The Great Ruler

“Qin Tian has become the Chief Elder of the Great Thousand Palace. Before the next Palace Master appears, many of the affairs of the Great Thousand Palace will be managed by him and the other elders. Perhaps his reputation in the Great Thousand World is not as renowned as the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor, but among the Heavenly Sovereigns, he is revered.” As Mu Chen, Luo Li, and the others were shocked over Demon Slayer King Qin Tian’s illustrious battle results, the Scarlet Flame Deity stroked his beard and sighed.

Mu Chen and the others could clearly hear the admiration in his tone. Mu Chen nodded slightly. Although he had never seen the Demon Slayer King Qin Tian, since he was able to get such a high evaluation among the Heavenly Sovereigns, he must be a formidable figure.

He might even perhaps be on the same level as the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor. After all, this Great Thousand World had many hidden dragons and tigers!

“Elder Scarlet Flame, where do we get the Demon Slayer Token?” Mu Chen asked.

It was apparent that the benefits of the Demon Slayer Token were very desirable. Not only could he obtain the title of being a Great Thousand Palace Official with it, but he could also exchange Demons-slayed points for Rare Super Powers. Either of these things alone was enough to tempt him.

After all, even with his present stature, he only had one of the 36 volumes of Rare Super Power, the Qi into Trinity. If he could get one from the Great Thousand Palace, it would no doubt be a great improvement for him.

The Scarlet Flame Deity smiled as he saw that their interest had been piqued. He then turned and walked towards the center of the city, while the others followed him quickly.

They quickly shuttled through the city. Nearly half an hour later, the Scarlet Flame Deity’s pace slowed, then stopped.

The group had come to that huge and incomparable Demon Slayer Ranking Monument. Under that monstrous monument, a black pavilion stood. A heavy sense of pressure emanated from the main hall. Feeling it, one could not help but look solemn.

“This is one of the branches of the Great Thousand Palace, the Great Thousand House. It is used to guard the Holy Gulf Continent and to monitor the Extraterritorial Race’s movements.” Scarlet Flame Deity pointed to the black pavilion as he explained.

He then headed into the Great Thousand House as the other four followed him hastily. As they stepped into the Great Thousand House, many things were reflected in their sights.

The first level of the pavilion was massive. Crystal lights were hovering in mid-air, emitting bright light and illuminating the entire pavilion.

In the spacious corner of the huge pavilion, people came and went, as if it were a restaurant. There was a constant buzz in the atmosphere, which was filled with a constant hustle and bustle of passers-by. Mu Chen’s gaze turned solemn when he glanced over all of it.

He could feel that the vast majority of the people in that region emanated powerful spiritual energy fluctuations. These fluctuations were filled with an ominous aura. Apparently, there were some vicious men among these people, who had lived through many life and death battles.

The entry of their party undoubtedly attracted the attention of many people in the area. Most of their stunned gazes lingered on Luo Li.

After all, Luo Li was always the focus. Moreover, in this region, the people were daring, so their stares were bold and unabashed. As she was keenly aware of these glances, Luo Li’s brows knit together.

Before she said anything, Mu Chen stood in front of her, blocking the stares. At the same time, he gazed at the area expressionlessly, his dark eyes flickering. A ferocious and ominous aura radiated out of them, making him look like a terrifying demon!

Over the years, Mu Chen had also experienced an unknown number of life and death battles. As such, his ominous aura was even stronger than the many ruthless people in the Holy Gulf Continent. Normally he would conceal it, but once he showed his emotions, his domineering and ominous aura was enough to strike a chilling fear in people’s hearts.

Those who were unhappy because of Mu Chen’s actions quickly concealed their displeasure after seeing his ominous aura. They then looked away, and instead looked at Mu Chen in shock. It was clear that they had not expected such a youth to have such a strong, murderous aura.

“That’s the recruitment area. Those who want to go to the depths of the Holy Gulf Continent to hunt for the Extraterritorial Race have to go with a team. Otherwise, if you go alone, the survival rate is terrifyingly low. Most of the people who are waiting to be solicited there are skilled, and many of them are Upper Earthly Sovereigns,” the Scarlet Flame Deity explained casually.

He then went to the depths of this huge pavilion, where there was a counter. Behind the counter, on the wall, there was a Spiritual Energy Screen that was constantly flashing. From time to time, numerous names appeared on it, and it was apparently updated in a in coinciding time with the Demon-slaying Ranking outside.

At the counter, an elderly man donned in gray robes laid his head in his hands languidly. His sleepy expression made it look almost as if he was drunk.

Bam!

A palm clapped on the counter harshly, as the Scarlet Flame Deity roared, “You sleepy old fogey, stop sleeping and get to work!”

Startled, the elder donned in gray robes shot up, while opening his eyes groggily to look at the Scarlet Flame Deity. He then asked exasperatedly, “You alcoholic fogey, what are you shouting for? You haven’t died yet?”

“Haha please, you’ll die before me!” The Scarlet Flame Deity shot back a retort, then waved for Mu Chen and the others to come over.

He then said, “Help these four young ones get a Demon Slayer Token. Here, this old fogey is in charge of this branch.”

When Mu Chen and the rest of the party heard these words, they were a little surprised. They didn’t realize that the unremarkable old man in front of them was the head of this branch. If the Scarlet Flame Deity hadn’t told them, they would have treated him as an ordinary receptionist!

They glanced curiously at the gray-robed elderly, who seemed to have no spiritual energy fluctuations whatsoever. But, this was obviously impossible.

After all, it would be impossible to conceal one’s spiritual energy to such an extent, unless one was a Heavenly Sovereign. Even Complete Earthly Sovereigns would not be able to conceal such a thing completely.

Mu Chen and Luo Li looked at each other in shock. It was no wonder that the Scarlet Flame Deity had said not to regard the Great Thousand Palace as a mere symbol. The magnitude of power it possessed was truly horrifying!

The gray-robed elder opened his sleepy eyes and glanced at the four men, then turned to the Scarlet Flame Deity. He was a little surprised as he said, “Old fogey, you are coming for the Great Spirit Heaven Piercing Light again. But, it seems that every time you end up choosing someone who will fail!”

The Scarlet Flame Deity’s face was indignant. “You say it like others have succeeded!”

The gray-robed elder grinned and said, “I’m just wondering why you picked a young girl who is just a Lower Earthly Sovereign this time?”

How did he see at just one glance that the Scarlet Flame Deity had chosen Luo Li and not Mu Chen or the other two?

The small group was stunned by his sensing this. Then, the Scarlet Flame Deity pursed his lips and said, “To obtain the Great Spirit Heaven Piercing Light, it’s not about strength, but about talent and opportunity. This little girl is the most suitable person I have ever seen!”

“Really?” The gray-robed elder was skeptical, but did not say more.

The four then felt a pain in their fingertips, as four drops of blood shot out from their fingertips, they hung suspended in air in front of the gray-robed elder. They could not help but look at the gray-robed elder with wide eyes, as they were very frightened. His power was clearly domineering, as he could draw blood from their bodies at will!

“Heh heh.” The gray-robed elderly grinned at them, then flicked his finger.

As he did so, four bright spiritual lights shot out, then wrapped around the four drops of blood directly. The light then solidified into four tokens, which then flew to each of them.

Mu Chen reached for his token and saw that it was black. He looked down at the token and saw the blood-red words “Demon Slayer.” At the bottom of the token, were words “Low Rank Demon Slayer.”

“If you kill a member of the Extraterritorial Race, break a wisp of its Demonic Soul, and pour it into the Demon Slayer Token, you will get the corresponding Demon-slayed points. In addition, the token is refined from your blood, so only you will be able to find out how many Demon-slayed points you have. Thus, it’s useless for others to steal it from you,” the gray-robed elderly said.

Mu Chen and the rest of the party fiddled with their Demon Slayer Tokens, then clasped their fists at the gray-robed elder and thanked him. “Thank you Elder.”

Once the Scarlet Flame Deity saw that the four had obtained their Demon Slayer Tokens, he whispered to the gray-robed elderly, “Sleepy fogey, how many forces have come to the Holy Gulf Continent this time?”

The old man in gray robes raised his eyelids, smiled, then said, “Well, isn’t there one coming now? Let me see… It seems to be someone from the Wen’s of the North Region…”

The Scarlet Flame Deity turned his head to see that, at the gate, a group of people had suddenly stepped into the pavilion. Leading them was an elderly lady donned in a red dress. She was moving slowly, but the Scarlet Flame Deity’s gaze turned solemn upon seeing her.

“It’s Granny He from the Wen’s,” he said.

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen and Luo Li looked up curiously to see a remarkable line of people walking into the pavilion. When their eyes glanced over the old woman in red, they saw a tall and slender silhouette, standing proud.

Although they had not seen the silhouette in many years, she was still very familiar. Mu Chen and Luo Li’s eyes widened as they looked at each other, their expressions ones of disbelief. It was apparent that they had not expected to meet an acquaintance here after so many years had passed!