Who Was the Uncrowned King Among the Old Six? (Please Read On)

[The Three Realms were brimming with notorious schemers: King Huai Huai Ying, the Seven-Surname Slave; Martial King Zhang Tao, the Shame of the True Kings; Li Zhu, the Demon of the Earth Cave; the supposedly evenly matched, secretly sly second-place Heaven Suppressing King; and even the Wise One, the First Emperor, the First Ruthless One!

There had to be an uncrowned king among the Old Six!

Who was the true Uncrowned King?!]

King Huai: "..."

Zhang Tao: "(°ー°〃)"

Heaven Suppressing King: "Who's secretly sly?! Who are you calling secretly sly?!"

"Hahahaha, the Sky Screen is just too entertaining!"

"Heaven Suppressing King really is sitting at the same table as the Shame of the True Kings and the Seven-Surname Slave!"

"I wait for the Sky Screen to expose something new every day. It's the perfect accompaniment to my meals!"

"After so many days, the Sky Screen is finally going to expose something again!"

"Good grief, I thought it was starting a new exposure ranking. Turns out there are still more experts!"

"I thought Spirit Emperor and the others were already ruthless enough, but I didn't expect there to be more schemers!"

"The Uncrowned King—the king above all kings!"

"Who on earth is the Uncrowned King?"

In an instant, the Three Realms erupted into an uproar!

Everyone was worked up, eagerly awaiting the Uncrowned King among the Old Six!

God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, Eastern Emperor, and Earth Emperor were also quite surprised.

They had thought that Spirit Emperor ranking first on the Sneaky Ranking was already surprising enough.

They hadn't expected there to be an Uncrowned King above first place!

Spirit Emperor, who was petting a cat, was also quite surprised. She furrowed her brow slightly. "Could it be the Heavenly Emperor Killer?"

King Gen, King Xun, and the other ancient powerhouses trembled with fear. There were still more schemers!

How terrifying. Just how terrifying!

The waters of the Three Realms were damn deep!

"There are still more experts!"

Fang Ping was practically going numb. He'd said those words several times already, but this time, he really was numb.

There were still more schemers!

[Who was the Uncrowned King among the Old Six?]

[Nominees: War Heavenly Emperor, Grey Cat!]

Two projections appeared in the void.

War Heavenly Emperor wore a bow and quiver on his back, yet looked like a scholar.

The other projection showed a plump orange cat sneaking a bite of food.

"???"

"What!!!"

"Holy crap!"

"How could this be? Grey Cat made the list?"

"Grey Cat... unbelievable, simply unbelievable!"

"..."

Everyone who knew a little about Grey Cat was utterly shocked, their eyes wide and their faces blank!

The powerhouses who had lived through the age of the Heavenly Court were completely speechless, their eyes nearly bulging out of their heads!

They suspected they were seeing things, but the two words "Grey Cat" on the Sky Screen were practically blinding them!

"I can't believe Grey Cat could be named the Uncrowned King among the Old Six. That's completely unexpected!"

"It's simply impossible to believe!"

God Emperor couldn't help exclaiming in astonishment. He was beginning to question his own life.

Eastern Emperor and Heaven Fighting Emperor fell silent. They didn't know what to say.

Grey Cat... even if they were beaten to death, they never would have imagined that a lazy, fat, stupid cat could make the Sneaky Ranking, let alone rank as the Uncrowned King.

Everyone could accept War Heavenly Emperor making the list.

The powerhouses of the Heavenly Realm all knew how powerful War Heavenly Emperor was.

War Heavenly Emperor had become an Emperor after the War of Ten Thousand Daos. He was the strongest person in the Three Realms!

Had he been born thirty thousand years earlier, he would have had the makings of the Heavenly Emperor!

Although War Heavenly Emperor had been the last among the Nine Emperors and Four Emperors to become an Emperor, his strength was unfathomable.

Even the Heavenly Emperor and Yang God regarded him as a formidable opponent.

But Grey Cat... what made it worthy?

If the Heavenly Emperor were still alive, he would probably be questioning his own life too.

On Heaven Sealing Island, Feng was utterly astonished, and even somewhat frightened.

"War Heavenly Emperor, Grey Cat..."

In the new Spirit Emperor Palace,

"Meow?"

Grey Cat's chubby face went blank. How had it ended up on the Sneaky Ranking? It was a cat, not a person!

Spirit Emperor was so shocked that her whole body stiffened. Her hand, which was petting the cat, involuntarily pressed harder.

"Meow!"

"Grey Cat, did you do something bad?"

"I didn't!"

"The stupid cat actually made the list!"

Heavenly Dog's eyes nearly popped out of his head. Was that stupid Grey Cat a schemer too?

How was that possible!

The Sky Screen had to be wrong!

At the Divine Sect,

Earth Emperor laughed, though it was a helpless laugh.

King Kun and Hong Yu's mouths twitched. Their eyes were full of astonishment and disbelief. It was simply unbelievable.

Sea Suppressing Envoy laughed too, though he seemed at a loss.

Had that detestable, fat, stupid Grey Cat become one of the Old Six too?

The Three Realms had really changed!

"Holy crap!"

Fang Ping was stunned. A seemingly silly and adorable cat demon could actually become the Uncrowned King among the Old Six?

Was that even reasonable?!

Heaven Suppressing King was also utterly shocked.

Yang God's eyes nearly bulged out of his head!

"Grey Cat... unbelievable!"

Yang God sucked in a sharp breath. His gaze at the Sky Screen suddenly turned serious.

This was the first time he'd taken it seriously. Before, he'd only watched for fun, but now he genuinely wanted to know why Grey Cat had made the list.

War Heavenly Emperor making the list was within Yang God's expectations.

But Grey Cat... damn!

At the Origin Source,

Human Emperor was so stunned he was practically an idiot.

Western Emperor was so shocked his teeth hurt.

Even that stupid Grey Cat had made the list. Why wasn't he on it?

In the Void Heaven Realm,

War Heavenly Emperor was also a little surprised, then gave a helpless laugh.

"Meow! I made the list too!"

The cat's face was full of shock!

War Heavenly Emperor rubbed the cat's head and chuckled. "It's the cat outside that made the list."

"That's still me!"

[Grey Cat, an ancient orange cat, a living being accidentally born to carry the Origin Source's filthy energy.

Long ago, Grey Cat was accidentally born in the Origin Source and took the form of a cat.

Tian Chen, the Heavenly Emperor's disciple and a Break Eight powerhouse, thought Grey Cat was adorable and persuaded the Heavenly Emperor to bring it back to the Three Realms to raise.

Heavenly Dog was born around the same time.

Grey Cat, darling of heaven and earth.

When Grey Cat was little, Yang God often saw it. On one occasion, he accidentally blew Grey Cat to pieces, giving it the supernatural ability to forget sad things.

When Grey Cat was blown to pieces, the Origin Source trembled.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Emperor had no choice but to entrust Grey Cat to Tian Chen to raise and protect. Tian Chen thus became the Cat Protection Captain and the chief steward of Cat Palace.]

"Meow?!"

Grey Cat's eyes widened!

Heavenly Dog's eyes widened!

So I (the stupid cat) had been beaten stupid by Yang God!

[After Tian Chen's death, Spirit Emperor raised Grey Cat on the Heavenly Emperor's orders.

As Grey Cat and Heavenly Dog gradually grew up, they started wreaking havoc throughout the Three Realms. Everyone hated them, and the demons wailed!

They dug up Human Emperor's vegetable garden, called over their friends, and shared a grand feast.

They raided an Emperor's fishpond and stole every fish demon.

They even plotted in secret in front of Heavenly Wood. Grey Cat called its friends, Heavenly Dog played the thief, and afterward they split the spoils fifty-fifty.]

[Grey Cat teamed up with Heavenly Dog to ambush Seal Keeper and try to steal the Nine Emperor Seal.

Weapon Keeper was furious and wanted to subdue Grey Cat and Heavenly Dog.

Spirit Emperor injured him with a single palm strike, declaring that Grey Cat was adorable and must not be harmed!

In the end, Heavenly Dog was punished with a thousand-year ban from the Heavenly Court.

Another time, Grey Cat lured away Sea Suppressing Envoy's eldest son. Beast Emperor came to call, and when Grey Cat saw him at the door, it abandoned Heavenly Dog and fled. Heavenly Dog, meanwhile, was punished with a thousand-year ban from the Bitter Sea!

Once, Grey Cat teamed up with Heavenly Dog to steal medicinal plants from God Emperor's garden. God Emperor flew into a rage, so Grey Cat fled to Spirit Emperor Palace and complained that the plants in God Emperor's garden tasted awful. Without asking who was right or wrong, Spirit Emperor stormed God Emperor Palace.

Grey Cat even made Earth Emperor's sons, King Kun and Hong Kun, drink cat urine!

Another time, Grey Cat teamed up with Heavenly Dog to peep at Spirit Emperor, Yue Ling, and the others bathing. When they were discovered, it abandoned Heavenly Dog and fled.

They also spied on Hong Yu and Yue Ling fighting in bed, then widely spread the story that Hong Yu had lost to Yue Ling in bed!]

"Damn, were those two—a cat and a dog—really that wicked?"

"Grey Cat and Heavenly Dog did nothing but evil!"

"That cat demon was that brazen?"

"Grey Cat really is a scheming cat. It did all those things, but Heavenly Dog was the one who got punished. Poor Heavenly Dog!"

"Hahahaha, am I the only one who thinks all this gossip is hilarious?"

"I'm dying! Grey Cat's a pervert too!"

"..."

The people of the Three Realms were having a great time, but the ones named by the Sky Screen couldn't laugh at all.

Human Emperor looked utterly helpless. Grey Cat hadn't just wrecked his vegetable garden; it had wreaked havoc in plenty of other places too!

Sea Suppressing Envoy was thoroughly speechless, and Beast Emperor fell silent as well.

Because Grey Cat and Heavenly Dog hadn't only wanted to eat Sea Suppressing Envoy's huge fish head—they'd also wanted to see what Beast Emperor tasted like.

God Emperor gave a helpless laugh. Back then, with Grey Cat and Heavenly Dog around, his spirit plants could never grow properly.

Heavenly Wood had nearly become Grey Cat's fishing rod, and even Heavenly Wood's companion divine bird had been roasted and eaten by Grey Cat and Heavenly Dog.

Of course, the reason Grey Cat and Heavenly Dog had gotten away with it was Grey Cat's special nature. Otherwise, they would have been beaten to death or locked up long ago.

At the Divine Sect,

Hong Kun's face turned green!

Now the entire Three Realms knew he'd drunk Grey Cat's cat urine!

Hong Yu and Yue Ling's faces darkened!

Li Zhu covered his mouth, trying hard not to laugh.

Earth Emperor chuckled. "Interesting."

Thinking about it carefully, Grey Cat really did have the makings of an Old Six.

It was just that Heavenly Dog had suffered a bit, taking the blame for so many things while getting less of Grey Cat's share!

At Spirit Emperor Palace,

Grey Cat's fur stood on end. "Lies! They're all lies!

I never do bad things. Everything the Sky Screen said is false! I'm so mad! I don't do bad things!"

Peeping at Spirit Emperor while she bathed? It had never done that!

Heavenly Dog had dragged it along to peep. It hadn't wanted to!

Lin Zi glanced at Spirit Emperor, whose expression had stiffened slightly, then quickly lowered her head and ran outside.

The corners of Spirit Emperor's lips curled into a smile as she amiably stroked Grey Cat's head.

Grey Cat inexplicably felt a little scared.

"Big Fatty, it wasn't me! It was all Heavenly Dog!"

Outside Spirit Emperor Palace, Heavenly Dog barked furiously, cursing in the vilest terms.

"This Emperor is no scapegoat dog! I did it on purpose!"

The plan had just failed, that was all.

It wasn't a stupid cat. It had deliberately let Grey Cat eat more!

The more Grey Cat ate, the fatter it would get. Once it was as fat as a pig, it wouldn't be able to outrun the dog!

However...

Heavenly Dog felt wronged, but he didn't say a word!

"Big Dog, this cat wants fish!"

Grey Cat was feeling wronged. The big fatty had messed with it, and now it was hungry.

Heavenly Dog: "..."

"Wait here!"

Heavenly Dog hurried off to catch some fish.

Truth was, he knew full well that someone would feed Grey Cat. After Tian Chen fell, Spirit Emperor had looked after Grey Cat. It had no need to hunt for its own food.

But Heavenly Dog had no other backers, and the Heavenly Realm wasn't exactly friendly toward him.

Grey Cat was afraid that if the dog went out hunting alone, someone would kill him. That was why it often left Spirit Emperor Palace to stir up trouble and rob people with him.

Of course, most people wouldn't know that Heavenly Dog was a tsundere.

Inside the Void Heaven Realm,

The projected Grey Cat grinned. "The Sky Screen actually exposed all this stuff about me. This is pretty interesting!"

It had spent eighty thousand years here with War Heavenly Emperor. It was terribly bored. Every day, all it did was eat and sleep—and get forced to read and study!

War Heavenly Emperor shook his head with a faint smile. Grey Cat really was mischievous and adorable.

Back then, he'd made Grey Cat read, and the cat had blown up its own body just to escape. He really had put it through a lot.

"That cat is awful!"

Fang Ping couldn't help exclaiming. Grey Cat was far too cunning.

As for Heavenly Dog, he was just one giant patsy!

Zhang Tao was stunned too. There were actually such legendary figures in the Three Realms—not people, but monsters!

[Grey Cat and Heavenly Dog were both utterly wicked, each a legend in their own right.]

[Long Bian once said that he had seen Grey Cat when it was weak.]

The next moment, an image appeared on the Sky Screen.

Grey Cat furtively rummaged through the bamboo basket God Emperor had set aside. There was a little dragon inside, and the Sky Screen had added a few words above its head: Long Bian.

Grey Cat picked up the little dragon in its mouth and ran off.

The scene changed. Long Bian sighed to everyone, "As one of the oldest Emperor Venerables, I've seen Grey Cat when it was weak."

The crowd erupted at the sight.

Heavenly Emperor Long Bian: "..."

Fine, fine. Now it was his turn, was it?

"Hahahaha! I'm dying!"

"So this is what they mean by a contrast?"

"So a different pause really does change the meaning!"

"Heavenly Emperor Long Bian is actually a dragon!"

"..."

"I've seen Grey Cat—when it was weak... That's brilliant!" Fang Ping's mouth twitched.

So he'd seen it while it was in Grey Cat's mouth!

[While this proves that Grey Cat had the potential to become an Old Six, it still wasn't enough to make it a candidate for the title of Uncrowned King.]

Everyone nodded. That was true.

[Grey Cat could turn danger into safety. It could sense whenever anyone mentioned its name, and it would also steer clear of anyone who meant it harm.

When the Heavenly Court was flourishing, it followed Spirit Emperor.

When the Heavenly Court was on the verge of falling, it vanished without a trace, and later fell asleep.

When Heavenly Dog fought across the lands, it followed him and threw its weight around. After Heavenly Dog went to the Heavenly Grave and fell, it hid away in a secluded place and went to sleep.

Countless great battles, including the fall of the Earth Emperor Divine Dynasty, couldn't disturb it. No one could easily find it, and people would even overlook it.

During the sect era, it followed Gong Juanzi and Mo Wenjian, fishing and eating fish.

Before the sect wars, it fell asleep once more.

When it next emerged, it met the new Chosen One of Fate, the Future Human King.

Following the Future Human King, it went from an Emperor-level cat to an Emperor cat!

In the end, it became the Seed's cat, the Dominator Cat!]

One stone stirred up a thousand waves. The Three Realms erupted into a tumult as everyone read the Sky Screen's description of Grey Cat!

"Turning danger into safety! Disaster is always one step behind it!"

"Grey Cat is invincible—truly invincible!"

"That cat is terrifying. It can sense when people mention it, and even tell when they have bad intentions!"

"Grey Cat, Grey Cat, do you want some cat food? Some canned cat food?"

"If only I were a cute, silly cat demon too!"

"Where's the Future Human King? I could dress up as a catgirl. I bet I'd be even more fun than Grey Cat!"

"Gasp! Emperor cat, Dominator Cat, Seed's cat!"

"Grey Cat actually became the ruler of the Three Realms and swallowed the Seed of the Three Realms! How is that possible?"

"Future Human King! Who on earth is the Future Human King? How could he raise a giant fat cat like Grey Cat into the ruler of the Three Realms?"

"If Grey Cat eventually became the ruler of the Three Realms, just how powerful must the Future Human King be?!"

"Terrifying! Simply terrifying!"

Everyone in the Three Realms drew a sharp breath, overwhelmed with emotion.

Grey Cat was too powerful!

Its strength didn't lie in itself. It knew how to choose a backer and avoid disaster!

Those two things alone made it terrifyingly powerful!

God Emperor, Heaven Fighting Emperor, and Eastern Emperor were all astonished!

"Grey Cat actually swallowed the Seed in the end!"

"The Future Human King... The Human King—it was the human race that solved everything!"

It was unbelievable, almost impossible to imagine!

The human race was far too weak at present.

The current Human King, Zhang Tao, had only just reached the Heavenly King level. How could the Future Human King solve everything?

It was truly hard to believe!

Earth Emperor furrowed his brow slightly. Had the Future Human King and Grey Cat worked together to solve everything?

Was this how fate was supposed to unfold?

Above the Origin Source, Human Emperor, Western Emperor, and Beast Emperor were also full of doubts.

If the Future Human King and Grey Cat became the rulers, what fate awaited the rest of them?

Inside the Void Heaven Realm,

War Heavenly Emperor pondered the matter.

In the Human Realm,

Zhang Tao was utterly shocked!

The ones who would rule the Three Realms in the future were actually the human race—and the Future Human King!

But who was the real Future Human King?

At the Demon Martial University, Fang Ping trembled from head to toe, his expression shifting unpredictably.

In Yang City, Yang God furrowed his brow slightly, harboring a suspicion.

In the Earth Cave,

King Ming and the others—especially the Earth Cave True Kings of the Heavenly Plant Royal Court—grew thoroughly uneasy.

If the human race would rule the Three Realms in the future, might the Earth Cave cease to exist?!

With a century of bloodshed between them, how could the human race not settle the score?

"We absolutely can't just sit and wait for it to happen!"

"We absolutely can't let such a powerful figure rise to prominence!"

"This is hard—far too hard!"

"The human world has Heaven Suppressing King and God Forger. Unless they're Emperors, no one can invade the human world!"

"Then we'll wait for him to come to the Earth Cave!"

"But we don't even know who the Future Human King is."

"If we can't find the Future Human King, then we'll kill the current Human King first!"

"But would those Emperors let us snuff out the Future Human King?"

"Are we supposed to just watch the human race rise and wait for them to settle the score with us?"

For a time, the Earth Cave True Kings all felt utterly helpless.