Chapter 2948: Emperor's Supreme

Chapter 2948: The Supreme Among Emperors

Under the moonlight, Heng Yue was peaceful and serene.

At the peak of Yu Nu Feng, an ancient aura permeated the air. Three emperors were seated together—a scene not witnessed in countless years.

More importantly, these three emperors were, in a sense, family.

Heaven and earth were silent, and the three emperors remained quiet, simply sipping their tea. Ye Chen, usually quite talkative, was unusually reticent, as if an unspoken understanding made everything clear without words.

"Since you're here, don't leave tonight."

This sudden remark broke the tranquility. It came from the underworld, from Ming Di, who was wide awake in the middle of the night, standing with his hands behind his back, gazing at Yu Nu Feng.

As a great emperor, his words carried a refined air. The Gu Tian Ting Nu Di was an empress, but she was also, in a way, half a wife to Ye Da Di.

Awkwardly, none of the three emperors responded.

Ye Chen glanced at the Gu Tian Ting Nu Di, his eyes filled with hope that she might transform into Chu Xuan or Chu Ling. Her cold demeanor made his heart inexplicably anxious, perhaps because he missed his two wives so much.

The Gu Tian Ting Nu Di remained as indifferent as ice. She glanced at Ye Chen briefly, a sideways look as if to say, You're quite the character, managing to get someone from my heavenly court.

Ye Chen remained composed, sipping his tea and gazing at his wife to his heart's content. He even considered using force to take the woman away. After all, they were both great emperors, who was afraid of whom?

Yao Chi smiled slightly, as if she could read Ye Chen's thoughts.

She could hear them, and it seemed the Gu Tian Ting Nu Di could too. The latter glanced sideways at Ye Chen again, scrutinizing him carefully, wondering what kind of creature he was. Having become an emperor, how had his audacity only grown?

Ye Chen felt uneasy under her gaze and couldn't help but cough dryly.

Having inherited some memories from his first life, he knew all too well how terrifying the Gu Tian Ting Nu Di was. If she were in her complete form, a single breath from her could blow him, an emperor, straight to the ninth heaven.

After a long while, the Gu Tian Ting Nu Di rose and left as quietly as she had arrived, like a dream or an illusion. From beginning to end, she uttered not a single word and left no trace.

Ye Chen stared in that direction for a long time. Even after attaining the dao and becoming an emperor, he still couldn't see through the Gu Tian Ting Nu Di. Perhaps it was because his level wasn't high enough to lift that mysterious veil from the unknown.

"Should I call you Ye Chen, or should I call you Di Zun?"

Yao Chi parted her lips lightly, resting her cheek on his shoulder, unsure if she was speaking to herself or asking him.

"I'm still that same Ye Chen—your husband, and Ye Fan's father." Ye Chen's words were gentle and full of warmth.

"Calling you anything works just fine."

Ming Di was still watching from afar, his words laden with meaning.

Di Zun, the supreme among emperors.

This title suited Ye Chen perfectly.

The Dao Zu of Tian Jie thought the same.

Xian Wu Di Zun—those four simple words had been celebrated for countless ages. Now, upon closer reflection, they seemed to carry ancient depths. He used the title Xian Wu, and he deserved the dao title Di Zun—one from the first life, the other from the ninth, a cycle of cause and effect with a beginning and an end, mirroring the reincarnation of Xian Wu and Di Zun across nine lives.

As emperors themselves, the two admired the Xian Wu Da Di immensely. Perhaps even in ancient times, he had foreseen that fixed destiny: his ninth life would be an emperor, the supreme among them.

The night grew deeper.

Ye Chen released Long Ye from the wheel of reincarnation, using reverse reincarnation combined with the dao of a thousand transformations to eliminate his heavenly demon bloodline and memories.

Now that he was an emperor, he could accomplish this fully. As a sacred body emperor, he stood on par with heavenly emperors, and some things other great emperors couldn't do, he could—as a special privilege.

Then, Long Ye's soul was placed in an ever-burning lamp, and revival was only a matter of time, not requiring long.

Bathed in starlight, Ye Chen drew out a trace of spirit from within himself—it was Ye Xing Chen's. Along with it came the spirits of his nine dao bodies. He couldn't do this back then, but he could now.

"Time to go home."

Ye Chen smiled and gently waved his hand, sending Ye Xing Chen's spirit toward the mortal realm, where Xing Yue Sheng Nu awaited. The remaining nine spirits were sent to the homes of his nine dao bodies respectively.

Unlike in life, once these ten dao bodies revived, they would have no connection to him whatsoever. They would be completely free, without his origin or memories.

"What a fine night—perfect for some fun?"

It was Ming Di again, ever the opportunist, chiming in unexpectedly. He was still waiting for his reward, imagining the scene of the two emperors together would be incredibly alluring and captivating.

Ye Chen ignored him and raised his hand once more, retrieving Xing Tian's head from a temple far away.

"Don't be a stranger."

Ye Chen smiled and removed the seals on the head.

Xing Tian's head suddenly opened its eyes, filled with confusion, staring at Ye Chen for a long time before slowly closing again.

"Do you recognize him?"

Yao Chi asked softly.

"To be precise, it was my first life that knew him and met him," Ye Chen replied. "I didn't know at first, but after inheriting some memories from my first life, I learned of those ancient events."

"So, Xing Tian is really still alive?"

"Alive, on the Tai Gu Lu."

"What's Tai Gu Lu?"

Yao Chi couldn't help but ask. As an emperor herself, she knew some secrets, but not those related to the Tai Gu Lu that Ye Chen mentioned.

"It's a path leading to the Tai Gu Hong Huang," Ye Chen explained slowly. "In my first life, I died in battle on that path. That's also where I met the war god Xing Tian. In my first life, with the sacrifice of a million divine generals, I fought to the death against a Mo Tian Di. Xing Tian's head was severed by that Mo Tian Di. Because it involved forbidden powers, his body still can't be reformed. As for why his head ended up in the various heavens, it's easy to explain—it must have fallen through a rift."

Yao Chi listened, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. Secrets like this, if not spoken by Ye Chen himself, she wouldn't have believed.

"So, what exactly is the Tai Gu Hong Huang?"

After a long pause, she asked again.

"It's not a place—it's a segment of time," Ye Chen said, taking a deep breath. His knowledge of this came from memories inherited from his first life, though incomplete.

"A segment of time?" Yao Chi frowned.

"Yes, it's time. I don't know what secrets it hides, but I do know that emperors of every generation go there. In other words, after becoming an emperor, one receives a summons from the Tai Gu Hong Huang."

"This..."

Even with the supreme mindset of the Dong Huang Nu Di, she couldn't help but be shocked. From Ye Chen's words, it seemed that the emperors of the various heavens were all still alive, in the Tai Gu Hong Huang—like the nine kings of Da Chu, who people thought were dead but had actually gone to the various domains of the heavens. Emperors and kings were strikingly similar in this way.

She was shocked, and Ye Chen had been equally shocked back then. Only after inheriting some memories from his first life did he realize how terrifying this world was, with so many unknowns that even emperors couldn't conceal their horror.

"I'm an emperor too, and I haven't heard of such a summons."

After the shock, Yao Chi murmured.

"That's because the Tai Gu Lu is broken," Ye Chen said, sitting back down at the peak. "In my first life, I led a million divine generals to leave for the Tai Gu Hong Huang to investigate the Tai Gu Lu. But before we arrived, we were ambushed by foreign domain supremes. Because I formed my own wheel of reincarnation, it led to nine lives and the me of today. If the Tai Gu Lu hadn't been broken, and if there were no foreign domain supremes on that path, my first life and the million divine generals would likely have reached the Tai Gu Hong Huang. Xing Tian was once a divine general under some emperor. He was luckier than Xian Wu's million divine generals—he followed an emperor into the Tai Gu Hong Huang. As for why he returned to the Tai Gu Lu, I still don't know. But judging from the supreme emperor aura on his head, he must have attained the dao and become an emperor on that path. That road has no suppression from emperor dao marks."

Ye Chen finished speaking, and for a long time, Yao Chi said nothing. Her talent for enlightenment was extraordinary, but when it came to certain matters, her mind wasn't quite up to it—earning her the title of bookish fool, and rightfully so.

However, one thing she could figure out: in those years, foreign domain supremes frequently fell into the various heavens, and they must have come from that Tai Gu Lu. It was hard to imagine how many foreign domain supremes were still on that path.

"Do you know why the Tai Gu Lu broke and why there are so many foreign domain emperors?"

Ming Di asked, suddenly serious and no longer joking.

"It should be because something went wrong in the Tai Gu Hong Huang, causing the Tai Gu Lu to collapse and create many rifts. That's how the foreign domain supremes sneaked in through the cracks," Ye Chen offered his guess.

"Some kind of incident."

"I understand now." Dao Zu's eyes grew deeper. "Xing Tian left the Tai Gu Hong Huang to return to the various heavens and gather reinforcements."

"That aligns with what a peak emperor would see."

Ming Di stroked his beard, sharing the same guess.

Ye Chen said nothing, just clasped his hands behind his back. Tian Ming and the two emperors' words resonated with him strongly.

Thinking back, that damaged blood bead he once got from a black hole was related to the Tai Gu Hong Huang and must have had a similar fate to Xing Tian's head—they both fell out through rifts.

From this, it was clear that in all those ages, many had come out from the Tai Gu Hong Huang, not just Xing Tian. There should be more divine generals from past emperors, all carrying missions to return to the various heavens for reinforcements. However, because the Tai Gu Lu was shattered, most who came out were destroyed, with only Xing Tian surviving—and even then, due to the forbidden chaos, he wandered on the Tai Gu Lu.

Tian Ming and the two emperors fell silent, a gloom settling over them. They now knew who the third person from the various heavens on the Tai Gu Lu was and who had become an emperor there. But the more they knew, the stronger the ominous feeling—exactly what kind of disaster had occurred in the Tai Gu Hong Huang?

Yao Chi listened quietly. She thought she knew enough, but compared to the three emperors, she realized how little she knew.

"No time like the present—it's best to go and check the Tai Gu Lu."

Ming Di spoke first, looking at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen turned his head and, through the barrier, gave Ming Di a sidelong glance. Do you think I don't want to go? My ancestors and my loved ones are on the Tai Gu Lu. The problem is, where's the gate? Where is it?

Ming Di coughed dryly, having overlooked that point.

There was once an entrance in Tian Huang, but it wasn't something just anyone could open. With Tian Huang aging and the other shore flowers blooming, without an elder bearing the mark, that gate couldn't be opened. Although Ye Chen was the ninth life of Xian Wu, he wasn't Xian Wu himself.

Perhaps Ye Chen could open it, but it would take time.

Dao Zu took a deep breath and looked toward the Gu Tian Ting Nu Di. The Tai Gu Lu was built by her, so she could create a new entrance, though that too would require time.

So, they had to wait.

Ye Chen wasn't from the first life, and Xi was not the complete Gu Tian Ting Nu Di. Whoever of them tried would need time.

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