Fu Qian’s body trembled slightly."I-I wouldn't dare, Young Master...""If so, follow my orders..."Fu Qian thought deeply. Meanwhile, Yao Chen, who was sorting the mountain of resources into several portions, spoke again."Your father, I heard he is a bootlicker for the Xiao Clan... He had the audacity to abandon you for one reason. Is it not because you have always opposed the Xiao Clan's power?""You..."Yao Chen shook his head gently."Your younger brother is also quite a clever bootlicker... To be able to bring down someone with pride as high as yours, it seems... he is smarter than the ones I have met before."Fu Qian pondered hard. He scrutinized Yao Chen from head to toe.Who is he? Knowing my bloodline, and knowing my issues within the Fu Clan—not just anyone knows these things..."Submit to me, and I will smooth your path... That is all..."Thud!Without another second of hesitation, Fu Qian dropped to his knees before Yao Chen."Please, Young Master, imprint the Master-Serv

In the city of An Hu.The Second General was sharing a toast with his senior brother."Hahahaha! Even the Prince intends to kill him. Brother, what if we take matters into our own hands and do it on his behalf?"The First General shook his head."Even if the Prince harbors such intentions... rules are still rules...""Tsk! I truly want to kill General Chen with my own hands.""We indeed cannot slay him directly... But what about the cultivators we have captured?"The Second General smirked broadly. This method sounded clean; even if Yao Chen perished, they wouldn't be breaking any rules. For in this hunt, power was the only thing that spoke.The Seventh Day.The teleportation gateways leading out of the underworld were forcibly closed. Waves of powerful cultivators from the four continents who were attempting to enter the underworld could only grit their teeth in disbelief.None of them had anticipated the abrupt shutdown of the teleportation altars.Meanwhile, in the City of Blood:S

"W-we..."Prince Jiang Su glared sharply at the two generals who had accompanied him for hundreds of years—men he had even come to regard as surrogate fathers.Noticing the reaction, Yao Chen, sensing that something was amiss, stepped in to break the tense atmosphere."The cultivators who attacked Blood City were indeed the ones captured by the two honorable generals... Prince, why do you not punish them? Under the rules of the Five Cities, no one may harbor the intent to destroy another demon city by any means."The Demon Prince’s face remained expressionless."For violating the rules, take the two generals into custody at the Ice Mountain... Reflect on your mistakes there for one year!""T-this..." The First and Second Generals immediately dropped to their knees.Imprisonment in the Ice Mountain was brutally cold, capable of crippling one's Qi energy. Anyone held in those mountains would be reduced to an ordinary mortal amidst the harsh elements."If you resist, I will extend your p

"B-but why did you intend to direct us toward the Emperor's Tomb? Isn't that the same as you..." Changing his form of address, he felt utterly betrayed."At the end of the day, Chen is unfit to rule Blood City... The Blood Demon General returned yesterday...""W-what!"The entrance to the teleportation altar vanished on its own.Inside the third trial chamber...Yao Chen had not yet fully stepped into the raging inferno, but he refused to give up so easily. Moreover, the Demon Lotus Flame inside his body seemed to be rebelling, violently attempting to break free.The Demon Lotus Flame is surging not out of fear, but because of a connection...WOOSH!As he summoned the Demon Lotus Flame onto his palm, the Death Flame suddenly reacted in a striking manner.The surrounding flames parted to forge a clear path, giving way to a fireball—the very source of the Death Flame.T-there really is a connection?!HUMMM!A faint tattoo on his back instinctively ignited. The fireball, which should hav

Nodding his head momentarily, a major question surfaced in his mind."The entrance portals at every point leading to the Sky Continent were previously locked... Now that we can enter the Sky Continent, it means access in and out has been reopened... Has my plan progressed faster than I anticipated?" A look of deep concern crossed his face.However, just a few moments later—Whooooosh! Whooooosh!A group of cultivators, all merely at the 1-Star Middle God stage, shot past them through the air."The Xiao Clan has truly gone too far! They openly demand that every force in the Sky Continent submit to their orders... Isn't that no different from slavery?""Indeed. We should have been cultivating to enter the tournament... What a shame..."Shaking their heads, they continued on their way.Upon hearing the news, Yao Chen let out a cold smirk."There's no need to rush back to the Merchant Continent just yet... Yao Tian, prepare to make a major splash... Let us rob the Martial Arts Pagoda. Bas