373: change of weather!

Dream Leap is a powerful Secret Skill mastered by the Dream Witch Lineage of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect.

The caster can allow a person from the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect to travel through dreams and enter the caster's dream, thereby pulling them from the Dream World back to reality, achieving an effect similar to spatial traversal.

However, the execution of Dream Leap has many demanding conditions.

Firstly, both parties must be members of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect.

If they are not from the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect, then Dream Leap cannot be performed.

Secondly, the caster must have sufficient strength and cultivation, and be proficient in all the methods of the Dream Witch Lineage.

For example, although Xiao Shi is a member of the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect, he is proficient in the Crimson Tiger Lineage, so even with sufficient cultivation, he cannot perform Dream Leap.

In addition to this, the execution of Dream Leap also requires a very special dream scroll.

This type of dream scroll is extremely rare and precious, and the method of its creation has been lost.

Currently, the Four Symbols Divine Martial Sect only has three dream scrolls left.

Each time Dream Leap is performed, one dream scroll is consumed.

This means that Chen Yuan can now perform Dream Leap a maximum of three times.

Once the dream scrolls are exhausted, this Secret Skill of the Dream Witch Lineage can no longer be performed.

At this moment, in the Imperial Palace of the Great Wu Dynasty, Chen Yuan sat cross-legged on the ground.

Before him lay a gigantic dream scroll.

Unique auras emanated from the scroll, spreading and intensifying.

The Great Wu Crown Prince, seated on the imperial throne, gazed at Chen Yuan below with fervent eyes, his tightly clenched fists fully displaying his excitement and anticipation.

Besides the Great Wu Crown Prince and Chen Yuan, the Pavilion Master of Martial Pavilion, Cheng Riyou, and a host of Great Wu Dynasty Saints were also present, all gazing at Chen Yuan.

Prior to this, the Great Wu Crown Prince had already summoned all the Saints of the Great Wu Dynasty to the Imperial Palace.

He wanted them to personally witness his grand feat of incorporating the Fifth Domain into the Great Wu Dynasty.

There were three main intentions behind this.

One was to demonstrate his capabilities to these Saints of the Great Wu Dynasty, letting them know that he, the ruler of the Great Wu Dynasty, was not just adept at political maneuvering, but could also accomplish things that even the three demigod Heavenly Kings could not, thereby further enhancing his prestige.

The second was to boost the morale of the Great Wu Dynasty.

In the eyes of many, the Great Wu Dynasty was constantly declining.

This included these Saints within the Great Wu Dynasty.

Although at their level they could not access fate and were unaware that the Great Wu Dynasty's fate had significantly declined before, they all shared a common understanding: the current Great Wu Dynasty was far inferior to the Three Great Domains.

After all, the development of the Great Wu Dynasty had been restricted by the Three Great Domains for many years.

It could not absorb fresh blood from outside the Imperial Domain, could only be confined within the Imperial Domain, and dared not easily step out of the Imperial Domain.

If these Saints could personally witness the incorporation of the Fifth Domain into the Great Wu Dynasty, it would undoubtedly give them a powerful boost, making them re-evaluate the current Great Wu Dynasty.

After all, everyone now knew that both the Great Wu Dynasty and the Three Great Domains were extremely eager to control the Fifth Domain, yet they had no effective way to do so.

If the Great Wu Dynasty could seize the Fifth Domain, it would undoubtedly make everyone look at the Great Wu Dynasty in a new light, shattering their perception that the Great Wu Dynasty was inferior to the Three Great Domains.

This would greatly boost the morale within the Great Wu Dynasty, letting everyone know that the current Great Wu Dynasty was not truly that incompetent!

The third was to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys!

The Great Wu Crown Prince planned that once Xiao Shi entered the Imperial Domain and was captured, he would execute Xiang Zizhen in front of everyone, thereby letting the people within the Great Wu Dynasty know what fate awaited those who defied him.

From beginning to end, he had no intention of letting Xiang Zizhen go.

He had to use Xiang Zizhen to establish his authority!

He wanted to use this to tell everyone within the Great Wu Dynasty that his majesty was not to be offended, and his decrees could not be disobeyed by anyone.

Anyway, as soon as Xiao Shi stepped into the Imperial Domain, he would be at his mercy, and even if he killed Xiang Zizhen, Xiao Shi would be powerless against him.

As the aura on the dream scroll intensified, in an instant, these auras gathered, forming a phantom human figure.

As this phantom figure continuously solidified, Xiao Shi was pulled out of the Dream World by Chen Yuan, appearing in the main hall of the Imperial Palace of the Great Wu Dynasty.

In an instant, all eyes converged on Xiao Shi.

“He is?”

The Saints of the Great Wu Dynasty looked puzzled.

Earlier, the Great Wu Crown Prince had only summoned them without revealing the specific reason.

After all, before Xiao Shi entered the Imperial Domain, he had to ensure that the news would not leak, preventing anyone among these Saints from relaying the information to the three demigod Heavenly Kings in advance.

Only now that Xiao Shi had entered the Imperial Domain could he make the announcement.

“Welcome back, Fourth Heavenly King.”

The Great Wu Crown Prince gazed at Xiao Shi, a smile playing on his lips.

As soon as he spoke, all the Saints present were shocked.

They clearly knew that throughout the Tianwu Continent, the only one qualified to be called the Fourth Heavenly King was that mysterious Saint who governed the Fifth Domain.

Now, this mysterious Saint had actually appeared before them!?

Xiao Shi calmly surveyed his surroundings.

It wasn't his first time in the Imperial Palace.

Before heading to the special area, those Martial Demons who were about to enter it were summoned to the Imperial Palace.

It was just that back then, he was an inconspicuous nobody.

But now, everyone's gaze was focused on him, the Fourth Heavenly King.

“I declare that from this day forward, you shall be a Heavenly King of my Great Wu Dynasty.”

The Great Wu Crown Prince smiled as he conferred the title upon Xiao Shi, already considering Xiao Shi a part of the Great Wu Dynasty.

After all, in his eyes, from the moment Xiao Shi stepped into the Imperial Domain, whether the other party was willing or not, he could only remain within the Great Wu Dynasty from now on.

If Xiao Shi was willing to submit and serve the Great Wu Dynasty, that would naturally be the ideal situation.

But even if Xiao Shi was unwilling, he would be confined within the Great Wu Dynasty and become a titular “Heavenly King” of the Great Wu Dynasty.

At the same time, the Great Wu Crown Prince's conferment of the title upon Xiao Shi also held a deeper meaning.

He wanted to use this to provoke the three demigod Heavenly Kings.

He knew that the three demigod Heavenly Kings all held Xiao Shi in disdain, completely looking down on a mere Saint, believing that this Saint was not worthy of being a Heavenly King alongside their three demigods.

But he insisted on giving this Saint, whom they looked down upon, the same title of Heavenly King as them, to retaliate against these three demigod Heavenly Kings.

Since the fall of the Martial Emperor and the departure of the three demigod Heavenly Kings from the Great Wu Dynasty, these three demigod Heavenly Kings had been continuously suppressing and weakening the Great Wu Dynasty.

If it weren't for the special nature of the Imperial Domain, which prevented these three demigod Heavenly Kings from entering it, they would have already acted against the Great Wu Dynasty.

However, the Great Wu Dynasty, lacking a demigod, had always been forced to defend the Imperial Domain under the suppression of the three demigod Heavenly Kings, unable to expand its influence or retaliate against them.

It was not until this moment that the Great Wu Crown Prince, by conferring the title upon Xiao Shi, made his first counterattack against these three demigod Heavenly Kings in his life!

This filled his heart with immense satisfaction.

Xiao Shi paid no attention to the Great Wu Crown Prince's conferment of the title upon him.

He glanced around the Imperial Palace, but did not see Xiang Zizhen or the Red Tiger Sect members.

Through his senses, he discovered that Xiang Zizhen and the Red Tiger Sect members were currently imprisoned in the jail within the Imperial City, which was still quite a distance from the Imperial Palace.

After some thought, Xiao Shi decided that he needed to find a way to get the Great Wu Crown Prince to bring Xiang Zizhen and the Red Tiger Sect members over first.

With this in mind, he looked at the Great Wu Crown Prince and said, “I can rejoin the Great Wu Dynasty, but you must give me Xiang Zizhen and the Red Tiger Sect members.”

Upon hearing this, the Great Wu Crown Prince's lips curled upwards, as if he had anticipated Xiao Shi's response all along.

He raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

Instantly, Xiang Zizhen and a group of Red Tiger Sect members appeared out of thin air in the main hall of the Imperial Palace.

When Xiang Zizhen and the Red Tiger Sect members saw Xiao Shi, their expressions were somewhat complex.

Especially Xiang Zizhen.

On one hand, he was moved by Xiao Shi's arrival to rescue them.

On the other hand, he was worried about Xiao Shi's current predicament.

He knew that once Xiao Shi entered the Imperial Domain, there would be no chance of leaving; he would be confined to the Great Wu Dynasty for life.

Even though Xiang Zizhen greatly trusted Xiao Shi's strength, he did not believe that Xiao Shi, after entering the Imperial Domain, could forcibly take them away from there.

To say nothing else, just Chen Yuan and Cheng Riyou, these two Dao Masters, were far beyond what Xiao Shi, as a Saint, could contend with!

The Great Wu Crown Prince gazed down at Xiao Shi.

“From now on, Wang Xiao, you will stay in our Great Wu Dynasty. I can give you these Red Tiger Sect members, but Xiang Zizhen is guilty of heinous crimes, having violated numerous prohibitions of my Great Wu Dynasty. He must die!”

A sharp glint instantly flashed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

This was not the first time he had heard these words from the Great Wu Crown Prince.

Among the three future visions he had seen through the tianji plate, in the first future vision, the Great Wu Crown Prince had said the exact same thing.

However, in that future vision, after the Great Wu Crown Prince spoke those words, Xiao Shi had roared and self-destructed.

But at this moment, Xiao Shi had no thought of self-destructing, which indicated that this future vision was not accurate.

Xiao Shi stared at the Great Wu Crown Prince with cold eyes.

“I will repeat myself: I will take Xiang Zizhen and the Red Tiger Sect members, all of them, not one less.”

The Great Wu Crown Prince smiled, saying nothing, but merely leaned back in the imperial throne behind him.

Cheng Riyou, who stood by his side with his hands down, immediately understood and stepped forward, staring at Xiao Shi with an unfriendly expression.

“No manners, still think this is your domain? That you call the shots? It seems you haven’t figured out the situation yet. Then let me tell you who calls the shots in our Great Wu Dynasty!”

As he spoke, a terrifying aura belonging to a Dao Master instantly emanated from Cheng Riyou, causing the entire Imperial Palace hall to tremble.

He raised his hand, about to make a move to teach Xiao Shi a lesson, when his expression suddenly changed.

At the same time, the Great Wu Crown Prince and Chen Yuan's expressions also changed.

Including all the Saints present, they all, without prior agreement, made the same gesture: looking up at the sky.

With their abilities, they could easily penetrate the beams of the hall and see the sky above.

They saw the golden sky suddenly turn dark red, spreading at an extremely fast speed, engulfing all the gold.

In an instant, the entire golden sky of the Great Wu Dynasty was dyed dark red.

Such a scene had never occurred since the founding of the Great Wu Dynasty.

Even when the Martial Emperor fell, the Imperial Domain's sky remained a brilliant gold.

However, at this moment, the Imperial Domain's sky was dyed dark red.

A terrifying aura, furthermore, permeated the entire Imperial Domain with the change in the sky, causing everyone within the Imperial Domain to feel an anomaly, and all of them, without prior agreement, looked up at the sky.

From Dao Masters to commoners, everyone's heart was filled with a sense of dread at this moment.

Especially the Great Wu Crown Prince!

The crisis that permeated his mind was the strongest, making his body tremble uncontrollably.

“How is this possible… This… How is this possible!!!” The Great Wu Crown Prince murmured, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He clearly sensed that this crisis, which permeated his mind, was no longer just threatening him personally, but had already threatened the entire Imperial Domain!!

This completely stunned him.

One must know that in the current Tianwu Continent, even if the three most powerful demigod Heavenly Kings joined forces, it would be impossible to pose a threat to the Imperial Domain.

In his understanding, there was nothing that could threaten the entire Imperial Domain.

However, the sense of crisis that appeared at this moment gave him a strong intuition that the entire Imperial Domain might be destroyed.

This had already exceeded his comprehension.

Soon, as the Great Wu Crown Prince and everyone in the Imperial Domain looked up, they all saw a gigantic petrified face piercing through the clouds and emerging from the sky.

This was a petrified face that almost occupied the entire sky, filled with indifference, as if beneath it, all living beings were mere ants!

“This… This is!!!” The moment he saw this petrified face, the Great Wu Crown Prince's pupils constricted violently.

He finally understood why he had such a strong sense of crisis! This petrified face… indeed possessed the ability to destroy the entire Imperial Domain!!

At the same time, although only the sky above the Imperial Domain turned dark red, the areas outside the Imperial Domain were not affected or impacted.

However, the three demigod Heavenly Kings still sensed it the moment the Imperial Domain's sky changed.

Swish!

They instantly appeared above their respective domains, gazing solemnly in the direction of the Imperial Domain.

“It's it!!” Even these three demigod Heavenly Kings showed expressions of shock the moment they saw this petrified face.

“It… how could it appear in the Imperial Domain!?” They looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.