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Chu Zhengyu looked at the back of Empress Tianhong and asked Lu Chen, "Did she come from the external world too?"

Lu Chen replied directly, "Yes."

Lu Chen now felt that any woman related to him might have entered this world with him.

He had been reincarnating inside the Chaos Beast's stomach, perhaps just to find the women who entered this world with him.

Just as Lu Chen was lost in thought, Chu Zhengyu's voice came again, "I'm curious, since you've forgotten your past memories, how do you know you're from the external world?"

Lu Chen said calmly, "I've forgotten other memories, but I remember that I came from the external world."

Chu Zhengyu said, "If you reincarnate again, I fear you'll even forget you're from the external world, and by then, you'll be completely assimilated by the Chaos Beast, becoming its Beast Guard."

Lu Chen was about to say something when he suddenly felt danger approaching. His brow furrowed, and he hurriedly looked around. The feeling of danger grew closer, yet he saw no enemies approaching.

Seeing Lu Chen suddenly alert, Chu Zhengyu asked puzzled, "What are you doing, Daoist?"

Lu Chen did not answer Chu Zhengyu's question but instead told the Great Emperors of the Daxia Dynasty, "Stop."

As Lu Chen's words fell, all the Great Emperors stopped and did not continue following Empress Tianhong forward.

The crowd looked at Lu Chen, puzzled about what was happening. Lu Chen released his Divine Sense, calmly sensing the situation in the Outer Domain.

At this moment, two enormous vortices suddenly appeared above them, one sucking Lu Chen and the Great Emperors of the Daxia Dynasty, and the other pulling in Chu Zhengyu and his palace.

When Lu Chen came to his senses, he found they had returned to the original universe, with no trace of Chu Zhengyu.

Lu Chen immediately suspected that Xuan Tian was behind all this, but he truly didn't understand why. Xuan Tian's strength should be similar to his own, so why didn't Xuan Tian take action when the Great Emperors of the four Super Forces were present, instead choosing to drag things out?

What was he waiting for?

Seeing that this trip to the Outer Domain had ended just like that, the Great Emperors of the Daxia Dynasty were bewildered. They initially thought they might gain some opportunity during this Outer Domain journey, or at least perform well in front of Emperor Xia.

But they had just reached the Outer Domain and were sent back by some force. Who did this?

More precisely, who had such terrifying power to send so many of them directly back to the Main Universe?

Empress Tianhong looked at the dazed Lu Chen and asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

After hearing Lu Chen say he was from the external world, Empress Tianhong had pretty much guessed Lu Chen's plan. Lu Chen certainly wanted to leave this universe. He was probably already pondering what method to use to leave this world.

Lu Chen came back to his senses, looked into Empress Tianhong's eyes, and said, "We'll take it step by step; we still have a major enemy to deal with."

Lu Chen didn't think he could easily leave this world. If he could leave, he would have done so in his previous countless incarnations.

At this moment, Lu Chen looked up at the surrounding starry sky and murmured to himself, "I never thought such a beautiful universe was actually inside a creature's belly."

Empress Tianhong asked, "Do you believe what that person said?"

Lu Chen said, "Most likely, it's true."

Empress Tianhong did not speak further. Not only did Lu Chen believe it, but even she believed it, though belief alone didn't grant them the ability to leave this universe.

At this moment, Lu Chen realized his clone was still in the Outer Domain. He soon thought of using his clone to search for Chu Zhengyu. If he could find him, he might obtain more information about the external world.

Subsequently, he began to control the clone to take action.

Meanwhile.

Central Star Domain, Red Rain World.

Emperor Taikang quickly returned to the Central Star Domain on the Immortal Boat of the Qingyue Holy Land. What they didn't expect was that the Heaven Rank Transmission Array of Tianji Pavilion was open to them, which was why they could return to the Central Star Domain so quickly.

Looking at the distant Central Star Domain, Emperor Taikang couldn't help but feel emotional. He didn't know whether he could defeat the Lord of Qingyue and seize control of Qingyue Holy Land upon his return.

At this moment, a Great Emperor approached Emperor Taikang and said, "Saint Heir, actually, we don't have to return. With your current strength, couldn't we find our own Tribulation Crossing place when the Era Tribulation arrives? Why must we seize Qingyue Holy Land?"

By now, Qingyue Holy Land was like a dangerous place. The Lord of Qingyue likely already knew that the people he sent had perished, and he might be planning to eliminate the traitors.

Emperor Taikang sighed after listening to the Great Emperor beside him. Indeed, he had considered simply not returning to Qingyue Holy Land. After all, his conflict with the Lord of Qingyue was about to become public.

But Qingyue Holy Land remained under the Lord of Qingyue's control, with all the ancient Formations under his command. Fighting the Lord of Qingyue in Qingyue Holy Land might not end well for them.

However, Emperor Taikang considered one issue: they didn't know where the Tribulation Crossing place was nor how to find it. They only knew there was a probability of survival at the Era Transition Land, which was likely to appear in the Central Star Domain.

Emperor Taikang's return served both to obtain concrete information on finding the Tribulation Crossing place from the Lord of Qingyue, and to prepare for competition from other Great Emperors for territory.

No one could guarantee that there wouldn't be a limit on the number of people who could enter the Tribulation Crossing place. Hence, various forces would fiercely compete for territory in the Central Star Domain. Without controlling Qingyue Holy Land, it would be nearly impossible for their small group to seize a spot in the Central Star Domain's core area.

Emperor Taikang addressed the Great Emperors before him, saying, "This return is to acquire detailed intelligence about the Tribulation Crossing place and to prevent us from being driven out of the Central Star Domain by other forces."

For this Nine Layers of Realm Great Emperor, allying with other forces wasn't easy, mainly because, apart from Lu Chen, there was no effective method to control Great Emperors in this universe. There was also distrust among Great Emperors, especially between those of the Ninth Layer of Realm.

Most Great Emperors of the Ninth Layer of Realm were eager to take that step and break through to become the Heavenly Emperor, so they harbored significant suspicion toward other Ninth Layer of Realm Great Emperors.

The most crucial point was that Qingyue Holy Land initially announced its intention to attack the Daxia Dynasty. Clearly, the Ninth Layer of Realm Great Emperors of Qingyue Holy Land feared Lu Chen might prematurely break through to become the Heavenly Emperor, prompting their attack on the Daxia Dynasty. If Emperor Taikang claimed he had no interest in becoming the Heavenly Emperor, it's unlikely the Ninth Layer of Realm Great Emperors from other Super Forces would believe him.