"A Heaven-and-Earth Treasure!"
The Startled Cloud Sea Emperor stared at the eight emperors of Heavenfall Sea and spoke slowly, stressing every word, then hurriedly explained:
"Since we can't find her, he must have hidden her... hidden it inside a Heaven-and-Earth Treasure. I'm ninety percent certain, senior brother!"
"Hmm?"
The expressions of Heavenfall Island's eight emperors changed in unison. The Biqiong Sea Emperor's expression shifted slightly as well, his previously calm, unruffled face turning grave.
Generally speaking, only Immortal Emperors were qualified to possess Heaven-and-Earth Treasures, especially portable ones-and not just any ordinary Immortal Emperor!
That made things troublesome. All of Heavenfall Island's Immortal Emperors had indeed appeared; the eight before them were easy enough to find. But an Immortal Emperor's dignity could not be violated. They had accepted the searches and even endured having their bodies scanned by divine sense, but none would willingly allow a search of their Heaven-and-Earth Treasures, which held the deepest, most important secrets of both themselves and the forces behind them! Whose Heaven-and-Earth Treasure held no secrets?
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The Startled Cloud Sea Emperor had not used voice transmission. Within a certain range, anyone as powerful as an Imperial Realm cultivator could naturally hear every word.
Amid a dense rush of wind, the Mysterious Emperor Island contingent, already growing impatient with the search, swiftly returned and loosely surrounded Heavenfall Island's eight emperors. Some of the Sea Clan members even locked onto them with divine sense.
"Insolence!"
The white-haired young man at their head rebuked them, his expression ugly. Under ordinary circumstances, he would have slapped those Sea Kings to death long ago for daring such an affront!
Heavenfall Island's kings, who had seemed mere bystanders until then, hesitated briefly before gathering around and surrounding the Mysterious Emperor Island contingent in turn. They were all