Chapter 1433: Evil God's Daughter (Part 1)
At this moment, Yun Che's state could be described as both shocked and bewildered.
Several years ago, the Ice Phoenix Maiden had told him that inheriting the Evil God's divine power also meant bearing the mission he had left behind. As for what this "mission" was, he had made many speculations, and before entering the Heavenly Lake today, he had also mentally prepared himself.
Sacrificing his bloodline, sacrificing his profound veins, even sacrificing his life — he had considered all of those.
What he never expected was that the answer he received would actually be… to dissuade!
To have himself, the inheritor of the Evil God's divine power, act as the Evil God's incarnation to calm the rage, resentment, and malice of the Calamity Demon Emperor, Jie Tian Mo Di, so that she would not bring calamity upon the world… because this fragile Chaos World could not withstand the fury and power of Jie Tian Mo Di and the other demons.
That meant, when that day truly arrived, he would have to… personally face an ancient Demon Emperor!
"The terror of Jie Tian Mo Di is far beyond your imagination," the Ice Phoenix Maiden said. "The few million years in the Outer Chaos may have caused her power to weaken, but even if only half a percent of her demonic power remains, annihilating the entire God Realm would be no more than a flip of her hand."
Yun Che: "..."
The Ice Phoenix Maiden's horrifying words were not exaggerated in the slightest… because that was a Demon Emperor!
An emperor among demons!
Like the Creation God among gods!
"Only you — only you have a chance to dissuade her." The Ice Phoenix Maiden's soft voice carried a pleading tone. "The Evil God was an immensely great deity. Everything you have inherited is the hope he left for future generations. His will surely contains compassion and protection for all living beings of Chaos. Only you can convey this will to Jie Tian Mo Di and resolve her anger and resentment."
"And the best outcome would be for her to become the ruler of Chaos while also becoming its guardian… As the Demon Emperor of the Calamity Demon Clan, all demons obey her commands. If she can do this, then the other demon gods will have no choice but to submit and will not bring disaster to the world."
"..." Yun Che's face showed deep agitation, but he still did not speak.
Facing an ancient Demon Emperor personally… he truly could not imagine what kind of scene or picture that would be.
An ancient Demon Emperor… a being whose single glance, whose single breath, could annihilate him millions of times over.
He raised his hand, feeling the Evil God's divine power surging through his body. After a long silence, he suddenly spoke. "Ice Phoenix Deity, you once read my memories back then, so you should know that I once turned into a devil who lost all humanity due to hatred. Therefore, I am very clear about how terrifying hatred can be."
"No matter what righteous purpose Heaven-Slaying God Emperor Mo E had, he indeed schemed against Jie Tian Mo Di, and his methods were the most despicable kind."
In the end, Yun Che was not a person from the Age of Gods. He did not have the same reverence for the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor, the foremost of the Creation Gods, as the Ice Phoenix Maiden did. "And Jie Tian Mo Di and all the Calamity Demon Gods who suffered this treachery must be filled with extreme fury and resentment."
"The Outer Chaos is a world of death and destruction. Even if they managed to survive using the Cosmic Thorn, it must have been an incredibly difficult struggle… for an entire few million years. What accumulated during that time was several million years of resentment and hatred. It was these very feelings that kept them going all these years and helped them finally find a way back…"
"Hatred spanning millions of years…" Yun Che took a deep breath. He truly could not imagine how terrifying that level of hatred must be. Ten thousand 'Hatred overflows the heavens and earth' wouldn't be enough to describe it. "Is it really possible to resolve it solely through the former marital bond between the Evil God and Jie Tian Mo Di?"
After millions of years in hell, steeped in hatred, they had finally returned. What they were eager to do was undoubtedly to vent and release all that hatred… Yun Che had personally experienced this feeling in his life on the Cang Yun Continent. And for Jie Tian Mo Di and the demon gods under her command, the intensity would be billions of times greater than what he had felt back then.
Moreover, he was a human, while they were demons!
Demons, whose negative emotions were already incredibly intense!
What was even more terrifying was that so many years of hatred and resentment were absolutely enough to twist the soul of any living being. Leaving aside the other demons for now, was Jie Tian Mo Di of today… really still the same Jie Tian Mo Di of back then?
The Ice Phoenix Maiden could feel Yun Che's worries. In truth, she too had no confidence whatsoever. Yun Che was the only hope, but at the same time, it was an extremely faint hope.
Her entire clan schemed against and banished into the Outer Chaos Space… millions of years of hatred and resentment… truly, no one, no living being, not even true gods or true demons, could imagine the level of hatred and ferocity they would bring when they returned.
"Yun Che," the Ice Phoenix Maiden said softly. "Regarding demons and dark profound energy, whether in ancient times or now, there have been great prejudices and distorted perceptions."
"..." Yun Che, who possessed dark profound energy himself, deeply agreed with this point.
"Although Jie Tian Mo Di is the emperor of demon gods, she might not be as terrifying as you imagine. Otherwise, the great, righteous, and benevolent Evil God would not have fallen for her and married her. At the very least, in my ancient memories and knowledge, I have never heard any tales of Jie Tian Mo Di being brutal or violent."
"Throughout the entire god race, very little was known about the Calamity Demon Clan, except that they were an emperor demon clan that could transform into swords, like the Sword Spirit God Clan. Beyond that, little was known."
Yun Che: "..."
"The Evil God clearly had deep feelings for Jie Tian Mo Di. Otherwise, he would not have willingly given her the Cosmic Thorn. Given such deep affection from the Evil God, Jie Tian Mo Di must also have profound feelings for him. She will surely not be completely unmoved by the power and will he left behind."
"Moreover, millions of years is an extremely long time for modern living beings, but for a Demon Emperor, it is not such a long period. And with a Demon Emperor's strength, it is unlikely that her soul would be twisted by time and hatred."
"If you can make her truly feel the will of the Evil God — the will to 'protect future generations' — then perhaps there will be a sliver of hope… that she would be willing to follow the will the Evil God left behind. Besides, the reason Jie Tian Mo Di has survived to this day is precisely because the Evil God gave her the Cosmic Thorn. Apart from the bond between husband and wife, there is also the debt of gratitude."
"Although I have never experienced romantic feelings between man and woman, I deeply know that in this world, no matter what dimension or plane, only the word 'love' can transcend all things."
The Ice Phoenix Maiden used different words to give Yun Che comfort, encouragement, and hope. Perhaps it was deliberate, perhaps somewhat forced. But Yun Che truly was the only hope, and she had to give him enough conviction.
"You are right," Yun Che said, but his expression remained far from relaxed. "But the problem is, I am not the Evil God after all. I have merely inherited his power. Her feelings for the Evil God and her feelings for the inheritor of the Evil God's power… these are two completely different concepts. And something like the 'Evil God's Will' is too ethereal and intangible. Even if she can truly feel it… Hmph."
If the Evil God were still alive, it would be very possible to resolve and soothe Jie Tian Mo Di's hatred. But Yun Che… in the end, he was not the Evil God.
Faced with such a situation, no one could remain optimistic.
"I understand your worries," the Ice Phoenix Maiden said. "The Evil God's will is naturally not the same as the true Evil God. However, you don't need to be so pessimistic, because aside from the Evil God's inheritance and will, you have another aid… and this aid might even surpass — far surpass — the Evil God's inheritance and will."
"Eh?" Yun Che was stunned. "What is it?"
The Ice Phoenix Maiden continued, "After Heaven-Slaying God Emperor Mo E banished the Calamity Demon Clan, the Evil God engaged in a fierce battle with him. That unprecedented battle between Creation Gods shook the entire Chaos, and even in the present era, there are detailed records. The cause of that battle… according to ancient understanding and modern records, it is believed that the Evil God was disgusted by Mo E's treacherous actions and found him unworthy of the title Creation God, thus fought him."
Yun Che nodded. That the Evil God and Jie Tian Mo Di were a married couple was a secret known only to the Creation Gods even in the ancient era.
"But do you still remember? I told you last time that the reason the Evil God fought Mo E was not only out of anger over the banishment of Jie Tian Mo Di, but also… because it determined the fate of the offspring he had with Jie Tian Mo Di. And this was a secret I accidentally learned from Lady Li Suo back then."
Yun Che nodded again. Every statement the Ice Phoenix Maiden had made to him back then was extremely shocking, and he remembered them clearly.
"Who won and who lost in the battle between Lord Mo E and the Evil God? No one knew back then. Not even Lady Xi Ke and Lady Li Suo had any idea. The only ones who knew the final result were probably Lord Mo E and the Evil God. Naturally, I knew nothing at all… But back when I read your memories, my knowledge combined with your memories allowed me to see many secrets and truths long buried by history. Among them was the outcome of the battle between Lord Mo E and the Evil God."
"And also, the final fate of the offspring of the Evil God and Jie Tian Mo Di."
"Me? You mean… my memories?" Yun Che was taken aback. Everything he knew about the Age of Gods came from what he had heard — either from Mo Li, the Golden Crow Soul Spirit, or most of all from the Ice Phoenix Maiden. He himself knew absolutely nothing about that age of gods.
Yet the Ice Phoenix Maiden said that from his memories… she had learned truths that even the gods, and even the Creation Gods of the ancient era, did not know!
That was absurd!
How did I not know!?
"Yes." The Ice Phoenix Maiden did not explain what she had seen in his memories. She continued, "From the 'result' of that battle between Lord Mo E and the Evil God, it seems that the Evil God won first and then lost."
Yun Che: "???" (Won first… then lost?)
"I once told you — and the present era must have records too — that although Heaven-Slaying God Emperor Mo E was the foremost of the four Creation Gods, he was also the earliest to perish, passing away even before the great war between gods and demons truly erupted."
"His death was not due to injury or accident, but to the exhaustion of his lifespan — a natural death."
"As the most powerful Creation God, Lord Mo E's lifespan should have been the pinnacle of all living beings. Yet his lifespan burned out so early. The only reason is the excessive use of the Ancestral Heaven-Slaying Sword. This was known to all living beings in the present era."
"However, Lady Li Suo once told me that in the course of millions of years, Lord Mo E had only used the power of the Ancestral Sword once… which was to break open the Chaos Wall and banish the Calamity Demon Clan. Although this would greatly reduce his lifespan, it should not have reduced it to such an extent."
"But… if he had used the power of the Ancestral Sword twice in a short period of time, it would become especially plausible that his lifespan burned out so quickly."
Yun Che's gaze sharpened. "You mean…"
"This second time was most likely during his battle with the Evil God!"
Yun Che: "..."
"That battle would determine the fate of the Evil God and Jie Tian Mo Di's offspring. And their offspring was undoubtedly half-human, half-demon. Lord Mo E had an extremely upright and intolerant personality. He would never allow such an offspring — especially the offspring of a Creation God — to remain in the god race. Therefore, in that battle, he would never allow himself to lose."
"But the result probably did not go as he wished. Lady Li Suo also once said that the Evil God's power had likely surpassed Lord Mo E's. In that battle, Lord Mo E should have lost… But he could not accept defeat, nor could he allow the consequences of defeat. Thus, he activated the power of the Ancestral Sword."
"Under the power of the Ancestral Sword… the Evil God lost."
"At that time, only a very short period had passed since Lord Mo E had used the power of the Ancestral Sword to blast open the Chaos Wall."
"Using the power of the Ancestral Sword twice in a short period of time did not simply double the reduction of Lord Mo E's lifespan; it was far more severe than that. It led to Lord Mo E's early death afterward… And Lord Mo E must have been fully aware of the consequences. But his nature was just like that — as the supreme emperor of the god race and the foremost of the Creation Gods, his eyes could not tolerate a single grain of sand… especially when it involved the god race's bottom line and dignity."
Yun Che spoke, "So, the offspring of the Evil God and Jie Tian Mo Di… was thus erased?"
"No," the Ice Phoenix Maiden gave Yun Che an unexpected answer. "It was not erased, but rather… [split]."