"Hahaha, Ming Ze, you're finished, you'll be ashes here."
"Ming Ze, weren't you very arrogant before? What can you say now?"
"Hmph, you have indeed won the great competition, but in front of us, you're just a cornered mosquito."
A group of people who were mostly middle-aged and old men laughed and mocked a young man who was covered in wounds and had to support his body with his sword just so he could stay on his knees.
He had messy black hair, pale white skin with a handsome face with a beautiful combination.
His body was rather thin, having few muscles.
When looking at the people surrounding him, he just stood still without even thinking.
He truly knew that there was no chance for him to survive.
The enemies were too many and too strong.
They consisted of top-tier True Immortals and Immortal Kings.
With his cultivation still at the Half-Immortal Fifth Stage, he was truly far from being an opponent of any of them even though he possessed unimaginable combat power. To reach the True Immortal Realm alone, he still had to reach the Ninth Stage first.
From the start, it was an unfair and unreasonable battle, but he was able to endure for quite a while.
Whoosh!
Suddenly a spear landed right in front of Ming Ze.
Then, the figure of a young man with long hair appeared behind the spear. He revealed a thin, ominous smile.
His body didn't emit any aura, but Ming Ze could feel an extremely sharp killing power from him.
He clearly wasn't from his generation, perhaps the generation before him.
"I'm Ling Yu, the previous winner of the great competition!" The man apparently introduced himself.
Upon hearing his identity, Ming Ze instantly knew who he was.
He was the older brother of Ling Zhi, the genius most likely to win at the great competition Ming Ze participated in.
Unfortunately, not only did he lose to Ming Ze, but he was even nearly killed by Ming Ze's sword. It was said that he was now so badly injured that he couldn't even open his eyes.
The hunt for Ming Ze was actually initiated by the Sacred Wind Empire which was basically controlled by the Ling Clan.
After the man introduced himself, Ming Ze finally said something. "If I'm given a year or two, you might as well die under my sword."
Ming Ze was always quite arrogant when he spoke which was why more people hated him.
Sure enough, Ling Yu's expression became rather gloomy. He even picked up the spear stuck in front of him.
"You must always think you're the best, but no matter what you think, you will die today," he said.
After he said that, he actually stabbed his spear into Ming Ze's heart.
At this point, Ming Ze didn't even have the chance to dodge. He could only wait for his death because he had also run out of aces.
However, suddenly something golden in color came from the distance at an unimaginable speed.
Not to mention the True Immortals, even the Immortal Kings couldn't keep up with the speed of that golden something.
No one knew what exactly it was.
In an instant, it arrived in front of Ming Ze's chest, stopping there.
As it turned out, it was a hairpin, completely gold in color with beautiful engravings.
Ling Yu looked shocked when he saw the hairpin and before his spear even hit the hairpin, his spear suddenly shattered to ashes. Even after that his hand was affected, flames appeared on his hand, burning it to ashes very quickly.
The panicked Ling Yu hurriedly retreated then stared at the direction where the hairpin had come from in fear.
Everyone else also looked terrified.
A moment later, they all saw an extremely luxurious golden carriage, pulled by a pair of winged white horses.
The carriage had a brightly shining sun symbol, piercing the eyes of everyone who saw it.
The words The Sun Empire were clearly written underneath the symbol.
Everyone instantly retreated far back since they knew which faction it was coming from.
This was the strongest faction in the Southern Region. They were so powerful that they stood far above the rest.
The Sacred Wind Empire was just a small child in front of them.
The reason the Sacred Wind Empire seemed dominating was simply because the Sun Empire rarely engaged in competition. They never even entered competitions outside of their own empire. Otherwise, their members would probably continue to be ranked one to ten.
Even the Immortal Kings were not taken seriously in their empire. They only respected the Immortal Emperors.
Their emperor known as the Sun Great Emperor was even more extraordinary, he was one of the six Immortal Ancestors in the Heaven Realm.
He was powerful enough to appear anywhere in the entire Heaven Realm in just an instant no matter which region it was in.
Everyone whether young or old looked at each other after seeing the carriage.
They guessed the owner, and it made them wonder. Why did that woman come to this place?
Just as they were wondering, a woman stepped down from the carriage, followed by another woman with the appearance of a servant.
She was beautiful, but she was very inconspicuous compared to the woman in front of her even though the woman was wearing a golden mask that covered her entire face.
Just her figure in that luxurious pure white dress was enough to make the dark sky appear extremely bright.
She had long golden hair that reached her knees, each strand of hair was silky smooth, beautiful that it dazzled the eyes. If a man were to get a piece of her hair, he would definitely keep that piece of hair and regard it as his most precious treasure.
Her body was like an hourglass. She was tall with beautiful curves from top to bottom.
It was hard to believe that there was such a beautiful body.
Even in her helpless state, Ming Ze was still quite mesmerized.
He had seen many women with incredible bodies since he arrived in the Heaven Realm, but this woman's body was on a different level.
Her skin was so white and clear that her neck made it difficult for those staring at it to take their eyes off it.
Although she wore a mask, her golden eyes could still be seen.
They were like two suns that could turn night into day.
She was glamorous in appearance, a pair of long silver earrings hung from her ears while a red-colored diamond necklace hung around her neck. Each of her wrists wore a bracelet with marvelous engravings.
Her aura was far above everyone here.
If she waved her hand, she could definitely turn everyone into ashes.
Ming Ze had the unique ability of detecting other people's cultivation levels quite clearly.
In other words, she was a peak cultivator under the Immortal Ancestors.
Only, Ming Ze was certain that she was actually quite young.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Sun Princess!" Upon seeing the woman, everyone immediately knelt down and saluted her.
Even Ling Yu looked extremely sincere as he saluted. His eyes showed boundless admiration.
Ming Ze himself had often heard that title. He heard it ever since he arrived in the Heaven Realm, a woman who was said to be the most talented in history that no talent came close to hers.
What made her most famous was her beauty.
Everyone who had ever seen her face agreed that she possessed a quarter of the beauty of the Heaven Realm.
She was so beautiful that even all her brothers lusted after her.
Wearing a mask was just something she did to avoid making too much noise because of her face.
Why did this woman come to this place?
In fact, there were indeed quite a few Immortal Emperors watching secretly from afar.
They were ready to act if somehow Ming Ze had another ace up his sleeve so that he could escape the Immortal Kings.
However, the existence of the Sun Princess was enough to make those Immortal Emperors show themselves then salute from afar even though they didn't go as far as kneeling. They only bowed slightly.
No one dared to disrespect her. This was not only because of her beauty and background, but also because of her cultivation.
Ever since she came, the Sun Princess had only looked at the people for a moment before staring at Ming Ze with her golden eyes.
Until now, her hairpin was still floating in front of Ming Ze, as if reminding everyone that no one was allowed to attack Ming Ze for a while.
Ming Ze began to wonder what this woman's purpose was?
If she also came with bad intentions, Ming Ze would be in big trouble. As far as he knew, this woman was extremely cruel and evil.
Her bad reputation was masked only because of her beauty and the Sun Empire had always done things to help maintain her reputation.
"I can save your life," the woman said after a while.
Her tone was rather flat, but her voice was so beautiful that everyone felt calm just by hearing it, but what she said made everyone furrow their brows.
They were after Ming Ze and it wasn't just because he had defeated their son or grandson, but because they also wanted to know the secret of his power.
If the Sun Princess also wanted him, their chances of obtaining him would practically be zero.
Of course, no one dared to protest even if the Sun Princess did something unpleasant to everyone.
"What are the requirements?" Ming Ze asked in response.
Although this woman was dangerous, he had no other choice. Perhaps she also had bad intentions, such as finding out the secret of his power.
However, it was still better to fall in her hands than to be killed by Ling Yu and those old men.
Besides, he still had a chance to escape disaster if he was in another place and was given a chance to rest for a while.
"There is only one requirement and it is very easy," replied the Sun Princess. "You just need to come with me to the Sun Empire and become my husband."
Ming Ze, "..."
Everyone, "..."
There is no one who does not love the Sun Princess. She was dreamt of by all men who had heard of her beauty, let alone those who had seen her face.
The majority did not dare to confess their feelings to her and those who did were always rejected outright with disdain, even those who were on her level in terms of cultivation or background.
Over time, people assumed that not only was she untouchable, but she really wouldn't allow anyone to touch her.
There was no shortage of moments where she looked down on the best men in the Heaven Realm.
Right now, in front of many people, she suddenly offered Ming Ze to be her husband and if Ming Ze agreed, she would save him from everyone who wanted to kill him.
Even the Immortal Emperors rubbed their ears after hearing that. Some pinched themselves to find out if they were dreaming.
This was impossible, it wasn't supposed to happen in reality.
Unfortunately, this did happen.
What good had Ming Ze done before today that he had gotten such unimaginable luck?
Ming Ze didn't know and he was more confused than everyone else.
This woman he had never even met. He had only seen her today. How could she want him to be her husband?
Although Ming Ze didn't deny that he was a phenomenal man so it was no wonder that the Sun Princess wanted to find out his hidden secrets, Ming Ze didn't think it was necessary to make him her husband.
After all, with her strength, Ming Ze thought it was impossible for him to hide secrets from him as long as she wanted to obtain those secrets.
Since she wanted him to be her husband, what she wanted was most likely different from everyone's guess.
Ming Ze continued to think and was unable to respond to her words.
This might be incredible luck, but Ming Ze realized it was very difficult to accept it. This was like a mortal man being offered the chance to become an Immortal Emperor in an instant. Because it was too unbelievable, so taking the chance wasn't easy either.
"You're taking too long to think, let's go Sun Empire first, I'm sure you'll agree soon," said Princess Sun suddenly before Ming Ze could respond.
After that, she appeared beside Ming Ze, taking her hairpin first before grabbing Ming Ze's wrist.
It was said that no man had ever directly come into contact with the Sun Princess except for her father. What is meant here is a meeting of the skin.
The Sun Princess' father obviously couldn't be counted. Therefore, Ming Ze was practically the first to feel the touch of the Sun Princess' skin.
From her hand, Ming Ze felt a thin stream of energy that when it entered his body, made his body extremely easy to move while he was in a severely injured state. Although it didn't heal his injuries, it did allow him to move like a normal person.
And Ming Ze had to admit that there was such an indescribable sensation from that touch.
However, he hadn't even been able to stare at the beautiful figure beside him.
That figure instantly took a step, appearing in front of her carriage door before stepping into it.
Her servant didn't enter the carriage, opting to sit on the coachman's seat instead.
Whoosh!
The two white horses pulling the carriage flapped their wings, disappearing instantly from everyone's sight.
Those left behind stared at the direction in which the carriage disappeared with their mouths open. No one could say anything.