I Am the Heavenly Emperor

"You really are a superpowered knight!" The middle school student stared at Lu Bai with shining eyes.

"To be honest, I don't know any superpowered knights. I was born long before that."

Lu Bai took a sip of his sugary soda and said in an almost aria-like tone, "In the past, before chaos was divided, heaven and earth were in turmoil, a vast and boundless expanse unseen by anyone. Since Pangu broke the primordial chaos, the distinction between clear and turbid has been made..."

Two junior high school students sat on small stools, their expressions growing increasingly excited.

Although they couldn't quite understand what these words meant, they felt that Lu Bai was even more mysterious and powerful.

"And then? And then?" the middle school student couldn't help but ask.

"... I walked the earth and saw that the world was desolate, so I called myself 'Wilderness' and spread good news to the ancient people. Gradually, some people began to call me the Heavenly Emperor..."

... It can be said that I, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, have been fair to everyone, except for Yun Yun in the Star Dou Great Forest. It's all Yun Shan's fault for arranging the marriage, insisting that Yun Ling marry Xiao Wu, which led to Tang Shan stealing Shi Hao's million-year soul ring to save Xiao Wu. Otherwise, Shi Hao would have been a nine-red-one-blue-gold soul ring...

... Gradually, I grew tired of these trivial matters and decided to disappear. However, because I had made a pact with the most primitive humans, the Illuminati of later generations concealed my deeds and internally referred to me as— the Old Ruler.

The two junior high school students listened patiently to Lu Bai's "self-introduction".

The middle school student nicknamed "Chicken Neck" looked at him with a strange expression.

He subtly nudged his friend next to him, whose face was flushed with excitement.

Seeing that his friend seemed convinced, Chicken Neck could only retort in a low voice, "Uh, to be honest, it does sound absurd, doesn't it?"

Chicken Neck was, after all, a junior high school student with excellent grades, so even though he had witnessed Lu Bai's inhuman behavior, he found it hard to believe what Lu Bai was saying.

But,

"Master! I beg you, I've dreamed of becoming a disciple since I was a child, and now that I've finally met you, please accept me as your apprentice!"

Another junior high school student clearly accepted all those settings and was so excited that he wanted to immediately kneel down and kowtow three times to beg Lu Bai to take him as his disciple.

Lu Bai was quite satisfied with this reaction. He patted the middle school student's head and chuckled, "This is what they call 'A celestial being pats my head, granting me longevity.'"

Chicken Neck saw that his mischievous friend was shaking like a leaf after hearing that, and gently tugged at him. "Duck Neck, calm down."

However, before the Duck Neck could calm down from its excitement, a shout came from outside the store.

"Oi!"

Looking in the direction the sound came from, you can see a group of three people arriving at the entrance of this small shop.

Changhu leaned back slightly, his right hand outstretched at a 45-degree angle. "Chatting, everyone?"

Lu Bai lazily picked up the half-empty bottle of soda, filled the disposable paper cup in front of him, and chuckled as he commented, "You still dare to show your face in front of me? Quite courageous."

The middle school student nicknamed Chicken Neck hadn't realized what was happening yet, but Duck Neck reacted quickly by pressing his friend down.

He whispered in a voice tinged with fear and excitement, "Look, as soon as the old Desolate Heavenly Emperor appeared, the enemy came knocking. These guys must be the combatants known as Death Fighters in the Illuminati."

"Hey-hey."

Changhu grinned. "I didn't want to come, but someone wanted to see you."

As he spoke, he tilted his head slightly to the left of the Glasses Man, then subtly took two steps back.

In fact, Changhu's behavior may seem carefree, he is actually extremely cautious and always prepares an escape route in advance.

He didn't trust the Glasses Man, even though they were nominally business partners.

The Glasses Man was fully aware of this, but he acted as if he didn't care at all, and even took a step forward.

He calmly raised his eyes, his tone neither humble nor arrogant. "The online public opinion, videos, and photos targeting you, as well as the official pressure on the Special Affairs Bureau, are all the result of my guidance."

The Glasses Man carefully observed Lu Bai's expression, trying to discern a subtle change in her emotions.

However, no.

It is often said that the eyes are the windows to the human soul.

But he never detected even the slightest emotional fluctuation in Lu Bai's eyes.

Is it a joy that can only be vaguely perceived, a joy that comes from the heart?

Holy crap, is this Smiling Face from the BDSM community?!

Guan Shen adjusted his glasses, steadied himself, and continued, "I must admit, you are stronger than most, forcing me to join forces with all the remaining fighters to take you down."

Lu Bai's smile grew even more gentle.

He rested his elbow on the glass window of the convenience store, his palm supporting his chin. "So, right now?"

Guan Shen said, "There are nearly forty deathmatchers gathered around this convenience store. You can try it and see if you can still fly."

It seems to be echoing Guan Shen's words.

The next second, an invisible force of thought dismantled the top and four walls of the convenience store, followed by a strange wave that turned the broken bricks and tiles into dust.

A large amount of construction dust gradually fell in irregular patterns, and in a short while, the small shop was turned into an open-air stall.

Looking around, one could see at least twenty or more fighters, and could also vaguely see figures flashing by on some windowsills.

The claim that nearly forty people fought to the death is likely true.

Lu Bai tentatively hovered for a while and could feel a heavy force pressing him down. The higher he went, the heavier the pressure became, indicating that there was some kind of anti-flight force in this area.

Realizing this, he landed back on the ground, abruptly turning to look in the direction of Guan Shen and Changhu, his teeth chattering, utterly horrified, his voice filled with disbelief. "Ma... Masaka?!"

Seeing this, Changhu was about to make a sarcastic remark when he saw Lu Bai's expression return to its usual kind and smiling Smiling Face, and he said with a smile.

"Just kidding, since everyone's here..."

Once the cooldown of [Five Immortals Sealing] was over, he quickly shifted his anchor point to the Duck Neck.

In an instant, a continuous stream of power surged forth like a tidal wave.

Stop with the charade!

Changhu didn't know where Lu Bai's confidence came from, so he decided to test him.

He conjured a bone axe with a diameter of over two meters in his left hand, connected by a strip of meat, and swung it high into the air before bringing it down heavily and unstoppable towards Lu Bai.

Lu Bai raised his right hand, Long Fang extended its blade from his loosely clenched palm.

Bang!

A piercing clang of metal clashing rang out.

The slender blade steadily withstood the devastating blow from the bone axe, creating a scene that seemed to defy the laws of physics.

Lu Bai flicked his wrist, deflecting the giant axe, and took a step forward.

In an instant, the sky turned from bright to dark, a gale howled, and dark clouds rolled in.