Humiliation! This was a public humiliation.

Even someone as deeply scheming as Chong Houhu almost lost his composure.

Who was he? He was Chong Houhu, the Black Dragon King, a man above all others, no, a man above tens of thousands. There was no one above him. As for that so-called monarch Liu Hongyan, he never took her seriously. He even embarrassed her in public, making her feel awkward, which to Chong Houhu was a trivial matter. If he wanted to do it, he did it.

In the entire Northern Waters Kingdom, he was the supreme authority. Who dared to challenge him? Who dared to humiliate him? Now, finally, someone had done it.

That former arch-enemy of his, the son of the Southern Li King whom he had dealt with, a mere teenager.

The Overlord's Command Token, which held great deterrence for others, was nothing more than a worthless piece of wood to the Southern Li King. Even though in the Northern Waters Kingdom, it was said that the holder of the Overlord's Command Token was the Overlord, and the Overlord was the second monarch, he still sat high on the Dragon-Devouring Beast, unfazed.

But the problem was that the process by which Luo Lie obtained the Overlord's Command Token was the greatest humiliation to him.

For the first three stages of the Overlord's Trial, he had gone to great lengths to try to eliminate Luo Lie.

In the end, not only did Luo Lie pass the stages in less than a minute, an unprecedented feat, but more fatally, Luo Chihang, whom Chong Houhu had fully endorsed, had still not succeeded. This kind of slap in the face was what Chong Houhu found most unbearable.

Seeing the Overlord's Command Token, he felt as if he had been slapped.

Using poison, using people, using the Black-Gold Automaton, all failed. Each shameless and despicable act only highlighted Luo Lie's glorious success.

"Please verify, Black Dragon King."

Luo Lie stepped forward again.

Chong Houhu's face was dark as he gave Luo Lie a cold glance. "To inherit the Twin King Titles, you must at least reach the Heavenly Heart Realm. You're only in the Body Refining Realm, still far off. If you die in the meantime, that would be unfortunate."

With that, he urged the Dragon-Devouring Beast forward, ignoring even the monarch Liu Hongyan, and left without any semblance of a subordinate.

This was the first time Chong Houhu left humiliated.

It was also the first time that Chong Houhu's disrespect did not anger Liu Hongyan but instead made her laugh uncontrollably. She finally felt vindicated, and naturally, her gaze towards Luo Lie changed significantly, all thanks to this young man.

Liu Hongyan took a deep breath, suppressing her excitement, and declared loudly, "According to the Overlord's last wishes, whoever passes the fourth stage and obtains the Overlord's Command Token can inherit the Overlord's Throne. Luo Lie has also successfully secured the Southern Li King's inheritance, making him the first Heir to the Twin Kings in the history of the Northern Waters Kingdom."

The crowd erupted in cheers.

As for those loyal to Chong Houhu, they wore expressions of distress and embarrassment.

"Thank you, Monarch."

Luo Lie put away the Overlord's Command Token and turned to look at the chief steward, Tailai.

Tailai instinctively looked to Chong Houhu for help, only to see his distant figure.

"Thud!" Tailai's legs gave way, and he knelt on the ground, his face pale as he said, "Young Prince, everything I did was to protect the Southern Li King's position. This blood letter is genuine."

Luo Lie waved his hand, "Whether you're right or wrong, true or false, it doesn't matter to me. What matters is that you were chosen by the old king as the sole keeper of important secrets. You are too important to the Southern Li Royal Palace, so important that you shouldn't suffer any harm. Therefore, I will protect you."

Tailai's heart clenched as he listened, knowing that Luo Lie was about to pass judgment on him.

"Su Qiusheng."

Upon hearing Luo Lie's call, Su Qiusheng hurried forward.

"At your command, Young Prince."

Su Qiusheng said loudly. At this moment, in his eyes, Luo Lie was the old Southern Li King to whom he pledged loyalty. No, the impact Luo Lie brought was even greater, earning his admiration. After all, it was the unbeatable fourth stage of the Overlord's Trial.

Luo Lie said, "From now on, arrange for a small room in the Southern Li Royal Palace for the chief steward to live in. Remember, his three meals a day must be on time and sufficient. He must not be mistreated. Additionally, to ensure utmost safety, from today, the chief steward is not allowed to meet anyone, and the guards are not allowed to speak to him. He is not allowed to read or practice."

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Upon hearing this, Tailai nearly fainted.

That would be worse than death.

Locked in a small room, seeing no one, with no one to talk to, nothing to do, it was a sentence of death by loneliness.

"Take him away."

Luo Lie ordered.

Su Qiusheng obeyed, signaling a few guards to surround Tailai, "Let's go, chief steward."

Tailai struggled to lift his head to look at Luo Lie, then at Luo Chihang, who was still attempting the trial. He realized how blind he had been.

After that, no one paid attention to the Overlord's Trial. Liu Hongyan returned to the palace, with Luo Lie naturally following.

The onlookers quickly dispersed.

Various messages spread immediately.

Especially the news of Luo Lie breaking through the fourth stage of the Overlord's Trial, which caused a sensation.

The Martial Drill Grounds were peaceful.

The only sound came from the third stage.

Exhausted but successful, Luo Chihang broke through the Blue-Silver Automaton and emerged.

When he came out, his first instinct was to look at the adjacent passage, but when he looked up, he saw the entrance to the fourth stage wide open.

"The entrance to the fourth stage is open."

"Hahaha, heaven is helping me. It must be divine favor, opening the fourth stage for me to receive the Overlord's Legacy."

"I, Luo Chihang, am about to have my fortunes changed."

The sudden joy blinded Luo Chihang with greed, and he rushed madly into the fourth stage.

Moments after entering, he began to roar in madness.

There was nothing inside.

"How is this possible?"

"Wasn't it divine favor that opened it? Why is there nothing?"

Luo Chihang ran to the entrance, roaring in anger.

After shouting, he saw the shattered exit of the third stage in Luo Lie's passage, and his heart sank, "Could it be... impossible, absolutely impossible."

The people from the Crimson Dragon Pavilion who had arrived were embarrassed, not knowing what to say.

Luo Chihang rushed forward, grabbing the collar of a middle-aged man, and said coldly, "Tell me what happened. What's going on? Where is Luo Lie? Where is the Black Dragon King? Where is the monarch? What about the fourth stage?"

The middle-aged man said, "Young master, Luo Lie, Luo Lie passed the three stages long ago and broke through the fourth stage, obtaining the Overlord's Command Token."

"What? You're lying. How could Luo Lie be faster than me?"

"It's true. I dare not lie."

"Tell me, how long did it take him to pass the first three stages?"

"Not, not even a minute."

"Poof!" Luo Chihang spat out a mouthful of blood and fell backward, fainting from rage.