The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 1273: The Nightmare of the Ming River

Chapter 1273: Chapter 1273: The Nightmare of the Ming River

In the back garden.

Qin Jun sat at the stone table, enjoying a shoulder massage from Li while smiling at Red Boy and Xiang Yu, "Do you wish to become stronger?"

Upon hearing this, Red Boy and Xiang Yu immediately became excited.

They were both warriors, who wouldn’t want to enhance their strength?

Xiang Yu was once an Overlord in the mortal realm and even unified the Human Clan during Emperor Shun’s era, but now in the Heavenly Emperor of Qin’s court, he struggled to even achieve the fourth rank.

Red Boy’s situation was even more tragic; he once was the strongest under Qin Jun’s command, but now in terms of strength, he could only rank from the Great Qin’s celestial city deep into the stars.

"Your Majesty, is it true?"

Red Boy excitedly grabbed Qin Jun’s arm and shook it, while Xiang Yu’s body trembled, barely able to contain his emotions.

Now within the Heavenly Emperor of Qin’s court, who didn’t know that the Heavenly Emperor of Qin could make his subordinates’ cultivation leap?

Yang Jian had soared from being a Taiyi Mysterious Immortal into a Sage.

Li Yuanba was even more exaggerated; within just a few years, he had soared from the Earth Immortal Realm to that of a Sage.

They had long hoped that Qin Jun would value them, never expecting happiness to arrive so suddenly.

"System, allow Red Boy and Xiang Yu to awake to their limits!"

Qin Jun silently commanded in his mind, considering Red Boy might hardly become a Sage. Though strong in talent, he probably wouldn’t surpass Yang Jian by much.

As for Xiang Yu, Qin Jun could not be certain.

Representing the human emperors, surely a cream of the Human Clan, if he were to awake to his limit, it would be akin to representing the Human Clan, whose talents were no ordinary matter.

Yet, no matter how strong, none could surpass Tathāgata or Patriarch Bodhi.

Therefore, Qin Jun wasn’t worried about Xiang Yu becoming arrogant or betraying him again.

"Using my divine power, how much you can strengthen depends on your fate!"

Qin Jun said with a smile, and while talking, a black hole appeared above his head, sucking in the excited Red Boy and Xiang Yu.

Li teasingly said with a smile, "Your Majesty, when will you grant me such an opportunity?"

Qin Jun glanced at her; being a scorpion spirit, her talent wasn’t bad either. She certainly must be extraordinary to sting Tathāgata across realms.

"There will be opportunities later."

Qin Jun patted her hand and said with a smile.

His eyes darted around, reflecting inward, now that the Heavenly Court of Great Qin had stabilized, should he continue taking concubines?

Bai Ze, Black Butterfly Fairy, Chang’e, and Li should be taken as concubines.

And the recently brought back Lin Yuqi.

Could the Heavenly Emperor’s concubines be just a few?

Qin Jun shook his head; he mustn’t drown in sensual pleasures.

The journey had just begun!

...

The heavenly prison.

Nether River Ancestral Patriarch gradually regained consciousness, lying in the cell like a puddle of mud, surrounded by howls and curses.

"Where is this..."

Nether River Ancestral Patriarch gritted his teeth and muttered, feeling as if his holy bones were shattered and his magical power nearly depleted, the pain was immense.

The air was damp, filled with an indescribable stench of blood, making Nether River Ancestral Patriarch feel as if he were still in a dream.

At that moment, a few figures approached the cell gate; he looked up carelessly, in the next second, his hair stood on end.

He saw Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, Di Jiang, and Torch Dragon, looking coldly at him.

Leaders of the Witch and Demon Clans!

In that era of Primordial Chaos, Nether River Ancestral Patriarch recognized these four overlords whose contests had made him afraid to leave the Blood Sea.

Now seeing them again, how could Nether River Ancestral Patriarch not fear?

"You... how come..."

Nether River Ancestral Patriarch said tremblingly, how could these four walk together?

"Hmph!"

Donghuang Taiyi crossed his arms in front of his chest, full of self-confidence.

Di Jun then smiled, "Nether River, you dare oppose the Heavenly Emperor, have you really grown bold!"

"Not only has he grown bold, he’s turned downright foolish," Di Jiang said coldly.

In their past lives, they were mortal enemies, but now they had become allies, standing together staring at Nether River Ancestral Patriarch, which was pressure unimaginable to ordinary people.

"This kind of scum should be killed. Why does His Majesty allow him to barely survive?" Torch Dragon looked down on Nether River Ancestral Patriarch with disdain.

The twelve ancestor witches were transformed from the essence of Pangu’s blood, while Nether River Ancestral Patriarch was born from the filthy blood in Pangu’s navel. Naturally, the ancestor witches are of higher status than Nether River Ancestral Patriarch.

Every encounter, they would bully Nether River Ancestral Patriarch, making him most afraid of meeting them.

"What are you trying to do?"

Nether River Ancestral Patriarch huddled in the corner, clenching his teeth and asking.

Could this be the prison of the Heavenly Emperor of Qin?

Just the thought of Li Yuanba made him shiver uncontrollably. It was terrifying!

"Submit to His Majesty, or I’ll make your life a living hell!"

Di Jun spoke coldly, his eyes seemed to burn with the true fire of the sun, and his killing intent was palpable.

Submit?

Caught in a moral struggle, Nether River Ancestral Patriarch pondered. If even Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, Di Jiang, and Torch Dragon were subdued, who really was the Heavenly Emperor of Qin?

...

A day hurried by.

Qin Jun was playing with Daji, Ling Ming, Li, and Lin Yuqi, a rare moment of peace brought a smile to his face.

"Ding! Red Boy’s limit awakening successful!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Jun immediately stood up, laughing, "I shall step out for a moment."

After speaking, his figure flickered, and he vanished on the spot.

"Father..."

Ling Ming called out in his childlike voice as Daji picked him up, saying grumpily, "Your father has gone to play hide-and-seek. Shall we go find him, good or not?"

"Good! Good!"

Ling Ming was immensely excited.

Elsewhere, Qin Jun arrived in the Imperial Garden. Just as he appeared, a black hole materialized above him, and a fiery red figure leaped out.

It was indeed Red Boy, still in the form of a baby, but his aura was now imposing, enough to make Qin Jun feel pressured.

"Bring up Red Boy’s attribute list."

Qin Jun thought internally. It seemed that Red Boy hadn’t achieved sainthood.

Because he couldn’t sense any sacred might.

Having dealt with so many saints, Qin Jun was already able to distinguish a saint’s aura.

"Red Boy, from ’Journey to the West’."

"Identity: Sage Infant King!"

"Cultivation: Late Manifesting Saint Stage!"

"Cultivation Method: Demon Saint Skills!"

"Treasure: Eight-Foot Fire-Tipped Spear!"

"Divine Power: Samadhi Real Fire! Evolutionary Divine Transformation!"

"Loyalty: 100 (full score 100)!"

Late Manifesting Saint Stage!

Qin Jun smiled slightly, at least Red Boy was now considered a second-tier power within the Heavenly Court of Great Qin.

Looking across the outer universe, how many were there at the Manifesting Saint Stage?

Let alone in the late stage of Manifesting Saint!

Even the almighty Bloodslaughter Demon Emperor was merely at this level.

"I have become stronger!"

Red Boy frolicked in the air, occasionally spouting Samadhi Real Fire, utterly thrilled.

This drew numerous celestial officials and divine generals to fly over. Seeing that it was Red Boy, they all breathed a sigh of relief but were all astonished.

"Late Manifesting Saint Stage!"

"Wasn’t this kid just at the Taiyi Realm yesterday?"

"It must be a gift from His Majesty!"

"He was just at the Immortal Realm before, and now..."

"After all, he once saved His Majesty; naturally, His Majesty deeply favors him!"

"This kid’s cultivation has jumped to the late Manifesting Saint Stage?"

The celestial officials and divine generals were astounded. Yesterday, Red Boy was just at the Taiyi Realm, and today he had reached the late Manifesting Saint Stage?

How formidable really was His Majesty’s divine power?

"My son has become formidable."

Demon King of Bull watched Red Boy’s form, murmuring with a bitter smile, while Princess Iron Fan, overwhelmed with joy, hurriedly flew toward Red Boy.

Now, the relationship between King Yan Palace and the Heavenly Court of Great Qin had been made public, causing quite a stir.

Indeed, because of this event, even though the Heavenly Emperor of Qin had disappeared, various forces did not dare to make any rash moves.