The Imperial God Emperor

Chapter 1 – Four Year Champion

4 Years quickly passed.

Ye Qingyu was now 14 years old. He was a young man who lived in the poor district of Deer City, which was part of the Snow Country.

4 years ago, within the borders of the Snow Country, the air moved uneasily and an apparition appeared.

Old man Ye Qingyu, during an unprecedented wave of demonic attack due to an abnormal turn of events, died in battle. As a result, Ye Qingyu became an orphan and Ye's family deteriorated from then on.

Today, is the end of a four-year promise.

“Dad, Mom, four-year promise has been fulfilled!”

As the sundial pointed to a predetermined time, Ye Qingyu's originally sagging face suddenly brightened. His eyes were wide open and inside, you could see lightning like a glimmer.

At that moment, he seemed to turn into someone else entirely.

In front of the grave, Ye Qingyu respectfully knelt down and bowed three times. Then, he started digging.

After uncovering the newly flipped ground, three inches below, a black box was carefully hidden.

It was a box that looked very ordinary.

The ugly, keyless and long-buried outside work underground has caused obvious signs of rust to appear on the iron box.

Ye Qingyu carefully took out and opened the box, where a bronze badge lay inside.

Under the bright sunlight of dawn, a badge depicting the crossing of swords, glittered under the light.

This was the most important treasure that his parents had left behind.

“Mother, Dad, as promised, now I can do the things I want to do. Can I now go back to being a normal person? Haha, the ones who have been laughing at me for four years, will they be so shocked that their chin will fall?

When he finished speaking, Ye Qingyu thought of something and a strange smile appeared in his mouth.

After 4 years of loneliness, despite the hardships and torments, this did not change Ye Qingyu's personality at all.

He was still filled with optimism, still filled with confidence.

What was missing from him were just a few insignificant things, but what he obtained really cost – a calm, steadfast, determined heart, and rational and a pair of eyes filled with wisdom that can see through lies and falsehoods.

It is only through experiencing difficulties that one can truly be formed.

To Ye Qingyu, these four years could be compared to a complete rebirth.

“Haha, for those who have laughed at the Ye family for these four years, you guys will be very unfortunate. I am a very vengeful person. Mom, Dad, now that I'm going to act freely, you definitely won't blame me, won't you?”

Ye Qingyu's expression was calm and peaceful, as if her parents were sitting in front of her.

Carefully, Ye Qingyu kept the badge.

Then he suddenly thought of something.

“Also, what has been lost from the Ye Family, I will take everything back with my own hands. Father, what you say is true, without power all this anger is meaningless. So I have decided, I will go to the White Deer Academy to study first, you guys won't mind right? Wait until I become strong with that sword, ours and the Ye family home, I will take it all back!”

The teenager looked as if he was swearing solemnly.

“Ah, that's right, although to the death you don't want me to get involved in this matter, but I will definitely investigate it clearly. What really happened in the battle to defend the city that caused you to fall, break through the sky and shine a light on the shady people who will pay the price!”

Ye Qingyu looked at the tombstone that was still silent as if she could see the faces of her familiar parents.

His smile was full of confidence.

In the distance, a golden ray of dawn pierced through the morning mist like a sword, and countless rays of light were displayed.

Ye Qingyu's body was covered with light and she turned around, walking towards the sun.

A legend, though four years late, but finally unstoppable, begins in the seedy graveyard, quietly appearing.

…… ……

According to the rumors, there were many times the hidden world was warped and these could be divided into countless domains.

The number of domains was like the endless number of stars in the sky.

But since the beginning of the world, through the chaos of thousands of years, the number of domains discovered by the strongest of each species was only eighty-one, with [the Qingyun domain], the number of domains discovered by the strongest of each species was only eighty-one, [the Arian domain] and [the Southern domain] became the most prosperous.

Each domain was vast and vast, with each forming a small world, giving birth to endless races and countless lives.

The desert domain of Heaven, was one of the very young domains and it had only been excavated for less than a hundred years so its reputation was not high.

Within this desert domain of Heaven, was the city of Deer, a relatively remote city in this world.

……

It was summer.

Within Deer City, the White Deer Academy's annual selection process was underway.

As the best beginner martial arts training center for thousands of kilometers* ever since White Deer college started sixty years ago, it was the dream of many youths to attend this academy.

As a result, since sunrise, there were tens of thousands of madmen, crowding the entrance of the White Deer Academy.

As the bell rang in the academy, accompanied by countless cheers, the selection process for new students had begun.

Gradually, the heat of the sun continues to heat up, but it does not dampen the spirit of the teenagers.

In addition to the thousands of age-appropriate men and women in Deer City, there were also many youths who met the admission criteria who traveled here. Ignoring the thousands of miles they have traveled from various villages and settlements, through mountains and rivers, accompanied by their loved ones for protection, to participate in the selection process.

After you pass the selection process and become part of the White Deer Academy, it shows that you have taken one step to heaven**.

After practicing hard and becoming a strong Yuan Qi*** warrior, then you can start to change the bad luck of you and your parents.

Right now, the entire Deer Town looked like it was undergoing a feast day celebration.

“Ah, have you heard, the daughter of president Cheongna

The Trading Firm, Song Qing Luo, who was only 12 years old, had successfully passed the selection examination in her first attempt.

Through all six assessments, he was rated very well and had first-rate talent! This time Cheongna Trade

Company will produce a young genius!”

“That doesn't mean much, the son of the South district leader, Lee Seungjin, has also been rated as having first-class talent and has long been looked upon favorably by some Elders of the White Deer Academy.”.

“It was not too strange, as part of a rich family, from small, their path to being strong was already prepared.

Cultivation techniques, spirit medicines, and resources had all been arranged for them. To that rich young master, they were born with a set of golden keys in their mouths, and as long as they prepared a little past the White Deer Academy's selection process, how could it not be simple?

“That's right, compared to the lowly students, those noble children won because of the difference of the start line!”

“It is difficult for a valuable talent to be born in a poor family!

Outside the White Deer Academy, everyone was discussing heatedly.

People are very emotional.

Because from the beginning of the examination until now, the majority of the young men who passed, came from rich backgrounds. And for the poor students who came to take the examination, out of the hundred there were only one or two who could pass, causing a small possibility to shock everyone.

The teenagers who escaped cheering celebrated while those who were eliminated cried, their faces filled with despair.

Some families are happy while some are filled with worries.

The atmosphere of the noble young master and the depression of the poor teenagers was in stark contrast.

The road of martial arts, has always been extremely cruel.

The place of selection of the reception venue is at the entrance of the academy.

The entire selection process is carried out under the supervision of everyone.

In this aspect, at least fair. For countless poor youths, this was the only chance to change their fate.

The crowd of people made the entire test area crowded.

As the examiners endlessly announced the results, the crowd would let out a startled cry and the desperate sounds of those who were knocked out would float out, crying or begging.

At this moment, the crowd split apart.

An imposing young man, his face filled with smiles, walked out of the crowd and made his way towards the election venue.

As soon as the teenager appeared, it caught the attention of many people.

He looked to be around fourteen to fifteen years old, his clothes were simple and his black hair was tied backwards with a simple rope, falling to the waist like a waterfall. He had a slender body filled with strength with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, having an angled face filled with confidence.

No matter who glanced at him, they would feel a surge of pressure due to his heroic atmosphere.

Although this young man was wearing a robe covered with patches and it turned out to be too short for him, it was extremely clean. A pair of straw sandals that looked like they were about to break were worn out. He looked extremely shabby, but the atmosphere was like a victorious general returning from battle.

“Eh? Quickly look, isn't that Ye Qingyu? That idiot... didn't he look... changed?”.

“Oi, will the man participate in the reception selection again?”

“Haha, he's really coming. I remember, that stupid kid had already undergone some selection of the White Deer Academy?”

“It's true isn't it? That guy was a bit crazy, I guess the shock of losing his parents had impacted him too much. It had been four years of continuous entry into the examination, and every time he could not even pass the first assessment. He had long been the biggest joke in Deer City, and he had no shame, he had even come here to be humiliated again! ”

“Hahaha, it was all because the Dean of the esteemed White Deer Academy had once praised him, saying that he was a genius who had the potential to break into the Deer City rank, even the hidden dragon rank!

“Maybe the old dean was confused and misjudged ..”

“I feel so too, yet this poor Ye Qingyu foolishly thought it was real, coming every time for the exam. Haha, this is so sad, funny!”

The crowd did not bother to disguise their discussion, and the discussion clearly went into Ye Qingyu's ears.

Her lips carried a faint smile, no matter the slightest.

“A group of fools, don't know anything, if it wasn't for.. I would've long since entered the White Deer Academy.”.

Ye Qingyu came to the outermost assessment place, obtaining the nameplate of the test.

According to the rules, only after obtaining the nameplate would he be able to participate in the six assessments of the White Deer Academy. He had already gone through the selection process four times so he knew about every aspect of the rules very well.

“Eh, isn't this a four-year champion? Will he come again this year?” a teenager dressed in purple silk clothes said cynically, suddenly stepping closer to Ye Qingyu.

“Ha ha ha..”

“After this time, he should have been a five-year champion, right? Ah, this is too scary.”.

* Technically say li (range measurement in Chinese, roughly equivalent to 500 meters) but since the whole concept of distance is so chaotic, I will just keep smiling.

** The Chinese phrase here, , where the literal translation is one step to heaven means you have become successful in one go.

*** So the raw term says yuan qi, or . I will most likely only call this qi from now on.