"This is...!"
Seeing Su Mo take the Emperor Seat, the crowd froze in shock, every single one of them dumbstruck.
Su Mo took the Emperor Seat?
Wasn't the Emperor Seat something only someone with Emperor's potential could take?
Wasn't Su Mo's talent fake?
Then why could he take the Emperor Seat?
Could Su Mo truly possess Emperor's potential?
Doubt gripped the crowd once more.
Then, many of them realized: the jade on the Emperor Seat had been removed, and the Emperor Seat was already malfunctioning. Anyone must be able to take it now!
After taking the Emperor Seat, Su Mo walked slowly back down the steps.
Going up, the steps were fraught with difficulty, but going down offered no resistance at all, proving no different from ordinary stairs.
Su Mo strode out of the ancient palace. Now that he had obtained the God-Connecting Jade, his trip to the Barren Domain had come to a complete end, and it was time to return.
"Green Fire King, let's go!"
Su Mo called out to Green Fire King, not breaking his stride. Now that he had taken the Emperor Seat, he also worried that others might make a move against him.
"Yes!" Though deeply unwilling, Green Fire King still nodded.
Watching Su Mo stride out of the ancient palace, many people wore changing expressions, contemplation flashing in their eyes.
Quite a few people had the urge to make a move, but with numerous cultivators present, doing so would likely make them the target of public criticism even if they successfully seized the Emperor Seat.
Those harboring thoughts of attacking suppressed them in secret, preparing to look for an opportunity covertly.
Su Mo strode outside the ancient palace without a single person blocking his path.
"Wait!"
Just as Su Mo prepared to take flight,