Chapter 1881 (1/2)
Yun Che hadn’t spoken a word since, “Announce it, Tianli.”
However, his imperious might had sunk into everyone’s soul like the falling sky, choked them out like a million mountains, and extinguished the last embers of their resistance completely.
When the curtain of light cascaded from Emperor Yun City, one blue and one yellow figure—Shui Yingyue and Lu Zhou—flew toward it and engraved the names “Glazed Light Realm” and “Shrouding Sky Realm” faster than anyone else.
After the other upper star realm kings had woken up from their trance, they also exploded toward the light screen and engraved their realm names on the curtain of light as well. No one wanted to be mistaken as hesitating, especially since Emperor Yun was watching them from above right now.
This was but a simple declaration of loyalty, and yet the upper star realm kings practically fought each other just to get their realm names on the light screen on a conspicuous spot even a second sooner.
Not only that, every second of the scene was projected live across the entire God Realm.
At this point, anyone who claimed that they didn’t understand the full weight of the title “Emperor Yun” after witnessing the complete submission of the king realms and the competition between the upper star realm kings could only be lying through their teeth.
There were three upper star realm kings who, unlike everyone else around them, hesitated to put their realm name on the screen of light, however.
“Sect Master Huo, you do it.” Yan Wancang let out a heavy sigh. “You are the only one who can.”
However, Huo Rulie shook his head and said, “I don’t have the right to represent my realm king.”
“But it is your, no, our responsibility to protect the Flame God Realm no matter the cost,” Yan Juehai said with a complicated expression on his face. “Forget overstepping our authority, we can surrender even our lives if it means safeguarding our realm.”
“Plus, you were the realm king’s master. He respects you the most out of all of us, and if nothing else… your right to transgress is greater than ours.”
Huo Rulie hesitated for a moment. Then, he charged toward the light screen and engraved “Flame God Realm” on it.
He knew Huo Poyun would see this for sure.
“Hmm? Are you Sect Master Huo of the Flame God Realm?”
Huo Rulie was just about to leave when a taunting voice entered his ears. “I haven't heard anything about your ascension to become the Flame God Realm King, Sect Master Huo! Have you forgotten to notify me? How… discourteous of you.”
Huo Rulie didn’t even need to turn to know that the speaker was the old enemy of the Flame God Realm, the Descendant Fire Realm King. He replied coldly, “Our realm king is sick, so I am replacing him. That is all there is to it.”
The Descendant Fire Realm King sneered. “Sick? Emperor Yun is the first great emperor of the entire God Realm! Forget sick, he should crawl his way over even if he is on his last breath!”
“But instead of doing so, he sends a small sect master to represent him?” The Descendant Fire Realm King’s voice abruptly turned severe. “This is a clear act of contempt against His Magnificence! What do you have to say, Flame God Realm!?”
Up until now, no one had dared to say anything due to the heavy pressure that was Emperor Yun’s presence. That was why the commotion had drawn every pair of eyes.
Huo Rulie feared nothing his whole life, but at this moment, he felt like his soul was about to snap from the tension, and his normally molten hot blood was cooling into ice.
He could feel the gaze of the realm kings, the god emperors, and Emperor Yun himself solidifying on this location.
One of the best ways to establish one’s power was to make an example out of someone. He couldn’t help but wonder if the Descendant Fire Realm would be rewarded for their contribution, and the Flame God Realm be scapegoated for their act of contempt and be destroyed.
After all, it was a fact that the Flame God Realm King hadn’t attended the grand coronation ceremony. He hadn’t bent the knee when the eastern realm kings had submitted to the Devil Master, and he had almost been executed by Yun Che in the Snow Song Realm.
“The Flame God Realm has no such intentions!” Yan Wancang stepped forward in a hurry and stood together with Huo Rulie. However, he was nowhere strong enough to withstand the spiritual pressure from all the higher realm kings in front of him, and the god emperors above him. His heart abruptly clenched, and all the protestations he was going to make were stifled in his throat.
Just when everyone’s attention was drawn to this brief interlude, a white light suddenly exploded from behind the crowd and straight toward the light screen.
The sudden eruption of profound energy was unusually powerful, cutting through layers of space like they were nothing more but water. All the higher realm kings next to it were pushed away as well.
“Despicable devil person… you, an emperor!? You will be punished by the heavens!!”
A horrifying screech accompanied the sound of shattering space. It was a woman’s voice, and yet the sheer brokenness and hatred behind it caused everyone’s hair to stand on their end.
Everyone’s attention was pulled away from the trio and toward the owner of the voice instantly. What they saw was a famous face that no realm king would ever dare to forget.
She was Luo Guxie!
There was a massive difference between the Luo Guxie they remembered and the one they were currently seeing, however. For starters, she looked like she had aged an impossible amount of time. Her hair was half white, she had black rings around her eyes, and her countenance was horribly distorted.
If it wasn’t for her unique aura, no one would be able to match her current appearance to “Fairy Guxie”.
Somehow, not a single one of them had noticed her existence until now. She must have used some sort of bizarre method to cover up her aura.
Maybe it was because the god emperors were too high up in the sky, but they hadn’t seemed to notice her until she revealed herself either.
Although her countenance was distorted, her strength hadn’t diminished in the slightest. As the former strongest profound practitioner beneath the eastern region king realms, her strike had the power to split mountains and sunder the sky itself.
Of course, Yun Che was surrounded by god emperors. He didn’t have to lift a finger, and ten Luo Guxies still wouldn’t be able to harm a hair on his person.
The light screen though was a completely different story. There was no chance it would survive a full-powered hit from Luo Guxie.
The light screen was a list of all the realms that had sworn their loyalty to Emperor Yun. If it was destroyed before the eyes of every man and woman in the entire Primal Chaos, it would undoubtedly deal a severe blow to his image.
However, it had happened all too suddenly, and was right when everyone was distracted by something else. There was nothing the higher realm kings could do to stop her.
It was at this moment the eyes of the three Yama Ancestors shone with a black light.
Luo Guxie had been waiting for a perfect opportunity like this. Likewise, they had been ready to go from the start.
The moment she acted, all three Yama Ancestors immediately summoned their powers and each unleashed a wisp of black energy from above.
No one doubted Luo Guxie’s strength, but she might as well be a child before the three Yama Ancestors.
In fact, if the Devil Queen hadn’t ordered them to prevent even a single drop of her filthy blood from staining the ceremony, they would never have lowered themselves to attack her together.
The power of the three Yama Ancestors devoured all of Luo Guxie’s space-splitting blast like it was nothing. It looked as easy as scattering a puff of smoke.