Chapter 653: Obtaining the White Tiger Totem

At Kunlun Heavenly Pool.

Lu Jun sized up the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox and chuckled.

"Thank you for your praise, Fox Emperor. The achievements of the Three Kings of old were immense. I am merely standing on the shoulders of my predecessors."

Hearing this, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox smiled and replied.

"The Kunlun lineage has always been closely connected with the humans of the Nine Provinces. If you have come here for something, we can certainly discuss it."

Lu Jun said nothing. His gaze shifted toward the twelve Golden Men standing at the center of Heavenly Pool before he spoke softly.

"You know exactly why I’ve come."

"Impossible!"

The Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor rejected him without hesitation.

"I am the true descendant of the White Tiger. No one is more qualified than I am to inherit its Origin Power."

"Heh."

Lu Jun immediately dropped all pretense and sneered.

"I am the inheritor of the Ancient King’s legacy. If we’re talking about qualifications, then I am the one who stands first."

Man and tiger confronted each other head-on. Meanwhile, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox remained completely composed. It quietly whispered to the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger beside it.

"I can sense that this human is no ordinary Emperor. He may even be a Roof Emperor. We may not be his match."

Hearing this, the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger was slightly startled, yet it remained unwilling to surrender its prize so easily.

Lu Jun examined the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger.

To be honest, the White Tiger Totem itself was not the strongest among the Four Sacred Beasts.

However, its descendants were undoubtedly the most outstanding.

First came the Heavenly Mountain White Tiger, an Emperor-level existence. Then came the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor. Finally, within the Nation Subjugation Beast Tomb, he had encountered the descendant of Yu Lei, which had come infinitely close to the Emperor level.

As for the descendants of the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and the others, although there were no shortage of Supreme Monarch-level beings among them, not a single one had reached the Emperor level.

The reason behind this phenomenon was easy to explain.

Among all bloodlines in the mortal world, the descendants of the Four Sacred Beasts undoubtedly possessed the noblest lineage. Their Supreme Monarch bloodline surpassed even those Elemental Holy Spirits with sub-dragon ancestry. Perhaps only True Dragons could surpass them.

They inherently possessed the potential to become Ruler Emperors or even Roof Emperors. The only thing they lacked was sufficient resources.

Unfortunately, creatures such as the Black Serpent, the Moon Moth Phoenix, and the Sea Eagle all lived within the lands of the Nine Provinces.

Not only were most resources monopolized by humanity, but they also had to constantly endure human hostility and persecution. Naturally, their growth became exceedingly difficult.

The Heavenly Mountain White Tiger and the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger, however, lived in the resource-rich environments of the Heavenly Mountains and Kunlun, where competition was unrestricted. With their extraordinary talents, it was only a matter of time before they carved out their own paths and ascended to the Emperor level.

The same was true of Bixi. Its strength was clearly superior to that of the Black Serpent. Had the Pacific Ocean Empire not maintained an irreconcilable blood feud with the Totem lineage and suppressed it at every opportunity, it would likely have advanced to the Emperor level long ago.

Therefore, the belief that Totem descendants could never surpass the Sacred Beasts themselves was fundamentally flawed.

If that were truly the case, Lu Jun’s own cultivation would never have surpassed that of every human before him.

Lu Jun also harbored another suspicion.

The racial ranks of the Four Sacred Beasts were probably extraordinarily high.

After all, they had migrated from the Summoning Plane. Perhaps they had naturally been Emperor-level beings upon reaching adulthood, only falling before they had enough time to continue advancing.

The Azure Dragon might have started as a Mid-level Emperor by racial rank, while the other three likely began as Low-level Emperors. Given sufficient resources, they might very well have advanced into Roof Emperors with astonishing speed.

This conclusion came from what he had learned from Zhulong, the Nation Subjugation Beast within the Nation Subjugation Beast Tomb, as well as from the Imaginary Beast he had personally created.

Thus, for the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger, the resources available within Kunlun were sufficient only to elevate it to the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor level. Beyond that point, they were no longer enough. It required additional assistance to advance further.

Its gaze had therefore fallen upon the Origin of its ancestor, the White Tiger Totem. It intended to refine that bloodline origin, break through the upper limit of its racial potential, and when the Qin Dynasty descended into chaos, it had seized the opportunity to descend the mountain and steal away the Twelve Golden Men.

"The White Tiger Totem must be returned. Even the portion of its Origin that you absorbed into your own body must be given back."

Lu Jun’s tone was overbearing and left no room for negotiation.

The moment those words were spoken, the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger’s eyes turned savage. Brilliant golden vitality surged throughout its massive body.

Every Totem descendant inherited different strengths from its Sacred Beast ancestor. The Ancestor Tiger’s greatest inheritance was its incomparably powerful physique.

ROAR!

The Ancestor Tiger let out a thunderous roar.

The surrounding mountains trembled violently. The stars above the heavens quivered.

It charged forward without hesitation.

Even the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox at its side was unable to stop it in time.

"Overestimating yourself."

Lu Jun snorted coldly. He suddenly extended one hand, which expanded into a cloud that covered the heavens as it descended. Within his five fingers, Three Thousand Worlds shifted endlessly, while profound Curse Power surged throughout.

Fusion Magic!

He fused the Forbidden Curse Avici Hell with Three Thousand Worlds.

Boom!!

In an instant, the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor’s colossal body rapidly shrank as if effortlessly suppressed, disappearing beneath Lu Jun’s palm and being sealed beneath the Kunlun Mountains.

The entire mountain range shook violently.

Every Emperor present was utterly stunned.

Defeated in a single move?!

Lu Jun stood majestically beneath the heavens, his deep eyes making him resemble an invincible sovereign.

He made another move.

With one hand, he seized the Twelve Golden Men. At the same time, he activated his magic, extracting the Origin Power from the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor imprisoned deep within Three Thousand Worlds.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

Excruciating pain engulfed the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor as it let out miserable howls. Wisps of white-gold Origin Aura were forcibly pulled from its body. The white-gold sections of its fur gradually faded, as though its bloodline itself were regressing.

A short while later, only pure golden fur remained upon the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor’s body, making it appear far more majestic and noble than its previous mixed-colored appearance.

From an aesthetic standpoint, it looked much better.

From the perspective of strength, however, its aura had weakened drastically, falling to roughly the middle stage of the Emperor level.

As the master of Life and Death, performing a bloodline extraction was effortless for Lu Jun.

Despite his gentle appearance, he was ruthless at heart.

He secretly extracted an extra portion of the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor’s Origin Power.

After this, the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor would undoubtedly suffer severe damage to its vitality and would require many years to recover.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The Origin Power that had been drained from the Twelve Golden Men returned, accompanied by part of the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor’s own Origin.

The Twelve Golden Men radiated dazzling golden light as countless rays soared into the sky, shaking the heavens. Their aura climbed continuously until it reached the Ruler Emperor level.

Seeing this, Lu Jun was overjoyed.

The Twelve Golden Men had originally been forged primarily from the remains of the White Tiger Totem. Later, they had absorbed every bronze artifact and metal reserve collected by both the governments and civilians of the Seven Warring States.

Now, with the addition of the Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor’s Origin Power, they had undergone another complete sublimation.

With a wave of his hand, Lu Jun threw the Twelve Golden Men into the Nine Cosmic Universes behind him.

At the same time, the White Tiger Pendant that had always hung around his neck shone brilliantly before transforming into the White Tiger’s soul, which flew directly into them.

Boom!

Within the Eighth Universe among Lu Jun’s Nine Cosmic Universes, an endless platinum world erupted with boundless sharpness.

Centered upon the White Tiger’s soul, the Twelve Golden Men melted into an immense sea of liquid metal before recombining into a majestic White Tiger Divine Throne, magnificent and awe-inspiring.

At that very moment, within Lu Jun’s Spiritual Universe, his Metal Star Ocean advanced at an astonishing pace.

It expanded explosively, evolving into 129,600 stars, while his cultivation steadily advanced toward the realm of Transcendence.

Meanwhile, his physical body became interwoven with gold and azure radiance as it underwent simultaneous sublimation.

Within his abdomen shone an azure great sun.

Within his chest stood a magnificent Golden Palace.

The perfectly balanced aura of supreme hardness and supreme softness, of indestructibility and immortality, flowed from his body.

Tempered by the four great Origins of Life, Death, Metal, and Water, his physique surpassed the ordinary Ten Realms of Emperor-level bodies and reached the level of a Roof Emperor.

"I’ve finally reclaimed the White Tiger Totem’s Origin. The Eighth Divine Throne has taken shape. Now only the Space-Time Divine Eye remains."

His emotions were complicated, leaving him with an indescribable sense of nostalgia.

Everything had begun with the White Tiger Pendant.

And now, it had come full circle with the White Tiger Totem.

On the ground below, none of the Emperor-level Demons of the Kunlun Demon Empire dared utter a single word.

They gazed fearfully at the godlike figure standing above them.

The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Emperor let out a soft sigh before turning to the gravely injured Kunlun Ancestor Tiger Emperor and warning.

"You were too impulsive. He spared your life. From this moment onward, do not harbor resentment toward him. Otherwise, you will be doomed to eternal destruction."

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