Chapter 581 - 580: A Dog

Chapter 581: Chapter 580: A Dog

"Thank you for coming, Emperor Qianyuan. Your presence at my coronation is a great honor."

Yi Tianyun’s expression remained unchanged. ’Ancient God Bloodline? Sixth level of the Spirit King Stage? As long as they don’t start a conflict, I couldn’t be bothered with them. But if they cross me, I’ll destroy them with a single punch, even with their so-called Ancient God Bloodline!’

"Mm." Emperor Qianyuan nodded slightly. He didn’t say anything else and walked to a seat at the side. His attendants followed closely behind him, each of them possessing a high cultivation level.

His response was quite casual, as if to say, ’I’m here to attend your coronation, and it really is your honor!’

Yi Tianyun frowned. ’I show them a little courtesy, and they really think they’re invincible?’ Then again, it was to be expected. As an Empire that had stood for many years, even though he had been making a name for himself recently, in their eyes, dealing with four Empires was not a big deal.

Therefore, they had the power to back up their pride and arrogance and wouldn’t stoop to flattery like the other Empires.

They had come this time for no other reason than to see the domineering, newly-ascended Great Emperor and gauge his true strength.

However, Yi Tianyun couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it. As long as they didn’t provoke him, that was all that mattered.

After Emperor Qianyuan sat down, an attendant immediately served him tea. He glanced over at Yi Tianyun, looking him up and down before shaking his head. ’So young. I wonder how strong his cultivation is... I’ve heard he knows Demon Techniques, too. Does he have a backer?’

Emperor Qianyuan didn’t believe Yi Tianyun could possess such power on his own. He likely had some supreme expert behind him, which was the only way he could have suppressed so many Great Emperors.

Yi Tianyun looked far too young. Although high cultivation could make one appear younger, there was one thing that couldn’t be faked: Blood Qi!

He could sense that Yi Tianyun was genuinely young, not just intentionally making himself look that way. To put it bluntly, he wasn’t faking his youth, a common habit among many powerful experts.

However, he had no intention of starting trouble. He had just come to take a look and see what the situation with Yi Tianyun was.

"Great Emperor, it seems the World Dragon Empire hasn’t come..." an old man beside him whispered.

"The World Dragon Empire..." Emperor Qianyuan’s eyes flickered. They had always wanted to surpass Emperor Shilong, but the gap between them was still immense and difficult to close.

The "Five Kings" status among Empires was not so easily achieved. It was already remarkable that they had four. This wasn’t the Netherworld, after all, and the difficulty of cultivation was not to be underestimated. Possessing more than four Spirit King Stage experts was practically heaven-defying.

The key was the strength of their cultivation. If they were all at the first level of the Spirit King Stage, that would be pathetic. The reason these top empires were so stable was that their experts’ cultivation levels were not low; they were at least at the fifth or sixth level, with some possibly even at the peak.

As they were discussing this, an announcement came from outside.

"The envoy from the World Dragon Empire has arrived!" a guard outside shouted.

An envoy from the World Dragon Empire?

The crowd’s expressions turned odd. When they heard the name ’World Dragon Empire,’ they had assumed Emperor Shilong himself was coming. They never expected him to just send an envoy. Wasn’t that a bit too disrespectful?

A man then walked in from outside. His cultivation wasn’t high, only at the Void Spirit Stage, but his expression was extremely arrogant. He swept his gaze over the attendees, and only when he saw Emperor Qianyuan did a trace of surprise show in his eyes, as if he hadn’t expected the emperor to come in person.

"Greetings, Emperor Qianyuan!"

The envoy actually went to Emperor Qianyuan first, bowing respectfully. He completely ignored the other Great Emperors, even those at the Spirit King Stage.

"Mm. So Emperor Shilong didn’t come, sending you to attend this coronation instead?" Internally, Emperor Qianyuan felt that Emperor Shilong was being far too arrogant. He had to admit the man had the power to back it up, but acting this way would undoubtedly cause a falling out with the Celestial Cloud Empire, which wasn’t a very good choice.

He himself wasn’t afraid, but he still felt it was necessary to come and establish good relations, or more accurately, to investigate the situation here.

"You will find out in a moment," the envoy from the World Dragon Empire said with a smile. After paying his respects, he turned and walked back to the aisle, completely ignoring the other Great Emperors. Such arrogance left many of the Great Emperors feeling extremely displeased.

But they could only swallow their anger. Who could they blame but themselves for being too weak? Only the Qianyuan Empire was worthy of the World Dragon Empire’s notice; the rest were beneath their consideration. Couldn’t they see how haughty the World Dragon Empire’s envoy was? He didn’t even spare them a glance.

As expected, spending too long in a Great Empire made one incomparably arrogant. Having a powerful backer certainly made a difference.

Yi Tianyun watched this, his expression unchanging, but he was beginning to feel a flicker of displeasure.

Then, the envoy from the World Dragon Empire walked over. He looked at Yi Tianyun without a shred of respect, his attitude a world apart from how he had treated Emperor Qianyuan. The two could not be compared at all. It was as if Emperor Qianyuan was the true Great Emperor, while Yi Tianyun was merely a cultivator at the Void Spirit Stage, the same as the envoy himself.

The envoy then took out a scroll, unrolled it in front of him, and read aloud, "Emperor Shilong requires that you do not ascend the throne today. You must first gain our approval to be enthroned. You are to set out for the World Dragon Empire on a chosen day. Only after receiving our recognition may you ascend the throne!"

As soon as these words were spoken, an uproar erupted. The World Dragon Empire was being too arrogant, weren’t they? For someone else to establish an Empire, they first had to go there for approval before they could come back and ascend the throne?

The many Great Emperors looked at each other in dismay. They had never encountered such a situation before. Why was the World Dragon Empire interfering now that it was Yi Tianyun’s turn to ascend the throne? It was obvious they were deliberately making things difficult for Yi Tianyun and didn’t want him to be enthroned immediately.

"So you’re saying that if I want to ascend the throne, I first need the World Dragon Empire’s permission?" Yi Tianyun looked down at the envoy, his expression placid, betraying none of his inner feelings.

"Yes. This order comes from Emperor Shilong himself. We ask that you make a trip to the World Dragon Empire before making a final decision! If you disobey this command, don’t blame the World Dragon Empire for being merciless!" the envoy said in a cold tone. Although he was standing below, he acted as if he were the one sitting on the throne, looking down on everyone.

This was already beyond showing mercy. So many Great Emperors had come to offer their congratulations, yet the World Dragon Empire had shown up just to forbid the coronation, showing no respect whatsoever.

Yi Tianyun raised his hand and swiped it through the void. An invisible force lashed out. With a loud SLAP, the envoy was sent flying, crashing through several tables before finally coming to a stop.

"Who the hell do you think you are, to dare speak to me like that?" Yi Tianyun said, looking at him coldly.

"You... you dare to hit me? I... I am an envoy of the World Dragon Empire! I represent the World Dragon Empire..."

SLAP!

Yi Tianyun struck him again with a heavy slap, pinning him to the ground, unable to move.

"Don’t talk to me about being a measly, trash envoy. Even if your master were standing here, if he dared to speak to me like that, I’d slap him to the ground all the same!" Yi Tianyun’s voice was ice-cold. "Let alone a mere dog of the World Dragon Empire!"