Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Upon hearing what the emperor beside him said, Emperor Taikang fell into deep thought.

Indeed, if they go back now, the Lord of Qingyue would likely think they are plotting a rebellion.

Although Emperor Guangze's death has been recorded on the projection stone, the images on the projection stone can be tampered with, and Lord Qingyue may not believe the images on the projection stone.

Even if the Lord of Qingyue believed the images on the projection stone, it was they who first lured Emperor Guangze to explore the path. Based on this alone, the Lord of Qingyue might suspect that they already knew about the dangers of the Cosmic Abyss and deliberately did not tell Emperor Guangze, resulting in Emperor Guangze being turned into a Heavenly Demon by the Abyss.

After thinking for a while, Emperor Taikang finally said, "Now that Lu Chen has grown up, we are no match for him. There is nothing we can do if we stay here. I will speak frankly with the Ancestor. If the Ancestor insists on attacking the Great Xia Dynasty, then let him personally lead the expedition."

Lu Chen could even kill a ninth-level Heavenly Demon with a single sword strike. If they still dared to approach him, they would be courting death. If the Lord of Qingyue insisted on courting death, Emperor Taikang would not continue to serve him.

Anyway, when he gets back this time, he'll be planning how to get rid of the Lord of Qingyue.

The Qingyue Holy Land cannot allow the Lord of Qingyue to continue causing trouble like this. They must preserve their strength and wait for the day when the Great Calamity of the Era arrives.

Thinking of this, Emperor Taikang once again ordered the immortal ships of Qingyue Holy Land to speed up their return to Qingyue Holy Land.

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Outer Realms.

At this time, Lu Chen was unaware that the Divine Moon Dynasty and the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, among other major forces, were already heading in their direction.

These days, Empress Tianhong led the Great Xia Dynasty's extraterrestrial exploration fleet to many places, but every place was the same—there were no living beings, let alone any people from other worlds.

Lu Chen even suspected that those people from other worlds might have all died. After all, the Heavenly Rainbow Empress had come to the outer realms before her reincarnation, which was hundreds of millions of years ago. It was not impossible that those people from other worlds had left the outer realms or had all died.

Lu Chen stood atop the palace of the Flying Rainbow Immortal Ship, gazing at the boundless wilderness in the distance. At this moment, Empress Tianhong stood beside him.

Lu Chen said, "There really isn't a single person here. I didn't expect the outer realms to be so desolate. I wonder what happened to the outer realms after you left. Why have all the people from other worlds disappeared?"

Empress Tianhong said, "You can go and ask those great emperors who have been to the outer realms."

After all, she had been reincarnated, and countless years had passed during those reincarnations. However, some of the Great Emperors in Lu Chen's fleet had visited the outer realms nearly ten thousand years ago, and they had a better understanding of the outer realms.

Lu Chen said, "I already asked them, and they didn't know how the outer realms could have become so desolate."

When Lu Chen's clone explored the outer realms, he couldn't encounter anyone. So he immediately summoned the emperors who had been to the outer realms before and asked them about the outer realms. It turned out that the outer realms they knew were completely different from the outer realms they knew.

Back then, when they came to the outer realms, they had to be constantly on guard against people from other worlds, fearing that they would lose their lives if they encountered them. But now, they have been in the outer realms for so long, and they have not seen a single person from other worlds, not even a Great Emperor from their own universe. This outer realm is no longer the outer realm they remember.

It's obvious that something must have happened in the outer realms to make it so desolate today.

Lu Chen was speechless. If he couldn't find people from other worlds, he wouldn't be able to learn what kind of world those people lived in. Wouldn't this trip have been a waste?

Just as Lu Chen was considering whether to go back, suddenly, his divine sense detected countless auras of Great Emperors rapidly approaching their location.

Lu Chen frowned, and at that moment Empress Tianhong also noticed. She said coldly, "You complained earlier that you couldn't find anyone, now someone's here."

Lu Chen said with a smile, "There are just a lot of people here."

The auras of those emperors were very similar to theirs, indicating that they were from the same universe. The fact that so many emperors appeared at the same time and approached them so quickly suggested that they were up to no good.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Chen immediately transmitted his voice to the emperors of the fleet, "Enemy approaching, prepare for battle!"

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, the Saint-level Star Destroyer activated its full formation and entered attack mode.

At the same time, the four major powers in the distance also realized that the Great Xia Dynasty's fleet was ready to attack. The immortal ships of the four major powers were lined up in a row, and all attack formations were activated.

However, in places like the outer realms, most of the time the outcome of a battle is not determined by which side's immortal ships are more powerful, but by the personal strength of the Great Emperor. The offensive formations on the immortal ships are only used to wear down the enemy.

Although the failure of the Immortal Ship's attack formation and vehicle hull was crucial to victory, it was particularly important in depleting the Emperor's strength.

The spiritual energy in the outer realms is extremely thin, making it very difficult to recover one's strength. If too much spiritual energy is consumed, even a ninth-level Great Emperor could perish if surrounded by multiple Great Emperors.

At this moment, all the immortal ships of the four major forces stopped. Xuan Tian stood on the roof of the Heavenly Mystery Hall, looking straight at Lu Chen, who was a light-year away.

This was the first time Lu Chen had seen Xuan Tian. The moment he saw Xuan Tian, ​​he felt a strong sense of crisis and keenly sensed the primal power emanating from Xuan Tian.

The primal power emanating from Xuan Tian is exactly the same as the primal power that condensed into a giant hand above the Great Xia Dynasty. In other words, it is very likely that Xuan Tian was the one who attacked the Great Xia Dynasty.

Upon considering this possibility, Lu Chen's face instantly darkened. If it really was Xuan Tian, ​​then Xuan Tian's strength was definitely above his own. He wondered if he could be a match for Xuan Tian using the Spirit Gathering Array.

It looks like things are getting a bit tricky.

Xuan Tian looked at Lu Chen and said to the three Divine Martial Emperors beside him, "Let's make our move directly. As long as Lu Chen dies, I will be able to remove the Great Xia Dynasty from this universe. At that time, the threat to the Great Xia Dynasty will no longer exist."

As soon as Xuan Tian finished speaking, Empress Du Sheng gave an order to Yun Hua Palace. In an instant, countless beams of light shot out from the immortal ship formation of Yun Hua Palace and headed straight for the outer domain exploration fleet of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Seeing that the enemy had already launched an attack, Lu Chen immediately gave the order, "Attack with all your might, don't hesitate to use the star destroyers."

There are a lot of Emperors on the other side, and many of our Star Destroyers will definitely be destroyed today. Before they are destroyed, it would be best to wear them down as much as possible, and then use the Spirit Gathering Array when they are no longer strong.

Faced with the terrifying existence of Xuan Tian, ​​Lu Chen dared not be careless. At this moment, Lu Chen was very clear that the strongest enemy he had encountered since obtaining the system was Xuan Tian.

The moment Lu Chen gave the order, all the Saint-level Star Destroyers of the Great Xia Dynasty launched an attack, with countless black beams shooting out from them.

(End of this chapter)