Chapter 677: Chapter 541: Rongka’s Personal Visit

"Your Majesty, we’re finished." Tilian said, sighing deeply as he saw Long Yi approaching from afar, the sigh filled with a certain sense of relief.

"No! I still have one card left!"

Yake roared, blood spraying from his mouth.

"You truly plan to open the Hell’s Gate!"

"I don’t care what Rongka will do to this world, I don’t care at all! I only know that if I can’t have this world, then Long Yi shouldn’t expect to have it either! Let this world be destroyed by Rongka’s power!"

"No! You can’t do this!"

Tilian tried to stop Yake, but the now-frenzied Yake was far from being stopped by him! He roared wildly, sweeping Tilian aside with one hand, and simultaneously chanting complex incantations.

As Long Yi, who had initially been advancing, suddenly felt unease, the ground began to tremble!

"What’s going on! Is it an ambush?"

Long Yi stopped in place, cautiously surveying his surroundings.

"There’s a massive energy source, coming from underground!"

The ground cracked, and a towering arch-shaped stone gate slowly rose from the earth!

The gate was hideous and ancient, carved with terrifying images, and merely getting closer would make one’s soul tremble with instability!

"Hell’s Gate!"

Nim shouted out, spreading his wings and directly launching himself in front of Long Yi. Nim, who considered himself as Long Yi’s bodyguard, naturally wouldn’t allow any threat to come near Long Yi. He cautiously watched the immense stone gate before them, at the same time gesturing for Long Yi to retreat.

So, this is the legendary Hell’s Gate!

This was the first time Long Yi had seen such a thing. Indeed, it was terrifying to see.

Suddenly, a wave of unknown fluctuations arrived, and Nim at the front only felt his legs give away, almost falling to his knees. However, Long Yi reached out and grabbed Nim, preventing him from kneeling down.

And around them, those White Dragons actually fell to their knees in surprise!

Then, a gigantic dragon of a hundred meters length slowly emerged from the Hell’s Gate!

The morning sun shone onto the dragon, and instantly, a golden light shone radiantly!

Golden Dragon!

It’s actually the Dragon Emperor!

Long Yi’s eyes narrowed slightly. Next to him, Nim barely managed to keep his spirits up, while both Ai Lin and Suolin began to tremble all over!

This is the natural authority of the Dragon Emperor! With the Dragon Emperor’s presence, thousands of dragons kneel!

No! This is not a Golden Dragon!

Long Yi recognized it. Even though this Golden Dragon appeared full of life, it couldn’t hide the aura of death all over its body!

"Don’t be fooled! This is not a living Golden Dragon! This is a Corpse Dragon!"

Long Yi roared loudly.

The White Dragons around them mustered their spirits and looked closely. Indeed, the eyes of this Golden Dragon were cloudy. Its body was intact, but exceedingly dry!

"Roar!"

The Corpse Dragon let out an unpleasant roar, its dull eyes suddenly erupted with a golden light! A sweeping golden light crossed the sky, and in a blink of an eye, thousands of White Dragons were cut in two!

"Damn it! Everyone get away from here!"

Long Yi roared loudly.

Even though this Golden Dragon in front of him was just a Corpse Dragon, its power was too terrifying!

The White Dragons who were still around quickly took off, fleeing in all directions.

And the Golden Dragon’s eyes kept flashing, each flash of golden light resulted in more White Dragons being slaughtered, making the White Dragons flee even faster!

Long Yi didn’t dare to budge an inch, he didn’t even dare to let Bajie return to his battle stance. He had no idea whether Bajie could resist the Golden Dragon’s attack!

Soon, the White Dragons had completely vanished.

Bajie and Xiaoyou stayed by Long Yi’s side, trembling all over.

The fear of the Dragon Emperor was inherent in the Dragon Clan, there were no exceptions, even for Corpse Dragons.

Suolin’s Fine Gold Dragon had returned to human form, protecting Suolin behind it. Long Yi had secretly told Suolin, if there was an opportunity, the Fine Gold Dragon should protect the girls and leave, while he stayed behind to provide cover.

But he didn’t get a reply from Suolin. Obviously, although the girl was somewhat tense, her determination was very firm.

She wouldn’t back down!

However, at this very moment, terrifying fluctuations radiated from behind Hell’s gate once again. Then, one by one, golden dragons slowly emerged out, until there were six in total, surrounding Long Yi and his comrades!

"Hahaha! Hahahaha! Did you see that, Tilian! Did you see that! A single golden dragon! A mere golden dragon managed to scare off all the White Dragons! And now we command six golden dragons! Six! What can Long Yi do now? What can he do! Hahaha! Die!!! His only option is to die!!!"

Yake was cackling like a madman, oblivious to Tilian’s darkening gaze.

Long Yi, now encircled, looked extremely annoyed.

He had heard Yake’s taunts, but was powerless to do anything. Killing Yake now amounted to nothing; the Black Dragon Empire was already in ruins. But these golden dragons were tangible threats!

This was bad; there was no escaping it now.

Long Yi furrowed his brow.

Using Time Stop?

He had used a substantial amount of his divine power in the last Time Stop. Now, he could barely perceive any divine power left in his body. If he were to use Giant’s power to execute Time Stop directly, he might end up dead before the Time Stop even takes effect.

Does he have to use his last resort?

Long Yi had a hack that was absolutely terrifying. Using it, he could ensure his escape from any predicament.

But...

Forget it, he’d already won. If worst came to worst, he’d just have to start over!

At this point, Long Yi felt rather carefree.

"Listen, guys, I’m about to use a technique the likes of which you’ve never seen before. Once it’s activated, the enemy won’t be able to move, and you lot should seize the opportunity and get as far from here as possible. Because, to be honest, I’m not too sure about the radius of this technique..."

Long Yi whispered.

"Brother Long! Don’t do anything reckless!" Ai Lin was visibly worried.

"I’m not being reckless, I’ll be fine! Just do as I say!"

Before Long Yi could finish explaining, a hoarse guffaw resounded from behind Hell’s gate.

"Hehe, we finally meet... Long Yi..."

"There’s no time! Do as I say!" Long Yi roared.

"Release! Giant..."

"Please, wait!"

The hoarse voice intervened again with a commanding authority, causing Long Yi’s train of thought to freeze. Even the words he was about to utter remained unsaid.

Long Yi was taken aback and Little Zi, who was standing by his side, was equally shocked. Long Yi was steadfast in his willpower, and he was always under Little Zi’s protection, making it extremely difficult for a mere mortal to influence his mind. Yet, the opponent’s mere words managed to interrupt Long Yi’s thoughts!

Then, a series of slow, heavy footsteps resounded from behind Hell’s gate. Following this, a pale old man slowly appeared in front of Long Yi.

He was tall and slightly hunched. Dressed in worn-out black robes, his hair was grizzled and his face lined with wrinkles, adorned with a benign smile. Yet, his eyes were pitch black. If one looked closely, it seemed as if countless tormented souls were crying out in pain within them.

"Long Yi, we finally meet."

The elderly man spoke.

"Greetings, Mr. Long Yi. I am Rongka, or you can call me the Eternal Emperor."

He exhibited no domineering aura or condescension. Rongka just stood there, like an inconspicuous old man. Long Yi didn’t doubt that, with minimal effort, he could kill the man in front of him.

But that was merely an illusion, Long Yi was utterly certain. If the man standing in front of him, Rongka, truly willed it, the Imperial City of the Black Dragon Empire would be reduced to ashes within an instant.

"After ten thousand years, I am once again privileged to meet a Giant. It seems I made the right gamble by breaking my vow and coming to the Human Realm," Rongka said, still grinning.

At this point, Nim was so terrified he could barely stand. Even though Rongka appeared devoid of any intimidating aura, how could Nim, a warrior of the Celestial Clan, not know of Rongka’s fearsome reputation! The Emperor who resided in the deepest parts of Hell had an eccentric hobby that was hard for the common man to comprehend. As the legends asserted, Rongka was a lover of peace and had always been committed to the unification of Hell. He also boasted the most terrifying power in all of Hell. He ruled over the deepest and vastest parts of Hell. Various Emperors of Hell’s upper realm had attempted to annex Rongka’s territory, but all had been ruthlessly crushed by him."

Back in the day when Heaven Realm, the demon realm, and Hell were at war, the clash was so intense that if the Giants had not interfered, the war across the three realms would have probably not ended by now."

At that time, Nim hadn’t been born yet. However, he had read about these events in various documents and knew very well that Rongka was far from benign. Especially in Hell where he was the only emperor who had not been overthrown. Hence, he was revered as the Eternal Emperor.

Long Yi gently patted Nim’s shoulder, encouraging him to step back as he went to greet the newcomer alone.

"Hello, Emperor Rongka. I honestly didn’t expect that a war, as insignificant as the one in the Human Realm, would pique your interest," Long Yi said, laughing lightly while striving to remain calm. Rongka was an unprecedented adversary. Even though the legends portrayed him as a lover of peace, those were just legends.

Rongka chuckled and approached Long Yi. Only then did Long Yi realize that, despite his seemingly hunched posture, Rongka was significantly taller than him.

"If you weren’t imbued with the Giant’s power from the modified Blood Leech, my Hell Knights should have appeared when that door to Hell was opened. But since you, Mr. Long Yi, are a Pioneer of the Giants, it’s only proper that I pay a personal visit," Rongka said cordially. However, the more courteous he was, the more uneasy Long Yi felt. When a figure of such immense power was this polite to you, could you really believe he was humbled by the reputation of the Giants? 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Hell was, as its name suggested, a prison for flawed, divine-created life forms teeming with rage and violence. Rongka, however, was not a creation of God. He was born in Hell, birthed from this rage and violence, and now he advocated peace?

Long Yi wasn’t buying it.

But what did this mean now? (To be continued. If you like this novel, feel free to vote and give monthly tickets on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)