The next moment, a third voice followed...
"To be suppressed at the realm of a Seven-Tribulation Imperial Venerable, Cheng Yin did not die unjustly. Luckily, I never held much hope."
"I merely remade one at random."
It was Horse Armor's voice. Sikong Jing did not know his name, but he could guess that this was the powerhouse who had remade Cheng Yin.
"Alas..."
A fourth voice emerged—a sigh—then vanished into thin air.
Sikong Jing knew this was the one who had warned him, and very likely the one who had possessed Grandpa Su's corpse and guided Yuexi.
After that, no other voices appeared.
Some paid attention to him, while others did not. It was as though this were nothing more than a trivial matter.
With a smile, Sikong Jing suddenly asked calmly, "I've already been dragged here and suppressed. Can you tell me now what exactly the Burial Emperor Rules are? And why are you targeting me so deliberately?"
"The Burial Emperor Rules even went so far as to let a thread of your consciousness leave this place to select and remake geniuses."
This was what Sikong Jing most wanted to know.
The surroundings fell silent for a moment. At last, the God-Devouring Demoness's languid voice sounded again...
"It's very simple. The Burial Emperor Rules fear that someone will break the rules..."
"They fear that one day, you'll be like that woman and nearly tear the Burial Emperor Rules to shreds."
At the God-Devouring Demoness's answer, a sharp glint flashed through Sikong Jing's eyes...
That woman, naturally, was the Nine Heavens Emperor.
Before he could speak, the God-Devouring Demoness continued, "The reason you were suppressed ahead of time was also because of that woman's appearance. The Burial Emperor Rules are afraid. If a second Nine Heavens Emperor were to emerge,