Chapter 826: Clear the Area
"The Scorching Flame Divine Lord..."
Heavenly Emperor Liu Ying glanced at the contestants, Emperor Ara and Yao Ji, then at the Divine Martial Emperor, seeming a bit hesitant.
The Divine Martial Emperor remained calm. "Go on."
"I don't have detailed information about him. He's... very mysterious. But compared to Bloodslaughter, he should be stronger," Liu Ying said seriously.
Emperor Ara and Yao Ji narrowed their eyes slightly. "Stronger?"
Stronger? If Bloodslaughter was rumored to have reached the ninety-second step of the Supreme Ladder. Then Scorching Flame... the ninety-third step? Or... like Li Pin, the ninety-fourth!?
At that moment, Heavenly Emperor Tai Yi asked, "What do you mean 'should be'?"
"That's normal," the Divine Martial Emperor replied calmly. "The Divine Race is keeping him as their trump card. That alone shows he has more potential than Bloodslaughter."
"Not necessarily," said Heavenly Emperor Gu You, glancing at Li Pin. "Maybe they just put their strongest up front."
"No, he really is stronger. And not just by a bit—he's at least a whole level above," Liu Ying said, his tone firm.
Seeing that the Divine Martial Emperor wasn't dismissing Emperor Ara and Yao Ji, he continued, "Just a few days ago, the Divine Race's Divine Emperor Tai Yuan brought the Scorching Flame Divine Lord to visit dozens of other races.
"One of those races' Heavenly Emperors happens to have some ties with me and secretly passed along a message..."