Chapter 1882: Tang Yan's True Identity!

Rumble...

Within the Immortal Forest Heavenly Palace, violent fluctuations could be heard from time to time.

The terrifying energy caused the entire palace to tremble violently.

"What's going on?" Ye Yuan asked, his expression grim.

"Someone is resisting the restrictions of the Immortal Forest Heavenly Palace!" Wuchen said, frowning.

Ye Yuan was startled. "Resisting? To be able to resist the restrictions for so long, even a Heavenly Venerate wouldn't be able to do that, right?"

Wuchen nodded and said solemnly, "Let's go to the Immortal Forest Hall. If that old ghost Immortal Forest left anything behind, it's probably there."

Ye Yuan nodded and, following Wuchen's guidance, sped toward the Immortal Forest Hall.

...

Within the Immortal Forest Heavenly Palace, Tang Yan strolled in casually.

The restriction power that made the palace tremble had no effect on him at all.

And the direction he was heading was unmistakably the Immortal Forest Hall.

With a creak, the door to the Immortal Forest Hall was gently pushed open, and a force so powerful it made one tremble suddenly burst forth.

Yet, facing this force, Tang Yan merely waved his hand, and it vanished into nothing.

Stepping inside, Tang Yan's gaze never wavered.

"The... the Realm Suppression Stele?!" At that moment, a voice sounded from the other side of the hall.

Tang Yan looked up slightly and saw Ye Yuan's face filled with shock.

He had just entered the hall through a side door and noticed the four divine beast statues standing in the corners of the hall.

Other than that, the hall was empty, with only a stone stele suppressing the central position, emitting a terrifying aura.

Ye Yuan was all too familiar with this stele—what else could it be but the Realm Suppression Stele?

But the Realm Suppression Stele was clearly on him, so what was this stele?

Ye Yuan didn't believe that this stele in the hall was the real one, because the Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor's target was not the stele itself, but the Lesser Tongtian Mountain within it.

And the Lesser Tongtian Mountain was in Ye Yuan's possession.

"Indeed, it is the Realm Suppression Stele!" Tang Yan said with a faint smile.

Ye Yuan's face darkened as he looked at Tang Yan. "Tang Yan, who exactly are you?"

Tang Yan looked at Ye Yuan and said with a light smile, "With your intelligence, haven't you already guessed? Why bother asking me for confirmation?"

Ye Yuan's pupils contracted, his heart jolted, and he spat out four words through clenched teeth: "Nine... Entropy... Heavenly... Emperor!"

This Tang Yan had always given Ye Yuan a very strange feeling.

He was too low-key, yet every time, he managed to get through safely.

Most importantly, when everyone else was panicking, Tang Yan maintained a calm, unruffled gaze—that was definitely unusual.

In fact, Ye Yuan had always thought Tang Yan was some Heavenly Venerate, but when the Mad Blade Ghost Venerate struck, Tang Yan didn't make a move, which had surprised him.

Ye Yuan never dreamed that the Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor would personally take action!

Now, everything was clear!

Ye Yuan finally understood why the Immortal Forest Heavenly Venerate had made such a big show.

He wanted to lure his greatest nemesis, the Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor, here!

To lure him with the Realm Suppression Stele!

In fact, from the very beginning, Ye Yuan had vaguely suspected that the Immortal Forest Heavenly Venerate setting up such a large scheme wasn't just to choose a successor.

Because the Immortal Forest Heavenly Venerate's successor was him, Ye Yuan.

Then, there was only one reason for him to do this—revenge!

But he couldn't understand how the Immortal Forest Heavenly Venerate dared to do this.

Let alone being dead, even at his peak, he couldn't be a match for the Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor!

Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Venerate—though separated by only one word, their strength was as vast as the distance between heaven and earth.

Even if the Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor was merely someone who had refined the Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit.

Tang Yan smiled slightly and said, "That old ghost Immortal Forest found a successor like you—he truly lived his life without regret!"

Ye Yuan's pupils contracted. "You knew all along?"

Nine Entropy laughed. "You've been able to withstand True God realm experts along the way. You might fool others, but you can't fool this emperor! How could a mere low-grade Heavenly Venerate spiritual treasure give a Divine Lord realm cultivator such power? But you shouldn't have come this time!"

Ye Yuan had already received the Immortal Forest Heavenly Venerate's inheritance; in Nine Entropy's view, he could have avoided this muddy water.

He was only at the Divine Lord realm; coming here was far too dangerous.

Ye Yuan took a deep breath to calm his inner turmoil.

After all, having a Heavenly Emperor suddenly appear before him, Ye Yuan couldn't help but feel shaken inside.

After all, the young man before him was a formidable existence who had contended with the Immortal Forest Heavenly Venerate for millions of years!

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened. "When Immortal Forest opened another locked world gate, I had to come on this journey!"

Nine Entropy was slightly surprised. "You are from the Immortal Forest Small World?"

Ye Yuan's heart tightened. He thought to himself that this Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor had such meticulous thoughts—just from one sentence, he had guessed Ye Yuan's origin from the Immortal Forest World.

"Rising from a mere native to the Divine Lord realm in just over a thousand years—your talent is truly unprecedented in this emperor's experience! That old ghost Immortal Forest found a good successor!" Nine Entropy said with some emotion.

Ye Yuan fell silent.

His mood was very complicated. The Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor personally taking action was completely unexpected.

Against a Heavenly Venerate, he could still use the Immortal Forest Heavenly Palace to maneuver.

But a Heavenly Emperor was too strong.

Once the Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor unleashed his full power, the Immortal Forest World would immediately collapse, leaving no room for maneuver.

"Heh, you must be wondering why this emperor personally took action. In truth, this emperor has long coveted that old ghost Immortal Forest's Realm Suppression Stele. Before he obtained it, even with his Soul Suppressing Pearl and Ten Directions Sword, this emperor was not inferior to him! But ever since he got the Realm Suppression Stele, he has kept this emperor suppressed, unable to lift his head. He even stepped into the Heavenly Emperor realm before this emperor! So this emperor guessed that the Realm Suppression Stele must contain a shocking secret."

As he spoke, the Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor's gaze grew fervent.

The more he spoke, the more alarmed Ye Yuan became.

This Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor was definitely a terrifying figure, able to deduce so much from mere clues.

And his guesses were spot on!

The secret within the Realm Suppression Stele would probably drive even a Dao Ancestor mad, let alone a mere Heavenly Venerate.

"Hehe, that old ghost set up such a grand scheme just to tell this emperor that the Realm Suppression Stele was here, didn't he? If he were alive, this emperor wouldn't fear him; now that he's dead, does this emperor really dare not come? Hahaha..."

As he spoke, the Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor stepped forward slowly, walking toward the Realm Suppression Stele in the center of the hall.

Rumble...

Suddenly, the Immortal Forest Heavenly Palace trembled violently.

In the four corners of the hall, the four massive statues suddenly came to life.

Roar, roar, roar, roar...

Four light cries shot into the sky, and the four statues simultaneously flew toward the Realm Suppression Stele in the center of the hall!