Chaos Holy Land.
After receiving the news, Ming Huang Heavenly Venerate did not set out at once. He sat with a frown, as if pondering some problem.
"What exactly is wrong?"
For some reason, ever since Snake Emperor Qingshan sent word, he had felt that something was amiss.
Yet he could not put that feeling into words.
He carefully went over the message Snake Emperor Qingshan had sent, probing for possible flaws between the lines.
Before long, a glint flashed in his eyes. "Everyone says Yue Yunshang isn't a stupid woman. She's injured, so why would she do something as foolish as ambushing Heavenly Emperor Shenyu?"
"Something's wrong. It's a trap!"
"That Heavenly Emperor Shenyu is an impostor!"
After pondering it at length, he finally understood what was wrong.
Yue Yunshang was a clever woman. Since she had suffered serious injuries and wasn't at the peak of her strength, why would she insist on ambushing Heavenly Emperor Shenyu at a time like this?
Did she think she could still subdue Heavenly Emperor Shenyu while badly wounded? It was impossible!
A few days ago, a group of Immortal Emperors had nearly taken her life. Even if she was in much better shape now, how could she possibly be a match for Heavenly Emperor Shenyu?
Heavenly Emperor Shenyu was no undeservedly famous figure. He and his younger brother, Heavenly Emperor Shen Zhou, had forged a terrifying legend as a pair of Supreme Beings.
Yue Yunshang could not possibly fail to understand how formidable Heavenly Emperor Shenyu was, nor could she be unaware that he excelled at tracking.
Since she understood all that, why would she still make a move?
There was only one explanation.
It was deliberate!
She was fishing!
And the bait was him, along with War Emperor Tian Ye, Heavenly