Hell Emperor.

Chapter 400 Meng Junyao - Family
As the name of the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace came out, the noisy voices that were originally discussing and speculating about Ye Jie's origins came to an abrupt end. The monsters were stunned, and there was a look of disbelief in their strange eyes. Then there was a continuous exclamation.

"The Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace! Who would have thought that the unseen ghost was actually the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace in the underworld..."

"So it's the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace. He was able to defeat the first-level demon king crab general with one move. His strength must be extraordinary. He is definitely not an ordinary ghost. Only the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace can be worthy of such strength."

"The Master of the Golden Wheel Palace is a role model for the monsters! He openly coveted heavenly merits, challenged the Heavenly Palace, and caused countless tragedies in the world. He is the initiator of the chaos in the Dongsheng Divine Continent. Monsters can't eat so many people in a year, but he can easily cause the lives of the people in the world to be destroyed. Seeing him today, he is indeed extraordinary!"

"Being injured by the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace is truly a blessing for a small fry!"

Ye Jie also listened to the discussions of the monsters, but he didn't expect that the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong. He had no relationship with the monsters here, so how could he become a role model for them?

"Wait...what are you talking about?"

It was really hard to figure out what these monsters were talking about. Soon, Ye Jie's attention was attracted by another powerful aura coming from afar.

The fight caused by the big-headed fish king eventually attracted the attention of the master of the Dragon Palace. As soon as the Dragon King of the East China Sea opened his mouth, he accurately revealed Ye Jie's identity.

Looking up, I saw a powerful demon king with a dragon head and a human body, red beard and a majestic appearance walking out of the magnificent palace. He was none other than the Dragon King of the East China Sea who ruled this place.

The Dragon King looked at the demons with a bit of annoyance in his eyes. His gaze lingered on the shrimp soldier who had fallen to the ground. He finally spoke: "You offended Yama of the Underworld. Yama came here as a guest, but you were so rude. You should be punished. Just give the Sea Covering Sword in your hand to the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace as compensation."

The Dragon King spoke, and the shrimp soldier did not dare to disobey. He dragged his almost torn body and stood up. The surrounding sea water was dyed red. He dragged the heavy sword with both hands, lowered his head, and did not dare to look directly into Yama's eyes:
"Master of the Golden Wheel Palace, I was the first to offend you. I failed to recognize Yama's identity. Please accept this sword and my apology."

Ye Jie was a little surprised. He didn't expect that after the Dragon King showed up, the first thing he did was to ask his shrimp soldiers to apologize instead of blaming himself for injuring them. Seeing this, he took the shrimp soldier's giant sword.

After swinging the sword for a while, Ye Jie was secretly amazed. He didn't know what material this giant sword was made of, but there was an extremely heavy power contained in the sword.

The giant sword weighing five thousand pounds was like nothing in Ye Jie's hand. If Ye Jie used this giant sword in battle, he would definitely be able to display overwhelming power.

After dealing with the shrimp soldiers, the matter came to an end. The Dragon King said to Ye Jie: "Master of the Golden Wheel Palace, this is not the place to talk. Let's go to the Dragon Palace to talk."

After saying that, he turned around under the attention of all the monsters and disappeared into the Dragon Palace.

With the Dragon King speaking, the nearby demon guards also knew Ye Jie's identity and naturally did not dare to stop him anymore.

Ye Jie was in no hurry to leave. Instead, he came to the fallen Bighead Fish King and leaned over to pull him up: "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine... This minor injury will heal in a few days."

The big-headed fish king looked at Ye Jie with a look of disbelief in his eyes: "I didn't expect that you are the master of the Golden Wheel Palace... I actually challenged the master of the Golden Wheel Palace who is admired by all the monsters. It's incredible..."

"To be precise, you were the one who forced me to participate in the challenge."

Ye Jie was quite helpless. He didn't want to interfere in the affairs of the demon clan, but was dragged into it. He almost offended the Dragon King. He didn't expect to get such a huge sword as an apology in the end. He didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"From what you said, is the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace very famous among the monsters? When did I become admired by all the monsters?"

Ye Jie seemed to remember something and asked hurriedly. No matter whether it was the Big Head Fish King or the nearby monsters, when they heard the name of the Master of the Golden Wheel Palace, they all felt admiration from the bottom of their hearts, but Ye Jie had no idea what was going on.

In response, the Big Head Fish King simply said, "Palace Master, do you know that humans and demons, immortals and demons have always been fighting and there has never been a day of peace? Similar to the unfair treatment suffered by the demons at the Ascension Conference, that is a common occurrence."

As he spoke, the big-headed fish king's eyes were blazing with anger. "The descendants of the immortals only need to greet the immortal officials to be listed on the Conferred God List and ascend to become immortals. However, if the demons want to ascend at the Ascension Conference, they have to go through the tragic test of mountains of swords and seas of fire, and thousands of arrows fired at them! Not long ago, the team sent by the Dragon Palace to participate in the Ascension Conference was secretly attacked by other human teams during a test. There were heavy casualties and they were almost wiped out. However, the immortal officials in charge of judging were completely indifferent."

“Really…” Ye Jie was stunned. He didn’t expect that there would be such a secret in this Ascension Conference. “It seems that this Ascension Conference is not all smooth sailing. Even the participants are in danger.”

The big-headed fish king couldn't suppress his anger, and stamped his feet, saying, "I just can't stand this kind of thing! Why should my fellow tribesmen suffer such injustice? Why should all the benefits of this world, those rich cultivation resources, be taken by the immortals?"

Ye Jie shook his head. The big-headed fish king was so paranoid, just like a moth flying into a flame. Apart from destroying himself, he would not have any good ending.

"You are not the reincarnation of an immortal. You do not have the innate magical powers that all living beings envy, nor do you have the strength that can eclipse the heavens and the earth. How can you compete with the immortals?"

The big-headed fish king was not affected by these words, but said: "Palace Master, my ability is limited. Even if I try my best, I can only attack the immortal gates on the nearby islands and take out my anger on the human practitioners there. But you are different! The extra string of numbers in my mind came from you. I heard that the humans on land have been crazy about fighting for that string of numbers. You have easily caused the lives of people in the world to be destroyed and made people kill each other. Of course, you are the object of admiration of all the monsters!"

Ye Jie coughed dryly. He just wanted to help those who were starving to death and give them a chance to have a full meal before they died.

Now, recognizing Ye Jie's identity, the Bighead Fish King quickly asked: "Palace Master, please tell me, what should I do to destroy more humans like you?"

Ye Jie waved his hands and said, "All this has nothing to do with me. Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. It is people's own greed, blindness and ignorance that brought destruction upon them. I did not force them to kill each other."

"Palace Master, do you mean to take advantage of people's nature..."

The bighead fish king seemed to understand, savoring the meaning of Ye Jie's words. After finally sending the bighead fish king away, Meng Junyao also flew over. "My destined person, I just encouraged you, did you hear me?"

Seeing Ye Jie defeat the shrimp soldiers and crab generals effortlessly, Meng Junyao also smiled. This was the most interesting thing she had seen since she arrived at the Dragon Palace. She wished she could duel with Ye Jie too.

Ye Jie recalled carefully that the noise below was too loud just now. When the monsters saw that a fight was about to start, they shouted and screamed, and the entire seabed was in chaos. They really didn't hear Meng Junyao's encouragement.

"I appreciate your good intentions, but next time, please don't get involved in these matters..." Ye Jie said helplessly.

Meng Junyao was puzzled: "Why? Isn't this interesting?"

"This is an internal matter of the demon clan. Why should we interfere? However, dragons are also a kind of demon, and their status is higher than that of other demons. If you insist on interfering, it seems that there is no problem."

Ye Jie scratched his head and his eyes fell on Meng Junyao. At least from the perspective of the demon clan, Ye Jie had no way to blame Meng Junyao for this matter.

Meng Junyao looked at Ye Jie, and suddenly seemed to remember something: "But, if Sister Xia Wei was still here, if she saw these things, she would definitely rush forward without hesitation, and would do anything to help both parties to uphold justice and distinguish right from wrong."

"There are not so many right and wrong in the world..." Ye Jie stroked his forehead and shook his head, "Don't mention Xia Wei, I don't want to hear that name."

As Meng Junyao mentioned that name, Ye Jie couldn't help but think of the familiar pretty face from the past. He was obviously very concerned about Xia Wei in his heart, worried that she would run into trouble now that she was alone, but he still didn't want to mention that name.

Meng Junyao lowered her head, looking somewhat disappointed. Seeing this, Ye Jie comforted her, "However, we did do a good deed. We saved the reckless big-headed fish king from dying here. This can be considered as a good deed. I have already become a ghost and cannot get any good deed. This good deed will be credited to you."

After hearing Ye Jie's words, Meng Junyao's unhappiness disappeared. She was young, so her emotions came and went quickly, and she soon started laughing again.

"I don't know how the big-headed fish king dared to challenge two powerful monsters. He clearly didn't have any trump cards, but he acted as if it were real. If we encounter this situation again next time, I won't be able to save him..."

Speaking of the bighead fish king, Ye Jie couldn't help but complain again.

Putting all this behind him, Ye Jie looked towards the magnificent Dragon Palace in the distance and reminded Meng Junyao, "Don't forget our business. Let's go find the Dragon King. Don't keep him waiting for too long. In addition to asking him for advice on how to break the water wave formation, we must also ask him about your relatives..."

Halfway through his words, seeing that Meng Junyao's mind had long been attracted by the rare decorations inside the Dragon Palace, Ye Jie smiled helplessly. He didn't know whether she was worried about the dragon relatives she had never met.

Soon, they arrived at a secluded place in the Dragon Palace. Without the chattering of the monsters, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Only the Dragon King was waiting there.

Meng Junyao raised her head and looked directly at the Dragon King who dominated the Dragon Palace with his powerful dragon energy. Before she could speak, she heard the Dragon King say:

"What a water dragon! I see she is very young, not even an adult yet. Why is she not accompanied by any other relatives, but is instead following Yama of the underworld?"

As members of the same dragon clan, the Dragon King also developed a very familiar feeling towards Meng Junyao. Although it was clearly their first meeting, the dragon blood flowing in their bodies made them feel as if they had known each other for a long time. They trusted her more than any other monster.

Seeing this, Ye Jie explained: "Her parents died in a conspiracy, and their souls were enslaved after death, and they could not rest in peace for a long time. Because she and I had a past in the past life, she has stayed with me. I heard that one of her brothers is now dormant in the Dragon Palace, so I came to see him."

"Parents were killed, brother... Could it be that little yellow dragon you are talking about?" The Dragon King of the East China Sea was slightly stunned, as if he remembered something, and accurately gave a name.

Seeing this, Ye Jie and Meng Junyao looked at each other and could clearly see the joy in each other's eyes. They didn't expect that what the Azure Dragon Saint said was indeed true. One of Meng Junyao's brothers was now in the Dragon Palace. He quickly said, "Regarding this little yellow dragon, can the Dragon King provide more detailed information?"

The Dragon King did not hide it and replied, "He is the son of the Dragon King of Jinghe in the Southern Continent. Due to some misfortunes, he was introduced by the Holy Lord and came to my Dragon Palace, where he practiced hard."

"Sure enough..." Hearing this, Ye Jie's conviction in his heart became even stronger. That was indeed the dragon they were looking for. He hurriedly asked, "Since we are in this Dragon Palace, can we let this little yellow dragon come out to see it?"

The Dragon King shook his head and said, "If it were any other day, this request would not be difficult. However, the Ascension Conference is currently underway. Even if I ask him to come back to see me, I am afraid I cannot do it."

"The Immortal Ascension Conference? Could it be..."

Ye Jie was stunned, and had a bad feeling in his heart.

The Dragon King glanced at Meng Junyao and told her the truth: "Not long ago, he went to Fangzhang Fairy Island to participate in the Ascension Conference before you. I don't know where he got an Ascension Order from. Even in my East Sea Dragon Palace, it takes decades to get one Ascension Order."

After a pause, the Dragon King sighed, "However, I heard that he was in a precarious situation at the Ascension Conference. The immortals deliberately made things difficult for him, and the harsh tests they set for him left him seriously injured. Even his dragon bones and dragon marrow were almost drained out. It was a tragic scene, and he almost lost his soul. I couldn't help him."

"How could it be..." Meng Junyao exclaimed, and couldn't help but feel worried about the brother he had never met. "Aren't you the Dragon King? Why can't you help him?"

The Dragon King shook his head and said, "You don't understand. This Ascension Conference may seem ordinary, but it actually has a lot of secrets. Many immortal officials are watching. Not to mention that I am only the Dragon King of the East China Sea, even if my immortal status is a few levels higher, it will be useless unless I can reach the level of the Goddess Xuan Nu. As the saying goes, those who have the Tao have many helpers. I heard that not long ago, the Azure Dragon Saint skipped the process of the Ascension Conference and personally nominated a descendant of the Goddess Xuan Nu to the Conferred God List to help her ascend to immortality..."

Meng Junyao blinked, she seemed to know who that person was, and then she heard the Dragon King say, "At least from this point of view, you did nothing wrong in helping the Bighead Fish King and teaching the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals a lesson. He is one of the few who is willing to stand up for those monsters who have suffered injustice, and your brother is one of those monsters. It's a pity that the Bighead Fish King is not as strong as the Crab General who guards the gate for me. What can he use to fight those immortals?"

(End of this chapter)