Chapter 4: Jun Linglong, a Heart of Exquisite Intelligence; Who is Emperor Jun?

The Jun family’s martial arts arena is located on a massive island floating in the void.

Many of the Jun family’s younger generation practice within this arena.

It contains not only dueling rings but also various facilities for testing cultivation, available for the Jun family’s descendants to measure their progress.

The Taiyue Ancient Stele was forcibly seized by a powerful expert of the Jun family and moved into the arena to allow clan disciples to test their physical cultivation.

At this moment, beside the Taiyue Ancient Stele, a young girl dressed in palace attire was regulating her breathing, preparing to challenge the stele.

The girl was about fourteen or fifteen years old, with long, golden, slightly wavy hair that cascaded down like waves, her strands crystalline and radiant.

Her skin was like congealed fat, her lips like cherry blossoms, and her temperament was noble and elegant.

Though she was young, the girl’s petite frame, wrapped in tight palace attire, was already exquisitely shaped, showing the first signs of a womanly figure.

"I wonder what kind of result Jun Linglong will achieve this time?"

"She possesses the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, and her speed in comprehending various techniques is extremely fast. I imagine she has mastered all sorts of body-refining techniques by now."

"I heard that several of the Sequences wanted to recruit Jun Linglong as a follower, but she refused them all."

Many Jun family disciples in the vicinity whispered to one another as they watched the girl named Jun Linglong.

Jun Linglong, while not one of the Top Ten Sequences, was still a rather famous noble lady within the Jun family.

This was because she possessed the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart.

This heart is also known as the Heart of a Saint, meaning that if Jun Linglong does not fall, she is destined to become a Saint in the future.

Although for an ancient aristocratic family like the Jun family, a single Saint is not particularly rare, looking across the entire Huangtian Immortal Domain, a Saint is absolutely a top-tier figure.

Because Jun Linglong had the potential to become a Saint, some Sequences were willing to extend an olive branch to recruit her, but they were all rejected by her.

"Heaven-Suppressing Golden Palm!"

Jun Linglong raised her snow-white, jade-like hand and struck it against the Taiyue Ancient Stele.

Despite her seemingly slender and delicate frame, she appeared to erupt with endless power at this moment.

Boom!

After a loud bang, the Taiyue Ancient Stele lit up.

150,000 jin!

"Jun Linglong is so strong; she’s increased her brute force by another 30,000 jin since last time."

"Indeed. An ordinary genius, even when their physical body is cultivated to the limit, only possesses 100,000 jin of brute force. Jun Linglong has already broken through that barrier."

Sounds of admiration came from all sides, accompanied by the fervent gazes of a group of sycophants.

Jun Linglong’s snow-white, jade-like face remained calm, without a ripple.

At this moment, a shrill female voice rang out.

"Jun Linglong, how has it been so long, and you’ve only increased your strength by 30,000 jin?"

A woman in a blue dress swayed over with a slender waist.

Her face was charming and pretty, but her words were sharp.

"It’s Lan Qingya, a follower of the Tenth Sequence, Jun Zhangjian."

"She has a higher status than a mere follower; it is rumored that Jun Zhangjian favors her quite a bit."

Lan Qingya was not a member of the Jun family, but a follower recruited from the outside by the Tenth Sequence, Jun Zhangjian.

Jun Linglong ignored her, but Lan Qingya continued with sharp words: "Young Master Zhangjian left a record of 5 million jin of brute force on the Taiyue Ancient Stele—dozens of times yours—yet you refused his recruitment. Do you realize how ignorant you are now?"

Lan Qingya could not stand Jun Linglong’s feigned aloofness.

Even though Jun Zhangjian had personally offered to recruit her, Jun Linglong had still rejected him.

In Lan Qingya’s eyes, Jun Linglong was just a pretentious "green tea bitch."

"Although Jun Zhangjian is quite good, he is not the best. The person I, Jun Linglong, will follow will be an existence capable of suppressing an entire era," Jun Linglong said indifferently.

No one knew that the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart had another hidden ability: the faint capacity to glimpse a corner of the future.

Of course, this ability was heaven-defying and could not be actively triggered.

Jun Linglong had only triggered it once in her life.

In that corner of the future, Jun Linglong saw a vague, transcendent figure in white, standing with his back to all living beings.

Billions of creatures and the ancient myriad races were all bowing down behind him, shouting the name "Jun the Heavenly Emperor."

At that moment, Jun Linglong became convinced that this generation of the Jun family would surely produce a true dragon capable of suppressing the ages.

It was just that...

In that corner of the future, which of the Jun family’s genius Sequences was the "Jun the Heavenly Emperor" worshipped by all living beings?

Because of this doubt, Jun Linglong had never followed anyone.

She had been waiting for the person who most resembled the Heavenly Emperor to appear.

Although Jun Zhangjian, as the Tenth Sequence, was very strong, he had not given Jun Linglong that feeling.

However, when Lan Qingya heard Jun Linglong’s words, she found it ridiculous.

"Heh, suppressing an era? Jun Linglong, that excuse of yours is somewhat laughable."

Even the current strongest First Sequence of the Jun family would not dare to say such a thing with 100% certainty.

Because this was an era of great contention, with myriad races rising and geniuses emerging in droves; no genius dared to claim they could suppress this era.

Just then, a white crane in the distant sky caught everyone’s attention.

Sitting cross-legged on the white crane was a figure who looked like a young god.

It was Jun Xiaoyao.

He had only just broken through the five realms of the Divine Treasury and had not yet gained the ability to fly, so he could only arrive by riding the crane.

"Who is that figure?"

"He looks so young. Is he coming to the martial arts arena at such a young age?"

A group of Jun family disciples began to discuss.

Since his birth, Jun Xiaoyao had stayed within the Heavenly Emperor Palace and had never walked about the Jun family.

Therefore, apart from the Eighteenth Ancestor, a group of clan elders, and his birth mother Jiang Rou, no one else had ever seen Jun Xiaoyao.

"Hmm? He..."

Jun Linglong’s beautiful eyes fell upon the young figure, and the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart within her body suddenly trembled.

A palpitation arose in her heart.

"It can't be..." Jun Linglong’s beautiful eyes gradually widened as an intuition surged into her mind.

The white crane landed, and Jun Xiaoyao tapped his toes, landing easily.

"What a handsome little boy, I really want to pinch his cheeks..." a Jun family girl said with glowing eyes.

"Cute, I want to ride..." another Jun family woman with a voluptuous and domineering figure stared straight at Jun Xiaoyao with a doting, obsessed smile.

Being stared at by such a group of wolf-like Jun family women, Jun Xiaoyao felt a bit creeped out.

His kidneys were indeed quite strong, but he was still only a three-year-old child after all.

He didn't want to be a "small horse pulling a big cart."

"This child’s blood energy is too powerful. How does it feel even stronger than ours?"

A young man from the Jun family couldn't help but ask: "Little kid, which branch of the Jun family are you from? Why have we never seen you before?"

Jun Xiaoyao said casually: "Of course you haven't seen me; this is my first time coming out of the Heavenly Emperor Palace."

"First time from the Heavenly Emperor Palace..."

As the young man spoke, his body suddenly trembled.

The Heavenly Emperor Palace was a place where only those with the highest status in the Jun family were qualified to live.

The young man looked at Jun Xiaoyao with a shocked expression: "You... could you be the one from three years ago..."

"That’s right, I am Jun Xiaoyao," Jun Xiaoyao said lazily.

Whoosh!

As soon as these words fell, the entire martial arts arena erupted in shock.

Jun Xiaoyao was arguably the most mysterious and highest-status descendant of the Jun family.

Born three years ago, he had alarmed the Eighteenth Ancestor, who had personally bestowed upon him the status of Divine Child.

It could be said that Jun Xiaoyao’s current status and position were in no way inferior to the Top Ten Sequences!

"Greetings, Lord Divine Child!"

In the arena, all the Jun family disciples bowed in unison.

Jun Linglong’s eyes showed a strange expression, but she also bowed to Jun Xiaoyao.

Lan Qingya’s expression also changed; as a retainer of a different surname, she dared not offend Jun Xiaoyao and hurriedly bowed.

Watching the Jun family disciples bowing respectfully to him, Jun Xiaoyao clicked his tongue inwardly, thinking

"This isn't right. According to the tropes, in this situation, shouldn't someone come out to challenge me, only to be slapped in the face by me? Being this obedient, how am I supposed to show off?"

Jun Xiaoyao felt as if he were punching cotton, unable to exert any force.

He had wanted to find someone to show off—no, to spar with.

However, Jun Xiaoyao had underestimated the status of the Divine Child.

There was likely no one present who dared to show him the slightest disrespect.

"Forget it. Since no one is provoking me, I might as well sign in quickly."

Jun Xiaoyao shook his head slightly and walked directly to the Taiyue Ancient Stele.

At this moment, the mechanical voice of the system rang in his mind.

"Ding, you have arrived at the sign-in location: Taiyue Ancient Stele. Would you like to sign in?"

"Sign in!" Jun Xiaoyao thought to himself.