In the distance.
Within an ancient ruin.
Bei Changqing watched with astonishment the five orbs of light revolving around the purified blazing sun incarnation, asking in confusion, "What is this that the Warrior Emperor Wuzang has unleashed? Why does it feel like it contains the profound mysteries of the five elements of nature?"
"These are the Five Stars, also known as the Five Luminaries: Metal Luminosity Venus, Wood Luminosity Jupiter, Water Luminosity Mercury, Fire Luminosity Mars, and Earth Luminosity Saturn. This is the Five Stars Solar Sovereign!"
The old matron also gazed at the profoundly mysterious, wondrously subtle five orbs of light in the void, her weathered face filled with doubt and shock, her turbid eyes brimming with awe. "I never imagined the Warrior Emperor Wuzang would possess such a powerful creation as the Five Stars Solar Sovereign. No wonder the senior elders of the Xuantian Immortal Path place such high hopes in him. This man is truly extraordinary!"
"Indeed! The Warrior Emperor Wuzang is truly remarkable."
The Seven Elders beside her sighed with emotion. "Miao Rulai occupies the incarnations of the Five Great Wisdom Kings. I hear the Great Sun Sovereign Emperor occupies the incarnations of the Five Sacred Mountain Old Lords. And now, this Warrior Emperor Wuzang actually occupies the incarnation of the Five Stars Solar Sovereign. The legendary great sovereigns who guard the five directions are almost completely occupied."
Throughout history, there have been many great sovereigns who guard the five directions of east, south, west, north, and center.
For example, the Five Great Wisdom Kings.
The Wisdom King Conqueror of Three Worlds guarding the east, the Wisdom King Kundali guarding the south, the Wisdom King of Great Might and Virtue guarding the west, the Vajra Yaksha Wisdom King guarding the north, and the Motionless Wisdom King guarding the center.
For example, the Five Sacred Mountain Old Lords: the Eastern Sacred Mountain Old Lord guarding the east, the Southern Sacred Mountain True Lord guarding the south, the Western Sacred Mountain Old Lord guarding the west, the Northern Sacred Mountain Old Lord guarding the north, and the Central Sacred Mountain Old Lord guarding the center.
In addition, the Five Stars Solar Sovereign are also great sovereigns who guard the five directions: Wood Luminosity Jupiter guarding the east, Fire Luminosity Mars guarding the south, Metal Luminosity Venus guarding the west, Water Luminosity Mercury guarding the north, and Earth Luminosity Saturn guarding the center.
Legend has it that the Great Sun Sovereign Emperor occupies the incarnation of the Five Sacred Mountain Old Lords because he has already merged himself with the source of the Five Sacred Mountains!
And now, the Warrior Emperor Wuzang, incarnated as the purified blazing sun, has unleashed the Five Stars Solar Sovereign. Each star, each luminary, is as vast and boundless as the cosmos. As they rotate, the entire void of the Kan Palace seems to twist and warp. This indicates that the Warrior Emperor Wuzang has most likely also merged himself with the source of the Five Luminaries.
Although the Great Sun Sovereign Emperor does not dominate the source of the Five Sacred Mountains, and the Warrior Emperor Wuzang does not dominate the source of the Five Luminaries, both have merged themselves within, making it nearly impossible for anyone else to integrate.
In other words, if the Great Sun Sovereign Emperor symbolizes the Five Sacred Mountains, then the Warrior Emperor Wuzang symbolizes the Five Luminaries!
What shocked the Seven Elders and the old matron the most was that the Warrior Emperor Wuzang's Five Luminaries were derived from his incarnation as the blazing sun.
This phenomenon of a blazing sun giving birth to the Five Luminaries, with its endless mysteries and unimaginable power, was likely beyond comprehension.
Within the arena.
The Warrior Emperor Wuzang, incarnated as a blazing sun, was sacred and radiant, illuminating the Kan Palace and purifying all things.
The Five Stars Solar Sovereign swirled like vortexes, slowly revolving around the blazing sun. The void of the Kan Palace grew increasingly twisted and blurred.
"Buddha Emperor Rulai, I must offend!"
As the Warrior Emperor Wuzang's voice fell, the Five Stars Solar Sovereign began to spin wildly, devouring the furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings.
Boom! Crash!
When the Five Stars Solar Sovereign began to devour the furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings, deafening sounds erupted, shaking the entire void of the Kan Palace.
Just as the Five Stars Solar Sovereign were about to swallow the furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings, in that instant, the Five Great Wisdom Kings erupted with boundless golden Buddha light. Whoosh! Swish!
The endless golden Buddha light directly pierced through the vortex-like Five Stars Solar Sovereign. However, the Five Stars Solar Sovereign were self-renewing and infinitely mutable. Even though countless golden Buddha lights pierced through them, they merely passed through without dispersing.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of explosions rang out continuously. The furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings were devoured bit by bit, while the Five Stars Solar Sovereign also seemed to sway under the impact of the endless golden Buddha lights.
"Can the Warrior Emperor Wuzang's Five Stars Solar Sovereign truly devour Miao Rulai's furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings?"
Bei Changqing found it hard to believe.
Although both the Five Stars Solar Sovereign and the Five Great Wisdom Kings were great sovereigns guarding the five directions of heaven and earth, in Bei Changqing's view, the Five Stars Solar Sovereign were like rising stars, while the Five Great Wisdom Kings were the senior predecessors guarding the five directions of heaven and earth, and moreover, they were elders of the Buddha Dao. No matter what, they shouldn't be devoured by the Five Stars Solar Sovereign, should they?
The Seven Elders said, "It's hard to say, and hard to tell!"
"The Five Stars Solar Sovereign are innate guardians, while the Five Great Wisdom Kings belong to the category of acquired guardians. The two cannot be mentioned in the same breath. However, that's not the most important point. What matters is that the Warrior Emperor Wuzang seems to have already merged himself with the source of the Five Stars Solar Sovereign, occupying their incarnation. But Miao Rulai has not merged himself with the source of the Five Great Wisdom Kings. The Five Great Wisdom Kings he unleashed can't even be considered furious manifestations; they are merely furious manifestation statues, and only statues possessing form and intent at that."
"From this perspective, they might not be able to withstand the Warrior Emperor Wuzang's Five Stars Solar Sovereign!"
As soon as the Seven Elders finished speaking, a thunderous explosion erupted in the void.
The Five Stars Solar Sovereign dispersed.
At the same time, the furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings vanished.
What had happened? What was the situation?
Had the Five Stars Solar Sovereign devoured the furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings? Or had the furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings shattered the Five Stars Solar Sovereign?
Or had both the Five Stars Solar Sovereign and the furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings dispersed simultaneously?
No one knew.
The experts hiding in the distance to watch the battle hadn't seen clearly either. None dared to release their divine sense; they could only stare with their naked eyes. After all, one was Miao Rulai, the other was the Warrior Emperor Wuzang—both possessed unfathomable strength. If they released their divine sense to investigate, they would surely be discovered, and inviting trouble would be a loss outweighing the gain.
In the void.
The Warrior Emperor Wuzang, who had transformed into the purified blazing sun, gradually revealed his figure.
He was still himself.
Wearing a silver crown, his face as fair as jade, eyes as bright as stars, hands clasped behind his back, handsome and transcendent—no different from when he first descended.
The only difference was that when he descended, his expression was calm and composed, but at this moment, his expression was slightly cautious.
Others might not have noticed, but as the person involved, he clearly knew that when he unleashed the Five Stars Solar Sovereign just now, he had not managed to devour Miao Rulai's furious manifestation statues of the Five Great Wisdom Kings. Nor had they been shattered. Instead, both had dispersed.
This was something the Warrior Emperor Wuzang found somewhat unacceptable.
After all, his Five Stars Solar Sovereign were the innate guardians of the five directions of heaven and earth, while the Five Great Wisdom Kings were merely acquired guardians. One innate, one acquired—naturally they could not be compared. What he found most unacceptable was that he had already merged with the source of the Five Stars Solar Sovereign. Although he could not yet dominate it, he could already represent the Five Stars Solar Sovereign.
Yet the Five Great Wisdom Kings unleashed by Miao Rulai weren't even furious manifestations—they were merely furious manifestation statues containing the form and intent of the Wisdom Kings—and they had actually managed to pierce through his Five Stars Solar Sovereign.
This left the Warrior Emperor Wuzang both bewildered and inwardly unconvinced.