The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 694: The Holy Emperor Enters the Wilderness

Chapter 694: Chapter 694: The Holy Emperor Enters the Wilderness

"Great Qin Heavenly Court... Holy Emperor of Qin..."

Tang Caijing’s usually calm voice trembled, while Hua Qijie and Xia Jin also had faces filled with utter disbelief.

Looking in the direction where Qin Jun and others had disappeared, they found it hard to snap back to reality for a long time.

The Dominance Leaderboard might not be famous within the jurisdiction of the God Temple, but elsewhere, it was renowned. Even though only those in the Taiyi Realm were eligible to buy it, it didn’t stop some Taiyi Realm powerhouses from using it to make a fortune.

As the youngest one on the Dominance Leaderboard and this year’s number two dark horse, the name of the Holy Emperor of Qin was extremely famous among the younger generation.

Even in the Middle Wilderness, there were often people recounting the legends of the Holy Emperor of Qin.

The Holy Emperor of Qin was also the goal that Hua Qijie and the others strove for. Now, hearing that the person was the Holy Emperor of Qin, they felt an unreal sensation.

The existence from the legends had been living with them for seven days...

"Did I hear wrong... Is he really the Holy Emperor of Qin?" Xia Jin muttered to himself, snapping Hua Qijie and Tang Caijing out of their daze.

Hua Qijie forced a wry smile, "Nine dragons pulling a chariot really fits the status of the Holy Emperor of Qin."

Tang Caijing, however, showed a fanatical smile on her face, turning from an ice-mountain woman to a giddy girl, muttering, "Not killing the innocent... The Holy Emperor of Qin is domineering yet not without benevolence..."

After Qin Jun revealed his name, all the resentment in their hearts vanished like smoke.

On second thought, Qin Jun had done them a favor. He hadn’t mistreated them, and now they even felt a bit excited.

...

"It seems His Majesty’s fame has already spread to the Middle Wilderness," Bai Ze said softly, smiling.

Qin Jun in the chariot didn’t use his Divine Consciousness to observe Hua Qijie and the others’ reactions, but hearing Bai Ze’s words, he complacently said, "That’s for sure. Although my strength is not enough, my handsome appearance is overwhelming and shakes all directions."

Yang Jian and Hou Yi twitched the corners of their mouths, with Hou Yi unable to resist saying irritably, "Your Majesty’s thick skin truly is unparalleled in the world."

He was joking, as Qin Jun deliberately tried to get close to gain Hou Yi’s full loyalty, so now they could make some harmless jokes.

Bai Ze then covered her mouth, chuckling, "That statement makes sense."

Qin Jun didn’t care and even pretended to flirt, "Miss Bai, would you come in and sit? You are a lady of great value, after all."

Bai Ze rolled her eyes and pretended not to hear.

Soon, they saw a stone statue rising five hundred zhang high on the horizon from the ground. At first glance, it looked like a mountain peak, but from above, it was clearly a statue, resembling a general clad in heavy armor.

"Legend has it that the Middle Wilderness was once in utter chaos, ravaged by evil spirits. A lord from the Nether King Palace battled a myriad of evil spirits. In the end, his power was exhausted, and he was petrified into a statue. This lord was named Hua Yijian," Bai Ze said softly. Despite the curtain blocking the view, Qin Jun could still see the five hundred zhang tall statue clearly with his Divine Consciousness.

He stood tall and proud, his right hand holding a long sword high. The winds and rains of years had erased his features, but the might of his stand against the world, unyielding, could still be felt.

Hua Yijian.

Qin Jun silently noted the name. Although becoming a stone statue was mysterious, in the cultivation world, it was not unusual.

The nine dragons carried the golden chariot over the head of the statue, thundering past.

The Middle Wilderness was vast, larger than the combined areas of the Southern Domain and the Southernmost Sea. This area had few cultivators, but there were still some.

"My heavens! Those are dragons!"

"Nine dragons pulling a chariot! Who has such grandeur?"

"Tsk tsk, the Middle Wilderness truly sees constant change recently!"

"It’s said that Ancient Jicheng City is about to behead Qin’s Li Si and Wang Jian. Could the master of this nine-dragon chariot be coming for that?"

"Very likely, now the rumors all say a Great Tribulation is coming..."

Cultivators resting near the Hua Yijian statue speculated endlessly, curious about the origins of the nine dragons and chariot flying across the sky.

In the following days, the news about the Holy Emperor of Qin coming to the Middle Wilderness would shock the area. Grateful for Qin Jun’s help, Hua Qijie and the others chose to add fuel to the fire.

...

Endless desolate mountains, skies covered in miles of Red Cloud.

Within a valley, the Dragon Emperor, Meng Tian, and tens of thousands of cultivators were healing from wounds.

These cultivators were members of the Qin Army, with mixed levels of cultivation. The weakest were at the Earth Immortal Realm, but each of them was injured, and their morale was low.

The Dragon Emperor sat cross-legged in a corner of the valley, his presence weak and his complexion not looking good.

Not far away, Meng Tian was also healing his wounds with cultivation.

They were pursued by one of the top ten terrifying demons from the demon wasteland. Both were seriously injured and barely managed to fend off the attacker.

The Dragon Emperor slowly opened his eyes, his injured right eye had recovered, but there was still a scar around the eye socket. He smiled bitterly, "If we keep going like this, we’re all going to die."

Meng Tian heard this and opened his eyes, clenching his teeth, "Li Si and Wang Jian will be beheaded in a few days. We must go to Ancient Jicheng City to rescue them!"

"How to rescue? Wang Ci and the Hundred-Eyed Demon Monarch are waiting for us!" the Dragon Emperor said soberly.

Even at their peak, they couldn’t beat Wang Ci and the Hundred-Eyed Demon Monarch, let alone now that both of them were heavily injured. Going to Ancient Jicheng City would be suicide!

Meng Tian’s face was full of rage, frustrated by the feeling of helplessness.

"If the Qin Army hadn’t been scattered, we could still try to assault Ancient Jicheng City with numbers and then rescue the two during the chaos," Meng Tian sighed. In that previous battle, not only did Wang Ci capture Li Si and Wang Jian, but the Qin Army also scattered, with only around a hundred thousand cultivators following them.

After surviving the pursuit, only seventy to eighty thousand remained, all wounded, a sorry sight to behold.

"You stay here; I will go to Ancient Jicheng City alone and act depending on the situation," the Dragon Emperor said solemnly.

Meng Tian immediately objected, believing he should go instead.

The Dragon Emperor waved his hand, "I’m a bit stronger than you, and thus have a better chance. And they must have someone to protect them!"

Meng Tian fell silent. He understood that the Dragon Emperor’s arrangements were the most sensible at the moment, but he couldn’t help feeling reluctant, preferring to die in battle than to rely on others for protection.

"That settles it. I will depart in three days. Before then, we need to set up formations and hide this place," the Dragon Emperor said gravely. This mountain valley, far from the cities, was a suitable place to hide.

Meng Tian had no objections and nodded in agreement.

...

Nether King City.

"What, the night blooming cactus flower was taken by the Holy Emperor of Qin?"

Wang Ci roared, trembling with anger.

The Nether King’s servant kneeling before him said gravely, "Yes, the message was passed on by a group of young disciples. They encountered roaming evil spirits, and then they met the Holy Emperor of Qin."

Wang Ci took a deep breath, puzzled, "Why would the Holy Emperor of Qin come all this way?"

The Nether King’s servant didn’t answer Wang Ci because he wasn’t qualified to speculate on such matters.

The Nether King Palace had specifically investigated the Great Qin Heavenly Court. By now, the Great Qin Heavenly Court was on par with the God Temple, even repelling Tathāgata’s split body twice, and his very own Nether Dream Demon Monarch, armed with the Nether King Scythe, was also left severely wounded and forced to flee. As such, in his view, the threat of the Holy Emperor of Qin was no less than that of Tathāgata.

First the Demon Ancestor, and now the Holy Emperor of Qin...

Wang Ci suddenly felt uneasy. He was aware that the Holy Emperor of Qin had already taken control of the Sea Dragon Clan in the Southernmost Sea, possibly connected to the Dragon Emperor.