These figures before us are the Sages of the Immortal and Ghost Realms.
The Immortal Realm is almost complete, while the Ghost Realm has only Ghost Emperor Wang Xiaohang and his Empress Mengmeng.
Standing in the innermost row are twelve solemn-faced members of the Divine race, all present.
The Sun God, Moon God, God of Killing, God of Armament, God of Greed, God of Reciprocity, God of Heaven’s Mansion, God of Military Might, God of Ju Men, God of Heaven’s Minister, God of Heaven’s Beam, and God of Heaven’s Harmony.
Of course, the main Gods have no star marks between their brows; they are born deities, fundamentally different from ordinary divine beings. They currently appear in their normal human forms, indistinguishable from humans.
If the peak attainable by humans and demons in the Immortal Realm is the Sage, then the Divine race can only cultivate to nine stars, also known as the Golden Immortal realm.
Their main Gods are born that way. Just as humans can hardly become Immortal Venerables no matter how hard they try, the Divine race can never become main Gods.
The strength of the main Gods is fixed from birth.
All the Dada told Wan Lei upon their first meeting that despite their innate power, the Divine race was, in fact, an imperfect race.
At this moment, Sect Leader Wan Hong saw Wan Lei enter and said,
"Alright, everyone, we are almost all here. Please be seated."
Upon hearing this, the Sages took their respective seats.
Wan Lei was curious, as there were no nameplates on the tables, wondering how they knew their seating arrangements.
And where was he supposed to sit?
He looked around and saw that he was the only minor Half-Sage. It seemed best to sit at the very end.
"Hey, hey, hey, Wan Lei, come sit here."
Wan Qingyi patted the empty seat next to him.
Wan Qingyi's seat was quite far forward, on either side of the Sect Leader were Three-Sun Sages, such as the Ghost Emperor, Sword Sage, Heavenly Venerate, Human Emperor, and so on.
However, two seats were empty, not counting Wan Lei's.
Just as Wan Lei was wondering who those seats belonged to, a resonant voice boomed from outside.
"My apologies everyone, this old dragon is late, hahaha. There were too many matters to attend to within the clan, causing a slight delay."
Everyone looked and saw two figures, an elder and a youth with dragon horns, walking in.
The elder was dressed sloppily, with no regard for his appearance. The youth, however, was handsome, dressed in white, bearing some resemblance to Ao Lie.
"Ancestor, it's clearly you who slept in because you're old. I called you for a long time before you woke up,"
the young dragon exposed his ancestor's excuse with a blank expression.
"Shoo, shoo, you child, you have no consideration for your ancestor's dignity."
The old Dragon King sat on a chair in the Three-Sun Sage area, while the youth sat at the very end.
"Old Dragon King, Ao Zhan, your Dragon Clan resides in the Ghost Realm, closest to the Ghost Emperor's Palace, yet you two are the last to arrive,"
Sect Leader Wan Hong said expressionlessly from the central main seat.
"Ah, my apologies, my apologies. I am old, you see,"
the old Dragon King laughed heartily.
Wan Lei had seen his information and knew that this old Dragon King was as old as the first Ghost Emperor.
At the beginning of the Ghost Emperor's reign, the first ghost and the first dragon appeared.
The ghost was the first Ghost Emperor, and the dragon was this old Dragon King.
Afterward, the Ghost Emperor ruled the Ghost Realm, while the old Dragon King, being naturally lazy, had no desires.
The population of the Ghost Realm grew, and the Dragon Clan...
After the old Dragon King had somehow reproduced asexually to create the Dragon Clan, their numbers also flourished. Later, the Ghost Emperor emerged and waged war against the Ghost Emperor, vying for dominance, causing the heavens and earth to shatter.
The Ghost Realm's continent was broken into ten pieces, with bottomless abysses between each landmass.
The old Dragon King, annoyed by their fighting, took the Dragon Clan to live beneath the abyss, away from the conflict, so he could get some good sleep.
It is worth mentioning that the Five Star Battle Armors of the Five Great Immortal Venerables were once the battle armors of the Five Star Divine Generals under the Ghost Emperor.
After the Ghost Emperor's defeat, the continent he occupied was exiled and became the Ghost Emperor Realm. In the Ghost Emperor Realm, Xia Dayu and the others obtained the Five Star Battle Armors, and Wang Xiaohang acquired the Ghost Emperor Sword and the Ghost Emperor's legacy, eventually becoming the second Ghost Emperor, integrating both legacies into himself.
As for Wan Lei's Thunder Star Battle Armor, it was created by the Immortal Venerable based on the Five Star Battle Armors. In a way, Wan Lei has a distant connection to the Ghost Emperor.
The white-clothed youth is the current patriarch of the Dragon Clan, Ao Zhan. He was also a friend of Xia Dayu and the others. The reason Xia Dayu and Wan Qingyi almost fought with Di Jun when they were very weak was to save Ao Zhan. Da Feng Novel Network.
Sect Leader Wan Hong no longer addressed the old Dragon King and said,
"The twelve main Gods of the Divine Realm are all here. Nineteen out of twenty Sages from the Immortal Realm are present; the Monkey King is absent. All four Sages from the Ghost Realm are here. Including Wan Lei, a total of thirty-six Sages have arrived.
The Immortal Venerable is currently absent, and I, as the presiding official, am in charge of all matters on the main plane. I have the authority to handle any situation. Does anyone have any objections?"
"Hmph, this darn monkey is definitely scared. Knowing that the Demon race is about to have a decisive battle, he's hiding in his Flower-Fruit Mountain, too afraid to come,"
Di Jun scoffed mockingly.
In the Immortal Realm, there are only three Sages from the Demon race: Wukong, Di Jun, and Taiyi.
Before Taiyi became a Sage, there were only the first two Demon Sages, but these two, despite being of the same demon race, were the most incompatible.
At that time, the Human race was powerful, with many Sages, and the Demon race was suffocated. The Monkey King became a Sage earlier, but he only wanted to protect his Flower-Fruit Mountain. Di Jun went to him, asking for his protection of the Demon race, but the Monkey King refused.
Their feud began then. Di Jun endured humiliation and eventually became a Sage, established the Heavenly Court of the Demon race, fought several battles with the Sages of the Human race, and finally occupied the Northern Sea, protecting the Demon race.
Di Jun looked down on the Monkey King, thinking him timid and uncaring of the Demon race.
The Monkey King... the Monkey King never even looked at him directly.
Seeing Di Jun slandering the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Wan Lei, who had greatly benefited from the Great Sage's kindness, was about to speak out, disregarding any seniority in that moment.
However, before he could stand up, Ancestor Bodhi spoke first.
"Your Heavenly Emperor, please do not speak like that. Wukong is in a critical stage of his cultivation, and he must not be disturbed. Even I do not know where he is in his secluded cultivation. This indicates he is undoubtedly comprehending very important Dao principles."
"Hmph, he must have fled to another universe. Well, he's not indispensable, just a one-star Sage, easily replaceable."
Di Jun sneered.
The Great Sage Equaling Heaven was indeed in seclusion, comprehending the Supreme Immortal Venerable's Dao. Besides the Immortal Venerable, only Wan Lei knew his location.
Thinking of this, Wan Lei couldn't help but worry about the Great Sage's current progress. With the decisive battle imminent, if they were to be defeated, he hoped the Great Sage could turn the tide.
After all, while everyone else believed the Great Sage was a one-star Sage, only Wan Lei knew he was already a three-star Sage.
Moreover, with the Great Sage Equaling Heaven possessing the Dao of Battle Intent, his combat power alone might surpass that of the Sword Sage and Lei Sage. It remained to be seen how he fared against the Heavenly Venerate, and whether he could defeat him.