Jiang Wen, who had remained silent for a long time, slowly rose to his feet. Suppressing the warnings from his Primordial Spirit, he circled the blood pool once.
After repeatedly confirming with the divine spirit of the Emperor Weapon, the Hengyu Furnace, that this truly was the Essence Blood of an Emperor-level figure—
—and that there was so much of it that even slaughtering a hundred peak Great Emperors could not yield this amount—his gaze grew increasingly complicated.
Looking at Fang Zheng, who was playing with the Flood Dragons, he slowly spoke, his voice carrying a trace of melancholy. "Senior Fang Zheng, perhaps you truly will bring an end to the wars of this universe..."
Throughout the river of time, the living beings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands had slaughtered one another over limited resources, their blood nearly staining every page of history red.
Even the Immortal Ancient Era Jiang Wen had once seen in ancient ruins among the stars—the so-called era where True Immortals still existed—was likely only a brief moment of calm within an endless, blood-soaked history.
Jiang Wen could not help falling into thought.
If the power Fang Zheng had displayed thus far had no limit—
If he truly could provide this universe with an endless supply of resources by himself, then could enduring peace truly arrive?
The scene remained silent for a long while. A storm raged within Jiang Wen's heart, and his expression gradually became more resolute.
Jiang Wen stared solemnly at the expressionless Block Person before him, his emotions surging.
Without hesitation, he stepped forward, dropped to his knees with a thud, and deeply kowtowed.
This was the only time in his life, aside from before his parents and ancestors, that he had kowtowed to an outsider.
Fang Zheng froze in surprise and asked doubtfully, "Ah, why did you suddenly kneel?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yifei, the head of the Jiang family, showed an odd expression as uncertainty filled his heart.
Even his own ancestor had knelt. Should he kneel too?
But he still had not figured out what exactly had happened.
Besides, as the Jiang family head, he represented the family's dignity. He could not kneel lightly.
Moreover, his bloodline had returned to its origin, making him look exactly like his ancestor, the Great Emperor Hengyu. He also represented his ancestor's dignity, so he absolutely could not kneel.
Jiang Wen, kneeling on the ground, never raised his head. He slowly spoke with utmost sincerity:
"Senior Fang Zheng, this junior is the tenth-generation descendant of the Great Emperor Hengyu. Ten thousand years ago, I sealed myself within divine source, preserving this aged body until it would be needed."
"This junior knows that I am old and frail. With merely the cultivation of the Quasi-Emperor Third Heaven, I am as insignificant as an ant before the Dark Turmoil."
"When I sealed myself away, I had already prepared to die. I waited only for the Dark Turmoil to return ten thousand years later, when all living beings bled, so that I could break my seal."
"At that time, I would use the blood and soul of the tenth-generation descendant of the Great Emperor Hengyu to sacrifice to the Emperor Weapon, awaken the divine spirit within it, and call upon the will of the Great Emperor Hengyu to protect the living beings of one region."
"Yet when this junior awakened today, I learned from the Jiang family's Emperor Weapon, the Hengyu Furnace, that Senior Fang Zheng was discussing with the legendary Taiyin Sacred Emperor the resurrection of the Great Emperors of past ages."
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Heavy kowtows rang out as Jiang Wen once again pleaded, "Senior Fang Zheng, I now know that you care for all living beings, and I have witnessed your supreme power."
"Now, I understand your wish. You hope that all beings in the universe can escape the suffering of conflict and slaughter!"
"You intend to sustain all beings in the universe with your own strength!"
"However, if one wishes to protect all beings and safeguard peace, how can one lack like-minded people standing united together?"
"And the Jiang family's ancestor, the Great Emperor Hengyu, cared for all living beings. He pacified the Dark Turmoil and slew the Supremes who caused chaos. His achievements were outstanding, and he will surely be resurrected by you, Senior."
"Here, Senior Fang Zheng, this junior represents all beings of the universe, as well as the Jiang family, in thanking you for your immense grace!"
"If you have any orders, this junior and the Jiang family will certainly give our all and serve you like loyal hounds and horses. Even if we are crushed to pieces, we will not utter a word of complaint!"
"What? Resurrect Ancestor Hengyu?!" Jiang Yifei's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, his face filled with shock and conflict.
Glancing at the blood pool, Jiang Yifei knew that with the terrifying power Fang Zheng had displayed, this might truly not be empty talk.
If the Great Emperor Hengyu could truly be resurrected, what did the Jiang family head's dignity matter?
Even if the entire Jiang family lost all its dignity, so what?
He glanced at Jiang Tingting and saw that she had already knelt, so he too dropped to both knees.
Seeing this, the five Great Saint-level Frost Flood Dragons chattered among themselves. "Why did they suddenly kneel?"
"Don't know."
"Should we kneel too?"
"Let's do it. He's the boss now anyway."
Then, they lined up in a row, lowered their bodies, and continuously kowtowed.
Only the Block Person remained standing. He looked somewhat lost and bewildered as he considered what Jiang Wen had said:
"Ah, what did you say? Who is the Great Emperor Hengyu? I don't know."
"Hm?" Jiang Wen's kowtowing abruptly halted when he heard Fang Zheng's words. Filled with confusion, he thought, Could it be that the Hengyu Furnace was deceived? He does not even know my Jiang family's ancestor, so how could he speak of resurrection!
However, just as he was wavering in uncertainty and preparing to ask the Hengyu Furnace—
"We are greatly comforted to have descendants of the human race such as yourselves."
A faint Divine Sense echoed through the air.
From the passage leading into this small world of the Jiang family, two young men dressed in black and azure walked in side by side with smiles.
The laws of Taiyin and the Sun intertwined and resonated between them.
Vaguely, Jiang Wen seemed to see a rotating Taiji diagram, witnessing yin and yang reverse into the primordial state and return to chaos, while heaven, earth, and all things were born from that chaos.
When Jiang Wen had traveled the stars in his youth, he had seen a statue of the Taiyin Human Emperor in ancient ruins and obtained the secret art inheritance left behind by the Taiyin Human Emperor.
Thus, upon seeing the black-clothed man's appearance and sensing that trace of ultimate Emperor might identical to that within the blood pool, Jiang Wen instantly confirmed his identity.
He was undoubtedly the legendary Taiyin Sacred Emperor!
But who was the man beside him, who likewise emitted ultimate Emperor might, yet possessed an entirely opposite aura, like a great sun shining upon all things?
Jiang Wen hesitated for a moment before an answer surfaced in his mind, filling him with excitement. Did the resurrection succeed? Could this be that legendary one...
Upon seeing the newcomers, Fang Zheng happily greeted them. "Yo! Taiyin, you're here."
Taiyin smiled and nodded in response. "Mm, I'm here—and I succeeded."
Fang Zheng moved closer and stared at the Sun Holy Emperor. "Taiyin, is this the one you resurrected this time? What's his name? How long has he been dead? Is he strong? If you two fight, who's stronger? Who are you resurrecting next?"
"Oh, right, look at me." Fang Zheng motioned for Taiyin to look at the five Flood Dragons wrapped around his blocky body.
"Look, I found that I can directly spawn Intelligent Life."
"I just made them. That pool over there is the food I provide for them. I feed them, so they recognize me as their boss."
"As long as I keep raising them, they listen to me."
"I think maybe I can directly support the entire universe!"
"If I can, then your world that feels like gangster-style cultivation might become a little more peaceful."
As Fang Zheng continued chattering away, Taiyin and the Sun Holy Emperor exchanged a glance. They looked toward the blood pool, then at the Flood Dragons. The mere gaze of the two men terrified the Flood Dragons into stiffening, leaving them hanging from Fang Zheng's body like Flood Dragon-shaped ornaments.
If they communicated through Divine Sense, exchanging vast amounts of information in detail would take only an instant. But Fang Zheng's blocky body could only hear and see, while his thinking speed was no different from that of an ordinary person. Explaining everything to him in detail would take quite some effort.
Thus, Taiyin smiled helplessly. "Fang Zheng, let's wait a moment before talking everything over slowly."
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