162: Ah! Don't hit me in the face!

"Quan Cheng, behave yourself."

The voice rippled through layers of space, echoing within the spacious room on the top floor of the Martial Arts Company.

The expression of the old man patiently waiting for instructions changed abruptly; his face turned pale in an instant, and his eyes were filled with terror.

Quan Cheng's eternally cold and stern face shifted slightly.

Finally, he gave a cold snort.

"Do not break the rules!"

He withdrew his gaze, and his figure vanished from the spot.

"Ye... Yes!"

The old man immediately bowed in response and turned to leave the room with trembling steps.

Although it was the same sentence, he clearly heard a different meaning.

As expected of that person's only disciple, he was actually willing to risk punishment by leaving the Imperial Pass to come and provide protection.

Heavens!

He must have seen me just now.

It's over!

Would he crush me, a trivial God-level Domain Protecting Envoy, to death with a single finger?

Probably not!

After all, to his esteemed self, I am but a tiny ant, as small as can be.

The old man's eyes were dazed, his clothes completely drenched in cold sweat... Lin Yan, of course, knew nothing of everything that had occurred in that fleeting moment.

A few peaceful days passed.

On this day, Lin Yan opened his eyes as if sensing something.

At the same time.

Fu Ying pushed the door open and entered.

"Your Highness!"

"Quickly!"

Lin Yan instantly stowed away the Spirit Medicine and stood up.

Without a word, Fu Ying grabbed him, and they vanished instantly.

Outside the Martial Arts Company's tallest building, figures were scattered about.

Numerous young figures were quietly waiting while secretly observing the people around them.

At this moment.

Two figures appeared at the very front of the King Rank queue.

"Your Highness."

"Be careful in everything."

"We will wait for you here."

Fu Ying spoke quickly.

Lin Yan nodded slightly.

"Alright."

Fu Ying glanced at the dense crowd whose gaze was focused on them and left the queue.

Who is this?

Everyone stared at the Youth in Black with scrutinizing eyes.

Especially those near Lin Yan; they shook their heads slightly as they looked at each other, indicating they didn't know.

Only a bit further back, several pairs of eyes flickered slightly.

Those were Wei Xiangyang, Wen Lan, and the others.

Their gazes simultaneously shifted toward the front of the Venerable Rank queue.

There.

An exceptionally handsome young man was gazing in this direction.

"Hong Liangzhe."

"You know him?"

A woman beside the young man spoke.

As she spoke, her clear eyes held a hint of curiosity.

Hong Liangzhe withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly.

"You know him too."

The woman frowned slightly.

"I know him too...?"

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she said softly.

"Oh, so it's him..."

Her gaze fell upon the Youth in Black once more, her eyes shimmering with a strange light.

Listening to these two speak in riddles.

The other figures at the front of the Venerable Rank queue all looked thoughtful.

Soon.

They all thought of something at the same time, their pupils trembling slightly.

This youth is Lin Yan!

These two... Lin Yan's eyes flickered, and he gave a soft smile.

Not surprisingly, that young man should be Hong Liangzhe, who was preparing to take up a post in the Tianqi Imperial Court.

As for the other woman.

Without even thinking, it was obvious she must be a junior of his cheap Revered Master's old rival.

His thoughts settled.

Two giant Warships appeared in the sky.

A powerful pressure enveloped the entire planet.

A cold-faced middle-aged man appeared.

"Enter the Warships."

"King Rank, left."

"Venerable Rank, right."

After he finished speaking.

Lin Yan frowned slightly.

He wasn't sure if it was an illusion.

But he felt that the middle-aged man in the sky glanced in his direction.

"Yes!"

Hong Liangzhe responded loudly and immediately took to the air.

Revered Master actually came!

Everyone snapped out of it and immediately rushed toward the Warships.

Lin Yan didn't think too much either and soared into the sky with the group.

Fu Ying's gaze moved from the cold and stern Quan Cheng in the sky to the figures entering the Warships amidst the dense crowd.

"Good luck, Your Highness!"

He was just about to turn and head back.

"You've worked hard."

A steady voice reached his ears.

Fu Ying's body trembled, and he abruptly looked up to scan the surroundings.

But no matter how he searched, he couldn't see the figure he longed for.

The middle-aged man's lips trembled as he whispered in a low voice that only he could hear.

"Your Eminence..."

No wonder things had been so peaceful during the time Quan Cheng was here.

It turned out that His Eminence had personally come to provide protection for His Highness.

Quan Cheng, in the sky, scanned all the figures that had entered the Warships, his gaze piercing through the planet to land on a white-robed figure in the starry sky who was causing the astral winds to retreat.

He gave a cold snort and manifested two giant palms, placing the two Warships in his hands as if they were toys, before vanishing from the spot.

Inside the Warship, Lin Yan only felt a blur of shifting stars.

"Come out."

A cold, emotionless voice rang in everyone's ears.

He glanced at the many figures stepping out of the Warship without hesitation and followed them.

Soon, the youth experienced his first personal encounter with the starry sky.

Astral winds howled past, violently battering a transparent barrier that tightly wrapped around everyone, making crisp sounds.

Lin Yan's gaze was instantly drawn to an unparalleled sight in the pitch-black starry sky.

It was a giant gate that looked like a fairyland, radiating a mysterious and majestic aura, like a passage to another world.

The giant gate towered into the clouds, its surface carved with exquisite patterns that revealed an ancient and solemn charm.

In front of the giant gate, a Long Ladder to Heaven wound its way toward the distance, as if connecting heaven and earth.

"Hahaha!"

"Ten Thousand Races Battlefield! I've come again!"

Numerous hearty laughs echoed in the starry sky as everyone rushed onto the long ladder, sprinting toward the giant gate.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his slightly agitated heart, and then followed the flow of people onto the Long Ladder to Heaven.

Clack!

A tangible sensation came from beneath his feet, causing his heart to quiver.

And at that moment, the astral winds that had been roaring like thunder suddenly vanished.

Lin Yan quickly scanned the countless brilliant stars in the surrounding endless darkness and stepped forward to sprint without hesitation.

Just as his body was about to pass through that Light Gate that reached from heaven to earth.

Sensing something, he turned his head slightly.

With just a fleeting glimpse, he saw a white-robed figure standing quietly in the starry sky, along with a pair of eyes as deep as the Universe.

Their gazes met.

A faint smile appeared on the white-robed figure's picturesque, handsome face.

His lips moved slightly.

"Good luck..."

Swoosh!

Lin Yan and the others vanished into the Light Gate together.

Time passed.

When everything returned to silence, only the Light Gate and the long ladder remained in the starry sky.

Around the two giant Warships.

Quan Cheng and dozens of figures standing in the air were preparing to rest and wait according to custom.

Rumble!

A monstrous pressure swept through.

A heaven-covering hand that stirred the starry sky grabbed straight toward them.

Quan Cheng abruptly turned his head and roared in anger.

"Donggong Li!"

"Are you crazy?!"

An indifferent voice echoed.

"I'm bored anyway."

"Quan Cheng, let me see how much you've improved over the years."

"Holy shit!"

Quan Cheng cursed in his heart and struck back fiercely.

In the blink of an eye.

His figure vanished from the spot.

Only the continuous booms and roars echoing in the void proved what kind of tragic scene was taking place there.

"I fucking didn't do anything!"

"I know."

"Then why are you still attacking!"

"But you thought about it."

"I..."

"You left the Imperial Pass without permission; I will definitely report this to the Headquarters!"

"As you wish."

"I fucking..."

"Ah! Don't hit the face!!"

Dozens of God-level Domain Protecting Envoys stood trembling in the starry sky, not daring to make a sound.