Chapter 470: Chapter 470: Barbarian Emperor

When the Barbarian Emperor emerged from the Dragon-locking Well, everything became inevitable.

Certain bloodline suppressions are not something that belief, will, and strength can overcome.

When the Barbarian Emperor was absent, they could bravely stop others from freeing him, but with the Emperor’s appearance, there could be no more resistance.

Li Rui stood on the ground, looking up at the true dragon, whose cyan scales vaguely shimmered with a golden light, quite unlike the imagined dazzling gold.

The other party temporarily ignored these "guests" who had come from afar; he had to first handle his domestic affairs.

Rumble!

With a sweep of his tail, those fierce beasts transformed by the power of blood evil were directly smashed to bits; their minds had been eroded and were beyond salvation.

"All of you, retreat."

With one sentence, the other ordinary barbaric beasts receded like a tide, instantly leaving only four Barbarian Monarchs at the scene.

"Huang Nan, where is your brother?"

"Your, Your Majesty, he has fallen in battle, killed by those humans!"

The voice of Huang Manjun was trembling, but he was trying to shift the focus.

Of course, this was in vain.

The Barbarian Emperor dragon let out a cold snort: "If you hadn’t taken the initiative to invade, how could he have died? Which of Zuo Qiutian’s promised benefits have been fulfilled?"

"I am guilty to death!"

Huang Manjun lay on the ground, not daring to move at all.

Crash.

The Barbarian Emperor lifted a claw from the pool, slamming it forcefully onto the ground, and four chains, each broken into two sections, flew out, perfectly binding the four Barbarian Monarchs layer by layer.

"You all conspired to usurp the throne with unorthodox intentions, deserving of death. I will imprison you here first, and later punish you according to the law."

His dragon claw slapped again, dragging those several Barbarian Monarchs who dared not resist into the pool bottom.

Then, amidst a roaring sound, the true dragon form of the Barbarian Emperor emitted a radiant brilliance, eventually shrinking to human size.

A young man with black hair and black eyes, wearing a cyan and gold-embroidered robe, appeared before everyone.

"Daoist Chongxu, I, Liao Ju, am extremely grateful for your rescue." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Chongxu bowed slightly, shaking his head gently: "My little apprentice and several young heroes were acting together; were it not for them, I alone would certainly not be able to contend with the four Barbarian Monarchs."

The Barbarian Emperor raised his head, glanced at the others, and finally fixed his gaze on Li Rui.

"This righteous man, do you perhaps have some...."

Li Rui gave a dry laugh: "Uh, well, Your Majesty, I beg your pardon, I slaughtered your twelve personal guards."

He certainly knew what the other was referring to; what could have been sensed by the Barbarian Emperor was undoubtedly the Dragon Thunder.

"Hahahaha."

Instead of getting angry, Liao Ju laughed upon hearing his words, "Those twelve rebels, if you hadn’t acted, I would have had them torn to pieces."

He folded his hands behind his back, his tone turning cold: "Did you really think, with just Zuo Qiutian and Huang Nan and the others, they’d be able to keep me confined to this pool? If I hadn’t distributed the power of the Dragon Thunder to my twelve trusted aides, how could they have succeeded!"

He paused briefly and then said, "Where is Zuo Qiutian now?"

Chongxu looked at Li Rui, who answered, "Outside the realm."

"What?!"

The somewhat arrogant Barbarian Emperor was taken aback, "Outside the realm? Is it the Upper Realm?"

"No, it is another place outside this realm, but not the Upper Realm," Chongxu said.

"Unthinkable....."

The Barbarian Emperor’s naturally fierce eyebrows furrowed, "The legends are true...."

He pondered in silence for a long time and then asked, "Is everything outside still the same as before?"

"Not at all."

Chongxu replied, "Zuo Qiutian gathered a group of powerful individuals by his side, committing all sorts of evil, even Jingyang Academy’s Mr. Cen fell victim. Although they are currently outside the realm, from what I understand, this realm will not escape their fate for long."

He clearly wanted to pull the Barbarian Emperor into the alliance, and Li Rui felt a bit pleased inside but did not rashly speak; he was unsure of this true dragon’s temperament and feared offending him by saying something wrong.

Liao Ju said hatefully: "Of course, when he sought me out that day, he wanted to realize his scheme, but I refused. I thought he would give up, but unexpectedly he set a trap for me behind my back."

He spoke and suddenly looked up: "Daoist, may I ask if you know the way to go beyond the realm? I must make him pay."

So bold!

Li Rui was so delighted but immediately noticed that Chongxu turned his gaze back to him.

"Quite frankly, we don’t know how he went out either."

He coughed, "But I think, if there’s trouble here too, why not contact like-minded people across the world, perhaps eventually finding a way to uncover Zuo Qiutian’s plot."

"Makes sense, you young...youth heroes truly understand right from wrong."

Unexpectedly, even the Barbarian Emperor had a personable side, though upon thinking, it made sense; if he were the type to hide his emotions and be deceitful, how could those subordinate Barbarian Monarchs have conspired against him together.

Li Rui smiled and said: "Your Majesty flatters me, but we people outside the realm are powerless regarding this, leaving it to Your Majesty and Daoist to handle."

The strongest companion at Shenxiao Palace, Chongxu, had no objections, and the Barbarian Emperor was eager to settle scores with Zuo Qiutian. Suddenly, there were two strong allies in the Secret Realm World, and the importance of this matter was no less than acquiring the Dragon Thunder.

Before discussing the specific matters, Chongxu first asked, "May I ask, do you know what Zuo Qiutian’s goal is?"

The Barbarian Emperor calmly replied, "Him? He wants to pierce a hole in the sky, connecting the Upper Realm with the mortal world."

"Exactly, he said the same to us," Cheng Mingyue added.

Chongxu had some doubts: "Why on earth does he want to do that?"

At this moment, the Barbarian Emperor set aside his previous anger and explained, "He believes doing so will rid the mortal world of conflict and strife. However, I think he’s full of nonsense."

Cheng Mingyue whispered, "So he killed so many people?"

Li Rui asked, "Your Majesty, Daoist, does he truly make sense with such thoughts?"

Chongxu shook his head and said, "I don’t quite know either. Perhaps seeking my master’s wisdom will yield some insights."

The Barbarian Emperor waved his sleeve, "You have a point. I wish to visit the Palace Master; is that possible?"

Although his title includes Emperor, the power of Golden Scale Marsh is far inferior to that of Shenxiao Palace, and he cannot put on airs.

Chongxu said, "It’s nothing, Li Xia can also come to the palace later for a conversation; I’ll report to my master."

"Then we might as well go now."

The Barbarian Emperor was rather impatient. "However, wait for half a day while I handle the affairs here."

Li Rui chuckled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, today might not work."

He explained their identities and the mechanism of the Secret Realm, and the Barbarian Emperor grumbled with a long face, "So troublesome; I’ll go first, and you can come later."

Li Rui was indifferent, Chongxu even more so; with countless tasks at hand, he wanted to hurry back to Shenxiao Palace to ask his master for guidance.

Before departing, the Barbarian Emperor said, "Wait, Li Xia, is this jade talisman on you the crystallization of those twelve rebellious Dragon Thunders?"

Li Rui looked down, nodded, "Yes."

"Let me take a look."

Li Rui handed it over, and the Barbarian Emperor reached out and took it, gripping it tightly. A burst of white light transmitted from his dragon horns on his head to his palm.

"Hmph, their Thunder Skill is not authentic."

You’re quite conceited!

Li Rui took the item back and noticed it had changed.

[Imperial Gift Golden Scale White Dragon Amulet]

....

[Special Effect 4: Carry Thunder Spell skills with advanced gravitational effects.]

Directly added a term, and it’s even advanced gravity.

The attribute is as literal, where the skill pulls people in; although it doesn’t completely grasp them, it effectively slows enemies’ escape. To avoid gravitational effects, one must courageously withstand it head-on.

Li Rui repeatedly expressed gratitude, and the Barbarian Emperor said, "Since you’re leaving now, I won’t keep you. But before you go, please accept my gift. I’ll command someone to guide you to retrieve it."

Not just Li Rui, but Cheng Mingyue and Guan Gui were also a bit surprised; emperors are indeed lavish.

Thus, this Secret Realm journey yielded far beyond expectations, not only with Thunder Generals and various random events but also facing world tasks given by world NPCs like the Barbarian Monarch.

Though they didn’t know what the Barbarian Emperor would give yet, the trio had already leveled up to over 61, with Li Rui directly reaching level 64.

They calculated the countdown to finish, and before the end time, together with the Barbarian Emperor’s attendants, they arrived at the treasure vault, each acquiring a piece of Legendary Level equipment.

[Grip of the Wilderness.]

[Item Level: 63.]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Attribute: Physique +88.]

[Special Effect 1: Increase physical damage by 30%.]

[Special Effect 2: Ignore 10% of physical defense.]

[Active Skill — Barbaric Battle Roar: Increase critical strike rate by 40% for 5 minutes, cooldown 1 hour.]

[Active Skill — Lin Yuan Transformation: Increase defense by 80% for 5 minutes, cooldown 1 hour.]

It turned out to be a double-skilled legend; under the cooldown reduction of the Golden Scale White Dragon Amulet, the one-hour cooldown is only over thirty minutes, making it very practical.

After obtaining this equipment, Li Rui’s entire body had only five epic slots out of fourteen, with the rest being Legendary or even stronger.

This kind of setup generally only appears on those at level seventy or eighty.

"The time is almost up; we must return to complete the main storyline."

The trio returned to the front gate of the Royal Court, which was the starting point of this Secret Realm.

However, just upon return, they were dumbfounded.

[Golden Scale Royal Court - Entrance encountered location error is about to close.]

[Leaving Secret Realm in 10 seconds.]