# Chapter 1520: The Game
Skyless Sword Emperor felt a sense of melancholy in his heart, and his murky eyes gradually gained a hint of brilliance. He murmured, "All my life, I have sought the path of the sword. Even having a child was due to the wishes of my family's ancestors. In my life, there is not much familial affection or friendship—only the sword. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, junior," Yu Emperor nodded. In Skyless Sword Emperor's life, there was not even familial affection or friendship, so why would he help out of sympathy for Yu Emperor? That was Yu Emperor's matter, none of his concern. A person who devotes himself single-mindedly to the path of the sword has a will that is extremely tenacious and difficult to shake.
"But, senior, did you not also show compassion toward Lin Feng before? Now that you are injured, the former Skyless Sword Emperor who could break through the world with his sword has become so desolate. How do you know that today's cause will not bear tomorrow's fruit? Senior has interacted with Lin Feng and should understand his temperament. If he reaches the heavens one day, surely he will not forget senior's kindness!"
Yu Emperor still did not give up trying to persuade Skyless Sword Emperor. Hearing his words, the old man glanced at Lin Feng again and smiled, "Perhaps it is because I have no familial affection or friendship that I find myself unable to let go of that little fellow!"
As he spoke, a trace of kindness appeared on the old man's aged face, accompanied by a faint smile. Yu Emperor, hearing this, also smiled. Like Skyless Sword Emperor, he looked at Lin Feng with a gentle, benevolent gaze, as if an elder looking upon his junior.
"I shall take my leave now," Yu Emperor said, departing from the Sword Grave. Lin Feng watched his master's retreating figure, his heart becoming complicated. The clues left behind by the conversation between his master and Skyless Sword Emperor were too numerous. These were the true secrets of the Small World.
"Senior, is there a subtle rule binding the Emperor-Slaying Alliance and the Watcher Alliance?" Lin Feng asked the old man.
The old man nodded. "The two forces have been passed down through the ages, clashing in the shadows. The Emperor-Slaying Alliance is not truly about slaughtering everyone with the potential to become an emperor. No force would spend such a great cost to kill people for no reason. The real purpose of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance is to eliminate some people while locking onto others. Those eliminated meet their death, while those locked onto are recruited and controlled."
"But the people of the Eight Wastelands clearly do not want the young talents nurtured by the various major powers to either die or be controlled. Thus, the Watcher Alliance was formed to stop this. When the City of Fate opens, the Watcher decides who needs to be watched. Those people are likely the biggest targets of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance, and they also become the objects of the Watcher Father's protection. The Watcher Alliance places their hopes on them becoming the future hope of the Eight Wastelands, or leaving this world, so that one day they can eliminate the Emperor-Slaying Alliance!"
"So, the Emperor-Slaying Alliance is not as simple as just the Qi Family and the Sikong Family," Lin Feng said, his thoughts racing. Many ideas flashed through his mind. Though his heart was stirred, his voice remained calm.
"The people behind the Emperor-Slaying Alliance treat the entire Small World as a chess piece, a place to continuously supply them with talent—endlessly, once every hundred years. Therefore, the Emperor-Slaying Alliance will always exist because the forces behind them are always there," the old man said calmly. But their conversation touched upon astonishing secrets.
Lin Feng thought back to the banquet in the Qi Kingdom, where many Martial Emperor disciples appeared and attacked his master. Now, everything finally became clear!
"How tragic," Lin Feng murmured to himself. Even those Martial Emperors did not know they were being schemed against by their own disciples. Only the people of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance and the Watcher Alliance would know all of this. The hands behind the Emperor-Slaying Alliance treated the world as a chessboard, moving pieces at will.
"So, at that banquet, my master already knew. But he did not expose it," Lin Feng now realized. Yu Emperor was a member of the Watcher Alliance, and had always been. Not only Yu Emperor, but perhaps also Great Ape Emperor, who was close to him, and the old palace master of the Undying Heavenly Palace, were all members. But only they knew they were; others did not!
"You are right, he knew. But just as the people of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance had great ambitions to control the entire Eight Wastelands and Nine Abyss, the Watcher Alliance also had ambitions. Unwilling to remain like this forever, they allowed the Emperor-Slaying Alliance to act, awakening the people of this world and making everyone truly regard the Emperor-Slaying Alliance as their mortal enemy," the old man said, his murky eyes seeming to see through everything. Five thousand years of experience could not be so simple!
Lin Feng nodded in deep agreement. For the Watcher Alliance, it was worth it. After that incident, the Eight Wastelands began to stir up a storm against the Emperor-Slaying Alliance, leading to the leveling of the Heavenly Dragon Divine Fortress, the removal of the Qi Family, the destruction of the Sikong Family, and the killing of the Alchemy Emperor. It was very successful. Except for a few like the Eastern Emperor, the old Martial Emperor of the Sikong Family, and the Qi Emperor, the foundation of the Emperor-Slaying Alliance in the Eight Wastelands was almost completely wiped out.
Scene after scene played out in Lin Feng's mind. The Watcher Father led the Watchers in a masterful layout, step by step striking at the Emperor-Slaying Alliance. It must be said that they had achieved remarkable results. But the people of the Watcher Alliance understood that this was far from enough!
"The past few decades have been a golden age for the Small World. The younger generation is even more monstrous. This is one reason the Emperor-Slaying Alliance wants to control the entire Eight Wastelands and Nine Abyss, and also a major factor in the Watchers' resistance. In fact, the Watchers do not want to keep this batch of monstrous geniuses in the Eight Wastelands to become emperors. Instead, they want to send all of you out of this world," the old man said meaningfully.
"The Watcher Alliance hopes that we can grow strong enough to cut off the forces behind the Emperor-Slaying Alliance, so that the Small World can have peace and the Emperor-Slaying Alliance can disappear forever," Lin Feng said to the old man.
But this time, the old man shook his head slightly and smiled faintly. "No, you are wrong."
"Wrong?" Lin Feng was very surprised.
"Wrong," the old man affirmed with a nod. "All matters in the world are about profit. Cut off one force behind the scenes, and a new hand will reach out. You underestimate the talent that a Small World can supply. In the Holy City Central Continent, many forces fight madly over the Small World. In their eyes, the Small World is not a world—it is a supreme treasure, a tool to continuously cultivate talent for them!"
Lin Feng's expression froze, and then he showed a bitter smile. In their eyes, this is not a world. How realistic and cruel those words were!
"The inheritance of a force in the Holy City Central Continent is longer than you can imagine. Do not underestimate a fully developed Small World. Take our Small World, for example. It supplies talent once every hundred years, perhaps only ten people. What about a thousand years, ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years? In a hundred thousand years, that would be ten thousand people. And these ten thousand people are all geniuses who have grown through trials. Among them, how many are geniuses among geniuses?" the old man asked with a smile, leaving it for Lin Feng to ponder.
What truly determines the strength of a force is its topmost power. Among these ten thousand people, if even one peerless prodigy grows to the point of reaching the heavens, that is an incomparable treasure.
A Small World is not only a place to supply talent but also an excellent place for major forces to train their disciples. Xia Tianfan, Zhou Tianruo, and Gu Li all came to this Small World for training.
"Since that is the case, why do the people behind the chessboard not directly send powerful Mid-rank Emperors to seize control of the entire Small World?" Lin Feng asked.
"Because the controllers of this Small World are not just one force. There are still constraints between them. Moreover, the development of a Small World must have its own rules. If you forcefully destroy it, you may cause the world to lose balance and lose its original value," Skyless Sword Emperor patiently explained to Lin Feng. He was gradually guiding Lin Feng, trying to broaden his horizons. Lin Feng would soon leave this world, and his vision needed to expand!
This time, Lin Feng pondered for a long time. Finally, his lips moved, and he slowly spoke.
"So my master's wish is that those of us who leave... will one day be able to control this world."
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Skyless Sword Emperor showed a gratified smile. Had he finally seen the essence? Only with absolute power and a strong voice could they control this world, completely liberate it from oppression, and prevent other invisible hands from dominating this chessboard. Then let them control the chessboard!
Lin Feng and Skyless Sword Emperor both fell silent. Skyless Sword Emperor, hunched over, stood up and began sweeping the dust in the Sword Grave. Lin Feng remained seated, pondering the conversation just now, as well as the dialogue between Yu Emperor and Skyless Sword Emperor. This world was far more complex than he had imagined!
So every battle was a game between the strong!
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