Chapter 742: Half-Step Heavenly Emperor, The Realm Barrier Begins to Loosen

With Wu Yifan and the others being teleported out, this signaled the official end of the Points Battle. Following this, the final stage of the Five Sect Competition would commence: the Individual Battle.

After the Points Battle concluded, Wu Yifan unsurprisingly emerged as the new dark horse champion. After all, Wu Yifan had managed to hold his own against a Late Stage level eleven opponent while only being at the Middle Stage of level eleven.

If Wu Yifan could demonstrate an impressive performance in the Individual Battle, he might truly become the dark horse of this Five Sect Competition.

After Senior Apprentice Brother Chen Shi and the others left, Dean Gu Yuan approached Wu Yifan and lavished praise on him without reservation.

"Ha ha ha, Holy Son Yifan, you have given me a great surprise! Tell me, Holy Son Yifan, have you considered becoming my disciple? If you wish to, I can arrange everything. Just say the word."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yifan shook his head without hesitation. "Thank you for your kind offer, Dean, but I am already content with my current Master. Master has been very good to me, so I have no plans to take another Master."

Hearing Wu Yifan's words, Dean Gu Yuan felt a bit disappointed but not entirely surprised.

After all, though No Wilderness might not be the most serious person, his strength was undeniably formidable, to the point where even the Dean himself couldn't easily defeat him.

"Very well, since this is your choice, I will respect it. However, there is one thing I want to ask you: do you have the confidence to take the championship in the Five Sect Competition?"

Dean Gu Yuan sighed and then, as if remembering something, looked at Wu Yifan with a very serious expression.

Wu Yifan's response remained unchanged.

Hearing this, Dean Gu Yuan patted Wu Yifan's shoulder and said, "Very well, just do your best. The Individual Battle will begin in seven days. During this time, rest well and strive to be in your best condition for the battle."

"Yes, Dean!"

As the Dean left, Wu Yifan did not hesitate and returned to his residence to begin his attempt to break through to the Late Stage of level eleven.

He had a bold idea: to openly break through to the Late Stage of level eleven during the Individual Battle. This way, if he openly defeated Ye Cao and Bai Chen, no one would have anything to say.

However, he was still some distance away from the Late Stage of level eleven, and he couldn't guarantee a Breakthrough during the Individual Battle. He could only promise to do his best.

Within the Divine Realm.

Wu Hao's battle with the Mysterious Expert continued, but as time passed, Wu Hao's strength kept growing. He had now surpassed the God Emperor Realm and reached a stage between God Emperor and Heavenly Emperor, the Half-Step Heavenly Emperor Realm!

With Wu Hao's Breakthrough to the Half-Step Heavenly Emperor Realm, he finally found a flaw in the Mysterious Expert's defense and delivered a full-powered punch that defeated the expert.

After defeating the Mysterious Expert, Wu Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, the surrounding energy surged again, and soon it gathered in front of Wu Hao, quickly forming a new body.

Seeing this, Wu Hao became alert again, ready to strike at any moment.

However, this time the Mysterious Expert showed no hostility and even emitted a faint sense of goodwill.

"The third challenge will commence in five thousand years. Be prepared."

The Mysterious Expert spoke in a hollow voice.

Behind Wu Hao, a large door suddenly appeared.

Looking at the door behind him and recalling the Mysterious Expert's words, Wu Hao's breathing became heavy.

"It seems the next challenge will be the final one. I wonder if, after that battle, I will be able to successfully break through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm."

Wu Hao took a deep breath and thought to himself.

Then, without further thought, he turned and pushed open the door, entering the Central Void of the Divine Realm.

Seeing himself in the Central Void of the Divine Realm and looking back at the world within the door, Wu Hao shook his head and closed the door.

Even after the door was closed, it still existed, and Wu Hao could still see the world and the Mysterious Expert within it when he reopened the door.

Confirming that the expert would not disappear, Wu Hao turned and hurried back to the Xuanyuan Realm.

Five thousand years was enough time for his daughter to be born. For his daughter, for his family, and for the entire Divine Realm, Wu Hao could not afford to lose!

Upon returning to the Xuanyuan Realm, Wu Hao immediately saw Su Qiaoran waiting for him.

Seeing her, Wu Hao quickly approached and looked at Su Qiaoran with a mix of concern and reproach. "What are you doing here? I told you to wait for me at home."

"I was worried about you! You've been gone for almost three thousand years."

Su Qiaoran looked at Wu Hao with eyes full of concern. Only upon seeing him return safely did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Wu Hao couldn't bring himself to blame Su Qiaoran. He carefully helped her back into the Xuanyuan Realm.

Just as they returned to the Xuanyuan Realm, Wu Hao noticed something and looked outside. "Come in. Why are you standing out there?"

Outside the Grotto-heaven that Wu Hao had prepared for Su Qiaoran, Wu Rulong stood with a troubled expression, clearly struggling with whether to share something with his father.

It was only when Wu Hao spoke that Wu Rulong finally entered.

"What's wrong? It's rare to see you with that expression."

Seeing Wu Rulong's face, Wu Hao's heart grew heavy. The Wu Family was virtually untouchable in the Divine Realm, and Wu Rulong was particularly formidable.

Now, seeing Wu Rulong looking worried, Wu Hao wondered what could have happened.

Hearing his father's question, Wu Rulong sighed and said with great concern, "Father, something strange is happening in the Divine Realm."

"Strange? What do you mean?"

Wu Hao, puzzled, closed his eyes to sense the changes in the Divine Realm.

As he did, he detected something unusual. He felt the Realm barrier of the Divine Realm loosening. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before Divine Venerable-level experts could cross the barrier.