Judging by Hunyuan Emperor Lord's expression alone, it was clear that the relationship between the two sides was far from pleasant.
Ye Xiwen was not surprised by Hunyuan Emperor Lord's words. Though he had been startled at first, that had only lasted for a moment.
Given Ye Xiwen's current status and strength, who would dare call him "boy"? Yet Hunyuan Emperor Lord dared—not only because his own strength was unfathomable, but also because he had practically watched Ye Xiwen grow all the way to where he was now.
Back when Ye Xiwen was still in the Myriad Realms, he had already been astonishingly brilliant, sweeping all before him. He had caught Hunyuan Emperor Lord's eye early on, and Hunyuan Emperor Lord had even once considered cultivating him into his representative within the Myriad Realms. Who could have known that Ye Xiwen would refuse to follow the path laid out for him? He had actually wanted to destroy the Opportunity to Become Emperor that Hunyuan Emperor Lord had painstakingly refined, not to mention later killing Di Ni, the candidate Hunyuan Emperor Lord had chosen, then defying the current to attain the Dao, tearing apart the shackles of the Myriad Realms and ultimately achieving the Dao.
Others did not understand, but he understood the difficulty involved very well. The shackles preventing the Myriad Realms from producing Emperors had, in truth, been caused by his actions both openly and in secret. He had intended to curb the development of the Myriad Realms, turning it into his own base of operations, to be taken and demanded from as he pleased.
Yet plans could never keep pace with change. His actions had ultimately provoked the backlash of the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms, which secretly cultivated its own chosen sons of destiny. First, Emperor