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Chapter 843 - 380: Bearing the Aura of a Great Emperor

The Returning Ruins fall silent, and the Heavenly Dao resumes.

The figure of the Emperor Slayer slowly dissipates under the complex gaze of the crowd. As his dark battle robe billows, it seems to carry away the deathly silence and chill of the Netherworld.

Ye Qingzhou stands upon the shattered void, and the Three-Foot Cyan Blade transformed from the golden arrow in his hand has thoroughly turned to ashes, drifting away to the distant horizon.

He looks down at his own palm, where spiritual light flickers unpredictably, vaguely infused with the flowing Yin Yang Qi and interwoven with the Life and Death Law.

"It seems you have long been aware."

A clear voice resonates, as the Cyan Emperor strides across the void, cyan robes fluttering, with a leisurely tone and a smile in his eyes.

Ye Qingzhou doesn’t turn around, merely saying calmly, "What you said before was all true; if it were a lie, my Flawless Sword Heart would have sensed it."

"Indeed."

The Cyan Emperor admits frankly, "Though some key points were concealed."

"Like your secret alliance with the Emperor Slayer?"

Ye Qingzhou finally turns, his gaze sharp as a sword meeting the eyes of the Human Race’s first Emperor Monarch.

The Cyan Emperor smiles slightly, tapping his fingertips, and a River of Time emerges in the void. Within the rising waves, an ancient scroll unfolds slowly before Ye Qingzhou’s eyes.

In the distant past, the Laws Destruction Golden Arrow pierced the Golden Crow, causing the Feather Race’s luck to collapse, while the Empress Yuzhu secretly collected Death Dao Principles, intending to enact Substituting One Thing for Another.

Yet she was entirely unaware that the Cyan Emperor had long seen the end of time, uncovering her schemes, and secretly maintained the balance of Yin Yang with the Array of All Things’ Birth and Death, setting up a Celestial Net early for today’s battle.

"The existence of the Laws Destruction Golden Arrow was always part of the plan."

Now that the plan has succeeded, the Cyan Emperor naturally finds no need to continue hiding: "The Emperor Slayer and I need the Empress Yuzhu to devour the Golden Crow Origin, then use her Taiyin Nirvana as a lure to allow the Blue Star’s Heavenly Dao Will to consume the pathways of death and Taiyin, accelerating the Dao Fruit’s maturation."

Dao Fruit is the fruition of the Great Dao; it can only be ripened using it as nourishment.

For the Blue Star, such a Dao Fruit holds irreplaceable strategic value, especially as the endgame approaches, any trump card increasing power is crucial.

Ye Qingzhou remains silent for a moment, then suddenly smiles, "And what of my death? Was that also part of your plan?"

The Cyan Emperor’s eyes flicker softly as he replies slowly, "The Law of Death is irreversible."

"But you can place my soul in a superimposed state of life and death."

Ye Qingzhou picks up his words, a profound glow surfacing in his eyes.

The Cyan Emperor finally shows a trace of surprise, "You..."

Ye Qingzhou raises his hand, and within his palm, appears a rune interwoven with black and white — the Life and Death Reincarnation Seal!

"The Laws Destruction Golden Arrow indeed killed me once."

In his casual words, however, is revealed absolute composure and confidence, "But it also allowed me to truly comprehend the mysteries of the Path of Life and Death and the Path of Yin Yang."

The Cyan Emperor gazes at him for a long time, then suddenly bursts into laughter, "Good! What an outstanding Ye Qingzhou! It seems you have ventured further than we anticipated!"

Ye Qingzhou retracts the rune, his gaze cast into the distance, "And next? The Dao Fruit nears maturity, although the Void Divine Dynasty has lost the Nether Emperor, they will not let the matter rest so easily."

The Cyan Emperor’s smile dissipates, a hint of gravity emerges in his eyes, "The Emperor Lie has been defeated, the Nether Emperor has perished, and excluding the Emperor Slayer, three Imperial Lords remain unexposed in the Void Divine Dynasty, especially that one... the Void Emperor, the true ’Master of the Void.’ Even the Emperor Slayer couldn’t see through his level of power."

Ye Qingzhou nods, "Therefore, you still need a pawn."

The Cyan Emperor gives him a deep look, "No, now we need a... Chess Player."

Although Ye Qingzhou has physically died, his soul completed its transformation, having Leaped the Dragon Gate, achieved Ascension and Godhood, and reached the Martial God Realm.

Once he cultivates the realm of "Neither Life Nor Death," he can reverse death and be reborn.

As Ye Qingzhou has comprehended the Void Temple, in the eyes of the Cyan Emperor, he can no longer be considered an ordinary Tenth Realm Martial God, not even the value of a Celestial King Martial God compares to Ye Qingzhou.

For a Martial God enlightened in the Path of Void has the chance to impact the Emperor Realm, reach the pinnacle of the Martial God Realm, and achieve the status of Venerable—crowned as an emperor!

The current Ye Qingzhou has the bearing of a Great Emperor.

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The Netherworld, created by the Empress Yuzhu using the principles of death and darkness, occupies one-fifth of the Returning Ruins, internally divided into nine Netherworld realms, each overseen by a Profound Monarch, except for the very center, Youu City, personally guarded by the Empress, which serves as the Zichen Celestial Palace.

Feathers rest in the Underworld, and souls dwell in Profound Darkness.

This place is the refuge of countless wandering souls of the Feather Race, following the fall of their civilization.

Now, the Netherworld welcomes a new ruler, the former Crown Prince Golden Crow, now the Feather Race’s Celestial Emperor.

Before the Sunfall Stele, ten thousand souls bow.

Once ruled by the Empress Yuzhu, the Netherworld now sees the heavens hanging inverted, ten cycles of setting suns rise and fall within the black mist, dyeing the entire barren land a dark gold color.

The nine Great Profound Monarchs stand before the Sunfall Stele, black robes flaring in the wind, surrounded by chains of Netherworld Law, as the Golden Crow’s blood writing on the stele gradually shifts from dark to bright, as if reignited by some power.

"The hour has arrived."

Profound Monarch Sihui steps forward, the corona of projection atop his head slowly rotates, engulfing the last trace of shadow. He unfolds the Eclipse Scripture, his voice resonating like an ironclad law, "In the name of the Netherworld decree, today, the Feather race’s rightful lineage returns."

The earth trembles, the blood stains on the stele combust suddenly, forming nine blood lines, connecting respectively to the foreheads of the nine Great Profound Monarchs.

"We pledge..."

Nine voices overlap, as if echoing from the depths of the Netherworld:

"Forever honor Haoyang as Emperor, and henceforth renew the Feather Race’s fortune!"