After leaving the Immortal Source, God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, and Eastern Emperor did not make a grand return to the Three Realms.
They knew very well that their era had already passed.
For ten thousand years, they had no longer been the revered Emperors, the rulers of the Three Realms.
The Heavenly Court had fallen long ago. There was no need to rebuild it.
They would not rebuild the Heavenly Court or govern the Three Realms anew.
The development of the Three Realms no longer had anything to do with them.
Of the Nine Emperors and Four Emperors, some were dead, and some were imprisoned.
All these prisoners wanted was transcendence!
Now that they had transcended, nothing else mattered to them.
Thirty thousand years ago, they had been heroes, saviors who drove back the Desolate Beasts.
But now, they were merely Qiong, Dou, and Hao!
At the Origin Source,
Western Emperor was so jealous his teeth nearly shattered, his eyes glowing red!
"I want to leave this cage too and roam freely through the Three Realms." Western Emperor was utterly humble, looking pitiful.
Only two spots remained on the Sneaky Ranking, and there was no way he could make the list.
He knew his own limits.
He could only hope the Sky Screen would reveal another ranking, one that would include him and grant his wish.
Human Emperor, Southern Emperor, and the others were still savoring the scene of the Three Emperors fighting the Heavenly Emperor.
They had been utterly stunned.
Two hundred million in combat power was truly unimaginable!
Yet even so, God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, and Eastern Emperor had been no more than evenly matched with the Heavenly Emperor at best!
The Heavenly Emperor's strength was truly terrifying, unfathomable!
The Emperors were still savoring the battle between the Three Emperors and the Heavenly Emperor, and the experts of the Three Realms were doing the same.
Zhang Tao saw that the Sky Screen had stopped showing God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, Eastern Emperor, and the Heavenly Emperor. He knew that God Emperor and the others had left the Immortal Source.
"Emperors..."
Zhang Tao murmured gravely, his expression stern.
God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, and Eastern Emperor had transcended. They would surely leave the Origin Source and return to the Three Realms.
The Three Realms would become even more dangerous!
Including Earth Emperor, there were now four invincible experts who had transcended worldly concerns, each with terrifying strength!
Even if they no longer cared about worldly affairs, their mere presence in the shadows would keep the experts of the Three Realms on edge!
King Gen, King Xun, and the other ancient experts were also uneasy.
Earth Emperor had no interest in governing the world, but would God Emperor and the others try to rule the Three Realms anew and put an end to all conflict?
"From this day forward, we, Qiong, Dou, and Hao, renounce the title of Emperor.
"We will not interfere in any faction's conflicts, nor will we rebuild the Heavenly Court or govern the Three Realms anew!"
The void rumbled!
The voices of God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, and Eastern Emperor resounded throughout the Three Realms.
After ten thousand years of imprisonment, all they wanted now was to enjoy the pleasures of martial arts and explore the mysteries of the universe in the future.
"God Emperor and the others actually renounced their titles as Emperors!"
King Gen, King Xun, and the others were shocked, but also somewhat relieved.
People like God Emperor would never break their word. If they said they would no longer fight for supremacy, then they would not do so.
In the Earth Cave, King Ming, King Feng, and the other True Kings all breathed a sigh of relief.
They had struggled for a hundred years to build their domains. How could they not resent being told to give them up and hand them over?
The Earth Cave's Survival King, King Pingshan, still didn't feel safe.
Even if it killed him, he wouldn't go out and fight for supremacy.
"Maybe I should dissolve Pingshan Domain and find some remote place to lie low?" King Pingshan thought to himself.
While King Pingshan was still thinking, King Huai had already taken action. He moved even deeper into hiding.
He had barely shifted when he spotted three unfathomable figures.
"I'm done for!"
King Huai trembled from head to toe, his whole body stiffening as sweat poured down him!
"Seven-Surname Slave, Huai Ying?"
Heaven Fighting Emperor chuckled and looked at King Huai with interest.
He had deliberately revealed himself. With Huai Ying's strength, there was no way he could have noticed them otherwise.
"Ancestors!"
King Huai bowed respectfully in greeting.
Heaven Fighting Emperor was speechless, while God Emperor and Eastern Emperor burst out laughing.
True to his name, the Seven-Surname Slave, King Huai Huai Ying lived for survival above all else—and he really did have something going for him!
To be honest, they rather admired Huai Ying.
Born a slave in the Earth Cave, he had risen all the way to True King.
Survival above all else... How much did that resemble them?
The Sky Screen's assessment of Huai Ying had been spot-on. He was no hero, no ambitious tyrant, and certainly no coward.
Heaven Fighting Emperor couldn't help laughing at King Huai's heartfelt reverence.
"I'm not exactly your ancestor."
Heaven Fighting Emperor flicked a finger, sending a drop of True Blood into King Huai's body.
Immediately afterward, Heaven Fighting Emperor, God Emperor, and Eastern Emperor vanished.
They had only happened upon Huai Ying by chance, so naturally they wouldn't linger.
They had given him too much True Blood. Huai Ying couldn't handle it, and it could easily bring trouble down on them.
King Huai was overjoyed, his face growing even more reverent.
"Huai Ying thanks you, Ancestor, and thanks both lords for your gracious gift!"
Since God Emperor and the others had renounced their titles as Emperors, he naturally couldn't call them Emperor.
One "Ancestor" and one drop of True Blood—what a bargain!
It was a pity he wasn't worthy of asking Heaven Fighting Emperor to be his godfather. Otherwise, he'd be a big shot with an Emperor backing him.
King Huai sighed and hurriedly shifted off in another direction.
Magic Martial University,
Fang Ping savored the scene of the Three Emperors fighting the Heavenly Emperor, licking his dry lips, his heart burning with excitement!
"So this is what an invincible expert is like?"
Fang Ping murmured, his eyes shining brightly!
He would become an invincible expert too and climb to the peak of martial arts!
The projection of the Three Emperors fighting the Heavenly Emperor had shocked the Three Realms.
The Three Emperors' resolute decision to renounce their titles had shocked the Three Realms even more.
Countless people looked up at the Sky Screen in the firmament.
Only two names on the Sneaky Ranking had yet to be revealed.
The Heavenly Emperor, the "culprit" behind it all, was sure to be on the list. But what kind of shock would the remaining name bring?
And where exactly would the Heavenly Emperor rank?
Earth Emperor, God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, and the others were all waiting for the Sky Screen to reveal more.
Sneaky Ranking, Second Place: Heavenly Emperor!
"There's someone even worse!"
"It's still going! The Sky Screen is still going!"
"Unbelievable. This is truly unbelievable!"
"..."
The experts of the Three Realms erupted into an uproar!
They had thought the Heavenly Emperor was already peerless and would surely rank first among the sneakiest. They never expected there to be someone even more devious!
There was another sneakier one above the Heavenly Emperor!
How could this not shock them? How could it not leave them amazed and curious?
The Heavenly Emperor's expression was quite strange. He had thought he would rank first, but it turned out he was second.
Who was in first place?
Was it Yang God, Zhan, or perhaps the Seed—with yet another plot of its own?
God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, Eastern Emperor, and Earth Emperor were also somewhat surprised.
The Heavenly Emperor was second. So who was first?
Whoever the Sky Screen revealed as first would surely surprise every one of them!
"The Heavenly Emperor is second?!"
Zhang Tao furrowed his brow, his gaze lingering on Heaven Suppressing King for a long time.
Could the one ranked first be Heaven Suppressing King's master, Yang God?
Heaven Suppressing King was also deep in thought. Had his teacher, Yang God, devised some earth-shattering scheme too?
For a moment, Heaven Suppressing King couldn't help feeling conflicted.
Yang God, the object of so much suspicion, was also stunned at that moment.
"There's someone even more devious than him?!"
Magic Martial University,
Fang Ping took a deep breath and couldn't help remarking, "The sneaky ones in this world are as plentiful as carp crossing the river!"
They just kept cropping up!
In the Earth Cave,
King Ming, King Feng, King Pingshan, and the other True Kings had already fallen silent, too frightened to speak.
The experts of the Three Realms suppressed their unease and waited for the Sky Screen to fully expose the Heavenly Emperor!
By now, the Sky Screen had indirectly revealed the Heavenly Emperor's strength and the hidden dangers of the Immortal Source and the Origin. All of this had been deliberate on his part.
So what else was the Heavenly Emperor hiding?
Before you continue