The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 1290: It’s the Supreme Heaven Great Sage!

Chapter 1290: Chapter 1290: It’s the Supreme Heaven Great Sage!

The elders of the Lin Family were thrown into chaos, and the entire family plunged into an unprecedented panic.

But how could they not panic when ten disciples of the Lin Family were being killed every day?

For a time, many disciples, terrified, flew out of the Lin Family’s celestial mountain, seeking to escape with their lives, but before they could get a hundred miles away, they were crushed by an invisible force, their bodies and spirits completely obliterated.

In just the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, over a thousand disciples of the Lin Family had been executed by the saints of the Baili Clan in their attempt to flee, with none spared.

This frightened the remaining Lin Family disciples so much that none dared to run away anymore.

At the same time, Lin Zhizhong sought out Baili Zhinan.

"Senior... You are a Saint Lord, after all, how can you act like this?" he asked with forced restraint, swallowing his rage. In front of Baili Zhinan, even the most quick-tempered had to hold back.

Baili Zhinan glanced at him and said, "You have an inseparable link with the Heavenly Emperor of Qin. He stole the Supreme Law Eye from the Baili Clan. According to the rules of our clan, your entire family should be executed. Even if this were to be spread, no one in the universe would dare to object!"

His words sent Lin Zhizhong’s heart plummeting into the abyss.

Such was the inner universe, where the strong prey on the weak and might is revered; notions of kindness and justice were nothing but the wishes of the weak.

Filled with desolation, Lin Zhizhong hated his powerlessness, his inability to reach sainthood.

"Leave," Baili Zhinan said, closing his eyes once more to meditate mid-air, cultivating his spirit.

Lin Zhizhong wanted to say more but eventually sighed and dejectedly left. In this war between the Baili Clan and the Heavenly Emperor of Qin, the Lin Family was destined to be mere cannon fodder with no right even to speak!

Meanwhile, the news of the Baili Clan coercing the Lin Family spread throughout the Lin Holy Domain and dozens of surrounding domains. After all, the Baili Clan had sent out Baili Zhinan, along with several saints, targeting the Heavenly Emperor of Qin, naturally fueling gossip and speculation.

"Wow, the Baili Clan has indeed moved against the Heavenly Emperor of Qin!"

"The Heavenly Emperor of Qin is too arrogant, and this time he’s even implicated the Lin Family, truly unforgivable!"

"Isn’t the Baili Clan being too domineering? The disciples of the Lin Family are innocent."

"That’s just how the Baili Clan is, notorious for their tyranny. In the entire inner universe, aside from the God Temple daring to provoke them, even the Ancient Demon God Temple and the Ancestral Halls have to tread carefully."

"I wonder if the Heavenly Emperor of Qin will show up."

Dozens of domains were discussing the matter, and a number of busybodies even flew directly to the Lin Holy Domain upon hearing the news.

The confrontation between the Baili Clan and the Heavenly Emperor of Qin was bound to be spectacular.

Many creatures believed the Heavenly Emperor of Qin wouldn’t appear; after all, they faced the Baili Clan. Even if the Heavenly Emperor of Qin were arrogant, he could not outdo the Baili Clan.

...

Amidst the stars, on an island of immortals.

Inside an inn crammed with patrons, Huo Zhenyu drank while eavesdropping on the chit-chat of the beings around him.

"The Baili Clan wants to capture the Heavenly Emperor of Qin?"

Huo Zhenyu wore a peculiar expression on his face, well-aware of how twisted the subordinates of the Heavenly Emperor of Qin could be.

"Baili Zhinan, this guy, is really foolhardy, it seems a position for a Saint Lord is about to open up."

A teasing smile appeared on Huo Zhenyu’s face. He originally intended to hurry and integrate the Cangwu Pearl, but now he was tempted to witness the clash between the Heavenly Emperor of Qin and Baili Zhinan.

After all, integrating the Cangwu Pearl would take time, not just a day or two.

With that thought, he set down his bowl of wine and vanished from the spot.

"Hey! Honored guest, you haven’t paid yet!"

The waiter hurried over, teary-eyed, because he could no longer sense Huo Zhenyu’s presence.

Although the Nine Saint Lords were renowned, not everyone had seen them.

If word got out that Saint Lord Huo Zhenyu skipped out on a drinking tab, that would be quite amusing.

...

Two days later.

Qin Jun and the others leisurely made their way to the Lin Family’s Holy Realm.

Riding atop Sun Wukong’s Somersault Cloud, Li Yuanba curiously asked, "Your Majesty, are we going to go straight in for the kill?"

Though excited, he had learned along the way that the Baili Clan had sent a Holy Lord, whose strength he had witnessed firsthand. He’d already encountered two such figures: South Night Star and Huo Zhenyu.

Yuan Hong and Hou Yi, newcomers to this unfamiliar cosmos, found everything fresh and were somewhat nervous about the impending war.

"Um, as the Heavenly Emperor, how can I act surreptitiously?" Qin Jun replied with a light laugh, joking that even without Yang Jian, Sun Wukong alone would be enough to deal with them.

Sun Wukong had already reached the realm of the Nine Saint Lords, potent enough to stand firm against the early stages of the Heavenly Dao Holy Realm, not to mention Yang Jian, who was at the Supreme Heavenly Dao Realm.

This time, Qin Jun was heading to slaughter the entire Baili Clan!

If the Baili Clan wanted to kill him, they would have to pay a heavy price!

From the very beginning, Qin Jun had no intention of doing anything to the Baili Clan, but they were so domineering that they wouldn’t allow others to possess the Supreme Divine Eye.

"Exactly!" said Sun Wukong with a chuckle. After speaking, he glanced at Yang Jian, a complex look in his eyes.

For some reason, he felt that Yang Jian had grown stronger, even stronger than Patriarch Bodhi and Tathāgata, but no matter how much he asked, Yang Jian would not answer, which drove him crazy.

The speed of the Somersault Cloud was incredibly fast, swift across mountains of celestial essence, stars, and grand worlds, charging toward the Lin Family’s holy mountains.

Meanwhile.

On the practice field of the Lin Family’s holy mountains, Baili Zhinan and a row of Baili Clan cultivators were seated, with ten Lin Family disciples kneeling in front of them. Lin Zhizhong and other high-ranking members of the Lin Family stood beside them, their expressions ashen and filled with humiliation.

The area surrounding the practice field was crowded with Lin Family disciples. Not one of them spoke; all were silent, steeped in despair.

Looking at their own clan members kneeling before others awaiting death, they were tormented by their emotions.

"The time has come, execute them!" Baili Zhinan said indolently, propping his cheek with one hand.

For several consecutive days, they had been executing Lin Family disciples, but the Heavenly Emperor of Qin had yet to show himself. He was losing patience and began to think that the Heavenly Emperor of Qin had died in the Eight Wilderness.

"Yes!" replied the holy man in the red robe, nodding his head. As he spoke, he raised his right hand, ready to slay the ten disciples kneeling before him.

The ten kneeling disciples were bound with thick ropes. They shut their eyes tight, shivering with fear and covered in cold sweat, clearly terrified.

"I don’t want to die..." a disciple, who seemed only thirteen or fourteen years old, said in a trembling voice, evoking sympathy.

Just as the holy man in the red robe prepared to strike, a thunderous shout came.

"The Supreme Heaven Great Sage under Heavenly Emperor Qin is here—All the blind folks of the Baili Clan, kneel down!"

Sun Wukong’s voice exploded across the starry sky, stirring up the entire Lin Family’s holy mountains.

"The Heavenly Emperor of Qin is here!"

"The Supreme Heaven Great Sage! It’s the Supreme Heaven Great Sage!"

"The Lin Family is saved!"

"I can’t believe the Heavenly Emperor of Qin really came!"

"Now this is going to be a good show!"

The disciples of the Lin Family were overwhelmed with excitement, some even weeping with joy, while the creatures surrounding the holy mountains of the Lin Family were also invigorated. They had come here just to witness the showdown between the Heavenly Emperor of Qin and the Baili Clan, hadn’t they?

Now, the Heavenly Emperor of Qin had arrived!

"The Heavenly Emperor of Qin..."

Huo Zhenyu stood atop the peak of a mountain on a planet. From there, he could see the magnificent expanse of the starry sky and the splendid Lin Family’s holy mountains.

Including the Lin Family disciples, millions of creatures turned toward the direction from which Sun Wukong’s voice had come.

Some awaited eagerly, some scoffed, and others marveled.