Against the Gods - Chapter 1563 Proofread

                                                             Against the Gods
Proofread for Chapter 1563 - Pre-War Mighty Waves by Trizept (ATG Wiki Discord)
~Credits go to both LNMTL and BabelChain~

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After the deathly silence, the battlefield of the Center Ruins suddenly boiled up. In that instant, cries of alarm broke out, causing even the sky to tremble.

Eastern Ruins Divine Sovereign, Western Ruins Divine Sovereign, and Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign all had expressions of shock on their faces.

Not to mention others.

Shock, excitement, disbelief... In the midst of the violent outburst of voices, the Northern Cold Divine Sovereign turned his head with great difficulty to look at Beihan Chu. He focused his spirit sense firmly on his body, and felt his aura, "Chue'er, you..."

“Royal Father,” Beihan Chu said with a smile, “Under the guidance of Honored Master and all the seniors, your son was fortunate enough to break through a bottleneck and reach Divine Sovereign.”

Beihan Chu’s voice was not loud, but it pierced through as a sound wave and resounded in everyone’s ears. It was also loud enough for them to hear the thunder in their ears.

“...” The lips of the Northern Cold Divine Sovereign quivered, and his entire body began to tremble as well, "Good... Good... Good...  Haha... Hahaha... Hahahahaha..."

He laughed out loud, "My son has always been the best... Your father will have no regrets in this life. Hahahaha! Hahahaha..."

This was the most wanton, most carefree and hearty laugh that the Northern Frost Divine Sovereign had ever let out in his life! For the first time in his life, he truly knew what it meant to die without regrets.

The other three Realm Kings were flabbergasted. After a long while, they sighed at the same time. They knew that this was a true miracle. A miracle that they could not envy, or perhaps could never replicate.

“The Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List is the most eye-catching, and also the most noble Profound Ranking in the entire Northern Got Territory.” Qianye Ying’er sent a sound transmission to Yun Che.

Although the Northern God Territory and the other three God Territories did not have any information about each other, the level of the King Realms did not mean that they were completely clueless. Long ago in the Brahma Monarch God Realm, Qianye Ying’er had heard of the Northern God Territory "Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List."

"This ranking contains all the Divine Sovereigns under the age of 600... Of course, King Realm is not included." Qianye Ying’er said indifferently, “If I’m not wrong, out of every generation in Northern God Territory, about a hundred people were able to enter this ranking.”

“So that’s how it is.” Yun Che finally understood why everyone present had such a huge reaction.

He and Qianye Ying’er could be considered the most apathetic two people.

From a certain point of view, the Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List was indeed the most famous and valuable profound rankings of the Northern God Territory. Other than the Northern God Territory King Realm, all the other Divine Sovereigns that were under the age of 600 were recorded!

To be able to live for less than 600 years... Which means that those who had reached Divine Sovereign before the age of 600 were, without a doubt, true heavenly gifted geniuses! The so called “Heavenly Sovereign” also had the Heaven's Way meaning of Divine Sovereign!

A 6,000 year-old becoming a Divine Sovereign was enough to cause a huge sensation. Moreover, to become a Divine Sovereign within the age of 600, one would be considered a child of a miracle if they were placed in the High-Rank Star Realm! There were thousands of star realms and countless number of them, and there were only a few hundred that could enter the Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List!

And this ranking naturally did not simply record the names of the youngest Divine Sovereign. Its existence, on the other hand, was telling the world: that these young Divine Sovereigns who could be ranked, were the ones who had the highest possibility of becoming a Divine Master in the future, standing at the apex of the Northern God Territory.

Even the High-Rank Starr Realm found it hard to find such a miraculous child. The Northern Ruins realm... A person from the Middle Star Realm, Beihan Chu, had already entered the rankings!

This was unprecedented in the history of the Five Nether Ruins realm... No, it was something they would not even dare to dream about.

“You really should be proud.” Master Bubai said to the Northern Cold Divine Sovereign, "In my Nine Glorious Heavenly Palace, Chu'er was also the first person to enter the Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List. Before him, the youngest Divine Sovereign was already more than a thousand years old. Even the Palace Master had praise for him, and paid great attention to him, as though he were his own child."

Beihan Chu smiled and said, "It is all thanks to the sect’s gift that disciple has had such a day. It is a great fortune for this disciple to be able to join such a sect."

“Yes.” Exalted Bubai nodded slightly.

The excitement in Northern Cold Divine Sovereign's heart was still surging like waves as he was unable to calm down. He finally understood why the dignified Hidden Sword Palace Third Palace Master would personally protect him when Beihan Chu had suddenly become a Young Palace Master, and they were even willing to send a person to stay behind him.

No one would doubt their future if they were able to enter the Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List. In a place like the Nine Glorious Heavenly Palace, this was an unprecedented event. Although Beihan Chu's rank is very low, it was enough for the Nine Glorious Heavenly Palace to give him the most extreme of cultivation, protection, and even status.

Astonishment, discussion, wild exclamations... This was not only a miracle and glory for Northern Cold City, but also a miracle and glory for the Nether Ruins Five Realms. Someone who was born in a Middle Star Realm, and could make the Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List could be counted on one hand throughout the entire history of the Northern God Territory.

On the side of the Southern Phoenix Divine Kingdom, some of them were dumbstruck, some of them were crying out involuntarily, and even the Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign was not moving for a long time, as if he had lost his mind... However, Yun Che clearly noticed that Nanhuang Chanyi had always been quietly sitting there. From start to finish, she did not have any obvious reaction, and was as calm as still water.

His gaze moved upwards and landed on the small sized profound ark floating in the air. His spirit sense had not forcefully broken through the formation of the realm, but he had faintly detected the presence of someone.

There's a man locked up inside?

Yun Che casually tilted his head, and quickly withdrew his spirit sense, not paying any further attention.

"Royal Father, your son has come under the orders of his Honored Master to witness the Battle of the Center Ruins. I don't dare to fight over this matter with Honored Master.” Beihan Chu bowed and said.

“Haha, good.” Northern Cold Divine Sovereign waved his hand, and his vigorous Divine Sovereign sound suppressed the boiling sound from the Center Ruins battlefield, “Everyone, the Battle of Center Ruins is a grand occasion that our Nether Ruins Five realms holds until the next 50 years. It is a battle between Divine Kings, and even more so, a competition of profound dao and the struggle for glory.”

“During this year’s Battle of the Center Ruins, I invited the Hidden Sword Palace’s Palace Master Venerable Cang Jian to witness the battle. However, since the Venerable Cang Jian could not make it, the battles would be supervised by the Hidden Sword Palace’s Young Palace Master, Beihan Chu.”

The Northern Cold Divine Sovereign did not call him “my son”, but instead called him "the Hidden Sword Palace Young Asgard Master."

“I invite young Palace Master and Exalted Bubai to please take your seats.”

“I can't!” Beihan Chu hurriedly waved his hand, “Your son is a Heavenly Palace disciple when I'm away and will be the son of Northern Cold Divine Sovereign when I return. How can I be placed above the Royal Father?”

“Heh heh, you can feel free to do that.” The Northern Cold Divine Sovereign smiled, "But today, you represent your Honored Master. The Battle of the Center Ruins is a battle between the Four Realms, if you were to supervise and also join the battle as the son of the Northern Cold Divine Sovereign, it would be unfair on the surface as well."

"... Yes, this child will follow Royal Father’s instructions." Only then did Beihan Chu take his seat, the seat of honor was higher than the Four Great Realm Kings!

The Center Ruins battlefield finally started to quiet down, but the eyes and attention of the entire audience was no longer focused on the Battle of the Center Ruins, but completely focused on Beihan Chu. The name “Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List” was simply too shocking. Even now, it still gave them a deep sense of illusion.

Moreover, such accomplishments, yet he wasn’t arrogant. His heart was like a newborn baby, so how could others not sigh.

“Everyone,” After the battlefield had calmed down, the Northern Cold Divine Sovereign said in a clear voice, "The rules of this year’s Battle of the Center Ruins are the same as the previous sessions. From the four Great Realm King sects, each side can send ten people, and their cultivation must be at the Divine King Realm, with a lifespan not exceeding 3000 years."

In any of the Middle Star Realms, Divine Kings below 3000 years-old were considered the pinnacle of existence. Every single one of them made all the profound practitioners look up to and respect them.

However, the limelight of Beihan Chu, who is under 600 years-old, compared to Divine Sovereigns who are under 3000 years-old was the difference far more than just heaven and earth. There was not even a shred of brilliance to be seen.

All the previous Battle of the Center Ruins were presided over by Northern Cold City, and this time, even the overseer was the former Northern Cold Crown Prince. The Northern Cold City, which has been highly respected in the Nether Ruins for many years, would no longer have any possibility of falling from now on, and its position would far surpass any other power.

“The rules of the battlefield have not changed either. It will still be a quartet battle, with the victors remaining and the losers falling. The rankings will be decided by the order in which they lose, and the authority to rule over the realm in the next 50 years will be decided!”

Northern Cold Divine Sovereign stated the rules of the Battle of the Center Ruins. His words and his posture were even more imposing than any other time in the past. After he finished his narration, his gaze turned towards Beihan Chu. “Young Palace Master, as the person who will be the witness to this year’s Battle of the Center Ruins, it will be up to you to start the battle.”

However, he did not announce the start of the Battle of the Center Ruins. Instead, he said slowly, “This time, besides following the orders of my Honored Master to supervise this Battle of the Center Ruins, this humble one has his own selfish ulterior motives.”

As he spoke these words, the entire audience was suddenly in complete silence, and countless gazes began to consciously turn towards the Southern Phoenix Divine Kingdom.

And at this time, Beihan Chu’s figure had also turned to where the Southern Phoenix Divine Kingdom was.

“Senior Nanhuang.” Beihan Chu bowed towards the Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign heavily. "Back then, this junior had the good fortune to meet Princess Chanyi at the Southern Phoenix Divine Kingdom and was entranced upon seeing her. However, at that time, this junior was too young, and was unable to accomplish anything. He could only be hot-blooded and deeply emotional, and was rejected by Princess Chanyi. This was completely within reason."

"In the past few years that I have been at my sect, I have always been focused on the training and my heart is clean and unsullied. But the memories of Princess Chanyi never faded. Perhaps the greatest help this junior can provide with today’s accomplishments is to one day be worthy of the Princess Chanyi."

Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign stood up and his eyes revealed a smile. Northern Cold Divine Sovereign also smiled and nodded his head. However, on the side of the Western and Eastern Ruins Sects, their faces were dark and gloomy, and they were even gnashing their teeth in anger.

Everything had come true. The Battle of the Center Ruins that Beihan Chu had decided to face was indeed for the sake of the Nanhuang Chanyi!

The situation was far “worse” than they had expected!

This was because the one who had come was not the Nine Glorious Heavenly Palace disciple, Beihan Chu, but the person who had entered the “Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List”, Bei Han Chu!

Moreover, when Beihan Chu faced the Southern Phoenix Divine Kingdom, he was actually so modest and polite. Not only was he not worried because of his rejection all those years ago, he even suppressed himself with power and put himself in a very low position. His attitude and words, all of them were filled with extreme sincerity and desire.

One must know that Beihan Chu in the High-Rank Star Realm was already extremely famous, and in the generation of the disciples of the Nine Glorious Heavenly Palace, he was undoubtedly the strongest. The fact that he was even interested in Nanhuang Chanyi was a true gift!

Furthermore, with his current status, there was no need for him to personally appear. With just a single word, the Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign would obediently present Nanhuang Chanyi to the Nine Glorious Heavenly Palace... He would be proud of it!

“Heh...” “What kind of dogshit luck is this, Southern Phoenix!?” The Eastern Ruins Divine Soereign snorted in a low voice. As the Realm King of the Eastern Ruins, his eyes were filled with an unconcealed jealousy.

“This Beihan Chu is really hopeless.” Dong Xueci said hatefully. Thinking of the mockery he had shown to the face of Nanhuang Chanyi, he felt a chill run down his spine, and he suddenly began to sweat profusely.

Beihan Chu’s voice continued to ring, "Junior has finally achieved some success today, and thinks that I am worthy of Princess Chanyi's gaze. Therefore today, in front of everyone, I once again propose a marriage alliance with the Southern Phoenix, and ask Senior to betroth Princess Chanyi to this junior. If I can have this wish, this junior will definitely view Princess Chanyi more than his own life... I beg that senior will grant me your guidance."

Every word was sincere and moving. Northern Cold Divine Sovereign laughed, and asked the Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign, “Southern Phoenix, what do you think?”

Everyone knew that Northern Cold Divine Sovereign’s question was pure bullshit.

How could the Southern Phoenix Divine Kingdom possibly refuse? There was not the slightest possibility!

In the future, there would be a possibility for Beihan Chu to be a Divine Master as he had already entered the Northern Territory Heavenly Sovereign List. Even if he couldn’t in the future, he could still stand at the peak of the Nine Glorious Heavenly Palace. If Nanhuang Chanyi were to marry Beihan Chu, the Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign that had always been weak within the Nether Ruins would be able to turn the tides... As countless people were thinking, this was the heavenly fate of the Southern Phoenix Divine Kingdom!

In addition, Beihan Chu's timing was a little tricky... It was actually before the start of the Battle of the Center Ruins.

They were vaguely warning of something to the Eastern and Western Ruins Sects.

The face of the Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign was full of smiles, and all the surrounding Southern Phoenix Imperial Family were smiling from ear to ear, as they were extremely excited. The Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign said, "To be able to receive the favor of this nephew, my daughter Chanyi is truly fortunate. However, regarding this matter, I’ll have to ask my daughter first."

“Chanyi, do you have something to say?” The Southern Phoenix Divine Sovereign’s face was full of smiles, “If you don’t want to speak, then I, your father, will agree to it.”

Under everyone’s gaze, Nanhuang Chanyi slowly rose to her feet. The bead curtain covered her face, and her heavenly charm still fluttered to one's heart, causing others to exclaim in their hearts that it was no wonder Beihan Chu couldn't forget... What she was about to say and what would happen next were certain in everyone’s hearts. There was absolutely no other possibility.

In the Center Ruins battlefield, Nanhuang Chanyi's soft voice rang out, "The greatest fortune a woman will ever experience is to find a person that they adore throughout her entire life. It’s just that to Chanyi, Young Master Beihan is not someone I adore."

Her words were gentle like the wind, but it caused the entire audience to turn silent. All of their expressions froze on every single one of their faces.