All the Dharma Manifestation Realm experts turned around at once.
Immediately, they saw a tall, imposing middle-aged man.
This man radiated dignity, his bearing like that of a dragon or a tiger.
He was clad in pitch-black armor.
Though he simply stood there with his hands behind his back, silent and unmoving,
he seemed as immovable as a great mountain, as deep as an endless sea.
It made it hard for anyone to even breathe.
Every Dharma Manifestation Realm expert present looked on guard.
For such a mysterious human to appear here on the ninth level of the Demon Suppression Sea was truly bizarre.
He hadn't used a single martial skill, yet his aura was terrifying.
Anyone could tell he was not someone to be trifled with.
Ao Qin and Ao Guang, upon seeing the man’s face, were inexplicably stunned.
They immediately stared at him intently,
as if they'd witnessed something horrifying.
Ao Guang exclaimed in shock, "You... Aren't you... dead?"
"Ao Qin, Ao Guang, why are you looking at this emperor like that?"
The middle-aged man smiled faintly. "Have you forgotten this emperor’s face?"
"Or have you forgotten the etiquette you should observe?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his aura suddenly surged.
In an instant, a fine dust rose up and completely shrouded the surroundings.
The other Dharma Manifestation Realm experts didn’t feel much,
but Ao Qin and Ao Guang felt as if a mountain had suddenly pressed down on their backs,
forcing them toward the ground.
These two ancient flood dragons were compelled, inch by inch, to crawl down toward the earth.
In the end, they lay on the ground like earthworms, stripped of all dignity.
Bai Liejiu, Tang Jinglong, Shi Tian, and Lang Ben all watched in shock.
Standing right beside them, they didn’t feel a thing.
Yet Ao Qin and Ao Guang were groveling like insects.
The man’s control over his strength was terrifying—
he could suppress Ao Qin and Ao Guang so precisely, without affecting anyone else at all!
"And you all—aren’t you going to kneel?"
The middle-aged man glanced at the others and spoke calmly.
A tremendous pressure suddenly bore down on everyone’s shoulders.
“Who are you?” Bai Liejiu gritted his teeth, struggling against the weight, and forced out a question.
The middle-aged man smiled serenely. "Ao Guang, tell them this emperor’s name."
The crushing force on Ao Guang finally faded.
Relieved, he quickly spoke up, "Standing before you is the very first Human Emperor of Jingguo!"
"The sole ruler of this world!"
"The lord of the humans, monsters, and flood dragons!"
At these words, Bai Liejiu, Tang Jinglong, Shi Tian, and Lang Ben all wore looks of disbelief.
Even though Ji Xuan had addressed himself as "this emperor" just now, giving them a hint,
hearing Ao Guang speak the truth out loud was still almost unbelievable.
The Human Emperor Ji Xuan!
Hadn’t he died thousands of years ago?
How could a figure thought buried by the dust of history suddenly appear on the ninth level of the Demon Suppression Sea?
Especially when the monster race’s rulers had just been mysteriously slain,
and the Undying Monster Emperor had suddenly stirred—
all these events swirled together in the minds of the Dharma Manifestation experts, but they couldn't string it all together at once.
Their thoughts were in turmoil, impossible to sort out.
As soon as Ao Guang finished speaking, he hurried to Ji Xuan’s side.
He instantly shrank his body and knelt respectfully at Ji Xuan’s feet.
"Human Emperor, I have always remembered you—I have never forgotten you!"
"When you passed away, I mourned for more than a hundred years, unable to eat or sleep."
"Now that you have finally returned—"
"Xiao Guang will always serve at your side!"
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