Whether Ye Fan was worth Gai Jiuyou's heavy investment and effort at that time was still unknown, which is why Gai Jiuyou hesitated.
Judging from the current situation, Ye Fan has clearly passed the test given to him by Gai Jiuyou and is about to take up the banner of the entire Shrouding the Heavens world and become the true leader of the Shrouding the Heavens world.
Among the many powerful figures from the world of Shrouding the Heavens who had previously bowed to Ye Fan, only two remained silent and did not join the ancient emperors and geniuses in paying homage to him.
These two are among the strongest beings in the current world of Shrouding the Heavens, below Gai Jiuyou. Besides Ye Fan, the other two powerful beings in the Heavenly World who have already touched the 8th level of the Transcendent Realm are Emperor Wushi and Emperor Ruthless.
Previously, when the two emperors made no move, the many powerful figures from the world of Shrouding the Heavens did not think much of it and did not feel that there was anything wrong with it.
Because the Holy Land was founded by Ye Fan and Emperor Wushi together. Strictly speaking, Emperor Wushi and the Empress were both founders of the Holy Emperor, and should therefore be on the same level as Ye Fan.
However, after glancing at the Ruthless Emperor who was not far from him, the Great Emperor Wushi solemnly clasped his hands in a salute to Ye Fan and then spoke.
“From now on, I, Wushi, am willing to obey the Holy Emperor’s orders. If the Holy Emperor has any instructions in the future, just speak up and I, Wushi, will certainly obey the Holy Emperor’s orders.”
Emperor Wushi's actions surprised not only the many emperors, ancient emperors, and geniuses from the various worlds of Shrouding the Heavens, but also Ye Fan.
"Emperor Wushi is too kind. Back then, you swept through all enemies and intimidated the world. During your reign, no forbidden zone dared to emerge and launch a dark upheaval. You even confronted the Undying Emperor alone for many years. You have made great contributions to the world."
"In the future, when facing the many challenges in this Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm and the various great enemies in this boundless void, we should naturally join hands and fight together against the powerful enemies. What need is there for giving orders or commands?"
Ye Fan also clenched his fists and solemnly returned the salute to Emperor Wushi from afar, showing his respect for Emperor Wushi, a powerful figure who was not only no weaker than him, but also had made great contributions to the countless beings in the world of Shrouding the Heavens.
Emperor Wushi simply shook his head slightly and said nothing more. Even though Ye Fan desperately needed his support in this solemn occasion, it was already quite remarkable that he had shown any appreciation. To ask for anything more would seem deliberate and excessive.
The Empress, standing not far from the Great Emperor Wushi, maintained her usual aloof demeanor and did not act as directly as the Great Emperor Wushi.
Although the Empress did not say anything directly, she still gave Ye Fan a slight bow from afar, expressing her stance.
Even so, no one present could discern what was truly on her mind through the mask on her face that resembled both crying and laughing.
Suddenly, Gai Jiuyou's heart stirred. As if sensing something, he turned his gaze toward a certain place in the Tianyuan Sacred Realm.
The place that Gai Jiuyou was looking at was a certain place among the myriad worlds that revolved around the Tianyuan Sacred Realm.
There was a single point of light, a million times larger than the countless points of light surrounding it, slowly revolving around the vast and boundless Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm.
Of course, from this perspective, even though that light spot is enormous compared to the surrounding light spots, it is still so inconspicuous that it is easily overlooked by people.
That point of light was the world where the Time-Space City, which had always been controlled by the Heavenly Court, was located. It had officially advanced to become the Dou Qi Continent, a world that had existed for a very long time.
Following Gai Jiuyou, Ye Fan and the others, along with several of the stronger ancient emperors and great emperors present in the world of Shrouding the Heavens, seemed to have sensed something at the same time and turned their gazes toward the direction of the Dou Qi Continent.
Within the Dou Qi Continent that Gai Jiuyou, Ye Fan, and the others were gazing at, a streak of light was rushing out of the Dou Qi Continent at an extremely fast speed, heading straight for the location of the Shrouding the Heavens World.
As Ye Fan and the others watched, the streak of light had just left the location of the Dou Qi Continent, and in the next instant, it had already left the myriad worlds attached to the Tianyuan Sacred Realm, and was already close to the void where the Shrouding the Heavens World was located.
Seeing the streak of light shooting towards them, and the figure that vaguely appeared within it, Ye Fan and the others' expressions changed instantly, and a sense of tension rose within them.
Before Ye Fan and the others could think too much, just as they and the world of Shrouding the Heavens arrived around the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm, a powerful figure emerged from the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm who was completely unfathomable to them. And that powerful figure was about to approach their location in the next instant.
Seeing the tense atmosphere around them, Gai Jiuyou already knew what Ye Fan and the others were thinking, and that they had misunderstood the powerful figure who was about to arrive.
"Haha, no need to be nervous, no need to be nervous. The powerful figure who is about to arrive is an old friend of mine. He must have sensed that I have brought the world we live in to the vicinity of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm, so he has come to welcome me."
"That expert's strength is in no way inferior to mine. Even in this vast and boundless Tianyuan Realm, he can be considered a strongman. I will introduce him to you later. I think he would be very happy to do so."
As Gai Jiuyou spoke, he stepped forward to greet the mysterious expert who had come from the Dou Qi Continent after arriving in the Tianyuan Sacred Realm from the world of Shrouding the Heavens.
Miaoshuwu
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Chapter 270 Meng Tianzheng and the Butcher
After hearing Gai Jiuyou's words, Ye Fan and the many powerful figures in the world of Shrouding the Heavens gradually lowered their guard and became curious about this unfamiliar powerful figure.
As the streak of light dissipated, the figure of the powerful figure who had come from the Dou Qi Continent finally appeared before the powerful figures of the Shrouding the Heavens world.
He was a middle-aged man who gave off a very bold and imposing feeling, and whose whole body exuded a captivating and inexplicable aura.
Upon seeing this powerful figure, Gai Jiuyou greeted him with a smile, speaking as he went.
"Fellow Daoist Butcher, I am unworthy of your presence and do not deserve your personal welcome. It is too much of an honor for me."
“Fellow Daoist Gai Jiuyou, why are you so polite to me? Ever since the Desolate Heavenly Emperor brought us into the Time-Space City countless years ago, we have known each other. In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed since we became friends.”
Thinking back to when he first entered the Time-Space City, Gai Jiuyou was only a top-tier Immortal King, while he himself had become an unparalleled Immortal King giant for countless epochs.
But in the end, Gai Jiuyouque took the lead and fully entered the 8th level of the extraordinary realm. The butcher's tone carried a hint of emotion, even now he had entered this realm.
Then he turned his gaze to the many powerful figures and geniuses from the world of Shrouding the Heavens behind Gai Jiuyou.
Behind Gai Jiuyou, the numerous ancient emperors and geniuses did not show the slightest surprise upon suddenly hearing the name of the Desolate Emperor.
Long before these ancient emperors and many geniuses entered the Time-Space City, they already knew of the existence of the peerless Heavenly Emperor who had left a deep mark on their world.
Some of them, through Gai Jiuyou's introduction, even had the opportunity to interact with outstanding individuals and powerful figures from the vast world that was the source of their world.
Although they had never met this powerful figure who knew Gai Jiuyou before, they figured he must be one of the powerful figures in that vast world who followed that peerless Heavenly Emperor.
Within the endless diversity, there are countless cultivation systems, each with its own differences and mysteries, making it impossible to completely match every realm.
Compared to the transcendent 9th-tier cultivation system in the Tianyuan Sacred Realm, the cultivation system that originally circulated in the world where Gai Jiuyou and the Butcher lived had a transcendent 9th-tier cultivation system that was completely different from the Tianyuan system in terms of level upgrades. That system was the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Realm.
This realm surpasses the seventh level of the extraordinary realm in the Tianyuan World, but it cannot fully reach the eighth level of the extraordinary realm in the Tianyuan Sacred Realm. It can be described as an incomplete eighth level of the extraordinary realm.