"Heavenly Emperor, you actually let your most loyal disciple self-destruct? You're truly ruthless!" Cao Ya suddenly sneered, his fist energy shattering the sky, masking the intense beating of his heart at that moment.
As expected, the Heavenly Emperor, unaware of the deception, retorted to Cao Ya while revealing undisguised contempt, saying:
"Cao Ya, what do you know? Even if you have created a new martial art and your strength is close to mine, my trump card is something you could never know! Ha, you country bumpkin. The secrets of the Three Realms are something you—including Qiong and Dou—would never know. You're just a blind man with your eyes open."
When the Heavenly Emperor spoke these words, he adopted an arrogant and domineering attitude.
Cao Ya scoffed when he saw this.
He thought to himself, "I not only know the secrets of the Three Realms, but I'm probably even more aware of them than you do!"
Within the source land, upon hearing the Heavenly Emperor's words, the Spirit Emperor seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Not only did she appear to be so, but she was also completely at ease inside.
If my master doesn't revive me, then I will die completely, without knowledge or feeling, and everything in the Three Realms will be irrelevant to me... I can't be bothered with any grudges or grievances...
If my master were to resurrect me, then it would be destined that his greatest trump card would be destroyed by me...
Let Master choose between these two outcomes...
Regardless, my master had no fault in training me, but... so many people died...
Over the past tens of thousands of years, countless novice martial artists and origin martial artists have died... And countless beings in the Heavenly Realm were almost wiped out when the Heavenly Court collapsed eight thousand years ago... Alas, my sins are too heavy to be redeemed...
Master, going to hell with you wouldn't be such a bad thing...
Countless thoughts flashed through Linghuang's mind. Finally, she stood there and suddenly smiled sadly at Cangmao.
"Meow, fatso, no!" the cat suddenly cried out in terror.
"Goodbye, big cat." The Spirit Emperor gazed at the Azure Cat, his expression completely different from before. There was no anger, only endless desolation.
After bidding farewell to the Azure Cat, the Spirit Emperor looked up at the Heavenly Emperor with a pleading expression and said:
“Master, you don’t need to revive me. Tens of thousands of years have passed, and I’m too tired of living. Eight thousand years of imprisonment have left me physically and mentally exhausted. I have no more attachment to this mortal world. Death would be clean and end it all.”
The Linghuang's words implied that she was tired of living! She had had enough! She didn't want to live anymore!
The mortal world may be wonderful, but it no longer belongs to her, nor is it where her heart truly belongs.
Death is the ultimate liberation.
However, upon hearing this, the Heavenly Emperor merely raised an eyebrow and did not reply at all.
Seeing this, Emperor Ling gave a wry smile.
"Master, spare Cangmao. It's innocent. It's just a lazy, thieving cat. Why kill it? Consider this my reward for serving you for tens of thousands of years." The Spirit Emperor looked up at the Heavenly Emperor, his sorrow fading, his expression turning cold as he spoke in a deep voice.
"You don't understand! Ling, the Azure Cat is too crucial; you wouldn't understand," the Heavenly Emperor said indifferently, a statement that was undoubtedly a rebuttal.
The Heavenly Emperor refused the Ling Emperor's last request before his death!
Don't understand? Where does the Heavenly Emperor get his confidence? The Spirit Emperor understands the importance of the Azure Cat all too well...
Cao Ya remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he felt confident that things were now under control.
In ancient times, although there was a Cat Palace and Tianchen and the others protected Cangmao, the one who truly took care of Cangmao was the Spirit Emperor. As a true emperor, she spent every day with Cangmao and also discovered some of the Heavenly Emperor's secrets. How could she not see Cangmao's special nature?
Hmm, it seems the Spirit Emperor's resolve isn't strong enough; she needs to see the Heavenly Emperor's attitude to help her make the final decision?
Cao Ya muttered to himself.
"Master, you are so cold-hearted." On the cold face of the Spirit Emperor, there seemed to be a hint of bitterness and a hint of mockery.
Then, she looked at Fang Ping and the others, her face turning cold, and said:
"My life has been ordinary. I may owe some people, but I will end it all with my death, and that will be my repayment. Besides, I owe you nothing, and I owe the Heavenly Emperor nothing!"
After he finished speaking, a loud explosion came from where the Spirit Emperor was.
Boom!!!
An endless surge of energy—the Spirit Emperor actually self-destructed?!
Fang Ping was dumbfounded. He had always thought this was a ploy by the Spirit Emperor, but he never expected her to be serious.
"Ah, what... what was the Spirit Emperor thinking? He's dead already?" The Heavenly King of Zhentian also looked quite bewildered.
The God-Forging Envoy, the Chaotic Heavenly King, Zhang Tao, Shuxiang, Wang Jinyang, Li Hansong, Yao Chengjun, and Qin Fengqing were all extremely surprised. They never expected that the Spirit Emperor would actually self-destruct without a word!
They had all become emperors and could sense that the Spirit Emperor's existence was completely gone.
Therefore, Emperor Ling did not fake his death to escape!
But how could she dare? Did she not feel even the slightest fear of death? Did she not feel even the slightest resentment in this world?
this……
They really can't understand it!
I just don't understand!
Not to mention them, even the God Emperor, the Fighting Emperor, the Eastern Emperor, the Northern Emperor, and the Western Emperor were all puzzled and looked confused.
No matter what, the Spirit Emperor was a true emperor, one of the original nine emperors of the ancient times. It would be too disgraceful for him to die like this!
They always felt that the death of the Spirit Emperor was rather inexplicable.
Could the Heavenly Emperor's single word have made the Spirit Emperor willingly face death?
That Spirit Emperor is truly a loyal lackey of the Heavenly Emperor, willing to risk even his own life.
They couldn't understand the Emperor's choices, and they despised his character, feeling that he had disgraced himself as an emperor.
Compared to them, Cao Ya understood, but at this critical moment, he certainly couldn't show too much of a strange expression. Like Fang Ping and Zhen Tianwang, he seemed surprised and somewhat bewildered.
Will the Heavenly Emperor intervene? This is the crucial step in killing the Heavenly Emperor; the Spirit Emperor is gambling with his life, it all depends on whether the Heavenly Emperor falls for it…
Cao Ya frowned slightly, her heart heavy.
Because if the Heavenly Emperor doesn't intervene and revive the Spirit Emperor, then the Spirit Emperor will truly die and perish completely.
Only if the Heavenly Emperor resurrects the Spirit Emperor can the Spirit Emperor seize the opportunity to sever the connection between the Heavenly Emperor and the seed!
That will be the time for Cao Ya to launch a major attack, join forces with Fang Ping, and kill the Heavenly Emperor!
If the seeds continuously support the Heavenly Emperor's power, even if he can kill the Heavenly Emperor once or twice, he can't kill him ten or a hundred times. He will eventually be worn down and killed.
Even if Fang Ping joins the battle, it will be no exception.
After all, the Heavenly Emperor was already powerful, and each time they killed him, they had to go all out and fight a bloody battle, which in itself was a huge drain on them.
If he could be reborn indefinitely, the Heavenly Emperor would truly be invincible!
Even if Yang Shen, Shen Huang, Dou Tian Di, and Dong Huang joined the battle, they still couldn't defeat them.
With the seed as his backing, the Heavenly Emperor can exhaust all the powerful beings in the Three Realms to death!
That is why the Heavenly Emperor is so fearless and arrogant.
There was no way around it; his trump card was truly beyond imagination.
If Cao Ya had this trump card, he would probably be even more arrogant than the Heavenly Emperor, and would have already swept through the Three Realms and restored order.
Although Cao Ya didn't harbor any resentment towards the Spirit Emperor's choice like the others, he wasn't actually saddened by the Spirit Emperor's actions; at most, he felt a little sentimental.
After all, he and the Spirit Emperor were practically strangers and had no real relationship.
Most of those who knew the Spirit Emperor disliked him and felt that he had disgraced the emperor, which made them quite unhappy.
So why would they grieve for her death?
Throughout heaven and earth, apart from Lin Zi, the Spirit Emperor's niece who stood on the side of the human race, only Cang Mao, Tian Gou, and Shi Po truly felt heartfelt sorrow for the Spirit Emperor's death.
The Heavenly Dog isn't very obvious; there's a hint of sadness, but it's not intense.
However, Cangmao and Shipo were in tears.
"Fatty!" Cangmao stared blankly at the ball of violent energy, then tears streamed down her face from her large cat eyes.
"Fat Ling! How... how could you self-destruct? What's so good about that old beast, the Heavenly Emperor, that you would do this?!" Shi Po wailed, his face also showing genuine sorrow. Overwhelmed with grief, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
It must be said that Shi Po's feelings for the Spirit Emperor were quite sincere.
"Brother Shi, please accept my condolences." Chaotic King patted Shi Po on the shoulder, somewhat sighing.
“Big Cat…” Fang Ping looked at Cang Mao with concern.
"Give me the fat man's Dao Fruit!" Just then, Cangmao suddenly stopped crying, and with a whoosh, he was about to rush out of the source land and kill the Heavenly Emperor.
The fat woman's Dao Fruit is still intact; in the hands of the Heavenly Emperor, she still has a chance to be resurrected!
What favor? He'd rather die than be resurrected. After that, the fat man wouldn't have to serve the Heavenly Emperor to the death.
The fat woman's behavior before her death showed that she wasn't actually a cold-hearted woman. Cangmao had known this for a long time. The fat woman was really good to it, and she would give it all the good food.
Even the projections within the Heavenly Tomb Secret Realm are the same.
Otherwise, how could the three cats have gotten so fat, like pigs?
Above, the Heavenly Emperor glanced coldly at Cang Mao, then flipped his hand, revealing a small white sword, its surface as smooth as jade.
The life force on the small sword had completely died out, symbolizing the death of the Spirit Emperor.
Because this is the Dao fruit of the Spirit Emperor.
With the self-destruction of the Spirit Emperor, the life force on her Dao Fruit naturally subsided.
In this world, the only way for the Spirit Emperor to be resurrected is through her Dao Fruit.
But the Dao Fruit is in the hands of the Heavenly Emperor. Who can snatch it from the Heavenly Emperor?
Even Cao Ya couldn't do it!
If the Heavenly Emperor were to shatter the white jade sword, the Spirit Emperor would truly die, with no chance of resurrection.
"You don't owe anyone anymore? Ha, Ling, you say you don't owe anyone, and that's it? Your life is in my hands!" The Heavenly Emperor suddenly laughed, and a large amount of life force suddenly surged from his body and poured into the white jade sword.
"You want to resurrect the Spirit Emperor? What's the use of resurrecting a True Emperor with 70 to 80 million calories?" Cao Ya seemed disdainful.
"It's always amusing to see her in such despair," the Heavenly Emperor said with a warm smile.
"How despicable." Cao Ya's words came from the bottom of his heart. Although he hoped to see the Heavenly Emperor resurrect the Spirit Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor's mentality was indeed abhorrent.
"We can look down upon the Three Realms; wouldn't it be boring if we didn't find some amusement?" The Heavenly Emperor still smiled.
But seeing the Heavenly Emperor's expression, Cao Ya suddenly felt an unprecedented urge to kill him!
On the other side, the Azure Cat, which was about to rush out of the source, stopped abruptly, looking at the Heavenly Emperor with both anger and pity.
It hates the Heavenly Emperor, yet it longs for the Heavenly Emperor to resurrect the fat man.
"A great opportunity!"
The Heavenly Emperor was distracted by the task of reviving the Spirit Emperor and dealing with Cao Ya's attack. In the eyes of the Divine Emperor and the others, this was a golden opportunity to devour the Source Land.
"It seems we must also merge," Dou Tiandi sighed.
"We, the remnants of the old era, are already out of touch with the new era," Donghuang said with a wry smile.
"Yes," the God Emperor murmured, with resentment, "there are more and more people in the world who can surpass us."
"We once stood at the pinnacle of heaven and earth, calling ourselves chess masters. But now, it seems we were nothing but a joke, extremely arrogant, despicable." Dou Tiandi smiled bitterly.
Upon hearing this, both the Divine Emperor and the Eastern Emperor fell silent.
There are three powerful figures with a combat power of over 200 million cards: the Heavenly Emperor, Cao Ya, and Fang Ping. Among them, the Heavenly Emperor seems to be the strongest, and his trump cards are very mysterious and unpredictable, making it difficult to fathom his strength.
But the Heavenly Emperor is their greatest enemy!
For eight thousand years, I've dreamed of killing the Heavenly Emperor!
Without integration, they would find it difficult to intervene in the highest-level battles on their own.
Even though their combat power is close to 200 million calories.
But this seemingly small difference makes all the difference!
In those ancient times, they were the strongest among the initial martial arts masters, and could be called Dao Ancestors. They were only slightly inferior to the Yang Gods. In fact, the Heavenly Emperor was no more than equal to them.
However, with the rise of the original martial arts, the Heavenly Emperor caught up with the Yang God and even surpassed him in the end, enjoying the title of "the strongest in the Three Realms". They were trapped here, with no hope of catching up with the Heavenly Emperor and the Yang God.
Later on, even the War God surpassed them.
At the end of ancient times, although the War Emperor died, in this new era, Cao Ya Dao Ancestor rose up and surpassed them.
Fang Ping, as the War Emperor's backup plan, also overwhelmed them.
Their former pride was gradually trampled into pieces, and deep down they were quite resentful.
But what can be done if one is weaker than others?
However, they are not without a chance.
The combination of the three emperors is the last chance!
"Shall we begin?" Donghuang asked.
"Let's begin," the God Emperor replied.
Buzz~~~~
In an instant, the world where the Three Sovereigns resided, and the source lands they had refined and controlled, began to converge rapidly.
The Divine Emperor stepped out and entered the Heavenly Realm of the Fighting Heavenly Emperor, with the Eastern Emperor following closely behind.
The three met and remained silent for a long time.
"Since the decision has been made, let's carry it out. Otherwise, we'll all face death anyway," the Emperor Doutian said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, the two emperors sighed and fell silent.
Boom!!!
Suddenly, Dou Tiandi grabbed the God Emperor and the Eastern Emperor, let out a painful roar, and actually merged the God Emperor and the Eastern Emperor into his own body!
At the same time, the source lands controlled by the three emperors merged rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they were unified, leaving only one world.
It is vast and boundless, far surpassing other realms, and seems to possess the splendor of the Three Realms.
Over there, the Heavenly Emperor, who was reviving the Spirit Emperor, looked at this scene with a strange expression.
"Damn it, are these three guys really the same person?" The God Forger's eyes widened.
“It’s not necessarily the same person!” Zhen Tianwang shook his head and said in a deep voice, “The God Emperor is the number one scientist in the Three Realms. It’s understandable that he would come up with some strange things.”
"But this... isn't it a bit too outrageous?!" Zhang Tao couldn't help but complain.
"That's outrageous!"
Wang Jinyang, Li Hansong, Yao Chengjun, Shuxiang, Luan Tianwang, and Fang Ping all looked extremely surprised.
This is different from their previous integration with Fang Ping.
They rely on special secret techniques and special principles to combine their power. Although there is some loss, it is still far greater than that of an individual.
In a sense, their union is a combination of power, rather than a combination of physical body and soul.
However, the God Emperor, the Eastern Emperor, and the Fighting Heaven Emperor are the true dual fusion of physical body and divine soul!
From three people, to one!
This is allowed?!
Basically, everyone present was astonished. As for the experts from the mortal and human realms, they were even more dumbfounded and began to question the meaning of life.
What happened today is really challenging their preconceived notions.
True Emperors appear in large numbers, True Emperors die in large numbers...
The three True Emperors have actually become one person?!
Damn, is this still the same Three Realms as before?
Did we travel through time at the same time?!
Perhaps the only one who wasn't surprised was Cao Ya. There was no way around it; he knew far too much!
"So, among all the emperors, only the two of us are fools—oh, right, the deceased Southern Emperor and Beast Emperor were too."
Within the Eighth Heaven, the Western Emperor laughed, but his laughter was filled with bitterness.
The Northern Emperor, however, seemed very resentful and did not answer, focusing solely on his attack to kill the Western Emperor.
"Ha, you really think I'm afraid of you?" The Western Emperor curled his lip. He could still handle the Northern Emperor.
After all, he wasn't alone.
There's another version of myself in the Heavenly Tomb Secret Realm...
A sly glint flashed in the Western Emperor's eyes.
Above.
Boom...
The Heavenly Emperor blocked Cao Ya's seemingly fierce attack and revived the Spirit Emperor.
"Hey, Fatty, come down here!" Cangmao exclaimed with delight upon seeing him.
“Pang Ling…” Shi Po cried tears of joy.
"He's really alive." The expressions in Fang Ping's group changed slightly.
In particular, Fang Ping, Zhang Tao, Zhen Tianwang, and Wang Jinyang, who were familiar with Cao Yadaozu.
What was Cao Ya Daozu thinking? He didn't even use his full strength to interrupt the Heavenly Emperor's resurrection of the Spirit Emperor...
Is there some kind of scheme involved? The Spirit Emperor only has seventy or eighty million calories; while not weak, in top-tier battles, he's just so-so…
The group exchanged knowing glances, all of them fully aware that Cao Ya Daozu was definitely plotting against the Heavenly Emperor!
As for what he actually wanted to do, no one could figure it out.
This is why Fang Ping did not forcefully break out of the source area and join forces with Cao Ya Daozu to besiege and kill the Heavenly Emperor.
The Spirit Emperor was resurrected, but seemed somewhat bewildered. He looked around and saw the Heavenly Emperor with a warm smile and cold eyes, as well as Cao Ya opposite him, whose expression also seemed somewhat joyful.
They also saw Cangmao and the others below.
"Stupid cat..."
The Spirit Emperor murmured to himself, turned his head to look at the Heavenly Emperor, and said in a sorrowful tone:
“Master, why revive me? I have already said that I should go on my journey to the abyss of death and attain final liberation.”
"If I don't let you die, how can you possibly die?" the Heavenly Emperor said with a faint smile. "Can you avoid owing favors just because you don't want to? If I want you to owe them, then you'll have to!"
overbearing!
At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor was extremely domineering!
This truly embodies the domineering aura of the Heavenly Emperor of the Three Realms!
However, Cao Ya really wanted to laugh when she heard this.
"Cao Ya Daozu, what happened to him?" Fang Ping's eyes were strange.
Upon hearing this, he only wanted to kill the Heavenly Emperor, but he didn't expect that Cao Ya Daozu would actually laugh.
"I don't know." Everyone was quite confused, unable to figure out what Cao Ya Daozu was plotting.
Above, the Heavenly Emperor seemed to have noticed Cao Ya's unusual behavior as well. He shifted his gaze, focused on Cao Ya, and said calmly:
"Cao Ya, what are you laughing at?"
---Aside---
Sorry, I played games too late yesterday and slept in today, so I only posted one chapter. Looks like I need to quit gaming.
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