"Emperor Evil?"
"You're Emperor Evil?"
The moment the black-robed elder gave his name, Li Yun and the others stared at him wide-eyed.
If this was the Emperor Evil Ancient God Snow Woman had mentioned, he should have been a Nine-Wheel Realm titan. He should have fallen long ago.
Could he have survived, cultivated anew, and become a Seven-Wheel Realm Ancient God again?
The Emperor Evil Ancient God looked just as startled. "You've heard of me?"
Snow Woman studied him and said earnestly, "If you're the Emperor Evil Ancient God I know of, I had only just become an Undying Ancient God when you were a Nine-Wheel Realm titan."
"Uh... hahaha!"
"All right, I'm that Emperor Evil."
"I was besieged back then, and I did nearly fall. Later... well, never mind that for now. Let me tell you why I blocked your path."
"Go ahead. We're all ears."
"Heh, it's nothing much. Mainly, I wanted to stop you from joining White Cloud Immortal Sword City."
"Stop us from joining White Cloud Immortal Sword City? Heh, fellow Daoist Emperor Evil, we never planned to join it. I'm afraid you've wasted your effort."
The Emperor Evil Ancient God smiled.
"Yes, I know you don't plan to join any faction."
"But when you're under someone else's roof, you have to bow your head. If you're forced into that position, what you want won't matter anymore."
Li Yun frowned slightly. "You mean if I use White Cloud Immortal Sword City's teleportation array, they'll force me to join?"
"What else did you think?"
The Emperor Evil Ancient God said, "You've never been to the fringes of the Boundary Sea. You probably don't understand just how many dragons and fish swim together there."
"You could even say its depths are harder to fathom than the Origin Plane's."