Chapter 630 - 629: Rebellion

Chapter 630: Chapter 629: Rebellion

The conversation between Yi Tianyun and Supreme Emperor Qianyuan left everyone confused. Guardian? Creation Celestial Divine King? They had never heard of any of it. As for the Demon Fiend mentioned later, they were even more in the dark.

They didn’t understand, but the Supreme Emperor understood perfectly.

"Impossible! That Demon Fiend should have been sealed away forever!" Supreme Emperor Qianyuan’s tone was filled with disbelief. To him, such a thing was impossible.

"You’ve never paid it any mind, so of course you’re unaware of the situation. I just visited the Celestial Rock Town Ancient Stele a short while ago. The seal was already severely damaged. If I hadn’t repaired it, it probably would have failed to hold within fifty years."

"When that time comes, do you think you’re more powerful than a Divine King, capable of suppressing the Demon Fiend? Or will you just sit by and wait for your doom? Once the passage is sealed off, it will be impossible for you to escape to the Celestial Realm or the Netherworld to hide."

"All these years, you’ve been blinded by power, and now your actions are affecting the stability of the entire seal!"

This wasn’t just Yi Tianyun making things up. The seal’s degradation was largely due to the weakening of Spiritual Power. The Netherworld passage constantly drained Spiritual Power, and without repairs over a long period, the situation would descend into chaos.

That was how the current dangerous situation came to be, while the Celestial Divine River remained completely fine. Under normal circumstances, ascending via the Celestial Divine River wasn’t too difficult—at least not like the Netherworld passage, which was fraught with a deadly sense of crisis.

"How could this be..." Supreme Emperor Qianyuan was shocked. In his heart, he already believed a part of it. The very mention of the Celestial Rock Town Ancient Stele meant Yi Tianyun must have truly seen it to say such a thing.

"Are you still so obstinate? I’ll give you one chance. Resume your post guarding the Netherworld passage, and I won’t pursue this matter further!" Yi Tianyun said in a cold voice.

’Although Supreme Emperor Qianyuan had done something unforgivable, killing him just like that would be a waste. His mistake was in his dereliction of duty. If he returned to his post, he could atone for his transgressions.’

’It was true that his dereliction of duty had shortened the seal’s lifespan. But even if he had remained at his post, he would have only prolonged it by a few decades, or a century at most. Eventually, the Demon Fiend would still have broken through the seal.’

’A seal isn’t invincible. The main issue is that the Celestial Rock Town Ancient Stele is an inanimate object, not a living thing. The Demon Fiend it suppresses is a living creature, one that can continuously grow stronger and eventually shatter the seal.’

’Unless this Demon Fiend’s cultivation was extremely low, it would indeed be unable to escape in its lifetime. However, its power was at the Divine King level; it had taken numerous Divine Kings joining forces to barely seal it in the first place.’

’Under such conditions, it was definitely impossible to keep it suppressed forever!’

"Enough. That’s more than enough..." Supreme Emperor Qianyuan quickly calmed down, his expression turning ferocious as he looked at Yi Tianyun. "A hundred years is plenty of time for me to enjoy myself. When the time comes, I’ll just escape to the Celestial Realm. What does any of this have to do with me? You want me to go back to guarding that godforsaken place? All I can say is: impossible!"

He walked down step by step, staring coldly at Yi Tianyun. "The successor of the Divine King, eh? I never thought you’d personally deliver such a grand gift to me right as I came out of seclusion. I’ll give you a choice: hand over the entire inheritance, and I’ll let you die a quick and painless death!"

To think that after hearing everything, Supreme Emperor Qianyuan not only showed no remorse, but instead wanted to kill him and force the inheritance out of him.

’With such a greedy heart, I have no idea why the Creation Celestial Divine King chose him as the Guardian back then. It seems even the Creation Celestial Divine King could misjudge character. People really do change. Supreme Emperor Qianyuan lacked the solemnity and sense of responsibility that Ren De possessed.’

Although the other ministers nearby didn’t know what was happening, their faces lit up with excitement when they realized the Supreme Emperor was about to make a move. This meant Celestial Cloud Emperor was a dead man, and the First Empire would surely become theirs!

"It seems you are determined to persist in your folly. In that case, I will eliminate this scourge on behalf of the Creation Celestial Divine King!" Yi Tianyun’s gaze turned ice-cold.

"Eliminate me? We’ll see if you have the skill for that. You think you’re hot stuff just because you killed that old geezer? So what if you obtained the Creation Celestial Divine King’s inheritance? You’re still far too young!"

Supreme Emperor Qianyuan sneered, "I’ve said it before: in my territory, even a dragon has to lie low!"

He clenched his fist, and the ground began to shake as if the entire Mortal Realm trembled with it. In the next moment, all the surrounding Spiritual Power was drawn toward him. A closer look revealed that the ground was covered in Divine Runes, but an even greater power was the endless stream of Wood Attribute Power pouring from his body.

As this power was released, Supreme Emperor Qianyuan rapidly grew younger, transforming into a handsome man in his thirties in the blink of an eye. This wasn’t a final, desperate struggle, but a genuine rejuvenation brought on by the release of immense Life Force!

This was the power of the Wood Attribute, which allowed him to live for a very long time. He not only possessed the rather Rare Divine Wood Body, but he also cultivated Martial Arts that complemented his own attributes. The combination of the two greatly extended his Life Force.

For example, while the lifespan limit for the Saint King Stage was four to five thousand years, he could live to be over seven or eight thousand years old, perhaps even longer. This was the effect of the Wood Attribute—longevity!

This was why he had lived longer than Ren De’s father. Ren De’s father was long dead, yet he was still alive.

In an instant, the entire grand hall was crawling with thick vines. Every single vine radiated a green light, and a dense Life Force permeated the hall. It was an astonishing power, one that felt as if it could restore a person’s youth.

"The Supreme Emperor is invincible! The Supreme Emperor is invincible!"

The ministers began to shout fanatically. This miraculous power, a power that could only be regarded as a miracle, was something only their Supreme Emperor could wield.

"Celestial Cloud Emperor, you put on such airs before, making me wait outside for several hours! I show you a bit of respect, and you dare to get arrogant with me! In a moment, I’ll make you wish you were dead. You’ll hand over every last scrap of that inheritance..." Supreme Emperor Qianyuan’s former scholarly grace was long gone, replaced by a ferocious, vicious expression.

Every single one of them felt that Yi Tianyun was doomed. No matter how strong he was, could he possibly be stronger than Supreme Emperor Qianyuan?

Empowered by the grand formation, his Combat Power skyrocketed, instantly surging from its previous 2.7 billion to a mighty 4.3 billion.

Since Yi Tianyun could kill the Supreme Ancestor of the World Dragon Empire, it meant he possessed considerable power, so Supreme Emperor Qianyuan had to take him seriously. He opened with an absolutely lethal attack, but one that wasn’t instantly fatal; he had no desire to let the inheritance go to waste.

"Bind!"

Supreme Emperor Qianyuan’s pupils flickered with green light. He reached out and clenched his fist. Countless vines swarmed upward, enveloping Yi Tianyun layer by layer. Yi Tianyun didn’t move an inch, allowing himself to be wrapped up, coil after coil. Numerous smaller, thinner vines even tried to pierce his body, attempting to take root within him!