469: They are coming!

That night.

The pure white moonlight spilled onto the dragon bed, illuminating Su Daji's snow-white arms, making them appear crystal clear.

Qin Yang gently pushed away Su Daji, who was lying on him, and sat up from the dragon bed.

“Can’t sleep, still can’t sleep.”

“I am troubled.”

Qin Yang shook his head and sighed.

No matter how many times he indulged, no matter how much he vented, his spirit remained taut, completely unable to relax.

This was the first time he had felt such pressure since Awakening his profession.

Just two hours ago,

Su Daji had “confessed” the price of becoming a Human Emperor to him.

After achieving the Human Emperor, he would face the most powerful existences in the Myriad Worlds.

— The Past Emperors of Huaxia.

This was the ultimate showdown between Imperial Authority and Divine Authority, a battle to the death.

That's right.

Qin Yang's power came not only from the Past Emperors of Huaxia but also from the Ancient Human Emperors.

As Su Daji recounted the tale,

The ultimate mission belonging to the Supreme Emperor and the Ninetynine Human Emperor appeared before Qin Yang.

In the distant Shan Hai era, Humans, Gods, Demons, and Fiends coexisted in one world.

Humans at that time could achieve Immortal Ascension and become Sages, possessing power no less than that of gods and Buddhas.

The Human Emperors at that time held a status no lower than that of the Heavenly Emperor, on par with Heaven itself.

They could even be commissioned by Heaven and summon Immortals and Gods.

For example, during the War with Chi You, Emperor Xuanyuan summoned the Nine Heavens Profound Lady to assist in battle and slay the Demon God Xing Tian.

The Human Emperor's growing power displeased the Heavenly Emperor, who presided over the Heavenly Court.

Thus, the “Karma Dao” was established, and the “investiture of the gods” chess game was set.

The so-called “Karma” meant “acting on behalf of Heaven.”

This meant carrying out tasks at the behest of the gods; upon completion, one would receive Cultivation rewards.

This Cultivation channel allowed Mortals and minor demons to gain the qualification for investiture of the gods and eternal life.

But investiture of the gods was not a simple matter.

Those to be invested had to undergo Reincarnation through death, and only after their essence was absorbed by the investiture of the gods was one considered to have “joined the ranks of Immortals.”

For example, Nezha.

Under the Heavenly Court's scheme, he had his bones returned to his father and flesh to his mother, then was resurrected as a lotus root body.

The price of his resurrection was having his essence taken by the Heavenly Court's forces, the investiture of the gods.

This clearly showed that the investiture of the gods was a contract of servitude.

Once on the list, one would be bound to a divine position for life, serving the Heavenly Court.

Emperor Zhuanxu, who perceived all this, immediately cut down the Jianmu Tree, separating the Human Realm and the Heavenly Realm into two worlds, hoping to sever the so-called Karma Dao.

However, it was already too late.

A large number of the Human Race, in pursuit of eternal life, joined various Immortal sects.

And behind some of these Immortal sects was the Heavenly Court.

Those Humans, in order to earn “Karma,” recognized only Immortals and Gods, not their liege.

This led to a decrease in the Human Race's Luck and a weakening of the Human Emperor's strength.

By the time of the last Human Emperor, he no longer possessed the immense power to “sever the connection between Heaven and Earth.”

In the end, he could only commit suicide in raging flames under the Subjugation of various “Immortals and Gods.”

From then on, being commissioned by Heaven became being subject to Heaven.

The Dominator of the Human Realm also changed from “Human Emperor” to “Son of Heaven.”

The Heavenly Emperor in the Lingxiao Palace further achieved the goal of presiding over the Three Realms.

So, how could Qin Yang become the Ninetynine Human Emperor?

Logically, the Human Emperor's Luck had run out.

Humans being called “Son of Heaven” was already the limit; they could not advance further.

This brings us back to the anomaly that appeared on the day of Qin Yang's Awakening.

After the ten scenes of the Emperors' lives concluded, eight large characters appeared at the end of the scroll.

“Commissioned by Heaven, enjoy eternal prosperity.”

These four characters came from the Imperial Seal of Huaxia, but they were slightly different.

In Qin Yang's impression, the eight characters on the Imperial Seal of Huaxia should have been “Subject to Heaven, enjoy eternal prosperity.”

But for Qin Yang, it was changed to “commissioned.”

This one-word difference was a world apart.

Originally, it was to accept the mandate of Heaven, but it changed to commissioning Heaven's mandate.

This was the true interpretation of Imperial Authority, the true authority of the Human Race's Emperor.

Clearly.

The profession of Supreme Emperor had been tampered with by someone.

That “someone” was Ying Zheng.

He had commissioned the creation of the Imperial Seal of Huaxia, and the eight characters “Subject to Heaven, enjoy eternal prosperity” were also engraved at his instruction.

It seemed to be a position subject to Heaven, but in reality, it was to deceive Heaven.

“Subject” also means “commissioned.”

This was the “backdoor” left by the Ancestral Dragon.

It was so that one day, the Human Race could reclaim what belonged to them.

Therefore, the Supreme Emperor was not only the crystallization of the Past Emperors of Huaxia's Luck but also the crystallization of the Past Emperors of Huaxia's obsession.

This profession, from its Awakening, bestowed a mission upon Qin Yang.

That was to bear the Human Race's Luck and re-establish the Human Emperor's status.

But achieving this was not easy.

Since the Past Emperors of Huaxia could appear,

Then the Immortals and Gods on the investiture of the gods could also appear.

The Five Sacred Mountain Gods, the Eight Divisions of Gods,

The Seventy-two Earthly Fiends, the Thirty-six Heavenly Spirits, the Twenty-eight Lunar Mansions.

The Four Heavenly Kings, the Four Grand Marshals... and so on.

These individuals were different from the Past Emperors of Huaxia.

They were not allies; they were enemies.

Facing those on the list,

Qin Yang felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time.

No way.

The Past Emperors of Huaxia were already so strong.

These Immortals and Gods wouldn't be weaker than them, right?

Qin Yang even felt that.

Any god casually taken from the investiture of the gods,

Could pin Akatosh to the ground and rub him.

If it really came to a War, with his current strength, Qin Yang couldn't think of a way to win.

“There's no need to belittle myself.”

“I can't think of a way to win because I'm not yet a Human Emperor.”

“Once I become a Human Emperor, I will surely have a plan.”

Qin Yang comforted himself in his heart.

At this moment, he finally experienced the loneliness of being an Emperor.

He couldn't tell anyone about the investiture of the gods.

Humans had just escaped the mental imprint of “Gods Above All.”

If he told them that there were existences in this world stronger than the God Emperor, problems would definitely arise.

Therefore, Qin Yang could only bear this pressure alone.

“The most important thing now is to quickly find that Sword World and retrieve the Haotian Pagoda.”

“As long as I can become a Human Emperor, there's a chance to win; otherwise, all is lost.”

Thinking of this, Qin Yang couldn't sleep even more.

He even wanted to take out the kunlun mirror and connect with Akatosh, who was searching for world coordinates, to supervise remotely.

Boom!

Suddenly, a huge roar came from outside the palace, followed by shouts of killing.

“Someone invaded!?”

Qin Yang was stunned.

He was currently in the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

And the Bronze Sparrow Terrace was in the Human Emperor Domain.

The Human Emperor Domain was even in his own mental world!

What kind of existence could invade the Human Emperor Domain?

Qin Yang's eyes became solemn, and he thought that something big was wrong.

And this roar also woke up Su Daji, who was sleeping soundly beside him.

After she sat up, she vigilantly looked outside the palace, sniffed like a fox, and then suddenly trembled all over, burrowing into Qin Yang's arms as if her life depended on it.

“What's wrong with you?” Qin Yang asked with a frown.

“Your Majesty...”

Su Daji, shrinking in Qin Yang's arms, said in a trembling voice, “It's them, they've come!”