The officials, as well as the imperial guards, were already shocked and surprised after seeing Ling Chen's carefree and nonchalant attitude in front of the Emperor.

However, upon hearing his words, they all gasped and were forced to draw a cold breath. His words were simply too overbearing.

Just how domineering and powerful must this person be to not care about the Emperor of the Verid Empire, one of the Ten Behemoth of the Omega Galaxy?

How fierce does one have to be to maintain such a carefree posture when facing the Emperor of the Verid Empire also known as the Mad Emperor?

There wasn't a hint of respect and fear in his voice while talking to the Emperor. Even the dullest and the dumbest people in the room could see that this young man didn't put the Mad Emperor or the influence behind him in his eyes.

It was as though he wasn't facing the Mad Emperor of the Verid Empire but a little harmless and cute little puppy.

At this moment, the entire throne room fell into a deadly and absolute stillness. No one dared to breathe loudly as they were looking at the Emperor who was looking at Ling Chen with his now cold and emotionless eyes.

Meanwhile, Ling Chen was still calm and composed as ever as he was staring back at the Emperor with a mysterious smile on his face.

However, before the Emperor could even answer, a thunderous and angry voice suddenly rang out within the throne room.

"Insolence! Not only did you not bow to his majesty, the sun of the Verid Empire, and reveal your identity, you even dare to talk rudely to him. You deserve to die for your impertinence!"

The speaker was an old-looking official with white hair. However, despite his old age, his blood energy was still strong as if he was still a middle-aged man.

This old man was known as Marcus, one of the three hundred Archdukes or Stellar Lords of the Verid Empire.

As someone who controlled and managed one of the three hundred solar systems under the Verid Empire, Archduke Marcus was a powerful expert at the War God Realm and also a distant member of the Verid Imperial Family.

As such, after seeing Ling Chen's disrespectful and contemptuous attitude toward the Emperor which represented the entire Verid Empire, he was unable to contain the anger in his heart.

Not only Marcus, but all the other officials and the Imperial guards were feeling the same way, however, none of them had the guts to step up as the Emperor had warned them not to act rashly before the meeting as Ling Chen was very powerful and possibly a very dangerous person.

"Oh! You have guts, I have to give you that. However, I hate it the most when people threaten me." Ling Chen said with a cold and emotionless voice.

At the same time, the magic circle within his right demonic eye suddenly shone brightly. It was a bloody and evil red light.

"W-what?"

This sight caused Marcus and the other officials to freeze in shock. Even the Emperor who was seating on his throne was also shocked, and froze in place, staring at the red light coming from Ling Chen's eyes.

However, before the Emperor as well as the other officials could even understand what was happening, a horrific shriek suddenly resounded throughout the whole room as Marcus fell on the ground with his body bent like shrimp while screaming in pain.

"ARGH!!!!!!"

Marcus had no idea what happened. He only saw a red light flew out Ling Chen's right demonic eye and entered his body. And in the next moment, he felt as if his entire body had been pierced by thousands of swords.

At the same time, his internal organs began to rupture and explode and blood began to steam from his seven orifices, splattering the ground and his clothes.

Seeing this, not to mention the other officials, even the Emperor's countenance suddenly turned ugly.

Even though Ling Chen didn't even move from his position, they all knew that he had somehow attacked Marcus with some sort of spiritual attack with his blood-red demonic eye.

At this moment, they were all frightened. They couldn't believe that someone was able to render a powerful War God expert like Marcus in such a state with just a single glance, not even a Paragon realm expert was capable of such a feat.

What kinda monster and terrifying existence did the emperor invite into the Imperial Palace?

As Marcus continued to scream out in pain and rolled around into the ground, the emperor that was quiet all this time finally spoke.

"My subordinate is ignorant like a frog at the bottom of a well and didn't know any better, so he offended Mr.Chen. Please forgive him."

Despite asking for leniency for his subordinate, the Emperor's voice was cold and emotionless.

Nonetheless, everyone was completely dumbfounded upon hearing the emperor's words and even thought that they must have misheard.

Who was the Mad Emperor? He was the highest existence in the current Verid Empire. He was a famous and legendary existence throughout the whole Omega Galaxy.

He was someone who was known for how arrogant he was and how his rage and ferocity could easily conquer all four directions. He was cruel and merciless. He was the very definition of a ferociously violent white stallion.

Aside from that, he was also someone with extremely high talents and a clever and calculating mind. His cultivation was extremely profound.

Despite being a only thousand years old, he was already a Semi-Paragon realm expert, only a hair away from breaking through the 2nd Life Transition.

He was among those devilish and heaven-defying geniuses in Omega Galaxy. Due to the Mad Emperor, the Verid Empire was now flourishing with life.

However, today, he actually apologized to someone. One could only imagine the shock of the people present.

Meanwhile, Ling Chen's lips curved upward into an enigmatic smile upon hearing the emperor's words as he said." I guess you're right. He didn't know any better. Furthermore, I am known for my benevolent heart."

At the same time, his red demonic eye returned to normal and Marcus's tortured cries died down as his pain was gone.

"Anyway, anyone else who has a problem with my attitude, feel free to comment. After all, I am someone who can accept criticism." Ling Chen coldly added as he shifted his cold and emotionless gaze towards the other officials with a devilish smile on his face.

However, the whole room had become completely silenced. None of the officials dared say anything or even looked at him in the eye.