The Heavenly Dao is Flawed; One Era Cannot Bear Two Emperors!
Few among the younger generation knew of Xue Honglou's past.
But for those who had lived through that era, his name was like thunder in their ears.
Xue Honglou had once been the pride of True Yan Holy Land!
A vast holy land, with a legacy spanning tens of millions of years, had spared no effort in nurturing him!
But who could have foreseen…
Over six hundred years ago, the Frost Emperor had seized the mysteries of yin and yang, grasped the secrets of creation, and was the first to unravel the profound truths of the Great Dao!
She successfully condensed the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Fruit, forged an immortal imperial body, and ascended to the pinnacle!
Shortly after that, Xue Honglou… suddenly went mad!
Overnight, he fell into the demonic path!
He wielded his blade, slaughtering the entire True Yan Holy Land that had raised him!
Millions perished!
All had their souls devoured and their essence blood drained dry!
From Saint Ancestors to ordinary disciples—millions of True Yan members were brutally massacred, not a single one spared!
In his swaddle, Jiang Yuqiong listened to Grandmother Xi's recounting, his heart filled with shock.
Such an extraordinary event, if not witnessed firsthand, was almost impossible to believe!
A holy land with a legacy of tens of millions of years, wiped out by the very Holy Son they took pride in!
Transformed into a blood-soaked hell!
From that moment on, the True Yan Holy Son ceased to exist in the world.
In his place emerged a bloodthirsty, murderous demon!
"If not for the battle against the Heavenly Demon Sect back then, perhaps he wouldn't have walked this irreversible path!"
Grandmother Xi murmured softly, a bitter smile creasing her wrinkled face.
The Heavenly Demon Sect!
Jiang Yuqiong instantly latched onto those words!
When they'd brought Grandmother Xi back to Xuanshuang Grotto-Heaven and encountered the Eternal Blood Prison slaughtering a city, she had mentioned those three words.
Because of it, his parents' moods had darkened instantly, their spirits sinking.
Who could've thought the Heavenly Demon Sect would be tied to Xue Honglou too!
As someone closest to Su Qingshuang, Grandmother Xi knew details others didn't.
Back then, the Heavenly Demon Sect had wreaked havoc across the world, killing and refining souls, committing countless atrocities!
They possessed a vicious Soul-Devouring Codex, using blood as a medium and living souls as sacrifices to cultivate terrifying demonic techniques—evil and ferocious!
Countless lives had fallen to their hands!
Numerous holy lands and great sects banded together to eradicate them, but they couldn't be stamped out.
In the end, it was Xue Honglou, along with Jiang Wu Xu and Su Qingshuang, who, after immense effort and great cost, located the Heavenly Demon Sect's stronghold!
They uprooted it completely!
The Soul-Devouring Codex fell into the trio's hands.
Before burning it, Xue Honglou had taken a look, hoping to see if it held any reference value.
But who could've predicted that a few years later, he'd use that demonic technique himself to slaughter his own sect!
In the end, countless people across the Three Thousand Dao Domains hunted him from the heavens to the underworld!
It wasn't until he fled into the Death Forbidden Zone that the chase ceased!
Because that was a place even the Frost Emperor dared not enter lightly—a perilous, eerie realm!
Everyone thought Xue Honglou was as good as dead.
And due to his heinous acts, defying all morality!
Coupled with the grief it brought the Frost Emperor and Saint Ancestor Wu Xu,
The Three Thousand Dao Domains reached an unspoken agreement—no one mentioned Xue Honglou's name publicly anymore.
Lest they accidentally stir the heartache of these two supreme beings.
In the blink of an eye, over six hundred years passed!
No one could've imagined that today, he… would return!
And at the moment of the Frost Emperor's childbirth, he'd manifested eighty-one Saint Ancestors and a Quasi-Emperor to raise his blade against her!
Xue Honglou himself had even advanced from the Quasi-Emperor realm of old to the current half-step Heavenly Emperor realm!
No one knew why!
"He went mad for the Heavenly Emperor's throne!"
In the end, Grandmother Xi offered this conclusion.
"The Heavenly Emperor's throne?"
Jiang Yuqiong furrowed his brow.
This explanation puzzled him.
At that moment, a cold voice suddenly rang out.
"Jiang Wu Xu, Su Qingshuang, why are you both stunned?"
"Are you surprised to see me?"
The members of Hidden Sword Mountain, Jade Cauldron Holy Land, Fu Long Divine Dynasty, Huangchu Holy Land, and Xianwen Sect had been standing rooted in place.
But at the sound of this voice, they were jolted back to reality.
The speaker was none other than Xue Honglou.
Or perhaps he should now be called—the Eternal Lord!
His voice was deep, a sinister smile playing on his lips.
His eyes, blazing like blood suns, calmly fixed on Su Qingshuang and Jiang Wu Xu.
"Brother Xue…"
The couple's expressions were filled with sorrow, their eyes bloodshot.
The man before them had once been their closest friend!
Like an older brother!
But now, he'd become this.
Jiang Wu Xu was about to speak, but an elder from Hidden Sword Mountain suddenly cut in, shouting furiously.
"Xue Honglou! You inhumane, deranged demon!"
"You actually dare to show your face!"
As he spoke, boundless sword intent erupted from the elder, transforming into terrifyingly sharp sword light that surged toward Xue Honglou!
The killing aura shook the universe!
As if it would tear both heaven, earth, and Xue Honglou apart!
Yet Xue Honglou merely let out a soft hum.
"Bang…"
A sound like a silver vase shattering rang out.
The sky full of sword light shattered in an instant, the vast sword intent crushed into nothingness!
The Hidden Sword Mountain elder grunted, stumbling back repeatedly, his steps cracking the void!
His aura fluctuated wildly, his face turning pale in a flash.
A Saint Ancestor facing a half-step Heavenly Emperor was like an ant challenging a tree!
It wasn't until Jian Lingtian, Emperor Batian, and others acted together that the force was dispelled.
Xue Honglou looked at them, his face full of contempt and disdain.
He spoke幽幽ly.
"Why wouldn't I dare to appear?"
"I came here today to kill Su Qingshuang and take back the Heavenly Emperor's throne that belongs to me!"
By the end, his voice grew low and menacing, like a wounded beast roaring, his purple hair fluttering without wind.
These words darkened Su Qingshuang and Jiang Wu Xu's faces once more.
The others erupted in fury again!
"Xue Honglou, you're utterly ridiculous!"
"The Heavenly Emperor's throne is right there—if you're so capable, condense your own Dao Fruit!"
"Do you think pulling the Frost Emperor down will let you take that seat?"
"Is this your excuse for slaughtering your sect back then and your current brutality?"
Whether six hundred years ago or now,
Xue Honglou had committed countless atrocities, amassing monstrous sins!
Because of him, too many innocents had died horribly!
This made the strong individuals from the Holy Lands and Great Sects itch to kill him.
And their words echoed the confusion in Jiang Yuqiong's heart.
If you, Xue Honglou, want to ascend to Emperor, then go for it!
What does that have to do with my mom?!
How does it connect to your fall into the demonic path?!
"You ignorant ants! What do you understand?"
To the crowd's furious questions, Xue Honglou let out a sinister laugh from his throat.
One corner of his mouth curled up, dripping with scorn and mockery.
He offered no explanation.
But Jian Lingtian took up the thread, revealing the truth.
"The Heavenly Dao is flawed; one era cannot bear two Emperors!"
"In today's Desolate Realm, two Heavenly Emperors cannot coexist!"
He shook his head as he spoke.
"What?!"
"The Heavenly Dao is flawed?"
"One era cannot bear two Emperors?"
In an instant, the crowd erupted!
Most of those present hailed from Saint Ancestor legacies.
Only Hidden Sword Mountain had been founded by the Wuji Sword Emperor.
They held secrets unknown to many!
And this was one of them!