Chapter 418: Upper-Level Mastery

"Meng Chuan obtained the Stars Tower and offered it to Yuanchu Mountain?" Anhai King fell silent.

The sect had already cultivated him with all its might, even bestowing source treasures upon him. If such texts had existed earlier, they would have been granted long ago. It's just that they didn't exist in the past.

"Senior Brother Meng is truly remarkable," Jianjiu King exclaimed in admiration. "He didn't keep the Stars Tower, with its many precious profound arts, to himself. He willingly offered it to the sect so that all of us can study and cultivate them. Such magnanimity is truly admirable."

"Indeed, it's very remarkable," Anhai King echoed, his heart still in turmoil. If only he had known this earlier, why bother with empty gestures and deception towards the demon race? The intelligence he had previously disclosed to the demon race, though carefully considered before release and not fundamentally affecting humanity, still resulted in human losses and even the deaths of some gods and demons.

Anhai King had once convinced himself: "The impact of a few ordinary gods and demons on this war is negligible. As long as I become stronger, my contributions will be ten or even a hundred times greater than theirs." During his internal torment, he had also sworn: "My fellow disciples, I, Xue Ting, will repay what I owe you in the next life. But to win this war, I must do this." Now, however, he realized it had all become a joke.

"Well, at least the demon race's profound arts allowed me to reach the Grotto-Heaven realm earlier and comprehend the 'Spring Autumn Tribulation' killer move," Anhai King thought silently. "As for the future, there's no need to give the demon race any more benefits. Instead, I can feed them false information."

"Go in," Li Guan instructed. "Carefully examine the description of each profound art and choose what you need. Once you have learned the legacy, come out immediately."

"Yes."

Anhai King and Jianjiu King immediately complied and entered together.

The profound arts within the Stars Tower, handpicked by Patriarch Cang Yuan, left both Anhai King and Jianjiu King amazed and excited.

"Incredible, truly incredible! Far more advanced than the demon race's profound arts," Anhai King exclaimed, overwhelmed with emotion. He didn't know that a physical body Seven Tribulation realm mighty one, compared to a Six Tribulation realm mighty one, might seem to be just one step higher, yet the difference is enormous. A Seven Tribulation realm mighty one represents legend! Represents invincibility! This is because it is extremely difficult to find anyone stronger than a Seven Tribulation realm mighty one. Even someone of Patriarch Cang Yuan's caliber, with his immense lifespan and vast range of travels, only encountered one Eight Tribulation realm mighty one. It's highly unlikely for other beings to encounter Eight Tribulation realm mighty ones; even if they did, they likely wouldn't "see" them. Therefore, under normal circumstances, a Seven Tribulation realm mighty one is already "invincible" in an endlessly vast region. Such invincible beings can acquire many more precious profound arts. This was also why the three demon emperors coveted Patriarch Cang Yuan's treasures so much.

An hour later, after learning the profound arts, Jianjiu King and Anhai King were also sent away by the Venerables.

"I hope the profound arts from the Stars Tower help Anhai King cultivate faster," Qin Wu said with a smile. "Although Anhai King's comprehension is not as profound as Meng Chuan's or Meng An's, he is very close to becoming a Creation Venerable."

Luo Tang also nodded: "According to our estimates, he is also very close to the 'fifth layer of the Primeval Spirit' and could break through at any moment. Once he breaks through, he can reach the Creation realm. It has been a long time since Yuanchu Mountain had a new Creation realm mighty one."

"We can't rush this," Li Guan said. "First, we need to quickly get all the King Godfiends to learn from the Stars Tower. So far, only five King Godfiends have completed their studies; that's too slow."

"They must come in batches," Luo Tang said. "After all, when King Godfiends leave their defense cities, we arrange Guardian Spirit Beasts to temporarily take their place, and our Guardian Spirit Beasts are limited... so we can only bring them in batches."

"Within half a month, all King Godfiends of our Yuanchu Mountain will have completed their studies," Qin Wu also stated.

"Mm." Li Guan nodded. Suddenly, he sensed something and turned his head.

"They're back," Qin Wu said with joy. "True Martial King, Peng Mu, and Cloud Lunatic have all returned from the World Gap."

Soon, three figures flew from a distance and arrived at the Grotto-Heaven Pavilion to pay their respects to the three Venerables.

"Master, Venerables." True Martial King bowed slightly, and Peng Mu and Cloud Lunatic also bowed slightly. These two were renowned King Godfiends from a millennium ago, with strength comparable to True Martial King's.

"We received the summons, but at the time, a treasure appeared, which is why we were delayed in returning until now," True Martial King explained.

"Haha, come with us," Li Guan said with a smiling nod. The three Venerables then led True Martial King, Peng Mu, and Cloud Lunatic to the Stars Tower to choose profound arts.

Every batch of King Godfiends who went to study was astonished by the Stars Tower. They all wondered why they had never heard of it before. Li Guan and the others didn't hide the truth, informing them that "Meng Chuan obtained the Stars Tower and offered it to Yuanchu Mountain." This made all the King Godfiends of Yuanchu Mountain admire Meng Chuan, and they felt gratitude for being able to learn these profound arts.

Anhai King returned to his defense city, feeling quite emotional.

"I've learned three Tribulation realm profound arts, five Emperor-level profound arts, and one Venerable-level profound art. All are suitable for me," Anhai King said, barely containing his excitement. "Compared to these, the demon race's profound arts are much cruder and far inferior. It's incredible that such powerful profound arts were lost in human history! It's fortunate that Meng Chuan found them again."

"In this matter, Meng Chuan's achievements benefit the present generation, but his impact will last for millennia," Anhai King acknowledged. These profound arts would have a profound impact on humanity for a long time to come.

Anhai King closed his eyes and began to meticulously study the arts. Time passed, and night fell. Anhai King frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure in his eyes. He was immersed in his study of the profound arts and naturally disliked being disturbed.

A whoosh sound. Black mist seeped through the doors and windows, swirling into a phantom figure in a black robe.

"What is it?" Anhai King looked at it indifferently.

"Anhai King doesn't seem to welcome me," the black-robed phantom figure said with a faint smile.

"Hmph, you haven't been willing to give me a single Emperor-level profound art of the time lineage up until now. Your demon race shows such a lack of sincerity, what use are you?" Anhai King sneered.

"What use are we?" The black-robed phantom figure chuckled. "It seems you all believe this war is hopeless for the demon race and are starting to want to cut ties?"

"Tell me, what do you want?" Anhai King frowned.

"To show our sincerity, our demon race is willing to bestow upon you 'half' of an Emperor-level profound art from the time lineage," the black-robed phantom figure stated.

"Half?" Anhai King looked at the figure.

"Half of it is still an Emperor-level profound art of the time lineage," the black-robed phantom figure replied. "As long as you make sufficient contributions in the future, the second half will naturally be bestowed upon you."

With a wave of its hand, a dark red book appeared before him.

"You learn it first; I'll take it back when you're done," the black-robed phantom figure said.

"Oh?" Anhai King took it, flipped through it, and simultaneously used his mind to absorb the legacy of this half-profound art.

"How is it?" The black-robed phantom figure looked at Anhai King.

"Quite interesting," Anhai King's eyes lit up. "The second half..."

"As I said, if you make sufficient contributions, you'll get the second half," the black-robed phantom figure said, waving its hand to retrieve the dark red book and smiling faintly. "Moreover, this war is far from over. The world entrances are still increasing and expanding. Our demon race still has hope of victory."

Having spoken, the black-robed phantom figure dissipated and departed.

"Hmph." Anhai King's expression turned cold. "A very ordinary Emperor-level profound art, not to mention half of it. Even if it were complete, it's far inferior to the profound arts in the Stars Tower," Anhai King scoffed. The Emperor-level profound arts within the Stars Tower were placed there after careful selection; most of them, when cultivated to perfection, allow one to fight beyond their realm! The Emperor-level profound art given by the demon race, however, was just an ordinary one.

"If you had come a few days earlier, I might have excitedly devoted myself to studying and cultivating it."

"As for now? Studying it would be a waste of my time."

Anhai King closed his eyes.

Inside the small grotto-heaven, the black-robed Beijue said, looking at the dark red book in his hand, "These gods and demons are no longer as devoted to our demon race. Although Anhai King hasn't made any contributions, we must first give him this first half of the profound art."

"If his cultivation of this profound art is interrupted, its flaws will gradually emerge."

"Anhai King, this chess piece, is not yet ready to be used. The time to use him will be when he reaches the Creation realm!"