545: Sheng Mu

Chen De was unaware that the Emperor had sensed something, but the Emperor was equally unaware of Chen De's true strength.

Inside the secret chamber, the Emperor sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, quietly awaiting his opponent's arrival.

He had managed this place for many years and had left behind many preparations that could bolster his combat power.

With the home-field advantage, his chances of victory would undoubtedly be higher.

Yet, after waiting for a long while, there was still no movement outside.

Perhaps he hadn't arrived yet; he would wait a little longer.

Half a day later, why was there still no movement?

He was certainly patient!

Wait a bit more.

Half a month later...

The Emperor knew he absolutely could not continue sitting around waiting for death.

Although the saying went "if the enemy doesn't move, I don't move," if the enemy never moved, he couldn't just keep waiting forever.

In the end, the Emperor decided to leave the secret chamber to take a look.

Just as he was about to push open the door of the secret chamber and walk out,

he suddenly paused, turned around, and retreated back toward the prayer mat.

He sat down with a thud and resumed his cultivation.

Under the current circumstances, he could not change whatever was happening outside.

What was meant to happen had already happened; it was better to focus on the present, as there might still be a chance to change things.

The realm above Legendary Level might truly be able to make up for everything.

With that, the Emperor truly sat back down and resumed his cultivation as if nothing had happened.

As for where Chen De had gone?

Half a month ago.

After dealing with the Regent King, Chen De had intended to find the Emperor to trade blows.

By now, all the Diamond and King Level figures in the entire Imperial Capital had been taken down by him.

If he wanted to further improve his cultivation, he either had to find stronger ones or find more of them.

Chen De planned to take advantage of the Emperor still being in seclusion to catch him off guard—which meant finding the strong ones first.

Once he had no equal under heaven, he would then target the others; that would be finding more of them.

However, just as he was halfway there, two King Level figures suddenly appeared and blocked his path.

"You cannot kill the Emperor yet!"

"That's right, the Emperor cannot die right now; he is still useful."

These two King Level figures took turns speaking, trying to dissuade Chen De.

Chen De hadn't expected that, knowing he was on his way to cause trouble for the Emperor, a mere pair of King Level figures would dare to step out and block his way?

They were truly tired of living.

As for the suddenly appearing King Level figures, Chen De naturally chose not to refuse and accepted them all with a smile.

"Wait!"

But just as he was about to make his move, another aura descended behind Chen De.

It wasn't a King Level figure, but a Legendary Level existence.

Was Legendary Level becoming as common as street trash?

However, although the opponent was also Legendary Level, it was clear that their strength was nowhere near as formidable as Chen De's.

They were stronger than a normal Legendary Level of the same rank, but the extent of their strength was quite limited.

Therefore, if he told Chen De to wait and Chen De actually waited, wouldn't Chen De lose face?

So, not only did he not stop, but he instead crushed both of them to death on the spot.

Yes, crushed to death, without even a single drop of blood flowing out, so they could still be used later.

At the same time, two spheres of light, one on the left and one on the right, flew out from their bodies and vanished into the surrounding space.

It was clear that these two were Descenders, just like Chen De.

If those two were, then the Legendary Level figure who had shouted for Chen De to stop was naturally one as well.

Seeing that Chen De not only ignored him but had brazenly taken action to eliminate his two subordinates,

he was immediately furious and wanted to teach this guy who had just advanced to Legendary Level a lesson.

But then he thought about how the opponent's aura was enough to rival the Emperor, and was even a bit stronger than his own.

Plus, he didn't want to alert the enemy and let the Emperor sense something.

In the end, he stifled his urge to attack, suppressed his anger, and said, "Your Excellency, I already asked you to wait just now."

"That did happen." Chen De nodded and said nonchalantly, "Sorry, you spoke too slowly; I didn't hear you clearly."

"Next time something like this happens, speak earlier—for instance, before those two guys appeared."

Considering that he was no match for him and that the situation was unfavorable, this Legendary Level figure had no intention of making threats. "Since that's the case... then what... what are you trying to do?"

Chen De, who had been chatting with him just a moment ago, took action the very next instant.

His facial expression didn't even change, including his eyes, his gaze...

Speaking of his gaze, his attention was suddenly drawn to it.

At the same time, countless voices emerged from deep within his heart; listening carefully, these were actually his own voices, all saying different things.

This phenomenon immediately made him alert; he naturally sensed that something was wrong.

But regardless of whether it was a mental attack or a physical attack, what was being tested was not whether the opponent sensed it, or whether their will was firm enough.

No matter how firm your will was, if you were stabbed, you would still die, and a mental attack would still crush you if it hit.

The strength of one's will was never reflected in numerical values, nor could it replace them.

Therefore, even though this Legendary Level figure realized he had been hit by Chen De's mental attack, it was to no avail; he could not break free.

Just like now, facing Chen De, he had already lost the power to resist.

Chen De's palm slowly sank into his chest; his magic armor was easily sliced open like butter meeting a hot knife.

The eerie part was that not a single drop of blood flowed out from there.

Even when Chen De pulled out his entire heart, not a single drop of blood flowed out.

Next, with the help of one Legendary Level and two King Level figures,

Chen De's cultivation took another step forward, reaching the second stage of Legendary Level.

If you don't have the strength, don't try to play the hero; this is the tuition fee!

Anyway, they wouldn't die, and dying here wasn't a loss.

It was equivalent to attending a free lesson; these three guys made a huge profit. Having the Supreme Holy Mother personally teach them was such a rare opportunity.

Even within the Holy Mother Sect, the number of times the Supreme Holy Mother had given lectures could be counted on one's fingers.

Chen De was a kind person; this lesson didn't charge tuition, he taught it for free.

He casually twisted his neck twice, making a crunching sound.

Crack!

As it turned out, he had used too much force, and it seemed like it couldn't turn back.

After all, this wasn't his original body; otherwise, twisting it a hundred or eighty times in one direction wouldn't be a problem at all.

Helplessly, Chen De had to use both hands to hold his head from both sides.

Crack!

With another crisp sound, he forcefully twisted it back.

This time he twisted it slightly twice, also making crunching sounds.

Then, he looked in a certain direction, "Come out, you've been watching for so long."

As soon as his voice fell, a figure quietly appeared from the place Chen De was looking at.

"I didn't expect that you would have such strength just after breaking through to Legendary Level."

"It seems you have also explored a unique cultivation system based on the rules of this world."

"With such abilities, you must be an extremely powerful Heavenly Imperial Realm outside."

"May I ask how to address you?"

Inside here, except for those few Immortals, no one was stupid enough to reveal their true identity.

Chen De was certainly not that stupid, and his answer was, "Sheng Mu!"