The Great Ruler (Web Novel)

Holy Gulf City, The Great Thousand Palace.

The gray-robed elder was standing before the cabinet and carefully cleaning the exquisite jade vase in his hands. Suddenly, his palms shook, and he lifted his head with great force. His clouded eyes surged with a bright glow. He then saw the Demon Slayer Stela that stood in the center of the Holy Gulf City.

At the same time, the gigantic Demon Slayer Stela vibrated with a buzzing sound. The vibration attracted countless people's attention in the city. They looked over with curiosity and doubts. Apparently, this was the first time they had seen such activity coming from the Demon Slayer Stela.

"What's going on?" Just as numerous doubtful voices were heard, a dazzling golden light appeared on the stela. The golden light flickered at the top of the stela like a golden sun. The golden radiance shrouded the entire city. Countless Demon Slayers in the Holy Gulf City sensed ambiguous oppression within the golden radiance.

The golden light persisted for over ten minutes before it finally dissipated. As the light disappeared, all eyes were on it. The next moment, the boisterous city instantly fell into silence.

Crash!

The jade vase fell from the gray-robed elder's hands and smashed into pieces on the floor. However, the elder did not move at all. He was staring at the Demon Slayer Stela with a dull look.

Back in the recruitment area, things fell out of the hands of many Demon Slayers. A string of crisp, clear sounds could be heard. Everyone looked dumbfounded.

Someone murmured, "This… What kind of sh*t is this?!"

As the golden light on top of the Demon Slayer Stela dissipated in the quiet city, a new line of golden words appeared under the Demon Slayer King, Qin Tian…

"Demon Slayer King, Mu Chen!"

Wow!

The city finally woke up from its silence. Overwhelming exclamations instantly resounded in the city. Apparently, everyone was shocked by the sudden appearance of the new Demon Slayer King.

Most of the people in the Holy Gulf City were Demon Slayers from the Great Thousand Palace. Hence, they knew what being a Demon Slayer King meant… This was what they had been working towards their entire lives. Once they became a Demon Slayer King, they could enter the superior level in the Great Thousand Palace and enjoy a prestigious status. Various supreme powers would also treat them with respect in the Great Thousand World.

The reputation of the Demon Slayer Kings from the Great Thousand Palace was on par with those leaders from the top supreme powers. Many Demon Slayers worked hard for it, but to get the 10,000 demons-slayed points in this peaceful time was too far-fetched. While killing a Heaven Demon Emperor could up the level immediately, no one had thought of that idea.

The Heaven Demon Emperor – an existence that could counter the Divine Heavenly Sovereign - was one of the highest summits in the Extraterritorial Race and the Great Thousand World. No one dared to conquer the Heaven Demon Emperor.

Since becoming a Demon Slayer King was such a far-fetched goal, these Demon Slayers felt shocked and incredulous when an unfamiliar Demon Slayer King emerged on the Demon Slayer Stela.

"Who is Mu Chen? Why haven't I heard of this name before?"

"He was not on the list of High Rank Demon Slayers."

"What? Did he rise from the Middle Rank or the Low Rank, then?"

"Nonsense. He could not have done it unless he killed a few Demon Emperors in one go."

"…"

Noisy commotion broke out in the Holy Gulf City. Countless doubts and debates went on around the city.

The gray-robed elder in front of the cabinet regained his senses. He stared at the golden font on the second row with doubts flickering in his eyes. "Mu Chen? Is he that lad who was brought by the Old Drunken Man previously? But he just got his Demon Slayer Token, so he should be a Low Rank Demon Slayer only… Unless…"

The gray-robed elder suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed slightly. There was only one way to level up to a Demon Slayer King from a Low Rank Demon Slayer: kill a Heaven Demon Emperor and obtain some of the remaining soul from it.

However, Mu Chen only had the strength of an Upper Earthly Sovereign. If he met a Heaven Demon Emperor, the latter could have suffocated him with one breath. There's no way Mu Chen could have possibly slaughtered a Heaven Demon Emperor, let alone survive an encounter with one.

If that was the case, there was only one possibility left. "Perhaps he killed one of the remaining souls of the Heaven Demon Emperor that was sealed in the Ancient Holy Gulf?" The gray-robed elder pondered. This situation had the highest likelihood.

"If Mu Chen got help from one of the Old Ancestors' willpower, it would be possible to achieve this, even though it would be slightly troublesome. If that is the case, this lad is too lucky!"

The gray-robed elder smiled bitterly and shook his head. This method was indeed a clever technique. If Mu Chen's identity was confirmed, he was afraid that the weakest Demon Slayer King in the history of the Great Thousand Palace had just been born…

"Looks like I have to report to headquarters…" the gray-robed elder murmured to himself. This matter was so important that he could not make a decision despite his status. Hence, he would need to report and let headquarters decide.

After deciding what to do, the gray-robed elder looked at the golden font on the Demon Slayer Stela. He could not help but shake his head. This was his first encounter with such a bizarre thing. Today, he had widened his horizons…

While the gray-robed elder was thinking about how to deal with this issue, three figures in one of the gardens in the Holy Gulf City were staring at the golden font on the Demon Slayer Stela, too. A silver-robed elder looked at the golden name and asked with a darkened expression, "Mu Chen? Is it referring to the perpetrator?"

A black-robed elder was frowning, too. Even though he did not want to admit it, he still nodded and answered, "I'm afraid it is." The two of them were Elder Mo Yin and Elder Hei Guang.

"How could this be possible?!" Elder Mo Yin exclaimed in a low voice. He, too, knew very well how difficult it was to become a Demon Slayer King of this Great Thousand Palace.

Elder Hei Guang went silent for a while before he said, "It's possible. After all, in the Ancient Holy Gulf lies the remaining soul of the Heaven Demon Emperor who was sealed…"

Elder Mo Yin's expression changed. If that was the case, did that mean that Mu Chen had found the inheritance? If the remaining soul of the Heaven Demon Emperor existed, it must be one of the four ancestors… Given their speculation, Mu Chen had a high chance of finding the inheritance of the Ancestor Budur. Had Mu Chen retrieved the Eight Budur, too?

As they thought of it, their expressions darkened even more. Elder Qing Xuan, who was wearing a royal gown, was looking at the Demon Slayer Stela with a weird expression on her face. Apparently, she was also slightly shocked by it.

"He actually became a Demon Slayer King…" she murmured. If Mu Chen really became the Demon Slayer King of the Great Thousand Palace, his status would be significantly changed.

Elder Hei Guang mocked the idea immediately upon hearing her words. "Hmph. Dream on. He resorted to a trick to level up. The Great Thousand Palace will never agree to it. Besides, a Demon Slayer King with the strength of Upper Earthly Sovereign would make the Great Thousand Palace seem like a joke if word got around."

Qing Xuan threw him a glance and said indifferently, "Elder Hei Guang, you have no say in this matter. It will still be for the Great Thousand Palace to decide."

Elder Hei Guang paused slightly before he swung his sleeves and said in a cold voice, "No matter what, we will not allow the perpetrator to hold onto our Eight Budur. Otherwise, the Ancient Budur Clan will become a laughing stock in the Great Thousand World." Towards the end, he sounded offended.

Qing Xuan understood his tonality. Her expression changed immediately as she yelled, "Hei Guang, what do you want to do?! If you do anything, you are defying the orders of the Great Elder! Are you trying to force my sister to break up with the clan?"

Elder Mo Yin laughed coldly. "If things really happened that way, we have to contest the orders of the Great Elder. I believe he would support us on this."

Elder Hei Guang added, "The Great Elder is too kind to Qing Yanjing, that is why she always gets her way. I cannot take it lying down that a perpetrator is so active in front of me!"

On hearing this, Qing Xuan was so angry that her face turned white. Vast spiritual energy burst out from her body, and space exploded. The spiritual energy was going to envelop Hei Guang and Mo Yin.

"Elder Qing Xuan, what are you doing?!" Hei Guang and Mo Yin's expressions turned black. They quickly retreated and put up intense and unfathomable spiritual fluctuations to counter the spiritual oppression from Qing Xuan.

"Elder Qing Xuan, are you trying to help that perpetrator?! If so, I'm afraid the entire Qing lineage will receive punishment!" said Elder Mo Yin coldly.

Qing Xuan gritted her teeth, and her busty chest heaved up and down. After a short while, she withdrew her daunting spiritual energy. She stared at the two of them with cold eyes and said, "If you insist on doing it, you'll have to bear the consequences, then! When my younger sister turns ruthless, I don't think the Great Elder will protect you two dumba**es!" She flung her sleeves and left without saying anything else.

Hei Guang and Mo Yin had mixed expressions, but eventually, they both let out a snort. Despite the fact that Qing Yanjing was a formidable character, they did not believe that the entire Ancient Budur Clan could not deal with her when she had clearly gone crazy. No matter what, they would not allow the perpetrator to hold onto the Eight Budur. This time, they had to bring him back to the clan to take his punishment!