Chapter 786: Brother and Sister Finally Meet

Having captured the Heavenly Overseer, Su Yu felt much lighter.

Others who wished to break the seal and ascend as Lords of Rules would have to find their own way—there was certainly more than one path. The key was whether they could learn from Xingyue and directly swim against the current to shatter the seal.

Or, like Su Yu, create their own world, shielding themselves from the influence of the River of Time, or else walk the path of Chaos to evade it.

There were many ways!

The Heavenly Overseer was not necessarily the only road.

But killing the Heavenly Overseer was the simplest and most direct path.

The Southern King and the others had ventured into the depths of Chaos, exploring the route to Chaos Mountain. Su Yu did not delay either—he had to go and see for himself. He could certainly go, but he wondered if the journey would be dangerous...

Soon, Su Yu exchanged a few words with Wan Tiansheng and the others, then stepped into Chaos with a single stride, seeking the path to the Upper Realm.

……

At the same time.

Within the River of Time.

Xingyue had broken through her realm, her strength now threefold greater, and she pressed onward. She did not know exactly where her brother and the others were, but she felt she should be close to seeing them.

So many years!

Ever since she had turned into a death spirit, her power sealed, her memory barely a hundredth of what it was, and now, perhaps, they might meet again.

Xingyue was both excited and deeply worried.

At the moment of her rebirth, through bloodline resonance, she sensed that her brother’s true body seemed gravely wounded. She wondered how he had endured all these years.

And what had happened to Wen Yu back then?

Why had she suddenly vanished, fallen into peril, causing King Wen and the others to follow her away, plunging the myriad realms into chaos?

Wen Yu, the Time Master.

She had also been Xingyue’s playmate.

Wen Yu was a bit younger than her; they had known each other for many years, often playing together before the unification of the heavens. Later, when Xingyue fell and lost her memories, she was not entirely sure what had become of Wen Yu.

But as a death spirit, she had learned something of the Time Master’s affairs.

Su Yu, it seemed, was the inheritor of the Time Master’s legacy—meaning Su Yu was essentially Wen Yu’s disciple.

With these thoughts in her mind, Xingyue continued forward.

As a healer, if she could find the Human Emperor and the others now and aid them, she might buy Su Yu and his group some time. Otherwise, if these Lords of Rules returned too early, before Su Yu and his companions had grown strong, how could they possibly contend with over a hundred such beings?

She advanced, suppressing her doubts, but a sense of despair crept in—why hadn’t she arrived yet?

The Star Moon Seal had already drained all its energy!

Without that seal, she could never have come this far.

But now, even the seal’s power was spent. Xingyue could only continuously draw upon her life force to pave the way and press on, or else she would never reach the end.

She was a healer, with few other means.

Xingyue thought that if Su Yu were here, he would have many tricks—that fellow always had a myriad of strange and varied methods.

“If I can’t find them... I might be swept back downstream!”

“Being swept back would be bad enough, but I might also be gravely wounded, sealed again, or even fall... then this rebirth would have been in vain!”

And if she fell here, Su Yu’s great path of life and death would be severed.

Thoughts flickered one after another; Xingyue was already weary and desperate. Had she not arrived yet?

She had already crossed her brother’s sealed domain—why hadn’t she reached them?

How far away were they?

Was Su Yu’s information reliable?

The Human Emperor and the others were upstream—that was what Su Yu had said. Yes, he alone had said it. But was what he said trustworthy?

Could it be that they weren’t upstream at all?

Just as Xingyue was on the verge of exhaustion, a low shout rang out across the surroundings: “Who goes there?”

Xingyue’s spirits lifted!

Someone?

She raised her head and looked into the distance. There, countless threads of great path power stood tall, and the distant River of Time had undergone a transformation—it had solidified, even become land!

Xingyue understood in an instant!

They had solidified the River of Time, slowing the return to the myriad realms. So this was how they had been fighting all these years.

They had sealed the River of Time, preventing others from returning.

As she pondered this, three immensely powerful auras surged forth in an instant. This was the rear!

This was also a defensive line!

It was to prevent anyone from coming from behind, and also to guard against desertion!

Who had come?

At that moment, Xingyue was shaken, and the masters of those three pillars of light were equally shaken.

Someone had actually come from the rear!

That meant this place might not be too far from the myriad realms. If they delayed any longer, it might fully merge with the myriad realms, and the isolation would be lost. Once that happened, the blockade would be useless!

Because at that point, the River of Time could be torn open at will.

Now, it was impossible to leave freely as a death spirit.

If it didn’t align with the myriad realms, tearing the river would send you falling to an unknown place—no one knew where. Most likely, you would sink into endless Chaos, utterly lost or perished.

The two sides faced off!

In an instant, three great beings descended: two men and one woman, all ancient.

They might have been young once.

But after years of fierce battle, they had no strength left to maintain a youthful appearance. Their life force and rule power were both depleted, and the three top-tier experts all looked aged.

The three looked at Xingyue and frowned slightly.

Among them, a man with long cyan hair gazed at Xingyue, his brow furrowed. She seemed familiar, but he couldn’t quite place her.

Too long ago!

Xingyue had fallen so many years ago that even some of the Human Kings did not recognize her. She was one of the earliest batch of experts, from the era when the Human Emperor first rose to power.

Now, Xingyue also looked at the three. Two of them she didn’t know or recognize, but she instantly identified the cyan-haired elder. She glanced at him, her expression complex, and after a long pause, she said, “General Xuantian!”

What an ancient word!

What an ancient title!

General Xuantian!

At that moment, the cyan-haired elder was dazed. In an instant, he remembered!

His memory had revived.

He recalled a time many, many years ago. On that day, he saw her, hiding behind the Human Sovereign, timidly offering a greeting: "General Xuantian!"

That smile, he still remembered.

"Your Highness..."

The green-haired old man murmured, then suddenly lost control, his gaze incredibly complex: "You... you are Her Highness? No, impossible! Her Highness died in battle. You are not her. Who are you? Speak, who are you!"

Her Highness had died in battle!

The human realm had just been unified, the world not yet at peace, and she had fallen—assassinated!

That Her Highness, who sometimes came to the military camp to rescue wounded soldiers, had died on the eve of victory.

The veterans of that era had almost all perished; few still remembered Her Highness.

Xingyue was dead!

Many, many years ago!

"It is I!"

Xingyue's emotions were equally complex. "General Xuantian, I... have been resurrected!"

"Impossible!"

General Xuantian was somewhat unhinged. Beside him, the female powerhouse could not help but say, "Xuan Wang!"

General Xuantian snapped back to his senses in an instant!

The next moment, his gaze turned icy and sharp: "Who exactly are you?"

How many years had passed, and someone dared to impersonate Her Highness!

Xingyue was somewhat helpless: "It is I. I truly am Xingyue. I have been resurrected!"

As she spoke, seeing that he did not believe her, she had no choice but to say, "I don't remember how many years ago it was... probably when you were attacking the western lands of the human realm. You were wounded once, an arrow piercing through your... thigh. I was the one who saved you. Do you still remember?"

General Xuantian thought for a moment, his expression strange. Seeing that he remained silent, Xingyue grew anxious. "That time, the arrow pierced your thigh, slightly off course, and the arrowhead went through your buttock... I didn't want to save you. My brother said to treat it like a piece of fatty pork, so I saved you then..."

"..."

Xuan Wang's face changed color, disbelief in his eyes: "You... truly are Her Highness?"

"It is I!"

Xingyue was resigned. "If you don't believe me, let me think if there are any other incidents..."

"No need!"

Xuan Wang stopped her!

But Xingyue said softly, "Yes, another year, when General Xuantian was attacking the southwest, he was bitten by a venomous insect and was on the verge of death. When the general saw me for the last time, he actually... actually asked me to find him a woman, saying he wanted to sleep with her one last time before dying, so he wouldn't die with regrets... After I saved you, you denied ever saying it. General, do you still remember that?"

"..."

Xuan Wang's face stiffened, and he said dryly, "That never happened, right? Your Highness, you must be mistaken!"

The next moment, before Xingyue could say more, he suddenly roared, "Her Highness has returned!"

His voice boomed like a bell!

True or false, he would first summon the Sovereign. Damn it, stop talking.

I don't know you!

You've mistaken me for someone else!

And beside him, the two top powerhouses glanced at him with strange expressions. General Xuantian!

That was indeed Xuan Wang's title from long ago!

But since he was enfeoffed as a king many years ago, it was rare—or rather, almost no one called him General Xuantian anymore.

The key question was: were the words this woman spoke true or false?

Two injuries: one where an arrow pierced his buttock, and the other where, on the verge of death, he wanted to sleep with a woman... Could this really be Xuan Wang?

In their eyes, Xuan Wang was a figure of the elder generation.

He had always been serious and proper!

Xuan Wang was an old subordinate from the early days of the Human Sovereign. Most of the old-timers from that era had died in battle; a few, like the Four Extremes Human Kings, still lived. The rest who survived were mostly at the level of Human Kings.

Now, it seemed this elder brother had quite a few juicy stories from back then.

Beside Xuan Wang, the robust man looked somewhat strange and transmitted a message: "Xuan Wang, who is this...?"

Her Highness?

That title, too, was from long ago.

The Human Sovereign had no descendants, so very few could use such a title.

Who was she?

Was she related to the Sovereign?

Just as they were thinking this, figures began to appear one after another. Those who did not appear sent their willpower to probe. The next moment, someone exclaimed with a tremor, "Xingyue?"

Xingyue looked toward the direction of the trembling willpower but saw no one. Yet the presence felt familiar, and she said uncertainly, "General Zhuming?"

"It really is you!"

The willpower trembled violently. "Old Wen has returned? You've been resurrected?"

That was the voice of Ming Wang, shaken. "You... your brother is on an inspection tour at the front lines. He'll be back soon!"

As he spoke, his figure materialized instantly!

In a flash, he appeared before everyone.

He was a dashingly handsome older man, slightly plump but not detracting from his charm. This man was free and unrestrained, but now he was stunned, his face pale: "Xingyue, you truly have been resurrected!"

Xingyue saw him too, her gaze complex: "General Zhu has aged!"

Aged?

Ming Wang was taken aback. No one had ever said he was old before. Soon, he felt a trace of bitterness. Yes, I have aged.

In those days when I first met Xingyue, I was still young.

Back then, I was a carefree young man!

Now, in the blink of an eye, countless ages had passed.

With a complex heart, he walked toward Xingyue. "Are you truly Xingyue?"

He could hardly believe it!

Of course, a thought arose in his mind: Wen Wang had returned!

Otherwise, how could Xingyue have been resurrected?

If Wen Wang and Wu Wang had both returned, what need was there to fear the myriad races?

Wen Wang and Wu Wang, working together, could take on seven or eight Rule Masters!

Even more ruthless—throw ten Rule Masters at them, and those two madmen would still fight!

Back then, it was precisely because of these people that they could intimidate all realms and all races, laying the foundation for humanity's eternal unity. But in the end, they still collapsed.

Xingyue's eyes were also complex, and she nodded: "It's really me! Brother Zhu, I've been resurrected! If you don't believe me, you can ask me questions... or... ask your wife. Back when you and your wife first met, I played a part... Don't you remember? To win her over, you deliberately injured her father and secretly ambushed her brother, causing them harm. Later, you called me to heal them, and I recognized the wounds bore traces of your power. You asked me to keep quiet..."

Silence!

Such a silence fell all around.

Ming King froze, staring at Xingyue. After a long moment, he tried to speak but found no words.

And just then, a bone-chilling aura surged upward. "Zhu Ming, is that so?"

"..."

Ming King's expression flickered, and he quickly said, "This person is not Xingyue—a fake!"

He barked sharply, then added hastily: "Or perhaps she's been dead too long, and after resurrection, her memories are scrambled, mixing things up and pinning someone else's deeds on me!"

I won't admit it!

I've hidden that business about ambushing my father-in-law and brother-in-law for years, and now someone's digging up my past!

My heavens!

I can't confess—there's a fierce wife at home, still alive and well.

Around them, the crowd also wore strange expressions.

Was this real or not?

At that moment, Xuan King breathed a sigh of relief. No one's remembering my affairs now, right?

How terrifying!

And old Zhu actually did something like that?

Shameless!

No wonder he won the beauty—so that's how he did it, by injuring his father-in-law...

Thinking this, Xuan King's face changed: "Could it be that time?"

He suddenly looked at Ming King, stunned. "Was it that time you took the chance to drive away General Yusheng, claiming he failed in his protection duties, when in truth you deliberately chased off your rival?"

"..."

Gossip!

A group of strong cultivators quickly leaned in to listen. What kind of gossip was this?

Some old-timers recalled, murmuring, "Probably... a long time ago, when Ming King was still a general. There was also a dashing General Yusheng, both pursuing the future Ming Princess. Then something happened: during Yusheng's watch, the princess's home was burgled, many treasures stolen, and even her father and brother were injured by the thieves... Later, Yusheng withdrew on his own, citing failure in his duties..."

"..."

How black-hearted!

Many turned to look at Ming King, whose face stiffened. After a long pause, he couldn't help cursing, "What are you staring at? Nonsense! None of this happened! Yusheng withdrew on his own!"

As he spoke, he twisted his head to look at a woman rushing over swiftly in the distance. Though somewhat aged, she was still beautiful. Ming King grumbled, "Don't believe their words—it's all lies!"

Seeing the woman charging in fury, Ming King grew anxious and quickly said, "Don't come over! Later, to compensate your father and brother, I promised to raise the Star Sea into the sky and enfeoff the lands beneath it to them... Otherwise, do you think I'd go to all that trouble to lift the Star Sea?"

The woman was startled, then enraged: "What? You lifted the Star Sea not because I loved watching the sky sea?"

"Nonsense!"

Ming King jumped. "How could that be? Am I that idle? Your father and brother found out about what happened back then and forced me to give them some benefits. I thought, there was nowhere left to enfeoff, so I raised the Star Sea. The lands beneath are vast—didn't I grant them all to your family?"

"..."

The crowd exchanged glances, their expressions odd.

Fairy tales were all lies!

Beautiful love stories were all fake!

Legend had it that Ming King, because his beloved loved watching the sea in the sky, spared no effort, using grand arrays, immense power, and the force of rules to lift the entire Star Sea into the air.

Now... my heavens!

The truth was exposed!

It wasn't because of the princess at all—it was because his father-in-law and brother-in-law had no place to be enfeoffed, so he had no choice but to raise the Star Sea, granting the lands below, the former seabed, to his in-laws!

My heavens, this shattered all illusions.

Love stories were all fake!

The Ming Princess was furious: "You're lying! My father and brother have been dead for years, and you still slander them?"

"Really!"

Ming King shouted. "I'm not lying! Your father and brother knew. Yusheng found out later too and came to demand his share. Otherwise, how did he get that posthumous enfeoffment? He was already dead, and I still begged for him to be made a marquis!"

"You bastard, I'll split you open!"

Boom!

The woman struck a palm down at him.

Ming King fled at once, darting to Xingyue's side, and whispered almost inaudibly, with grievance, "My dear sister, you've ruined me! That's all ancient history—why bring it up?"

What was this all about?

Xingyue was also stunned, unable to help saying, "Sister-in-law... she... wasn't she gentle before?"

"My heavens, how many years has it been?"

Ming King pressed his forehead. My dear sister, do you know how many years have passed?

You still think it's the old days!

She's long been a shrew, all right!

Xingyue looked embarrassed. Had she changed that much?

Sister-in-law had become a shrew?

How terrifying!

Chaos erupted!

After a flurry of commotion, a figure materialized, somewhat ethereal.

Though they had guessed earlier, at this moment, the phantom still trembled, with disbelief and a joy that verged on tears, a hint of bitterness in its voice: "Xingyue... you... have come back to life!"

"Brother!"

Xingyue's tears fell instantly as she gazed at the phantom, her body quivering.

At this moment, the surroundings grew quiet. The Ming Princess, who had been thrashing Ming King, stopped. She grabbed Ming King's robe, wiped her eyes, and whispered, "So touching. Sister Xingyue has finally been resurrected!"

Ming King sighed in exasperation. What are you so moved about?

If you're moved, at least let me go first—this is unseemly!

The Human King stepped forward slowly, filled with joy and excitement. "You... have truly been resurrected!"

“Back then, I didn’t want you to fall like that. I planned to revive you after I opened the heavens, but in the end… they played me for a fool. I had no choice but to give up. I thought you’d live out your days in a daze, never knowing clarity… but here you are, alive!”

He was beside himself with excitement!

Xingyue was just as thrilled. Brother and sister reunited. She rushed forward, grasping at the phantom’s robes, but her hand passed through empty air. Tears streamed down her face as she asked, “Brother, where is your true body?”

“A little hurt—just a scratch. Nothing serious!”

The phantom gently stroked her head, comforting her. “It’s only a minor wound. Don’t worry. Your coming back to life is the best news I’ve heard in all these years. I never imagined you would come looking for me. I sensed some upheaval earlier and thought my instincts were wrong—but here you are, truly alive!”

Xingyue nodded, still trembling with emotion.

The two siblings, for a moment, just gazed at each other, laughing and crying at once.

Overflowing with joy, brimming with excitement.

Soon, the Human Emperor thought of something and exclaimed eagerly, “You… do you still hold dominion over the Path of Life?”

“Mm!”

Xingyue nodded, and the Human Emperor’s heart leaped with elation. Heaven itself was aiding him.

“Xingyue, you… truly, the heavens are on my side!”

At this moment, his sister had been resurrected!

And not only that—she came bearing the Path of Life to lend aid. It was like manna from heaven!

The crowd, hearing this, instantly grew animated.

The Path of Life?

So the Emperor’s sister wielded the Path of Life—this was indeed heaven’s help for all of them!

After years of battle, who didn’t carry some wound?

Some injuries could not heal on their own; even if they could, it would take far too long. The drain on life force, especially, was hard to replenish. But now, Xingyue had arrived!

Did that mean everyone could recover from their wounds?

In the war against the myriad races, they hadn’t been at a disadvantage from the start.

But on the enemy’s side, the Immortal Emperor was a master of the Path of Life. So while one side struggled on, the other could heal their wounded. Repeated attempts to ambush the Immortal Emperor had failed, costing them soldiers and generals instead. The Human Emperor’s own severe injuries were tied to those failed assaults.

In any war, if you cannot kill the enemy’s healers, the side without healers will eventually fall behind.

Years of conflict had proven this point!

In a war of attrition, they were indeed outmatched.

As time wore on, they grew weaker with every battle.

But now, the Human Emperor’s sister had come, wielding the Path of Life—it was incredibly uplifting!

“How is the myriad realms now?”

“Who brought you back to life?”

“…”

At that moment, everyone had countless questions they wanted to ask, but seeing the Human Emperor and Xingyue reunited, they held back.

It was Ming Wang who, hearing the Human Emperor’s inquiry, couldn’t help but ask, “Has King Wen returned? Why hasn’t he come here?”

At these words, the crowd stirred with hope.

Could it be King Wen?

Was King Wu also here?

If those two had returned, everyone would be beside themselves with joy. They could once again fight the myriad races as they had in the old days!

“No, Brother Wen hasn’t returned.”

Xingyue shook her head. Seeing the expectant looks on everyone’s faces, she felt a pang of helplessness. She knew what they were hoping for… but the one who had revived her, Su Yu, was still a weakling.

To give them hope now might only lead to despair.

She quickly added, “My revival was a stroke of luck…”

The Human Emperor seemed to realize something and asked gravely, “Has someone opened the heavens?”

“Yes.”

Xingyue didn’t hide it this time, but she added, “But he opened the heavens at the Sun and Moon stage. His strength is not great.”

“…”

The crowd was stunned. Even the Human Emperor’s phantom flickered.

What the hell?

A Sun and Moon opening the heavens?

Yes, Su Yu hadn’t merged with the Dao before opening the heavens, so he was naturally only at the Sun and Moon stage. Hearing this, the Human Emperor couldn’t help but exclaim, “How is that possible!”

How could someone so weak open the heavens and survive?

This was abnormal!

He had thought that without a Rule Master, opening the heavens was impossible—but it turned out the fellow had simply done it as a Sun and Moon!

The initial flicker of hope in everyone’s eyes dimmed. They felt a sense of helplessness.

So he was useless!

Even if a Sun and Moon succeeded in opening the heavens, how strong could he be?

A Dao-merge? A quasi-king? Or something else?

In any case, he couldn’t instantly become a Rule Master—that was too fast. How much understanding of the Dao could a Sun and Moon have?

Someone couldn’t help asking, “Do we know him? How old is he?”

“How old?” Xingyue paused, then quickly said, “Twenty… a bit more?”

“…”

Despair!

Forget it. No hope.

He was far too young. They had thought he might be some ancient schemer who had accumulated power for years, but no.

Someone quickly asked, “So now, in the myriad realms, is there not a single Rule Master?”

“There are a few.”

Xingyue answered swiftly, “The Death Emperor, King Wu, the ancestor of the Prison King lineage…”

The crowd exchanged uneasy glances.

But before anyone could care about other matters, someone said oddly, "The Martial Emperor is dead, right?"

"No!"

"..."

In a rustle, all eyes instantly turned to the Human Emperor's projection.

The Human Emperor hadn't even had time to stop it, and now he cleared his throat: "Xingyue, you just revived and came here—what do you know, right?"

Xingyue said in surprise, "Of course I know! Before I came, the Martial Emperor was still alive and well, and it didn't take me long to get here! When I left, he was still alive. Since he's not dead, he won't die anytime soon!"

If Su Yu didn't kill the Martial Emperor, how could the Martial Emperor die so easily!

"Tsk tsk!"

"Heh heh!"

"Heh heh!"

"Hee hee!"

"..."

At that moment, everyone was almost ready to give a collective boo!

Your Majesty, you've miscalculated again!

The Martial Emperor isn't dead!

The Human Emperor smiled, unconcerned. "Xingyue just revived; she doesn't understand. You saw the Martial Emperor before you left, but that doesn't mean anything. In fact, on your way here, crossing time, you thought it was fast, but actually, a long time might have passed! The Martial Emperor died not long ago, so you wouldn't know."

Forget it, he wouldn't argue with everyone, and quickly changed the subject: "By the way..."

But Xingyue didn't give him the chance, frowning. "A long time passed? Really? I came upstream against the flow; it shouldn't have been that long!"

"..."

My sister, why are you still stuck on this!

"Xingyue, you just arrived. Let me tell you about the situation here. Quickly help everyone heal. The Myriad Realms can't be counted on; luckily, Xingyue has revived!"

The Human Emperor forcibly interrupted the topic, secretly relieved—anyway, the issue of time flow was his to decide.

The Martial Emperor is dead, and that's that!

I said so, and that's how it is!

Everyone almost rolled their eyes. Shameless, but fine, you're the boss; if you insist, then so be it.

Bright King chuckled and said, "Anyway, we'll soon return to the Myriad Realms. Whether the Martial Emperor is dead or not, everyone can see for themselves."

Xingyue was surprised. "Is everyone very concerned about whether the Martial Emperor is dead?"

Why?

She had mentioned that the descendant of Prison King was a Rule Lord—did no one care?

That was the point, wasn't it!

Xingyue frowned slightly, about to speak, when War King chuckled, "Your Highness, His Majesty said the Martial Emperor died five times—we don't quite believe it... ahem, we think the Martial Emperor couldn't die that many times. Let's verify."

"Five times?"

Xingyue looked at her brother's projection oddly. How could you tell such a lie!

How could he die five times!

If it were me, I wouldn't believe it either.

Alright, stubborn as a dead duck, refusing to admit you're wrong even if beaten to death—I understand.

Xingyue had no choice but to say reluctantly, "Maybe he really did die!"

She calculated—perhaps by the time they returned, the Martial Emperor would indeed be dead.

Su Yu was in the Myriad Realms; if the Martial Emperor didn't obey, he'd eventually be killed by Su Yu. Maybe even before they returned, the Martial Emperor would be beaten to death by Su Yu!

At that, the Human Emperor breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Xingyue, first come chat with me alone. It's been so many years since we last met. Seeing you now makes me so happy. By the way, the Myriad Realms seem to have changed a lot recently..."

"Mm."

Xingyue nodded. With Su Yu there, changes were naturally great.

"The Heaven Opener who saved you—what was his name? Though opening a heaven at the Sun-Moon stage seems incredible, if it was just a crude heaven, it's not impossible. But... he's probably crippled now. The Path of Life and Death was devoured by you, right?"

The Human Emperor sighed. "To take Life and Death as his path, as his core, and open a heaven—the potential was actually good. What a pity!"

"He saved you. Is he still alive?"

In his mind, the other had opened a heaven, likely one of the Life and Death Great Dao. Now that he had saved Xingyue, and as expected, the Path of Life and Death had been swallowed by her, the other's core path was gone—he might already be dead.

He couldn't say much about it.

Xingyue thought for a moment. Su Yu had told her not to leak anything, and she also worried that Su Yu might lack follow-through, giving everyone false hope. After a moment, she said, "He's crippled, but still alive!"

She didn't say much; the greater the hope, the greater the despair.

Before Su Yu arrived, everything was as if Su Yu didn't exist.

Lest everyone's expectations were too high, and when they actually met Su Yu and saw that he wasn't even a Rule Lord, they would underestimate him.

"I guessed as much. What a shame!"

The Human Emperor sighed again. "It's good that he's alive. When we return, I'll make it up to him!"

What a pity!

A Sun-Moon opening a heaven, and it happened to be a heaven of Life and Death, exactly able to save his sister—it had to be said, this was an extreme coincidence.

A Sun-Moon opening a heaven—the talent was still extremely strong.

Frighteningly strong!

What a pity!

It seemed there would be no more shocks from now on.

The others were also full of regret.

This matter was indeed hard to discuss, after all, the other had saved Xingyue, and Xingyue now held the Path of Life. A Rule Lord holding the Path of Life might be more helpful than a Sun-Moon Heaven Opener!

The Human Emperor then asked, "How is the situation in the Myriad Realms?"

"Not good. The Prison King has betrayed. His lineage has too many strong ones, and the myriad races also have many. On the human side, the strong have been nearly wiped out. A few hundred years ago, there weren't even any Harmony cultivators left—only some Eternals..."

Everyone was startled!

How could that be?

The Human Emperor said incredulously, "No matter how weak we were, we shouldn't have lost even a single Harmony cultivator!"

Xingyue sneered, "The Ninth Tide... that is, one tide every ten thousand years. It's been a hundred thousand years since you disappeared. Six thousand years ago, the Ninth Generation Human Lord took his people and went into hiding, abandoning the Human Realm, causing the Tenth Tide in the Human Realm to have no strong ones at all, even breaking the inheritance... Fortunately, there was Su Yu, the Heaven Opener who saved me. He rose rapidly in these few years, killed a large number of Harmony cultivators, and protected the Human Realm! But before I came, the Ninth Generation Human Lord returned, drove Su Yu away, and seized the Human Realm..."

Everyone's eyes turned strange!

Someone gritted their teeth and said, "This... what was the name of the Ninth Generation Human Lord?"

"Hundred Battles!"

Xing Yue spoke with frozen indifference: "Rumor has it he is a descendant of the Battle King and the Human Ancestor, deeply aligned with the Giant Race. During the Ninth Tide, his actions lured a vast multitude of our allies into a fatal trap, leaving the Human Race of this current tide entirely bereft of aid, as none dare offer their hands!"

The Battle King?

A faint tremor rippled through the hearts of many present, and even the Human Sovereign knitted his brows slightly, murmuring, "The Battle King... He was indeed a descendant of the Human Ancestor. Yet he vanished an eternity ago, presumably departing to seek the Ancestor himself."

As for the lineage of the Hell King, it held little novelty for the Human Sovereign. He dismissed it casually, saying, "The Hell King revolted, and in the end, I banished him into the Gates of Hell with a single strike of my palm. The seal upon those gates should dissolve around the same time as my own return, so there is no need to trouble ourselves with it."

The Warlord swore fiercely, "Is the lineage of the Battle King truly so ruinous? To think they have reduced the Human Race to a state where not a single Dao-Merger remains. Have all the Marquises from our era perished as well?"

"No!"

Xing Yue replied, her voice remaining icy. "They have all turned traitor, pledging their allegiance to Hundred Battles instead. Yet, upon my departure, in consideration of their past merits, I spared their lives. I merely extracted half of their life essence and physical vitality, which I deem sufficient to balance the debt of their betrayal."

"They should have been slaughtered to the last soul!"

Anger flared among the crowd, but the Human Sovereign merely smiled and offered, "Let it pass, they are of the Human Race after all. Even the descendants of the Human Ancestor cannot be quite as vile as Xing Yue portrays. This Hundred Battles likely acted out of a desire to shield mankind; otherwise, Xing Yue would have taken their lives long ago."

With that, he smiled warmly, adding, "Xing Yue, you must have brought that extracted physical vitality and life essence with you to aid in our healing, yes? My sister has indeed thought of everything."

"..."

Xing Yue fell into silence, and only after a long pause did she admit, "No. On my journey hither, swimming against the river's current demanded too great a price. I used those provisions entirely as fuel to force my way upstream."

"..."

Very well, then.

Though a shadow of disappointment touched the Human Sovereign, he did not dwell upon it, laughing softly, "No matter, it is enough that you have arrived. The River of Time is solidified within this domain; the perilous counter-currents will trouble you no more."

It was enough that Xing Yue herself had come.

His spirits were remarkably high.

She had returned to life, journeyed to this very place, and moreover, she held dominion over the Great Dao of Life. At this moment, the Human Sovereign was filled with immense gratification.

As for the matter regarding the Martial Sovereign, let it be. Who could bring themselves to care about him now?

And that youth named Su Yu... once they returned, he would certainly have to be properly thanked.

As for the likes of Hundred Battles or the scions of the Hell King, he gave them no mind at all; they were but trivialities.

The mood among the gathered throng was equally bright. Xing Yue's arrival meant the addition of a Ruler of Rules who also happened to be a healer. Coupled with the local gossip they had just absorbed, everyone felt considerably uplifted.

The matters of the Myriad Realms could wait until their return.

However distasteful things were now, nothing could be done at present.

They could neither abandon their posts nor retreat. If they were to drift downstream and the myriad races chose that moment to strike, the absence of even a single Ruler of Rules would court disaster.

In this campaign, they could only stand and fight; retreat was not an option.

They would endure day by day, holding the line.

If a time truly came when return was imperative, they would face it then.

At this very moment, as Xing Yue walked alongside the phantom projection of the Human Sovereign, she overheard someone lamenting what a tragedy it was for that youth who had opened a heaven with the Sun and Moon. Xing Yue felt a sudden urge to argue, but chose to hold her peace.

Even her brother was currently sighing, remarking on how rare it was to witness the Dao of Life and Death, calling it a profound pity.

"The Dao of Life and Death... is it truly so rare?"

Xing Yue wanted to counter his words, but once more she closed her mouth, feeling quite suffocated by the restraint.

It wasn't as if the Dao of Life and Death was the core of Su Yu's domain.

If Xing Yue remembered correctly, following her resurrection, Su Yu's heaven and earth remained exceedingly stable, entirely unaffected by the ordeal. Why, then, did her brother believe that Su Yu's world had collapsed into ruin?

How strange.

Xing Yue chose to remain silent. If they wished to believe it, let them.

In this hour, she kept Su Yu's instructions close to her heart: when she met the Human Sovereign, she must give him a magnificent surprise.

Yes, a magnificent surprise.

With this thought in mind, Xing Yue hesitated for a brief moment before speaking, "Brother, I have a most formidable subordinate back in the Myriad Realms. He declared that he would come to rescue you."

"Oh? Haha!"

The Human Sovereign nodded, letting out a soft chuckle, deeply touched by his sister's pure intentions.

The Myriad Realms?

The Myriad Realms possessed not a single Ruler of Rules.

Alas, the descendants of the later generations had clearly never gazed upon true power, and thus their minds had grown arrogant. Did they even comprehend what a Ruler of Rules truly signified?

They likely had no conception of it at all.

Then again, his sister had been dead for countless years, existing only within the Eternal realm. Could the subordinate she spoke of merely be of the Sun and Moon?

Amused by the thought, the Human Sovereign decided not to press further, wishing to preserve his sister's dignity.

She had likely just been revived, and her mind was not yet entirely clear.

Was such a statement truly worth making a special point to tell him?

A most formidable subordinate indeed, but just how formidable could they be?

The Human Sovereign sighed softly once more in amusement.

Postscript: I must make a trip to the hospital; the next update will be before eleven o'clock!

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