Chapter 427: New Dynasty

The forty-third year of the Divine Sakura Empire.

The Great Emperor Sakura had been missing from the empire for two years. Initially, people thought she was traveling the land, but after two years, there was no news of her. Gradually, audacious Heavenly Emperors secretly entered the Divine Sakura Temple, but the tyrannical Great Emperor Sakura did not appear. In the past, such an act would have led to those Heavenly Emperors being severely wounded, imprisoned, and tortured for countless years.

"Could it be...?" A terrifying thought began to grow in everyone's minds. Yet, the image of that arrogant, cruel, and ferocious tyrant still weighed heavily on their hearts, forming an indescribable psychological shadow. Some still hesitated to act rashly or challenge the authority of that terrifying, supreme being—a monster who had slain billions of lives!

Finally, another Heavenly Emperor secretly infiltrated and sat on the divine throne, again with no response. On this day, the Corpse Race confirmed the Great Emperor Sakura's disappearance, and even her death. The entire nation erupted in turmoil! The tyrant had actually fallen!

"The Sakura Deity, whether she was a god or a high god, almost no one in this world could kill her, unless...""She must have eventually sought out and challenged the ancient gods, desiring a battle, a struggle bathed in blood. After that conflict, this deity has likely..." Many powerful individuals sighed. It was unexpected and shocked everyone, yet upon reflection, it made sense.

The former Empress Sakura, after becoming a god, was already invincible in her era. Yet, she sought to become even stronger, slaughtering 1.1 billion sea creatures and over thirty high-level demonic beast races, greatly conserving energy to further elevate her realm. Everyone had some guesses about her motivations. Later, wielding a red umbrella, she roamed across the entire land and its mountains, as if searching for someone. Many became even more certain of their suspicions. Her death now seemed plausible.

"Such a tyrant deserved it!" Some cheered, feeling the terrifying shadow that had loomed over them disappear. They felt immense relief, lighter, and could finally sleep peacefully, no longer fearing that one day this merciless tyrant would slaughter them, just as she had eradicated 1.1 billion of the Sea Race in a single day.

But others remarked:"Although Great Emperor Sakura was tyrannical and massacred various races, she never laid a hand on us, the Corpse Race. Instead, she gathered our kin's energy and even worked diligently to empower us, which is why we are here today.""Afraid to speak while she lived, but mock her after death? You are truly petty individuals. Without a doubt, while Great Emperor Sakura was a tyrant to other races, she was a pioneer of a flourishing era for our own! She never harmed us in the slightest."

Her deeds, good or bad, were left for future generations to judge. No one knew the true identity of Great Emperor Sakura, because Caroline's actions had perfectly concealed the facts, allowing for an alternative explanation of events.

In later historical records, Great Emperor Sakura was documented as the first deity of her era. She possessed unparalleled talent, wisdom, and abilities that astonished the world, completely dominating a major epoch. Every Heavenly Emperor from this ancient era was exceptionally brilliant, and it could even be said that this was the age with the most terrifying monsters. Even now, many previously unknown Heavenly Emperors and Sixth-Tier powerhouses would later become names that struck fear into hearts, suppressing countless ages. This era held immense significance.

The strong were the first generation of Corpse Ancestors born from corpses, known as "Primeval Humans"—the first intelligent beings to emerge between heaven and earth, possessing rich bloodlines and terrifying innate talents. However, after Great Emperor Sakura suppressed the world with her power, she reigned for only forty-three years, making her the shortest-lived, and yet the most brutal and bloodthirsty tyrant in history. She also ushered in a great era, but after laying its foundation, she mysteriously fell. The Sakura Deity's enigmatic nature became unparalleled in history, with many still speculating and discussing her even in later, more brilliant eras. Even in subsequent periods, great deities would speak of that most ancient god with lingering apprehension. The fear and shadow that had once weighed on their hearts accompanied them throughout their lives. Indeed, the deities of that era, due to impairments in their Dao hearts, collectively embarked on the Corpse Race's path of physical cultivation to achieve godhood, thereby initiating a golden age of physical cultivation.

In later generations, a deity who surpassed all others sighed with emotion:"During her life, she suppressed all rivals, invincible in her era, daring to challenge supreme ancient beings. After her death, she continued to influence later deities. Throughout the world, there was only the Divine Sakura Empire, and only the tyrant Sakura herself!"

The Divine Sakura Empire existed for only forty-three years, yet it became the most mysterious ancient foundational dynasty. With the fall of the Divine Sakura Emperor, the dynasty collapsed, and various heroes contended for power. The forty-three-year reign made it the shortest-lived dynasty in history. The era of the Divine Sakura Dynasty was fractured, and the struggle for dominance among feudal lords plunged the world into an age of chaos once more.

Some continuously explored, seeking the secrets of the Divine Sakura Emperor, hoping to find her path to godhood. Eventually, someone discovered a hidden spatial key beneath her Divine Sakura Temple, obtaining the method of space forging.

"This was left by Caroline," Xu Zhi said, his expression calm. "She genuinely wanted to help this civilization, to guide them away from a savage, primitive existence. She facilitated their initial development before leaving, deliberately leaving behind spatial technology to grant them infinite possibilities for self-development." This race had once destroyed the Ishudians, yet Caroline harbored no hatred, only a sense of guilt, because it was the Ishudians' pride that had brought this race into existence as a mistake in this world. The Ishudians' destruction, their pride, did not lead them to hate or transfer their animosity to anyone. They understood they had self-destructed, and all consequences were of their own making.

A new era began. The period of chaos lasted for three years—the most terrifying and blood-soaked years. Heavenly Emperors constantly fell in battles across the land, vying for the spatial technology to achieve godhood. A group of top Heavenly Emperors acquired this technology and began forging their own spaces. It was a race against time: whoever first achieved true godhood through spatial manipulation would rule the next era! Ultimately, a Licker Heavenly Emperor was the first to break through, becoming a deity and suppressing the world.

This was a man with an East Asian face. After all, humanity was originally divided into Eastern and Western people, and as they inherited human corpses, they naturally formed two distinct Corpse Race populations, mirroring the Eastern and Western human divisions.

"I am Li Mei! I shall suppress the world and establish the Great Joy Dynasty!" This supreme being, whose true divine body resided in a small dimension and could not easily descend, still maintained a Heavenly Emperor physical form. Seated on the throne, with an imposing aura, he spoke eloquently, "I am a Heavenly God, titled Emperor Great Joy. I shall build twelve royal cities and gather all women of the world into my royal court as my consorts. No woman shall be left outside the royal palaces."

Someone approached for an audience, terrified, kneeling prostrate on the ground, and asked with a trembling voice, "If all women of our human race become consorts of the deity, then what about the rest of us men? Will we be unable to marry or have descendants?""Let all men in the world live out their lives in solitude. No need for wives, no need for descendants. The ancient Great Emperor Sakura, who arranged wives for the weak, was truly absurd. The weak should have no wives or children to perpetuate their inferior bloodline," he declared indifferently."Tyrant!" a Heavenly Emperor cursed, and was instantly annihilated, body and soul obliterated.

"In my era, all actions are determined by my pleasure. If I declare someone dead, they cannot live. If I declare tomorrow to be sunny, there shall be no clouds. From today forth, all men in the world shall live together, and all women shall enter my twelve royal cities to bear my children and perpetuate my bloodline." His thunderous voice transformed into a sound wave, echoing across the land. "The weak shall have no descendants, mortals no bloodline. After a few such generational changes, the world will be filled with my children!"

Upon hearing this, the entire world was astonished, and then fell silent!