198: Chapter 188 If it's war, then let it be war.

After speaking, Gu Jixiao was about to leave, but seeing the Demon Venerable's expression of hesitation, the latter eventually couldn't resist asking aloud.

"Your Majesty, although this question is extremely abrupt, I would still like to take the liberty of asking: Your Majesty, where exactly do you come from?"

Possessing so many immortal emperor artifacts and being exceptionally powerful himself—although the Demon Venerable hadn't yet tried fighting Gu Jixiao without the use of immortal emperor artifacts, he was keenly sensitive and had sensed the immense power contained within Gu Jixiao's body.

If not for the immortal emperor artifacts, he estimated that a battle between him and Gu Jixiao would likely be a fifty-fifty split.

Furthermore, Gu Jixiao came from the Holy Realm, the most mysterious of the Five Realms. How could his heart not be filled with curiosity?

Hearing this, Gu Jixiao's figure paused slightly. He did not turn around, and with his back to the Demon Venerable, he spoke in an extremely indifferent tone.

"Demon Venerable, there are some things you do not need to know. You only need to perform your duties well."

After speaking, without giving the Demon Venerable another chance to talk, Gu Jixiao's figure flickered and instantly vanished from before him.

Looking back at the Demon Venerable, his expression was heavy, and his curiosity regarding Gu Jixiao had reached its peak.

However, he did not continue to investigate further. For some reason, his intuition told him that if he continued to dig, he might very well be wiped out by Gu Jixiao.

"Very well, it's only a short thirty thousand years anyway. I'll follow his requirements for now. Though, I wonder what choices those three ancient fellows will make."

Thinking of this, the Demon Venerable looked toward the direction of the other Three Realms, muttering to himself internally.

Based on his understanding of those three, they likely wouldn't agree easily. This was bound to be an extremely difficult struggle.

But regardless, since Gu Jixiao had already given the order and even bestowed two immortal emperor artifacts upon him, he could only comply with Gu Jixiao's demands.

In the Chaos, space was suddenly torn apart. In the next moment, a figure tumbled out in an incredibly wretched state, yet even so, the aura on his body was still incomparably overbearing; it was the Ancient Heavenly Venerable.

Even for a being as powerful as a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, Essence Blood was extremely vital. Burning it would cause severe repercussions even for someone of his power.

But despite that, he had no choice but to burn his Essence Blood.

After escaping to safety, the Ancient Heavenly Venerable's face was incredibly unsightly.

"Damn it, damn it! That Holy Realm Quasi-Immortal Emperor is simply going too far!"

Being in such a pathetic state was a first for him since he had become a Quasi-Immortal Emperor. How could someone as arrogant as him accept this?

"No, I must contact Myriad Demon and Dao Ghost. Otherwise, if that Holy Realm Quasi-Immortal Emperor finds them and beats them into submission, the situation will become even more unfavorable for me!"

The Ancient Heavenly Venerable quickly realized this point. With a flash of his body, he rushed toward the nearest realm, the Monster Realm.

After all, Gu Jixiao had once stated clearly that he wanted the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty to be established within the Monster Realm and the Ghost Realm as well.

Furthermore, he had previously discussed this with Myriad Demon and Dao Ghost. Even if they couldn't directly start a war with Gu Jixiao, they would intentionally make things difficult before the people of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty entered. Otherwise, everyone would treat them like soft persimmons and try to squeeze them.

Based on the distance, the people of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty should have already arrived at the Monster Realm by now.

At this moment, before the Monster Realm, two Late Stage Immortal Venerables of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor Dynasty had already been blocked by an incredibly massive Vicious Beast with an exceptionally terrifying aura.