Those Who Come After (Sorry for the Wait, Immortal Emperors Following Along)

The immense power of the nine Immortal Emperor continuously converged, enveloping the entire Immortal Ascension Platform layer by layer, as if the Nine Heavens and ten earths were pressing in, exuding a breathtaking aura.

At the same time, Ying Xintian's will also rise again, burning with an indomitable fighting spirit.

He gazed at the Wanfa Immortal Emperor before him, recalling the process of the other's interception. "I have lost, but not to the Ten Immortal Emperors, but to the gap between our eras."

"The Immortal Dao Technique that has widened over time cannot be bridged simply by talent and intelligence, or by uniting as one."

The next moment, Ying Xintian's surging thoughts conveyed what he wanted to say to the Wanfa Immortal Emperor.

"Ten Thousand Methods, I am indeed no match for you... but what if you add these reinforcements?"

Surrounded by the wills of the nine Immortal Emperor, surging power locked down layer by layer, and all kinds of Immortal Method skills were ready to be unleashed, their target being none other than the Immortal Wanfa Immortal Emperor.

It turned out that the one surrounded by the nine Immortal Emperor was not Ying Xintian, but the Wanfa Immortal Emperor who was standing next to Ying Xintian.

Ying Xintian understood that if Immortal Cultivation throughout history were divided into two factions, one would be the Monopolist Faction like the Ten Immortal Emperors, who lashed out at the world solely to climb to the pinnacle of Immortal Dao. The other would be the Open Faction or Inheritance Faction like the Immortal Ancestor, who hoped to pass down their knowledge from generation to generation, open up their techniques, and continuously gather more and more powerful cultivators, ultimately combining the wisdom of countless people to climb to the pinnacle of Immortal Dao together.

Ying Xintian knew even better that the so-called Endtime Immortal Emperor was someone who would rise above all living beings, making him not only an enemy of the Inheritance Faction but also an enemy of the Monopolist Faction, and the enemy with the highest priority.

Especially when facing someone who is about to challenge the Endtime Immortal Emperor, even the Inheritance Faction and the Monopolist Faction, who were originally mortal enemies, can join forces at this moment.

The Wanfa Immortal Emperor, who was already considered one of the top three, was now perceived by the nine Immortal Emperor as the one closest to the Finality, and thus naturally became the enemy of all the Immortal Emperor.

Ying Xintian said, "Human desire for the pinnacle of Immortal Dao... not only gives rise to Monopolist Faction and Inheritance Faction, but also drives ultimate cooperation when facing the Finality. It can be said that the closer we get to the Finality, the more the strong in this world will join forces. This is the relationship between the Monopolist Faction and Inheritance Faction, which is both mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining."

In the blink of an eye, Ying Xintian's fighting spirit surged, and he said, "Ten Thousand Methods, from now on, it will be up to you alone to fight against the ten of us."

In Ying Xintian's view, the Wanfa Immortal Emperor before him was already in a dead end, because the other party had obtained his memories and his inheritance.

This means that even if Ten Thousand Methods agree to roll back, he, who possesses the authority to roll back... will not lose this memory, and therefore will not lose this important gain. He will still be the Immortal Emperor closest to the Finality, and the Immortal Emperor after the rollback will not let him go.

If the Wanfa Immortal Emperor is unwilling to roll back, then the Ten Immortal Emperors will be even less likely to allow him to continue suppressing and completely digesting Ying Xintian.

"The greed of the Monopolist Faction and the power to World Rollback have bound you tightly to this dead end." Ying Xintian's thoughts, the explosion of his fighting spirit, the clash of ideas between the two sides... all of this happened in an instant.

In that instant, the combined power of the nine Immortal Emperor simultaneously attacked Ten Thousand Methods, with the force of a cataclysmic upheaval, aiming to completely suppress the Wanfa Immortal Emperor.

At the same time, Ying Xintian also stood up inch by inch, seemingly trying to break free from the suppression of the Wanfa Immortal Emperor.

Sensing all of this, the Wanfa Immortal Emperor' deep eyes remained unfathomably dark.

"Yes, that's it, Ying Xintian... This is your only solution right now."

"By handing over all the inheritances and memories one has acquired to a single Immortal Emperor, one can then enlist the help of other Immortal Emperor to launch a coordinated attack."

"Even if you know this might accelerate the birth of the Endtime Immortal Emperor, you will still do it because that is the ambition of your Inheritance Faction. As long as there is even the slightest chance, you want to defeat the monopolists of the immortal Immortal Dao and lead the world to the pinnacle of Immortal Dao in the way of the Inheritance Faction."

"The other Immortal Emperor are the same. Driven by their ambitions in the Immortal Dao Path, they cannot tolerate my further progress and breakthroughs. They will definitely do everything in their power to kill me while I suppress Ying Xintian and digest this gain. They even think about devouring me to increase their success rate in breaking through to higher realms."

"And me? Me too. Driven by a Immortal Dao ambition for immortality, I am willing to take this risk and pursue the opportunity to break through to the Finality."

With a gentle palm strike, the Wanfa Immortal Emperor pressed down from a distance, once again suppressing Ying Xintian.

At the same time, his will erupted, transforming everything around him back into earth, water, wind, and fire, blocking the siege of the nine Immortal Emperor.

The will, thoughts, and words contained in his mind were also perceived by the powerful figures present in this clash of ideas.

The Wanfa Immortal Emperor: "Whether it's the Immortal Ancestor, Ying Xintian, or any of us Immortal Emperor, we were all driven by the ambition in our hearts, ultimately leading us to this point."

As their respective powers clashed, the cracks on the Wanfa Immortal Emperor's body multiplied, and within each crack lay endless darkness, like bottomless abysses.

The Wanfa Immortal Emperor: "For humans to survive and for the Immortal Dao to develop, this ambition is essential. It is the cornerstone of the world, and as long as this ambition burns, then..."

Boom!

The Wanfa Immortal Emperor, his body riddled with cracks, was finally shattered by the combined attack of the nine Immortal Emperor, revealing a humanoid form composed of pure darkness within.

The Wanfa Immortal Emperor: "... This world Finality; everything was already predetermined."

Zhang Yu could no longer sense the actions of the Immortal Emperor, because almost everything he could sense had become part of the Immortal Emperor ' abilities.

However, he still faintly sensed the will of Ying Xintian, Wanfa Immortal Emperor, and the other nine Immortal Emperor, so he knew that Ying Xintian and the other nine Immortal Emperor were besieging Wanfa Immortal Emperor together.

At this moment, Zhang Yu could only think to himself, "The Immortal Emperor's control is indeed strong; everything he's doing is aimed at his opponent, which is why I'm still alive, isn't it?"

"However, as the battle escalates, it's only a matter of time before I'm killed by the aftershocks."

Zhang Yu knew that he was powerless to struggle at this moment, but he still couldn't help but think about a question.

"Wanfa Immortal Emperor... are you really that confident that you can withstand the combined attack of the other Immortal Emperor?"

He believed that with the wisdom of the Wanfa Immortal Emperor, the other party's confidence was not arrogance, but rather based on some kind of solid foundation.

For some reason, Zhang Yu suddenly thought of the other party defeating the Rollbackers.

"How exactly did the Wanfa Immortal Emperor manage to do that?"

Just then, Ying Xintian also made his move, unleashing a surge of Grotto-Heaven Power from afar that struck... Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu felt a sudden lightness in his body as he plummeted from the Layer 20 of the Immortal Ascension Platform to the Lower Level.

At this moment, he realized that the battlefields of the Immortal Emperor had spread throughout the entire Layer 20, with countless cave abode, buildings, Law Treasure, Formation... everything was turning to ashes and becoming resources for the Immortal Emperor ' battle.

The reason it only covers the Layer 20 is because the Layer 20 has long since moved out of its original position.

"Before I woke up, the Layer 20... had already been moved? Was it Senior Ying Xintian who did it?"

"And his final blow was sending me off the floor that had been moved?"

On the other side, Ying Xintian, who had unleashed this attack, was also seized upon by the Wanfa Immortal Emperor and further suppressed.

The Immortal Wanfa Immortal Emperor opened his mouth and inhaled, unleashing an equally powerful burst of Grotto-Heaven Power that stretched Ying Xintian into long strips, which he then swallowed whole.

However, a surge of fighting spirit still erupted from Ying Xintian, especially with the cooperation of the other nine Immortal Emperor, causing Ying Xintian to constantly stir up space, causing distortions to appear inside and outside the body of the Wanfa Immortal Emperor from time to time.

At the same time, their thoughts collided violently, resulting in an exchange of ideas.

The Wanfa Immortal Emperor: "You've placed your bet on Zhang Yu? Do you think he can grow to the point where he can interfere in this battle before our victory is decided?"

Ying Xintian: "If we only think about winning by relying on ourselves, if we can't trust our successors, then what's the difference between us and you monopolists of the immortal Immortal Dao?"

The Wanfa Immortal Emperor: "Very well, I'll place another bet and see if he has a chance to change the situation or just become our post-war sweet treat."

Having said that, before the Wanfa Immortal Emperor completely detached himself from the Layer 20, he sent messages to the various halls and pavilions of the Myriad Laws Sect.

The most shocking statement to the cultivators was. "... Now there is Zhang Yu, of loyal and pure character, with extraordinary talent and strategy, who has repeatedly achieved outstanding merits, deeply pleasing my heart. Therefore, I hereby appoint Zhang Yu as Crown Prince, to rightfully occupy the position of Crown Prince within the sect, in order to solidify the foundation of the dynasty. During my absence from the sect, all matters within the sect, from the Underground 18th Layer to the 29th Layer above ground, shall be handled by the Crown Prince at his discretion and with full authority..."

Similar to the Wanfa Immortal Emperor, the other nine Immortal Emperor also sent their own messages.

As the Layer 20 gradually disappeared, Zhang Yu gradually understood Ying Xintian's intention.

"Senior Ying Xintian, do you hope I will stay and seize the time to continue growing stronger, until I am strong enough to intervene in this battle?"

"In order to pursue Ten Thousand Methods, the nine Immortal Emperor could only take their main fighting force with them, and did not have time to refine the many other assets in Kunxu."

"But... can I really grow to that level before the Ten Immortal Emperors determine the victor?"

Zhang Yu understood in his heart. "Even if the Myriad Laws Wanfa Immortal Emperor Wanfa Immortal Emperor fails, his accumulated power is far beyond what Senior Tai Zhen can compare to. After the remaining nine Immortal Emperor devour the Ten Thousand Methods, I'm afraid another Immortal Emperor will be nearing his Finality, and the battle will not stop then."

A chill ran through Zhan Xian's words. "From the moment the Ten Immortal Emperors erupted into civil war, the Death Spiral began."

"This battle among the Immortal Emperor will only end when the Endtime Immortal Emperor is born. It can be said that the final countdown to the Apocalypse of the End has begun."

Just as Zhang Yu felt a chill run down his spine, he also discovered that the information about the future within the Immortal Grotto-Heaven had finally been unlocked.

"But what's done is done; this information about the future can neither change history nor offer much help in the current situation."

Although such thoughts flashed through his mind, Zhang Yu still spared a sliver of his attention to look at the future information that had been unsealed after the countdown reached zero.

As messages appeared before Zhang Yu, he seemed to see another version of himself writing messages on the book.

"Is this... a message posing a question to the immortal Immortal Emperor of the lost past?"

"Speaking of which, before my last rollback, did I learn how to leave messages in books from the Immortal Ancestor's Will?"

"But this time seems different; I didn't learn the techniques involved."

As Zhang Yu pondered, he quickly pieced together the information, gradually summarizing the message's structure. "This is to enhance Senior Ying Xintian's strength through the support of the lost Immortal Emperor and the transmission of mortal bloodlines."

"And as long as Senior Ying Xintian possesses the power to self-destruct in front of the Ten Immortal Emperors and destroy a large amount of Kunxu's assets, it will be enough to become the key to unlocking the rollback..."

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he concluded, "So, we and Senior Ying Xintian can also have the option to actively initiate a rollback? And then transmit information through the 'Book'?"

"In this way, through Senior Ying Xintian, we can repeatedly initiate the rollback, and at each moment before the rollback, summarize the information in the 'Book,' gradually closing the gap with the Ten Immortal Emperors..."

Looking at the contents of this future information, Zhang Yu felt a sense of doubt. "Is this plan really feasible? If it's rolled back several times, won't the Immortal Emperor be able to break it? And... this time, it wasn't even proceeding according to these plans? Why?"

After a moment's recollection, Zhang Yu immediately realized. "Because this time, I prematurely ignited the infighting among the Ten Immortal Emperors, changing the course of events before obtaining information about the future."

The reason why Zhang Yu ignited the infighting among the Ten Immortal Emperors...

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "It was because of the Immortal Ancestor's Will's reminder that I took my own life, prematurely igniting the infighting among the Ten Immortal Emperors." Just then, he heard the slightly weakened voice of the Immortal Ancestor's Will: "Zhang Yu, you've already seen the information of the future, haven't you?"

"I will soon leave Kunxu with Ying Xintian and do everything in my power to help him fight against the Wanfa Immortal Emperor."

"The power of the Immortal Emperor is too great. On this battlefield, I'm afraid I won't be able to maintain contact with you for a long time."

"The message in the book is a fake plan that you and I agreed upon. Although the information about the future is quite secretive, after the Ten Immortal Emperors sensed something was wrong, they were able to intercept this information using various methods."

"So we devised a fake plan, leaving a message in it, to deceive everyone, including Zhang Yu himself, in an attempt to mislead the Immortal Emperor."

Zhang Yu calmly asked, "So what's the real plan?"

The Immortal Ancestor's Will spoke in his mind, "In fact, after Ying Xintian forced out the second rollback of the Ten Immortal Emperors by self-destructing, you and I realized that this couldn't go on."

"With each rollback, the Ten Immortal Emperors had ample time to plan and technically counter it."

"If this cycle of reversal continues, it won't be long before the Ten Immortal Emperors completely crack our Immortal Dao Technique. In the end, we won't even have the right to self-destruct in front of the Ten Immortal Emperors, and they will squeeze every last bit of profit out of us."

"Or rather, from the moment the Ten Immortal Emperors began their scheme, the countdown to the end of the world was already inevitable."

"No matter how much we appeal to the 'past' or the 'present,' it is still not enough to contend with the Ten Immortal Emperors."

Zhang Yu: "So?"

The Immortal Ancestor's Will: "The past and present are no longer of any use, so we can only turn to the future for help."

"Rather than letting the gap between us and the Ten Immortal Emperors widen with each reversal, it would be better to help one Immortal Emperor approach the Finality, stop the reversal, and buy time for growth."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu was shocked and said, "So, Senior Ying Xintian did it on purpose? He deliberately lost to the Wanfa Immortal Emperor?"

The Immortal Ancestor's Will: "It shouldn't be. Although Ying Xintian can't know our plan, we judge that after realizing he can't defeat an Immortal Emperor, he'll realize this is the only way out. He'll use himself as bait to incite an Immortal Emperor to be besieged, then shift the battlefield, giving you more time to grow."

"Even if he couldn't comprehend it, I could have reminded him. But he shouldn't have chosen the Wanfa Immortal Emperor; instead, he chose one of the three Immortal Emperor — Heavenly Demon, Blissful Union, and White Bone— who were temporarily affected by their lost memories... It was the Wanfa Immortal Emperor who actively intercepted him."

Zhang Yu was surprised. "You mean, the Wanfa Immortal Emperor took this step voluntarily? He realized our plan, so he made this choice, wanting to become the Immortal Emperor who is besieged?"

At this moment, Zhang Yu felt the confidence and assurance of the Wanfa Immortal Emperor even more, and a sense of unease welled up in his heart.

The Immortal Ancestor's Will: "I cannot be certain of the Wanfa Immortal Emperor's true intentions, but in short, the world cannot be reversed for the time being. What you need to consider next is the future."

"What I am about to write is your last message during the last rollback."

As Zhang Yu looked at the message written in the Immortal Ancestor's Will, he seemed to see another version of himself in dire straits, speaking his final words, "Future self, please forgive me for entrusting you with such a desperate situation, but I truly have no other choice."

Zhang Yu understood that when he crossed the point in time World Rollback and stepped into the future... then the Zhang Yu who left the message would be equivalent to the Zhang Yu of the future.

Zhang Yu continued reading the other person's message.

"I can only place my hopes on you. Please grow wildly and give us the power to contend with the Ten Immortal Emperors, my future self."

Looking at the other party's message, Zhang Yu seemed to see another version of himself... He sought help from the lost immortal Immortal Emperor of the past, from mortals, from the present Ying Xintian, and from the Immortal Ancestor's Will. In his repeated requests for help and constant struggles, he was still unable to shake the power of the Ten Immortal Emperors.

In the end, the other party created a glimmer of opportunity for growth and sought help from their future self.

"I received your request for help."

"I have received all the information about the Dao Orthodoxy you conveyed to me through lost history, and the time for growth you bought for me through this event."

The Immortal Ancestor's Will: "Become stronger, Zhang Yu, and then join us in defeating these monopolists of the Immortal Dao. Ying Xintian and I have both decided to believe in you..."

Zhang Yu called out and found that the Immortal Ancestor's Will had disappeared again, leaving only a large amount of information on the Book, all of which were related to the Immortal Dao Technique in the Book.

Without Ying Xintian and without the Immortal Ancestor's Will, Zhang Yu seemed to be all alone at this moment.

Just then, a series of messages crossed the Spirit Realm and were sent to me.

"Yu Zi! Are you there?"

"Minister, are you alright?"

"Xuanjun? Are you alright?"

As Zhang Yu read the messages from Bai Zhenzhen, Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, Zhao Tianxing, Old Gao, Magnetic Pole, and others, a smile gradually appeared on his lips.

"I am not alone."

"The Ten Immortal Emperors, I will grow stronger, I will..."

"Join this battle."

The Sect Examination Clone also said, "Today we are not yet strong; when we are strong, things will change."

Just then, a message came from Dugu Ming: "Your Highness, are you alright?"

Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback. "The Crown Prince?"