Chapter 339: [The Emperor]

That night.

Chen Ling dragged his bandage-wrapped body and knocked on the door of Plum K.

"Enter."

A cold voice came from inside the room. Chen Ling grasped the doorknob and pushed the door open.

The bright moonlight outside the window spilled onto the floor of the room, as if plated with a layer of white frost... A figure stood quietly in the moonlight, her black hair coiled up with a hairpin, revealing a fair neck like a swan's. Her tall figure maintained a posture standing there, combining hardness and softness, like a female general about to step onto the battlefield.

In her hand, she held a script that had been flipped through until it was old, holding it flat in front of her with one hand, as if reading.

As Chen Ling entered, she glanced there faintly and then withdrew her gaze.

"You recovered faster than I thought."

"Dr. Chu said I can't do strenuous exercise yet, but walking a few steps is no problem..." Chen Ling stared blankly at Plum K in the moonlight, a flash of confusion in his eyes.

What is she doing?

If she's reading, she doesn't need to pose like that, right... Won't her back and hands get tired?

"For opera actors, physique is a basic skill. Only by integrating the charm of the character into the physique can one perform the soul," Plum K flipped the book in her hand and said faintly, "You'll understand later."

"Later?" Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, not understanding what these two words meant.

Plum K didn't waste time on this matter, but asked straight to the point: "I heard you want to see the Red King?"

"Yes."

"What for?"

"It's about the era save file... I think something is wrong."

Plum K frowned, put down the script in her hand, and stared at Chen Ling, "What exactly happened in the era save file?"

Chen Ling's sudden body explosion had startled everyone on the tractor. After that, Chen Ling fell into a near-death state. To this day, they didn't know the reason. Only Plum K could guess that it was probably related to the era save file.

"I..."

As soon as Chen Ling opened his mouth, there were too many things he wanted to complain about, and he didn't know where to start for a moment.

"The Nine Sovereigns are not quite right. There seems to be some kind of contradictory relationship between them, and I also encountered traces of the Nine Sovereigns' actions in that era... Perhaps some of them can travel through time."

"Very normal," Plum K said calmly,

"The power of the Nine Sovereigns exceeds our imagination. Since you saw it in the save file, it shows that someone has indeed gone back. And there will naturally be conflicts in personality and philosophy between people. The Nine Sovereigns may not be a monolith... Is there a problem with that?"

"I seem to have interfered with their exploration and blew up the Red Star fragments. A large part of the energy drilled into my body," Chen Ling continued.

"Also very normal. Since you returned to that era, you will inevitably trigger a series of chain reactions. Since you personally participated in the exploration, being involved is expected. However, a save file is a save file after all. That energy is ultimately fake and can't make you really become one of the Nine Sovereigns," Plum K calmly picked up the script and flipped through it again.

"Then is it normal that I met another person who possesses an era save file?"

"There are three era save files in total, and they are all connected to each other. It is natural that you would meet other owners there... Did you meet the Red King or the Gray King?"

"Between the Red King and the Gray King, is there anyone who refers to themselves as 'Zhen'?"

The hand Plum K was using to flip the page suddenly stopped in mid-air.

"You... what did you say?"

"I met a person," Chen Ling said in a deep voice, "He also possesses an era save file, about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. His divine path has a kind of aura of ruling the world that I have never seen before, and he can also use the [Sky Wolf] of the Soldier Divine Path, as well as power suspected to be from the Nine Sovereigns..."

Plum K's expression changed slightly. She put down the script in her hand and frowned, pondering by the window. This was the first time Chen Ling had seen a "grave" expression on her face.

She pondered for a long time and muttered to herself:

"...Imperial Divine Path?"

"What is the Imperial Divine Path?"

"In today's world, there are a total of fourteen paths to godhood, but in more ancient times, there were actually eighteen," Plum K said slowly, "In the evolution of the era, four divine paths were lost by the world. One of them is the Imperial Divine Path...

This divine path corresponds to the supreme profession that transcends all fourteen divine paths and rules the world: [The Emperor]."

Chen Ling had heard Han Meng mention the four lost divine paths before, but he didn't expect to encounter one himself one day... His mind instantly recalled the countless dynasty emperors he had seen in history books, and the vigorous slogans of "abolishing the feudal imperial system" that ended it all.

Speaking of which, the mysterious person he met in the era save file did indeed possess an imperial aura... Not just because he referred to himself as "Zhen", but his appearance, his movements, and his every gesture exuded a kind of inexplicable imperial might.

"The existence of the Imperial Divine Path is extremely special. It has one and only one path, which is [The Emperor]. Moreover, [The Emperor] is different from the other fourteen divine paths; it has no fixed rank..."

"No fixed rank?" Chen Ling frowned in confusion, "What does that mean?"

"It means that his realm is floating... The realm of [The Emperor] depends on the 'forces' under his command. If he subdues a Tier 5, his own realm will be Tier 5. If he subdues three Tier 5s, he will display combat power close to Tier 6, and so on...

Moreover, he can requisition the divine path skills of his subordinates. For example, if he has a Tier 5 [Sky Wolf], a Tier 6 [Asura], and a Tier 4 [Borrowing the Moon] as subordinates, then the Emperor himself is a Tier 6 powerhouse who simultaneously possesses a total of fifteen skills from [Sky Wolf], [Asura], and [Borrowing the Moon]. Ultimately, the stronger his subordinates are, the stronger his own combat power will be.

But if he is a loner, or his subordinates are just a group of ordinary people, his strength is close to nothing, and he could even be killed by any Tier 2."

Shock appeared in Chen Ling's eyes.

No need to nourish spiritual power, no need to hone, no need to improve rank step by step... An Emperor can ascend to the sky in one step just by subduing subordinates. Is such an existence too monstrous? If he subdues a Nine Sovereign level, wouldn't he become Tier 9 directly?

However, this also means that as long as his subordinates are killed, or he is not given the opportunity to build forces, his own strength is pitifully weak.

The upper limit is extremely high, and the lower limit is extremely low... This is one of the four lost divine paths, [The Emperor].