216 – Subduing Lei Wanqian! Return to the Forbidden Land!

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content and was initially very satisfied with his performance. However, when he saw the final line, he felt uneasy.

“Oh no, let’s not pretend… Do you remember the outcome of pretending in the previous simulation?”

Wang Ping’s mouth twitched as he silently complained.

However, no matter how much Wang Ping complained, the text simulation obviously wouldn’t stop.

【Under the gaze of everyone, you said, ‘An enemy defeated by me will never be considered my opponent. I give you time to catch up, until you can’t even see my shadow.’】

【Regarding your words, whether it’s the prodigies, the Supremes, the quasi-emperors, or even the Great Emperor, they were all extremely astonished, feeling this remark was overly arrogant. Even your master, Emperor Tianyu, had a strange look in his eyes and couldn’t help but chuckle softly. He sighed, saying wryly, ‘I didn’t realize you were so good at being arrogant.’】

【When the Nether Demon Child heard these words, he was directly infuriated, glaring at you. It was bad enough that you defeated him, but saying such words to humiliate him, using him as a backdrop for your arrogance, was extremely detestable.】

【However, although the Nether Demon Child was secretly resentful, like the other prodigies, he silently memorized this extremely arrogant line, intending to revise it and use it for his own face slapping in the future. At the same time, he planned to defeat you after becoming stronger, then throw this line back at you, smacking you in the face.】

【Next, amidst discussions from all sides, the two main characters who were overshadowed finally appeared. Both the Great Thunder Immortal Lei Wanqian and Shi Yuyan, the daughter of the Rain Emperor, looked at you with subtle gazes.】

【In response, you only slightly nodded to the two of them, showing no sign of awkwardness.】

【Soon, under your watchful eyes, the Great Thunder Immortal Physique and Shi Yuyan began to fight. The fierce battle made you look serious. Their combat prowess was stronger than you had imagined.】

【In your heart, you estimated that if you were to fight Shi Yuyan with all your strength, your chances of winning would be about ninety-five percent. As for Lei Wanqian, if you were to fight him now, your chances of winning were only fifty-fifty. If you could cultivate the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture instead of using the Dao Palace’s Emperor Scripture as a substitute, your chances of victory against Lei Wanqian would definitely be over eighty to ninety percent.】

【Of course, this isn’t taking the effect of the purple talent: Infinite Blade into account. Although Infinity Blade is just a purple talent, at your level, the probability of it triggering is increasingly low. However, in a fierce battle, there can be thousands of collisions every minute. If it triggers just once in ten thousand times, it can give you an advantage.】

【If you’re lucky and it triggers while using a big move, that would directly determine the outcome. Not to mention, you also have the Purple Talent: Divine Ability Nullification, which far exceeds the purple rating, the Golden Talent: Damage Nullification, which is a bug-level defensive talent, and the currently guaranteed golden talent: Multiple Symphony, which can turn any attack into a double-layered strike.】

【Overall, if you reveal all your cards, you don’t need to find the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture to easily defeat Lei Wanqian. You even have the confidence to face Gu Xuan from the Eternal Life Gu family.】

【However, you have always been a cautious player. Although you can do this, it is unnecessary to reveal all your cards for the sake of a ranking on the Saint King List. This is undoubtedly a very foolish thing to do.】

【Although the battle of the prodigies is also a fight for fortune and path, it is really foolish to reveal all your cards before it comes down to a life and death battle.】

【As many thoughts flashed through your mind, the battle between Lei Wanqian and Shi Yuyan reached its most intense point. In the end, just like in the previous simulation, Lei Wanqian defeated Shi Yuyan.】

【However, after Lei Wanqian defeated Shi Yuyan, he focused on you again, wanting to fight you.】

【In response, you frowned, feeling that Lei Wanqian was really a battle maniac.】

【Although you feel that fighting Lei Wanqian is meaningless, you now represent the Taiyi Emperor Palace. You cannot avoid the battle, lest you bring disgrace to the Taiyi Emperor Palace and your master, Emperor Tianyu.】

【Therefore, in front of everyone, you calmly accepted Lei Wanqian’s challenge. However, you stated that you didn’t want to take advantage of him and asked him to recover to his peak state before fighting.】

【Hearing this, Lei Wanqian laughed heartily, with thunder surging, indicating that you also consumed a lot of energy in your previous battle with the Nether Demon Child, so there was no need to rest; it was fair.】

【You shook your head, stating that defeating the Nether Demon Child did not take much effort and consumed very little energy, but Lei Wanqian expended a lot and was injured in defeating the strong Shi Yuyan, so it wasn’t fair.】

【Your words made the Nether Demon Child break his composure again, his face gloomy, filled with killing intent, wishing to tear you apart. As for the other prodigies and old monsters, their gazes became subtle.】

【Your words were too cutting; they felt that if this continued, the Nether Demon Child’s Dao Heart would become unstable from rage. By then, as long as he did not defeat you, this prodigy who had a chance to evolve into a Great Emperor might be crippled.】

【Lei Wanqian also laughed and agreed with your reasoning, giving no face to the Nether Demon Child, and then sat down to recover. In response, you also began to restore your strength.】

【Facing Lei Wanqian, who possesses an Immortal Physique, you would not be careless at all, thinking that your many talents as hidden cards would guarantee your victory over him.】

【After an hour, under everyone’s watchful eyes, the battle spirit in all of you surged, resulting in the fiercest battle yet. This combat was even more shocking than the previous two fights. The collision of the Great Thunder Immortal Physique and Spacetime Dao Body created astonishing anomalies in this world. Both thunder and spacetime anomalies appeared simultaneously, intertwining and leaving countless practitioners in awe.】

【The fight between you and Lei Wanqian was incredibly terrifying. Thunder pierced through spacetime, and the laws and Divine Abilities of spacetime distortion dazzled the eyes. Lei Wanqian, with his Great Thunder Immortal Physique and cultivated Devour Space Emperor’s Scripture, possessed unparalleled speed and attack power, incomparable to most.】

【However, the advantages of his speed and strength couldn’t be fully realized in front of your Spacetime Dao Body. You controlled space and manipulated time with extreme agility. Your combat techniques were exceptionally anomalous and hard to deal with.】

【This frustrated Lei Wanqian immensely, as he roared and unleashed terrifying Divine Abilities, directly destroying spacetime, launching the broadest and most violent area attacks.】

【In response, you couldn’t afford to be careless. You no longer wore down Lei Wanqian’s strength and will. With your left hand, you used the most powerful Divine Ability from the Devour Space Emperor’s Scripture, and with your right hand, you used the time-related Divine Ability deduced from the Dao Palace’s Emperor Scripture. Combining them, you unleashed the most anomalous and terrifying power.】

【This collision was incredibly frightening, causing many prodigies to feel a chill and be shocked by your power. Even Shi Yuyan fell into silence, realizing Lei Wanqian had held back some strength during their battle.】

【As for the Nether Demon Child, he almost bit through his molars. He didn’t expect that you had hidden so much combat strength when fighting him, treating him as a child to be toyed with and not taking him seriously.】

【Finally, under everyone’s watchful eyes, your clash with Lei Wanqian ended in a draw, both sides injured. You frowned at this, feeling that without using some trump cards, it would be impossible to defeat Lei Wanqian without drawing significant attention.】

【However, having fought to this point, you had no intention of retreating. A draw was out of the question, and Lei Wanqian would definitely not accept it either.】

【As you pondered, Lei Wanqian laughed heartily, expressing his thrill from the fight, then continued to launch fierce attacks at you. In response, you composed yourself, snorted coldly, and chose to use the golden talent: Multiple Symphony’s effect under everyone’s eyes.】

【In an instant, you triggered a Double Symphony. Your Divine Ability attack split into two, and luckily, you also triggered the effect of the purple talent: Infinite Blade, crashing towards Lei Wanqian. The sudden change made Lei Wanqian’s face change drastically. He wanted to withdraw and evade, but it was too late, leaving him no choice but to endure it head-on.】

【But if he took it head-on, he would surely die. This made Lei Wanqian incredulous, never expecting you to have such powerful trump cards hidden. This caught him completely off guard.】

【The onlookers, whether prodigies or old monsters, all showed astonishment. They hadn’t expected that you’d have such a change even after using your strongest Divine Ability. Even those cultivating anomaly-style Emperor’s Scriptures couldn’t achieve this.】

【Moreover, the old monsters didn’t sense any Secret Technique aura on you. This situation was quite strange.】

【Among these old monsters, only the Emperor and a few quasi-emperors watched you with flickering eyes, pondering deeply. Naturally, they were aware of situations beyond the Upper Realm. Several powerful figures from various forces had forcibly interrogated practitioners who had gone to the Multiverse Amusement Park and learnt about its existence.】

【Practitioners from forces across the multiverse could obtain strange items and abilities at Multiverse Amusement Park, enabling them to perform such feats. However, those items and abilities beneficial to quasi-emperors and emperors were extremely precious and rare, seldom seen.】

【At this moment, they deduced that you had probably visited the Multiverse Amusement Park, the place they envied. If not for their inability to enter, they would not fret over the Immortal Dao.】

“It seems that the simulated Wang Ping’s judgment was correct, and my previous speculation was wrong. Now, I can stand evenly with Lei Wanqian. If I obtain the Dark Time Emperor’s Scripture, I will completely surpass him.”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated contents, smiling. It seemed the Spacetime Dao Body was not inferior to the Great Thunder Immortal Physique, and considering its uniqueness, perhaps even stronger.

And this was just the Spacetime Dao Body of this realm. If it could evolve into the Spacetime Immortal Physique, how terrifying it would be! The Great Thunder Immortal Physique would probably seem like a child’s plaything in comparison.

Hmm, it would likely be a pathetic comparison, completely unable to match it.

“Besides, do the bigwigs in the Upper Realm even know about the Multiverse Amusement Park? I don’t know if this is reasonable or surprising.”

Wang Ping thought of other contents from the simulation and muttered to himself.

“But they can’t enter the Multiverse Amusement Park? It seems only those under the command of multiverse forces have the right to go there. Now, why don’t these forces truly absorb some top experts from other worlds?”

Wang Ping pondered, his mind filled with numerous questions.

Finally, he gave up thinking and continued to focus on the screen.

As always, thinking too much was meaningless. When he became strong enough and reached a high enough level, all mysteries would naturally be revealed.

【While everyone was caught up in their thoughts, Lei Wanqian’s protector moved, effortlessly neutralizing your attack and saving Lei Wanqian. In response, you smiled lightly, having already anticipated this, and paid it no mind.】

Lei Wanqian looked at you with a complex expression, cupped his hands, and admitted his defeat to you.

Thus, today’s battle of the prodigies came to a complete end. As for Gu Xuan, you didn’t know where he was or whether he was watching. However, you had absolutely no interest in challenging him like Lei Wanqian did in the last simulation.

As long as Gu Xuan didn’t cause you trouble or challenge you, you had no interest in fighting him.

Next, more prodigies got excited and issued various challenges, keeping the atmosphere lively. However, these battles, although exciting, paled in comparison to the fights between you, the Nether Demon Child, Lei Wanqian, and Shi Yuyan.

After considering this, you decided to leave.

Just as you were about to depart, you saw an unexpected figure. It was Zhu Huowang. At this moment, although his cultivation was not strong, the strength of his physique had reached a terrifying level, enough to rival some quasi-Saint King List prodigies who were just below the Saint King List.

In the end, Zhu Huowang forcefully defeated them, shocking everyone and drawing the curiosity of many factions towards this suddenly emerged Zhu Huowang.

This moved you quite a bit. After all, considering the time, Zhu Huowang had grown from a useless person to a prodigy capable of rivalling quasi-Saint King List prodigies in less than 170 years. Normally, even for a lesser-ranked Saint King List prodigy, it would be incredibly difficult to achieve this in such a short time through ordinary cultivation.

However, Zhu Huowang had accomplished this, which was truly astounding. This made you marvel at how powerful the Essence-Devouring Pearl was.

While marveling, you also felt that Zhu Huowang’s actions were somewhat irrational. After all, his eagerness to challenge the prodigies and gain fame would certainly attract investigations into his background.

If it were discovered that he was a nobody more than a century ago and suddenly became this powerful, people would surely covet him and suspect he had obtained a tremendous fortune.

Even now, Wang Ping was somewhat doubtful, wondering if quasi-emperors and emperors had already noticed that Zhu Huowang possessed the Essence-Devouring Pearl. Although the innate concealment ability of the Emperor’s Weapon should be very strong, it would still be challenging to hide it from those old monsters, given their strength and numerous methods.

Thinking about this made you increasingly feel that Zhu Huowang was too reckless. At the same time, you began to worry about this youngster. Although in this life, he had nothing to do with you, and you had forgotten to visit the Zhu family to take him as a disciple, he was, after all, your acknowledged disciple in the last simulation. If anything happened to him, you would find it hard to bear.

With this thought, you directly flashed to Zhu Huowang’s side and enthusiastically struck up a conversation with him. This surprised everyone because they couldn’t understand why you were treating Zhu Huowang so warmly.

After all, although Zhu Huowang was impressive, being a rare pure body cultivator, he shouldn’t catch your eye. He was on a completely different level.

Zhu Huowang was also quite astonished but politely engaged in conversation with you. As you became acquainted, you directly invited Zhu Huowang to visit the Taiyi Emperor Palace.

This surprised everyone even more. Zhu Huowang was similarly stunned, hesitating about whether to accept your invitation to Taiyi Emperor Palace.

Just as Zhu Huowang was hesitating, more prodigies stepped forward to invite Zhu Huowang, including Lei Wanqian, Shi Yuyan, and the Nether Demon Child.

This left Zhu Huowang astonished, as he hadn’t expected so many prodigies to invite him. Only you were keenly aware that the old monsters behind these prodigies had likely already discovered something and learned Zhu Huowang’s secret.

If that’s the case, then trouble was brewing. The Essence-Devouring Pearl was so precious that even an emperor would be tempted by it because it was a sacred object for body cultivation. If these people took Zhu Huowang away, one could only imagine how tragic his end would be.

While you believed Zhu Huowang was a child of destiny, a child of destiny was not invincible. Facing so many important figures, you didn’t think Zhu Huowang could remain unscathed.

Of course, it was also possible that these old monsters sincerely wanted to cultivate Zhu Huowang and weren’t after the Essence-Devouring Pearl inside him.

While you were lost in thought, Zhu Huowang hesitated but eventually made a choice. He cupped his hands towards everyone and expressed his wish to first visit Taiyi Emperor Palace and visit the other prodigies another day.

Seeing Zhu Huowang speak this way, you thought this kid was relatively smart and felt a little relieved, but you didn’t relax too much. After all, Zhu Huowang’s intentions didn’t matter much; what did matter was the attitude of those old monsters, especially the emperors.

However, you were also quite puzzled since in the last simulation, you hadn’t heard of Zhu Huowang challenging anyone and thus exposing himself. Perhaps it was because your two battles had sparked a prodigy battle frenzy, which made Zhu Huowang eager to test his strength.

Indeed, your assumption was correct. Zhu Huowang initially had no intention of acting. However, influenced by the atmosphere, he ultimately chose to step in and challenge various prodigies to test his current strength and also to make as many friends as possible.

At this moment, after Zhu Huowang spoke, many people’s expressions changed, especially the Nether Demon Child, whose gaze turned cold. He snorted, saying that today wasn’t a day where you could go wherever you wanted… If you wanted to leave, you could, as long as you handed over the Essence-Devouring Pearl…

Upon hearing this, Zhu Huowang’s expression changed dramatically. He hadn’t expected anyone to discover the Essence-Devouring Pearl in his body. After all, he had previously communicated face-to-face with a quasi-emperor who hadn’t discovered its existence.

【The Essence-Devouring Pearl, with its inherent concealment effect, in his eyes, was undetectable by anyone. Now, exposed under the gaze of all sides, he was truly in danger.】

【As Zhu Huowang panicked and the Nether Demon Child sneered, the eyes of the other great prodigies flashed and they also stared intensely at you and Zhu Huowang.】

【Shortly after, the voice of Emperor Tianyu appeared in your mind. The Essence-Devouring Pearl is a great opportunity; even an emperor would be tempted. However, Supremes and above will not make a move. Whether you obtain it or not will depend on your skill. If you face danger, abandon it immediately.】

【Listening to your master’s words, Emperor Tianyu, you breathed a slight sigh of relief. If the appearance of the Essence-Devouring Pearl had triggered a chaotic battle among Supremes, quasi-emperors, or even emperors, it would have been too terrifying. You doubted that the Central Immortal Continent could withstand such a conflict.】

【Clearly, while a single Essence-Devouring Pearl is precious, it is not enough to make an emperor abandon their dignity to personally seize it, nor would it provoke a terrifying emperor-level war.】

【Perhaps, only if the Essence-Devouring Pearl, Soul-Devouring Pearl, and Mana Devouring Pearl appeared together, might even an emperor go mad over them. After all, at the emperor level, there are very few items that can significantly enhance their combat power. An Immortal Artifact, which can greatly increase an emperor’s strength, is definitely something they would all covet.】

【As your thoughts surged, numerous prodigies subtly surrounded you and Zhu Huowang. Even those powerful beings on the Great Saint List had flickering eyes and were itching to make a move.】

【Seeing this, you sighed inwardly, knowing that it was impossible for you to protect Zhu Huowang from their hands. Although, under similar circumstances, you wouldn’t be afraid to face even the mysterious Gu Xuan, you can’t compete against these prodigies or ancient monsters far stronger than yourself.】

【Not to mention, you are not just facing one person, but a group of them.】

【At this moment, the Nether Demon Child spoke again, telling you to get lost. If you continued to monopolize the pearl, he would kill you too.】

【Looking at the Nether Demon Child, you snorted coldly. This defeated opponent dares to be arrogant? If you fought again, you could defeat him single-handedly.】

【These words made the Nether Demon Child’s lungs explode with anger. His face turned crimson, but he couldn’t retort. In the end, he angrily instructed his protector to attack you and Zhu Huowang.】

【Seeing this, your protector also made a move, blocking the Nether Demon Child’s protector.】

“This silly disciple, how can he be so oblivious… Does he really think all cultivators are like me, his master, and wouldn’t seize such a great opportunity right in front of them…”

Wang Ping sighed as he looked at the text simulation, also somewhat doubting if Zhu Huowang was indeed the child of destiny. If he was the child of destiny, why would he fall into such a deadly situation? Without Wang Ping, Zhu Huowang would surely die. Even with him here, it was challenging for Zhu Huowang to survive. Well, Ye Chen had also died many times in the Lower Realm… Alright, that’s fine then.

Wang Ping shook his head and continued to stare at the screen, thinking that Zhu Huowang was likely doomed this time. In front of so many big shots, the golden talent: Teleportation would be useless… even Emperor Tianyu couldn’t protect him.

【At the same time, you grabbed Zhu Huowang’s arm and performed a spatial shift, fleeing into the distance.】

【Seeing himself trapped and seemingly implicating you, Zhu Huowang knew he had made a big mistake. He smiled bitterly, feeling very unwilling and deeply guilty, apologizing and thanking you.】

【In response, you didn’t say much, only focusing on escaping for your lives. After all, the beings on the Great Saint List are not ones you can contend with. Especially those half-step Supremes; to kill you, just one casual palm strike would suffice.】

【However, you do have an advantage. Your Spacetime Dao excels in escape; even half-step Supremes might not easily catch you in a short time.】

【Therefore, you just need to flee for your life, escape this region, and you’ll have a chance to survive with Zhu Huowang. After all, the further you get, the longer it will take the quasi-emperors to react, giving you a chance to use the golden talent: Teleportation to get Zhu Huowang out of danger.】

【Although, if you directly abandoned Zhu Huowang, you would definitely be safe. Others would choose to fight over the Essence-Devouring Pearl instead of chasing you. However, since there is a chance to survive, you don’t want to abandon one of the disciples you recognize.】

【Soon, countless powerful beings began crazily chasing you. None of them wanted to miss this great opportunity. Essence-Devouring Pearl, if obtained, is highly likely to elevate their power to the quasi-emperor level… For most cultivators, it’s an enormous chance, an enormous fortune.】

【If not for the agreement of the emperors that Supremes were not allowed to intervene, even the Supremes would have joined the fight to seize it!】

You, along with Zhu Huowang, desperately fled while being relentlessly pursued by numerous cultivators who unleashed their Divine Abilities in attack. In response, you could only evade as much as possible. However, the sheer difference in cultivation levels and the overwhelming numbers made it impossible to wholly evade the assaults and thus escape the pursuit, despite your mastery over the Spacetime Dao…

As a result, you still found yourself in peril. Seeing this, Zhu Huowang gritted his teeth and directly unleashed the power of the Essence-Devouring Pearl. Though with his current physical cultivation level, it was impossible to fully unleash the Essence-Devouring Pearl’s might, at best, he could only harness a portion of its power.

Moreover, once the power of this natural Emperor’s Weapon was utilized, there would be a significant price to pay. However, in the current situation, there was no other choice.

As Zhu Huowang activated the power of the Essence-Devouring Pearl, the combined assault of the cultivators was blocked, and some of that energy was even converted into life force stored within the pearl.

You were quite surprised by this. The Essence-Devouring Pearl, indeed a natural Emperor’s Weapon, exhibited terrifying capabilities. Not only were you astonished, but even the emperor was moved. Witnessing this, the other cultivators grew even more fanatical. Possessing this natural Emperor’s Weapon would be of immense utility and brought great fortune.

At that moment, you realized that you couldn’t drag this out any longer; Zhu Huowang wouldn’t last much longer. Moreover, using the power of the Essence-Devouring Pearl had already broken some unspoken rules.

Though with his current weak cultivation level, the power of the Essence-Devouring Pearl couldn’t match that of a Supreme, breaking the rules was still breaking the rules. Others could seize this opportunity to use Supreme Artifacts and quasi-emperor weapons against him.

Therefore, without hesitation, you used your golden talent: Teleportation ability to evacuate Zhu Huowang and yourself. Your action left many old monsters astonished.

Some old monsters wanted to intervene, but with a cold snort from Emperor Tianyu, they had to refrain, not daring to break the rules.

However, they weren’t overly concerned. No matter how far you fled, as long as you didn’t return to the Taiyi Emperor Palace, they would find you. At that time, you still wouldn’t be able to keep the Essence-Devouring Pearl to yourself.

“Escaped, did they? Master is indeed reliable…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulated text, quite surprised, with a smile on his face.

Indeed, having an emperor as a master gives peace of mind.

Even in such a situation, he could hold the ground.

Although not entirely, to protect Zhu Huowang would ultimately depend on his own skills. As long as he could prevent those old monsters from taking action, he could use his golden talent: Teleportation to escape with people.

This, in a sense, was exploiting the loophole in the rules.

Who would have thought that a half-step Great Saint would have such a powerful teleportation method, only quasi-emperors could intercept…

While Wang Ping was brainstorming, the simulation continued.

After teleporting, you discovered that you and Zhu Huowang had been transported to a familiar place. This place brought you silence and extreme frustration.

Because this place was precisely where the anomalous Yellow River was located. Although you didn’t currently see the anomalous blood-yellow long river, the graveyard environment in front of you was different from what you saw in the previous simulation. However, you could feel the anomalous aura very clearly, knowing where you had arrived…

At this moment, you felt somewhat melancholic, unsure of what to do. If you wandered around, you might encounter the anomalous blood-yellow long river again, which would certainly lead to certain death…

But staying put wasn’t safe either. Not to mention, even if the cooldown for golden talent: Teleportation was over, you couldn’t use it to escape…

Feeling very frustrated in your heart, Zhu Huowang also wore a look of astonishment, unsure of what method you used to escape the pursuit.

He was extremely excited, pale-faced, and while withdrawing the Essence-Devouring Pearl, he cupped his hands in gratitude to you, expressing that he owed you his life and would repay you a hundredfold in the future.

Upon hearing this, you sighed, indicating that there would be no need to repay in the future… you might both be dead soon.

Hearing this, Zhu Huowang was completely bewildered, not understanding why you would say such a thing. Having escaped the pursuit of so many strong opponents and possessing a natural Emperor’s Weapon, unless attacked by a Supreme, survival odds should be high…

Especially since Zhu Huowang knew well that as the first emperor’s son of the Taiyi Emperor Palace, and Emperor Tianyu’s direct disciple, you undoubtedly have life-saving means bestowed by Emperor Tianyu. Even if attacked by a Supreme, survival was likely, and even counter-killing the Supreme was not impossible.

Witnessing Zhu Huowang’s confusion, you revealed the harsh truth…