Chapter 260: Everyone Present Is Trash

Ying Tianji was also watching the vision, a thick killing intent flashing in his eyes: "Investigate! No matter who it is, we cannot let them leave the Eastern Barrens alive!"

"A Genius who can condense a Small World is too dangerous! They must be nipped in the bud. Otherwise, if allowed to grow, they would be enough to subvert the entire Tianxuan Continent."

For most Emperor Clans, seeing a rising Prodigy, their first reaction was not appreciation, but to completely stifle them.

It wasn't that no one wanted to attempt Possession, but rather that they could not.

Condensing a Small World meant that within the Heavenly Dao of the Tianxuan Continent, one possessed something equivalent to a passport bound to their Soul; the end result for any mismatch was nothing but total annihilation.

This was the cruelest truth of the cultivation world.

Any organization or individual that threatened the core interests of an Emperor Clan would be ruthlessly destroyed.

In the Taichu Holy Land, Holy Lord Dao Xuan stood at the highest point of the Holy Land, watching the vision in the sky with a complex expression in his eyes.

"A Small World… the world is about to change."

If he knew that the person condensing the Small World was Zhou Chen, one wonders how he would feel.

Inside King Mings Immortal Mansion, Star Child watched the vision, his eyes also filled with shock: "This aura… seems a bit familiar?!"

However, he wasn't certain.

After all, a Genius of this level would usually be extremely low-key, unless they were tired of living.

The Heavenly Secret Clan was the most mysterious Emperor Clan on the Tianxuan Continent.

The Clan Chief, Tianjizi, was currently deducing heavenly secrets when he suddenly opened his eyes and looked toward the Eastern Barrens.

"This aura…"

He narrowed his eyes, shock flashing through them: "Condensing a Small World? And the aura is so young? Could it be… a great figure is about to emerge in this world?"

He calculated with his fingers, but could divine nothing.

"Strange… this person's fate is obscured? Even I cannot calculate it?"

Tianjizi frowned, but soon a hint of playfulness flashed in his eyes: "Interesting! It seems I must make a trip to the Eastern Barrens myself!"

Inside the secret chamber of King Mings Immortal Mansion.

Zhou Chen slowly withdrew his power, and the vision gradually dissipated.

He opened his eyes, the divine light within them restrained, and his entire aura became unfathomable.

"Emperor Realm Second Layer… Duzi, thank you."

Zhou Chen felt the surging power within his body and murmured in a low voice.

Too strong!

Now, he could suppress his former self with a wave of his hand.

"Master, congratulations on your Breakthrough!"

Miao Dandan was about to rush over in surprise, but after taking two steps, she suddenly stopped and sat down cross-legged.

Her body began to emit a dazzling light; the power from the Awakening of her Lunar Divine Body was feeding back into her cultivation.

Coupled with the Primordial Yang Qi that Zhou Chen had passed to her during Dual Cultivation, the two forces merged, causing her cultivation to skyrocket madly!

Rumble.

Breakthrough to Quasi-Emperor!

First Layer of Emperor Realm!

In just a short moment, Miao Dandan broke through directly from Half-Emperor to the First Layer of Emperor Realm!

"I… I broke through?"

Miao Dandan looked at her hands in disbelief, feeling the surging power within her.

"Congratulations, Dandan."

Zhou Chen smiled: "From today on, you are also in the Emperor Realm."

"Master…"

Miao Dandan's eyes turned red, and she rushed over to hug Zhou Chen: "Thank you, Master! If it weren't for Master, Dandan would never have been able to break through to the Emperor Realm in this lifetime!"

"Silly girl."

Zhou Chen stroked her head: "We are one now, there's no need to distinguish between you and me, and no need to say thank you."

"Mm!"

Miao Dandan nodded vigorously, her eyes full of happiness.

Just then, the door to the secret chamber was pushed open.

Elder Xuan entered, and seeing the two of them, he couldn't stop smiling.

"Good, good! You've both broken through!"

But a second later, he looked at Zhou Chen, shock flashing in his eyes.

"Kid, you… you've condensed a Small World?!"

"Yes."

Zhou Chen nodded.

"My goodness!"

Elder Xuan sucked in a breath of cold air, his voice trembling slightly: "In all my years, this is the first time I've seen someone condense a Small World right as they break through to the Emperor Realm. Ordinary Emperors can't even find the threshold in their entire lives!"

"Eh? And you even broke through to the Emperor Realm Second Layer in one go!"

"You kid are truly a monster! King Mings Immortal Mansion isolated the aura, so it actually didn't trigger a Lightning Tribulation. Strange, truly strange."

Elder Xuan muttered.

Zhou Chen smiled and was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed.

He sensed countless powerful auras approaching outside the Immortal Mansion.

Moreover, several of those auras were terrifyingly strong, at least at the Emperor Realm Third Layer or above!

"Not good!"

Elder Xuan also sensed it, his face changing drastically: "Someone is coming! And they don't come with good intentions!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a roar echoed from above the Immortal Mansion.

"Azure Lotus Daoist Venerable! Get out here!"

The roar shook the heavens, and the entire Core Area of King Mings Immortal Mansion trembled.

Inside the secret chamber, Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes, a cold light flashing through them: "It's the people from the Ying Family and the Jiang Family."

"Master, what should we do?"

Miao Dandan asked nervously. Although she had just broken through to the First Layer of Emperor Realm, she still felt flustered facing those terrifying auras outside.

"Don't be afraid."

Zhou Chen reached out and patted her shoulder: "Since they've come to our door, we'll just send them on their way."

"Kid, are you crazy?!"

Elder Xuan was getting anxious: "There are at least several hundred people outside! Among them are dozens at the Emperor Realm Second Layer, over a hundred at the Emperor Realm First Layer, and several experts at the Emperor Realm Third Layer!"

"This is a lineup meant to completely annihilate us!"

"So what?"

Zhou Chen smiled, but there was no mirth in his eyes: "Since they've come, they shouldn't think about leaving."

He pushed open the secret chamber door and strode out.

Miao Dandan and Elder Xuan looked at each other and quickly followed.

Outside the Core Area of King Mings Immortal Mansion.

Leading the group were two Emperor Realm Third Layer experts from the Ying and Jiang Families, standing side by side with the elites of the two great Emperor Clans behind them.

Hundreds of Cultivators floated in the air, each emitting a powerful aura.

Among them, there were five experts at the Emperor Realm Third Layer, over thirty at the Emperor Realm Second Layer, and more than a hundred at the Emperor Realm First Layer.

The rest were all Quasi-Emperors!

This force was enough to wipe out a medium-sized Holy Land power!

"Why hasn't this kid come out yet? Did we find the wrong place?"

An Elder from the Ying Family said impatiently.

"Humph, the Heavenly Secret Compass won't be wrong. He must be scared out of his wits."

A person from the Jiang Family sneered.

"Don't be careless."

The Ying Family Elder said in a heavy voice: "Someone who has escaped so many times is definitely not simple. Besides, we don't know if this person is the same one who condensed the Small World."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entrance to the Core Area of King Mings Immortal Mansion suddenly opened.

A figure walked out from within.

It was Zhou Chen.

"He's finally out!"

Ying Tianji's eyes flashed with killing intent: "Kid, are you the Azure Lotus Daoist Venerable?"

"It is I."

Zhou Chen scanned his surroundings, a smile playing on his lips: "The Ying Family and Jiang Family are all here? This lineup is quite the grand gesture!"

"Indeed!"

An Elder of the Ying Family shouted: "Kid, stop struggling. Today is the day you die!"

"Oh?"

Zhou Chen laughed: "Just with you riffraff? I'm not trying to be arrogant, but I'd like to say—everyone present is trash."

If it were the Zhou Chen from before his Breakthrough, he naturally wouldn't dare to act so brainlessly, but now, Zhou Chen had his own confidence.

"Arrogant!"

"Seeking death!"