"Surprised?"

"Unexpected?"

The Azure Dragon Emperor seemed quite idle, as if savoring his unbelievably shocked expression with a wicked sense of amusement.

Brother Cheng swallowed hard.

"So surprised, so damn unexpected."

This news was hard for even someone as laid-back as him to digest.

In the history of the Azure Dragon Race, there had only been one Dragon Emperor, and Brother Cheng was considered the second.

These past few days, he occasionally thought about the first Azure Dragon that was born when the Immortal Realm first opened.

Compared to that one, he was far less prominent in stature.

He wasn't even part of the Dragon Race, his Realm didn't even reach the Quasi-Emperor level.

He even fantasized a bit about how it would be when the real Dragon Emperor appeared, wondering if he should imitate it somehow.

And now seeing this...

It really was baffling.

Compared to this legitimate one, he, the impostor, looked more like a Dragon Emperor, didn't he?

"Are you really the Azure Dragon Emperor?"

Before this, Brother Cheng actually inquired about Cang Ji's predecessor as Dragon Emperor.

The response he got was that he didn't know either, but he believed the emperor wasn't dead, just hadn't appeared for at least fifty billion years.

Back then, Brother Cheng muttered to himself, isn't that basically dead?

"Seems you still don't quite believe..."

The languid female voice was almost bone-deep, making one shiver.

Then, in just a moment, the sound of intense winds echoed from afar.

It was Cang Ji, Cangqiong, Yikong, Mo Yang, and other high-level Quasi-Emperor figures rushing over as if fleeing for their lives.

Upon arrival, they frantically searched around, seemingly crazed.

"Great Emperor, is it you?"

Cang Ji called out in a trembling voice, his dragon eyes filled with expectation and disbelief.

"I just felt your summon..."

Cangqiong was also unable to maintain his calm. This usually silent dragon was trembling all over.

"Are you really... still alive?"

"Cang Cheng awakened my residual thoughts!"

The female voice rose again, still hers, but Jiang Cheng's perception of it completely changed.

The voice was deep and vast, devoid of Immortal Power or pressure, yet it carried a domineering aura that made all spirits bow their heads!

Previously, when she spoke, it was like whispering in the ear.

But now, it felt as if she was a world apart from everyone, forever unreachable, only to be worshipped.

With a flurry, the seven Quasi-Emperors descended without hesitation, prostrating fully on the ground.

"Greetings, Azure Dragon Emperor!"

"Please forgive us for taking matters into our own hands, making him the new Dragon Emperor."

"No matter!"

She spoke again, as if delivering an oracle.

"I am quite satisfied."

"You all should assist him as you have assisted me."

"Withdraw!"

The original high-level members Cang Ji and Cangqiong still had countless questions for her.

Like what her current situation was, whether she had fallen and only a remnant of her remained or was trapped somewhere, or suffered serious injuries.

However, upon hearing the word "withdraw," they retreated immediately without lingering.

Not daring to ask even one more question.

It was clear they revered her to the utmost, treating her words as the ultimate truth.

Until those high-level figures withdrew, she spoke again.

"So, do you believe now, little brother?"

And this time, she switched back to her previous playful and lazy tone.

"I believe..."

Brother Cheng twitched his lips, feeling as if a thousand horses were galloping in his heart, truly baffled.

She really was the Dragon Emperor after all.

"You were truly impressive in front of them."

If the Azure Dragon Empress had shown this aura from the beginning, he would have believed it long ago.

The hidden female voice sighed in frustration.

"I didn't want to be like this either."

"But they're usually so serious and dull, dull to death, not at all receptive to jokes. What could I do?"

"Since they like that kind of Dragon Emperor, I'll just fulfill it for them."

"You're more interesting though, little brother. I've been observing you these days, becoming more and more satisfied, more and more fond, hehe..."

Brother Cheng could imagine a female dragon licking her lips with glowing eyes, and he couldn't help but shiver.

"No thanks, I appreciate the thought, but can you stop spying on me?"

"Little brother, your words really sting, sis!"

Despite saying it was hurtful, her tone revealed no disappointment, and she instead boasted with pride.

"Sister's human form is quite beautiful, you know. Back then, I and the Ice Phoenix paired up to infiltrate the Human Race side and were both voted among the five great beauties of the Immortal Realm!"

"Many Little Immortals were infatuated with us, and some of them might now be Immortal Emperors?"

"It's no loss for you if I take a look at you."

Whew!

There were so many points to ridicule, Brother Cheng didn't even know where to start.

Suddenly, he realized.

"You know I'm human?"

The Azure Dragon Empress answered naturally, "Of course, from the moment you entered the Azure Dragon Valley, I saw that you were just a human who accidentally acquired the Azure Dragon Bloodline."

"No way, big sis..."

Brother Cheng was surprised once more. The Azure Dragon Empress knew he was human, yet she still approved of him becoming the next Dragon Emperor?

And she let Cang Ji, Cangqiong, and others cooperate with him in the future?

"Hehe! Sister, I only care about the result of the bloodline, regardless of your original race or how you acquired the bloodline; it doesn't matter."

"After all, little brother, you have already formed a bond of cause and effect with the Azure Dragon Race."

"Perhaps this is the guidance of fate..."

Your heart is truly big, Sis.

Being called brother by an entity who lived who knows how many years, Brother Cheng didn't feel out of place, even feeling he'd gained an advantage, his seniority skyrocketing by who knows how many tens of thousands of generations?

However...

"It's fine to call me brother, just drop the 'little,' can't you?"

"Why?"

"It's a matter of principle!"

The Azure Dragon Empress chuckled with profound meaning, "Got it, got it..."

Damn, you got it again, just how much do you understand?

"So are you dead or alive now?"

"Neither dead nor alive."

"Can you speak plainly?"

The Azure Dragon Empress hidden in the shadows sighed, and for rare moment, her tone grew downcast.

"Even I don't know if I count as alive."

"What do you mean? Were you gravely injured to the brink of death?"

To Brother Cheng, did it mean the Azure Dragon Empress suffered like Immortal Mo once did, only resulting in a residual soul after being defeated in battle?

"You've truly underestimated sister here, am I that incompetent?"

In the shadows, the Azure Dragon Empress remarked leisurely, "Don't forget, I once controlled the Speed Rule. There's no one in this world who can eliminate me."

This offhand remark gave Jiang Cheng a sense of momentum greater than when she faced Cang Ji and Cangqiong earlier.

Perhaps this is the true grandeur befitting the Azure Dragon Emperor?

She was right; controlling the Speed Rule meant even if besieged, even if outmatched, she could escape whenever she wished.

Just like how he previously made 'touring appearances' in the Middle Immortal Realm, others surrounded and intercepted him to no avail, unless he chose to stop.

"So what happened later, how did you end up like this?"

"I was merged with the Speed Rule," the Azure Dragon Empress said melancholically.

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