Chapter Forty-Two: You Are Truly Unworthy of Your Celestial Divine Realm

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For these things, Ling Ji never spoke of them, but that did not mean he did not feel pain. He remained silent, his gaze deep and unfathomable as he looked up toward the void arena above the heavens.

The entire army was thrilled. After all, under the orchestration of Tianxing Ji, Yún Ji’s image among all the soldiers of the Dragon Nation was remarkably imposing. No one doubted his ability, nor questioned the authenticity of his military achievements.

Ling Ji had no intention of arguing here. As he always said, everything depended on ensuring he could survive and emerge from this black mist alive.

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Above the heavens.

The void divine battle arena had begun to expand, gradually occupying an entire section of the sky.

Battles between deities were often cataclysmic, capable of devastating heaven and earth, so they were conducted on these void arenas.

Once the divine battle commenced, the arena would swell to a vast expanse, providing ample space for the gods to unleash their powers.

Yún Ji and Takayoshi Ogi, the Sacred Contract Holder of the Sakura Nation, stood at the center of the arena, locking eyes.

In Yún Ji’s gaze was a world-weary, mocking smile. He had already accepted defeat, and even in losing, the shame would fall squarely on Ling Ji.

All blame would eventually rest on Ling Ji’s shoulders.

Therefore, he cared little for this divine battle, merely going through the motions, putting on a show of "fighting hard" to earn some goodwill among the onlookers and maintain his persona.

Hence, he was not nervous at all.

Opposite him, Takayoshi Ogi wore an equally relaxed expression, arms crossed, eyes dripping with scorn as he looked at Ling Ji.

“Has the Dragon Nation run out of people?” Ogi sneered coldly. “The Ji family is still a great clan. I expected a formidable opponent to face me.”

“But I never imagined you’d be just a low-grade Spiritual Sacred Contract Holder.”

“You don’t stand a chance against me. You might as well admit defeat now.”

Everyone on the planet could hear Ogi’s humiliating words clearly from the void arena.

His scornful remarks enraged every Dragon Nation citizen, especially the soldiers entrenched in the eastern war zone surrounded by the black mist.

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They were brimming with confidence and passion, yet this Takayoshi Ogi had so openly insulted Yún Ji and the Dragon Nation.

Who could stand for this?

“Damn! The little Jap is all talk now!”

“General Ji must have beaten you to a pulp!”

“Yún Ji is just a Spiritual Sacred Contract Holder? How did someone so low-ranking achieve such remarkable military merit?”

Clearly, doubts about Yún Ji’s military achievements had begun to surface.

General Xu’s expression shifted slightly as he glanced toward Ling Ji, quietly asking, “Do you know about Yún Ji’s military merits?”

Ling Ji nodded faintly.

“Are they inflated?” General Xu asked bluntly.

Ling Ji found himself at a loss for words.

To be honest, outright saying yes didn’t seem appropriate.

But to lie wouldn’t be right either.

He was caught in a dilemma.

Seeing Ling Ji stammer, General Xu sneered, “You’re acting like a shy girl! Forget it, I won’t ask anymore!”

On the void arena.

In response to Takayoshi Ogi’s insults, Yún Ji, determined to uphold his image, had to make a show of countering!

With that thought, Yún Ji immediately activated his divine realm; the crimson light of his Celestial-grade Divine Realm spread around him.

“Little Jap! Don’t underestimate me!” Yún Ji’s sarcasm sounded half-hearted as he merely revealed his Celestial-grade Divine Realm, trying to prove he was not weaker than his opponent.

Seeing this, Ogi burst into laughter and shouted sharply as he activated his own Celestial-grade Divine Realm, a similar crimson aura spreading forth.

“Celestial-grade Divine Realm, huh? Everyone has one nowadays. Is that your pride? Ridiculous!”

The auras from both divine realms were evenly matched, but Ogi’s Superior-grade Sacred Contract rank was plainly evident.

Looking at Yún Ji, Ogi coldly mocked, “You only make me despise you more. The Celestial-grade Divine Realm accelerates Sacred Contract cultivation by a hundredfold compared to others!”

“You have such a great resource, yet you remain only a Spiritual-grade Sacred Contract Holder. This clearly shows you neglect your cultivation, which explains your low rank.”

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“In the Dragon Nation, there’s a saying: ‘Diligence leads to mastery, idleness to ruin.’ Even I, a Sakura citizen, understand that, but you do not.”

“You don’t deserve your Celestial-grade Divine Realm. In fact, you don’t even deserve to be a Sacred Contract Holder!”

Until then, Yún Ji hadn’t shown much anger at Ogi’s words; after all, before the official fight, trash talk was customary.

But this last remark—that he didn’t deserve his Celestial-grade Divine Realm—pierced Yún Ji’s heart deeply.

He was originally just an ordinary man without a divine realm. The Celestial-grade Divine Realm was stolen from Ling Ji; it was not truly his. He could deceive himself into believing it was his own, but he would not tolerate anyone else saying such things.

That statement was a reminder: your Celestial-grade Divine Realm does not belong to you; you are unworthy of it.

As expected, Ogi’s words infuriated Yún Ji. With a shout, Yún Ji’s divine realm flared, and the thunderbird Lei Zhenzi suddenly burst forth, wings fluttering as it charged straight at Ogi.

“Kill him!” Yún Ji was clearly off-guard and had unleashed his killing intent, ordering Lei Zhenzi’s lethal strike immediately.

Ogi was somewhat stunned.

They were still in the trash-talking stage, not yet officially fighting, so why such a sudden, aggressive move? This was hardly honorable!

However, given Yún Ji’s strength, his so-called killing move posed no real threat to Ogi.

Even if Ogi took the blow head-on, he would remain unscathed.

After all, Superior-grade was three full ranks above Yún Ji’s Spiritual-grade.

The power gap was beyond vast—astronomical.

Yet, Ogi’s goal was not merely to win this fight.

The Ogi family had orders: to defeat the Dragon Nation and seize its national fortune, while humiliating the Dragon Nation as thoroughly as possible.

Now, having confirmed Yún Ji’s low rank and weak strength, Ogi had no intention of engaging seriously. Instead, he would toy with and humiliate him.

Therefore, as Lei Zhenzi’s thunderous strike hit him, Ogi immediately activated the power of the Sea God Minitake.

At that moment, his body dissolved instantly into a splash of water.