Chapter 896

He Pingsheng tilted his head back and asked, "Aren't you angry?"

"What good would anger do?" the Dalun Mingwang snorted. "You don't have just Su Zhenzhen as your woman—there's your senior sister, and Zhou Qingmei too!"

He Pingsheng thought about it.

Senior sister Qiao Huizhu was obviously no problem.

But Zhou Qingmei didn't count.

Every time I tried to get close to Zhou Qingmei, something always interrupted me!

"Master!" At that moment, Ziqing Xianzi's voice came from outside the door: "The Nine-Colored Clan's Muhan Xianzi has come again—she says she wants to talk with you, calmly and peacefully!"

"Master, should we see her?"

"Or just send her away?"

The Dalun Mingwang, who had been pouring tea in the hall, turned pale with rage and slammed her palm onto the wooden table: "Get out… tell her to get far away!"

He Pingsheng was startled.

He had never seen the Dalun Mingwang this furious before!

She was truly enraged.

Outside, Ziqing said nothing.

After a few breaths, she spoke again: "That's… not very good. After all, we're both of the Kong Que clan—don't make things too hostile."

"Unscrupulous creatures—do you think I care if things get hostile?"

"Forget it… tell them I'm unwell."

"Oh, and if they still won't back down, let them cause trouble at the Baiyu Society—don't bother me here!"

"Yes, Master!" Ziqing withdrew.

He Pingsheng quickly stood and walked to the Dalun Mingwang's side, rubbing her back to soothe her, asking, "What's wrong?"

"Who upset you so badly?"

The Dalun Mingwang fumed, "It's not just upsetting me—it's outright humiliation!"

"Our Kong Que clan… no, no—"

"I'm so furious I can't even speak!"

He Pingsheng's face turned serious at once: "Who's mistreating you? Tell me—I'll beat them up!"

"No!" the Dalun Mingwang shook her head. "You can't help with this."

"We're both of the Kong Que clan—no real hatred here—but this situation is utterly disgusting!"

"Have you heard of the Baiyu Society on the Tianhuo Continent?"

He Pingsheng shook his head: "No."

"Hmm," the Dalun Mingwang said. "You wouldn't have heard—it's an organization of our Yu clan."

"On the Tianhuo Continent, there are countless Yu clans. Tens of thousands of years ago, they formed the Baiyu Society."

"The Baiyu Society, as the name suggests, is a coalition of all Yu clans. It controls territory as vast as an entire domain and possesses countless resources."

"Normally, each Yu clan offers tribute."

"Many Yu emperors, before their deaths, donate their entire life's wealth to the Baiyu Society."

"The Baiyu Society is extremely wealthy."

"Of course, the Baiyu Society is also vital and indispensable to our Yu clan."

"For example, every hundred years, it holds a competition for Foundation Establishment disciples—any Yu disciple may enter, and those who perform well receive generous rewards from the Baiyu Society."

"Every thousand years, there's a competition for Soul Transformation and higher-level prodigies."

"But those aren't the key point."

"To reward the various clans and set examples, the Baiyu Society holds a 【Divine Art Assembly】 once every ten thousand years."

"At the Divine Art Assembly, disciples of any cultivation level may participate, demonstrating their own Divine Arts for evaluation—but the art must be self-created, not copied from others."

"Do you understand what I mean?" she asked He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng nodded: "I get it—just like when we gained a hundred points at the Stone Platform Assembly by discovering a Divine Art. You can cheat."

The Dalun Mingwang's face darkened: "That's not cheating—and it's nearly impossible."

"Because only one Divine Art is selected once every ten thousand years."

"Cheating is impossible."

"Funny thing," the Dalun Mingwang said. "This time, the Baiyu Society's Divine Art Assembly awarded victory to my self-created 【Mingwang Ji】."

"Even though I'm a Mahayana Emperor, winning such an honor is still a tremendous distinction."

"From now on, I'll gain even greater respect within the Yu clan."

"Our Dalun Kong Que clan will finally have something to be proud of!"

"And there's also the Baiyu Society's generous reward."

"We'll gain greater influence over the allocation of public resources—this honor is extremely important to me."

"I understand," He Pingsheng smiled. "You're pretty impressive—so that 【Mingwang Ji】 was your own discovery?"

"Amazing!"

The Dalun Mingwang gave him a sultry smile: "Not as impressive as you."

He Pingsheng asked: "What level is this Divine Art you discovered?"

The Dalun Mingwang replied: "Hmm… roughly Heaven Grade Mid-tier."

"Sssss…" He Pingsheng couldn't help but sigh. "Incredible… casually discovering a Heaven Grade art."

"Impressive."

He even gave her a thumbs-up, genuinely admiring her.

But the Dalun Mingwang gave a bitter smile: "It's not that simple."

"My 【Mingwang Ji】 is indeed my own creation, but not entirely original—I drew inspiration from other Yu clan Divine Arts."

"When I was young, I once accompanied my father to visit the Nine-Colored Kong Que clan."

"There, I saw a Divine Art called 【Nine-Colored Split Feather Sacrifice】."

"That art left a deep impression on me—and after reading it, I had a strange thought: this art could be improved."

"Later, as I grew, I traveled to many places and studied countless Divine Arts."

"Over a hundred in total."

"About a thousand years ago, I fused eleven Divine Arts—including 【Nine-Colored Split Feather Sacrifice】—with my own innovations to form the current 【Mingwang Ji】."

"To put it plainly, my art does contain elements of 【Nine-Colored Split Feather Sacrifice】, but it makes up less than five percent."

"Now the problem is, the Nine-Colored Kong Que clan claims that 【Mingwang Ji】 belongs to them!"

"I'm so furious I could cry!"

He Pingsheng was speechless.

He'd thought his woman was being physically mistreated—but never imagined it was something like this.

"Huh…" He Pingsheng took a deep breath. "I don't understand."

"Are they accusing you of plagiarism—or claiming 【Mingwang Ji】 is theirs outright?"

There's a huge difference between those two.

The Dalun Mingwang said: "It's not plagiarism—it's fusion and inspiration… perfectly normal. When I submitted 【Mingwang Ji】, I clearly told the Baiyu Society and listed exactly which arts I referenced—I even included a catalog!"

"It's fully within the rules—allowed and approved."

"So they can't accuse me of plagiarism. But they claim 【Mingwang Ji】 belongs to them!"

"I—"

Here, the Dalun Mingwang nearly choked again from rage.