Chapter 194: Immortal Emperor? That’s Just a Child!

Suddenly, a loud roar echoed, and the phantom of an ancient dragon appeared.

The dragon’s mouth opened slightly: “We have guarded the borders for millions of epochs, fighting endlessly, yet we’ve never seen a single soldier come to our aid.”

Where is the Heavenly Emperor?

Does the Ancestral Star still exist?

“Shut up and go back to your patrol.”

Boom.

A powerful law struck the phantom, causing the dragon’s body to tremble and sway along the edges of the void, beginning a new round of patrols.

A flash of white light appeared, and a door materialized in the void. Two figures emerged from it.

It was none other than Lin Zheng and Lin Ao Tian.

“Don’t worry, it’s just a remnant imprint of a supreme being left in this world,” Lin Zheng said with a hint of helplessness, noticing Lin Ao Tian’s curious gaze.

The once-mighty first legion of the Ancestral Star, now reduced to mere remnants of thin-blooded dragon descendants. The true powerhouses of the past had long since reincarnated.

“My heavens, look! The Ancestral Dragon seems to be on equal footing with that human Saint Realm cultivator?”

An Immortal King exclaimed in shock.

“What is their relationship? It can’t just be because they’re both human.”

“Lin Ao Tian, Lin Zheng… Could it be…?”

The Immortal Kings whispered among themselves, speculating about the connection between the two.

“Heh, who do you think my lord is? You garbage dare to make such wild assumptions.”

Nolan scoffed, muttering under his breath.

“Nolan, what did you say?” Yu Tuo walked over, puzzled.

Nolan remained silent, his eyes briefly filled with seriousness.

“What is the Ancestral Star?” Lin Ao Tian asked, recalling the words of the dragon descendant.

“The Ancestral Star.”

At the mention of these words, Lin Zheng’s eyes softened with a trace of nostalgia.

“Millions of years ago, it was the absolute center of the endless universe, the homeland of the human race.”

“Rich in spiritual energy, filled with countless experts, all races submitted, and the human race ruled over life and death.”

Lin Ao Tian nodded thoughtfully and asked, “How large was the Ancestral Star?”

“The Ancestral Star of old was blessed by the heavenly way, accompanied by ten white dwarf stars, providing energy and transforming it into the source of cultivation for the human race.”

“Back then, heavenly treasures were everywhere. You could casually pick a flower that could bring the dead back to life.”

“The entire Ancestral Star was ruled by thirty-eight factions, rotating every hundred thousand years.”

“And there must have been many Immortal Emperors on the Ancestral Star, right?”

“Immortal Emperors?”

Lin Zheng chuckled and shook his head.

“The knot-tying Heavenly Lords, the Heavenly Emperor who severed eternity with a single sword—each of them surpassed Immortal Emperors. Immortal Emperors? They’re just children.”

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Boom!!!

Lin Zheng’s words were like a bomb dropped into the crowd.

Immortal Emperors are children?

How is that possible?

“No, this Ancestral Dragon must be bluffing. Immortal Emperors are the strongest beings in the universe. How could there be power beyond them? If there were, would the human race have fallen to this state?”

The Undying Heavenly Emperor shook his head repeatedly, unable to believe his ears.

Just moments ago, he had received a message from his master, instructing him to cooperate with Cha Ziyan to kill the human Holy Body. But after hearing this, how could he dare?

If the human race had beings stronger than Immortal Emperors, wouldn’t he, a false Immortal Emperor, be like a newborn baby?

“Heavenly Emperor, what should we do?”

At that moment, Cha Ziyan approached him, sending a secret message.

“Miss Cha Ziyan, you decide. I’ll follow your lead.”

The Undying Heavenly Emperor no longer had the demeanor of an Immortal Emperor, his face dark and gloomy.

In the Dark Abyss.

“Impossible, this can’t be true.”

The black-robed man, constantly monitoring the Bronze Ancient Hall, panicked after hearing Lin Zheng’s words.

“Even Immortal Emperors can be created? I am the strongest in this world, and even I don’t dare claim the title of Heavenly Emperor. How dare the human race?”

The Heavenly Emperor, indeed, existed.

In his era, beneath the Immortal Emperor, all were ants. Even if there were Heavenly Emperors, they were few.

Back then, he was just a small Sovereign King, and when he secretly spied on a Heavenly Emperor, a single glance nearly wiped him out.

Because of that glance, he never dared to show himself again, and the dark wounds in his body hadn’t healed in millions of years.

In the foreign realm.

“I think I understand why Nolan Immortal King did what he did.”

At this moment, Di Zhonghai sat at the entrance of the Immortal King’s palace. When Nolan knelt before Lin Ao Tian, he had intended to ask his master to punish him.

The two were from the same sect, but they practiced different techniques. Their master gave the best to Nolan, while Di Zhonghai got the leftovers.

“My son, why have you called for me?”

Thud!

Di Zhonghai’s heart sank. He had been planning to leave, but he had run into his master coming out of seclusion. Now, should he tell him or not, and how should he say it?

He had to think carefully.

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“With such terrifying power, how could anyone disappear from history?”

Lin Ao Tian voiced the question on everyone’s mind.

After a long sigh, Lin Zheng’s face grew complicated.

“This story is somewhat unbelievable. Ten thousand years ago, a dream changed everything.”

“That day, Duke Zhou, living alone on the Swan Star, as usual, let his soul wander the void. He stumbled upon the opening of the Time Gate and witnessed an unimaginable scene in the river of time.”

“Just as he was about to return to the Ancestral Star to announce the impending change, the Time Gate suddenly shifted, trapping him in the river of time, unable to escape.”

“In desperation, Duke Zhou sacrificed all his cultivation, using the Dream of Zhuangzi technique, sending his mount, Kunpeng, to forcefully return to the Ancestral Star from another world.”

“The Kun transformed into a Peng, soaring ninety thousand miles.”

Everyone was once again shocked by this revelation.

“Who is Duke Zhou, to possess such power? Why have I never heard of him?”

The Undying Heavenly Emperor muttered to himself, his heart in turmoil.

“No wonder there’s been no news of Duke Zhou for so long. He must have perished in the river of time.”

Nolan sighed softly. In his past life, while following Lin Ao Tian, Duke Zhou never discriminated against him for being from the foreign realm. Instead, he guided him in cultivation and taught him the rites of Zhou.

Duke Zhou, born in the early Western Zhou period, surname Ji, given name Dan, also known as Duke Wen or Uncle Dan, had reached the pinnacle of cultivation.

Back then, he was one of Lin Ao Tian’s greatest generals and a revered teacher of the human race, spreading culture and etiquette. In later generations, many temples were built in his honor.

Even Confucius claimed to be a disciple of Duke Zhou, spending his life worshipping him and restoring the rites of Zhou, spreading the teachings of the Zhou School across the world.

Even in the current world, there were still many who practiced his methods, a testament to his lasting influence.

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