1296: Communicating Across Space with the Emperor of the Ages! (A Short Bonus Chapter for Monthly Votes)

"Youngster, you seem familiar. The Imperial Seal I made from the He Clan Jade all those years ago is still in your hands. You have actually broken through to the True Return Realm? Could it be that, since our last encounter, I have been resting for a very long time?"

Just as the mysterious, imposing sovereign and the dragon aura behind him strangely transformed into earthen material, a deep, authoritative voice softly echoed through Jiang Dali's mind.

"I...?"

Jiang Dali was puzzled by that peculiar self-reference, but then his mind jolted and he was greatly shocked. Throughout the history of the Comprehensive Martial World, many rulers called themselves "I." The rulers of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, whose nations had been destroyed even earlier, all referred to themselves this way, while weaker ones called themselves "the lonely one."

But among emperors who truly called themselves "I," there was only one afterward. And with the Imperial Seal being made from the He Clan Jade... could he be Qin Shi Huang?

Amid his shock and bewilderment, Jiang Dali focused his thoughts, seeking to "see clearly" the mysterious sovereign who had formed into an earthen figurine within his mind. He gathered his extraordinary power and silently probed the other party's mind.

Yet no matter how intently he tried to "look," the other party's face remained blurry, as though a frosted wall of ice stood between them. He simply could not make out any specific facial features.

Clearly, this was also a method of a Boundary Breaking Realm expert. Whenever he did not wish to be seen, he could make one feel that he was seemingly close at hand, yet actually as distant as Tianya.

"Young man, which country do you come from?"

At that moment, the deep, authoritative voice came