Chapter 998: Flaw

Yun Che left, but the slight disturbance at the bottom of the Heaven Pool did not subside for a long time. Even a god could not fully digest such a vast amount of memory in a short time, let alone comprehend it completely. The girl in the ice remained silent, her consciousness entirely immersed in Yun Che's memories.

Evil God... why did he possess dark profound energy?Was it related to his union with the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor? Or...

Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword?Heaven Smiting?Devil Slayer?

Heaven Smiting — refers to the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor. The Heaven Smiting Devil Clan, under the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, was the only devil clan capable of transforming into a sword. The sword they transformed into was called the Heaven Smiting Devil Sword, while the sword the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor himself transformed into… was called the Heaven Smiting Devil God Sword, which emitted the darkest sword light.

Devil Slayer — the name of the sword formed by the Sword Spirit God Clan. The "Devil Slayer Sword" was feared by all devils. After the complete war between the gods and devils, the Sword Spirit God Clan was consequently the first to be destroyed by the devils. Furthermore, if memory serves, the clan leader of the Sword Spirit God Clan transformed into the Holy Spirit Devil Slayer Sword, which emitted a bright sword light.

The battle against the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign, the suppression of dark devil energy… clearly reached the level of the Holy Spirit Devil Slayer Sword!And the extreme suppression of his devil soul… only the Heaven Smiting Devil God Sword, personally formed by the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, should be capable of that!

At that time, even with all of Yun Che's strength, his profound energy and soul power were less than half of the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign's. He could annihilate the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign entirely because of that extraordinarily significant power suppression and soul suppression.

Clearly opposing and mutually restrictive, diametrically opposite existences… why could they coexist on the same sword? The sword light's color was also an unusual vermilion… That profound ark indeed belonged to the Sword Spirit clan, but the girl named Hong'er, who possessed "Heaven Smiting" attributes, could she truly be a goddess of the Sword Spirit God Clan?

Wait! I remember… that profound ark was given by the Evil God to the Sword Spirit God Clan back then… Its ability to transform internal space and traverse through space was imprinted by the Evil God using the Universe Needle.

Azure Cloud Continent… Death God's Profound Valley… Dark Abyss…

Those ancient beasts…

And… that girl with only a quarter of her soul…

The Dragon God said it sealed its daughter into the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword… So, the rumor that the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword last appeared within the Dragon God clan was true. Then, the rumor that the Dragon God clan, facing suppression from the devil race, cast it into the Samsara Well to prevent it from being seized by the devils, should also be true… But why would it seal his daughter into the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Sword? That is an extremely sacred sword, incredibly difficult to interfere with. To seal his daughter's soul within it, even the Dragon God would have had to pay an enormous price…

Wait! Samsara Well!?Could it be…

Yun Che's memories contained too much information that even the Ice Phoenix could not comprehend. She merged these details with her own ancient memories, pondering and seeking answers during a long period of silence…

Yun Che ascended through the water a few times faster than he had descended. Having unexpectedly encountered the true form of the Ice Phoenix, which still existed in the world, he had stayed a bit longer at the bottom of the pool. This made him feel a slight urgency, and he quickly thought of how to proceed.

The pool water parted, and Yun Che shot out of the Netherfrost Heavenly Pool, then he froze for a moment.

The Netherfrost Heavenly Pool was utterly silent… and, more importantly, completely empty. Looking around, not a single person was in sight.

The Ice Phoenix Palace and Ice Phoenix Divine Hall, over five thousand people in total, had all disappeared!

Yun Che reached up and pressed his hand to his forehead… Although he had descended to the very bottom, the time from his entry to his exit was at most less than fifteen minutes, not much longer than Mu Hanyi's. How could it be completely empty?

He suddenly recalled the blank period in his consciousness when the Ice Phoenix was reading his memories… Could that blank period have been several hours, or even several days? No, that can't be right! With the Ice Phoenix's immense soul power, reading memories shouldn't take that long…

"Hmph, you came out surprisingly quickly. It seems your courage isn't as great as this King imagined."

The voice, though not particularly loud or soft, and clearly female, thundered like bolts of lightning deep within Yun Che's soul. Yun Che instantly looked up… High above, a giant ice dragon gleamed with cold light, its massive ice wings spread wide, obscuring the sky.

Above the dragon's head, beyond the icy mist, was a terrifying figure emanating an overwhelming aura that made one's heart tremble.

"Sect… Master!"Yun Che gasped, then his entire body stiffened, unable to utter another word.

Such terrifying pressure…

Under the Snow Song Realm King's aura, all elders, palace masters, and top disciples of the Ice Phoenix Divine Sect were silent as cicadas in winter. Now, he suddenly faced the Snow Song Realm King alone, and the intensity of this terrifying pressure was something he had never experienced in his life…

It was a feeling that his body, bones, and soul could be crushed to dust at any moment.

Yet this aura was by no means intentionally released; it was merely her most natural and normal state… because she was a Divine Master, a supreme existence in the entire God Realm.

So powerful that she could be a Realm King even in the Upper Star Realms!

"This is truly astonishing. This King could only descend to a depth of two thousand three hundred zhang at most, yet you were able to dive to a depth this King couldn't even perceive. Hmph, aren't you going to explain to this King how you managed that?"

The Snow Song Realm King's voice was cold and flat. Yun Che secretly took a light breath, about to give his pre-prepared excuse… but before he could speak, the Snow Song Realm King interrupted him.

"Are you trying to tell this King that you don't know yourself, and then emphasize how you previously didn't even dare to touch the Netherfrost Pool water, leading this King to believe you possess a special ice physique and talent that you weren't even aware of?"

Yun Che's open mouth froze… because what the Snow Song Realm King said was exactly the same as the excuse he was about to give!

"Those who dare to lie to this King usually either die, or wish they were dead. As for you…" The Snow Song Realm King's voice suddenly deepened, "It would be too much of a waste to simply kill someone who possesses the power of the ancient Evil God."

Yun Che was struck by lightning, his vision exploding—

What did she say?Evil… God?!

No! Impossible… The power of the Evil God, besides himself, Jasmine, and those ancient gods, no one else could possibly recognize it! Although the Snow Song Realm King was terrifyingly strong, she was ultimately human… How could she know he possessed the Evil God's power?

Did I mishear, or…

Yun Che looked up, forcing himself to remain calm, but his movements still seemed a bit stiff: "Sect Master, what are you saying… I don't understand."

"Don't understand?" The Snow Song Realm King sneered mockingly, "The Evil God's legacy on you was something you personally told me, and now you're telling me you don't understand? Heh, do you take this King for a fool like yourself?"

Yun Che froze completely: I… personally told her?!How is that possible! The Evil God's legacy is my biggest secret; how could I tell anyone about it!

"You don't need to think of how to argue. This King will now tell you everything, point by point!"

Yun Che: "..."

The Snow Song Realm King said gravely, "Our sect's supreme profound art, the 'Ice Phoenix Divine Seal Canon,' can only be cultivated using the power of the Ice Phoenix as its foundation, unless one possesses the legendary 'Nine Profound Exquisite Body' which transcends laws. Yet you, who have neither the soul nor the blood of an Ice Phoenix, have cultivated the Ice Phoenix Divine Seal Canon to the sixth stage. This is highly unusual."

"Not only have you mastered the Ice Phoenix Divine Seal Canon, but you also possess both Phoenix Flame energy and Golden Crow Flame energy, and can wield them simultaneously without mutual rejection. This is also highly unusual."

Yun Che listened intently… It seemed Mu Bingyun had told her everything about him. But even with all this, it was impossible to connect it to the "Evil God." What had gone wrong?

"On your very first day in the Snow Song Realm, you, with profound energy yet to enter the Divine Way, defeated a Divine Way profound practitioner. This is something ordinary profound energy could never achieve."

"When you previously broke through here, with your profound energy dispersed throughout your body, the cold energy here couldn't harm you at all. Instead, you completed your Divine Way breakthrough in just a short hour, and at the moment of breakthrough, you attracted all the Ice Spirits… These events simply could not happen without extreme elemental power that defies common sense."

"Your descent into the Netherfrost Heavenly Pool for thousands of zhang further proves this point."

The Snow Song Realm King's tone shifted again, becoming even more startling: "If it were merely these things, they could certainly be explained as extraordinary talent. No one would connect them to the 'Evil God.' After all, exceptional talents appear in every era, and while possessing two or three divine powers simultaneously is rare, it does exist, and having multiple elemental profound energies is even more common… The most crucial point is that in this world, a legacy at the level of a Creation God has never appeared, so no one would simply associate your power with the Evil God, a Creation God."

"But you, oblivious to the danger, exposed the Star God Broken Shadow!"

Yun Che abruptly looked up, his mind severely shaken… At this moment, he suddenly realized something.

"Do you know why the Star God Broken Shadow is called the Star God Broken Shadow? Because it is a Star God profound art that only the Twelve Star Gods of the Star God Realm can cultivate. And only the Twelve Star Gods could teach you to cultivate the Star God Broken Shadow!"

"Your purpose in coming to the God Realm was precisely to find the Heaven Smiting Star God!"

"Eight years ago, there were rumors that the Heaven Smiting Star God obtained some kind of Evil God's legacy in the Southern Divine Region, and subsequently fell victim to the God Extinguishing Poison, perishing… This was not some obscure secret, but an event that shook the entire God Realm and was known to everyone back then!"

Yun Che's mouth hung open, speechless for a long time.

"You risked coming here just to see the Heaven Smiting Star God again, which shows that you must have a very deep bond. Such feelings are not formed overnight, so it's highly probable that the eight years the Heaven Smiting Star God was missing, she was with you. Therefore, combining your abnormal profound energy and elemental control abilities, along with the Evil God's past title as the Creation God of Elements, and the rumor that the Heaven Smiting Star God obtained some kind of Evil God's legacy…"

"This King could easily deduce that you possess the Evil God's legacy!"

"If your Star God Broken Shadow were exposed to others, it would very likely attract their investigation. If news reaches the Star God Realm, they would certainly inquire which Star God taught you. If your connection to the Heaven Smiting Star God were discovered, combined with your abnormal profound energy and elemental control abilities—what this King could deduce, they have no reason not to!"

"Not only the Evil God's power you possess, but they might even deduce that you have the Sky Poison Pearl! Because the Heaven Smiting Star God was afflicted with the God Extinguishing Poison back then!"

"At that time, what would be your fate? And what would be the fate of the planet you came from?"

"Hiss…" Cold sweat streamed down Yun Che's forehead.