Dongfang Yunxing woke up. He felt as if he had just experienced a long dream.

In the dream, he had slaughtered in all directions and personally annihilated the entire Great Sun Sacred Land. He had also fought a terrifyingly powerful existence, shattering the starry sky and touching upon forbidden powers in a cataclysmic battle.

In the end, he had won. He crushed a terrifying Emperor Weapon and devoured its artifact spirit alive. Its miserable wail had even resonated with him. The burly man in beast skins had been crushed into a single pill.

The dream felt too unreal.

"Foolish disciple, you're finally awake."

A familiar voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Master?!"

Seeing the familiar white-haired middle-aged man, Dongfang Yunxing's face lit up with joy. He was alive. His master was alive.

Beside him lay another familiar figure—Lu Xuewei, who was still unconscious.

Su Chen rolled his eyes.

Fought their way out?

Su Chen replied calmly, "You are safe now. When we left the territory of the Great Sun Sacred Land, your master encountered a small complication. I had no choice but to bring you away from the Vast Continent entirely. As for where we are now, even I am not entirely sure. My energy has been greatly depleted. I will need to sleep for a long time before I can awaken again. During this period, everything will depend on you alone."

Only then did Dongfang Yunxing notice that Su Chen's figure was extremely faint, as if a single gust of wind could scatter him.

"Master, I will work hard to gather energy for the Heaven's Mandate Pearl so you can return as soon as possible," Dongfang Yunxing vowed.

Su Chen smiled faintly. His body gradually faded away. He left one final message in Dongfang Yunxing's mind:

"You now carry the cultivation resources your master collected from the Great Sun Sacred Land after tens of thousands of years, along with the entire fortune of a peak Quasi-Emperor. While I am gone, you must be extremely cautious. Do not let anyone discover the heavy treasures you possess."

"I have also left you a pill. Once you break through to the Saint realm, consume it to complete your seventh Nirvana."

"I hope… we master and disciple will meet again…"

Su Chen's voice slowly disappeared. Not only had he destroyed the Great Sun Sacred Land, he had also fought a peak Quasi-Emperor wielding a fully awakened Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon. The massive energy expenditure had returned him almost to his starting point. Even with the wave of destiny energy gained from Dongfang Yunxing killing Yang Shentian, it was barely enough.

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Su Chen fell into a deep slumber.

Dongfang Yunxing gripped the Heaven's Mandate Pearl tightly, silently swearing to find more children of great destiny as soon as possible so his master could recover his energy and the two of them could reunite.

After all, it was because of him that his master had exhausted himself.

Dongfang Yunxing found the resources Su Chen had mentioned. His eyes suddenly widened, and his mouth hung open in shock.

Inside the space Su Chen had left behind were countless treasures scattered about like garbage. Precious great medicines that he once could only dream of were piled up everywhere. Among them were several terrifying auras he could not even describe.

Those were sacred medicines! There were also countless other priceless treasures whose names he did not know.

Dongfang Yunxing also discovered a pill brimming with ancient qi and overwhelming blood vitality. Just one glance at it made him cough up blood; he did not dare look again.

He suddenly recalled that strange dream.

"Could it be… that dream was real?"

Dongfang Yunxing remained speechless for a long time.

"Just what kind of existence is Master…?"

He also noticed that his current physique and talent were a hundred times more terrifying than before. At some point, he had already undergone his sixth Nirvana.

The Vast Continent was shaken by the news that the Great Sun Sacred Land—the number one power in the Southern Domain—had been completely annihilated.

No one knew the true reason behind its destruction. Over time, the only explanation that remained was that the Great Sun Sacred Land had coveted forbidden powers and angered the heavens, leading to its total eradication.

Not long after the fall of the Great Sun Sacred Land, another piece of news shocked the entire Vast Continent: the Barbarian God of the Barbarian Bone Divine Cult had also perished, and their Emperor Weapon had been shattered.

The Barbarian God had been a peak Quasi-Emperor who wielded a fully awakened Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon. Even supreme experts would avoid confronting him directly. Yet such a terrifying existence had fallen without a sound.

Some speculated that the one who killed the Barbarian God was the same person who had destroyed the Great Sun Sacred Land. But even after a thousand years, no one could confirm whether it was the same individual.

Time flowed on.

No one knew exactly how many years had passed.

On the Vast Continent, Chen Xuan gazed at the familiar yet strangely alien world. At this moment, he wanted nothing more than to destroy it all.

This was why he had returned.

"Thousands of years… Dongfang survivor, and Lu Xuewei… are you both still alive? If you are…"

Chen Xuan's voice grew colder, his killing intent so intense that the surrounding world seemed to freeze.

"I, Chen Xuan, will make you experience the eternal tortures of the Ghost Clan!"

After being severely wounded and nearly killed in the Ghost Clan secret realm, Chen Xuan had survived thanks to his destiny. The Ghost Clan girl—Ghost Emperor's daughter Gui Yoyo—had rescued him and brought him back to the Ghost Realm.

Grateful for her life-saving grace, Chen Xuan married her and became the son-in-law of the Ghost Emperor Court. Over the following millennia, he rendered great service to the court. Relying on his system and his own efforts, he had broken through to the Quasi-Emperor realm.

What frustrated him was that if Gui Yoyo had not been so domineering, he might have already reached the peak of Quasi-Emperor. Still, there was no rush.

As long as he killed Dongfang Yunxing and completed the system mission, he would break through to the peak of Quasi-Emperor and gain the qualifications to vie for the Emperor position.

His Emperor destiny lay in this world!

That was why Chen Xuan had returned.

His eyes gleamed with cold light. Besides seeking revenge on Dongfang Yunxing and completing the system mission, he had another objective from the Ghost Emperor Court: to launch an invasion of this universe.

He needed to release the suppressed Ghost Clan powerhouses in this realm.

Ghost Clan beings were special. Their powerful Quasi-Emperors possessed far longer lifespans than the natives of this universe. Chen Xuan did not know why—perhaps because they were fundamentally different kinds of life.

Soon, the seals on several Ghost Clan experts across the Vast Continent were undone.

Chaos descended upon the world!