"Impossible!"
That was the roar of the Heavenly King of the Tian Xu Empire, which directly caused the entire precious pavilion to explode.
The gazes of the powerhouses immediately swept over. They saw that within the exploded pavilion, the Tian Xu Heavenly King was furious, his hair standing on end, his entire body filled with rage as he roared and bellowed. No one knew the reason, but it greatly shocked all the powerhouses throughout the imperial capital.
However, they also saw the other party involved, the Battle Saint King, who, in contrast, appeared quite leisurely, sitting on his throne with his legs crossed, savoring precious Dao tea. He remained very calm throughout, even smilingly advising the Tian Xu Heavenly King to cultivate his mind and temper his nature, that he shouldn't be so enraged.
The powerhouses were covered in cold sweat on their foreheads. In the present world, probably only the Battle Saint King could face a Heavenly King's anger with such composure.
Everyone watched closely, wanting to understand clearly, but how would the Tian Xu Heavenly King let them know? With a flick of his sleeve, he distorted the void, blocking it off. No one could detect what exactly was happening there.
But tension filled the air. Judging by the previous state, the Tian Xu Heavenly King was clearly on the verge of clashing with the Battle Saint King.
Within the distorted void, Ye Chen maintained a smile, the Faith Power within his brow protecting his body. His fingers tapped rhythmically on the precious table carved from divine jade as he said with a laugh, "Senior Tian Xu, this isn't a one-sided demand, but a request, a trade. Why not be willing to accept it?"
Although the Tian Xu Heavenly King had slumbered for a very long time, he appeared very spirited. His appearance was that of a handsome middle-aged man. If not for his hair being as white as snow, how many could tell he was an old monster-level existence?
Now, however, he glared angrily at the young man before him. Over so many years, he truly had never encountered such a demand, one that even felt somewhat bullying.
But as the other party said, this was a transaction, not a one-sided demand.
It was just that thinking of the other's request gave him a headache, because that request was simply too difficult.
What in the entire Ancient Divine Continent could be considered difficult for a Heavenly King of his generation? This matter within the request was one of them.
Ye Chen stood up tall and said, "Senior, the short-term harm versus the long-term benefit—you've lived for over ten thousand years, you should see things more broadly."
After speaking, Ye Chen stepped into the sky, then turned and left without looking back.
A long time later, the Tian Xu Heavenly King let out a bitter laugh and helplessly shook his head. This young man was truly hard to deal with.
But as the other had said, it was at most short-term harm, with long-term benefits.
It was just that fulfilling the other's request was incredibly difficult. Yet, he hadn't expected the other to have gleaned that truth from mere clues.
He sighed lightly with some helplessness, waved his hand, and summoned the Tian Xu Imperial Sovereign to convey an order.
From this day forward, the entire imperial dynasty would unconditionally obey the Battle Saint King's commands. The Battle Saint King's orders would be second only to his, the Heavenly King ancestor. Even the Imperial Sovereign must obey his dispatch.
Undoubtedly, this was another major decision that shocked the entire upper echelons of the imperial dynasty. They couldn't help but curiously speculate: what important matter had the Battle Saint King discussed with the ancestor that made the ancestor willing to grant him such immense authority at all costs?
But aside from the parties involved, who would know?
Of course, this decision was known only to the imperial dynasty's upper echelons and was not allowed to be leaked—a command personally issued by the Heavenly King ancestor.
Such events occurred in every imperial dynasty. Yet, no one ever knew what the Battle Saint King discussed with these Heavenly Kings, why they all successively issued supreme edicts granting the Battle Saint King the supreme authority to command everything within the nine great imperial dynasties.
This authority, commanding the nine great imperial dynasties, was almost equivalent to commanding the entire Ancient Divine Continent.
Faintly, the Battle Saint King became the master of the entire Ancient Divine Continent. Of course, there was still the most mysterious Ancient Divine Palace that had not yet appeared.
However, Ye Chen was not overly anxious about the Ancient Divine Palace. Not to mention that Ye Chen simply didn't know the true location of the Ancient Divine Palace—even the Heavenly Kings of the nine imperial dynasties were unclear. It was located in another dimensional space-time. Unless the experts of the Ancient Divine Palace personally appeared, no one could enter.
Not even Heavenly Kings.
Ye Chen possessed the Ancient Divine Jade Token, so naturally he was confident of entering the Ancient Divine Palace.
On this day, Ye Chen personally made a request to the nine great imperial dynasties: to use their intelligence networks to locate the whereabouts of the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor.
Because he found it somewhat strange. During this period, he had caused such huge fluctuations, even stirring up the entire Ancient Divine Continent. That bastard dragon couldn't possibly be unaware, and it was impossible for him not to come looking.
But over such a long period, he had never received any useful information about the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor.
Especially in the Tian Xu Imperial Capital. The Memory Jade mentioned that the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor had said he was there, but he had vanished. Even with the entire Tian Xu Imperial Dynasty's people searching, turning the entire imperial capital upside down three times over, there wasn't a single trace of that bastard dragon, which greatly puzzled him.
Finally, under the powerful intelligence networks of the nine great imperial dynasties, he finally obtained some useful information. In the eastern district of the Tian Xu Imperial Capital, they found traces of the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor.
There was a mansion he had left behind, extremely luxurious and noble, with carved beams and painted rafters, palace halls and pavilions, resplendent and magnificent, the height of extravagance—completely fitting that bastard dragon's character.
Most importantly, as soon as he entered, three black lines formed on his forehead.
Because the walls of the bedroom were covered with explicit spring palace paintings, with numerous beautiful women depicted naked on the murals. There were also many similar sculptures, enough to make one blush.
That lecherous bastard dragon. Ye Chen had no mind to look further, because the mansion also housed many beautiful women, similarly scantily clad, each extremely alluring, rare beauties.
Probably only Will would enjoy being with that bastard dragon.
However, Ye Chen did not leave immediately, because he thought that since the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor had disappeared, perhaps he could find some clues here.
Time Reversal!
He directly activated this divine ability. His current cultivation was much stronger than when he used it on the King's Ancient Path. Even within the Emperor Realm, he could easily perform it.
Boom—
Countless scenes appeared. All images rapidly flowed backward, appearing around Ye Chen.
Soon, the figure of the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor appeared before him. But at this moment, it had completely abandoned its previous playful, grinning demeanor, showing an unprecedented seriousness as it said, "Kid, the watchers have appeared!"