Chapter 0236: Lord King of the Realm

Walter, the ruler of the Scarlet Flame Realm, was enveloped in a bright red glow as a powerful heat wave radiated outward.
In the Scarlet Flame Realm, Oune and Feichi, along with those from the Divine Realm, also activated their divine power, magic, or combat energy—war was about to begin.
Suddenly, a shout came from afar: “Wait!”
Immediately afterward, six powerful auras appeared, and in the blink of an eye, six people stood before them.
“Lord Leize!” Seeing them, the people of the King’s Realm were overjoyed and bowed respectfully.
The leader of the six was Leize from the King’s Realm.
Behind Leize were Gaili, Gaiwen, and five others from the Divine Realm.
Upon their arrival, Walter, the ruler of the Scarlet Flame Realm, frowned slightly.
“Walter, it’s been hundreds of years—you’re still the same, unchanged at all,” Leize said with a smile, as if they were old friends who hadn’t seen each other in years.
Walter snorted coldly, his red eyebrows twitching as he retorted sarcastically, “You, Leize, haven’t changed either after all these years.” After a pause, he chuckled and said, “We have nothing to do, unlike you, Lord Leize, who’s always busy managing everything!”
What Walter meant was that the people of the King’s Realm interfered in their realm’s affairs.
Other rulers wouldn’t dare speak such words in front of Leize, the chief steward of the King’s Realm, but Walter still didn’t take Leize seriously.
After speaking, Walter glared at Leize.
Leize chuckled dryly, with thunderclouds rumbling within him, lightning flickering, forcing Walter’s red flames to retreat. Then he said firmly, “Walter, if the King’s Realm has offended you, please forgive us. These people are assigned by the King of the Realm, and I must take them away!”
Walter burst into loud laughter, his voice like that of an owl, “So, if people from our Scarlet Flame Realm want to take them away too, then will your King’s Realm use force?” With a mocking expression, he looked at Leize.
If the King of the Realm came, he might hesitate, but Leize, though strong, still didn’t impress him.
Although Leize was known as the strongest being below the King of the Realm in the King’s Realm.
Leize frowned. He had feared interference from the Scarlet Flame Realm before arriving, and now it had indeed happened. In the Sky Cloud Dimension, if there was anyone besides the King of the Realm he had to be cautious about, it was Walter, the ruler of the Scarlet Flame Realm.
Leize’s expression became dark and uncertain.

He turned to look at Huang Long and the others in the distance—should they retreat now? But what about the orders of the King of Worlds? “What? Lei Zhe, aren’t you leaving yet?” Val, the lord of the Red Flame Domain, frowned upon seeing Lei Zhe’s hesitation, his eyes flashing with cold light as his entire body emitted a bright red glow once again. Streams of energy surged into the sky. Everyone was shocked. Around Val’s body coiled a massive red python, hundreds of feet tall, blocking out the sun. A powerful aura spread from it. Lei Zhe’s expression changed; he sneered inwardly as lightning flared around him, forming a storm cloud. Thunder rumbled within the cloud, shaking the space itself and dispersing the red flames emitted by Val. Continuous crashes of energy filled the air. The presence of these two divine-level warriors, among the strongest in the Sky Cloud Dimension, forced the surrounding warriors to retreat. Huang Long and Long Yi stepped aside, watching the confrontation with flickering eyes. Huang Long was puzzled—why would Val confront the King of Worlds’ palace just for them? Could it be because he had captured Jeffrey, the thirteenth son of the enemy lord of the Glass Domain? Huang Long shook his head inwardly; that was impossible. Seeing Lei Zhe confronting him, Val’s eyes turned sinister as he sneered, “If that’s the case, don’t blame me for not being polite!” With that, the red python around him lunged at Lei Zhe. Lei Zhe’s expression grew serious, but his eyes burned with fighting spirit. He shouted loudly, raising his hands. Lightning flashed as two thunder dragons formed, charging straight at the red python. At the same time, he leaped up and struck with a palm. Thunder roared, the sky changed color, and waves of lightning rippled outward like ripples on water. At the center of these waves, two columns of lightning circled around, attacking Val. Seeing this, Val’s mocking smile faded as he also leaped up, punching with both fists. Red flames collided with those columns of lightning. The space exploded with thunder, and all buildings in the streets below were reduced to dust. Within dozens of miles, the citizens of Wind Mist City had already fled in panic. As Val and Lei Zhe fought, the people of the Red Flame Domain and the King of Worlds’ palace also clashed violently. In an instant, divine power and energy collisions turned everything around them into ruins.

However, both sides had their own concerns, so they acted with caution. Otherwise, not only would Wind and Mist City be affected, but also the cities around it, and even Chiyan City, the capital of the Chiyan Region, would be destroyed. After a while, some powerful warriors from the Chiyan Region’s palaces also arrived and joined the fierce battle. Long Yi and the others exchanged glances, surprised that things had escalated to this extent. “Brother Huang Long, what do we do now?” Long Yi asked, looking hesitant. Huang Long pondered for a moment and said, “Let’s wait and see what happens!” Although the people of the Realm King’s Palace were preoccupied and unable to stop them, they could leave at any time. But what after they left? Though they didn’t understand why the ruler of the Chiyan Region wanted to protect them, Huang Long still decided to stay and see the ruler’s intentions. If the two sides could cooperate, that wouldn’t be bad either. With the support of the Chiyan Region’s palace, they would have much easier access to Tianyun. Moreover, they might be able to use this ruler to contact the ruler of the Qingyao Region, and perhaps the issue with the magic teleportation array could be resolved then. Roar! Suddenly, a roar came from the sky. Looking up, everyone saw that the ruler of the Chiyan Region had transformed into a humanoid monster covered in crimson scales. This transformed form was similar to the evolution of the Sel family from the Leiyan Palace back then, except that Ze Wei had been dark blue all over, while this ruler was entirely crimson. After this transformation, the ruler’s strength soared. In an instant, he appeared in front of Lei Zhe, accompanied by waves of crimson light. “Realm King’s Palace?! Hehe!” The ruler’s eyes flashed with fierce intensity as he stretched out his hands, which swelled several times before slamming at Lei Zhe. Lei Zhe, who was already fighting against the ruler, was shocked. It was too late to retreat. A flash of lightning appeared in his eyes, and at that moment, a purple crystal appeared above his head. As the crystal appeared, cracks spread through the space, and purple lightning surged into the sky, illuminating the entire world—visible to everyone on Chiyan Star. It was Lei Zhe, in a moment of desperate danger, unleashing his lightning divine essence. Waves of destructive lightning energy burst forth, turning the surrounding space into an ocean of lightning elements. The ruler of the Chiyan Region was forced to retreat. After retreating, a red crystal appeared above Val’s head. Soon after, Val unleashed his fire divine essence, with fire energy flowing out like molten lava. Zizzle! Pop!

High above, the mighty forces of fire and lightning collided, causing the ground to begin cracking. Within hundreds of miles, everything was covered in red and purple. Inside the Domain Palace, Fei Qi and the others also stepped back in shock. “Enough, Lei Zhe!” Just as the Lord of the Red Flame Realm, Val, and Lei Zhe of the Realm Palace summoned their divine essences and were about to engage in another battle, a majestic voice rang out from above. Hearing this voice, Lei Zhe froze. As soon as the voice faded, a young man dressed in a white scholar’s robe appeared between Val and Lei Zhe. A halo of light surrounded the young man, seemingly fragile and breakable, yet neither Val nor Lei Zhe could approach even a hundred feet close to him, as the fire and lightning powers emanating from their divine essences were repelled. “Lord Realm King!” Upon seeing the young man, Lei Zhe retracted his divine essence and stepped forward, bowing respectfully. Soon, other powerful beings from the Realm Palace also came forward to pay their respects: “Lord Realm King!” This young man, who appeared to be a scholar, was none other than the Realm King who ruled the entire Tianyun dimension—Oster! Long Yi and the others were stunned. Huang Long’s eyes flickered. Seeing the young man, Val frowned and retracted his fire divine essence as well. At that moment, the powerful warriors of the Red Flame Realm also gathered around Val, bowing respectfully to the young man: “Lord Realm King!” Oster nodded slightly in acknowledgment. Val remained silent, staring at Oster. Oster glanced at Val and said calmly, “Val, do you really want to stop our Realm Palace from taking these people away?” He pointed at Huang Long and the others with a disdainful look. Val snorted coldly. Though he said nothing, his expression was no longer as firm as before. After all, the other party was the Realm King of Tianyun, and the Red Flame Star Realm was under his rule—there were limits to what they could do. Val had to consider the consequences. Moreover, was it really worth protecting Huang Long and the others for that sake? “I’ll take these people away,” Oster said after looking at Val. “Consider it an obligation I owe you, Val.” In Oster’s view, as long as the people of the Red Flame Realm didn’t interfere, those small divine realms from outside would surely fall easily. Hearing this, Val was stunned and frowned.