To activate the Sovereign Stele and enter the central world, heavenly mandates from all twenty-three facets were required. However, the Nephrite, Witherdew, Exalted, and Truespirit celestial emperors had all died in short succession, their heavenly mandates returning to their respective majors.

Faced with this issue, the crowd found themselves at a loss as to how to proceed.

“There is another way!” Qi Hai’s voice rang out again. “It’s not impossible to replace the four missing heavenly mandates. We simply need the masters of the East, West, South, and North Seas to bring forth the essence of the four seas.”

“The masters of the four seas?” Blinks of astonishment were shared amongst the crowd.

“The North Sea court is no longer and the West Sea also seems to be in turmoil...” The one who’d spoken was the Primus celestial emperor. Among the five remaining celestial emperors, he was the...