"What are these statues?"
Su Yi swept his gaze over the statues around them and asked in confusion.
Nan Xiaopao was somewhat surprised as well. After all, she had joined the Emperor Su Sect long ago and had recognized quite a few familiar figures.
Divine Venerable Baili wore a nostalgic expression and smiled. "They are all beloved generals of His Majesty."
Su Yi frowned.
Sun Wukong and Yang Jian had indeed been nurtured by the Heavenly Emperor, but what about Xiang Shun, Gongsun Qi, and the others?
He had never heard that they had dealings with the Heavenly Emperor.
If Ji Bubai had been connected to the Heavenly Emperor, he would have ascended long ago.
How could he have allowed the Heavenly Martial Great Emperor to show off?
"They all once fought to the death for His Majesty. Most of them have already reincarnated and have yet to awaken the memories of their past lives. But with His Majesty's protection, they will live their lives free of worry."
Divine Venerable Baili said with a smile, leaving Nan Xiaopao and Xi Qingyue intensely curious.
The Heavenly Emperor was supreme above all. Why would he need to fight?
And fight to the death, no less?
Su Yi narrowed his eyes, once again thinking of the highest timeline.
After obtaining the highest timeline, the Heavenly Emperor restarted the era and became invincible from then on.
He no longer had any opponents.
Thus, it could only have happened in an era that had already vanished.
Before the Heavenly Emperor controlled the highest timeline, he must have had countless enemies, and these statues had once helped him climb to the summit.
With that thought, Su Yi understood.
He inexplicably recalled the Primal Origin spacetime he had once visited, where he had helped the Heavenly Emperor