81: The Thunder Emperor's apprehension about passing the throne to the Grand Elder.

Shaking his head, Great Emperor Leiting recalled that Great Emperor Tianlei had previously mentioned Tianguang Holy Land had also offended the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty.

"Perhaps I can form an alliance with that fellow Tianguang; maybe then we'll have a fighting chance."

Great Emperor Leiting thought to himself, then immediately took out a communication jade talisman and began contacting Great Emperor Tianguang.

Almost at the same time, Great Emperor Tianguang, who was planning to select a new Holy Lord for the Holy Land, saw the communication jade talisman in his hand vibrating; there was no surprise on his Face.

After all, based on his knowledge of that fellow Leiting, the possibility of him yielding was slim; the most likely scenario was that he would seek an alliance.

However, he did not brush off Leiting's Face and connected the communication jade talisman.

After he connected the communication jade talisman, Great Emperor Leiting's voice came from the other end.

"Tianguang, you surely know my intention. Are you willing to just let the Holy Lord of your Tianguang Holy Land be forcibly taken away?"

"How about we form an alliance? I can bring that fellow Purple Flame along."

"When the three of us Peak Great Emperors strike together, even the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty won't be able to handle it."

Listening to Great Emperor Leiting's self-righteous tone, Great Emperor Tianguang couldn't help but sigh.

"Leiting, it's not that I'm unwilling to ally with you, but I have already chosen to submit to the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty. So, you'd better look out for yourself."

"Don't say I didn't warn you; the strength of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty might be far beyond your imagination. So, don't do anything beyond your capabilities."

Out of consideration for their many years of acquaintance, Great Emperor Tianguang gave one final warning.

After giving the warning, Great Emperor Tianguang stopped worrying about it and flickered, appearing inside the Holy Temple.

At this time, the Grand Elder and the others had not yet left.

Because they knew that whether or not they went to war, the Old Ancestor would likely come to the Holy Temple soon.

The next moment, as Great Emperor Tianguang appeared, the Grand Elder and the others bowed down without a word.

"Greetings, Old Ancestor!"

"Rise. Since you are waiting here, I won't waste words. Whoever among you wants to be the Holy Lord, step forward directly."

Great Emperor Tianguang didn't waste any breath and waved his hand.

As his words fell, the hearts of the Elders in the Holy Temple were instantly filled with shock, especially the Grand Elder and the Second Elder.

Simply because they felt the Old Ancestor would surely make the Holy Lord stay, but they didn't expect that even the Old Ancestor was not the opponent's match?

Just what was the other party's background?

But now was not the time for them to overthink.

As Great Emperor Tianguang finished speaking, the Elders present who had designs on the position of Holy Lord stepped forward one after another to recommend themselves.

However, they didn't expect that Great Emperor Tianguang already had a candidate in mind.

He looked toward Grand Elder Zhen Dongguo and spoke slowly, "Grand Elder, I shall pass the position of Holy Lord to you. I wonder if you are willing?"

As the Old Ancestor spoke, Zhen Dongguo was first stunned, then he reacted and knelt directly. "Thank you, Old Ancestor. I will certainly not fail your expectations."

Seeing Great Emperor Tianguang pass the position to the Grand Elder, the surrounding Elders felt some disappointment on their Faces, but there wasn't much surprise.

After all, the Grand Elder's strength was evident, and with his outstanding ability, it wasn't strange for him to succeed as the Holy Lord.

"Alright, since that's the case, then everyone disperse."

After saying that, the surrounding Elders left one after another.

Great Emperor Tianguang was also planning to go back to sleep again, but he was stopped by Zhen Dongguo.

Zhen Dongguo's expression was solemn as he couldn't help but ask.

"Old Ancestor, I wonder what that person's background really is?"

"You don't need to know that. You only need to know that in the future, you must be careful of a power named the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty in the Southern Wilds' Tiannan Dao Domain."

"Moreover, it's estimated that before long, that power will become the most powerful existence in the Heavenly Saint Continent."

Great Emperor Tianguang spoke with a solemn expression, then thinking that Zhen Dongguo had already become the Holy Lord, that matter shouldn't be kept from him, so he continued.

"Furthermore, my Tianguang Holy Land has already submitted to the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty, so you know what to do, right?"

Great Emperor Tianguang didn't say much more, because Zhen Dongguo was already too shocked to listen.

He completely didn't expect the other party to come from such a terrifying power that even the Old Ancestor was extremely wary of, and even the Old Ancestor chose to submit.

Just what was the background of this Ancient Heavenly Dynasty? Could it be that they have several Peak Great Emperors overseeing them?

"Old Ancestor, what exactly is the background of this Ancient Heavenly Dynasty?"

Zhen Dongguo asked with extreme trepidation.

But Great Emperor Tianguang shook his head. "You don't need to ask about the specifics. You only need to know that my Tianguang Holy Land can absolutely not be the opponent of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty."

What a joke, he wanted to know the background of the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty more than anyone.

It's just that even he didn't know, so how could he possibly say?

Hearing the Old Ancestor say this, the shock in Zhen Dongguo's heart grew even greater.

"Alright, I'll leave the remaining matters to you. I'm going into seclusion now."

After speaking, Great Emperor Tianguang fled in a panic, seemingly worried that Zhen Dongguo would continue to ask.

Seeing the Old Ancestor leave, Zhen Dongguo let out a long breath, his Face extremely solemn as he looked toward the Southern Wilds and murmured to himself.

"This Ancient Heavenly Dynasty, just what is its background?"

But he knew that there were some things he couldn't ask about, and even the Old Ancestor was helpless. What could he, a Peak Quasi-Emperor, do... Bang!

Inside the Thunder Holy Land, Great Emperor Leiting's Face was gloomy as he crushed the communication jade talisman in his hand.

"What on earth is Tianguang saying? He actually chose to submit!"

Originally, according to his conjecture, if the three of them, Peak Great Emperors, allied, they might be able to make the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty wary and thus back off.

But the submission of the Tianguang Holy Land was already beyond his control. If it were only him and Purple Flame, they might not be able to do anything to the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty.

But soon he thought of something, and his Face couldn't help but turn wary.

"Although that fellow Tianguang is a bit cautious, he would never submit to another power for no reason."

"Could it be that the strength of this Ancient Heavenly Dynasty is even more powerful than I anticipated?"

Great Emperor Leiting thought to himself, then immediately began to re-evaluate the Ancient Heavenly Dynasty.

It's just that right now, he also didn't know what kind of strength the so-called Ancient Heavenly Dynasty had, or where it was located.

Thinking of this, he sighed deeply, then looked toward the Eastern Region and murmured to himself.

"It seems I still have to go find that fellow Purple Flame and discuss a countermeasure with him."

Among the three Peak Great Emperors, Great Emperor Leiting and Great Emperor Purple Flame were on good terms, and Great Emperor Purple Flame was the most powerful one among them.

Therefore, Great Emperor Leiting believed that as long as he went to visit, Great Emperor Purple Flame would surely choose to act out of consideration for their many years of friendship.