The Nether Emperor, a giant of the Chaos Era and ruler of the entire Netherworld, actually wants to make a deal with a mere human?
Everyone was stunned, unable to believe their ears. This world is just too crazy.
"What kind of deal?" Long Chen said with great interest.
"Cooperate with me, and I will help you become the Emperor of the Underworld, jointly opposing the Great Brahma Heaven." Minglong Tianfeng said.
"Jointly oppose the Great Brahma Heaven?" Long Chen's heart trembled. What did this mean? Could there be some unspeakable secret between the Nether Emperor and the Great Brahma Heaven?
This time, Long Chen was the one who couldn't believe his ears. In that instant, his mind raced, but he couldn't figure out the key point.
Long Chen shook his head and said, "Do you take me for a fool? There are no two suns in the sky, nor two rulers in the people. How could the Underworld have two Nether Emperors at the same time?"
Minglong Tianfeng looked at Long Chen and said calmly, "I can break the rules and tell you a secret: the Emperor of the Underworld will soon disappear, and the Underworld Emperor will take his place."
Hearing Minglong Tianfeng's words, Long Chen's heart skipped a beat. Maybe others hadn't yet grasped his meaning, but Long Chen understood.
In other words, the Nether Emperor is about to ascend to the Emperor Realm, so even if Long Chen becomes the Nether Emperor, he cannot shake his position.
However, Long Chen was skeptical about his words. Just as he was about to prob, the Qiankun Cauldron spoke:
"He's right. He was originally at the Emperor Realm, and had reached the peak of Emperor. But because of that battle, he was cut down from the altar by the Lord of the Nine Stars, falling from Emperor to Emperor.
After so many years of cultivation, he may indeed have accumulated the energy to return to the Emperor Realm. However, his words are half true, half false. I can't sense any trace of imperial aura from him."
Long Chen's heart pounded wildly. Now, he had learned another secret: how did the Nether Emperor come about?
Just thinking about the Lord of the Nine Stars' peerless divine skills, looking down on the heavens, single-handedly confronting the Nether Emperor, Ghost Emperor, and countless powerful beings beyond his imagination—what an overwhelming prestige that was. Unconsciously, Long Chen's blood boiled. The Lord of the Nine Stars was truly the number one in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
However, Long Chen could not imagine how this peerless powerhouse, who looked down on the heavens and looked down on the emperors, had ultimately fallen.
Seeing Long Chen fall silent and fall into thought, Minglong Tianfeng said, "Your identity has already been exposed, and you killed one of the eight great divine banners of Great Brahma. Although Great Brahma cannot personally deal with you now, he still has other divine banners.
You have to understand, these Divine Banners aren't as weak as this silver-haired guy. They are true experts, with strength and wisdom far surpassing him—they're simply not on the same level.
What you need most right now is to find someone to rely on, and I am your best choice.
I can swear with my soul that as long as you are willing to cooperate with me and help me unify the Underworld, I will fully support you in dealing with Great Brahma."
The words from Nether Dragon Heavenly Peak moved all the powerful figures of the Dragon Domain. The Nether Emperor valued Long Chen so highly, willing to swear an oath with his soul.
Minglong Tianfeng continued, "If you cooperate with me, all resources in the Underworld will be yours. There's no threat from the Great Brahma Heaven. With your growth rate, you won't need a hundred years to reach the Divine Emperor rank.
At that time, with the blessing of the laws of the underworld, you will have the strength to compete with other Divine Banners, and may even be able to kill them."
Minglong Tianfeng's words made all the powerful figures, including Long Chen, shudder. Judging by his tone, all eight Divine Banners, except for silver-haired discarded air, were all at the Divine Emperor level—and at that, they were super terrifying Divine Emperors.
"I don't get it. You clearly wore the same pants as the Great Brahma Heaven, so how did you now turn against each other?" Long Chen asked.
Minglong Tianfeng shook his head and said, "This is a secret. Unless you're willing to cooperate with me, I won't tell you."
"How do you plan to cooperate?" Long Chen asked.
"Become the son of the Nether Emperor and sign an equal soul contract." Minglong Tianfeng said.
An equal soul contract, and one signed with the Nether Emperor—this is something countless people dare not even dream of. Signing this contract means you have the right to stand on equal footing with the Nether Emperor.
With this contract, one can control the laws of the underworld and become a god of the Underworld. With a single thought, all living beings in the Underworld can be wiped out, and the entire Underworld will submit to Long Chen's feet.
Even the Dragonblood warriors were tempted. If the boss agreed, then from now on, the Underworld would become their territory—who would dare bully them anymore?
"An equal contract, not bad." Carrying the Dragon Bone Evil Moon, Long Chen stroked his chin with his left hand and nodded.
"This is your best choice right now. I really can't think of a reason for you to refuse me. It's all benefit and no harm for you." Minglong Tianfeng's expression was calm, without joy or sorrow, as if everything was within his expectations.
Long Chen pondered for a moment and said, "However, the name 'Son of the Nether Emperor' doesn't sound good. Third Master Long definitely won't be someone else's child. How about this: you become Long Chen's son, and we'll sign an equal contract. Today, let's settle this matter."
Originally, Minglong Tianfeng had been calm, but upon hearing Long Chen's words, his face twitched involuntarily. His once calm eyes instantly turned sharp as blades, and a surging killing intent surged like tides in all directions.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
An
invisible killing intent spread out, violent imperial might surged, and heaven and earth seemed to sense his anger. Fine cracks began to appear in the space, blooming like ice flowers between heaven and earth. The scene was utterly terrifying.
"You're courting death." Minglong Tianfeng's face darkened as he said:
"I thought you were different from those stubborn Nine-Star heirs, but I didn't expect you to be just as foolish as they are."
The Nether Emperor knew that Long Chen had never considered his proposal from start to finish, instead treating him like a monkey. The Nether Emperor was completely enraged.
He was the Emperor of the Underworld, once the ruler of the Underworld. In his entire life, he had never been played by anyone.
The Nether Emperor's murderous intent soared, terrifying all the heavens and worlds. Yet the powerful figures of the Dragon Domain deeply admired and admired Long Chen's courage.
Not to mention disciples of the Dragon Domain—even the ancestors of the Dragon Domain didn't have the courage to say such things to the Nether Emperor—not because they didn't dare, but because of the fear deep within their souls, they couldn't utter such arrogant words.
"You're being so stingy. If the deal fails, righteousness is the case, so why do you suddenly lose your temper?
Besides, you take it for granted when others are your sons, but when you ask you to be someone else's son, you're furious. You're a grown man—how can you be so unreasonable?" Long Chen saw the Nether Emperor's rage, spread his hands, and said innocently.
In fact, Long Chen felt secretly pleased. To be able to make the Nether Emperor so angry was a skill. It seemed that very few people had ever achieved this throughout history.
"If you are determined to die, I will grant your wish."
The Nether Emperor was completely enraged. The Nether Dragon Heavenly Peak opened its massive hand, and in an instant, all eight spatial gates in the void shattered, and a palm struck down at Long Chen.
At the very moment the Nether Emperor made his move, Long Chen formed hand seals with both hands, but a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouthCold sneer:
"Luckily, I still have a trump card left."
"Buzz!"
As Long Chen formed the seal, the entire Dragon Domain trembled. Immediately, a sky-covering dragon scale appeared. As soon as it appeared, the powerful figures of the Dragon Domain all cried out in shock.