388: Chapter 388 First Elder Huang Yuanhao! The Empress Appears!

"Hiss—"

"It's Elder Huang! The Elder ranked first on the elder list!"

"What?! He's the rumored Golden Spear God King—First Elder Huang Yuanhao?!"

"That's right, it's him! I heard that the Disciple currently ranked first on the dragon list is the one he personally trained!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! To think even Elder Huang couldn't resist coming out to take Lin Ran as his Disciple!"

"Of course! With Lin Ran's talent, let alone First Elder Huang Yuanhao, even Her Majesty the Empress herself might not be able to resist appearing, right?"

The surrounding Prodigies whispered amongst themselves, their eyes filled with envy as they looked at Lin Ran.

Being ranked first on the elder list, First Elder Huang Yuanhao's strength goes without saying.

And for First Elder Huang Yuanhao to personally appear to take a Disciple shows just how sought-after a treasure Lin Ran is!

"How about it, Lin Ran? Will you join my tutelage?"

First Elder Huang Yuanhao nodded slightly, his Face displaying an unconcealable arrogance.

In his view, as the number one Elder on the elder list, personally appearing to take Lin Ran as a Disciple was giving Lin Ran plenty of Face; there was no reason for Lin Ran to refuse him.

He felt as though victory was already within his grasp.

Lin Ran frowned slightly and said nothing.

To be honest, the impression First Elder Huang Yuanhao gave him was one he found quite unpleasant.

First Elder Huang Yuanhao was too arrogant; even when facing an Eternal Anomaly like him, who hadn't appeared in countless eons, the man still felt superior.

So, where exactly did First Elder Huang Yuanhao's arrogance come from?

Were First Elder Huang Yuanhao's current achievements really that difficult for him to reach?

He didn't expect First Elder Huang Yuanhao to grovel before him, but at the very least, the man's gaze shouldn't be so haughty.

It felt as if he were obligated to join First Elder Huang Yuanhao's tutelage.

Suddenly!

Lin Ran suddenly felt a surge of killing intent. His gaze narrowed slightly as he looked at the Disciples behind First Elder Huang Yuanhao, finding a youth staring at him with a look of maddened jealousy, terrifying killing intent churning in the depths of his eyes.

Perhaps sensing his gaze, the youth's expression froze for a moment before he quickly looked away, pretending as if nothing had happened.

"Brother Chen, do you know that person?"

Lin Ran asked softly.

Chen Mu looked at the youth and said, "Yes, I know him. I heard he's the Little Prince of the Chen Residence, named Little Prince Chen Lian, and he's also Elder Huang's Disciple."

"His strength is not weak and his talent isn't bad. He's a fanatical pursuer of the Fairy Jiulian."

"Brother Lin, why do you ask?"

Lin Ran shook his head slightly. "It's nothing."

Inwardly, however, he was secretly pondering.

It seemed the reason this Little Prince of the Chen Residence showed such killing intent was likely because of the Fairy Jiulian.

This really was a case of trouble finding him even when he was minding his own business!

It was the Fairy Jiulian who had taken the initiative to approach him; what the hell did it have to do with him?!

Thinking about it now, Xiang Mo, who had shown inexplicable killing intent toward him earlier, must also have been one of Little Prince Chen Lian's people.

From the looks of it, Little Prince Chen Lian could no longer be allowed to remain!

Lin Ran thought for a moment, and a meaningful, mischievous smirk suddenly curled on his lips.

Just then, a slightly aged voice suddenly rang out.

"First Elder Huang Yuanhao, give it a rest. Stop coming out here to make a fool of yourself."

"With Lin Ran's Prodigy-level talent, does he really need your guidance to become the number one Disciple on the dragon list?"

"In my opinion, even without a famous master's guidance, he could still become the number one Disciple on the dragon list!"

The newcomer was an old man with a wine gourd hanging from his waist and a Green-edged Longsword on his back. His stature was slightly hunched, but his eyes were bright and shrewd.

"It's Elder Lin Bai, who is ranked second on the elder list!"

"However, I heard that Elder Lin's original name wasn't Lin Bai. It seems he changed it himself for some reason."

Chen Mu explained.

Lin Ran remained silent.

Seeing Lin Bai appear to compete with him for Lin Ran, First Elder Huang Yuanhao's eyes narrowed slightly as he sneered disdainfully:

"What, you still want to compete with me? You can't beat me in the elder list rankings, and you can't beat anyone else in other matters either."

"You're nothing more than a Perpetual Runner-up. Are you even worthy of teaching Lin Ran?"

Lin Bai lifted his eyelids slightly and said calmly, "Perhaps I truly cannot teach Lin Ran anything. After all, everyone has their own path; how can one interfere at will?"

"But as long as I am alive, no one shall touch Lin Ran!"

These words were spoken with such grand momentum that they even momentarily stunned First Elder Huang Yuanhao.

"Oh? Is that so? What if this Empress wishes to touch Lin Ran?"

A calm, playful voice full of supreme authority suddenly rang out across the world, like a clap of thunder exploding precisely in everyone's ears.

A woman dressed in a Crimson Glazed Phoenix Robe and wearing a Red Gold Phoenix Crown walked over gracefully.

Her eyebrows, slender and curved like willow leaves, were like a crescent moon hanging high in the night sky.

Her beautiful eyes were like the clear, still waters of an autumn lake, with a faint golden glow shimmering in their depths, like two dazzling gems emitting a blinding light under the brilliant sun.

Her nose was high and straight, and her vivid cherry lips were as delicate as blooming cherry blossom petals.

She was tall and slender, with a graceful figure and a waist so thin it seemed one could wrap a hand around it.

Her light gait made her appear like a dreamlike celestial butterfly, elusive and captivating.

The crowd froze for a second or two, then their heads seemed to explode with a "buzz" as they all fell to their knees.

"Greetings, Her Majesty the Empress!"

"Brother Lin, now that you see Her Majesty the Empress, why don't you kneel to welcome her?"

Chen Mu whispered.

Lin Ran glanced at him indifferently and said, "Aren't you also not kneeling?"

At that moment, the Empress's gaze suddenly swept over, and an endless majesty pressed down like a surging tide.

"Brother Lin, one must bow when under another's roof. I'm kneeling first!"

With that, Chen Mu dropped to one knee with a "thud."

"Lin Ran, do not be impudent! Her Majesty the Empress is here, why don't you kneel to welcome her?"

Behind the Empress, a sweet and lovely-looking maidservant shouted sharply.

"I have never respected heaven and earth, nor have I honored gods and ghosts. Why should I kneel to Her Majesty the Empress?"

"Could it be that Her Majesty the Empress's endless majesty can only be displayed through the kneeling of others?"

Lin Ran spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Hearing this, most people present broke into a cold sweat, trembling with fear.

Did they see that correctly?!

Lin Ran is actually that bold?!

In this Chenxin Divine Dynasty, in this Zifu Holy Land, Her Majesty the Empress is the absolute ruler!

Lin Ran is completely challenging Her Majesty the Empress's majesty!

"Hehe, what a brainless fool who isn't afraid of death!"

"First you killed Xiang Mo and broke the iron rule, and now you challenge Her Majesty the Empress's majesty. This time, not even a god could save you!"

Little Prince Chen Lian looked at Lin Ran with a sneer, his lips curling with mockery.

In this Chenxin Divine Dynasty, no one who dared to challenge Her Majesty the Empress is still among the living!