Su Chen said calmly, "If you have something to say, just say it."
The Jade Pool Sacred Maiden blinked. "Then Young Master must not blame Chi Yao for being rude."
Su Chen remained expressionless.
The Jade Pool Sacred Maiden continued, "I feel… that Young Master seems to have become even younger. When Chi Yao first met you, you already looked like this."
Su Chen replied indifferently, "It is merely the side effect of cultivating a forbidden art. Using it requires paying a certain price, and this is one of them."
His body had indeed shrunk slightly, but it was of no importance.
The Jade Pool Sacred Maiden said with envy, "So that is the case… Young Master may not know, but this price is something countless women dream of. Beauty fades like withered bones. No matter how beautiful one's appearance, it cannot withstand the passage of time. Even the most stunning beauty will grow old one day. Yet Young Master's secret art can allow a person to remain forever at their most beautiful age."
Su Chen felt a headache coming on. He could only continue, "The cost of using this secret art is also extremely high. It requires a physique that touches upon time. Otherwise, one cannot resist the power of the years and may disappear from the world due to the taboo, leaving behind no trace."
Disappointment flashed in the Jade Pool Sacred Maiden's beautiful eyes. Physiques that touched upon time were extremely rare throughout history. Every such physique was a supreme constitution destined to attain the Dao. Su Chen's Flying Immortal Dao Body, for example, had appeared only a handful of times in ancient records, and most of those who possessed it had proven the Dao and become Emperors.
Su Chen stayed in the Jade Pool Sacred Land for another three years. The changes in the world grew increasingly obvious. More and more prodigies began to step onto that road which symbolized invincibility throughout the ages.
Three years after three years, Su Chen finally prepared to set sail back to the Ye Clan and begin making preparations to step onto the Emperor Path.
They crossed the starry skies.
Beside Su Chen were Ye Da, the Jade Pool Sacred Maiden, Ji Changkong (now called Ye Er), Yuan Ming, and other outstanding prodigies. This trip to the Origin Prime Celestial Domain had undoubtedly been extremely rewarding.
They were still halfway from returning to the Ye Clan.
At that moment, Su Chen suddenly had a bad premonition.
The originally stable spatial channel suddenly trembled violently. Then… it rapidly collapsed. A pair of massive claws tore it apart, and from the rift emerged three heads, each larger than a star. A chilling, murderous aura swept over, making everyone's blood run cold.
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"This is… the Dragon Emperor!"
A Ye Clan elder's body trembled in disbelief.
That colossal figure was clearly a supreme expert standing at the pinnacle of the starry skies—a Great Saint-level powerhouse. Yet now he was actually making a move against Su Chen, intending to strangle the Ye Clan's Emperor Son in the cradle!
The terrifying figure blotted out the stars.
"Could it be that the demon races of the starry skies intend to violate the order and attack the prodigies of my human race?
"The current Great Emperor has not yet passed away. Does the Myriad Dragons Grotto truly not fear the reckoning of an Emperor?"
A Great Saint realm Dragon Emperor!
The spatial channel could no longer withstand the terrifying aura and collapsed directly.
"Someone fears me and wants to kill me through this!"
Su Chen stared straight at the Dragon Emperor. In this life, his status was exalted. A single ancient dragon could not do anything to him!
A jade hand crossed layers of space, holding a glowing talisman. A lazy voice came from the other end.
"A little mudfish with an impure bloodline actually dares to raise its claws against my Ye Clan's Emperor Son. Execute!"
The talisman in her hand burned fiercely and transformed into a portal. From the other side of the portal poured boundless divine radiance that condensed into countless projections of divine weapons, crushing the starry river.
"This is… the Divine Weapon Treasury of the Ye Clan's Hundred Battles Great Emperor from the past! It still exists in the world!"
The Hundred Battles Divine Weapons had accompanied the Ye Clan's Great Emperor as he shook the starry skies, slaying countless foreign races and even staining themselves with the blood of ancient Emperors!
In the end, the Dragon Emperor of the Myriad Dragons Grotto was not a true ancient Emperor. Even if he were, he would feel terror at this moment.
"Ye Clan Emperor Daughter! You are still alive!"
The Dragon Emperor was greatly shocked, his face filled with horror. Only the direct bloodline of that Ye Clan Great Emperor from the past could activate the Hundred Battles Divine Weapons!
Inside that treasury were countless divine weapons that had once belonged to mighty enemies defeated by the Ye Clan's Great Emperor. It was far beyond what he could contend with. Of the thirty-six stratagems, he chose without hesitation to flee.
Unfortunately, Ye Liuli had no intention of letting the Dragon Emperor escape alive. Today, the blood of a top expert would announce to the starry skies that the Ye Clan had not declined and that its foundation was deep enough to protect an Emperor Son as he grew.
The Hundred Battles Divine Weapons silenced domains and annihilated realms. Ye Liuli tore open the void. A miserable, shrill scream echoed across the starry skies. A Dragon Emperor standing at the peak of the myriad races had his life reaching its end at this moment!
However… things were far from over!
Across endless space and time, a terrifying curse descended.
"Soul Extinguishing Curse!"
Ye Liuli flew into a rage. The Hundred Battles Divine Weapons abandoned their pursuit of the Dragon Emperor and moved to block the descending curse!
The Soul Extinguishing Curse was the most vicious curse in the starry skies. Countless dazzling geniuses had fallen beneath its power!
At this moment, Ye Liuli was already too late. The one who had acted had calculated everything. The Dragon Emperor had merely been bait to draw her attention. His true goal was this very moment—to strangle Su Chen in the cradle. This was an existence of extreme antiquity, and his schemes were meticulous!
"It's actually the Soul Extinguishing Curse!"
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