The vast mountain forest was deathly silent, without a single sound. No birds or beasts could be seen, nor even ants or insects.
This was the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, one of the seven great Life Forbidden Zones of the Eastern Wasteland. The moment one entered, one could sense its terrifying aura.
Duan De's expression grew solemn. As far as he knew, the power of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone was extremely terrifying, so why were these people completely unaware of it?
Not only were they unafraid, they did not seem to take it seriously at all. They were even chatting and laughing. Had they come here sightseeing?
This was the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone! Could they not sense the terrifying power within it?
A dreadful force swept over them. It was the power of time, like a gentle stream that seeped everywhere, impossible for anyone to resist.
Just as Duan De grew increasingly uneasy and prepared to flee in panic, something incredible happened.
The terrifying power vanished, and he could not sense anything unusual at all.
No! The terrifying power had not vanished. It was still there!
Yet, the terrifying power seemed to be deliberately avoiding them, as though an invisible barrier surrounded them.
What kind of method was this?
Could it be that Li Ping possessed a supreme treasure, allowing him to dispel the terrifying power within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone?
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that he was right. Since the Void Emperor could give Li Ping the essence of the True Dragon Immortal Medicine, what was so strange about giving Li Ping a supreme treasure for protection?
Was this Li Ping's reliance? Was he forcing his way into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone with a supreme treasure?
But even that could not cure Old Man Human-Demon!
What kind of person is my master, really? Ye Fan thought to himself.
He could not help recalling the time when he had first arrived in the Big Dipper Star Domain. Back then, he had been ignorant and knew nothing about cultivation.
It was his master who had taught him step by step, enabling him to learn cultivation and barely gain a foothold in the Big Dipper Star Domain.
Yet from that very time onward, his master had suddenly stopped caring for him and left him to roam on his own.
He had complained about his master's unreliability more than once, but the things that happened afterward had truly left him dumbfounded.
The Void Emperor had reappeared in the world and even become his protector, personally breaking through the restrictions of heaven and earth for him?
He had returned to Earth and entered the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains, only for the Ruthless Emperor from over two hundred thousand years ago to suddenly arrive?
Then, the Ruthless Emperor had beaten Stone Emperor senseless just to repay a favor owed to his master?
Though he never said it aloud, every one of these events had deeply shocked him, and he remembered them all.
This could not help making him question his master's identity. What kind of existence was his master?
Both the Void Emperor and the Ruthless Emperor had such close ties with his master?
The shock in Black Emperor's heart was no less than Ye Fan's. He knew far more secrets than Ye Fan did.
Good heavens! This is incredible! He might really be able to help the Emperor! Black Emperor thought to himself.
The reason he had agreed to help Li Ping was not only because of the Innate Sacred Body Dao Platform, so that the Emperor would have a successor. He also had other intentions.
He had personally witnessed the Emperor confronting the Immortal Emperor and charging into another world.
There was no need to elaborate on the Immortal Emperor's terror. If possible, he naturally hoped to help the Emperor.
Li Ping was undoubtedly a special existence. He had close ties with both the Void Emperor and the Ruthless Emperor, and perhaps he could truly help the Emperor in the future.
Duan De's thoughts ran wild, and he became increasingly shocked by your identity. Shock Value +1,500,000!
Li Ping was overjoyed. Duan De was generating Shock Value so quickly; he truly was an inexhaustible treasure trove.
He almost wanted to applaud Duan De and urge him to keep it up, to contribute even more Shock Value.
A moment later, Li Ping and the others had reached the depths of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and saw the nine sacred mountains.
Duan De's scalp tingled. A figure stood atop one of the sacred mountains, looking down at them with cold eyes, and a chill ran from his head to his feet.
He instantly felt the urge to turn around and run, but he saw that Li Ping and the others remained completely unmoved.
Were they really this bold? They were not even afraid of this?
That was a supreme existence within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone!
"Greetings, Emperor! Please forgive us for intruding so rashly," Li Ping said.
There was no need to think about it. The instant they entered the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, the Ruthless Emperor had already become aware of them.
She had controlled the terrifying power within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone and waited for them here. Clearly, this had been deliberate.
"No matter. What is it that you need?"
The Ruthless Emperor's voice remained cool and clear, but it had lost some of its distant coldness.
Duan De was completely dumbfounded. Li Ping actually knew the supreme existence within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone?
It was not difficult to tell from their exchange that the two of them even had a good relationship?
And had he heard Li Ping address the supreme existence of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone as "Emperor"?
The supreme existence within the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone was a human Great Emperor?
Duan De felt that his brain was no longer enough to process this. He was utterly shocked. Shock Value +1,500,000!
Li Ping was delighted. Coming to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone had been the right choice. In such a short time, he had already gained a massive amount of Shock Value.
However, this was clearly not the end. Duan De had even more shocking days ahead of him.
"I have come this time because there is something for which I need the Emperor's help."
As he spoke, Li Ping took out the Divine Source sealing Old Man Human-Demon and delivered it before the Ruthless Emperor.
He was not asking the Ruthless Emperor to help for nothing. He paid one thousand Points as compensation for her intervention.
"This is easy," the Ruthless Emperor said.
Bringing her brother back from the dead was far beyond what ten thousand Points could repay. She had always kept that favor firmly in her heart.
What Li Ping asked of her was merely a trivial effort, so naturally she could not refuse to help.
Moreover, Li Ping had paid one thousand Points. That was no small sum, enough to resurrect her brother one more time.
The Heavenly Court was mysterious and unfathomable. Aside from restoring the dead to life, it might possess other unimaginable abilities.
She had already realized that the Heavenly Court's Points were far from as simple as they appeared and might prove greatly useful in the future.
With a wave of her hand, the Ruthless Emperor awakened Old Man Human-Demon from his seal. A terrifying aura erupted with a roar.
But as the Ruthless Emperor pointed a finger, the terrifying aura instantly dissipated, and Old Man Human-Demon shut his eyes again.
Yet one could sense that within Old Man Human-Demon's body, an indescribable aura was slowly gathering.
"Who exactly is that? Why does your master call her 'Emperor'?" Duan De quietly asked the question in his heart.
What had happened today truly left him unable to make sense of anything. It had even overturned his previous understanding.
There were simply too many questions. He felt as though a cat were clawing at his heart, desperate to learn the answers.
"That is the Ruthless Emperor! If we do not call her 'Emperor,' what else should we call her?" Ye Fan replied as though it were only natural.
He could not help finding it amusing. Not long ago, Duan De had questioned everything, and now he was dumbfounded, wasn't he?
Duan De was indeed dumbfounded. He stared at the figure atop the sacred mountain in disbelief, unable to recover for a long while.
What? What had he just heard?
That was the Ruthless Emperor? The Ruthless Emperor from over two hundred thousand years ago?
Not only was the Ruthless Emperor still alive, she had even become the master of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone?
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