Nine Empresses

"Gu Chen, I regarded you as my only family in this world, yet you tried to seize my Heavenly Dao Bone, take my life, and destroy my foundation. Did you really think I knew nothing?"

"My sister loved you so deeply, yet you sacrificed her and the child in her womb as the spirit of an Emperor weapon. Today, I can finally avenge my sister!"

"Heavenly Emperor! Never expected it, did you? I endured humiliation and carried heavy burdens until today, all to cut off every path of survival for you at this very moment!"

"Gu Chen, what kind of Heavenly Emperor are you? You are the greatest devil beneath these heavens!"

At the thirty-third heaven, within the Heavenly Emperor Palace, the cries of battle shook the skies!

The Heavenly Emperor Palace, once towering and majestic, where immortal birds and Spirit Beasts occasionally flashed past like glimpses of a celestial realm, had long since become ruins.

Its resplendent halls, pavilions, and towers had all collapsed, reduced to scorched earth.

In the void stood nine peerlessly beautiful women, each one possessing a Cultivation Level that had reached the Emperor Realm!

They were actually the Nine Empresses!

Yet the Empresses, once cold and aloof, were now denouncing Gu Chen's crimes one after another.

"If Gu Chen does not die, how can he repay the sins he committed with his own hands all these years?"

The speaker was an incomparably beautiful woman with an icy temperament.

Her name was Gu Youwei.

She was the biological younger sister of the Heavenly Emperor, Gu Chen!

Yet now, she stood resolutely against Gu Chen. Her features twisted, and boundless hatred could not be concealed in her eyes.

"Master! The Great Heaven Creation Scripture was clearly mine. Why could you cultivate it but refuse to teach it to me? Since you would not give it to me, I can only take it myself!"

The speaker was a woman with handsome, heroic features.

She was Luo Junzhu, the Heavenly Emperor Gu Chen's only disciple—and an Empress as well!

Before the collapsed ruins of the Heavenly Emperor Palace, Gu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, dressed in white. His black hair fell loose, and ancient stars seemed to rise and sink within his weathered eyes.

It was as though even a raging storm could not stir the slightest ripple within him.

Gu Chen's gaze swept across them indifferently. Among these women were his biological younger sister, his disciple, and his childhood sweetheart...

The cultivation techniques they practiced and the divine weapons they wielded had all come from him.

Yet today, they used those very things against him!

At the thought of this, a bleak, sorrowful smile appeared on Gu Chen's face.

The Nine Empresses looked down at Gu Chen from above, their eyes cold as ice and filled with chilling killing intent.

They wanted to see Gu Chen panic in despair and struggle on the brink of death, but Gu Chen remained utterly composed, lofty and proud.

That calm demeanor stirred unease within the Nine Empresses.

The Heavenly Emperor Gu Chen's Cultivation Level was unmatched throughout all ages. If they had not spent a thousand years preparing in advance and carved down a Killing Formation, even the combined strength of all nine would have been futile.

Yet that fact also stung the pride of the Nine Empresses.

All this time, they had been treated as mere ornaments beside Gu Chen. Even now, they could not tell whether they hated Gu Chen or envied him!

But Gu Chen had already reached the end of the road. Should he not cast aside his proud bones, kneel at their feet, and bow and scrape?

Gu Chen raised his eyes slightly, unable to conceal the fury in his heart. "Nine Empresses joining forces to kill me, a heaven-and-earth Killing Formation—unprecedented from ancient times until now!"

The hearts of the Nine Empresses trembled slightly, as though they had once again seen the peerless bearing of this man, like a god and a devil, when he suppressed ancient supreme beings and flattened forbidden zones of life!

"Heavenly Emperor, what use is there in how powerful you once were? Will you not still fall today?"

Another enchanting voice rang out. Empress Wei Qingyu's eyes hardened with malice.

She was Gu Chen's childhood sweetheart and had followed him since his humble beginnings.

"Die!"

The Nine Empresses shouted at once and charged toward Gu Chen!

"Come, fight!"

Rather than retreating, Gu Chen advanced. His battle intent surged to its utmost limit, and supreme divine power burst from his body, dazzling and radiant like a blazing sun!

Buzz!

The Great Dao wailed, and heaven and earth were nearly punched through!

A River of Time emerged from the void, its waves surging. Each splash of a wave contained the beginning and end of a world!

"It is the River of Time! The legends were actually true! Such a thing truly exists in this world!"

"Hahahaha! As long as we can travel upstream, every regret we have can be mended!"

"Get in, quickly! If I live this life again, I will never stand beneath Gu Chen's shadow again!"

The Nine Empresses were overjoyed and plunged headlong into the River of Time, traveling upstream!

"The River of Time? Then I shall see whether you can truly reverse time and smooth away regrets!"

Gu Chen took a step forward as well!

The mortal world.

East Desolation Commandery, the Gu family!

Gu Chen's body trembled. When he opened his eyes again, they were filled with the weight of ages and astonishment.

He had actually crossed the River of Time and been reborn.

His sealed memories awakened. At this time, he had only just stepped onto the path of cultivation!

Bang!

At that moment, the door was violently shoved open, and a little girl swaggered in from outside.

Yet not the slightest trace of childish innocence remained on her face.

"Just as I thought, Gu Chen—you came back too!"

"You are so lucky. In your previous life, you should have vanished into thin air right then and there!"

"In this life, do not even think about taking away my chance to seize the Heavenly Dao Bone and my family!"

"Before coming here, I already spoke with Uncle and Aunt. Today, I will officially alter the family register and become their child, gaining a complete family!"

A smug smile appeared on Gu Youwei's face.

In her previous life, Gu Chen and Gu Youwei's parents had died fighting for the Lineage, and the two siblings had been raised to adulthood by their uncle and aunt.

Deep in her heart, Gu Youwei had always longed for a complete family.

And now, their uncle and aunt had proposed formally adopting them both. Gu Youwei had been overjoyed, but Gu Chen stubbornly went his own way, splitting from the family as soon as he came of age so the two siblings could live on their own.

Because of this, Gu Youwei had hated Gu Chen in her heart for an entire lifetime!

Gu Youwei raised her chin, waiting for Gu Chen to react with gritted teeth. Yet Gu Chen merely glanced at her indifferently, as though he were looking at a fool.

"Gu Chen, what kind of look is that? Do you have nothing to say?" Gu Youwei demanded.

"If you enjoy acknowledging thieves as your father, why should I stop you?"

Gu Chen sneered.

"You are talking nonsense! Uncle and Aunt treat me the best!"

"I understand now. You regretted it in your previous life too, but this time I got there before you. You have no chance now! Hahaha!"

Gu Youwei smiled, wearing an expression that said she had already seen through everything.

"Gu Chen, it is useless for you to regret it now! Uncle and Aunt will only be my parents. Go live alone in that shabby house from your previous life!"

"Are you finished?"

Gu Chen interrupted coldly.

Gu Youwei's voice abruptly cut off.

"If you are finished, then get lost. You are standing in front of me chirping away and giving me a headache!" Gu Chen said without the slightest courtesy.

"You!"

"Gu Chen, do you still think you possess the Cultivation Level from your previous life?"

"This time, I have resources when I need resources and cultivation techniques when I need cultivation techniques. This time, I will definitely trample you beneath my feet!"

Gu Chen had no interest in listening to Gu Youwei's childish threats. He stood up, grabbed the back of her collar, and threw her straight outside.

Neither of them had begun cultivating yet, and Gu Chen was two or three years older than Gu Youwei. She could not struggle free at all.

"If you dare come near me again, I will beat your backside to pulp!"

Gu Chen slammed the door shut.

Gu Youwei clenched her teeth tightly, yet she did not dare make the slightest sound. A wave of grievance welled up in her heart.

In her previous life, Gu Chen had clearly taken excellent care of her and had never even spoken harshly to her. Yet now, he showed her no courtesy at all!

Was it not just because she had wanted to put him to death before being reborn?

Besides, he had not died in the end. What right did Gu Chen have to lose his temper?

"Gu Chen!"

Gu Youwei muttered a vicious curse under her breath and turned to leave.

She was going to acknowledge her new parents. She would definitely make Gu Chen die of envy and regret!

Inside the room, Gu Chen had no mood to care about whatever choice Gu Youwei made.

After all, she had never remembered his kindness!

She would only believe that his discipline had robbed her of her freedom and a complete family.

Just as Gu Chen felt that the world had finally become quiet for a while, a crisp voice suddenly came from outside.

"Gu Chen, come out! I know you must have come back too!"

"Do you think I regretted breaking off our engagement in my previous life?"

"Absolutely not! Today, I, Wei Qingyu, am breaking off my engagement with you as well!"