When Yang Chen first said those words, many people thought he had gone mad.
After all, no matter what, even if Yang Chen had reached the late stage Heavenly Mandate Realm and stood infinitely close to becoming a Dao Ancestor, he was still only in the Heavenly Mandate Realm.
Compared to a Dao Ancestor, he was still a tier below.
Not to mention, Yang Chen was only at the mid Heavenly Mandate Realm.
Yet now, he actually demanded that Dao Ancestor Lingbie mind his tone when speaking to him, and he did so with such confidence. Anyone would have thought something was wrong with Yang Chen's head.
Even Princess Wen Qi and White-Brow Dao Ancestor were so furious that they trembled all over.
But when they truly looked at the object in Yang Chen's hand, they discovered that Yang Chen's confidence was not without foundation.
Because six large characters were clearly written upon that token.
Guardian Emperor!
Yang Chen!
A Guardian Emperor's token was absolutely impossible to forge, nor could there be any such thing as borrowing one. Every Guardian token bore its holder's exclusive name, proving that person's supreme contributions to humanity and the uniqueness of their identity.
The moment the Guardian Emperor token was revealed, the entire scene fell into dead silence, without another sound.
Every expert found it difficult to accept what stood before them.
"Guardian... Guardian Emperor!"
"How could this be? This..."
Princess Wen Qi and White-Brow Dao Ancestor both contracted their pupils, shocked and delighted.
Princess Wen Qi slapped her forehead. "I should have realized that Yang Chen's return with such confidence meant he had most likely become a Guardian Emperor. I simply never dared imagine that he could attain the title in only a few decades."
White-Brow Dao Ancestor sighed with boundless emotion. "Unbelievable,