Haoyu the Great was actually defeated by the opponent.
Fortunately, Lie Tian’s target was not him, but Ming Huo.
Humiliation, extreme humiliation.
Emperor Ming Huo could not even self-destruct, and could only endure it unwillingly.
Emperor Haoyu’s face was grim. He suddenly looked at Qi Yan and said, “Tell me, what exactly happened?”
Qi Yan was the closest to him.
As an Emperor’s command, Qi Yan did not dare to disobey and quickly recounted the events.
How could he miss such a good opportunity to kick someone while they were down?
Chen Fan and the others nearby listened in shock. This guy… was quite good at adding insult to injury.
Qi Yan recounted the events with embellishments.
The main character, of course, was Xi Han.
In his telling, Xi Han was portrayed as a profligate descendant who relied on his ancestors’ legacy and showed no regard for others.
Qi Yan spoke rapidly, but Emperor Haoyu’s expression grew increasingly grim.
He turned and glared fiercely at Xi Han.
“Your Majesty.”
Xi Han panicked: “He’s lying, he’s lying…”
*Bang.*
Emperor Haoyu didn’t bother listening to his explanation.
He unleashed a palm strike, killing Xi Han directly.
Emperor Haoyu knew that Qi Yan was embellishing, but it didn’t matter. As long as the main point was correct, that Xi Han had offended the other party, it was enough.
Even if he hadn’t killed this brat, Emperor Ming Huo would have killed him.
What use was such an oblivious descendant?
Now that he had also learned of Emperor Lie Tian’s conditions, he could only say helplessly, “Fellow Daoist, could you please pause for a moment? Emperor Yang is currently in seclusion and cannot come out, but I can take you to him. Emperor Yang will personally offer an explanation for the matter concerning Ming Huo.”
Emperor Yang was not in seclusion, but he would absolutely not come out.
This was the greatest concession Haoyu could make.
To be slapped in the face at their doorstep and then have the Realm Lord come out to apologize? Would the Heavenly Hell Realm still have any face left?
Furthermore, Emperor of the Demon Realm was present within the domain at this time.
This face could not be lost.
“Heh heh.”
Lie Tian smiled faintly and shattered Ming Huo’s head with another palm strike.
Only then did he stop and descend gently. “Since Fellow Daoist has said so, let this matter be dropped. I will give you face, Fellow Daoist.”
*Hoo.*
Emperor Haoyu breathed a sigh of relief.
It was finally settled.
In the distance, Emperor Ming Huo was in a state of utter chaos.
The anticipated shattering of his head did not occur again.
For a moment, Ming Huo was stunned.
He was unaccustomed to it.
“Ming Huo.”
Emperor Haoyu’s voice boomed, rousing Ming Huo.
Before the latter could speak, he proactively said, “You should properly discipline your descendants. This calamity was brought about by your descendant. You must be aware of how your descendants have been behaving in the lower realms, leveraging your name all these years.”
“Today’s incident is an example. If such a thing happens again, how will you conduct yourself?”
Although these words were intended to de-escalate the situation, they were more of a warning.
As Emperors, they rarely interfered with their descendants’ affairs.
Emperors who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years were usually detached.
Children and grandchildren would find their own fortunes; meddling too much would be detrimental.
Unfortunately, Emperor Ming Huo had not managed to extract the bloodline power from his descendants over the years and had always doted on them.
Given this, today’s scene had unfolded.
“Fellow Daoist, please.”
After speaking, before Ming Huo could respond, he gestured for Lie Tian to enter the realm gate with him.
As for Chen Fan and the other two, he could sense their powerful auras.
Two at the seventh stage, one at the sixth.
For a moment, his regard for Lie Tian deepened.
Lie Tian smiled. “Fellow Daoist, please. I apologize for what happened earlier.”
“It’s nothing, nothing at all.”
Both sides were cordial, giving face to each other.
“Oh, right.”
Lie Tian remembered something and looked back at Qi Yan. “I find this young fellow quite pleasing to the eye, so I’ll have him serve me for a while.”
“Of course, no problem.” Haoyu agreed almost without hesitation.
Let alone a mere Half-Emperor, if Lie Tian had wanted Heavenly Emperors to serve him, countless people would have rushed forward.
It couldn’t be helped; not everyone could gain the attention of an Emperor.
It required destiny.
Many Heavenly Emperors, stuck at the seventh stage for hundreds of thousands of years, hoped to receive guidance from an Emperor and soar to new heights.
An eighth-stage being was even rarer.
Emperor Haoyu instructed Qi Yan, “Fellow Daoist has taken a liking to you; this is your good fortune. Serve him well, or even if Fellow Daoist doesn’t mind, I will skin you alive. Cherish this opportunity well.”
Qi Yan finally awoke from his shock.
An Emperor, and an eighth-stage Emperor at that.
In the entire Tenth Earth, apart from the Lord of Western Light, he was among the most supreme existences.
Truly, one person above billions and billions of others.
Furthermore, judging by the situation just now, even Emperor Haoyu was not this person’s match.
This was a heaven-sent opportunity.
Qi Yan, a mere Half-Emperor, knelt down without hesitation. “Thank you, Senior, for this opportunity.”
“Get up.”
Lie Tian said with a smile.
The group entered the realm gate.
At the realm gate, silence reigned.
Only Emperor Ming Huo remained there, seething with rage.
The Half-Emperors at the realm gate didn’t know whether to leave or stay.
These Half-Emperors stood in place, trembling.
They had seen things they shouldn’t have, and they were afraid that Emperor Ming Huo would kill them to prevent the leakage of information regarding this incident.
Such an act was entirely plausible.
Many powerful beings, for the sake of their pride and to prevent their embarrassing affairs from spreading, had annihilated entire realms.
However… they were even more afraid to leave.
Anyone who dared to move now would give Emperor Ming Huo an excuse to act.
The only thing they could do was await their fate.
*Hoo hoo hoo.*
The Half-Emperors with their heads bowed felt an icy glint constantly hovering around their hearts.
Ming Huo truly harbored killing intent.
Until…
“Hmph.”
The killing intent receded like a tide.
“We survived.” The group of Half-Emperors were already drenched in cold sweat.
In their ears, Emperor Ming Huo’s voice echoed: “You know yourselves what words should be spoken and what words should not be.”
*Bang bang bang.*
The Half-Emperors collectively knelt.
We have amnesia. We are blind. We know nothing.
*Hoo.*
A gentle breeze blew past them.
A full half an hour later, someone else arrived.
“Huh, such a grand reception for me?” A fifth-stage Heavenly Emperor, who happened to be rushing to attend the assembly, walked over.
Seeing the Half-Emperors kneeling in unison before the realm gate, he was completely dumbfounded.
Do I have this much clout now?
The arriving Heavenly Emperor was bewildered.
Only then did these Half-Emperors, who had been kneeling for a long time, dare to stand up.
At the same time, they thought to themselves, “Qi Yan has truly ascended to the heavens with this.”
Many who had bullied Qi Yan before now stood nervously.
Those who hadn’t bullied him felt relieved.
“That’s good, that’s good.”
“When we return, we must thank Qi Yan properly.”
“The Dao Crystallization, I believe Fellow Daoist Qi Yan would like it…”