Chapter 1701: Cloudzhe Crowned Emperor (Part 1)

On this day, the Northern Divine Region, already in continuous turmoil, was swept by a huge storm due to the arrival of invitations bearing immense authority.

These invitations were personally delivered by people from the King Realms, covering all King Realm powers and core sects in the Upper and Middle Star Realms, as well as the most crucial part of the Lower Star Realms.

Invitations from the King Realms have never been mere "invitations"; they are irresistible royal decrees!

If invited by other realms, not attending at most means disrespecting them. Daring to resist an active "invitation" from a King Realm is simply asking for death.

King Realms issuing invitations on such a widespread scale is not uncommon in the history of the Northern Region; it happens every time a Divine Emperor is replaced.

But this time, the invitations were jointly issued in the name of the three King Realms!

On the invitations, the eight characters "All Kings Come to Court, Worship the New Master" carried a supreme majesty that shook hearts and souls.

Beyond the majesty, the meaning conveyed by these eight characters instantly stirred immense waves in the hearts of the Northern Region's Realm Kings and Lords, waves that could not be calmed for a long time.

A "New Master" declared by the three King Realms?

A New Master jointly enthroned by the three King Realms?

A New Master above the three King Realms?!

This was a concept unprecedented in the Northern Divine Region, a history that had never occurred before.

Yun Che – after the Monarch's Grand Ceremony in the Huangtian Realm, this name quickly spread throughout the high-level circles of the Northern Divine Region.

The Burning Moon Realm fell overnight, and rumors that Yun Che bore the Devil Emperor's inheritance and could unleash true divine power also struck like thunder, shaking all realms. Naturally, Chi Wuyao was fanning the flames behind the scenes.

Although Chi Wuyao had already begun to build momentum, making Yun Che's "name"—which had only recently appeared in the Northern Divine Region—enter the awareness of Northern Region powerhouses with supreme majesty, these sudden "invitations" and "grand ceremony" were still too sudden and too shocking. They were enough to leave many venerable and experienced overlords stunned for a long time.

And some overlords, besides their shock, also began to detect an unusual aura.

Time: One month later. Location: Soul Stealing Sacred Realm.

Burning Moon's initial submission was jointly brought about by Yun Che's divine power in instantly killing Fen Daojun, the Devil Maiden's transformation, and Chi Wuyao's enchanting devil sound.

But there was no doubt that as time passed, with the gradual dissipation of deterrence and enchantment, Burning Moon could easily develop rebellious thoughts, which would require Chi Wuyao's continued suppression.

However, when the Yama Realm submitted completely, any rebellious thoughts within Burning Moon were also firmly extinguished.

And when Yun Che also bestowed the Dark Transformation upon them, the Eclipse Mooners, feeling the miraculous transformation they had previously only dreamed of, were all overjoyed and profoundly grateful.

There has never been loyalty without cause in this world. The so-called "combining grace with power" was fully at play: the power was sufficient, the grace was extreme, and even their inheritance lifelines were held in Yun Che's hands, whether it was Burning Moon or Yama.

Yun Che's enthronement ceremony had begun to be extensively prepared in the Soul Stealing Sacred Realm. The Yama and Burning Moon Realms also participated, and choosing the Soul Stealing Sacred Realm as the location was an incredibly clear signal to the other King Realms of the Northern Divine Region.

While the Northern Divine Region was experiencing a surging tide of change, the core and instigator of it all was, paradoxically, the most relaxed person.

With the refinement of the second Desolate World Pellet, Qianye Ying'er not only significantly increased her profound strength but also the degree of her devil blood integration. For Yun Che, she naturally became an even more excellent dual cultivation vessel.

Taking Qianye Ying'er into the Everlasting Darkness Bone Sea and utilizing the ancient devil qi there, with continuous dual cultivation day and night, in just half a month, Qianye Ying'er's recently transformed profound energy became completely stable, and Yun Che's Eternal Calamity of Darkness also made significant progress during this period.

Although it was still at the middle stage of Eternal Calamity, his mastery of it increased severalfold.

Previously, when he performed the Dark Transformation on dark profound practitioners, he still needed to focus his mind and concentration somewhat, and it was prone to failure if there was external resistance or interference.

But now, he could essentially do it effortlessly, and most importantly... he could apply it to multiple people relatively easily at once.

And the Everlasting Darkness Bone Sea undoubtedly became the most suitable cultivation place for Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er. The level and density of ancient Yin qi there were incomparable to any other place in the current age.

In the Soul Stealing Sacred Realm, above the Soul Luo Heaven.

Yun Che sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes closed, emanating no aura.

During this time, he had been dual cultivating with Qianye Ying'er in the Everlasting Darkness Bone Sea; his profound energy cultivation and Eternal Calamity of Darkness were both progressing rapidly, but no matter what, he could not touch a deeper level of the Nihility Laws.

It seemed that this was indeed the current limit, and likely the eternal limit... With the departure of the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, it was no longer possible for a complete World-Defying Heaven Manual to appear in this era.

But even if he could only touch and control the most superficial Nihility Laws, he could easily generate strange powers beyond the level of common understanding.

Qianye Ying'er stood at the edge of Soul Luo Heaven, her golden hair dancing in the wind, her robes fluttering, an ethereal figure of extraordinary grace, transcending the mundane.

Yun Che would often close his eyes in silence, sometimes for several hours, and she was accustomed to it.

"The three King Realms united, and the enthronement is imminent," Qianye Ying'er mused. "This timeline is much shorter than we previously estimated, and it's almost unbelievably smooth."

Qianye Ying'er seemed to be speaking to Yun Che, but also as if to herself.

"Should I say that the Heretic God's power and Eternal Calamity of Darkness are too strong," she continued, "or... that all of this is destined by heaven?"

Indeed, everything had been too fast, too smooth.

Qianye Ying'er knew well the power of the King Realms.

Initially, seeking cooperation with the Soul Stealing Realm was an indispensable path. And this cooperation had been excessively smooth from the start.

After that...

The Yama Realm was originally the most difficult target to conquer; as the Northern Region's foremost King Realm, having stood for 800,000 years, it was no empty title. Even if they successfully took down Burning Moon, annexing Yama would undoubtedly be difficult and brutal.

However, due to the existence of the Everlasting Darkness Bone Sea, they were forced to submit without any power to resist. Their three most powerful guardians also became Yun Che's three powerful, loyal hounds.

Although the Burning Moon Realm was the weakest King Realm in terms of overall strength, if Fen Daojun had chosen to fight to the death, with Burning Moon's powerful core strength and deep heritage, it would have cost a huge price to defeat them into submission.

However, in his rage, Yun Che shattered the strongest Eclipse Mooner with one palm and extinguished the Burning Moon Divine Emperor with one sword. That supreme majesty, belonging to the divine realm, caused the beliefs of all within Burning Moon to directly collapse, and he took them without shedding a drop of blood.

And as for the Soul Stealing Realm...

If Chi Wuyao were not his master, in a cooperation aimed at mutual exploitation, she might have been the most formidable enemy among these three King Realms.

Behind this monumental achievement, which the world would deem unprecedented, in reality... not even a single true fierce battle had occurred.

Yun Che opened his eyes and said in a low voice, "When I first arrived in the God Realm, I walked carefully, as if on thin ice, brushing past death countless times. People only hear of my increasingly widespread fame and see my increasingly dazzling halo, but they never know the life-and-death tribulations behind it."

Qianye Ying'er's golden eyes shifted slightly... because Yun Che's greatest "life-and-death tribulation" in the God Realm had been inflicted by her own hands.

Yun Che's closest encounter with death and the greatest torment he endured both came from her.

"I was grateful for all the blessings I received and embraced saving the world as a mission I had to bear and complete. I thought I was the chosen savior. I even once proudly asked Wuxin: 'Do you want your father to be a hero who saves the world?'... Heh!"

Yun Che slowly raised his head, gazing at the sky slowly rolling like black mist. "The Northern Divine Region, this land of heinous darkness, I originally thought it would greet me with endless trials and malevolence. But... the path of saving the world was fraught with life-and-death struggles at every step, while the path of becoming a devil was as smooth as a divine decree."

His gaze gradually turned grim as he solemnly declared, "It turns out I've always misunderstood my identity and the meaning of my existence. I'm not some saint meant to save the world at all, but a Devil Master destined to bring disaster to the world!"

"Now I'm quite curious..." He chuckled lowly, the curve of his lips and the demonic gleam in his eyes becoming grim and cold. "Among the three Divine Regions, who will be the 'hero' who ultimately slaughters me and saves the world?"

"Heh," Qianye Ying'er scoffed with a smile. "A Devil Master bringing disaster to the world? Even if you were a savior ten times over, just for you, by yourself, having slept with both the Dragon Queen and the Divine Maiden, countless men in the God Realm would still want to slice you into a thousand pieces."

"..." Yun Che slanted his gaze at her profile and the exquisite curves stirred by the cold wind, and chuckled lowly, retorting sarcastically, "They clearly offered themselves, yet I'm the one who committed a heinous crime? What a joke!"

"Then you should be sliced into a thousand—" Qianye Ying'er's voice suddenly stopped, her golden eyes turning. "So, you're saying Shen Xi was also proactive?"

Yun Che: "..."

"Hahahahahaha..." Qianye Ying'er's slender waist twisted, her full chest rising and falling, as she let out a wild burst of laughter. "Indeed! The more noble and pure a woman looks, the more wanton she is at heart, hahahaha!"

"Shut up," Yun Che snapped coldly. "I'm saying this one last time... Don't speak ill of her, not a single word!"

"Ill words?" Qianye Ying'er's beautiful eyes swirled mischievously. "When you use those two words for me on a normal day, you claim it's a compliment. But for her, it's ill words?"

Yun Che was momentarily speechless.

"Oh dear, it seems I've arrived at an inopportune moment."

A soul-melting demonic voice drifted softly as Chi Wuyao's figure descended from the sky. With no black mist shrouding her, she fully displayed her enchanting face, teeming with charm in her smile, and her devilishly sculpted figure.

Her arrival made Yun Che almost instinctively rise quickly.

Qianye Ying'er frowned slightly.

"Yun Qianying," Chi Wuyao said with a crescent-moon smile, her eyes sparkling, "May I borrow Yun Che for a moment?"

Chi Wuyao simply took light, natural steps, yet it created ripples of utterly captivating and heart-stirring allure. Qianye Ying'er's eyebrows twitched, and she sharply turned her gaze, coldly snorting, "No!"

A captivating, subtle fragrance wafted over; Chi Wuyao was already standing beside Yun Che, smiling charmingly. "You clearly say you'll honor this empress as Yun Che's empress, yet you stick to him twenty-four hours a day, unwilling to yield even a bit to this empress. This empress and her nine children are all yearning and pining for him."

"..." Warm, soft breaths brushed against his neck. Yun Che's expression remained unchanged, but his body temperature quickly rose, and his blood surged uncontrollably.

For Yun Che, Chi Wuyao's most terrifying aspect was not her Devil Emperor's soul, but rather her utterly natural, heaven-bestowed charm that required no deliberate release.

Back then, she could use Mu Xuanyin's aloof, ice-cold, immortal body, like a proud snow lotus, to enchant him beyond his control, let alone her current form as the Devil Queen.

Chi Wuyao's words, conversely, made Qianye Ying'er turn around, directly facing the devilish figure that even other women couldn't help but be stirred by, and lightly smiled, "Chi Wuyao, I fully agree with you becoming Yun Che's Empress; that's also part of our sincerity and conditions for cooperation. But, I am the only one who can sleep with him. These are two different matters. Do you understand now?"

Yun Che: "...???"

"Pfft..." Chi Wuyao chuckled charmingly, her eyes shimmering with countless beautiful ripples, which made Qianye Ying'er quickly avert her gaze again.

"What do you need me for?" Yun Che secretly let out a breath and asked.

Although he tried his best to control it, his gaze still unnaturally flinched away.

Because even now, he still hadn't truly figured out how to face Chi Wuyao.

"Two things," Chi Wuyao said with a shallow, alluring smile, looking at Yun Che. "First, in seven days, the heroes of the Northern Region will gather for your enthronement ceremony, yet your title as Divine Emperor has not yet been decided."

"As the first 'Devil Master' in the history of the Northern Divine Region," she added, "your imperial title is very important, you know."