Chapter 1194: An Empyrean King Falls (III)
The other powerhouses on the scene were quiet at Zheng Hongyuan’s words. Having yet to reach Empyrean King, they could not understand his feelings. Perhaps they might think the same way after they set foot into Empyrean King and neared exalted emperor.
Some failings of the system had indeed become apparent in the late stages of New Martial. Certain people suffered from a severed path.
“Stop coming up with these self-righteous excuses, Zheng Hongyuan!” Capsize Sea suddenly snorted. “You were just afraid of death! They might not know, but you would absolutely know that the Human King gave orders that anyone wishing to rise to exalted emperor only needed to pass a test to ascend...”
“That’s just giving us a scrap of hope!” Zheng Hongyuan laughed.
“You think that way because you can’t pass the test,” sneered the golden cow. “It also means that you’re not qualified to be an exalted emperor!”
“No no no, you don’t understand!” Zheng Hongyuan was in no hurry to start the fight. “Someone tried that test, but they were completely obliterated! The Human King combined the Jade Record of Creation with the thunder tribulation that the Divine Forge Emperor utilized to create a test for life...
“What a joke! There were no exalted emperor tribulations in the early days of New Martial or even Initial Martial! But here it is, sitting fine and pretty, in the age of the Human King. They became exalted emperors, but created the tribulation that annihilates would-be imperial personages. Isn’t that just to kill those that might threaten their rule?”
“That’s because the Human King felt that those who came later would lack the suitable temperament! They lacked tempering through the early days of New Martial wars. Having an easy stroll down a smooth road was already a boon. You naturally needed to undergo testing if you wished to become an exalted emperor.
“Were we to let anyone who wished to be an exalted emperor reach those heights? Then that would be true chaos in New Martial!”
There were still opportunities available to those who reached their peaks later. They simply needed to undergo the tribulation!
Those who reached exalted emperor in the early days of New Martial could endure the tribulation all the same if they started over. The tribulation wasn’t targeted at newcomers, but created because everyone improved too quickly in the later stage of New Martial. Their cultivation levels were not rooted in firm foundations due to a lack of a strong enemy.