I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

"King Xuanxiao, you're offering a bounty in front of me? Do you think my Eternal Academy doesn't exist?" Su Lianyun shouted.

"Hmph, someone who's only just reached the King Realm and is about to die of old age has the right to speak to me?"

Xuanxiao Heavenly King glanced at him sideways, not taking it seriously at all, and went straight back to the battlefield outside the domain.

Unexpectedly, Su Lianyun followed them out.

Shen Ming was greatly surprised, as his senior brother had recently broken through to the fourth level of the Imperial Prince Ceremony and become a King.

There's still a long way to go before we reach the level of a superstar.

He arrived at the watchtower on the other side of the royal court, from where he could see the battlefield beyond the borders.

"You dare follow me?!"

Xuanxiao Heavenly King was furious. In this battlefield outside the realm, his combat power was unrestricted. He was a true Heavenly King and the guardian general of the Panyue Dynasty!

With a single palm strike, a golden handprint reappeared, enveloping the entire area.

Su Lianyun immediately unleashed the Heavenly Tribulation Sword.

Without needing to rely on heavenly tribulation, the Thunder Sword Prison shot straight into the sky and crashed into the golden handprint.

Instantly, the golden handprint exploded, its residual power spreading across the sky.

"Ok?"

Xuanxiao Tianwang wondered if he was still in the Hundred Battles Royal Court.

The laws are complete, the Great Dao is flawless, it is indeed a battlefield outside the domain.

Why could a mere King withstand a Heavenly King's attack?

"The Eternal Sword Path transcends time," Su Lianyun said.

It turns out that after receiving the divine power, he combined it with his own swordsmanship to create a unique swordsmanship.

With a single sword strike, he concentrated the accumulation of the past thousand years into a single strike.

They also borrowed the profound secrets of swordsmanship from the future to complete the missing laws.

"It's madness, the world has gone mad."

In the world of swords, the sword spirits are restless. They thought Shen Ming was an exception, but they didn't expect to encounter such a person so soon.

The development of swordsmanship in this era has reached a terrifying level!

Xuanxiao Heavenly King calmed his mind and remained composed. He could see that Su Lianyun was concentrating on each sword strike, with no distractions in his mind.

That palm strike just now was just a casual attack.

With a deafening roar, a battle blade appeared in the Heavenly King's hand. It was no ordinary weapon; its cold light was chilling, and it was indestructible.

Su Lianyun entered a state of complete absorption, preparing for a major battle.

At this moment, a considerable commotion arose from the rear of the Panyue Dynasty's army.

A nine-tailed fox, pure white in color, charged in menacingly.

Its enormous body resembled a moving snow mountain, and every hair was like a flawless silver thread, shimmering with a holy luster in the dim light.

Nine enormous tails, like nine surging white rivers, danced wildly in the air, each swing bringing with it a chilling gust of wind.

On the other side, a vast, overwhelming sea of ​​fire appeared, its momentum fierce.

Upon closer inspection, they were all the Fire Spirit Clan's army.

Princess Fire Phoenix's uncle also led the Burning Heaven Army out to fight.

Looking around, Xuanxiao Heavenly King saw that all around him were the mortal enemies of the Panyue Dynasty.

Some had even submitted to the Panyue Dynasty, but chose to rebel at this critical juncture.

"You dare!"

Xuanxiao Heavenly King was unwilling to accept this obvious fact.

No one paid any attention; shouts of battle rang out, and an epic battle began.

"Kill without mercy!"

Xuanxiao Heavenly King could not tolerate such provocation and wanted to fight a bloody battle for three thousand miles.

Just then, a loud bugle call rang out in the sky above the battlefield outside the region, and then a golden road was laid out.

It was the Panyue Dynasty sounding the retreat.

Xuanxiao Heavenly King roared in resentment, knowing that this would cost him his dominance in the extraterritorial battlefield.

The next second, Su Lianyun unleashed the Heavenly Tribulation Sword once again.

The sword light was like a plowing blow to the sky, shattering the golden road.

"Good!" the Fire Spirit Clan chief shouted.

These formidable enemies of the Panyue Dynasty also did not want them to retreat.

Now that he could leave whenever he wanted, Xuanxiao Tianwang calmed down.

"Form ranks! Charge!"

Surrounded by enemies on all sides and in a precarious situation, Xuanxiao Tianwang must lead his army to the imperial capital.

On the observation deck, Shen Ming watched the great battle with great excitement, and also wanted to join in.

But his senior brother told him to stay in the Hundred Battles Royal Court, in the Xuanhuang Continent.

The Panyue Dynasty regarded him as a thorn in their side, but he was also a source of morale for the resistance forces, and they could not afford to lose him.

Shen Ming watched them fight further and further away until they disappeared from sight.

In the royal court, various factions gradually left.

The situation is changing rapidly; if you remain detached from the world, you could be eliminated at any moment.

"Senior brother, we'll be right back." Princess Fire Phoenix said to Bai Qian with reluctance.

Shen Ming returned to the royal court and patiently awaited the outcome.

This wait lasts for three days.

Over the past three days, the most intense battle in a thousand years has unfolded on the battlefield outside the region.

Xuanxiao Heavenly King fled back to the Middle Three Realms at a great cost, having lost his armor and weapons.

Finally, they made a strong statement, asserting that the Ancient Holy Emperor Academy's promise remained valid.

Shen Ming's head is the quota for entering the Ancient Holy Emperor Academy.

Su Lianyun's return to the Hundred Battles Royal Court brought this news to Shen Ming, making him take it seriously.

“Junior Brother, the Emperor's Cultivation holds immense appeal for every king in the outer battlefields. I’m even worried about you returning to the Eternal Academy,” Su Lianyun said.

There are no emperors in the outer battlefields; becoming an emperor is a tremendous opportunity and a stroke of luck, something that can only be encountered by chance.

Although the emperors of the three realms cannot descend from their thrones, they rule from above and control everything.

Every cultivator would feel resentful.

Faced with such immense temptation, even the Supreme Elders of the Eternal Academy might not be able to resist.

"Such a grand gesture is not because of the death of the Champion Marquis, nor because of me, but because of this sword."

Shen Ming examined the Great Luo Sword closely, his brows furrowing slightly. He muttered, "I don't see anything about it that warrants such a fuss."

"..."

In the world of swords, the sword spirits do not wish to speak.

You yourself haven't learned the God-Slaying Sword Style, yet you have the nerve to say that!

The sword spirit decided to remain arrogant and aloof, letting the sword master know that the spirit of the immortal sword deserves respect.

The next second, Shen Ming put away the Great Luo Sword, showing no intention of entering the sword's inner world to communicate.

"..." The sword spirit wanted to speak.

“Senior brother, it just so happens that I don’t plan to leave the Xuanhuang Continent for the time being,” Shen Ming said.

"Oh? This world can no longer improve your cultivation level," Su Lianyun asked, puzzled.

“Regardless of cultivation level, there are some things to do,” Shen Ming said.

The ancient tribes of the Northern Regions should be eradicated.

That ancient being was a supreme being, corresponding to the True King and Human King of the human race.

Shen Ming cannot say he is 100% certain of defeating them, but in the Northern Region, there are still many human cultivators of lower cultivation levels than himself among the ancient clans.

If he still wants to continue developing, then he's being a bit selfish.

“Alright, if you want to come up, contact the academy first. In the meantime, the academy will try to find a way to break this deadlock,” Su Lianyun said.

The bounty offered by the Panyue Dynasty made Shen Ming an enemy to everyone, and nowhere was safe on the battlefield outside the territory.

Future planning requires long-term consideration.

The prince of their academy is naturally someone they need to figure out a solution for.

Fortunately, Shen Ming is safe enough to stay on the Xuanhuang Continent.

Now, when cultivators from the Upper Realm enter the Xuanhuang Continent, their highest combat strength will be on par with Shen Ming's.

Under Shen Ming's sword, whoever comes will die.