Yu Cheng was not weak himself, merely unlucky. He had been one of those left behind with Witch Emperor Houtu and the others to guard the sealed Ancient Demonic Creature. At the time, before the creature had been weakened by the runes, it was still formidable. Houtu and the True Demon Clone alone had been unable to suppress it completely. During that process, Yu Cheng had unfortunately been tainted by the flames and died within...
In the year 20,238,531, with Lei Wanhe's help, you and Yu Lin used the positional cornerstone to see one another's projections.
You were still somewhat face-blind when it came to other races, so you could not tell how he differed from the image of Yu Cheng you had obtained from Yu Yanli. Yet when Yu Lin saw you, the change in his attitude and emotions still left you dazed. In his eyes, you saw something rather like the gaze you yourself had once directed toward Emperor Donghua and the others—a gaze toward someone stronger...
Nearly fifty people had survived the demon-sealing incident, all of them among the strongest in their respective worlds. With these people vouching for you, even without your deliberate guidance, your prestige throughout the All Heavens had already soared at a terrifying rate. From only the partial evaluations Yu Yanli, Xiao, and the others had learned of, it seemed that quite a few believed that, after Wuming and Lingbao Tianzun had successively broken through, you had now been rated as one of the five strongest.
Aside from the Funeral Spirit Demon Emperor, whose strength had yet to fully recover, you had filled the remaining place. The new five strongest below the Emperor Realm were not the slightest bit less impressive than the previous ones.
As the leader of a first-rate force in