At this point, the Fire Emperor had already made his decision. Since Ye Chang Feng had been defeated, he had to see if Ye Liang Chen could be recruited into the Imperial Palace and become the Prince Consort.
Moreover, he could use Ye Liang Chen as a connection to rope in those geniuses of the Exploding Heavens Faction, who were widely talked about, to his side.
The Fire Emperor believed that as long as he promised them riches, power, wealth and even beauty, he would be able to recruit many geniuses. As long as these geniuses stayed in the Fire Empire, it wouldn't be a problem for him to dominate the five nations in the future.
However, when the Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan saw that the Fire Emperor had left the hall, their faces fell. They didn't know how to stop him.
The both of them looked at each other. Zi Xuan's face was filled with anxiety and panic. The Flaming Sun Princess, on the other hand, had a complicated look on her face.
"Princess, what … What should we do?" Zi Xuan looked at the Flaming Sun Princess and asked anxiously.
"Forget it. We'll have to face this eventually. All he wants is the map of the Imperial Tombs. I'll give it to him." The Flaming Sun Princess replied.
She didn't stop the Fire Emperor from leaving the hall. She knew that since Xu Que had arrived at the Imperial Palace and was so arrogant, he would enter the final round of the court examinations sooner or later. Meeting the Fire Emperor was unavoidable.
Since it was unavoidable, there was no need to stop him.
"Let's go out as well. Find a chance to pass the map to him. Now that we're in the Imperial Palace, he wouldn't dare to act recklessly. "The Flaming Sun Princess's face was as cold as ice as she walked out of the hall.
"Princess, this …" Zi Xuan stamped her feet lightly and followed after her.
...
...
At the same time, outside the main hall, outside the Contest Grounds.
Xu Que had come out.
After defeating Ye Chang Feng, he entered the third round. Before he could even decide what weapon to use, his opponent chose to surrender the moment he stepped onto the stage.
He had no choice. Fighting against a monster who defeated Ye Chang Feng in two moves was akin to courting death.
That cultivator was smart. He surrendered the moment he stepped onto the stage.
Xu Que had no choice but to win all three rounds. Moreover, because his advancement speed was too fast, he could only wait outside the arena for others to advance. After the three rounds, he still had to recite poems before he could enter the second round.
Xu Que wasn't flustered at all. After he found Tang Liu Feng amongst the crowd, he started talking to him!
"Brother Li, you're a master of both the pen and the sword. Who would've thought that other than writing poetry and songs, you're so strong as well. You're truly a role model for my generation!" Tang Liu Feng was astonished by Xu Que's prowess. His face was filled with astonishment as he praised Xu Que incessantly.
"You flatter me too much. It's just a small trick. Come, let's have a smoke to celebrate!" Xu Que smiled as he handed a cigarette over to Tang Liu Feng.
Tang Liu Feng was elated beyond words. He had always been curious as to what the item Xu Que had drawn was for it to be able to cause such a stir within the Imperial City. However, he was too embarrassed to ask for it. Now that Xu Que had taken the initiative to hand it over to him, he naturally accepted it!
"Pa!"
Xu Que flicked open his lighter and lit up a cigarette for himself!
However …
Just as the cigarette was lit, an old eunuch ran out from the throne room and shouted out, "The Fire Emperor has arrived!"
At that moment, everyone froze as they turned around to look at the throne room.
Even the cultivators who were still battling stopped abruptly as their faces were filled with astonishment!
At the next moment, a majestic looking figure walked out from the throne room. He was dressed in a fiery dragon robe and was striding out with a majestic gait.
An unparalleled aura of an Emperor emanated out from him!
Everyone's faces fell.
Outside the palace, countless commoners fell to their knees and kowtowed to the ground.
Soon after, all the Imperial Guards and cultivators within the palace knelt down as well. Even the elders of the big sects bowed down to show their respect.
"Long live the Fire Emperor! Long live the Fire Emperor!"
At the next moment, everyone started shouting out in unison. Their voices were like a boiling cauldron of voices that rang throughout the entire Imperial Palace!
However …
There was only one black robed figure who remained standing amidst the crowd. He had never knelt down at all!
A gentle breeze blew past his body and his robes fluttered gently.
This person was none other than Xu Que!
"Eh?"
The Fire Emperor frowned as his gaze turned sharp like a sword and landed on Xu Que.
The Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan who had just walked out from the throne room witnessed this scene as well. Their faces turned pale in an instant!
"Why aren't you kneeling?"
The Fire Emperor stood outside the throne room and looked down at Xu Que coldly.
His tone was dignified and imposing as he spoke. It was as though he was questioning Xu Que as to why he didn't kneel down!
When the crowd heard this, they realized that there was still one person standing. Their eyelids twitched.
Is this guy crazy? He didn't kneel to the Fire Emperor?
"Brother Li, what are you doing? Being disrespectful to the Fire Emperor is a huge crime!"
Tang Liu Feng was stumped as well as he hurriedly reached out to pull Xu Que to kneel down.
However, the moment Xu Que saw the Fire Emperor personally, the memories in his mind started to flood out like a tidal wave.
It was as though he had experienced it himself and it was etched deeply into his mind!
Six years ago, it was the Fire Emperor who brought him to the palace from the Great Lake and made him the Prince Consort. He provided him with countless treasures and allowed him to stay in the palace for six years!
Half a year ago, it was the Fire Emperor who killed the crippled Xu Que with a single slap and ordered his men to dump his corpse at the border.
This familiar yet foreign hatred turned into an endless amount of anger as it pierced through Xu Que's heart. A strong killing intent emanated from his body.
"Hehe!"
At that moment, the anger in Xu Que's heart turned into a cold smile.
With a light flick of his finger, the unsmoked cigarette flew far away and landed on the ground, creating sparks.
"..."
The entire crowd was silent as everyone watched his every move. Their hearts were filled with shock.
What was wrong with Ye Liang Chen? Why did he suddenly emit such a terrifying killing intent?
He actually dared to be so rude in front of the Fire Emperor?
Outside the throne room, Yan Yang and Zi Xuan's faces turned increasingly pale as they followed Xu Que's actions.
"What is he trying to do?"
Vaguely, they had a bad premonition!
Originally, the Flaming Sun Princess and Zi Xuan thought that Xu Que had entered the palace to ask for the map of the Imperial Tombs. Who knew that he would be so impudent and disrespectful in front of the Fire Emperor? His entire body was filled with a strong killing intent! A monstrous killing intent!
The Fire Emperor narrowed his eyes. As an expert at the sixth level of the Infant Transformation Stage, he had already sensed a strong killing intent coming from the black-robed man!
"Impudent! Who are you? How dare you be so impudent and disrespectful in front of me? "
At this point, the Fire Emperor shouted out in a loud voice as he emitted a boundless amount of pressure that enveloped the entire area and pressed down on Xu Que.
This boundless Soul Strength was so oppressive that even the people who were kneeling down felt their souls tremble. But to Xu Que, who had a huge amount of Soul Strength, this little bit of pressure was useless.
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