The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 403

Chapter 403: 403

"When the Divine Palace was ordered to eradicate the Heavenly Stone Mansion, a mysterious Lion Demon appeared, stole the Yantian Stone, and severely injured its palace master and eight divine generals!"

The young man in white landed, smiling as he approached Zhu Yanqing, and said with a laugh, "Sister Zhu, the Divine Palace is mighty, and it’s difficult for you to seek vengeance, but now, it seems like karma has come around. The Divine Palace has encountered a sudden disaster."

A hint of delighted smile appeared on Zhu Yanqing’s cold and beautiful face, and she snorted, "It seems I should thank that Lion Demon."

The young man in white had only heard the news of the Divine Palace’s mishap and had not heard anything about the Qin Emperor. Knowing Zhu Yanqing’s grievances with the Divine Palace, he had made a special trip to inform her.

"The banquet in the Holy City will be attended by talents from all over, including that Little Demon Phoenix from the Divine Palace, are you sure you won’t attend?" The young man in white shook his head and smiled with a tone full of regret.

Zhu Yanqing turned to look at him, her gaze full of profound meaning, "Sun Lin, you really know how to play with people’s hearts."

Facing her implicitly sarcastic words, the young man named Sun Lin shrugged, "I just want you to take your revenge, to feel some satisfaction."

Zhu Yanqing, feeling dismissive in her heart, turned to continue practicing swordsmanship, swinging her sword while asking, "What day does it start?"

"In three days!" A hint of joy flashed in Sun Lin’s eyes.

"Hmm."

Zhu Yanqing said softly, not bothering to ask for the location.

"I’ll come to pick you up in three days, it’s a promise!"

Having said that, Sun Lin took to his sword and flew away, as if afraid Zhu Yanqing would decline the invitation.

Watching him leave, Zhu Yanqing’s eyes became deep and remote, and she murmured to herself, "I wonder how you are doing now, if you still remember me..."

...

Boom!

Qin Jun only felt an explosion within his body, the demon energy was so abundant that he felt like he might explode, accompanied by the familiar sensation of surging heat that comes with a breakthrough. The system’s notification sound followed, "Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to the ninth layer of the Transforming Void Realm!"

Awesome!

The peak of the Transforming Void Realm!

Qin Jun felt incredibly thrilled; he had gone from a mortal to the peak of the Transforming Void Realm in less than a year, simply ecstatic. Many people couldn’t reach the Transforming Void Realm in their entire lives, and many geniuses banged their heads open trying.

He had finally arrived!

"Continue! Break through the gates of the Earth Immortal Realm!"

Qin Jun said excitedly, as the Yantian Stone above his head was still three meters high and two meters wide. If he continued to absorb it, he might indeed break through to the Earth Immortal Realm.

The Nine Spirit Yuan Saint, Chang’e, and Old Man Yi watched in astonishment; this breakthrough seemed all too easy.

After all, Qin Jun had just broken through and was breaking through again, and what was crucial was that he was only seventeen years old...

Seventeen-year-old at the peak of the Transforming Void Realm...

Old Man Yi’s mouth twitched, and he couldn’t help but wonder if Qin Jun was not just Ji Yongsheng’s heir; could he be the reincarnation of Ji Yongsheng himself!

Just then, the demon energy that had emerged from Qin Jun’s palm began to retract on its own, uncontrollably drilling back into his body; he felt his body relax, and his feet involuntarily stepped back.

"Huh—"

Looking at his right hand, Qin Jun let out a breath, then reached out to touch the Yantian Stone again. Unfortunately, the demon energy did not emerge this time, and even the heat in his body quickly dissipated, his heartbeat starting to return to calm.

The strange state had come quickly, and left just as swiftly, leaving the just-exhilarated Qin Jun like he had fallen from the clouds, utterly dejected.

It seemed impossible to break through to the Earth Immortal Realm this way.

Qin Jun craned his neck and asked inwardly, "System, what exactly is going on? Don’t you know yet?"

In his view, the system should have already figured out the strangeness in his body, or else it would be quite incompetent.

"Just now, the Jiyan Demon God’s bloodline within the host absorbed the essence of the Yantian Stone. Now the Yantian Stone is but an empty shell; its use in tool refinement and comprehension effects have been greatly reduced," the system replied.

Qin Jun suddenly understood, yet he still had some confusion, "Why would the Jiyan Demon God’s bloodline actively absorb the Yantian Stone?"

"No idea,"

the system coldly replied, "You’ll have to figure it out yourself, host!"

Qin Jun felt frustrated; he did want to explore on his own.

However, based on the task triggered last time in Ji Yongsheng’s place, he guessed it would require reaching the Immortal Realm to achieve that.

The Immortal Realm was so distant...

The higher the major realm, the harder it was to break through.

"Divide this Transforming Heaven Stone among yourselves; this emperor no longer needs it!" Qin Jun said generously, waving his hand.

Nine Spirits Yuan Saint and Old Man Yi were taken aback, looking at him in astonishment. Nine Spirits Yuan Saint hesitated, "This probably isn’t appropriate, is it?"

Despite what he said, he was secretly thrilled.

Chang’e, however, was staring at Qin Jun with a meaningful gaze, as if she had seen through everything.

Qin Jun ignored her gaze and earnestly said, "I’ve already had a breakthrough with the Transforming Heaven Stone, the rest of you keep it for yourselves!"

No sooner had he spoken than Old Man Yi excitedly leaned over the Transforming Heaven Stone, beginning to contemplate where to utilize it.

Qin Jun turned to look at the young man in plain clothes, still in a daze, and asked, "How much longer until we reach Holy City?"

To such a pitiable dragon extra, he didn’t even have the interest to ask his name.

"It should be soon..." the young man in plain clothes cautiously responded. The flying speed of Nine Spirits Yuan Saint was so fast that he couldn’t discern the scenes outside the demon wind.

It seemed that Nine Spirits Yuan Saint’s flight became even faster after receiving the Transforming Heaven Stone, and it was impressively loud.

Every flying island they passed could hear the wind and the ripping through the air.

Nine Spirits Yuan Saint’s demon energy was very intense; even though it wasn’t fully released, within a kilometer radius, it could be felt, especially when the demon wind grazed past the flying islands, causing the monks on the islands to be terrified, and they fled in every direction.

A Demon King was rampaging recklessly, not even bothering to contain his energy, which was undoubtedly declaring war on the Imperial Dynasty!

"This demon energy is outrageously strong..."

"Could it be the Lion Demon that severely injured the Palace of Divine Generals?"

"Eh? That’s indeed possible!"

"Is it heading towards Holy City?"

"Tsk, could it be one of Great Demon Phoenix’s subordinates?"

The monks were abuzz with speculation; most of them were not panicked. As long as it wasn’t Great Demon Phoenix, they weren’t afraid. In the Southern Demon Clan, only Great Demon Phoenix could overpower the Sacred Emperor.

Of course, in the Imperial Dynasty, this was taboo; everyone knew it, but it couldn’t be spoken aloud.

As for how to distinguish Great Demon Phoenix, people of the Holy City knew more information than those of the Imperial Dynasty nations; they all knew that Great Demon Phoenix was a Bull Demon.

Meanwhile, Qin Jun and the others had already flown out for hundreds of miles.

"Stop!"

A commanding and oppressive shout echoed from the front, revealing a figure radiating dazzling light a thousand meters ahead, the very air around him churning into swirling winds that encircled him.

Nine Spirits Yuan Saint promptly stopped. Frowning, he said, "The fifth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm!"

The fifth layer of the Golden Immortal Realm was certainly not something he took seriously, but in the Sacred Dynasty and even on the Heavenly Rankings, it would definitely hold a very high position. It couldn’t just appear out of nowhere; could it have been sent by the Sacred Emperor?

He glanced back at Qin Jun subconsciously, waiting for Qin Jun’s decision. With just a word from Qin Jun, wiping out the Sacred Dynasty was no problem at all!

"Ignore him!" said Qin Jun offhandedly. A mere Golden Immortal Realm dared to block his path?

All right then!

He was getting a bit arrogant!