Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"Dad!" Worry was written all over Huo Susu's face.

The World Spirit and Song Yubing also rose to their feet, looking over with gritted teeth.

The last thing they wanted was to drag the Huo family down with them.

"Don't you worry. These small fries are beneath my notice."

Huo Qiguang's expression was calm, showing no fear despite the pressure from the allied three major powers.

"Bring it on."

He looked at the experts from the three major powers and spoke indifferently.

"Hmph!"

"Utterly foolish!"

"Since Patriarch Huo insists on courting death, we'll be happy to oblige!"

Xin Yuekong snorted coldly and stepped forward. His aura surged as he prepared to be the first to strike Huo Qiguang.

All eyes were fixed on the unfolding scene.

This battle involved a top figure from the Black Triangle Zone—the Patriarch of the Huo family himself!

Everyone was bursting with curiosity.

Could Huo Qiguang possibly survive the siege of the three major powers?

However, before Xin Yuekong could make his move, the stone gate before them suddenly began to tremble.

Immediately after, dazzling starlight seemed to appear from thin air, illuminating the stone gate. The astonishing phenomenon had reappeared!

A vast, illusory starry sky materialized before everyone's eyes.

"What? What's happening?"

"Does this mean… the secret realm is opening again?"

"Is it that kid who went into the secret realm? Is he about to come out?"

"Everyone, seize this chance! The moment he appears, we capture him!"

"Focus, everyone! Maybe this time we'll get a chance to enter the secret realm too!"

"..."

In an instant, the once-silent plaza erupted into a clamor. A deafening wave of noise shot into the sky, filling the air.

Everyone stared intently ahead, their hearts pounding with excitement and anticipation.

Xin Yuekong and the others halted, their attention completely captivated by the astonishing activity at the stone gate.

Even Huo Qiguang looked forward, a shocked expression on his face.

'Is this what it looks like when the Kunlun Mountain secret realm manifests?'

Not far away, at the edge of the crowd, the four mysterious Cultivators also had their eyes wide with astonishment.

"The Kunlun Mountain secret realm… it's opening again after just a little over ten days?!"

"Does this mean we might have a chance to get in too?!"

The young woman in the colorful dress swallowed hard, an inexplicable sense of anticipation rising in her heart.

The young man beside her also had a fiery, scorching glint in his eyes. "I can't believe I'm actually seeing the Kunlun Mountain secret realm open with my own eyes!"

"Enough! Don't you forget why we came here!"

The middle-aged man dressed as a scholar frowned. Although he too was deeply shaken, he couldn't help but issue a reminder.

His words were like a splash of cold water on the others.

The fire in their hearts instantly died down, replaced by expressions of regret.

"What a shame. Am I really so unlucky as to have no fate with this Kunlun Mountain secret realm?"

The young man sighed, filled with unwilling resignation.

As the commotion from the stone gate grew, a dazzlingly radiant portal materialized upon its surface.

Behind the portal seemed to be a multicolored spacetime tunnel. Deep within it, a figure appeared to be slowly walking toward the outside world.

"Is that the young man who entered the secret realm?"

The crowd craned their necks, their voices filled with a mix of suspicion and uncertainty.

After an unknown amount of time, the figure finally reached the end of the spacetime tunnel. With a final step, he walked straight out of the stone gate and appeared before everyone.

Ye Chen gazed at the vast world that had reappeared before his eyes, a complex look of emotion on his face.

He had spent a full hundred-odd days in the Kunlun Mountain secret realm.

Today, he had returned.

"It's him! It's really him!"

"It's the guy who entered the Kunlun Mountain secret realm!"

Every single person's gaze converged on Ye Chen.

At that moment, Ye Chen was like the brightest star in the sky, drawing every eye in the field.

"Oh? Didn't expect it to be so lively out here."

Ye Chen casually swept his gaze over the scene and immediately felt several overwhelming waves of killing intent.

'It seems my enemies showed up while I was cultivating in the secret realm! And they've been waiting outside for me this whole time!'

Soon, Ye Chen saw the World Spirit and Song Yubing.

Seeing that the two of them were safe and sound, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

His figure flashed, and he appeared before them with a smile. "Sorry to keep you waiting."

"As long as you're all right!"

"Hey, hey, hey! How could you forget about me so quickly!" Huo Susu complained with a dissatisfied pout.

"You're the young miss of the Huo family. I really had nothing to worry about when it came to you," Ye Chen said with a smile.

"So you are young friend Ye Chen?"

Huo Qiguang sized up Ye Chen, a trace of doubt appearing in his eyes.

According to Huo Susu, this young man named Ye Chen had killed the young master of the Yu family, Yu Qingqi.

But Yu Qingqi was the top young genius of the Yu family's current generation. Despite his youth, his cultivation was close to the Divinity Transformation realm!

'With this young man's strength, could he really handle a prodigy like Yu Qingqi?'

But this thought only flashed through Huo Qiguang's mind for an instant.

'Now is clearly not the time for such thoughts!'

"That's right. And you are…?"

Ye Chen noticed the respect and admiration the experts around Huo Qiguang held for him.

He also noticed the doting look in Huo Qiguang's eyes when he looked at Huo Susu.

He suddenly blurted out, "You're the current Patriarch of the Huo family?"

Huo Qiguang was taken aback. He hadn't expected this young man's perception to be so astonishing that he could deduce his identity without any introduction.

However, he was a well-known and formidable figure in the Black Triangle Zone; it was only natural for outsiders to have heard of him.

There was no time for that now. Huo Qiguang said immediately, "Now that you're here, I'll get you out of this place."

"You are my daughter's savior. I will do everything in my power to ensure your safety!"

"Leave this place?" However, Ye Chen shook his head. "I have no intention of leaving so soon!"

As soon as he said this, the expressions of everyone present changed.

The experts of the Huo family all looked at Ye Chen in disbelief, almost thinking they had misheard.

"Do you have any idea how dangerous your current situation is?"

Huo Qiguang frowned as well.

The other seven major powers were eyeing his Huo family like tigers watching their prey. Even he felt immense pressure.