Yang Qing looked at the Great Yin Human Emperor. He was a tall, imposing man, his entire body radiating a majesty that shook the ages.
Only a fragment of the Human Emperor's will had returned, not even one ten-thousandth of his peak state, yet he was still this astonishing.
It was hard to imagine what invincible majesty the Great Yin Human Emperor would possess at his peak.
"I was entrusted by someone to recover the Human Emperor Seal. I ask the Human Emperor to lend me a hand!" Yang Qing said.
There was simply no need to conceal his purpose before the Great Yin Human Emperor.
The Great Yin Human Emperor remained silent. As the years turned and the world changed, he had not expected that even the Human Emperor Seal would be lost by later generations.
After a moment of silence, he raised his hand and sliced through the void. The universe's most primordial power of the Great Yin emerged, and the might of an Extreme Dao Ancient Emperor spread through the air.
The next moment, a black great seal tore through space. Chaos Qi swirled around it, countless radiant streams cascaded down, and imperial aura stretched for a hundred thousand zhang.
"An Emperor War once erupted, and even you were shattered!" the Great Yin Human Emperor murmured.
The Human Emperor Seal was no longer whole. A corner was missing, and a crack ran straight to its center.
How powerful was an Emperor Artifact? Once revived, it was as though a Great Emperor had descended in person. Who could damage an Emperor Artifact to such an extent?
Only an Emperor War, with supreme experts standing at the pinnacle of the world personally taking action, could possibly leave the Human Emperor Seal so badly damaged.
"The Divine War that erupted on Mars Ancient Star during the Primordial Era?" Yang Qing murmured.
As far as he knew, near the end of the Primordial Era, an earthshaking Divine War had erupted. Several supreme beings from the various Forbidden Zones of Life had emerged to join the battle.
Supreme beings fought, Emperor Artifacts clashed, and after that world-shaking battle, multiple Emperor Artifacts, including the Human Emperor Seal, were battered into ruin.
"A Divine War? What could have made the supreme beings go to such lengths?" The Great Yin Human Emperor was full of confusion.
The Forbidden Zones of Life endured alongside the world. The supreme beings overlooked the ages, and only one matter occupied their minds: immortal ascension.
Other than immortal ascension, the supreme beings were indifferent to everything. Anything capable of making them emerge to fight had to be a world-shaking event.
"Other than the Immortal Ascension Path, there could be no second possibility!" Yang Qing said.
As far as he knew, there was indeed a node of the Immortal Ascension Path in the Demon Sea of Mars Ancient Star.
At the end of the Primordial Era, it was precisely because that Immortal Ascension Path had opened that so many supreme beings emerged and joined forces to attack it.
Unfortunately, it was neither the right time nor the right place. The supreme beings were ultimately destined to return disappointed.
But what the supreme beings did not know was that although that Immortal Ascension Path could not lead to the Immortal Realm, it could lead to an Exotic World.
Though the Exotic World was not the Immortal Realm, it contained a small amount of Longevity Substance, enough to allow peerless experts to endure alongside the world.
"Immortal ascension! How many emperors and sovereigns throughout the ages have turned to dust for it..." the Great Yin Human Emperor sighed.
For immortal ascension, far too many people had given everything. Back then, he had been no exception.
In his later years, he had forcefully fought his way onto the Immortal Ascension Path, seeking to contend for an immortal life. But because the immortal path changed, he had ultimately died with regret.
He could not help but look again at the person before him. He was so young, in the prime of his life—but what about ten thousand years later?
How could an expert standing at the pinnacle of the world allow himself to grow old day by day and fade away amid the years?
"One day, I will personally restore the Human Emperor Seal!" Yang Qing said.
No wonder he had used the True Scripture of the Great Yin to sense the Human Emperor Seal, only for the divine spirit within it to give no response whatsoever.
The Human Emperor Seal had not merely been shattered; even its divine spirit had perished. It could now only be considered half of a damaged Emperor Artifact.
If the Great Yin Human Emperor were revived, he could reforge the Human Emperor Seal. But before him stood only a fragment of the Great Yin Human Emperor's awakened will.
His current strength was still insufficient. Only after he Proved Dao and Became Emperor could he refine the Human Emperor Seal anew and restore this Emperor Artifact to its former state.
"Back then, the Immortal Ascension Path changed, and I fell upon it. If there is an opportunity in the future, you may refine my remaining body into the Human Emperor Seal!"
The Great Yin Human Emperor wore a solemn expression. Though he was not the true Human Emperor, he understood deeply the Human Emperor's ideals of protecting all living beings.
In the future, the Immortal Ascension Path would inevitably open. When that happened, another boundless calamity would surely descend.
Using his remaining body to protect all living beings, making one final contribution to this world—the Human Emperor should be able to rest in peace then!
From the Great Yin Human Emperor's account, Yang Qing learned many hidden secrets of the Primordial Era, including how the Great Yin Human Emperor had fought upon the Immortal Ascension Path.
The Great Yin Human Emperor possessed unmatched talent. He had not merely lived two lives, but three in total.
In the twilight of his third life, the Great Yin Human Emperor knew he could not live a fourth, so he forcefully fought his way onto the Immortal Ascension Path.
On the Immortal Ascension Path, the Great Yin Human Emperor advanced all the way forward and had already glimpsed hope of immortal ascension. But at the most crucial moment, an unexpected change occurred.
Someone had launched a sneak attack from the shadows, seeking to seize his Human Emperor Blood. Though he had desperately stopped them, he had ultimately fallen short at the last moment.
Hearing this, Yang Qing's hand twitched. Who exactly had ambushed the Great Yin Human Emperor on the Immortal Ascension Path?
Or rather, who possessed the ability to ambush the Great Yin Human Emperor after he had fought his way deep into the Immortal Ascension Path?
Other than the Undying Heavenly Emperor, was there any second possibility?
Even that world-shaking Divine War at the end of the Primordial Era was likely inseparable from the Undying Heavenly Emperor.
"Human Emperor, rest assured. I will certainly ensure that your Human Emperor Soul returns home!" Yang Qing said solemnly.
In that savage and desolate age, it was the Great Yin Human Emperor who rose to prominence and changed humanity's status, giving humanity a chance to survive.
The Great Yin Human Emperor's merits surpassed all ages, yet after death, he was buried upon the Immortal Ascension Path, unable to return home just like the Sun Human Emperor.
Even after death, the Human Emperor's desire to protect humanity and shelter all living beings had not been worn away. How moving was that!
The Human Emperor should not have met such an end!
In the future, he would fight upon the Immortal Ascension Path, bring back the Great Yin Human Emperor's shattered body, and bury it in the Great Yin Human Emperor's homeland, the Ziwei Star Domain.
As for protecting humanity and sheltering all living beings, the Great Yin Human Emperor had already given far too much. It was better left to juniors like them!
"There is still a karmic debt that has not been settled," the Great Yin Human Emperor murmured.
Having handed the Human Emperor Seal to this young man, with such a powerful expert suppressing the present age, he had nothing left to worry about.
Golden light bloomed beneath his feet in ten thousand rays. With a single step, stars shifted and space turned, carrying him billions of miles in an instant.
Yang Qing followed closely behind the Great Yin Human Emperor, crossing the void and passing through layer after layer of star domains before finally arriving in the Big Dipper Star Domain.
The turmoil in the Big Dipper Star Domain had yet to settle after the Emperor War, but at that moment, the aura of a Great Emperor once again filled the Big Dipper Star Domain.
Everyone was terrified out of their wits. What had been happening lately? One shocking event after another—were they supposed to live at all?
Within the various Forbidden Zones of Life, the supreme beings who had not yet gone back into hiding were dumbfounded. Was this ever going to end?
Though they had seen through the Great Yin Human Emperor's identity and knew that only his true spirit and will had returned, they had also seen the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.
The moment they saw the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, their heads began to ache, because the Great Accomplishment Saint Body was simply too good at stirring up trouble.
The Great Accomplishment Saint Body had only recently slain the Stone Emperor. Now he had returned with the Great Yin Human Emperor's true spirit and will—what was he trying to do?
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