"It looks like the Heavenly Emperor really did enter the River of Time, and used some method to shed his shell like a cicada, breaking free from the power of the Time Curse!"
After a long silence, Ming Xuan finally spoke.
"What exactly is this? The Heavenly Emperor's true body? Or a clone?" Mu Qing frowned.
Could the Time Curse really be borne by a clone?
"I remember that the Heavenly Emperor was killed once by the Devil Ancestor, wasn't he?" Ming Xuan stepped forward and extended his hand. Strands of silvery-white light enveloped the demonized Heavenly Emperor's body as he examined it closely.
Mu Qing nodded. "That's indeed what happened. We all thought the Heavenly Emperor had already fallen, but unexpectedly, he later revived and gained unimaginable strength!"
Ming Xuan paced back and forth beside the Heavenly Emperor's body before saying, "There is still a trace of the Devil Ancestor's power lingering within this body. It seems this is the Heavenly Emperor who was killed back then."
"It's just that the Heavenly Emperor used some method to remain alive, until he died while fighting the remnant soul of the Storm Dominator over some matter."
"But that wasn't true death. The Heavenly Emperor is still alive. He used some method to keep on living!"
Ming Xuan's expression gradually turned grave.
Without question, the Heavenly Emperor must possess a method akin to clones, one that could preserve his life and even evade the Time Curse!
However, there was nothing much to be learned merely from this empty shell of a body.
Ming Xuan was somewhat worried.
If they did not uncover the Heavenly Emperor's exact method or find a way to counter it, then even if they possessed the strength to kill the Heavenly Emperor in the future, he might still