Chapter 0267: Make a Wise Choice

Two years later, Huang Long returned from Tianyun!
Instantly, Chishui Island was filled with laughter and joy.
After gathering with the Huang family and others in the main hall of the Sihai Imperial Palace, Huang Long, the Huang family, Bogge, and others learned about the events that had taken place over those two years.
Not long after Huang Long and his group left Hengyuan, Pope Haides of the Light Church and the escaped supreme elder of the Dragon Clan were captured and killed by Bogge and his men. With the Holy Mountain of the Church and its various strongholds destroyed by them, both the Church and the Dragon Clan were completely ruined. Not long ago, Jeler from the Leiyan Mansion also failed to escape and was killed by Gusta.
Upon learning that Jeler had died at Gusta’s hands, Huang Long asked in detail how Gusta killed him. Back then, when Huang Long killed Sophia, the ruler of Youwu Domain, in Tianyun, he searched her soul and learned from her memories that Jeler was connected to her.
Sophia was a powerful ally of the Myles family in the Hell Divine Realm and had good relations with the Sel family belonging to the Leiyan Mansion. It was Jeler who told Sophia everything about Huang Long, which explained why Sophia knew so much about him.
With the death of Pope Haides and others, all threats in the Hengyuan Realm were eliminated!
Over these two years, Chishui Island had developed by leaps and bounds.
Thanks to the efforts of the Huang family, Bogge and others, along with the cooperation of the Sea Folk, the Sihai Empire had taken shape, ruling over tens of thousands of square miles of sea area and thousands of islands centered around Chishui Island.
Each island was bustling with activity, with cities being built one after another.
“Bogge, Natt, Gusta, you’ve done well,” said Huang Long with a nod and a smile after learning about the Sihai Empire.
Given the scale of the Sihai Empire, it was clear that Bogge and his men had put in a lot of effort.
Hearing Huang Long’s praise for their efforts, Bogge and his men were delighted and replied respectfully, “It’s what we’re supposed to do.”
Huang Long asked the Huang family and Bogge and others about the situation of the Sihai Empire, while the Huang family also asked about Huang Long’s group’s experiences in Tianyun.
“We just arrived in Tianyun when we were chased by over a dozen powerful beings from the Divine Realm,” Huang Long replied calmly after hearing their questions.
“What?! Over a dozen powerful beings chasing us?!” Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, and the others were shocked, as were Bogge and his men.
“What happened after that?!” Although Zhao Rong knew her son had returned safely, she couldn’t help but worry and asked anxiously.

“Later, we fled all the way and landed on a nearby planet before we could shake off their pursuit,” said Huang Long, briefly describing the situation at the time. Though Huang Long spoke casually, seemingly unbothered, everyone could imagine the danger involved. Especially Zhao Rong, who was deeply worried, exclaimed in relief upon hearing that Huang Long had luckily escaped to an enemy-controlled planet, preventing them from continuing the chase, which made Huang Long smile helplessly.

Huang Long also didn’t hide the details of his own ordeal, including being trapped on the Dark Star and even the End of Laws Planet, as well as the explosion there. He briefly recounted it to everyone, who were shocked by what they heard. Especially when it came to Huang Long being trapped on the End of Laws Planet and the explosion, Zhao Rong’s face turned pale as she tightly held her husband Huang Xiong’s hand, trembling violently.

“What?! Long, did you kill the King of Tianyun Realm?!” But when they heard that Huang Long had escaped from the End of Laws Planet and killed King Oster of Tianyun Realm, Huang Xiong and Zhao Rong exclaimed in shock, while Bog and the others looked at Huang Long in disbelief.

The King of Tianyun Realm, the ruler of a realm, was equivalent to the guardian of the Hengyuan Plane. To Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, Bog, and the others, he was the supreme being.

Yet he was killed by Huang Long!

“Long, will there be trouble later?!” After the shock, Zhao Rong asked anxiously.

As her cultivation improved and the Huang family’s status rose, Zhao Rong’s understanding had also expanded. She naturally knew that supreme beings like realm kings and plane guardians were backed by families from divine planes.

“Some trouble might arise, but probably not much,” Huang Long said after pondering for a moment.

He had thought about this question too.

King Oster was just a lower-tier god, and since he was killed by Huang Long, the divine-plane families likely wouldn’t send powerful gods to kill him. After all, with his current strength, even an ordinary mid-tier god couldn’t defeat him.

However, with King Oster’s death, the Leopold family from his own Light Supreme God Plane would surely send someone to take over as the new King of Tianyun Realm. It was uncertain whether this new king would come to Hengyuan to cause trouble for Huang Long over Oster.

But since realm kings in lower-dimensional spaces could only be lower-tier gods, Huang Long wasn’t worried about that.

Hearing Huang Long’s words, the worry on Zhao Rong’s face lessened somewhat. But then everyone thought of another question: if Huang Long could now kill a realm king, just how strong was he now?!

If one can be assigned by their family to serve as a Realm King in a lower-dimensional space, then Ost, among the lower gods, must also be quite powerful. On the day Huang Long returned to Hengyuan, he discussed matters with everyone at the Four Seas Imperial Palace for half a day before they dispersed. After they left, Huang Long didn’t rush to plan the future development of the Four Seas Empire. Instead, he returned to his own palace and began practicing the “Water-Fire Primordial Dragon Art” to absorb and stabilize the immortal energy within his body. As Huang Long reached the realm of an immortal and became a Heavenly Immortal, the “Water-Fire Primordial Dragon Art” advanced from the perfected level of the Dragon King to the early stage. Half a month later, Huang Long began absorbing and melting the seven divine bodies of Realm King Ost. However, to his surprise, after doing so, his physical body did not become stronger as before—indeed, it showed no change at all. Frowning, Huang Long wondered if it was because he was now an immortal with an immortal body. He had originally planned to continuously strengthen his physical body by absorbing the bodies of godly warriors, even reaching the strength of his past life. But now it seemed that plan wouldn’t work. If he wanted to improve his cultivation, he would have to take pills. Yet, as a Heavenly Immortal, the materials needed for effective cultivation pills—immortal spirit pills—were not available in the Hengyuan realm. It seemed a trip to the divine realms had become inevitable. That day, after his attempts to absorb Ost’s seven divine bodies failed, Huang Long stepped out of his palace. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he looked into the void, saying, “Since you’ve come, why not show yourself?” As soon as his words faded, a surprised exclamation came from the void. Then, a middle-aged man appeared—Yule, the guardian of the Hengyuan realm. “Yule,” Huang Long was surprised to see him. “Haha, Brother Huang Long, I came uninvited. You won’t blame me for intruding, right?” Yule appeared with a cheerful smile, appearing very friendly, as if they had been brothers for years. Hearing Yule’s address, Huang Long paused briefly before smiling calmly and inviting Yule inside. Yule didn’t hesitate and sat down beside Huang Long. Though he appeared calm on the surface, he was inwardly astonished—it seemed the news he had heard was mostly true! After sitting down, Yule looked at Huang Long with a strange expression before sighing, “Brother Huang Long, your fame has spread not only throughout Hengyuan but also in the surrounding dimensional spaces!” Huang Long had a vague suspicion of what was going on.

“The news that you, Tianyun and your group, have killed Ost, the king of the Tianyun Realm, has already spread!” Youlei’s expression was complex. Just a few hours ago, when he heard this news, he was shocked, unable to believe it—indeed, it could even be described as incredible. Perhaps the powerful beings in other dimensional spaces were unaware, but as the guardian of the Eternal Core, he naturally knew that Huang Long was not even twenty years old! To kill a realm king at such a young age—how terrifying would that be if it became known?! Even though Ost was only a lower god, he was still a realm king, on par with him, the guardian of the Eternal Core! Ost’s strength was comparable to his own. If Huang Long had killed Ost, then this meant… He understood best. Over two years ago, when Huang Long attacked the Holy Mountain and fought against the four-winged angel Tobid, he stepped in to stop them. Although Huang Long was strong, he still believed he could easily defeat him. But two years later, Huang Long’s strength had risen to such an extent?! Hearing Youlei’s words, Huang Long wasn’t surprised. He had long expected that the news of his killing of King Ost and the others would eventually spread. With a calm expression, Huang Long nodded to show he understood. This time, when the topic of King Ost came up, Youlei couldn’t hide the shock on his face. “Actually, I’ve come here to extend a formal invitation from our Theodore family to Brother Huang Long,” Youlei said solemnly after calming his emotions. “An invitation?” Huang Long frowned. “That’s right, Brother Huang Long. You’ve killed Ost, the king of the Tianyun Realm. Although Ost doesn’t hold a high position in their Leopold family, his uncle does. Though the Leopold family unlikely to send god-tier warriors to the mortal realm to deal with you, if you enter the divine realm, you’ll surely face serious trouble. The Leopold family is a major family in the divine realm. Although their headquarters is in the Realm of the Light God, they also have significant influence in the other major god realms and the six supreme god realms,” Youlei said earnestly. “But if Brother Huang Long joins our Theodore family, things will be different.” Youlei then smiled and added, “The Leopold family is strong, but our Theodore family is no weaker. As long as Brother Huang Long joins us, he’ll enjoy our protection in the divine realm and won’t have to worry about being pursued by the Leopold family.”

“Our Theodore family is one of the ten major families in the Earth Domain’s Prime God Plane. Our ancestor was even the Prime God of Earth!” Yule said with reverence and fervor when talking about his family’s ancestor. The Prime God is the being all lower, middle, and higher gods must look up to! After a while, Yule turned to look at the Yellow Dragon. Having said all this, he believed the Yellow Dragon would make a wise choice. Unless the Yellow Dragon stayed in the Hengyuan Plane forever—but was that possible?