The Evil Emperor's Terror, the Dragon God's Oppressive Presence!

Across the Douluo Continent.

Everyone froze.

After a brief silence, the comments on the sky screen erupted.

"The Sun Moon Empire?"

"Where is that?"

"Aren't the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire the only empires on the continent?"

"Could there be other continents besides ours?"

"The Evil Emperor is actually an empire's totem?"

"He secretly rules a human empire?"

Lines of golden text swept rapidly across the sky.

The instant the news spread, a deathly silence fell over the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace.

Xue Ye stood at the front of the great hall.

His gaze remained fixed on the words "Sun Moon Empire."

The Heaven Dou Empire had always regarded the Star Luo Empire as its greatest rival.

The two empires shared a border and had fought each other for years.

Yet only today did they learn that another continent lay on the far side of the Endless Sea.

A powerful empire existed there as well.

And behind that empire stood a Soul Beast with seven hundred and eighty thousand years of cultivation.

Xue Ye raised his hand.

"Send men to investigate the seas immediately."

"Make certain you discover the Sun Moon Empire's location."

None of the ministers responded.

Everyone knew that this order was all but impossible to carry out.

They did not even know whether the Sun Moon Continent existed, so how could they find that empire?

At the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace.

The Star Luo Emperor also stood in his great hall.

His expression was even graver than before.

Originally, he had hoped to find someone among the Golden Ranking's powerhouses to rely on.

After Tang Chen made the ranking, the Star Luo Empire had prepared to seek out the Clear Sky Sect.

Once the Evil Emperor appeared on it, however, that idea became utterly absurd.

The Evil Emperor was already the power backing an empire of his own.

The Star Luo Emperor slowly sat back down on his throne.

"Investigate the Sun Moon Empire."

"Then send men to explore the seas beyond the continent."

"Starting today, reassess every border defense in the empire."

At that moment, the imperial families of both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire felt immense pressure.

If the Sun Moon Continent truly existed.

If the two continents eventually came into contact.

Then how could the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire withstand the Sun Moon Empire if it crossed the sea?

What was more.

Behind their opponent stood the Evil Emperor, with his seven hundred and eighty thousand years of cultivation.

The discussions on the sky screen continued.

"Is there really another continent beyond ours?"

"Could there be a new world at the far end of the sea?"

"If the continents where the three empires lie eventually merge, just how powerful will the Sun Moon Empire become?"

"With the Evil Emperor behind them, how could Heaven Dou and Star Luo stand against them?"

"Will three empires end up fighting for supremacy?"

As soon as this comment appeared, it sparked even more discussion.

Some even speculated that the three continents would one day come into contact.

When that day came.

The Sun Moon Empire would inevitably appear before the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

The pressure on the two imperial families grew heavier.

They had originally hoped to use the Golden Ranking's powerhouses to change their circumstances.

Who could have imagined that a powerhouse revealed by the Golden Ranking would belong to another empire?

And be that empire's true master behind the scenes, no less.

In the Star Dou Great Forest.

Numerous Soul Beasts looked up at the sky screen.

An enormous bear Soul Beast opened his mouth.

"Soul Beasts can rule human empires too?"

The Scarlet King looked toward that unfamiliar city.

"The Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff clan has never heard of the Sun Moon Empire."

Di Tian's expression was grave.

"That continent is too far from here."

"Even I have never been there."

Xiong Jun looked up at the Evil Emperor.

"The Evil Emperor actually rules over humans."

"He's even more dangerous than we imagined."

At Skywater Academy.

Before the True Dragon Tower.

Shui Yuerou gazed up at the sky screen, unable to recover for a long time.

She had never heard of the Sun Moon Empire.

Nor had she ever imagined that another continent existed beyond their own.

Still less had she expected.

That a human empire on that continent was secretly controlled by a Soul Beast.

Shui Yuerou turned to look at Long Yao.

"Headmaster, does the Sun Moon Empire really exist?"

Long Yao stood before the True Dragon Tower.

His black-and-gold robe hung at his sides.

He glanced up at the sky screen, his expression unchanged.

"It does."

Shui Yuerou's gaze shifted slightly.

"You know of that continent?"

"I've been there."

Long Yao's reply was utterly calm.

Shui Yuerou stood rooted to the spot.

As she looked at Long Yao, even more questions arose in her heart.

Just how long has the headmaster lived?

The Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire had histories spanning only a few thousand years.

Yet Long Yao not only knew of the Sun Moon Continent, but had personally visited it.

Shui Bing'er stood to one side, her gaze also resting on Long Yao.

"Headmaster, does the Evil Emperor really rule the Sun Moon Empire?"

"According to the original course of events, yes."

Long Yao watched the sky screen.

In the Golden Ranking's image, the Evil-Eyed Tyrant Ruler still occupied the entire dark forest.

"The Evil Emperor controls the Evil Demon Forest."

"The Sun Moon Empire has also developed under his influence."

"The imperial family in the public eye is merely the administrator he left in the human world."

Concern appeared on Shui Yuerou's face.

"If a powerhouse like that came to the Douluo Continent, would Skywater Academy be affected?"

Long Yao turned his head and glanced at her.

"No."

Shui Yuerou breathed a sigh of relief.

Long Yao turned his gaze back to the Golden Ranking.

His thoughts returned to many years ago.

Back then, he had crossed the sea and visited the Sun Moon Continent.

The Evil Emperor had not yet grown as powerful as he was now.

Nor had that continent been anywhere near as stable as it was today.

Now that the Golden Ranking had appeared, the Evil Emperor had also been revealed to every living being on the continent.

Long Yao looked at the enormous single eye in the image, a thoughtful gleam entering his eyes.

"That little fellow will probably start stirring up trouble again."

Shui Yuerou did not understand.

She looked at Long Yao.

"Headmaster, are you talking about the Evil Emperor?"

"Yes."

Long Yao nodded lightly.

"He's always cared deeply about one thing."

"What is it?"

"Growing stronger."

Long Yao offered no further explanation.

In the Sun Moon Empire.

Deep within the Evil Demon Forest.

Dark mist churned above the forest.

An enormous single eye hovered among the mountains.

The Evil Emperor looked up at the sky screen.

When the Golden Ranking revealed his identity, wild delight first flashed in his eye.

Seven hundred and eighty thousand years of cultivation.

Lord of the Evil Demon Forest.

The ruler behind the Sun Moon Empire.

Once these titles spread across the two continents, the Sun Moon Empire would no longer be able to remain hidden in the shadows.

But the Evil Emperor did not care about any of that.

What he cared about was the Golden Ranking's reward.

As long as he made the Golden Ranking.

He would have a chance to obtain power capable of transforming him.

The Evil Emperor's spiritual power enveloped the entire Evil Demon Forest.

The many Evil Eye Tyrants in the forest all prostrated themselves, not daring to raise their heads.

The Evil Emperor stared at the sky screen, yet a figure surfaced in his heart.

A black-and-gold robe.

Golden eyes.

That man had stood between heaven and earth, and a single glance from him had made the Evil Emperor's spiritual origin submit.

It was a memory the Evil Emperor refused to revisit.

It was also the fear he had always buried deep in his heart.

Back then, he had sensed that aura from afar.

Just one encounter.

And he had understood clearly that an insurmountable gulf lay between him and that man.

The Evil Emperor stopped dwelling on the memory.

He looked at his name on the Golden Ranking, the wild delight in his eye gradually turning into anticipation.

"As long as I obtain the Heavenly Dao's reward."

"I will be able to grow stronger still."

"One day, I will defeat you."

The Evil Emperor's gaze crossed the Endless Sea and settled in the direction of the Douluo Continent.