454: Chapter 454 The Great Battle Begins

"What's wrong?"

Monarch Yi Yin, who was by his side, noticed the change in Ye Mo's expression and asked via telepathic transmission.

"This person is not Li Weiyue; she is an imposter, Wu Yue." Ye Mo replied while pondering whether he should inform Emperor Ming immediately.

"Wu Yue?"

Monarch Yi Yin immediately looked at 'Li Weiyue', but she could not discern anything. Of course, she trusted Ye Mo deeply. Although she did not know how Ye Mo had figured it out, she did not doubt him and then said, "If this person is Wu Yue, doesn't that mean Wu Yue is colluding with Li Weiyue to deliberately swindle us out of our Immortal Stones?"

"That is possible." Ye Mo nodded slightly.

"No wonder. Although Li Weiyue's forces are not powerful, she is the one who has intercepted and killed us the most times. Over these past few thousand years, Emperor Ming has spent at least tens of millions of trillions of Immortal Stones to ransom people from Li Weiyue's hands. It is very likely that Wu Yue was the one leaking information."

Monarch Yi Yin clicked her tongue.

"You are right, but this time is different. Since Wu Yue has personally stepped onto the field, I fear it is not as simple as just swindling Immortal Stones."

Ye Mo fell into deep thought.

During the transaction between the two sides, why would Wu Yue need to impersonate Li Weiyue? The only possibility is that Li Weiyue is not here.

"Husband, do you mean they might make a move against us?" Monarch Yi Yin's expression changed drastically, but she quickly calmed down. Their strength was still slightly superior to Li Weiyue's. If a real fight broke out, Li Weiyue's people would not gain any advantage.

"It is just a guess. You just said that Li Weiyue has intercepted us the most times over these years. Who are the people who were intercepted?" Ye Mo asked immediately.

"Zhong Yuanwu, Guan Feiang, Wu You, and there is also Emperor Dongli Wen. Especially Emperor Dongli Wen; he has been kidnapped three times in these past few thousand years. Husband, you don't think these people have betrayed Emperor Ming, do you?"

Monarch Yi Yin's eyes widened slightly.

If these people had truly betrayed Emperor Ming, then they would likely be in grave danger this time.

At this moment, Monarch Yi Yin panicked completely.

Ye Mo did not answer because he could not be certain either.

At this moment, Emperor Ming was preparing to conduct the transaction with 'Li Weiyue'—money in one hand, releasing the person in the other.

Ye Mo did not have time to overthink and immediately sent a telepathic transmission to Emperor Ming: "Emperor Ming, this Li Weiyue is fake. She is an imposter, Wu Yue. You must absolutely not give her the Immortal Stones."

Regardless of what Li Weiyue intended to do, the Immortal Stones must definitely not be given to her.

Emperor Ming immediately turned his head to look at Ye Mo behind him, his brows twitching slightly. Then, he looked back at 'Li Weiyue', seemingly contemplating the truthfulness of Ye Mo's words.

"How did you see through it?" Emperor Ming asked calmly.

"I cannot explain it now, but during the upcoming transaction, this Li Weiyue will most likely leave and will not appear again. The real Li Weiyue is very likely nearby. Once the transaction is successful and Wu Yue enters our Formation, Li Weiyue might coordinate from the outside to attack us."

Ye Mo said quickly.

Of course, this was only his guess.

There was not much change on Emperor Ming's face; he simply glanced at Ming Zhan beside him, and a moment later, Ming Zhan returned to the main hall.

"Ye Mo, do not worry too much. Even if this person is an imposter, Wu Yue, it will not be that easy for Li Weiyue to attack us."

Emperor Ming said indifferently.

He gave the impression that he did not believe Ye Mo, and instead felt that Ye Mo was sowing discord.

Ye Mo's brows furrowed immediately. He knew Emperor Ming might doubt his words, but he had not expected Emperor Ming to be so dismissive.

Ye Mo knew that saying more was useless now. The main thing was that he had no way to explain how he had seen through Wu Yue.

In the end, Ye Mo could only notify his own people, telling them to be prepared and ready to flee at any moment.

Just as Ye Mo had said, when they were preparing to hand over the person, 'Li Weiyue' left, and not long after, Wu Yue appeared.

"Emperor Ming, I am sorry. It was my negligence."

Wu Yue put on a pitiful appearance.

If Ye Mo hadn't seen through it early on, he really would have been deceived by her pitiful and touching appearance.

"Do not have a psychological burden. Immortal Stones can be earned again later; it is good that you are unharmed." Emperor Ming said.

Afterward, he opened a crack in the Formation and tossed out the Storage Ring filled with Immortal Stones.

At the same time, Li Weiyue's subordinates also opened a crack, and Wu Yue's figure flashed, bringing her before the Formation.

Ye Mo's expression sank completely, but he could only watch helplessly as Wu Yue stepped into the Formation.

Wu Yue immediately bowed and saluted Emperor Ming.

Emperor Ming immediately lifted her arms, his face full of concern, but his eyes remained fixed on Li Weiyue's side. Sure enough, even until now, Li Weiyue had not appeared.

"Xiang Fei, can you call Li Weiyue out? I have some things to discuss with her." Emperor Ming probed.

Emperor Ming did indeed have some doubts about Ye Mo's words, but since Ye Mo had said it, he naturally had some precautions in place.

"Do not be anxious, Emperor Ming. Our Emperor Li will come to see you very soon." The corners of Xiang Fei's mouth lifted, curling into a faint smile.

Once he said this, others didn't think much of it, but Emperor Ming's eyes narrowed immediately.

It was very clear that Ye Mo's guess was very likely correct.

"Is that so? I haven't seen Li Weiyue for two hundred years either. The last time I saw her, it seems it was when I ransomed Emperor Dongli Wen from her hands."

Emperor Ming was not stupid. If Wu Yue was Li Weiyue's person, then someone beside him must have been subverted.

And since Emperor Dongli Wen had been captured three times, he was the most likely suspect.

Emperor Ming suddenly mentioned Emperor Dongli Wen, which made Emperor Dongli Wen immediately feel that something was wrong.

However, he did not think too deeply into it. He had indeed been subverted, but he felt that it was impossible for Emperor Ming to have noticed.

Emperor Ming did not even look at him, seemingly having just mentioned it casually.

He then looked at Xiang Fei again and said: "What is this? The Immortal Stones have been given to you, are you not planning to leave yet?"

Now that Wu Yue had not yet made a move, Emperor Ming could not yet make a judgment that Wu Yue was problematic.

"Leave? Emperor Ming, this is the Chaotic Immortal Domain. You are an outsider; the ones who should leave are you all!"

Xiang Fei's smile suddenly intensified, and then he waved his hand, dismantling the Formation.

Eight Great Immortal Emperors, nearly a thousand Immortal Lords, and hundreds of thousands of Immortal Kings were all exposed.

At the same time, in their vicinity, a full ten thousand planets suddenly linked together.

Within a few light-years, the area instantly became a forbidden zone.

Immediately afterward, countless Immortal Artifacts and Immortal techniques struck wildly at Emperor Ming's Formation.

The Formation immediately rippled, as if it would break the next moment.

"I have long heard that Emperor Ming possesses extremely high talent in Formations. I didn't expect that a Formation casually set up by Emperor Ming could actually withstand one of our attacks!"

Xiang Fei's thin lips curled slightly. Although the Formation had not broken, he remained full of confidence.

Because nearly half of Emperor Ming's people had been subverted by Li Weiyue. Among these people, there were not only Immortal Emperors but also Immortal Lords.

With coordination from the inside and outside, this Formation would definitely break.