"As you wish."
Han Chi knew the pleasantries were over, and his expression gradually turned cold.
Boom!
The star field churned, and darkness spread again. Countless meteors exploded with a deafening roar, as if they had all turned to dust in the face of the terrifying power.
Interestingly, the sound of their explosions was also swallowed up by the darkness, turning everything into a silent picture of destruction, inexplicably revealing a pale beauty.
Gao Wenyuan sat motionless, but his eyes shone with a divine light. The initially terrifying darkness immediately slowed down and then slowly stopped a thousand miles away.
The area extending for thousands of miles centered on Gao Wenyuan was shrouded in a hazy light, with countless floating starlight points within, seemingly containing endless mysteries, quite similar to the "Sea of Learning." "Wenyuan, it's been many years since we last met. Your use of this 'Boundless' domain has become even more refined."
Accompanied by a voice that sounded like a laugh mixed with a sigh, a figure emerged from the darkness, looking directly at Gao Wenyuan across a thousand miles, "Do you still remember your old friend?"
"Marquis of Eternal Night..."
Gao Wenyuan gazed at the other's face, which seemed to be forever shrouded in darkness, and his expression remained calm. "It has been over a hundred years since we last met."
"You don't seem surprised by my appearance?" Marquis Yongye was extremely astonished, as if Gao Wenyuan shouldn't have reacted so calmly.
"You've always been a member of the Divine Emperor's Palace, so what's so hard to guess?"
Gao Wenyuan remained calm and smiled faintly, "One hundred and thirteen years ago, the ten 'gates' were opened. You seemed to be bravely facing death and disappeared behind that S-level 'gate,' but in reality, it was just to escape Wu Wei's sight so that the Divine Emperor Palace could secretly coordinate. I can even guess that the Divine Emperor Palace's hidden forces are mostly behind that S-level 'gate' that has been sealed in the open... Am I right?"
"Wu Wei has been trying to resolve the factional strife among the kings and nobles for years, secretly searching for traces of the Divine Emperor Palace. However, he has yet to find any clues, which is the fundamental reason why he has not been confident in resolving this matter... He has no idea how many people are actually on your side, and can only watch helplessly as you become too powerful to control."
“In this world, apart from King Zhouyi taking action personally, only you, Marquis Yongye, can use your unique ‘Dao’ to accomplish this kind of ‘blind spot’. King Zhouyi is still burdened with a two-hundred-year agreement, and cannot act rashly before the time comes. So only you can do this.”
Listening to Gao Wenyuan's meticulous analysis, which turned out to be eight or nine out of ten correct, Marquis Yongye remained silent for a long time before finally sighing and saying, "Wenyuan understands me best."
“But I was only guessing before. Seeing you here in person, Wen Yuan is still very disappointed.”
Gao Wenyuan stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said, "That man who was once known as the 'Dark Night of Ten Thousand Races' is long dead."
“I was ambushed by the Witch Clan and my Dao foundation was almost destroyed. Only by entering the ‘Gate’ to the Earth’s Core and finding the Chaos Stone could I repair it. But how did you treat me then?”
Marquis Yongye's face twisted, making no attempt to hide his resentment. "Just because the Ninth Prince forbids it, it is forbid. Since that's the case, what harm is there in me personally ruining all your so-called hard work!"
"I want to see just how astonishing the so-called hope that the Ninth Prince has painstakingly hidden is!"
"Is this why you forcibly merged with the ways of foreign races, turning yourself into something neither human nor ghost?" Gao Wenyuan said coldly. "Even if you have made some breakthroughs now, you are still just a pathetic monster."
The Marquis of Yongye's face twisted again, but then inexplicably calmed down. "No need for further words, Wen Yuan. Indeed, as you said, the Marquis of Yongye you knew is long dead."
"Anyone else, come out now."
Gao Wenyuan ignored Yongye Hou and simply said indifferently.
From five other directions, an astonishing aura surged forth, revealing five figures in a moment.
Gao Wenyuan's gaze swept over them, and as expected, the Duke of Tianning was among them, along with four others: Marquis Liegu Gao Zhengjie, Marquis Qin Zhao Qin Ba, and Marquis Zhaoyuan Jun Buping.
The appearance of these people was to be expected, since they had long since stopped concealing their identities as members of the Divine Emperor Palace since the Nine Heavens War began. However, the last person made Gao Wenyuan frown deeply.
That was none other than Marquis Tuodong, who had long since defected from the human race!
"It was originally just a clash of ideologies, but now your Divine Emperor Palace has truly impressed me. You can even join hands with such scum who collude with foreign races. You have really fallen to this level."
Gao Wenyuan shook his head indifferently.
Duke Yanshan remained silent, and several others exchanged glances, feeling somewhat uneasy. Only Duke Tianning scoffed, "Why refuse assistance offered to us? This is merely a limited cooperation... Your little disciple has driven Marquis Tuodong to the brink of despair; he has a great gift he wants to give you!"
Gao Wenyuan remained silent, but a hint of bewilderment lingered in his calm gaze.
The presence of the Divine Emperor's Palace is one thing, but the fact that even the Marquis Tuodong, who had already defected from the Witch Clan, appeared here carries a chilling implication.
Although Duke Yanshan was inhuman, he had his own pride and would not do such a thing. So who was the person behind it all?
With the arrival of the six members of the Divine Emperor Palace, Gao Wenyuan knew that this represented the full force of their top combatants. Why did they have no worries about the rear?
And who helped them cover up such actions? Normally, given the current situation, it's impossible for the princes of the Hundred Kings Hall to be completely unaware of the whereabouts of Duke Yanshan and his group. Or perhaps, Wu Wei and the others were being held back by something...
Gao Wenyuan's heart stirred, and he thought of something. He couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that the 'Sea of Learning' has already begun."
"You guessed right, Wu Wei and the others are currently guarding the 'Sea of Learning' formation and cannot leave."
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