Divine Emperor of Heavenly Destiny

At that moment, with a loud THUD, Lu Dingtian took a heavy step forward and swept his gaze across the entire crowd.

”When I’m finished speaking, you will all understand just how fake this fraud is. When I’m finished, he won’t be able to keep up the act any longer.”

As he spoke, Lu Dingtian shot Lu Chao another savage grin. ”You fraud. I will expose you right now.”

After a brief pause, Lu Dingtian gathered his emotions.

The eyes of the entire crowd focused on him. Then, Lu Dingtian asked, enunciating every word, ”Fake Lu Chao, over three years ago, when Fan Changcun first came out of seclusion, he saw the face of my unfilial son, the real Lu Chao, correct?”

Lu Chao froze. ’So Lu Dingtian managed to find out about that. But then again, it’s not surprising.’

’After all, that was my first time leading troops into battle more than three years ago, and all the soldiers under my command belonged to Lu Dingtian.’

At this moment, Lu Chao was also very curious to know what Lu Dingtian was going to say.

So, he replied without hesitation, ”That’s right.”

Lu Dingtian let out a sinister laugh. ”Everyone, you all know that Fan Changcun is the Sect Leader of the Azure Flame Sect’s Soldier Dao Sect. You also know that for the past forty years, the Six Great Flame Countries have been trying to get Fan Changcun to open the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land...”

The crowd was filled with influential figures from all sides. Of course, they were all well aware of this.

”The truth is, not long after the Azure Flame Sect was destroyed, Fan Changcun had already opened its Forbidden Land.”

At Lu Dingtian’s words, Zheng Liling and the others stared wide-eyed. The Dean of the Tiger Institute, in particular, looked utterly incredulous.

’Fan Changcun has always stayed in the Tiger Flame Kingdom. I’ve met with him many times. And now Lu Dingtian is claiming he opened the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land long ago? How can he be so sure?’

Meanwhile, Lu Chao was stunned. Cheng Yunsu was stunned. Sun Shijin was completely dumbfounded.

’What the hell?’

’If Marshal Fan could open the Forbidden Land, he wouldn’t have nearly been trapped and killed inside. He didn’t even make it past the seventh level!’

”Just as I said, Lu Dingtian’s family won’t believe I’m still alive.”

At that moment, Lu Chao murmured to the members of the Beast Flame Outer Courtyard around him, adding softly, ”Lu Dingtian needs to invent a reason to prove I’m a fake. He has to convince himself that I am.”

Dongfang Ren, Sun Shijin, and the others understood. One by one, their faces took on the expressions of people settling in to watch a good show.

They were very curious to see what else Lu Dingtian would come up with...

”Fan Changcun’s ambition is boundless!”

”He used treasures from the Forbidden Land to secretly cultivate a fake Lu Chao! After the real Lu Chao died, he planted this fraud in the Great Wu Empire’s Yangzhou City—not far from here—and let this Fake Lu Chao begin to... make a name for himself!”

”Then, the descendants of the Azure Flame Sect, led by Fan Jinhua, attempted to assassinate my daughter, Lu Hanyan.”

”Afterward, the Fake Lu Chao ’coincidentally’ made contact with the Azure Flame Sect’s descendants. Then, finding an opportunity, he deliberately put on a mask to scare away my Great Wu Empire’s forces. And with that, the Fake Lu Chao officially made his debut.”

Lu Dingtian laid out the trajectory of Lu Chao’s rise, bit by bit, weaving in his own conjectures to paint a picture for the crowd.

”Then came the Fake Lu Chao and the first Chaotic Hundred Countries...”

”First, Fan Changcun had Marquis Jilong, Yin Ye, indebt himself to him. In return, he secured a place for the Azure Flame Sect’s descendants in the Dragon Flame Kingdom. But in truth, this was all to give the Fake Lu Chao a foothold there.”

”Once everything was in place, the Fake Lu Chao began his performance.”

”Using Dragon Flame Academy as his base, he began to display incredible Martial Arts Talent. At Beast Flame Academy, he utterly crushed the seven great Beast Flame Inner Courtyards, earning the favor of the Dragon Flame King. This paved the way for the second Chaotic Hundred Countries.”

The entire crowd, including Zheng Liling, held their breath, listening intently to Lu Dingtian’s analysis.

He went on to recount the story he’d already told Lu Hanyang and the others—about the second Chaotic Hundred Countries, which led to the conquest of the Six Great Flame Countries, and how his Great Wu Empire’s Martial Techniques all originated from the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land...

”Now, the Seven Great Flame Countries and the entire Hundred Countries are in Fan Changcun’s pocket. His next target is the Great Wu Empire! The Fake Lu Chao revealed his true face during the Three-Academy Tournament...”

”...sowing chaos in my Great Wu Empire, all in order to devour it piece by piece!”

GASP...

Everyone gasped, staring at Lu Chao in terror. Nan Zhuiming couldn’t help but step forward. ”Once Fan Changcun and the Fake Lu Chao take down the Great Wu Empire, my Nanye Dynasty won’t be able to stand against them!”

Wu Tong and Wu Ye exchanged a look. ”That ambition... it’s terrifying.”

Behind Lu Chao, the representatives from the Small Kingdoms stared blankly at him, their minds reeling from Lu Dingtian’s words.

At some point, Yin Ye had also arrived.

He and Witch Ying had made their way to a high platform. They exchanged a look, and even Yin Ye’s heart was pounding.

Witch Ying murmured, ”Yin Ye, could this be the truth?”

THUD...

The heavy sound of footsteps rang out. It was Zheng Liling, stepping forward. ”In the Great Wu Empire’s Yangzhou City lived the illegitimate son and granddaughter of Su Juehe, the deceased Patriarch of the Saint Bone Su Family. Was this also part of Fan Changcun’s plan?”

Zeng Quan immediately added, ”And Su Juehe’s illegitimate granddaughter has become the Fake Lu Chao’s wife.”

Immediately, someone else spoke up...

”That must be the foundation Fan Changcun laid for the Fake Lu Chao in the Dragon Flame Kingdom! Both the illegitimate father and daughter underwent Saint Bone Awakening. Even though something went wrong with the daughter, that must have been from some treasured technique Fan Changcun found in the Forbidden Land!”

”It must be! Otherwise, how could a father and daughter both possibly undergo a Saint Bone Awakening?”

”Fan Changcun... he’s too terrifying.”

”He wants to bring the Azure Flame Sect back from the ashes and control the entire world!”

As these influential figures spoke, all eyes became fixed on the ”Fake Lu Chao,” their gazes a mixture of fear, frenzy, and cold malice.

Meanwhile, Lu Chao and Cheng Yunsu exchanged a look, utterly dumbfounded. The leaps of logic were just astounding.

”If I hadn’t gone through it myself, I’d almost believe it,”

Cheng Yunsu murmured in Lu Chao’s ear. She was the one who had summoned the Fire Phoenix Divine Emperor, bringing Lu Chao back from the dead.

Just then...

Second Prince Wu Zhiqiu suddenly spoke up. ”Marshal Lu, how do you explain Lu Chao’s appearance?”

The moment he spoke, the murmurs of astonishment in the crowd instantly ceased. All eyes turned to Lu Dingtian.

The latter smiled serenely. ”This is precisely why I started by asking the Fake Lu Chao if Fan Changcun had seen my unfilial son, the real Lu Chao, with his mask off over three years ago. Now comes the most thrilling part.”

As he spoke, Lu Dingtian looked at Lu Chao again...

Lu Chao met his gaze, a slight smile on his face. He was quite curious to see how Lu Dingtian would explain this.

”Fake Lu Chao, you can still manage to smile at a time like this?”

”You and Fan Changcun are about to become public enemies. Even the people at your side will no longer trust you.”

After laying out his entire theory, Lu Dingtian no longer felt anything when looking at Lu Chao’s face.

He had even managed to convince himself.

”Within the Azure Flame Sect’s Forbidden Land, there is a type of Elixir Pill known as a Face-Changing Pill.”

”It’s an item that can alter a person’s appearance. Fan Changcun used a Face-Changing Pill to alter the appearance of this Fake Lu Chao.”

At Lu Dingtian’s words, a shudder ran through the entire crowd.