You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 256 - 43, Eighth Ring Level Secret

Panic?

Lin Yue fell silent for a moment before counter-asking, "Does Second Prince think that I should panic?"

The Second Prince smiled but didn’t answer him, merely saying, "It’s good that you’re not panicked — come with me, Seventeenth Brother."

Not knowing what happened, Lin Yue found the scene before him had completely changed. Just a moment ago, he was still in front of the Di Hong Palace, and suddenly, he was in front of a strange palace’s gate.

Lin Yue couldn’t help but stare in surprise.

He hadn’t noticed the slightest transition!

Even Duke Heng, a figure of Saint status who mastered the ways of the universe and was capable of so-called spatial teleportation, allowed him to sense a faint fluctuation.

But the Second Prince had brought him here in such an unassuming manner, and he had no clue at all.

"Seventeenth Brother."

The Second Prince smiled warmly and said, "Your Majesty is in seclusion within the palace. Go on in."

The thick palace doors were tightly shut. Lin Yue raised his head to look at the large characters on the door —

Heavenly God Temple.

"Just push the door open and go in? Wouldn’t that be... Hm?"

Lin Yue hadn’t finished speaking when he looked back at the doors and was taken aback.

For some unknown reason, the once tightly shut doors were now wide open, revealing the dark and unfathomable inside of the palace, shrouded in chaos impossible to make out clearly.

How could this be?

Just like he didn’t know how he appeared in front of the Heavenly God Temple, he had no idea how the doors opened, as if they had always been open.

In his mind, Lin Yue’s impression of the Second Prince only grew more mysterious and unfathomable.

"What’s the matter? Aren’t you going in?" the Second Prince asked with a smile.

Lin Yue looked into the deep and murky Heavenly God Temple, took a deep breath, and then said, "Thank you, Second Prince. I will go in."

Then, he stepped through the gates and into the palace.

As soon as he entered, the light behind him vanished, and when he looked back, he found that the doors had closed.

And so, Lin Yue could only step forward deeper into the Heavenly God Temple.

The empty and dim interior was silent except for the echo of his footsteps.

The feeling inside the palace was as if he had returned to the Eternal Night of the Illusion Realm—unrelated to his vision, simply unable to see clearly, as if obscured by some invisible matter, he could only see a few yards ahead.

After walking a few hundred yards...

Lin Yue still hadn’t seen the end of the Heavenly God Temple, much like an endless Eternal Night.

Was the Heavenly God Temple this big from the outside?

He was somewhat puzzled, then speculated.

After walking for a bit more...

Finally, a hazy and dim light column appeared ahead. Within the column, there sat a figure cross-legged on the ground, back to him.

He could only see the clothing on the figure’s body, dark gold in color with black patterns embroidered on it.

— It was an Imperial Robe.

Could it really be the Divine Emperor?

At that thought, Lin Yue was silent for a moment, and slowly spoke, "Your Majesty?"

"The seventeenth son of mine, you have finally come," said the Divine Emperor’s voice, somewhat deep, "but why do you address me as ’Your Majesty,’ and not ’Father’?"

Lin Yue softly replied, "Second Prince calls you the same, Your Majesty."

The Divine Emperor laughed lightly and asked, "What makes you think that you can keep it a secret from me when you’re before me?"

He spoke indifferently without turning his head, "You seized the Prince Bloodline with the help of the Blood Jade left by the Fifth Prince’s previous life, didn’t you?"

Lin Yue did not speak.

"Hah..." The Divine Emperor sneered with mockery, "You killed my son, flaunted yourself openly as a prince in the capital, and you even dared to see me. What is your purpose?"

After a moment of silence, Lin Yue asked, "What purpose can a commoner like me have in Your Majesty’s eyes?"

The Divine Emperor turned his back to him, was silent for a moment, then said, "Indeed, it is none of your concern, but in the end, you killed my son. Do you still expect to calmly continue being a prince?"

"...Does Your Majesty think being a prince is something one can be calm about?" Lin Yue asked softly.

"Your heart has no place to rest, naturally, you cannot be at ease," the Divine Emperor said indifferently, "but you really have no fear of the law and your ruler, to dare to answer back to me in such an impolite way?"

Lin Yue sighed and said, "Your Majesty, is there something more disrespectful than killing a prince?"

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The Divine Emperor laughed again, slowly saying, "It seems you truly are not afraid of death."

Lin Yue shook his head slightly, "If people were not afraid of death, why would they still live? Aren’t many things one has to face in life scarier than death?"

At this point, his tone became more serious, "I just feel that I will not die."

"Could it be that you think I only care about the bloodline and that I need you as a son?" The Divine Emperor asked laughingly, "Where does such confidence come from?"

Lin Yue spoke slowly, "The Fifth Prince left a message in his past life within the Blood Jade... The moment someone seizes the Prince Bloodline with the Blood Jade, Your Majesty will surely bring down trials."

He looked at the figure in the Imperial Robe, "If I were truly going to die, I should have died on the day I seized the Prince Bloodline."

"...Perhaps there was another reason, and I was unaware at the time?" the Divine Emperor inquired.

Lin Yue pondered for a moment, then said, "Since I entered the palace, Your Majesty has spoken quite a bit with me, but you have not killed me yet, only discussing these topics with answers already known and of no significance. Does Your Majesty really want to kill me?"

The Divine Emperor was silent for a while before suddenly bursting into loud laughter, as if hearing a great joke.

"Ha ha ha... Ha ha ha... I originally thought you were just reckless and extraordinarily lucky, but it turns out you aren’t just bold, you have confidence?"

He turned his head, laughing as he looked at Lin Yue, and asked with interest, "Did you know already... that you’ll never meet the real Your Majesty?"