Chapter 438: Yangyuan Emperor's Attitude

"Emperor?" Li Yang looked at the Blade Slaughter Sect Master.

"Yes."

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master nodded. "Li Yang, Split Flame and his people are all Deities. If an Emperor were to speak up and order them to leave Earth—forbidding them from using it to threaten you—they would have no choice but to obey. After all, threatening ordinary people is a disgraceful tactic."

Hearing this, Li Yang couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, that Zun Lie Venerable is a top-tier Emperor. Will any Emperor be willing to help us?"

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master smiled and said, "Li Yang, what kind of status does Zun Lie Venerable have? Below the Overlords of our Human Race, Zun Lie Venerable and a few others are the strongest. They are only one step away from becoming Overlords themselves. Do you think he would bother with something like this?"

The Gold-devouring Insects are only useful to Deities. Why would Zun Lie Venerable get involved in this matter?

Unless Luoyu were killed, Zun Lie Venerable wouldn't intervene, even if Luoyu were being severely bullied by someone else.

In the eyes of such beings, trivial matters are completely beneath their notice.

"It's not just Zun Lie Venerable; Fire Cloud Emperor probably won't get involved in this Gold-devouring Insect business either. This is all Luoyu's doing."

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master said, "So, you can ask an Emperor to issue a warning to Split Flame and the others. If that happens, they absolutely won't dare to make a move on Earth."

The matter of the Gold-devouring Insect transaction wasn't difficult, but it wasn't simple either. After all, it only involved Deities.

If an Emperor were to side with Li Yang and speak up for him, Luoyu would surely rein himself in a little. At the very least, he wouldn't be so brazen as to use Earth as a threat.

"Of course, this matter involves the Zun Lie Clan, so most Emperors will certainly have their reservations," the Blade Slaughter Sect Master said.

This was the Zun Lie Clan, after all. Even if Zun Lie Venerable himself was unaware of the matter, the fact that Luoyu had Zun Lie Venerable backing him was enough to make many Emperors hesitate.

After all, their relationship with Li Yang wasn't particularly deep.

"Therefore, the Emperor you seek must be someone relatively close to you. That way, even if they step in, no one will find it strange."

Hearing what the Blade Slaughter Sect Master said, Li Yang nodded and asked, "Teacher, which Emperor should I seek an audience with?"

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master said, "Yangyuan Emperor or Emperor Sword Mark."

"Yangyuan Emperor? Emperor Sword Mark?" Upon hearing this, Li Yang's heart stirred.

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master explained, "Li Yang, your Earth is located within the Yangyuan Star Continent. The Yangyuan Star Continent currently has two Emperors: one is Yangyuan Emperor, and the other is Emperor Sword Mark."

"Since you are also from the Yangyuan Star Continent, and among the Human Race's Three Thousand Star Continents, the Emperors within a given Star Continent generally have the best relationships with each other. If they are willing to speak up for you, there's a high probability that Split Flame and the others will obediently leave Earth and not dare to act presumptuously."

The reasoning was simple. Li Yang had the potential to become the third Emperor of the Yangyuan Star Continent, so of course Yangyuan Emperor and Emperor Sword Mark had a reason to help him. Furthermore, within the Yangyuan Star Continent, their deterrent power and authority were greatest.

And even if they did step forward, Fire Cloud Emperor of the Zun Lie Clan would have no grounds to object.

Yangyuan Star Continent is managed by Yangyuan Emperor and Emperor Sword Mark. Moreover, Li Yang is also from Yangyuan Star Continent. It's perfectly normal for them to speak up for him and tell Split Flame and his people not to use Earth as a threat. Even Fire Cloud Emperor would find this normal.

But if an Emperor from another Star Continent were to specifically warn Split Flame and the others over the matter of Earth, it would be a clear case of taking Li Yang's side. That would be a very offensive move.

It's like when two people have a conflict; if a relative or someone very close to one of them speaks up on their behalf, everyone considers it normal.

But if a stranger intervenes to help, they will likely be resented for it.

Hearing what the Blade Slaughter Sect Master said, Li Yang immediately nodded and said, "Alright, Teacher. But I don't know how to contact these two Emperors."

What was an intractable problem for Li Yang was, for an Emperor, a matter of a single sentence.

"That is a small matter."

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master nodded and said, "I will help you contact them. Just go directly to the residences of Yangyuan Emperor and Emperor Sword Mark and wait there. Of course, you must not be anxious. An Emperor is a being of immense stature; you must wait respectfully and not show the slightest hint of impatience."

"I understand, Teacher," Li Yang nodded.

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Next, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master sent messages to Yangyuan Emperor and Emperor Sword Mark. He was one of the Five Elemental Deities and possessed numerous trump cards. Even without relying on the Gold-devouring Insects, he was an invincible king among Deities, his strength only a single step away from the Emperor Level.

Of course he had the contact information for numerous Emperors.

Meanwhile, Li Yang had arrived at a certain location to wait respectfully.

This was where the palaces of Yangyuan Emperor and Emperor Sword Mark were located.

Both Emperors were from the Yangyuan Star Continent, and their palaces were not too far apart.

'Teacher said Yangyuan Emperor is currently available, but Emperor Sword Mark is out training and might not enter the Virtual World.'

Emperor Sword Mark was an Emperor Level expert who had only recently appeared in the Yangyuan Star Continent.

'I wonder who will see me first?' Li Yang couldn't help but wonder.

Speaking of which, there was some friction between him and Yangyuan Emperor. Due to some past events, he didn't have a very good impression of him.

But when it came to the matter of Earth, he had no choice but to come and plead with Yangyuan Emperor, hoping he would help.

Li Yang waited. At that moment, inside Yangyuan Emperor's palace, Yangyuan Emperor sat high upon a massive throne.

He opened the message before him, his brow furrowed slightly. 'Luoyu from the Zun Lie Clan wants to trade for the Gold-devouring Insects in Li Yang's possession, so he sent Split Flame and several other Deities to Earth to threaten Li Yang?'

The message he had received was from the Blade Slaughter Sect Master, requesting that he speak up for Li Yang.

As the Controller of the Yangyuan Star Continent, it would be a simple matter for him to speak a few words on Li Yang's behalf.

Yangyuan Emperor's brow was slightly furrowed.

'If I help Li Yang, the friction between us will probably disappear completely, won't it?'

He actually thought quite highly of Li Yang, but a few poor decisions in the past had led to their relationship being strained, especially the matter of releasing Celestial Net.

He still thought highly of Li Yang, but what was done was done, and he had temporarily put the matter aside.

He was a mighty Emperor. Only when Li Yang truly grew to the Emperor Level would others even have the right to laugh at him for it.

But now an opportunity had presented itself. If he helped Li Yang, Li Yang would surely be grateful, and the friction between them would definitely be gone.

When Li Yang grew powerful in the future, no one would be able to laugh at him.

This decision before him would directly change his relationship with Li Yang.

However, at this moment, Yangyuan Emperor hesitated.

'That Luoyu is from the Zun Lie Clan. If I help Li Yang, I will inevitably offend the Zun Lie Clan.'

Even if Zun Lie Venerable wouldn't pay any mind to this small matter, and he would only be warning Split Flame and his people not to use disgraceful tactics like threatening Earth within the Yangyuan Star Continent…

Still, Luoyu was backed by the powerful Zun Lie Clan. He was unwilling to have anything happen that might even slightly provoke Zun Lie Venerable.

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