"What's going on?"
"What kind of formation is this?"
"When did Dual Dragon Mountain acquire such a divine formation?"
"Why do I have a bad feeling?"
"Envoy, what is the meaning of this formation? Why are we all trapped within it?"
"Has there been a problem with Dual Dragon Mountain's formation?"
The formation that had just appeared was the Seal Divine Formation, which Qin Han Chu had set up in advance.
This formation had trapped everyone present.
"No need to worry, this is my arrangement," Xu Jiaofeng said reassuringly.
Despite Xu Jiaofeng's words, everyone still felt that something was not right.
Why was this Seal Divine Formation encompassing everyone?
"Envoy, has there been any change in the competition for the City Lord?" Patriarch Pang asked.
Xu Jiaofeng looked at Qin Han Chu, who did not immediately speak.
Just then, Qin Han Chu's subordinates had reached their respective positions.
As they moved, the Myriad Sword Battle God Art reappeared.
Patriarch Pang and the others were not fools. Since Qin Han Chu had unleashed a killing formation, they understood it was a trap.
However, they couldn't comprehend the purpose of the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect doing this.
These families had already pledged allegiance to the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect; why would the sect attack them?
"Envoy, what do you mean by this?"
"We have always been loyal to the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect, so why are you doing this?"
Facing their questions, Xu Jiaofeng offered no response.
"I need them to do one thing for me, and I will not act against the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect."
"You should go back now and tell no one about my affairs."
"When the time is right, I will come to the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect to find you, and then I will fulfill my promise."
Qin Han Chu ignored the enraged Divine Sovereigns and spoke to Xu Jiaofeng.
Xu Jiaofeng did not say much more. She grunted and flew into the distance.
Under Qin Han Chu's command, the Overlord Sea Gang Leader and others allowed Xu Jiaofeng to leave.
"What exactly is going on?" Patriarch Dongfang said angrily.
"Those who submit will live; those who refuse will die," Qin Han Chu stated.
Patriarch Pang glared at Qin Han Chu, "Do you think you can defeat us? In terms of numbers and combat strength, we are far superior to your people!"
"Is that so?" Qin Han Chu chuckled lightly. "Liu Sanniang, you may withdraw."
"Yes, Master."
Liu Sanniang, the Xiong family, and five other families sequentially moved to Qin Han Chu's side.
Yunjiang City and Zhongli City had a total of ten top families. With Liu Sanniang and the others withdrawing, half of the Divine Sovereigns from these two cities were gone.
Qin Han Chu's number of Divine Sovereigns was more than double that of his opponents.
"You..." Patriarch Dongfang and the others stared at Liu Sanniang and the others in shock. They hadn't expected Liu Sanniang and the others to have already surrendered.
"Don't struggle any longer. Master is a Divine Emperor expert; killing you is as easy as lifting a finger," Xiong Batian shouted loudly.
"Divine Emperor?"
"When did the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect gain another Divine Emperor?"
"Senior, since you are a Divine Emperor of the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect, why do you treat us like this?"
"We are all subordinate forces of the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect. We will obey your every command."
"Indeed, why go through all this trouble?"
Xu Jiaofeng was an envoy of the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect, and her grandfather was a Divine Emperor of the sect.
Because of this, everyone assumed Qin Han Chu was also a Divine Emperor of the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect.
"First, I am not from the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect."
"Second, I need you to help me with a very important matter."
"If you help me complete this task, each of you will receive a Divine Emperor-grade divine skill."
Qin Han Chu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at everyone as he spoke slowly.
"What matter?"
Upon hearing about the Divine Emperor-grade divine skill, everyone's eyes lit up with excitement.
Facing a Divine Emperor expert and so many Divine Sovereigns, they had no chance of breaking out.
At this point, it was either death or surrender.
If surrender meant receiving a Divine Emperor-grade divine skill, then surrendering was not out of the question.
"Only those who submit are qualified to know."
"I have said all that needs to be said. You have five seconds to make your choice."
Qin Han Chu was confident that these people would not court death.
Just as Qin Han Chu had predicted, these individuals did not wish to die this way.
Before long, they had become Qin Han Chu's subordinates.
With their surrender, Yunjiang City and Zhongli City had become Qin Han Chu's territories.
"I will give you three years to arrange your family affairs. After three years, you will need to enter a period of seclusion."
"This matter may take more than a hundred years."
"Also, I need you to help me collect resources for the cultivation of True God and Divine King realms."
The Seal Spirit Divine Formation was extremely profound. Even with these Divine Sovereigns, it would take a long time to research and coordinate.
This was why he had allowed them to return to arrange their family matters.
As for the cultivation resources, they were naturally for Qin Han Chu's use.
With the support of these families, Qin Han Chu could easily strive for the Divine King realm.
"Yes, we will return to make arrangements immediately."
Upon receiving Qin Han Chu's permission, the experts from Zhongli City quickly returned to Zhongli City.
The families from Yunjiang City, in the shortest possible time, delivered the resources Qin Han Chu required.
For the next three years, Qin Han Chu resided in the City Lord's Mansion of Yunjiang City.
With the support of resources from these families, his cultivation speed was remarkably fast.
At this moment, although he had not yet reached the Divine King realm, he had already achieved the late stage of the True God realm.
With a few more decades, he should be able to contend for the Divine King realm.
Three years later, the Divine Sovereigns from Zhongli City gradually returned.
Once everyone had assembled, Qin Han Chu finally opened a teleportation gate.
"My clone is waiting for you inside, and then you will know what you need to do," Qin Han Chu said.
Under Liu Sanniang's guidance, the thirty-two Divine Sovereigns from Zhongli City and Yunjiang City, along with the eighteen Divine Sovereigns including the Overlord Sea Gang Leader, entered the Divine Continent Main Realm.
These thirty-two Divine Sovereigns, combined with the eighteen Divine Sovereigns like the Overlord Sea Gang Leader, totaled fifty Divine Sovereigns.
With all of them deploying the Seal Spirit Divine Formation, its power was sufficient to suppress the Honghuang Divine Pagoda in its weakened state.
In the Divine Continent Main Realm, on the Purple Lightning Plain.
At this moment, Pangu's clone stood motionless.
The eighteen people, including the Overlord Sea Gang Leader, also followed quietly behind.
Just then, a teleportation gate appeared in the sky.
Liu Sanniang and the others materialized.
Before they could observe their surroundings, they were stunned by the terrifying pressure emanating from Pangu's clone.
"Divine Emperor clone?"
Liu Sanniang and the others were dumbfounded. They had not expected Qin Han Chu's clone to also be at the Divine Emperor level.
"No need to be so shocked. Only my clone is at the Divine Emperor realm."
"The main body in the outside world is only at the True God realm."
Since these people had become Qin Han Chu's servants, there was no need to maintain any pretense.
Liu Sanniang and the others then realized they had been deceived by Qin Han Chu.
However, Qin Han Chu indeed possessed Divine Emperor-level combat power, which was not a lie.