Chapter 1726: Chapter 1593: The Imperial Academy’s Hidden Power
The Emperor’s Secret Realm is divided into three major areas: the Emperor Hall, the Elemental Ocean, and the Trial Arena!
Emperor City stands independently outside these three areas, in the central region of the entire Emperor’s Secret Realm. Although small, it is very ancient, exuding the vicissitudes of history.
At this moment, in the skies above Emperor City, the vice president of the Imperial Academy, Old Monster Zhou, is confronting the Emperor’s Golden Bronze Furnace of the Ancient Emperor!
He absolutely will not allow the Azure Gold Furnace to kill Ye Fan, nor will he allow it to consume the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown. There has never been such a rule since ancient times.
However, he is also aware that he may find it very difficult to prevent the Azure Gold Furnace’s recklessness, as the full-force attack of an Emperor Weapon is indeed too powerful for him to withstand.
Considering the current circumstances of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown, the situation seems quite bleak, and he utterly disbelieves the Azure Gold Furnace’s pompous words about considering the future of humanity.
The Azure Gold Furnace clearly is swelling with ambition, wanting to strengthen its own power, yet it cloaks this desire with grandiose claims.
"Azure Gold Furnace, it’s obvious your ambition is swelling, wanting to consume the Emperor Weapon of the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor to become the strongest yourself. Stop spouting crap about considering the big picture here!"
Kou Wenjie, the grandson of the number one fierce bandit, raised his thick eyebrows and loudly shouted.
Though he doesn’t have a deep relationship with Ye Fan, he shares life-and-death bonds with Hu Fei and others. A brother’s brother is naturally also his brother, and at this moment, he certainly stands up to speak a fair word for Ye Fan.
"Indeed, I, Ancient Immortal, am ashamed to share the title of Great Emperor’s son with you, totally lacking in the capacity to tolerate others."
"Are you trying to incite internal conflict within the human race? Attacking Ye Fan disregarding your identity!"
"If you have the guts, fight me; I want to see how much of the Ancient Emperor’s legacy you’ve truly inherited!"
"At least Ye Fan has slain a humanoid creature, and you? What have you done? Daring to disregard the big picture for your personal grudges? We are ashamed to associate with the likes of you!"
"Will consuming an Emperor Weapon forge a weapon that surpasses the limits of an Emperor Weapon? It’s pure wishful thinking. If it were truly possible, the Nine Heavens Xuan Emperor would have done so long ago. Why would it be your turn then?"
"Clearly harboring malicious intentions, deliberately undermining the strength of the human race while claiming to consider the big picture—such nonsense!"
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At once, Li Yu’er and others also voiced their support for Ye Fan, speaking out against the injustice. The cause of the whole incident is the narrow-mindedness and petty retribution of Ancient Immortal against Ye Fan.
Apart from Ancient Immortal, be it Ancient Prince Yue Haoyu or the son of the Human Emperor, as well as Buddha Yu chanzi and Demon Sect Young Master Great Demon, all spoke up for Ye Fan, unanimously believing that the Gu Family’s Azure Gold Furnace harbors sinister intentions and is destined to be a major bane for the human race.
The reason is simple; during the initial collaboration of numerous Emperor Weapons to quell the dark turmoil, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown restrained an Emperor Weapon of the humanoid creatures and suffered the greatest damage, while the Gu Family’s Azure Gold Furnace lingered outside, making little effort.
It’s precisely for this reason that after quelling the dark turmoil, the Ling Family’s Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown is the most severely damaged Emperor Weapon, whereas the Azure Gold Furnace is the least damaged.
This is definitely a dark history of the Gu Family, and at this moment many people have brought it up, making Ancient Immortal’s face blush like a pig liver, and Gu Xiao nearly hangs his head down in shame.
"A bunch of kids ignorant of the vast sky, this old man does not care to stoop to your level!"
The Gu Family’s Azure Gold Furnace snorted coldly, exuding a terrifying Emperor Weapon’s pressure covering the sky.
Under the formidable aura deterrence of the Azure Gold Furnace, Kou Wenjie and the other seven fell silent instantly. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to speak, but the Emperor Weapon’s pressure was simply too overwhelming.
"Damn, had I known, I would have borrowed Uncle Hu Tian’s Heavenly Weapon treasure sword. Let’s see how he could still act so arrogantly!" Kou Wenjie inwardly swore.
The Heavenly Weapon treasure sword is the Emperor Weapon of Emperor Sha, incredibly powerful; combined with the nine crowns, no matter how strong the Azure Gold Furnace is, it wouldn’t dare challenge.
Not only them, even some old teachers of the Imperial Academy were intimidated by such an imposing aura, making them unable to speak and forcing them to retreat swiftly.
"Pfft—"
Some with lesser strength were intimidated by this powerful aura, spurting out a mouthful of blood, their consciousness near shattering, only to be quickly carried out of the Azure Gold Furnace’s intimidating range by the elderly strong people nearby, feeling somewhat better.
Old Monster Zhou frowned tightly, deeply unwilling to witness such a scene. In his view, whether it’s the Gu Family’s Emperor Weapon or Ancient Immortal, or the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown and Ye Fan, all are powers of the human race. A strong clash would certainly lead to losses, and no matter who perishes, it’s a weakening of human strength.
Fortunately, there are no ordinary people in Emperor City. Otherwise, under such overwhelming pressure, few would resist.
With this, Old Monster Zhou was increasingly dissatisfied with the Azure Gold Furnace. Were it not for the Ancient Emperor’s significant contributions to the human race, he might have wanted to awaken the depths of the Imperial Academy and suppress it.
"Senior, as the artifact spirit of an Emperor Weapon, you possess your own consciousness. You should be aware that even consuming the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown cannot forge an Emperor Weapon that surpasses limits, instead greatly weakening human strength. I hope senior abandons your obsession."
"Furthermore, Ye Fan may not be an Emperor’s son, but his potential rivals Ancient Immortal’s; who can guarantee that he won’t be the one to prove Dao in the future? Remember, since ancient times, there hasn’t been a precedent of an Emperor’s son proving Dao. Although being the Emperor’s son offers an advantage in bloodline, this very advantage is an obstacle in proving Dao."
"No matter what, I will not permit you to kill Ye Fan, swallow the Nine Heavens Mysterious Crown. Remember, this is our Imperial Academy’s territory, not your Gu Family’s clan land!"
Old Monster Zhou’s words were like stone and metal, forceful and clear, firmly expressing his stance that as long as he’s standing here, he won’t permit you to act recklessly.
"Do you think you can stop me?"
The Azure Gold Furnace sneered, not regarding Old Monster Zhou at all, as in its view, no one present could stop it.
Whoosh
While speaking, the Azure Gold Furnace directly acted, emitting a beam of blue light like a Heavenly Sword aiming towards Ye Fan****, clearly intending to kill Ye Fan first, creating a fait accompli, so that no one can alter the course thereafter.
"You..."
Old Monster Zhou’s face changed, and he swiftly produced an ancient, rustic mirror to block Ye Fan’s front!
"Bang!"
A loud noise reverberated as the ancient mirror trembled violently, and the surface cracked directly, yet the light was successfully reflected back.
At this moment, the Ancient Immortal completely became a puppet. Although he knew the Azure Gold Furnace meant well for him, this feeling of being hostile to the world still made him exceptionally displeased.
"No matter, every Great Emperor stands against all living beings; which one is not an enemy of the world, ultimately killing until the universe is silent and achieving the supreme Dao!"
The Ancient Immortal comforted himself in his heart.
Gu Xiao, however, felt much more awkward; the Azure Gold Furnace had no intention of protecting him. As the strongest heir of the Di Clan, he completely became a discard at this moment.
Beside him, not a single person stood; the other seven instinctively kept their distance, leaving Gu Xiao thoroughly isolated.
The sudden change in the Imperial Academy’s disciples’ faces, the Gu family’s Emperor Weapon openly challenged the academy’s authority, how could this be tolerated?
If they do not retaliate, where would the Imperial Academy’s prestige be?
At this moment, emotions were running high. Even though the academy’s disciples envied Ye Fan, they still respected strong people. Ye Fan earned their respect through his own strength, and they naturally wouldn’t allow the Azure Gold Furnace to kill Ye Fan, especially within the academy’s Emperor’s Secret Realm.
"Dean, unleash the foundation!"
Many people transmitted their voices to Old Monster Zhou, urging him to deploy the academy’s resources and suppress the Azure Gold Furnace.
"What I want to do, no one can stop me, and you’re no exception!"
The Azure Gold Furnace said arrogantly.
At this moment, Elder Xuan was silent, masked in recovery from the severe wounds he sustained in the battle with the Azure Gold Furnace. He couldn’t act for the time being.
"Is that so?"
Old Monster Zhou said flatly: "I can’t stop you, but someone can. He is almost here!"
The Azure Gold Furnace’s heart stirred as he shouted: "What did you say? It’s impossible for anyone to stop me; no one can stop me!"
Despite his words, he felt a hint of unease, fearing that a formidable figure might indeed appear — so near the summit, it mustn’t end in vain!
And at this time, within the academy, a nondescript place suddenly burst forth with a powerful aura, sweeping between heaven and earth, shaking Nine Heavens, stirring Nine Netherworld!
"Who’s there?"
The Azure Gold Furnace Artifact Spirit paused, shouting loudly, and directly urged the furnace, propelling a killing light towards the source of the aura!
"Whoosh!"
A soft sound resounded as the killing light vanished silently, and a hunched elder, with hair all gone, pierced through the spatial bondage, abruptly appearing before the Azure Gold Furnace!
"Who are you? Are you going to stop me?"
The Azure Gold Furnace sensed misfortune, demanding fiercely of the elder.
"Ah..."
The elder did not speak but gave a long, deep sigh, the mighty aura instantly retracted, as if it hadn’t appeared at all.
If not for standing in the void, one might easily regard him as an ordinary elder with no cultivation.
Everyone, even the old teachers of the Imperial Academy, were unaware of who this elder truly was, only Old Monster Zhou knew; he is the academy’s foundation guarding the Emperor’s Secret Realm.
What this elder’s name was, even Old Monster Zhou did not know, only that he was a former Supreme Elder of the Academy, with cultivation slightly higher than Seng Dao Yan, undoubtedly a Quasi-Emperor Level powerhouse.
With the elder’s appearance, Old Monster Zhou was completely reassured; the ancient mirror just now is a crucial Secret Treasure to awaken this elder, sharing a mysterious link with him.
Upon producing the ancient mirror, Old Monster Zhou activated it, establishing contact with the elder.
Afterwards, when the ancient mirror shattered, this elder, the Imperial Academy’s foundation, surely knew something major had happened, otherwise, contact through the ancient mirror wouldn’t break.
Upon emerging, Old Monster Zhou immediately conveyed the detailed events to the elder via divine consciousness.
Swoosh!
At this instant, the elder understood the ins and outs of the situation, glancing at Ye Fan, then gently waving his right hand, a Divine Light drifted soundlessly into Ye Fan’s body!
Witnessing all these, Elder Xuan not only did not stop it, but showed a satisfied smile, knowing Ye Fan was safe and would soon awaken.
That Divine Light is the elder’s purest essence, perfect for healing Ye Fan’s injuries!
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