Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Shen Yuan froze, staring at the interface of the Artificial Intelligence System before him. This unexpected pleasant surprise had left him dumbfounded for a long time.

Previously, when Shen Yuan had decided to break the River Ji Dragon Seal and return it to the heavens and earth, his primary goal had been to use this opportunity to limit the influence of River Ji Dragon Palace.

For that reason, Shen Yuan had prepared himself to sacrifice this Divine Treasure, the River Ji Dragon Seal.

He had expected it to be a loss-making deal, but losing the River Ji Dragon Seal had brought him a Heavenly General Great Divine Power in return.

The ways of the Heavenly Generals represent the Primordial Pathways of All Realms; even the Upper Realm Immortals eagerly pursue them!

The River Ji Dragon Seal was extraordinary in its power but was merely limited to governing the River Ji waterways; once away from River Ji, its effectiveness would greatly decrease.

Compared to a Heavenly General Great Divine Power, the value of the River Ji Dragon Seal was nothing!

“If a dragon seal can be exchanged for a Heavenly General Great Divine Power, the first to offer up their dragon seal would probably be the Four Waterways and Four Seas Dragon Monarch.”

While Shen Yuan was still shocked by his gains, the Gods Purging Edict projected by the Supreme Emperor had just begun to take effect.

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Above River Ji, the River Ji Dragon Seal lost its suppressive ability due to Shen Yuan. The river surface returned to its former state of rushing waves.

Amidst the turbulent waves of the river, a large number of the aquatic tribe rose from the river bottom and looked at the ethereal figure in white that seemed like an Immortal.

Most of them were of the Essence Refining Stage with only a few at the Qi Transformation Stage, and their Spiritual Wisdom had just awakened.

But as beings of River Ji, they knew clearly what Shen Yuan had done. Hundreds of thousands of the aquatic tribe kneeled on the river and bowed respectively towards Shen Yuan.

Throughout Cang Province, a large number of the aquatic tribe moved speedily in the waters towards Qingping County, like pilgrims coming from all around.

Even beyond Cang Province, in Yu Province, Lan Province, Qing Province, and more than ten other provinces and counties traversed by River Ji, a great number of the aquatic tribe experienced the same sensation. After their faces lit up with joy, they all bowed in the direction of Qingping County in reverence.

Even ordinary fishes, shrimp, and crabs in River Ji dumbly followed their instincts to bow in Shen Yuan’s direction.

Just as the River Ji Dragon Seal shattered and the River Ji’s Divinity was returned to the heavens and earth, all of the aquatic tribe in the River Ji waters felt the Divine Power, which had been held by the River Ji Dragon Palace for tens of thousands of years, spread throughout the heavens and earth.

For the aquatic tribe of River Ji, this was truly a world-changing event.

In the past, the aquatic tribe of River Ji could become Water Gods by relying on the offerings of mortals or the weak Incense Offering. But even these Water Gods couldn’t consider themselves equal to the Class 4 feral gods or local deities, and could only be called wandering deities.

Even if they entered the Qi Training Realm and became Great Demons, they wouldn’t qualify to be Class 4 feral gods or local deities.

Because the configurations for Divine Rights throughout River Ji were enclosed within River Ji Dragon Seal and controlled by the River Ji Dragon Palace.

Only by gaining recognition from River Ji Dragon Palace could they shed their status as wandering deities and become the lowest-ranked feral gods in the hierarchy of gods.

And to become one of the higher-ranked Incense Offering Canonical gods required even more stringent conditions.

The requirements for ascension in the Incense Offering Divinity Path were this challenging, but within the aquatic tribe, Divinity constituted the mainstream.

Godhood could grant the aquatic tribe the power to turn the tide, accelerate their cultivation, and enjoy the offerings of mankind. There were numerous benefits.

Great Demons and Demon Kings in the mountains could conquer and rule an area with their power alone. Very few Demon Kings would take the initiative to rise to the rank of Mountain Gods. However, nearly all aquatic tribe members who reach the Spirit Refining Realm and become Demon Kings also hold the position of a Canonical God within the aquatic tribe.

This is where the aquatic tribe differed from the monster tribe.

The aquatic tribe needed to climb the hierarchical ladder of the Incense Offering Divinity Path, which was firmly held by the River Ji Dragon Palace. This led to there being only one ultimate destination for all talented members of the aquatic tribe – joining the River Ji Dragon Palace to become a subordinate god of the Dragon Monarch.

This was why the River Ji Dragon Palace could dominate the rivers for tens of thousands of years and decree the gods of all waters.

Simultaneously, it is also the reason why most of the gods of all waters were unwilling to serve Ao Lang after the loss of the River Ji Dragon Seal.

Because what they pursued were Divine Rights, not the title of River Ji Dragon Monarch in name only.

Just now, Shen Yuan leveraged the Gods Purging Divine Power of the Supreme Emperor’s projection to circumvent the Divine Foundations and return the River Ji’s Divinity to heaven and earth.

This move could be considered to sever the ties of the entire River Ji Dragon Palace.

All beings of River Ji were no longer restricted by the River Ji Dragon Palace and could freely ascend in divine rank without fear.

Just by protecting a water area, they could receive human offerings and, over time, enter the rank of Desolate God.

If their cultivation grew to Spirit Transmutation Great Demon or Spirit Refining Demon King, and they were able to rule a water area and protect the neighboring beings, the humans, out of gratitude for their protection, would set up a Water God Temple for them. This would then allow them to achieve the rank of an Aquatic Canonical God.

For most of the aquatic tribe in the world, ascending to the rank of Aquatic Canonical God is a goal worth fighting for in their whole life. To reach this point is already their limit.

For those who took a step further and ruled over a vast water area, gathering ten to dozens of Aquatic Canonical Gods under their command, they could establish the rank of God Honor.

Within the River Ji Dragon Palace, only True Dragons with the most authentic bloodline were eligible for the rank of God Honor, becoming a subordinate Dragon Monarch ruling over a water area.

But with the return of Incense Offering Divinity Path to the world, the extent of their progress is no longer limited by the True Dragon’s bloodline.

Becoming a God Honor doesn’t require a seal from the River Ji Dragon Palace or even approval from Heavenly Court Decree, as this decree comes directly from the foundation of the Incense Offering Divinity Path.

And the ultimate endpoint of this decree from the Incense Offering Divinity Path, lies on the River Ji Dragon Sovereign!

Not like a Dragon Sovereign like the Fubo Dragon Monarch who self-declared due to the tiniest trace of flood dragon bloodline, nor a lesser Dragon Sovereign who rules a region and is comparable to a God Honor, but a real Overlord of the Aquatic Tribes, one of the Four Waterways Dragon Monarchs who governs all aquatic races.

In other words, this is a Supreme Path leading directly to the True Immortal!

The shackles of divinity in the River Ji has been thoroughly unlocked, all living beings can now aspire to ascend to the peak, how can these billions of aquatic creatures not be grateful to Shen Yuan?

The amount of desirability that the River Ji Aquatic Clan, which has just entered the Essence Refining Stage, could provide is not much, even less than an average human. Those unenlightened fishes, shrimps and crabs can provide even less.

But the sheer number of aquatic creatures in River Ji’s waters is overwhelming. As one of the Four Great Ancestral Veins that stretch across more than ten provinces and counties for tens of thousands of miles, there are many river areas and springs. What appears to the world is just the tip of a huge system of aquatic creatures.

Such a vast number of aquatic creatures, coupled with numerous aquatic creatures just opening up their spiritual wisdom without any complicated thoughts, their thoughts are extremely pure. The gathering of the desires of billions of aquatic creatures almost condensed into a substance, constantly surging towards the Divine Capacity Seed of Gods Purging in front of Shen Yuan’s chest in the void that ordinary people can’t see.

Unnoticed by Shen Yuan, a faint purple meaning appeared in the Divine Capacity Seed of Gods Purging in front of Shen Yuan’s chest.

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Billions of aquatic creatures in the River Ji are jubilant, but not all aquatic creatures will be happy about it.

At least, the True Dragons in the River Ji Dragon Palace will not be.

Inside the grand hall of the Crystal Palace, the luxurious palace has already collapsed more than half. The Dragon Sovereign’s throne at the top of its steps has lost its once supreme glory, clear cracks have appeared all over the throne.

The True Dragons in the Dragon Palace looked extremely ugly, and Ao Yu, who was at the very front, was wide-eyed with disbelief.

After Ao Lang ascended to the throne, he always viewed Ao Lang as a great enemy. For the past three thousand years, he has constantly allied with other True Dragons and Water Gods to combat Ao Lang, he was always dreaming of pulling Ao Lang off the throne of the Dragon Sovereign.

Now this goal has been achieved, Ao Lang has fallen from the position of Dragon Sovereign, with the support of the Real Dragons and the approval of the Water Gods, he should have taken his seat on the position of Dragon Sovereign without any effort.

But just now, it seemed that the gaze of that Supreme Emperor transcended time and space and descended into this grotto heavens of the River Ji Dragon Palace, a word changed the world and gave all the living things in the River Ji the opportunity to become the River Ji Dragon Sovereign.

Without the Imperial Decree conferred by the Heavenly Court, without the suppression of the divinity by River Ji Dragon Palace, the River Ji Dragon Palace has lost its absolute control over the position of the River Ji Dragon Sovereign.

Even the authority of divinity has returned to the world and is no longer under the control of the River Ji Dragon Palace.

This means that he, Ao Yu, was to contest the position of Dragon Sovereign with billions of aquatic creatures in the River Ji. Only after surviving the slaughter of billions of aquatic creatures and successfully reaching the top can he sit on the throne of the River Ji Dragon Sovereign.

Ao Yu has absolute confidence in his strength. However, the True Dragons and River Ji Dragon Palace are constrained by the rules of the world and cannot be born. He can only watch as those lowly aquatic races take the lead and take over the divinity which should have belonged to him.

The proud Ao Yu absolutely couldn’t stand it.

“I will kill him! I must kill him!”

Angry roars came from Ao Yu’s mouth. His powerful energy at the True Monarch Stage constantly leaked out, the distorted void began to spread towards the entire grotto heavens, and the majestic Crystal Palace began to collapse.

Void stirred up waves, creating massive whirlpools that devoured everything in the deep sea.

However, in his raging anger, Ao Yu quickly discovered something was wrong.

Previously, Ao Yu’s anger could trigger the mighty power of the River Ji Dragon Palace grotto heavens, turning the sea region into a blood sea in a blink of an eye.

But the River Ji Dragon Palace has lost the authority to suppress the divinity and the Dragon Sovereign’s seat has been removed. Even Ao Yu, who is the first heir to the Dragon Sovereign, cannot fully control this grotto heavens.

He can’t control the power of the grotto heavens at will, and even the Incense Offering Divinity Path is gradually breaking free from his bindings, all these changes made him realize the changes brought about by the loss of power.

But what he couldn’t accept the most was that his anger didn’t garner any response from the True Dragons or Water Gods.

The True Dragons looked furious, but fear lingered in their eyes.

Even the long-lived True Dragon might not be able to safely pass the Four Gates of the Three Spirit Energy Depletion Eras. These True Dragons are the younger generations of the Dragon Tribe born after the Great Schism.

They possess the Dragon Tribe’s arrogance, but they have never seen the real supreme power. At this moment, they are trembling because of the divine decree of the Supreme Emperor, and they don’t dare to have any courage to resist.

The Water Gods were silent, with either fear or deep scrutiny in the eyes of the Aquatic deities.

Even among the Water Gods who joined the Dragon Palace in the last Spirit Energy Tidal Surge Era, Ao Yu vaguely saw a hint of gloating on the faces of some of them.

Ao Yu felt as if he was suddenly submerged in the coldness of a ten thousand year iceberg, and the rage in his heart evaporated instantly.

He suddenly realized that without the suppression of the divinity by the River Ji Dragon Palace, and him not being immediately succeeded as the River Ji Dragon Sovereign, he might be unable to fulfill his promise to the Water Gods.

In this case, he might not be able to command the Water Gods anymore.

And these Water Gods, who were originally restricted by the Dragon Palace, are also members of the River Ji’s living creatures.

This means that they too are eligible to compete for the position of River Ji Dragon Sovereign!