"I do know about the Heavenly Serpent Plane.
It's said the Serpent King commands the Eight Great Heavenly Serpent Legions, holding sway over an entire domain," Ye Yunfei said.
"You even know about the Serpent King! Kid, who exactly are you? Speak!"
The white-robed man was even more shocked, shouting sternly, his voice like thunder.
Boom!
Along with his shout, an overwhelming wave of Bloodline Pressure erupted from that Heavenly Flood Dragon skeleton, crashing down on Ye Yunfei like a collapsing mountain or a bursting sea, shaking the entire underground palace.
All his bloodline energy was contained within those remains. As for this remnant soul of his, it was already extremely weak, not worth mentioning.
Hong!
A trace of a Heavenly Emperor's remnant soul power enveloped Ye Yunfei's body.
Roar!
From atop the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel behind Ye Yunfei, the Azure Dragon Divine Beast let out a mighty roar, unleashing a rolling wave of might to oppose the pressure ahead.
Ye Yunfei stood his ground, not moving an inch.
"It truly is the remnant soul of a Heavenly Emperor! Kid, you are absolutely no ordinary person!" the white-robed man exclaimed in astonishment.
"My master, of course, is not ordinary. You dead serpent, you'd better retract your pressure!"
At this moment, Hu Miao suddenly appeared beside Ye Yunfei, eyeing the over-ten-thousand-meter-long Heavenly Flood Dragon skeleton with curiosity.
"A member of the Primordial Heavenly Fox Clan!"
Seeing Hu Miao, the white-robed man couldn't help but cry out. The bloodline of the Primordial Heavenly Fox Clan was even more noble than that of the Heavenly Flood Dragon Clan!
"You, a Primordial Heavenly Fox, just now called this human youth... 'master'?"
The white-robed man doubted his own hearing. Primordial Heavenly Foxes, ancient remnant beasts, were notoriously proud. Would one acknowledge a human youth as its master? This was simply unimaginable!
"A Primordial Heavenly Fox is nothing special to my master. Being able to follow my master is a blessing." Hu Miao said.
She knew perfectly well that being able to follow a Heavenly Emperor was an immensely glorious thing. Hu Miao understood that once Ye Yunfei rose again in the future, reascending to the throne of a Heavenly Emperor, she would inevitably be able to rule the world alongside him.
Having spent so much time with Ye Yunfei, she already understood his character very well. He was a person who valued loyalty and righteousness. Once he rose to power again, he would definitely not abandon her.
"Very well. Young man, you are indeed mysterious."
The white-robed man gave a bitter smile. As he spoke, he withdrew all his Bloodline Pressure, no longer directing it at Ye Yunfei.
He no longer dared to underestimate Ye Yunfei in the slightest. How could a person willingly followed by a Primordial Heavenly Fox be ordinary?
Besides, his Bloodline Pressure seemed to have no effect on Ye Yunfei.
"Explain. Why did you come to the Tianxuan Continent, and why did you perish here?"
Ye Yunfei stood with his hands behind his back, his face expressionless, asking in a light tone.
"This remnant soul of mine won't last many more years. If I don't speak now, my story may be lost forever. Very well, young man, I'll tell you."
The white-robed man thought for a moment, let out a long sigh, and spoke.
"The reason I perished on the Tianxuan Continent is related to this small tower."
The white-robed man waved a hand, and a fist-sized yellow pagoda appeared before him. The small pagoda had nine floors, its form ancient and simple.
"Because of this pagoda?"
Ye Yunfei examined the small pagoda but couldn't discern anything special about it.
"In fact, I was once the Jiao Prince of the Heavenly Flood Dragon Clan. My father was the Patriarch of the Heavenly Flood Dragon Clan. Later, a Clan Elder, in order to usurp power and seize the throne, secretly gathered a group of accomplices and launched a surprise attack on my father, severely injuring him. Just before his death, my father exhausted his last strength to cover my younger brother and me, allowing us to escape the Heavenly Serpent Plane.
This small pagoda is called the Xuanhuang Tower. It is a supreme treasure of our Heavenly Flood Dragon Clan, and also the Patriarch's token. My father told me to take the Xuanhuang Tower and flee.
After my younger brother and I escaped the Heavenly Serpent Plane, we split up and fled separately. However, that traitorous elder, in order to recover the Xuanhuang Tower, sent out a large number of people to hunt my brother and me across the realms.
During the pursuit, I suffered grievous injuries. I fled all the way and finally arrived at the Tianxuan Plane, hiding here. My injuries were too severe. Ultimately, I perished here."
The white-robed man told Ye Yunfei this story.
"I see. Your experience is indeed tragic."
Ye Yunfei nodded. Unexpectedly, this white-robed man before him turned out to be the Jiao Prince.
"My father always regarded that elder as a close confidant, his right-hand man. How could he have imagined that the man would do such a thing? He's a treacherous monster worse than a beast!"
The Jiao Prince ground his teeth in anger.
"Young man, would you like to obtain the Xuanhuang Tower?"
The Jiao Prince suddenly asked.
"Oh? This Xuanhuang Tower is the Patriarch's token of your Heavenly Flood Dragon Clan. What use would it be to me?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"Look."
The white-robed man pointed.
A wisp of extremely fine yellow mist, faint and ephemeral, drifted out from within the body of the small pagoda. This wisp of yellow mist was thinner than a strand of hair.
"This wisp of mist seems somewhat extraordinary..."
Ye Yunfei stared at the fine yellow mist, somewhat startled.
The white-robed man pointed again.
That wisp of yellow mist plummeted violently towards the ground below.
Boom...
The wisp of yellow mist actually smashed a massive ground fissure into the earth! It was over twenty meters wide and more than a hundred meters long! Dust billowed!
"This... this is Profound Yellow Heavy Qi!"
Ye Yunfei was first dumbstruck, then exclaimed in shock.
"Correct. The body of the Xuanhuang Tower holds a large amount of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi," the white-robed man nodded.
"If that's the case, then this Xuanhuang Tower truly is an invaluable treasure!"
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Profound Yellow Heavy Qi was a very special gaseous substance in the world, notoriously incomparably heavy!
A wisp of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi the size of a strand of hair could easily collapse a large mountain! Moreover, Profound Yellow Heavy Qi could, through some special cultivation techniques, be fused into Spiritual Qi or one's physical body, offering tremendous benefits for enhancing combat power!
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's gaze upon the small pagoda began to grow fervent.
"The Xuanhuang Tower is a supreme treasure of our Heavenly Flood Dragon Clan. Setting aside other things, these Profound Yellow Heavy Qi alone are priceless. Furthermore, I once heard my father say the Xuanhuang Tower also contains many of our Heavenly Flood Dragon Clan's inherited secret techniques. Those inherited secret techniques are all sealed within its structure. If one slowly studies and comprehends it, it is possible to obtain them. Young man, I can give the Xuanhuang Tower to you."
The Jiao Prince said to Ye Yunfei.
"Why?"
Ye Yunfei was taken aback.
"Young man, the energy of this remnant soul of mine is nearly exhausted. It will soon vanish from the world forever. However, within my heart, I have a burning obsession. That is revenge!
But I will never have the chance for revenge. Young man, I can see that your origins are surely extraordinary. Could you... avenge me?"
The Jiao Prince looked at Ye Yunfei and asked.
"Avenge you? The Heavenly Flood Dragon Clan is a powerful race famed throughout the realms. That elder should now be the Patriarch of the Heavenly Flood Dragon Clan. Do you think I have the strength to help you take revenge?"
Ye Yunfei said.
"Young man, as long as you promise me that in the future, when you have sufficient strength, you will act to avenge me. If, in the future, your strength does not grow to that level, then this Xuanhuang Tower can be considered a free gift from me to you. How about it?"
The Jiao Prince said.
"I promise you."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then nodded in reply.
The Jiao Prince's experience made Ye Yunfei recall his own.
In the past, Ye Yunfei had considered the other three Heavenly Emperors of the Primordial Grand World as sworn brothers, confiding in them heart-to-heart. Who could have imagined that when Ye Yunfei was undergoing his Deity Tribulation, those three Heavenly Emperors would suddenly launch a surprise attack?
Therefore, what Ye Yunfei hated most was betrayal! This made Ye Yunfei feel a certain degree of sympathy for this Jiao Prince.