The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 128: Hero

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Hero

"Everyone, don’t think so highly of the Nanzhuo Dynasty, as if we can’t live without them. Likewise, the Nanzhuo Dynasty can’t live without us!"

Qin Jun spoke with passion, and his words immediately piqued everyone’s curiosity.

Such a perspective was something ordinary cultivators couldn’t fathom, and even if someone did, they wouldn’t dare to voice it!

But Qin Jun dared!

Qin Jun didn’t necessarily need to participate in the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition. If this place won’t keep him, there would surely be another place that will.

Even if it led to You Fenghuang’s dissatisfaction, or even provoked a pursuit by the entire Netherworld Holy Sect, Qin Jun wasn’t afraid. Let’s not even mention the twelve elders of the Transforming Void Realm being all that; Li Yuanba alone could beat them all.

"The reason why the dynasty stands so high above us is because it steps on us. The reason why the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition gives us a chance isn’t out of charity, but to recruit fresh blood. If we geniuses didn’t enter the Nanzhuo Dynasty, although we’d lose this opportunity, it would also pose a threat to the Nanzhuo Dynasty!"

"We pay tribute so much every year, and yet they humiliate us even just to let us pass through the gates. Can you all bear this?"

"In cultivating immortality, we seek eternal life. The essence of eternal life is to be uninhibited and unconstrained, not limited by fate. Are we now pursuing freedom? Even the lowest crawling soldiers of the dynasty dare to humiliate us like this!"

As Qin Jun spoke, he became more excited, openly tearing off the facade and mocking the gatekeeping soldiers, pushing the atmosphere to a boiling point.

The cultivators listened, their blood boiling with fury, including Ye Xuan and his two companions.

Indeed, weren’t they the objects of adoration by thousands within their own kingdoms? How had they come to be so lowly in the Nanzhuo Dynasty?

Zhu Yanqing and Yang Lan looked at Qin Jun with a different admiration in their eyes. Facing the oppression of the dynasty, Qin Jun dared to stand up and speak such words—a truly commendable act, full of heroic spirit. Which beauty doesn’t love a hero?

Thrilling!

Qin Jun, looking at the pale-faced, tall and thin soldier, felt a burst of exhilaration inside; he couldn’t stand these border soldiers insulting women.

In his previous life, he lacked the power to redress injustices he encountered.

In this life, having the power, he naturally had to stand up and act!

What he sought was simply to follow his heart— to do whatever he wanted!

"Exactly! Why should we tolerate such humiliation?"

"You’re just soldiers guarding the gate. If not for the Nanzhuo Dynasty backing you, I alone could tear you apart with my bare hands!"

"A bunch of lowlifes bullying others with the power behind them!"

"In this vast world, is the Nanzhuo Dynasty the only empire in the Southern Domain?"

"If it comes to it, we can go to the land without masters. There are countless sects there, and powerful beings are as common as clouds!"

The cultivators were all seething with excitement, their faces flushed and necks thick with passion, as if they were about to rise up in attack, causing the gatekeeping soldiers to tremble with fear.

The soldiers of the dynasty, almost all above the Foundation Establishment realm since border security was crucial, unfortunately faced an even stronger group of cultivators, among whom were not a few in the Golden Elixir Realm. Their fury unleashed an intimidating and terrible momentum, like an unruly storm.

The tall and thin soldier, furious and ashamed, drew his sword and slashed at Qin Jun. Qin Jun raised his eyebrows and a smug, disdainful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He lifted his right foot and kicked the thin soldier like a sandbag, sending him flying back to crash against the city wall.

For Qin Jun, who had reached the third layer of the Golden Elixir Realm, bullying a soldier of the Foundation Establishment realm was as easy as drinking water.

"How dare you attack a soldier!"

The other gatekeepers were instantly enraged and surrounded Qin Jun. They didn’t dare to fight with all the cultivators, but they weren’t afraid of Qin Jun alone.

A deafening crash thundered from the sky!

A giant hammer, as large as a water vat, plummeted from above and slammed into the ground in front of Qin Jun, directly smashing a huge pit into the earth. Cracks spread from the edges of the pit in all directions, startling the soldiers into retreating in unison while the cultivators looked on in shock at Li Yuanba, standing behind Qin Jun.

"Who dares to harm His Highness, I will smash him into a meat patty!"

Li Yuanba snorted coldly, his voice like a heavy hammer striking each soldier’s chest, stirring their blood and forcing them not to take a step forward.

The atmosphere turned eerily silent in an instant, with everyone looking at Li Yuanba in terror as the wind became the only sound between heaven and earth.

"I’ll ask one more time, are you letting us in or not!"

Qin Jun asked coldly, and as he spoke, Roaring Sky Dog, Daji, Fa Hai, Li, Li Yuanba, and Evening Star stood shoulder to shoulder behind him, their terrifying aura bursting forth as if to make heaven itself collapse. The soldiers at the gate could not withstand the pressure and knelt down, one after another, with a thud.

This scene caused a stir among the other cultivators and also excited them.

"Who is this guy with such a formidable entourage?"

"Tsk, tsk, forcing Imperial Dynasty soldiers to kneel, that’s something you don’t see every day!"

"He seems to be King Yue from the Qianyue Kingdom; he’s been quite famous in the kingdom lately!"

"King Yue? The prodigy of the human rankings, Qin Jun?"

"That one behind him must be the Twin Hammer War God... viewing a million-beast tide as nothing, instantly killing Song Lang, and smashing down Cliff Pass’s Twin Hammer War God!"

The cultivators whispered among themselves, and gradually, the reputation of Qin Jun and Li Yuanba spread.

Unseen, Qin Jun’s image erected a commanding presence in their hearts. They respected Qin Jun for cursing those they dared not curse and doing what they desired but feared to do. Just for these two reasons, they couldn’t help but admire him.

Of course, there were also some narrow-minded cultivators who thought Qin Jun was courting death.

"I can’t stand these dirty men!" Daji said with a giggle, covering her mouth, her voice irresistibly enchanting. Normally, soldiers would lose their senses, but now they only felt a sharp, heart-piercing pain.

The soldiers were both ashamed and fearful, neither daring to attack nor to flee back into the city.

Yang Lan, who had already entered the city gate, looked at Qin Jun with outright admiration. This is what a real man is!

Just then, an overwhelmingly domineering aura emerged from within the city gate, making everyone feel oppressed and even struggling to breathe.

Daji, Fa Hai, Roaring Sky Dog, Evening Star, and Li Yuanba all narrowed their eyes in unison. They tactfully withdrew their auras. Although Li, innocent as she was, understood that a true powerhouse had arrived and followed suit, Li Yuanba was different. This simple-minded fellow instead erupted with an even stronger aura, contending with the newcomer.

Qin Jun was speechless but also inwardly anxious. Could the other party be an Earth Immortal Realm expert?

Damn, encountering an Earth Immortal Realm expert as soon as they arrived, how were they supposed to keep playing this game?

If that was truly the case, he might as well skulk back to the Qianyue Kingdom!

Meeting an Earth Immortal Realm expert upon arrival meant the Nanzhuo Dynasty very likely had Immortal Realm experts!

Although Evening Star was an Immortal Realm expert, he was not well-versed in combat, and Qin Jun felt that if he faced another Immortal Realm expert, he would likely kneel.

"Eh, your aura is so strong!"

An old, surprised and questioning voice resonated in everyone’s ears, followed by a figure in a black robe stepping onto the top of a tower above the city gate, looking down upon everyone.

He was tall, and though his black robe concealed his body, it did not hide his face, which resembled a skull. His eyes, vast as the starry sky, were mesmerizing, immersing anyone who gazed into them.