On the forest path.
Mei Nu bowed his head, cold sweat all over his face, not daring to look directly at Luo Xiu.
Earlier, Gu Jianxi had already informed him, so he knew that the person in front of him was his former master—the Azure Emperor.
At this moment, Zhu Yu beside him also had a pale face, with his head down, not daring to speak.
He had seen Luo Xiu before in the Boundless Heavens.
He knew the person before him was both Ao Debiao, the peerless genius who tested ten Ultimate Boundary Melting Paths, and the once invincible Azure Emperor.
He was fortunate enough to witness the earth-shattering battle between Luo Xiu and Wuxing Chuan, and even saw Luo Xiu later ascend with his sword to slay the Five Elements Emperor's Law Manifestation!
Such an existence could only be looked up to.
In the midst of silence.
Mei Nu said ingratiatingly, "Your Majesty Azure Emperor, Emperor Hao is currently in seclusion, if you have business, please move..."
But before he finished speaking, Luo Xiu appeared before him like a phantom and directly kicked him flying.
Luo Xiu had no memory of Mei Nu, but he had heard Wei Qingkuang mention some matters about Mei Nu.
The former insignificant eunuch was now Luo Hao's fiercest attack dog!
Mei Nu landed heavily on the ground, then quickly scrambled up, crawling back to Luo Xiu and once again blocking his path.
He reached out his hands, carefully lifting the foot Luo Xiu just kicked him with, using his sleeve to meticulously wipe the shoe.
"Heh heh, Your Majesty, please calm down, this old servant's body is filthy and lowly, please don't dirty your shoe."
Saying so, he even rubbed his face against Luo Xiu's shoe, looking utterly heartbroken.
It seemed, to him, getting Luo Xiu's shoe dirty was the saddest thing in the world.
Luo Xiu looked down at Mei Nu indifferently, yet found nothing amusing about it.
On the contrary, he thought this dog was terrifying.
He also knew that Mei Nu's despicable behavior was actually testing and assessing his cultivation strength.
Suddenly.
Luo Hao's voice came from the Void, "Let him come. You all can't stop him."
Upon hearing this, Mei Nu immediately got up and moved to the side, bowing, "Your Majesty Azure Emperor, Emperor Hao invites you!"
Shortly after.
Once Luo Xiu and Hua Muyan left, Mei Nu's smile vanished, and his eyes exuded extreme coldness.
He glanced at Zhu Yu and suddenly asked, "Young master seemed quite frightened just now?"
Hearing this, Zhu Yu swallowed and replied with forced courage, "I'm not afraid."
But still, hearing Zhu Yu's response, Mei Nu suddenly laughed.
"Afraid! How could anyone not be afraid?"
"That aura, that oppression...this old servant almost pissed myself just now!"
"After all, it's the Azure Emperor!"
Zhu Yu fell silent again.
He was indeed very scared just moments ago.
The invisible aura of oppression made him dare not breathe deeply, let alone speak.
Mei Nu suddenly waved to the elite assassins from the Shadow Tower, saying, "I just tested, his cultivation strength should be around Earth Immortal. Although clearly, he's deliberately creating this facade."
Beside him, Zhu Yu nodded and said, "Definitely, because when he was in the Boundless Heavens, he dared to confront the Heavenly Emperor head-on."
Mei Nu squinted and said, "Above the White Emperor, below the Venerable One, he should have just entered the Hidden Realm. You all get ready, once he's out of the Imperial Capital, strike directly!"
"Yes, Tower Master!"
"..."
At the end of the stone path.
Luo Xiu, holding Hua Muyan's jade-like hand, stood in front of the ancient heavy stone gate.
"Yan'er, are you afraid?"
Luo Xiu suddenly asked through Divine Sense Communication.
Hua Muyan's delicate lips pursed slightly, nodding.
She had always been afraid of Luo Hao, because he left a shadow in her heart.
Luo Xiu said, "Precisely because you're afraid, you must face him. In the end, you'll find he's not so formidable."
Hua Muyan nodded gently.
Luo Xiu said, "Now you're no longer the little Flower Demon manipulated by the Holy Boi Religion. You are Hua Muyan, the future Great Emperor."
"Mm... I understand."
As they conversed, the stone gate in front of them slowly opened.
Luo Xiu suddenly kicked it and sent it flying open.
Because he thought the door was opening too slowly.
In the secret chamber.
Luo Xiu looked at Luo Hao expressionlessly.
Luo Hao sat cross-legged, with a slight smirk, his gaze resting on Hua Muyan's face.
"Hua Muyan, long time no see. During the Massacre Calamity, it was thanks to you."
Hua Muyan tightened her grip on Luo Xiu's hand, looking directly at Luo Hao, smiled and said, "Come to think of it, I have to thank you too. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be who I am now."
Luo Hao chuckled, turning to Luo Xiu, "You managed to walk out of the Unlit Land, I was surprised."
Luo Xiu replied lightly, "The Corpse Demon King's inner core was quite good, and his bones were pretty tough. If there's another opportunity like that, you can just tell me."
Luo Hao chuckled, "I heard last time in the Evergreen Forest, you had fun with my toy, and it almost broke you."
Luo Xiu said, "Those dogs you keep were pretty fat, not long ago I helped slaughter them and ate quite a bit of meat."
Hearing this, Luo Hao's face gradually turned gloomy.
He naturally understood that Luo Xiu referred to the Swordfire Divine Sect and the Heavenly Moon Cult as dogs.
He suddenly laughed mockingly, "So, you feel carrying the 'Azure Emperor' title is disgraceful, so you changed to 'Emperor Shura'?"
" Actually, come to think of it, the name 'Azure Emperor' symbolizes failure, and in terms of failure, you've always been successful, except you can't accept failure."
Luo Xiu studied him and replied with a smile, "You look much older than before, so Fortune-Forming Power isn't as fun as expected. The Azure Emperor's leftovers that you picked up and played with still seem to bring you joy."
Luo Hao chuckled, "How I play with Fortune-Forming Power doesn't concern you. For me, there's no chasm in this world I can't cross, except for the one on Wei Qingkuang."
Luo Xiu's expression remained unchanged, smiling lightly, "I recently met a young girl, I think her name is Luo Xier, she's probably quite youthful. Maybe I should introduce her to you?"
Actually, Luo Xiu had long guessed Luo Xier's true identity, had even guessed back when he was at the Red Lion Building, and later also confirmed this with Wei Qingkuang, so he now knew that Luo Xier is Luo Hao's illegitimate daughter.
Upon hearing this, Luo Hao's eyes filled with murderous intent.
"If you dare touch her, I'll never forgive you!"
Luo Xiu shrugged, "You're overthinking. After all, she's my niece, despite having no blood relation."
Luo Hao sneered coldly.
Luo Xiu's words, said but essentially unsaid!
He didn't want to continue with pointless verbal disputes with Luo Xiu, to engage in mutual sarcasm and disgust.
He suddenly asked, "Did you come here tonight because of the Three-Star Clan?"
Luo Xiu said, "I want the whereabouts of the Three-Star Clan."
Luo Hao asked, "And what can you offer me?"
Luo Xiu chuckled, retorting, "You've taken my Heavenly Qing Empire, what more do you want?"
Then added, "Why don't we have a fight here? The last time on Calamity Extermination Island I went easy on you, maybe leading to your current arrogance, still living in a dream. Seizing this chance, I'll hit you back to reality."
"..."