Dominator Emperor

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: Even a Princess Can Only Be a Maidservant (Part 1)

Chapter 41: Even a Princess Can Only Be a Maidservant (Part 1)

At that moment, everyone was stunned, including the Six Great Elders. Although they were elders of the Xiyan Ancient Sect, in terms of Dao Practice, if they were to venture into other Territories, they could only be ennobled as Heroic Heroes.

But Yu He was different. As the Chief Guardian of the Nine Saints Demon Gate, he was qualified to be ennobled as a Prince—and a Prince among Princes at that. He might even have the potential to be titled a True Master.

Before such an expert, even Elder Gu, a Great Elder of the Xiyan Ancient Sect, had to lower his status considerably. When moving through the various Territories, a Heroic Hero was simply no match for a Prince!

The Six Great Elders would normally show great respect to an expert like Yu He. Yet today, Yu He was being utterly deferential to Li Qiye. It was simply unbelievable.

What was even more unbelievable was that Yu He had brought a message from the Sun Demon Emperor: if Li Qiye were to visit the Nine Saints Demon Gate, the Sun Demon Emperor would personally welcome him.

The Sun Demon Emperor! Who was he? He was the unparalleled Overlord of the Great Middle Realm, a dominant figure in the current era! Forget the other members of the Xiyan Ancient Sect; even the Six Great Elders were not qualified to have an audience with the Sun Demon Emperor.

And now, the Sun Demon Emperor was going to personally welcome Li Qiye. What an unimaginable turn of events!

As for the other disciples, it was even more beyond their imagination. For a moment, everyone else present was petrified on the spot.

However, what happened next left them even more petrified. Li Qiye simply extended his left arm. Li Shuangyan stared coldly at him, but in the end, without saying a word, she gently took his arm with a submissive air and left with him.

"Guardian Yu, I won’t see you out," was all Li Qiye said as he left. In response, Guardian Yu, the Chief Guardian, simply bowed and acknowledged him.

This scene shocked everyone to their core—the Six Great Elders, the various Guardians, and even all the disciples. For a long time, none of them could snap out of their daze.

Amidst everyone’s shock, Li Qiye and Li Shuangyan returned to the Solitary Peak and entered the small courtyard. Once they were alone, Li Shuangyan flung Li Qiye’s arm away.

Li Shuangyan shot him a cold glance, her posture still icy and arrogant. "Are you satisfied now?" she said coldly.

In response to Li Shuangyan’s attitude, Li Qiye merely gave her a cool glance before settling comfortably into the master’s chair. Without even bothering to look at her again, he said flatly, "You took my arm in front of everyone. Did you really think my ego is so fragile that I need to use you to elevate my status? If the shock and envy of a group of ordinary Cultivators could satisfy my vanity, then I, Li Qiye, have been wasting my time all these years."

"Letting you hold my arm was just to give you some face!" At this point, Li Qiye’s gaze turned frigid. He said coldly, "I am always protective and caring toward those by my side. Since you are staying with me, I will show you some consideration! Letting you take my arm in public was merely to bring you some glory! As my Sword Attendant, when did you ever earn the right to walk arm-in-arm with me?"

"You—!" Li Shuangyan trembled with anger, her frosty face flushing red. This time, she had come on orders, lowering her status to walk arm-in-arm with Li Qiye in public. She had already given him more than enough face. For Li Qiye to say such things now—how could she not be furious?

"I understand you have your pride." Li Qiye completely ignored her anger and spoke in a slow, deliberate manner. "You probably only came because the Sun Demon Emperor ordered you to, and you are surely unconvinced in your heart. You see yourself as a Heavenly Pride Girl and look down on a mere mortal like me. That’s perfectly normal. However, I am showing you consideration. You should think about it. Letting you walk with me today is giving you a good start! In the future, when I sweep across the Celestial Universe, if you haven’t followed me all along, there won’t even be a place for you to stand by my side!"

A boy of about thirteen was speaking the most arrogant words imaginable. Even the geniuses of this era, even a Prince from an Ancient Country, would not dare to utter such domineering and arrogant words. Yet today, they were spoken by a boy who looked to be only thirteen.

If anyone else had said such things, they would surely be dismissed as arrogant and ignorant. But as Li Shuangyan looked at Li Qiye, she saw that he was perfectly calm, using the most placid and deliberate tone to speak the most arrogant words in the world. At any other time, she would have certainly thought Li Qiye was arrogant, ignorant, and conceited. But right now, she couldn’t see a trace of ignorant arrogance in him at all.

Li Shuangyan had not come here of her own free will; she was acting on the orders of the Sun Demon Emperor. Not only did the Sun Demon Emperor think highly of Li Qiye, but even their Nine Saints Demon Gate’s Sword Elder believed Li Qiye had great potential. In the end, they had persuaded her to come.

For Li Shuangyan, this matter was an incredible grievance. She was the successor of the Nine Saints Demon Gate and the Princess of the Ancient Ox Territory. In terms of both looks and talent, she was a phoenix among mortals, a true Heavenly Pride Girl!

In the current era, her suitors were as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river. No matter how outstanding the young prodigy, she had never shown any of them favor. And yet, today, she was forced to be a Sword Attendant for a mere Mortal.

Her master, the Sun Demon Emperor, was a man of peerless talent. In the apocalyptic Time when the Celestial Mandate was shattered, he had still managed to rise to prominence, which was enough to prove his genius and wisdom! Yet, an Overlord like her master held such high hopes for a mere Mortal with a Mortal Body, Mortal Wheel, and Mortal Fate. It was something she simply couldn’t comprehend!

Now, Li Qiye’s words left her unsure whether to be angry or exasperated. If one were to call Li Qiye arrogant and conceited, his current demeanor didn’t fit that description at all!

"Fine. You think you’re unparalleled in this world? Then prove it to me!" Li Shuangyan was both furious and indignant. She said coldly, "If you can actually do it, then I’ll admit you have some ability! Otherwise, you’re just a daydreamer."

After a long moment, Li Qiye finally turned his head, gave her a nonchalant glance, and said, "Prove it? What do I have to prove?"

Li Qiye’s arrogant attitude made Li Shuangyan tremble with rage. What was even more infuriating was that he was just a thirteen-year-old boy, clearly younger than her, yet he spoke with such domineering authority, as if he were a supreme Emperor. A thirteen-year-old boy, using the most bored and indifferent tone to utter the most arrogant and conceited words imaginable!

"I have an Array Map here. Forget about breaking this Array; if you can even point out a fraction of its Profound Mystery, I’ll admit you have some skill!" Li Shuangyan couldn’t stand Li Qiye’s arrogance. It was simply too much!

As she spoke, Li Shuangyan took out a tattered piece of Ancient Skin. It was unclear what this Ancient Skin was made of, but its surface was engraved with countless curves, Dao Talismans, stars, and array points... Though it was just a small piece of skin, it seemed to contain a universe of stars, as if encompassing all the Profound Mysteries between heaven and earth.

If one were to look closely, their Divine Soul would be instantly sucked into it, as if pulled into a mysterious and profound world. This world was incomparably profound and divinely wondrous. Anyone, no matter how unparalleled their talent or vast their wisdom, would be unable to pull themselves away after a single glance. They would be captivated by its Profound Mysteries, and at the same time, once inside, even the most talented person would be unable to find their way out.

The moment Li Qiye saw the Ancient Skin, he found it incredibly familiar—far too familiar. As he glanced over the curves, Dao Talismans, stars, and array points... in the blink of an eye, Li Qiye had taken in the entire piece of Ancient Skin.

At that instant, a corner of a forgotten Array Map surfaced in his mind. This had once been one of his most profound memories. However, the complete memory could not yet emerge; only this single erased corner appeared.

This small corner of memory was etched deeply in Li Qiye’s mind. He couldn’t be bothered to deduce or try to recover the complete memory, because no one understood it better than he did!

"It’s just a corner of a Fragmented Array. Enter from the Viper Star, traverse the Nine Profound Pass, retreat through the Eight-Round Moon, transform into the Nine Stars, turn at the Celestial River, and then enter the Geng Dao..." Li Qiye spoke with calm composure, pointing casually as he explained. He concluded, "The core of this corner array is at this position. It is guarded by All Things in the Universe and protected by the Six Beasts and Four Immortals. Very, very few in this world can break this corner of the array."

Li Qiye explained it fluently and eloquently, as if he were counting his family treasures. From the way he spoke, it seemed this wasn’t some Unparalleled Great Array, but merely a trivial little trick.

But Li Shuangyan was instantly stunned. She knew the origin of this corner of the Fragmented Array. Its history was world-shaking; the founder of their Nine Saints Demon Gate had only managed to obtain this single corner! Yet, for this one Fragmented Array corner, several generations of geniuses and Great Sages from the Nine Saints Demon Gate had spent their entire lives studying it without fully grasping all its Profound Mysteries. It was only in recent generations, after several more generations of effort, that their Elder Sages had finally unraveled the Profound Mysteries of this corner.

Even so, their Nine Saints Demon Gate still couldn’t construct the full Array. In this generation, her master, the Sun Demon Emperor, saw promise in her talent and wanted to see if she could cultivate this Array. That was why he passed the Array Map to her. At the same time, half of her own cultivation was related to Array formations!

She had started studying this Array from a very young age, but it had taken her more than ten years to truly and completely comprehend it—and that was with the guidance of the research notes left by the Elder Sages of the Nine Saints Demon Gate!

Li Shuangyan had once hoped that she could one day construct this Array. If she succeeded, it would be earth-shattering, capable of slaying gods and felling immortals. But she also knew that with her current Creation, it was fundamentally impossible for her to construct this Array!

She had brought this Array with her on this trip to the Xiyan Ancient Sect. The Sun Demon Emperor’s idea was to see just how miraculous and unfathomable Li Qiye truly was, intending to use this Array to test him.

Li Shuangyan never would have dreamed that a corner of what was called an unparalleled Array in this world, an Unparalleled Great Array, would be so effortlessly explained by Li Qiye after just a single glance, as if he were recounting his family’s treasures.

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