162: Imperial Weapon Desolate Tower

The golden light around Qin Wushang slowly receded, and his Supreme Double Pupils once again became clear and profound.

The moment his consciousness returned to reality, he felt the complex gazes directed at him from all directions.

Chu Qingming was the first who couldn't hold back. He stepped forward, his gaze burning like a torch, staring intently at him: “You... received the complete Legacy of the Nine Dragons Suppressing Heaven Scripture?”

“No.”

Qin Wushang shook his head, his tone calm.

“Hehehe... Hahahaha!”

Not far away, Chu Qingyun, looking disheveled and weak, seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world.

Ignoring his injuries, he burst into maniacal laughter, which was filled with twisted pleasure.

“I knew it! I just knew it!”

“An outsider! The Bloodline flowing in his bones is not the noble Imperial Bloodline of my Chu Clan, so how could he possibly receive the Ancestor's highest Legacy?”

“What wishful thinking!”

“The Sacred Stele possesses a Soul, how could it recognize a heretic!”

When he previously forced an attempt at comprehension, he not only gained nothing but was also repelled by the Ancient Stele, injuring his internal organs.

Seeing that Qin Wushang had also failed, the jealousy and hatred in his heart instantly found an outlet.

What kind of peerless Prodigy? He's the same as me!

“Husband, don't worry about it.”

Chu Yuer immediately stepped forward, comforting him softly, while simultaneously giving Chu Qingyun a cold glare.

“Some people are incompetent themselves, so they assume everyone else is the same.”

“My Husband possesses Heaven-Defying Talent; even if he didn't receive the complete Legacy, he must have gained something extraordinary.”

“I wouldn't call it a gain!”

Qin Wushang shook his head.

His gaze swept over Chu Qingyun's face, twisted by jealousy, and he said indifferently, “I merely saw some... remnants of an old friend.”

“Old friend? Remnants? That's hilarious!”

Chu Qingyun's voice became sharp, as if he had seized upon a weakness.

“You couldn't even grasp a shred of substantial Legacy Dao Rhyme, you only saw illusions? Qin Wushang, wake up!”

“Sometimes, no matter how good your Physique or how high your talent, before a truly ancient Bloodline Legacy, it's nothing more than a reflection in the water!”

“Those who are not of our kind must have different intentions. How could the Sacred Stele recognize you? Go on and dream your impossible dreams!”

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, as if trying to vent all the frustration he had suffered previously from Qin Wushang and the Ancient Stele.

“Idiot.”

Qin Wushang couldn't even be bothered to look at him, only spitting out two icy words.

Suddenly!

“Boom!!!”

Heaven and Earth began to shake without any warning.

“Roar—!”

The Chu Clan Ancient Sacred Stele shone with light that soared into the sky, and a phantom of a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, condensed to the extreme, burst forth from the stele.

As its Dragon eyes opened and closed, it looked down upon all living beings.

At the same time, on the other side of the Sacred Cliff, in the Qin Clan Ancient Stele Forest—a place long covered in the dust of ages and ignored by all—a brilliant light, fierce as the sun, burst forth!

Within the light, a slightly ethereal but towering figure of an old man in linen robes stepped out!

“Little Chu Feng! We are both Remnants of Great Emperors, surviving until now; arguing is pointless!”

“Today, let's fight using this remaining power!”

“Let's see whether my Qin Clan's Desolate Ancient Indestructible Scripture can suppress the current age, or if your Chu Clan's Nine Dragons Suppressing Heaven is more awesome!”

The spirit's voice rolled out like thunder from the Nine Heavens.

All living beings were shaken!

“Great Emperor... Remnant Soul?”

“What did I just hear? A Great Emperor?”

“The Remnant Soul of an Ancient Great Emperor has manifested? How... how is this possible?! There are no Emperors left in the world!”

Countless Prodigies turned pale with fright, looking up at the sky, their eyes locked onto those two vague yet colossal figures.

The mere wisp of Aura they emitted caused their Souls to tremble, practically forcing them to kneel.

“If you want to fight, then fight! Do you think I'm afraid?”

“Today, this Qin boy must inherit the Nine Dragons Suppressing Heaven Scripture of my Chu Clan!”

The Golden Dragon that Chu Feng had transformed into spoke human words; the Imperial Dragon Sound swept across the Firmament, shaking the four directions.

“Nonsense! The Blood flowing in his bones is that of my Qin Family! He must inherit the Desolate Ancient Indestructible Scripture!”

The spirit's phantom figure was enraged, and the Emperor Dao Laws he emitted surged like a burning river of stars.

“Boom!!!”

In the next instant, the great battle erupted!

Everyone only saw that section of the Firmament completely twist and shatter; nothing remained.

They were too weak to clearly see how Great Emperors sparred.

Even if Qin Wushang used his Double Pupils, he still couldn't clearly see the figures clashing!

“Plop!”

Those with slightly weaker Dao Hearts couldn't even let out a muffled groan before their knees buckled, and they collapsed entirely, prostrating themselves on the ground, completely losing the courage to look up.

More people turned deathly pale, their bones creaking as they desperately circulated Divine Power to resist fiercely.

But even so, they still couldn't stand up!

This is the might of a Great Emperor!

Even a mere wisp of a Remnant Soul from endless ages later still stands above all living beings, viewing all things as ants!

“The successor they... they are fighting over... is... is Qin Wushang?!”

Finally, someone caught the hair-raising truth from the world-destroying scene and the scattered words.

“Heavens! The Remnant Souls of two Ancient Great Emperors... actually started fighting over Qin Wushang?”

“It's crazy... Has the world gone mad? Or have I gone mad? Ancient Great Emperors are fighting over a successor!”

“Qin Wushang... what virtue and ability does he possess... no, how Heaven-Defying is he? To actually make Great Emperors fight over him!”

Various shouts of surprise rang out!

Everyone struggled to look up at the young man standing still, gazing up at the Firmament with slightly narrowed eyes!

In the distance, Chu Qingyun, who had just been frantically shouting and mocking, looked incredibly awkward.

“Hmph!”

Lin Jiuyang was the first to react. He forced himself to stand, looked toward the ashen-faced Chu Qingyun, and deliberately raised his voice.

“Did you think everyone was like certain pieces of trash, unable to even touch the threshold of the Legacy, only capable of barking wildly down below?”

“Open your dog eyes and look! This is our Young Master! A peerless talent that even Ancient Great Emperors must fight over!”

“What are you? Who cares if you have the Bloodline?”

“Exactly!”

Chu Yuer also held onto Qin Wushang's arm, keeping herself from collapsing.

Her voice was not loud, but her words clearly reached Chu Qingyun's ears, carrying undisguised contempt and pride.

“A mere clown, dares to judge a True Dragon? How could you measure even a ten-thousandth of my Husband's ability?”

Chu Qingming did not join the mockery. He merely stared intently at the anomaly in the Firmament before slowly turning his head.

“Chu Clan Ancestor... Qin Clan Ancestor... actually manifested simultaneously to fight for him... Why?”

“Why exactly?”

He seemed to be asking Qin Wushang, yet also questioning the figures battling in the Firmament.

He had always firmly believed that Cultivation was about the self, and external Physiques were merely auxiliary.

Yet this scene before him clearly showed that the two Great Emperor Remnant Souls were fighting over Qin Wushang's unprecedented Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo and Supreme Double Pupils!

This constituted an unprecedented shock to the principles he held firm.

His expression gradually darkened, and a trace of confusion and struggle flashed in his eyes.

Was my Dao wrong?

“Boom!”

A terrifying pressure, older and more tyrannical than the Aura of the two Great Emperor Remnant Souls, suddenly spread out.

An Ancient Pagoda appeared, growing larger and larger!

The pagoda body was only nine stories high, yet it seemed to bear the weight of the Nine Heavens!

The pagoda walls were covered with blurry, ancient patterns: Gods and Demons fighting, stars falling, the genesis of Heaven and Earth... The massive Ancient Pagoda spanned the Firmament, seemingly large enough to contain the entire Cang Realm, intent on suppressing everything!

“Em... Emperor Weapon! A genuine Emperor Weapon!!”

“There's actually an Emperor Weapon here!”

Chu Qingyun shrieked, his voice distorted and filled with boundless terror.

He had once been fortunate enough to remotely sense a wisp of the mountain and river emperor sword's Qi mechanism; it was the same as this Ancient Pagoda.

The Ancient Pagoda must be an Emperor Weapon!

“Brother Qin! That's too much! You've gone too far!”

“We agreed on a Remnant Soul sparring match, how could you bring this old fellow out?”

“This is clearly cheating! Are you bullying this junior because I don't have an Emperor Weapon with me?”

Chu Feng was extremely displeased.

His mountain and river emperor sword wasn't here, and he couldn't fight against The spirit, who had activated the Desolate Pagoda.

“Kid! When your Chu Clan seized the territory of my Qin Family, you didn't talk about rules!”

The spirit's voice came from behind the Desolate Pagoda, utterly unreasonable.

“Now you want to snatch the successor this old man has waited a hundred thousand years for? Do you really think we Qin folks don't have any guts?”

“Since this Desolate Pagoda has awakened today, see if it listens to you, or to this old man!”

Driven by The spirit's Remnant Soul, the Desolate Pagoda rotated slightly, its base aimed at the Cang Realm below.

“Stop! Stop the fight!”

Chu Feng immediately made a decision and raised the white flag!

“No more fighting! I really won't fight anymore! Brother Qin, stop! This child's Legacy should be chosen by himself!”

“Whether he Cultivates the Nine Dragons Suppressing Heaven Scripture or the Desolate Ancient Indestructible Scripture, it's entirely up to his will! How about that?”

Are you kidding me!

This wisp of his Remnant Soul still wants to survive for a while longer to guide future generations. Clash head-on with an Emperor Weapon activated by a madman?

That wouldn't be sparring, that would be seeking death!

“Hmph! Consider yourself sensible!”

The spirit gave a proud snort, and his mind moved.

“Buzz...”

The Desolate Pagoda, which had been suppressing the Firmament, trembled slightly, its body rapidly shrinking and turning into a stream of light that disappeared into The spirit's hand.

Immediately afterward, The spirit's phantom figure stepped forward, ignoring spatial distance, and appeared directly in front of Qin Wushang and the others.

“Greetings, Great Emperor Senior!”

Everyone quickly spoke their greetings, their voices filled with reverence.

The spirit didn't even look at them. His eyes, which seemed capable of piercing the River of Time, looked toward Qin Wushang, and the tyrannical Aura that had dominated Heaven and Earth vanished without a trace.

He rubbed his hands and chuckled, “Hehe! Kid! See that? My old Qin Family still has some assets, right?”

“What's so great about learning that broken Dragon Scripture? Come learn our Desolate Ancient Indestructible Scripture! We've even prepared an Emperor Weapon for you! I guarantee it's more promising than following that Chu Clan kid!”

However, before he finished speaking, Chu Feng's phantom figure also condensed nearby, his face full of displeasure.

“Brother Qin, don't distort the facts! This Emperor simply didn't want to fight desperately with a madman like you; it doesn't mean the Nine Dragons Suppressing Heaven Scripture is inferior to your Desolate Ancient Indestructible Scripture.”

“Without the Desolate Pagoda, the outcome would still be unknown!”