"Emperor Sons and Daughters can be killed, but the price for one is ten billion."
"And it's not simply spirit stones, nor divine spirit sources. We require treasures of equivalent value—divine materials, pills, medicinal herbs, Dao weapons, artifacts, and the like—to make up the sum."
Without a doubt, this was an unimaginably high price. A single Emperor Son or Daughter cost ten billion, exceeding Ye Chen's estimate and causing him to frown.
To kill all the Alien Emperor Clan's Emperor Sons and Daughters would amount to an astronomical sum, wouldn't it?
Although Ye Chen possessed half of an imperial clan's divine treasury, he wouldn't waste it lightly.
At this moment, the waiter said, "Emperor Sons and Daughters are the offspring of Emperor Monarchs, the highest-status individuals within an imperial clan, possessing unparalleled, limitless potential. They are future peerless supremes. Once an Emperor Son or Daughter is killed, if even the slightest clue is found, our Heaven Slaying Alliance will face pursuit from the imperial clan. Even Ancient Monarchs might appear. The risk our Heaven Slaying Alliance faces is immense."
Ye Chen understood. When the Heaven Slaying Alliance took action, they would judge based on the target's identity, status, and potential.
The value of an Emperor Son, Daughter, or immortal descendant even surpassed that of an ordinary Divine King.
Ten billion was not too much at all.
It was just that the Heaven Slaying Alliance dared to accept such a task, which made Ye Chen's expression change slightly. This was a killer organization that feared nothing.
"Fine. Kill as many Emperor Sons and Daughters as appear at the Emperor Son Feast," Ye Chen said. "I will exchange with pills. Five eighth-tier high-grade Treasure Pills should be sufficient to match a value of ten billion."
Eighth-tier Treasure Pills were peerless pills that only a true alchemy master could refine.
And the low, middle, and high grades among them had an enormous gap in value.
Among them, eighth-tier high-grade Treasure Pills were the most valuable. A single one was worth at least over two billion. Five eighth-tier high-grade pills were enough to match a value of ten billion.
The waiter nodded. "Good. According to convention, we require half the payment as a deposit. However, due to the immense sum involved this time, the King of Assassins has relaxed the requirement. Only ten billion is needed."
Ten billion was still a colossal amount, but Ye Chen nodded nonetheless. "I don't have the pills on me. In three days, I will return with treasures worth ten billion."
"We'll be waiting!"
The waiter flicked his sleeve, lifting the isolation barrier of the Heaven-ranked Room Number One.
The moment he left the room, he transformed back into that enthusiastic waiter, without a trace of his previous cold, sinister demeanor.
Ye Chen marveled. This Heaven Slaying Alliance was indeed extraordinary. Its assassins could switch between ordinary people and killers at will, a change even he found difficult to detect.
If they truly launched an assassination, even Emperor Sons, Daughters, or immortal descendants might not be able to defend against it.
After returning to the Wanbao Pavilion's Heavenly Palace Divine Hall, Ye Chen immediately began alchemy. He had already purchased many medicinal herbs at the Wanbao Pavilion earlier. Now, he went back once more, sparing no expense to buy herbs worth over two billion, nearly emptying the entire Medicine Hall of the Wanbao Pavilion.
Immediately after, Ye Chen left the Ascension Ancient Capital. The pills he needed to refine were too high-level and would inevitably trigger terrifying pill tribulations that could not be concealed.
He only took A Beinu with him. The others, including the old Divine King and the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor, remained in the Ascension Ancient Capital, waiting for Will and the Four Divine Kings to arrive.
Ye Chen had refined the Divine King inner world of the Ancient Hua Divine King, mastering its vast inner world power. He set up multiple heavy arrays far from the Ascension Ancient Capital, a distance of a full million li.
Within the arrays, Ye Chen merged his two Chaos Saint Soul avatars into one. His soul power surged, becoming incomparably powerful as he began alchemy.
Having once refined a ninth-tier divine pill, Ye Chen was now even more adept at refining lower-level eighth-tier Treasure Pills, even eighth-tier high-grade ones. He refined them with practiced ease, as if commanding his own limbs.
Over the next few days, this region saw the frequent appearance of vast, layered tribulation clouds. Heavenly thunder that would make even Great Powers wary descended repeatedly but soon dissipated, not attracting much attention.
Five days later, on the eve of the Emperor Son Feast, Ye Chen returned, his face showing clear signs of exhaustion.
Without resting much, he went directly to the Heaven-ranked Room Number One in the tavern, placing five eighth-tier high-grade pills as payment. He received the Heaven Slaying Alliance's promise that they would strike against the Alien Emperor Clan's Emperor Sons and Daughters on the day of the feast.
Upon returning, Ye Chen also consumed numerous recovery pills without regard for cost, allowing him to recuperate. Within a single day, he had recovered, his essence, energy, and spirit returning to their peak.
*Boom—*
On this day, the Domain Heaven Gate of the Ascension Ancient Capital opened, revealing a young figure with a roguish air. Looking at the magnificent Ascension Ancient Capital, he let out a loud laugh. "Ascension Ancient Capital, your lord Will has arrived! Emperor Daughters, fairy maidens, all of you, tremble before me!"
He paid no heed to the crowd around the Domain Heaven Gate who looked at him as if he were an idiot. With a *boom*, he shot into the sky and left.
On the same day, four Divine King-level figures appeared one after another, their Dao traces concealing them, causing quite a stir in the Ascension Ancient Capital.
But no one knew the true identities of the Four Divine Kings, as they soon vanished and left.
Simultaneously, the Domain Heaven Gate kept opening, and one powerful, mysterious figure after another emerged.
On the eve of the Emperor Son Feast, the undercurrents within the entire Ascension Ancient Capital grew increasingly turbulent, with countless powerful experts arriving.
*Boom—*
The Domain Heaven Gate opened once more. This time, however, it caused countless people in this stretch of heaven and earth to be moved, their gazes drawn towards it.
For the newcomer was a person, a woman.
Graceful and elegant, a fragrant, charming beauty.
A thin veil covered her face, concealing half of her lovely features, revealing eyes as clear as autumn waters.
Beneath the veil, hints of a beauty capable of toppling the mortal world with her peerless appearance could be glimpsed.
Her hair was like clouds, her black tresses like a waterfall, gathered up with just a few hairpins in the shape of a phoenix.
Her brows were like distant mountains, her eyes like clear springs, her lips like vermilion cinnabar, red lips and white teeth, a delicate, upturned nose—in an instant, she could captivate all between heaven and earth.
The beauty wore a simple, unadorned mint-green robe, yet it could not conceal her perfect figure.
Her twin peaks were full and ample, her slender willow waist seemingly too slim to grasp, her jade legs long and perfect. Paired with that peerless, transcendent fairy-like beauty, she was truly one who could topple cities, kingdoms, and the very world, making one sigh that such a woman should only exist in the heavens—how many times could she be seen in the mortal realm?
Her appearance immediately attracted countless gazes from across this stretch of heaven and earth. All were stunned by her beauty, unable to look away for a moment.
Faced with such a peerless celestial fairy, countless men felt their hearts pounding wildly.
Such a beauty was like a painting, like a green lotus that could be admired from afar but not profaned. Standing gracefully in the void, she spoke softly, "Yue, I have come. Whoever dares to harm you is my enemy and will surely be killed!"
*Whoosh—*
As her words fell, the green-robed fairy moved like a startled swan, flashing once before vanishing from heaven and earth...