Inquiry

"Another old slab of cured meat."

Black Emperor looked at the chained-up Star Venerable with a face full of distaste and said, "For some reason, this fellow was locked up here, and that guy never mentioned him either. We'd best not ask."

"Old slab of cured meat?"

Su Ye's expression shifted slightly when he heard Black Emperor's words. Understanding what he meant, he said, "You're saying this guy isn't the one from back then, but a corpse that gained sentience and became part of the Underworld Race?"

Although he had the Heavenly Eye, that did not mean he could see through everything. Besides, probing someone recklessly was very rude.

"Yes."

Black Emperor nodded, then said with an arrogant look, "This emperor may not have a Heavenly Eye like you people, but this emperor's experience is far beyond what little brats like you can compare to. Though this fellow's body seems full of vitality, that's only on the surface. The sea of life within his Wheel Sea dried up long ago."

Su Ye seemed to think of something when he heard this and said, "You mean the Underworld Race doesn't have a Wheel Sea?"

As far as he knew, every living being should have a Wheel Sea. That was the Source of Life, the root of a living being. How could it dry up? Although the Underworld Race were corpses that had gained sentience, they were still life, and should count as living beings. By that logic, they should have a Wheel Sea, a Source of Life.

Could it be they did not?

If they did not, then how were the underworld humans born? After all, the birth of that sort of new life required a special mingling of yin and yang.

"When did this emperor ever say the Underworld Race