606: Chapter 606 Who are you?

"Stubborn and foolish!"

The phantom of Yue Liuli let out a cold snort. In those eyes that had originally controlled everything with indifferent calm, a flicker of genuine surprise and solemnity finally flashed.

She could clearly feel that the intensity of this "split soul's" resistance, as well as the tenacity of its core will, far exceeded her expectations upon awakening.

"Damn it, having just awakened from an eternal slumber, my power is less than one in a hundred million."

"I didn't expect that after undergoing Reincarnation in this world, this split soul could actually grow to such a level with such a resilient will."

"As expected, anyone capable of ascending to the position of Great Emperor in such a barren Lower Realm is by no means mediocre and cannot be underestimated."

She had underestimated the tempering of Heart-Nature and the shaping of "self" brought about by the Yaochi Holy Master's hundreds of years of independent cultivation and leadership of the Holy Land.

This was no longer a simple return of a split soul, but a tragic war for dominance occurring within the same Divine Soul Origin.

"However..."

Yue Liuli's gaze became cold and sharp again. She quickly suppressed that trace of surprise, replacing it with a deeper, more unquestionable and overbearing will.

"A mere 'self' from the mortal realm of the Lower Realm dares to act presumptuously before this Emperor's Dao Heart?"

"Great Yin Soul Suppression, Myriad Thoughts Return to the Void!"

The phantom of Yue Liuli slammed her hands together. It was no longer a gentle attraction and Fusion.

Instead, it transformed into a cold, deathly, absolute suppressing force that seemed capable of freezing the Divine Souls of all things!

"Ah—!!"

The Yaochi Holy Master let out a painful groan. Her last bit of consciousness was like a candle in the wind, seemingly on the verge of being completely extinguished.

On Zizhu Peak, Gu Changge watched this scene.

"Immortal Emperor? Interesting!"

Gu Changge set down his teacup, a slight ripple passing through his eyes.

The remnant soul of the Taiyin Immortal Emperor currently attempting Possession, though in a dire state and full of bravado, was ultimately a genuine Immortal Emperor-level existence.

In her memories, were there fragments sealed away regarding the ancient Immortal Realm and the ultimate war that led to the collapse of everything?

Even a single clue would be far better than aimless searching.

Gu Changge murmured to himself and took a step forward, standing silently within the secluded chamber where the Yaochi Holy Master was in closed-door cultivation.

The air in the room was bone-chillingly cold. The Yaochi Holy Master sat cross-legged on a jade platform, her delicate body trembling violently, her face as pale as golden paper.

A point of silver light flickered frantically at the center of her brow, revealing endless pain and struggle.

Gu Changge's gaze was calm, his vision seemingly penetrating that smooth forehead to directly "see" the tragic devouring taking place inside the Sea of Consciousness.

Yue Liuli was crushing and devouring the weak, flickering consciousness of the Yaochi Holy Master with an absolute posture.

The Yaochi Holy Master is a Great Emperor of my Xuanhuang Great World, after all. Did you get my permission to devour her like this?

Without any redundant movements, Gu Changge raised his right hand and extended his index finger, pointing lightly toward the center of the Yaochi Holy Master's brow.

This finger seemed to contain the ultimate truths of time and space, ignoring the obstruction of the Physical Body and the barriers of the Sea of Consciousness, pointing directly at that arrogant Divine Soul of Yue Liuli.

Inside the Yaochi Holy Master's Sea of Consciousness.

"Give up. Returning to this Emperor is your hon—"

Yue Liuli's cold voice came to an abrupt halt.

She felt her Divine Soul phantom seemingly crash into an invisible but absolutely insurmountable barrier of Chaos.

Immediately following, a pure-to-the-extreme, vast-beyond-description, and irresistibly mighty force intervened with unreasonable dominance.

It firmly suppressed her momentum along with her Soul Power itself.

"How dare you!"

Boundless shock and rage instantly replaced her indifference. Yue Liuli's Divine Soul phantom erupted with brilliant silver light as her eternally tempered Immortal Emperor's will struck back with a roar!

Even if her remnant soul was weak, even if her power was low upon awakening, she would never allow someone to dismantle her Emperor Might so easily!

The cold Great Yin Law transformed into countless ice blades that cut through the Divine Soul, attempting to tear apart and freeze this invading power.

However, all her resistance—whether the sharp ice blades or the resilient Emperor Soul—was useless before this pure, incomparable power!

The Yaochi Holy Master's nearly annihilated light of consciousness suddenly felt a weight lift, and was then gently enveloped and stabilized by a warm, mellow power that seemed to contain endless vitality, quickly brightening and reconsolidating.

The boundless icy cold and deathly silence receded like a tide.

“Puff—!”

In the outside world, the Yaochi Holy Master suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood containing silver-black ice shards. She coughed violently, color returned to her pale face, and her vacant eyes quickly regained their clarity.

The pressure, heavy as a mountain, vanished. She felt as if she had been forcibly pulled back from the brink of death.

She raised her eyes with difficulty.

In her blurred vision, a white figure standing with hands behind his back had appeared in the secluded chamber at some unknown time.

He stood there without any dazzling divine light around him, yet he caused the entire violent and chaotic room to instantly become calm and peaceful.

All the out-of-control Great Yin Spiritual Qi and Soul Power aftershocks settled down submissively.

Her vision focused.

White robes, a calm profile.

"Ben... Benefactor?"

The Yaochi Holy Master's voice was hoarse, filled with the exhaustion of a survivor and unbelievable pleasant surprise.

Gu Changge turned his head slightly, glanced at her, and gave an almost imperceptible nod.

"Calm your mind and guard your spirit."

His flat voice carried a strange soothing power, causing her churning emotions to quickly settle.

Then, his gaze penetrated everything, falling upon Yue Liuli within the Sea of Consciousness, whose light was dim and whose Aura was extremely withered.

"An Immortal Emperor's remnant soul? Interesting indeed," Gu Changge said softly.

"You... who are you?!"

Yue Liuli's phantom staggered as it coalesced in the Sea of Consciousness. Her Divine Soul trembled slightly from extreme shock, but her voice still maintained the arrogance belonging to an Immortal Emperor.

But beneath that arrogance was hidden an irrepressible tremor of instinctive alarm toward the unknown and the irresistible.

That powerful force just now was definitely not something that should exist in this realm!

Back then, she had chosen to slumber in this realm and let her split soul undergo Reincarnation precisely because she saw that the upper limit of the Great Dao in this world was extremely low.

The Great Emperor was the end; no one could glimpse the Immortal Realm, and no one could stop her future return.

Who was this person?

She was, after all, an Immortal Emperor who had dominated the Immortal Realm for ages. Even if only a remnant soul remained, the pride and composure etched into her Divine Soul allowed her to forcibly suppress the surging waves of shock.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to project a bit of inviolable Emperor Might.

"This is a matter between this Emperor and my own split soul, a necessity for this Emperor's return to the Great Dao! Why does Your Excellency interfere?!"

"split soul? Necessity?"

Gu Changge spoke as if he had heard something insignificant, his tone remaining flat.

"Since this body and soul have undergone Reincarnation and developed an independent 'self,' then it is a new living being. You wish to merge; is she willing?"

"Whether she is willing or not, why should I care?"

Yue Liuli's phantom raised its head, trying to regain its Aura.

"This Emperor is her root, her source! Returning to this Emperor is her fortune, and it is also the mandate of heaven!"