Heavenly Demon Hall.
The entire hall was festively decorated, with many guests walking around with smiles on their faces.
In one corner of the hall, a young man dressed in luxurious clothing, with an extraordinary appearance, was sipping fine wine. Yet, as the wine went down his throat, his brow furrowed slightly, and his expression turned somewhat bitter.
He gazed absentmindedly at the red double happiness characters in the hall, looking as if he were heartbroken.
"Isn't that Prince Xiaoyao?"
At this moment, a voice rang out, and a burly man holding a cup of wine approached.
"Oh, it's the Leader of the Frenzied Beast Sect."
Lin Xiaoyao turned around, saw the newcomer, and forced a smile. He swirled his cup and greeted the Leader of the Frenzied Beast Sect.
"I didn't expect you to come too, Leader of the Frenzied Beast Sect."
The Leader of the Frenzied Beast Sect laughed heartily, "Prince Xiaoyao, your words are a bit abrupt. The Empress is getting married; which power in the Eastern Prosperity Kingdom would dare not come?"
"Uh, that's true." Lin Xiaoyao nodded.
The Leader of the Frenzied Beast Sect downed his wine in one gulp, glanced at the despondent Lin Xiaoyao, and sighed, "I heard that the Empress's groom today is supposedly a useless person from the Heavenly Demon Sect. What a pity..."
Beside him, Lin Xiaoyao instinctively tightened his grip on his wine cup, but only smiled.
A glint of deep meaning flashed in the Leader of the Frenzied Beast Sect's eyes as he glanced at Lin Xiaoyao, hinting at something.
"I heard that you've admired the Empress for a long time, Prince Xiaoyao. In my eyes, you, the third prince of the Eastern Prosperity Kingdom, are the one worthy of the Empress. How could a useless person be worthy? If I were you, I wouldn't let it go so easily."
Hearing this, Lin Xiaoyao's heart seemed to be pricked, and his face changed slightly. He forced a smile.
"The matters of the Empress, how could I easily interfere?"
Lin Xiaoyao shook his head, his expression forlorn, and said nothing more, turning to walk to another part of the hall.
Watching his retreating figure, the Leader of the Frenzied Beast Sect's lips curled into a faint, cold smile.
As time passed, more and more guests gathered in the hall, including sect leaders, emperors, and divine sons and daughters...
All of them were here to attend the Empress's wedding ceremony!
The auspicious hour had arrived.
An elderly man in a red robe slowly walked to the front of the hall; he was the officiant of the wedding ceremony.
"Guests, please be quiet."
Master Officiant cleared his throat and waved his hand, signaling everyone in the hall to quiet down.
In an instant, the hall fell silent. At this moment, whether they were sect leaders, emperors, or divine sons and daughters, they all maintained absolute silence.
Because they knew the Empress was about to arrive!
"Now begins the wedding ceremony of the eighth generation leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Empress Luo Wuqing. Please maintain absolute silence."
"Now, please welcome the Empress!"
As Master Officiant's words fell, a Supreme Emperor's aura suddenly descended upon the hall, causing countless strong individuals' faces to change as their bodies were suppressed, unable to move!
Is this the overwhelming aura of a true Divine Emperor?!
Boom!
The doors of the hall were pushed open by the aura, and Luo Wuqing, draped in crimson, glided into the hall with an aura of icy detachment.
With each step she took, a suppressive aura emanated.
In the hall, everyone gazed at Luo Wuqing with reverence, their hearts filled with a fervent admiration!
Lin Xiaoyao watched Luo Wuqing, his heart suddenly restless, clenching his fists, filled with even more unwillingness.
Seeing Luo Wuqing's powerful strength and unparalleled beauty, the strong individuals from all over the world in the hall couldn't understand why the Empress would marry a useless person.
A mere useless person, what virtue or ability did he have to be favored by the Empress?
Does he deserve it?
For a moment, in the hall, divine sons gritted their teeth, prodigies were unwilling, and princes were furious. Could it be that they were not even as good as a useless person?
Luo Wuqing quickly walked to the front of the hall, standing calmly above, her expression indifferent, as if the guests below were nothing but ants.
"Ahem, since the Empress has arrived, let's welcome the person marrying the Empress, Ning Tian."
As the words fell, the hearts of the strong individuals in the hall were suddenly on edge, their eyes flashing with anticipation.
What kind of person is this useless individual marrying the Empress?
......
The hall was silent.
Minutes passed, and Ning Tian had yet to appear.
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"Ahem, please welcome Ning Tian!" Master Officiant coughed awkwardly and called out again.
"......"
Outside the hall, there was still no movement.
Master Officiant called out several more times, and nearly ten minutes passed, yet Ning Tian still hadn't appeared in everyone's sight.
The strong individuals all wore strange expressions. This useless person was actually late for his wedding with the Empress?
Could it be that he felt unworthy of the Empress and ran away?
But wouldn't such behavior be a slap in the face to the Empress?
Only Lin Xiaoyao felt a spark reignite in his previously dead heart.
If that useless person ran away, wouldn't that mean he had a chance?
Just as everyone in the hall wore strange expressions, the sound of hurried footsteps and panting came from outside.
A rather handsome young man walked in from outside the hall; this was Ning Tian.
He hadn't meant to be late, but who would have thought that Luo Wuqing's residence was a full ten kilometers away from the Heavenly Demon Hall!
He had used his Basalt Master's strength, running for over ten minutes to get here.
As Ning Tian entered the hall, he noticed many people looking at him with strange and astonished eyes, and he couldn't help but scratch his head.
"First time getting married, being late is nothing unusual..."
Hearing this, the strong individuals in the hall had strange expressions, nearly going crazy.
First time getting married?
Being late is nothing unusual?
You're marrying the Empress!
At the Empress's wedding ceremony, as the groom, you dared to be late!?
"Truly reckless, making the Empress wait for tens of minutes, can you afford the delay?"
Seeing Ning Tian, Lin Xiaoyao's jealousy was instantly ignited.
This young man was just a bit more handsome than him, but in terms of strength, he could absolutely crush him!
Why should he, of all people, be worthy of the Empress?
Hearing the voice, Ning Tian looked over, his brow slightly furrowed, feeling quite displeased with this guy.
I'm marrying my wife, being late is none of your business!
"Don't worry, no matter how much time is delayed, it won't affect my wedding night with the Empress!"
"What?!"
"He actually wants to have a wedding night with the Empress?!"
At this moment, the strong individuals in the hall were shocked. According to rumors, the Empress was not interested in men!
Ding!
As the strong individuals were shocked, the system's voice rang in Ning Tian's mind.
[You have shocked the third prince of the Eastern Prosperity Kingdom!]
[You have shocked the Leader of the Frenzied Beast Sect!]
[You have shocked the Saintess of the Heavenly Pool!]
[You have shocked an emperor of the Great Xia Empire!]
[You have shocked the divine son of the Holy Land of Light!]
[...]
[Congratulations! You have shocked everyone and obtaining the Earth-level martial art "Heavenly Demon Palm"!]
[Comprehending the martial art at ten times the speed!]
["Heavenly Demon Palm" comprehension successful!]
As Ning Tian was checking the martial art in his mind, Luo Wuqing on the stage merely furrowed her brows slightly.
After checking, Ning Tian looked at Lin Xiaoyao, "Besides, my wife has no objections, why are you, an outsider, in such a hurry?"
Saying this, Ning Tian looked at Luo Wuqing, winked at her, and said with a grin, "Right? Honey."
Luo Wuqing remained unfazed, merely nodding slightly.
Seeing this, the surrounding strong individuals' expressions changed, Lin Xiaoyao's face instantly turned as black as coal, gritting his teeth, his voice dropping.
"Kid, I challenge you! Do you dare accept?"
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