174: Dragon's Blood vs. Immortal Emperor

Di Yan didn't turn his head as he tactfully declined, "There's no need. You are very kind, Younger Brother's Wife."

Long Qinger didn't give up; instead, she took a step forward, her tone carrying a hint of flirtatious petulance mixed with righteous indignation.

"Big Brother, don't overthink things. I simply want to give you a massage as a gesture of my goodwill."

"Is Big Brother unwilling to agree to even such a small request?"

She paused, her beautiful eyes blinking, her words laced with hidden meaning. "Or is it that Big Brother actually has some... inappropriate thoughts in his heart?"

Di Yan's hand holding a chess piece paused almost imperceptibly, leaving him momentarily speechless.

This Long Qinger was clearly using her words to corner him, placing him on a moral high ground.

If he refused again, it would instead make it seem as if he had a guilty conscience.

Helpless, Di Yan could only acquiesce silently, saying no more.

A triumphant smile flashed in Long Qinger's eyes. She extended her delicate, jade-like hands and gently pressed them onto Di Yan's shoulders.

A soft, delicate touch was felt, accompanied by a faint, elegant fragrance.

Di Yan had already refocused his attention on the chess game, while simultaneously sending a secret Divine Thought transmission: "Yuan Chu."

Almost instantly, Yuan Chu's ethereal voice echoed in his mind: "Your Majesty, Your Subject is here."

"Protect the Five Evolutions True Realm well," Di Yan commanded via transmission.

"Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured." Yuan Chu's voice carried absolute obedience.

Di Yan nodded almost imperceptibly and then asked Wei Zhongxian, who was nearby, "Have all the armies moved away from that region?"

Wei Zhongxian bowed and replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, a day ago, General Bai Qi, General Su Ying, and the others all retreated to a safe Star Domain according to your decree."

"Even if an Immortal Emperor-level battle breaks out, the aftershocks will only slightly affect them at most and will not cause any substantial damage."

Di Yan nodded and spoke no more, focusing on the chess game before him... in the starry sky.

Long Yin pushed his speed to the limit, his dark-gold light piercing through the endless Void Realm.

Half an hour later, he suddenly felt something. He stopped his movement and gazed ahead.

Deep in the starry sky ahead, two streaks of light were racing toward him at an incredible speed!

The light dissipated, revealing the Primordial Spirit of the God Emperor and a tall figure clad in crimson-gold divine armor.

It was indeed the God Emperor and the Immortal Emperor, God Ember!

"Who goes there? How dare you block this Emperor's path!"

Seeing someone blocking the way, God Ember immediately let out an angry shout. His Immortal Emperor pressure surged out, making the surrounding stars tremble.

When the God Emperor clearly saw the person blocking the way, he was first stunned and then cried out in surprise, "Long Yin?! Why are you here?"

Long Yin stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm. "Naturally, I am here specifically to wait for the two of you."

"Wait for us?" The God Emperor was first taken aback, then let out a disdainful cold laugh. "With just you? A mere Immortal King... Huh?!"

Mid-sentence, the God Emperor abruptly stopped. His Primordial Spirit fluctuated violently, and his eyes were filled with disbelief. "Your cultivation... why can't this Emperor see through it? Could you..."

He stared fixedly at Long Yin as a terrifying guess surfaced in his mind. "Impossible! Half a year ago, you were only at the Middle Stage of the Immortal King realm. How could you have achieved a Breakthrough so quickly?"

Long Yin snorted coldly. "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't."

God Ember, listening to the conversation between the two, sized up Long Yin with great interest and asked the God Emperor, "Is this the Demon Emperor Long Yin you spoke of?"

"Didn't you say he was only at the Middle Stage of the Immortal King realm?"

"Why is he at the Peak of the Immortal King realm?"

The God Emperor quickly reined in his shock and replied respectfully, "My Lord, half a year ago he was indeed at the Middle Stage of the Immortal King realm! I don't know why his cultivation has progressed so rapidly. He must have obtained an extraordinary Opportunity!"

A flash of greed and hatred crossed his eyes as he added fuel to the fire. "My Lord, he definitely has a shocking secret on him! Please take action and suppress him, My Lord. That Opportunity will naturally belong to you!"

A brilliant light shone in God Ember's eyes.

An Opportunity that could allow an Immortal King to break through two stages in half a year and even touch the threshold of the Immortal Emperor realm?

This was absolutely an extraordinary piece of fortune!

The gaze with which he looked at Long Yin suddenly became fervent.

"Junior," God Ember spoke, his tone carrying an unquestionable dominance. "Hand over the Opportunity you possess, and this Emperor can spare your life. I might even take you as a mount and bring you to the Chaos Realm, giving you a bright future."

Long Yin was furious, but thinking of Di Yan's instructions, he suppressed his anger. With an unchanged expression, he began to stall for time with God Ember.

"The Immortal Emperor must be joking. What ability does this Long have? What shocking Opportunity could there be? It was merely a result of long-term accumulation and a lucky Breakthrough."

God Ember naturally didn't believe him. The two of them went back and forth, dragging out the conversation.

The God Emperor watched from the side, burning with anxiety.

He could clearly see that Long Yin was deliberately stalling for time!

"My Lord! Please take action! This brat is clearly stalling for time; I fear there may be complications!" The God Emperor couldn't help but urge him.

God Ember was in no hurry; instead, he felt that everything was under his control.

A Peak Immortal King—no matter how strong, what kind of waves could he possibly stir up?

He wanted to take this chance to fish for more information about the Opportunity.

Time passed minute by minute in this verbal tug-of-war.

The God Emperor urged him repeatedly, as anxious as an ant on a hot griddle.

God Ember remained unhurried, occasionally even scolding the God Emperor for being noisy.

The God Emperor's heart was filled with a mixture of regret and resentment, nearly making him cough up blood.

Forty percent of the entire race's resources!

He had actually hired such an arrogant and supercilious fellow!

Finally, as the half-hour was almost up, God Ember also finally realized the truth.

Long Yin was indeed stalling for time!

"How bold! You dare to toy with this Emperor!" God Ember was furious, feeling he had lost a lot of Face.

He wasted no more words. The crimson-gold divine fire around him erupted, and he struck out with a palm!

"Heaven-Burning Divine Palm!"

A giant flaming palm covering tens of millions of miles of the starry sky condensed, carrying the terrifying power to incinerate stars as it pressed down toward Long Yin's head!

A strike from an enraged Immortal Emperor—its power was heaven-shaking!

Long Yin's eyes narrowed; he didn't dare to be careless.

"Ancestral Dragon True Body!"

He let out a long roar toward the heavens. The dark-gold light around him surged, and his body expanded rapidly!

An ancestral dragon phantasm, more solid, more majestic, and more terrifying than it had been half a year ago, coiled in the starry sky and roared with its head held high!

The dragon phantasm and the flaming palm collided violently!

BOOM—!!!

An indescribable, terrifying explosion bloomed in the starry sky!

The blinding light instantly swallowed everything nearby, and a violent tide of energy spread out in a spherical shape.

Everywhere it passed, the Void Realm collapsed and was annihilated in large swathes, revealing the chaotic space-time turbulence behind it!

The nearest Major Thousand Worlds didn't even have time to let out a scream before their world barriers shattered instantly. The stars, mountains, rivers, and living beings within... everything was turned to dust in the energy tide!

The Dao wailed, and the Laws were broken!

A collision between an Immortal Emperor and a combat power comparable to an Immortal Emperor—the mere aftershocks were enough to destroy an entire Star Domain!

The God Emperor's Primordial Spirit was sent flying by this shockwave. His illusory figure dimmed a bit more, and his eyes were filled with horror.

He hadn't expected that Long Yin could actually contend with an Immortal Emperor!

In the distance, from the direction of the Myriad Laws Star Realm, one powerful Immortal King Divine Thought after another crossed the endless Void Realm and projected themselves over.

"The aura of the God Race... could it be an Immortal Emperor invited by the God Emperor? Who is he fighting?"

"It's the Demon Emperor Long Yin! He can actually contend head-on with this Immortal Emperor?!"

"*Hiss*, it's only been half a year, and Long Yin's strength has already become this terrifying?!"

"Could it be the methods of that Emperor Yan?!"

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