Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 76 Join forces
Inside the bamboo building, Di Yi was being watched by several pairs of eyes.

"Hall Master of the Hidden Dragon Hall... are you A-Le's master?" Huang Yanchen had been to the underwater dragon palace with Zhang Ruochen and A-Le and had witnessed A-Le's power.

The person who could teach such a prodigy as Ah Le must be no ordinary person. She was also very curious about the legendary Hidden Dragon Hall Master, but she did not expect that the Hidden Dragon Hall Master would be so young.

Although most of Di Yi's face was covered by a white jade dragon-patterned mask, you could tell from the remaining half of his face that he was not very old.

Of course, martial arts masters age much more slowly than ordinary people. Huang Yanchen guessed that this Qianlong Hall Master was probably just good at preserving his youth, and his real age was probably over thirty.

“Princess Yanchen is right, Ale is indeed my disciple,” Di Yi nodded slightly.

He then glanced at the people present and said, "The key to breaking through the Evil Wood Palace lies in breaking the palace's protective holy array. I can inscribe four [Array-Splitting Runes]. As long as these four runes are simultaneously inserted into the palace's protective holy array, the array can be broken."

"A Array-Splitting Talisman?" Duanmu Xingling was startled upon hearing this. She carefully examined the man in black before her and said with some disbelief, "An Array-Splitting Talisman is a fifth-grade talisman. Even a master of spiritual power who specializes in talisman-making might not be able to inscribe it. It also requires extremely high attainments in array formations. Has your spiritual power already reached the fortieth level?"

Zhang Ruochen was also surprised to hear this. He already admired the martial arts master of the Hidden Dragon Hall, but he did not expect that his spiritual power was also so high.

His spiritual power had also reached level 40, but this was a legacy from his previous life. In his previous life, he had cultivated his spiritual power to level 32. After his rebirth, his spiritual power cultivation had not disappeared. On this basis, he relied on three supreme realms to raise his spiritual power to level 40.

If the Master of the Hidden Dragon Hall is truly a master of spiritual power who is proficient in talismans and formations, then his spiritual power cultivation will be even more terrifying than his martial arts cultivation.

"Such a person, skilled in both martial arts and superb skills, is definitely not an unknown figure. He may be a successor of a saint from the Liangyi Sect."

Di Yi did not deny it and smiled, "The difficulty of the array-breaking talisman is only considered medium among the fifth-grade talismans. It is not too difficult. The key to breaking the palace-protecting holy array lies in how to simultaneously inject four array-breaking talismans into the array."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Ruochen.

Spatial teleportation can move people away, and naturally it can also move the array-breaking talisman into the interior of the palace-protecting array.

“I am confident that I can simultaneously cast two array-splitting talismans into the palace-protecting sacred array, but I cannot handle the other two array-splitting talismans at the same time,” Zhang Ruochen said.

Si Xingkong and Chang Qiqi knew they couldn't help, so they remained silent.

Huang Yanchen glanced at Duanmu Xingling, who blinked, indicating that she had no other choice.

"Leave the remaining two array-breaking runes to me."

Just then, Luo Shuihan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

She looked up at Di Yi and said calmly, "I am carrying a treasure of the Luo Sheng Clan. Although I cannot break through the palace's protective array, it is not difficult to send two talismans into the array."

Di Yi met her gaze. Her bright, clear eyes were still as pure and clear as they had been back then, as if they contained a galaxy, beautiful and magnificent.

He originally intended to deal with the remaining two talismans himself, but since Luo Shuihan spoke up, Di Yi was happy to take it easy.

“In that case, let’s set off for the Evil Wood Palace to break the formation,” Zhang Ruochen said, standing up.

"Wait a minute!" Huang Yanchen suddenly spoke up. She looked at Di Yi and asked, "Since it's a cooperation, shouldn't we agree on how to distribute the spoils before we start fighting?"

"The Evil Wood Palace must have a large collection of Purple Cloud Agarwood, the value of which is immeasurable. It's better for everyone to agree before taking action, otherwise it will inevitably cause discord."

Di Yi looked at her with great interest and asked with a smile, "Then how does Princess Yanchen think it should be distributed?"

Huang Yanchen initially wanted to suggest distributing it equally based on the number of people, but after thinking about it, he realized that the Hall Master of the Hidden Dragon Hall would definitely not accept such a method. So he took a step back and said, "You take forty percent of the Purple Cloud Agarwood from the Evil Wood Palace, and the rest is ours. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Di Yi shook his head and said, "Even without your help, I am 50% confident that I can break the palace protection formation. The key to breaking the formation is the formation-breaking talisman. If I can only get 40%, I might as well break the formation by myself."

"Out of respect for the two rising stars, I will only take 60% of the Ziyun Agarwood. This is my bottom line."

“You alone account for 60%, while all of us only account for 40%. That doesn’t make sense, does it?” Duanmu Xingling chimed in.

The emperor looked at her and scrutinized her with a strange expression.

"If Miss Duanmu is willing to go all out, I can give up another 10%."

Duanmu Xingling felt a chill run down her spine under his gaze and was momentarily stunned.

Zhang Ruochen already knew that Duanmu Xingling's true identity was Mu Lingxi, the Holy Maiden of the Moon Worshiping Demon Sect, and understood the implication in Di Yi's words.

He worried that the Hidden Dragon Hall Master had already seen through Duanmu Xingling's identity as the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect. The Two Elements Sect was the leader of all sects in the Eastern Region, a paragon of righteousness, and could be considered irreconcilable with the Moon Worshiping Demonic Sect.

"Alright, without Hall Master Yi, we wouldn't have been able to break through the protective array of the Evil Wood Palace. He can have 60% of the Purple Cloud Agarwood, I have no objection."

"Zhang Ruochen, you..." Huang Yanchen was furious upon hearing this. Not only did Zhang Ruochen not help her, but he also spoke up for outsiders, showing that he didn't care about her as his fiancée at all.

“I have no objection either, Sister Chen. Junior Brother Zhang is right. Without Hall Master Yi, we have no way to break through the Evil Wood Palace.” Luo Shuihan spoke calmly, her voice melodious, like celestial music.

Zhang Ruochen and Luo Shuihan were the ones who actually contributed, and they both agreed. Although Huang Yanchen was unhappy, she didn't continue to make trouble for herself. However, she was quite unwilling because she was ultimately not strong enough. The Master of Qianlong Hall was willing to join forces with Zhang Ruochen and Luo Shuihan, and even thought highly of Duanmu Xingling, but he didn't take her seriously at all. This was a huge blow to her self-esteem.

"It seems I was just being presumptuous," Huang Yanchen said coldly, and walked out of the bamboo house alone.

Zhang Ruochen watched her departing figure with a sense of helplessness. His relationship with Huang Yanchen was complicated. They were engaged by mistake. As time went by, he developed feelings for this temperamental senior sister who sometimes couldn't distinguish right from wrong. He himself didn't realize that Huang Yanchen carried some of the shadow of Princess Chi Yao from eight hundred years ago.

"I'm going to find Sister Chen." Duanmu Xingling didn't want to stay with this mysterious Qianlong Hall Master. She felt as if all her secrets had been seen through by him, so she chased after him.

Zhang Ruochen shook his head helplessly and said, "Master Yi, since we've already discussed it, let's hurry up and get started."

"Okay," Di Yi readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)