Chapter 1289 -s 1236—1237 Looking Forward to Battle with the Great Emperor_2
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Emperor Tianyang, an emperor who had lived for thirty thousand years, no one knew how many cards and techniques he held. In this world, he belonged to the very pinnacle of existence. If one were to classify him by the standards of True Immortals, no one could ascertain which layer of the True Immortal Realm he had stepped into.
Although the Fire Virtue Star Lord was a being of the True Immortal Third Layer Heaven, the one who came to this place wasn’t his true body—this was merely one of his incarnations, yet to recover the combat strength of a True Immortal, which is to say, it hadn’t stepped into the realm of the emperors and sovereigns of this world.
Below the True Immortals, no matter how powerful the cultivator might be, they could never contend with a True Immortal—this was an ironclad rule. As a True Immortal himself, the Fire Virtue Star Lord should know this better than anyone. Why then would he do such a thing?
Moreover, according to the plan of the Emperor of the South Pole Eternal Life, everything was to be led by the Wood Virtue Star Lord. Now that the Fire Virtue Star Lord was acting this way, it affected the plan of the other emperor. Did he really think that emperor wouldn’t be angry?
Don’t be fooled by the emperor’s gentle demeanor when he speaks to them; these people had all witnessed the rise of the Taoist Monarch. They knew of his thunderous methods and domineering character—if anyone went against him, even if the Fire Virtue Star Lord was a True Immortal, they didn’t believe the emperor would easily forgive him.
"Indeed, this wasn’t the emperor’s plan. But it won’t affect the emperor’s plans. Before I came out, the emperor gave me complete autonomy to act on my own," the Fire Virtue Star Lord said softly, shaking his head.
He dared to act this way because he had received assurances from Pei Xuanjing. He understood Pei Xuanjing’s personality better than even the Great White Star Lord. Besides, given the current situation, he wouldn’t dare take such action without Pei Xuanjing’s support in the background.
The Great White Star Lord was puzzled, only hearing the Fire Virtue Star Lord say, "Everyone has their own path to tread, their own exploration on the Immortal Path. Today’s actions are a test to verify something, to see if I am capable of achieving it myself."
In his heart, there was a matter he had never let go of, and he needed to verify it, to attempt it.
"What matter?" The Great White Star Lord was surprised. What could possibly compel the Fire Virtue Star Lord to take such a risk?
Even though the emperor’s support was there, the emperor was far away, thousands of miles distant. When a True Immortal Strong makes their move, life and death can turn in a blink. If by any misfortune his incarnation were to fall, it would mean that all his efforts had turned to naught—a price too great to bear.
