Fate-Defying Demon Emperor

Su Han’s grudge with Tian Lou Saint stemmed from Ye Chuanfeng. However, now that Zi Qiong and Xuan Song had died at Su Han’s hands and the Nine Palace Golden Pagoda was in his possession, there was no point in discussing the past. The enmity between them was set in stone. Given Tian Lou Saint’s personality, he would never spare Su Han. Naturally, Su Han had no desire to be killed by him either. A great battle between the two was inevitable, but with the East Sea Dragon Palace Ruins about to open, this was not the right time for it.

”Tian Lou Saint, you know him?” Yu Yao Holy Maiden, standing beside him, asked with a hint of surprise as she noticed him staring at Su Han.

”My Nine Palace Golden Pagoda is on him, and I can smell Xuan Song’s Aura!”

Although Tian Lou Saint had never met Su Han, these two facts alone were enough to determine his identity. The Nine Palace Golden Pagoda being on Su Han meant he was the one who killed Zi Qiong. Furthermore, he had dispatched Xuan Song to Qingzhou to investigate this matter. Now, Xuan Song had not returned, yet Su Han had arrived with the lingering remnants of his Aura. This could only mean Xuan Song had also been killed. Although he didn’t know how Su Han, a mere Physique Realm cultivator, had managed to kill the Heavenly King Realm expert Xuan Song, dead was dead. There was no faking it.

Zi Qiong and Xuan Song were both his followers. They hadn’t fallen in the great contest of prodigies but had instead died in a remote Daozhou at the hands of some insignificant ant.

A cold light flickered in Tian Lou Saint’s eyes, his heart seething with murderous intent. He had locked onto Su Han. The debt for Zi Qiong and Xuan Song had to be paid in blood. This Su Han, regardless of his identity or backing, had to die.

These East Sea Dragon Palace Ruins will be your grave!

Tian Lou Saint stared fixedly at Su Han, his killing intent now resolute and unchangeable.

Yu Yao Holy Maiden had also heard about Zi Qiong and Xuan Song. Hearing Tian Lou Saint’s words, she understood Su Han’s identity. However, the matter had nothing to do with her, so she naturally wouldn’t try to dissuade Tian Lou Saint. Instead, she raised her beautiful eyes, observing Su Han with newfound interest.

This new prodigy from the Prodigy List seems interesting. It’s a shame he had to provoke Tian Lou Saint. What a pity!

”Little Su Su, do you know Tian Lou Saint and Yu Yao Holy Maiden?” At this time, Zhang Xiaowan also noticed the hostile gaze from Tian Lou Saint and quietly asked Su Han. ’Little Su Su’ was a nickname she had just invented for him.

”I killed two of his followers,” Su Han admitted openly. It wasn’t a secret, and he had no intention of hiding it anyway.

Zhang Xiaowan’s eyes widened, and she covered her small mouth with her hands, her face a mask of shock and disbelief. The followers of Tian Lou Saint were all heaven-gifted prodigies from the Prodigy List, every one of them extraordinary and comparable to those in her own top-ten sequence.

He... he actually killed two of them?

Zhang Xiaowan sized Su Han up again. She had originally thought Tongyan had brought him along just to look after him. She never expected him to be so ruthless. To kill Tian Lou Saint’s followers and still dare to show up here… wasn’t he afraid of being killed by Tian Lou Saint inside the East Sea Dragon Palace Ruins?

”Which two did you kill?” Zhang Xiaowan whispered.

”Zi Qiong and Xuan Song.”

Su Han’s reply left Zhang Xiaowan even more astonished. Zi Qiong was one thing, as she wasn’t much stronger than Zhang Xiaowan herself. But Xuan Song was Tian Lou Saint’s number one follower. He was ranked sixty-first on the Prodigy List and was famous for his Town Yue Sacred Body and his power in the Heavenly King Realm.

Su Han killed even someone that powerful?

”Little Su Su, I really have to see you in a new light!” Zhang Xiaowan had wanted to express her disbelief, but seeing the killing intent in Tian Lou Saint’s eyes, she had no choice but to accept it. This plain-looking Little Su Su... you really can’t judge a book by its cover!

Su Han and Zhang Xiaowan spoke in low voices, so others like Zhao Ming couldn’t overhear them. If they had, they would have been utterly shocked. However, Tian Lou Saint’s murderous glare was visible to all. Zhao Ming was startled at first, then overjoyed.

You little bastard! I never thought you’d also offend Tian Lou Saint. Looks like I won’t even have to lift a finger before you die a horrible death!

VMMMM!

At that moment, a violent tremor erupted from the East Sea Dragon Palace, transforming into a surging undercurrent that rushed out in all directions. Everyone was thrown off balance, swaying as if they were about to be caught in the current and swept into the dark depths of the sea.

”The Dragon Palace Ruins are opening!”

Seeing this, the crowd wasn’t alarmed but elated. All eyes turned toward the East Sea Dragon Palace, tense with excitement.

The East Sea Dragon Palace Ruins opened only once every thousand years. Though they had all heard many rumors, this was their first time experiencing it firsthand, and they were naturally filled with anticipation for the sights within. Rumor had it that there were shattered Dragon Balls, remnant dragon scales, and even a supreme Dragon Transformation Pool! The opportunities were boundless, but seizing them depended on one’s own luck and destiny.

An ethereal dragon’s cry suddenly echoed in everyone’s minds. Instantly, they all felt the immense pressure of Dragon’s Might, as if a True Dragon that dominated the Nine Heavens and lorded over the world had appeared before them, capable of obliterating their souls with a single Dragon Breath.

The True Dragon was rumored to be the most powerful of all beasts. Once it ascended to godhood, it became a divine dragon, even more powerful than ordinary gods. Everyone was brimming with expectation for the fortunes and destinies contained within the East Sea Dragon Palace, this sacred land of the Dragon Clan from the Ancient Era.

SWISH!

Suddenly, the East Sea Dragon Palace radiated a brilliant light. A dragon formed of multicolored light materialized above the palace, vivid and lifelike in every detail, coiling above the structure and looking down upon the crowd. Instantly, the Dragon Blood Stones in everyone’s possession began to glow, serving as a form of identity verification. Anyone without a Dragon Blood Stone would be mercilessly obliterated by the multicolored light dragon.

At this moment, two to three hundred prodigies from various clans were gathered here. Besides the prodigies from the Prodigy List and the Sea Monster clans, there were also some older experts at the Heavenly King Realm. With their lifespans dwindling, they had acquired a spot to gamble for a final opportunity within the Dragon Palace Ruins.

Soon, the multicolored light dragon completed its verification, and the grand golden gate of the Dragon Palace began to rumble open. Golden light blazed toward the heavens as immense Dragon’s Might permeated the area. Dense spatial-temporal fluctuations radiated out, revealing a portal.

”Let’s go!” Tian Lou Saint took the lead, transforming into a streak of rainbow light with Yu Yao Holy Maiden and shooting toward the golden gate. They vanished in the blink of an eye.

”We’re going too!”

None of the prodigies present were timid, and they all scrambled to be the next to fly inside.

”Let’s move out!”

At the command of Jun Zhantian from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, their entire group moved as one, soaring toward the golden gate. Su Han boarded the White Jade Dao Boat and entered alongside Tongyan.

The next moment, Su Han was inside the Dragon Palace Ruins.