Chapter 1162

Xu Qing, standing on the seaweed, spoke these two words calmly.

As if it were natural and proper, as if this were simply right.

No need for extra intimidation; even if, aside from Xing Huanzi, everyone around were Huntu people.

And the calmer he was, the greater the invisible pressure he brought upon the Huntu people here.

Because this is the Fifth Star Ring.

Humanity Supreme!

Outside the palace, the many clansmen of the Huntu Imperial Clan had solemn expressions.

While facing a great enemy, their hearts also sank.

To them, the previous Star Ring Child was already extremely strong, and now this second appearance was even more shocking to their hearts and minds.

Especially that seaweed!

They naturally also knew this was the true form of the Jia Character Twenty-Ninth Prison.

And to be able to command this seaweed, bring it here, and have it go to war… this scene carried profound meaning.

The resulting mental ripples were naturally even more intense.

Especially these Huntu people; they were no longer in their former glory, and within them, no clansman had truly seen the past history with their own eyes.

This generation of theirs, from the moment of birth, had been under humanity as heaven.

Even if the Aurora Heaven Beyond Heaven had lost its master, in their bones, they still held reverence for humanity.

Only because of the Huntu Emperor's dignity did they temporarily suppress their reverence for humanity… but… this suppression, when facing a strong human, ultimately could not be contained.

At this moment, Xu Qing's calm, his powerful arrival, and the echoing sound in all directions caused these Huntu people to one by one recall their reverence for humanity.

Some had already instinctively lowered their heads.

This is the servility etched into their blood.

And it is also an important means for the humanity of the Fifth Star Ring to rule over alien races.

All this, the Huntu Emperor's enormous face, saw clearly.

Thus he fell silent.

Gazing at Xu Qing.

Then…… a flash of light at his brow, and a token flew out.

This token emitted a soft white light, its front engraved with the character for "exempt," its back bearing the sound of spiritual light.

"My clan, long ago favored by the Spiritual Light Heaven Beyond Heaven, already recognized a great figure of the Spiritual Light Heaven Beyond Heaven as our supreme lord, and was bestowed this token, which exempts from all levies."

The Huntu Emperor spoke slowly.

As his words echoed, the white light radiating from this exemption token suddenly spread, enveloping the palace and isolating the outside world.

And this Huntu clan's palace, floating in the starry void, is actually the entrance to the Huntu clan's land!

Xu Qing had previously heard Xing Huanzi mention this exemption token; though he did not know the details, he reasoned that since it could be bestowed and taken out by the Huntu Emperor in this manner, this token must carry significance.

And on the way here, he also sent a sound transmission to Zhou Zhengli, inquiring.

Zhou Zhengli, in gathering information, was quite thorough, and told Xu Qing everything he knew.

In the Fifth Star Ring, there are some clans who, for various reasons, receive exemption tokens granted by different heavens beyond heaven; generally, when the Seekers of Objects encounter such clans, they can only choose to retreat.

But…… Xu Qing's eyes flashed with a dark light, facing the exemption token, he raised his right hand and took out the special mission jade slip given by the Poison Lord.

"By order of the Nine Shores Immortal Lord!

Seek the mysterious nine-colored ice capable of annihilating the divine lord's fire."

Having said this, Xu Qing coldly gazed at the Huntu Emperor and spoke lightly.

"This matter is of great importance; I suspect your clan possesses this item, and now I wish to investigate."

As Xu Qing's words fell, the special mission jade slip in his hand immediately began to flash, emitting waves of radiant light, sweeping outward; the white radiance of the exemption token, upon contact with this light, instantly twisted.

In the next instant, the white radiance of the exemption token directly vanished, no longer enveloping the palace.

The surrounding Huntu people, perhaps not yet fully reacted, but the Huntu Emperor's expression changed.

This scene exceeded his judgment.

Normally, their clan's exemption token would be enough to make the Seekers of Objects retreat, but no matter how, he had not expected that this human before him actually carried such a mission.

This made him feel somewhat absurd!

The Nine Shores Immortal Lord—what kind of existence is that, to have a quasi-immortal battle strength go collect the mysterious ice capable of annihilating the divine lord's fire…

He did not believe it!

But precisely, that mission jade slip, containing a special mark, is truly genuine!

Most importantly, the behavior of the exemption token also fully explained the truth…

This caused the Huntu Emperor's heart and mind to stir with great waves.

Because, even if their clan possessed the exemption token, its authority, when facing a mission from the Nine Shores Immortal Lord, is clearly superior or inferior!

This scene was not only a change in expression among the Huntu Imperial Clan's clansmen, but even Xing Huanzi's eyes narrowed as he looked at Xu Qing's mission jade slip in hand.

Evidently, even he was utterly surprised.

And Xu Qing, at this moment, stepped down from the seaweed and walked toward the front of the Huntu Palace.

Each step he took caused ripples in the starry void.

Each time he drew closer, the Huntu Emperor's expression on the palace changed.

Until Xu Qing had taken seven or eight steps, the Huntu Emperor's colossal facial manifestation vanished, his true form walked out from within the palace, and stood in the starry void.

A hundred zhang tall, crimson body, strange dual-faced, appearing the moment a shocking cultivation fluctuation burst forth, forming an obstruction, an invisible pressure landing before Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's footsteps paused, and he calmly looked at this Huntu Emperor.

"You wish to block my investigation?"

The Emperor of the Hun Tian stared at Xu Qing, speaking in a low voice.

"My clan has no Nine-Colored Ice."

"Whether we do or not, we'll know once we check!" The one who spoke these words was not Xu Qing, but Xing Huanzi beside him.

The Emperor of the Hun Tian fell silent, then sighed. He admitted he had miscalculated this time, so he raised his hand and grabbed—immediately, the relic of the Fourth True Sovereign flew out from the imperial palace behind him and landed in his palm.

He intended to settle things peacefully; since the other party wanted this object, then…… he would simply give it away.

Though this item is extremely precious, compared to what the clan is currently doing…… he could only choose to send it away.

And so he was about to speak.

But just then, his expression suddenly shifted.

And Xu Qing's eyes also narrowed instantly as he gazed toward the imperial palace.

At the seaweed's location, almost at the same moment as Xu Qing, it sensed something—its leaves immediately swayed, and its aura turned sharp.

Inside the imperial palace, a transmission fluctuation arose, spreading outward.

Someone is transmitting here!

The Emperor of the Hun Tian narrowed his eyes, clenched his right hand, and reclaimed the clump of Heavenly Principle Earth he had intended to give away; the words he had been about to speak also shifted accordingly.

"There is an envoy of my master, descending upon my clan."

"Regarding matters here, my Hun Tian clan shall obey the arrangements of the Upper Lord."

Saying this, the Emperor of the Hun Tian turned and bowed toward the imperial palace.

All the surrounding clanspeople lowered their heads and bowed in worship.

Immediately after, the transmission fluctuation grew stronger, rumbling as a massive pillar of light descended from the starry void above the imperial palace, stirring up layer upon layer of waves.

This scene was not unfamiliar to Xu Qing—it was identical to the transmission when he returned to his own universe.

In the next instant, as the pillar of light descended, an aura nearly reaching that of a Lower Immortal surged upward from within the imperial palace, shocking the heavens.

This aura was terrifying to the extreme, causing wrinkles in the starry sky, and everything around was seized by dense immortal energy.

All things related to deities were repelled in the face of this immortal aura.

This was the aura emanating from an immortal embryo.

The visitor…… was only a hair's breadth away from having their immortal embryo transform into a true immortal!

Xing Huanzi's expression grew heavy, Xu Qing furrowed his brows.

Soon, all eyes turned to the imperial palace, where its great door suddenly burst open at that moment.

A force like mountains collapsing and seas overturning erupted from within.

Like volcanic magma surging forth.

Amid the rumbling, a middle-aged cultivator wearing a crimson robe stepped out from within, his expression dark and cold.

Each step he took caused the starry sky to tremble.

By the moment he had fully stepped out, the Emperor of the Hun Tian became solemn and immediately bowed, his clanspeople doing the same with utmost reverence.

"Greetings, Upper Envoy!"

The visitor's aura was terrifying, and with the entire Hun Tian clan bowing, their presence instantly coalesced into a staggering momentum.

At the same time, the seaweed swayed instinctively, its divine sense rapidly transmitting into Xu Qing's mind.

"He bears the aura of the Warden Envoy who left a seal in the wound of the True God!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing narrowed his eyes.

And the crimson-robed middle-aged cultivator who had just stepped out of the palace now cast a gaze of inexplicable dignity over the surroundings, landing on the seaweed, his eyes flashing with strange light.

Then he turned his gaze toward Xu Qing, standing before the seaweed.

"It's you, conspiring with this lowly plant to steal my master's divine grain?"

Upon these words, the bowing Emperor of the Hun Tian blinked, as if lost in thought.

Xing Huanzi's expression darkened, he stared at the middle-aged cultivator, and the Order Constitution on his body began to operate.