The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

The bandit army continues its campaigns across the Eternal Night Kingdom, determined to carry out its war of annihilation against the demon race.

The atmosphere inside the simple and abstract airplane that Magnet Bro had created was extremely oppressive.

Chen Gou stood alone on the opposite side of Song Gua, Qian Yuehong, Chui Na Shabi, and Pro.

All four of them looked at him with suspicion, waiting for him to explain himself.

Song Gua said coldly.

"Chen Gou, if it weren't for the fact that we've truly gone through life and death together, you wouldn't have this chance to defend yourself right now. You'd better seize this opportunity."

Chen Gou paused for a moment.

He thought of the "Dark Star General" who had just been killed.

Song Gua was truly ruthless; he killed without hesitation, without a single wasted word.

After a long silence, Chen Gou leaned against the cabin wall and said with a wry smile.

"Looks like my acting skills are still not good enough."

Song Feng said.

"After I obtained the light source, I began to doubt you. After all, there are no free opportunities in this world. I wanted to know what I had to give up."

At that time, I didn't have enough clones to investigate your situation.

With more clones lately, it's much easier to investigate your background.

However, your identity still raises many questions for me. I only know that you are indeed from the same family as the current ruler, and that you should have more than just the Acquired Realm strength.

Chen Gou's eyes suddenly looked much more weathered, as if he had experienced a lot in an instant.

"That's right, Chen Jingfeng and I are from the same family. In fact, I'm practically his younger brother!"

Chen Gou's words were astonishing, and everyone on the plane immediately adopted a gossipy expression.

"My real name is Chen Jingnan, I..."

Sunflower Seed Guy jumped off Song Feng, holding a bag of sunflower seeds, and handed them out to everyone in turn.

"Wait a minute, Chen Jinnan? To call oneself a hero is futile if one has never met Chen Jinnan?"

Chen Gou, exasperated, interrupted his train of thought and casually replied.

"It's not the 'jin' with the front nasal sound, it's the 'jing' with the back nasal sound, they're not the same thing, haha."

Brother Sunflower Seed raised his chin.

"Oh, I see, I see, please continue."

Chen Gou's expression turned painful, because what he was about to say was the most painful memory of his life.

"I was born with the Body of All Laws, my cultivation speed is ten times that of my peers, and I can control all laws. The Chen family is nurturing me with all their might, not only training me to become the ruler of the country, but also hoping that I can compete for the Imperial Fruit in the future!"

The photographer jumped out, holding a camera in one hand and a voice recorder in the other.

"Oh? Imperial fruit? That's a new term. Tell me about it."

Chen Gou pursed his lips.

"I was going to tell you even if you didn't ask. The Song Dynasty's founding emperor is here, and if I don't tell the truth today, I might be buried here."

The photographer chuckled.

"Okay, okay, please continue."

Chen Gou explained to everyone what the Emperor Fruit was.

"Song Gua... uh, or Song Feng? Never mind, anyway, no matter who the apparent persona is now, everyone can hear it."

You should have already realized that your temporary advancement in cultivation using that Dao-binding technique will reach a limit.

"That's right, I call it the ultimate king state."

"You're wrong. Didn't you notice that even in your so-called ultimate king state, you still can't fly? Kings can fly."

"Well... it's easier to understand if you use gaming terminology. I just maxed out all my stats, but my level is still the same. The content that's unlocked at higher levels won't be unlocked just because I'm using cheats to directly modify the data in memory, unless my cheats can unlock that feature directly."

"That makes sense! Actually, you haven't reached the limit of the King Realm, you've touched the limit of the power of this star field."

For example, the speed of light cannot be exceeded.

In this star field, there is also a limit to the strength of living beings, a limit that cannot be surpassed.

"Hmm, I understand now. So, what is the Emperor Fruit?"

"The Imperial Fruit is meant to break this rule! The one who possesses an empire will become the emperor of this star field, the Star Field Emperor! Remember..."

The internet addict popped out, rubbing his bald head incessantly.

"Wow! Is that awesome? A Starfield Emperor! That's so cool! That old thief must be an emperor now. Can I become a Starfield King someday?"

Brother Sunflower Seed raised an eyebrow.

"The King of Dai? That sounds like a monster."

Chen Gou's words were interrupted again.

As the small cabin filled up with more and more people, Chen Gou was speechless.

"Can you listen without coming out?"

The internet addict raised his chin.

"Okay, okay, go on, go on, Star Emperor, and then what?"

Chen Gou continued.

"Do you remember the final battle of the Song Dynasty, when the Arctic Heavenly Lord launched an attack on Earth from the distant stars? He was the Great Emperor of the Arctic Star Region!"

Everyone was surprised.

I've heard some truly incredible secrets today.

Qian Yuehong exclaimed that it was incredible.

"The Zhenjun Division is said to possess the most secrets in the world, but in all these years, I really don't know anything about the Emperor Fruit."

The Song hexagram was followed up with further questions.

"So, what exactly is the Emperor Fruit? Is it a divine object that breaks through shackles?"

"No, the Imperial Fruit is intangible. It is not a substance; it is a recognition. In each star field, every hundred thousand years, the previous emperor will naturally perish, and the beings within the star field will compete again to determine the new emperor's position!"

"How do we compete? By eliminating all the competitors?"

"The path to becoming emperor will come, and only those who are qualified to compete will see it."

"What does it take to be qualified?"

"I don't know, but at least, if I can guarantee that I am the strongest, then I am definitely among those qualified."

Song Gua rested his chin on his hand, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"Chen Gou, you know quite a lot. Is this a secret only your Chen family knows?"

"That's right, we're probably the only ones on Earth who know these things."

"Where did you find out?"

"About a thousand years ago, not long after your sacrifice, the Great Emperor of our Milky Way Starfield came to Earth when he was about to fall. At that time, only our Chen family ancestor Chen Junkun saw him."

The Great Emperor came from Earth 100,000 years ago.

After achieving his goal, he ventured into the starry sky and waged war across the Milky Way.

Among his enemies were the Celestial Gods.

Now, you should be able to better appreciate the power of the Celestial God Clan.

There are more than one emperor-level figure like the Arctic Celestial Lord in the Celestial Race.

When the old emperor returned, he learned of everything that had happened on Earth. He was not surprised, as he had witnessed the methods of the Celestial Race on many planets in the Milky Way.

The old emperor has returned because he wants to return to his roots.

He hoped the next emperor would also be from Earth, so he taught us how to unleash Source Energy and restore Earth to a state where cultivation was possible.