The Great Emperor's Deal, A Delay Tactic!

The last four words were icy cold, utterly devoid of emotion.

Yet everyone present felt as if their souls had frozen solid!

It was a death sentence from a Great Emperor!

No one doubted that he meant it.

A Great Emperor's words were law!

If he said he would erase someone, that person would never live to see the next day!

For a time, silence fell over the entire Heavenly Dao Tower, inside and out.

Everyone's gaze converged on the white-robed young man kneeling on one knee.

On one side was the broad road to a bright future: become a Great Emperor's disciple and rise to the heavens in a single bound.

On the other was an endless abyss: death, the destruction of one's cultivation, the extermination of one's entire clan, and eternal ruin.

There was no need to think twice about this choice!

Any normal person would know what to do!

"It's over. Xiao Yang is going to bow to the Great Emperor."

"Obviously. What else can he do, wait to die? That's a Great Emperor!"

"Alas, even if it's disappointing, becoming a Great Emperor's disciple is an incredible opportunity. If it were me, I'd already be on my knees, kowtowing."

Countless prodigies sighed inwardly, feeling both envy and a strange sense of disappointment.

They had thought they would witness the legend of an unparalleled prodigy challenging supreme authority.

They hadn't expected the legend to end before it began, with its protagonist's submission.

But just as everyone assumed Xiao Yang would accept the offer without hesitation,

Xiao Yang smiled.

Looking up at the figure in the heavens, who seemed like a god, he slowly shook his head.

"Your offer does sound tempting."

His voice wasn't loud, but everyone heard it clearly.

"But..."

Xiao Yang's gaze suddenly sharpened. Staring directly