"Di Que, I had thought you were already dead."
Before the Southern Heavenly Gate, an old monkey appeared, his golden fur gleaming all over and his aura dominating heaven and earth. He blocked the path of Di Que, the Second Generation Great Emperor who had just attained the Dao.
"Back then, after you drove me back, I truly wished to die. I casually buried myself somewhere, yet heaven and earth would not let me die. After all these years, they brought me forth into the world again..."
Di Que could not help sighing as he spoke of these matters. Throughout the ages, how many emperors had first lost and then won in a struggle against someone of the same realm?
Only Luan Gu Great Emperor had achieved final victory after a hundred defeats, yet Di Que could also be considered a legend. In two imperial struggles, he had lost to the Fighting Saint Emperor. By all rights, the latter had seized his fortune and become the Vessel of Imperial Destiny, making him the loser. Yet this time, he won, becoming the first Great Emperor after the Heavenly Emperor Calendar.
"You have grown old, just as your elder brother did back then. I saw your brother off, yet I never expected to witness your old age as well."
Di Que's gaze remained calm as he examined the old monkey before him, though his tone carried a trace of unrest. In his entire life, he had only twice faced opponents of the same realm whom he could not defeat.
The first time had been during a life-or-death battle when he, as a Great Saint, sought to break through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm. Having lived a Second Life, he had grown rather complacent and believed himself certain to win in the end. In