Chapter 0693: Could It Be a Holy King?!

Huang Long’s mocking voice rang out, and the Fire Yang Divine King’s expression turned extremely ugly. He clenched his fists tightly—how dare a mere Lesser Supreme God mock him as an idiot in front of him?!
The suppressed murderous intent within the Fire Yang Divine King erupted.
However, thinking back to his earlier demands, he also realized he had been somewhat “idiotic” and excessive. His face turned red.
“Yet, do you really think you can just ask a Divine King to help you with nothing but words? Don’t you think that’s equally stupid?!” the Fire Yang Divine King said coldly, staring at Huang Long with murderous intent.
If his demands were stupid, then wasn’t Huang Long’s attempt to get a Divine King to help a mere Lesser Supreme God equally foolish?!
Even if a powerful Divine King asked another powerful Divine King for help, it would be impossible without compelling incentives—let alone for a mere Lesser Supreme God!
As the Fire Yang Divine King sneered, he also looked at Huang Long with mockery.
Huang Long remained calm, staring back at him and slowly saying, “The Tianyu Tree is in my hands!”
“What?!” The Fire Yang Divine King’s expression changed drastically. His eyes widened as he stared at Huang Long—the dark-haired young man who had actually stolen the Tianyu Tree right under the noses of their nine Divine Kings!
The Fire Yang Divine King could hardly believe it.
It wasn’t that he doubted Huang Long’s words, but rather that he found it inconceivable.
The one who had stolen the Tianyu Tree right under the noses of the nine Divine Kings was actually a mere Lesser Supreme God!
Moreover, after the nine Divine Kings attacked, he had managed to escape unharmed—seemingly without a single injury!
The Fire Yang Divine King couldn’t hide his shock. If earlier Huang Long had escaped twice in front of him and even managed to attack, nearly injuring him, it had made him cautious. But now, he was simply in shock.
Huang Long’s status had instantly changed in his eyes.
When the Fire Yang Divine King looked at Huang Long again, his gaze had changed—complex, with a sense of equality toward an equal foe!
Yes, equality, not the condescending look he had given him before, as if looking down at an ant at his feet.
Because even under those circumstances, he wasn’t sure he could have escaped unscathed!
Yet, this dark-haired young man had done it!
The Fire Yang Divine King took a deep breath, stared at Huang Long, and asked, “Where is the Tianyu Tree?!” Since Huang Long had said it was in his possession, even the most foolish of the Fire Yang Divine King understood what Huang Long meant.

As the Voice of the Fire Yang Divine King spoke, Huang Long’s mind conjured up the Group of Immortals Pavilion. Once it appeared, the Tianyou Tree, which had been suppressed within its array, emerged from within it.

Huang Long wasn’t worried about the other party trying to snatch it—so long as the Fire Yang Divine King wasn’t utterly foolish, he wouldn’t commit such a stupid act.

The Fire Yang Divine King glanced at the Tianyou Tree that appeared from the Pavilion, then at the Pavilion itself. Its surface was entwined by the spirit beast, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, emitting a powerful aura. Though this aura was insignificant to the Fire Yang Divine King, he could tell that this artifact, shaped like a triangular golden mountain, was of high rank!

A Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure?!

The Fire Yang Divine King’s expression grew complex.

Who was this young man with black hair?! He searched his memories—there seemed to be no such powerful figure in the Hongmeng World. Although the other party was a Supreme Divine, his ability to snatch the Tianyou Tree from their nine Divine Kings and escape unscathed surely meant he had a great reputation; he should have heard of him.

The Fire Yang Divine King pondered deeply.

Huang Long watched him quietly, saying nothing.

After a while, the Fire Yang Divine King raised his head and looked at the Tianyou Tree, saying, “I want to get the Tianyou Tree first!” He could offer help, but he needed to obtain the Tianyou Tree first!

Huang Long remained calm, looked at him, and shook his head: “No!”

If the Fire Yang Divine King got the Tianyou Tree first and then went back on his word, what could Huang Long do?

The Fire Yang Divine King frowned. The Tianyou Tree was naturally very important to him, but what if he helped the other party and they went back on their word?!

Like Huang Long, he also had concerns.

In fact, helping Huang Long enter the seventh layer of the Xuanyang River meant little loss to him—just some effort. And with that effort, he could gain the top-tier Hongmeng Spiritual Treasure, the Tianyou Tree—he would be a winner!

But that was assuming he could get the Tianyou Tree first.

After a while, the Fire Yang Divine King asked, “What do you mean?”

Huang Long pondered for a moment before saying, “I can give you the Tianyou Tree, but I’ll place restrictions on it. Also, you must swear first in the name of the Lord of Hongmeng!”

Huang Long knew that if he gave the Tianyou Tree after helping him enter the seventh layer of the Xuanyang River, the other party would surely refuse, so he came up with this compromise.

In this Hongmeng World, even powerful Divine Kings were bound by its rules. By having them swear in the name of the Lord of Hongmeng, Huang Long wasn’t afraid the Fire Yang Divine King would go back on his word!

If Huoyang goes back on his word, he will surely suffer the backlash of the rules of the Hongmeng World. Moreover, the Yellow Dragon has placed a restriction there, and this restriction won’t be easily broken. With Huoyang the Divine King’s strength, it would take years to break it, by which time the Xuanhuang River would have already opened, and Huoyang would no longer be able to go back on his word.

If the other party has other intentions, the Yellow Dragon can pull the Tianyin Tree back into its body before that party breaks the restriction on it.

After hearing the Yellow Dragon’s words, Huoyang the Divine King also fell into deep thought. After a while, he spoke up, “Alright. But since I am to swear by the name of the Lord of Hongmeng, then you must also swear by that name!”

Huoyang the Divine King was wary, fearing that the Yellow Dragon might play tricks with the restriction. Although the other party was just a Supreme God, Huoyang the Divine King no longer dared to treat him as such.

Could an ordinary Supreme God powerhouse escape unscathed even under the attacks of the nine Divine Kings?!

The Yellow Dragon looked at Huoyang the Divine King and nodded in agreement to his request.

Then, the two swore by the name of the Lord of Hongmeng. After swearing, the Yellow Dragon placed a restriction on the Tianyin Tree before handing it over to him.

The Yellow Dragon took back the Group of Immortals Pavilion and the Chaos Bell into its body.

After taking the Tianyin Tree into his body, Huoyang the Divine King felt complex emotions. The Yellow Dragon left him in a state of unrest for a long time.

“Let’s go back!” At that moment, the Yellow Dragon spoke. After saying that, he turned and went to the teleportation array, then left the battlefield of this plane. Since the Chaos Huoyang Stone had already been found, there was no longer any need to stay in this battlefield of the Hongmeng World, Tianwai Tian. For the Yellow Dragon, what was most important now was the upcoming Xuanhuang River!

After the Yellow Dragon disappeared from the teleportation array, Huoyang the Divine King also went to the teleportation array with mixed feelings and left Tianwai Tian after the Yellow Dragon.

After leaving Tianwai Tian, Huoyang the Divine King appeared at the main city’s teleportation array in the Hongmeng World, where the Yellow Dragon was already waiting.

Huoyang the Divine King stared at the Yellow Dragon and said after a while, “Yellow Dragon, I need to stay in the Hongmeng World for a few days! I still have some matters to handle.”

Yet, as he said these words, Huoyang the Divine King felt a tightness in his chest. A mere Divine King having to ask a Supreme God for permission to stay, and even negotiate—depending on the other party’s attitude—seemed absurd.

The Yellow Dragon glanced at Huoyang the Divine King and asked, “How many days?!”

Huoyang the Divine King pondered for a moment and replied, “Three days!” Three days was enough time to handle some of his matters.

“Alright!” The Yellow Dragon nodded.

It had been less than three months since leaving the Chaos Divine Plane, and there was still plenty of time before the half-year deadline of the Xuanhuang River, so there was no rush even for these three days.

After hearing Huang Long’s agreement, the Fire Yang Divine King sighed inwardly and then said, “I’ll be back in three days!” With that, he vanished in a flash. Huang Long watched as the Fire Yang Divine King disappeared, stayed for a moment, and then left the teleportation array as well. He found a hotel in the main city and checked into a room there. The Fire Yang Divine King had said he would return in three days, so there was no need for him to lie to Huang Long. After settling in the main city, the most discussed topics among the patrons were the major events happening on the plane battlefield—such as which Archgod had perished there, which two supreme divine warriors had fought fiercely over a treasure and who had won in the end. Naturally, the hottest topic was the mysterious warrior who dared to steal a certain treasure right under the noses of the Nine Divine Kings! “Could this mysterious warrior be the leader of the Shadow Clan?!” “I don’t think so. No matter how skilled the leader of the Shadow Clan is at hiding, he can’t escape the pursuit of the Nine Divine Kings!” “Then, could it be a Holy King warrior?!” A Holy King warrior?! Hearing the gods’ discussions, and even being considered one themselves, Huang Long shook his head with a bitter smile. But it wasn’t surprising that the gods thought he was a Holy King warrior—after all, it seemed only a Holy King warrior could possibly escape unscathed under the combined attack of the Nine Divine Kings! But if he were indeed a Holy King warrior, would he need to hide? Moreover, although the Heavenly Tie Tree was a top-tier Hongmeng spiritual treasure, it wasn’t particularly attractive to a Holy King warrior. Only the ultimate Hongmeng treasures could hold such allure. Holy King warriors were immortal; few things in the world could attract them anymore. “Brother, do you think my theory is wrong?” asked a middle-aged man at a nearby table in the hotel, seeing Huang Long shaking his head. Huang Long was surprised; he hadn’t expected the man to ask him. “Well, your theory is correct,” Huang Long replied. Could it be that he was the mysterious warrior mentioned? Huang Long didn’t want to discuss this further and left the table to wander around. This main city was one of those controlled by the Thunder Roc Clan, so its streets were filled with clan members wearing their distinctive attire. “I heard that our Fifth Elder, Newwen, was killed in the Beyond Heavens!” whispered a few passing Thunder Roc Clan members. The news of Fifth Elder Newwen’s death had already spread within the clan, causing quite a stir, though it hadn’t yet reached the outside world. Hearing this, Huang Long became interested and listened attentively.

“Who said not? The clan leader returned from the beyond heavens in a fury. I heard he has sent elders to guard all the exits of the Hongmeng Realm to conduct strict inspections and must find this person!”