Chapter 451: The Grand Army Arrives

"The Black Inference Dominator?"

A thought struck Li Yang upon hearing the Blade Slaughter Sect Master's words.

This Black Inference Dominator was the one who had taken Mixed Void as a disciple.

'As expected, a Dominator of our Human Race has taken action.'

While Li Yang was lost in thought, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master added, "Li Yang, you've earned great merit by reporting this. However, that merit will only be calculated after our Saint Hall has secured the Ancestral Dragon's corpse."

The Solar System was Li Yang's territory. Discovering the Ancestral Dragon here naturally earned him merit, as did the act of reporting it.

"I understand, Teacher." Li Yang nodded upon hearing this.

The Blade Slaughter Sect Master looked ahead toward the encampment of Luoyu and the others. The Fire Cloud Emperor was most certainly trying to break the Array at this very moment.

"All we can do now is wait patiently."

Knowing of the Ancestral Dragon's existence, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master could deduce that it must be protected by some kind of defensive Array. The chances of a mere Emperor breaking through it were slim.

...

「At the Human Race's Eternal Saint Hall.」

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

One expert after another arrived!

Upon closer inspection, even the weakest among these experts surpassed the level of Deities!

Emperors. Everyone present was an Emperor!

"The complete corpse of an Ancestral Dragon has been discovered in the Solar System, the home of our Saint Hall's genius, Li Yang!"

"A complete Ancestral Dragon! If we were to refine even a bit of its blood, the strength of even us Emperors would skyrocket!"

"Right now, the Fire Cloud Emperor from the Hunyuan Martial Dao Saint Realm is trying to break the Array to seize the Ancestral Dragon's corpse."

"Hmph! What kind of being is an Ancestral Dragon? Do you think the Array surrounding it will be that easy to break?"

"The Solar System is Li Yang's territory, and Li Yang is a genius of our Saint Hall! The Fire Cloud Emperor from the Hunyuan Martial Dao Saint Realm has no right to take the Ancestral Dragon's corpse!"

Emperors continued to appear, all of them deep in discussion.

A closer look revealed unconcealed excitement in their eyes.

Above them in the void, a star river flowed slowly, its end out of sight. It was the Supreme Saint Artifact of the Human Race—the Majestic Star River.

SWOOSH!

Suddenly, an enormous figure appeared abruptly upon the flowing Majestic Star River.

The figure was over ten thousand meters tall and clad in blood-red armor.

However, its entire body seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, making it impossible to see its true face, only its massive silhouette.

The moment it appeared, it seemed to become the center of the entire Cosmos, reducing the many powerful Emperors present to mere background characters.

Upon seeing this figure, all the Emperors bowed with utmost respect. "We greet the Black Inference Dominator."

A Dominator. This was a true supreme expert of the Human Race. In the Cosmos, any race that possessed a Dominator could stand on its own! This showed just how terrifying such an expert was!

"Everyone is aware of the matter concerning the Ancestral Dragon."

The Black Inference Dominator appeared, looking down upon the many Emperors below as his incomparably cold voice rang out.

"The Ancestral Dragon belongs to our Saint Hall. All of you will now follow me to the Yangyuan Star Continent, to the Solar System, to bring back its corpse."

"Yes." All the Emperors nodded in unison.

SWOOSH!

In less than a second, all the figures vanished.

...

「Yangyuan Star Continent, Milky Way Galaxy, Solar System. The encampment of Luoyu and the other Deities.」

BOOM!

Ahead, a dazzling star radiated light and heat—it was the Sun.

Surrounding the Sun were layers of a strange film, the membrane of an Array.

Not far away, the Fire Cloud Emperor was waving his right hand, unleashing a series of attacks in an attempt to shatter the Array's membrane, but he failed.

'I can't break it by force?'

The Fire Cloud Emperor frowned slightly and gave up on the brute-force approach.

'How do I break this Array?' he wondered, beginning to study it.

An Array was like a lock. Every Array Master could set up a different kind of Array.

The Fire Cloud Emperor was unfamiliar with the Array before him, but as an Array Master himself, he could carefully search for a way to break it.

It was like trying to open a lock by crafting key after key, hoping one might eventually work.

Breaking an Array could take a few minutes if one was fast, or decades if slow. Both were quite normal.

It was like solving an incredibly complex puzzle.

Since a brute-force attack didn't work, the Fire Cloud Emperor would naturally try to decipher the Array before contacting the other experts from the Hunyuan Martial Dao Saint Realm.

「Seven days passed in this manner.」

"Ancestor."

From nearby, Luoyu flew over to the Fire Cloud Emperor, his eyes filled with anticipation.

The Fire Cloud Emperor had been trying to break the Array this whole time, and Luoyu, of course, hoped he would succeed.

The Fire Cloud Emperor remained silent. After a long moment, he shook his head and said, "Luoyu, this Array is difficult. If I continue studying it, I estimate it might take me more than ten years to break it. It's time for the last resort. Report the news up the chain."

"Report the news?"

Luoyu's expression changed at this, a trace of resentment flashing deep in his eyes.

He was the one who had first discovered this place. The only reason he had reported it to his family's Zun Lie Venerable and the Fire Cloud Emperor was so they could monopolize the Ancestral Dragon's corpse.

If they notified other experts to come and help break the Array, their share would plummet from one hundred percent to perhaps one percent, or even a few hundredths of a percent.

Therefore, they would never contact others unless it was the absolute last resort.

"Don't be resentful. Blade Slaughter and his people know this place is special. Although they don't know about the Ancestral Dragon's corpse, an accident might happen if we drag this out for too long," the Fire Cloud Emperor said in a low voice.

He also wanted to monopolize the Ancestral Dragon's corpse. If he obtained it and then contributed it to his race, the benefits he would receive would be absolutely unimaginable. He could even exchange it for several Sacred Artifacts!

However, after studying it for just seven days, he felt he couldn't break it in a short amount of time and immediately gave up. He was doing this to prevent any unforeseen accidents.

"Yes, Ancestor." Though resentful, Luoyu still nodded at the Fire Cloud Emperor's words.

He thought to himself, 'I really don't want to share this opportunity.'

Such a massive opportunity was right in front of them, yet they couldn't obtain it.

'Forget it. Even if it's shared, as the one who reported it, I'll still get a huge reward!'

At this moment, Luoyu was naturally only thinking about his reduced share of the opportunity. It never occurred to him that he might get nothing at all.

In his view, Li Yang and the others still didn't know about the Ancestral Dragon corpse inside the Sun. 'Even if they suspect there's a great opportunity in there, so what?'

'There are very few Emperors who would dare to oppose their Zun Lie Clan.'

'Besides, if other Emperors contacted by Blade Slaughter arrive, we can just choose to report it immediately.'

'If our Fire Cloud Emperor can't open it, it's even more impossible for other Emperors.'

'And even if both sides report it at the same time, the Hunyuan Martial Dao Saint Realm is much closer to the Solar System than the Human Race's Eternal Saint Hall.'

'By then, the experts from our Hunyuan Martial Dao Saint Realm will still be the first to arrive!'