Her beautiful face involuntarily flushed red when she thought of this.
She couldn’t unleash all of her power in this current body, and thus she couldn’t maintain the air of Primal Chaos around her face. Ling Han could clearly see her expression. This left him astonished. ‘This empress actually has a coy side to her?
‘Has the sun risen from the west?’
Empress Luan Xing became a little angry, and said, “What are staring at me for?”
Ling Han chuckled in reply. It was truly impossible for him to fear this empress anymore.
“Come!” He swept the empress up in his divine sense and brought her into the Black Tower.
“How is this possible?!” Empress Luan Xing cried in surprise. The space inside this Spatial God Tool was far too vast.
“There are heaps of impossible things waiting for you!” Ling Han said smugly. Being able to astonish this empress so much made him feel extremely accomplished.
Empress Luan Xing felt more and more astonished as she walked through the land.
This was because there were all kinds of Godly medicine growing here. They were all thriving and brimming with vitality, and their ages were also extremely high.
She found this to be incredible. Ling Han had clearly only just arrived after opening the sky, so how could he have planted so many Godly medicines?
He didn’t have enough time!
“Come!” Ling Han grabbed the empress’ slender hand as he ran forward.
Empress Luan Xing instantly felt annoyed. ‘Has he become addicted to grabbing my hand?’
She tugged her arm and tried to break free from his grip, yet she realized that her strength was surprisingly no match for Ling Han’s. She couldn’t help but feel shocked.
Her cultivation level was clearly unchanged, so why couldn’t she break free from a mere Mountain River Tier cultivator? How was this possible?
“You…” She was so stunned that she could barely speak.
“Welcome to my world!” Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “Here, I’m the one and only king!”
“Humph!” Small Tower appeared and humphed in displeasure.
Ling Han grimaced. He sighed, and said, “Of course, there’s also the Tool Spirit of this God Tool. It never treats me—its owner—seriously.”
“Well, I’m so sorry about that,” Small Tower said sarcastically.
Empress Luan Xing was transfixed with astonishment. ‘What kind of God Tool is this? How is it so impressive? It can even elevate Ling Han’s power to a level far above mine! Also, why is this Tool Spirit so human? It doesn’t seem like a Tool Spirit at all! Shouldn’t they be emotionless and rigidly following some sort of regulation?’
They quickly arrived before the Reincarnation Tree.
“Hmm?” Notionless Saint was the first person to notice them. A puzzled expression appeared on his face as he saw Empress Luan Xing, and he said, “You remind me of the girl from before. However, you’re clearly a different person. Strange!”
Can Ye and the three others all greeted him respectfully, and said, “Young Master Han!”
Ling Han waved his hand, and said, “There’s nothing for you guys to worry about. Keep cultivating and strive to reach the Immortal level as soon as possible.”
“Understood!” The four people returned to their spots under the Reincarnation Tree and continued to cultivate.
Meanwhile, Empress Luan Xing stared at the Reincarnation Tree, and it was as if she recognized this divine tree. After a while, she shouted in surprise, “This is the Reincarnation Tree!”
Ling Han nodded, and said, “You’re truly knowledgeable! You even managed to recognize the Reincarnation Tree!”
Empress Luan Xing pondered for a moment before saying, “You bought a seed of a Reincarnation Tree once. Could this be it?”
“Spot on!” Ling Han raised his thumb as he praised the empress. No praise would be too much praise for this kind of stunning beauty.
Empress Luan Xing naturally wouldn’t pay too much attention to his deliberate praises. Instead, she mulled over how this was possible, and said, “It’s only been a little over two years since you arrived in the Immortal Realm. Regardless of what you did, it would have been impossible for you to obtain so much Godly medicine, to say nothing of this Reincarnation Tree. That being the case, there’s only one possibility left…”
Her eyes lit up, and she said, “You’re able to accelerate the growth of Godly medicine!”
“Hehe!” Ling Han chuckled, and said, “How is it? Do you want to cultivate here? This is the Reincarnation Tree, so one day’s worth of cultivation is equivalent to one year’s worth!”
Empress Luan Xing was extremely tempted by this offer. Accumulating Origin Power was an easy task to an elite like her. She could complete this process in a few thousand years. However, comprehending the great dao was different. This step could take millions or even tens of millions of years.
The fact that this galaxy only had one Eternal River Tier elite was proof of just how difficult this step was.
Empress Luan Xing stared at Ling Han, and asked, “What conditions are there?”
This favor… No, this had already transcended the level of a mere favor. If she exposed the secret of Ling Han owning a Reincarnation Tree, he would definitely be hunted by all of the Saints in the world.
‘You don’t want me to marry down, do you?’
Ling Han’s expression became serious, and he said, “I already said just then. I’ll tell you my biggest secret, and in exchange, you also need to tell me your secret.”
Empress Luan Xing humphed upon hearing this. ‘Do you think this is child’s play? You’ll tell me one secret and then I’ll tell you one?’
However, she had to admit that Ling Han trusted her a great deal. After all, he had even revealed the secret of his Reincarnation Tree to her. She couldn’t help but feel slightly touched.
‘Yes, only slightly,’ she stressed to herself.
“What do you want to know?” the empress asked haughtily.
“What’s your relationship with this body?” Ling Han asked. This was clearly Hu Feiyun’s body, yet she had suddenly become Empress Luan Xing. Her power had risen along with this transformation, though it still hadn’t reached the same height as Empress Luan Xing’s original body. Even so, it had still reached the Heavenly Body Tier.
“Haha, I know!” Notionless Saint suddenly shouted. He wasn’t content with being left aside.
“Senior knows?” Ling Han said in surprise.
“Of course!” Notionless Saint replied smugly. “It’s simple: she’s from the Nine Snake Tribe!”
Ling Han was completely baffled. ‘How does her tribe have anything to do with this?’
Empress Luan Xing decided to spill the beans upon hearing this. Otherwise, Notionless Saint would reveal her secret anyway. “The Nine Snake Tribe has a natural talent. That is, we’re able to maintain nine separate clones.”
Ling Han was dazed for a moment. Then, he suddenly came to his senses, and said, “This is one of your clones? Hang on a second… Nine Kings… The Nine Kings are your nine separate clones?”
“Correct!” Empress Luan Xing said with a nod.
Ling Han finally understood why Notionless Saint had said that Empress Luan Xing’s power should have reached nine stars, yet the power that she had displayed was far below this level. This was because the empress had distributed her power among her nine separate clones!
No wonder the Nine Kings held such lofty positions and received the unconditional support of the empress. The reason for this was simple—the Nine Kings were Empress Luan Xing!
Empress Luan Xing saw that Ling Han was still a little puzzled, so she continued, “I cultivated the Nine Deaths Heaven Art and formed nine separate bodies. When all of my clones reach the peak stage of the Heavenly Body Tier and return to my primary body, I’ll be able to reach the pinnacle level of the Heavenly Body Tier!”
Ling Han’s eyes widened in surprise,
and he said, “In reality, you’re already able to attempt breaking through to the Eternal River Tier. However, you’ve held back this entire time just because you wanted to cultivate the Heavenly Body Tier to perfection?”
“What do you think?” Empress Luan Xing replied haughtily.
Ling Han remained silent. However, he couldn’t help but admire her in his mind.
‘As expected of the talented and bold empress. She’s gone to such great lengths and even formed nine clones just to cultivate to a state of perfection.’
“What if something untoward happens to one of your clones?”
“Then I’ll suffer an eternal dao wound and lose any chance of becoming the strongest.”
Chapter 1144 - Intimate Talk with the Empress
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“So, you have to form nine clones every time you’re trying to reach the pinnacle level?” Ling Han asked.
“Correct.” Empress Luan Xing nodded with a serious expression, and said, “The higher my cultivation level, the longer it takes for my nine clones to reach the peak stage. This is also a test. If I insist on pursuing the pinnacle level after reaching the Eternal River Tier, I mightn’t have enough time to reach the Genesis Tier.
“However…” She paused for a moment before continuing, “Everything’s changed now that there’s the Reincarnation Tree.”
Things had indeed changed. The higher one’s cultivation level, the longer it would take to comprehend the great dao. However, the Reincarnation Tree could assist one in comprehending the great dao, with one day’s worth of comprehension under the Reincarnation Tree equivalent to one year’s worth in the outside world. Even cultivating 90 clones would be no problem, much less a mere nine clones.
Ling Han glanced at the empress. What did she mean? She still hadn’t become a member of the Ling Clan yet, but she was already planning to take advantage of the Ling Clan’s resources?
“Ahem!” He coughed softly, and said, “That, um… Although I shared my secret with you, I never said that I was going to share the Reincarnation Tree as well!”
“All lands under the heaven belong to the imperial authority,” Empress Luan Xing said haughtily. “You’re a citizen of my empire, and I’ve already shown great generosity by allowing you to maintain possession of the Reincarnation Tree, yet you still want to keep all the benefits for yourself?”
‘F*ck! As expected of a ruler! So slippery!’
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “This is my most valuable treasure, so how can I share it with outsiders? It’s not impossible for you to cultivate here, but look, those four are my followers, and this senior is… Forget about it, he’s not even a person. In any case, you’re not one of us, so you can’t cultivate here.”
Notionless Saint couldn’t help but feel vexed. If he wasn’t a person, then what was he? There was no need to insult him like that, was there? At the very least, he had been a Saint once, okay?!
‘Sigh, I’m under someone else’s roof, so I can only endure this.’
How could Empress Luan Xing not understand Ling Han’s words? “One of us”… What did “one of us” mean? She humphed in reply. This brat was indeed having dirty thoughts about her.
However, she couldn’t become angry no matter what.
If Ling Han had genuinely been a shameless lowlife, he would’ve pushed her over and done her a long time ago. Why would he wait until now?
‘What a weird person.’
“Then what do you want?” She squinted her eyes, a dangerous aura radiating from her body.
“Hehe, you’d better think your actions through carefully,” Ling Han said with a chuckle. “This is my territory, so whatever I say goes. Don’t act too mighty, or you’ll have to be careful of being punished by me!”
He had wanted to smack this empress’s bottom since long ago. Although this wasn’t the empress’ primary body, that didn’t matter too much. Her mind and spirit were in this body, so she would definitely feel whatever this body felt.
Empress Luan Xing’s overwhelming aura instantly weakened. If this were the outside world, she would be able to suppress Ling Han with a single hand. But here? Sorry, but this was indeed Ling Han’s territory, where everything that he said went.
Ling Han rubbed his hands together, and his expression was as if he eagerly wanted Empress Luan Xing to act stubbornly and retort.
Empress Luan Xing rolled her eyes.
Ling Han smiled, and said, “Why did you suddenly appear just then? Wasn’t it because you were jealous?”
“Huh?” Empress Luan Xing chuckled coldly, and said, “Jealous? Do you think I have that much spare time?”
“Then why did you interfere?” Ling Han asked with a smile. He didn’t mind wasting time with the empress.
“Why do I have to tell you?” Empress Luan Xing said with a cold chuckle.
Ling Han grinned, and said, “You asked for it!”
He lifted the empress up and pressed her onto his knees. He then immediately started to act like a lowlife pervert without a word of warning.
Pa, pa, pa!
He started to smack the empress’ bottom.
He was most powerful being in the Black Tower—apart from Small Tower.
Ling Han had never considered himself to be a person of noble character, and the only thing that had stopped him from forcing himself onto the empress was the principles that he stood by. However, they had already embraced, felt each other up, and kissed. In Ling Han’s books, she was already his wife.
They had already gone so far, so how could he allow the empress to marry someone else? No way!
Thus, smacking the empress’ bottom didn’t weigh him down with any mental burden.
The empress struggled and attempted to break free. This was far too embarrassing!
“Detestable!” she spat through gritted teeth. However, her voice was dripping with a seductive and alluring edge.
She was clearly in Hu Feiyun’s body right now, so she wasn’t a stunning beauty, even though she was still extremely beautiful. However, now that she possessed the empress’ soul, her every move was enchanting and filled a womanly charm.
Ling Han snickered, and said, “So, are you going to tell me now?”
“Do you want to die?” the empress asked in fury. She had never imagined that Ling Han—who had been so restrained during their two years together—would actually do something so audacious. He was actually smacking her bottom!
She could feel bursts of numbness traveling over from her bottom. It didn’t hurt, yet it felt as if some unknown emotion had been lit inside her, making her involuntarily press her legs together.
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “Have you learned your lesson yet?”
Smacking this clone’s bottom already felt so amazing, so how incredible would it feel to smack her primary body’s bottom?
His heart shuddered as he thought of this, and he almost howled aloud in excitement.
“Y-you win!” The empress could only submit to Ling Han. The situation left her with no other option.
Ling Han still hadn’t had enough yet, and he said, “Why didn’t you resist for longer? I still haven’t had enough yet. Sigh…”
Empress Luan Xing felt as if she were about to go crazy. She really wanted to bite him to death. She humphed, and said, “It’s not impossible for you to marry me!”
They had hugged, embraced, and kissed, and she couldn’t bring herself to kill this man, either. Thus, it seemed as if marrying down was her only option.
As an empress, she was naturally domineering and resolute. She definitely wouldn’t hesitate and wallow in indecisiveness.
“What conditions do you have? List them out!” Ling Han said confidently.
“I’ll marry you once you advance to the Genesis Tier!” Empress Luan Xing said.
“Oi, oi, oi… That’s way too insincere!” Ling Han said in protest. “You’re so talented, yet it still took you one million years to
reach the consummate level of the Heavenly Body Tier. If I want to marry you, won’t that take two or even three million years?”
‘He feels so good about himself!’ Empress Luan Xing said in her mind.
Ling Han had shown zero doubts about being able to reach the Genesis Tier. His only worry was how “long” it would take for him to reach this level.
However, was two or three million years genuinely a long time?
If he could reach the Genesis Tier in two or three million years, he would have definitely achieved a first—at least, this was the case in Empress Luan Xing’s mind. Two or three million years was an incredibly short amount of time.
“I’m about to reach the pinnacle level of the Heavenly Body Tier. As such, reaching the Eternal River Tier is only a matter of time. If your cultivation level is inferior to mine, what right do you have to marry me?” she said calmly.
“Understood!” Ling Han clapped his hands, and said, “Sit tight and wait for me. You’re bound to become my wife!”
Empress Luan Xing humphed, and said, “That’s a matter for the future. Right now, you’re still my subordinate. If you dare to— Ahhh!”
She wanted to warn Ling Han, yet he unexpectedly pressed her onto his knees and started to smack her bottom again.
“Say, Empress, you’ve gotten one thing wrong. Wedding you is only a formality. Don’t attempt to challenge your man’s authority!” Ling Han was delighted that he had another opportunity to smack the empress’ shapely bottom.
“Also, what’s going to happen to the Ninth King’s soul?”
Chapter 1145 - Ancient Divine Tribe
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Why do I have to explain to you?” Empress Luan Xing asked haughtily.
Pa!
There was a crisp smacking sound.
Ling Han waved his hand, and said, “It seems like you still don’t understand the situation you’re in!”
This smack sent a stinging sensation through her body. The mysterious feeling in her body boiled even more intensely, and it was as if she were about to explode. She didn’t dare to keep going. If she was aroused and anything more happened, wouldn’t she be frequently subjected to this kind of situation in the future?
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