Chapter 210: Wang Ping: Am I the Antagonist Now?

After arriving in the Transcendent Immortal Continent, you headed straight for the Taiyi Emperor Palace with the intention of joining it.

Upon reaching the Taiyi Emperor Palace, the Palace Master was astonished to discover that you had reached the Grand Completion of the Saint King realm in the Age of Decline, and you possessed a partial Space-Time Dao Body. He believed that you had boundless potential and were destined to reach the Transcendent Emperor realm in the future.

In the end, you successfully joined the Taiyi Emperor Palace. This time, you didn't choose immediate self-seclusion; instead, you decided to challenge the Taiyi Heavenly Path. Surprisingly, you advanced to the eleventh level.

This made you thoughtful, as it seemed that these simulations had other effects on you, allowing you to progress even further.

News of your advancement to the eleventh level of the Taiyi Heavenly Path spread throughout the Taiyi Emperor Palace, shocking many. You successfully became the thirty-fifth Emperor's child of the Taiyi Emperor Palace.

Following the advice of the Taiyi Emperor Palace's Palace Master, you chose to self-seclude. In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred thousand years passed, ushering in the Golden Age, and you emerged from your seclusion.

After emerging, you didn't immediately start cultivating within the Taiyi Emperor Palace but instead chose to challenge the fourth Emperor's child. Eventually, you defeated the fourth Emperor's child, leaving the Taiyi Emperor Palace's residents in awe. You successfully claimed the position of the fourth Emperor's child.

However, you weren't satisfied with just the fourth Emperor's child's position and set your sights on the third Emperor's child. You chose to challenge the third Emperor's child, and this battle drew a lot of attention, with many old experts in the Taiyi Emperor Palace secretly observing.

In the end, you engaged in a fierce battle with the third Emperor's child, displaying the cultivation of a Grand Completion Saint King. However, the third Emperor's child was no pushover; he had already reached the Grand Completion Saint King realm before self-seclusion, making him formidable.

Most importantly, he possessed a powerful bloodline and a robust physique, putting you at a disadvantage in this aspect.

Nevertheless, you fearlessly fought against the third Emperor's child. In the end, you unleashed your True Fire, triggering the critical effects of your Purple Talent "Endless Blade" and Gold Talent "Multiple Crescendo." You achieved a surprising comeback and defeated the third Emperor's child.

Your display of these two talents left onlookers astonished, as they couldn't discern the intricacies of your techniques and abilities.

Although you realized you had revealed a lot, you weren't concerned. After all, you were now an Emperor's child of the Taiyi Emperor Palace, and the ancient experts there wouldn't harm you over minor secrets. Maintaining internal stability and harmony was essential for the survival of a faction. While competition and conflicts were allowed, certain boundaries and rules could not be violated. Otherwise, even quasi-Emperors could face consequences.

Furthermore, even if you had exposed your Purple Talent "Endless Blade" and Gold Talent "Multiple Crescendo," it wasn't a significant issue. As long as your Purple Talent "Divine Skill Nullification," Gold Talent "Teleportation," and Gold Talent "Damage Nullification" remained hidden, you still possessed many hidden cards to navigate external challenges.

After your victory over the third Emperor's child, he wasn't entirely convinced. He stated that he would challenge you in the future to reclaim his position.

To this, you replied with a smile, welcoming his challenges at any time.

Thus, the battle between the two Emperor's children came to a close, and you successfully advanced to the third Emperor's child, reaping many benefits.

Subsequently, you entered the Taiyi Emperor Tower for cultivation, aiming to comprehend seventy percent of the Space Law within it, further enhancing your strength.

Then, you only needed to find a way to recruit powerful disciples, which would allow you to advance to the Half-Step Great Saint or even the Great Saint level. These two major milestones could take even Emperor's children thousands of years or more to overcome.

Emperor's children represented future Transcendent Emperors, and reaching the Great Saint level was no easy feat.

Two years passed quickly. During this time, you successfully comprehended seventy percent of the Space Law within the Taiyi Emperor Tower, significantly boosting your power. However, you also exhausted the rewards you obtained after defeating the third Emperor's child.

Next, you decided to exit seclusion, aiming to take on a high-difficulty mission while also preparing to recruit disciples. If you could find a tremendously talented disciple, you could directly advance to the Half-Step Great Saint level.

At that point, you planned to return to the Taiyi Emperor Palace, challenge the second Emperor's child, and even the first Emperor's child, accumulating a large number of contribution points and continuing the cycle of cultivating within the Taiyi Emperor Tower.

You quickly accepted a high-difficulty mission to kill an ordinary Great Saint and headed to a country called the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty. This nation was an affiliate of the Taiyi Emperor Palace, and its strongest existence was an elder at the Great Saint level.

However, this elder's lifespan was running out, and even if he struggled to survive until the Golden Age

, he wouldn't dare to easily appear. As a result, the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty was not particularly powerful and could only be considered a minor force in the entire Transcendent Immortal Continent.

Although the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty could dominate on ancient stars like the Taiyuan Ancient Star, where the most powerful beings were Great Saints or Half-Step Great Saints, it was a different story in the Transcendent Immortal Continent. Here, without Transcendent Emperors, they couldn't establish their own force. Even forces with Great Saints were considered minor and had to rely on Emperor-level or quasi-Emperor-level forces for survival.

Your mission was related to an evil cultivator who had caused chaos within the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty. This evil cultivator had reached the Great Saint level, and the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty was helpless against him. Faced with such a threat, they had to pay the price to report to the Taiyi Emperor Palace, hoping they would send a strong cultivator to suppress the Great Saint-level evil cultivator and restore peace.

Upon arriving in the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty, you received a warm welcome, and they treated you with great respect, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent. They had never expected that you, the renowned third Emperor's child of the Taiyi Emperor Palace, would come to their aid and deal with the Great Saint-level evil cultivator.

You managed to obtain some clues about the Great Saint-level evil cultivator through the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty. However, this individual was quite cunning, and it took a considerable effort on your part to track him down. Eventually, you engaged in a remarkable battle with him.

This time, you didn't have a Transcendent Artifact to rely on, but your cultivation had reached the Grand Completion of the Saint King realm. Moreover, you now possessed your own Emperor-level Transcendent Artifact, and your understanding of the Space Law had reached seventy percent. Leveraging these advantages, you forcefully killed the Great Saint-level evil cultivator.

This battle was earth-shattering and further elevated your fame, spreading throughout the entire Transcendent Immortal Continent. In a short time, the neutral faction's Bai Xiaosheng ranked you as the thirty-fifth on the Saint King List.

The Saint King List was compiled by Bai Xiaosheng and included only the top one hundred Saint Kings in terms of strength. Through this battle, you had directly entered the thirty-fifth position on the list, a truly terrifying achievement.

Chapter 210: Wang Ping: Am I the Antagonist Now?

"After all, there are so many Emperor-level forces and quasi-Emperor-level forces, so there are quite a few Emperor's children. There are also many disciples of reclusive experts, and some individuals with exceptional combat abilities who have stopped at the Saint King realm due to special reasons. It's not easy to enter the Saint King List, but once you make it, you'll truly become the center of attention."

"You see, before your battle with the Great Saint-level evil cultivator, you weren't even on Bai Xiaosheng's Saint King List. That speaks volumes about its significance."

"For this reason, countless cultivators aim to enter the Saint List, Saint King List, and Great Saint List. As for you, you directly secured the thirty-fifth position on the Saint King List, gaining worldwide recognition."

"Although you were somewhat surprised to find yourself on the Saint King List, you didn't pay it too much mind. You just thought that there were plenty of monstrous talents in this world. Despite your cultivation at the Grand Completion of the Saint King realm and your successful defeat of a Great Saint-level evil cultivator, you only managed to secure the thirty-fifth position on the Saint King List. It made you wonder just how extraordinary those ahead of you must be."

"Next, you decided to focus your thoughts and either begin your search or wander around to find geniuses. However, just as you were about to leave, you unexpectedly witnessed an interesting scene in the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty."

"The Tenth Princess of the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty had originally been engaged to the youngest son of a powerful family in the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty, Zhuge Huowang. But the Tenth Princess believed that Zhuge Huowang had no talent for cultivation since childhood and considered him worthless, unworthy of becoming her husband."

"This scene piqued your interest. You had thought that Ye Chen was the template for such situations, but it seemed that this Zhuge Huowang fit the bill. After all, when Ye Chen was in the mortal world, he was an undisputed talent, never a waste, except for encountering various old men."

"Now, this Zhuge Huowang had been labeled as a waste since childhood and even had his engagement broken off. The déjà vu was quite strong."

"At that moment, you felt a sudden urge. If you took Zhuge Huowang as your disciple, your cultivation might see a significant improvement, and breaking through to the Half-Step Great Saint level might not be impossible."

"With this thought in mind, you planned to seize the right moment to appear, accept Zhuge Huowang as your disciple, and then teach a lesson to the arrogant Tenth Princess of the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty."

"Under your watchful eyes, facing the arrogant Tenth Princess, Zhuge Huowang chose to annul the engagement in anger."

"This left the Tenth Princess of the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty both infuriated and disdainful. She mocked Zhuge Huowang, questioning his qualifications to break the engagement. If he angered her, with a mere thought, she could bring disaster upon the Zhuge family. The Tenth Princess then made Zhuge Huowang pick up the annulment letter and tore it up herself, sparing the Zhuge family from catastrophe."

"This left the Zhuge family deeply humiliated, especially their patriarch, who was furious. He believed that the Tenth Princess of the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty had been spoiled and had no sense of respect for her elders, completely disregarding the favor their ancestor had done for the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty."

"Zhuge Huowang was also furious, but more than that, he felt humiliated and could only begrudgingly pick up the torn letter, not wanting to bring trouble to his family. At that moment, he yearned for power."

"Wow, this is quite an unexpected turn of events. However, the Tenth Princess of the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty is really heartless. She has thoroughly disgraced the Zhuge family. Now, when Zhuge Huowang grows stronger, he might just annihilate the entire Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty."

Wang Ping looked at the simulated text and couldn't help but think to himself, "Wait a minute, if I don't know about this and let it develop naturally, I might get into trouble. After all, it's a common trope that the old is replaced by the new. The Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty is an affiliate of the Taiyi Emperor Palace. If Zhuge Huowang annihilates it, the Taiyi Emperor Palace will definitely come after him. Then, I might end up as the antagonist, right?"

Wang Ping's expression became increasingly strange.

"No, there seems to be another path. For example, Zhuge Huowang could join the Taiyi Emperor Palace, return in glory, and lead a revolution in the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty."

Wang Ping thought about it and found this path more plausible. After all, the Taiyi Emperor Palace was not easy to destroy, even for a talented Son of Heaven. 

While contemplating, the simulation continued, and the subsequent developments took Wang Ping by surprise.

"Following this, the Tenth Princess of the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty continued to taunt Zhuge Huowang, saying he should just be a commoner and give up on his dreams. She believed that her future husband should be someone like you, not someone like Zhuge Huowang, who was nothing."

"This remark once again provoked Zhuge Huowang, fueling his resentment and even causing him to hold a grudge against you. He thought that the Tenth Princess of the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty had become infatuated with you and that her desperation to break the engagement was to make herself available to you."

"In reality, Zhuge Huowang's guess was accurate. The Tenth Princess of the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty was so eager because she admired you immensely. However, her engagement was a thorn in her side, which she desperately wanted to remove. That way, she could wholeheartedly pursue you as her future partner."

"She believed that, with her beauty, talent, and tactics, winning your favor was entirely possible. The only thing holding her back was the engagement."

"Huh?"

Wang Ping read this unexpected turn of events in the simulation, and his entire being was dumbfounded.

"Wow, how did I end up on the antagonist path? Moreover, this Tenth Princess of the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty seems even more self-absorbed than I imagined."

"It's really strange. Even in this fantasy world, there are people like this."

Wang Ping was thoroughly perplexed.

"Wait a minute, if I think about it this way, if I didn't know about this and let it develop naturally, I might get into trouble. After all, it's a common trope that the old is replaced by the new. The Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty is an affiliate of the Taiyi Emperor Palace. If Zhuge Huowang annihilates it, the Taiyi Emperor Palace will definitely come after him. Then, I might end up as the antagonist, right?"

Wang Ping's gaze was quite peculiar.

"No, there seems to be another path. For example, Zhuge Huowang could join the Taiyi Emperor Palace, return in glory, and lead a revolution in the Golden Yuan Holy Dynasty."

Wang Ping thought about it and found this path more plausible. After all, the Taiyi Emperor Palace was not easy to destroy, even for a talented Son of Heaven.

It was just as Wang Ping was contemplating when the simulation continued, and the subsequent developments left Wang Ping completely unprepared.

(End of this chapter)