Inside the Vast Continent.

"Someone is watching me?"

Chen Xuan had already released all the suppressed Ghost Clan powerhouses. The Vast Continent had turned into a hellscape of slaughter. He had personally destroyed the former Great Wind Dynasty after learning that his past lovers, Yun Mengyan and Tao Wan, had both married thousands of years ago. Rage consumed him. He felt as if a bright green hat had been placed firmly on his head—something he could not tolerate.

He razed the imperial capital to the ground. The descendants of Yun Mengyan and Tao Wan were tortured to death using the Ghost Clan's most cruel methods.

The awakened Ghost Clan powerhouses rampaged across the continent. Soon, they would use a blood sacrifice of the entire Vast Continent as a catalyst to break the barriers and allow a wave of Ghost Realm experts to descend into this universe.

But at that critical moment, a terrifying aura suddenly swept through the cosmos.

Chen Xuan could not clearly perceive what it was. The presence came and went in an instant. Then he felt an overwhelming power awaken.

An Emperor battle was unfolding in the starry sky.

This was excellent news for Chen Xuan. He immediately stirred up chaos and prepared to complete the blood sacrifice of the Vast Continent. Countless forces were annihilated in the blink of an eye. Even awakened Emperor Weapons were smashed.

It reminded him of the supreme Ghost Emperor from the Ghost Realm universe. The first time that supreme being had looked at him, Chen Xuan had felt as if every secret in his body had been laid bare.

Just as Chen Xuan sent out his divine sense to search for the hidden watcher, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with horror.

The space before him shattered without warning, torn apart by a pair of massive hands.

"Chen Xuan, I have finally found you!"

Chen Xuan's scalp went numb. An icy chill spread through his entire body, as if he were facing a supreme Great Emperor. He did not even dare look clearly at the figure before turning to flee.

This was the greatest terror in the world!

Yet the figure had no intention of letting him escape. The vast space around him seemed to compress. Chains of law descended from the sky, forcibly stripping away an entire world. There was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. The entire world appeared before Dongfang Yunxing like a painting. What kind of unimaginable method was this?

The living beings of the Vast Continent watched in terror. This was not the hope of seeing a savior, but the fear of something completely beyond their understanding.

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Even the Ghost Clan powerhouses cried out in shock: "This is a Great Emperor! A new Great Emperor of the human race!"

Clearly, they had mistaken Dongfang Yunxing's methods for those of the current Great Emperor. Combined with the terrifying tribulation that had appeared in the starry sky earlier, it seemed this world now had a new Great Emperor.

Dongfang Yunxing sensed the unfamiliar Ghost Clan auras spreading across the Vast Continent. His eyes turned ice-cold. "Chen Xuan, I never expected you to collude with the Ghost Clan."

He was no stranger to the Ghost Clan's aura. Over the past two thousand years, he had explored the hidden corners of this world and learned about the Ghost Clan. They were a terrifying race from another great universe. Their lifespans were extraordinarily long and they were extremely difficult to kill. They had once invaded this universe but were ultimately defeated by the arrangements left behind by the ancients of all eras. Many powerful Ghost Clan experts had been sealed within this universe.

In the past several thousand years, Dongfang Yunxing had clashed with those sealed Ghost Clan powerhouses many times. He had even personally slain several of them, using them as nourishment for his own growth.

"Who are you? Who exactly are you?!"

Chen Xuan realized he could not break through the surrounding space. As a Quasi-Emperor, he felt genuine fear for the first time.

"You are looking right at me. Can't you tell who I am?" Dongfang Yunxing asked.

His body had crossed endless distances from Divine Ancient Star to the Vast Continent. Such a feat was beyond ordinary Quasi-Emperors.

Chen Xuan turned his head with great difficulty and forced his eyes open. In that moment, he saw the majestic figure wrapped in countless laws. The face was both familiar and utterly foreign—high above, like a god passing judgment on all living beings.

A name surfaced in Chen Xuan's mind.

"Dongfang Yunxing?!"

He gnashed his teeth in fury, yet could scarcely believe it. He possessed a system and boundless destiny, which was how he had reached his current heights. Dongfang Yunxing had come from a minor force—a nobody he could have crushed at will. How had he reached this level?

When old enemies met, there was no joy, only endless hatred.

Dongfang Yunxing's gaze was calm. Thousands of years of experience had stripped away the impulsiveness of his youth. Though his eyes were indifferent, they sent Chen Xuan plunging into an icy abyss.

A massive Myriad Laws Seal descended, suppressing the starry sky.

Terror filled Chen Xuan's heart, along with deep unwillingness. He could not even muster the will to resist.

"Run… System, take me away! Escape back to the Ghost Realm!"

Chen Xuan made the decisive choice. He abandoned everything, including the mission. His only thought was to flee, become an Emperor, wait for the Ghost Realm's army to invade, and then settle the score.

A vast white light enveloped him. Chen Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the system's protection, he could return to the Ghost Realm.

[Ding… Warning: System teleportation has encountered external interference.]

[Ding… Host in critical danger! Critical danger! Critical danger!]

Countless red warnings flashed across Chen Xuan's system interface—something he had never seen before.

The system barrier tore open with a crack.

Chen Xuan stared ahead, his fists clenched so tightly they trembled.

Until…

A pair of massive hands appeared before him, grasping at something invisible in the air.

"Chen Xuan, is this system your greatest reliance?" Dongfang Yunxing asked.

Chen Xuan's body shook violently. His lips turned pale, like a child whose greatest secret had been exposed. "You… how do you know about the system?"

The system was one of his most guarded secrets.

"You're curious?" Dongfang Yunxing smiled. "I not only know you have a system, I also know you are a transmigrator. The original owner of this body died long ago. You are nothing more than a parasite living inside it."

An overwhelming power erupted from Dongfang Yunxing's hands. In the empty space before him, countless particles and brilliant lights formed.

Chen Xuan's face turned deathly white. He saw endless red warnings flashing before him. A crack spread across the system screen from top to bottom.

Crack…

A faint sound of something shattering echoed in the void.

Chen Xuan vanished from his original spot.