Six Hundred Years of Obsession! If Not an Emperor, Then a Demon!
The Three Thousand Dao Domains have a long and storied legacy.
Everyone knew that a Heavenly Emperor emerged only once every few million years!
It had been nearly ten million years since the last Heavenly Emperor vanished!
In such a vast span of time, even Saint Ancestor-level beings had passed through several generations!
Thus, few were aware that this world did not permit two Emperors to coexist!
Upon careful reflection, throughout the long river of history—excluding the distant ancient past—there had indeed never been a time when two Heavenly Emperors existed simultaneously!
All of this was because… the laws were incomplete, the Heavenly Dao was flawed!
This revelation sent the hearts of those from the Fu Long Divine Dynasty, Jade Cauldron Holy Land, Huangchu Holy Land, and Xianwen Sect pounding wildly!
They exchanged glances, overwhelmed by shock.
This was the first they'd heard of such a secret.
Indeed, without reaching that level, some truths remained elusive.
The Three Thousand Dao Domains had produced countless prodigies over the ages, but those truly qualified to vie for the Heavenly Emperor's throne were exceedingly rare!
One in millions of years was a rarity!
Otherwise, that position wouldn't have remained vacant for nearly ten million years, untouchable by all!
No wonder!
Back then, three suns shone in the sky, each with the potential to become an Emperor!
Yet only the Frost Emperor had truly ascended to that supreme height!
"So that's how it is!"
"This world simply can't accommodate a second Heavenly Emperor!"
"With my mom here, Xue Honglou could never condense a Heavenly Emperor's Dao Fruit!"
In his swaddle, Jiang Yuqiong's eyes widened.
He finally understood why Xue Honglou was so obsessed with killing his mom!
At this realization, Jiang Yuqiong suddenly felt a surge of boundless anger.
"This jerk is beyond redemption!"
"My mom became an Emperor first—it's a done deal!"
"He couldn't do it himself, and now he's blaming others?"
Jiang Yuqiong babbled furiously.
He glared at Xue Honglou, his little fists swinging with vigor.
Yet Xue Honglou didn't even glance his way.
"Brother Xue!"
"After all these years, you still can't let go of your obsession?"
Amid the crowd, Jiang Wu Xu spoke again.
He clutched his face in agony, his voice choking with emotion.
Hearing this, Xue Honglou let out a sharp, cold laugh.
His eyes flickered, like two crimson beams slicing through the void, causing it to hum and tremble!
He roared suddenly, his rage uncontainable!
"Obsession?"
"Jiang Wu Xu, this is all your fault!"
"If you hadn't secretly severed your own portion of the Dao laws and given them to Su Qingshuang back then!"
"How could the Heavenly Emperor's throne have fallen to her?!"
"I've become what I am today because of you!"
These words sent shockwaves through the crowd!
Every pair of eyes widened like bronze bells.
"There's such a thing?"
"Saint Ancestor Wu Xu severed his own condensed Dao laws to help the Frost Emperor forge her immortal imperial body?"
The strong individuals were visibly shaken.
This was a secret unknown to outsiders.
How could Saint Ancestor Wu Xu bear to do it!
Those were the Dao laws he'd painstakingly cultivated, the key to reaching the supreme realm!
He'd simply given them up!
Handed them to the Frost Emperor!
It was unimaginable!
"Dad, he…"
At this moment, Jiang Yuqiong's heart surged like a tempest.
He could only marvel—his dad's love for his mom was truly profound!
In an instant, all eyes darted between Su Qingshuang and Jiang Wu Xu.
Su Qingshuang kept her head lowered, silent, her eyes red.
Jiang Wu Xu shook his head, crying out in pain.
"Brother Xue, you're wrong!"
"Back then, Frost was already just a step away from the Heavenly Emperor realm!"
"Even without my help, she would've been the first among us to ascend!"
"In truth, neither of us could match her!"
Xue Honglou listened to these words with a face full of cold sneers.
His hair fluttered, like countless purple willows swaying in the wind.
He gritted his teeth again, growling menacingly.
"Jiang Wu Xu, spare me your explanations!"
"No matter what, the Heavenly Emperor's throne must be mine! Mine!"
"If the Heavenly Dao won't allow two Emperors, then I'll carve my own path!"
"If the ordinary way won't do, I'll use the demonic path, harnessing the power of countless souls to forcibly break that shackle!"
"If the heavens and earth stand in my way, I'll overturn them!"
Demonic flames blazed around Xue Honglou, his entire being radiating an inexplicable aura.
Domineering and fierce, his ambition pierced the clouds!
Yet in the eyes of the crowd, all they saw was sheer madness!
"Brother Xue! Please wake up!"
Jiang Wu Xu roared too, his voice laced with sorrow, helplessness, and deep disappointment.
"Jiang Wu Xu, still putting on an act!"
Xue Honglou snapped coldly.
At this, Su Qingshuang slowly raised her head, looking at him.
"Brother Xue, turn back while you can!"
"If you're willing to let go, sever your demonic core, and repent to the souls who died by your hand, I'll take responsibility and spare your life!"
"For the rest of your days, Wu Xu and I will do all we can to perform good deeds for the human race of the Three Thousand Dao Domains, to atone for your sins!"
Su Qingshuang spoke slowly, her tone calm.
But as she spoke, tears streamed down her face.
"HAHAHAHA…"
Xue Honglou suddenly burst into wild laughter.
Abruptly, his laughter stopped!
"Atone for my sins?"
"What a joke!"
He looked at Su Qingshuang as if she were a fool.
His blazing eyes conjured horrifying visions in the void!
A hellish scene unfolded!
Wailing ghosts!
Screaming souls!
Mountains of corpses and seas of blood, endlessly churning!
In that moment, this world seemed to transform into a boundless infernal prison!
A terrifying stench of blood spread, chilling everyone to the bone.
Even the distant onlookers felt suffocated, as if gripped by the throat of death!
He glared viciously at Su Qingshuang.
"As long as I can become an Emperor, what's killing a few ants?!"
"Even if I slaughter all living beings under heaven, what of it?!"
A fearsome killing aura swirled ceaselessly around Xue Honglou.
As his words fell, the twenty-odd Saint Ancestors present felt their scalps tingle!
"Madman!"
"He's an utter madman!"
"Even now, he's unrepentant!"
Their bodies trembled with rage.
Xue Honglou's words left them shocked and furious!
Six hundred years of obsession!
If he couldn't become an Emperor, he'd become a demon!
To achieve Emperorhood, what was slaughtering all life?!
Across the vast history of the Three Thousand Dao Domains, who had ever dared to be so brazen?!
"This jerk is way too arrogant!"
In his swaddle, Jiang Yuqiong's emotions gradually calmed.
His gaze turned icy.
Clearly, Xue Honglou's demonic nature had sunk too deep—there was no turning back!
Yet his dad and mom still couldn't let go of their past bond!
Hoping he'd repent!
Sadly, Xue Honglou had let them down!
"Frost Emperor, Saint Ancestor Wu Xu!"
At that moment, Jian Lingtian spoke up.
All eyes turned to him.
"Stop trying to persuade him!"
"He's steeped in demonic roots—he's no longer the True Yan Holy Son of old!"
"Kill him!"
After a moment's thought, the others joined in with shouts.
"Exactly! Xue Honglou is obstinate and unrepentant!"
"Kill him! Rid the Three Thousand Dao Domains of this scourge, and avenge the fallen souls!"
"Spare him, and who knows how many more will die by his hand!"
"He's a calamity, the common enemy of the human race! If Xue Honglou doesn't die, the Three Thousand Dao Domains will know no peace!"
One voice after another, brimming with boundless fury, roared toward Xue Honglou.
Each person unleashed a terrifying aura.
The void quaked, the cosmos thundered!
With just a nod from the Frost Emperor, they'd unleash their sacred artifacts and imperial weapons without hesitation!