"Has His Majesty broken through?"
At the thought, Yan King shook his head and chuckled. "As expected of His Majesty. I've been in seclusion for years without making any progress, while His Majesty's strength keeps breaking through."
"The gap between us really is enormous."
"Though..."
Yan King paused, his expression turning somewhat peculiar as he looked at the Soul Bone in his hand and at the changes in himself.
At the same time, he sensed a group of familiar auras outside.
Without another moment's hesitation, he got up and headed out.
The moment he stepped outside the Hall of Judgment, he saw the enormous Golden Light Screen stretching across the Sky Dome.
What surprised Yan King even more was that the screen contained information about him.
"The Heavenly Screen... the Combat Strength Ranking... second place?"
"What is this thing? Since when has something like this appeared on Douluo Continent?"
Yan King stared up at the screen with a deep furrow between his brows. He also noticed the terrifying aura emanating from the Imperial Hall.
And there was a golden phantom that looked exactly like His Majesty.
For a moment, he couldn't make heads or tails of the situation.
He had only been in seclusion for a few years. Now that he'd come out, the Bright Realm still seemed as familiar as ever, just as he remembered it, and yet Yan King felt completely out of place.
Seeing the many Hall Masters gathered in front of the Imperial Hall, Yan King flashed over to stand among them.
"Hey, you lot. What's going on here?!"
Yan Nan and the others noticed Yan King's arrival and were all delighted.
"Yan King, you're out of seclusion!" Yan Nan clapped him on the shoulder and chuckled.
"After all these years, you finally decided to come