Blackmailing God Emperors (4)

"How could he know this..."

Zhou Xuzi sat there, dumbfounded by what the crystals had to say. His tea in front of him had gone cold.

"What's the matter, my lord?"

Sitting in front of him was Tai Yu, enjoying his well-deserved break. Noticing Zhou Xuzi's shocked expression however, he knew that something was up. There had to be something important in the crystal for his lord to react in such a way.

"Yun Che knew we have the Untamed Divine Marrow and kept the devil crystal the Devil Queen gave us all those years ago. He also knew that our founding ancestor resides in the deepest part of the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm."

Clank!

A cup full of tea was shattered as it hits the ground. Tai Yu's hands suddenly felt limp, and they couldn't stop trembling. Eternal Heaven Realm has many secrets, but those three were the only secrets that couldn't possibly leak.

The only people who knew the secret were just Zhou Xuzi, Tai Yu, and the ancestor herself. They had never talked about them with even a single other soul, so how could Yun Che know this? It's impossible!

"My lord, what does Yun Che want?"

The fact that Yun Che only showed them that he knew their biggest secrets and not announcing to the world meant only one thing.

He wanted something from them. He didn't wish them harm. Not yet, at least.

"Did I misjudge him?"

Zhou Xuzi tossed the crystal to Tai Yu and muttered to himself. Tai Yu wasted no time and scanned the crystal, and sure enough, Yun Che's demands were written there.

Yun Che wanted their realm's support in exchange for him helping the Eternal Heaven Realm get stronger. He would unlock all 64 profound entrances of their core members, and he could help them modify their core profound arts just like he did with the Bloodmoon Immortal Slaying Sword just then if they so wished.

He could also help them with any ailments, sickness, injury, and bottlenecks with his light profound energy. He was skeptical at first, because it was a known fact that no one else in the world could wield the power of light profound energy except for the Dragon Queen.

But the crystal in front of him proved that he was wrong. There's no mistaking its divine and pure aura. Even being near it refreshes his mind and soul, it was impossible to fake.

"Why would he do this? Without him resorting to such dirty blackmail, we could've helped him ourselves." Tai Yu was puzzled. It doesn't make any sense for Yun Che to blackmail their realm and potentially make an enemy out of a king realm.

"No, you don't get it, Tai Yu. You underestimate how his talents could change our realm, the very foundation of our realm. We could surpass the Brahma God Realm in no time with his help, and we could strengthen our foundation even more."

"Think about it carefully. It was only a matter of time until the fact that Yun Che could use the light profound energy is made public. By then, every realm no matter if it's a king realm or lower star realm, and no profound practitioners in this world would be willing to offend Yun Che. Just because he wields the light profound energy."

Zhou Xuzi took a deep breath before continuing.

"And not to mention he is able to open all profound entrances, as well. Everyone would happily kill to gain Yun Che's favor. People know that Yun Che has the greatest talent in the world ever, and that would only make them more willing to show him favors, hoping that they could gain Yun Che's favor in return."

"Yun Che will have the greatest influence in the near future, and there's no stopping that. His influence will surpass those of king realms. Because there will absolutely be king realms and powerful experts among the people that he will save with his light profound energy. Add his ability to fully open profound entrances and modify divine profound arts on top of that? Do you see how it will only snowball from then on?"

Tai Yu's face finally crumpled at this moment, making the same expression as Zhou Xuzi. It only dawned on him how precarious their current situation is!

With a serious expression, Tai Yu suggested the only solution he could think of. If they didn't do anything then their realm, the great Eternal Heaven Realm, one of the supreme King Realms of the Eastern Divine Region will be nothing more but Yun Che's personal servant.

"How about we send people to kill him before he gain such great influence?"

They will have no choice but to obey every single word that came out of Yun Che's mouth when that happens. If they retaliate, then god knows how their realm would meet its demise.

They could only aim for mutual destruction at that point, but how could they? Even the lower star realms wouldn't do it, so there's nothing to say about king realms.

"You don't understand, Tai Yu. We lost. I don't know how he know our secrets, but we have lost the moment he knew about them and learned how to wield light profound energy and how to open profound entrances. We could only do as he say from now on."

"Sigh, it is my fault for underestimating Yun Che's ambition, thinking he's only a youngster. I was a fool, I was a fool indeed."

"But, my lord! Surely we won't give up without putting up a fight!"

"Give it a rest, Tai Yu. Yun Che is smart. He could corner us like this with just a single move, do you think he forgot to prepare countermeasures against it? He also gave Qianye Fantian and Yue Wuya the same crystals, so I could only assume he did the same thing to them as he did with us."

"Killing him won't make a difference. I'm sure he has prepared countermeasures against it. It would only spell our doom if we do it. Besides, I haven't heard a thing from Qianye Fantian. I'm sure Qianye Fantian wants Yun Che dead the most. The fact that he remained silent could only mean that he too couldn't do anything about it."

Zhou Xuzi lowered his head as he exhaled a deep breath. His whole body shook not in fury or anger, but in terror. It was scary how a young man not even 30 years old could corner every king realm in the Eastern Divine Region in one-fell swoop, leaving them no means to retaliate.

It was really a smart move. A favor gained from saving one's life is greater than anything else, after all. Strengthening their core and foundation as a star realm came close as the second. With just these two things and a little bit of time, Yun Che could gain influence in the world greater than any king realm had, including the Dragon God Realm.

'Yun Che... what a scary young man. It still doesn't feel right for my realm as a king realm to obey Yun Che, but if what he said in the crystal is true, then we can rise higher than we could ever imagined before... We could even contest against the Dragon God Realm easily...'

"The sky doesn't need two monarchs. I am the sole monarch of this universe."

Yun Che's bold, arrogant words still rang vividly inside his heart.

Badump! Badump!

His heart was beating loudly, pumping blood into every single vein in his body. He recognized this emotion. It was excitement. He hasn't felt this emotion in such a long time, but he could never forget it.

It was the same emotion he felt when he was bitterly competing against his brothers to succeed the throne. It was the same emotion he felt when he was young and had the ambition to stand on top of the world.

Yun Che had absolutely zero intention to hide his ambition of becoming the world's monarch and drag the Dragon Monarch down from his throne from him.

Those bold and arrogant words coming out from a young man not even thirty years old was naive to say the least, but it felt different. He felt like the young man could very well realize his words into reality.

Yun Che was qualified to say such things with his talents.

No, he was the only one qualified enough to have such lofty ambition.

'If it's Yun Che, then maybe he can... no, he will! He definitely will! If that is the case, then maybe...'

Zhou Xuzi was lost in his thought as the moon shined its gentle moonlight, illuminating his room through his window.

At the same time, in Moon God Realm.

The moon was especially bright tonight. The moon blanketed the entire realm in its gentle purple moonlight. The moon's reflection on the pond was really beautiful.

Sitting on the grass next to the pond was a woman so beautiful it was as if her face was sculpted by the best artist in the world. Her coldness only accentuated her charm further, making men who laid their eyes upon her gawk in admiration of her beauty.

She fiddled with two white crystals in her hand. Her Royal Father said that Yun Che gave these crystals to him only to find that they were meant for her. He didn't mind and gave the crystals to her, telling her that she should take a look at them herself.

The pond's water was calm. The pond used to be home for some fish her Royal Father had back then, but since her arrival here the pond along with the garden were given to her. There was a lot going on in her mind back then, so she couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the pond at that time.

It was only a few days ago that she came to learn how beautiful the pond at night. The pond and the garden had become her most favorite place to rest and just relax.

She kept playing with the crystals in her hand, staring at the moon's reflection on the water. She knew that she was delaying taking a look at what the crystals had to say in purpose. She wasn't ready to read whatever was written in them.

'What if he hates me? What if he doesn't want to see me again? It's only natural if he does so, after what I said back then. But he should know that I didn't mean it, right? He should know that I only do this for him, right? Because I want to protect him with my life just as he saved and protected me back then.'

With such thoughts, she feels the crystals in her hand. They were warm. The gentle light profound energy blanketing them felt warm and soothing. It was just like holding his hands. She remembered how warm his hands were, and how badly she wanted to hold them again.

Thinking about his hands made her happy and she blushed. After shaking her head a few times to erase the picture of him holding her hands and prevent it from further making her cheeks even more red, she steeled herself to scan one of the crystals.

She holds it with her hand and put her other hand on top of it. After injecting her profound energy into the crystal, a voice resounded in her mind.

She could finally hear his voice after all this time. The voice that she had longed to hear this entire time. The voice that she couldn't ever forget, a voice that was always filled with affection and warmth every time he talked to her.

But not this time.

His voice was everything but. It was filled with hatred and anger, resentment and disgust, and other hateful emotions she didn't know what to call.

His words were meant for her, but... why?

"I will kill you."

The crystal only contained these four simple words. His voice was trembling, and she could tell it was because he was trying to contain his anger and resentment from erupting.

"Yun Che... Why?"

The moon still shined its gentle purple moonlight. The pond still reflected the beautiful reflection of the moon. Next to the pond was a young woman hugging her knees, as quiet sobs escaped her mouth every now and then.