Chapter 565
I do not bow to the king, because I am the emperor!
"Ok?"
The Immortal King Wuzhong was about to turn around and head to the palace in the center of the island when he inadvertently caught sight of Zhu Chen, the only person standing in the crowd.
He let out a soft exclamation, and then his figure flashed, instantly teleporting in front of Zhu Chen.
"Everyone kneels before me when they see me, so why don't you, little fellow, bow to me?"
The Immortal King Wuzhong looked at Zhu Chen with great interest and asked.
He didn't mean to blame Zhu Chen; he was just curious why Zhu Chen was different from the others.
Zhu Chen raised his eyes and met the gaze of the Immortal King Wuzhong.
Facing this powerful Immortal King who was renowned throughout the Immortal Ancient Era, he showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Why should I bow?"
The moment these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.
The surrounding cultivators stared in astonishment, as if they had witnessed something unbelievable.
"Has this kid gone mad? How dare he speak to the Immortal King Wuzhong like that!"
"A little fellow who hasn't even reached the level of a True Immortal dares to spout nonsense in front of an Immortal King. It's one thing to refuse to pay homage to the Immortal King, but to ask him why one should pay homage is just too arrogant!"
"This isn't arrogance, it's stupidity..."
"It's over, it's over, this kid is definitely going to be in trouble. The Immortal King Wuzhong is so majestic, how could he tolerate such disrespect!"
"This brat is truly ignorant of his own limitations. The Immortal King is the pillar of our Immortal Ancient Era, suppressing darkness and protecting all living beings. Not to mention us cultivators, even True Immortals must bow and pay homage to the Immortal King. What is he? How dare he not bow to the King?"
The surrounding chatter rose and fell, everyone felt that Zhu Chen had offended the Immortal King Wuzhong this time!
Even Yun Yun and the other two kneeling to the side couldn't help but raise their heads and look at Zhu Chen with worried expressions.
Yun Yun wanted to persuade Zhu Chen to quickly bow and admit his mistake, but she didn't dare to speak easily, for fear of offending the Wuzhong Immortal King, whom she dared not look directly at.
However, the wrath of the Celestial King that everyone had anticipated did not occur.
The Immortal King Wuzhong simply stared at Zhu Chen for a long time, showing neither anger nor forcing Zhu Chen to kneel.
A moment later.
The Immortal King Wuzhong withdrew his gaze from Zhu Chen, then glanced at Medusa and Yun Yun kneeling beside him, and slowly said, "The four of you do not belong to this era, nor to this world. This is not a place for you. You would better leave as soon as possible, otherwise you will inevitably be involved in unpredictable life-and-death situations."
After saying this, the Immortal King Wuzhong said no more.
He lifted the ancient bell with one hand and then flew towards the palace in the very center of the island, his figure quickly disappearing into the celestial mist.
After the Immortal King Wuzhong left, the cultivators kneeling around him finally dared to slowly raise their heads.
Gradually, everyone's attention turned to Zhu Chen.
They never dreamed that Zhu Chen would not only fail to kneel before the Immortal King Wuzhong, but would even dare to be disrespectful to him.
Even the Immortal King Wuzhong didn't make things difficult for him.
This doesn't seem to make sense!
Phoenix Maiden stood up and looked at Zhu Chen, asking, "What were you thinking just now? How dare you be so presumptuous in front of the Immortal King Wuzhong? Not only did you not pay homage to the Immortal King, but you even dared to question him. Do you know that you almost caused a great disaster just now?"
Zhu Chen smiled and said calmly, "I don't need to worship him, because my future achievements will far surpass those of a Celestial King. A mere Celestial King is not worth my kneeling and bowing."
"what?"
Upon hearing this, the Qilin girl covered her mouth, her eyes widening in disbelief. She couldn't help but retort, "You're too arrogant! The Immortal King is already the pinnacle of existence in this world. Above that is the legendary realm. Do you really think you can reach that realm someday?"
In the Immortal Ancient Era, the Immortal King was the absolute pinnacle of existence!
The Emperor Realm is just a legend!
Throughout history, almost no one has been able to reach that level!
Even the brilliant and unparalleled Immortal King Wuzhong only touched the threshold of the Emperor Realm.
It's easy to imagine how difficult it is to reach the Emperor Realm.
However, when faced with the questioning from the Qilin girl, Zhu Chen's tone remained firm and assertive: "In the future, I will not only reach the Emperor Realm, but I will also go much further. The Immortal King Realm is just a stop along the way for me."
The moment Zhu Chen uttered the word 'Emperor,' the expressions of the Phoenix Maiden and the Qilin Girl changed instantly.
The two of them widened their eyes at the same time, trembled all over, their faces were filled with terror, and even their breathing became rapid.
It should be understood that the word 'Emperor' contains immense causal implications and is one of the most taboo words in the world; no one dares to utter it lightly.
Several senior immortals, in a moment of arrogance, dared to mention this word.
Before he could even utter the word, he was instantly obliterated by an invisible force of rules, leaving not a trace.
But this cultivator, who hadn't even reached the True Immortal level, so easily uttered the word 'Emperor' without suffering any damage or backlash from the power of the rules. This was too outrageous!
Phoenix Girl took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in her heart, and looked at Zhu Chen with complicated eyes, saying, "You...you actually dared to utter that word, aren't you afraid of being erased by the rules of heaven and earth?"
Hearing the Phoenix Maiden's voice, the Qilin Girl also came to her senses: "That's right, that's right, there was a True Immortal senior who wanted to say that word before, but he was also erased by the rules. How come you're okay?"
Zhu Chen smiled but did not answer or explain, his gaze instead fixed on the palace in the middle of the island.
Since the Immortal King Wuzhong could see that they did not belong to this era, he must also know some secrets of time and space.
Perhaps, they can find clues to return to their homeland from this Immortal King Wuzhong.
"Who exactly is this boy, that he dares to utter even that word?"
"Could it be that he really achieved this advancement in the future?"
"No wonder the Immortal King Wuzhong didn't make things difficult for him just now. It seems that the Immortal King Wuzhong must have seen through it."
"But... how is that possible? That's a cultivation level even higher than that of a Celestial King! How could this kid possibly reach that level?"
"In short... the fact that the Immortal King Wuzhong didn't make things difficult for him just now is enough to prove his strength."
"That's right. No one can predict the future. What if he really reaches that level in the future?"
Many of the surrounding cultivators also heard Zhu Chen's words and were all stunned.
Unbeknownst to them, their gazes toward Zhu Chen had shifted from initial mockery and disdain to shock.
No one dared to laugh at Zhu Chen's arrogance anymore.
After all, someone who can easily utter the word 'Emperor' without suffering any backlash is definitely not simple.
...(End of this chapter)