"Taishang old ghost, stop putting on that innocent act." The Nanming Immortal Emperor looked at the Taishang Immortal Emperor with an expression that said, "I saw through you long ago." "I refuse to believe you weren't curious about that Wang Shouzhe, or that you never entertained the thought of testing him yourself."
The Taishang Immortal Emperor stroked his beard, looking as though he was "entirely considering the bigger picture." "The Azure Emperor's inheritance has reappeared in the world. This concerns changes in the entire Immortal Realm's landscape, and the matter is of immense importance. A slight test would help this Immortal Emperor consider the overall situation and make unified plans."
"Enough. Don't put on the airs of the Immortal Realm's supreme alliance leader, old ghost. At best, you're only a Four-Tribulation Immortal Emperor. I'll only acknowledge you if you actually live to reach the fifth tier." The Nanming Immortal Emperor looked utterly unconvinced.
It was no wonder. Though Four Tribulations and Five Tribulations differed by only one tribulation, the latter was far more powerful.
By the universal rank system passed down from the Devil Race, a fifth-tier Immortal Emperor was equivalent to a Level Twenty powerhouse! A Four-Tribulation Immortal Emperor, meanwhile, was still only Level Nineteen.
Their combat power and dominion were naturally worlds apart.
"What do you intend to do?" The Taishang Immortal Emperor's eyelid twitched.
If not for the bigger picture, and for the fact that the Nanming brat had less than ten thousand years left to live altogether, he truly would have wanted to beat the brat to death and be done with it.
The Nanming Immortal Emperor clasped his hands behind his back and instructed, "Your task later is to seal off the surrounding space, lest the commotion grow too great and alert too many elders