"Not bad, acquiring an Emperor-tier weapon!" Chu Zhennan nodded in satisfaction while examining the golden cauldron in his hand. Though the Beast God had previously stated, anyone who broke through to Martial Emperor during this period, would receive an Emperor-tier weapon as reward, but which faction would ever complain about having too many such treasures? "We must also thoroughly plunder all the Essence Stones and cultivation resources!" These were the most crucial resources, as activating the Chrono Pagoda consumed massive amounts of Essence Stones. After completing the plundering, Chu Zhennan departed from the Countercurrent Sect. All disciples of the Countercurrent Sect had already fled in all directions, marking the end of this sect that had endured for hundreds of thousands of years. While the Countercurrent Sect was being annihilated, the Chu family also dispatched numerous experts to deal with other troublesome sects. Many factions were experiencing similar fates - some sects completely destroyed, while others with lesser offenses only had their leadership punished. "We won't force you to become subordinate forces, but you'd better not scheme behind our backs again, or the Chu family will show no mercy!" Chu Jingyue declared bluntly. none of the factions dared offer even the slightest rebuttal, as news had already spread that the Chu family had produced not just one, but multiple Martial Emperors. If previously the Chu family intimidated other factions through their mysteriously powerful Beast God, now they relied on their own formidable strength! "It seems Hell's Gate may truly be powerless now!" "Otherwise they wouldn't remain indifferent to the Chu family producing so many Martial Emperors!" Now the entire Mortal Realm knew of this matter. Following the earlier incident of five Emperors falling, and the battle between Longevity Realm experts, all major factions across the Mortal Realm had secretly turned their attention to Qingyang City. The slightest movement from the Chu family, would immediately be reported to all major powers throughout the Mortal Realm. many faction elders were deep in thought - if this was possible, could they too break through to Emperor-tier? Yet what worried them was, if they truly advanced to Martial Emperor, would Hell's Gate come to settle accounts with them? all Martial Saint perfection elders were quietly observing, waiting to see what would happen to the first non-Chu family member who broke through to Martial Emperor! "How could this happen?" "How did that insignificant Chu family suddenly produce so many Martial Emperors?" Chu Dingtian of the Cang Region Chu family was utterly baffled. their spies sent to Qingyang City reported, that aside from the Beast God and the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, the strongest in the entire Chu family, Chu Tianyang, was only at Martial Venerable realm! Chu Dingtian had even privately considered, whether they could somehow recruit those two to their Cang Region Chu family - especially that incomprehensibly powerful Chu family Beast God. With such a presence guarding them, they too could disregard Hell's Gate. Given their deeper foundations here, they should be able to attract those two Demon Emperors! the Chu family had inexplicably produced several Martial Emperors, instantly shattering Chu Dingtian's faint hopes. Yet he couldn't comprehend, how in just one short year, the Chu family could produce Martial Emperor experts? The higher one's cultivation realm, the longer subsequent breakthroughs take. After Martial Venerable, even with special physique advantages, cultivation speed inevitably slows down. So how did the Chu family manage this? Producing so many experts in barely a year? How exactly did this happen? Hell's Gate had also learned of the Chu family's sudden emergence of Martial Emperors, their expressions alternating between shock, gravity, Was this an open challenge to Hell's Gate's authority? "What exactly is happening?" "Can anyone explain why the Chu family suddenly produced so many Martial Emperors?" Wu Fu, First Gate Lord of Hell's Gate, demanded sternly. That Beast God of theirs being powerful was one thing - after all, even their Saint Envoy had been forced to retreat, and his true cultivation level remained unknown. But now even that Chu family had produced multiple Emperor-tier experts? The situation seemed to be spiraling out of control! "Unknown, but it must be connected to their Beast God." "According to intelligence, the Chu family was originally a minor faction facing annihilation, but after gaining their Beast God's protection, they transformed completely, developing at terrifying speed." "A year ago, the strongest Chu clansmen were only Martial Venerables. After disappearing for a year, they suddenly emerged with multiple Martial Emperors!" Third Gate Lord Min Xu sighed. All Gate Lords were super-experts at Martial Emperor perfection, yet the Chu family's developments still shocked them profoundly. "Clearly the Chu family possesses some extraordinary treasure unknown to outsiders. We must discover what could produce Emperor-tier experts so rapidly!" "Hmph, what's the point now? It's already too late!" "If even the Saint Envoy couldn't subdue them, what can we do?" "We should have struck hard when they first produced Martial Emperors, instead of delaying until the situation grew beyond our control!" Seventh Gate Lord Mu Tuo snorted coldly. Had they acted decisively when the Beast Taming Sect first reported, perhaps none of this would have happened! "It's pointless discussing this now. Who could have predicted things would develop this far?" "And do you truly believe acting earlier could have slain the Chu family's Beast God?" "To reach his current realm couldn't possibly have taken just a few years. As the Saint Envoy said, their Beast God likely originated from another world!" "Given this, what difference would acting a few years earlier have made?" He had consulted the Saint Envoy, learning that to reach their realm, even with supreme God-tier physique and ideal cultivation conditions, would require over a hundred thousand years! Though the Mortal Realm retained many supreme legacies, without God-tier essence veins, breaking through to such realms remained impossible. Thus the Saint Envoy concluded, their Beast God must have descended from another world! "True, such discussions are meaningless now." "The Saint Envoy has taken full charge of this matter." "Our task is ensuring no Martial Emperors emerge outside the Chu family, or chaos will truly erupt!" Restlessness was already spreading, with many long-dormant Martial Saint perfection experts growing restless. And the Mortal Realm held no shortage of Martial Saint perfection cultivators. If all simultaneously broke through to Martial Emperor, Googlᴇ search NoveI(F)ire.net even Hell's Gate would face considerable pressure. "From today, dispatch Martial Emperors to patrol the Mortal Realm. Execute any Emperor-tier experts found outside Chu family territory without mercy!" "Hell's Gate's authority shall not be challenged!" Wu Fu declared furiously. As the Chu family's missing clansmen reappeared, the Qian Region and surrounding five regions quieted once more. The annihilation of many factions, demonstrated the Chu family's decisive lethality. With their current strength on full display, who would be foolish enough to provoke them?