Chapter 32  Received Shock Points from the Scarlet Dawn Empress +777

Although the Scarlet Dawn Empress was a sovereign ruler and utterly shocked within, she still managed to maintain her composure.

“This matter must be kept absolutely confidential. The entire Blackstone County is to be sealed off. Anyone who dares to spread the news without permission—will be executed without mercy!”

The Empress commanded coldly, her voice laced with a chilling murderous intent. She was extremely intelligent and quickly realized the gravity of the situation.

In the entire span of 250,000 years, no one had ever found any trace of the Mythic Era. But there was no shortage of people who yearned for it.

Among them were mighty figures powerful enough to shake the heavens. If news spread that the “Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin” originated from the Mythic Era—whether true or not—it would attract hordes of curious and powerful beings.

The Scarlet Dawn Divine Dynasty stood to gain nothing from this. On the contrary, if some ancient monster got involved and acted recklessly, the dynasty wouldn’t be able to withstand the consequences. So, it was better to suppress the matter from the very beginning.

Liu Zheng responded, “Your Majesty is wise. I have already ordered the collection of the black sand grains and sealed off all information.”

“You’ve done well,” The Scarlet Dawn Empress nodded, then hesitated slightly before asking, “How has the Xiao Clan been lately?”

When she ascended the throne, the Xiao family had already moved out of the capital with their entire clan. But the Xiao family was, after all, a founding noble family of the Scarlet Dawn Divine Dynasty.

As the ruler, she had always kept them in mind. However, now that the Xiao family had fallen from grace, she couldn’t publicly offer them too much favor, lest she attract the jealousy of petty courtiers. So she could only inquire about them in private.

Upon hearing the inquiry from the Chixiao Empress, Liu Zheng’s eyes immediately lit up. He thought to himself, As expected, the Chixiao Empress still remembers the Xiao family.

“Your Majesty, the Xiao family is doing quite well. A highly talented young woman has emerged…”

Liu Zheng began explaining slowly, recounting in full the recent conflict among the three major families.

“Oh? So Xiao Yueying had such a fortunate encounter—able to slay a half-step Core Formation cultivator while only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm? That kind of legacy is definitely extraordinary. The Xiao family has endured hardship for centuries, but now they finally see a glimmer of hope. How wonderful,” the Chixiao Empress couldn’t help but remark with a sense of admiration, a trace of relief appearing on her face.

Liu Zheng seized the opportunity and said, “If the Xiao family knew that Your Majesty still holds them in your thoughts, they would be deeply grateful. Should I send word to inform them?”

The Chixiao Empress replied, “You need not trouble yourself with that. I will have a decree delivered personally.”

“As you command, Your Majesty,”

Liu Zheng replied, bowing once more.

When he looked up again, the Chixiao Empress’s image had already vanished from the Chengying Mirror.

As the sovereign of a nation, the Chixiao Empress had to balance both cultivation and governance, and was extremely busy. If the matter hadn’t been related to the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin and possibly tied to the Mythical Era, she would never have paid attention—let alone personally questioned the Liu family.

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Ling Chen had a long, long dream. In the dream, he earned trillions of shock points and condensed an eternal, indestructible True Saint status.

With just a flick of his finger, he could make someone ascend to immortality or ignite divine fire to become a god. When he declared a place to be a mountain, even the vast ocean would turn into towering peaks.

When he declared a place to be water, even a mighty empire would transform into a river. No longer confined to secret realms, the entire world was under his control.

He was the Creator.

He was the God of Genesis.

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But even the most beautiful dreams must eventually end. As a brilliant ray of sunlight shone through the window, Ling Chen slowly opened his eyes.

To his surprise, he had slept all the way until noon. Shaking his head to fully wake himself up, the first thing he did was, of course, check his shock point balance. And what he saw left him completely stunned.

The system interface clearly showed that he now had 1.2 million shock points!

Just before he went to sleep last night, he had barely broken 800,000. Yet overnight, it had suddenly surged by 400,000.

Ling Chen immediately opened the shock point income log and began scanning from the beginning. There were a lot of contributors—over a hundred thousand people—but most only contributed single digits.

Suddenly, one glaring number caught his eye.

“Received +777 shock points from the Crimson Sky Empress.”

The Red Dawn Empress, the sovereign of the Red Dawn Divine Dynasty, and one of only two Nascent Soul realm powerhouses in the entire dynasty. She had actually contributed shock points too?

Ling Chen was somewhat surprised at first, but then quickly understood. An event as monumental as the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin—especially one connected to the Mythical Era—would certainly be reported by the local governor at the first opportunity. It was no wonder that the Red Dawn Empress was aware of it.

To Ling Chen, however, this was just a minor interlude. What mattered most now was how to use the 1.2 million shock points he had just earned.

His cultivation was already unmatched within the Red Dawn Divine Dynasty, so there was no need to enhance it further. The best use of the points would be to open a third secret realm.

Generating wealth through wealth—that was the true path. For him, earning shock points was equivalent to growing stronger.

“Knock, knock, knock…”

Just then, a sudden knock came at the door.

Ling Chen frowned slightly. With his current level of cultivation, he naturally knew exactly who was standing outside. As he walked toward the door, he also adjusted the intensity of his released cultivation aura.

In the end, he fixed it at the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. A Foundation Establishment realm cultivator of that level would be considered a skilled individual in Blackstone City, perhaps worthy of a second glance—but nothing that would draw special attention.

In the broader context of the Chixiao Divine Dynasty, it would be even more inconspicuous. That was exactly the effect Ling Chen wanted. As a mastermind operating from the shadows, being ordinary was the best disguise.

As for the possibility of his background being discovered, he had no concerns at all. Ling Chen was using the Golden Crow Clan’s innate divine ability, Snowfall Without a Trace, which allowed him to completely conceal all his aura.

Without this innate divine ability, Di Jun and Taiyi—those two blazing suns—would have already scorched the entire Primordial World beyond recognition.

The strength of an innate divine ability is directly proportional to the strength of one’s bloodline. The stronger the bloodline, the stronger the divine ability.

Ling Chen’s bloodline could rival that of the Demon Emperor Di Jun, and when he activated this innate divine power, even a true immortal standing right in front of him would be utterly unable to detect his origins.