Eternal Holy Emperor

The Crown Prince of Xi Country sighed lightly, full of helplessness: "What a pity, my aptitude is lacking. Perhaps among the millions of people in Xi Country, I am among the best, but if you look at the myriad nations of the Vast Continent, I am just an ordinary person. Let alone the Thirty-six Imperial Kingdoms, the Seven Great Empires, and the supreme Emperor Clans. There’s even the boundless Cosmic Starry Sky, where I am just another commoner. How can I speak of transcendence and breaking free from this bondage?"

"I have grand ambitions in my heart, yet I cannot execute them!"

"It’s not about inability, but about having no capability."

Ye Chen glanced and shook his head with a chuckle. There are too many people like this, and he only paid a little attention. But to break through above the nine-layered clouds, how could it be easy?

He was about to turn away when the Crown Prince of Xi Country spoke again: "Now, there is only one way to proceed. Though it carries great risk, it is the only method to attempt when lacking in aptitude, and there might even be a glimmer of hope in the future to fight for a future vast as the sea, marching towards the supreme domain of the Supreme Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen’s figure halted immediately. He turned around, looking at this Crown Prince of Xi Country with great interest, seeing the determination in his eyes, knowing he wasn’t merely speaking idle words but truly had a method.

His heart stirred, escaping the distortion of space, he appeared in this command building, even directly in front of the Crown Prince of Xi Country.

Ye Chen’s abrupt appearance shocked the Crown Prince of Xi Country, who did not know when this person had appeared.

"Who are you?"

The Crown Prince of Xi Country asked sternly, his sword-like brows slightly furrowed, yet he didn’t summon his guards immediately, instead, he looked coldly at Ye Chen, calm in the face of danger, indeed possessing an extraordinary character.

Ye Chen smiled, answering the question with another: "Just a passerby, wanting to ask one thing—"

"You wish to become a Supreme Emperor!"

His tone wasn’t one of questioning but of confirmation, causing the Crown Prince to hesitate momentarily before nodding heavily: "I do wish it!"

"I just heard you have a method to achieve emperorship. Could you share it?" Ye Chen asked with a slight smile.

Although he was shocked at not having noticed the other’s presence all along, the Crown Prince of Xi Country shook his head after glancing at Ye Chen: "This is my method, a secret, which cannot be divulged. Besides, this is the critical place of our Xi Country, your intrusion without reason cannot be excused, do not blame me for showing no mercy."

His words carried a hint of cold indifference.

Ye Chen grinned, saying, "If I wanted to kill you, no one in all of Xi Country could save you, try if you don’t believe."

The Crown Prince’s face slightly changed. His Divine Sense transmitted a signal, but he soon realized that the surrounding void twisted, obstructing any signal from getting out.

In other words, he knew he was utterly trapped here. Moreover, this young man standing before him must be extraordinary, possibly even more powerful than a Saint.

Otherwise, the national-level warships and city-level warships of his side had always been under the surveillance of a Saint’s Divine Thought, making it impossible for him to avoid the Saint’s Divine Thought, step out, and engage, and the Saint of Xi Country would certainly intervene.

In his heart, many thoughts flashed like lightning. The Crown Prince of Xi Country was shocked by the young and terrifying presence before him, not knowing who he truly was. Yet, he seemed like a very calm person, bearing no hostility, not looking like someone with malicious intent.

Despite the storm of emotions in his heart, the handsome face of the Crown Prince showed no fear, instead he appeared very calm as he looked at the unexpected guest, Ye Chen, and said, "Senior, do you wish to know the junior’s method?"

A senior and a junior, the Crown Prince of Xi Country cleverly understood their respective positions.

This calm demeanor indeed caused Ye Chen to nod slightly, saying, "Let me hear it then."

The Crown Prince of Xi Country said: "Power of Faith, the junior wishes to use the Power of Faith over time to prove the Dao, become an emperor, and achieve eternal greatness!"

"Power of Faith for the Emperor Method!?"

Ye Chen was slightly surprised. This Magic Technique he had known of in the past, there indeed were rumors of emperors or Supreme Immortals who proved the Dao and became emperors by using the Power of Faith, but those were just rumors. Even as strong as he was today, he could not claim a high success rate for achieving this method.

But what shocked him even more was that this Power of Faith Emperor Method was generally understood only by those deeply involved in high-level fields or having reached a certain status. The Crown Prince of Xi Country, though he became a Divinity Transformation cultivator in his early thirties, young and with extraordinary talent, and is a country’s prince, even so, should have had no qualification to learn about this Power of Faith Emperor Method in advance.

Could it be that he has comprehended it on his own?

Ye Chen asked, "How did you come to know of it?"

"Not that I learned, but that I comprehended it, senior," the Crown Prince replied. "As the prince of Xi Country, I practiced from an early age by Ancestor Xisheng’s side and witnessed him using Power of Faith for cultivation, achieving more with less. I have personally experienced it. Furthermore, being a country’s crown prince, I have learned that many founding a nation did so to gather Power of Faith, thereby assisting their cultivation. Over the years, alongside Ancestor Xisheng, I have discovered that Power of Faith, apart from being a force, also represents the power of human hearts, and the mental force of all living beings. If suitably applied and with sufficient mental force, it can be added to oneself, achieving the Supreme Emperor and aspiring to the ultimate imperial greatness!"

Ye Chen looked at the Crown Prince of Xi Country, not expecting his understanding of Power of Faith to be so profound.

"But you know, Power of Faith can rapidly elevate your cultivation, yet it ultimately remains an external force, preventing you from walking far enough," Ye Chen stated.

"The junior knows," the Crown Prince affirmed, eyes filled with determination as he looked into Ye Chen’s eyes. "Yet besides this method, no other way leads to imperial greatness. With the junior’s talents, perhaps transcending to the Saintly Treasure Realm is already the limit, without fate it is difficult to break into another domain."

"This is currently the only way, the junior cannot give it up."

"At most, while cultivating the Power of Faith, I can continually solidify my foundation, affording more space for future growth, enduring more Power of Faith, and paving the road to an Emperor of Faith!"

Ye Chen clapped his hands loudly: "Good, a road of faith emperor. Although your gift is average, your determination is admirable. But this path is destined to be full of challenges. You are merely a minor country’s prince among the myriad nations, and Xi Country cannot provide you with much Power of Faith. To continue to grow stronger, you must gather more Power of Faith in the future, which means you must march into other countries, wage war, to the vast myriad nations, and in the future, even against the Thirty-six Imperial Kingdoms, Seven Great Empires, and even Jiuyan Emperor Clan that has existed for eternity, won’t you think twice?"

"Do you know that this Jiuyan Emperor Clan had produced Supreme Emperors like Jiuyan Emperor, with unfathomable heritage and countless powerful figures, any of whom can easily annihilate Xi Country with a flick of their finger? Will you still persist?"

Ye Chen swiftly threw out two questions, his gaze sharp, piercing into the Crown Prince of Xi Country’s heart, questioning him, questioning the depths of his heart.

Confronted with Ye Chen’s gaze, the Crown Prince did not retreat in the slightest. Instead, his eyes were also filled with sharpness and resoluteness, saying solemnly: "I will persist!"

"Good, such persistence!" Ye Chen said approvingly, looking at the Crown Prince, "You are called Yanz Wushuang, aren’t you?"

"Junior Yanz Wushuang!"

Ye Chen clapped, chuckling: "You make me quite satisfied. Are you willing to be my disciple and become my apprentice?"