Chapter 1995: Hot to Handle

"Oh? Let's hear it!" Xuanji Heavenly Emperor said curiously.

"When Ye Yuan received the third sword of Haoyu Celestial Lord, he forced him to raise his cultivation to the True God Ninth Heaven before Ye Yuan was defeated. After that, Ye Yuan seemed to undergo a drastic change in temperament and went alone to the Purple Void Cave."

Jian Yun clearly knew everything about Ye Yuan.

Upon hearing this, Xuanji Heavenly Emperor indeed showed a surprised expression.

"True God Ninth Heaven? Such formidable means! Even I, in my time, was not so heaven-defying. This kid, what kind of being is he? However, the drastic change in temperament also indicates that his cultivation method has problems, and serious ones at that. Whether he can achieve anything in the future remains unknown." Xuanji Heavenly Emperor exclaimed.

Jian Yun nodded and said, "Your child thinks so too. But if Father is interested in him, why not perform a divination?"

Xuanji Heavenly Emperor chuckled and said, "Do you think I haven't tried? This kid is unfathomable!"

Jian Yun's pupils contracted, and he was deeply shocked.

"Alright, let's leave it at that. Soon, the world will change. I hope our Jian family can safely weather this calamity." Xuanji Heavenly Emperor sighed lightly and walked away with his hands behind his back.

...

In the Xianfeng Pavilion, Jian Sutao looked at Ye Yuan and the other four, somewhat surprised.

This time, when the Ancient God Battlefield opened, more than half of their Extreme Fortune Emperor Capital's participants had returned!

In previous years, it was already good if two or three returned.

Total annihilation was not impossible.

In fact, many emperor capitals had none of their chosen ones return from this Ancient God Battlefield.

Not only did five return this time, but each of them had also greatly improved in strength.

Especially Song Yu, who had reached the peak of True God Fourth Heaven.

The other three had also broken through to True God Fourth Heaven.

Even Ye Yuan had broken through two minor realms in one go.

It could be said that it was a satisfying outcome for all.

"It seems you all gained a lot from the Ancient God Battlefield this time!" Jian Sutao said.

Song Yu smiled and said, "We owe much to Brother Ye along the way. Without him, we might have been completely wiped out. By the way, when we returned, that Heavenly Emperor said our fortunes had changed. Could the City Lord take a look for us?"

Jian Sutao nodded and said, "Of course."

With that, he activated his fortune-viewing technique and looked at Song Yu and the others.

Of course, he deliberately avoided Ye Yuan.

He dared not look.

It was fine if he didn't look, but when he did, he was startled.

Seeing Jian Sutao's expression, Song Yu asked doubtfully, "City Lord, what's wrong?"

Jian Sutao exclaimed in wonder, "Strange! Truly strange! After a trip to the Ancient God Battlefield, you've all ascended to Emperor Soaring Fortune? Let me check again."

With that, he activated his fortune-viewing technique once more and carefully examined them.

The fortunes of the four had indeed broken through to Emperor Soaring Fortune.

This was extraordinary—within a single emperor capital, four Emperor Soaring Fortunes had appeared at once, an unprecedented event.

As for Song Yu and the others, they were all extremely excited.

Song Yu was originally at the peak of Imperial Extreme Fortune, just one step away from Emperor Soaring Fortune.

Breaking through to Emperor Soaring Fortune was within reason.

But the others greatly surprised Jian Sutao.

Of course, they themselves were also extremely surprised.

Among the three, Guo Jingyang and Ma Chang were both at the late stage of Imperial Extreme Fortune, while Hu Fei was only at the middle stage.

Who would have thought that even Hu Fei had become Emperor Soaring Fortune?

"Although the Ancient God Battlefield is a good place to change fortune, such a huge change shouldn't happen! Emperor Soaring Fortune is not a common thing; often, not one appears in a hundred emperor capitals, yet now four have popped up at once. Counting Ye Yuan, that's five! This... wait, could it be... the problem lies with Ye Yuan?" Jian Sutao mused.

Thinking this way, he found it very likely.

Jian Sutao discovered that anyone close to Ye Yuan seemed to undergo a tremendous change in fortune.

Take Jian Hongxiao, for example; he originally had no chance to return to the Star Pavilion.

Who would have thought he not only returned but also broke through to the Celestial Lord realm!

Such fortune was simply heaven-defying.

The more Jian Sutao thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, their ancestor, Xuanji Heavenly Emperor, was exactly such a being with extremely heaven-defying fortune.

Thus, the Jian family became one of the top families in the Tongtian Realm.

Even those Supreme Heavenly Emperors would show some respect when seeing members of the Jian family.

Could it be that Ye Yuan was such a being?

The more Jian Sutao thought, the more alarmed he became, and the more curious he grew about what magic Ye Yuan possessed to wield such immense power.

But he dared not look!

Every time he thought of viewing Ye Yuan's fortune, an extremely dangerous feeling surged within him.

"City Lord, I... have I really broken through to Emperor Soaring Fortune?" Hu Fei said, his heart surging.

Jian Sutao said solemnly, "What, do you doubt me?"

Hu Fei quickly said, "No, no, it's just... hard to believe. Thank you, City Lord!"

Jian Sutao nodded and said, "All of you may leave. Ye Yuan, stay."

Song Yu and the others knew that Jian Sutao wanted the Emperor Bone, so they tactfully left.

After they left, Ye Yuan took out the Emperor Bone, and a powerful aura instantly filled the entire Xianfeng Pavilion.

Jian Sutao's gaze sharpened, and he said excitedly, "It truly is the Qilin Emperor Bone! You... you actually brought it out!"

Ye Yuan looked at Jian Sutao and sneered, "City Lord, you've certainly planned well! Don't tell me you didn't know who was guarding this Qilin Emperor Bone?"

This journey had been a narrow escape from death for Ye Yuan.

This Qilin Emperor Bone was simply not something a True God realm cultivator could obtain.

Jian Sutao had essentially dug a pit for him.

Not only for him, but also for those chosen ones who went to the Bone Demon Ridge—they had all been set up.

If they had known that a Celestial Lord Bone Demon was guarding the Qilin Emperor Bone, they would never have gone even if it killed them.

So, Ye Yuan was very angry now.

That he could obtain the Qilin Emperor Bone did not mean he wasn't angry.

Jian Sutao was also thick-skinned; he merely said calmly, "What, do you want to go back on your word?"

Ye Yuan looked at Jian Sutao and said calmly, "Going back on my word? No. I, Ye Yuan, keep my promises. This Qilin Emperor Bone is naturally for you, but I wonder if you have the ability to take it."

Jian Sutao laughed and said, "You don't need to worry about that. It's just an Emperor Bone; can I not suppress it?"

Ye Yuan just smiled and casually tossed the Emperor Bone to him.

Jian Sutao reached out and caught it, his heart rippling with emotion.

But soon, his expression changed.

"Ouch!"

Jian Sutao yelped and directly threw the Emperor Bone away.

A burnt smell came, and his palm had been burned to charcoal.

This Qilin Emperor Bone was hot to handle!