Chapter 137: The Threat of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom

The Threat of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom

"The Salvatore family must not be provoked. We must do everything in our power to befriend them—even grovel before them if necessary!!"

Derek Dawn made up his mind.

There was no hesitation left in his heart.

Earlier, he had personally sent envoys to the Sovereign Blessed Land to invite Victor to the Star-Gazing Pavilion.

The invitation had been declined.

At the time, Derek had felt slightly displeased.

Now, however, that small disappointment had completely vanished.

Instead, there was only relief.

Thank heavens Victor had refused.

If the head of the Salvatore family had come here personally and the Azure Sovereign Kingdom’s princes had insulted him to his face...

Derek didn’t even dare imagine the consequences.

The surrounding figures exchanged knowing smiles.

When Lucas Bluestone and his brothers had first appeared, their overwhelming presence had crushed the confidence of almost every young prodigy gathered on Red Cliff Mountain.

Among those prodigies were the juniors of these very powerful figures.

Their descendants had been humiliated.

Their confidence had been shattered.

Yet none of the older generation had been able to intervene.

After all, the Azure Sovereign Kingdom had arrived with overwhelming strength.

But now?

Watching the Azure Sovereign Kingdom’s princes lying in such a miserable state, even though none of them said it aloud, every one of these old monsters felt a deep satisfaction.

Some even had to suppress the corners of their mouths.

It was difficult not to enjoy the sight.

Only one person remained completely unable to share their amusement.

An old man dressed in luxurious dark robes sat stiffly in his chair.

His face was as dark as iron.

Veins bulged faintly across his forehead.

His fingers were clenched so tightly that his knuckles had turned white.

This was the leader of the Azure Sovereign Kingdom’s delegation.

He was one of the ancestors of the royal family.

A Stellar Sovereign expert.

Not long ago, he had been sitting comfortably and watching Lucas Bluestone and his brothers suppress the young prodigies of the Dawn Empire.

He had even been secretly gloating.

He had thought the younger generation of the Dawn Empire was pitifully weak.

He had been preparing to mock them.

Then...

His most treasured descendant had been struck down with a single blow.

Lucas Bluestone’s face had been reduced to a bloody ruin.

Skin had been torn apart.

Flesh had been exposed.

Even fragments of shattered bone could be seen beneath the wounds.

The old man’s chest rose and fell heavily.

His eyes burned with murderous fury.

"Such a vicious brat!!"

His voice shook with rage.

"Best pray you don’t fall into my hands—I’ll have you torn apart piece by piece!"

His teeth ground together.

The killing intent around him was completely unrestrained.

The more he remembered Lucas’s ruined face, the hotter his hatred became.

He wanted nothing more than to personally descend upon Red Cliff Mountain and tear the mysterious young man apart.

But the moment his words fell—

Derek Dawn’s expression changed.

His eyes became cold.

He slowly turned his head toward the old man.

"Elder Bluestone, I respect you as a senior."

Derek’s voice was calm.

But there was steel hidden beneath it.

"But within the Dawn Empire’s borders, I suggest you watch your words!"

As those words fell, a majestic aura erupted from Derek’s body.

Golden dragon energy coiled around him.

The phantom of a massive golden dragon appeared behind his back, its enormous body twisting through the air.

The temperature within the Star-Gazing Pavilion suddenly rose.

The old man heard Derek’s warning.

Instead of becoming restrained, he smiled.

It was a sinister smile.

A smile without even the slightest trace of warmth.

"Very well..."

His voice was low.

Then—

BOOM!!

The void behind him trembled.

Countless starry phantoms suddenly materialized.

A vast river of stars emerged behind his body.

It stretched endlessly through the darkness.

Every star radiated a chilling cold.

The temperature inside the pavilion plummeted.

Frost appeared along the edges of the stone floor.

Then, deep within that endless starry sea, a gigantic silhouette slowly emerged.

A moon wolf.

Its silver eyes opened.

Its enormous jaws parted.

A silent howl seemed to echo through the souls of everyone present.

The old man’s cultivation erupted completely.

Peak Stellar Sovereign Great Perfection!

BOOM!!

The pressure descended like a frozen universe.

The entire Star-Gazing Pavilion trembled.

A bone-chilling cold spread through every corner.

It was as though countless frozen stars were about to fall from the heavens.

"James... ruler of the Dawn Empire?"

The old man smiled coldly.

"How grand you sound..."

His eyes narrowed.

"But once you lose this Empire title war—once the title ’Empire’ is taken from you—I truly wonder..."

He slowly raised his hand.

The starry river behind him began to move.

"When our Azure Sovereign Kingdom’s million-strong army..."

"Our countless experts..."

"Ten Stellar Sovereign experts descending upon your land..."

His smile became cruel.

"Just how will you respond?"

"Your kingdom is just trampled under my kingdom’s soldiers? Hah! Hah! Hah!"

The old man let out a cold laugh.

The moon wolf behind him suddenly raised its head.

A terrifying howl shook the heavens.

The starry river trembled.

The pressure became even more terrifying.

Derek’s pupils contracted.

The four other Stellar Sovereign experts beside him reacted immediately.

BOOM!

Five terrifying auras erupted simultaneously.

Brilliant spiritual light illuminated the Star-Gazing Pavilion.

Derek and the other four experts activated their techniques at the same time.

Only by combining their strength could they barely resist the old man’s terrifying pressure.

The five exchanged glances.

There was no need for words.

They all understood.

This old man was terrifying.

His stars weren’t merely condensed spiritual power.

They contained the power of law.

Ice.

He was already showing signs of stepping into the Lunar Sovereign Realm.

The Stellar Sovereign Realm was a transformation of spiritual power.

True spiritual power condensed into stars.

Those stars gathered together to form a star sea.

But that was only the beginning.

After reaching this level, a cultivator needed to comprehend the Great Laws of World.