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

"It's been so long since I've encountered such an easy target. I really don't know how I've survived until today."

Outside the mine, the old man who sold Shen Ming to the Fire Demon Palace had a face as red as a chrysanthemum.

Just as he was feeling smug, a whooshing sound suddenly came from afar.

A burning cloud ship hurtles towards us!

Swift and imposing, it seemed as if even heaven and earth made way for it.

The old man's heart tightened as he recognized the group as belonging to the Fire Demon Palace.

The cloud ship stopped in the air, and a group of cultivators in black and red armor stepped out. The leader was radiating a strong aura of fire, and his face was full of anger.

Xue Xuan, an elder of the Fire Demon Palace.

In addition, there was an unusual woman, tall and slender with a beautiful face and long, fiery red hair.

"Elder Xue Xuan, I am Huang Jiu, the manager of the mine," Huang Jiu said as he stepped forward.

"Have any outsiders been to the mine?" Xue Xuan asked.

Huang Jiu's heart sank, and he immediately thought of the boy he had just deceived.

Judging from this situation, they're probably wreaking havoc in the mine, and these people are here to provide reinforcements.

"No," he immediately shook his head.

“He’s lying,” said the woman with long, fiery red hair.

Without saying a word, Xue Xuan struck him down with a whip.

"Don't hit me, don't hit me, I'll talk, I'll talk."

Huang Jiu cautiously inquired about what had just happened with the boy.

"You let the wolf into the house, causing my Fire Demon Palace to suffer heavy losses!" Xue Xuan rebuked angrily.

"I really didn't know, who would have thought that the boy was so capable..."

Without warning, Huang Jiu used his escape technique.

Before the people from the Fire Demon Palace could react, they saw his body suddenly turn into a blurry phantom and disappear from their sight.

"Hmph, how could I, Huang Lao Jiu, not have a few special skills to live so comfortably in the Trial Grounds?"

Huang Jiu appeared directly on the other side of the mine, his smug expression returning.

"Some even come to you on their own?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out.

Huang Jiu sensed something was wrong and instinctively continued to use his escape technique.

As a result, he instantly lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Looking up, the familiar yet aloof figure sent a shiver down his spine.

Shen Ming had just emerged from underground and was wondering where to find this guy when the other party unexpectedly came looking for him.

"Young man, I had no choice. The Fire Demon Palace forced me to do this. Now that the Fire Demon Palace's experts are coming, I've come to warn you." Huang Jiu reacted quickly, kneeling down and begging for mercy.

"Oh, I see," Shen Ming said.

Huang Jiu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and the chill in his heart almost completely swallowed him up.

The boy in front of me felt completely different from the one before.

"No, don't kill me! I'm very familiar with the Trial Grounds. I know where the immortal veins are and where the imperial weapons are." Huang Jiu pleaded desperately.

"Immortal Vein?"

Shen Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he shook his head, saying, "Unfortunately, I don't believe you."

The next second, Huang Jiu howled in pain as his body rapidly burned under the onslaught of the calamity fire, his body emitting a terrifying cracking sound.

Just then, Shen Ming felt a violent tremor.

Moments later, the mountain wall suddenly split open, a huge crack like a thunderbolt splitting the mine, sending rocks flying and dust billowing everywhere.

A powerful killing intent descended from the sky; it was the Fire Demon Palace that had followed Huang Jiu's arrival.

I never expected to find Shen Ming here; it was a pleasant surprise.

"Who are you? Why are you so presumptuous in my Fire Demon Palace!" Xue Xuan shouted.

Shen Ming pointed to Huang Jiu's remains, where only a black humanoid outline remained.

"With your strength, you don't need to lift a finger. Our Fire Demon Palace will naturally not make things difficult for you, and will let you leave. We will even give you some ore as compensation," the woman said.

"Isn't it laughable that a power that captures people as slaves speaks so grandly?" Shen Ming said.

"The strong prey on the weak, and survival of the fittest prevails. The weak from the lower realms do not deserve to be treated equally," the woman said.

“What a coincidence, I come from the lower realm,” Shen Ming said.

Now it was the woman's turn to feel embarrassed.

I thought Shen Ming was a disciple of a powerful force in the Middle Three Realms, who had gone out to train alone.

“I am stronger than you. According to your logic, does that mean I can do whatever I want with you?” Shen Ming said.

He was disgusted by the faces of these kinds of people.

It is worth mentioning that the Middle Three Realms are not entirely the Upper Realms in the true sense.

Above that are the Upper Three Realms, who look down upon the Lower Three Realms and call themselves the Upper Realms.

I wonder what their true colors will be when they face the Three Realms.

You think you're better than me? Not necessarily!

A cold smile played on the woman's lips. Upon learning that Shen Ming came from the lower realm, she felt even more contempt for him.

She is the Human Emperor, and Shen Ming is the Little Emperor.

The young emperor, coming from the lower realm, is bound to lack powerful supernatural abilities and magic.

She formed hand seals and whispered, and a burst of intense heat erupted from her body.

The flames formed a huge vortex in the air, radiating intense heat.

"Burning Heaven Fire Ring"

The vortex transformed into a ring of fire, spinning rapidly and rushing towards Shen Ming with destructive heat.

Shen Ming summoned the Hengyu Cauldron, wanting to see if his cultivation level could rival that of the Human Emperor.

The Hengyu Cauldron emitted a dazzling light as it collided with the ring of fire.

The moment it touched the cauldron, the blazing ring of fire was directly shaken apart by the powerful force and scattered in all directions.

A look of surprise flashed across the woman's eyes, as did the others from the Fire Demon Palace.

The woman is the Holy Maiden of the Fire Demon Palace! A top-tier prodigy in the Third Realm!

At this moment, Shen Ming's Hengyu Cauldron once again shone with a dazzling light.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the Hengyu Cauldron spun in the air, and an invisible force suddenly pressed down on the woman.

"you dare!"

The woman felt an irresistible force, and her body was forced backward.

"Who are you? You can't possibly be a cultivator from the lower realms!" the woman exclaimed.

As a disciple of the Fire Demon Palace, I am not responsible for trivial matters such as mines.

I just happened to be training nearby when I heard that someone was dealing with the Fire Demon Palace, so I rushed over immediately. I didn't expect it to be such a troublesome expert.

"Rumor has it that the person who caused chaos in the Thunder Emperor's Ruins and killed Little Pan Emperor was also from the lower realm, but wasn't that a Sword Emperor Horse?"

Xue Xuan was puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Sir, are you Shen Ming?"

Because he didn't perform any earth-shattering magic, many people know this name.

"It seems I've already gained some fame in the Middle Three Realms," Shen Ming said without denying it.

Upon hearing this, the group from the Fire Demon Palace were greatly alarmed.

They arrived in a hurry, and there was no Holy Land member in the group.

“Brother Dao, ignorance is no excuse. We have no intention of being your enemy. Let’s leave this matter at that. Whatever happens at the mine, we will not pursue it,” Xue Xuan said.

"No rush. Isn't it said that whoever is stronger can do whatever they want? Make her my servant, and I'll spare your lives."