"Battle Emperor?"
"Who's that?"
The young man in golden armor raised an eyebrow slightly.
If it had been anyone else, that would have been one thing.
For example, the Immortal Emperor.
Or the Heart Demon Thunder Emperor.
Or some Heavenly Emperor.
The reason he shared the honored title of Emperor with those people, collectively known by the others of the Myriad Heavens as the Nine Emperors, was not because he could tolerate it. Rather, he acknowledged that their strength qualified them to stand on equal footing with him. That was why the term Nine Emperors existed.
He figured the other eight felt the same way.
Perhaps only the Immortal Emperor was an exception.
After all, however unwilling they were to admit it, some things had to be acknowledged. The Immortal Emperor's strength truly surpassed that of the other eight. They could all sense that, compared to them, the Immortal Emperor had clearly taken another step forward. As for whether it had been a great step or a small one, the Immortal Emperor had never said, and they did not dare casually inquire about such matters.
Anything related to cultivation—
Was top secret.
That was why Discussing the Dao was so precious.
To make others willing to share their knowledge with you, while also being willing to share your own knowledge with them, was impossible for cultivators without a certain degree of mutual trust. Besides, there were requirements regarding cultivation as well.
Take the current Nine Tribulations Battle Emperor, for example.
The young man in golden armor standing opposite Lu Yuan.
Though the young man himself had not admitted it.
Many things did not require his admission.
Lu Yuan's Years Blade was an example. Once the Years Blade appeared, everyone in the world several hundred thousand years later would know that