Chapter 226: 226. Emperor realm
When Aion opened his eyes, he was in the clouds once again and then the backlash from travelling the river of time came. He grunted slightly but he was still safe. He sighed when he saw that he was fine. He examined his body and when he saw that the soul backlash from the river of time is nourishing his body, he smiled slightly.
There was still one step remaining. His body became a snake but this snake was small but majestic. Then the small snake hissed and the time laws around him surged and covered him like a shell. After a few moments, the shell cracked slightly and an emperor seal condensed.
As the seal appeared in the clouds, a mysterious fluctuation descended and the Monarch of Time appeared everywhere near the seal. The matter around him started to slow and crystal shapes started to appear on the top of clods.
The seal descended on the ground and stopped in front of the Pagoda of Hope. Everyone looked at the seal and they felt the majestic aura from it. even elder Goren appeared in front of everyone and looked at the seal. He sighed in the end and spoke,
"Truly a monstrous talent. Just entered in the emperor realm and already at the peak of the domain stage. Once he establishes the order, he can become someone very few in the entire Ancient Forest realm can match."
With that he disappeared. What appeared just now was just a phantom of elder Goren.
The seal slowly glowed and Aion started to materialize in front of everyone and when Jin saw the appearance of Aion, he was in awe. Aion was already someone whom very few can match in appearance. Even Nox was slightly behind Aion in terms of looks but to think that Aion will be so stunning after he entered in the emperor realm.
Aion looked at Jin and he smiled slightly. He waved his hands and Jin and Nox disappeared from everyone's view and the time that slowed in the surrounding area also slowed down. The cultivators started to focus on their daily activities once again.
On the top of Pagoda of Hope, Jin and Aion appeared while Nox was directly thrown into the scroll. Aion took Jin and both of them directly appeared on the bed. Aion hugged Jin and spoke,
"Honey, am I handsome? Even more than before?"
Jin blushed slightly and then he nodded. Aion laughed when he saw that. But Jin asked the reason. Aion answered,
"You seem to forget that in the early years, your teacher taught you that a beast has different growth stages and I am at the final one. Maturity or we say adult."
Jin was stunned but then he remembered his childhood classes and he sighed. But then he remembered his parents. Aion sensed immediately and hugged him. He didn't say anything for a while and when he spoke,
"You are the pagoda master of Pagoda of Hope. But don't forget that the main reason you are here is just to gain experience and become strong enough to uncover your past. It doesn't matter if you enjoy a few moments but don't get lost in them."
Jin heard that and he nodded. Aion continued,
"The cultivation of the top geniuses of the entire world will be around the void realm peak even if they turn 25. Here is your advantage. Since you are just eighteen and already in the void realm, it would be best if you can cultivate to the peak of the void realm before the genius rankings begin.
That thing is truly marvelous and the resources you will receive might be enough to ascend to the divine realm."
Jin was stunned when he heard that. He looked at Aion with wide eyes where his emotions were written on his face. Aion saw this and he laughed. He spoke,
"But it will not be easy. This place is the best place for you to broaden your horizons."
Besides that, Aion didn't explain anymore. Jin also didn't ask anything and focused on the other thing. The tournament was not far from him. He looked at Aion and asked about the emperor realm. Aion shook his head and spoke,
"I told you that it is useless. After entering into the void realm, the laws guide you on their own. Even if the laws are something were created by you but they took shape from the laws of the universe and they still share the same origin in that case.
The Emperor realm is also called the lesser decree realm where the cultivator has control over the second layer of laws but they are not to the perfection. The word that appears from the mouth of the cultivators is decree itself.
But the sovereign realm is a major decree realm where there is no need to be so flashy. You became the manifestation of the decree itself. There is no need for you to speak. Just a thought from you is enough to change the world around you.
Unlike the emperor where a cultivator condenses a domain, the sovereign realm is a domain in itself where the cultivator is a moving domain of the law they comprehend."
Jin nodded in understanding and after that, Aion spent some time with Jin and talked about the two stages of an emperor. Jin listened and after all that, both of them started to cultivate. Aion didn't bother to go beyond the movements.
He knew that this was the perfect moment for Jin to cultivate since his breakthrough to the emperor realm is a huge benefit for everyone. Jin closed his eyes and he felt the devouring around him. But his understanding was on point only.
It can be said that his spiritual energy was purified to the first layer of law but his comprehension was lacking behind. He used spiritual energy roughly and the devouring law was in shape but no body.
Jin couldn't find any way and he didn't want to rely on his other soul. But the one thing he was mostly focused on was the time law that he comprehended during this time.
While Aion was focused on the time from head to toe, Jin was more focused on slowing the time.
By the time the tournament arrived, Pagoda of Hope was silent. Everyone was focusing on the gains and those who finished their enlightenment, immediately focused on tournament plannings.
Jin already refined the structure and methods for the tournaments with the elders. Outside of the Pagoda of Hope, there was a large arena created by various heaven and earth materials and there were many seats erected in the great walls of the Pagoda of Hope fort. The walls were extremely large and thick. The arena area was covered by boundaries and there were even special rooms for the major guests.
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Nox completely lost interest in everything during this time and he poured all of his focus on his cultivation and Yin-Yang laws. He achieved the most during this time and even Aion didn't know that. Nox merged the time law in his Yin and Yang. The Yang responded with the forward and the Yin responded the backward.
Nox also achieved the harmony in them and achieved pause. He used the very simple concepts of time itself and merged them in Yin and Yang. Where many find themselves in the time law, he can move freely from now on and based on his comprehension, he might reverse the battle.
He didn't reveal this to anyone. And his harmony law even leaped slightly and he was in the peak of hollow void realm because of this. He used the Yin-Yang disc to seal his cultivation and continued to comprehend the various laws and regained supreme over them through his Yin-Yang harmony.
Time passed and the day for the tournament finally arrived.
