Dominator Emperor

The Tiger Roar Sect capturing Chi Xiaodao alive and trapping the Lion Roar Saint Emperor instantly attracted a great deal of attention in the East Hundred Cities. Many began to discuss the matter in private.

”The Tiger Roar Sect is truly daring. You have to remember, the Lion Roar Saint Emperor was on good terms with several Deans from the Celestial Dao Academy,” a cultivator from the older generation murmured after hearing the news.

In response, another elderly cultivator shook his head and said, ”I’m afraid the Saint Emperor’s connections won’t do him any good now. In the battle at the Celestial Dao Academy a year ago, its Deans were either wounded, crippled, or killed. The Lion Roar Saint Emperor has no reinforcements to call upon.”

”But the Lion Roar Saint Emperor shouldn’t have been so easily trapped. I heard he has achieved some success with his Immortal Body,” someone else said, confused.

In the East Hundred Cities, the Lion Roar Saint Emperor was a considerable figure. He was especially famous among the older generation of experts during the Tough Dao Era.

”Even a mighty dragon can’t crush a local snake. It was unwise for the Lion Roar Saint Emperor to charge into the Tiger Roar Sect,” a Holy Master Lord said. ”The Tiger Roar Sect occupies a Great Vein, and its ancestral foundation is extremely powerful. For the Saint Emperor to rush in was like throwing himself into a Luo Net.”

”A life for a life!” Just after the Tiger Roar Sect captured Chi Xiaodao and trapped the Lion Roar Saint Emperor, someone from the sect finally broke the silence.

A figure from the Tiger Roar Sect appeared. He was an old man in his twilight years, yet his Blood Qi surged to the heavens. Most notably, forty-nine Divine Rings swirled around him, making him look like a Holy Spirit!

When this old man appeared, his forty-nine Divine Rings seemed to prop up the sky. He stood like a Giant between heaven and earth, his Saint Venerable aura a tsunami-like storm that made the land for ten thousand miles tremble. Countless Heroic Heroes felt a chill in their hearts.

”Forty-nine rings... a Baosheng Venerable!” A Heroic Hero, feeling the Saint Venerable’s might that threatened to crush the very earth, turned pale with fright and muttered in terror.

Seeing this old man, an Old Sect Leader recognized him and was visibly moved. ”The Tiger Roar Sect’s Supreme Emperor! He’s actually still alive! It was long rumored that he died during the Tough Dao Era.”

”A prodigy who lived through the Tough Dao Era... Back then, he was an unrivaled genius. Even in that difficult age, he still reigned supreme over the Eight Desolations! He later served as Regent for six dynasties—the Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor! It seems his Dao Practice is only one ring away from the Great Perfection stage of the Baosheng Venerable realm. If he were to ascend to the Realm Venerable realm, he would be unstoppable.” All who knew of his origins were shaken by the sight of this old man.

’One ring away from Great Perfection in the Baosheng Venerable realm... that’s truly Defying Heaven. But even so, it doesn’t make sense that he could trap the Lion Roar Saint Emperor, does it?’ Despite this, some people were still doubtful.

Saint Venerables have different levels of strength. From weakest to strongest, they are: Little Saint Venerable, Great Saint Venerable, Baosheng Venerable, Realm Venerable, and World Venerable!

It is easy to distinguish the strength of a Saint Venerable. Upon reaching the Saint Venerable Realm, a cultivator gains Divine Rings. The more Divine Rings one has, the more powerful they are, and the higher their Dao Practice.

The number nine represents the framework of the Great Dao, so a Little Saint Venerable at Great Perfection has nine rings. The number thirty-six represents the Circulation of Heaven, so a Great Saint Venerable at Great Perfection has thirty-six rings. Fifty is the number of Great Change, so a Baosheng Venerable at Great Perfection has fifty rings. Eighty-one rings is the number for a World Saint Venerable at Great Perfection. Ninety-nine rings is the number of the world’s Great Perfection.

The Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor was a monstrous genius from the Tough Dao Era who once served as Regent for six dynasties. Though he was now in his twilight years, his Blood Qi was still ferocious. With just one more ring, he would reach the Great Perfection stage of the Baosheng Venerable realm and could attempt to reach the Realm Venerable realm at any moment!

The appearance of the Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor shook many people, but the announcement he made next stirred up even greater waves!

”Li Qiye, you little brat! You instigated that brat from the Chi Family to kill my Tiger Roar Sect’s disciple. Today, it will be a life for a life! Either your life for my disciple’s, or that Chi Family brat’s life for my disciple’s! The day of the full moon will be the day of execution. You’d best decide what to do.” After appearing, the Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor pointed his accusation directly at Li Qiye, even declaring it to the world.

After the Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor showed himself, the Tiger Roar Sect even invited all the sects in the world to watch the execution on the appointed day!

When the Tiger Roar Sect made this declaration to the world, countless people were stunned. Those who didn’t know the inside story were completely bewildered.

”Is the Tiger Roar Sect trying to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys? Is this to avenge Hu Yue?” A cultivator who didn’t know the real inside story said, confused and scratching their head.

”It’s no wonder the Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor is taking such a strong stance. The Lion Roar Sect ruined the marriage alliance between the Tiger Roar Sect and the Bao Yun Family, and then Li Qiye killed Hu Yue. It would be strange if the Tiger Roar Sect *wasn’t* furious. The older generation of the sect definitely couldn’t sit still any longer!” someone analyzed.

Many people knew about the grudge between Li Qiye and the Tiger Roar Sect, a feud that even involved a marriage alliance between two powers. The Tiger Roar Sect had intended to form an alliance with the Bao Yun Family, but along the way, Li Qiye instigated Chi Xiaodao to snatch away Princess Bao Yun. Later, Li Qiye killed Hu Yue. The Tiger Roar Sect definitely couldn’t swallow such an insult.

”Can the Tiger Roar Sect really handle Li Qiye? He’s a great fiend,” a Demon King who favored Li Qiye said. ”What has that great fiend ever been afraid of? He even dared to kill Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and the Yao Guang Giant! The Tiger Roar Sect should be nothing to him, right? Even if the Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor is stepping up for his descendant, it won’t be enough. That Fiend Li has two Immortal Emperor’s Treasures in his hands. That’s basically a prelude to him sweeping through wherever he goes. For the Tiger Roar Sect to provoke Li Qiye now, aren’t they just asking for trouble?”

The thought of a fiend like Li Qiye holding two Immortal Emperor’s Treasures made many people’s scalps tingle. If he could truly unleash an Emperor Slaughter with them, the mere thought of the consequences was terrifying.

For this very reason, although the Tiger Roar Sect invited countless sects and lineages from the East Hundred Cities to come and watch the execution, many of them were unwilling to attend.

Think about it—a fiend like Li Qiye, who feared neither the Qingxuan Ancient Country nor the Yao Guang Ancient Country, let alone the Tiger Roar Sect. A fiend like him, with two Immortal Emperor’s Treasures in hand, was absolutely the type to slaughter his way through any place he went! Who would want to make an enemy of him?

”Li Qiye’s ferocity may be blazing, but it’s hard to say who will emerge victorious,” a truly powerful big shot with access to inside information said. ”What’s the death of three or five disciples? The Yao Guang Ancient Country didn’t jump out, the Qingxuan Ancient Country didn’t jump out, and not even the Nu Xian Sacred Country jumped out. Yet, the Tiger Roar Sect is the one making a move. This doesn’t add up at all! I’m afraid this is a trap to lure him in. If Li Qiye really thinks the Tiger Roar Sect is weak and can be bullied, he might just die a miserable death there.”

Disputes between two sects were common. In fact, the Lion Roar Country’s strength was far inferior to the Tiger Roar Sect’s, so it was normal for the Tiger Roar Sect to bully the Lion Roar Country.

However, when the Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor specifically called out Li Qiye by name, many cultivators who had weathered great storms sensed something unusual. Many felt there was a profound secret hidden within this matter.

For a time, countless eyes turned toward the Tiger Roar Sect, while also paying close attention to Li Qiye. Everyone wanted to see how he would resolve this crisis.

”It’s a trap,” a strategist from a Great Sect analyzed. ”Li Qiye is like the sun at its zenith right now, famous among the younger generation and on par with Fairy Mei Suyao and Divine Being Ji Kong Wudi! The Tiger Roar Sect is undoubtedly setting a trap for him. If Li Qiye jumps in, he’ll be a turtle in a jar. If he doesn’t accept the challenge, not only will it negatively affect his reputation, but being timid without even fighting might leave a shadow in his heart, which would be detrimental to his future cultivation.”

With the Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor taking such a strong stance and personally naming Li Qiye for execution, many people adopted a wait-and-see attitude, closely monitoring the movements of both sides.

The day after the Hu Xiao Supreme Emperor named Li Qiye for execution, Li Qiye himself appeared outside the Tiger Roar Sect’s territory. When viewed from afar, the sect’s grounds resembled a Giant Tiger coiled beneath the earth, a crouching beast ready to pounce at any moment!

The Tiger Roar Sect was a major power in the current East Hundred Cities, presiding over a large country. Legend had it that the sect’s Primordial Ancestor was a Tiger God, a True God bestowed with a title by the Azure Heaven itself. Of course, no one knew if this was true or false.

In short, anyone who stood outside the Tiger Roar Sect could feel its powerful and ferocious aura. Standing before the sect’s main gate felt like facing a pouncing Giant Tiger, choosing its prey to devour. It felt as if any expert would be torn to shreds.

Someone who had once visited the Tiger Roar Sect sighed with emotion after feeling the fierce momentum of its mountain range: ”No wonder Hu Yue was as ferocious as a tiger. Such a mountain range is bound to nurture such talent!”

The origins of the Tiger Roar Sect were often discussed. Many Great Sects had even coveted its territory for a simple reason: the underground vein of the Tiger Roar Sect was a Great Vein, rumored to be a White Tiger Earth Vein, one of the four great Divine Beasts!

It was even said that the sect’s Primordial Ancestor, the Tiger God, was born from this very land. He was eventually deified as a True God and established the Tiger Roar Sect’s millennia-spanning hegemony!

Rumor had it that the Tiger Roar Sect’s Primordial Ancestor, the Tiger God, had once been nurtured by this White Tiger Earth Vein, which allowed him to forge a supreme True God’s body. It was precisely because of this that the Tiger Roar Sect was able to build an unshakable foundation.

In fact, over millions of years, countless people had coveted the Tiger Roar Sect’s White Tiger Earth Vein, but all of them ultimately returned in defeat. This was because it was rumored that the Tiger Roar Sect possessed four Evil Tombs. These four tombs had always guarded the sect, and it was said that not even a Great Sage could take a single step past them.

Looking at the Tiger Roar Sect before them, even Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao, who knew nothing of geomancy, were visibly moved.

”What a ferocious mountain terrain!” Chen Baojiao exclaimed, her expression shifting.

Li Qiye glanced at the Tiger Roar Sect from a distance and said with a smile, ”Of course it’s ferocious. This place was once a vicious vein. Its ferocity is far beyond your imagination.”