The White Emperor's Token

Absolute silence fell over the villa.

Chen Fan fell silent.

He slowly lowered his head, looking at his own small, immature hands.

These hands had just gained the power to become number one on the Myriad Laws Ranking, but they also indirectly caused their teacher to be seriously injured and on the verge of death.

He recalled Gu Ci's resolute departing figure.

He recalled the roar he had unleashed upon Ten Thousand Races.

"Remember me, you scum of the Alien Races!"

"The humiliation you have suffered today will one day be repaid to me, Chen Fan, by shattering your Star Domain and wiping out your bloodlines!"

What's said is said, like water spilled on the ground.

The vow you make is the path etched into your very bones!

A moment later, Chen Fan suddenly looked up.

In those dark pupils, all guilt and anger had vanished, leaving only unprecedented clarity and determination.

He stared directly at the towering figure that seemed to exist alongside heaven and earth, speaking each word clearly and forcefully.

"I'll go."

A hint of obvious appreciation finally appeared in the usually calm and collected eyes of the White Emperor.

"Very good."

He nodded slightly.

However, in this solemn atmosphere, Chen Fan's inherent mischievousness and curiosity unexpectedly surfaced at this inopportune moment.

He blinked, then couldn't help but ask, "Um... White Emperor, if I may ask, what if... I had chosen not to go?"

Upon hearing this, even the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The White Emperor seemed surprised by the question, and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke.

"If you don't go," his voice remained calm, "You will still be the once-in-a-millennium Qilin Prodigy of the Human Race. The Nine Martial Gods will keep their promise and clear all obstacles for you, allowing you to grow safely into the tenth Martial God of our Human Race."

"But..."

He changed the subject, his voice now carrying a hint of warning.

"Your Invincible Path ended the moment you refused."

True invincibility lies in daring to face any desperate situation and challenge, trampling all enemies underfoot, and forging a domineering spirit with corpses and glory. It is not about being content under protection and waiting for enemies to be wiped out.

Fortunately, you didn't let me down.

After hearing these words, Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully, and the last trace of doubt in his heart vanished.

Looking at the young man before him, who, though still immature, already exuded unparalleled domineering aura, the White Emperor seemed to reveal a faint smile on his face, which was shrouded in a thin mist.

"In that case, before you depart,"

"I, the Emperor, will now present you with a small gift."

As the White Emperor finished speaking, he extended a finger and gently touched the Void in front of him.

The dense, almost tangible spiritual energy within the villa instantly solidified, and a wisp of white light appeared.

The white light flowed slowly, condensing into an ancient jade talisman no bigger than a thumb in front of Chen Fan.

The jade talisman has no patterns on it, and its surface is warm and smooth, yet it gives people the illusion that it is indestructible and eternal.

"This is the White Emperor’s Token."

The White Emperor's voice calmly resonated in Chen Fan's heart.

"With this decree, I can protect you from any fatal blow, regardless of its form, from anyone below the level of Martial God or Ancient Ancestor, within the Myriad Laws Source Realm."

Remember, only once.

After completing all this, the White Emperor slowly said, "The Core Zone Myriad Laws Source Realm you are about to go to is a completely different world from the nine outer areas you were in before."

"That place is the ultimate battlefield where the Myriad Races' Prodigies hone their Bone Tempering Method and Golden Body Method. Everyone who can stand there is at least a Bone -Bone Tempering Realm expert who Bone Refinement part of their bones, and there are even Half-Step Golden Body or even true Golden Body Realm prodigies seeking the supreme Dao Foundation."

"The news of your ascent to the top of the Myriad Laws Ranking in this Betting Agreement has spread throughout the universe. You will be the brightest light in that dark forest, the most lucrative prey in the eyes of all Alien Races Prodigies, and the best stepping stone for them to make a name for themselves and seize supreme Fortune."

"They will swarm in from all directions like sharks smelling blood, using every means to tear you to pieces."

The White Emperor's words were not an exaggeration in the slightest.

Chen Fan stared at the jade talisman floating before him. It emitted a soft halo, like a small sun, capable of dispelling all darkness and cold.

He knew that what White Emperor said was true.

With this jade talisman, he had a second chance in that seemingly hopeless place.

However, another image uncontrollably surfaced in his mind.

In the cold universe, Gu Ci's not-so-robust figure resolutely stood in front of them, burning his Golden Body and transforming into a stream of Stream of Light, just to tear open a path for them to survive.

"My Invincible Path..."

Chen Fan muttered to himself.

"If I can't even protect the people who paved the way for me, what's the point of walking this path?"

Just when White Emperor thought he would be overjoyed to accept the life-saving jade talisman, Chen Fan did something that made even this Human Race Martial God take notice.

He took a step back, bowed deeply to the phantom of the White Emperor, and performed a ninety-degree bow, a junior's greeting to an elder.

"White Emperor, this item... I cannot accept it."

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable firmness.

For the first time, the face of the White Emperor, shrouded in a thin mist, seemed to show clear emotion.

He didn't speak, he just watched quietly.

Chen Fan slowly straightened up, raised his head, and his black pupils were clear and without a trace of impurity.

"My path was paved with my teacher's life. If he died because of me, and I were to live on alone with that life, my Dao Heart would be broken, my path would be cut off, and I would be no different from dead."

"This junior dares to presume!" Chen Fan's voice suddenly rose, "This junior wishes to exchange my life for my teacher's!"

"Please, White Emperor, save my teacher!"

After the words were spoken, the entire villa fell into a deathly silence.

The White Emperor fell silent.

His eyes, which had witnessed the rise and fall of Stars, were now fixed intently on the eleven-year-old boy before him.

A long time.

A soft sigh, seemingly from the heavens above, echoed through the space.

Immediately following was a heartfelt exclamation of praise.

"Good."

"True strength lies not in being heartless, but in knowing how to protect."

"You are very good."

Before he could finish speaking, the White Emperor casually flicked his sleeve.

Chen Fan felt as if the scene before him was shifting and everything around him was transformed into Stream of Light lines.

The next moment, when he could see his surroundings again, he found himself in a pure white room filled with high-tech equipment.

Blue Star Training Camp, the highest-level S-Rank Medical Room.

Chief Instructor Zhao Xin stared intently at a huge Life-Support Pod, its eyes bloodshot. Inside, Gu Ci was connected by countless tubes, his vital signs as faint as a candle flickering in the wind.

"Buzz"

The space trembled slightly.

White Emperor and Chen Fan appeared out of thin air in the medical room.

Who goes there?!

Zhao Xin and several top medical experts were horrified. Just as they were about to react, they were shocked to find themselves frozen in place by an invisible yet irresistible force, unable to move even a finger.