Calamity of Tomorrow

Zhou Bai glanced at the Divine Sword of Humanity twice before turning his gaze toward the many immortals and gods. He saw that the auras of the four cardinal deities were intensely rich, favored by the heavenly will.

The other immortals, though also possessing profound auras, displayed only a purple-red color.

"Could it be that each of the cardinal deities is favored by the heavenly will?" Zhou Bai couldn't help but lick his lips. "I really want to harvest these auras."

However, Zhou Bai understood that it was impossible; he couldn't possibly take action against the gods and immortals now.

The atmosphere reached its peak during the opening ceremony as the Divine Sword of Humanity appeared, following the arrival of the God Emperor and the Supreme Heavenly Venerate.

At this moment, almost the entire world's human population focused their attention on the Daluo Heaven discourse and on the Divine Sword of Humanity.

At the same time, one azure and one purple radiance stood tall in the sky, leaving only the golden Sacred Sword of Humanity floating in mid-air.

Just as the God Emperor and the Supreme Heavenly Venerate had always done, they once again became beings high above, distant and unreachable.

The manager of Wanxian Island, Tianyangzi, stepped forward to continue presiding over the opening.

He began to slowly recount the history of the Sacred Sword of Humanity before them.

"...Since its creation, the Divine Sword of Humanity has always symbolized the luck of the human race and the righteousness of the human path. Every holder of the Divine Sword of Humanity has been a hero of their era…"

After listening to a few sentences, Zhou Bai's mind started to wander and what followed was basically a sequence of speeches by various immortals, deities, and then by a representative of the participants.

In general, it was all to enhance the authority and significance of this Daluo Heavenly discourse, continuously elevating its importance and making all observers realize the value of becoming number one this time and further gather popularity.

The opening ceremony lasted over two hours, and finally, when it was the participant Jue Ji's turn to speak, Zhou Bai let out a sigh of relief: "Finally, I can leave."

Following this, the participants left one by one. While Zhou Bai, Qian Wangsun, and Zheng Wentian were leaving, they saw Zhao Yue and Tu Tianmo pass by them. Then, in the astonished gazes of the cultivators from Central City around them, they stopped and approached Zhou Bai.

Zhao Yue spoke in a condescending tone: "Are you Zhou Bai from Donghua City?"

Seeing her demeanor and hearing her tone, Christina instantly bristled in Zhou Bai's mind, her voice erupting like an alarm: "Zhou Bai! Is this woman showing off to us?!"

"Has it begun already… This is the Daluo Heavenly Discourse," Zhou Bai stated solemnly. "The moment we step onto this battlefield, the clash has already begun—language, actions, momentum… they collide all the time."

Christina was taken aback: "So showing off… is also part of the Daluo Heavenly Discourse?"

Zhou Bai: "Of course. The Daluo Heavenly Discourse is globally broadcasted. What's the use of just winning? You must win beautifully, win spectacularly.

Let all humanity acknowledge my victory, admire my strength, recognize my power. That would be the true number one of the Daluo Heavenly Discourse, the one who can consolidate fortunes.

Otherwise, even if I win first place, but if it's by flinging poop, do you think everyone will acknowledge me? Will the fortunes of humanity gather around me?"

"And these participating cultivators... and the race of gods... I must also make them understand that I am not on the same level as them."

Christina: "What should we do now then? She started showing off to us right away!"

Zhou Bai: "Just respond normally."

Zhao Yue looked at Zhou Bai's silent demeanor and frowned, speaking again: "Zhou Bai?"

Zhou Bai: "The wind today is quite boisterous, isn't it?"

Zhao Yue: "???"

Zhou Bai looked at Zhao Yue with a trace of satisfaction in his expression: "Are you Zhao Yue? I had thought that after my strength had fully developed, there would be no rivals among the human race."

Zhou Bai recalled the information Ying Hui had shared with him, all about the four unparalleled geniuses selected by Wanxian Island this time.

"You may be at the seventh realm and wearing top-notch armor, which does give you some strength, so it seems this time at the Daluo Heaven Forum I might slightly enjoy myself."

Zhao Yue's gaze sharpened, and although Zhou Bai knew her intelligence, she wasn't surprised. However, the arrogance in his tone was simply outrageous, yet she felt not a trace of hesitancy in Zhou Bai.

You must understand that with her Dream Heart Scripture's ability to notice emotional and conscious changes, she excelled at sensing the shifts in others' thoughts.

Yet in Zhou Bai's words, not only did she not feel any hesitancy, but she actually felt waves of relief, a mild joy; it was the excitement of encountering a formidable opponent, the thrill of being able to exert her power.

But this is exactly what made Zhao Yue feel even more irritated. Zhou Bai's tone was simply too arrogant, too infuriating.

Beside Zhao Yue, Tu Tianmo looked at Zhou Bai with interest and said to Zhao Yue, "Zhou Bai from the East Sun City? Oh~~~ I remember now, he's the one who repelled a million Heavenly Demons with a single sword, right?"

Crowd's attention gathered around Zhao Yue and Tu Tianmo as they spoke and acted, and upon hearing their conversation, they were all shocked as they looked at Zhou Bai.

Most of the Immortal gods started with sarcasm and ridicule; they had been feeling uncomfortable with the boastful Zhou Bai for a long time.

Especially among them were some who had once been deceived by Gu Letian, and they were even more displeased with Zhou Bai.

"Is this that Zhou Bai?"

"Ha-ha, the 'super expert' who repelled a million Heavenly Demons with one sword is also participating in the Daluo Heaven Forum."

"He's ranked so low?"

"This guy is only at the fourth realm, and he thinks he can vie for the Sword of the Human Emperor?"

Accompanied by all sorts of mocking words, Zhou Bai coldly scanned these people, his eyes brimming with disdain and contempt, almost physically manifesting and overflowing.

And speaking in a completely different tone than he used with Zhao Yue earlier, Zhou Bai said in a tone high above, "Ant-like creatures, since when has Zhou Bai needed to explain himself to you?"

"What did you say!" A few of the Immortal gods immediately changed their expressions.

Zhou Bai sneered, "If not for the Immortals being present, and the forum not yet open for conflict... I could blow you away with just a spit."

"Oh?" Tu Tianmo's eyes narrowed slightly, "What about me?"

Zhou Bai glanced at him sideways and scoffed, "Second-rate."

Hearing Zhou Bai's words, those nearby immediately exploded with anger, pointing and gesturing at Zhou Bai.

However, with many Immortals close by, no one dared to make a move.

Zheng Wentian covered his face on the side, helplessly saying, "Zhou Bai, now you've really provoked everyone's anger."

Zhou Bai snorted coldly, his Primordial Spirit power surged out instantly, enveloping him, Qian Wangsun, and Zheng Wentian, "Zheng Wentian..."

Zheng Wentian quickly covered his face, thinking, 'Don't use my name!'

Zhou Bai continued, "…just a few specks of dust invisible to the naked eye, whether they are crushed underfoot or blown away as one passes by, makes no difference."

Zhou Bai flicked his finger indifferently, "Let's go, there's nothing worth seeing here anymore."

With that, Zhou Bai already turned to leave with a face full of shame, Zheng Wentian, and Qian Wangsun, while the crowd of monks behind them felt their lungs nearly explode.

"So arrogant! Too arrogant!"

"This Zhou Bai! If I encounter him in the forum, I must defeat him!"

Beside Zhao Yue, Tu Tianmo's eyes slightly narrowed, emitting a dangerous glow, "This person is quite interesting."

Zhao Yue coldly said, "What's interesting. His strength is mediocre, but his tone is rather big."