Chapter 433: Emperor Road Passage

Li Heng made a move, leaving everyone stunned once again.

What had happened this time?

That finger vanished, and the descending consciousness manifested into a human form, appearing before everyone; it was none other than "Wujian."

Wujian spoke, sounding somewhat suspicious and uncertain.

"You, aren't you the manager of Wujian Inn?"

"Why are you here?"

Li Heng smiled slightly.

"Who decreed that the manager of Wujian Inn cannot be here?"

Wujian was silent for a moment; he realized that an accident must have occurred, and although he could sense that Wujian Inn was right on this person's body.

"You have violated the rules of Wujian by doing this."

Wujian said calmly.

"Rules were meant to be broken."

Li Heng smiled.

"Is this the reason you want to save this intruder? Outsider." Wujian said calmly. In his words, that peerless talent was an intruder, while Li Heng was an outsider; they were not the same.

"It's just a farce; it shouldn't end in a tragedy."

Li Heng replied indifferently.

"I cannot see through you now."

Wujian said calmly.

When he first met Li Heng, he could see through Li Heng's strength: the peak of Seven Tribulations Heaven and Earth. If it weren't for Li Heng being able to inexplicably produce Underworld Money, Li Heng wouldn't have even caught his eye.

But this time, he could not see through Li Heng's strength at all.

"That is not surprising."

Li Heng replied calmly. He was currently in a state of Source Power enhancement; if Wujian could see through him now, then the story would have already reached its finale.

"Are you really going to protect this intruder?"

"In fact, as an outsider, I can tell you a vague truth: protecting him has no meaning, and it will not cause any impact on anything."

Wujian said calmly.

"How is that to be explained?"

Li Heng raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise. He could feel that the meaning behind Wujian's words was not simple; it contained a massive amount of information, perhaps containing the truth of the Wujian Road on the Emperor Road.

"If you intend to stay here forever in the future, I can tell you. I will give you face this time and let him go, but there won't be a second time."

"Also, since you have become the manager of Wujian Inn, I advise you to properly fulfill the duties of a manager."

Wujian took a deep look at Li Heng.

Then, the next moment, the human form vanished, and the consciousness disappeared.

It really was a case of coming quickly and leaving just as quickly.

Stay here forever? Li Heng pondered the last words Wujian spoke, various thoughts flashing through his mind, trying to capture the truth hidden within those words.

At this moment, the crowd had not yet recovered their senses.

They never imagined that Li Heng actually possessed the strength to resist Wujian, and that Wujian had truly given Li Heng face, leaving after just saying a few words. This was too inconceivable; it was practically like being in a dream.

The two God Dynasty Princesses looked at each other, their expressions complex.

They had wanted to befriend this manager primarily to use him as a stepping stone to befriend that peerless talent, but now it seemed that the manager was even stronger than that peerless talent!

Even Wujian had to give him face!

It was a pity they had such thoughts just a moment ago.

That peerless talent had walked on the edge of Life and Death, and only now did his shock subside. As he regained his senses, lingering fear rose in his heart; he had never expected Wujian to be so strong, crushing him with such overwhelming force.

Could Wujian truly be above the Creation Realm?

Speculating thus in his heart, he came before Li Heng and bowed deeply, his expression solemn. "Many thanks to you, fellow Daoist, for saving my life. I, Shaoyang Jun, will never forget this. May I ask for your name, fellow Daoist?"

Li Heng nodded slightly, concise and to the point, "Li Heng."

Shaoyang Jun had originally not cared about Li Heng.

At most, he felt that Li Heng had killed his enemy, the Heavenly Abyss Ancient Demon, so he owed him a favor and intended to repay it, not intending to form a deep friendship.

A dragon does not dwell with snakes.

After all, he was a peerless talent who had already fought to the end of the Emperor Road and was about to cross the Final Heavenly Moat, while the strength Li Heng had just displayed was at most Seven Tribulations Heaven and Earth, not worth befriending.

The gap was too large, and there was no point in befriending him.

But now it seemed.

It was he who was shallow and failed to recognize a person's true worth. How could this be merely the strength of Seven Tribulations Heaven and Earth? This was clearly an existence that had reached his level, or perhaps even surpassed it!

He even felt ashamed that he had addressed him as "fellow Daoist," feeling he had climbed too high.

The little golden dragon beside Li Heng was already numb.

In any case, his master could always stir up big trouble that no one could predict. He also increasingly felt that his master might be a supreme Taboo that had existed long before the Immortal God Era.

Now that he had emerged, it was only to resolve these endless Calamities.

"No, this is impossible, this shouldn't be!"

The Wujian City Lord roared, unable to accept it.

Wujian's true body leaving could spare him from punishment.

But this matter could not make him happy.

Because he knew that this instead meant he had kicked a real iron plate—an iron plate that could make Wujian's true body retreat and give face? But didn't such existences always keep to themselves? Why had he suddenly run into one!

"What you think shouldn't be is actually the norm."

Li Heng said calmly.

He estimated the consumption of the Source Power enhancement and felt a bit of heartache, deciding he could not continue to delay; with a wave of his hand, like an artist erasing a comic character, he wiped out the Wujian City Lord.

The speed was so fast that none of the people present could react in time.

The Source Power began to surge rapidly again, exceeding the previous consumption; at the same time, five more Golden Source Points condensed, bringing the total number of Golden Source Points to as many as fifty-five.

That supreme prodigy Shaoyang Jun's pupils shrank sharply.

What kind of technique was that just now? He hadn't even noticed it!

Could it be that the person before him had not only surpassed him but even surpassed the Creation Realm, reaching the Creation Realm Above? But that shouldn't be; this person did not possess the aura of the Creation Realm Above.

The two God Dynasty Princesses turned pale upon seeing this.

It was over now.

The Wujian City Lord held the passage for them to return to the Emperor Road; now that the Wujian City Lord was gone, didn't that mean they could not return to the region?

However, as God Dynasty Princesses, they were not flowers that could not withstand the wind and rain, and they immediately thought that perhaps the prodigy named Shaoyang Jun possessed a way to return to the Emperor Road.

They hurriedly spoke up, explaining their situation to Shaoyang Jun.

As for Li Heng, they dared not try to curry favor with him now.

It had not yet reached the point of being at the end of their rope.

Shaoyang Jun shook his head upon hearing this.

"My apologies, two Princesses; I relied on my own strength to tear through the Void when I first came to Wujian Road, and I do not have a special passage. Therefore, I do not have the ability to take you back with me."

"However, perhaps this fellow Daoist Li Heng can."

Li Heng shook his head with a strange expression.

"Actually, I also wanted to ask how to get to the Emperor Road."

Once these words were spoken, everyone was dumbfounded, and Shaoyang Jun was even more astonished; what was going on? This person actually didn't even know how to get to the Emperor Road; that shouldn't be right.

No, Wujian had just said that this person was an outsider.

Could it be that this person had actually just entered the Emperor Road?

At this moment, two Guards walked toward them.

Shaoyang Jun showed a thoughtful look; why did he feel that the aura of these two Guards was somewhat familiar, as if he had encountered them before?

The Guards arrived in front of Li Heng and knelt on one knee.

"Exalted One, we have fulfilled our mission and found the passage back to the Emperor Road," the two said in unison, exchanging a glance.

Li Heng's expression was strange; a lucky strike?

At this time, Shaoyang Jun's eyes lit up, and he spoke in a sudden realization.

"I know who you two are; you two are the guys I killed back then in Tianyuan Gucheng in the middle section of the Emperor Road!"

The two Guards looked at Shaoyang Jun, horrified.

"It's actually you!"

----------Author's Note----------

Something came up; two updates today.