Chapter 1335: Unregretful and Unliving (Part 2)

"God Emperor," the most supreme title between heaven and earth. Across the entire God Realm, in all four divine regions, only seventeen individuals bear this title, and only four in the vast Eastern Divine Region.

They are the most formidable beings of their time, unchallenged in power, authority, and prestige. They are not to be provoked, much less insulted.

Yet now, Xing Juekong, the Star God Emperor, was being called an "old thieving bastard" by a junior hundreds of times his junior in age, and was openly shamed and verbally abused with the most extreme insults.

The individuals present at the blood sacrifice ritual were, at minimum, Star Guards—all high-ranking figures within the Eastern Divine Region. But when Yun Che's final roar of "worse than pigs and dogs" echoed, everyone present stiffened, their hearts seized with terror, for the one he insulted was none other than the Star God Emperor!

Never before had anyone dared to imagine such an insult directed at an existence like the Star God Emperor. Not even the Moon God Emperor, who shared the deepest enmity and comparable status with the Star God Emperor, would have gone so far.

Xing Mingzi, who had remained utterly composed until now, suddenly bristled with fury, his brows standing on end. "Audacious brat!" he roared. "How dare you insult our King! What you just said is unforgivable; even ten thousand deaths wouldn't atone for it!"

"Hurry up and apprehend him!"

Just as a Star Guard was about to step forward, the Star God Emperor let out a faint laugh. He showed no anger, instead smiling broadly. "Yun Che, you truly have astonishing courage," he said. "To insult this King in such a manner, you are the first in this era. It seems you never intended to leave here alive today."

Without looking at Yun Che, he sighed deeply. "Alas... if these words had come from anyone else, this King would surely have exterminated their entire clan. However, I will not hold you accountable. After all, you risked your life to come here for this King's daughter. Hate as you wish, curse as you please. For sacrificing my own daughter, I deserve this hatred, I deserve this curse. But no matter how much you hate and curse, this King will never regret it... If it can ensure the Star God Realm stands eternal, then what does it matter if this King is reviled by the world and deemed worse than pigs and dogs?"

The Star God Emperor's sighs were slow and deliberate, each word resonating with a clear self-reproach for sacrificing his kin, yet even more, a broad magnanimity willing to sacrifice himself for the world. The Heavenly Origin Star God, Tu Mi, glanced at him and sighed, "This old man knows our King's grief is far greater than anyone else's. That ignorant junior knows nothing of our King's profound intentions, but how could we not understand? Our King has sacrificed everything for the Star God Realm. We, his loyal subjects, can only follow and assist him to our deaths, upholding our King's will."

Tu Mi always knew how to say the right words at the right time. In just a few words, he subtly stirred the emotions of most of the Star Gods and Star Guards.

But Yun Che let out a contemptuous sneer. "Hehehe... You keep saying it's for the Star God Realm, old thieving bastard Xing," he scoffed, "you're probably on the verge of moving yourself to tears and believing it! For the Star God Realm? Heh... Then let me ask you! If this ritual truly benefits the Star God Realm, why has no Star God Emperor in its history ever used it?"

"Ignorant," Tu Mi said calmly. "This blood sacrifice formation was originally sealed within a secret text by the ancestral Star Gods. The seal was only broken in our King's generation."

Yun Che's eyes narrowed, his smile growing colder. "Is that so? Then tell me, if this blood sacrifice formation can truly make the Star God Realm 'stand eternal,' why did the ancestral Star Gods not pass it down through generations to protect the Star God Realm? Instead, why did they seal it away so tightly!?"

"..." Tu Mi was momentarily speechless.

"Because your ancestral Star Gods clearly knew what a despicable and wretched thing this blood sacrifice formation is. Sacrificing one's own kin to achieve one's goals... Heh, how utterly devoid of humanity and vile must one's heart be to do such a thing! If any Star God in history had truly committed such an act, it would undoubtedly go against the Heavenly Way, against human ethics, and incur the wrath of both gods and men. The Star God Realm, which once overlooked the mortal world, would become hated by all and reviled by all living beings!"

"That is why the ancestral Star Gods sealed it!"

"However, the ancestral Star Gods, and your ancestors through generations, could never have imagined that one of their descendants would break the seal and even use this blood sacrifice art, sacrificing his own two daughters as offerings!" Yun Che pointed at Xing Juekong, each word piercing. "Old thieving bastard Xing, never mind if you're worthy of your daughters, are you worthy of your ancestors!?"

"Even if you succeed today and become a so-called 'true god'—the power gained from personally and brutally killing your two daughters, how ugly and filthy it is! Even if you become the supreme being of heaven and earth, you will reek to high heaven! The entire Star God Realm, because of you, will become the most filthy and contemptible star realm in this world, which anyone can despise and anyone can spit upon! The world-renowned prestige built by your ancestors' nearly million years of effort will be utterly destroyed in your hands!"

"In the future, what face will you have to meet your ancestors? Even if you descend into Avīci Hell, into the Yellow Springs Abyss, your ancestors will never forgive you; they will personally grind your bones to dust! And your descendants, the future generations of the Star God Realm, will forever remember that the Star God Realm once had a God Emperor worse than pigs and dogs, whose name would be reviled for eternity!"

Yun Che's torrent of curses, each word a thunderous shock to the soul and utterly vicious, finally made the Star God Emperor, who had calmly smiled even when called "worse than pigs and dogs," change his expression. A terrible silence fell over the entire Star God City. The Star Gods and Elders within the barrier, as well as the Star Guards outside, were all utterly stunned. Their hearts churned with turbulent emotions, and their ears rang long after.

Xing Mingzi's eyes were wide and fixed. His gaze suddenly caught the slight change in the Star God Emperor's expression, and his heart seized. He roared loudly, "Silence!"

"You're the one who should shut up!" No sooner had Xing Mingzi spoken than a roaring blast struck directly. Two terrifyingly intense gazes pierced the depths of his pupils at the same instant. Yun Che's face was grim as a ghost, each word shaking the soul: "Old thieving bastard Xing's actions are utterly inhumane, worse than pigs and dogs. Not only does he kill his own daughters, but he will also destroy the Star God Realm's million-year reputation. And you, who are pillars of the Star God Realm, not only fail to stop him but even assist him, making you equally worse than pigs and dogs!"

"You've thrown away even your most basic humanity and shame, yet you still have the audacity to bark at me! Pah!"

"You..." The dignified Thirty-Seventh Elder of the Star Gods felt as if a hard, dry piece of excrement had been plastered in his throat, his face turned ashen, his body trembled, and he couldn't roar out another complete sentence.

Closest to the Star God Emperor, the Heavenly Origin Star God, Tu Mi, distinctly sensed a slight disturbance in the Star God Emperor's aura. He was slightly surprised. While Yun Che's arrival was a big surprise, Tu Mi hadn't worried about it at all, believing that with Yun Che's power, he couldn't cause any real trouble; he was merely walking into a trap.

Yet he hadn't expected that Yun Che would not only be so audacious, but also that his words would be so vicious. Around him, not just the Star God Emperor, but even several Star Gods and Elders, clearly showed fluctuations in their auras.

He turned his aged gaze, smiling faintly. "Yun Che, what a sharp tongue. Too bad..."

Before his words had finished, Yun Che's gaze had already turned, his face filled with mockery and disgust, as if he wasn't facing a Star God but rather a piece of utterly foul-smelling dog excrement. "Old thieving bastard Tu Mi, shut your dog mouth!" he snapped. "The stench from your mouth is simply too much. Every extra word is polluting my ears, understand!?"

Tu Mi: "..."

When he first met Tu Mi in the Eternal Heaven Divine Realm, his first impression was of a benevolent and knowledgeable elder. After learning he was Jasmine's childhood mentor, he felt even greater respect.

Now, there was only endless hatred and disgust.

Yun Che extended his hand, pointing at the Star Gods and Elders. "I really want to know now," he demanded, "you, and all of you Star Gods—you possess the divine power of the Star Gods, a great gift from the Star God lineage. Yet you pledge allegiance to a God Emperor who has lost all humanity and whose name will be reviled for eternity, helping him kill two other Star Gods... Look closely at what you're doing, and search your consciences. What face will you have to face the world in the future, and what face will you have to face your ancestors after death!"

"The blood sacrifice art has never been used by anyone in the Star God lineage, because as Star Gods, anyone with an ounce of shame and conscience would disdain and despise it! Since no one has ever used it, no one knows if it can truly succeed. Yet old thieving bastard Xing, merely for a possibility no one can predict, he unhesitatingly killed his two biological daughters... Forget humans, even the lowest, most contemptible beasts wouldn't do such a thing!"

"He can do this even to his own daughters! In the future, if there's a way to sacrifice you to achieve his goals, he won't hesitate either! Jasmine's and Caizhi's today is your tomorrow! If you truly are for the Star God Realm, if you still have an ounce of pride as Star Gods and humanity as people, then you should stop what you're doing and depose this God Emperor who is worse than pigs and dogs!"

"You scoundrel!" The Star God Emperor finally cursed. His face was a frightening ashen green, and his body was clearly trembling.

If one hadn't witnessed it personally, no one would believe that the dignified Star God Emperor could be cursed until his entire body trembled.

Yun Che, cursing in extreme rage, each word shaking heaven and earth yet every sentence striking directly at the heart, caused not only the Star God Emperor but also the Star Gods and Elders to visibly change their expressions, their auras showing varying degrees of turbulence.

Tu Mi could never have dreamed that a junior less than thirty years old, posing no threat, could, with mere words, shake the very souls of the God Emperor and the Star Gods to such an extent. Even he himself began to feel that his actions were utterly heinous. He finally glared, roaring in a low voice, "Despicable brat... Xing Mingzi, shut his mouth now!"

"Apprehend him!" Xing Mingzi roared.

Within the blood sacrifice formation, Heavenly Fiend Star God Qianye quietly glanced sideways at Heavenly Jade Star God Ziwan. "Sister..." she whispered.

"Focus your mind, don't be disturbed by external factors," Ziwan whispered. She could tell that Qianye's heart was in turmoil... and her own heart was also in turmoil, the kind that couldn't be controlled or suppressed.

However, once the ritual was initiated, it could not be stopped. Even if they truly regretted it, there was no way to withdraw.

Even though Xing Mingzi was boiling with rage, as a Star God Elder, he naturally wouldn't lower himself to personally attack Yun Che. Amidst his roaring, a Star Guard suddenly lunged towards Yun Che.

After Yun Che became a Divine Sovereign, he was virtually invincible among his peers below the Divine Master Realm, but how could he compare to a Star Guard? An oppressive force, which he could not resist, pressed down from above, forcibly pushing him to his knees, his entire body feeling as if it were burdened by ten thousand mountains, unable to move.

He gritted his teeth, forcibly raising his head to look at the Star Guard standing before him. Of the three thousand High Star Guards, he had seen very few, but the person before him was the Star Guard he knew best.

He was the Heavenly Slaughter Star Guard, Jasmine's Star Guard... and the captain of all Heavenly Slaughter Star Guards...

Xing Ling!

As a Star Guard Captain, Xing Ling was an eighth-level Divine Sovereign, his strength on par with Mu Bingyun. And Mu Bingyun was the second most powerful person in the Snow Song Realm, second only to his Master.

In front of such power, even if he forcibly activated the Evil God Art, he wouldn't have any power to struggle or resist.

"Young Master Yun, why do you have to be like this?" Xing Ling shook his head, his eyes filled with regret. He couldn't understand why Yun Che, with boundless prospects, would so stubbornly come to his death.

Yun Che's lips curved into a slight sneer as he looked at the person he once respectfully called "Brother." "Xing Ling," he said, "you once personally told me that becoming a Star Guard was your greatest pride and honor in life. Heh... As Jasmine's Star Guard, protecting her loyally was your sacred duty. Yet you betrayed and harmed your master, helping others kill the Star God you swore allegiance to... Is this your so-called honor!?"

Xing Ling's breath caught, and he unnaturally averted Yun Che's gaze. "I serve not the Star God... but the Star God Realm," he said.

"Pah!" Yun Che spat. "You serve an old thieving bastard who's about to kill his own biological daughters, and also your master! I'm not a Star Guard, merely a mortal from the lower realms, yet I know to protect with my life. As Jasmine's Star Guard, if you had even begged for her, I would have thought highly of you. But you betrayed and harmed your master, you're worse than a dog!"

"To think I once respected you as 'Brother' because you were Jasmine's Star Guard... I must have been blind!"

"..." Xing Ling's mouth twitched. He wanted to retort, but not a single word came out. Even the power suppressing Yun Che subconsciously weakened by several degrees.

"Where are the Star Guards of the Heavenly Slaughter Star God and Heavenly Wolf Star God!" Even while suppressed, Yun Che's hoarse roar was still deafening. "If you have the guts, all of you step forward and let me see the faces of you traitors who harm your masters!"

Under Yun Che's furious roar, yet no one stepped forward. Many Star Guards silently lowered their heads, their faces darkening, their hands clenched tight.

"Heh..." Yun Che sneered. "You'd better pray that what happened today is never known to the world. Otherwise, everyone will know that the Star God Realm produced a group of master-betraying, master-harming wretches! You will be reviled and despised by everyone in the world. Even the Star Guards of other Star Gods will forever look down on you. Your so-called glory will become a brand of shame that you can never wash away in your lifetime... Your families, your wives and children, your descendants, will also live in this humiliation for generations to come, ashamed of you for all eternity!"

"Shut his mouth now!" Xing Mingzi roared frantically.

***

With a mighty roar, profound energy burst from Yun Che's body, actually breaking free from Xing Ling, who was momentarily lost in thought. He soared into the air, his profound energy boiling chaotically, the Heaven Smiting Sword gripped in his hand, pointed forward, his eyes flashing with terrifying ferocity:

"Since I came here today, I never intended to leave alive," he declared. "I'm a useless wretch; I couldn't save Jasmine, couldn't save Caizhi. But at the very least... I will make sure all you bastard dogs who harmed Jasmine and Caizhi..."

"All of you will be buried with them!"