sight.
“The Star Sea Bowl, that’s the Star Sea Bowl!” someone exclaimed in shock.
“What’s going on? How is the Star Sea Bowl in Chu Yun’s hands?” someone else wondered.
“Chu Yun already had the Yin Yang Grand Harem, making him the foremost among Emperor level experts. Now with the addition of the Star Sea Bowl, who can possibly oppose him?!” many more were speechless.
“Perish.” Chu Yun let out a clear whistle, his voice sweeping across Xingzhou. The Yin Yang Grand Harem in his right hand extended silken threads of auspicious light, ensnaring the Silver Winged Divine Demon King. With a forceful throw of his left hand, the Star Sea Bowl transformed into a beam of light and shot out. The beam of light was not dazzling, even appearing somewhat dim. Its speed was also not fast, giving a sense of sluggishness. Yet, even so, Chu Yun’s body trembled, and he was drenched in sweat. Saint Artifacts were meant for Saints. Chu Yun was merely an Emperor level expert. Although the Star Sea Bowl had recognized him as its master, forcing it to act was extremely taxing.
“Ahhhh—!” As the beam of light, formed from the Star Sea Bowl, approached, the Silver Winged Divine Demon King felt an intense sense of crisis. It instantly fell into a frenzied state, its expression contorted, roaring and desperately trying to break free from its restraints. Wide ribbons of colorful light were torn and broken by its struggle. But just as it was about to regain its freedom, the Star Sea Bowl struck its forehead. In an instant, it vanished before everyone’s eyes.
The Silver Winged Divine Demon King was unharmed, seemingly as if a drop of water had merged into its body. However, the Silver Winged Divine Demon King suddenly stopped its frenzied struggles and roars, becoming utterly still, like a lifeless stone statue. Then, its pupils began to emit brilliant, deep blue starlight. Soon, endless starlight erupted from its ears, nostrils, and mouth. Following that, blue starlight seeped from the gaps between its scales, as if thousands of scales had suddenly been outlined in blue. After about three breaths, without any roar or explosion, the Silver Winged Divine Demon King began to silently collapse, like an ancient tower crumbling. Endless starlight surged out from its body, its scales, head, claws, and other parts dissolving in the stellar radiance. This process lasted for ten breaths, the stellar radiance so powerful that it illuminated almost the entire Xingzhou.
When the starlight dissipated, Chu Yun beckoned, and the beam of light returned, transforming back into the Star Sea Bowl, landing in Chu Yun’s left hand. Chu Yun looked and saw that the holy water, which had filled more than half the bowl, was completely consumed by this attack. However, new holy water had already begun to generate at the bottom of the bowl.
“Xingzhou is at a critical juncture, and the fervor of faith has reached its peak, hence the rapid regeneration of holy water,” Chu Yun observed, not surprised by the ever-increasing amount of holy water in the bowl. Within this holy water floated a small black stone. It was none other than the Chaos Demonic Crystal of the Silver Winged Divine Demon King. Chu Yun took it out and placed it into his Immortal Pouch. The black stone immediately reverted to a massive Chaos Demonic Crystal, as large as a dark, small mountain. As expected, the Chaos Demonic Crystal of a Divine Demon King was extraordinary!
“Roar! Chaos King Crystal, with it, I can ascend to become a Silver Winged Demon Emperor. Kid, hand over the Chaos King Crystal, and I will spare your life for now!” Another Silver Winged Divine Demon King, its eyes blood red, forcefully broke through the defense of the Outer Heavenly Demons and charged towards Chu Yun. This Silver Winged Divine Demon King’s scales shone brightly, its pressure like a mountain, its aura like a rainbow, and it was in peak condition. Its combat power was remarkably intact, unlike the one Chu Yun had slain, which had only sixty percent of its strength.
At this moment, the Yin Yang Grand Harem was no longer usable, so Chu Yun put it away. The holy water in the Star Sea Bowl had only just begun to accumulate. Even worse, a second Crescent Moon Divine Demon King had descended from the giant black hole previously sealed by the Star Sea Bowl. This was also a pseudo-Saint level combatant in its prime! However, this Crescent Moon Divine Demon King did not join forces with the Silver Winged Divine Demon King. Instead, after landing, it stood by watching, its eyes gleaming with cunning calculations.
“Come on!” Chu Yun’s expression was excited, eager to fight. At this moment, the spiritual pressure he exuded had leaped from the mid-level Emperor stage to the high-level stage! Ordinary demonic creatures absorb Vital Energy and feed it back to the Beast Tamer, modifying a part of their body. Saint Artifacts, however, can absorb Vital Energy and faith, and feed back holy energy to the Beast Tamer, directly and comprehensively enhancing all aspects of the Beast Tamer. Chu Yun could feel streams of holy energy clearly emanating from the Star Sea Bowl, flowing within his body. His body emitted dazzling starlight, and his soul and spiritual light were growing at a terrifying rate.
“To grasp a Saint Artifact is akin to receiving the cultivation of a Saint! However, this is only because I have an Innate Body, allowing me to absorb and withstand holy energy. Ordinary mortal bodies cannot absorb holy energy, nor can they even wield Saint Artifacts. Once holy energy enters the body, it’s like that Silver Winged Divine Demon King; one will immediately be dissolved by endless starlight.”
“No, even an Innate Body cannot bear and absorb such a vast amount of holy energy. Only a higher-level Innate Dao Body, and more specifically, a Star Saint cultivation base, which matches the Star Sea Bowl, can absorb and digest holy energy in this manner.” Chu Yun pondered, and then suddenly realized!
“I see. No wonder when I was in Danzhou, the Star Saint, through the Xingzhou Token, elevated my Innate Body to an Innate Dao Body. The Star Saint is truly a master strategist, anticipating this scenario at that very moment?”
(To be continued)
