Chapter 1456: The Savior Divine Son
Qianye Fantian had set an excellent precedent. These proud Divine Masters, shocked by his display, snapped back to reality as if waking from a dream. All their previous restraint was torn to shreds, and they rushed, almost scrambling, to prostrate themselves on the ground, loudly swearing their allegiance.
Zhou Tian Shen Di knelt. Nanming Shendi knelt. Even the Dragon Emperor bowed deeply, his head touching the ground.
The dignity of a Divine Master? The pride of a Realm King? The honor of a Divine Emperor?
In the eyes of all living beings in the world, their authority and power were something to be revered for a lifetime, never to be violated or defied. They were "gods."
But before the ancient Demon Emperor, they were nothing but a joke!
Only Yun Che still stood there, appearing somewhat dazed.
He wasn't scared, but rather…
This… it's done already?
Jie Tian Mo Di had already decided not to bring disaster upon the present world?
The millions of years of fury and hatred… were they… were they dispelled just because of those words he had spoken just now??
All the countless worries and anxieties, the lingering, inescapable fear and darkness… Not only his, but also the Ice Phoenix Divine Spirit who, though she had encouraged and comforted him, had always carried a note of pessimism in her aura and words.
The Ice Phoenix Soul Spirit had also stated with certainty that the Evil God's divine power on his body alone would likely stir Jie Tian Mo Di, but it could hardly truly sway her will or erase her hatred. The real hope lay in the very real Hong'er and You'er.
But… He hadn't even mentioned the existence of Hong'er and You'er yet!
And now, it had been less than a quarter of an hour since Jie Tian Mo Di had stepped out of the Chaos Rift!
In less than a quarter of an hour, she had let go of the hatred she had stored for millions of years…
This…
Yun Che was stunned for a long moment before he suddenly came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed. The complexity and astonishment in his heart far outweighed his joy.
Jie Yuan stood there, her gaze fixed on the rhomboid "Crimson Crystal" embedded in the Chaos Wall. She remained motionless for a long time, her expression unchanging. But in her pitch-black demonic eyes, a complex black light flickered continuously.
Exiled to the Outer Chaos for millions of years, she had not died. Now, she had finally returned… She wanted revenge. She wanted to see him again. She wanted to see the daughter of him and her.
But everything had changed. Everyone had died…
The same world, yet a completely unfamiliar one.
Only the power on Yun Che bore the imprint of "him," welcoming her return.
"…" Jie Yuan closed her eyes, biting her teeth slightly. Her hands were clenched tightly, trembling silently.
The world knew her as the Demon Emperor. To the current living beings, especially, she was a terrifying existence… But they all forgot that she was also a living being with a full range of human emotions and complete feelings.
A being whose nature and will had not been twisted, even after millions of years in the Outer Chaos.
She did not speak. Everyone was prostrate on the ground, not even daring to lift their heads.
"Yun Che!"
His ears finally heard Jie Yuan's voice, but it was calling Yun Che's name.
Yun Che looked up, and immediately his arm and his entire body were lifted up by Jie Yuan.
She looked into the distant void and said coldly, "Come with me to a place."
"Yes." Yun Che naturally could not refuse.
On Jie Yuan's right hand, the long spike suddenly flickered with a faint red light… At that moment, Jie Yuan glanced sideways slightly and said something a bit strange:
"As for my return, you'd better seal your mouths! I will personally tell the world who the new master of this world is when the time comes. Understand!?"
"Y-yes, yes! Without your order, Lady Demon Emperor, we will absolutely not utter a single word more."
The crowd hurriedly echoed in agreement.
Before the echoes faded, a faint red light flashed, and Jie Yuan had disappeared from that spot with Yun Che.
No one knew where they went… because no traceable spatial mark was left behind, not even a single ripple of spatial energy.
Because it was the Dimensional Space Divine Power from the Cosmic Thorn!
The moment the Jie Tian Demon Emperor left, that dark demonic pressure also vanished. It was as if they had suddenly broken free from a dark shackle weighing countless billions of tons, and an indescribable lightness flooded their entire bodies.
As if by tacit agreement, they did not immediately stand up from the ground but collapsed into a sitting position, breathing heavily. Every part of them, every inch, was soaked through with icy cold sweat.
Qianye Fantian was the first to rise. Having suffered heavy damage to his three Brahma Gods and nearly been annihilated by Jie Yuan, and being the first to abandon dignity and kneel, his face now bore a calm expression. Looking at the others, a faint, seemingly resigned smile appeared on his face. He sighed, as if helplessly: "The heavens have changed."
One by one, the others rose. Each face carried varying degrees of heaviness and complexity.
Yes, the Demon Emperor had descended upon the world. The chaos had changed… This world now had a true master!
And it was an absolute master.
"That such a thing could happen…" Saint Universe Realm King Luo Shangchen sucked in a sharp breath of cold air, his hands still trembling slightly.
A somber, mournful mood began to spread rapidly.
Zhou Tian Shen Di raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his brow. After taking several deep breaths, however, he smiled: "No, you are all wrong. All of you. We should be immensely grateful. Because… no better outcome could have been hoped for."
His words made everyone turn their heads.
"The Demon Emperor returns, her hatred filling the heavens and earth. I had already despaired, awaiting death… But from the Demon Emperor's words just now, it is clear that she is thinking of the Evil God's will and will no longer choose to vent her hatred on all living beings. She did not even make a move against us, who inherited the remnants of the God race's power."
His words carried genuine joy. As the one who had known the truth the earliest and had waited until today almost in despair, Zhou Tian Shen Di felt the present outcome was no less than a dreamlike paradise.
"But, given the terror of the Jie Tian Demon Emperor, if she wants to kill someone, or change her mind at any time, it is but a single thought. Who could possibly stop her?" said the Western Domain Qilin Emperor.
"Heh heh," Zhou Tian Shen Di stroked his beard and smiled. "Have you all forgotten who it was that caused the Demon Emperor to change her mind and dispel her hatred completely?"
Everyone was stunned.
Zhou Tian Shen Di said slowly: "Hearing suddenly that the Jie Tian Demon Emperor and the Evil God were actually husband and wife, I imagine you all must be shaken to the core. But, for them to be willing to break the taboo and unite, and to exchange their most precious treasures, their bond was undoubtedly deep to the extreme."
"Exiled for millions of years, the Demon Emperor's hatred was greater than the heavens. But for her to be willing to let it go just like that, the only person in the entire world who could sway her will and decision is the Evil God… No, it is Yun Che, who inherits the Evil God's divine power and will, and also possesses the Heavenly Poison Pearl!"
"And it was Yun Che… with just a few words, that made the Demon Emperor spare us, and… at least temporarily set aside her hatred and rage."
Zhou Tian Shen Di was both moved and full of praise: "When Yun Che was in the Dragon God Realm back then, he received the Light Profound Force from Dragon Queen Shen Xi. I spread this matter, and I believe you have all heard of it. And according to ancient records, to cultivate the Light Profound Force, one must first possess a 'Sage Heart' that cares for the world and has compassion for all living beings."
"The fact that Yun Che could cultivate the Light Profound Force is proof that he possesses a saintly heart that pities the world. He will surely spare no effort to save the world, using his own methods to gradually make the Demon Emperor truly and completely let go of all her hatred, so that the most feared outcome will never occur… He can definitely do it! And just now, right before our eyes, he did it very easily."
As Zhou Tian Shen Di spoke, he suddenly turned to face Mu Xuanyin: "Yinxue Realm King, when your disciple Yun Che mentioned to me back then that he wanted to participate in this Zhou Tian Convention, I thought it was just a whim. Who would have thought he was carrying a heart to save the world, and also the power to do so!"
"Today, without Yun Che, this old man and the others would have already perished under the Demon Emperor's rage. Without Yun Che, the God Realm would surely have suffered a great calamity. Yun Che's saintly act deserves the reverence and gratitude of all living beings. Yinxue Realm King, for raising such a disciple… please accept this old man's bow!"
Mu Xuanyin's icy brows furrowed, and she quickly said, "Zhou Tian Shen Di, you must not…"
"No, whether it is the great grace of saving my life or the holy grace of saving the world, the Yinxue Realm King deserves the bow of anyone!" Zhou Tian Shen Di was not flattering; every word came from the depths of his soul. As his words fell, he bowed deeply to Mu Xuanyin.
Mu Xuanyin: "…"
"Zhou Tian Shen Di is right." Shui Qianheng stepped forward and said, "Everyone has witnessed the Demon Emperor's might with their own eyes. Beneath the Demon Emperor's wrath, all living beings are but ants. Today, without Yun Che, a world-covering catastrophe might have already erupted. From now on, only Yun Che can sway the Demon Emperor's will and gradually make her truly let go of all hatred and anger, ensuring the eternal peace of the world where the Demon Emperor has descended."
"And without the Yinxue Realm King's acceptance and guidance back then, how could there be the Yun Che of today?" Shui Qianheng's words were loud and clear. He bowed solemnly and deeply, his noble Divine Master's body bending almost into a perfect right angle: "Yinxue Realm King, please accept my bow. If the chaos is peaceful from now on, this act of saving the world will forever be recorded in the history of the God Realm. My Liuguang Realm will also engrave it firmly in our realm's annals, never to be forgotten!"
Shui Meiyin stuck out her tongue and whispered quietly, "Dad's at it again."
"No," Shui Yingyue, standing beside her, said softly, "This time, Father is not wrong. If the returned Demon Emperor does not bring disaster upon the world from now on, then Yun Che… will be the true and real Lord of Salvation."
Those who had witnessed and personally experienced the terror of the Jie Tian Demon Emperor understood this point with utter clarity—with the power to annihilate the three Brahma Gods with a flick of her finger, overturning the current world would be far too easy.
The inheritor of the Evil God's divine power… the master of the Heavenly Poison Pearl… Shui Yingyue shook her head slightly, a sense of relief filling her heart instead. No wonder, back then, even though her profound strength had surpassed his by a major realm, she was completely no match for him. Such a freak. Her defeat despite a realm advantage now seemed no longer unacceptable.
With Zhou Tian Shen Di taking the lead, and the Liuguang Realm King following, were any of the supreme powerhouses present fools? After their minds cleared from the extreme shock, they quickly reacted and then scrambled toward Mu Xuanyin.
Though also a Divine Master, Mu Xuanyin, as a mid-level Realm King, held the lowest status among them all… Yet at this moment, she instantly became the center of everyone's attention. One after another, groups of high-level Realm Kings showered her with praise and bows, scrambling and chaotic, seemingly having cast aside all Divine Master reserve.
"Yinxue Realm King, you simply must accept my bow!"
"Another day, I will surely visit the Yinxue Realm in person to express my endless gratitude."
"The grace of saving my life and the world is one that cannot be repaid in ten lifetimes. If the Yinxue Realm King ever faces a difficult problem, just send word. My Feixing Realm will spare no effort, even unto death!"
"If the world has the Yinxue Realm and its Realm King, then it has the Savior Divine Son Yun Che. From now on, the Yinxue Realm shall be a sacred land of the world. Anyone who dares to slight it even a little will be the eternal enemy of my Shengyang Holy Realm!"
"How fortunate the Eastern Divine Realm is to have the Yinxue Realm King and the Divine Son Yun!"
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A scene unfolded around Mu Xuanyin that would leave anyone who saw it stunned into silence.
Human nature is hard to change, but the way one acts is not immutable.
Strength and weakness are relative. A person with invincible power in a lower plane, dominating with imperial might, only looks down and never looks up. But throw him into a higher plane, and he might have to grovel just to survive.
As the supreme beings of the higher planes, no Divine Master would ever act in such a flattering manner. At their level, only they could arbitrarily decide the life and death of others, and there was no one who could casually decide theirs.
But now, such a person had appeared.
This person could easily control their existence or annihilation, could casually destroy their entire clan… And the one who could influence this person was only Yun Che, and Mu Xuanyin was Yun Che's master.
And so, this seemingly unbelievable, yet somewhat ironic scene, unfolded so naturally… or rather, inevitably.