Chapter 1554: with translation of chapter title

They have already eaten two Demonic Emperor ingredients, yet this rebellious disciple still hasn't broken through.

Look at Qi Xiong and Wu Shou—they've been in seclusion until now without emerging; just one head would have settled the matter.

After the words fell, Yun Xiantai gave Hong Zun a fierce glare; facing Yun Xiantai's gaze, Hong Zun gave an embarrassed smile.

At the same time, feeling pleased, he waited for dinner that evening.

The taste of these Demonic Emperor ingredients needs no saying; moreover, Ye Zhangqing prepared them with care, handling every step personally.

The flavor is better than usual by a few notches; just thinking about it makes one's mouth water involuntarily.

Seeing Hong Zun's appearance, Yun Xiantai knew exactly what he was thinking, and immediately snapped, gritting her teeth.

"If you don't break through this time, I'll kill you."

"Yes, Shīzūn."

As soon as those words were spoken, Hong Zun hastily wiped the saliva from his mouth corner; he had been so lost in thought just now that he hadn't even noticed the drool.

Ye Zhangqing didn't say anything about it; since Yun Xiantai agreed, let's eat some more.

Anyway, we managed to obtain quite a few Demonic Emperor ingredients this time.

If it weren't for the others' cultivation not yet being sufficient to impact the Emperor Sovereign Realm, Yun Xiantai would probably have had them all attempt a breakthrough together.

After coming into contact with the Zhu Tian Wan Jie, the pressure on Yun Xiantai has also become great.

Not to mention the grudge with the Demon Race nowadays; the two sides are practically locked in a deathless feud.

Furthermore, among the other powerful worlds in Zhu Tian Wan Jie, many are actually capable of overturning the present Haotu Shijie.

Relying on the alliance with the Space Pirates, it seems the number of Emperor Sovereign powerhouses is not small, but those Space Pirates are ultimately outsiders and cannot be relied upon.

How can fate be held in others' hands? It must be grasped in our own.

Moreover, Yun Xiantai has recently been trying every means to raise her own cultivation.

The Ancestral Realm is ultimately a hurdle that Haotu Shijie must overcome; who knows when the Demon Race's Ancestral Realm will personally intervene.

Ye Zhangqing made another trip to the Sect's treasure vault; these past few days he has already come many times.

The two Stewards tasked with guarding the Sect's treasure vault have long grown accustomed to this.

That evening, Ye Zhangqing again prepared a full table of delicacies for Hong Zun.

Hong Zun ate with grease dripping from his mouth; not only was it enjoyable, he specially brought along a jar of treasured fine wine.

How could fine food go without fine wine?

With a bite of meat and a sip of wine, when Yun Xiantai arrived, she happened to see Hong Zun eating in a gluttonous, beast-like manner.

Instantly, her mouth twitched in anger.

"Damn it, did I let you come here to break through, or to indulge?"

"This damn Demonic Emperor ingredient is meant for you to break through the Emperor Sovereign Realm; do you really think it's just for you to eat casually for fun?"

She snapped angrily; in response, Hong Zun gave an embarrassed smile and explained.

"Shīzūn, I'm not just fully sensing the energy within the ingredients?"

"Hmph, you'd better be; if you fail again, you'll remain in the Cultivation: Great Emperor Realm for the rest of your life."

Among the many fellow disciples, Hong Zun's talent actually ranks among the top; otherwise he wouldn't have now reached perfection in the Cultivation: Great Emperor Realm.

He surpasses Lin Potian, Qin Shan Hai, and others.

Just that this guy has been unreliable since childhood, a fact Yun Xiantai knew well; she just didn't expect him to become even more unreliable with age.

Having eaten his fill comfortably, Hong Zun, under Yun Xiantai's gaze, obediently returned to Divine Sword Peak to enter seclusion.

This time, there were no further shenanigans; the next day, Yun Xiantai, still uneasy, specially made another trip to Divine Sword Peak.

Upon learning that Hong Zun was still in seclusion, she felt somewhat relieved; the three Demonic Emperor ingredients had finally made this brat behave.

Just as Qi Xiong, Wu Shou, and Hong Zun successively entered seclusion to begin impacting the Emperor Sovereign Realm, a certain world far distant from Haotu Shijie.

... has a vast area, not yielding even to the Demon Realm.

... and, among Zhu Tian Wan Jie, this world is one of the few capable of standing against the Demon Realm, and it is well known.

This world is called the Human Emperor Realm, a world led by the Human Race.

Within Zhu Tian Wan Jie, the Human Race is undoubtedly one of the foremost great clans.

It can be said that the most widely distributed race is the Human Race.

The Human Race's population numbers are the highest in Zhu Tian Wan Jie.

This can also be considered the Human Race's greatest advantage, given that a pregnancy of ten months can bring forth new life.

Compared to other races that take years or are extremely difficult to propagate, the Human Race's reproductive capacity is terrifying.

However, where there is advantage there is disadvantage; though the Human Race's reproductive capacity is terrifying, they are innately frail.

Not to mention compared to the Demon Race or Divine Race; even compared to wild beasts, they fall far short.

In childhood, a Human child can be slain by any random wild beast.

Whereas Demon and Divine Race children aged one or two can already wrestle tigers and leopards—something Human children could never accomplish.

But the Human Race also has another advantage: a terrifying speed of improvement.

These two points are among the fundamentals that enable the Human Race to become a top-tier great clan in Zhu Tian Wan Jie.

The Human Emperor Realm claims to be the birthplace of the Human Race in Zhu Tian Wan Jie, asserting that all Human Race members therein originated from there.

This Human Emperor Realm is the orthodox lineage of the Human Race, the ancestral land of all Humanity.

Therefore, the Human Emperor Realm has always regarded itself as the orthodox Human Race.

But they indeed possess such strength, for the Human Emperor Realm is the only world among those inhabited by the Human Race that has a Human Ancestral Realm presiding over it.

At this moment, within the Human Emperor Realm, a complex of buildings erected upon the cloudtops, resembling a Heavenly Palace...

... is currently the strongest force of the entire Human Race, and also the hegemonic power of the Human Emperor Realm, known as the Human Emperor Palace.

Its strength is in no way inferior to that of the Demon Race, Divine Race, the Nine Nether Realm, or Yongye—these mighty forces that span Zhu Tian Wan Jie.

At this moment, inside one of the halls, four Human Race Emperor Sovereign experts sat together, and one of them spoke in a calm voice.

The news of Haotu Shijie has already been sent back; it is indeed a world led by the Human Race.

It had been in a sealed state until recently, when it bordered Zhu Tian Wan Jie; the strongest force there is called Dao Yi Shengdi, a legitimate Human Race faction.

Upon hearing this, another Emperor Sovereign responded.

Since it is a Human Race faction, it should naturally submit to our Huánggōng; we can send someone to notify them.

Hmm, this Haotu Shijie has decent potential.

Arrange for someone to go immediately and inform them of Huánggōng's rules.

The rise of Haotu Shijie naturally attracted Huánggōng's attention, and they had already sent people to investigate.

Now that it is confirmed to be another Human Race‑led world, in Huánggōng's view it should submit.

After all, their Huánggōng is the orthodox Human Race; since you are Human Race, you must submit to their Huánggōng.

The four Emperor Sovereigns spoke casually, as if Dao Yi Shengdi were already their subordinate sect.

Sending someone over is merely to notify, not to discuss; the opinion of Dao Yi Shengdi does not matter.