Chapter 1545: Li Jun's Story

The majestic voice had come from the woman who had just arrived through the spatial rift in a beam of silver light. The lady was quite tall, much taller than the average man. Despite that, she wasn't bulky; she was actually quire slender and well-proportioned. She had a beautiful face and her eyebrows were slightly sharp, with violet-gold vertical pupils. When her gaze shifted, it emanated a terrifying aura that made others unwilling to look directly at her. Her head of long, curly, silverish-white hair that looked as though it had been gently kissed by flames gave off a mature but seductive charm. She was wearing a suit of golden dragonscale armor that fitted her perfectly, revealing her smooth curves but also the power that was contained within. Because of her towering stature, her legs were of breathtaking length and the dense dragon scales covering them exuded a wild beauty.

However, her most unique features were the violet-gold horns protruding from her forehead. They were like exquisite works of art with a primitive and natural charm, as though they had been carefully carved. Perhaps it was because she had just engaged in a ferocious battle, but she was still clutching a gigantic, dark-red blade that emanated a terrifying aura. Her dragonscale armor was broken in several places and some-pitch black wounds could be seen on her skin.

This was a woman with an extraordinary temperament, and just looking at her was striking. As Li Luo examined her, the mysterious sense of intimacy he could feel in his heart grew even stronger.

At this point, Li Jun looked at the silver-haired, alluring lady garbed in golden armor with a surprised smile. "Zhen, why are you here?"

"Hehe... Greetings, Heavenly Emperor Zhen. It has been many years since we last met, and you're even more graceful than before." The Cloud Heavenly Emperor gave a cordial and warm smile as he clasped his hands in greeting.

The charming lady who was addressed as Heavenly Emperor Zhen nodded slightly before coldly snorting towards Li Jun. "Am I not allowed to come here?"

Li Jun immediately raised his hands and waved harmlessly. When Li Luo saw this, he couldn't help but smile. Li Jun's appearance was that of a handsome youth, and when he stood next to Heavenly Emperor Zhen, he suddenly looked a lot shorter as he didn't even reach the other party's waist.

"Are you injured badly? Why was the battle with the Empyrean Demon Grand Devil King so violent? Didn't I just ask for you to hold him back for just a while?" Li Jun asked as he inspected Heavenly Emperor Zhen's destroyed armor.

"The Empyrean Demon Grand Devil King's injuries are far worse than mine. If I had not sensed that there were other Grand Devil Kings spying on me, I would have stepped out of the domain and torn it to pieces." Heavenly Emperor Zhen snorted in dissatisfaction once again. After which, she paused. "It's rare for me to find an opportunity to come over to your side. I obviously wanted to injure the Empyrean Demon Grand Devil King so that you could rest a little more easily here." Her forceful and aggressive tone had turned warmer towards the end.

Li Jun felt touched and stretched his hand out to hold Heavenly Emperor Zhen's hand. "Ah, Zhen, you're the best."

Alook of disdain appeared on Heavenly Emperor Zhen's icy face, but she let Li Jun hold her hand, which made her ears turn a little red... When faced with the sudden public display of affection between the two Heavenly Emperors, everyone else immediately fell silent. Only a look of admiration could be seen in the Cloud Heavenly Emperor's eyes. Out of all the Heavenly Emperors from the divine continents, only Li Jun had managed to conquer the heart of the notoriously savage Heavenly Emperor Zhen from the Dragon Race.

However, Heavenly Emperor Zhen felt like something about the atmosphere didn't seem right, so she hurriedly let go of Li Jun's hand. Her gaze then swept across the crowd until it landed on Li Luo.

"The reason I came was also to see this little brat who I feel a sense of kinship towards."

Li Luo hurriedly and deferentially paid his respects when he realized that Heavenly Emperor Zhen was looking at him. After which, he paused and blurted out, "Junior Li Luo greets..."

He paused and secretly shot a confused look towards Li Jun, indicating that he didn't know how to address this newcomer.

Based on what he knew, Li Jun had a close relationship with the Heavenly Dragon Heavenly Emperor, but the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li had a different sort of close relationship with her.

The Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li's strength arose from the Heavenly Dragon bloodline, which had undoubtedly stemmed from Heavenly Emperor Zhen.

However, the one who continued to propagate the actual Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li wasn't her. He had learned from Li Jingzhe that when the Ancestor was training during his early days, he had formed a blood relationship with the grievously injured Heavenly Emperor Zhen. He had then formed a sort of contract with the Dragon Race and since then, their lives and bloodline had merged. In the end, Heavenly Emperor Zhen returned to the Dragon Race to cultivate in seclusion, which naturally took a long time because of their long lifespans. Meanwhile, Li Jun continued to improve himself and train.

In his earlier years, Li Jun had a free and easygoing personality and was also quite the romantic... and thus, there were many stories that had cropped up about him. As a result, the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li was born from his frivolous actions. At the same time, because of the blood relationship between Heavenly Emperor Zhen and Li Jun, the members of the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li ended up with dragon resonances.

When Heavenly Emperor Zhen emerged from her seclusion, reaching the Heavenly Emperor Stage, she discovered that she had mysteriously gained a large number of blood-related descendents. This situation immediately caused her to turn furious. According to some secret records kept by the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, she had angrily descended upon them, beat Li Jun black and blue, and then stormed off.

Thus, in terms of blood, Heavenly Emperor Zhen was related to the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, but in terms of emotions, it could be said that they were barely acquaintances.

However, as time passed, the women who had accompanied Li Jun passed away one after another, and Heavenly Emperor Zhen started to accept reality. At the same time, she secretly ordered the Dragon Race to interact and befriend the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li, which was considered an acknowledgement of their relationship. That said, Heavenly Emperor Zhen seldom visited the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li. and the younger members didn't know much about her. Those that did were full of awe towards her.

Because of these complex entanglements, Li Luo didn't know how to address her. He was concerned that if he made the wrong move, the domineering Heavenly Dragon Heavenly Emperor would become angry.

Li Jun noticed Li Luo's cry for help, but all he could do was put on an awkward smile. After all, it was his actions that had made things difficult for the younger generation.

"You can address her as 'Ancestor' as well, of course," Li Jun responded.

However, just as he spoke, Heavenly Emperor Zhen glared ruthlessly at him.

"What did you say?"

Li Luo's heart skipped a beat. It looked as though Heavenly Emperor Zhen was still unwilling to admit the relationship between her and the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li after all these years.

Li Jun's reaction was even quicker—he gave a resplendent smile. "Call her 'Great Ancestor!'"

Heavenly Emperor Zhen then snorted coldly and retracted her frightful gaze.

Li Luo's entire forehead was beaded with cold sweat. What sort of strange appellation was this? Heavenly Emperor Zhen was more concerned that the title was lacking "Great" in it? Regardless of the confusion in his heart, he sincerely paid his respects.

"Greetings, Great Ancestor."