116: Become a chess player

On the eve of the [Heavenly Palace Martial Arts Tournament], silence reigned within the [Purple Heavens Emperor Lord Palace].

Lin Chen, wearing a purple python robe embroidered with nine dragons, sat cross-legged. Inside him, the [human emperor divine kingdom] was rapidly absorbing and digesting the [Void Refining Rules] power stolen from the [Divine Phoenix Strange Fire]!

He knew that [Imperial Daughter Feng Jiuyou]'s [Kill Order] would surely descend in three days, and this position of [Purple Heavens Emperor Lord] was a hundred times more dangerous than he had imagined!

However, his Cultivation was suddenly interrupted by a world-shaking anomaly!

Boom!!!

The Golden Canopy above the entire [Divine Phoenix Heavenly Palace] was instantly torn open, revealing a shocking, massive rift! Inside the rift was not the [Void Realm], but endless azure and violent lightning! — It was the aura of the [Primordial Dragon Domain]!

A [Dragon Might] far exceeding the [Peak Spirit Transformation] and carrying an ancient, primeval aura roared out from the rift, instantly enveloping the entire heavenly palace!

Lin Chen's heart tightened! As expected, external forces could finally no longer sit still! This was a contest between two [Void Refining Realm] powers!

He immediately set off and arrived at the main hall of the [Divine Phoenix Heavenly Palace]!

At this moment, the atmosphere in the main hall was already tense and explosive!

The [Divine Phoenix Empress] still reclined lazily on her throne. Regarding the aggressive intrusion of the Dragon Domain, her face only showed a hint of interest, as if watching a play!

In the center of the hall, two stunning and powerful figures were facing off!

On one side was [Imperial Daughter Feng Jiuyou], clad in black-gold battle armor and radiating murderous intent! On the other side was the [Dragon Empress] who had just stepped out of the rift!

The [Dragon Empress]! She was even more wild and violent than Feng Jiuyou! Her skin was a highly saturated ivory white, bound by a tight-fitting, deep blue dragon-hide armor! This armor was not for defense, but to further accentuate her savage and vitality-filled body!

Her waist was slender enough to be held in one hand, yet it contained the explosive power to tear apart heaven and earth! The dragon-hide armor was stretched to its limit across her chest, outlining an extremely exaggerated curve, as if supporting two wild mountains. That sense of powerful strength intertwined with mature temptation was enough to make one's blood boil!

Her long blue hair was as thick as the ocean, and her eyes flashed with beast-like golden vertical pupils! This was a [Void Refining Realm] expert completely governed by instinct and Bloodline!

"Divine Phoenix!"

The Dragon Empress's voice was coarse and heroic: "This Empress's journey is named a birthday greeting, but in reality, it is to find the [Purest Progenitor Source] for my Dragon Domain!"

She extended a hand wearing a sharp dragon-claw glove and pointed at Feng Jiuyou: "Hand over the thirty cities north of the [Purple Star Mountain Range]! And offer one hundred male cultivators with [Superior Potential] from the heavenly palace as seeds for my Dragon Domain! Otherwise, I will tear down this bird's nest of yours today!"

"Arrogant!!"

Feng Jiuyou roared, her long spear slamming heavily onto the ground. Her [Slaughter Rule] erupted, violently clashing with the Dragon Empress's [Dragon Might]!

"Humph! A futile resistance!"

The Dragon Empress ignored Feng Jiuyou's attack! As the sovereign of the Primordial Dragon Clan, her Bloodline was naturally superior to all other races!

"Kneel before this Empress!"

Boom!!!

The [Void Refining Realm] power within her fully erupted, and countless [Primordial Dragon Might] transformed into invisible black dragon shadows, roaring and circling within the hall!

All the female officials, guards, and even the few [Half-step Void Refining] heavenly palace ministers behind Feng Jiuyou turned pale! Their bodies creaked under the pressure of this Bloodline rule power, and they almost knelt on the spot!

This was the absolute suppression of Bloodline!

However, under this [Dragon Might] that could crush everything, Lin Chen alone stood straight!

Not only that!

Stimulated by this Dragon Might, the [chaos dragon elephant particles] within Lin Chen's body, which had just been tempered, were actually activated!

Roar—!!!

A [Dragon Elephant Roar] far more ancient, primeval, and overbearing than the [Dragon Empress]'s erupted from Lin Chen's body!

This sound, like the voice of the Ancestral Dragon from the beginning of time, carried a supreme Dao rhyme of [Primordial Chaos], instantly shattering all the [Primordial Dragon Might] emitted by the Dragon Empress!

The Dragon Empress's figure suddenly froze! Her golden vertical pupils instantly dilated due to shock and extreme greed!

Her gaze bypassed Feng Jiuyou, bypassed all the kneeling female officials, and locked onto the cold-faced man wearing the purple python robe!

"This... what Bloodline is this!" Her voice trembled with excitement, "Such a pure Dragon Clan Origin! It far surpasses all Bloodlines in my Dragon Domain! You! Just who are you?!"

The Dragon Empress's desire for a powerful Bloodline completely overwhelmed her political goals for this trip! Her powerful instinct made her only want to devour Lin Chen and claim him as her own!

A successful smile appeared at the corner of Lin Chen's mouth! He knew he had played this card right!

He slowly walked down the steps, his pace steady and powerful! He walked toward that violent [Dragon Empress] without any fear!

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Chen stood still, his height slightly taller than the Dragon Empress! Facing this proud ruler of the Dragon Domain, he performed an extremely gentlemanly bow—a bow that should never appear in a female venerable world!

"This seat is the [Purple Heavens Emperor Lord]."

His voice was deep and magnetic! His gaze swept unscrupulously over the Dragon Empress's wild body outlined by the tight armor!

That gaze, full of masculine aggression, made the Dragon Empress's scales heat up slightly! A strange, chaotic restlessness surged within her!

Lin Chen leaned in and whispered softly into her ear, a sentence that only the two of them could hear:

"Princess Your Highness."

"Your blood... smells very sweet."

This sentence was both a praise of her Bloodline and an extremely explicit greed! Lin Chen's meaning was clear: I want you, I want everything about you!

The Dragon Empress's vertical pupils contracted sharply! She wasn't angry! She only let out a laugh that was louder and wilder than before!

"Hahahaha!!!"

She reached out and suddenly grabbed Lin Chen's shoulder, her strength so great it almost crushed his bones! But Lin Chen's [Chaos Physical Body] remained unmoved!

"Divine Phoenix!" The Dragon Empress turned and directly declared war on the Empress on the high platform!

"This man, I want him!"

She looked at Lin Chen, her eyes filled with naked desire and possessiveness: "Hand him over to me! Make him the [True Dragon Emperor Lord] of my Dragon Domain! I can guarantee that the Dragon Domain will not invade the border for ten years! Otherwise, I will slaughter all the male cultivators in your heavenly palace today!"

As soon as this condition was stated, the entire hall was in an uproar!

"Don't even think about it!!!"

Feng Jiuyou finally couldn't help it! Her face was clouded with extreme rage and jealousy! Why should her prey be snatched away by someone else!

"Dragon Empress! He is my prey! I have already issued him an [Emperor Lord Challenge]! If you dare to take him away, you are declaring war on my [Divine Phoenix Heavenly Palace]!"

The Dragon Empress looked at Feng Jiuyou with disdain: "A defeated opponent is not worthy of talking about prey."

In the main hall, the violence of the Dragon Clan and the coldness of the Phoenix Clan were completely opposed! Lin Chen watched these two [Void Refining Realm] female powerhouses glaring at each other to fight over him, and a feeling of supreme pleasure finally rose in his heart!

"I!"

Lin Chen spoke indifferently, but his voice drowned out the dispute between the two female powerhouses!

"The ownership of the [Purple Heavens Emperor Lord] can only be decided by myself!"

"Three days from now, the [Heavenly Palace Martial Arts Tournament]!"

Lin Chen looked proudly at Feng Jiuyou: "Imperial Daughter Your Highness, do you dare to make our stakes even higher?"

"And Dragon Empress... what kind of chips can you offer to move my heart?"