Yan Wang City, east side.
Few living beings passed through this area, because Yan Wang City had once been King You City. Many graves stood here, making it a forbidden zone.
The Jade Emperor walked through an alley. Ahead stood the wall surrounding the graveyard, dozens of zhang high, exuding an imposing aura that seemed impossible to scale.
"Laojun, come out!"
The Jade Emperor stopped and spoke softly. As soon as his voice fell, Taishang Laojun appeared before him.
The two stood facing each other less than two meters apart. Even the pebbles in the alley began to tremble slightly.
Looking at Taishang Laojun, whose aura was nearly nonexistent, the Jade Emperor's expression became somewhat unnatural.
What he feared most were the Saints behind Taishang Laojun.
Could those Saints have also been reborn in this universe?
If that was truly the case, the Jade Emperor would have to reconsider everything. He had no desire to be controlled as he had been in his previous life.
"What brings you to Yan Wang Palace?"
Taishang Laojun asked softly, his gaze calm, as though he did not know the Jade Emperor at all.
The Jade Emperor smiled. "Having lived another life, I naturally need to find someone to rely on. Yan Wang Palace is powerful, so I came."
While in the city, he had learned that Taishang Laojun and Xuanyuan were stationed within Yan Wang Palace. He had not expected Taishang Laojun to find him so quickly.
"If you truly seek protection, then good. I hope you harbor no ulterior motives. Emperor Yan is no ordinary man, an emperor by nature. Even Donghuang Taiyi fell at his hands."
Taishang Laojun spoke slowly, his gaze fixed on the Jade Emperor.
Donghuang Taiyi!
The Jade Emperor's eyelids twitched, and monstrous waves surged through his heart.