Chapter 1939: Dark Night Fills the Sky

Anyone else acting so brazenly in Emperor Yun City would have been kicked a thousand miles away by any of the Three Yama Ancestors. But facing Jun Xilei, they could only cautiously block her, not daring to make any rash moves for fear of inviting further trouble.

"Little Sword Monarch?" Yama One was about to speak when Caizhi's soft murmur came from behind him. Yun Che's aura also entered their perception. Yun Che and Caizhi stepped out ahead of schedule, and the Three Yama Ancestors instantly felt a massive weight lift, immediately releasing their hold on Jun Xilei.

Seeing Yun Che, Jun Xilei's chaotic emotions instantly burst forth. She disregarded everything else, stumbling towards him and clutching the front of his robes with icy hands: "Yun Che, you must go... run! You cannot die... only you... absolutely cannot die!"

"...!?" Yun Che's furrowed brows, initially showing surprise, instantly sank. With Yun Che's current power and everything under his control, not only was death impossible, but there wasn't even a meaningful threat to him in this world. To anyone else, Jun Xilei's words would sound like the ravings of a madwoman. The sudden demise of the Primordial Dragon Emperor had filled him with immense doubt, causing him and Caizhi to end their seclusion early. But the Jun Xilei before him... her eyes and aura were unnervingly chaotic, and her words transformed his doubt into an uncontrollable unease. He reached out, placed a hand on Jun Xilei's shoulder, and looked into her eyes, saying, "What happened? Tell me slowly."

Yun Che's aura, however, could not quickly calm the turmoil in Jun Xilei's mind. Her eyes trembling, she spoke in fragmented, strained whispers: "People from... the Abyss of Nothingness... The Primordial Dragon Emperor is dead... Master... Master..." Having been on the verge of spiritual collapse from the extreme terror and shock, the mention of her Master now brought a surge of grief that instantly rendered her speechless, sobbing uncontrollably. Tears streamed down her face, but she was, after all, the Little Sword Monarch. She lowered her head, stifling her cries, and whispered, "Look at my... memories..." Her soul sea was thus completely open before Yun Che... This was born of profound sorrow, yet also from the deepest subconscious trust.

"You know how the Primordial Dragon Emperor died?" Caizhi took a sudden step forward. Yun Che raised a hand to block Caizhi, his palm on Jun Xilei's shoulder tightening slightly as a wisp of soul power slowly permeated her unguarded soul sea.

Jun Xilei's memories from the past quarter-hour instantly appeared in Yun Che's consciousness in their entirety... A moment of dead silence, then his pupils slowly constricted, his aura tightening soundlessly, while an ominous gloom rapidly spread across his otherwise unchanging features.

"What happened!?" Yun Che's aura shift was too drastic, making Caizhi's already unsettled heart clench. Yun Che said nothing. He lifted his hand, touched Caizhi's brow with his fingertips, and silently poured the memories he had just absorbed into her soul sea. In an instant, Caizhi's aura solidified as if held by a thousand magnets.

Effortlessly suppressing the Sword Monarch and his disciple, raising a hand to annihilate the Primordial Dragon Emperor... Unknown figures, unknown phenomena, unknown words, unknown power... Both Yun Che and Caizhi stood at the pinnacle of the current world, clearly aware of the limits of present-day power. Thus, they understood with absolute clarity that what was contained in Jun Xilei's memories was power that clearly surpassed... indeed, far surpassed the limits of this world! It was terrifying power that simply should not exist in this era! Caizhi's horror was beyond measure; it was a collapse of her understanding. And accompanying this collapse was a sudden, drastic change in this world, which had been firmly controlled by Yun Che.

"How... how could this be... how could this be..." Caizhi murmured distractedly, her body as ethereal as her gaze: "Who are they..."

"The... Abyss..." Yun Che stared ahead, his hands unconsciously clenching. The sudden death of the Primordial Dragon Emperor had alerted him and Caizhi, but he could never have imagined that what caused all this was... an existence beyond their comprehension.

Abyss... Passage... Abyss Dust... Abyss Emperor... Knights... Pioneers of a new era... True Divine Scale... One after another, these terms from Jun Xilei's memories crashed into Yun Che's soul sea, each one chilling the world, each word like the collapse of the heavens.

"Run... run!" Jun Xilei's hands still gripped Yun Che tightly, her voice a tearful plea: "Go somewhere... no one can find you... Those people are monsters... Only you cannot die... Only you... are the future... the only hope..." Though her soul was chaotic, terrified, and heartbroken to the point of shattering, she still clearly understood what the appearance of those "monsters" meant for this world.

Yun Che remained silent, his gaze fixed ahead. A dreadful quiet stretched on for a long time. The Three Yama Ancestors deeply sensed the strangeness in the air, not daring to breathe. Finally, Yun Che gently pushed Jun Xilei away. Before him, a sound transmission profound array silently unfolded, and then his calm, yet heavy voice rang out: "Meiyin, immediately use the Universe Needle to bring the Devil Queen, Xuanyin, Qianying, Cang Shitian, Qitianli, Azure Dragon..." His voice abruptly paused, then Yun Che suddenly changed his instructions: "Wait, conserve the Universe Needle's power as much as possible. Bring only the Devil Queen to Emperor Yun City quickly." The transmission ended. Shui Meiyin didn't ask a single question. Yun Che's words and tone were enough for her to instantly understand the gravity of the situation.

One breath... two breaths... three breaths... A faint crimson divine light shimmered, and the figures of Shui Meiyin and Chi Wuyao appeared before them.

"What happened?" In that first instant, Chi Wuyao detected the abnormal atmosphere. Especially the darkness on Yun Che's and Caizhi's faces, a grimness that should never be present.

"The brief calm has ended," Yun Che sighed, a sound that unsettled them. He then transferred Jun Xilei's memories to Chi Wuyao and Shui Meiyin.

When shock is too intense, so intense that perception and comprehension momentarily fail, it doesn't cause a surge of emotion, but rather a blankness and speechlessness. For the first time, Chi Wuyao, with her devilishly keen intellect, found her aura and soul aura frozen for a prolonged period.

"Devil Queen," Yun Che spoke, "I want your judgment."

"..." Chi Wuyao's demonic eyes flickered slightly, then slowly closed. She remained silent for a long time. Brief memories, few words, just seven individuals... yet her formidable devil soul needed the longest time and most careful consideration to process them.

"The... Abyss... of... Nothingness..." Shui Meiyin whispered. "Are they truly... people from the Abyss of Nothingness... That's clearly an abyss that... turns everything into nothingness."

"Could the records be wrong? That beneath the Abyss... there has always been another world?"

"The records are not wrong," Yun Che said gravely. "Just a year ago, I spoke with... the will of the Ancestral God."

"...!?" Chi Wuyao's closed eyes suddenly snapped open. Shui Meiyin, Jun Xilei, and Caizhi were all astonished. The Ancestral God – this was a being of absolute supremacy. The shock these three words delivered was immense. Given the current situation, he had to reveal this secret, which he had intended to keep forever hidden, far earlier than planned: "She told me that the world we currently inhabit is not the complete Primal Chaos. Back then, to create a world capable of fostering numerous living beings, she separated the creation and destruction aspects of the original Primal Chaos."

"Our current world is the World of Creation. And the Abyss is the World of Annihilation. The power described in records that turns everything that falls into it into nothingness is that original power of annihilation. The two worlds are connected by the Primordial God Realm, existing in balance, one creation and one annihilation."

"However... near the end of the War of Gods and Devils, the Ancestral Will, which had never fully dissipated, accidentally discovered a clear anomaly in the Primal Chaos. Grandmist Qi, Divine Dao Aura, Dark Devil Aura... all mysteriously flowed in one direction."

"Towards the Abyss of Nothingness."

"It was then that she realized the laws she had imbued into the Abyss of Nothingness during creation had developed a flaw after immense time and the impact of the War of Gods and Devils, and were rapidly collapsing... eventually completely deviating from the original laws to a degree that even her residual Ancestral Will could not comprehend."

"Meaning," Shui Meiyin said softly, "from that time, or perhaps even earlier, the Abyss of Nothingness, having deviated from its original laws, was no longer merely an Abyss of Nothingness that only brought destruction? It might have... gradually formed its own laws, becoming its own world..."

"..." Yun Che could not answer. What kind of changes would occur in the Abyss of Nothingness once it deviated from the Ancestral Laws, even the Ancestral Will could not say. Her constant concern was that the out-of-control Abyss of Nothingness would retaliate against the World of Creation with its destructive power, which was why she chose to reincarnate through a thousand lifetimes.

However, Yun Che could never have imagined that the Abyss calamity the Ancestral Will feared would appear so quickly... yet not as a surge of destructive power, but by sending forth... Seven truly terrifying monsters for the present world!

"Now is not the time to trace origins. However astonishing or bizarre the truth behind this is, it no longer matters." Chi Wuyao finally spoke. Her demonic eyes opened, radiating the deepest black light seen thus far. All eyes converged on Chi Wuyao. Chi Wuyao slowly said, "Outsiders aren't terrifying; what's terrifying is that they possess power we cannot possibly contend with." She emphasized with slightly redundant words: "They rendered the Sword Monarch immobile with just their aura, and obliterated the Primordial Dragon Emperor in mere breaths... This isn't 'hard to contend with,' it's 'impossible to contend with.'"

"Even more terrifying is that these outsiders harbor hatred for this world." With a sigh, she slowly, heavily uttered the words: "A world beyond this world... truly absurd." Indeed, it was too absurd. Like a nightmare suddenly descending upon the world without any prelude, any warning, or any rhyme or reason. Behind them, the Three Yama Ancestors exchanged bewildered glances, their minds reeling from shock. Although they were Yun Che's slaves, their understanding of the world beyond their slave mark was complete. Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, neither their knowledge nor their records... had ever mentioned anything about a world beyond this one.

"Hatred..." Recalling the images and sounds from Jun Xilei's memory, beyond the excitement and exhilaration displayed by their leader, there was indeed a chilling hatred. The method used to kill the Primordial Dragon Emperor clearly showed both vengeance and cruelty.

"So," Shui Meiyin slowly said, "they've come to destroy?"

"No," Chi Wuyao shook her head. "From their own words, they wish to be rulers, not destroyers. Therefore, their hatred is restrained. Although they killed the Primordial Dragon Emperor, they never went for the kill against the Sword Monarch and his disciple... because, compared to momentary venting, what they needed more was a 'guide.'" Abyss Emperor... These two words struck Chi Wuyao's mind, a weight that made her deeply suffocate. These seven utterly terrifying figures were merely pioneers. Although it was just a few memories from Jun Xilei, the profound reverence these seven terrifying individuals held for the "Abyss Emperor" was clearly perceptible. What kind of being could that be?

Shui Meiyin's eyes remained dim, showing no hint of light from Chi Wuyao's words. She whispered, "Whether they've come to destroy or to rule, for us, it makes no difference. If the God Realm falls into their hands, others might choose to surrender, but former emperors... will certainly..." She looked up at Yun Che, her fingers clutching his sleeve. "Little Sword Monarch is right, Big Brother Yun Che. We can only temporarily evade them. As long as Big Brother Yun Che is here, no matter how terrifying they are, in the future... Big Brother Yun Che can create infinite possibilities." Shui Meiyin was right; anyone could surrender. But only emperors... even if they knelt, would face execution. "Temporarily evade" was the most diplomatic term Shui Meiyin could think of.

"Run... run away! Don't... don't act rashly!" Tears stained Jun Xilei's cheeks, her body still trembling slightly. She was grief-stricken and terrified, yet remarkably clear-headed. Having personally endured the pressure of those seven individuals, she understood better than anyone that it was a power Yun Che absolutely, utterly could not contend with.

Chi Wuyao said no more, her demonic eyes fixed on Yun Che: "The decision is yours. This concerns our survival, and I know that even if your decision goes against mine, I cannot stop you." No sooner had she finished speaking than everyone's hearts suddenly seized. From the distant sky, a continuous low wail faintly echoed, as if the entire world had suddenly begun to tremble slightly... and it did not cease for a long time. Yun Che, Chi Wuyao, Caizhi, Shui Meiyin, Jun Xilei, the Three Yama Ancestors... and countless other powerful individuals in the God Realm, their gazes, as if drawn by an irresistible unseen force, all abruptly turned towards the distant starry sky... where the Primordial God Realm was located.

"They... have come out..." Jun Xilei murmured, lost in a daze. The surrounding air pulsed with the fear of the entire God Realm. Chi Wuyao exhaled slowly: "It seems you have little time left for deliberation."