Chapter 771
Ten meters, nine meters, eight meters, seven meters…
Ye Xiaolei approached the Demon God Emperor slowly. As if he was afraid of
scaring her, the Demon God Emperor just stood where he was with his right
hand extended, waiting for her quietly.
Five meters. Only five meters separated them now. If Ye Xiaolei took two
more steps further, the Demon God Emperor would be able to reach her.
Currently, she appeared even more loss than before, as if she could not see
what was before her. Perhaps she had even entered a different state of
consciousness.
She took another step forwards and their distance grew closer. Joy had
already begun to appear in the depths of the Demon God Emperor’s eyes. At
his cultivation, he desired very little, but becoming a true god was his
greatest objective. It would even allow him to break free from the pain due
to the backlash from god. As a result, his true emotions appeared in his
eyes.
However, it was also at that moment that the Demon God Emperor’s heart
skipped a beat. Instinctively, he stepped forward and grabbed at Ye Xiaolei
with his right hand.
It was also in that instance that Ye Xiaolei’s lost gaze suddenly cleared
up. It was filled with deep resentment.
A white, translucent figure appeared in front of Ye Xiaolei without any
warning. He even possessed Ye Xiaolei’s special aura of life.
The Demon God Emperor obviously ended up grabbing the translucent figure.
What he caught was a fist.
An indescribable, resplendent light suddenly surged from the figure’s chest.
The Demon God Emperor only felt that he was facing against a boundless
starry sky, where every single star shone as brightly as it could. The light
was endless and the great power seemed to illuminate all of the darkness he
possessed.
As everything had happened just too suddenly and that the Demon God Emperor
had dropped his guard as he was close to what he desired for so long, the
Demon God Emperor could not fight back. He only released the fist and
crossed his arms before him to protect himself.
Powerful white light shined, forming a huge, white ball of light between the
figure and theDemon God Emperor.
Purple inscriptions flowed over the Demon God Emperor’s crossed arms and the
pure darkness did not yield at all. It actually blocked the attack from the
light of eternity completely. As there was no way forward, the white light
could only surge upwards. It shot straight up and basically rammed into the
Demon God Emperor’s seal immediately. With a great boom, it rapidly spread
outwards under the seal.
Even with the Demon God Emperor’s great strength, large parts of the seal
actually cracked. The cracks spread rapidly and it seemed like it could
collapse at any moment.
Now, the Demon God Emperor could see the white figure clearly. He was a man
covered in translucent, white armor. He wore a crown on his head and his
face was obscured by a mask. A powerful aura actually pressured him to the
point where chills ran down his spine. The most terrifying aspect was his
opponent’s domain. The Demon God Emperor had cultivated his powers of
darkness to the extreme; not only was it pure and vast, it possessed an
unmatched pressure. However, against the white light, his darkness failed to
gain any advantage at all. It actually seemed to be slightly surprised.
Clearly, this was a difference between the levels of their domains.
The Demon God Emperor’s eyes were filled with shock. Beforeh im was clearly
a human! However, since when did the humans have a powerhouse like this?
Even the captain of the Demon God Slayers, Chen Zidian, was nowhere as
powerful as this person!
With the huge translucent sword placed horizontal between them, the sunlight
suddenly seemed to dim. Daytime seemed to be replaced by night.
“Demon God Emperor, we meet again. Perhaps the next time we meet is when we
decide the victor.” A clear and familiar voice rang out. The Demon God
Emperor shuddered in disbelief. He even forgot to attack.
“You?” The Demon God Emperor stared at the human expert right before him in
complete shock. Even some astoundment had appeared in his eyes. He even
stumbled back instinctively.
Wasn’t the person who had suddenly appeared before Ye Xiaolei and pulled her
back from darkness the person in possession of the Divine Throne of Eternity
and Creation, the first chairman of the Temple Union and the Divine Knight
of Glory and Leadership, Long Haochen?
Sensing the danger from Ye Xiaolei, Long Haochen immediately hurried over
after dealing with Haoyue’s attempt at killing the Knight of Judgement of
the Dead and the Lich King.
Travelling through space required time, let alone the fact that Long Haochen
was in another realm, which was why it delayed him slightly. Fortunately,
the folding of space as he traveled was unable to threaten him with his
cultivation and the protection of the Divine Throne of Eternity and
Creation.
Ye Xiaolei had actually sensed her connection with Long Haochen a long time
ago. At the same time, she also sensed Long Haochen’s strength. Although she
could only sense the strength of Long Haochen’s soul, she understood that
the strength of the soul had a close relationship to cultivation. As a
result, when Ye Xiaolei had slowly approached the Demon God Emperor, she had
not been persuaded, nor had she become lost. It was
to fool the Demon God Emperor and give Long Haochen enough time to travel
through space!
Long Haochen still ended up making it in time. The moment he had appeared,
Ye Xiaolei only felt that she had become feeble. He had managed to repel the
Demon God Emperor. He had actually managed to repel the Demon God Emperor.
Even though the Demon God Emperor was unprepared, just how many people were
unable to do that in this world?
“It’s me,” Long Haochen said. At the same time, he raised his left hand and
the Divine Snail Shield of Sun and Moon appeared before him as it flashed
with nine-coloured light.
As Long Haochen grew, the person he feared the most without a doubt was the
Demon God Emperor. Even with all the undead kings from Haoyue’s realm
combined, he did not find them as dangerous as the Demon God Emperor. As a
result, after he had repelled the Demon God Emperor, he used the power of
the Divine Stone of Sun and Moon without any hesitation to unleash the supra
divine tool might of the Divine Snail Shield of Sun and Moon.
The Demon God Emperor experienced inner turmoil. He had never thought that
the issue he was just pondering earlier would be answered right now, right
here.
Long Haochen was still alive. He was actually still alive. From his aura and
the wondrous armor he wore, the Demon God Emperor could tell that he was not
under the control of a necromancer. Moreover, the strength he exhibited even
made the Demon God Emperor feel threatened.
“How can you still be alive?” The Demon God Emperor asked in confusion. To
him, Long Haochen’s death seemed to be even more important than taking away
the godhood from Ye Xiaolei.
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Long Haochen said indifferently, “Why must I be dead? You already killed me
once, but I believe you won’t get a second opportunity to do that. Farewell.
I believe in the soon future, we will meet once again on the battlefield.
When that happens, I will definitely be asking for guidance from your
majesty.”
As he said that, nine-coloured light immediately erupted from the Divine
Snail Shield of Sun and Moon, striking the Demon God Emperor as a thick
streak of light.
Although the Divine Snail Shield of Sun and Moon’s greatest power could only
be unleashed during dusk or dawn, it was able to match the Divine Throne of
Eternity and Creation’s strongest attack when it unleashed its attack as a
supra divine tool due to the accumulation of power over time.
The Demon God Emperor roared, “You can’t leave!” He extended his right hand
and a strange inscription appeared on his fist. Afterwards, it just struck
the nine-colored light of the supra divine tool in such a bold fashion.
There was a great explosion. The Demon God Emperor’s seal immediately
shattered under this terrifying explosion, as the terrifying power basically
dowsed the entire forest in light.
However, a supra divine tool was a supra divine tool after all! The Demon
God Emperor was powerful, but he still ended up losing the upper hand
slightly in the explosion. He body was blown thousands of meters away, while
Long Haochen and Ye Xiaolei completely vanished from where the centre of the
explosion was.
The Demon God Emperor vaguely saw that when the nine-colored light hurled
towards him, a ball of green light flew out from Long Haochen’s body and
enveloped Ye Xiaolei. Afterwards, she vanished. Long Haochen flashed with
purple light and immediately vanished before the collision as well. He had
left by travelling through space.
Failing to become god on the verge of success did not affect the Demon God
Emperor the most. The greatest impact on him came from Long Haochen’s
appearance.
When all the pulses of spiritual energy settled down completely, the Demon
God Emperor suddenly discovered that he actually felt fear from the bottom
of his heart.
Long Haochen was still alive. Did that mean that Austin Griffin was still
alive as well? Did Austin Griffin revive him? No, that was impossible. The
power he just used had nothing to do with Austin Griffin.
But he had only vanished for a few years, so how did his cultivation become
so powerful? Was his armor the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation that
had never recognised anyone from the Knight Temple? And that shield, it
should have been a supra divine tool as well.
With two supra divine tools, Long Haochen really did possess the right to
challenge him!
The Demon God Emperor inhaled deeply to calm himself down. He need to think.
He needed to think carefully.
Raising his head, he looked in the direction of the Southern Mountain Pass.
he could already sense that human powerhouses had discovered the disturbance
here and were heading over.
If he had obtained Ye Xiaolei, perhaps he could just kill all the humans who
came here as he would be in a good mood, but he was unwilling to waste any
time now. With a wave of his right hand, a beam of purple light hovered
before him quietly. With a flash, the Demon God Emperor entered the beam of
purple light and began traversing through space.
Compared to the panic that the Demon God Emperor felt, Ye Xiaolei currently
experienced something completely different, because she discovered in her
shock that she had actually come to a place similar to the Illusory
Paradise, a world that did not pale in comparison in terms of vitality.
The grass formed a green carpet on the ground as the trees stood as forests.
Aura of life that she could directly see with her eyes flowed through the
boundless greenery!
Landing on the ground, Ye Xiaolei sensed that all the plants in the
surroundings seemed to be greeting her, to her joy and surprise.
Regardless of where this was, she found it to be so intimate. The aura of
nature allowed her to become a part of it very soon.
As the god that the Goddess of Nature had left in the world of humans, she
was basically a part of the goddess. Although this was a different place,
the aura of life was the same.
“Welcome to the world of Easton, cute little girl.” A gruff voice rang out.
Afterwards, a green figure emerged from a streak of green light, smiling at
her.
The green figure was actually around the same height as Ye Xiaolei. Ye
Xiaolei could sense his strength and she could sense the dense aura of life
from him as well.
“The world of Easton? Is this another realm?” Ye Xiaolei asked in surprise.
Was this a realm that completely belonged to nature?
The king of Easton nodded, “You can call it another realm. I like your aura
very much. It’s very similar to my master’s aura. It’s much weaker, but
look, everything here likes you very much. I am the king of Easton, the
ruler of this place. You are welcome to stay.”
“The king of Easton’s right. You are welcome to stay.” With a flash, Long
Haochen appeared beside Ye Xiaolei after having unequipped his
armor. He looked at her gently.
Ye Xiaolei looked at the king of Easton, before looking at Long Haochen,
“Just where is this?”
Long Haochen said, “This is the realm of eternity within the Divine Throne
of Eternity and Creation. It can be called the world of Easton. There’s only
the aura of nature and life here. I think you’ll like it, right?”
Ye Xiaolei raised her head to look at Long Haochen. She said softly,
“Thank you for saving me.”
Long Haochen smiled, “You don’t need to thank me. I should be the one
thanking you. If it weren’t for you help, I would have died twice already at
the very least. Whether it was when Cai’er was encircled when she awakened
or when I was killed by the Demon God Emperor, it was all because of your
help that we managed to survive. In particular with the latter time, if it
were not for your guidance, Cai’er might not have been able to obtain the
Tower of Eternity to ask Elux to revive me.”
In the past, when Long Haochen met with Ye Xiaolei in the Illusory Paradise,
his necromancer aura encountered a certain level of rejection from Ye
Xiaolei. However, he was a Scion of Light after all, so Ye Xiaolei still
ended up forming a pact with him. This pact was called Mutual Assistance.
The pact allowed them to sense each other’s aura. If one of them was in
danger, the other could help them.
In the past two times that Ye Xiaolei had assisted Long Haochen, it was to
heal him and stabilise his wounds, because she was not adept at battle. Now
that Long Haochen had finally returned the favour when Ye Xiaolei faced the
greatest danger. He had also brought her to safety.
There was a smear of sadness in Ye Xiaolei’s eyes. She looked at the
surroundings and suddenly said something that shocked Long Haochen, “No
matter how nice this place is, it’s not my home. I don’t belong in this
realm. Long Haochen, I want to become your spiritual stove.”
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“No matter how nice this place is, it’s not my home. I don’t belong in this
realm. Long Haochen, I want to become your spiritual stove.”
Ye Xiaolei’s words really did make Long Haochen leap in fright.
When he faced against the Demon God Emperor, Long Haochen used the power of
the Divine Snail Shield of Sun and Moon without any hesitation. However,
when he saved Ye Xiaolei, he could clearly sense there was something off
about Ye Xiaolei’s emotions.
As his cultivation progressed, his senses grew stronger and stronger,
especially for some minute aspects. A pact existed between him and Ye
Xiaolei, so Long Haochen could clearly sense her despairing sorrow.
After a moment of consideration, Long Haochen decided to send Ye Xiaolei to
the world of Easton. He understood that Ye Xiaolei’s sadness came from the
destruction of her home, while Easton was clearly the most suitable place
for her to live.
“Xiaolei, you…”
Ye Xiaolei raised her hand to wipe away her tears. She looked at Long
Haochen stubbornly, “I’m serious. I don’t want to stay here.”
The king of Easton could not help but say, “What’s so bad about this place?
It’s perfectly compatible with your aura. Easton welcomes existences like
you very much.” Ye Xiaolei’s aura of anture was even more pure than his own.
Although it was not powerful, the vitality that was as
pure as the Tree of Eternity gave the world of Easton a highly favourable
impression of her.
Ye Xiaolei shook her head, “Thank you, but I can’t agree to it, because I
don’t want to live here. I belong to the Shengmo Dalu. From a certain
perspective, I am part of the Shengmo Dalu. If I leave there, my life will
gradually wither. In less than a month, I will become air. I will disappear
a dust.”
Long Haochen said in surprise, “Why’s that? You…”
Ye Xiaolei smiled miserably, “You don’t know what kind of existence I am, do
you? I can tell you now. Actually, I’m rather similar to your elemental
fairy. I’m not a true existence. I’m a fairy of god. I’m a body of energy.”
A fairy of god? Long Haochen was confused by those words, while the king of
Easton’s expression changed drastically and stopped trying to persuade her.
“A so-called fairy of god from a certain perspective is basically a clone of
a god. I am a clone that the Goddess of Nature had left behind on the
Shengmo Dalu. My existence must be maintained by absorbing the essence of
the world, sun and moon. Whether it’s the Illusory Shrine or the Illusory
Paradise, they were all created by the Goddess of Nature for me before she
became a god, or should I say, for herself.”
“Any existence, whether it be a human or another creature, will reach the
level of god upon breaking through a million spiritual energy. In order
words, they will begin the trial of god. This is an unchangeable fact.
Passing the trial would make them a true god, while failure will reduce them
to air. They will reincarnate and restart from the body of a child. Once
they become god, their bodies will disperse and their consciousness will
expand without limit, until it fills the entire world. They will be able to
sense everything that goes on in any corner of the world and they will
become a part of the realm, making it even more stable and prosperous. For
example, when my original body, the Goddess of Nature, became a god, all of
the plants in the entire realm would be able to flourish easier
for a very long time into the future, while powerhouses that are close with
nature will experience an increase in cultivation rate. However, the person
who becomes god won’t be able to control anything. Gradually, they will
merge with the world, with only a sliver of consciousness left to wander the
world. As a result, many powerhouses are unwilling to become a god and would
much rather enter reincarnation, so they don’t have to live such an abstruse
life.”
“However, some matters cannot be defied most of the time. They cannot be
decided personally. I can warn you right now that you shouldn’t break
through the bottleneck of the ninth rank of the ninth step so easily. Once
you do break through and your spiritual energy has exceeded nine hundred
thousand, your spiritual energy will continue to grow. One day, when you
reach the bottleneck of a million spiritual energy, there will be a moment
when you automatically breakthrough by yourself.”
Long Haochen listened quietly. If he was just as weak as before, Ye
Xiaolei’s words would have been useless to him, but it was different now.
His cultivation had already reached the fifth rank of the ninth step. He was
not that far away from the ninth rank of the ninth step.
Ye Xiaolei continued, “In the past, the Goddess of Nature knew that her life
was coming to an end and she was unable to deny her fate of becoming a god.
As a result, she used her own, great powers to create the Illusory Shrine
and Illusory Paradise, and used her most pure spiritual energy to create
something. She planted a sliver of her own soul into this pure power of
nature, leaving behind a seed in the Illusory Paradise. This seed nurtures
her status as a god.”
“You must be very curious as to why she did that, right? In reality, her
objective was very simple. Once she became a god, she would still wander the
world as a sliver of consciousness. Although she would not be able to do
anything, that’s still a sliver of her consciousness after all. It was
omniscient. So, once the seed she left in the Illusory Paradise sprouted and
grew, it would gradually release her aura as a god and her consciousness
would sense it, giving her a possibility of returning. Bu then, she would be
able to return to being the Goddess of Nature in the human world, giving her
a possibility of revival. Using her experiences of
her past life, she would avoid the same mistake after reviving and avoid
taking the path to becoming a god. I am that seed.”
As Ye Xiaolei explained all of that, she was very calm, but for some reason,
Long Haochen’s heart ached. As he looked at how her eyes seemed aged despite
her appearance of a seven or eight year old girl, he could not help but feel
heartache.
“Actually, the Goddess of Nature failed, perhaps because she gave me a
sliver of her soul. In the end, although she passed her trial to becoming
god, she failed to maintain a clear consciousness. As a result, she hasn’t
returned. As the seed, I sprouted and gradually gained by own
consciousness.”
“In the Illusory Paradise, I don’t feel lonely. I have many, many
companions. I don’t resent the Goddess of Nature for leaving me there
either. As her clone, I am a part of her after all. I passed my days
peacefully like that. Only when you humans appeared in the Illusory Paradise
and used the essence of the world that had gathered there over the years to
create spiritual stoves did my life gradually become interesting. Only I
know that I have the same appearance as you humans, but I’m just a seed. No
matter how much time passes, I won’t grow up. As time passed, I gradually
developed my own ideas. I finally felt that the Illusory Paradise was
trapping me like a prison. However, I can’t leave, because I need the power.
If I lose the power, I’ll be like a flower that has lost its nutrients. I
will wither before long. As a result, I began to look for a suitable human
that could hold me out of everyone who entered the Illusory Paradise. All
these years passed, but you’re the only one I’ve found. However, it was also
that time that I felt danger, because the Demon God Emperor could actually
force his way into the realm against the laws of the Illusory Paradise. As a
result, I formed a pact with you.”
When she reached there, the misery in Ye Xiaolei’s eyes deepened, “I really
didn’t know that I actually love my home so much. If I could make the choice
again, I would rather stay there forever and never leave. My home’s been
destroyed. The Illusory Paradise is gone. All of my friends have died when
the space shattered. The tree, the blade of grass, all of my
companions have gone forever. I have never hated someone like this before,
but I really do hate him right now.”
The light in Long Haochen’s eyes flickered as he said solemnly, “There will
be a day when the grievances between the humans and the demons will be
settled. I can’t promise you that you can get your revenge, but I can tell
you that in the battle between the humans and demons, I will do my best.
Unless I die, my battle with the Demon God Emperor won’t end.”
Ye Xiaolei nodded gently, “I understand and I believe you. In just a few
short years, you’ve becom so powerful. Even the Goddess of Nature did not
grow as quickly as you. Moreover, the undead aura on you has completely
vanished. It seems like you’ve completely broken free from the control of
the Tower of Eternity. I didn’t say that I want to become your spiritual
stove on impulse. I’ve thought over it very much.”
“I have already become a flower that has lost the earth. I need a new home.
Here won’t work. I will still wither away here. Only by latching onto the
power of a soul can I survive, but there are far, far too few powers of
souls I can choose from. Only those who had reached the limit in terms of
purity are possible. As a result, if I can’t become your spiritual stove, I
will face death. I don’t have the choice.”
Long Haochen hesitated, “But, if you become my spiritual stove, won’t you
vanish forever?”
Ye Xiaolei dried her tears before bursting out in laughter, “How could I
vanish so easily? I’m not stupid. Why would I commit suicide? Haven’t you
heard of an intelligent spiritual stove? Even your light elemental fairy can
maintain a certain level of consciousness, so why can’t I as a fairy of god?
Even if I do become your spiritual stove, I will retain all of my memories
and you will end up with even more power of nature. Don’t worry, as a clone
of the Goddess of Nature, I can choose what to strengthen once I fuse with
you. I won’t strengthen your internal spiritual energy any further, as that
will only push you closer to becoming a god, which will make you commit the
same mistakes as the Goddess of Nature. I can choose to strengthen your
external spiritual energy.”
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Just when Long Haochen wanted to say something, the king of Easton
interjected, “Girl, I think it’s better for you to increase master’s
internal spiritual energy, because you don’t have to worry about anything
like that happening to master?”
“Huh?” Ye Xiaolei looked at the king of Easton in doubt.
The king of Eastong said proudly, “Master has inherited the Divine Throne of
Eternity and Creation, so he’s temporarily become our Lord of Eternity. The
Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation was a supra divine tool used by the
creator god to create the realms. All the existences who have once become
Lords of Eternity had received an imprint from the creator god. Regardless
of the principles of the planes, they don’t have to follow any of them and
when they become a god, they will receive a special Godhead from the creator
god’s imprint. As an existence that supervises the world for the creator
god, their lives will be extremely long, but not infinite.”
Ye Xiaolei looked at the king of Easton rather dumbstruck, “Are you saying
that he can be like the Demon God Emperor and not be bound by the principles
of the realm?”
The king of Easton said, “Of course. Master’s an existence chosen by the
creator god. How could he be as simple as you imagine him to be? Being able
to join master will be your smartest decision.”
Ye Xiaolei nodded and she looked at Long Haochen with rather mixed feelings,
“Since that’s the case, let’s start right now.” She suddenly found
that she was no longer that important to Long Haochen as an intelligent
spiritual stove.
“Hold on, Xiaolei.” Long Haochen raised his hand to stop Ye Xiaolei.
“Don’t you want me?” Ye Xiaolei was not in a good mood right now, so she
immediately misinterpreted Long Haochen.
Long Haochen shook his head with a smile, “Of course not. It’s just that I
want to tell you something before you become my intelligent spiritual stove.
Recently, I found a suitable body for Yating, so she’s no longer my light
elemental spiritual stove anymore, but a Fairy Queen of Light. I believe
that in the near future, I will find a suitable body for you as well. When
that happens, please choose to be a person. Be a real human. Maybe you’ll
feel happier like that.”
Ye Xiaolei was dumbstruck. She stared at Long Haochen blankly and didn’t
make a single sound for quite some time.
Long Haochen rubbed her head gently. He squatted down and looked at her face
to face, “We’re friends. We’re not just bound by a pact. I hope you can find
happiness in the future. Although I don’t know how to make you happy, I will
treat you like a human as much as I can.”
“Alright,” Ye Xiaolei let out a soft interjection of agreement. She suddenly
spread her arms, hugged Long Haochen around the neck and burst out in tears.
Gently stroking her long hair, Long Haochen used his gentle light element to
comfort her sorrow. It was also at this moment that he discovered in his
surprise that his hand fell through her body.
Ye Xiaolei’s body suddenly turned into green light. Specks of green light
floated about and moved up his hand, enveloping him completely very soon.
The large quantity of light specks gradually formed a swirl, gently rotating
around Long Haochen. That was a gentle aura filled with life. In
the world of Easton, all the vegetation within several hundred kilometers
began to shine with green light.
The king of Easton said in complete fascination, “What pure power of nature.
It’s fantastic.”
Gentle green light began to fuse into Long Haochen’s body through his chest.
It just happened to fuse into where his Heart of Eternity was.
Ye Xiaolei definitely could sense Haoyue’s aura on him. Long Haochen and
Haoyue’s connection was the closest about the head, and then the heart. The
method that Ye Xiaolei chose to use was completely different to what Haoyue
did.
The power from Haoyue which dwelled in his spiritual pellet was an
independent existence, while Ye Xiaolei’s power of nature directly fused
with Long Haochen’s Heart of Eternity. It would not be independent.
When she began to fuse with him, Long Haochen sensed it. He knew that Ye
Xiaolei would make him even stronger by fusing with him like this. However,
this meant thta she had completely ignored his suggestion earlier. By fusing
with her like this, Ye Xiaolei would never be able to separate from his body
unless he died. Obviously, she would not be able to become a human like what
happened with Yating.
Ye Xiaolei’s voice rang out in Long Haochen’s head,” Long Haochen, I don’t
want to call you my master. I want to call you my elder brother. I don’t
want to become a human. There is also a lot of deception and trickery among
you humans, so becoming a human might bring me even more issues. That is not
what I want. From the moment before, I already knew my happiness is. My
happiness is being by your side, so you can protect and take care of me. For
that, that is enough. The Demon God Emperor had said earlier that if I
become his, he would take me to see many fascinating worlds. I believe you
can do the same. I won’t regret sticking with you. From today onwards, I am
your intelligent spiritual stove, as well as your younger sister. You have
to take good care of me. Hehe.”
The green light began to expand from Long Haochen’s body, slowly flowing
through his entire body. Long Haochen’s fifth rank of the ninth step
spiritual energy began to grow once more. It was not fast, but it was very
steady. At the same time, Long Haochen felt scorching heat appear in his
body. His body was currently being nurtured by the dense aura of life.
Ye Xiaolei did not listen to the king of Easton’s suggestion. Instead, she
used all the power she had after fusing with Long Haochen to increase both
his internal and external spiritual energy. From then onwards, she was a
part of Long Haochen, so of course she hoped that Long Haochen would have an
even stronger body. With her vitality, not only did Long Haochen’s external
spiritual energy increase drastically, it had extended his lifespan as well.
Long Haochen was not aware of this.
Ye Xiaolei was not powerful, but she possessed the soul of a god and a
fraction of a god’s power. Combined with her pure and unadulterated
vitality, she had extended Long Haochen’s life by a thousand years at the
very least.
The aura of life flowed through and expanded in Long Haochen’s body. He had
let himself go completely, sensing the airiness from the fusion of power.
In that moment, he suddenly understood something. It was an understanding
related to the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation.
The three powerhouses of the Domain of Eternity had told him that the name
of the divine thorne, the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation, had
ancient origins. It was personally named by the creator god.
What was eternity? What was creation? What was being created?
The engravings on the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation seemed to give
the answer. The earth, nature, life, the stars, sun and moon were being
created. And why was all this created? For life to continue.
Creating life was what eternity was mainly about. All the other creations
were just for creating life.
Perhaps people had different understandings about eternity and creation, but
in that moment, Long Haochen had developed his own understanding.
The Heart of Eternity began to slow down as gentle vitality ran and flowed
through his body. If someone could see Long Haochen’s current situation
right now, they would definitely be utterly shocked, because a heart had
grown in Long Haochen’s chest.
The Heart of Eternity was not a real heart. It was a heart of spiritual
energy created by a combination of Elux’s past constitution as a Scion of
Light as his cultivation of light, which was further modified using his
understanding of the human body and the necromancy he had cultivated.
This Heart of Eternity had all the abilities of a normal human heart. Even
every single blood vessel was the same. It also had enough energy to last
for at least a thousandyears.As long as Long Haochen’s cultivation remained,
the Heart of Eternity would never stop beating, and it would make Long
Haochen stronger and stronger, granting him more and more power.
After all, Elux was not the creator god. He could not create a heart that
was exactly the same as Long Haochen’s original one from nothing.
In that moment, the sight of wonder was this creation. Under the effects of
this dense vitality, the blood in Long Haochen’s chest had used the Heart of
Eternity as a mold and actually formed a heart.
Long Haochen was completely unaware about this. He had no idea that he had
undergone a process of metamorphosis. Actually, Elux never told him when he
revived him that from a certain aspect, he was technically an undead. Could
a human without a heart still be called a human? However, Long Haochen was
just unaware of all of this and Elux had not explained it either. Coupled
with his pure light element, no one suspected that either. It had to be
mentioned that the Heart of Eternity created by Elux was almost like a work
of god. It was definitely the greatest masterpiece throughout history among
necromancers.
However, no matter how great it was, it still made him an undead. As a
matter of fact, when Elux purified himself, he still felt rather proud of
himself. The only Scion of Light that had managed to mature completely
possessed the crystallisation of his life’s work!
However, it was different now. With Ye Xiaolei’s fusion, Long Haochen’s aura
of life increased drastically and as a result, the issue of missing a true
heart was revealed. The power of life that Ye Xiaolei had fused into his
body naturally treated this as a wound and immediately began to heal it.
If the Heart of Eternity was not there, the healing would not have been
successful, because Long Haochen would be dead during the healing process.
Without a heart that could beat, it was useless no matter how perfect the
healing was.
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However, the situation now was very special. As the Heart of Eternity
thumped, a completely new heart gradually grew as Long Haochen comprehended
the meaning of life and creation.
Faint light flickered and a gentle smile appeared on Long Haochen’s face. He
only felt that his body was very warm, and that the Heart of Eternity seemed
to thump with even more power. He had no idea why. The Heart of Eternity was
gradually fusing with the new heart and every single vessel absorbed the
power of the Heart of Eternity.
The creation of life was the most wondrous process. Although Ye Xiaolei
could sense the danger in this, she was unable to communicate with Long
Haochen as she fused with her. She could only do everything she could to
protect this creation.
The king of Easton stood by their side quietly. He had become Long Haochen’s
protector now. At the same time, he could sense the wondrous presence from
Long Haochen’s body. He found the dense vitality to be very close.
Gradually, the green light weakened and all gathered in Long Haochen’s
chest. Long Haochen felt like new life had just been breathed into him. He
found his entire body to be even more transparent and filled with even more
vitality.
The green light gently pulsed about his chest. That was his heartbeat. The
new heart had completely formed in his chest and it had fused with the
Heart of Eternity perfectly. This was definitely the strongest heart in
human history.
Ye Xiaolei fell into a slumber in Long Haochen’s chest tiredly. As an
intelligent spiritual stove, basically all of the power from the fusion went
into the heart.
Gradually rousing from his state of comprehension, Long Haochen
instinctively placed his right hand on his chest. His chest felt warm. It
was an indescribably nice feeling. The Heart of Eternity’s beating seemed to
be weaker than before, but it did not affect his body at all.
At the same time, he could sense Ye Xiaolei’s consciousness remainin in his
chest. However, he did not know why she had fallen into a slumber. Perhaps
that was the consequences of fusing with him as an intelligent spiritual
stove.
However, to Long Haochen’s surprise, he could clearly sense that his fusion
with Ye Xiaolei was complete. However, there were no signs that his internal
or external spiritual energy had increased like the times before. Everything
remained the same.
However, he came to an understanding very soon. Recently, his cultivation
had essentially skyrocketed. It was not good for it to increase too much all
of a sudden. Fortunately the comprehension earlier allowed his understanding
to increase as well. It would not fall too far behind his cultivation.
After giving notice to the king of Easton, Long Haochen chose to return. As
the Lord of Eternity, he could enter the Domain of Eternity whenever he
wished.
The world of black and red appeared before him once more. Perhaps due to
Cai’er’s power of purifying being too great, the air there was clearly
fresher than however. However, who knew how long that would last.
Including Haoyue, everyone was waiting on the hill where it had evolved.
Long Haochen’s return immediately made them all open their
eyes.
With a flash, Long Haochen landed before his companions. He looked at Haoyue
first.
Haoyue’s aura had completely stabilised now. The terrifying aura of
destruction from earlier was contained, or at least it was impossible to
tell from the surface, because the Bright Glimmer of Hope would not be able
to remain by his side if it was not.
Its eight heads extended over slowly and stacked upon each other in front of
Long Haoche. It seemed rather funny. However, none of the people there could
laugh after witnessing Haoyue’s terrifying strength from before. They could
still clearly remember how the powerful Knight of Judgement of the Dead and
Lich King were unable to fight back at all. They were completely overwhelmed
in a single moment. If Long Haochen had not interfered, the two undead kings
probably would have died to Haoyue’s attacks already.
Long Haochen raised his hands to touch the two new heads. He said to the
dark golden head, “Your abilities should be of the metal element, right?
I’ll call you Little Gold in the future then. As for you…” He looked at the
huge, purplish blue head and said, “I’ll call you Little Thunder.”
Rrg, rrg! Receiving names from Long Haochen, Little Gold and Little Thunder
were very happy. They reached over and nudged Long Haochen. They were
extremely close to him.
Sensing Haoyue’s deep attachment to him, Long Haochen’s worry from earlier
vanished.
Cai’er said, “Haochen, what happened to Ye Xiaolei?”
Long Haochen frowned, “I might have to face against the Demon God Emperor
sooner than I expected.” Immediately, he told them what he saw when he
ventured to the Illusory Paradise.
Before Long Haochen had teleported away, he was unaware that the threat to
Ye Xiaolei’s life came from the Demon God Emperor. Currently,
humanity was nowhere close to being sufficiently prepared and the Demon God
Emperor had already seen him with his own eyes. With how determined the
Demon God Emperor was to kill him, he would definitely take action.
Sima Xian said viciously, “We’ll do whatever we need to do. If he wants to
come, then let him come. If the demons begin the holy war, who knows who’ll
be the victor.”
The current Bright Glimmer of Light was no longer the 64th Commander Squad
on the battlefield five years ago. They now possessed the true strength to
face off against the major forces of the demons. Everyone was ready for
that.
Long Haochen nodded slightly, “That’s all we can do. Let’s go back and
prepare as quickly as possible.”
After saying that, the first one to respond was actually Haoyue. A layer of
purple mist rose up from his body and before Long Haochen could respond, it
shrunk at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, it had actually
vanished.
“Haoyue?” Long Haochen called out its name in surprise. At this moment, a
palm-sized figure suddenly leapt before him, tottering about as it flapped
its wings.
Long Haochen had no idea how to respond. The hand-sized thing was actually
Haoyue, a shrunken version of Haoyue.
Extending his right hand, Haoyue landed on its centre. Its eight heads
constantly moved about and it expressed excitement to Haoyue. Clearly, it
was very proud of its ability to shrink. It was like a child who had been
given his favourite toys.
Touching him gently, Long Haochen smiled, “This works as well. At least
it’ll be much easier for you to stay by my side. After evolving this time,
you shouldn’t need to come back to here very often anymore.”
The silver light from the Domain of Instant Flash appeared below the entire
squad and with a flash of purplish silver light, they tore through space.
Only after two whole hours since they had left did a few figures slowly
appear in the distance, gazing in this direction. The soulfire in their eyes
leaped about as they experienced a multitude of emotions.
The return of the Bright Glimmer of Hope immediately brought great joy to
Long Xingyu. Of course, he was never that worried in the first place. Having
gained the recognition of the Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation, it was
impossible for Long Haochen’s life to be threatened so easily.
Just when they were about to decide the date of the wedding for Long Haochen
and Cai’er, as well as the other couples in the Bright GLimmer of Hope, Long
Haochen told Long Xingyu the Demon God Emperor’s likely actions, so they had
to push back this joyous matter.
Long Haochen immediately wrote a letter for the Knight Temple to hand to the
headquarters of the union. At the same time, he quickly gathered the upper
echelon of the Knight Temple to discuss countermeasures. Although it was
impossible for the demons to reignite the holy war immediately, they needed
to take preventative measures. Long Haochen had even guessed the objective
that the Demon God Emperor would restart the war for.
Demon race, Modu, Demon Emperor Palace. The main hall.
The Demon God Emperor sat high up on the throne and leaned on its huge back.
At the top of the throne back was a huge dragon’s head. Two red gemstones
shone faintly from where its eyes were.
Ah’Bao who wore the same black, luxurious robes stood beside the Demon God
Emperor silently. His gaze was cold, stagnant and hollow, as if his body was
not capable of thought.
It was so quiet that even the drop of a pin could be heart. It was so silent
that it seemed like there wasn’t even a grain of dust there. However, five
demons actually stood below.
The demon at the very front had a head full of long, purple hair. His face
was handsome and his pupils were purple. He carried a special presence,
which could invoke a sense of beauty among people. He was the Moon Demon
God, Agares.
Beside Agares was the Star Demon God, Vassago. Vassago who was normally
always extremely calm and wise seemed to be think about something. He
clearly seemed uneasy today, as if he could sense something bad.
Three more demon gods stood behind them. They were the Demon God of Death
Samigina and the Hell Demon God Marbas of the five great demon gods, as well
as the Bear Demon God Valefor who ranked sixth out of the seventy-two Demon
God Pillars.
The five demon gods had been summoned there by the Demon God Emperor. They
had no idea what had happened.
However, as soon as they had set foot in the Demon God Palace, they felt a
pressure they had never experienced before. The terrifying pressure was
enough for powerhouses like them to struggle to breath, like something heavy
pressed against their chests.
The Demon God Emperor on the throne seemed very calm, but it had already
been an hour since they had entered the main hall. The Demon God Emperor had
remained like that the entire time. However, the pressure in the air only
grew heavier.
The five demon gods had followed the Demon God Emperor for more than three
hundred years. They knew that the calmer and quieter the Demon God Emperor
seemed, the more his emotions affected him.
The five demon gods were even afraid to look at each other to see what
others were thinking. They stood there straight with their heads lowered
slightly, waiting quietly.
The Demon God Emperor seemed just as easy going as usual, but if he really
did get angry, not a single demon would be able to bear his terrifying
wrath. The Demon God of Death Samigina could even remember clearly that
around three hundred and sixty years ago, the Demon God Emperor’s anger that
time had even changed the Fiend Clan’s entire situation. The original Demon
God of Death was directly killed by the Demon God Emperor, which was why he
had the chance to inherit this position.
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The Demon God Emperor finally broke the silence. He lifted his right hand
slowly and it landed on the arm of his throne.
It was such a simple action, but it attracted everyone’s attention
immediately. The five demon gods instinctively looked at the Demon God
Emperor, but what the saw were a pair of extremely deep eyes, like they were
staring into the abyss. The five of them could not help but shiver as their
internal fear and dread intensified.
Ah’Bao felt a completely different feeling as he stood beside the Demon God
Emperor. His cultivation had basically skyrocketed in the recent years. He
would basically make strides in his cultivation every year. Even he felt
that he was getting closer and closer to his father’s cultivation.
But now, during the hour that the Demon God Emperor remained silent in,
Ah’Bao knew he was wrong, because he suddenly felt very clearly that the
disparity between him and his father was as wide as ever, like comparing a
firefly to the moon.
The Demon God Emperor slowly stood up from his throne. He seemed no
different than an ordinary man. He had even used his arms to push off the
armrests slowly. However, as he stood up, the five demon gods below dropped
to their knees almost at the same time. They said politely, “Your majesty.”
The Demon God Emperor was definitely not in the mood to treat them like
brothers. Instead, he was a merciless, unmatched emperor of the demons in
that moment.
“Vassago, stand up,” the demon God Emperor said calmly. With his arms behind
his back, he looked at the Star Demon God as his eyes gradually lit up.
Vassago trembled instinctively, before slowly rising. His head remained
lowered as he said politely, “Your majesty.”
The Demon God Emperor smiled. His smile seemed very peaceful, even slightly
warm. He slowly made his way down from where the throne was.
Basically with every step he took, Vassago would tremble gently. The
pressure weighed on his heart heavily.
Only when he arrived before Vassago did the Demon God Emperor stop.
However, the demon prophet’s body actually trembled unconsciously.
“Have you already sensed something?” The Demon God Emperor asked with a
gentle smile.
Vassago said nothing. He dared not to, because from the moment he had set
foot in the main hall, he felt a hint of the aura of death. This aura came
from himself. How could he not be afraid?
The Demon God Emperor said indifferently, “I just don’t know whether your
prophecy is correct your not. Why don’t you guess whether you’ll be leaving
here alive today or dying on the spot?”
“Your majesty.” Agares who still knelt beside Vassago paled in fright. He
instinctively raised his head and called out. He was the closest to Vassago,
but he had never thought that today, the Demon God Emperor’s anger would be
directed towards Vassago. He could not think of what the Star Demon God had
done at all, to actually make the Demon God Emperor angry for the first time
in hundreds of years.
“Shut up,” the Demon God Emperor said coldly. He raised his right foot and
placed it on Agares’ shoulder with lightning speed. Immediately, Agares shot
off like a cannonball, slamming into the walls of the main hall
with a great rumble. Large pieces of shattered rock fell down with the Moon
Demon God.
The Demon God Emperor’s move made the Demon God of Death, the Hell Demon God
and Bear Demon God prostrate themselves on the ground in fright. They did
not even have the courage to raise their heads
They all knew that the Demon God Emperor trusted and was on the best terms
wit the Moon Demon God and Star Demon God, and had always treated these two
demon gods as brothers. However, something had happened today where the
Demon God Emperor had actually become furious because of the Star Demon God
and had immediately turned against the Moon Demon God. It had to be
mentioned that the Moon Demon Clan and the Star Demon Clan possessed
decisive weight among the demons. They were only second to the Demon God
Emperor’s Devil Dragon Clan.
However, even when he had been sent flying by a kick, the Moon Demon God
actually showed no intention of fighting back in that moment. After falling
to the ground, he knelt there once again and dared not to utter another
word.
“Raise your head. Look at me,” the Demon God Emperor said plainly.
Vassago raised his head slowly. There was only anguish in his eyes. He could
clearly sense the killing intent from the Demon God Emperor.
He was the great prophet of the demons, but his abilities to foresee matters
was completely useless against the Demon God Emperor. This was because among
the demons, no one knew better besides him that the Demon God Emperor had
already become an existence that surpassed everything in this realm. He had
reached a completely different realm of cultivation. In the past, when the
Demon God Emperor had completed his breakthrough, the Star Demon God was
right by his side, guarding him. He had personally witnessed the Demon God
Emperor’s impossible breakthrough and knew that the seventh Demon God
Emperor was the greatest powerhouse of all of the demons’ history. If any
demon clan wanted to rebel against him, it would only end up as a joke.
Looking at Vassago, the Demon God Emperor said slowly, “Vassago, I trusted
you so much. I have always treated your as my right hand man. For our race,
you have always done everything you could, but, did you know that as the
prophet of our race, your one mistake has ruined the future of our clan?”
His voice was not loud, but orange light would flash across the Star Demon
God with every word he uttered. When he reached his question at the end, red
blood had actually already oozed out from Vassago’s mouth and nose. Although
the Demon God Emperor did not directly touch him, the methods he used were
far more terrifying than what he did to the Moon Demon God. He directly
harmed his soul.
Vassago smiled bitterly, “If I’ve guessed correctly, it should be the piece
of news from over a month ago. Your majesty, have you determined the
veracity of it?”
The Demon God Emperor nodded. His eyes finally ceased to be calm.
Coldness swept out wildly, “That’s right. He’s still alive. Tell me, why?”
“No, that’s impossible,” Vassago cried out. In that moment, he seemed to
forget about the terror of the Demon God Emperor.
“Impossible? Can my eyes deceive me? Not only did he appear, he even stopped
be from taking away the god of nature. He even conversed with me. What I
hear might be false, but my eyes do not lie. What else do you have to say?”
Vassago sucked in a deep breath and the terror in his eyes suddenly
vanished. It was replaced by a special colour, “Your majesty, I’m not wrong.
My prophecies can’t be wrong. He really did die that day. I’ve sensed for
his aura of life many times in the past and for this, I’ve conducted many
prophecies as well. The results are all the same. It’s impossible for a
prophecy directed at a single person to be wrong.”
The Demon God Emperor squinted his eyes, “Are you saying that I saw wrong
and I heard wrong?”
After a moment of silence, Vassago seemed to decide on something. His eyes
lit up like two resplendent stars and he said, “Please calm down, your
majesty. I understand my fate. Since that’s the case, allow my to do one
last thing for the demons. I am willing to sacrifice my life for one last
prophecy. Whether he’s dead or alive, his body will bear the aura of when
your majesty killed him. With my life as the price, I should be able to see
the reason why he’s still alive.”
“You can’t. You can’t!” With a flash, the Moon Demon God arrived before the
Demon God Emperor. He knelt down and begged, “Your majesty, ever since
Vassago became the Star Demon God, he had done much for the race. Even if
it’s not meritorious, it was still hard work. I am willing to launch a
surprise attack against the temple alliance and bring Long Haochen before
you, for you to handle.”
After hearing Long Haochen’s name, Ah’Bao who stood before the throne
suddenly stiffened. His hollow eyes suddenly shone with purple light and
sharp killing intent immediately erupted.
“You?” The Demon God Emperor snorted coldly, “Right now, it’s even difficult
to say whether you’re his opponent. Alright, Vassago. I’ll give you this
opportunity. You can start right now.” As he said that, he lifted his left
foot and sent Agares flying once more. At the same time, a ball of purple
light formed a bubble around Agares, sealing him in. Not even his voice
could escape the bubble.
Looking at the Demon God Emperor who had grown calm once more, a smear of
despair flashed through Vassago’s eyes. He knew that nothing else was
possible anymore. Aside from the Moon Demon God, the three other demon gods
continued to prostrate there without uttering a single word.
Vassago let out a miserable smile and slowly knelt before the Demon God
Emperor, “Your majesty, I hope you can look after my clansmen in exchange
for my sacrifice.”
Fengxiu looked at him coldly, “You can start.”
Vassago did not receive the answer he wanted. His eyes were rather blank as
he stood up again. He made his way out of the hall. When he passed over the
three demon gods on the ground, he paused slightly, before taking another
dozen or so steps forwards and stopping.
The orange light gradually grew stronger as he walked. When he stopped, it
had become extremely bright.
The Demon God Emperor waved his arm and a powerful pulse of spiritual energy
swept the Demon God of Death, the Hell Demon God and the Bear Demon God
aside. The three demon gods fell to one side as they remained silent.
The Moon Demon God Agares began to panic, but he was afraid of directly
breaking out of the Demon God Emperor’s seal. Otherwise, the Demon God
Emperor’s wrath would definitely include him as well. The Demon God Emperor
could lay his hands on the Star Demon God, so it was possible that he too
might…
Vassago slowly lifted his arms up beside him with his palms pointed up. They
each held an orange crystal ball. Soft chanting appeared and the intense
orange light on his body began to surge upwards.
The Demon God Emperor only looked at him coldly. His gaze was frigid.
There was no pity at all.
Vassago’s chanting gradually went from soft to loud, while the intense
orange light turned into flames.
This was a strange type of fire. Vassago’s clothes actually gradually burned
and vaporised under the flames, while his body began to grow transparent and
bright.
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The Moon Demon God Agares had already closed his eyes. This was a prophecy
where Vassago would be burning his own vitality as the price! This was also
the Star Demon God’s most powerful prophecy. It was a level higher than the
Great Prophecy Technique he had used before. Once the Prophecy of Life was
used, it could not be stopped. It would definitely exhaust all o the user’s
vitality. However, the prophecy would be the best and the most accurate.
Vassago slowly turned around. His eyes had already become blood-red. His
loud chanting also stopped in the moment he turned around. As he faced the
Demon God Emperor, blood suddenly spurted from his mouth. Immediately, the
orange flames swelled and turned into an orange pillar of light that surged
five meters into the air.
A strange aura appeared in the entire main hall. The demon powerhouses
present felt their consciousness slightly blank out. Even the Demon God
Emperor was not an exception.
As he burned his life, the Star Demon God’s soulforce reached an extremely
terrifying level.
Everyone present had only witnessed the Prophecy of Life once. Only Star
Demon Gods could use it and throughout the history of the demons, this was
only the second time it was used. After all, it required the Star Demon
God’s life to conduct the prophecy!
The orange light gradually turned into a screen of light that hovered in the
air. The illusory screen of light first swirled about, before gradually
clearing up.
The screen depicted when the Demon God Emperor killed Long Haochen, how Long
Haochen’s heart was penetrated and that he slowly fell onto the ground.
Afterwards, Cai’er and the rest of the Bright Glimmer of Hope left the Star
Demon Pagoda in a hurry with his corpse.
The screen followed them until they reached the wilderness. Ye Xiaolei
appeared and said something to Cai’er. Afterwards, they saw Cai’er take off
the Eternal Melody from Long Haochen’s neck and wore it herself.
Seeing Ye Xiaolei, the Demon God Emperor raised an eyebrow slightly.
However, when he saw how she did not heal Long Haochen, doubt appeared in
his eyes. Even if she was the remnant of the Goddess of Nature, she could
not revive the dead.
At this moment, the scene changed once more. The teleportation began. Cai’er
immediately turned into streaks of light with everyone else and vanished
from there.
The orange screen of light returned to a swirl, while the Star Demon God
trembled violently, as if he was in intense agony.
The orange vortex remained like that for a minute, before showing a new
scene. However, it was much blurrier this time.
A seven-layered tower appeared. When they saw the tower, all of the demon
powerhouses present felt a strange pressure from their souls. Even the Demon
God Emperor was not an exception.
It zoomed in, directly into the tower. Afterwards, Cai’er carrying Long
Haochen’s corpse appeared as she lead the Bright Glimmer of Hope up the
tower.
Even though it was very blurry, they were still able to make out the most
important people of the Bright Glimmer of Hope. In particular, they could
tell that it was Cai’er from her unique Sickle of the God of Death.
When they reached there, the Demon God Emperor’s face could not help but
sink. Long Haochen was dead, but Cai’er had carried his corpse to such a
special place. It was clearly to revive him. Otherwise, why would she do
that? However, Vassago had always been telling him that Long Haochen had not
been revived. He was dead for sure.
The scene constantly changed. Gradually, there was battle, but it became
blurrier and blurrier. When Cai’er began to climb the path to the sky, they
could only vaguely make out a golden colour.
The golden gate of light appeared and Cai’er leapt into it. In the next
moment, the entire scene became messy. It had become completely illusory.
Vassago let out a roar and another mouthful of blood spurted out. This time,
he could not help but shake violently as his vitality leaked away rapidly.
Under the support of his blood, the screen gradually stabilised. It had
become clear once more. A huge coffin was presented before all the demon
gods.
The Holy Necromancer, Slumbering Calamity Elux appeared, and the aura from
before which had suppressed the souls of all the demon gods reached an apex.
“A light element necromancer?” The Demon God Emperor almost cried out
The scene moved very quickly. Elux condensed a golden heart in his hand.
Although it had only appeared for a split second, the Demon God Emperor
still saw it. In the next moment, he saw golden light surge and jump rapidly
around Long Haochen’s chest.
The scene changed again. It was when Elux held the Sickle of the God of
Death to purify himself.
Vassago’s prophecy lasted until then and could not continue any further. He
had forcefully strengthened the Prophecy of Life, so the length of it had
decreased drastically.
The orange screen of light gradually dimmed and the images faded as well.
Vassago tottered about as he was enveloped in light.
“He’s… not… human. He’s… an undead… He has… the body… of an undead. He’s…
still dead. He’s… dead. Austin… Griffin… can’t be… still… alive. Long
Haochen’s… only an undead… only… an undead.”
Vassago’s voice sounded like both weeping and appealing. The demon gods
could not help but look over when they heard it. Currently, Vassago was like
a ghost. He was charred black all over. He used his own like to tell the
Demon God Emperor that his prophecy was not wrong. Long Haochen did indeed
die, and he had not been revived. He was living as an undead. All he
possessed was a heart that a powerful necromancer had modelled.
Gazes of query basically appeared in the eyes of all the demon gods present.
They looked at the Demon God Emperor. In particular, Agares had clenched his
fists out of anger.
At this moment, the Demon God Emperor raised his hand and a ball of green
light flew over, landing on Vassago’s body.
The gentle green light enveloped Vassago and powerful vitality poured into
his body. A pleasant, crisp trickling sound rang out like a mountain stream.
Vassago’s exhausted vitality actually began to replenish at an astonishing
rate and his tottering body actually stabilised as well.
What was this power? The demon gods all stared at Vassago in shock. No
matter how powerful the Demon God Emperor was, he possessed the powers of
darkness! But before them, this was clearly life magic and it was at such a
high level that it could rival the Demon God Emperor’s dark magic!
The Demon God Emperor frowned. He knew he had gone slightly overboard today.
Even if he possessed supreme authority among the
demons, Vassago was still the demon god that ranked third, as well as the
demon prophet. He was forced to take out that treasure to protect Vassago’s
life, or the demon gods present would probably grow apart from him.
The Demon God Emperor took off his luxurious black cape and slowly arrived
before Vassago. He looked at the green light gradually recover his vitality
as he said, “I’ve messed up because I care. I’ve accused you wrongly about
this matter. Every single one of us here understands what Austin Griffin
means to our race, and that is the reason why I was furious. All I can do is
bring back your lost life. Third brother, I hope you can understand me.” As
he said that, he personally draped the cape over Vassago.
The vitality in the green light was just too powerful. In just a short
while, not only did Vassago recover all the vitality he had used up in the
Prophecy of Life, he had even recovered from the damage that was caused by
the prophecy. In that moment, he experienced a multitude of feelings. He
looked at the Demon God Emperor before him speechlessly.
The Demon God Emperor waved his hand and released the Moon Demon God’s seal,
before turning around and returning to his throne.
The Star Demon God’s recovery quickly dissipated the resentment that the
other demon gods experienced. Agares quickly arrived beside Vassago as he
looked at him with a gaze of query.
Vassago looked back at him deeply. There was gratitude in his eyes. Out of
all these demon gods, he had assisted basically every single one of them in
the past. As the demon prophet, basically all the demon gods had come to him
for his prophecies before. However, in this crucial moment, only Agares was
willing to stand up for him, even despite the Demon God Emperor’s fury. Just
as the saying went, adversity reveals true friendship. Although Vassago said
nothing, his grateful gaze told the Moon Demon God many things.
Agares glanced at him and Vassago nodded gently. Wrapping himself in the
Demon God Emperor’s cape, he took a few steps forward and knelt down, “Your
majesty, I, Vassago, admit my wrongs. Long Haochen is
indeed still alive. It was my prophecies that were insufficient, which
caused such a great problem for your majesty. Please punish me.”
Agares and Vassago both understood the Demon God Emperor. Although the
Prophecy of Life earlier had already shone that the Demon God Emperor had
wrongly accused the Star Demon God, was anyone really bold enough to blame
the Demon God Emperor? No matter how much resentment Vassago experienced, he
could not afford to show any of it at all. He even had to cover it all up
for the sake of the Demon God Emperor.
The Demon God Emperor Fengxiu was the greatest powerhouse of the demons in
the past six thousand years. He had not reached his current status by
relying on others.
With a wave of his hand, spiritual energy lifted Vassago to his feet.
Fengxiu sighed, “Being right is being right, and being wrong is being wrong.
You are not wrong. I am. However, I believe you can sense the benefits from
the vitality earlier. Just treat it as your older brother making it up to
you. That’s called Fairysource. Not only can it recover your vitality, it
can give you an additional five hundred years of life as well. Over all
these years, you’ve harmed your vitality for our race by giving prophecies
again and again. Treat it as the entire race repaying you with thanks. I
hope you won’t bear grudges against me.”
Vassago lowered his head and said, “I would never. Thank you for the
bestowment, your majesty.”
Chapter 778
The Demon God Emperor said, “I know you are very discontent with what I did
earlier, but you should also understand exactly what Austin Griffin means to
our race. Recently, I used my secluded cultivation as a cover to fool the
humans in the capital and I went to the Illusory Shrine. I personally killed
the fairy dragon that neared a million spiritual energy, destroyed both the
Illusory Shrine and Illusory Paradise and tried to capture the remnant that
the Goddess of Nature had left in the human world. After I had killed the
fairy dragon, it left behind the Fairysource and fairy’s heart. The fairy’s
heart was taken away by the remnant of the Goddess ofNature, while the
Fairysource ended up in my hands. Just when I was about to succeed, Long
Haochen appeared and destroyed my plans. He’s already powerful enough to
threaten me and he quickly saved the remnant of the Goddess of Nature, which
made me lose my chance at becoming a true god.”
With that, the demon gods all understood. As it turned out, the Demon God
Emperor was not furious only because Long Haochen was still alive and Austin
Griffin might have been revived. He was angry because his plan on becoming a
god was destroyed as well.
Without a doubt, it was basically impossible for the Demon God Emperor to
obtain the remnant of the Goddess of Nature after she had been saved by Long
Haochen.
Although all the demon gods present knew that the Demon God Emperor’s
cultivation was unfathomable, this was the first time he had personally
admitted the possibility of becoming a god. In that moment, the pressure
from earlier gradually reappeared in the hearts of the demon gods.
As the strongest group among the demons, they knew what becoming a god meant
very well. No wonder the Demon God Emperor had been turning a blind eye to
most of the matters happening in the race recently. He had really reached
that level.
The Demon God Emperor said coldly, “Long Haochen’s still alive, which means
he’s a threat. Even if Austin Griffin is really dead, he himself still can
threaten our reign. The next time we meet will be when we clash and his
cultivation has already surpassed the strongest powerhouse in human history.
And, he’s only in his twenties right now. If we give him enough time and
space, our race will be in danger. As a result, I have already decided to
reignite the holy war. We need to kill off Long Haochen for good, regardless
of whether he’s a human or an undead.”
No one dared to object. Even though the demon gods all knew that the main
reason for this was probably because the Demon God Emperor wanted to take
back that god so he could become a god, since the threat of Austin Griffin
was most likely gone, would they still be bold enough to say anything? He
had already made an example out of the Star Demon God. The Demon God Emperor
did not have second Fairysource.
“Tell me, do you have any suggestions?” The Demon God Emperor’s dignified
gaze swept past the demon gods below.
The demon gods looked at each other. None of them dared to say anything.
This news had come just too suddenly.
At this moment, Ah’Bao who stood beside Demon God Emperor began to talk. He
took two steps forward and knelt down on one knee before the Demon God
Emperor, “Father, since we will be reigniting the holy war, I think we have
to unleash our full strength this time. In the last holy war, we exhausted a
tremendous about of effort and resources. Although the humans were the same,
we still failed to take their strongholds. I think we have to kill our way
into the humans no matter what we do and deal a proper blow to them. Even if
it’s not enough to wipe them out completely, we have to make them really
suffer, or even destroy one or two temples.”
The Demon God Emperor became rather impatient, “Go into detail.
These empty words are useless.”
Ah’Bao said, “I think we should concentrate our forces this time and attack
just one or two srtongholds. With our strength, it’s impossible for them to
repel us. Since the objective this time is destruction, not just suppression
or dealing a blow, we should be more vicious. I am willing to lead the
vanguard into battle.”
Coldness flashed through the Demon God Emperor’s eyes, “There’s something
you got right. This time, we have to make the humans suffer. According to
our scouts among the humans, the humans have recovered very quickly during
the years after the last holy war. At least, it’s faster than us. The
advantage that the humans have gradually has begun to show itself. If this
continues, the humans might even launch a counterattack against us in a few
years’ time. We cannot allow that to happen. The holy war this time won’t be
a bunch of small skirmishes. I want the humans to truly understand what an
unopposable power is. Agares, Vassago, go back first. Gather your clansman
and this time, we need to send out all the elites of our three clans. I’d
like to see what the humans will use to stop us. Of course, before this, we
should clean up the annoying flies in Modu. I haven’t touched them all these
years, so do they really think I can’t do anything to them?”
The Demon God of Death Samigina said politely, “Your majesty, then where
should we begin our attacks against the humans? My Fiend Clan pledges our
lives to your majesty. We are willing to serve as the vanguard.”
The Demon God Emperor said plainly, “The humans can’t stop us no matter
where we begin. Let me deal with the annoying flies in Modu before I decide
on the exact plan. Ah’Bao, gather all the Demon Hunter Removers in Modu.
From today onwards, I will name you the commander of the Demon Hunter
Removers. You will lead all of them. Prepare for battle.”
“Yes,” a cold light surged in Ah’Bao’s eyes as heavy battle spirit and
killing intent appeared.
The other demon gods below kneeled down at the same time, “We pledge our
lives, your majesty.”
……
…
“If the demons are going to launch an attack, the most likely target is our
Dragon Resisting Mountain Pass.” Long Haochen on the leading seat in the
discussion hall of the Knight Temple. Beside him sat Long Xingyu and the
members of the Bright Glimmer of Hope. Aside from him, the other people of
the Bright Glimmer of Hope were also members of the union. They possessed
the right to participate in this meeting.
As soon as Long Haochen had said that, the powerhouses of the Knight Temple
became shocked.
Long Xingyu asked in doubt, “Chairman, why do you think that?”
Long Haochen said, “Because the Demon God Emperor’s target is me. Everyone,
you still should be able to remember that with my companions, we once
destroyed Demon God Pillars. We destroyed the Demon God Pillars of the Snake
Demon God Andromalius and the Panther Demon God Auxerre, turning the
seventy-two Demon God Pillars into seventy forever, with no possibility of
recovering. That was because I possess a special power that just happens to
suppress the Demon God Pillars of the demons, which can also destroy them.
Because of this, the Demon God Emperor had once set up a trap, ambushing and
almost killing us completely. More correctly, he thought I had already died
back then. This time, in order to stop him from gaining the Goddess of
Nature’s godhood remnants, we met again. The Demon God Emperor must have
felt threatened and will want to wage war once more. His target will be me.
To the demons, I am their greatest issue. If they don’t kill me, the Demon
God Emperor will never find peace, and the best way to deal with me is to
directly attack the Dragon Resisting Mountain Pass, because the Demon God
Emperor is confident that as a member of the Knight Hall, I won’t just
abandon the mountain pass. That is why I’m guessing his first target is
likely to be attacking us.”
Everyone nodded upon hearing Long Haochen’s explanation, but it was possible
to tell from the worry in their eyes that the Dragon Resisting Mountain Pass
really was unwilling to clash with the demons right now.
Long Haochen said seriously, “I can understand your worries. The holy war
has just ended a few years ago and you are all resting. If the demons do
come again, it will definitely be a great disaster. And, it’s very likely
that the Demon God Emperor will personally lead the devil dragons into
battle. It will be even more dangerous than the precious holy war. However,
it’s not up to us to decide whether the war happens or not. Although it was
an accident when I stopped the Demon God Emperor from obtaining the remnants
of the Goddess of Nature, I am confident that if the Demon God Emperor
succeeds, it will be our doomsday. We will lose our future. As a result, all
we can do is unleash our full strength in a battle to the death against the
demons this time. This battle very well might become the turning point in
our age of darkness.”
“Our Knight Temple has gained six divine knights, unprecedented in history.
This means that history has placed a huge burden on us. There is only one
objective in the meeting today. No matter when the holy war begins or how
powerful the enemy is, I hope our divine knights can all be prepared for
battle and face the problems of the near future in our strongest condition.
Whether we can carve out a ray of light in the darkness will be up to us. As
the chairman of the union, I have an inescapable responsibility. As the
Divine Knight of Glory and Leadership, I can guarantee everyone that before
I die, the Demon God Emperor won’t be able to harm any of our fellow
officers.”
After these warmhearted words, everyone present was brimming with
enthusiasm. Long Haochen’s promise meant that he would be taking on all the
burden of facing against the greatest powerhouse of the demons, the Demon
God Emperor. Throughout the history of humans, whether it was the Divine
Holy Sword Wield or the Scion of Samsara, none of them had ever promised
like Long Haochen, despite all being prodigies. After thinking about how
Long Haochen had already become the master of the Divine Throne of Eternity
and Creation as well, everyone’s confidence immediately increased slightly.
Long Haochen continued, “I’ve already written a letter to the headquarters.
In the next few days, the upper echelon of the union will arrive at Dragon
Resisting Mountain Pass to discuss the countermeasures. At the same time,
they will bring with them the newly- formed first and second armies of the
union. As for the battle plan and tactics we will use, we will decide after
careful discussion.”
The meeting ended and Long Haochen had reached his basic objective. At
least, he had roused the morale of the Knight Temple hall at the Dragon
Resisting Mountain Pass. However, Long Haochen did not feel at ease at all,
because he knew that after the holy war last time, the six human temple had
all become jittery. After all, the humans had suffer far too great of a loss
last time.
However, matters would not disappear just because they were afraid. They
could completely foresee the arrival of the Demon God Emperor. What Long
Haochen needed to do right now is to increase morale as much as possible and
gather all the powers of the union to face against the issue.
Chapter 779
After receiving Long Haochen’s letter, the headquarters of the Temple Union
began to move in full swing. Orders were sent off to the six temples to tell
them to prepare for battle. At the same time, every temple recommended three
members to go to the Knight Hall at Dragon Resisting Mountain Pass to take
part in the meetings. All the vice-chairmen of the union went as well. They
also brought the first and second armies that had already been integrated
together and trained to a certain degree to the Dragon Resisting Mountain
Pass.
On the side of the demons, all the demon hunt squads received missions for
the war. They did all that they could to investigate the plans of the
demons. According to their reports, the demons did indeed stir. The
strongest dozen or so demon clans had all mobilised their troops. The news
that shocked the Temple Union the most was that the Demon God Emperor had
gathered over fifty demon gods with their Demon God Pillars to hold a
meeting in Modu.
After hearing that, the Temple Union was immediately thrown into an uproar.
Even in the previous holy war, the demons had not mobilised so many demon
gods.
Out of the seventy-two demon gods, two Demon God Pillars had been destroyed
and there were a total of nine demon gods that had been killed so far. In
other words, there were actually only sixty-three demon gods. Apart from
leaving behind a few demon gods to guard important territory, the Demon God
Emperor had basically mobilised all of the forces that the demon gods had to
offer. From the looks of things, it seemed a little like
they wanted to wage a final war against the humans. Why wouldn’t the Temple
Union be shocked by this?
No one had thought that after the new union had been founded, the demons
would respond so quickly and with such determination. Only the upper echelon
of the union understood that the main reason why the Demon God Emperor had
begun the holy war was because of their new chairman, Long Haochen.
What could they do? Hand over Long Haochen? They definitely could not do
that. When Long Haochen wasn’t powerful, the temple alliance had resisted
this temptation and engaged in an all-out war against the demons, so let
alone now. Not only was he powerful, he had become the person who held the
greatest authority in the Temple Union, as well as the first Divine Knight
of Glory of Leadership in the Knight Temple, gaining the recognition of the
Divine Throne of Eternity and Creation. Coupled with his Bright Glimmer of
Hope, it was possible to say that just their demon hunt squad could rival
the upper echelon of any single one of the six temples.
Half a month later, the upper echelon of the Temple Union gathered at the
Dragon Resisting Mountain Pass. The two integrated armies were stationed
there as well.
Just when they began the first important meeting of the union’s history,
grievous news suddenly arrived.
“What?” Including Long Haochen, all the people in the discussion hall stood
up in shock. A solemn atmosphere immediately filled the entire room.
“The Demon God Slayers and the Nine Heaven Transcenders had both been
annihilated…”
This news came just too suddenly, and it was just too shocking. For that
moment, the entire discussion hall had fallen utterly silent. Everyone felt
like their hearts had been struck by something heavy, while Long Haochen
paled as the chairman of the union.
The news had come just when the war was about to erupt, making it just too
shocking. At the same time, it was a great hit to the Temple Union as well.
Aside from The Bright Glimmer of Hope, the Demon God Slayers and the Nine
Heaven Transcenders were the other two titled demon hunt squads that had
great achievements. Long Haochen was not exactly familiar with the Nine
Heaven Transcenders, but he could not be more familiar with the Demon God
Slayers. The legendary powerhouse, Chen Zidian, had assisted him time and
time again, which was the reason why he could successfully become the
chairman. However, he had never thought that just after parting a few months
ago, they would be completely annihilated by the deons.
After a moment of shock, Long Haochen forcefully suppressed his grief. He
asked the emperor grade demon hunt squad captain, “Is the news reliable?”
The captain was an old man in his eighties. He said painfully, “The news is
reliable. Senior Chen Zidian has always maintained a special communication
method with our demon hunt squad. When that had happened, he quickly sent a
message to tell us to retreat back to the union. The Demon God Emperor had
personally lead the Moon Demon God, Star Demon God, Demon God of Death, Hell
Demon God and another dozen or so demon gods to encircle them without any
prior warning. When senior Chen Zidian sent the message, they were already
about to be defeated. However, the Demon God Slayers and Nine Heaven
Transcenders fought to their deaths and managed to kill three demon gods.
Senior Chen Zidian also sent an accurate figure over. Aside from the three
demon gods that were slain, another fifty-four demon gods had gathered in
Modu. The last thing that senior Chen Zidian told me was rather confusing.
He said the Demon God Emperor was hiding…”
“There was nothing else after saying ‘hiding’. He must have died to the
Demon God Emperor.”
After hearing that, the people in the room could not help but gasp. In that
moment ,everyone just looked at each other. Aside from Long Haochen
who managed to remain composed, the others were all in shock. The atmosphere
in the meeting room had grown solemn.
Long Haochen’s heart also weighed heavily with sorrow filling his eyes. He
did not know how strong the Nine Heaven Transcenders were, but he did know
about the Demon God Slayers lead by Chen Zidian. Every single member of the
Demon God Slayers had surpassed three hundred thousand spiritual energy,
which as the third rank of the ninth step or higher. They were all
powerhouses with domains. Chen Zidian’s cultivation had even reached the
fourth rank of the ninth step.
Under his lead, even if they were encircled by many powerhouses, they still
should have had the chance to escape. At least one or two of them should
have survived. However, the end result was that they were annihilated. If he
had not know that it was impossible, why would Chen Zidian spend the time
sending messages instead of assisting at least one of their members in
breaking out?
The two titled demon hunt squads had been killed just like this. It was an
extremely heavy blow to the Temple Union. In particular, this was the
heaviest blow to morale since the union was founded.
Yang Haohan said sternly, “Contain the news. Don’t let it spread. Chairman,
I’d advise you to recall all demon hunt squads in the territory of the
demons immediately.”
Long Haochen nodded, “I agree. Is there anyone who objects?”
The decision was passed under unanimous agreement. Even two titled demon
hunt squads had died to the demons, demonstrating just how determined the
Demon God Emperor was this time. If the other demon hunt squads remained
there, they would probably just be wasted as cannon fodder.
After making the decision, the meeting room immediately fell silent.
Everyone was in deep thought. They all experienced pressure greater than
anything they had felt in the past.
The deaths of the two titled demon hunt squads made them completely
understand that the holy war the demons would be launching this time would
be completely different from the past. Not only would the devil dragons,
Moon Demon clan and Star Demon clan be taking part, the Demon God Emperor
had basically gathered ninety percent of the demons’ forces as well. They
were clearly ready for a battle to the death! Did the demons plan on
destroying the humans for good?
Yang Haochen sighed, “Looks like we’re forced to use certain forces.” When
he reached there, he looked at Long Haochen and said sternly, “Chairman, I’d
advise us to mobilise the power of the Knights’ Sacred Mountain.”
Long Haochen was surprised. For a moment, he did not understand what Yang
Haohan was saying. Yang Haohan was currently a divine knight, one of the
heads of the Knight Temple, but he was not even a vice-chairman of the new
union. However, at such a crucial time, he seemed surprisingly calm as the
previous chairman.
After hearing the Knights’ Sacred Mountain, the six temple heads raised
their heads. Their eyes twinkled.
Long Haochen asked, “Temple head Yang, what are you referring to by the
Knights’ Sacred Mountain’s forces? In his impression, many light element
magical beasts lived on the Knights’ Sacred Mountain. It was a place to
provide outstanding young knights with their mounts. At the same time, it
supported a few seniors of the Knight Temple that had been heavily injured
in battle against the demons. However, how could this power be enough to
fend off the demons? Yang Haohan must have been referring to something.
Yang Haohan stood up slowly and after glancing past the other temple heads,
he said, “At such a critical time of life or death, there are a few things I
must tell you all, which the union can then discuss and decide on.”
The Mage Temple head Li Zhengzhi nodded. He said, “That’s the only way now.”
The original Warrier Temple head Qiu Yonghao, the original Spiritual Temple
head Chen Hongyu, the original Assassin Temple head Sheng Yue and the Priest
Temple head Ling Xiao all nodded.
Having gained the permission of the other temple heads, Yang Haohan turned
towards Long Haochen, “Chairman, vice-chairmen and various members, today I
will tell you the secret of the Knights’ Sacred Mountain. Regardless of the
outcome we reach, I hope everyone can keep this a secret, because this
matter has to do with the union army’s morale. Once it’s leaked outside, it
have an immeasurable effect.”
Long Haochen could already guess in that short amount of time that the
secret of the Knights’ Sacred Mountain was probably a trump card that the
humans had against the demons. However, there should have been something
disgraceful about this trump card, or it wouldn’t be so mysterious. It would
have also been used in the previous holy war.
Yang Haohan said, “Over six thousand years ago when the demons descended and
attacked us, the Shengmo Dalu was plunged into misery and suffering. The
humans who had originally ruled over the place experienced a sudden drop in
population. For a time, corpses were strewn everywhere as the demons burned,
killed and pillaged. They committed all kinds of sins.”
“For the sake of survival, the capable people could only choose to flee.
Under the constant pressuring of the demons, they gathered in the territory
of our union currently controls and formed the six temples, fighting back
against the demons with full force.”
“After several decades of war, we finally stabilised our footing. Using the
predecessors of the six forts currently occupied by the six temples, we
finally stopped the demons’ attacks. However, the demons were still powerful
back then and they engaged in a decisive battle against the temple alliance
of the time.”
Chapter 780
“In that battle, the demons lost half of their seventy-two demon gods. Many
of them had died because our Knight Temple had obtained the Divine Throne of
Eternity and Creation. As for us humans, almost a hundred powerhouses of the
ninth step died in that battle. With both sides suffering heavy losses and
the demons unclear about the origins of the Divine Throne of Eternity and
Creation, they ended up retreating. When the dark era began, we finally
gained the opportunity to rest and heal.”
“Just when the war had ended, over sixty receovered corpses out of the dead
ninth step powerhouses were still rather complete. They were our seniors, or
even our ancestors and they had laid their lives down for the survival of
humanity. If it were not for the efforts of these ancestors, we would not
exist today. Back then, the alliance had only been founded recently and it
was nowhere as stable as right now. However, at the same time, there were
many pieces of powerful equipment and magic tools that had been passed down
since ancient times. Our Knight Temple possesses a scroll that has been
passed down since then.”
Upon reaching there, Yang Haohan’s eyes shone with a strange light and he
became slightly emotional as well. Everyone listened wit their full
attention. They knew that Yang Haohan had reached the crucial part of his
narration.
“The scroll is called a Scroll of Spiritual Transformation. It sounds
nothing special, but the magic recorded in the scroll is a forbidden spell
and under certain circumstances, it can even be regarded as a supra
forbidden spell.”
There were just far too few forbidden spell scrolls. Ever since Long Haochen
had begun cultivating, he had only seen them two or three times. As for
supra forbidden spell scrolls, he had not even heard of them before. He only
knew to a certain degree that the difference between a supra forbidden spell
and a forbidden spell was like the difference between a supra divine tool
and divine tool. A supra forbidden spell could even turn a war around. It
could do the impossible. However, what Yang Haohan said next shocked
everyone present.
“However, this supra forbidden spell is death magic.”
With that, even Long Haochen had almost cried out. Everyone present was
shocked. The several dozen people gathered in the meeting room were all
representatives of the Temple Union. They were the strongest group of
people. However, when they heard death magic, a chill ran down their spine.
Some of them even shivered.
Death magic had left an agonising lesson in the history of humans. It would
be strange if they had not reacted like this. This was also the reason why
Long Haochen was repulsed when he found out the Tower of Eternity was an
inheritance of death magic.
Yang Haohan continued, “You must have all guessed it already. The effects of
this death magic supra forbidden spell is to transform the dead into undead.
The reason why it is a supra forbidden spell is because when it turns the
dead into undead, it can reconstruct the souls of the deceased from
twenty-four hours before they had died as souls of powerhouses. At the same
time, the would possess the same intelligence as when they were alive. This
spell has a range of a hundred square meters.”
Connecting it to the recovered corpses that Yang Haohan had mentioned
earlier, everyone understood what he was going to say, but they were still
in disbelief. They listened to him quietly.
“I know you can’t understand this. It’s not just you. Back then, the leaders
of the six temples also refused to use this scroll. Death magic has left us
humans with some agonising memories. It’s possible to say that if it were
not great disaster before the dark era, the demons would not be
able to force us into considering something like that. Even the Glorious
Church was destroyed under the attacks of the demons. From a certain
perspective, the Glorious Church is the predecessors of our Knight Temple.”
Long Haochen glanced at Cai’er instinctively. He discovered that his
companions of the Bright Glimmer of Hope were looking at her as well. All of
their expressions were slightly strange, but there was more firm support for
Long Haochen.
Yang Haohan said, “A fierce debate arose in that time. Some people supported
the use of this scroll. Although we would turn these powerhouses of the
ninth step into undead, they would just be living through a different method
at the end of the day! As long as they could live, it would be equivalent to
recovering more than half of the strength the temple alliance had lost. Even
if the demons attacked us once more, we could stop them with greater ease.”
“Another group of people believed that using the scroll was blasphemy to
these deceased seniors, preventing their souls from resting. And, once they
became undead, who could be certain enough that their personalities and
memories would remain the same? Just in case something happened, wouldn’t it
plunge humans into an absolute disaster? They would not even be able to
maintain the newly-established Temple Union.”
“There was great conflict between these two opinions. In the end, the final
decision was made depending on how far the demons had retreated. Back then,
the demons had not retreat completely. Instead, they stopped two hundred and
fifty kilometers away from the alliance. After the remaining powerhouses of
the seventy-two demon gods had retreated, they left their Demon God Pillars
at the boundary, and it seemed like they could return at any time. Under
such circumstances and the support of some of the deceased’s families, they
used the supra forbidden spell scroll in the end.”
Many people instinctively held their breaths when they reached there.
Although they could guess the final outcome, they were still shaken up by
the close situation back then.
“The Scroll of Spiritual Transformation succeeded. A total of sixty- three
powerhouses of the ninth step became undead and condensed their own souls of
powerhouses. Although their bodies were still damaged, their strength did
not drop by much through their souls of powerhouses, and they possessed
certain powers of undead. They had witnessed the might of the supra
forbidden spell. Back then, basically all of the revived powerhouses were
unable to accept this matter. They had fallen in battle as humans, a true
humans, but now they had become undead. What were they supposed to be now?”
“Fortunately, before the scroll was used, the six temples back then had
already reached an agreement and had announced the temples’ recogition of
these people, bestowing them the title of Eternal Heroes. And, they had
agreed to specially create a place for them to stay and move about in. All
they needed to do was assist the alliance when the demons attacked and the
alliance was unable to hold them back.”
“Faced with the persuasion of the six temple heads and some of their family,
the Eternal Heroes finally began to accept this reality. To their families,
being able to hear them speak and see them live as undead was also a form of
happiness. As a result, the sixty-three Eternal Heroes were arranged to stay
in a secret location, so they could rest. This place is the interior of the
Knights’ Sacred Mountain that you all know of.”
The existence of the Eternal Heroes was definitely the greatest secret of
the temple alliance. Yang Haohan had brought up this secret clearly because
he felt the pressure from the demons was just too great, that they needed to
use the power of these Eternal Heroes.
For that moment, the members of the Temple Union looked at each other. Most
of them found that their heads were too full to think. Just like the battle
back then, borrowing the power of undead was definitely a major matter to
the Temple Union. And just like what Yang Haohan had said, if this matter
was disclosed to the world, it would cause a huge impact to the union. For
example, if ordinary citizens found out that the union actually had such a
great undead force, what would they be able to understand? Fear would
definitely reign over most of them. In particular, the army would suffer a
heavy hit to morale.
“After making arrangements for the sixty-three Eternal Heroes, the six
temple heads passed strict order to contain the information. At the same
time, they decided that only future temple heads would know about this
secret. And, if the alliance was not facing absolute doom, they would be
forbidden to use the power of the Eternal Heroes, so they can slumber in the
Knights’ Sacred Mountain.
“Soon afterwards, the demon army really did retreat and the Eternal Heroes
never appeared on the battlefield ever again. The news of their existence
has always been passed down to successive temple heads, until now.”
Yang Haohan finished introducing everyone to the details and returned to his
seat. At the same time, he looked at Long Haochen. To his relief, Long
Haochen appeared to be extremely composed after hearing everything he said.
He was not overly surprised, nor did he show any disgust.
Technically, it was Long Haochen’s turn to speak as the chairman of the
union after Yang Haohan had finished talking. However, before he could
speak, Long Tianyin cut in first, “I disagree with using the Eternal
Heroes.”
As he said that, the divine knight stood up and glanced at Yang Haohan in
displeasure. He said, “Let me stress this first. Although Xingyu and I are
also heads of the Knight Temple, we didn’t know about this at all.”
Yang Haohan nodded, “Yes. Although our Knight Hall is special in that we can
have multiple heads, this secret has only been passed on by word of mouth to
a single person each generation.”
Long Tianyin snorted, “Old Yang, how did you become muddle-headed. They’re
undead! They’re our seniors and have also made great contributions to
mankind. They’ve also sacrificed their lives. It was already a huge problem
that they had been turned into undead back then, so how can we borrow their
strength now? Have you thought about it? Once they enter the battlefield,
our people will definitely find out. You can’t hide the truth. When that
happens, what are we supposed to tell our people? Just what kind of sight
will it be when a group of powerful
undead enters the battlefield? And, after several millennia, can you
guarantee that these Eternal Heroes have never changed their minds after
such a long time? Once they leave their place of slumber and appear outside,
the most terrifying part is that they’re strong, yet beyond our control,
even if we don’t factor in how strong they are in combat. They’re our
seniors, so why would they listen to the command of us juniors? Before we
can even borrow their strength, we’ll have already suffered a backlash. The
union faces great danger already, so we can’t take any further risks!”