The Great Ruler

“Green Shirt Sword Saint…” As Mu Chen looked at the green-robed person sitting beside the Undying Lord, a slight radiance flickered in his eyes.

He looked solemn, as the person in front of him was also a peak expert, who was known throughout the Great Thousand World. He would certainly not lose out to the Flame Emperor.

Due to this fact, they gathered three later stage Divine Grade Sovereigns in the hall. Though the Great Elders and the elders from the five ancient clans were in the middle stage of the Divine Grade, they could match the Divine Grade later stages with the help of Clan Suppression Divine Artifacts.

Another bunch of old freaks who had been in in seclusion had also received the Great Thousand Golden Invitation. With their combined strengths, they were equivalent to two or three later stage Divine Sovereigns.

At this time, almost half of the peak forces from the Great Thousand World were gathered in the hall. As such, the lineup was definitely intimidating.

“Since the Green Shirt Sword Saint is now here, we can begin our Great Thousand Alliance.” Upon seeing the arrival of the Green Shirt Sword Saint, Qin Tian smiled and addressed everyone present.

He swept his gaze across everyone and said in a low voice, “The Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor wanted to come, but the Extraterritorial Race suddenly launched an attack against the Endless Fire Territory and the Martial Border. Thus, both of them needed to stay to take command. Hence, they can’t make it for now.”

Everyone started to whisper with each other after they heard this, while numerous Heavenly Sovereigns were looking solemn.

“Looks like the Extraterritorial Race is really eyeing the Northern Wilderness Hill. Otherwise, they would not go to such an effort to stall the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor.” The Green Shirt Sword Saint sighed softly. However, a sharp radiance that was as sharp as a razor surged within his eyes.

The Undying Lord, who looked quite old and had a head full of white hair, opened his mouth to speak. As he did so, his wrinkled face gave off a sense of coldness.

“The Gravekeeper has been guarding the Northern Wilderness Hill for 48,000 years. Our job is complete after the Great Thousand Alliance is finished. If the Extraterritorial Race wants to destroy us, we, the Gravekeeper Clan, will fight them bravely,” he said.

As he was speaking, the air around him began to vibrate furiously. The cold killing intent caused a few Heavenly Sovereigns to shiver involuntarily. Even though the clan safeguarded the Northern Wilderness Hill and had never meddled in any worldly affairs, they would go berserk if anything were to mess with them.

Qin Tian nodded, then said calmly, “If the Extraterritorial Race really tries to invade us, we will have no choice but to utterly destroy them. No matter what, as long as the Sealing Array is activated once again, we can wipe out the vitality of the Heavenly Evil Deity. At that time, we will no longer be afraid of the Extraterritorial Race. Then, the Great Thousand World will finally have peace.”

“Yes” all of the Heavenly Sovereigns yelled in unison in the hall.

Many ancient scripts had made known how terrifying the Heavenly Evil Deity truly was. If the Heavenly Evil Deity was to escape, calamity would befall many spiritual beings in the Great Thousand World, a calamity that none could escape.

Qin Tian then said, “Even though the Extraterritorial Race has its plots, it will not get its way easily. The Northern Wilderness Hill has the Great Thousand Exterminate Demon Array that was set up by the Immortal Emperor. It will protect this place from the Extraterritorial Race. No one can destroy it, not even with the strength of the later stage Heaven Demon Emperor.”

He then added, “As for us… We just need to circulate the seal within that period and kill the Heavenly Evil Deity.”

Upon hearing Qin Tian’s confident words, everyone nodded in agreement and said in unison, “We’ll obey your command!”

Qin Tian was not only the Demon Slayer King of the Great Thousand Palace, but he was also the current ruler of the Great Thousand Palace. The mission of the Great Thousand Palace was to gather all of the forces to fend off the enemies when the Great Thousand World encountered any invasion.

“Thank you, everyone.” Qin Tian said with a serious face, while he nodded to everyone in the hall.

“Senior Qin Tian, when will we take action?” Mu Chen looked at Qin Tian and asked.

“The Great Thousand Exterminate Demon Array will rotate every thousand years. We have a couple of hours left before the rotation is complete. Then, we can infuse new energy into it once more, thus activating it,” Qin Tian replied.

Mu Chen nodded his head slightly, but didn’t say anything more. He was about to close his eyes and wait patiently for that time to come.

However, his gaze wavered when he saw the black-robed Undying Lord staring at him. Mu Chen was puzzled by his stare.

“Friend…” The Undying Lord stared at Mu Chen with his aging face. The paled and aging face that was usually cold-looking now had gentleness on it at this time.

Mu Chen was slightly stunned, and he quickly responded, “Elder, please address me as Mu Chen.”

As the Undying Lord had a senior status, which was higher than most of the people’s here, even Qin Tian needed to address him as ‘Elder.’ Hence, it was natural for him to remain respectful as he interacted with him.

The Undying Lord smiled, then said, “I heard that the Primordial Immortal Body recognized you as his master. Can I see it?”

Upon hearing his request, Mu Chen was initially hesitant, but he eventually nodded. As he struggled to focus his thoughts, a glassy glow was seen behind his back.

Within the glow sat a glass body that had its legs crossed. Even though it was not moving, it gave off an ancient aura that seemed to be everlasting. At that moment, a mystical energy filled the entire hall.

All eyes were on Mu Chen. They looked at that ancient glass figure that was now looming behind him with eyes that were filled with astonishment. After all, the Primordial Immortal Body had never made an appearance in the world since the Primordial War!

At that moment, Maha You had a coldness in his eyes and a face that was filled with anger and grief. The Undying Lord stared hard at that glass figure, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to relax.

As myriad memories filled his mind, the Undying Lord said with a soft voice, “I didn’t expect that there come a day when I would see the Primordial Immortal Body once more.” As he spoke, he bowed slightly to Mu Chen.

After seeing this, Mu Chen was at a loss for what to do. After all, given the experience and status of the Undying Lord, no one in the Great Thousand World could make him bow and pay his respects.

“Elder, you’re embarrassing me.” Mu Chen gave a bitter smile.

The Undying Lord shook his head and said, “In the past, the Immortal Emperor left issued the directive in his last words, saying that if the new Master of the Primordial Immortal Body showed up, the Gravekeeper Clan was to treat him as our new ruler and listen to his every command.”

After he finished uttering his sentence, everyone in the hall was shocked. Even Qin Tian and the Green Shirt Sword Saint turned to Mu Chen with slightly shaken looks.

The Gravekeeper was from the direct line of descendants of the Immortal Emperor, and as such, he was extremely loyal to the Immortal Emperor. He even regarded him as the true God.

At the same time, they also possessed the inheritance that had been left behind by the Immortal Emperor, which endowed them with an extremely powerful strength that was necessary for operating within the Great Thousand World. Thus, if the Gravekeeper clan regarded Mu Chen as their ruler, the strength that Mu Chen could command would push his clan to become one of the top clans in the Great Thousand World. Then, his clan would be stronger than even the five ancient clans!

Many people in the hall were shocked by this fact, while Maha Tian twitched his lips. Fear swirled in his eyes as he thought… If Mu Chen really controls this force, he could then suppress the Maha Ancient Clan, even without having to rely on the Budur Ancient Clan at all!

Apart from being shocked, Maha Tian was also furious. After all, this opportunity was supposed to be taken by the Maha Ancient Clan. But now, Mu Chen had control of everything!

At this time, the West Heaven War Emperor was filled with mixed emotions as he heaved a sigh of relief. Luckily, he had not gone overboard in regards to his dealings with Mu Chen. Since Mu Chen had his own force, he might just rise to the top of the Great Thousand World and become someone as powerful as Martial Ancestor!

Like everyone else present, Mu Chen was also caught by surprise with this news. Apparently, he did not expect the last order of the Immortal Emperor to benefit him so greatly.

As his initial shock subsided, Mu Chen regained his composure and said in a low voice, “You regard me too highly, Elder. I respect the Gravekeeper Clan for guarding the Northern Wilderness Hill, therefore, I am in no position to give orders here. As such, you don’t have to take the order seriously. Protecting and maintaining the peace and order of the Great Thousand World is our responsibility.”

No one would doubt the strength of the Gravekeeper Clan, which made it very tempting to own it. However, Mu Chen was not dumb, and since they were so strong, he knew that he would not be able to control the Gravekeeper Clan, even with the last order of the Immortal Emperor to his credit. Mu Chen feared that he would most certainly face numerous objections to his taking control.

When the Undying Lord heard this, he did not make any further comments, but only gave Mu Chen a knowing smile. He knew exactly what was bothering Mu Chen. It was the fact that Mu Chen still lacked the proper qualifications to become the ruler of the Gravekeeper Clan. However, one day, when he reached the same level as the Immortal Emperor, the Gravekeeper Clan would submit to him willingly and wholeheartedly.

After the Undying Lord stopped talking, the hall was completely silent. However, the people’s eyes were filled with respect as they looked at Mu Chen. It was as if they were seeing him in a whole new light.

Six hours passed in a blink of an eye as the silence remained. When the wait was finally over, the entire dilapidated Northern Wilderness Hill shook violently.

Roar!

As the earth quaked, a roar echoed out from the deepest part of the land. The roar contained a limitless destructive force that could reshape the universe and overturn the entire earth!

At that moment, the bronze coffins that were standing upside-down in the black square trembled. Spiritual ribbons beamed out violently from the quaking land, then intertwined rapidly with one another to form a creepy and ancient-looking array in the sky above the Northern Wilderness Hill. Then, a chant came from the enormous array as it released a deluge of suppressing power in order to keep the earth from shaking.

Qin Tian suddenly stood up within the Great Thousand Palace. He looked cold and stern, while his robe flapped madly. A mighty oppression then swept out from his body and loomed above the earth.

“Time’s up! Get ready to circulate the array and wipe out the remaining vitality of the Heavenly Evil Deity!” he shouted.

At that moment, a cold radiance beamed out from the eyes of all of the Heavenly Sovereigns in the hall. They all then shouted in unison, “At your command!”