Lin An left the Imperial City directly and headed to Shenglin City. He needed to tell his father about this first.
Meanwhile, in the sealed-off space.
The Crown Prince and Yu Yuan were still pondering a way out when another figure appeared.
Upon recognizing each other, everyone was overjoyed.
Your humble servant greets Your Majesty.
Everyone bowed in unison, assuming that the Heavenly Revelation Emperor had discovered their predicament and come to their rescue.
Heavenly Revelation Emperor looked at the joy in everyone's eyes, his expression filled with complex emotions.
He was well aware of what everyone was thinking, but unfortunately, he had also been arrested.
"Father, we don't know who that person is, that they were able to break into the Rules Secret Realm and even imprison us here."
The arrival of the Heavenly Revelation Emperor immediately emboldened the Crown Prince, whose eyes were filled with murderous intent as he spoke.
"His name is Lin An, the grandson of the Heavenly Vault King, and the son of Li Xiyun and the city lord of Shenglin City," said Heavenly Revelation Emperor.
The crown prince was startled. The grandson of Li Yunshan, the Heavenly Vault King?
I've never heard of them before.
But that's not important now.
"Father, even if he is the grandson of the Heavenly Vault King, since he dared to trespass into the royal territory, he can be killed on the spot."
"Moreover, the Heavenly Vault King is also implicated in this matter and must give an explanation. If he dares to resist, then his title of Heavenly Vault King will be revoked, and I believe the other nine kings will have no objections."
The Crown Prince said seriously, knowing very well his father's intentions in deposing the prince; this was definitely an excellent opportunity.
It's laughable that Lin An, the grandson of the Heavenly Vault King, was so stupid. No matter how strong he was, he dared to break into the Rules Secret Realm and offer up his weakness.
Heavenly Revelation Emperor listened to the Crown Prince's eloquent speech without interrupting.
Under normal circumstances, this would indeed be a good opportunity to suppress the Heavenly Vault King, but unfortunately... this situation is not normal.
Seeing that the Crown Prince was about to continue speaking like a clown, Heavenly Revelation Emperor finally couldn't bear it any longer and said, "He is Sovereign Realm expert."
"Father, where is Lin An now? This man is incredibly audacious; we absolutely cannot let him die so easily, even if he is... Sovereign Realm expert?!"
As the Crown Prince was speaking, his voice rose several octaves upon hearing Heavenly Revelation Emperor's words.
"He is that Sovereign Realm expert," Heavenly Revelation Emperor said again.
hiss...
Everyone gasped in shock, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Sovereign Realm?
A legendary Sovereign Realm expert?
How is this possible? Hasn't anyone broken through to the Sovereign Realm for three thousand years? Why would someone suddenly appear like this?
Moreover, this powerful expert at the Sovereign Realm was not even a member of the royal family.
The crown prince was also startled. His arrogant demeanor from just moments before vanished, and he began to tremble all over, his face turning deathly pale.
"Lord... Sovereign Realm?"
The crown prince murmured tremulously, then, as if remembering something, his gaze fixed on Heavenly Revelation Emperor, "Father, then you..."
"I was also arrested and brought here." Heavenly Revelation Emperor's tone was calm, but the Crown Prince could see the despair in his eyes.
Despair is contagious, and after learning that Heavenly Revelation Emperor had also been captured, everyone was filled with despair.
Those are experts at the Sovereign Realm. Not to mention them, even if the three great empires were tied together, they wouldn't be a match for them.
The most unlucky one has to be Yu Yuan.
He listened for a long time, and it seemed to be an internal matter of the Heavenly Revelation Empire, but he, a person from the Heavenly Spirit Empire, had been dragged into it.
Although he felt powerless, he had not given up completely.
"Your Majesty, why did that person arrest us? What is his purpose?" Yu Yuan forward and asked.
Now that they've been captured but not killed, is there any chance they can survive?
"Master Yu Yuan, the reason they captured you is probably because they didn't want you to disturb their repair of the passage. By the way, during the few days you were captured, they have already repaired the passage," Heavenly Revelation Emperor said.
"What? He repaired the passage?"
Yu Yuan's expression changed. Had the other party forcibly repaired the passage by relying on the power of the Sovereign Realm expert, or was the other party also a King Rank or even Sovereign Rank formation master?
Suddenly Yu Yuan remembered the bursts of inspiration he had experienced recently.
A feeling arose inexplicably in his heart, and he suspected that his inspiration had not come from years of accumulation, but rather that the other party had secretly used methods to help him repair the passage.
Have I become their employee?
Yu Yuan's heart suddenly became complicated. It turned out that he was not a prodigy, but someone was giving him a cheat code.
However, he did learn a lot during this time, and his skills in formations improved.
"Father, he wouldn't be planning to kill us, would he?" the Crown Prince asked anxiously.
He doesn't want to die.
For so many years, he has diligently repaired the passage, all in order to send his father away as soon as possible and then ascend the throne.
Success was within reach, but now he and his father were to be sent away. How could he accept this?
Heavenly Revelation Emperor remained silent, but he knew in his heart that he was most likely not going to survive.
Even the Heavenly Revelation Empire will cease to exist, and his dream of unifying the Three Kingdoms will likely come true, though he certainly won't live to see it.
Meanwhile, Lin An quickly returned to Shenglin City after leaving the Imperial City.
Old Man Lin Xiao was leisurely drinking tea in the courtyard.
" An'er? You've come at the right time; your father just brewed some tea."
Upon seeing Lin An return, Lin Xiao beamed with joy and poured Lin An a cup of tea as well.
Lin An smiled and sat down, took a sip, and immediately felt the lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth.
"Why did you suddenly come back? Is something wrong?" Lin Xiao asked, taking a sip of his tea.
"Is Father interested in becoming emperor?" Lin An asked directly.
puff...
Lin Xiao spat out the tea he had just taken a sip, and his gaze towards Lin An was filled with a strange expression.
What did the other person mean by that?
As the city lord of Shenglin City, am I really going to carve out a territory and declare myself emperor?
Not the lord of Shenglin City, but the Shenglin City?
Lin An smiled and recounted the story, leaving Lin Xiao utterly shocked.
What the heck?
His own son actually captured the Heavenly Revelation Emperor?
Another regime change?
Because he had no interest in being emperor, he allowed his own father to become emperor?
" An'er, this... this isn't right. Your father is just a city lord, and my strength is only at the Mythic Realm. This... this..."
Seeing that Lin An was serious, Lin Xiao was momentarily at a loss for what to do.
proclaim oneself emperor!
He had never thought of such a thing in his life, nor dared to think about it.
But now, he is happily serving as the city lord, enjoying a cup of tea in the courtyard.
Then, the eldest son suddenly appeared and declared himself emperor.
Moreover, it seemed that as long as he nodded, he could really become emperor.
It all feels like a dream, so fantastical.
Seeing his father's expression, Lin An said earnestly, "My father has the potential to become a great emperor!"