Great Thousand Palace Arrives

Mu Zi's gaze turned toward a certain spot in the void, her expression calm, as though she had long since sensed someone hiding there.

"Heh, Your Excellency's perception is truly admirable!"

Since Mu Zi had exposed his tracks, the man simply stopped hiding. A faint chuckle rang out at once, then space slowly rippled and a middle-aged man appeared.

The man wore a sky-blue robe, and on his cuff was the pattern of a palace, shining brilliantly. After appearing, he faced Mu Zi and cupped his hands slightly.

"I am Han Xuan, an officiant of the Great Thousand Palace. Greetings, Martial Ancestor."

At this moment, a look of amazement surged in Han Xuan's eyes as he looked at Mu Zi.

As an officiant of the Great Thousand Palace, Han Xuan carried with him a "Concealment Divine Rune" capable of hiding aura fluctuations. This sacred object refined by the Immortal Great Emperor had quite an extraordinary effect. Although Han Xuan's strength was only at the Spirit Grade Late Stage, if he did not reveal himself of his own accord, even an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign would find it difficult to detect him.

It was by relying on this powerful ability to hide that the officiants of the Great Thousand Palace could travel all over the Great Thousand World and enjoy the greatest assurance of secrecy when carrying out missions.

Yet the white-clad beauty before him had seen through his movements with ease. With such ability, she truly lived up to being a formidable existence capable of defeating that "Hundred Battles Emperor."

"So it is Officiant Han."

Hearing the man announce his origins, Mu Zi's eyes stirred slightly. Not long ago, she had suppressed Battle Emperor, and now someone from the Great Thousand Palace had come to her door. It was hard not to make the connection.

"Your Excellency came because of Battle Emperor?" Mu Zi asked straight to the point.

Seeing this, Han Xuan could not help but freeze slightly. He had not expected the other party to be so direct. This straightforward style left all the words he had prepared earlier with no place to be used.

"Heh." Han Xuan chuckled softly, then, under Mu Zi's gaze, nodded calmly.

"That is indeed the case. I have come this time to convey a message to Martial Ancestor on behalf of the Great Thousand Palace. We hope to mediate the conflict between Your Excellency and Battle Emperor."

"I believe the conflict should already be resolved," Mu Zi said, her expression unchanged. Hearing this, the corners of Han Xuan's mouth could not help twitching a few times. Yes, the man had already been taken down by you. Of course the conflict was resolved.

"The Great Thousand Palace hopes Your Excellency can show some leniency. After all, Battle Emperor is a Heavenly Sovereign of considerable strength. Suppressing him in this place is somewhat wasteful."

Han Xuan glanced at Mu Zi with a little caution. Seeing that her expression remained calm, he continued.

"At present, the Extraterritorial Evil Clan is powerful, and this is precisely the time when people are needed. Why not spare Battle Emperor and let him resist the Extraterritorial Evil Clan? He could also contribute some battle achievements."

As soon as Han Xuan said this, he suddenly felt his heart jolt. Turning his gaze, he saw that not far behind Mu Zi, a black-clothed little girl was looking over expressionlessly.

"You want to let him out?"

Ling Er looked at the blue-robed middle-aged man, her expression somewhat displeased. Sparing Battle Emperor's life had already been letting him off once. Now they actually wanted to go further and cancel the prison sentence with a fixed term. That was rather wishful thinking.

Under Ling Er's calm stare, Han Xuan could not help feeling a wave of pressure, causing a trace of cold sweat to appear on his body. He hurriedly spoke at once.

"It is only a suggestion, heh. I hope, for the sake of the Great Thousand Palace, Your Excellency can be magnanimous."

"Then why not, for the sake of my mother, stay out of this matter?"

Seeing Han Xuan bring out the Great Thousand Palace, Ling Er only gave a soft snort.

Now that the words had already been spoken, everyone knew that in the battle with Martial Ancestor, Battle Emperor had been suppressed for ten years. How could that be changed from morning to evening?

What? The Great Thousand Palace's reputation mattered, but Martial Ancestor's dignity did not need to be considered?

Meeting the little girl's sharp gaze, Han Xuan was left speechless. From his own position, of course he did not want to involve himself in this matter, but Battle Emperor was registered with the Great Thousand Palace after all. Otherwise, he might not even have come today.

"I am only conveying the Great Thousand Palace's suggestion. Whether Your Excellency accepts it or not is for you to decide. The Great Thousand Palace will not interfere," Han Xuan said in an even, unhurried tone.

In truth, the Great Thousand Palace's attitude toward this matter was not forceful. Otherwise, they would not have sent only Han Xuan, an officiant at the Spirit Grade, here. To put it plainly, he was merely a messenger. Whatever the outcome, it had nothing to do with him.

With a glance, Mu Zi soothed the somewhat dissatisfied Ling Er. Then her gaze shifted to Han Xuan. After a moment of silence, she voiced a question.

"Has Battle Emperor ever fought the Extraterritorial Evil Clan on the frontier?"

"And how many Demon Emperors has he slain?"

Listening as Mu Zi threw out one question after another that struck straight at the heart of the matter, Han Xuan's gaze changed slightly. After pondering for a moment, he slowly shook his head and told the truth.

"Battle Emperor has never gone to the border since advancing to Heavenly Sovereign, much less slain a single Demon Emperor."

Han Xuan spoke honestly. In a relatively peaceful period, although the Great Thousand Palace would issue some summons from time to time, they were not compulsory. In reality, Battle Emperor had never answered a single summons. Therefore, his contribution in resisting the Extraterritorial Evil Clan could practically be ignored.

"In that case, how can the Great Thousand Palace expect such a person to fight bloody battles against the Extraterritorial Evil Clan on the battlefield?"

Mu Zi spoke indifferently. In truth, although Battle Emperor claimed to be "undefeated through a hundred battles," the value of his battle record was not high.

"Over these years, Battle Emperor repeatedly challenged the Heavenly Sovereigns of the Great Thousand World, winning himself the title of Hundred Battles Emperor. But if he truly had ability, why did he not go to the extraterritorial battlefield and fight those Demon Emperors?"

"Could defeating one Demon Emperor after another not forge his name of a hundred battles?"

"Or could it be that this so-called Battle Emperor is merely someone who bullies the weak and fears the strong?"

Mu Zi's voice was firm and resounding, her words cutting straight to the crux, leaving anyone hard-pressed to answer.

In the rear of the Great Thousand World, he went around challenging opponents he was certain to defeat and carved out a mighty reputation for himself. What great ability. Yet why had no one seen him bring back the head of a Demon Emperor?

If Battle Emperor had truly defeated a hundred Extraterritorial Demon Emperors, Mu Zi would have admired him. Perhaps she could even have ignored a bit of verbal offense from him. Unfortunately, Battle Emperor did not possess such ability. His pride had not been forged through blood and fire.

"Your Excellency's words are reasonable."

Han Xuan said this frankly. After hearing Mu Zi put it this way, his originally poor impression of Battle Emperor now had not even the slightest bit left.

Strutting around the Great Thousand World and only showing off his might against his own people was not real ability.

Even if such a person were released, one probably could not count on him to take the initiative to fight hard battles against the Extraterritorial Evil Clan.

Taking the thought to an extreme, if he encountered some special situation and surrendered to the Extraterritorial Evil Clan, it would instead bring an even greater blow to the Great Thousand World.

However, Han Xuan was not familiar with Battle Emperor after all, so he did not make reckless judgments. Perhaps the latter had some other reasons.