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

Cang Yuan began to mobilize troops and completely seal off the secret realm.

He was determined to block Shen Ming, even if it cost him all his lifespan.

All parties understood and dared not offend this failed protector.

Just then, a menacing group approached from afar.

The leader was the patriarch of the Qiu family, with flowing silver hair and a calm, mountain-like aura.

Behind them followed Qiu family's elite troops, each with icy eyes and a sharp killing intent.

"The Qiu family from the Fourth Realm? What are they doing here?" someone asked, puzzled.

"Your Excellencies, a thief has killed several of our clan's cultivators, and we have been tracking him down here."

The Qiu family patriarch's voice was loud and clear, filled with hatred.

The others understood and didn't care much.

However, the Qiu family patriarch said the following: "Esteemed esteemed ones, have you ever seen a young sword cultivator? His features are very distinctive, easily recognizable at a glance, and he comes from the lower realm!"

Upon hearing this, many of the onlookers turned their heads in surprise.

"The person you're talking about, you wouldn't happen to be named Shen Ming, would you?" An old man in black robes suddenly spoke in a low voice, his expression strange.

"Correct!"

The Qiu family patriarch has already found out the murderer's name.

"If you find him, what will you do?" the old man in black robes asked.

"We must tear him to pieces!" the Qiu family patriarch gritted his teeth and said.

As a result, after he finished speaking, the surrounding area was filled with laughter and cheers.

If it weren't for the fact that Cang Yuan was still nearby, everyone would have burst out laughing.

The Qiu family elder frowned slightly and asked with displeasure, "Gentlemen, what is the meaning of this?"

"It's nothing, I can only say that your Qiu family has guts, daring to hunt down someone capable of killing Little Pan Emperor. I admire you, I admire you! Well done, well done, go line up with the Pan Yue Dynasty."

These words were like a thunderclap.

The Qiu family patriarch's expression changed drastically, his eyes revealing an incredulous shock: "What did you say? Killed Little Panhuang? That Shen Ming..."

The sound stopped abruptly, and he realized something was wrong, freezing in place.

The surrounding cultivators burst into laughter, their laughter filled with mockery and sarcasm.

The Qiu family patriarch swallowed hard.

A cultivator from a lower realm killed his clansmen; this was unforgivable, which is why he was so enraged.

Now that I hear that they even killed Little Panhuang, it doesn't seem so hard to accept...

……

The news of Xiao Panhuang's demise swept through the entire Fifth Realm with lightning speed, shaking all the major cities and states, from the most prestigious sects to the most powerful clans.

Shen Ming!

The name resounded like a thunderclap in the ears of the world.

Killing Xiao Panhuang is not just killing a peerless genius, but also stirring up a huge storm in the Fifth Realm.

Some people were shocked by Shen Ming's power and couldn't help but wonder how all of this had happened.

That's Little Pan Emperor, with a supreme protector by his side.

The sword spirit of the Panhuang Void Sword has also reached the Saint Realm.

It can be said that he can do whatever he wants in the Fifth Realm.

How could a cultivator from a lower realm kill him single-handedly?!

In the Pan Yue Dynasty, in the Supreme Golden Hall, the atmosphere was so suffocatingly tense.

Inside the palace, the golden light remained still, and Panhuang's figure resembled an ancient deity.

"Who will be in charge of the extraterritorial battlefield?"

Panhuang slowly turned around, his eyes seeming like lightning piercing through the void.

No one dared to respond; the hall was deathly silent, with all the kings, nobles, and pillars of the dynasty bowing their heads in silence.

Allowing such an anomaly to kill the beings in both the lower and upper realms, resulting in the death of Little Pan Emperor, is an unforgivable crime.

Xuanxiao, who commanded the battlefields beyond the realm, died at the hands of Shen Ming.

"Shen Ming..." Pan Huang uttered the name again, his voice low and filled with murderous intent.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, the entire hall collapsed, and countless spatial rifts spread out.

"By imperial decree, whoever takes Shen Ming's head will receive a piece of immortal bone."

He slightly raised his palm, and a glass-like golden box appeared from the void, with divine patterns flowing on it.

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the hall almost froze.

Some generals couldn't wait to rush out and take Shen Ming's head.

Then, Panhuang used a golden talisman.

The talismanic light illuminated the heavens and earth, and together with Panhuang's voice, it was engraved in the void, lingering for a long time.

Soon, countless cultivators in the various states of the Fifth Realm looked up and saw the golden light flowing with runes, as well as the voice of the Pan Emperor.

Immortal bones!

Anything associated with the word "immortal" is not an ordinary thing.

It contains the laws of immortality, and can even be refined to reshape one's own bloodline.

Not to mention in the Fifth Realm, even in the Sixth Realm, it would be considered an astonishing treasure.

"With such a bounty, this is an incredible opportunity. I'm afraid no one in the Fifth Realm will be able to stay out of it!"

Rumors quickly spread that a cult leader-level figure had been dispatched to attack the Trial Road.

……

Divine Flame Dynasty, Cabinet.

Instead of summoning his ministers, Emperor Yan discussed the matter with a few of them.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open from the outside, and there stood Princess Fire Phoenix.

Her skin was as delicate and fair as the first snow, she possessed an innate air of nobility, and her eyes, as clear as autumn water, shimmered slightly.

Upon seeing that it was her, the Emperor Yan's furrowed brows relaxed.

"Father! Isn't the Little Ming King I found amazing? He even killed Little Pan Emperor!" Princess Fire Phoenix said.

Emperor Yan waved his hand, signaling the other ministers to leave.

"This young Ming King is indeed extraordinary, but he has given us quite a problem."

"What's so difficult about that? Isn't killing Little Panhuang a good thing?" Princess Fire Phoenix asked, puzzled.

"The imperial dynasty's power is more concentrated than that of sects and academies, but it cannot act as arbitrarily as a family power. All parties respectfully address him as the emperor and acknowledge his imperial authority, but they are all weighing him in their hearts."

Prior to this, a series of events had caused Panhuang's reputation and influence to decline.

Our view is to let them fall into internal strife.

However, Little Ming King's forceful killing of Little Pan Emperor was tantamount to stepping on the head of the Pan Yue Dynasty, and everyone was united in purpose.

Despite losing his beloved son, Panhuang gained unprecedented power.

The Panyue Dynasty can mobilize the entire nation's resources to deal with a single murderer!

"So what? Don't we also have immortal bones?"

After saying this, Princess Fire Phoenix understood and said, "There are people in our dynasty who oppose us?!"

“Smart. The Panyue Dynasty has lost its Little Pan Emperor. To us, the Little Ming King is an outsider, not a native subject of the dynasty.”

Some people think that ending it here is a very worthwhile deal.

"Who is it?! I'll chop off their heads! This will break Shen Ming's heart! We'll lose a genius who will inherit the Thunder Emperor's legacy!" Princess Fire Phoenix said angrily.

“Of course, but we need to turn foreign officials into domestic officials, for example… the imperial son-in-law,” Emperor Yan said.

Upon hearing this, a blush crept onto Princess Fire Phoenix's cheeks, spreading from her fair ears to her delicate neck, and even her exposed collarbone was tinged with a faint blush, as captivating as a blooming peach blossom.

"Oh dear, I can't accept this..."

Thinking of Shen Ming's face, she bit her lower lip lightly, her fingers nervously twisting the hem of her skirt.

"Why are you blushing? The person we've chosen is the Eldest Princess," Emperor Yan said with a smile.

"This is asking the impossible! Taking advantage of someone's misfortune!" Princess Fire Phoenix glared and said angrily.