111: Shadow of the God Emperor

As Wu Daoren (Nameless/Unprincipled Man) died, the expressions on everyone's faces varied.

There was fear, worry, and helplessness!

However, just then, an abrupt voice resounded in everyone's ears.

"Truly splendid. To be able to easily slay a god with such a minor crime, I really should look at you in a new light."

These words were unbelievably arrogant.

Everyone simultaneously looked towards the source of the voice.

They saw that the Sect Master of Taixu Sect, who had originally fled, had actually returned.

Lin Mu said with a cold tone, "If you hadn't spoken, I would have forgotten about you."

"You are the mastermind behind all of this, aren't you?"

The Sect Master of Taixu Sect asked with a smile, "How so?"

Lin Mu replied, "These people were originally unrelated, and only appeared here together under your guidance."

"And as the instigator, you show no concern for their lives or deaths."

"Furthermore, knowing that I have the ability to slay gods, you still dare to appear before me with such confidence."

"This can only mean that you are confident you are stronger than them, and they are merely pawns for you to test me."

The Sect Master of Taixu Sect chuckled again, seemingly very satisfied with Lin Mu's answer.

He said indifferently, "You've guessed correctly."

"Whether it's the Giant Race, the Asura Clan, or the already deceased Heavenly Dao, they are all just pawns."

"Even Wu Daoren (Nameless/Unprincipled Man) is merely a dispensable tool."

Lin Mu frowned slightly and asked, "What is your purpose in doing this?"

The Sect Master of Taixu Sect heard this and said seriously, "Let's reintroduce ourselves. I am Liu Yang Wuji, a divine envoy under the Northern God Emperor."

Lin Mu heard this and asked, "Northern God Emperor? Are there many God Emperors in the God Realm?"

Liu Yang Wuji said respectfully, "No! In the vast and boundless God Realm, over millions of years, only Four God Emperors have emerged."

"And the Northern God Emperor is recognized as the strongest in the God Realm, the true ruler of the God Realm."

No sooner had Liu Yang Wuji finished speaking than a person angrily retorted.

"What 'strongest'? A scoundrel who deceives his master, destroys his ancestors, and betrays trust."

"How dare he claim to be the ruler of the God Realm!"

Liu Yang Wuji looked at the speaker with a gloomy expression and said in a cold tone.

"Who are you, to dare defy a God Emperor? Your crime deserves death."

The speaker stepped forward, fearless, and said, "I am Long Yuan, the World-Ending Divine Lord of the Heavenly River."

Liu Yang Wuji was startled by this, then his expression changed drastically.

His original purpose for being ordered to this realm was, firstly, to prevent anyone from ascending to the God Realm.

Secondly, it was to monitor Long Yuan, who was sealed here.

Long Yuan's current clone was condensed by Lin Mu, and his appearance was now completely different from before.

Liu Yang Wuji didn't recognize him for a moment.

Now, under his careful perception, he could clearly feel the unique Dragon Clan aura emanating from Long Yuan.

Thinking that this person was indeed the Long Yuan he was supposed to monitor, Liu Yang Wuji involuntarily retreated several steps.

It was not surprising that he was so flustered.

The cultivation levels in the God Realm are divided into God-Human, Heavenly God, True God, God King Realm, Divine Lord, and God Emperor.

A powerhouse in the God King Realm could become a feudal lord in the God Realm.

Divine Lord powerhouses were mighty figures capable of shaking the four directions.

And the title of World-Ending Divine Lord was a well-known existence throughout the entire God Realm.

He was the strongest of the Heavenly Pool Dragon Clan, the divine dragon with the most hope of breaking through to God Emperor.

Originally, the Heavenly Pool Dragon Clan and the Northern God Emperor had always had a good relationship.

But later, something unknown happened.

The Northern God Emperor actually sent people to besiege the Heavenly Pool Dragon Clan.

Caught off guard, the Heavenly Pool Dragon Clan was defeated repeatedly.

Although Long Yuan's power was immense, he ultimately could not defeat the Northern God Emperor and was severely wounded by him.

Finally, he was imprisoned in this Place of Exile.

Back then, Liu Yang Wuji was just an unknown nobody, and he had personally witnessed Long Yuan's terrifying strength.

Many True Gods, whose strength was greater than his, were easily annihilated by Long Yuan.

Even though he now possessed the strength of a God King, he still lacked confidence when truly facing Long Yuan.

His eyes constantly darted over Long Yuan's body.

Just then, he unexpectedly discovered that the divine power emanating from Long Yuan was only at the Heavenly God Realm or below.

He then understood the crucial point.

Long Yuan had been trapped for tens of thousands of years, and his strength was long not what it used to be.

Even if he was lucky enough to escape, he was merely in his twilight years.

Thinking of this, Liu Yang Wuji's face regained its confident expression.

He chuckled and said, "So it's Lord Divine Lord. My apologies, my apologies."

Although Liu Yang Wuji spoke politely, his expression was very perfunctory.

Anyone could tell that he was merely deliberately mocking Long Yuan.

Long Yuan did not get angry at this; he also knew that with his current strength, he was not Liu Yang Wuji's opponent.

So he decisively retreated behind Lin Mu.

He said respectfully, "My Lord, forgive me, your subordinate overstepped."

Lin Mu heard this and said indifferently, "No matter. Since you've met an acquaintance, it's natural to exchange pleasantries."

Long Yuan heard this and said, "Thank you for your understanding, My Lord."

After Long Yuan finished speaking, he stood calmly in place, no longer making a sound.

Liu Yang Wuji, who was beside him, then spoke again, "Lord Divine Lord, why aren't you staying in the Endless Sea and instead running to this Yan Country?"

"If Lord God Emperor were to find out, he might not be pleased."

The mocking expression on Liu Yang Wuji's face was completely undisguised.

Long Yuan said with a normal expression, "It's not your place to meddle in my affairs. I'll go wherever My Lord tells me to go."

Liu Yang Wuji heard this and mocked him even more directly, "Tsk tsk, I didn't expect the once formidable World-Ending Divine Lord to now be someone's dog."

Long Yuan retorted, unwilling to be outdone, "Aren't you also a dog by Liu Yang Gong's side, and an unappreciated one at that?"

Long Yuan's words seemed to hit Liu Yang Wuji's sore spot.

He was unappreciated back then, which was why he was assigned to this godforsaken place by the Northern Great Emperor, Liu Yang Gong.

Although he and the Northern God Emperor, Liu Yang Gong, belonged to the same clan, he was only from the most peripheral branch of the Liu Yang Family.

So what if he was exceptionally talented? The Liu Yang Family never lacked geniuses.

This was the greatest pain of his life.

Now, Long Yuan had brazenly reopened a wound.

This made Liu Yang Wuji furious.

He looked at Long Yuan with a gloomy expression and said, word for word, "You are seeking death. Since you've escaped the Endless Sea, I won't be polite."

"By the God Emperor's order, if you escape the seal, you are to be killed without mercy."

As he spoke, he pulled out a crimson-gold token from his embrace.

As soon as the token appeared, a terrifying pressure emanated from it.

Everyone present could not withstand this pressure and fell to their knees.

Even Long Yuan, standing beside Lin Mu, had veins bulging on his face and his legs trembling, on the verge of kneeling.

The only one in the field unaffected was Lin Mu.

Lin Mu frowned when he saw everyone's appearance.

Then he said unhurriedly, "Disperse for me."

The originally overwhelming pressure vanished without a trace with Lin Mu's casual words.

Liu Yang Wuji, holding the token, said in disbelief, "Impossible, how could you withstand the God Emperor's pressure?"

Lin Mu did not continue to answer this boring question.

He simply pointed a finger at Liu Yang Wuji and said, "Die!!!"

As Lin Mu's 'die' word left his mouth, an invisible divine power rushed towards Liu Yang Wuji.

Liu Yang Wuji immediately felt a strong aura of death.

He hurriedly raised the token in his hand and shouted, "God Emperor, save me!"

The token in Liu Yang Wuji's hand instantly burst into brilliant light.

Immediately following, an even more terrifying pressure than before emanated from the token.

As the pressure grew stronger and stronger, a colossal phantom image was projected into the void.

The phantom image said indifferently, "Who dares to harm a member of my Liu Yang Family?"