Warm Up Match

There was a short time of Elders and Supreme Elders congratulating the now 8th rank Open Heaven realm. This got him and Azure Heart to stop their moment of shared passion. It wasn't a surprise to many of those present however there were a few who were shocked. Not everyone knew that those two had long since wanted the other.

"My Azure Void has a new Supreme Elder. Today is a good day, congratulations brother Hong. You have worked hard to reach this point." A Supreme Elder said, patting him on the back.

"Senior Brother you honor me, I might have failed at this time had it not been for my incredible son-in-law." Supreme Elder Hong said.

Everyone looked over and saw that Lei Jin was fast asleep. Qing Ning was running her fingers through his hair and patting his head. The look on her face was one nothing short of happiness and love. Lei Jin looked peaceful and happy. Those that knew of his origins saw an example of pure peace.

"He has more than earned a nap on such a pillow. You take good care of Lei Jin." One of the Supreme Elders said. "Azure Heart as for the artifact refinement perhaps it will have to wait until this young man recovers." He continued.

"The Supreme Elder doesn't need to worry about this too much. I'm positive my husband will wake up soon." Xin Xia said, hovering over Lei Jin's head and giving him a kiss.

"What makes you so sure that he will wake up soon? From what I could see even a 6th rank would have some trouble recovering their strength." The same Supreme Elder said, asking this.

Xin Xia let out a simple smile. "Lei Jin is strong. However, his ability to recover is leagues beyond what you have witnessed just now. Please be patient, Supreme Elder. I give it an hour at most." She said, with a small giggle.

His other wives giggled a little as well. This sent shivers down the Supreme Elders spine. The thought of what he would be like as a 9th rank prior to hearing this was already unfathomable. Now though he was worried that anything he could think of would be completely lacking in the future.

"Then disciple Lei Jin is not just a simple dragon among men. He is one that can give rise to legions of dragons among men. Perhaps even more than this?" The Supreme Elder said. Letting out a small chuckle at the play on words.

With that settled the Elders who came just to see the show paid their respects to the shrine before departing. The ones who had more business to attend to remained. Qing Ning. Zi Rong, Ling Shi and Xin Xia talked about many things with Le Xue and Lein Yue. The masters also talked about the idea of marriage for the two disciples that Elder Na Ren had brought with her.

All of these conversations happened over just a little less than an hour. Lei Jin opened his eyes and floated up into the air. "Hmmm… seems that I have made some improvements. I should test these out soon." He thought as he looked at himself.

"Supreme Elder Azure Heart, could you help me with something? I'd like to test where I'm at now. And I'm afraid it's far too dangerous for great emperors to fight me." Lei Jin asked, politely cupping his hands.

"How about I help you test this out? I could use a little warm up before my… main course later." Supreme Elder Hong said, floating up to the sky to meet with Lei Jin.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, father-in-law." Lei Jin said, making a quick nudge with his cupped hands.

"Not at all, this is nothing to pay back the debt I owe you. Such a grand thing could never be paid back with this little." Supreme Elder Hong said. "Don't compete with me on that matter." He added, so they wouldn't keep going back and forth.

The two began sparring in the air. It was not a simple matter of just slapping Lei Jin, a great emperor, away. This was a test for both of them. Lei JIn had expanded his strength significantly. And so did Supreme Elder Hong. They would pace themselves to avoid injury but also press their limits. Each quickly found an equilibrium and the match became quite the sight.

"Is Lei Jin really a great emperor? This is simply unfathomable strength for a great emperor. Even that freakish brat of Void Land would be nothing before him in the same realm." A supreme Elder said, staring at the fight in awe.

"Lei Jin, was born on the ink Battlefield. This environment forced him to grow strong and grow fast. There is simply no one else that has a similar situation. And as such his strength is this mighty." Azure Heart said.

"Still though he is fighting as if he were a peak 4th rank right now!" The Supreme Elder said.

"If the Supreme Elder is surprised by this, wait till you see what he can do if he goes all out." Qing Ning said, as all of his wives laughed.

All four of them have personally experienced his strength up close and personal. How close? Well… inside themselves. If anyone knew his true power aside from himself it was those four. So if they said Lei Jin was still holding back then it must be true.

"Alright, I think that is enough, dear son-in-law." Supreme Elder Hong said, releasing enough aura to keep Lei Jin back.

"I thank father-in-law, for lowering himself to aid in my adjustments." Lei Jin said, cupping his hands and bowing respectfully.

"In truth I found this fun. Though I should quickly go to consolidate my realm. You have other business that needs attending to." Supreme Elder Hong said.

"Yes, and thanks to my father-in-law, I now know I can control a far larger degree of energy than before." Lei Jin said.

Both of them landed and Supreme Elder Hong left to go consolidate his realm. The remaining people there was the one elder who wanted to talk about matters related to marriage. Not for her, but for her two disciples. Considering the fact that the time of departure was rapidly approaching it only made sense for her to get progressively more worried. The others were the Artifact refiners you had traveled quite the distance to see Lei Jin. They were here for the artifact world refinement. Something they were quite interested in.

"Elder Na Ren, I must offer my apologies for not paying more attention to your matter. I have important work that must be completed before the expedition. However you and your disciples may stay here as long as you wish. If there is anything you need the servants here will be more than happy to do what they can." Lei Jin said.

"And if it is not sufficient, you may call upon us wives. We manage many projects here. Also, we can talk about all the good things my husband can do. I promise you'll want to try it the first chance you get. Hehehe." Qing Ning said.