On the Eastern Sea.

The Tonggu Warship stopped in mid-air.

Xiao Zuiji leapt up from the deck, his entire person flying out magnificently, rapidly summoning his sniper rifle. In the process of rapid descent, he decisively pulled the trigger!

“Whoosh—”

The bullet exploded forth, penetrating layer after layer of space!

“Splash!”

A large fish that had just jumped from the sea surface immediately had its head pierced through.

“Whoosh!”

Li Qingyang released his spiritual energy, transforming it into an invisible large hand that enveloped it, then pulled it onto the Tonggu Warship.

“Clang clang clang!”

Ye Xingchen stepped forward, sword light crisscrossing.

“Thud thud!”

“Thud thud!”

The large fish was cut into neat slices, falling orderly onto the stove!

He Wudi raised his palm, circulating the fire attribute of the Five Elements Celestial Heaven Formula, beginning the most earnest—barbecue!

Luo Zhilong: “…”

Master Fan: “…”

“You two.”

Jun Changxiao sat at the table, raising his cup: “Stop watching and come drink.”

“Sect Master Jun…” Luo Zhilong’s mouth twitched: “We should hurry on our way!”

On the crisis-filled Eastern Sea, openly having a cookout—this was too ostentatious, too willful!

“Old Luo.”

Jun Changxiao drank a bowl of wine, saying meaningfully: “Sailing a boat is a journey. What matters isn’t the destination, but the scenery along the way and the mood while viewing it.”

Luo Zhilong froze, raising his cup: “Sect Master Jun’s insight is profound!”

Fan Yezi sitting beside him also went into a daze, then raised his cup: “Hearing your words is better than reading ten years of books!”

Young Master Yuan, though maintaining absolute clarity, thinking about how he’d fled here and there yet still couldn’t escape this fellow’s clutches, immediately felt bitterness rise from his heart. He picked up a large bowl of wine and gulped it down.

“Come come!”

“Let’s drink until heaven and earth turn upside down!”

…

After three rounds of wine.

Young Master Yuan clutched a wine jar, tears streaming down as he wailed: “Old Lin, why am I so tragic!”

Old Lin sitting beside him wanted to take the wine jar away so he’d truly embrace him, but as soon as his hand reached over, the young master pushed it away: “Go… away…”

“…”

Old Lin fell silent, quietly leaving.

The young master was a talented and ambitious person, but under successive blows, the pain he’d endured was truly too much.

“Thud!”

Old Lin came to the pilot room and directly knelt: “Sect Master Jun, this old one is willing to exchange his life for the young master’s personal safety!”

“You’re at least a Half-Saint. Easily kneeling before others—do you still want dignity?” Jun Changxiao said lightly.

“Young Master Yuan saved this old one’s life. For him, why should I care about dignity!” Old Lin said gravely.

His eyes flashed with memories of past events, from very long ago… forget it, leave it to the future animation team to pad time with flashback kills.

Jun Changxiao shook his head: “When this seat was fighting the Zhenwei Emperor, you two seemed to be watching from a distance?”

“Correct!”

Old Lin answered truthfully.

Actually, with his current cultivation level, he could completely attack Jun Changxiao, even achieve annihilation!

But having witnessed the heart-stopping battle outside Zhenwei City earlier, he’d developed deep and strong wariness. Even though the opponent now seemed weak, seemed to have no cultivation, he dared not raise even a thread of thought to make a move!

“What were you doing at Zhenwei City?”

“The young master wanted to seek refuge with the Zhenwei Emperor, to assist him in establishing unprecedented achievements.”

Jun Changxiao said speechlessly: “Since Old Yuan is such an ambitious person, why not seek refuge with this seat? Or does he think my Eternal Sect’s potential can’t compare to an empire crouched in an Eastern Sea corner?”

“…” Old Lin fell silent.

Honestly, he wholeheartedly hoped the young master would seek refuge with Jun Changxiao, because this man was too strong, destined to be no ordinary creature in the future.

But because everything had to follow the young master’s wishes, well, he dared not speak, dared not ask.

“Go persuade your young master.” Jun Changxiao said: “This seat needs talents like him. If he’s willing to join, he’ll definitely receive high-level treatment.”

“This…” Old Lin became conflicted.

The young master had extremely strong self-esteem—he might not be able to persuade him.

“Of course.”

Jun Changxiao added: “If he doesn’t agree, it’s no big deal. My prison door stands always open, arms spread wide awaiting him.”

The last two lines were delivered in song.

Once, twice, but not thrice. Since Young Master Yuan had been captured again, whether or not he submitted, he must be locked in Eternal Sect’s prison, handed over to Prisoner Number One Zhao Doudou for chicken soup enlightenment.

…

Dark land, air extremely murderous.

This was the Soul Clan continent, terrifying like hell itself!

At this moment, a group of Soul Clan powerhouses gathered in an ancient hall with long history, discussing matters.

“The Fourth Hall Master has also lost contact!”

“Damn it, what’s going on!”

“In my view, the Third and Fourth Hall Masters must have been discovered by Xingyun Continent martial artists, then suffered heavy injuries and fell into deep coma.”

“If so, then ten thousand years later, Xingyun Continent’s strength is stronger than we imagined. Both Hall Masters were successively discovered shortly after awakening!”

“Tap! Tap!”

While everyone discussed, the sound of stepping on wooden boards came from outside the great hall.

“Whoosh!”

A light breeze blew from outside, carrying countless rose petals.

Gradually, a beautiful woman wearing high boots with an explosive figure walked in, her entire body emanating an intoxicating rose fragrance.

The Soul Clan powerhouses immediately arranged themselves in two rows, gently lowering their heads in submissive posture to respectfully welcome her.

“Swish!”

The beautiful woman’s long sleeve swept as she gracefully sat on the main seat.

She placed her slender right leg over her left, body leaning lightly against the chair back, fingers lifting a strand of hair from her forehead—the aura of a mature queen instantly erupted.

“Greetings to the Empress!”

The Soul Clan powerhouses all respectfully paid their respects.

In the Soul Clan world, the one with greatest power was the Empress.

The previously mentioned Third Hall Master, Fourth Hall Master and such were all subordinates working for her.

And this mature woman with powerful aura was the current Empress of the Soul Clan continent. Because she loved roses all her life, after ascending the throne she took ‘Rose Empress’ as her title.

According to Soul Clan continent historical records.

This woman was the fourth generation Empress after Empress Lingping abdicated ten thousand years ago.

The Rose Empress slightly frowned, with a hint of anger: “Urgently summoning this Empress from another plane—what happened?”

This Empress, in her clansmen’s eyes, was truly a dragon whose head was seen but not tail. Because in the thousand years since ascending the throne, she’d spent at least nine hundred and ninety years conquering on other planes, to the point where many Soul Clan martial artists suspected whether they actually had a leader.

“Report to the Empress!”

One Soul Clan powerhouse said tremblingly: “The Third and Fourth Hall Masters successively awakened on Xingyun Continent and successively lost contact!”

“Oh?”

The Rose Empress showed surprise.

“Empress!”

Another Soul Clan powerhouse spoke: “The space-time tunnel connecting to Xingyun Continent has also been reinforced by some profound formation. We simply cannot charge through!”

“A bunch of wastes!” The Rose Empress rebuked.

Matters concerning Xingyun Continent, though a mess left by the previous Empress, she’d ordered her subordinates before going out to resolve it perfectly while she conquered several other planes. The result? To this day still no progress!

“…”

The Soul Clan powerhouses all fell silent.

“This Empress doesn’t want to hear any excuses. Giving you one more year—if you cannot enter Xingyun Continent…” The Rose Empress said coldly: “All of you apologize with death.”

“Yes!”

The Soul Clan powerhouses shouted.

“Withdraw.”

Everyone hurriedly left the great hall.

However on the road, they quietly discussed: “The Empress seems unhappy! Could she have suffered setbacks on another plane?”

“I heard the Empress’s scroll fragment was stolen!”

“Really? That thing was kept close to her body. Who’s so fierce they could steal it from right before the Empress!”

“No wonder she’s so unhappy!”

“Since you knew about this, why didn’t you tell us? Now it’s good—inviting the Empress here, she directly issued a death order. If we can’t complete it, everyone can only offer our heads in apology!”

The Rose Empress naturally heard her subordinates’ discussion, furiously saying: “The bastard who stole the scroll fragment—don’t let this Empress catch you!”