She didn’t know exactly how strong the Grand Qin Empire was, but it was definitely much stronger than her Flower Palace. So, it wasn’t worth it to fight such a colossus to the death just for Tang Ye. Moreover, she would have plenty of opportunities to kill Tang Ye in the future, so why be impatient now? When she thought up to here, Yu Linglong glanced coldly at Tang Ye before she said, “Founding Emperor, I hope you’ll always be there to protect him!” “He’ll be representing my Empire at the Ancient Battlefield!” Right at this moment, the Founding Emperor had spoken abruptly. Yu Linglong’s expression changed slightly, and then she glanced deeply at the Founding Emperor. The Founding Emperor suddenly said, “Palace Master Yu, let’s make a deal, alright?” “What deal?” Yu Linglong frowned slightly. The Founding Emperor pointed at Tang Ye and said, “He can be considered to be half a member of the Qin household now, and his mother can be considered to be a relative of my imperial household. Of course, I’m aware of the rules of your palace, so I won’t ask you to let his mother go. I only ask that you’re able to allow his mother to live for five more years. Moreover, the Flower Palace is prohibited from dispatching experts at the Exalt Realm and above against Tang Ye. For the sake of this, my Grand Qin Empire will give the human resources of a state to the Flower Palace. What do you think, Palace Master Yu?” Yu Linglong’s eyelids twitched. The human resources of a state! To think that he’s willing to make such a sacrifice. After a moment of silence, Yu Linglong said, “Deal. His mother will live for five years. I hope you don’t go back on your word!” Yu Linglong wasn’t an idiot, she would naturally not refuse to obtain the human resources of an entire state in exchange for allowing a disciple and a First Heaven Realm profounder to live for five more years!” “Of course I won’t!” The Founding Ancestor grinned as he spoke.Yu Linglong didn’t stay here any longer. Her figure flashed, and she brought all the members of the Flower Palace along with her as she vanished from the square. When he saw Yu Linglong leave, the Founding Ancestor looked at Li Si and said, “You can announce that the Ascension Rankings has come to an end!” Li Si bowed slightly to the Founding Emperor, and then he looked at the crowd and said loudly, “The winner of the Ascension Rankings, the Grand Qin Empire’s Tang Ye!” There were no claps or cheers from below, and there was only silence.... Because they’d never imagined that Tang Ye would be able to obtain the 1st position on the Ascension Rankings. However, it was a fact that he had, and he’d crushed the number one monstrous genius of the southern territory, Yuan Tong, in order to obtain the 1st position. Under the arrangements of the Grand Qin Empire, Tang Ye’s name was like a plague that swept through the entire southern territory. At the same time, Tang Ye obtained a nickname — the Quasi Sword Emperor! Why was he called the Quasi Sword Emperor? Because Tang Ye hadn’t gone to Sword Emperor Mountain to obtain the acknowledgment of the mysterious ancient sheathe there! The 1st on the Ascension Rankings and the Quasi Sword Emperor.... Tang Ye didn’t care about all of this. He was just slightly at a loss. He was truly slightly at a loss when it came to the colossus that was the Flower Palace. Even if he was given a hundred years of time, he would probably be unable to resist the Flower Palace by relying on his own strength. But the problem was that his mother only had five years of time. So, how should he save her? Under the orders of the Founding Emperor, all the profounders on the square had been sent away by the troops of the Empire. At this moment, only Tang Ye, the Founding Emperor, and Qin Xiyue remained here. The Founding Emperor suddenly said, “It isn’t impossible for you to save your mother!” Tang Ye was shocked when he heard this, and then he raised his head to look at the Founding Emperor while his voice carried anxiousness. He said, “Please provide me with your guidance, Senior!” “Annihilate the Flower Palace!” said the Founding Emperor in a flat voice. Tang Ye laughed bitterly when he heard this and said, “I want to do that as well. But Senior, do you think I can annihilate the Flower Palace?” If he was able to annihilate it, then he would have done it a long time ago. Unfortunately, he couldn’t! “If you intend to accomplish it with your own strength, then you probably need the strength that the Founding Ancestor of the Sword Sect possessed all those years ago. Otherwise, even if you attain my level of cultivation, you would still be unable to annihilate the Flower Palace!” The Founding Emperor said, “The resources, reserves, and strength of the Flower Palace exceeds your imagination!” “Then....” The Founding Emperor shook his head and said, “You can’t, but my Grand Qin Empire has the required strength!” “What price must I pay!?” Tang Ye wasn’t stupid. He knew that it was absolutely impossible for the Founding Ancestor to save him merely because of Qin Xiyue, and he wasn’t aware of the exact reason! “Represent the Empire at the Ancient Battlefield!” The Founding Ancestor’s expression was slightly solemn. “The Ancient Battlefield?” Tang Ye was puzzled because he’d never heard of such a place. The Founding Emperor suddenly said, “My Empire and the six great powers have always been in harmony only in appearance, yet we’ve remained without conflict for so long. Do you know why?” “It’s because of the Darkbeast Empire?” asked Tang Ye. “Then do you know why the Darkbeast Empire and we humans have been living peacefully until now even though we’re both hostile against each other?” asked the Founding Emperor.Tang Ye shook his head. “Because we humans and the Darkbeasts have an even stronger enemy!” The Founding Emperor looked towards the north and said, “There’s a mountain range at the northernmost area of the Darkbeast Empire, and it’s called Heaven Tower Mountain Range. This mountain range is extremely and over a million kilometers wide. There’s an extremely formidable race of beings living on the other side of this mountain range. They possess an innate advantage that both humans and Darkbeasts don’t. Not only are they able to cultivate combat techniques, but their physical bodies are also stronger than Darkbeasts. They are the Devil Race!” “The Devil Race?” Tang Ye was puzzled. The Founding Emperor nodded lightly and said, “They’re blessed by the heavens. Every single young man of the Devil Race that has come of age wouldn’t have to intentionally temper the body, yet their physical strength and defense would be even stronger than ordinary King Rank Darkbeasts. Besides that, they are able to cultivate the various combat techniques that only we humans are able to cultivate! The geniuses of our human race can’t be called geniuses in front of them at all. For example, if Yuan Tong was placed amongst the younger generation of the Devil Race, then he can be considered as outstanding at most!” Tang Ye was shocked when he heard the Founding Emperor’s last sentence. Even though Yuan Tong had lost to him, Yuan Tong’s strength was extremely formidable. If he hadn’t awakened the Sword Spirit of the Azure Sword and utilized the tiny vortex, then the outcome of the battle between him and Yuan Tong would probably be uncertain! But it was exactly such an extraordinary expert that could only be considered as outstanding amongst the Devil Race....