Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 634 The Most Frustrated New Emperor

Radiant City!

A city that was not well known to the martial artists of the Yan Dynasty a few years ago has now become the most popular city in the martial arts world.

Simply because this city belongs to the Eastern family.

By now, even martial artists who haven't reached the Innate Realm know that the world is about to change dynasties, and the new emperor will be the master of this Radiant Sun City.

This will be the new capital of a new dynasty!
boom!
Suddenly, a terrifying pressure swept down from the sky above Yaori City. All the martial artists in the city looked up at the colorful auspicious clouds that were constantly gathering in the sky, their faces filled with fear.

This oppressive aura is terrifying.

The next moment, everyone saw a figure step out of the city and into the auspicious clouds.

The imposing figure vanished in a flash, but everyone who saw it was filled with awe.

This is Dongfang Yaoji, the current head of the Dongfang family.

"It seems this person is about to begin condensing a divine seal."

"The martial arts world has been turbulent these past few years, and it's time for things to settle down."

Many martial arts experts were filled with emotion. After the Yan family gave up their royal status, the entire martial arts world has been in chaos for the past few years. Countless sects have been swallowed up, and countless martial artists have died. Even the super sects could not stay out of it.

Although the Eastern family was also pushing this behind the scenes, since the more chaotic the world was, the faster this person could condense the divine seal.

But once this divine seal is successfully formed, it will, in turn, stabilize the entire world. For those martial artists who do not want the chaos to continue, they are hoping that Dongfang Yaoji will form the divine seal as soon as possible.

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Three months later.

All the leaders of the super sects in the Yan Dynasty began to leave their sects and head to Yaori City.

Dongfang Yaoji is about to successfully condense the divine seal and become the new ruler of the world. As is customary, all major sects must go to pay homage. Not only the super sects, but also some martial arts families and forces that consider themselves influential in the martial arts world have also sent people to the capital.

Throughout the martial arts world, ordinary martial artists had not yet sensed anything, but martial artists at the Myriad Manifestations Realm clearly perceived that all the martial arts fortune in the world was beginning to move towards Yaori City.

As experts in the Myriad Manifestations Realm, the ability to cultivate to such strength is due not only to their own martial arts talent, but also to the presence of auspicious fortune. However, because fortune is too profound, they cannot perceive it.

However, they could not sense any luck on their bodies, but they could still perceive some of it as it dissipated. All the experts in the Myriad Manifestations Realm felt as if they had lost something important.

From this day forward until the next destruction of the Divine Seal, the upper limit of the entire martial arts world will be completely locked, and the Myriad Manifestations Realm will be the highest realm that can be reached.

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East China Sea.

At this moment, two old men arrived, stepping through the air. As soon as these two old men appeared in the territory of the East Sea Divine Palace, the martial arts experts on the East Sea Divine Palace side immediately sensed them.

"Senior brother, are you really not going to stop us?"

"These two experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm are backed by the Dongfang family. There is no doubt that the Dongfang family will become the new royal family. These two are aiming for Canglan Island. Why should my East Sea Divine Palace get involved?"

At this moment, a powerful expert at the Myriad Manifestations Realm appeared in the East Sea Region, and it was a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert belonging to the Dongfang family. The Supreme Elder of the East Sea Divine Palace was very clear about the purpose of these two people's visit.

The feud between Lin Chen, a martial artist from Canglan Island, and Dongfang Canglang is no secret in the martial arts world; in fact, it's common knowledge. As the Supreme Elder of the East Sea Divine Palace, how could he not know about this?

At this critical moment, the appearance of two Myriad Manifestations Realm experts from the Dongfang family in the East Sea Region suggests only one possibility: Dongfang Canglang intends to settle his score with Lin Chen.

Under these circumstances, the East Sea Divine Palace naturally wouldn't want to get involved in the vortex.

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East China Sea.

The two old men did not travel by boat. With their strength, they could traverse the East China Sea as if it were flat ground. No sea monsters dared to approach them; they would flee as soon as they sensed their presence from afar.

However, on this calm sea, a figure appeared before the two old men.

Where are you two headed?

Upon hearing the sudden sound beside them and seeing the figure in front of them, the two old men's expressions changed instantly.

Despite their strength, they didn't even realize when the person in front of them had approached.

How is this possible?
As experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm, they could detect anyone approaching within a ten-mile radius with their divine sense. However, if the other party hadn't spoken, they wouldn't have known that someone had already approached within a hundred feet of them.

When they saw the figure's face clearly, the two old men were filled with disbelief.

It was actually Lin Chen?
Twenty years have passed since that battle in Canglan Domain. How could Lin Chen still be alive?

In particular, they discovered that they could not sense Lin Chen's cultivation level at this moment.

"The two of us plan to venture into the Annihilation Storm in search of treasure."

In an instant, the two old men changed their minds, decided not to clash with Lin Chen, and returned to Yaori City to inform the young master of the matter.

The intuition of the two experts, both at the Myriad Manifestations Realm, told them that Lin Chen was probably no ordinary person.

"Is that so? Since you two are going to search for treasure in the Annihilation Storm, then I'll see you off."

Lin Chen still had a smile on his face. He knew very well where these two came from. At this time, a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert could only come from one place.

As for the so-called treasure hunt in the Obliteration Storm, that's utter nonsense.

The islands within the Annihilation Storm are all desolate places for martial arts. Even if these islands have martial arts resources, they cannot compare with the Twenty-Six Domains and are not worth the visit of experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

Those who actually enter the Annihilation Storm are either those who went to the Desolate Island of Martial Arts as a reward given by the founding emperor of the Yan Dynasty, or true top experts who already know that the Divine Seal has been condensed first and cannot take that step in the Twenty-Four Domains, so they choose to go to the Annihilation Storm to take a gamble.

Like that powerful figure in the far western abyss of Canglan Island!
But clearly, these two elderly men do not meet these criteria.

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, the two elders knew that Lin Chen must have guessed their identities, so there was nothing more to say.

boom!
The entire sea area erupted with terrifying energy at this moment, and the surrounding space became chaotic in just a few breaths.

Two experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm attacked simultaneously.

Fortunately, this was an endless sea with no ships around. Apart from the sea monsters trembling and fleeing frantically beneath the surface, no one else noticed the terrifying scene.

One hundred breaths later!

The sea returned to calm, and after the raging waves disappeared, only Lin Chen's figure remained. As for the two old men, they had vanished without a trace.

Lin Chen looked north; it was time to settle some old scores.

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Shining Sun City.

In the past few days, even experts at the fifth or sixth level of the Innate Realm have not dared to fly in Yaori City. Instead, they have chosen to enter through the city gate. Only experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm are allowed to fly into the city.

The taverns and teahouses in the city are packed every day, with most of the people coming and going being innate experts. Even these innate experts are very polite in Yaori City.

The city of Yaori, which gathers hundreds of thousands of innate martial artists, is free of any conflict. This is not only due to the intimidating presence of the Dongfang family's leader, but also because all the martial artists who have come here know that they all have their own backgrounds and connections.

It's no exaggeration to say that if a brick fell and hit three martial artists, two of them would be either elders of a sect or prodigies of a sect.

In this situation, naturally no one would want to cause trouble, and everyone would restrain their temper.

Thousand Machine Tower!
The most luxurious restaurant in Yaoruo City.

In the overcrowded Yao Ri City, Qianji Tower is currently the only restaurant with an empty courtyard.

It's not that the accommodation fees at Qianji Tower are too high for other martial artists to afford; rather, it's because the manager of Qianji Tower personally announced that recently, those who want to stay at Qianji Tower must either be from a super sect, a martial arts family comparable to a super sect, or a powerful expert at the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

Not far from the Thousand Machine Tower, in a teahouse, the martial artists inside began to discuss the news when they saw another group of more than ten people entering the tower.

"They've arrived. This is the fourteenth one. Of the eighteen super sects from the twenty-six domains, fourteen have already come."

"Three more are needed for all the super sects to arrive."

Because the Yan Dynasty has been dissolved, martial artists nowadays are used to referring to the world as "the world" or "the twenty-six domains". Of the original twenty-four super sects, only eighteen remain due to the wars that have broken out in recent years.

Six super sects were annexed during this dynastic change.

"More people are coming. Are they from the Canglan Sect?"

"The Canglan Sect has also arrived?"

"Nonsense, would the Canglan Sect dare not come to such an important event?"

"The grudge between the Canglan Sect and that Young Master Dongfang is quite deep. The Canglan Sect is likely to have a tough time in the future."

Many people present couldn't help but picture a young man when they thought about what happened back then.

Lin Chen of the Canglan Sect back then amazed the entire martial arts world with his speed of growth in martial arts. It's just a pity that the heavens are jealous of talent... and he eventually perished.

Yes, in the hearts of all martial artists in the martial arts world, Lin Chen should have already perished. If he hadn't, there wouldn't have been no news of him for twenty years.

Inside the Thousand Machines Pavilion, Ji Cangtian led the disciples of the Canglan Sect directly to the courtyards arranged for them by the Thousand Machines Pavilion.

When Dongfang Yaoji condensed the divine seal and established a new dynasty, Canglan Sect, as a super sect, naturally had to come and offer its congratulations.

The entire martial arts world knows about the feud between the Canglan Sect and Dongfang Canglang, so what the Canglan Sect needs to do is not to give the Dongfang family any opportunity to target them.

"During this time, stay in the courtyard and don't go out."

Ji Cangtian instructed his disciples that the best way to prevent Dongfang Canglang from taking advantage of the situation was to stay in the courtyard and not go out.

"I will obey the sect leader's command!"

Qiao Yuan and the other disciples nodded in agreement. They knew how much Dongfang Canglang hated the Canglan Sect. They would stay in the courtyard and return after the ceremony to prevent Dongfang Canglang from seizing any opportunity.

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City Lord's Mansion.

Dongfang Canglang's face was gloomy. Ever since his father began preparing to condense the divine seal, he had truly become the number one prince in the martial arts world.

All the plans made over the years have gone extremely smoothly, except for one thing.

Lin Chen!

He has never had a smooth journey when it comes to anything related to Lin Chen.

Back then, he targeted the Canglan Sect, but Lin Chen reappeared, causing many experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm to be wary. With his father's instructions, he had no choice but to abandon his target of the Canglan Sect.

Over the years, he believed that Lin Chen had long since perished. However, considering the fact that his father had targeted Lin Chen's family before establishing the new dynasty, he specially arranged for two experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm to go to the East Sea Region.

What he wanted was to massacre the entire Canglan Island.

For two experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm, massacring a mere island would be an easy task.

More than half a month has passed since he sent people out. With the strength of a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert, they should have returned long ago. But to his surprise, these two Myriad Manifestations Realm experts have disappeared as if they had vanished, and no news has been sent back.

The first thought that crossed Dongfang Canglang's mind was that the Flower Clan had made a move.

The Canglan Sect is far away in the Canglan Domain, and those two experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm have not left the Canglan Domain. The only one with the strength to deal with the Myriad Manifestations Realm is the Flower Clan.

Even if the Flower Clan has powerful experts stationed on Canglan Island, at most they can only obstruct them. Would they dare to kill the two Myriad Manifestation Realm experts they sent out?
Regardless of whether the Flower Clan has the capability, even if they do, he doesn't believe they would dare to do such a thing.

With her father already certain of being able to condense the divine seal, the elders of the Flower Clan would only risk further enmity with her under such circumstances, unless they disregarded the future of the entire clan.

No matter how good Lin Chen's relationship with Princess Jiang Qing of the Flower Clan is, he is still an outsider to the entire Flower Clan. As an elder of the clan, he must make any decision based on the interests of the clan.

Not to mention, Lin Chen is already dead, so helping Canglan Island would bring no benefit to the Flower Clan.

"Your Highness, perhaps something has delayed us."

"Your Highness, the most important thing right now is His Majesty's ascension to the throne. As for other matters, they can be postponed."

Hearing the old man's words, Dongfang Canglang composed himself. This time, his father was condensing the divine seal, and once he succeeded, the enthronement ceremony would be held, and he would be in charge of the entire ceremony.

"After my father ascends the throne, I will personally make a trip to the East Sea."

A cold glint flashed in Dongfang Canglang's eyes. Just as they were about to discuss some details of the ceremony, an old man suddenly appeared in a hurry.

"Your Highness, the Yan family has appeared!"

The Yan family was originally the royal family of Zhongzhou.

"Why have people from the Yan family come?"

Dongfang Canglang was somewhat surprised. Ever since the Yan family announced their abdication and gave up their royal status, they had kept an extremely low profile and disappeared from the martial arts world.

This time, he did not ask the Yan family to send anyone to his father's coronation ceremony, so why would the Yan family come to Yaori City on their own initiative?

"Your Highness, perhaps the Yan family is afraid of being held accountable later, so they have deliberately lowered their stance and come to beg for mercy."

The old man beside him offered a guess, and Dongfang Canglang pondered for a long time before deciding that the guess was very likely.

During each dynastic change, few members of the previous dynasty's royal family survived to a good end. Most were exterminated during the transition, except when the previous dynasty's royal family was unwilling to relinquish power.

A few families, like the Yan family, who realized the tide was irreversible and voluntarily relinquished their royal status, were able to preserve their lineage. But that was all. Under the deliberate suppression of the new dynasty's royal family, each generation was worse than the last, and they eventually disappeared as ordinary martial arts families with no chance of ever rising again.

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Radiant City!

The appearance of the Yan family shocked many martial artists in the city.

With the change of dynasties, the Yan family, as the former royal family, was in the most awkward position. If they were the Yan family, they should stay far away and avoid contact with the outside world to avoid arousing the suspicion of the Dongfang family.

Could it be that the Yan family wanted to use their humble attitude when they came to pay homage to beg the Dongfang family to let them off the hook?
But if one adopts a humble posture, how could one arrive by leaping through the air?

True humility means entering the city on foot, even for a powerful expert at the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

Looking at the several figures of the Yan family above Yaori City, many powerful figures in the city had doubts in their eyes.

"The former royal family of the Yan clan of Zhongzhou has come to offer their congratulations!"

Above, Yan Zun spoke slowly, his voice echoing throughout the city. However, these seemingly ordinary words instantly ignited the entire Yao Ri City, causing an uproar.

The former royal family of the Yan family in Zhongzhou!
These words carry a strong sense of provocation.

"How dare the Yan family do this?"

"Back then, the Yan family had already chosen to give up on the Dongfang family before the divine seal had been formed. Now that the divine seal has been formed without any problems, why is the Yan family pulling this stunt? What are they trying to do?"

The Yan family has given up their royal status, and now they've come to Yaori City and made these provocative remarks. All the warriors in the city are confused about what the Yan family is really up to.
Has the Yan family lost their minds?

Has Yan Zun lost his mind?

No one thought that way, but it was precisely because they knew that Yan Zun would never lose his mind that they wondered about Yan Zun's purpose in doing so and where his confidence came from.

City Lord's Mansion.

Dongfang Canglang's face turned ashen. He was about to step out of the city lord's mansion to speak with Yan Zun when, at that moment, the auspicious clouds in the sky dispersed, and a terrifying pressure swept down. Under this pressure, even a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert felt a desire to submit.

As the auspicious clouds dispersed, Dongfang Yaoji stood there, holding a seven-colored seal in his right hand.

"Congratulations, Father, on successfully forming the Divine Seal and becoming the ruler of all under Heaven!"

Upon seeing his father successfully condense the divine seal, Dongfang Canglang immediately appeared in mid-air and loudly congratulated him.

Yan Zun, who was also in mid-air, was pale-faced. He hadn't expected such a coincidence, as Dongfang Yaoji had just managed to condense the divine seal at this very moment.

But thinking of the powerful figure behind him, Yan Zun felt more confident. He had witnessed the strength of that person firsthand, and even if Dongfang Yaoji successfully condensed the divine seal, he wouldn't be much stronger than that person.

"Lord Dongfang, I have come here not only to congratulate you on your successful condensation of the divine seal, but also on orders to deliver a congratulatory gift to another lord."

Yan Zun forced himself to speak, and the next moment he reached into his pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper.

All the martial artists present had different expressions. Although Dongfang Yaoji's successful condensation of the divine seal at this moment shocked them, it was not unexpected, as it was within their expectations.

On the contrary, Yan Zun's words canceled the irresistible sense of submission that had just arisen in their hearts. At this moment, they were more curious about the other "master" that Yan Zun mentioned.

According to Yan Zun, Dongfang Yaoji, who has condensed a divine seal, is an adult, so the other adult must at least be a god-level being.
But is this possible?
The succession of so many dynasties has taught the martial arts world an unbreakable truth: there can only be one god-level expert. Once one person condenses the divine seal, there will never be a second god-level expert.

But how could Yan Zun, as the former emperor, not know this principle?
Just as everyone was puzzled, the paper in Yan Zun's hand slowly flew up and then slowly opened in the air, with billowing black smoke. This black smoke appeared in mid-air, making many martial artists below feel their scalps tingle.

The mere sight of the black smoke floating there instilled fear in them.

Upon seeing the billowing black smoke, Dongfang Yaoji's eyes flashed with a sharp light, but his expression remained unchanged. "How dare you show off in front of my father! The Yan family has no reason to exist anymore."

Dongfang Canglang's eyes were filled with killing intent as he looked at Yan Zun. In his plan, he would pay homage the moment his father completed the condensation of the divine seal, and then all the warriors of Yaori City would pay homage together.

He never expected that he would be interrupted by Yan Zun.

After the ceremony, he will ask his father for permission to lead his men to raze the Yan family to the ground.

A few breaths later, the black smoke stopped rolling and instead condensed into a line of words in the air.

“With the Central Plains as the boundary, the north belongs to your Eastern family, and the south belongs to this seat.”

When this line of text appeared, the entire city of Yaori fell silent. It wasn't that the people didn't understand the meaning of the text; on the contrary, it was precisely because they understood it that they were so quiet, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Even Yan Zun himself was extremely uneasy at this moment. When that person gave him the paper, he did not tell him what it contained. Only now did he realize what that person had written.

This is about sharing the entire world with Dongfang Yaoji!
Although Yan Zun was confident in that person's strength, he feared that Dongfang Yaoji, in his anger, might kill him first before confronting that person.

A few breaths of silence followed. Dongfang Yaoji remained indifferent, showing no change in emotion, but Dongfang Canglang couldn't hold back any longer and roared, "Yan Zun, you are truly insolent!"

However, just as Dongfang Canglang finished speaking, the black smoke characters floating in the air suddenly transformed into a black tiger, roaring towards Dongfang Canglang.

"court death!"

Dongfang Canglang's eyes held a hint of contempt as he prepared to smash the black tiger with a single palm strike. However, before he could make a move, Dongfang Yaoji, high in the sky, took action. The divine seal in his hand emitted a beam of colorful light, which fell directly towards the black tiger.

The power of the divine seal is comparable to that of a god-level expert.

Just when everyone thought that Black Tiger would be pierced and dissipated by the pillar of light from the divine seal, Black Tiger suddenly roared and opened its mouth to meet the pillar of light.

boom!
The beam of light crashed down, slamming into the giant tiger's gaping maw. Half of the black smoke on the tiger's body instantly dissipated, but it wasn't completely destroyed; it remained suspended in the air.

This scene caused many martial artists below to shrink in shock. In this exchange, it seemed that Black Tiger was weaker, but in fact, Black Tiger had the upper hand.

There is no other reason!

The black tiger was merely the writing on a piece of paper, while this colorful beam of light was an attack from the divine seal. Even if it wasn't the strongest power of the divine seal, it at least reached the divine level.

This means that the person behind writing this line is also a god-level powerhouse who is no weaker than Dongfang Yaoji.

At this moment, the powerful figures from all the major forces in the city finally understood why Yan Zun dared to come to Yao Ri City. It turned out that there was a powerful figure of the same level as Dongfang Yaoji standing behind him.

Although this defies common sense, the facts before their eyes tell everyone present that the rule that there are no more god-level powerhouses under the Divine Seal has truly been broken this time.

For the first time, Dongfang Yaoji's expression changed. Looking at the miniature black tiger, he reached out with his right hand and pulled it down. Everyone saw a huge hand that covered the sky instantly grasp the black tiger in its palm.

The black tiger's mournful howl dissipated, turning back into black smoke.

High in the sky, Dongfang Yaoji stared at the last wisp of black smoke remaining in his palm, saying nothing.

The scene remained silent as everyone awaited the decision of this newly formed divine powerhouse.

Dongfang Canglang's face was filled with anticipation. His father had easily extinguished the black smoke, so the person standing behind Yan Zun was definitely not as strong as his father.

He waited for his father to kill Yan Zun with a single blow, and then announce to the world that the entire world belonged only to their Dongfang family.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Ten breaths later, everyone suddenly realized that Dongfang Yaoji's figure had disappeared into the sky.

Disappeared?
The disappearance of Dongfang Yaoji left all the martial artists in the city looking at each other in bewilderment, some of them not understanding what was happening.

Did this Lord Dongfang agree or disagree?
On the scene, only a few experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm had a thoughtful look in their eyes. For experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm, a region could be traversed in half a day, and for experts at the God-level, the time required was even shorter.

Dongfang Yaoji disappeared, probably to meet the important person standing behind Yan Zun.

However, although Dongfang Yaoji had left, the entire Yaori City remained silent. No one communicated with each other verbally, and even communication through divine sense was extremely rare.

Even if it's a telepathic communication, it could still be spied on by someone with greater strength.

Nobody wants to get themselves into trouble before the outcome is clear.

Everyone waited quietly.

A quarter of an hour later!
Dongfang Yaoji's voice resounded throughout the city: "From this day forward, the world will be divided into North and South!"

Wow!
This time, the warriors of Yaori City finally couldn't hold back any longer, and a commotion erupted.

Although no one showed up, everyone knew that these were the words spoken by Dongfang Yaoji.

Everyone was shocked that Dongfang Yaoji had actually agreed.

North and South Divided!

This is something that has never happened in any previous dynasty.

Standing in mid-air, Dongfang Canglang was stunned. It took him several breaths to react, and his face turned pale. At this moment, he felt that many eyes below were full of mockery. The next moment, his figure fell towards the city lord's mansion.

The main hall of the city lord's mansion.

Dongfang Canglang stepped in and, seeing his father sitting at the head of the table, couldn't help but ask, "Father, you?"

However, Dongfang Yaoji directly raised his hand to interrupt his son's words. His whole body was filled with energy, and a wisp of black smoke drifted out from his sleeve, lingering in mid-air for a moment before dissipating.

Seeing this, Dongfang Canglang was stunned.

Did his father just fight with the person behind Yan Zun?
"I, as the father, did not gain the upper hand."

Dongfang Yaoji knew what his son wanted to know and gave him the answer directly.

Although his exchange with his opponent was just a test, and he hadn't used his full strength, his opponent had done the same. If it came to a full-force battle... he wasn't confident of victory.

Upon hearing his father's explanation, Dongfang Canglang's face showed disbelief. His father had condensed a divine seal; shouldn't he be the only god-level expert in the martial arts world? How could someone else be able to contend with him?

“This person is not from this era. The Father’s divine seal represents the fortune of the world and the vitality of life, while this person represents destruction and ruin.”

Seemingly knowing that his son couldn't understand, Dongfang Yaoji added, "If the divine seal I condensed were the most complete, this person would naturally be no match for me. But the divine seal I condensed this time only contained ninety percent of the world's fortune, and it's still missing the last ten percent."

Nine-tenths of the destiny?

Dongfang Canglang was somewhat surprised. Shouldn't it be all the luck?

"Father, shouldn't it be all the luck? How come there are only 90% left?"

"One-tenth of one's fortune resides in a certain person, and it cannot be taken away when the divine seal is formed."

When this matter was mentioned, Dongfang Yaoji felt helpless. If he could, he would like to wait longer, but condensing the divine seal requires being in the best possible condition.

If he waited any longer, he would fall out of his peak condition, which is why he had no choice but to condense the divine seal ahead of schedule.

Is one-tenth of the fortune on someone?

Upon hearing his father's words, the first image that flashed into Dongfang Canglang's mind was a face he loathed.

Could it be that Lin Chen is still alive?
No, it shouldn't be like this. So many years have passed. Even if lotus seeds were used to prolong its life, it wouldn't last this long.

"First, we will divide the country into north and south. Once I have taken away the last bit of destiny, we will unify the world." Dongfang Yaoji made his decision.

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Two god-level powerhouses have emerged in the martial arts world!
The land was divided into North and South!

These two pieces of news spread rapidly throughout the martial arts world, and all martial artists were shocked by them.

The next day, before most of the martial artists had left Yaori City, a young man strolled over from outside the city.

Many martial artists who had just left the city looked at the figure appearing in the direction of the city gate with disbelief in their eyes.

"It was him?"

"Am I seeing things? Is this Lin Chen from the Canglan Sect?"

"Twenty years have passed, is he still alive?"

Lin Chen's appearance once again caused an uproar among the warriors of Yaori City.

This person had disappeared for twenty years, and everyone thought he had perished. Unexpectedly, he was still alive and even appeared in Yaori City!

The feud between this man and Dongfang Canglang back then is well-known throughout the martial arts world.

Now that Dongfang Yaoji has successfully condensed the divine seal, although he has not become the ruler of the world, he has become a god-level powerhouse. At this time, the Dongfang family will no longer have any scruples in their actions.

Yao Ri Cheng Men Dajie (Yao Ri City Gate Street).

More and more martial artists who received the news began to rush towards the city gate, but Lin Chen was stopped shortly after entering the city.

"Lin Chen, you actually dared to come!"

Dongfang Canglang appeared at the city gate with two experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm. The moment Dongfang Canglang saw Lin Chen, his eyes were filled with killing intent.

Now that his father has successfully formed the divine seal, he no longer needs to be afraid of anything.

"I've come here to settle the score between us."

Lin Chen's gaze was intimidating as he walked step by step toward Dongfang Canglang, completely ignoring the two Myriad Manifestations Realm experts standing beside Dongfang Canglang.

"How dare you! You really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, daring to speak to His Highness Dongfang like that. Such rudeness will not only bring disaster to yourself, but also to the Canglan Sect."

The old man to Dongfang Canglang’s left spoke up and took a step forward, unleashing a terrifying pressure from the Myriad Manifestations Realm towards Lin Chen.

However, the oppressive aura that could instantly force a sixth-level Innate Realm expert to kneel was like mud sinking into the ocean when it landed on Lin Chen, causing no change whatsoever. Lin Chen continued to advance.

"Stop right there, Lin Chen..."

"Shut up!"

Lin Chen frowned and raised his right hand. None of the martial artists watching could see Lin Chen's movement clearly. They only saw the old man who had spoken fly backward and crash directly into the city wall, breaking off a section of it.

hiss!
This scene left everyone present speechless.

This is a powerful expert at the Myriad Manifestations Realm, yet he couldn't even withstand a single attack from Lin Chen.

Although Lin Chen had killed a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert twenty years ago, all martial artists knew that Lin Chen had done it by burning his divine soul and that it was done after a fierce battle.

Twenty years have passed, and Lin Chen is not only alive, but his strength has also reached an astonishing level.

At the same time, many powerful figures from super sects who were staying in the Thousand Machine Tower also arrived one after another. When they saw this scene, these powerful figures from super sects were also incredulous.

Only one group of people looked very excited.

Ji Cangtian looked at Lin Chen with excitement in his old eyes, and Qiao Yuan and the others standing behind him were so excited that they trembled all over.

Their senior brother Lin is still alive!

Lin Chen naturally saw Ji Cangtian and the others, but he didn't rush to greet them. Instead, his gaze fell back on Dongfang Canglang.

At this moment, Dongfang Canglang's expression was extremely ugly. He had not expected that Lin Chen's strength was even greater than before.

But it wasn't quite fearful. This was Yaori City, and with his father here, Lin Chen couldn't do anything to him.

To Dongfang Canglang's surprise, his father's voice came the next moment.

"Young friend Lin has come from afar, why not come into my residence for a chat!"

Dongfang Yaoji's voice was warm, but everyone could tell that he was treating Lin Chen as someone on the same level in the conversation.

"Forget about catching up; I'm just here to settle old scores."

What surprised everyone present even more was that Lin Chen did not accept the olive branch extended by Dongfang Yaoji.

This is Dongfang Yaoji, a god-level powerhouse who has condensed a divine seal.

Many powerful individuals felt their minds were not quite up to par, not because they lacked intelligence, but because Lin Chen's and Dongfang Yaoji's attitudes could not be explained according to the rules of the martial arts world.

The next moment, Lin Chen looked up at the sky and took a step, instantly arriving in the firmament.

Above the sky, colorful clouds reappeared, obscuring Lin Chen's figure.

A few breaths later, the warriors of Yaori City, whether they were in the Innate Realm or the Myriad Manifestations Realm, all seemed to feel the terrifying majesty of world destruction spreading down from the colorful clouds.

"Could it be... that Lin Chen and Lord Dongfang are fighting?"

A martial artist whispered this guess, instantly leaving all the martial artists present in disbelief.

However, the surging colorful clouds in the sky and the terrifying pressure pouring down are the best proof, and you have to believe it even if you don't.

In less than ten breaths, the colorful clouds dissipated, and no figure could be seen in the sky.

Just as everyone was wondering, Dongfang Yaoji's voice rang out once again: "From this day forward, Dongfang Canglang shall reside permanently in Yaori City and shall not step out of Yaori City even once."

Wow!
Dongfang Yaoji's words caused another uproar in the audience.

Preventing Dongfang Canglang from stepping out of Yaori City means that Dongfang Canglang will be trapped in Yaori City for the rest of his life.

These words were spoken by Dongfang Yaoji himself in front of everyone, so there is no room for him to go back on his word.

Dongfang Canglang's face turned deathly pale. He couldn't understand why his father would do this, not allowing him to step out of Yaori City. What was the point of him being the crown prince?
Is a prince who is confined to a single city still a prince?
How can we command other powerful individuals in the future?
At this moment, Dongfang Canglang lost all his previous high spirits and instantly wilted like a frostbitten eggplant, all his previous sharpness gone.

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Sunrise Pavilion outside Yaori City.

Several teams have appeared here.

The sect leaders of Canglan Sect, Wanhuo Sect, Piaomiao Cloud Palace, and Zaohua Sect arrived outside the Sunrise Pavilion with their disciples.

Inside the pavilion, Lin Chen, dressed in a green robe, sat there with a smile, welcoming the sect leaders in. As for the elders and disciples of the various sects, they could only stand outside the pavilion, looking at Lin Chen with excited eyes.

They now understand what happened in Yaori City yesterday.

Lin Chen came to Yaori City to settle his grudge with Dongfang Canglang, but in the end, Dongfang Yaoji announced that Dongfang Canglang would be imprisoned in Yaori City and never be allowed to leave the city for the rest of his life.

This imprisonment is to give Lin Chen an explanation.

The only possibility that could make a god-level expert bow down is that Lin Chen also possesses strength no weaker than a god-level expert.

While excited, the disciples of each sect were also curious about how Lin Chen, who had disappeared for twenty years, had managed to acquire the strength of a god-level expert.

Although they were curious, they didn't dare to ask. Not only them, but even Ji Cangtian didn't ask about Lin Chen's experiences over the past twenty years.

Most of the people were catching up, but for Lin Chen, Canglan Sect was his home, and the other three sects were allies. He had specially waited for Sect Master Ji and the others here to explain some things.

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In the city lord's mansion.

Dongfang Canglang looked at his father with a pale face. He was unwilling, but faced with his father's cold eyes, he did not know how to speak.

"Lin Chen has already shown great promise. I fought with him before, and his strength was no less than mine. You should get married and have children as soon as possible."

Dongfang Yaoji glanced at his son indifferently. Although he was his only son, he had already given up on him. With his current strength and lifespan, he could raise a third generation.

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Canglang's expression faltered and turned bitter, but he finally agreed: "Your son understands."

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Zhongzhou.

The former imperial capital.

On the throne in the main hall of the imperial palace, a man dressed in black, whose expression and appearance bore a striking resemblance to Lin Chen, also smiled.

"I never expected that the pieces I gave up back then would grow to this extent. It's quite interesting."

Standing at the bottom of the main hall steps, Yan Zun had a gloomy look in his eyes. He bowed and asked, "My lord, what should we do next?"

"Do you really think I will divide the country into North and South? When I emerge from seclusion, neither Dongfang Yaoji nor Lin Chen will be my match."

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(End of this chapter)