Beside him, the imposing Dragon Horse, with its dragon head, horse's body, red scales, and blazing divine flames, was startled as well. It stared blankly at the unharmed Eastern Emperor, filled with shock.
"A mere Quasi-Emperor Tribulation wasn't enough to leave me with any Dao injury..."
The Eastern Emperor chuckled.
Naturally, his supposed injuries earlier had been an act.
This Quasi-Emperor Tribulation had indeed been unprecedented, exceptionally violent and perilous.
But it had not been so exaggerated as to leave him with a Great Dao injury.
"Daddy, you're terrible!"
Yan Fei quickly caught on.
Her graceful figure flitted forward as she ran up to the Eastern Emperor, both surprised and delighted.
Seeing his startling complexion and high-spirited bearing, he truly did not look injured, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Deeply proud that her father had broken through to Quasi-Emperor so quickly and shattered the records of history, she nevertheless rolled her eyes and complained, "You gave me such a fright when I heard the news!"
"If I hadn't put on an act, how would those fellows have dared to attack the pass?" The Eastern Emperor remained composed. Pointing into the depths of the starry sky, he smiled.
If the Human Race suddenly gained a Quasi-Emperor...
Those Saint Spirits and other races would surely have reservations about attacking the Ancient Road of the Human Race and opening the seals left by the Dao Venerable.
As it happened, he was quite interested in the Heaven-Mending Technique created by that Saint Spirit Ancient Ancestor.
After all, under normal circumstances, if an accident forced a Saint Spirit to emerge prematurely, they would never reach perfection in their lifetime. Even advancing a step further would be fraught with difficulties; their path ahead could almost be considered completely severed.
Yet the Heaven-Mending Technique could