South Sea.

Near the coast, stood a villa.

This was a magnificent villa, built with grandeur, dominance, and wildness.

The villa was surrounded by dragon reliefs, making it look not like a mere mortal's dwelling but rather a Dragon King's palace!

In fact, this was the Dragon King's palace, for it was the abode of Na Wudao.

The lights were bright inside the villa, where the three sons of Na Wudao were busy, for today the villa had two distinguished guests.

In the backyard of the villa.

A huge stone table was set up here, with three individuals seated around it.

Na Wudao, Yun Zheyue, and the Emperor, three of the strongest in the world, converged here!

"Na Wudao, your Dragon King palace is indeed majestic," the Emperor said. "However, I've heard you don't stay much in this villa but prefer living in a thatched hut. Why is that?"

"This villa was built in my youth, when I was sharp and naturally needed to be overwhelming," Na Wudao laughed. "But over the years, I've grown old and have become indifferent to many things; this domineering Dragon King palace, for some reason, I just can't settle down in it anymore."

"It seems that your state of mind has truly reached a level of returning to simplicity and truth!" Yun Zheyue's eyes shone with divine light, showing great regard for the old Dragon King.

"Returning to simplicity and truth?" Na Wudao laughed. "My martial path is bleak, with no road ahead in sight, and there's basically no hope for any further advancement."

"You are now the ultimate battle immortal, the most powerful person in the world. If you were to ascend to another realm, you would reach an unimaginable height!" the Emperor said gravely.

"My ambitions have long been worn away; what I seek now is merely to break through the great limit and add a little more to my lifespan," Na Wudao said with self-mockery. "I don't know if it's because the longer you live, the more you fear death, but now I'm truly very afraid of dying!"

Na Wudao was a venerable being, a contemporary of the Emperor and Yun Zheyue.

Perhaps the longer one lives, the more one cherishes life.

So, even though Na Wudao had lived for a great deal of time, he still did not wish to pass away.

Na Wudao longed to continue existing between heaven and earth and was even willing to contend for it.

"Na Wudao, that stepping stone of yours..." the Emperor began to ask, not yet finishing when Na Wudao gestured to stop him.

"He is not my stepping stone, but my opponent!" Na Wudao stated seriously.

"Isn't that the same thing?" the Emperor curled his lip, seeming somewhat unconvinced. "Anyway, how did you old guy choose him in the first place?"

Na Wudao had long ago challenged Ye Chen, and when he sent Ye Chen a letter of challenge, Ye Chen was but a minor Grandmaster!

The Emperor truly couldn't understand how Na Wudao could have predicted the future and seen that Ye Chen would grow to his current level today.

"I don't know either!" Na Wudao looked at the Emperor. "The first time I saw Ye Chen, he was just a Master-level individual, but his presence gave me an indescribable feeling, a feeling that words cannot express..."

"After the first time I saw Ye Chen, I had this inexplicable idea that this young man would be the greatest enemy of my life!"

"That feeling was mysterious, as if it came from the netherworld, from the future, from the void. In any case, I just knew that he was my ultimate rival, and only through the ultimate battle with him could I leap to immortality!"

"To this day, Ye Chen has ascended step by step; his cultivation is no weaker than mine now, which proves that my intuition was correct!"

When Na Wudao mentioned Ye Chen, his eyes erupted with extreme splendor, revealing a spirited, confident, and invincible young man – also the ultimate enemy he would face in three days!

"Your intuition isn't wrong; he is very strong," said one Emperor.

"How strong?" Na Wudao asked curiously.

"So strong it's unbelievable, beyond imagination!" the Emperor said solemnly.

To describe Ye Chen's performance as merely 'genius' would be an understatement; the Emperor, having been dominant throughout his life, had never seen such a monstrous talent – he hadn't even heard of such an existence before.

"Today, someone battled in the clouds; was it you involved in the duel?" asked Na Wudao.

"Yes, I have exchanged blows with Ye Chen, and in the end, I found him to be unstoppable!" the Emperor said. "Although he is of the younger generation, I feel that his martial arts foundation is limitless, truly stronger than anyone's!"

Ye Chen's array of martial skills left a deep impression on the Emperor.

The range of martial skills Ye Chen displayed erupted like fireworks, incessant and unending, with not a single skill repeated!

That battle would forever be etched in the Emperor's memory, for Ye Chen's fierce display was truly terrifying.

"That is very good!" Na Wudao spoke enigmatically, showing no fear of Ye Chen's strength.

"Ye Chen has the vigor of youth and should logically be revealing his edge. However, he seems to display his sharpness, but in reality, he has hidden his strongest techniques!"

"When I clashed with Ye Chen, we did not bring our utmost power to bear; this young man is unfathomable to me!"

"Especially at the end, when Yun Zheyue and I joined forces to take him down, the unstoppable might we unleashed was actually blocked by him!"

"A young prodigy, too terrifying!"

"Na Wudao, this is an enemy like no other; you must handle him with care, or you might very well capsize in the gutter!"

The Emperor couldn't help but marvel at Ye Chen's mighty invincibility, meanwhile warning Na Wudao to be fully prepared.

"In this world, besides the Great Venerable of the Other Shore, we are the mightiest!" sighed Na Wudao. "We have known each other for years, fighting countless times, thoroughly understanding each other's strength! However, it is precisely because of this that we have lost the sense of awe towards each other!"

"Now, a young hero has risen, unpredictably strong, and is about to face me in the ultimate battle. My soul is excited, my blood boiling!" Na Wudao's eyes shimmered with a terrifying divine light. "My time is nearing its end; this is my last chance. If I cannot ascend to immortality, then I shall turn to dust!"

"An old supreme being, a prodigy across the ages, this ultimate battle is highly anticipated!" said Yun Zheyue, his eyes gleaming as he looked towards the old dragon king. "Na Wudao, Ye Chen is my successor. If he falls in this battle, you will have to replace him and take on the great responsibility of the Dragon Group!"

Yun Zheyue did not have high hopes for Ye Chen, seeing as the old dragon king was too terrifying and unfathomable!

Yun Zheyue always proclaimed Ye Chen as his successor, but it wasn't because he valued Ye Chen's potential, rather it was part of his profound schemes.

Yun Zheyue bestowed the dragon head ring upon Ye Chen, and he did so in front of countless heroes not to protect Ye Chen, but to have these heroes witness his choice of Ye Chen as the successor!

Because Yun Zheyue knew at that time that Na Wudao would battle Ye Chen, and she never thought Ye Chen would survive; she was merely using Ye Chen in her calculations against Na Wudao to have this old dragon king take charge of the Dragon Group!

Becoming his successor, should Na Wudao kill Ye Chen, it would naturally fall upon him to take Ye Chen's place!

Yun Zheyue giving the dragon head ring to Ye Chen and even taking him to the South Sea was all to have him serve as a stepping stone for Na Wudao, aiding him in becoming the mightiest battle immortal!

Na Wudao's strength was unfathomable, possibly not inferior to Yun Zheyue's; once he advanced to a Land God, he would immediately become a world-shaking entity, the most invincible under the Other Shore!

Yun Zheyue needed such a powerful being to lead the Dragon Group and to be Huaxia's strongest Guardian God!

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