"Void Emperor? Who is he?"
Little Crane asked the Shadow Figure before her, puzzled.
"My master was a mighty Immortal Emperor-grade Expert. His Dao Name was Void. He mastered Space Law, and even the Heavenly Emperor Will could scarcely touch him. But he fell during the last Great Calamity while saving all living beings!"
At the mention of Void Emperor, all three figures grew subdued. Even the Black Mists around them stopped surging.
"An Immortal Emperor-grade Expert?"
Fang Chen and the others were stunned by the Shadow Figure's words.
He looked at Little Crane and said, "Little Crane, it sounds as though your inheritance must be connected to Senior Void Emperor!"
"Mm!"
Little Crane nodded.
Fang Chen could not help recalling the giant Paper Crane in the Glazed Sword Sect's Paper Crane Space, the Green Bronze Coffin it had pulled, and the Black Coffin deep within the Dark Forest...
Back then, even before Fang Chen left the Barbaric Ancient Region, he had never discovered what lay inside those two coffins.
Now it seemed Little Crane was connected to the Void Emperor these three Shadow Figures spoke of. The giant Paper Crane probably was, too.
The three Shadow Figures looked at Little Crane. Their leader said, "You learned our master's Void Emperor Song, so you must be his inheritor. From this day on, you are our new master!"
With that, all three knelt before Little Crane.
"Please, get up! What have I done to deserve this? I can't be your master!"
Little Crane panicked at the sight of the three figures kneeling before her.
But the three figures did not budge.
Their leader said, "Please allow us to follow you, Master!"
Little Crane was at a loss. She looked up at Fang Chen and asked him silently, *Master, what should I