Du Yu froze, only then realizing that the Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai's offhand remark raised a serious problem.
Even if Black and White Impermanence and the Judges of the Underworld disappeared for a single day, the entire world would descend into chaos.
Du Yu propped up his chin, his brows furrowing slightly.
The Northern Emperor turned and gave Du Yu a cold look. "How many days do you need the Judges and Impermanence officers to disappear for?"
"Hmm... three to five days."
"Be precise," the Northern Emperor said sternly. "Three days or five?"
"Three," Du Yu said after some thought. "Great Dark Heaven would probably only need one day to kill me. The remaining two would be for your journey there and back."
"If it's only three days, there's still room to 'maneuver,'" the Northern Emperor said quietly. "Old East, Cui Jue, who serves under you, controls the Book of Life and Death. Have him alter it so that no one dies for three days."
"How could that possibly work?!" The Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai was taken aback. "The 'manner of death' in the Book of Life and Death is determined at birth. Altering it would throw the world into chaos..."
"What a joke." The Northern Emperor sneered. "Is that how your Eastern Department operates? You control everyone's mortal lifespan, then find a way to kill them the instant their time is up. If they die before the death recorded in the Book of Life and Death, you make a show of marking it as 'unjust death.' In all these millions of years, you've never let anyone live a single extra day."
"Wh-what kind of talk is that?" The Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai's face darkened with anger at the Northern Emperor's