Chapter 2224: An Emperor Comes to Visit

After an unknown period, the oppressive feeling vanished. Zhang Xuan and Luo Qiqi looked ahead again and saw a youth floating directly in front of them.

He appeared to be sixteen or seventeen, slightly thin and frail, with the same build as the divine king's earlier incarnation, but now with human ears instead of a chicken head.

He was not as handsome and extraordinary as Zhang Xuan had imagined; instead, he looked somewhat immature. Judging by his appearance alone, one would never guess that this was the master of Lingyuan Heaven, one of the most powerful beings in the divine realm.

"Are you... Little Yellow Chicken?"

"Master..." The youth smiled shyly.

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that his greatest fear—that the Little Yellow Chicken's identity would be lost—was unfounded. The other was still the proud and arrogant little fellow who had followed him since the Master Teacher Continent.

"Master, I have just recovered and need to consolidate my cultivation. You should return to the divine realm first. Once I have stabilized my power, I will come find you. It won't delay matters."

The youth said.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

When confronting an emperor-level expert, one must be in peak condition; otherwise, one would be at a disadvantage. Even if the other hadn't said it, he would have done the same.

After all, time here flowed a hundred times faster than in the divine realm, giving more options for both cultivation advancement and consolidation.

"Feng Yao, thank you for your protection over the years... Now I will restore your body and power..."

The youth looked at the skeleton not far away, smiled faintly, and pointed a finger. A drop of blood flew over and landed on it.

Sizzle!

In an instant, flesh regenerated on the skeleton, followed by a sharp phoenix cry. Amidst blazing flames, another giant phoenix was reborn in the fire.

After a moment, a youth appeared before them, clad in golden armor and helmet.

It was the skeleton general from before, the most loyal guardian of the Undying Emperor.

"Let's go..."

Seeing that the Little Yellow Chicken was protected by a peak-level divine king and had recovered his own power, Zhang Xuan knew he was safe. He called Luo Qiqi again, tore through space, and returned to the Upper Firmament.

Entering a higher world from a lower one was much easier than the reverse. The two gradually unsealed their cultivation, and soon the Heavenly Dao of the Upper Firmament squeezed them into the spatial turbulence.

Releasing all their divine king-level power would summon them to the divine realm. After half a day, with a jolt, the two landed on the ground.

It was the same place where they had landed with Zhao Ya and the others—Spirit Mechanism Mountain!

"Where to now?" Luo Qiqi looked at him.

"First, return to the Netherworld Imperial City, then take the Great Teleportation Array to the Heaven of Freedom!" Zhang Xuan said.

A small place like Night Abyss City had no Great Teleportation Array. To stop Luo Ruoxin and Kong Shi, they had to go to the imperial city first.

With the strength of a divine king, whether he had the title of city lord or not was irrelevant. The two soon returned to the Netherworld Imperial City.

Instead of leaving directly, Zhang Xuan took Luo Qiqi to his residence.

After all the running around between Lingyuan Heaven, Linglong Heaven, and the Upper Firmament, returning to the Netherworld Heaven gave him the chance to bring the previously refined King-Breaking Barrier Pill to his parents and Sun Qiang, helping them break through their barriers and gain the ability to protect themselves.

Having reached the divine king level, they stood at the pinnacle of the divine realm. They arrived at the residence silently, unnoticed by anyone.

"Young Master!"

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Sun Qiang greeted them excitedly, his face full of enthusiasm.

Sun Qiang had actually reached the mid-level Heavenly God realm. Although still far from the upper level, given his temperament, he must not have slacked off during this time.

"Where are my father and mother?"

Zhang Xuan asked.

"They are in the courtyard, drinking tea with a guest..." Sun Qiang said.

"A guest?" Zhang Xuan frowned, his heart skipping a beat. He hurried into the courtyard and indeed saw his parents sitting with a youth, holding teacups and sipping tea leisurely.

The youth appeared to be in his twenties, with a hard and resolute face that gave a cold and stern impression. His eyes were distant, and his cultivation and power were imperceptible.

Behind him stood an old man who looked like a servant, bowing in place, motionless and silent.

"Could it be... an emperor?" Zhang Xuan's brows jumped as he carefully observed but could not detect the other's strength.

After hearing Sun Qiang's words, he had scanned with his divine sense. If not for his physical eyes, he wouldn't have sensed the other's presence at all...

From this alone, he could tell that the other's strength far exceeded his own!

Although he was only an ordinary divine king, with his Heaven's Pity technique and swordsmanship, he could even fight a titled divine king. If Baiye Qinghong attacked again, he could easily crush him without using the Book of Heavenly Dao.

With such strength, he couldn't detect this youth...

And he was with his parents—how could he not be shocked?

"This is my son, Zhang Xuan..." Seeing him enter the courtyard, Dream Swordsman seemed unaware of the youth's power and introduced him cheerfully.

The youth nodded but did not stand. Instead, he looked at Zhang Xuan. In that single glance, Zhang Xuan felt as if a long sword had pierced through the air, ready to crush him to dust.

Even the Library of Heaven's Path trembled incessantly, as if about to be shattered by a single sword strike, and his soul quivered involuntarily.

"Are you... the emperor of the Sword Hut?" His whole body stiffened, a name sprang to Zhang Xuan's mind, and he couldn't help asking.

According to what he knew, two of the nine emperors were the most mysterious: first, the Spirit Resonance Emperor of the Heaven of Freedom, and second, the one from the Sword Hut in the Sword God Heaven.

This one did not seek geniuses, did not establish titled divine kings, and did not even publicize anything, but... none of the other great emperors dared to cause trouble in the Sword God Heaven.

Clearly, this emperor's strength was only greater than that of the other great emperors!

"Sit!"

Without answering, the youth smiled faintly.

Knowing that if the other truly attacked, he could not stop him with his current strength, Zhang Xuan said nothing more and came over to sit down.

The old man behind stepped forward, poured tea, and handed it over.

Zhang Xuan took it casually, his heart uneasy: "May I ask... what business does the emperor have in coming to find me?"

If the emperor truly wanted to see him, he could have sent a titled divine king to notify him. But now he had come to his residence and courtyard, and even the Netherworld Heaven's Qiankun Demon Emperor hadn't noticed—this made Zhang Xuan somewhat uneasy.

The youth still did not answer. Instead, he looked at Zhang Xuan as if appraising a treasure, a complex expression in his eyes.

After a moment, he put down his teacup: "Could you show me the swordsmanship you have comprehended?"

"Swordsmanship?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

The other was the emperor of the Sword God Heaven. Had he come just to see his swordsmanship?

Perhaps... it was possible!

The swordsmanship he had comprehended, limited by his strength, might not mean much to an emperor, but it truly surpassed the Heavenly Dao and reincarnation, making it one of the pinnacle sword techniques in the divine realm.

As the strongest swordsman in the divine realm, it was not strange for the other to want to see it.

Thinking this, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.