In a moment of life and death, Chen Xuan vanished. He was transported away by a mysterious power.

Dongfang Yunxing stared in the direction where Chen Xuan had disappeared. There was neither anger nor frustration on his face.

"Chen Xuan, the next time we meet will be the day of your death."

In his hand, he seemed to be holding something. As he clenched his fist, a sound like shattering glass rang out. A cloud of fine powder drifted from between his fingers.

On the Vast Continent, the Ghost Clan powerhouses who had only recently been freed were filled with terror.

They had just escaped one wolf's den only to enter a tiger's lair.

Before them stood a young man.

Dongfang Yunxing easily slaughtered and refined all the Ghost Clan experts. Three Quasi-Emperors, along with one Ghost Clan expert who had attained the Dao through an alternative path, provided an immense surge of energy. Yet when it entered Dongfang Yunxing's body, it vanished like a drop of water into the ocean.

The energy required for the ninth Nirvana was simply too vast.

"I wonder how Master managed to gather enough energy for the ninth Nirvana," Dongfang Yunxing sighed.

Yet the moment he crushed Chen Xuan's system, a massive amount of energy poured out from the Heaven's Mandate Pearl and began transforming his body.

Perhaps once he completely killed Chen Xuan, his master would finally awaken.

...

Ghost Realm Universe.

Legend said that millions of years ago, a powerful expert from the Ghost Clan had transcended the universe, granting the Ghost Clan lifespans far longer than those of other races.

Ghost Clan powerhouses emerged in great numbers.

Fifty thousand years ago, they discovered traces of another universe. A Ghost Clan Great Emperor had taken action and opened a passage between the two realms for the first time. They intended to plunder the resources of that other universe.

A great war broke out.

They failed.

It was not due to a lack of strength.

Rather, the passage had been desperately sealed by the Great Emperors of the other universe.

"Chen Xuan?"

Gui Yoyo looked at the blood-stained figure lying in the grand hall.

It was Chen Xuan, who had barely escaped with his life.

At this moment, Chen Xuan looked utterly wretched. He no longer carried the bearing of an unrivaled prodigy in the Ghost Realm universe. He looked more like a beaten dog lying on the ground.

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Gui Yoyo frowned.

The sight of Chen Xuan in this state filled her with disgust.

Chen Xuan stared blankly ahead, too overwhelmed to notice her expression. His all-powerful system… had disappeared!

An unprecedented panic gripped him.

He knew that nearly all of his strength had come from the system.

Now that the system was gone, even with Quasi-Emperor level cultivation, Chen Xuan had no courage left.

He was terrified and helpless.

"Yoyo…" Chen Xuan noticed her and reached out like a drowning man grasping at a straw.

"Useless trash!"

Gui Yoyo kicked him away.

Countless chains of order appeared in the void and pierced through his body in an instant.

"I originally planned to have you open the passage between the two realms before extracting all your secrets. I didn't expect you to fail at such a simple task."

Gui Yoyo's eyes were ice-cold. There was no trace of the tenderness she had once shown. She had saved him and agreed to marry him for one reason only: the secret he carried.

Thousands of years had passed, and Gui Yoyo had spent all that time excavating the secrets hidden within Chen Xuan, intending to seize them for herself.

Her original plan had been to have Chen Xuan open the passage between the two realms before suppressing him and stealing everything he possessed. She had not expected him to be so useless. Now she was forced to advance her plans ahead of schedule.

"Chen Xuan, a worthless piece of trash like you does not deserve such heaven-defying fortune," she said coldly. "Only I, Gui Yoyo, am worthy of this opportunity. Only I can become an existence like the Ghost Clan's progenitor!"

Chen Xuan listened in disbelief. "Impossible… Your favorability toward me clearly reached ninety-nine. How could you betray me?"

Gui Yoyo tilted her head and smiled gently. "Favorability? You mean the fake personality I created?"

Chen Xuan's face turned deathly pale.

Accompanied by a miserable scream, Gui Yoyo began to dissect the secrets within Chen Xuan's body.

...

Dongfang Yunxing looked up toward the depths of the starry sky. The Great Emperor had grown old and was approaching the end of his life.

Heavenly Fortune Great Emperor had devoted his entire life to the Dao of talismans. He had neither great merits nor great faults toward the myriad races of the world. In the final moments of his life, he came to Divine Ancient Star.

This was the first time Dongfang Yunxing had seen the aged Great Emperor in person.

Heavenly Fortune Great Emperor looked at him with satisfaction. Although Dongfang Yunxing was not his disciple, he spoke warmly, "The future of this world will be entrusted to you. Your aptitude has already surpassed all those who came before. You have drawn the wariness of those old things in the forbidden zones. Your greatest threat does not come from the outside world, but from the supremes lurking in those forbidden areas. This is a talisman created from my life's wisdom. Should you encounter a life-and-death crisis, it may help you."

Heavenly Fortune Great Emperor handed over a gate-shaped talisman that flowed with the power of time. While his combat strength might have been ordinary, his mastery of talisman runes was enough to leave his name in the annals of history.

Dongfang Yunxing asked with some confusion, "This junior has only just entered the Quasi-Emperor realm. There are many other prodigies in this starry sky with astonishing talent. Why did Senior choose me? They have a greater chance of becoming a Great Emperor in this era."

Heavenly Fortune Great Emperor smiled faintly. "Because none of them can compare to you. Even if they become Great Emperors, they will only serve as your stepping stones in the end. You will transcend."

Heavenly Fortune Great Emperor passed away. He buried his own body and sealed it with great power to prevent any inauspicious entities from being born and harming the living.

Dongfang Yunxing had not yet become an Emperor. He had only recently stepped into the Quasi-Emperor realm. The energy required for his Nirvana was the most terrifying of all.

Dark turmoil erupted across the world. Supremes attacked Dongfang Yunxing, only to be slain by his bare hands.

A new Great Emperor had appeared in the world. This new Emperor fought a chaotic battle against Dongfang Yunxing. To the shock of all living beings, even the new Great Emperor could not defeat him.

A Quasi-Emperor suppressing a Great Emperor—what kind of terror was this?

Time flowed on.

Ten thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

The starry sky trembled as countless chains of law descended, forming the most terrifying tribulation the world had ever seen.

"Someone is attempting to become an Emperor!"

"How is that possible? The current Great Emperor is still alive. How could anyone achieve the Emperor realm now?"

It was an Emperor tribulation.

On a distant continent in the starry sky, a majestic figure stood with a bitter smile on his face.

"So this day has finally come…"

He felt unwilling. For the current Great Emperor to fight a Quasi-Emperor to a standstill was not an honor, but a humiliation. Throughout history, he was the only Great Emperor who had ever been suppressed by someone at the Quasi-Emperor realm.