Chapter 1684: The Dumbfounded Yan Emperor
Boom!!!!!!
This was probably the most terrifying explosion in Yanmo history, shaking the surrounding ten thousand miles of space, causing the entire Eternal Dark Demon Palace to tremble violently.
“What… what’s going on!?” Yan Jie exclaimed in horror, but immediately, his terror magnified dozens of times.
Rumble!
Crack!!!!!!
Above the gray sky, fine black cracks suddenly appeared.
As soon as these black cracks appeared, they began to spread crazily, and in an instant, they covered the entire sky… covering the entire vast space of the Yanmo Divine Domain.
The central hall was collapsing, dark storms were raging, but Yan Jie, Yan Tianxiao… and all the Yanmo people who had rushed over were frozen in place, their eyes fixed on the black cracks in the sky, their pupils contracting violently.
Because… that was the guardian formation of the Yanmo Divine Domain!
Every core region of a star realm has a powerful protective barrier. And the core imperial city where a divine emperor of a king realm resides is undoubtedly shrouded by the world’s most powerful barrier. Breaking it by force is as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Its existence is the final barrier of the king realm.
And now, the guardian formation of their Yanmo realm’s core divine domain, known as the strongest defensive barrier of the Northern Divine Region, was actually… cracking!?
The Yanmo Divine Domain trembled, and everyone’s hearts trembled as well. Even Yan Tianxiao’s eyes were suddenly covered with dark red bloodshot lines.
“Father!” Yan Wu appeared instantly and said in a deep voice, “What is this! How could the Yanmo Grand Formation…”
“…” Yan Tianxiao couldn’t answer, his eyes fixed on the sky above. He wanted to know what had happened more than anyone else.
Boom!!
Another loud explosion erupted at the core of the Eternal Dark Demon Palace, and the calamitous dark storm began to dissipate rapidly at this moment. The cracks covering the Yanmo Grand Formation stopped spreading at this point, barely managing not to completely collapse.
It was like a nightmare that suddenly descended and then suddenly paused. Yan Tianxiao… and everyone else’s gazes at this moment sharply turned to the core of the Eternal Dark Demon Palace—the entrance to the Eternal Dark Bone Sea.
Because there, three hunched, skinny figures slowly rose… carrying a terrifying demonic might so vast that it instantly froze space and heaven and earth.
At this moment, Yan Tianxiao finally understood the cause of the cracks in the Yanmo Grand Formation.
The dozens of layers of seals blocking the Eternal Dark Bone Sea had all been broken through… Such a terrifying dark explosion likely meant they were broken through in an instant.
And the Eternal Dark Bone Sea, as the most important place of the Yanmo realm, had its final and strongest sealing barrier connected to the Yanmo Grand Formation!
When this barrier was also shattered, the Yanmo Grand Formation was undoubtedly implicated, equivalent to being forcibly gouged out a large hole.
But in Yan Tianxiao’s knowledge, there shouldn’t exist such power in this world!
Therefore, this discovery shocked him even more.
“Ancestors.”
Staring at the three hunched figures rising into the air, Yan Tianxiao did not call out but muttered. Because he immediately sensed that the Three Ancestors’ aura was somewhat off… It was indeed the aura of the Yanmo Ancestors, but there was an indescribable difference.
In the past, when they occasionally left the Eternal Dark Bone Sea, their bodies would be entwined with thick black qi. The black qi would gradually thin, and they had to return to the Eternal Dark Bone Sea before it completely dissipated.
But the Three Ancestors in sight had not a single wisp of dark yin qi connected to the Eternal Dark Bone Sea. The dark aura on their bodies was clearly their own formidable Yanmo aura.
And had they… broken the barrier?
“Ancestors!?” Yan Jie shouted in shock, his body reflexively kneeling.
Yan Wu quickly knelt as well.
“Greetings to the Three Ancestors!”
The dark storm had not yet completely dissipated, and everyone was still in extreme shock. But with the Three Yan Ancestors appearing, how dared the hastily arrived Yanmo and Yan Ghosts be the slightest bit rude? They all immediately knelt down.
Amidst his multitude of doubts, Yan Tianxiao was about to kneel when he suddenly saw another black figure unhurriedly rising into the air, standing before the Three Yan Ancestors, looking at him with a half-smile.
“Yun Che!” Yan Tianxiao’s brow sank deeply, his heart shaken.
“What!?” Yan Jie, the Yanmo, and others abruptly raised their heads.
Just as Yan Tianxiao’s roar faded, a thunderous shout came: “You bastard! Who gave you the audacity to address my master with such disrespect!”
“…!” Just as Yan Tianxiao was about to speak in a deep voice, he was stunned on the spot by this roar.
Because the speaker was clearly the Great Yan Ancestor… Yan Wanchi!
From his angry roar, he seemed to hear… the words “my master”!?
Before his mind could recover from the shock, another roar sounded. Yan Wanhun, his face full of anger, pointed at Yan Tianxiao: “Unfilial descendant, how dare you be so rude to my master! Kneel now!”
“…” Yan Tianxiao, the first emperor of the Northern Domain who feared nothing under heaven, stood there completely dumbfounded, his vision darkening, as if in a dream. His lips trembled, and for a long time, he couldn’t utter a single word.
And at this moment, he also noticed that the appearing Yun Che was actually standing in front of the Three Yan Ancestors.
Moreover, with Yun Che’s appearance, the Three Yan Ancestors’ postures involuntarily lowered a few points, their heads bowed, their eyes not daring to look directly… including their fearful roars, they displayed a reverence akin to an audience with a god.
And those words “my master” that came from their mouths were so clear they split the soul…
That was his three great ancestors! The founding ancestors of the Yanmo realm!
He was stunned, completely stunned. Mobilizing all his cognition and will, he still could not understand or accept what was before him.
Let alone Yan Jie, Yan Wu, and all the Yanmo and Yan Ghosts.
They either stared wide-eyed or their vision blurred. Because the scene before their eyes and the sounds they heard were simply too absurd.
“Tianxiao, are you deaf!” Yan Wangui cursed loudly: “Kneel down for me!”
“Kneel!” Yan Yi shouted again.
The authority of the Yan Ancestors was deep in the marrow of every Yanmo clansman. Yan Tianxiao’s mind was muddled, but his whole body shook, and he obediently bent his knees, kneeling on the ground… but his posture seemed more like he was kneeling to Yun Che.
“Ha, Yan Emperor, it’s been ten days. I hope you are well.” Yun Che spoke indifferently: “The Eternal Dark Bone Sea is indeed as interesting as the rumors say. I gained a lot from this trip, and I must thank the Yan Emperor for making it possible.”
Yan Tianxiao raised his head but did not respond to Yun Che. His gaze was fixed on the Three Yan Ancestors, who did not even dare to lift their heads when Yun Che spoke, and he let out a voice that was clearly trembling: “Three ancestors, what… what is the meaning of this?”
“Tell them.” Yun Che said casually.
“Yes.” Yan Yi responded, then said: “All Yanmo descendants, listen up. The three of us were trapped in the Eternal Dark Bone Sea, living on borrowed time for hundreds of thousands of years. Now we have rekindled new resolve and have sworn loyalty to Emperor Yun as our master.”
Yan Er said: “All of you, as Yanmo descendants, should follow the wishes of your ancestors and, together with the three of us, pledge allegiance to Emperor Yun. From now on, Emperor Yun’s will is the will of the Yanmo. Emperor Yun’s commands are the immutable heavenly decrees!”
Yan San said: “This is the supreme ancestral decree of the three of us, the founders of the Yanmo. No Yanmo descendant may question or defy it! Those who do will be dealt with as traitors!”
The words of the Three Yan Ancestors pierced the soul, each word no less than a nine-sky divine thunder.
From Yan Emperor Yan Tianxiao to the outermost guarding Yan soldiers of the Yanmo Divine Domain, they were all completely frozen in place. Their minds seemed to be stuffed with countless black holes, devouring their drifting, unsettled souls.
Could it be that the three most venerable ancestors of their Yanmo realm, the three guardian gods of the Yanmo realm, had actually… pledged allegiance to Yun Che!?
And they wanted the entire Yanmo realm to take Yun Che as its master!?
Was this a dream, or a ridiculous joke played by heaven?
“Father, this…” Yan Jie was devastated. He looked at his father, only to find that Yan Tianxiao was trembling slightly from his pupils to his limbs.
As the Yan Emperor, the closest person to the Three Yan Ancestors, the impact he suffered was undoubtedly many times greater than anyone else’s.
“Have the three ancestors… gone mad?” Yan Wu said in an extremely low voice.
“Three ancestors…” Yan Tianxiao looked up and spoke, his voice agitated: “Have you… have you gone mad!”
Yanmo muttered quietly, but Yan Tianxiao directly roared out.
Because the words of the Three Yan Ancestors were essentially handing over the vast Yanmo realm to another!
He had already used profound energy to shock himself several times, and the sharp pain told him repeatedly that this was not a dream.
But aside from dreaming, aside from the Three Yan Ancestors all being insane, he could think of no other possibility.
“You bastard!” Yan Yi was furious: “Tianxiao, you brat, as the current Yan Emperor, have you forgotten how to speak to your ancestors!”
“No, how would Tianxiao dare to show the slightest disrespect to the three ancestors.” Yan Tianxiao bowed deeply and then said mournfully: “But… the three ancestors are the supreme existences of this era. How can you submit to another!”
“The Yanmo realm has stood in the Northern Divine Region for eight hundred thousand years, soaked in the countless efforts of our ancestors. Now it is unshakable. All Yanmo descendants are proud of it. How can we… how can we suddenly hand it over to another! Three ancestors, how can you make such an absurd decision!”
“Absurd? Hmph, foolish!” Yan Er shouted: “This Yanmo realm was founded by the three of us. The ancestors you speak of are all our great-great-grandchildren!”
“Without the three of us, there would be no Yanmo realm, and no group of unfilial descendants like you! The fate and future of the Yanmo realm should naturally be decided by us.”
Yan San said: “Our master, Emperor Yun, carries the inheritance of the Demon Emperor and harbors an ambition that reaches the heavens. The three of us have eked out an existence in the Eternal Dark Bone Sea for eight hundred thousand years precisely for today! The three of us founded the Yanmo realm precisely to assist Emperor Yun in achieving our great ambition!”
“You have enjoyed the future kingdom we fought for, and now you want to defy orders?”
Their reprimands to Yan Tianxiao were harsh to the extreme, almost equivalent to a scolding. But as soon as they mentioned “our master Emperor Yun,” they immediately showed an attitude of reverent admiration.
Yan Tianxiao’s vision darkened repeatedly… As the Yan Emperor, he was actually shocked to the point of dizziness.
“Three ancestors.” Yan Tianxiao’s voice was three parts indignant and seven parts pleading. He pointed at Yun Che and said mournfully: “Yun Che does indeed carry the inheritance of the Demon Emperor. But… that is only an inheritance! Not the actual Demon Emperor descending to the world!”
“He comes from the Eastern Divine Region, and it is said that his true origin is only a person from the lower realm. How can you be so muddled… How can a mere Yun Che be worthy of such devotion from the three ancestors!”
Although Yan Tianxiao was extremely grieved and indignant, he still did not dare to be genuinely rude in his words. But he had severely touched the Three Yan Ancestors’ reverse scale, causing them to fly into a rage. The few remaining strands of hair all shot up in the black light.
“Shut up!” Yan Yi said loudly: “How dare you be so disrespectful to our master!”
“Bastard!” Yan Er said loudly: “Who gave you the audacity to insult our master!”
“Unfilial grandson!” Yan San said sternly: “Kneel and apologize immediately, or don’t blame us for cleansing the clan!”