Chapter 1582: Northern Domain Demon Empress
Mo Li once told him that the memories imprinted by the Evil God's Indestructible Blood recorded the scattering of the Evil God Seeds on Lan Ji Star, and that was one of the reasons she had gone to Tian Xuan Continent.
Whether it was because Mo Li did not wish to mention the Northern Divine Region and held back, or because the memories left by the Evil God were incomplete… or for some other reason, after Fire, Water, Lightning, and Darkness, the fifth Evil God Seed actually existed in the Northern Divine Region!
A world belonging to devils.
If he had not first obtained the Darkness Seed and learned some of the Evil God's ancient secrets, he would definitely not have been able to understand.
Yun Che waved his arm lightly, and instantly, a fierce storm swept across the world before him, roaring like ten thousand dragons coiling. The vast wind domain churned and howled with incredible precision, following Yun Che's will. When he withdrew his arm, it vanished in an instant without a trace.
"Wow!" Yun Shang exclaimed in amazement. "Senior, you actually cultivate storm profound art as well. That's amazing."
In the Northern Divine Region, most people primarily cultivated darkness, and less than half studied other profound arts in addition. From Yun Che, she had already witnessed flames, thunder, and violent storms—something that had never existed in her memory or understanding.
"Let's go."
Yun Che turned and led Yun Shang back the way they came.
On the first day he arrived in Zhongxu Realm, his profound veins had sensed the presence of the Evil God Seed, and he had also guessed that the eternal storm here was likely born from that seed.
However, he had not searched for it immediately. If the storm here were to stop because of him, the changes in Zhongxu Realm would easily attract attention.
In the past, finding an Evil God Seed would have excited him for a long time. But now, he was unusually cold. Perhaps this was what it meant to be dead inside, left only with hatred.
When he returned to Qianye Ying'er's side, the storm here had already calmed considerably.
Qianye Ying'er seemed about to ask something, but suddenly she sensed a change in the aura around Yun Che. The energy swirling around his entire body was unmistakably pure and extreme wind element.
Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she stared at him like he was a monster once again. "Don't tell me you can now perfectly control wind profound force too?"
Yun Che waved his hand… Instantly, within a radius of a hundred miles, the storm came to a complete halt, and the world became terrifyingly silent for a moment.
"..." Qianye Ying'er took a soft breath and said, "As expected of the Elemental Creation God. The three divine regions still don't fully understand just what a terrifying monster they have provoked. Even more ridiculous is that this terrifying monster used to be a great savior who only wanted to retire to the lower realms. Hahahaha."
She suddenly laughed, every word and every laugh filled with deep sarcasm and sorrow.
"We should go," Yun Che said.
"Go where?" Qianye Ying'er glanced at Yun Shang. "Take this little girl home?"
"Yes."
"Ah!" Yun Shang looked up in surprise. "Really?"
"I am only half a step away from breaking through to the Divine Sovereign Realm," Yun Che said. From a fifth-level Divine King to the peak of Divine Lord in half a year—this terrifying progress that would scare even Divine Emperors shitless—he spoke of it without any emotional fluctuation. "The resource level here is no longer sufficient… Qianhuang Realm seems like a good choice."
"So you want to avoid Nanhuang Chanyi?" Qianye Ying'er's golden eyes narrowed, and her lips curved into a dangerous arc. "I, on the other hand, think you should see her. She promised to come here in half a year, and I don't think she will break her word."
"Your biggest concern is avoiding unnecessary trouble, isn't it?" Yun Che said coldly. As he finished, his brow twitched, and he looked up. "You know her identity?"
"Perhaps." Qianye Ying'er pointed a finger, and a soundproof barrier silently formed, isolating Yun Shang. She said slowly, "The degree of information isolation between the Northern Divine Region and the other divine regions is far greater than you think. I'd guess that in the few years you were in the Eastern Divine Region, you never heard any specific rumors about the Northern Divine Region—probably not even the name of a single powerful demon from there."
"..." That was indeed the case.
"The intelligence capabilities of the Brahma Emperor Divine Realm are second only to the Moon God Realm, which has the power of 'Soaring Moon,' in the Eastern Divine Region. But even they know very little about the situation in the Northern Divine Region. The information they manage to obtain with great effort is mostly limited to the three king realms of the Northern Domain. As for what geniuses have emerged among the younger generation, no one cares or needs to care."
"But Nanhuang Chanyi knows about you. That is extremely strange. Also, her attitude toward you, and the few words she said that day, gave me a feeling… Not only does she know that you once attracted a nine-layered heavenly tribulation and carry a true god prophecy, she also seems to know that you possess the Evil God's Mysterious Vein. She might even know about the Demon Emperor's return."
"Otherwise, I find it hard to understand why she would say the words 'Light of Darkness.'"
"..." Yun Che's brows darkened.
"To know you to such a degree and to see through you so easily—if anyone could do that, it would only be a king realm! But she is the princess of a mid-level star realm."
"A king realm entity hiding in a mid-level star realm, with such a perfect identity, and added to that, she is a woman, and that vague feeling I got…" Qianye Ying'er's brow unconsciously tightened. "All of that makes me think of a name."
Yun Che said, "Who?"
"Demoness!"
"Demoness… Who is that?" Yun Che asked.
"Speaking of the Demoness, I have to mention one person. That person is called the most terrifying woman in the world. Even that old dog Qianye Fantian once personally told me that if there is anything in this world that scares him, it is this woman."
"Chi Wuyue!"
Qianye Ying'er slowly uttered this name—a name completely unfamiliar to Yun Che.
"Is she one of the Demon Emperors of the three king realms of the Northern Domain?" Yun Che asked. For someone like Qianye Fantian to fear her, she must be on the level of a Divine Emperor.
"She is the Great Realm King of Jiehun Realm and one of the three Divine Emperors of the Northern Domain. But very few people call her Divine Emperor. She holds a title even above Divine Emperor: 'Empress of the Northern Domain,' also known as the 'Demon Empress.'"
"Then who is the Emperor of the Northern Domain?" Yun Che followed up.
"There is no Emperor of the Northern Domain." Qianye Ying'er's pupils flickered with a dark light. "And no one dares to become the Emperor of the Northern Domain."
"Is her strength far above the other Divine Emperors?" Yun Che frowned.
"No," Qianye Ying'er said. "The men who were close to her, who were involved with her… all of them died."
Yun Che: "..."
"It is said that she has a face that can enchant the world, and every smile and frown can devour people's souls… and even their flesh and blood!" Qianye Ying'er snorted disdainfully. "According to legend, she has been married four times in her life—to a lower realm king, then a mid-level realm king, then an upper realm king… stepping on men to rise higher and higher. And all three of those realm king husbands died, supposedly drained of their essence and blood by her."
"And the last man she married was the Jingtian Divine Emperor of the Jingtian Divine Realm."
Jingtian Divine Realm? Yun Che's brow twitched. Among the three king realms of the Northern Domain that Qianye Ying'er had mentioned—Fenyue, Yanmo, and Jiehun—there was no name "Jingtian."
"Hah, men really are such despicable and pathetic creatures," Qianye Ying'er said with a cold, mocking smile. "A woman who climbed up on the corpses of men and was played by countless men… could still enchant countless men, making them lose their minds. Even a dignified Divine Emperor was willing to marry her as his empress despite the opposition of his entire realm and the ridicule of the world… His death was truly laughable and pitiful."
"...Are you saying that the Jingtian Divine Emperor also died?" For the first time, shock appeared on Yun Che's face.
"Yes, he died." Qianye Ying'er's smile grew more mocking. "Just like the men she married before—no external injuries, no internal injuries, no poison, no signs of struggle, and a smile on his face… but he was dead."
"Not only did he die, but no one knows what demonic methods Chi Wuyue used. Within a hundred years, the entire Jingtian Divine Realm had submitted to her, and even the name of the star realm was changed to Jiehun Realm. Hah, could it be that she slept with every man in the realm?"
"And that dead Jingtian Divine Emperor is nothing but a disgrace to Divine Emperors!"
Yun Che had never heard of the name "Northern Domain Demon Empress," and the image Qianye Ying'er described was undoubtedly a chilling one. Yun Che said, "Are you saying that Nanhuang Chanyi is very likely one of Chi Wuyue's people?"
"The Demon Empress has nine 'Demonesses' under her command," Qianye Ying'er continued. "These nine Demonesses are called the 'shadows' of the Demon Empress. From what I know, there are guesses that these nine Demonesses are her soul clones, or that they are chosen alien women. Given Nanhuang Chanyi's words, it seems likely the latter."
"The nine Demonesses exist in the darkness of the Northern Divine Region, monitoring the Northern Region, watching for heretics, and guarding against covert incursions from the other three divine regions. No one knows their true identities… or perhaps their identities are constantly changing. But what can be confirmed is that to become a Demoness, they must undergo the divine power inheritance of Jiehun Realm, making them extremely powerful, especially in spiritual sense and perception, which are incredibly sharp…"
"Based on my limited understanding of the Northern Divine Region, the Demonesses of the Demon Empress… are the most likely identity I can think of for Nanhuang Chanyi!"
Yun Che fell silent. Frowning, he quietly processed the information Qianye Ying'er had just provided.
If Qianye Ying'er's guess was true, then he had been identified by a king realm entity less than a year after entering the Northern Divine Region… That was really bad luck.
"It seems you really are a calamity star. Wherever you go, trouble is inevitable."
"What do you plan to do about Nanhuang Chanyi?" Yun Che asked.
"Counter her!" Qianye Ying'er's gaze turned cold. "I'm not used to being passive!"
"How will you counter her?"
"Getting a handle on a woman isn't difficult, is it?" Qianye Ying'er sneered darkly. She slowly twisted a small, exquisite golden bell between her slender fingers. "This is the 'Little Brahma Soul Bell.' It can invade the soul sea and temporarily render the target unconscious. As long as you don't deliberately disturb them, they won't wake for a long time."
"You lost your Brahma soul power. How will you use it?" Yun Che asked.
"I am someone who always makes ten thousand preparations." Qianye Ying'er closed her fingers. "Inside it is stored the Brahma soul power I infused before my power was crippled. When that old dog Qianye Fantian reduced my profound force to Divine Sovereign, I was still able to escape here thanks to this bell."
"The remaining power inside… is probably enough for one more use. However, with the little soul power left in it and my current state, success is not guaranteed. I will need your help."
"Dragon soul?"
"Yes."
"What do you want to do?"
Qianye Ying'er's lips moved slightly, and a faint whisper reached Yun Che's ear.
"Hah, how despicable," Yun Che sneered.
"Says the one who did things ten thousand times more despicable to me." Qianye Ying'er sneered back. "So, are you in?"
"Of course," Yun Che answered without hesitation.