97: Chapter 97 The Origin of Xing Mu

Watching the elderly man's reaction,

Ye Xiu's brow furrowed deeply.

Xing Mu had already perished during the Imperial Court era?

Then who exactly was she?

A direct descendant of the Human Emperor? Or a family member of the Human Emperor?

With various questions in mind, he interrupted the elderly man's contemplation and asked again, "Who exactly is Xing Mu? Tell me everything you know."

The elderly man looked at Ye Xiu.

He asked in return, "Is that great person truly still in this world?"

"She is. Still alive."

"Phew..."

The elderly man took a deep breath before speaking slowly. "During the Imperial Court era, a peerless Prodigy was born within the Celestial Race. Her birth shook the myriad worlds of the heavens."

"That terrifying phenomenon broke through the Nine Heavens and reached straight into Chaos."

"In just ten years, she achieved the Dao of a Heavenly Venerable."

"At the time, she was hailed as the Daughter of the Epoch."

"From that day on, the myriad worlds became more stable because of her birth. Great clans that originally had some restless movements no longer dared to act out."

"And this Daughter of the Epoch did not fail the expectations of the heavens. On her hundredth birthday, she had already attained the Dao of Immortality, and within a thousand years, she surpassed Immortality and stepped into the Supreme Realm."

"She became the fourth supreme powerhouse in the Imperial Court, following the Human Emperor, the Blade Master, and the Great Heavenly Venerable."

"It was precisely because of her appearance that the Imperial Court entered an era of even greater prosperity and peak power."

"In the years that followed, she campaigned everywhere, leading the Imperial Court's iron cavalry across Chaos, flattening one Forbidden Ground after another left over from the Taichu Era."

"From then on, no voice of rebellion remained in the heavens."

"At that time, her prestige once surpassed the Human Emperor, showing a strong momentum to replace him."

"Until one day, this legendary supreme powerhouse suddenly perished, and the legend of this thousand-year supreme being finally came to a complete close."

The elderly man sighed with emotion.

There was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, as if he were reminiscing about that era.

Ye Xiu heard the elderly man's words.

His heart was shaken. Was this Xing Mu's origin?

A Heavenly Venerable in ten years, Immortal in a hundred, and stepping directly into the Supreme Realm in a thousand!

This is too damn sci-fi...

"Sigh... if Lady Xing Mu is truly still in this world, then these myriad worlds are likely to face the greatest reckoning."

The elderly man sighed.

"Little brother, besides existences like this old man, there might be a few more Cultivators of the Supreme Realm hidden within the myriad worlds."

"How so?"

"Back then, after the Human Emperor, the Blade Master, and the Great Heavenly Venerable led a group of powerhouses into the River of Time, a supreme being appeared within the God Race. It led the God Race to launch the first battle of the heavenly rebellion."

Ye Xiu was stunned. "In ancient times, besides the Imperial Court, there were other supreme beings in the myriad worlds?"

"Naturally there were, but they were very few. Most had been killed by the Imperial Court, and some submissive ones were suppressed by the Imperial Court, heading into the River of Time together as the war broke out."

"You mean the final war started from within the River of Time?"

"Yes. At that time, heaven and earth shattered. Terrifying powerhouses came down from the end of the River of Time, triggering the war."

"From the end of the River of Time? Are you sure?"

Ye Xiu was somewhat skeptical. This old man back then likely didn't have the status to know such things.

The elderly man smiled. "My name is Ao Guang. During the period when the Human Emperor ruled the heavens, I was the Dragon Clan Prince. After my father followed the Human Emperor into the River of Time, I succeeded the position of Dragon Emperor and became the 7th generation Dragon Emperor."

"Seventh generation Dragon Emperor?"

"Yes. Although I no longer control the Dragon Clan, I still have some influence. In the future, I might even become a colleague of yours, little brother."

The old Dragon Emperor laughed heartily.

After learning that Xing Mu was still alive, his mood seemed quite good.

Even the wrinkles on his face had lessened significantly.

Ye Xiu shook his head slightly and said no more; for now, strength was everything.

Xing Mu's background was too immense. As her [past self] was severed, many of her memories were also reviving. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before she remembered everything about the ancient times.

If he didn't have formidable strength himself,

When she settled accounts with the heavens, the retaliation of the myriad races would certainly follow.

This was no small matter.

After all, there was still a hidden supreme being within the God Race.

That hidden supreme being had launched the heavenly rebellion after the Human Emperor led his army into the River of Time.

Even if it couldn't defeat Xing Mu,

It would certainly use the Human Race to threaten her.

But right now, the Human Race belonging to Xing Mu's era had long since been wiped out. Would she still care about the Human Race of this era?

Perhaps not.

After all, the era she belonged to had long passed.

In the current Human Race, not a single person was from her era.

The Great Xia and the Ancient Imperial Court might share the same origin, but with the span of eras, that bond had long disappeared.

The Human Emperor and the others could fight all the way from the darkest Taichu Era to establish the Ancient Imperial Court for the sake of their own race.

Even in a war where victory was uncertain, they would protect the survival of the Human Race even if they died in battle.

That was the bond of their era.

From their birth to their rise,

Everything took place within that era. The Human Race of that time was their Human Race, and not a single human would be ignorant of their legends.

But it was different now.

The Human Race of this era belonged to people like Ye Xiu and Ji Xingyue.

In Great Xia,

The names of these two were already household words.

If you told the current people of Great Xia legends of the Human Emperor or the Blade Master, they would at most be treated as post-meal gossip, earning a few exclamations of wonder.

But if you talked about the legends of Ye Xiu, Ji Xingyue, and others,

That would be different.

Someone from Tianfu City would tell you that Ye Xiu is from Tianfu City and is related to so-and-so.

A soldier would tell you which unit Ye Xiu was in, when he had seen Ye Xiu, what words were spoken, and so on.

This was the difference between eras.

Xing Mu would absolutely not refrain from purging certain realms just because she was worried about whether the Great Xia Human Race would face retaliation.

In her heart,

The people belonging to her era had already been wiped out.

The life and death of other humans would absolutely not be on her mind.

Rebuilding the order of the Imperial Court was what Xing Mu wanted to do. As for the human subjects, there were surely human remnants in the myriad realms of the heavens.

Great Xia was dispensable to her.

Sigh...

Ye Xiu sighed in his heart.

Watching the old Dragon Emperor's figure gradually dissipate, he shook his head slightly, pulling back his wandering thoughts.

Under the astonished gazes of the group of Dragon Clan youths,

He slowly pushed open the doors of the Nine Realms Tower and stepped inside.