East King Duke, Eternal Emperor Becomes Short-Lived

Yun Ting looked up and saw an old man holding a dragon-head staff, draped in a yellow robe, with a majestic and dignified bearing. Among the Great Powers he had encountered recently, this imposing manner was second only to his Second Uncle, Yuanshi. However, the old man had a bump on his head from being knocked into by Yun Ting, which added a touch of comedic effect.

Then, he silently recited in his mind: 'Retrieve target's information.'

[Dong Hua Emperor]

[Cultivation: Quasi-Saint Initial]

[Traits: Dong Hua Emperor (Purple), Head of Male Immortals (Purple), Yin-Yang Harmony (Purple), Lord of Dawn (Red), Eternal Emperor (Red), Spirit of Ten Thousand Trees (Gold), Dao Follows Nature (Gold)]

[Favorability: -20, you just gave him a prominent bump on the head, don't expect him to like you.]

Seeing the system prompt, Yun Ting felt speechless and thought, "Damn, this probably won't end well..." So he quickly said, "Esteemed Immortal, you clearly look like a prominent and extraordinary figure, a transcendent master. Surely you wouldn't hold a grudge against a little kid like me, right?"

Dong Hua Emperor heard this and flew into a rage, saying, "Brat, you still have the nerve to talk? This bump on my head is your doing. At such a young age, you ride clouds without watching where you're going... utterly outrageous. I don't know which scoundrel's child you are, but you clearly have no upbringing."

Hearing this, Yun Ting wouldn't take it lying down. He shouted, "So what if I bumped you? Little Lord here is Sect Leader Tongtian's own son! Who do you think you are? And you dare call my father a scoundrel? Calling my father a scoundrel is the same as calling my Eldest Uncle and Second Uncle scoundrels, and calling them scoundrels is the same as calling Pangu a scoundrel. That karma—you can't bear it. ╭(╯^╰)╮."

Dong Hua Emperor sneered coldly and said, "I am the Head of Male Immortals personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor. Even your father wouldn't dare do anything to me. Today, you crashed into my cloud, and you must give an account."

Yun Ting wasn't one to have a good temper either. He directly took out the defensive sword Tongtian had forged for him, fully unleashed its sword energy, and even infused that wisp of Primordial Sword Qi into it. He slashed out with the sword and said, "An account? Fine, then take one strike from me. If you can't even beat a child like me, don't bother asking for an account." As he spoke, he swung the sword, and a dazzling sword light shot straight toward Dong Hua Emperor.

On Mount Kunlun, Tongtian sensed Yun Ting pushing the sword energy to its limit and was greatly alarmed. He said, 'Big Brother, Second Brother, Yun Ting is in danger. I'm going out.'

Yuanshi heard this, stroked his chin, and said, "Let's go together, let's go together." So Laozi and Yuanshi followed Tongtian to Mount Wuyi. As soon as they arrived, they saw Dong Hua Emperor using his dragon-head staff to break through Yun Ting's sword energy and then knocking Yun Ting down with a strike of the staff.

Tongtian's face instantly darkened. He moved the Qingping Sword in his hand, and a cyan sword light slashed directly toward Dong Hua Emperor.

Seeing this, Dong Hua Emperor was shocked and said, "Tongtian, I am the Head of Male Immortals appointed by the Dao Ancestor! How dare you lay hands on me?"

With his own son beaten, Tongtian couldn't care less about that. He directly increased his magical power output and slashed toward Dong Hua Emperor. Meanwhile, Yuanshi carried Yun Ting over to Laozi and said, "Big Brother, Yun Ting was injured by the Dragon Force from the dragon-head staff... His Primordial Spirit is damaged. Only a Nine Revolutions Primordial Soul Pill can save him."

Laozi heard this, took out a small bottle, and fed Yun Ting a Nine Revolutions Primordial Soul Pill. Not long after, Yun Ting woke up and saw Dong Hua Emperor and Tongtian locked in a magical duel in midair. Dong Hua Emperor no longer looked as imposing as when Yun Ting first saw him. Instead, Tongtian's sword energy had slashed his clothes to shreds, turning his golden robe into something like a beggar's outfit.

Seeing Yun Ting awake, Laozi said to him, "Quickly, persuade your father. The Dao Ancestor's second lecture is about to begin. If he really kills Dong Hua Emperor, it will be hard to explain to our teacher. By the way, how did you end up fighting Dong Hua Emperor?"

Yun Ting pouted, looking like he was about to cry, and said, "When I was using Earth-Traversing Golden Light to return to Mount Kunlun, I wasn't watching where I was going and accidentally bumped into him. Then he called me a brat and said I was some scoundrel's child. I got angry and fought him, but I lost, and that's what happened."

Yuanshi was displeased upon hearing this. He directly manifested the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in his hand and said, "Dong Hua Emperor, you're an innate Great Power after all. How can you bully a child? Take a strike from my jade ruyi." As he spoke, he directly drove the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi to smash into Dong Hua Emperor's head.

Dong Hua Emperor was completely enraged and cursed, "It's bad enough that Tongtian made a move, but now you, Yuanshi, are joining in too. Do you really think I became the Head of Male Immortals for nothing?" Then he shouted directly, "Dao Ancestor, look! The Three Pure Ones, relying on their superior cultivation, are bullying me, the Head of Male Immortals. They have no regard for you at all!"

Laozi heard this, stroked his beard, and said, "This Dong Hua Emperor is regressing as he ages. When he can't win, he calls for the teacher to complain... Yun Ting, call your father and Second Uncle back. The second lecture is about to start. Don't stir up unnecessary trouble."

Yun Ting nodded and thought to himself, "Dong Hua Emperor, is it? You're dead meat. The Three Pure Ones are Hongjun's disciples and can't act too freely. I'll join the Demon Race later and play with Taiyi and the others until I kill you."

Then he flew into midair and said, "Father, Second Uncle, the Dao Ancestor's lecture is not far off. Let's not offend him for now." After that, he asked the system, "System, can you copy another trait of Dong Hua Emperor's characteristics for me, like you did with Zhunti? I know my cultivation isn't up to par yet. Consider it a debt. I'll definitely raise my cultivation to the point where I can extract his traits later."

Inside the system space, a certain mature woman was speechless and thought, "If I let you play it like this, you'd be able to extract anything at will. Dream on. No way." Then she directly replied, "No, there's no extraction opportunity. However, I can give you one modification chance. You can only change one word."

Yun Ting nodded directly and changed Eternal Emperor to Short-lived Emperor. He noticed that the trait's color shifted from red to black and laughed inwardly, "Hmph, you still want to be the Eternal Emperor? Just wait. After the second lecture, I'll go straight to the Sun Star and invite the Golden Crow Brothers to establish the Demon Court. How many Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals do you, Dong Hua Emperor, even have under you... Once the Demon Court is established, you're dead for sure."

"Ding, only one modification is allowed. Next time you modify a trait, you'll need to have higher cultivation than the target to do so," the system prompted, thinking to itself, "Modifying traits is like pulling at fate—it's even more exhausting than copying. If I let you modify things freely, I'd be run ragged."