Starting With 100 Million Lives

Mo Chen guessed correctly.

The Ascension Battle in the Lower Immortal Realm is just a small skirmish among Golden Immortals and Profound Immortals, not worthy of the attention of Immortal Emperors.

However, the rise of Dingtian City is too sudden.

Ninety years ago, it was still rolling around in the ranks of millions, having no presence.

Suddenly, it surged into the top ten in an extremely short time.

This could still be considered as a buildup and breakthrough.

But in just two days from eighth place to first, that is truly inexplicable.

Fighting so many battles without any attrition?

Is no rest or replenishment needed?

The Nine Flames Immortal Emperor of the Upper Immortal Realm was the first to notice the anomaly in the Ascension Chart and sent people to investigate secretly.

This investigation immediately uncovered more shocking inside information.

The City Lord of this city can wipe out nearly thirty thousand people with one sword in the second round.

This combat power far exceeds the limits of the Lower Immortal Realm.

With such power, before the Ascension Battle, this lord should have been well-known in the Lower Immortal Realm.

Yet before this, no one had heard of Jiang Cheng's existence.

The Golden Immortals of the Lower Immortal Realm couldn't figure out the reason and just assumed he was some reclusive old monster.

The Nine Flames Immortal Emperor is different.

Back then, he struck down into the Void Immortal Realm, set up the Nine Treasures Immortal Extinction Array, and placed the Treasure Bottle Trap some time ago; he was involved throughout.

He was the first to associate it with the ascenders from the Lower Realm Ten Thousand Realms.

Only they can create such miracles.

Especially the first batch ascending this time, suppressed for millions of years, they are bound to be extraordinary.

If such people are not quickly annihilated, the landscape of the Immortal Realm will change.

During the Ascension Battle, no one from the Upper Immortal Realm could intervene, so he didn't act.

But secretly, Dingtian City was firmly locked onto.

Now, at the moment Dingtian City enters the Middle Immortal Realm, he finally makes his move.

He hardly planned to dispatch his Immortal Kings, Immortal Venerables, or Immortal Palace armies, but instead came personally as an Immortal Emperor.

A dignified Immortal Emperor lowering himself to deal with a group of Profound Immortals and Celestial Immortals seems over-ambitious and over-the-top.

But to reach the level of an Immortal Emperor, none are fools.

The Nine Flames Immortal Emperor profoundly understands one thing—the monstrous fortune of the lower realm ascenders often allows them to pass crises in inconceivable ways.

Because he was once an ascender from the lower realm over a billion years ago.

Sending Immortal Kings and Immortal Venerables seems stable, but they may not contend with that elusive and mystic power of fortune.

In the end, it might instead be delivering an experience package to the opponent.

To override this miraculous fortune protection, only an Immortal Emperor personally striking with supreme magical power can forcefully suppress.

Upon arriving here, he very coincidentally overheard the conversations of Gui Cang, Void Abyss, Golden Dragon King, and others.

Originally, he thought there was only one ascender, Jiang Cheng.

Now he shockingly discovers all 120,000 present are indeed ascenders.

In fact, even without hearing the conversation, he could guess it.

After all, the 'variety' of these 120,000 people is too extensive, all kinds of rare and peculiar races are present, an amalgam of various types.

Aside from the newly ascended, other Immortal Cities could not gather them simultaneously.

At this moment, despite these people's low realms, the Nine Flames Immortal Emperor almost wanted to call other Immortal Emperors to come jointly massacre them.

The Ascension Rules have only been restored for ten years, yet among this group appear many Profound Immortals and Celestial Immortals, which is terrifying.

If he had not discovered it this time, the consequences would be unthinkable.

In another billion years, very likely, among this group will emerge more than a dozen Immortal Emperors.

And these new Immortal Emperors, being suppressed for so many years, will certainly regard old established Immortal Emperors as enemies!

"How did you do it?"

"Ascending together, advancing so fast."

It must be a great chance that creates such miracles.

Even he, an Immortal Emperor, rarely felt greed stir.

He slightly relaxed the restriction, the rule chains on the 120,000 people loosened a bit, reluctantly allowing a breath.

"Submit to this emperor, engrave the enslavement mark on your immortal souls, henceforth pledge loyalty to this emperor, and you will be spared."

"This emperor will even cultivate you in the future."

If this group is marked with enslavement, they become his power.

That is more profitable than killing them.

In another billion years, the Nine Flames Immortal Emperor could instead become the strongest force in the Upper Immortal Realm.

Only soul search is easy, killing is simple, but planting enslavement marks requires voluntary acceptance, even an Immortal Emperor can't break this rule.

Gui Cang, Void Abyss, Bi Chang, and others felt their hearts sinking to the bottom.

The enemy severely overstepped!

If it were Immortal Venerables, they could still summon the spirit to fight fiercely.

But encountering an Immortal Emperor, they have no counter strength whatsoever.

However, facing the Immortal Emperor's 'recruitment', all chose to refuse.

Gui Cang Sword Immortal lowered his gaze and blandly said, "As sword cultivators, we would rather shatter like jade!"

Void Abyss's mouth curled slightly, his smile seemed somewhat ironic, "Although we demon cultivators act without scruples, almost without a baseline, we still refuse to be enslaved."

The Golden Dragon King struggled to raise his dragon head, spewing a weak breath of dragon.

Though it had no impact on those rule chains, it represented its stance.

Bi Chang struggled fiercely and roared, "Just kill, wanting our Desolate Race to submit, you're not worthy!"

As these words sounded, the crowd responded one after another.

"Indeed, so what if it's an Immortal Emperor?"

"A few billion years ago, you were merely the same as us, nothing significant!"

"Get lost, stop pretending in front of us!"

"Hahaha, after we die, ascenders will surely come up from the lower realm endlessly..."

All 120,000 people, not a single one submitted.

The Nine Flames Immortal Emperor wasn't angry; living to his age, rarely does anything cause emotional fluctuations.

Their choice only strengthened his resolve to kill.

Because they are different from the majority of the native inhabitants of the upper realm.

They themselves were the bosses of domains, wouldn't see anyone as superior.

They fear nothing, have no awe for anyone.

Asking them to temporarily bow and endure might be possible, but to enslave them is impossible.

Standing above the Fire Phoenix, the Nine Flames Immortal Emperor waved his hand, the rule chains tightening once more.

"Since you guys..."

The words weren't finished and were interrupted.

"All this time, I still don't know who you are."

The rule chains still remained, yet inexplicably a gap appeared.

A stunningly handsome young man flew up before him, confronting him.

Who else but Brother Cheng?

The Nine Flames Immortal Emperor rarely paused.

How is this possible?

These rule chains, even Immortal Kings can't escape, this person, although the only Golden Immortal among 120,000, is ultimately just a Golden Immortal!

"Sect Leader Jiang!"

"Haha, our brother is truly different!"

"As expected of Sect Leader Jiang, indeed a miraculous person..."

Everyone was both surprised and delighted; even the Immortal Emperor's methods couldn't bind him, how amazing!

If it were anyone else, they wouldn't hold out hope.

The realm difference is too vast.

But putting up Sect Leader Jiang who's repeatedly created miracles, everyone once again felt hope rising.