Chapter 504: The Divine Court Headquarters! Source Mars (120,000) (Part 1)

Chapter 504: The Divine Court Headquarters! Source Mars (120,000) (Part 1)





Dao Mo Divine King, accompanied by Li Yuan, flew at an astonishing speed towards the distant Cosmic Ancient City of the distant Cosmic Ancient City.

"The ancient array of the Cosmic Ancient City is activated, sealing this space. I don't have the array permissions and can't use Void Teleportation," Dao Mo Divine King said. "To forcefully break through, one would need to control the complete Spatial Law."

Li Yuan was secretly startled, as usually only Divine Kings could control the complete Spatial Law.

However, even without Void Teleportation, Dao Mo Divine King's speed was still astonishing... In Li Yuan's divine sense perception, he easily broke through 30,000 kilometers per second.

"A True Deity Peak Powerhouse, and his flight speed is usually just a few thousand kilometers per second. It's rare to even reach 10,000 kilometers per second," Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

But the Heaven Deity could easily surpass that.

"Being able to be taken as a disciple by Dong Mang Divine King, this Dao Mo Divine King's strength must be terrifying. His speed limit is definitely far from this." A thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind: "I wonder if he can reach the legendary 'Spatial Velocity'."

Spatial Velocity, which is the maximum speed allowed by the rules of heaven and earth, is difficult to surpass... Unlike Void Teleportation, which utilizes the nodes of different spatial wave oscillations to jump, flight has an essential distinction.

Even if they were separated by millions of kilometers, with Dao Mo Divine King's speed, they quickly arrived.

Under the suppression of the invisible restriction, Li Yuan's divine sense couldn't be released, and he could only observe with his naked eyes.

Looking down from the sky, Li Yuan noticed that there were many cultivators coming and going in this Cosmic Ancient City.

"Dao Mo, I heard that the Cosmic Ancient City doesn't occupy territories?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

"The Cosmic Ancient City has numerous arrays and restrictions, and its power is endless." Dao Mo Divine King introduced, "Even for a Heaven Deity like me, I can only enter the Cosmic Teleportation Array along a predetermined route and cannot wander freely... If I were to wander aimlessly, it would provoke the hostility of the Heaven Deities from the Starlight Divine Court, and that would be troublesome."

"Every Cosmic Ancient City has a Heaven Deity guarding it?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Yes!"

"In the Cosmic Ancient City, the Heaven Deities hold inherited divine weapons, and their strength is at least at the third stage of Heaven Deity. Usually, they can reach the fourth stage," Dao Mo Divine King explained.

"If they were to borrow the power of the Cosmic Ancient City... Even within the range of the Cosmic Ancient City, powerful Divine Kings would not be a match for these city lords," Dao Mo Divine King added.

Li Yuan listened intently. According to his knowledge, Heaven Deities are divided into five stages.

For most Heaven Deities, reaching the third stage in their entire life is considered impressive.

The fourth stage Heaven Deity possesses formidable strength and holds a high position.

As for the fifth stage Heaven Deity, they are qualified to be called 'Heaven Deity Monarch', each of them a dominant force in their respective regions.

"But I heard that the Starlight Divine Court doesn't occupy territories." Li Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Without territories, how can so many Heaven Deities be born?"

"Nine thousand Cosmic Ancient Cities, at least nine thousand Heaven Deities guarding each generation," Li Yuan thought, feeling perplexed.

According to his knowledge, in the Divine Realm, the various Divine Court forces would compete for territories... Without enough territories, it would be difficult to produce numerous geniuses, and with their accumulation, there would be hope for the emergence of Heaven Deities and even Divine Kings.

"Wrong!"

"Junior Brother, let me correct three common misconceptions you have." Dao Mo Divine King smiled, "First, in the current Divine Realm, there are not nine thousand Cosmic Ancient Cities left; that was the number in the earliest days."

"Now, only about seven thousand remain!"

"The other Cosmic Ancient Cities were either destroyed in various wars or taken back by the Starlight Divine Court." Dao Mo Divine King explained, "Like the eight hundred star domains directly under the Chaos Emperor Palace, only a hundred or so still have Cosmic Ancient Cities."

"A long time ago, the Leichen Star Domain's 'Wanlong Ancient City' was destroyed in a war." Dao Mo Divine King said, "It's said that the inherited divine weapons were also lost."

Li Yuan was slightly surprised.

Wanlong Ancient City, wasn't that the Cosmic Ancient City where Ancient Torch True God was located?

"Does the Starlight Divine Court not manage these wars?" Li Yuan asked, puzzled.

"They can't manage it." Dao Mo Divine King shook his head, "The various Divine Courts fight and slaughter each other... And some wars are destined to be lost, even if the Starlight Divine Court headquarters join the battle, they will undoubtedly lose."

"Only if a legendary Divine Emperor were to intervene... But why would a Divine Emperor participate in such a trivial matter?"

Li Yuan had to admit that he didn't understand many of the secrets of the Divine Realm.

"The Cosmic Ancient City doesn't occupy territories, so logically, there shouldn't be any conflict with other forces, right?" Li Yuan hesitated.

"Junior Brother, this is the second misconception I need to correct." Dao Mo Divine King smiled, "You know about the territory dispute, but what is the essence of a territory?"

"Population and treasures." Li Yuan replied.

"Yes!"

"Population." Dao Mo Divine King nodded, "But in reality, Heaven Deities can easily create small worlds, and even Divine Kings and legendary Divine Emperors can directly condense a large land world... A super-large starry sky land, capable of accommodating the population of an entire star domain."

Li Yuan thought of the Perception Star Ancient City, a continent that could rival thousands of star systems, almost like a small star domain.

"There's also planet modification... With the means of the various powers in the Divine Realm, transforming countless planets in a star system into 'Life Planets' is an easy task. But why, after so many years, do the numerous life planets in the star domains remain so few?" Dao Mo Divine King smiled.

Li Yuan shook his head, admitting that he didn't understand.

"The source is limited!"

"The Divine Realm has its source, and each star domain and mortal realm also has its source circulating." Dao Mo Divine King explained, "For life to be born, each soul is unique, and it requires a large amount of source essence to be consumed... If too many lives are born, the source essence each life can obtain will sharply decrease... Their potential will decline, and the probability of giving birth to geniuses will plummet."

"And for cultivation, an even larger amount of resources is required."

"And the number of treasures is also limited."

"Therefore, even if life is massively propagated, eventually, the number of powerful beings that can be born and supported in a galaxy or star domain is also limited..."

"So, the population must be controlled." Dao Mo Tian Shen said, "For example, in my Chaos Divine Court's territory, if the number of life planets in some galaxies or star domains is too high, they will even actively destroy them."

Li Yuan suddenly understood, so that's how it is.

"High-quality population development? Sustainable development?" Li Yuan thought to himself.

But what does this have to do with the Starlight Ancient City?

"The Starlight Divine Court seems to not fight for territory, but their Starlight Ancient Cities are actually 'blood-sucking pipes' rooted in the origin of each star domain." Dao Mo Tian Shen said, "They directly absorb the origin's essence..."

"About one-tenth of the origin's essence in each star domain is absorbed by the Starlight Ancient Cities, supplying the interior of the ancient cities... Each Starlight Ancient City has numerous small worlds opened up, with countless lives breeding within, allowing these small worlds to give birth to a large number of genius cultivators."

"Other major forces can only rely on natural growth when fighting for territory."

"Only the Starlight Divine Court can do this." Dao Mo Tian Shen sighed, "It is said that this is the method of the Starlight Divine Emperor... Unparalleled in the star domain."

"Over the long years, the Starlight Divine Court has naturally given birth to numerous powerful beings and can avoid conflicts with the territories of other major forces." Dao Mo Tian Shen said, "They can be detached."

Li Yuan finally understood.

The Starlight Divine Court seems to not fight for territory, but in essence, it has occupied one-tenth of the territory of each star domain in the entire divine realm.

"Plus, with the 'Starlight Teleportation Array' of the Starlight Ancient Cities, they continuously seize a large number of resources." Dao Mo Tian Shen smiled, "This is how the Starlight Divine Court has gained its formidable reputation."

"Don't think that the Starlight Divine Court doesn't fight."

"On the path of cultivation, where is there no competition? For territory, for resources and treasures..."

"People like your Junior Uncle, a demi-god genius, and the False Gods and True Gods, are all competing within their respective forces."

"The powerful beings of the Starlight Divine Court only compete within the major star domains, but in the dark areas of the universe, they fight fiercely with powerful beings from all major forces in some dangerous treasure lands." Dao Mo Tian Shen said solemnly.

"The dark areas of the universe?" Li Yuan thought of the dark regions outside the star domains when he previously viewed the star map.

It was vast, making one's heart palpitate.

"The divine realm is vast."

"Normally, the diameter of each star domain is only a few million light-years." Dao Mo Tian Shen said, "But different star domains are separated by at least hundreds of millions of light-years, and the dark areas between them actually occupy most of the divine realm."

"The dark areas lack the origin's essence, and during the evolution of heaven and earth, the environment is extremely harsh, making it difficult to give birth to normal galaxies and life planets... Therefore, normal life forms are unable to thrive within them."

"Only the 'Star Beasts' nurtured by heaven and earth can live there."

"Star Beasts is just a general term; in reality, there are countless life forms, each unique and strange."

"Within the star domains, the origin's power is restrained, and the stable environment makes it less likely to nurture treasures. These dark areas, unsuitable for breeding life, have given birth to numerous rare treasures." Dao Mo Tian Shen sighed, "Most of the precious treasures of the major forces in the Divine Courts were obtained from these dark areas."

"But it's difficult to venture within them."

"Different regions have varying levels of danger."

"Even in some relatively safer areas, at least a True God is required." Dao Mo Tian Shen said, "And in the most dangerous regions, even Divine Kings face heavy dangers and the risk of falling."

Li Yuan's heart was shaken.

Even Divine Kings might fall?

In the absence of Divine Emperors, the highest level of the major forces in the Divine Courts is the Divine Kings, who are the true dominant existence in the entire divine realm. Even they face the risk of falling? How dangerous is that?

"In summary."

"Star domains are just cradles, nurturing powerful beings. The dark areas of the universe are the playgrounds of the strong."

"It is said that Divine Kings and Divine Emperors will conduct terrifying experiments in the dark areas of the universe to circumvent the suppression of heavenly rules..."

"Junior Uncle, when you become a True God in the future, you will also venture into these dark areas." Dao Mo Tian Shen said, "Only then will you truly witness the cruel side of the divine realm."

Li Yuan listened.

Indeed! So-called detachment is all deception. The secrets of the Starlight Ancient Cities are likely unknown even to ordinary False Gods and True Gods.

"And so."

"In the star domains directly governed by my Chaos Divine Court, we will expel all Starlight Ancient Cities." Dao Mo Tian Shen said, "In the Abyss Divine Court, Ten Thousand Paths Divine Court, and other major forces of the Divine Courts, we will also expel the power of the Starlight Divine Court."

"The few remaining Starlight Ancient Cities will only retain the ability to teleport!" Dao Mo Tian Shen, you're wrong again." Dao Mo Tian Shen smiled, "The Starlight Divine Court has completely occupied about five hundred star domains..."

Li Yuan was dumbfounded, realizing that much of the information he knew only scratched the surface.

But Li Yuan still had some confusion. After such a long time, why can some star domains be completely occupied, while others cannot?

... The exchange of Divine Perception between powerful beings is extremely fast. As Dao Mo Tian Shen shared some 'secrets of the divine realm' with Li Yuan, the two had already entered the interior of the Starlight Ancient City.

There was a vast, empty space with a massive, uniquely shaped structure.

It resembled two giant overlapping rings, each with a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers.

"Intruders, halt!" Here, several Black Robed True Immortals guarded the area, and through their array, they easily sensed the presence of Dao Mo Divine King and Li Yuan.

"Teleportation destination."

"Chaos Divine Court, 'Ghost Fang Star Domain'." Dao Mo Divine King's voice was cold, echoing through the void as he waved his hand and tossed out a storage treasure, which flew directly into the vast void black hole in the distance.

"It's a Sky God!"

"A Sky God? Is it a Sky God from the Chaos Divine Court?" The few True Immortals seemed to have received a message, and their faces changed slightly.

They were in an ordinary star domain, and only a few powerful individuals could ride the Cosmic Teleportation Array alone.

"Please enter the teleportation array, and wait a moment." One of the True Immortals replied.

Soon, Li Yuan and Dao Mo Divine King stood in the massive teleportation array, and intense spatial fluctuations rippled through the surrounding void.

"Roar!"

Two enormous metallic rings burst forth with endless dazzling light, completely enveloping Li Yuan and Dao Mo Divine King within.

"So this is the Cosmic Teleportation Array?" The thought had just flashed through Li Yuan's mind when he disappeared into the endless radiance?

...

About nine hours later.

Ghost Fang Star Domain, a star domain completely occupied by the Chaos Divine Court.

Whoosh!

"Two Cosmic Ancient Cities?" Li Yuan was astonished as he gazed into the void.

He and Dao Mo Divine King had just flown out of the other end of the Cosmic Teleportation Array, 'Yunxiao Ancient City', when they were shocked to discover that at a distance of millions of kilometers, there stood another city with a diameter of nearly a million kilometers.

At first glance, it resembled the Cosmic Ancient City.

"That city is not the Cosmic Ancient City, but the 'Chaos Ancient City', and this ancient city is known as the 'Ghost Fang Ancient City'." Dao Mo Divine King spoke softly.

"Chaos Ancient City? Ghost Fang Star Domain?" Li Yuan pondered.

"The Chaos Ancient City is an ancient city refined by our Chaos Divine Court, and its functions are similar to the Cosmic Ancient City, also serving the purpose of 'Cosmic Teleportation'." Dao Mo Divine King explained, "However, the Chaos Ancient City only exists within the directly governed territories of the Divine Court."

"Each directly governed star domain has a Chaos Ancient City."

"In the Mo River Star Domain, the Divine Court only occupies a portion of the territory, and there is no Chaos Ancient City."

Li Yuan sensed the difference.

The Starlight Divine Court could establish the 'Cosmic Ancient City' in any star domain, but the Chaos Divine Court could not.

"In other words, within the directly governed territories of the Divine Court, the powerful beings of the Divine Court all ride the Chaos Ancient City for Cosmic Teleportation?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

"Yes."

"With so many tolls, we can't let the Cosmic Ancient City take them." Dao Mo Divine King smiled and said, "Only when heading to territories outside the directly governed areas of the Divine Court do we need to pass through the Cosmic Ancient City..."

"With the two ancient cities so close, it's also a form of surveillance, preventing the Starlight Divine Court from making any moves." Dao Mo Divine King added.

"Let's go."

"Junior Uncle, the Zi Wei Star Domain is the core of our Chaos Divine Court, and without the 'Cosmic Ancient City', we must pass through the Chaos Ancient City to arrive quickly." Dao Mo Divine King smiled.

...

Through communication with Dao Mo Divine King and the journey, Li Yuan finally gained a clearer understanding of the operations of the Divine Realm and the various Divine Courts.

There was both competition and cooperation among them.

Via the teleportation array of the 'Ghost Fang Chaos Ancient City', and after more than two hours, the two arrived at the 'Zi Wei Star Domain'.

Zi Wei Star Domain was where the headquarters of the Chaos Divine Court was located, the most massive star domain with over 100,000 star systems...

Therefore, the number of powerful beings teleporting from various star domains to the 'Zi Wei Star Domain' was very high.

Zi Wei Ancient City was where the Cosmic Teleportation Array of the 'Zi Wei Star Domain' was located.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Countless figures flew out of Zi Wei Ancient City, including Li Yuan and Dao Mo Divine King.

Although there were many people, aside from Dao Mo Divine King, there were no other Sky Gods.

"Junior Uncle, look down." Dao Mo Divine King pointed downwards, "Here is the headquarters of our Chaos Divine Court."

"This?" Li Yuan looked down.

Below, there was an enormous and incredible continent. The vastness of this continent... From Li Yuan's position and eyesight, he couldn't even see its boundaries.

"Long ago, when our Chaos Divine Court first opened up, the Chaos Emperor used his great divine abilities to condense the heavenly divine abilities, opening up this vast continent, becoming the core of the Chaos Divine Court, and thus it was named the 'Chaos Continent'." Dao Mo Divine King spoke softly, "Over the long years, countless powerful beings within the territories of the Divine Court can come to the Chaos Continent to cultivate, and with the gathering of powerful beings and treasures, the Chaos Continent became the most prosperous place in the Divine Realm..."

"The families of past Divine Kings, Sky God families, and so on, all propagate on the Chaos Continent, making it the safest place in the Divine Realm."

"The Divine Court directly governs 813 star domains and has established branches in another 2234 star domains... All are managed through commands issued from beneath the Chaos Continent."

"The Chaos Continent is the core and brain of the Divine Court." Dao Mo Divine King spoke solemnly.

Li Yuan was also quite shocked by what he heard.

The continent before him was clearly more vast and magnificent than the Perception Star Continent.

Moreover, the number of powerful beings was also on a different level.

"We're not heading to the Chaos Continent." Dao Mo Divine King pointed into the depths of the void, "Junior Uncle, look up."

Li Yuan looked up.

In the distant void, perhaps thousands of miles away, or perhaps hundreds of millions of miles away, there were three enormous palace complexes floating in the void.

Countless palaces were faintly visible, gathered together.

But the most eye-catching were the three palace complexes, surrounded by countless planets that formed 'star chains' revolving around the palace complexes.

There were ten star chains in total.

In the center of the three palace complexes, faint starlight could be seen flickering.

"So profound! So beautiful!" Li Yuan gazed from afar, and a thought arose in his mind.

He felt that the 'star chains' formed by countless stars were so perfect, like a beautiful painting.

Action: There, is the true core of my Chaos Divine Court, the 'Three Emperor Palaces'.” Dao Mo True God's voice exuded a hint of pride, "They are the Chaos Emperor Palace, Perception Star Emperor Palace, and Heart Dream Emperor Palace."

"The Three Emperor Palaces also represent the three major factions of the Divine Court."

"Any one of the Emperor Palaces holds power that is no less than many Divine Courts."

"In my Chaos Divine Court, only by becoming a Sky God will one have the qualification to be listed in the Three Emperor Palaces, and have the qualification to have a palace of their own within the Emperor Palaces." Dao Mo True God said, "The gathering of the Three Emperor Palaces, is the might of the first major power in the Divine Realm."

Li Yuan held his breath.

Each Emperor Palace represents a Divine Emperor's led faction. The three Divine Emperors working together, no wonder they are known as the first major power in the Divine Realm.

"Like your junior master, if you become a Sky God in the future, you will also have the qualification to establish a palace in the 'Perception Star Emperor Palace'." Dao Mo True God smiled.

Li Yuan was speechless.

Perhaps, in Dao Mo True God's cognition, he was definitely under Perception Star Divine Emperor's command, but the actual situation wasn't that simple.

Although he was a named disciple of Perception Star Divine Emperor.

But he also had a thousand threads of connection with Heart Dream Divine Emperor.

"It's just a legend."

"In a very ancient era, my Chaos Divine Court only had two Emperor Palaces." Dao Mo True God said, "They are the Chaos Emperor Palace and Heart Dream Emperor Palace... Later, when Master Perception Star Divine Emperor rose to become a Divine Emperor, the Perception Star Emperor Palace was established."

"I don't know when the fourth Emperor Palace will be born." Dao Mo True God sighed.

Li Yuan nodded slightly, the fourth Emperor Palace?

A new Emperor Palace represents the birth of another Divine Emperor.

It's just a pity, even the birth of a Divine King is extremely difficult, let alone a Divine Emperor?

After endless years, if one were to speculate based on the number of Divine Courts, it seems that at the very top, the existence of 'Divine Emperors' is also just over ten.

"The stars surrounding the Three Emperor Palaces, totaling 1,296,000." Dao Mo True God said, "Taken from the Ten Star Array, in the meaning of ten stars and perfection, is the 'Chaos Ten Star Array', forged by the Chaos Divine Emperor himself, known as the first major defensive array in the Divine Realm."

"It's just a legend, in the long years, I've never heard of the Chaos Ten Star Array being activated." Dao Mo True God sighed, "Of course, this is just a legend, in the vast years, I've never heard of the Chaos Ten Star Array being activated."

Li Yuan listened, sighing inwardly.

The first major power in the Divine Realm, inheriting millions of years of tradition, the foundation is indeed extraordinary.

"Junior master, let's go."

"There are 129,600 stars there, all of which are important areas of my Divine Court." Dao Mo True God pointed to the void, the core area surrounded by the Three Emperor Palaces, flashing with starlight, "The gathering place of the Golden Robed Demi-Gods and Purple Robed Demi-Gods, is the 'Source Mars', and it is one of those stars."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Dao Mo True God led Li Yuan, flying towards the direction of the 'Three Emperor Palaces'.

Look at the mountain, run to death! Even if there's a large area where 'Void Teleportation' is possible, but the two still took a quarter of an hour, and only after numerous secret investigations, did they arrive outside Source Mars.

(End of Chapter)

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