Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 326: Meeting the War God

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Meeting the War God

Shi Feng gave a helpless smile, and with a thought, blood-red light flashed over both Shi Feng and Long Meng, and they left the space together, returning to the square inside the Heavenly Mist Imperial Palace.

"Where is this?" Long Meng stood in the center of the square, her gaze sweeping across the surroundings. Finally, her eyes settled on the huge golden statue, her face showing confusion. She blinked her big eyes adorably.

Shi Feng waved his left hand toward the small blood monument floating in the air, and the monument returned to the palm of his hand, transforming into a blood-colored pattern. Then, Shi Feng said to Long Meng, "Heavenly Mist Imperial Palace, from now on, this will be the Yunlai Empire’s palace."

"Heavenly Mist Imperial Palace? Yunlai Empire’s Palace!" Long Meng’s eyes widened as she slowly turned her gaze toward Shi Feng. Having been cultivating in the blood-colored stele space world, she was unaware of the earth-shattering changes that had occurred in the outside world.

Shi Feng remained expressionless and said indifferently to Long Meng, "The Emperor of Heavenly Mist, Jin Xuan, has been killed by me, and that Crown Prince Jin Rui who wanted to marry you is also dead. I believe it won’t be long before your Fourth Prince takes over this empire."

"So you mean to say, the Great Heavenly Mist Empire, under your demon claw, Brother Shi Feng, has fallen?" Long Meng said in an incredulous tone. This was too shocking, for she had long heard that the Heavenly Mist Empire, armed with countless Martial Sect powerhouses, was incomparable to their Yunlai Empire.

Moreover, this heart-stopping event was created by the very person she had always followed. And she had been following him all along. Unbeknownst to her, he had toppled the Heavenly Mist Empire.

Hearing Long Meng’s description, Shi Feng found it somewhat amusing, but still nodded and said, "You could say that."

"My goodness, Brother Shi Feng, you’re too ferocious! Back in Yunlai Empire, everyone called you an Evil Demon, but now it seems, you’re the Evil Demon among Evil Demons! So demonic—I want to have your children!"

"..." Hearing Long Meng’s last words, Shi Feng was left speechless.

"Hehe, I’m just joking," said Long Meng with a playful laugh, then showed a timid expression. She looked down at her stomach and added, "Besides, I’m still young. We can talk about it when I grow up."

"Silly girl, what nonsense you think! Come on, let me show you around the palace!"

"Hehe, okay!"

...

Three days later, Shi Feng, Long Meng, Shi Ling, Wu Xiaoyun, and Yee Wuxie stood together at the pinnacle of the Imperial Palace, overlooking the streets of the Imperial City below, where a procession numbering tens of thousands marched toward the palace.

The news of the Heavenly Mist Empire’s fall and the replacement by the Yunlai Empire, along with Shi Feng’s name, swept through the entire Heavenly Mist Empire and the surrounding nations like the wind.

In the forefront of the massive procession moving toward the palace, a familiar figure seated on a two-winged black tiger in midair came into view—Elder Changqing, the former Northwest Desert King, now the Northwest Prince.

Looking at Changqing, Wu Xiaoyun and Yee Wuxie seemed to be transported back to the old days when, in that battle, the three of them together operated the Nine Nether Three Stars Breaking Formation, remained undefeated, and contended against Xue Tu and Lei Gang of Eight-star Martial Emperor Realm, and Xueh Yiyi of Six-star Martial Emperor Realm.

Subsequently, amidst the crowd, two carriages with golden dragon designs entered the eyes of several onlookers. Both carriages were drawn by eight golden dragon horses.

Golden dragon horses, Third-stage Beasts, though not high in rank, were exceptionally majestic and ostentatious. Their heads were like dragons, bodies like horses, entirely in gold, and it was rumored that dragon horses were a hybrid species from the ancient times, a crossbreed of the divine Golden Dragon and a horse, though by now, the Golden Dragon’s bloodline was rather diluted.

"Ling’er, you will soon be able to see your mother," Shi Feng whispered softly to Little Ling’er by his side. Long Chen had already sent Shadow No.9 days ago to inform him, and when Mother Bai Yue’e learned of the news about himself and Shi Ling, she insisted on coming to the Heavenly Mist Empire.

Yet Shi Feng did not stop this. Little Shi Ling had been talking about her mother for days, the little girl missed her mother.

"Stop!" As the procession approached the grand gates of the Imperial Palace, Elder Changqing’s Azure Dragon Great Saber pointed directly at the sky as he bellowed deeply. Suddenly, a vast Azure Dragon Illusion appeared in the void, circling around it.

The team of hundreds of thousands halted synchronously in neat order.

"Paying respects to the War God!" Elder Changqing clasped his fists, deeply bowing towards Shi Feng at the pinnacle of the Imperial Palace.

"Paying respects to the War God!" hundreds of thousands of Golden-armored Guards chorused loudly. Their booming voices echoed throughout the Imperial City, piercing the heavens with a grandeur, as hundreds of thousands in golden armor knelt, bowing in unison to Shi Feng.

Shi Feng stood proudly at the pinnacle of the Imperial Palace, accepting the worship of hundreds of thousands. His voice, although not loud, echoed throughout the Imperial City, reaching the ears of everyone: "Arise, all of you!"

"Thank you, War God!"

"Paying respects to the War God!"

"Feeng’er, Ling’er!"

At that moment, the curtains of the two carriages adorned with golden dragon patterns were lifted. From the lead carriage stepped out a young man dressed in a golden Nine-clawed Dragon Robe and a golden crown, his stature majestic—it was Long Chen.

As soon as Long Chen emerged, he clasped his fists towards Shi Feng at the pinnacle of the Imperial Palace and bowed slightly. Although Long Chen was the Emperor of the Yunlai Empire, and now that the Yunlai Empire had annexed the vast Heavenly Mist Empire and its dozens of affiliated countries had become part of the Yunlai Empire, Long Chen’s current status was incredibly prestigious, and his influence was boundless, making him the Emperor of a truly great Empire.

But he, Long Chen, was fully aware of the hand that had bestowed all this upon him.

From the carriage behind, Bai Yue’e, wearing a phoenix crown and a golden phoenix robe, exuded an aristocratic aura. Already beautiful by nature, her appearance conveyed the demeanor of an Empress. Compared to her previous sickly state, she was entirely transformed.

"Brother!" Watching Long Chen emerge from the carriage, Long Meng shouted towards the distance.

Watching the girl place her hands to her mouth and call out so informally before such a crowd, Long Chen smiled wryly and shook his head. This little girl, despite being a princess of noble blood, showed none of the typical princess’s demeanor.

As Bai Yue’e and Long Chen appeared, Shi Feng squatted slightly, cupping Shi Ling with his left hand, before standing straight up again. His right hand then swept around, enfolding Long Meng’s waist, and he swiftly dove down towards the crowd below. A burst of bright white light flashed around him, and the three of them disappeared from sight in front of hundreds of thousands of onlookers.