Chapter 1334: No Regrets, No Life (Part 1)

The aura of someone who had just entered the Divine King Realm would normally be negligible in Star God City, which was teeming with Star Gods and Star Guards. However, it astonished everyone. This was because the aura had somehow penetrated the Star Soul Barrier, which was supposedly impenetrable, and reached Star God City, where a ceremony crucial to the Star God Realm's future was taking place!

"Who's there!!" shouted a voice. Simultaneously, the eyes of all Star Gods, elders, and Star Guards turned skyward.

It was incredibly terrifying to be simultaneously targeted by the auras of three thousand Star Guards and a Star God elder. Each of the three thousand Star Guards was an expert on the level of Mu Bingyun or Mu Huazhi, capable of easily taking his life. Moreover, the Star God elder on guard, Xing Mingzi, was a genuine Divine Master!

For an ordinary profound practitioner of the Divine Way, the combined pressure alone would be enough to pulverize them.

Yun Che felt an immense weight, unable to breathe, yet his face remained eerily calm. Under everyone's gaze, he descended from the sky and landed on the ground of Star God City. A small presence with a faint aura, he stood alone, confronting all the Star Gods, elders, and high-level Star Guards of the Star God Realm.

The scene before him was monumental, gathering all the Star God Realm's top powers, a spectacle grand enough to stun anyone. He saw the profound formation radiating immense light, the Star God Emperor at its heart, and in another barrier, Jasmine staring blankly at him. And… Cai Zhi!?

"Yun Che!?" After the Nine-Stage Heavenly Tribulation and the True God prophecy, who in the Eastern Divine Region didn't know Yun Che's name? Upon seeing that the intruder was Yun Che, the initial alarm of everyone present immediately vanished, leaving only surprise. While his intrusion was astonishing, he posed absolutely no threat.

"Seize him!" commanded Xing Mingzi, the thirty-seventh elder on guard.

"Wait," the Star God Emperor said calmly. From the center of the blood sacrifice formation, his gaze settled on Yun Che, his eyes seemingly piercing Yun Che's soul. "Yun Che, I heard you chose to stay in the Dragon God Realm instead of entering the Heaven Smiting Divine Realm. Why are you here today? Could the Dragon Emperor have sent you to investigate?"

This was a matter of such gravity, involving a forbidden secret of the Star God Realm. Any true intruder should naturally be executed without hesitation. But Yun Che was different. His presence in the Dragon God Realm surely meant he was under the Dragon Emperor's protection, and killing him could bring trouble from the Dragon God Realm. Furthermore, given his strength—regardless of how he managed to break in—even if a thousand or ten thousand of him intruded, he could not possibly affect the ceremony or pose any threat. Therefore, there was no need to kill him.

More importantly, there were many things about Yun Che that the Star God Emperor did not understand. Behind these "unexplainable" aspects, there might be secrets beyond ordinary comprehension, and as a Divine Emperor, he naturally wanted to uncover them. Yun Che's intrusion in this situation was, in fact, like walking straight into a trap.

It was natural for the Star God Emperor to link this to the Dragon Emperor, as he could not conceive of any other reason for Yun Che's intrusion at this moment.

Despite the Star God Emperor's direct questioning and apparent lack of reproach, Yun Che showed no reaction. He didn't even turn his gaze towards the Emperor, instead looking past the Star Guards, his eyes meeting Jasmine's dazed stare. She was so close, yet seemed a world away.

"Jasmine..." Yun Che's soft utterance sharply struck Jasmine's nerves. She clutched Cai Zhi's hand tightly and cried out, "What are you doing here?! Get out! Get out now!!"

Yun Che's sudden appearance was undoubtedly the most terrifying sight in the world for Jasmine. Her hoarse, desperate scream made everyone turn their heads in astonishment.

The Star God Emperor's brows twitched.

Yun Che was not surprised by Jasmine's reaction. He shook his head. "Jasmine, you know I won't leave... unless you come with me."

Yes, Jasmine knew better than anyone that he wouldn't leave, not even if it meant certain death or a pointless sacrifice. In all the years they spent together, he would heed many of her words and teachings. Yet, on this one point, he was incredibly stubborn, which was why "idiot" was the word she called him most often.

Jasmine felt suffocated, and said painfully, "What good will your coming do... Why did you come..."

All these years, she had believed her choice was correct and the only one, just as Xi Su had willingly become a sacrifice for her. Only today did she realize that what she had always considered a sacrifice and the "only choice" had actually harmed Cai Zhi, herself, and even Yun Che.

Yun Che should have been absolutely incapable of entering the Star Soul Barrier. Yet, when she left the Azure Cloud Continent back then, she had specifically left a drop of her Star God blood for him. At the time, she had selfishly wished to leave her mark in his body forever, never imagining it would lead to this...

This was a situation thousands of times more despairing than the worst she had ever anticipated.

Yun Che and Jasmine's exchange left the Star God Realm's people perplexed. However, Heavenly Origin Star God Tu Mi chuckled softly. "Heh heh, so that's it. When Prison God brought Princess Jasmine back, she once mentioned that Princess Jasmine was able to escape the devil poison she contracted in the Southern Divine Region by forcibly abandoning her body and choosing a suitable human from the lower realms as a soul vessel... That person was Yun Che."

"Oh?" The Star God Emperor's brows twitched sharply.

Heavenly Origin Star God continued, "Previously, I had been wondering why this Yun Che would choose my Star God Realm, and why he followed His Majesty here without hesitation. I was also puzzled as to why Princess Jasmine, who never allowed anyone within half a step of the Heaven Punishing Star God Temple, had kept Yun Che and so firmly refused His Majesty any contact with him. If Her Highness was with Yun Che during the years she was missing, then everything makes sense."

"Moreover..." A terrifying gleam flashed in Heavenly Origin Star God's aged eyes. "If I'm not mistaken, the various anomalies surrounding Yun Che very likely mean... he inherited the Evil God's divine power that Princess Jasmine acquired back then!"

Yun Che was silent.

At these words, everyone was astonished. The Evil God's divine power... that was the power of a Creation God, never before seen in this world, and even superior to the divine power of True Gods!

The Star God Emperor's expression instantly changed drastically, still unable to believe it. "Tu Mi, are you saying..."

"There's no mistake," Heavenly Origin Star God said, his eyes gleaming as he fixed his gaze on Yun Che. "To defeat a peerless genius like Luo Changsheng across an entire major realm is an unprecedented feat, impossible even with the power of a Dragon God. However, with the power of a Creation God, suppressing a major realm is certainly not impossible. Furthermore, the Evil God was once the Creation God of elements, possessing the most extreme elemental power. Yun Che can simultaneously control ice, fire, and lightning, and remained unharmed even under the Nine-Stage Lightning Tribulation."

"It's not because he's some so-called Son of the Heavenly Way, but because of his Evil God's divine power! As a Creation God, the Evil God's elemental divine power surpasses even the power of the Heavenly Way, so it's not incomprehensible that he wouldn't be harmed by Heavenly Tribulation divine lightning."

"Thus, everything makes sense! If Princess Jasmine could even bestow the Evil God's divine power upon Yun Che, then giving him Star God blood would be even more normal. This is also why he could pass through the Star Soul Barrier."

Heavenly Origin Star God's words were deafening. The revelation of a Creation God's power caused an extreme mental shock to the Star God Emperor and the other powerful Star Gods. Their gazes towards Yun Che changed dramatically. If, as Heavenly Origin Star God suggested, Yun Che truly wielded the Evil God's power, then all the inexplicable events surrounding him could finally be explained.

Moreover, the legend of Jasmine acquiring the Evil God's legacy in the Southern Divine Region was well known.

Mu Xuanyin had once sternly warned Yun Che never to let anyone know about his relationship with Jasmine, otherwise, the various anomalies about him would easily be linked to the Evil God's divine power. Mu Xuanyin's warning was now fully validated; Yun Che and Jasmine's few words had been completely seen through by the terrifyingly brilliant Heavenly Origin Star God.

However, none of this mattered to Yun Che at that moment. He did not deny a single word, stating directly, "As expected of the Heavenly Origin Star God, known as the Star God's Sage. You are right, the power within me is indeed inherited from the Evil God's legacy!"

Yun Che's direct admission shook the already astonished Star Gods to their core. If the news of Yun Che inheriting a Creation God's power were to spread, it would undoubtedly cause an unprecedented sensation throughout the entire God Realm.

At the center of the blood sacrifice formation, the Star God Emperor, who should have been calm, had a fierce glint in his eyes. He felt his heart pound uncontrollably; he had never been this excited, not even on the day the ritual elements were fully completed.

Sensing the Star God Emperor's clearly somewhat uncontrolled emotional fluctuations, Tu Mi whispered, "My King, it seems the heavens truly bless our Star God Realm. Not only is the ritual nearing completion, but such a grand gift has also been delivered. This is a heaven-sent opportunity; it must not be missed."

The Star God Emperor let out a shallow breath and nodded slightly, but the intense gleam in his pupils could not be suppressed.

Yun Che's direct admission was undoubtedly placing himself in a death trap, yet his face displayed an eerie coldness and composure. His gaze was fixed directly on the Star God Emperor. "Star God Emperor, you must now be very eager to know all my secrets, especially... how to seize my Evil God's divine power, right?"

He pointed towards Jasmine and Cai Zhi. "Release Jasmine and Cai Zhi, and I can tell you all the secrets you wish to know!"

"Heh heh," the Star God Emperor smiled faintly. "Yun Che, since you've forcibly intruded here, you should also know what kind of ceremony my Star God Realm is conducting. For this ceremony, I have not only planned and prepared for many years, but I have now also expended the entire realm's power. How could it be abandoned because of your single word?"

"So, no matter what, you won't spare Jasmine and Cai Zhi... even if they are your own biological daughters?" Yun Che asked. He had offered his secrets in exchange for the Star God Emperor releasing Jasmine and Cai Zhi, but held not a shred of hope in his heart.

The Star God Emperor tilted his head slightly and sighed softly, "Jasmine and Cai Zhi are my daughters. Sacrificing them pains me more deeply than anyone else, but I am, after all, the Star God Emperor. If it benefits the future of the Star God Realm, even if it means sacrificing my own daughters, being unworthy as a father, and being scorned and despised by the world, I will not hesitate or regret it!"

The Star God Emperor's words were deafening. Yun Che was slightly stunned, then let out a sneer, followed by unrestrained, wild laughter. "Hahaha... hahahahaha... 'For the future of the Star God Realm,' 'unworthy as a father'—what grand words! This is clearly a selfish, filthy, inhumane, and ugly act, yet you show not an ounce of shame or remorse, instead speaking with such righteous pomposity. Old Thief Xing, you truly amaze me; you're a wonder to behold!"

Yun Che's address for Xing Juekong changed from "Star God Emperor" to "Old Thief Xing." In the vast Divine Realm, who dared to call the supreme Star God Emperor by such a name—especially to his face? Under everyone's suddenly changed gazes, Yun Che did not retreat an inch despite the altered atmosphere. He narrowed his eyes, pointing a finger at the Star God Emperor. "Old Thief Xing, I need to correct you on something..."

"Although I am still young and my experience is shallow, I have encountered many wicked people in my life. Among them, even those whose sins were heinous—those I wished I could flay alive—would protect their children with their lives when they faced danger. Because that is a human instinct, unrelated to evil."

"Therefore, Old Thief Xing, you are not simply unworthy as a father. You are fundamentally unworthy as a human being!!"

"Even a venomous tiger doesn't eat its cubs; even pigs and dogs know to protect their young. Yet you, bearing the so-called name of Star God Emperor, are fundamentally worse than a pig or a dog!!"