The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 385 Nether Emperor

Chapter 385: Chapter 385 Nether Emperor

The speed at which news spread was faster than the flight speed of a person. Before Qin Jun and his companions had returned, the even plains had already received the message. While countless people were praising Emperor Di for his might, Guarding Slaughter City just couldn’t bring themselves to celebrate.

Qin Jun noticed their unease and couldn’t help but frown and ask, "What’s happened?"

Everyone looked at one another but no one dared to speak up.

At that moment, Daji stepped forward, gritting her teeth and said, "Li was taken away by her father."

"What?"

Qin Jun’s eyes widened with anger as he exclaimed, "You had so many people and you couldn’t stop him?"

His gaze swept over King Huang Feng, Yuan Hong, Taming Dragon Arhat, Lei Zhenzi, King Jin Horn, King Silver Horn, Red Boy, Li Yuanba, and all the others, but none dared meet his eye.

Old Man Yi coughed and said, "Qin lad, you can’t blame them. The Dragon King is very strong, probably reaching the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm."

Peak of the Golden Immortal Realm!

Qin Jun was so furious he nearly blacked out. He glared at Li Bai and asked, "Didn’t your master say that the Southern Sea Dragon King was only slightly stronger than him?"

"How could that be? My master never even met the Southern Sea Dragon King." Li Bai shook his head like a rattle-drum.

Right, even the fame he gained in the Southern Domain as the Green Lotus Sword Immortal was a fabrication by Evening Star.

Both of them had come to this world to join Qin Jun, so how could Evening Star possibly have met the Southern Sea Dragon King.

He was surely just boasting about himself...

Qin Jun smacked his head in frustration, knowing he had underestimated the Southern Sea Dragon King’s strength.

He turned to Daji and asked, "Were there any casualties in Guarding Slaughter City?"

"None, the Southern Sea Dragon King only took Li." Daji shook her head.

King Huang Feng said awkwardly, "That Dragon King’s ability to move was very powerful, even faster than when I invoke the Samadhi Divine Wind. Plus, his physical body is extremely strong, surpassing even the Demon King of Bull."

Qin Jun narrowed his eyes and asked, "Are you saying the Southern Sea Dragon King investigated you beforehand?"

It was evident from King Huang Feng’s demeanor as he began to speak that he was well aware of the potency of the Samadhi Divine Wind.

"That’s likely," Liu Bowen chimed in.

He hastily continued, "Your Majesty, you must not act rashly. After all, Princess Li is the daughter of the Southern Sea Dragon King; he won’t harm her. Our immediate concern should be dealing with the Holy Dynasty and the various powers in the Southern Domain."

Qin Jun took a deep breath, knowing this was not the time for recklessness.

He had no one at the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm in his ranks. Even if he took King Huang Feng, Nezha, and Chang’e with him to attack the Dragon Clan, it would likely be a journey with no return, for his understanding of the Dragon Clan was not deep.

Enough!

He would have to bide his time!

Suppressing his irritation, Qin Jun said, "Let’s hold a welcome banquet for Fairy Chang’e tonight!"

"No need, just find me a room to rest. You all get on with your business."

Chang’e said calmly, walking towards a shaded path nearby, utterly unfazed and unconcerned with being an outsider.

Everyone exchanged glances, realizing this goddess was not to be trifled with, as she dared to contend with Qin Jun’s suggestion.

What was most key was the imposing presence that radiated from Chang’e; apart from Old Man Yi, King Huang Feng, Nezha, Yuan Hong, and Taming Dragon Arhat, nobody dared to look her in the eye.

The goddess’s aura was indeed too powerful!

"Goddess?"

Daji watched Chang’e’s departing figure pensively, then turned to look at Qin Jun with a meaningful gaze.

Although she felt a twinge of jealousy, she understood that the more excellent the women around Qin Jun were, the stronger he was proved to be.

...

The next morning, as soon as it dawned, Qin Jun got out of bed to practice swordplay.

The incident with Li being taken away had provoked him.

He had failed to protect the little Torch Dragon, and now Li too had been taken away.

His power seemed strong, but in the process of rising, he had lost many things.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

The Seven Star Sword vibrated like lightning, picking up clusters of sword blossoms that dazzled the eye.

Qin Jun spent half an hour every day practicing the sword, and the rest of the time he was absorbed in energy cultivation, for after all, cultivation was the foundation; no matter how strong his swordplay was, if his cultivation fell behind, even a Sword God would be beaten until he scoured the ground for his sword.

"Your Majesty..."

Just then, a ghastly voice sounded, and Qin Jun felt a chill at the back of his neck, startling him so much that he quickly turned to look.

He saw two towering figures that had appeared behind him at some unknown time, their heads utterly horrifying—one with a bull’s head, the other with a horse’s face. Even under the broad daylight, Qin Jun’s heart skipped a beat at first glance.

Damn!

Do you want to scare me to death?

Qin Jun cursed in his heart, the veins beside his temple throbbing as he gritted his teeth and asked, "Can’t you find a different way to make an entrance in the future?"

The bull-head and horse-face looked at each other, each seeing the confusion in the other’s eyes; they had already appeared as calmly as they could.

If it were the usual, they could appear in an even more horrifying manner.

"I am still very pleased that you have chosen to serve me."

Qin Jun collected his emotions and smiled, Black and White Impermanence together with Bull-Head and Horse-Face could be a sharp sword for him to penetrate into the netherworld.

Bull-Head and Horse-Face hurriedly knelt down; Qin Jun’s power was great now. Black and White Impermanence had not been so respectful when they first met Qin Jun; the difference was due to Qin Jun’s own strength and status.

"We are ready to go through fire and water for Your Majesty!"

Bull-Head and Horse-Face declared with a deep voice, the two ghost gods swore with great vigor.

Qin Jun helped them up and then pulled them to sit down at the stone table in the courtyard.

"Do you know about Black and White Impermanence?" Qin Jun asked with a smile.

The netherworld was as vast as the world of the living, also divided into different domains. Qin Jun had learned this from Black and White Impermanence; it was said the netherworld and the world of the living were like the two sides of a coin, each domain in the netherworld having its own Nether Emperor.

In a domain of the netherworld, the Nether Emperor held the greatest power, akin to an Emperor Di.

From a very early time, Qin Jun had tasked Black and White Impermanence with the mission of wining over ghosts to build his own force.

But the netherworld was tightly controlled, and Black and White Impermanence dared not make any big moves.

"Black and White Impermanence? They are quite famous envoys in the netherworld." Horse-Face pondered, and Bull-Head nodded along.

It seemed that Black and White Impermanence were indeed doing quite well.

Afterwards, Qin Jun began to assign tasks to Bull-Head and Horse-Face.

"With the Nether Emperor around, I’m afraid..." Bull-Head hesitated.

Although they both had the cultivation of the Immortal Realm, they were not top-tier fighters in the netherworld.

"Don’t worry, for now, focus on cultivating elite forces; in the future, I will send strong fighters to help you," Qin Jun said with a smile.

What of the Nether Emperor?

Once I summon the eighteen Yama Kings and the judges, along with Zhong Kui, Kṣitigarbha, and others, to establish the Underworld and rule over the netherworld...

At that thought, the corners of Qin Jun’s mouth couldn’t help but turn up.

Bull-Head and Horse-Face exchanged glances, Horse-Face carefully asking, "Your Majesty, do you also have... in the netherworld?"

They had heard many legends about Qin Jun in the netherworld, and recently, ghosts in the Southern Domain were also talking about the figure making waves in the world above. They had heard of Qin Jun’s uncanny ability to draw in strong fighters.

"It would be no fun if everything was laid bare," Qin Jun said with an air of mystery.

Purposely being ostentatious, keeping people guessing!

If he continuously failed to summon strong fighters from the Underworld, that would be really embarrassing...

But one must not be cowardly in life, nor braggarts easily silenced!