Chapter 189: Imperial Decree Five (Thanks to the generous gift from Princess Huawu)

Ye Family Square
Su Chen was already fifteen years old.
The Ye family began selecting followers for Su Chen.
These followers, naturally, would be Su Chen's future right-hand men. While their talent might not match Su Chen's, they were still extraordinary. A 'Emperor' who reigns supreme over the world would inevitably have countless followers, building a vast power and together dominating an era.
Dark chaos, hindering the Supreme One, protecting the Master's path to enlightenment!
Inside Ye Family Square, a group of men and women stood waiting.
Intermingling with various terrifying auras, they appeared extraordinary, including even figures renowned on the Myriad Races' Prodigy Ranking.
"It's the Ye Family's Imperial Son!"
When everyone saw a handsome young man in black robes appear surrounded by many Ye Family elders, they all understood that this was the Ye Family's Imperial Son, the monstrous genius with the bearing of an Emperor!
Facing the flattery of the crowd, Su Chen merely glanced over them indifferently. Among them were exceptionally talented swordsmen, prodigies with profound auras, stunningly beautiful women, and even alien geniuses from other races who wanted to serve him.
"You are the Imperial Son of the Ye family? A peerless prodigy with imperial bearing?"
A defiant voice rang out from the crowd. The powerful aura instantly dispersed the surrounding prodigies. The figure radiated divine light; this was a divine physique, extraordinary indeed. In any other era, such a person would undoubtedly be the center of attention, a truly exceptional figure.
A divine physique—it has the right to be proud!
A white-bearded elder of the Ye family standing beside Su Chen glared angrily, his terrifying aura pressing down on him. He roared, "How dare you disrespect the Imperial Prince!"
The figure's body slumped, but he refused to kneel: "Ye Chen! I want to fight you. If I lose, I will willingly serve you!"
The Ye family elder beside Su Chen felt his authority challenged, and his anger intensified. He resolved to teach this unruly youth a lesson.
This thought had barely formed when the Ye family elder suddenly felt an irresistible force envelop him, erasing all fluctuations as if nothing had ever happened. This startled him, and he looked at Su Chen beside him, his eyes filled with horror.
Su Chen said calmly, "This is not the way my Ye family treats guests."
The Ye family elder lowered his head respectfully and said, "Your Highness, I acted impulsively. I will request the family to punish me."
Su Chen nodded, ignoring him, and looked at the young man with the divine physique who had challenged him, asking, "Who is he?"
Seeing that Su Chen seemed somewhat interested, another elder answered first, "He is a prodigy of the Starfall Pavilion. The Starfall Pavilion's patriarch has fallen, and now they have encountered a great calamity..."
Su Chen understood that this was an attempt to preserve the last embers of the Starfall Pavilion while the Ye family was recruiting followers.
Even in the Great Era, a divine physique was considered genius, and some arrogance was inevitable.
Su Chen was slightly interested. This successor of the Starfall Pavilion was not weak in talent, and his divine physique was also quite powerful.
Su Chen lowered his gaze, speaking like a god from the heavens, "You want to challenge me?"
The young man looked at Su Chen, his eyes filled with resentment and defiance. Although he didn't speak, his words conveyed everything.
Su Chen found it amusing.
"I'll give you this chance: suppress your cultivation level to the same level as yours."
Su Chen's words startled the young man, his eyes widening in astonishment. He scoffed, "No need. I'm confident I'm second to none!"
Su Chen merely smiled. Perhaps the young man thought that at only fifteen years old, even with high cultivation, it couldn't be that high.
The divine body phenomenon transformed into a vast starry sky, countless stars falling. Back then, the Starfall Pavilion's ancestor, relying on the Starfall Divine Body, single-handedly fought numerous enemies in the starry sky, gaining fame among all races. Tens of thousands of years later, this powerful divine body reappeared. The young man, having grown up listening to the mythical tales of the Starfall Ancestor, didn't believe he would be defeated.
However, in this world, there are always people stronger than you, and heavens beyond heavens.
Su Chen's figure vanished, and a calm voice came from behind the young man:
"You've lost."
Like a final judgment, the young man was sent flying backward. How he was defeated was unclear to everyone. Even the many Nirvana Realm elders of the Ye family hadn't seen or sensed his afterimage. In other words... once the Emperor's Son made a move, they wouldn't be a match for him!
The Ascending Immortal Body was terrifyingly powerful!
However, they didn't know that Su Chen hadn't used his full strength. This was merely a display of his Void Realm cultivation. He had kept his promise; the young man's cultivation was only at the fourth level of the Void Realm, and Su Chen had suppressed his own cultivation to the fourth level as well. However, he was simply too terrifying, his combat power far exceeding his current realm. If he were to unleash his full power, aside from the Saint Realm patriarch, he could easily slaughter the entire Ye family in an instant!
The young man was severely injured, but not unconscious. His divine body's extraordinary phenomenon shattered, turning into countless specks. He looked up at the sky, incredulous... He had lost, defeated in a single move. No... he didn't even know how he had lost. His Starfall Divine Body, his prized talent, seemed utterly vulnerable at this moment.
The young man was dejected. He had expected a gap in skill, but he had never imagined such a vast one!
Looking at the figure approaching, the young man said, "I lost. I will keep my promise and follow you forever."
"My name is..."
Su Chen waved his hand, interrupting his self-introduction: "I'm not interested in your name. From today onwards, you will be called Ye Da, my first follower."
The young man was taken aback.
Was this name a bit too casual?
The young man was puzzled, but considering he had easily lost to Su Chen and the bet was over, he seemed to have no right to refuse. He could only nod and say, "Ye Da thanks Master for bestowing this name."
Hmm... Su Chen was quite satisfied. Although this follower seemed a bit dim-witted, his strength was not weak. He had withstood Su Chen's attack, and although Su Chen had held back somewhat, he hadn't fainted and could still move. Such resilience was already quite impressive. Once he reached the Great Perfection stage, he would be a qualified punching bag.
Ye Da hesitated, and with Su Chen's nod of permission, asked, "May I ask what realm Master is currently in?"
Ye Da was very curious.
Su Chen then said, "Nirvana Level 4."
Ye Da suddenly felt a little better, but considering that Su Chen was only fifteen years old yet already at Nirvana Level 4, a bitter smile crept onto his lips. What kind of freak was this?
Following such a person, it seemed like he wouldn't be wasting his time.
Ye Da felt even better.
Su Chen sensed Ye Da's change and knew he might have misunderstood something, but he didn't explain. Bored about the other prodigies, Su Chen casually took two seemingly decent women as maids, then dismissed everyone, ending the selection of followers.
Su Chen set his sights on the Jade Pool Banquet, where some of the era's top geniuses would gather.