Chapter 939: Is there more?

These words were uttered by Ning Yan!

His voice echoed, its resonance lingering, forming a storm in everyone's hearts, shaking their bodies and souls.

Xu Qing gazed at Ning Yan, sighing inwardly. With his understanding of Ning Yan, he naturally discerned the truth and guessed who was influencing him.

"No wonder he had been in seclusion..."

At that moment, Ning Yan stepped forward, his eyes like sharp blades, unflinching, directly confronting the Human Emperor.

"Father Emperor, am I wrong?"

As he spoke, a powerful royal bloodline aura surged from his body, erupting upward and sweeping towards the human race's destiny, causing its power to churn violently in that instant!

The moment his foot landed, a long, dark silk scroll materialized out of thin air around him. It circled several times before shooting skyward!

"And today, I have three offerings to present to you!"

The instant Ning Yan's voice rang out, the long silk scroll, which had soared into the sky, unfurled across the firmament like a black dragon, growing larger and larger. Eventually... it formed a massive scroll.

Countless images appeared within it, revealing the suffering and wailing of the human populace.

One could see the misery of cannibalism, corpses frozen to death in winter, mortals wailing amidst flames, children suffering from strange afflictions... Burning, killing, looting, survival of the fittest—all the sorrows of life caused by chaos in the mortal world continuously emerged within the scroll! Some starved to death, some were sacrificed to refine artifacts, some died shortly after birth, offered as living sacrifices!

Good people died because of their goodness, evil people were slaughtered by even greater evil, thugs ran rampant, and sinister laughter echoed through the heavens!

Scene after scene... was shocking to behold!

Xu Qing looked at these scenes; he had experienced many of them himself. His childhood memories resurfaced!

In those days, he had often felt bewildered: why was the world like this? Why was the world so cruel?

Why, in this world, did his gaze encounter nothing but evil?

Why did merely surviving become an aspiration?

Where was the light in this desolation... Xu Qing fell silent!

Silence enveloped all sides!

Only Ning Yan, his eyes bloodshot, stared intently at the silent Human Emperor, grinding his teeth as he spoke.

"This is the Scroll of Countless Grievances, formed from the tragic suffering of all human mortals within your territory during your reign. Their cries, their pain, their confusion... today, Human Emperor, perhaps you should listen."

"Is this how you serve as Human Emperor...?"

"Is this how you grandiosely sacrifice to your ancestors?"

"Is this how you shamelessly claim credit?"

"Today, I am not convinced, and the citizens who died over the past three millennia are not convinced!"

As Ning Yan spoke, he violently waved his hand. The sky rumbled, and the Scroll of Countless Grievances trembled, then shattered into countless black specks that merged into the surrounding destiny of the human race!

Instantly, the human race's destiny churned like never before, finally forming a colossal vortex that rotated thunderously above the Altar of Heaven!

The intensity of the fluctuations was earth-shattering!

"Xuan Zhan, how can you claim that you have brought no shame upon your ancestors above, and that you have established great achievements for your descendants below?"

"Does the 'Human Figure' you sacrificed depict the suffering of the common people?"

"Does the 'Register of Heroic Spirits' you sacrificed record the misery of their descendants?"

"Where is the 'favorable weather' that you, the Human Emperor, bestowed upon your people?"

Ning Yan's voice was equally sharp, echoing in all directions. The sky rumbled, the Imperial Star shook, and the Altar of Heaven trembled. An immense pressure burst forth from the human race's destiny, now mixed with black specks!

Yet, the Human Emperor remained silent throughout, his expression unchanged, calmly watching Ning Yan.

Seeing this, Ning Yan's eyes grew redder, and he took another step forward!

"Since you are unwilling to speak, then I, your son, shall present you, Father Emperor, with a second offering!"

With that, Ning Yan raised his hand, and immediately, a second long scroll shot into the sky!

This scroll was scarlet red, unfurling across the sky, and similarly, countless images were revealed within it!

They were, astonishingly... various human officials.

Greed, sin, slaughter, and more were vividly displayed. Under the Human Emperor's rule, families, driven by their own self-interest, different stances, and various motives, committed countless crimes.

Many were outrageous to the present day.

This was precisely the "Register of Officials' Sins."

Its appearance caused many officials to blanch, their minds reeling in extreme horror!

The sense of unease intensified to the extreme!

"Xuan Zhan, is this your empire? Is this your dominion?"

Ning Yan let out a sharp laugh, and immediately the scarlet scroll shattered into countless red specks, also merging into the human race's destiny. The churning of destiny became even more intense at this moment, surpassing its peak, like an ancient giant, letting out an earth-shattering roar towards the Altar of Heaven!

As if in protest!

But the Human Emperor remained calm, silent, still gazing at Ning Yan!

Seeing this, Ning Yan took a deep breath and produced the third item.

It was a blood-red skull.

A human skull!

And it didn't look like an adult's, but a child's!

The blood on it seemed to have been drawn inward and accumulated in the body before death, turning the bone scarlet after it withered.

Holding the skull, Ning Yan stared at the Human Emperor, grinding his teeth as he uttered words that once again caused everyone's expressions to change.

"Xuan Zhan, you probably don't recognize this bone. That's alright; today, I'll make sure you do!"

Having said that, Ning Yan's gaze swept across all directions, passing over Xu Qing and the others, then looking beyond the Ancient Imperial Star, finally fixing on the vortex of destiny!

He spoke loudly!

"Ancestors above, destiny of our race above, millions of humans above!"

"Do you know why Human Emperor Xuan Zhan ascended to the Master realm back then?"

As soon as these words were uttered, a sense of shock arose from all sides, for the Human Emperor's ascension to the Master realm was *before* his enthronement...

"Most outsiders believe Xuan Zhan broke through to the Soul Incarnation realm and entered the Master realm by virtue of his bloodline. But in reality... he secretly sacrificed the living beings of nine outer territories to himself, thus achieving ascension!"

"This would normally be harmless, as it was merely a foreign region. However, within those nine sacrificed territories, in addition to numerous alien races, there were also several of our human citizens."

"As Human Emperor, Xuan Zhan is the emperor of all humanity. Though these citizens were in foreign lands, they were still his subjects!"

"Yet he disregarded the lives of his citizens and committed such brutal acts, incurring the wrath of both heaven and man."

"Within the Master realm he ascended to, there is the blood of our human citizens, and the souls of our human citizens!"

Ning Yan's voice was deafening, erupting like thunder in the Imperial Capital!

He then raised his hand, sending the blood-red skull up to the firmament, into the vortex of the human race's destiny!

"I ask the destiny of our human race to bear witness!"

On the sky, the red skull vanished. Everyone's gaze instinctively fell upon the vortex of destiny, until the next moment, a Dragon of Destiny flew out of the vortex, letting out an earth-shattering roar towards the Human Emperor!

Its cry was utterly mournful!

In that instant, everyone's expressions and minds changed drastically!

And the vortex of destiny, spurred by the Dragon of Destiny's mournful cry, accelerated its rotation, creating earth-shattering rumbling sounds. Its color also transformed, becoming infused with black and red!

As if infected by the grievances within it, and understanding that what sustains can also destroy, in the next instant, amidst a series of increasingly powerful thunderclaps, black-and-red iron chains formed within the vortex of destiny and violently lashed downwards!

Their number was immense, well over a thousand!

They shot directly towards the Human Emperor on the Altar of Heaven below. Yet, the Human Emperor showed no resistance, allowing the chains to clatter down, binding his body and lifting him into the air!

The next moment, even more chains erupted from the destiny, reinforcing this suppression, this punishment from destiny.

Witnessing this scene, Ning Yan's eyes gleamed as he stared intently at the Human Emperor!

"Before, you disdained to speak. But now, do you have nothing left to say?"

The Human Emperor's expression remained calm!

Even though he was suppressed by the human race's destiny and bound by chains, he merely gazed at Ning Yan, as if waiting to see what else the other party had in store!

This sight filled the assembled officials with shock and doubt, and Ning Yan's heart also sank!

However, he was confident in his preparations, and now that the arrow was on the string, it had to be loosed.

So, his eyes grew redder, and he let out a loud roar!

"Are you still not going to act?"

These words were clearly not directed at the Human Emperor!

Because the moment his words resonated, a scene that made Xu Qing hold his breath occurred!

The Zhenyan King beside him... instantly vanished.

At that very instant, a rift suddenly tore open in the firmament!

The Zhenyan King's figure stepped out from within, his face expressionless. He unleashed a monstrous aura, the full power of an eighth-stage Soul Incarnation realm cultivator, capable of suppressing all ages!

His steps exuded overwhelming power, and as he raised his hand, a long saber materialized before him, then slashed towards the Human Emperor... with a single strike.

With this single strike, eight great worlds seemed to shimmer, their thunderous essence converging within the saber's light, forming a cataclysmic force, a fatal blow.

All these changes happened too quickly; most people within the Ancient Imperial Star had no time to react. The Zhenyan King's betrayal and regicide were simply beyond everyone's imagination!

While it was possible for anyone to defect, in the minds of the masses, the Zhenyan King, who had fought for the human race for many years, tirelessly devoted to public service, was absolutely the least likely person to betray.

Yet now... such an unbelievable turn of events had occurred.

He was actually Ning Yan's trump card!

For a moment, the storm in everyone's hearts intensified, reaching an extreme level of shock. But there was no time for further thought. Seeing this ritual turn into an act of regicide, cultivators from both within and outside the Ancient Imperial Star instinctively rushed forward to intervene!

The fastest to appear was an aged figure who suddenly materialized in front of the Human Emperor. Dressed in eunuch's attire, as if he had always been there, he now appeared, raising his hand towards the saber strike unleashed by the Zhenyan King, pressing against it!

The cultivation of a ninth-stage Soul Incarnation realm cultivator erupted astonishingly from this old eunuch!

He was clearly a hidden powerhouse of the human race.

As he made his move, the heavens and earth instantly rumbled, winds surged, directly blocking the Zhenyan King's saber strike.

Yet, even with his ninth-stage power, after resisting the blow, he actually staggered back several steps and spat out a mouthful of blood!

This showed the extraordinary might of the Zhenyan King.

As for the imperial guard cultivators rushing from outside the Imperial Star, just as they were about to enter, the human race's protective formation activated, blocking everyone from the outside!

This star did not permit entry to those without qualification.

And though the crowd within the Ancient Imperial Star also surged forward, they were forced to retreat by a sweeping saber strike from the Zhenyan King as he turned back!

However, the Zhenyan King could not make further moves, as he was entangled by the ninth-stage eunuch!

Xu Qing watched this scene and looked at Ning Yan!

A murderous glint flashed in Ning Yan's eyes. He charged directly towards the bound Human Emperor, and with a grasp in the void, a long spear appeared in his hand!

But just then, the Human Emperor, bound by the human race's destiny in mid-air, trembled slightly. With a thunderous sound, one of the iron chains shattered!

Immediately after, as the Human Emperor's aura emanated, an overwhelming terrifying presence surged forth. The chains on his body simply couldn't hold, snapping one after another in rapid succession!

As the chains broke, the Human Emperor, still expressionless, raised his head. He looked at Ning Yan, whose body stiffened and expression darkened, and spoke his first words to Ning Yan today!

"Little Eleventh, is that all?"