382: Pang Zun

Finally, Chen De stopped, like a cannonball, with a loud 'bong'.

"It's so vast!"

Chen De rubbed his head; it wasn't like this the last time he came, was it?

A lone speck of starlight floated in the darkness, as conspicuous as a crane among chickens.

Without hesitation, Chen De separated a stream of black liquid, which transformed into a human figure.

Suddenly, a person with a beaming smile appeared before Chen De; it was Chen Er.

After appearing, he looked around and immediately noticed the prominent speck of light.

Seeing this, the smile on Chen Er's face slowly faded.

Clearly, he already knew what Chen De had separated him for.

"I ***!" Chen Er turned his head and spat out four words.

Except for the first word, the remaining three were unspoken.

Chen De, being magnanimous, didn't mind Chen Er's transgression and said with a smile,

"Go, Perfectly Benevolent, Filial, Kind, and Virtuous True Ruler!"

Hearing Chen De speak his full title, Chen Er immediately became excited.

He spoke incoherently, "You... say it again!"

"Go, Perfectly Benevolent, Filial, Kind, and Virtuous True Ruler!"

Chen De humored Chen Er and repeated it.

Thereupon, Chen Er's eyes lit up, and he charged forward with excited cries.

Just as he was about to touch the entrance.

Suddenly, a grand and mighty voice boomed.

"How dare you offend my Sacred Origin Continent! Die!"

Just like last time, terrifying sound waves surged wildly from the speck of light.

However, this time, the first to be harmed was Chen Er, who was closest to it.

Last time, Chen Er vanished as soon as the sound waves appeared, barely enduring any damage.

But this time, things were different.

Chen Er faced the terrifying sound waves directly, feeling nothing at all.

The source of the sound also realized this, and a golden rod flew out from the speck of light.

It was about to strike Chen Er.

Yet, Chen Er neither dodged nor avoided, taking the blow without moving.

The result was that he was completely unharmed, and the rod was bounced away.

Then, Chen Er plunged his hand into the speck of light and pulled out a bald, muscular man.

Without even looking, he crushed it as soon as half of its body emerged.

A look of disdain appeared on his face.

"Is that all?"

However, what he didn't notice was that Chen De, on the side, had quietly moved even further away from him.

Only continuous shouts could be heard.

"East Pole in position!"

"West Pole in position!"

"South Pole in position!"

"North Pole in position!"

"Central Pole in position!"

Intense light erupted from the entrance, illuminating the surrounding endless darkness.

"Welcome, Great Sovereign!"

Hearing this voice, Chen Er felt that something was wrong.

In the memories Chen De had given him, there didn't seem to be any related content about this part?

Soon, he realized that he had been... This thought had not even finished when all of Chen Er's thoughts completely ceased.

A hand, at some unknown point, extended from the entrance and gently rested on Chen Er's shoulder.

Chen Er, however, remained motionless, his expression still frozen from before.

Seeing this scene, Chen De thought of a saying.

Some people, though they appear alive, have actually been gone for a while.

At this moment, Chen Er slowly dissipated like dust.

The hand retracted, and the scene instantly fell silent.

After an unknown period.

"Your Excellency, why not come in for a chat?"

A majestic and profound voice came from the entrance.

Did he look stupid?

Chen De certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to run into someone else's world.

"You come out!" He beckoned with his finger.

Just as Chen De thought the other party wouldn't dare to come out.

"Alright."

Then, a Golden-Robed Man, he... he really did come out.

"To possess such strong power even in the outside world."

"It seems Your Excellency is also a Venerable One. May I ask how many steps, and what is your esteemed name?"

As soon as the other party emerged, he asked Chen De.

From his tone, this Golden-Robed Man was also a Venerable One.

Chen De stared at the other party; from the system map, the other party should be around a three-step to four-step Venerable One.

With such strength, he was not yet an opponent, but he couldn't kill him either.

"I am De Zun, merely a four-step Venerable One. May I ask Your Excellency how many steps, and what is your esteemed name?"

After answering the Golden-Robed Man's question, Chen De asked in return.

"A three-step peak Venerable One, a seven-step Sovereign."

"The world calls me Pang Zun, and within this realm, I am known as Heavenly Odd Sovereign, but I prefer the latter title."

A three-step peak Venerable One, a seven-step Sovereign; with both combined, Pang Zun's world was probably close to an eight-step Sovereign.

Regardless of inside or outside the realm, this Golden-Robed Man was not someone Chen De could deal with.

But Pang Zun, on the other hand, after Chen De stated his strength as a four-step Venerable One, and coupled with the fact that he couldn't sense the other party's true depth.

The hostility in his eyes couldn't help but lessen a few points; after all, if Chen De was telling the truth, he would be at a disadvantage in the outside world.

However, to make him believe Chen De so easily was not that simple.

A smile appeared on Pang Zun's face, "So that's how it is. My clone didn't know that De Zun was visiting and caused an offense. Please bear with me."

Then, the tone shifted, and he tossed an item towards Chen De, "I truly feel bad about this, so please accept this item as a token of my gratitude."

It was a seal, and in Chen De's perception, in terms of weight alone, it should be the size of a planet from his previous life.

But this amount of weight was nothing to any Demon Emperor Realm expert.

The crucial part lay in the power that Pang Zun had just infused into it.

However, Chen De caught it steadily with just one hand.

Then he tossed it back, "My sudden intrusion already makes me feel bad; how can I accept a gift? It truly shames me."

"This thing, you should take it back."

Saying that, Chen De lightly tossed it back.

With the unique properties of the black liquid, he subtly concentrated all his strength in his hand and infused it into the seal.

When it reached Pang Zun, he also caught it steadily.

"How can I be so rude? However, since Your Excellency insists on not accepting it, then I won't force it."

After this back-and-forth, Pang Zun, having probed that the other party's strength was indeed at or above the three-step Venerable One level, abandoned any thoughts of fighting.

Outside, they were strong individuals of the same rank; there was no need to make enemies over such a small matter.

As for the matter of attacking his clone, both parties pretended it hadn't happened.

At this moment, Chen De suddenly spoke.

"Oh, right, I see Your Excellency seems to have other matters. I'll visit again another time then."

"Indeed." Pang Zun nodded, "Then I won't see you off."

"Alright, then I shall take my leave first."

The two exchanged greetings again, Chen De disappeared from the scene, and Pang Zun disappeared at the entrance.

After a long time, Pang Zun's figure reappeared.

He surveyed the surroundings, as if confirming something.

The next moment, the speck of light representing his world slowly began to move, shifting towards areas with more specks of light.

Soon, it entered an inconspicuous place.

Among the many specks of light, it continued to move... And Chen De, hiding in the shadows, silently watched all of this.