At first, Yang Chen had harbored countless doubts about Great Emperor Mingzhen's existence. When he had met Great Emperor Mingzhen back then, he had discovered that the latter possessed strength far surpassing his own level.
More importantly, Great Emperor Mingzhen's origins were unknown and his identity unclear. That was the crux of it.
Now, Yang Chen said in a grave voice, "Then Mu Taiqing's plan to be reborn after countless years must be absolutely true. In that case, the story of him being gravely wounded by Peng Wanli, suffering a devastating loss of vital energy, and nearing death was most likely false as well."
"It was certainly true that he fought Peng Wanli, and it was also true that he captured Peng Wanli. But what kind of conspiracy lay between them, and what exactly Peng Wanli and Mu Taiqing had plotted, even I do not fully know." The Weapon Spirit clenched his teeth. "But Mu Taiqing never expected this, hehe... He nearly gained control over me."
"What do you mean?" Yang Chen did not understand what had happened between the Weapon Spirit and Mu Taiqing.
"Mu Taiqing never told me a word of his secrets. He only ever treated me as a tool and wanted to use me completely. Yet he did not know that I had never acknowledged him alone as my master, much less regarded him as my true master. After he fell, he thought he had hidden me securely, but I had a way to free myself from that hiding place and eventually find another host." The Weapon Spirit said, "Because of this, we broke the most crucial link in his plan."
Yang Chen thought of something and suddenly said, "You mean I removed one of his three souls?"
It seemed the Weapon Spirit's certainty that Mu