Could the two great Holy Emperors possibly be unaware that Shui Miao wanted to observe the profound essence of the formation, so he could forge an identical magical artifact?
Would this be any different than directly handing the Holy Emperor’s Eye over to Shui Miao?
The two Holy Emperors exchanged glances, their hearts filled with extreme reluctance.
Instantly, the two began a rapid exchange of thoughts.
“Brother, what should we do now? If we hand over the Holy Emperor’s Eye to him, our Xingyue Clan will no longer stand a chance against human cultivators. From then on, we would have no opportunity to recover, only to be slaughtered like livestock.”
“Brother, under these circumstances, we have no other choice! If we refuse to hand over the Holy Emperor’s Eye, we will likely die here. If we perish, the Xingyue Clan will be utterly destroyed!”
“Brother, for the sake of our clan, I’ll hold him off while you escape—escape far away, find another planet in the universe to settle on, rebuild and strengthen our Xingyue Clan, and one day avenge me.”
“Brother, you know as well as I do that ninety percent of planets with life are already protected by a supreme expert. The reason we could settle here is because this planet was naturally formed, unclaimed by any supreme expert. If you ask me to wander the universe searching for a new home, it’s vast and boundless, full of dangers. I might die on the way before even finding a habitable planet.”
“Then… what are you suggesting, Brother?”
“What I’m saying is we take a gamble. I’ve always felt that Shui Miao is trustworthy. If possible, we should befriend him. His power is destined to grow mightier. If he could protect us, we could live peacefully on this planet, even as his vassals.”
“Brother, you know human nature better than anyone. I shouldn’t question your decision, but this move of yours is too risky. Clearly, these human cultivators are extremely cunning. What if they break their word? What if he takes the Holy Emperor’s Eye and turns around to destroy us?”
“…”
The two Holy Emperors exchanged thoughts, yet struggled to reach a suitable decision.
Great Holy Emperor You Cu had once infiltrated the Immortal Realm for many years, deeply influenced by human thought. His personality had absorbed some of the elegance of humanity. He understood that humans valued etiquette highly and would surely accept other races with open arms if they sincerely submitted. After all, the structure of the Immortal Realm included not only human immortals but also beast immortals, spirit immortals, ghost immortals, and even demon spirits, all coexisting peacefully.
On the other hand, the Second Holy Emperor You Dun clearly refused to consider humans as friends. In his eyes, humans were the outsiders. Today’s submission was merely a temporary compromise. Once their strength grew, the vengeance would be inevitable.
Watching the two Holy Emperors, Shui Miao appeared to be waiting patiently, but in reality, he was observing their facial expressions, guessing their inner thoughts.
After a while, Shui Miao suddenly asked calmly, “So, is it not possible?”
“…”
The two Holy Emperors looked at each other in silence, offering no response.
Shui Miao nodded and said, “I can understand your feelings, but don’t forget—it was your Xingyue Clan that provoked me first. If you don’t show sincerity, it will be hard for me to trust that you won’t attack again in the future. Therefore…”
“Shui Miao, you’ve already killed You Kua, and we’ve compensated you with spirit stones. What more do you want? Don’t push too hard! To use your human saying, a scholar would rather die than be humiliated!” You Dun couldn’t hold back any longer. He interrupted Shui Miao with a furious roar, simultaneously pushing You Cu behind him, urging him to escape.
You Cu was caught between a rock and a hard place, speechless.
From the two Holy Emperors’ body language, Shui Miao had already sensed some clues. His mind raced, and with a faint smile, he said, “This isn’t pushing too far. I’m merely striving for a safer living environment for the Three Realms. If you are also part of the Three Realms, I would fight for your rights and protect you as well.”
“Shui Miao, can you accept us?” the Great Holy Emperor asked, his heart stirred.
Shui Miao responded immediately, “As long as they are friends, I, Shui Miao, will always welcome them without hesitation.”
“Very well…”
You Cu immediately summoned the Holy Emperor’s Eye. “Shui Miao, I believe you are a man of your word…”
“Brother, you’re making a mistake!”
You Dun, in a sudden surge of panic, moved his body to snatch the Holy Emperor’s Eye and escape.
“Fool! Unable to distinguish right from wrong, good from evil—deserving death!”
Shui Miao had been prepared. The moment You Dun moved, Shui Miao instantly unleashed his full spiritual power, grabbing You Dun. Shui Miao was too fast, his spiritual power too overwhelming. Before You Dun’s hand could even touch the Holy Emperor’s Eye, he was seized and forcibly transported into Shui Miao’s Realm Planet. At the same time, Shui Miao transmitted his thoughts, “Ziluan, help me suppress this Second Holy Emperor You Dun of the alien race, prevent him from self-destructing. You can even kill him.”
Transporting a powerful being into a realm space was an extremely dangerous act.
Because the realm space was the focal point of one’s spirit. Once destroyed, it meant the complete annihilation of the cultivator’s life.
However, Shui Miao’s realm was not a space, but a planet—vast and immense. Even if You Dun self-destructed, he couldn’t destroy Shui Miao’s Realm Planet. Moreover, inside the realm lived the mighty Ziluan, whose power was extraordinary. Even Shui Miao himself couldn’t resist Ziluan’s supernatural strength. Therefore, entrusting You Dun to Ziluan gave Shui Miao complete peace of mind.
“Alright, as long as I’m here, he won’t be able to self-destruct.”
Ziluan immediately activated mysterious power, wrapping You Dun in layers.
“Shui Miao, where did you transport my second brother? What happened to him?”
You Cu was somewhat frightened.
You Cu wasn’t a fool. Instantly transporting You Dun away was a power he could never hope to rival. Moreover, the place capable of imprisoning You Dun could only be the legendary Realm Domain of a Creator God, aside from innate or artificial treasures.
The ancient Xingyue Clan had once produced a very powerful prophet. This prophet had once foreseen that the Xingyue Clan would face a catastrophic disaster that could lead to their annihilation. The decision made by the Great Holy Emperor would determine whether the Xingyue Clan could survive this disaster. The one who would bring about this catastrophe for the Xingyue Clan would be a Creator God possessing a Realm Domain.
A Creator God was a respectful title for an especially powerful deity in the ancient universe.
It was said that every million years, a Creator God would be born somewhere in the vast universe. This Creator God would bring changes and vitality to the universe. Inferior races would perish, while noble, superior races would flourish and become the mainstream of the universe.
As for the Realm Domain of a Creator God, it was a domain of a new cosmic plane. There, everything was beautiful, a paradise, the birthplace of a new universe.
Shui Miao did not respond to You Cu but extended his hand toward him. “Great Holy Emperor, you now face a choice: either hand me the Holy Emperor’s Eye for examination, or I shall destroy you and your entire race, erasing you from the universe forever, never to exist again.”
A choice!
The fate of an entire race!
Thinking of these things, You Cu’s spirit trembled. Looking at Shui Miao, he couldn’t help exclaiming, “Could you really be the Creator God foreseen by the ancient prophet You Ming?” His eyes flickered. “Shui Miao, can you tell me where you took You Dun? Was it your Realm Domain?”
“Yes, so what?”
Shui Miao frowned in response, finding You Cu’s strange behavior annoying.
“Ahh! So you really are the Creator God!”
You Cu was instantly excited. He quickly knelt before Shui Miao, offering the Holy Emperor’s Eye with both hands. “Creator God, please accept this gift from our Xingyue Clan. This is the most ancient Holy Emperor of our clan, who personally prepared the Holy Emperor’s Eye for you. Within it lies the secret of the Five Decays of Heaven and Humanity. Our ancestors said that only a true Creator God could comprehend its profound essence. Now, you are the Creator God we have long awaited. Please accept this ancestral gift from our Xingyue Clan and grant us the chance to survive.”
You Cu knelt on both knees—this was the most solemn gesture of respect in the Xingyue Clan.
As the Great Holy Emperor, You Cu naturally knew many ancestral teachings passed down through generations. These teachings instructed that when encountering an insurmountable Creator God, one must offer the Holy Emperor’s Eye with the highest respect, plead for the Creator God’s mercy, and gain their sympathy. Only in this way could the Xingyue Clan rise and prosper.
“…”
Impossible. The ancestors of the Xingyue Clan couldn’t possibly have foreseen my arrival. There must be a conspiracy here. Shui Miao’s mind raced as he looked at You Cu, suddenly feeling confused. After accepting the Holy Emperor’s Eye, he asked, “Senior You Cu, please rise quickly. What exactly is this prophecy you mentioned?”
You Cu dared not hide anything and immediately explained the origins in detail.
Shui Miao listened attentively. After hearing the explanation, he felt even more convinced that this was a conspiracy. He firmly refused to believe that his appearance could have been foreseen by a Xingyue Clan prophet hundreds of thousands of years ago. He remained alert, convinced that the Holy Emperor’s Eye must contain a massive hidden plot.
Therefore, Shui Miao did not rush to sense the Holy Emperor’s Eye.
“Ahh!”
“Ahhhh…”
“Shui Miao, you demon, you demon! I curse you to die an ill death…”
Inside the Realm Planet, You Dun was being roasted by Ziluan’s blazing sun, his essence being absorbed, suffering a fate worse than death, screaming continuously.
However, curses could not alleviate his suffering.
Ziluan’s eyes only recognized Shui Miao. To Ziluan, You Dun was merely prey, a source of spirit stones, food.
Gradually, You Dun was roasted to death, unable to even self-destruct.
Moreover, Ziluan used his supernatural power to enter You Dun’s spiritual domain, seizing vast amounts of spirit stones within, and then using the spiritual domain to locate and destroy You Dun’s hidden talismans of life.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a life talisman of You Dun inside one of You Cu’s treasures cracked, but You Dun’s soul was nowhere to be found within.
You Dun was dead, his very soul within the talisman completely destroyed.
You Cu was shocked. He hadn’t expected Shui Miao to kill the Second Holy Emperor so effortlessly during casual conversation!
A calamity, indeed a calamity for the Xingyue Clan!
Shui Miao nodded. “Senior You Cu, please wait inside my Pan of Good and Evil for a while. I’ll have my friends take care of you. I’ll study the Holy Emperor’s Eye and return it to you afterward.”
“No, no, Great Creator God, the Holy Emperor’s Eye is yours now. From now on, I am your servant.” You Cu was terrified. Within half an hour, both Holy Emperors had been destroyed. How could he dare to haggle with the Creator God? Simply surviving was already a blessing.
Knowing that Ziluan had killed You Dun, Shui Miao was not surprised by You Cu’s reaction.
At that moment, Shui Miao transported You Cu into the Pan of Good and Evil, transmitting his thoughts to warn everyone to be cautious of You Cu.
You Cu no longer had powerful treasures, so Shui Miao was not particularly worried about him.
Then, Shui Miao swiftly reappeared deep within the palace, entered the Time Tower, and brought the Holy Emperor’s Eye into his Realm Planet to consult with Ziluan.
In his heart, Shui Miao always felt that the Holy Emperor’s Eye contained some particularly powerful mechanism. To be safe, he wanted to have Ziluan, who possessed supernatural power, examine it. Ziluan not only had supernatural power but also carried the Purple Fortune Qi, which was naturally the counter to the Five Decays of Heaven and Humanity. Therefore, having Ziluan examine it was the most suitable choice.
“The Holy Emperor’s Eye? I’ve never heard of it. Let me sense it first…”
Fearless of anything, Ziluan immediately directed his divine consciousness into the Holy Emperor’s Eye.
“It’s a formation, very mysterious and vast…”
Ziluan instantly transmitted everything he saw to Shui Miao through thought.
Shui Miao’s mind immediately displayed the internal structure of the Holy Emperor’s Eye. It was a vast formation system, comparable to the Wheel of Reincarnation.
Ziluan was not particularly skilled in formations, but he continued to extend his consciousness deeper into the formation.
As a result, Shui Miao also benefited, gradually seeing the entire formation’s full picture.
When Ziluan’s consciousness reached the core of the formation, the core suddenly stirred. A mysterious formation suddenly activated…
“Indeed, there’s a problem!” Shui Miao’s heart trembled. He quickly shouted, “Ziluan, be careful…”
“Fear not. It’s just some decaying, corrupt energy.”
Ziluan responded confidently. The Purple Fortune Qi within him was naturally capable of suppressing all kinds of decay.
Instantly, Ziluan unleashed a massive surge of Purple Fortune Qi into the Holy Emperor’s Eye, suppressing the decaying energy.
Meanwhile, Shui Miao quickly focused his mind, forming a model of the Holy Emperor’s Eye on his Realm Planet, replicating its internal formation exactly.
Under the suppression of the Purple Fortune Qi, the formation within the Holy Emperor’s Eye suddenly changed again. The entire core transformed into a massive portal of time and space, and a flood of decaying energy surged out, instantly diluting the Purple Fortune Qi! A massive wave of corrupt, decaying energy began to counterattack, and the Holy Emperor’s Eye transformed from its core into a growing black hole portal!
Shui Miao had just created a clone to form the Holy Emperor’s Eye when it suddenly underwent such a drastic transformation…
“Damn! This is essentially a super deadly artifact!”
“It must be the ancestors of the Xingyue Clan, anticipating that someone would covet the Holy Emperor’s Eye, devised this deadly plan. They concealed a black hole portal within the core of the formation. Instantly transforming, it releases a massive flood of decay energy—extremely evil and overwhelming, enough to destroy all experts!”
Shui Miao had taken precautions but still fell victim. As his mind raced, he quickly used his spiritual power to transport the Holy Emperor’s Eye outside.
However, Shui Miao’s reaction was slightly delayed. The Holy Emperor’s Eye had already been corroded, and a massive flood of corrupting decay energy instantly surged out, remaining within the Realm Planet.
“Whoosh!”
Shui Miao fled, landing on the Ancient King, shouting for a quick escape. Looking back, the palace was already engulfed by the expanding black hole, with rolling waves of corrupting decay energy erupting forth, consuming and destroying everything!
“Ah…”
Seeing this scene, the Ancient King was also terrified and quickly fled.
Shui Miao, disregarding the outside, sensed the corrupting decay energy lingering in his Realm Planet, wildly consuming and infecting his spiritual domain. The blazing sun formed by Ziluan also began to decay, though Ziluan was still desperately resisting.
“You Cu, you nearly got me killed!”
Shui Miao quickly sensed You Cu. He was chatting and laughing with others inside the Pan of Good and Evil, seemingly unaware of the situation.
Shui Miao attempted to use his spiritual power to expel the decay energy from his Realm Planet, but the moment his power touched the decay energy, it was infected, transforming into even more decay energy. Horrified, Shui Miao immediately stopped channeling his power and instead mobilized the Purple Fortune Qi within the Realm Planet to suppress the decay.
With the combined efforts of Shui Miao and Ziluan, a massive surge of Purple Fortune Qi finally neutralized the decay energy.
However, by then, Ziluan was already in dire straits…
“Shui Miao, quickly, quickly transport me out. My body is decaying rapidly. I’ve absorbed a lot of decay energy into my body. I can’t hold on much longer.”
Ziluan transformed back into a purple great bird, landing before Shui Miao, appearing on the verge of death.
“Ahh!”
Shui Miao was shocked. He quickly transported Ziluan away, tears instantly welling up in his eyes. “Ziluan, it’s my fault. I’ve wronged you. Wait, quickly summon a fragment of your soul essence. I’ll do everything I can to revive you…”
“Don’t worry, I won’t die. I was born from the Purple Fortune Qi. Once I release this decay energy, remember to collect the egg I transform into. Keep nourishing it with spirit energy. I will revive sooner or later, and then we can be together again…”
Ziluan suddenly couldn’t hold on any longer. A massive flood of decay energy erupted from within his body.
This flood of decay energy instantly spread in all directions, consuming everything, decaying everything.
“Ancient King, quickly abandon the contaminated roots and flee immediately…”
Shui Miao shot into the air like a meteor, diving down rapidly, and caught the purple great egg that was Ziluan, now plummeting to the ground after releasing the decay energy. He transported the egg back to his Realm Planet, wrapping it in massive amounts of spirit stones.
At that moment, the Ancient King severed several massive roots and fled into the distance.
Looking back, Shui Miao saw the sky behind him had turned completely black. A massive flood of decay energy was spreading endlessly, madly consuming the giant planet.
To eliminate potential powerful enemies through such means—this move by the Xingyue Clan was truly despicable and ruthless!
Shui Miao, still shaken from the near-death experience, barely survived the disaster and quickly flew to chase after the Ancient King.
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