Free Web NovelChapter 2148: Chapter 2147: So That’s How It Is!
"Bestow upon Ye Xiaofei the title... Ascended Divine King!"
"Bestow upon First Elder Lian Yuze the title... Hell God King!"
"Bestow upon the Clan Leader of the Battle Clan, Xuanyuan Qiong, the title... Battle Heavenly God King!"
"Bestow upon the Disciple of the Battle Clan, Xuanyuan Nu, the title... Mu Zha God King!"
"Bestow upon the Disciple of the Battle Clan, Xuanyuan Wulie, the title... Divine King of Destiny!"
"Bestow upon the Disciple of the Battle Clan, Xuanyuan Feng, the title... Divine King of Soul Suppression!"
"Bestow upon the Disciple of the Battle Clan, Xuanyuan Ninghui, the title... Tyrant Martial God King!"
"Bestow upon the Disciple of the Battle Clan, Xuanyuan Chengyu, the title... Shui Yi God King!"
"Bestow upon the Disciple of the Battle Clan, Xuanyuan Shengyi, the title... Golden Crystal God King!"
...
As Su Han conferred one title after another, all those figures rose to their feet at this moment, faces flushed with excitement, bodies trembling as they cupped their fists toward Su Han in thanks.
And only by now had everyone in the great hall seen it clearly.
Those who could be conferred the title of Divine King today were all people who could rival Fusion Realm Experts!
Like the seven of the Battle Clan, as well as Liuyun, Hong Chen, Shangguan Mingxin and the others.
Looking over the entire Phoenix Sect, among all the Divine Kings, apart from Dongfang Han, every single one of them could shake a Fusion Realm Expert!
As for Dongfang Han, although his Cultivation Base was slightly lacking, he had already reached the Seventh Grade Divine Sea Realm; breaking through to Fusion was just a matter of time.
The key point was that, as the pillar of the Artifact Refining Mountain—one of the two great mountains of the Phoenix Sect—leading the Artifact Refining Mountain Disciples, he had provided the Phoenix Sect with an unknown number of weapons and sets of Armor.
On this point alone, it was enough to make anyone shut their mouths about his title!
"There is still one last person."
Su Han pursed his lips slightly, then lifted his gaze to look at Ling Qinghai, who had been sitting there in silence all along.
"Alchemy Master Ling Qinghai, this Sect confers upon you the title... Danqing God King!"
Ling Qinghai had clearly not expected that he would also be included.
To be honest, his Cultivation Base had also skyrocketed over these years, rising to stand on equal footing with Dongfang Han, likewise reaching the level of Seventh Grade Divine Sea Realm.
As for other means, Dongfang Han did Artifact Refining, Ling Qinghai did Alchemy, neither was inferior to the other.
At times, Ling Qinghai would also think: would there come a day when Su Han would also confer him as a Divine King?
At moments like this, Ling Qinghai always felt somewhat uncomfortable, as if he were a bit lower than Dongfang Han.
Of course, there was no jealousy, only envy.
And Dongfang Han had never put on any air of superiority in front of Ling Qinghai.
This was human vanity!
At this moment, upon hearing Su Han’s conferment, Ling Qinghai, who had always kept his head lowered, suddenly lifted it, a blazing light erupting in his eyes!
"Sect Master, my Cultivation Base has yet to reach the Fusion Realm. For such a title, how could your subordinate possibly be worthy..." Ling Qinghai hesitated somewhat.
"If I say you are, then you are!"
Su Han said in a deep voice, "As an Alchemical Master, how much convenience have you provided to the Phoenix Sect Disciples? That is something everyone has witnessed with their own eyes. The Fusion Realm is nothing more than a Realm; with your aptitude, plus the resources of my Phoenix Sect, you will reach it in the end."
"Huu..."
Hearing these words, Ling Qinghai took a deep breath, bent at the waist, and said gratefully, "Many thanks, Sect Master!"
"No need, this is what you deserve." Su Han smiled and shook his head.
...
Only by now were all the titles fully conferred.
Everyone sighed with emotion, marveling that the original Three Great Divine Kings had evolved into today’s—Sixteenth Divine King!
This also indirectly proved just how powerful the Phoenix Sect was now.
A total of fifteen Divine Kings—aside from the Danqing God King and the Qilin Divine King, the other thirteen were all Mighty Beings capable of battling the Fusion Realm!
Thirteen!
With such a number, looking across the entire Lower-Class Star Region, among all the Pinnacle Entry-Level Sects, which one could take out something like this?
It was simply terrifying!!!
The Sect Masters and Deputy Sect Masters of those Subordinate Sects, having been forcefully subdued by the Phoenix Sect’s domineering methods and having had their Lifeblood Gold Blood taken, had originally harbored an extremely intense resistance in their hearts, merely suppressing it because their lives were in the Phoenix Sect’s hands.
But in this instant, the resistance in their hearts lessened by quite a bit.
Their gazes swept over the Divine Kings standing in the hall; these people suddenly felt that perhaps joining the Phoenix Sect... wasn’t such a bad thing.
Perhaps once, as masters of their own Sects, no one could command them, whereas after joining the Phoenix Sect, there would be strict oversight over them.
But there was no doubt—
Joining the Phoenix Sect would give them far greater prospects!
...
"Alright, I already understand the situation of the Phoenix Sect. Next, I will speak of another matter."
Su Han pondered slightly, then said, "The Immortal Sun Sect, you know of it, right?"
"Of course we do!"
At the mention of the words "Immortal Sun Sect," the expressions of Ling Xiao and the others immediately turned overcast.
"Hm?"
Su Han’s brows furrowed slightly. "Seeing you like this, it seems there is some grudge between you and the Immortal Sun Sect?"
"Grudge?"
Liuyun said with a cold laugh, "Sect Master, you were away for some time, so you may not know. While my Phoenix Sect was expanding, the Immortal Sun Sect constantly tripped us up in the shadows."
"Because the Immortal Sun Sect is a Pinnacle Entry-Level Sect, and its Sect Master is a Second Grade Fusion Realm Mighty Being, we avoided them whenever we could, doing our utmost not to clash with them, intending to wait until your return before deciding how to handle it."
"But just some time ago, a few members of the Regiment of the Divine Guardians of the Dragon Suppression went out with several dozen ordinary Disciples and never came back."
"According to our investigation, from all the clues we could gather, there is an eighty percent chance that they... should have died at the hands of the Immortal Sun Sect!"
Upon hearing this, Su Han’s expression turned cold. "You’re certain?"
"Your subordinate is certain!" Liuyun said without the slightest hesitation.
Ling Xiao also rose and said, "Relying on its great power, the Immortal Sun Sect frequently fought us over resource grounds during the Phoenix Sect’s expansion. There were several times when, after our Phoenix Sect paid the price to annihilate certain Sects, the Immortal Sun Sect would immediately show up afterward to contend with us, wanting to reap the fisherman’s profit."
"And those members of the Regiment of the Divine Guardians of the Dragon Suppression, along with those several dozen ordinary Disciples, disappeared precisely when passing by the Immortal Sun Star. If it wasn’t the Immortal Sun Sect that made the move, who else could it be?"
The chill on Su Han’s body grew more and more intense.
"So that’s how it is..."
"This Sect had thought there was no real grudge between the Immortal Sun Sect and the Phoenix Sect, so I didn’t go for the kill at the time... Yet I never expected that the Immortal Sun Sect would actually dare to strike at my Phoenix Sect!"
Back when Su Han broke into the Immortal Sun Sect, he hadn’t killed a single Disciple of the Immortal Sun Sect.
Now, however, he felt a bit of regret.
Had he known this earlier, he would not have shown the slightest mercy at the time; anyone who dared to bar his way, he would have consigned them to utter annihilation in both body and soul!
"Sect Master, now that you have returned, your subordinates have been wanting to ask how we should deal with the Immortal Sun Sect?" Ling Xiao asked somewhat impatiently.
