Chapter 1211: Wind Rises Without a Trace (First update, requesting all support)

Not only the Xuan Emperor and the North Sea Dragon King, but every Stronger who sensed the changes in the celestial phenomena was filled with doubt; those who had reached the King stage one after another cast their consciousness into the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings.

Unless one deliberately conceals it, the Throne in the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings will inevitably change after promoting to a Double-Character King.

Under the premise of deliberate concealment, it is best for the promotee not to cast their consciousness into the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, otherwise their Throne will change all the same.

Additionally, the concealment period is only one year; once it expires, the Throne will automatically transfer to the Double-Character King area.

The consciousness of countless Strongers poured into the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, transforming into their respective images and sitting upon their own Thrones.

Unlike last time, this time, there were actually Ninth-Rank Demon Tamers present.

There was no helping it; the strength of a Double-Character King speaks for itself.

For Ninth-Rank Demon Tamers, Double-Character Kings are their primary targets for recruitment; after all, the Double-Character Kings under their command are very limited, and this is even more true for Ninth-Rank Demon Tamers whose foundations are not deep enough.

Among them was the Xuan Emperor; she was also the only Emperor among the Three Sovereigns to cast her consciousness into the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings.

There was no helping it; the Xuan Emperor's foundation is not deep, being comparable only to a senior Emperor in this regard, and there is a significant gap between her and the Human Emperor and the Blood Emperor.

Furthermore, since the other party promoted in the sparsely populated North Sea, the Xuan Emperor believed that the newly promoted Double-Character King likely had no faction.

Taking a step back, even if this newly promoted Double-Character King did have a faction, they could still be won over, just as the Human Emperor poached a Top-tier Double-Character King from under Wendi.

Besides the Xuan Emperor, there were four other Emperors: the Spirit Emperor, Wendi, Wudi, and the Phoenix Emperor.

The Spirit Emperor goes without saying; his foundation is not deep enough, and he only has two or three Double-Character Kings under his command.

In terms of foundation, Wendi is the deepest among the four Emperors; he is an Emperor with a scholarly appearance who has been famous for three thousand years, but recently, the only Top-tier Double-Character King in his hands defected to the Human Emperor, taking many Kings with him, which caused his foundation to suffer great damage, and he has been busy compensating for his foundation recently.

This time, with a King promoting to a Double-Character King, Wendi, who was already thirsting for talent, naturally could not fail to come.

Wudi has a majestic and imposing appearance; in terms of foundation, he is second only to Wendi among the four Emperors. This can be seen from his title; he is an Emperor who likes to provoke wars.

As for the final Phoenix Emperor, her foundation is the shallowest, having been an Emperor for only a few hundred years, but she possesses a Top-tier Divine Beast, the Phoenix, so no one would look down on her; the title of Phoenix Emperor also stems from this.

After the one Emperor and four Emperors exchanged greetings, there was almost no communication between them; their eyes flickered as they thought about what conditions to use to recruit this newly promoted Double-Character King.

In addition to the one Emperor and four Emperors, more than half of the Kings and Double-Character Kings had come, and the scene was far grander than when Li Zhangsheng promoted to King last time.

Among the Thrones on the third tier of the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, the consciousness of Ning Bizhen appeared on her Throne; she understood in her heart that this was nine times out of ten Li Zhangsheng promoting to a Double-Character King, and she was overjoyed, though she did not show it on the surface.

Ning Bizhen carefully observed the changes in the Thrones in the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings; if the seating of the Thrones did not change, it meant that the one who promoted this time was Li Zhangsheng.

On an unnamed island in the North Sea, after promoting to a Double-Character King, Li Zhangsheng immediately crushed a bead.

This was a one-time item that could transform into a special barrier, clearing away footprints, auras, and the like within a certain range, and preventing outside prying; it could last for a period of time.

Suddenly, Li Zhangsheng's ears moved slightly; he heard a sound coming from outside the Hunyuan Heluo Forbidden Array.

"The Dragon King has an order, please invite the honored guest to the Dragon Palace for a visit!"

Prime Minister Turtle bowed his body and called out outside the island.

As a confidant of the North Sea Dragon King, this Prime Minister Turtle was naturally no ordinary item; it had reached the Demon Emperor Level, and its Bloodline was also quite extraordinary.

As for that squad of Sea-Patrolling Yakshas, they were at least Lord-level, and there was no lack of Demon King level existences among them.

Li Zhangsheng was slightly stunned, then shook his head and laughed; although entering the Dragon Palace might allow him to befriend the North Sea Dragon King and perhaps even gain some benefits, he had no intention of meeting the North Sea Dragon King.

First, the North Sea Dragon King is too strong; as a True Dragon of the Demon Emperor level, and being in the other party's home base, Li Zhangsheng is not the North Sea Dragon King, so he naturally does not know its true thoughts. Once the North Sea Dragon King's head turned and it wanted to keep him, even with many trump cards in hand, the hope of escape would still be slim.

Second, it is easy to expose his existence; the North Sea Dragon King might not keep his secret, and he has no possibility of bargaining with the North Sea Dragon King, not to mention Prime Minister Turtle and the others. Crucially, the North Sea is close to the Northern Region; even if the North Sea Dragon King has no connection with the Xuan Emperor, it does not mean its subordinates do not have spies planted by the Xuan Emperor.

No one can guarantee whether they will leak it out; Li Zhangsheng naturally cannot pin his hopes on a "stranger."

Li Zhangsheng did not reply, nor did he leave any token representing his identity; according to his own words, as long as he was given more time, he could go anywhere in this world, and before that, he would continue to lay low.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng instantly retracted the 365 Star Banners, transformed into his Dijiang Form, broke through space directly, and disappeared.

As the Hunyuan Heluo Forbidden Array vanished, the Mist on the uninhabited island slowly disappeared.

In the sky, the avatar of the Queen Mother Mirror appeared again, but unfortunately, it found nothing, not even a trace of aura left behind.

Prime Minister Turtle had originally thought that when the other party removed the Forbidden Array, they would meet the North Sea Dragon King with them, but it just couldn't wait for the other party to come out. Prime Minister Turtle hurriedly went onto the island, only to find that the other party had long since left, and it did not know where they had gone.

Prime Minister Turtle slapped its forehead in annoyance; seeing that no clues were left on the island, it had no choice but to return to the Dragon Palace with the Sea-Patrolling Yakshas, not knowing how it would explain things to the Dragon King.

The Hall of Ten Thousand Kings!

A quarter of an hour later, the Thrones in the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings still had not undergone any changes.

At this, the Strongers present began to discuss among themselves.

Just then, the Xuan Emperor's consciousness suddenly left the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings.

The four Emperors looked at each other, unable to help but feel a sense of frustration in their hearts.

The Spirit Emperor's eyes were serene as he said leisurely: "It seems this newly promoted Double-Character King intends to hide!"

"What great audacity!"

Wudi was furious; his temper was not very good.

Wendi remained the "good guy" as always, smiling and saying: "Just wait another year!"

The Phoenix Emperor did not speak; she could not be bothered to greet the other three Emperors and chose to leave directly.

Soon, the other three Emperors also withdrew their consciousness.

The voices of the many Kings and Double-Character Kings discussing grew louder; there was no helping it, such things were very rare, and one might not see a single case in a hundred years.

They cast suspicious gazes toward the empty Throne on the third tier, discussing among themselves and guessing which King had promoted to a Double-Character King.

Although there were not many empty Thrones, there were nearly a hundred of them, including Li Zhangsheng's Throne.

However, very few people cast suspicious gazes at Li Zhangsheng's Throne; most fell upon those Top Kings who had been famous for many years. After all, although Li Zhangsheng was a heaven-defying genius, he had only been a King for a year at most, and according to common sense, it was impossible for him to be this fast.

PS: Respected Emperors and Sovereigns, please give the protagonist a Double-Character King title; it does not have to be limited to the "All-King" title.

(End of chapter)