The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 458

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"Ding! Forced quest completed—Harvesting Earth Crystals! You have earned one God and Demon summoning opportunity and one random draw!"

As the system notification sounded, the Earth Crystals rushing towards Qin Jun no longer came with the same grand momentum as before, yet there were still plenty, indicating just how formidable he and his partner had been, exceeding the task’s requirements by a wide margin.

Curious, Qin Jun asked in his mind, "Say, if I summon a God and Demon within the Heavenly Realm, will the people from the God Temple notice?"

"They won’t! The system will summon the God and Demon in a place outside the God Temple’s surveillance. The Heavenly Realm is a world unto itself, already hiding countless Barbaric Beasts and powerful beings. However, if your cultivation is too strong, it could still attract attention," the system’s response immediately reassured Qin Jun.

He then flashed a playful smile, as if contemplating some crooked idea.

He would first summon the God and Demon, and then put it into the God and Demon instance—which was already available since a few days ago as the once-a-month God and Demon instance opportunity had arrived, and he had been saving it.

His purpose was to summon the God and Demon during the Heavenly Convention!

It might smack of cheating, but he was all for what felt thrilling!

Of course, if he happened to summon a weakling, that would be quite amusing.

"Let’s start the summoning!"

Qin Jun urged in his mind, considering the God and Demon wouldn’t just appear out of thin air next to him.

"Ding! Commencing random God and Demon summoning..."

On the other hand, Zhao Yun also came to a halt, his bloodstained silver armor gleaming. His face showed integrity, and he swept his sharp gaze around to ensure there were no survivors before flying towards Qin Jun.

"Your Majesty, it’s all taken care of!" Zhao Yun said with a light laugh.

Qin Jun nodded, then waved at Qi Xie in the distance, signaling it was time to continue their journey.

The skin, flesh, tendons, and bones of the Earth Ape were all valuable, but Qin Jun didn’t have his eyes on them. He figured the Heavenly Realm surely held better things, and he couldn’t fill his storage ring and mythology space with these Earth Ape corpses.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for summoning Erlang Shen, Yang Jian, from mythology!"

Just as the three of them gathered, preparing to move on, the system notification unexpectedly sounded, striking Qin Jun like a thunderbolt.

Damn, damn, damn! He had hit the jackpot!

The excitement surged through Qin Jun like he was on a rush of adrenaline, finally having summoned a protagonist-like existence from mythology!

That’s not to say Nezha wasn’t on par with a protagonist, but compared to Yang Jian, he was still a bit lacking.

In various versions of mythology where Yang Jian and Nezha both appear, Yang Jian is always stronger than Nezha.

Yang Jian is the War God of the Heavenly Court!

"Quick! Bring up Yang Jian’s attribute list now, now, now!" Qin Jun was shaking with excitement, causing Qi Xie and Zhao Yun, who stood beside him, to wonder if the red crystals were some kind of treasure.

No sooner had he spoken than the system brought up Yang Jian’s attribute list:

"Yang Jian, from mythology."

"Status: Erlang Shen, Origin Miao Dao True Monarch, Zhaohui Manifesting Saint Renyou King, Erlang Manifesting Saint True Monarch!"

"Cultivation: Peak of the Scattered Immortal Realm!"

"Cultivation method: Eight-Nine Profound Art! Golden Elixir Path!"

"Divine Power: Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations! Mountains collapse, earth splits! Pointing to the Ground for Steel! Golden Light on the Ground! Evil-Vanquishing Heavenly Eye!"

"Treasures: War God’s Tri-pointed Double-edged Lance! Demon-slaying Sword! Mountain Splitting Axe! Demon Binding Rope!"

"Loyalty: 85 (full value 100)!"

Outrageously cool!

Qin Jun’s eyes widened at once; befitting of a great deity, that attribute list was simply magnificent!

"Is this Erlang Shen at his peak?" Qin Jun asked inside his mind, quivering even more from excitement.

Peak of the Scattered Immortal Realm!

Even Old Man Yi would get thrashed by him!

Although they were only separated by a minor realm, Qin Jun felt that Old Man Yi would be vanquished in an instant.

"This is the highest attribute Yang Jian can reach when summoned by the host. Also, he comes from a confluence of mythological timelines, meaning he is an amalgamated form of Erlang Shen. With the right opportunities, he could potentially grow indefinitely. The host should avoid having a fixed mindset about the summoned Gods and Demons. Peaks are there to be surpassed!" the system explained simply. The summoned Gods and Demons could grow infinitely stronger given the right opportunities, just like real people.

Yang Jian could become even more powerful!

The innate talent of Erlang Shen goes without saying. In this world, he might achieve even greater cultivation.

"Isn’t the Eight-Nine Profound Art essentially the 72 Transformations?" Qin Jun noted the overlap between Yang Jian’s cultivation method and Divine Powers.

"The Eight-Nine Profound Art includes the 72 Transformations, but it also has its own unique cultivation method. There are similarities but also differences," the system explained, leaving Qin Jun puzzled—he didn’t know the Eight-Nine Profound Art nor the Earthly Fiend 72 Transformations, so he could only be in awe.

However, Erlang Shen’s loyalty was only eighty-five, high though it was; Qin Jun, with his Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, found any score below ninety unsettling.

The thought of commanding Erlang Shen to battle the heavens and pierce the sky made him uncontrollably excited.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Zhao Yun couldn’t help asking, looking at Qin Jun as if he had ingested something that had sent him off the rails, perhaps fallen into a demonic trance?

"I’m fine! Let’s keep moving and find the others," Qin Jun waved his hand with a smile, saying they wouldn’t understand even if he explained.

The War God of the Heavenly Court was about to swear fealty to him; how could he remain calm?

With Erlang Shen’s strength and Divine Powers, even though his cultivation was only at the peak of the Scattered Immortal Realm, he could probably take on ordinary Mysterious Immortal realm powerhouses and battle toe-to-toe with them!

Embracing limitless expectations for Yang Jian, Qin Jun continued to urge in his mind, "Let’s start the random draw!"

Having already summoned Yang Jian, his luck was sky-high!

"Ding! Commencing random draw!"

...

In a mysterious palace, eighteen high-ranking officials who were monitoring the Heavenly Realm simultaneously furrowed their brows.

"What’s happening? This aura..." an elder asked gravely, the others feeling a surge of anxiety.

This palace, known as the God Temple, was situated above the Heavenly Realm, and they were the eighteen Star Officials of the God Temple, with profound cultivation levels, all keenly aware of an extremely powerful presence that had burst forth within the Heavenly Realm, causing their hearts to race.

"Could it be that a mysterious powerhouse has infiltrated the Heavenly Realm?" a black-veiled woman pondered aloud, confusion evident in her eyes.

That presence was surely at least late-stage Scattered Immortal Realm in strength.

"Impossible, if someone broke into the Heavenly Realm forcibly, the spiritual essence of the Heavenly Realm would have detected it," another Star Official intoned gravely.

"Let’s quietly observe the changes. The Heavenly Realm has existed for thousands of years, hiding many formidable old creatures within. Perhaps one of them has made a breakthrough," said a burly man with a gold crown and a full beard, sitting to the north, radiating an imperial majesty.

"Agreed, let’s heed the words of the Chief Star Official," said a white-haired, bewitching man with a smile. The eighteen Star Officials had a hierarchy, and this burly gold-crowned man was the Chief, while the bewitching man was Yao Xu, the seventh-ranked Star Official.

"Look, Dongfang Ji has now flown towards the northern rift! What is this youngster up to?" exclaimed another Star Official.

Unbeknownst to them, Dongfang Ji had become an object of close observation for the eighteen Star Officials.