Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

The next day, Lin Yun gave all the Tier Three Demon Beast Essence Blood he had recently hunted to the Black-striped Tiger. This much Tier Three Demon Beast Essence Blood should be enough for it to break through to a Tier Four Demon Beast.

This much Tier Three Demon Beast Essence Blood would not only allow the Black-striped Tiger to break through to Tier Four, but it would also significantly boost its Combat Power.

After dealing with the Essence Blood, Lin Yun only had two days left before his departure. He decided to use this opportunity to give the Royal Family a final, stern warning, to make sure they wouldn’t get any more funny ideas.

He shared his thoughts with Puzhu, who had no objections. After all, Lin Yun was now considered a disciple of Flawless Palace, and Lu Bingning and Lan Xi had also agreed to become the Palace Master’s disciples. For someone like Puzhu, simply warning the Royal Family was an effortless task.

Grabbing Lin Yun, Puzhu soared into the sky, and the two of them flew directly toward the Imperial Palace.

Puzhu was a Celestial Spirit Realm expert. If he truly wanted to annihilate the Royal Family, it would be child’s play. Without a Celestial Spirit Realm expert of their own, the Royal Family stood no chance of resisting him.

The strongest experts in the entire Eastern Domain were cultivators like Puzhu and Luo Feng. Puzhu was at the Celestial Spirit Realm. The level above that, Luo Feng’s level, was called the Spirit Realm. As for the realm beyond that—the Saint Realm—one would likely only find such experts in the Central Domain. Those who reached the Saint Realm were considered to be at the very Peak of the Celestial Spirit Continent.

These Saint Realm experts, who called themselves Saints, were further divided into the Earth Saint Realm and the Celestial Saint Realm.

’Of course, all of this is still far beyond my current reach,’ Lin Yun thought. He only knew these things because he had been the Son of the War God in the Divine Realm. He was naturally familiar with the divisions of Martial Arts Cultivation, and was even well aware of the realms of power that existed above the Saint Realm.

They flew all the way to the Imperial Palace. Since Puzhu made no effort to conceal his aura, the Emperor and Tang Chenming were already waiting at the entrance by the time he and Lin Yun arrived at the Purple Gold Hall.

Seeing that it was only Puzhu and Lin Yun, Tang Chenming’s heart settled slightly. With Luo Feng absent, he felt considerably less pressure.

As a fellow Celestial Spirit Realm expert, Tang Chenming addressed Puzhu directly. "Puzhu, what brings you here?"

"Hmph. I am, of course, here on official business. Did you think I came just to trade pleasantries?" Puzhu snorted coldly and replied with a distinct lack of courtesy. Without waiting for a response, he strode into the Purple Gold Hall on his own.

Once inside the Purple Gold Hall, Puzhu glanced at the Emperor before turning his gaze back to Tang Chenming. "I came here to give your Royal Family a piece of advice. If the Tang Family wishes to continue existing in the Southeast Domain, you had best not get any more funny ideas. Lin Yun is now a disciple of our Palace Master."

Puzhu’s words were blunt, and he wasn’t addressing the Emperor. With Tang Chenming present, the Emperor of Yanhuang Country had no say in the matter. In the eyes of Puzhu and Tang Chenming, an Emperor who was merely at the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm was no different from an ant.

"Rest assured, the Tang Family will not make a move against Lin Xiaotian and his wife, nor against Lin Yun’s friends." Though his expression was grim, Tang Chenming gave his assurance.

Tang Chenming would never do something as foolish as risking the entire Tang Family over a single Lin Yun.

As Puzhu and Tang Chenming spoke, the Emperor couldn’t get a word in edgewise. As for Lin Yun’s family and friends, he now wanted to avoid them like the plague. How could he possibly dare to provoke them again? After all, with a behemoth like Flawless Palace backing Lin Yun, any emperor who wasn’t a complete fool would understand. If he made a move against Lin Yun’s family and friends, it would be a direct slap in the face to Flawless Palace. At that point, regardless of whether Celestial Eagle Valley intervened, the Tang Family would surely be annihilated. Therefore, the Emperor would never dare to move against Lin Yun again.

With the Royal Family handled, Puzhu and Lin Yun departed from the Imperial Palace. ’After this,’ Lin Yun thought, ’the Royal Family shouldn’t dare to cause me any more trouble.’

’If the Royal Family behaves from now on, I’ll let this slide,’ Lin Yun mused. ’But if they dare to target me again, I will definitely annihilate them in the future.’

’This time, it was only because my own strength is still insufficient. I could slaughter the Forbidden Guard Army, but annihilating the entire Royal Family is impossible for now. Forgetting everything else, I have no way to deal with two experts at the Ninth Layer of the Primordial Ocean Realm like Tang Feng and the Emperor.’

’Furthermore, with Celestial Eagle Valley in the picture, Flawless Palace is unlikely to wage all-out war with them just for me. Unless... unless I grow to become the sixth great Demon Fiend of the Eastern Domain. Then, it might be a different story.’

Back at home, Li Tian and Qin Feng found Lin Yun. The three of them sat in the courtyard pavilion. Looking at his two friends, Lin Yun already guessed their purpose in coming. He poured them both some tea and asked with a smile, "So, you’re leaving?"

Hearing this, Li Tian smiled faintly and took a sip of tea. "More or less. Qin Feng and I need to return home first. We’ll likely be gone for a long time, so we both need to inform our families."

Upon hearing Li Tian’s words, Lin Yun fell silent for a moment. His gaze then sharpened as he looked at Li Tian. It had been two years, no—or rather, from the very beginning, Lin Yun felt as if he had never truly seen Li Tian fight.

"Since you’re about to leave, Li Tian, how about you let me see what you’re truly capable of?" Lin Yun said.

’This isn’t about being competitive,’ Lin Yun thought. ’It’s just that Li Tian gives me a strange feeling. I really want to know what kind of person he truly is.’

"Haha, very well," Li Tian chuckled. "I plan to follow you from now on anyway. There’s no need to hide anything."

With that, the two walked to the center of the courtyard. Lin Yun didn’t draw his Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear. ’I’m just curious,’ he thought, ’how strong is Li Tian, really?’

Facing Lin Yun, Li Tian’s Space Ring flashed, and a brush appeared in his hand. The bristles of the brush were a solid, vibrant red.

"An Array Spirit Pen..." Lin Yun murmured, his eyes fixed on the brush in Li Tian’s hand.

It was common knowledge on the Celestial Spirit Continent that in addition to Artifact Refiners and Alchemists, there was another, far more mysterious profession: Array Masters.

Powerful Array Masters could deploy deadly Grand Arrays with a mere flick of the wrist. Formations like Flawless Palace’s Transmission Main Array and Teleportation Sub-array Map were all inscribed by Array Masters, and the Array Spirit Pen was the very soul of their craft.

Because Array Masters were so rare and mysterious, people judged their skill level based on the color of their Array Spirit Pen.

White, red, black, purple, and gold—these colors indicated the hierarchy of an Array Master’s power. Those who wielded a white Array Spirit Pen were the weakest, while those with a gold one were the strongest.

Staring at the Array Spirit Pen in Li Tian’s hand, Lin Yun was momentarily stunned. Then, a slight smile touched his lips. "I never would have guessed. You’re an Array Master."

"My family was once the most powerful family of Array Masters in the Eastern Domain—the only family that specialized solely in the art of Arrays," Li Tian explained, his tone impassive. "But because the power of an Array Master is so terrifying, many factions in the Eastern Domain did not want my family to continue to exist, so..."

After hearing Li Tian’s explanation, Lin Yun finally understood his friend’s background. He had only known that Li Tian came from a large family in the Eastern Heart Domain; he had never imagined it was a family of Array Masters.

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