Upon seeing the two figures, Wei Chen couldn't help but smile.
One of them, with a face full of red light and a lecherous demeanor, could only be the Great Merchant God King.
The other middle-aged man was imposing and robust, standing at a towering two meters tall, his body a mass of well-defined muscles. Wei Chen guessed that this man must be Sui Huang, the Sovereign of the Three Emperors.
Wei Chen looked at the two and said calmly, "Great Merchant God King, Sui Huang, are you both here to attend my wedding?"
The Great Merchant God King smiled broadly at Wei Chen and replied, "Indeed! Hearing that Lord Wei Chen is getting married today, Sui Huang and I rushed over on horseback. It seems we haven't missed the occasion."
"You haven't missed it; follow me."
Wei Chen said lightly as he leaped into the air and arrived outside the Black Magic Palace.
The Great Merchant God King and Sui Huang followed him to the entrance of the Black Magic Palace.
"Gentlemen, please come in. Inside are two old friends of yours who arrived earlier," Wei Chen said casually.
The Great Merchant God King remained silent with a sycophantic demeanor, while Sui Huang remarked coolly, "It must be Shaohou and Taihao, right? They’ve always been independent; they’d rather exhaust themselves than come with us. I could have just opened a Spatial Tunnel with the Great Merchant God King; those two are really foolish!"
Hearing Sui Huang's words, Wei Chen smiled noncommittally; it was best not to get involved in such discussions.
"Young friend Wei Chen, this is a Divine King Pill. Consider it a gift; I hope you won't find it lacking," Sui Huang presented a Divine King Pill to Wei Chen.
The Great Merchant God King was too poor to offer anything as precious or even something as miraculous as Heavenly Ginseng. His gift seemed rather inferior in comparison, but Wei Chen didn't mind and accepted it with a cheerful grin.
Wei Chen led the Great Merchant God King and Sui Huang into the Black Magic Palace. The powerful figures from the Three Major Spatial Dimensions had lost interest in continuing their discussions.
When they saw four prominent figures from the Ancient World seated at a table, the strong from the Three Major Spatial Dimensions glanced occasionally but felt little else. With Wei Chen—who was incredibly powerful—present, there was nothing to fear. Regardless of who they were, within the Black Magic Palace attending Wei Chen's wedding, their status was equal; they were all merely guests of Wei Chen.
The strong individuals from the Three Major Spatial Dimensions truly had broad minds. From Wei Chen, they learned what it meant to be a true powerhouse, and they were not overly concerned about the Divine Kings of the Ancient World.
With their horizons broadened and having seen much of the world, the strength of their leader allowed the strong from the Three Major Spatial Dimensions to face the Divine Kings of the Ancient World without flinching. In the past, encountering such prominent figures might have caused them to kneel in fear and reverence.
The Four Divine Kings sat at the table, silently scrutinizing one another.
Wei Chen glanced around at the faces of the Four Divine Kings and said lightly, "Gentlemen, I trust there are no other Divine Kings coming?"
The Great Merchant God King smiled obsequiously, "There shouldn't be any more."
Seeing the sycophantic expression on the Great Merchant God King's face, Shaohou, Taihao, and Sui Huang all showed disdain, looking down on him.
People like the Great Xia Divine King were not worth showing any respect; he was merely a petty flatterer.
Before arriving, the four Deity Kings were aware that each had come for their own divine artifacts: Shaohou for the Xuanyuan Sword, Taihao for the Nuwa Stone, and Sui Huang for the Heavenly Seal. The Great Merchant God King was only brought along to make up numbers; he did not dare to ask Wei Chen for his Refining Demon Pot. If it weren't for the three Deity Kings forcing him to come along, he would never have shown up. Now that they were on Wei Chen's territory, his obsequious demeanor made the three Deity Kings look down on him even more.
It was simply embarrassing! The dignity of a Divine King had been thoroughly tarnished by the Great Merchant God King!
Since no one else was coming, Wei Chen's grand wedding began.
Weirou, Mu Qingyan, Ni Junlin, Snow Cicada, Ji Tianmei, Elegant Spirit sisters, Yan Qiqi, and Ji Min—nine women donned in bright red veils followed the customs of the Demon Realm to participate in the wedding ceremony with Wei Chen. The grand celebration took several hours to conclude.
While the tedious rituals brought joy and beauty to the nine women, Wei Chen felt somewhat exhausted by it all. Men and women viewed these matters differently. For those nine women, such ceremonies were of utmost importance. However, for Wei Chen, simply announcing it across the continent would suffice; there was no need for such complexity.
Moreover, Wei Chen knew well that aside from the Great Merchant God King who came just to tag along and didn’t bring any valuable gifts, Shaohuang God King, Taihao God King, and Sui Huang had clear intentions in mind as they watched closely from below. Wei Chen found it hard to focus on his wedding amidst their scrutiny. Of course, on the surface, he maintained a normal demeanor.
After the wedding, for a full Nine Heavens, Wei Chen left the four Deity Kings aside as he took his nine wives on excursions. Each night he would share a room with one wife—perfectly consuming his time during those Nine Heavens...
Having too many wives wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
After the guests of the Nine Heavens departed, the banquet at the Three Major Spatial Dimensions finally came to an end.
Wei Chen instructed the Black Magic Palace to raise its defenses, while Black Demon Heaven and a group of Demon Race Experts stood guard, ensuring the safety of the Black Magic Palace.
Wei Chen, accompanied by four Divine Kings, arrived in the northwest region of the demon realm, high above a desolate desert.
Even if a battle were to ensue, it should not involve ordinary people!
Of course, that possibility was quite low. Wei Chen did not wish to fight with Shaohou, Taihao, or Sui Huang, and they had no desire to engage in combat with him either. Within the demon realm, they could sense that the Spatial Plane was completely under Wei Chen's control. Fighting him there would put them at a significant disadvantage. Moreover, they all felt that Wei Chen's strength was certainly on par with their own; if there was a way to resolve matters peacefully, they would undoubtedly refrain from using force.
"Young friend, you brought us here with the intention of ensuring that if a battle breaks out, it won't affect innocent bystanders?" Taihao God King looked at Wei Chen and said with a smile.
Wei Chen replied calmly, "You are correct; that is indeed my intention."
It was clear that Gentleman Is Open and Honest while the petty man is filled with anxiety; Wei Chen did not shy away from this truth.
Taihao God King chuckled, "Young friend, there is no need to think so. It is impossible for us to come to blows. This is your Ancestral Realm; fighting here would be quite disrespectful to you. If we were to truly clash, do you think our combined strength would allow your demon realm to remain unscathed?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Chen's expression remained unchanged, but his heart sank.
Taihao God King's words sounded courteous but were clearly a blatant threat! To be honest, Wei Chen felt a twinge of fear deep down. His concern was not about the strength of the three Deity Kings but rather the safety of the demon realm. If they aimed to destroy it without hesitation, it would not be difficult for them. Even with Wei Chen's Divine Power bolstering it, the demon realm could not withstand the might of the three Deity Kings.
Unlike Great Merchant God King, who was an anomaly among Divine Kings, Taihao God King and his companions Shaohuang God King and Sui Huang truly represented the strongest combat power of the Ancient World. Although Wei Chen found this puzzling, it was an undeniable fact.
Above all else, he could not allow anything to happen to the demon realm; that was his bottom line.
"I find it strange that your strengths should rival those of Fifth Level Celestials in the Endless Divine Realm. Yet why is there such a significant gap between your power and that of Great Merchant God King?" Wei Chen looked at the four Divine Kings and asked bluntly in front of Great Merchant God King.
Great Merchant God King lowered his head awkwardly; although he knew Wei Chen meant no harm, he still felt quite embarrassed!
Shaohuang God King glanced coldly at Great Merchant God King, a look of disdain on his face, and said, “Wei Chen, you can just ask Great Merchant God King directly about that. We can’t say much; it would offend people!”
Despite claiming to fear offending others, Shaohuang God King’s attitude, tone, and expression had already offended Great Merchant God King multiple times.
Great Merchant God King slightly raised his head, awkwardly looking at Wei Chen. “Brother Wei Chen, to be honest, I am not the real Great Merchant God King. My father is. About forty thousand years ago, my father suddenly disappeared, and I inherited the position of Great Merchant God King. My strength is less than one ten-thousandth of my father's…”
Wei Chen was taken aback. He never expected this to be the case! Was this some kind of joke? The position of Divine King could actually be inherited? He looked at Shaohuang God King, Taihao God King, and Sui Huang. They surely weren’t newcomers to this role either.
Shaohuang God King said, “Don’t look at us. Among the Ten Great Divine Kings, only Great Merchant God King inherited the original Divine King position. The rest of us are the first generation of Divine Kings. After all, the lifespan of a Divine King is nearly infinite.”
Wei Chen nodded, feeling a bit resentful towards Great Merchant God King. Through him, he had thought that the strength of the Divine Kings was weak and had never regarded the Ancient World seriously. It was actually Shaohuang God King, Taihao God King, and Sui Huang who possessed true Divine King strength comparable to that of a Fifth Level Celestial from the Endless Divine Realm.
“Your strength is not inferior to that of a Fifth Level Celestial from the Endless Divine Realm. Yet, two artifacts were lost from the Ancient World, taken by the Fifth Level Celestial. How did those two artifacts get stolen?” Wei Chen asked lightly as he looked at the four.
Sui Huang smiled and explained, “We can defeat a single Fifth Level Celestial from the Endless Divine Realm, but do you think there are as few celestial beings in the Endless Divine Realm as there are among us in the Ancient World Divine Kings? When they came to seize the items, they sent dozens of Fifth Level Celestials, thousands of fourth-level celestial beings, and tens of thousands of third-level celestial beings. Otherwise, how could they possibly steal anything from the Ancient World?”
Shaohuang God King added, “We tried our best, but we were overwhelmed by their numbers. We could only try to protect ourselves while watching the artifacts being taken away. The strength of the Endless Divine Realm is beyond our imagination. Their Fifth Level Celestials are roughly equivalent to our own strength as Divine Kings, but they outnumber us by more than a hundred times. Moreover, there are even stronger beings above them known as Supreme Gods, which is something we cannot fathom.”
Upon hearing this, a chill ran through Wei Chen.
The Endless Divine Realm was that powerful?
Before the arrival of Shaohuang God King and the others, he had always thought that his own strength and influence were barely enough to open a path against the Endless Divine Realm. Now it seemed he was far from it. (To be continued.)
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