Ji Wuming and the seven Quasi-Emperors were scared witless. They stared at Su Chen, their eyes filled not with gravity, but with profound terror!
Just what kind of monster was he?
Was he even human?
He had suppressed them with a single word!
Outrageous!
At that moment, Su Chen was like a Great Emperor in their eyes, terrifying beyond measure!
Fuck!
Just what the hell was the current emperor of Great Xia?
He had actually provoked such a terrifying being!
Bastard!
Heaven wanted Great Xia to perish!
Ji Wuming and the seven Great Emperors cursed Ji Yunzhou furiously in their hearts.
By now, all color had drained from Ji Yunzhou's face. He had fallen to his knees, his mind in a daze and his body trembling uncontrollably.
He had never imagined that Su Chen would be so heaven-defying!
"Hahaha!"
Suddenly, he burst into manic laughter like a madman. "I'm an idiot! I'm the biggest idiot in the Immortal Realm!"
His thoughts were jumbled and his speech was slurred. He seemed somewhat out of his mind, as though he had suffered a devastating blow.
At that moment, Su Chen looked at Ji Yunzhou and slowly raised his right hand. A mysterious force then surged out of him.
The next moment, the mysterious force suddenly enveloped Ji Yunzhou's entire body.
Everyone watched in confusion, unable to understand what Su Chen intended to do.
"Ah!"
Just then, Ji Yunzhou suddenly let out a scream, and strands of national fortune began to separate from his body.
At the sight, Ji Wuming and the seven Quasi-Emperors' pupils contracted sharply. They seemed to know what Su Chen was going to do.
A quarter of an hour passed, and Ji Yunzhou had fainted. A golden dragon floated in the void, the national fortune of all Great Xia!
If the dragon perished, all Great Xia would perish with it!
Ji Wuming and the seven Quasi-Emperors' hearts were in their throats. They were terrified that Su Chen would kill the dragon. If he did, all Great Xia would truly perish!
Just then, the dragon let out a roar. It suddenly turned into a streak of golden light and shot straight into Ji Ningbing's body!
Ji Ningbing was utterly bewildered, but before she could react, a terrifying draconic pressure erupted from her. Her cultivation realm then began to soar. In mere moments, she reached the Peak Saint King Realm and was even on the verge of breaking through the threshold to become a Quasi-Emperor!
Boom!
The terrifying presence of a Quasi-Emperor spread out from her, and the phantom of a dragon appeared behind her. Bathed in dazzling golden light, noble and sacred, she was like a female emperor who looked down on all under heaven!
"Who is this woman?"
The seven Quasi-Emperors looked at Ji Wuming.
Ji Wuming frowned deeply. He had remained hidden all this time, so he did not know Ji Ningbing, but he could sense a special connection between their bloodlines. After a moment of silence, he said, "She should be my granddaughter."
The seven Quasi-Emperors immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Great Xia... probably wouldn't perish after all.
They could tell that Su Chen and Ji Ningbing knew each other. Otherwise, how could Su Chen have allowed the power of national fortune to merge with her?
In short, as long as Ji Ningbing was there, Great Xia would not perish.
Ji Ningbing had now recovered from her shock. Sensing the power of national fortune within her and her own cultivation realm, she found it somewhat unreal. She looked at Su Chen, gratitude in her eyes.
She knew that Su Chen had spared the Great Xia Empire for her sake. At the same time, she was deeply glad that she had gone to see him when he first came to the Great Xia Empire. Otherwise, the entire empire would surely have perished!
Su Chen looked at Ji Wuming and the seven Quasi-Emperors and said calmly, "Starting today, she will be the emperor of Great Xia. Do you have any objections?"
Ji Wuming and the seven Quasi-Emperors hastily shook their heads. "None, none!"
Big brother!
How could we dare object?
If we dared object, we'd be meeting our ancestors the next second!
Su Chen said nothing and turned his gaze to the officials. They understood at once and immediately knelt before Ji Ningbing, shouting in unison, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Ji Ningbing was no little girl. With a solemn expression, she nodded and said, "Rise!"
The officials rose and stood quietly where they were.
Su Chen glanced at Ji Ningbing, then turned and left.
He said nothing to Ji Ningbing and left decisively, as though there were nothing here worth lingering for.
Watching Su Chen's retreating figure, Ji Ningbing reached out, wanting to say something, but in the end she found her throat choked with boundless sorrow. She quietly watched him leave, and for some reason, a dull ache arose in her heart.
She knew, and knew very well, that in Su Chen's eyes, they were merely passing travelers whose paths had briefly crossed before they parted in haste. He would never have any feelings for her, yet affection had already taken root in her heart. She had fallen deeply for him and could not pull herself free. Su Chen's figure would remain in her heart forever, impossible to erase.
On the road, Su Chen stopped and raised an eyebrow. He took out a transmission stone, which flashed with light before Su Yanche's voice came from it. "Son, have you come back?"
Su Chen said, "I was just about to. What is it?"
Su Yanche said, "Then don't come back yet. An immortal mine appeared on the Spirit Continent three days ago. It's filled entirely with supreme-grade immortal crystals. Find a way to claim it for yourself."
Su Chen was silent for a moment, then said, "All right."
Su Yanche asked, "Can you manage on your own? Do you need me to arrange some people for you?"
Su Chen said, "No need. I can manage on my own."
Su Yanche nodded and said, "All right, then. Oh, there's one more thing I should tell you. Lingxi wanted to go out and temper herself, so she left the Su Clan. The Demon Venerable went with her."
Hearing this, Su Chen frowned. This was the Immortal Realm, not the lower realm. The Demon Venerable's strength might not be enough here.
Su Yanche seemed to know what Su Chen was worried about. "Don't worry," he said. "I sent people to protect them in secret."
After hearing Su Yanche's words, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Father."
Su Yanche said with displeasure, "Why are you thanking me, child? Lingxi isn't just your sister; she's my daughter too. How could I let her go out to temper herself without worrying? All right, all right, I won't keep talking. I still have things to do, so that's it."
With that, the transmission stone switched off.
Su Chen couldn't help laughing. He shook his head, then, without further hesitation, headed straight for the Spirit Continent.
Spirit Province was a province rich in resources. Countless spirit mines and immortal mines had been discovered there, and not long ago, another immortal mine had been found. Moreover, it was filled entirely with supreme-grade immortal crystals.
Supreme-grade immortal crystals!
They were among the finest cultivation resources in the entire Immortal Realm, but they were very rare, and only the major powers possessed them. The immortal mine that had suddenly appeared this time had attracted the attention of countless major powers in an instant.
When these major powers learned that the immortal mine had appeared, they all sent out powerful experts to fight for it!