Chapter 1278: Dong Yis Promise (2)
Imperial Majesty Dong Huo wasn't alone in questioning the connection between Wu Yuan and Ming Jian. The appearance of two such extraordinary prodigies within a single samsara cycle defied all probability. That they emerged from the same universe, the same macrocosm, with nearly identical ages? This was beyond a miracle.
Logic suggested that beings of such exceptional talent should naturally become rivals, yet these two maintained an unusually close alliance. Despite their suspicions, when the various True Saints and Dao Zenithels attempted to trace the threads of spacetime and karma, they invariably discovered two separate, pristine timelines. Their conclusion remained the same: Wu Yuan and Ming Jian could not be the same person.
The eternal powerhouses, particularly the Dao Zenithels, trusted their own divinations more than any other.
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The contest for the first Chaos Jade Crystal claimed relatively few lives; only a handful of True Saints perished. Wu Yuan and True Saint Luan Hai's overwhelming strength had discouraged most competitors from even attempting to challenge them.
But as the second, third, fourth, and fifth Chaos Jade Crystals manifested across the void, the conflicts grew increasingly brutal. These Jade Crystals materialized in locations far from Wu Yuan, and it would have taken him thousands of years to reach them. Thus, he could only watch from afar as others claimed the prizes.
True Saint Qing Yan of the Immortal Court eventually secured the second Chaos Jade Crystal.
The third fell to True Saint He Wu from Nine Peaks, ranked merely within the top three hundred of the True Saint Rankings and barely possessing Full True Saint strength.
This particular crystal ignited the most ferocious struggle, appearing in a region lacking any of the top twenty ranked True Saints. The absence of super powerhouses created a more level battlefield. Nearly a thousand True Saints converged, unleashing a bloodbath that claimed over eighty lives before True Saint He Wu emerged victorious.
The fourth Chaos Jade Crystal was seized by True Saint Gu’e, who held the sixty-sixth position in the True Saint Rankings. This battle proved equally brutal, with more than thirty True Saints falling in combat.
The fifth was captured by True Saint Sha Yin, the number one True Saint of the Demon Glory Alliance, ranked thirteenth among all True Saints.
With each passing conflict, the desperation intensified. Every True Saint understood that those who had already secured Chaos Jade Crystals would quickly vanish into seclusion, keeping their treasures hidden and refusing to emerge. Their remaining opportunities were vanishing with alarming speed.