Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Damn it! How dare he attack a junior! This is unacceptable! We can't let his personal vendetta anger Lord Human Emperor Xuanyuan! Quick, go and stop him! We absolutely cannot let him harm Yang Xiao!"

When he saw the Qin Family Patriarch, Qin Tianjun, rush forward, reaching above the Thirty-Third Floor in just a few flickers, the Qin Family Ancestor realized it wouldn't be long before he reached the Ninety-ninth Floor. He roared in anger and tried to follow.

But just then, he was shocked to discover...

...he couldn't set foot on the Ascension Platform at all.

"Exceeds age limit for current power level. Those over five thousand years of age must reach the True God Realm to step onto the Ascension Platform!"

At these words, the Qin Family Ancestor was utterly dumbfounded.

He instinctively glanced at the other two Qin Family Demigods.

They, too, wore expressions of helplessness.

They were all clearly over five thousand years old.

But if they didn't go in and stop him, who in the entire Qin Family could possibly stop the Patriarch, a man at the Peak of the Great Divine Power Realm?

"That little fellow... he can't get hurt. Otherwise, if the Human Emperor's punishment descends, my Qin Family..."

The Qin Family Ancestor was helpless.

The Qin Family Patriarch, however, seemed to have known this all along. His eyes filled with triumph and hatred as he ascended with great speed.

He was obviously in a great hurry.

He was desperate to kill Yang Xiao.

And avenge his son.

Seeing him act this way, the members of the Qin Family all looked worried.

But Lu Changsheng, hidden within the crowd, was filled with anticipation.

After all, it was he who had informed the Qin Family Patriarch via voice transmission that he could ascend the Ascension Platform while the three Qin Family Demigods could not.

As for why?

The reason was simple.

He was testing the waters.

'Originally, I thought this kid was a disposable pawn, someone the Human Emperor didn't value. I never imagined he'd have this kind of talent. That being the case, I need to test Human Emperor Xuanyuan's intentions. If he doesn't intervene shortly, it will mean, just as I suspected, that he doesn't favor this kid and may even wish to suppress him. But if he does make a move... then I'll have to come up with a new plan to kill him.'

Lu Changsheng's power was extraordinary, and his assassination techniques were renowned even within the Blood Robe Tower. That was why he could remain hidden right under the nose of Human Emperor Xuanyuan's will Clone.

This was something that Ao Fengyun, another True God, could never have accomplished.

The moment Ao Fengyun appeared, he had alerted the will of Human Emperor Xuanyuan.

The disparity between the two was clear.

Even so, Lu Changsheng remained extremely wary of Human Emperor Xuanyuan. Even though this was merely a Clone of his will, Lu Changsheng would not act recklessly until he had probed the Emperor's true intentions.

This time, he had come in his true body.

A Clone, if destroyed, could be cultivated again. But if his true body were to be annihilated, he would be beyond all hope of recovery.

Naturally, Lu Changsheng had to be exceedingly careful.

'Still, it's a good thing I came in my true body. It's the only way I have even a sliver of a chance. If I had sent a Clone, I probably wouldn't have even been able to get in.'

He thought of the restriction surrounding the continent.

Lu Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Others might not know, but he knew that this restriction had been personally set by Human Emperor Xuanyuan. The fact that he had managed to slip inside without a sound would be an incredible source of glory if it ever got out.

Unfortunately, this was something Lu Changsheng could never speak of to others.

He could only revel in it by himself.

However, as Qin Family Patriarch Qin Tianjun ascended floor by floor, his pace quickening, Lu Changsheng's attention sharpened the moment he passed the seventieth floor.

He began to sense his surroundings, trying to gauge Human Emperor Xuanyuan's true intentions.

What he didn't know, however, was that at this very moment, Human Emperor Xuanyuan—who had already decided not to interfere in Yang Xiao's Path of the Human Emperor—was once again completely shocked.

Shocked by Yang Xiao.

As the Human Emperor, his will was incredibly firm, yet Yang Xiao had managed to shock him time and again.

If word of this got out, *that* would be what truly stunned the world.

But if they knew what Yang Xiao had done, they would probably understand the poor Human Emperor's plight.

After all, from communicating with the Ascension Platform to unleashing the Gold Element Origin Power just now, everything Yang Xiao did was extraordinary.

Especially in the eyes of the Human Emperor, these were absolutely shocking developments.

Just like right now.

The dumbfounded look on Human Emperor Xuanyuan's face... was no calmer than the one the Qin Family Ancestor had worn.

Because that was Gold Element Origin Power!

'Could it be this kid is someone favored by the Golden Emperor Saint Mother? No, that's impossible. The Flame Emperor has never had much contact with the Golden Emperor Saint Mother. Besides, Senior Golden Emperor Saint Mother hasn't appeared in this world for over a million years. Why would she suddenly interfere with the Path of the Human Emperor?'

But if it wasn't a boon from the Golden Emperor Saint Mother, then there was only one other explanation.

Yang Xiao had comprehended the Gold Element Origin Power all on his own.

And that explanation was clearly far more shocking to Human Emperor Xuanyuan than the possibility of it being a boon from the Golden Emperor Saint Mother.

'Years ago, I too tried to comprehend the Gold Element Origin Power from the Ascension Platform to perfect my Void Sword Manual, but I failed. And I was on the Divine Ascension Platform, where the Gold Element Origin Power was even stronger and more concentrated... So why...?'

Human Emperor Xuanyuan couldn't understand.

But at this moment, Yang Xiao's standing in his estimation skyrocketed.

This was true even if Yang Xiao was a pawn being propped up by the Flame Emperor—a man Xuanyuan disliked, and who disliked him in return—to oppose him.

But now, after witnessing Yang Xiao's talent... Human Emperor Xuanyuan no longer cared about any of that.

For a junior of the Human Race with such peerless talent, as long as he was human and his heart was with the Human Race, it didn't matter whose pawn he was or what plots against him he was a part of.

Human Emperor Xuanyuan would support him.

For this was the great duty of the Human Emperor.

As for the farce playing out before him—that Qin man's attempt to kill Yang Xiao... he paid it no mind.

'With the Gold Element Origin Power and having cultivated the Emperor Golden Dragon Secret Technique, a mere existence at the Peak of the Great Divine Power Realm is likely no match for that kid. I'll just watch from here and see what other tricks he has up his sleeve.'

With this in mind, Human Emperor Xuanyuan naturally decided not to intervene.

He simply watched as Qin Tianjun ascended, floor by floor, quickly arriving at the Ninety-ninth Floor.

At this time, Yang Xiao was still there.

He wasn't hesitating out of fear. Rather, he wanted to see how the crowd would react after he had killed those eight people. Besides, Li Mubai was also on this floor.

Yang Xiao greatly admired the young man.

However, before the people from the three great powers had reacted, he didn't approach Li Mubai, not wanting to implicate him in the aftermath.

He never expected, however, that while Yang Xiao didn't go forward... Li Mubai would take the initiative to walk over to him.

But before Li Mubai could speak, Qin Tianjun arrived on the same floor.

The moment he saw Yang Xiao, his eyes looked as if they would spit fire.

Without a second word, his aura flared, pressing down on Yang Xiao.