Chapter 616

615. Chapter 610: The Immortal Emperor Who Came to Beg for Handouts

"No protective array?" Song Chengdao stared in surprise at the massive star continent before him.

Such a vast star continent, with seemingly complete celestial laws—yet no protective array?

"This star continent was originally occupied by insect races. After I wiped out the insects here, I took control of it. There are no powerful races nearby now, so it's temporarily safe."

As Ding Huan spoke, his divine sense landed on Lanxing Sect.

Under his divine sense, three cultivators were pointing and whispering around Lanxing Sect.

Most of the good locations on the Semi-God Star Continent have already been seized.

Lanxing Sect occupies one of the best positions on the Semi-God Star Continent; holding such a vast area without accepting disciples is bound to attract greed.

The Cosmic Pot descended at incredible speed outside Lanxing Sect.

Ding Huan's divine sense had not detected Ji Luo.

Only a few disciples were training here.

Ji Xing had made the greatest progress—he was now at the late Immortal King realm.

Ding Huan was puzzled: even if Ji Luo was absent, no one should dare covet Lanxing Sect.

Lanxing Sect was his claimed territory; any cultivator in the Dao Corridor must know Ding Huan.

Knowing this was his territory, how dare they wander here?

Fortunately, these wandering fools hadn't moved to attack.

Since they hadn't moved to attack, Ding Huan had no intention of interfering.

Someone lingering outside your immortal sect is taboo for most sects, but Ding Huan didn't care.

You can loiter for a year—it's fine—as long as you don't strike.

"Greetings, fellow cultivator." A sudden voice rang out.

Ding Huan saw that the three wandering fools, having spotted the Cosmic Pot, had rushed over.

The newcomers were two men and one woman; both men were Immortal Emperors, the woman only an Arcane Immortal.

What left Ding Huan speechless was that his divine sense had swept past them earlier without notice—he only recognized the woman now that they stood before him.

Her appearance had changed so drastically that, had she not stood before him, he might not have recalled her at all.

The Immortal Emperor who spoke also noticed Ding Huan's Cosmic Pot—his eyes lit up.

With his vast experience in treasures, he knew this pot was a top-tier artifact; even he possessed nothing of such caliber.

"You—you… are Ding Huan?" The woman finally remembered who he was, exclaiming in shock.

"Jin Lingzi, long time no see. Didn't expect to meet an old acquaintance here." Ding Huan smiled faintly.

Jin Lingzi was from the Ten Thousand Realms Trading Association; he had once scanned her with his divine sense on the Ten Thousand Realms Floating City.

He had no fondness for Jin Lingzi; the only member of the Ten Thousand Realms Trading Association he somewhat liked was Qi Ning from the Immortal World.

Jin Lingzi stared wide-eyed at Ding Huan—in her memory, she had never met him. How could he know her?

Only one possibility: Ding Huan's divine sense could pierce through the Ten Thousand Realms Trading Association's restrictions and clearly perceive her existence.

No wonder he could trade a single Immortal Crystal for a treasure from the Ten Thousand Realms Trading Association—his divine sense was too powerful!

She had thought she already understood Ding Huan's strength; now she realized she knew far too little.

"Ding Daoist, you've quite the temper—destroying entire cities at the drop of a hat." The Immortal Emperor suddenly spoke.

Ding Huan stared at the Immortal Emperor—he felt a strange sense of familiarity; now that he heard the voice, he finally understood.

It really was an old acquaintance.

Ding Huan's expression remained blank:

"Destroying a city? I've wiped out more than one race and planet. But I have one virtue: I never sneak behind others' backs to stab them."

Ding Huan finally remembered who this guy was.

Back then, the Ten Thousand Realms Trading Association imprisoned his friend—he stormed their stronghold, Wubian City, destroyed it, and rescued Cang Yongqian and Ji Gu.

In that battle, he not only obliterated the Ten Thousand Realms Trading Association's branch in Wubian City, but also killed its leader, Shangguan Yanzhong. (Chapters 340–342)

During the destruction of Wubian City's branch, he nearly died.

The reason: in the void of Wubian City, a powerful figure had been hiding—he launched a surprise attack on Ding Huan.

He had killed that figure back then; now, seeing this Immortal Emperor, he realized the truth.

The one who ambushed him in Wubian City was this Immortal Emperor's divisional body or soul fragment.

"If not for you, I would have already attained the Dao. You destroyed my divisional soul-body and erased countless years of my efforts in the Dao cultivation world…"

The Immortal Emperor paid no heed to Ding Huan's tone—his voice remained calm.

"So?" Ding Huan replied with utter disdain, uttering only three words.

He thought: I'm being polite—you haven't even settled the score for your ambush, yet you're pushing your luck.

Jin Lingzi hurried forward and bowed: "Greetings, Brother Ding. There were misunderstandings between the Ten Thousand Realms Trading Association and you, Brother Ding. I believe once they're cleared, nothing remains."

"This is Shi Tuo, founder of our Ten Thousand Realms Trading Association—he has only recently arrived on the Semi-God Star Continent."

Hearing Jin Lingzi's words, Shi Tuo paused slightly.

He had brought Jin Lingzi beside him not because she was an official of the Ten Thousand Realms Trading Association's cultivation world, but because she was sharp and had an uncanny sense of danger.

She had been with him for years and knew his strength inside and out.

Though he was a peak Immortal Emperor, he had slain countless false Nascent Souls and Immortal Emperor Fullness cultivators.

Knowing his power so well, why was Jin Lingzi so humble and deferential before Ding Huan? That was odd.

Yet he could not recall what was strange about Ding Huan.

When Ding Huan destroyed Wubian City, he should have been below the Immortal-Mortal Bridge realm.

Even if Ding Huan was a genius among geniuses, he could not possibly have matched him in such a short time.

His gaze fell on Ding Huan's Universe Pot, on which several people had not yet emerged.

When Shi Tuo's eyes swept over Song Chengdao, Wu Hanchan, Zhuo Yao, and Yan Qi, his gaze flickered slightly.

He could not discern Ding Huan's cultivation level; it must have been concealed.

Yet from the four people behind Ding Huan, he vaguely understood why Ding Huan was so confident.

They were probably four false Nascent Souls.

Shi Tuo shook his head; he had kept his own cultivation restrained at the peak of Immortal Emperor precisely because he knew that in the Immortal World, one could never fake a Nascent Soul.

A few false Nascent Souls, he truly did not take seriously.

But he did greatly admire Jin Lingzi; because of Ding Huan's Universe Pot's protective array, he had not even noticed those four false Nascent Souls.

Jin Lingzi had noticed them, proving he was right to keep her by his side.

"The affairs of the Dao cultivation realm have indeed occurred; I do not demand anything specific of Brother Ding. My Ten Thousand Realms Guild has only just arrived in this realm, yet all the better locations here have already been occupied."

"I wonder if the Blue Star Sect belongs to Brother Ding?"

When Shi Tuo first saw the Half-God Star Continent, he had nearly shouted out in excitement.

This was undoubtedly the perfect headquarters for his Ten Thousand Realms Guild, and the Half-God Star Continent had no protective array at all; once his Ten Thousand Realms Guild secured its footing here, he would begin arranging a planetary protective array.

From now on, this place might become his Ten Thousand Realms Guild's planet.

With his strength, Shi Tuo, who would dare defy his command over this planet?

Ding Huan understood: this man wanted his land as the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Realms Guild.

He sneered: "It seems you've never been to the Pangu Great World, or perhaps you've never heard what your Ten Thousand Realms Guild did in that universe."

Ding Huan guessed that if Shi Tuo had heard of how he wiped out several clans in the Pangu Great World, even the most arrogant would never speak such words.

Clearly, this man had wandered in this universe for some time.

Shi Tuo did not fully grasp Ding Huan's meaning; he had indeed spent a long time in this universe.

For the sake of his Dao, wherever he had traveled in any universe, he had established his Ten Thousand Realms Guild.

This universe currently had no Ten Thousand Realms Guild; the Half-God Star Continent was the most suitable location, without exception.

At that moment, several more figures rushed over.

Before they arrived, voices called out from afar:

"Han Liudao greets Brother Ding, the Dao Master."

"Zhu Qi greets Brother Ding, the Dao Master."

"Dong Jie greets Brother Ding, the Dao Master. Has Brother Ding just returned to the Blue Star Continent?"

……

Ding Huan stared blankly at these people.

He had heard all their names; they were all Immortal Lords or Deans of top-tier factions.

For example, Han Liudao was the Immortal Lord of the Northern Immortal Corner, Zhu Qi was the Immortal Lord of the Eastern He Immortal Corner, and Dong Jie was the Alliance Leader of the Dao Corridor Cultivation Alliance.

The rest were either Immortal Lords or Deans.

Ding Huan was about to speak when a thought stirred; he gestured with his hand, and the Brother Xingpan had already appeared outside.

"Hahaha…" Brother Xingpan laughed heartily; his cultivation was rock-solid, and more than that, he could clearly sense the next realm's level.

But after only a few laughs, he sensed something was wrong: "Brother, why are the celestial laws here so perfectly complete?"

The celestial laws here were more than complete; Brother Xingpan even felt his own Dao was lacking—here, his Dao contained too many flaws.

"Brother Xing, this is the place I mentioned before."

But Brother Xingpan stared in shock at the people around him, completely forgetting Ding Huan's words.

He was a Great Emperor! In the Pangu Great World, he was among the top few cultivators, even the very first.

How was it that everyone around him—except Ding Huan and the female cultivator—was stronger than him?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have only just returned to the Blue Star Sect, and happened to encounter someone coming here to beg for favors. Please wait a moment while I settle this matter, then I will invite you all to discuss important matters together."

Ding Huan bowed to those who had come to greet him.

Jin Lingzi felt increasing unease; she hesitated and called out: "Guild Master…"

Shi Tuo waved his hand, signaling her not to worry.

In these years across the boundless universe, what scenes had he not encountered?

Once, he was surrounded by twenty Immortal Emperors and five false Nascent Souls—what was the outcome? He still stands here; how many of those who attacked him are still alive?