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The Void Hall is very quiet, as if it was specially built like this. If the curtains are not opened, no outside light will come in. At the same time, the sound insulation of the entire building is also quite strong.

Just like now, Oltorun stepped into the hall. Except for the sound of fierce fighting coming from outside the door behind him, the hall was quiet.

I wonder what mechanism was touched? Whatever happened, after Ortorun entered the hall, the door behind him slowly closed.

At this moment, there was silence.

The lights flickered in the slightly dark hall. Two rows of lights arched a road leading to the depths of the hall. The road was covered with a red carpet, and at the end of the red carpet was a three-step high platform.

The first stage of the high platform is the widest, with twenty famous swords of different styles stuck on it, but they have lasted for more than 800 years and still emit a cold light.

This is the saber worn by twenty kings when they founded the world's palace more than 800 years ago. It was inserted on this high platform to defend the highest throne.

It also symbolizes the orthodoxy of the royal power of the twenty kings and the glory of the twenty kings who created the world's royal palace.

On the second step above these twenty sharp blades, hangs the cross flag of the World Palace. There is nothing much to say about this level, it is just the last section leading to the highest level.

At the highest point, also at the top of the three steps, is a throne.

The armrests on the left and right sides of the throne are forged from pure gold, in the shape of a roaring lion. The pattern on the back of the chair is also the flag of the world's government. This throne is a symbol of equal rights, representing no one. It can be above twenty kings, but no one can be above the main palace of the world. No one should be sitting there.

But now, in Oltorun's sight, there was a figure sitting on it.

He wears a towering and luxurious crown and royal robes, his eyes are as sharp as an eagle, his face is handsome and handsome, and his figure is a bit slender.

When you sit there, you will indeed feel like a king.

Ortorun was looking at him, and he was looking at Ortorun.

Im, the king who is above the main palace of the world, above the five old stars, in the darkness, and rules the entire world.

After the two looked at each other for a long time, Im on the throne spoke first, whispering softly: "You are so young...enviable youth, it seems that everywhere in your body no longer exudes vigorous vitality. ..."

"You look very young, why should you be envious?" Ortorun smiled and said.

His coming here means that he and Im are enemies, but even so, Altoron is still willing to give him enough respect for the king who once ruled the entire world. , call it 'you'.

"Me?" Im smiled, shook his head and said: "Under the glamorous appearance, it is difficult to hide my rotten soul. Time is really a terrible thing. Even if I can get endless life, my mind and spirit cannot be hidden." Existences that transcend the physical body are still unable to withstand the power of time..."

In Ortorun's inherent impression, Im should be a very egoistic and authoritarian person. Even the five elder stars with the highest power can only kneel down and bow their heads in front of him and listen to his will.

So before he met Im, he had thought about what kind of scene it would be like, arrogant, arrogant, etc., but when they met at this time, Im gave him an unexpected feeling, humble, gentle, and smooth in words. There is not even much hatred and resentment in it.

Seemingly seeing Ortorun's surprise, Im smiled again and asked: "Feeling surprised? Do you think I should have shown anger, irritability, and hatred when I saw you? Or maybe? Arrogance?"

"Yes, the king who has occupied this throne for more than eight hundred years, shouldn't he be angry when facing disrespectful people like me? As far as I know, even the five people outside the door came to see him. Whenever you do that, you have to kneel down and bow your head..." Altorun also responded calmly.

"That's because they are not worthy of being ranked with me, so they are not qualified to receive my kindness." Im said calmly.

After a short pause, he continued: "But you are different, Ben Altolen. What do you think is the only thing that can measure value in this world?"

"Strength." Ortorun gave the answer without any hesitation.

In this world, everything such as money, wealth, status, reputation, etc. are castles in the air. Only strength is the eternal truth. The strong own everything, and the weak are allowed to be exploited.

"Yes, it's strength." Im nodded in agreement, and then said: "In this world, strength is the only criterion for measuring everything. Although you are young, you already have the same qualifications and strength as me. , you can naturally get my kindness.”

In other words, for Yi Mu, neither the Five Old Stars nor the others are strong enough to be in the same position as Yi Mu.

Because of this, Im never puts these people in his eyes, let alone gives them any respect or kindness.

"Last year, on a whim, I watched your duel with the so-called strongest man in the world, Whitebeard Edward Newgate. When you showed all your strength and overwhelmingly defeated the so-called 'most powerful man'. When Qiang was defeated, I knew that we would meet here one day," Im said with emotion.

"Why?" Ortorun asked slightly curiously.

"Because I saw my former self in you..." Im smiled, and the originally sharp eyes became a little ethereal, as if he was reminiscing about something.

After a moment, he said: "The strong are always lonely, and the lion never wants to be with the hyena. The empty throne is right there. As the strongest, how can he restrain his further ambitions? How can you convince yourself to be ranked with the weak? "

After hearing this, a look of surprise flashed in Oltorun's eyes. After a moment, he suddenly said: "So that's it. Is this the reason why you betrayed the covenant of twenty kings and sat on that throne? "

"Betrayal? Ha..." Im sneered and said: "It was they who betrayed me, not me who betrayed them... You know, why did we and the twenty so-called kings make this decision? Covenant, set up this empty throne?"

Then, before Altorun could speak, Im waved and said, "If you don't mind, just come forward and talk closer."

Upon seeing this, Altoron had no scruples, nodded, and then stepped up the stairs, passed the twenty sharp blades, passed the flag of the World Palace, and finally arrived in front of the throne.

And Im, no longer sitting there, also stood up and stood beside the throne.

There was absolutely no hostility between the two of them at this moment. They were just like friends, standing together, admiring and giving advice to the throne.

"Why did you make this covenant and set up this throne of the void back then?" Altoron asked.

"Because they are afraid, afraid of my power, afraid of my power, even though twenty kings like me were all outstanding talents on this sea, each of them was extraordinary in martial arts, possessed of great wisdom, and great Perseverance is a rare king, but...that is compared to all living beings, and among the twenty kings, except for me, the other nineteen are all mortals in my opinion... And they seem to be able to feel this insurmountable gap and gap, and because of this, they have become one, hugging each other for warmth, and want to stop me from going further..." Im said with a smile.

Ortoron did not answer, but Im continued: "Do you really think they are such selfless and great people? Using this throne and blade to limit their own power and status? What a big mistake. Wrong, the truth is... They know very well that after defeating our common enemy, all conflicts will be transferred to the twenty of us. The empty throne is too small, and only one person can sit on it. , become the true king of this world... And they, they know my power, so they understand that I am the only one qualified to sit on that throne, but they don’t want anyone to override them. Instead of doing this, it’s better for everyone to Don't sit down. Because of this, they raised the throne that they couldn't get in the sky, established a covenant, and showed their greatness and selflessness... and all of this was at the expense of my interests."

After hearing these reasons, Altorun seemed to understand something in his heart.

Im continued to tell his story, looking at the throne, as if he had gone back hundreds of years ago, with some regrets, some memories, and some relief.

"I was as young as you at that time. Although I knew that what they did was to check and restrict me, the friendship we had formed over the years still made me remain silent about this covenant and did not oppose it. ..I didn’t even try to stop anything. One of the twenty sharp knives downstairs belongs to me," Im said with emotion.

"Later, they all died, and the friendship in the past was gradually diluted in the following time. It was also after that that my interest in the throne resurfaced. In the end, I chose to sit on it. "Exit." After Im said this, he looked at Altorun and asked with a smile: "You said, is it wrong for me to choose to sit on this throne?"

Ortorun was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "There is nothing wrong. If it were me, I would do the same."

As Im said, the throne is right in front of you. As the strongest, how can you restrain your ambition?