**Chapter 247: Episode Six – The Secluded Emperor Qing**

Qingdu, within the Ancient Yanwind Kingdom, was the most transcendent of all capital cities. No powerful being on the Origin Continent, including the three alien races, dared to act recklessly within its walls!

At this moment, inside the Imperial Qing Palace.

“During my master’s seclusion, no one is permitted to disturb him,” a puppet creature declared, standing guard at the palace doors, its cold gaze fixed upon the eight figures before it.

It was Emperor Fu and the other seven Emperors, gathered together.

“This is a matter of great importance,” Emperor Fu began. “One of the thirteen Emperors of our Ancient Yanwind Kingdom, Emperor Yuan, has been slain. This is no small matter, and you must immediately report this to your master.”

Although they had all sent messages to Emperor Qing, he invariably ignored all transmissions during his seclusion.

“You servant, quickly report to your master!” Emperor Yan commanded sharply.

“Hurry and report,” Emperor Jiufeng urged.

The puppet creature looked at the eight Emperors, its expression unchanging. It shook its head. “My master has instructed that, regardless of the importance of the matter, he is absolutely not to be disturbed during his seclusion.”

“You—” Emperor Chu could not help but exclaim, “Have you not heard that Emperor Yuan has been killed?”

“Even if all the Emperors were killed, my master is not to be disturbed,” the puppet creature stated coldly. It would execute its master’s orders without question, no matter who came!

The eight Emperors were infuriated.

What kind of talk was this?

Emperor Qing would not even care if all the Emperors were dead?

“This puppet servant is too inflexible, impossible to reason with,” Emperor Kong commented from the side.

“Enough,” Emperor Fu said. “Emperor Qing must be engaged in something important. Let us go to see the Ancestor.”

Although the eight Emperors were quite dissatisfied, they did not dare to force their way into Emperor Qing’s place of seclusion. They could only leave, frustrated.

…

Within a hidden realm of the Ancient Yanwind Kingdom was an ancient, simple cave dwelling.

The eight Emperors stood respectfully at the entrance, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.

“Reporting to the Ancestor, a black-robed powerhouse, accompanied by an old servant, has slain Emperor Yuan, forcing him to reincarnate,” Emperor Fu said respectfully at the entrance. “This black-robed powerhouse is extremely powerful, and the eight of us combined could not defeat him. He is suspected to be above the God-King level. We implore the Ancestor to instruct us on how our Ancient Yanwind Kingdom should deal with this black-robed powerhouse.”

After Emperor Fu spoke, the other seven Emperors stood respectfully to the side, patiently awaiting a response.

A long time passed…

The cave dwelling remained silent, without any reply.

“I have reported, but the Ancestor has not responded. He must also be in seclusion,” Emperor Fu said to his companions. “According to the rules, the Ancestor will naturally know everything upon emerging from seclusion.”

“Indeed,” the other seven Emperors said, resigned.

If the Ancestor’s avatar was in an awakened state, it would respond immediately.

But if it was in seclusion, it was difficult to say when a response would come.

“Let’s go.”

The eight Emperors could only retreat, not daring to step into the ancient cave dwelling.

******

Throughout the Origin Continent, various forces could sense the complete disappearance of Emperor Yuan’s karma! This meant that either Emperor Yuan was completely dead, or he had been forced to reincarnate. This was a monumental event.

“Emperor Yuan is dead?” A middle-aged man arrived at the site of the battle. Walking along the past timeline, he easily discovered the scene before the conflict—the Ironhowl Demon Lord in a hidden palace, and Emperor Yuan concealed nearby.

Suddenly, the surrounding scene became impossible to discern.

“The culprit is at least in the Ultimate realm,” the middle-aged man said in surprise. “Perfected the Great Dao, leaving no trace.”

“The battle was immensely destructive. I only saw the collision between the endless River of Blood and the Eight Emperors’ Grand Formation from afar,” the middle-aged man thought. “I wonder who the culprit is.”

“Interesting.”

“Daring to disregard the two Kingdoms’ Ancestors, killing Emperor Yuan,” the middle-aged man said, quite curious.

…

The collision between the endless River of Blood and the Chaotic Origin Space Eight-Phases Formation was terrifyingly destructive, but equally difficult to discern. Throughout the Origin Continent, only the three alien races, the Myriad Realms Kingdom Lord, the Skywood Kingdom World Beasts, and a few others could glean a few traces.

As for Luo Feng’s appearance, no one had seen it.

The various parties investigating the truth could only determine that—

Emperor Yuan had been killed, and the culprit was at least an Ultimate realm existence!

“Emperor Yuan, with a complete set of super powerful treasures, was killed in two or three breaths?”

“The Ancient Yanwind Kingdom’s eight Emperors combined could not save him?”

This news also spread among the monarchs of the Thundercrash Ancient Kingdom.

These monarchs were also somewhat frightened.

In the Origin Continent, the two Ancient Kingdoms appeared to be equal. However, in terms of deterrent power, the Thundercrash Ancient Kingdom was slightly inferior to the Ancient Yanwind Kingdom, as the Ancient Yanwind Kingdom had Emperor Qing.

“If that culprit targeted any monarch, he could easily kill them, right?”

“This person is likely above the God-King level! I fear that a single glance would severely damage our minds, causing us to go mad and lose control.” These monarchs felt uneasy. The defects of those who cultivated Chaotic Origin Bloodlines were obvious.

When facing an existence above the God-King level, a single glance could cause them to lose control.

“We must act more cautiously in the near future and quickly find out the culprit’s identity.” These monarchs also became much more vigilant.

…

In the days that followed, the entire Origin Continent was somewhat alarmed!

The once high and mighty royal families of the two Ancient Kingdoms had restrained their arrogant attitudes, and the wanton devouring of countless living beings had completely ceased! Everyone knew that the culprit was one who hated evil.

“An Emperor of our Ancient Yanwind Kingdom was killed. This is a first in history.” “Emperor Yuan’s death has passed more than half an Epoch. We have not heard of Emperor Yuan returning. Could he be completely dead?”

“The eight Emperors personally went to save him, delaying him just enough time. Emperor Yuan had time to reincarnate! He probably dare not return to the royal family, fearing that the culprit would continue to pursue and kill him.”

A group of Marquis of the Emperor Chu lineage gathered, also discussing the matter.

Nowadays, the popular topic of conversation at the royal family gatherings of the two Ancient Kingdoms was the death of Emperor Yuan!

The Emperor Chu lineage and the Emperor Yuan lineage did not have a good relationship, and these Marquis were discussing it with great animation.

“That culprit hates evil, but that culprit does not look down on us Chaotic Origin realm royal family members at all,” Emperor Chu Yu said with a smile.

The difference in power was too great.

Ordinary royal family members were just watching the fun.

Those who were truly uneasy were the royal family God-Kings in the Second Realm of God-King, the Emperors, the Monarchs, and those royal family members with great sin!

******

Imperial Qing Palace.

“Rumble~~~” The doors of that ancient palace finally opened.

The most transcendent of the thirteen Emperors of the Ancient Yanwind Kingdom, Emperor Qing, had finally emerged from seclusion! This news was immediately transmitted to the ears of each Emperor.

Instantly, Emperor Fu, Emperor Yan, Emperor Xi, and others, either in their true bodies or in avatars, all rushed over.

“Everyone, sit.”

Emperor Qing sat high on the main seat.

Eleven Emperors all sat down, their postures relatively low.

They were all very clear that, while everyone appeared to be Emperors, in reality, it would not be long before they would all have to leave the Origin Continent to venture out! Their strength was far too different from Emperor Qing’s, not even on the same level.

“Emperor Qing, you should know about the matter,” Emperor Fu said. “What do you say we should do now?”

“Haha…”

Emperor Qing, sitting there, laughed, “With Emperor Yuan’s death, our Ancient Yanwind Kingdom has become twelve Emperors.”

Emperor Fu, Emperor Yan, and the other eleven Emperors were somewhat speechless. Emperor Qing was still laughing at such a matter?

“After Emperor Yuan’s reincarnation, he has not returned to the royal family?” Emperor Qing asked again.

Reincarnated identities were uncontrollable. Given the number of living beings in the Origin Continent, the probability of reincarnation into a wild tribe was highest. Once Emperor Yuan reached his realm, he could quickly restore his strength in a short time.

And he could recognize the royal family! Confirming his identity was relatively easy, such as the several Ultimate realm secret techniques that Emperor Yuan knew, or the detailed credit score that Emperor Yuan owed to the clan. It was easy to confirm his identity.

“He has not returned,” Emperor Fu said. “He owes the clan too much and does not have enough credit to exchange for enough resources to reforge an Ultimate realm lifeform.”

“That’s smart,” Emperor Qing nodded. “As long as he doesn’t say anything, no one will know his reincarnated identity. That is the safest thing to do.”

Emperor Yan also said, “Emperor Qing, are we just going to endure this matter?”

“It’s just a trivial matter. Why care so much?” Emperor Qing said with a smile. He treated it as a joke.

“A trivial matter?” Emperor Wu, who was on the side, could not help but say, “The death of one of the thirteen Emperors affects the entire Ancient Yanwind Kingdom’s royal family.”

Emperor Qing’s gaze fell on Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu could not help but shudder, and dared not speak any further.

“They did not completely die. They all reincarnated. What is the big deal?” Emperor Qing’s gaze swept over the eleven Emperors present. “You have been living too well in the Origin Continent. What is this little setback?”

Emperor Qing had left an avatar in the Origin Continent, but in reality, he had long since begun to venture outside.

The outside world was where one fought for their lives in the darkness! That was where the real crises lay!

In the outside world, the light losses were that one’s avatar died in battle, and all the precious treasures accumulated outside were lost. The heavy losses…affected the avatar in the Origin World, leading to complete annihilation.

The two Kingdoms’ Ancestors ventured outside, equally trembling and cautious.

In Emperor Qing’s view…

The Origin Continent was too safe! These Emperors were too comfortable.

“Yes,” Emperor Fu said, “Compared to venturing outside, the matters of the Origin Continent are indeed trivial matters. But we also need to have a response plan.”

“The combined power of the eight of you has long since reached the upper limit of the Origin Continent,” Emperor Qing said leisurely. “Cooperating with formations and secret treasures, the profundity of your moves surpasses even the God-King level. Under these circumstances, you were still suppressed by that black-robed person.”

“The black robe is either very high in his own realm or is borrowing extremely powerful treasures! In short, his River of Blood…is a realm stronger than your formation,” Emperor Qing said, shaking his head. “Even if I were to act, I would only be about the same as him. Even if I gained the upper hand, I would not be able to do anything to him.”

“Under the influence of the Origin Continent’s rules, the Ancestor’s action would not be able to do anything to him either,” Emperor Qing said.

The eleven Emperors were silent.

“Do not clamor for fighting and killing,” Emperor Qing said, looking at the eleven Emperors. “In the future, when you leave the Origin Continent, you will encounter many strong people. Learn to make friends, at least don’t make too many enemies.”

“If this black robe reaches above the God-King level, he will be invincible in the Origin Continent. Then we must find a way to adapt to his existence,” Emperor Qing said with a smile. “If we cannot kill him, we must adapt to him.”

The eleven Emperors understood the logic, but the Ancient Yanwind Kingdom’s royal family had always been accustomed to being powerful. Now, they had to adapt to this black robe?

“We are willing to make friends with him, but what if he continues to be hostile to us and attacks us?” Emperor Yan asked.

Emperor Qing smiled slightly, “If we take the initiative to befriend him and he does not give us face, then we have become enemies. Since we have become enemies, kill him once every time we meet him outside the Origin Continent!” Outside, making friends was important, but killing was also important.

Strength and status were killed for.

“The foundation of our Ancient Yanwind Kingdom is in the Origin Continent,” Emperor Qing said, looking at the eleven Emperors. “So we must try our best to befriend him. After all, if we really tear up, although the Ancestor and I can chase and kill him outside, within the Origin Continent, he can cause havoc.”

“Mutual destruction is not advisable,” Emperor Qing said.

“Yes,” the eleven Emperors all responded.