The Emperor before him clearly had some connection to the darkness, yet he had not launched a grand sacrifice as the darkness had. He had never imagined such an Emperor existed in this ancient history, someone they had failed to uncover back then. It left him uncertain what those few intended to do. But suddenly, recalling the dormant Emperor he had gathered up, the man began to consider a few possibilities.
"Fellow Daoist, you really should not have interfered in the Soul River's affairs. You have put us in a difficult position."
The other man spoke, assuming the youth before him was an outsider. After all, he had no recollection of this man among those who had become Emperors in ancient history. An Emperor could not intervene casually now, especially when another Emperor was involved. Every move could influence the course of ancient history.
Moreover, an Emperor's will was truly difficult to change, as was the case now. He would not even ask the other man to hand over Wu Shi. Since the youth had already acted, saying anything would be pointless.
"The Soul River? Never heard of it. But someone asked me to come guide him back. I have no wish to wage a great war either. Stand down!"
The man spoke calmly, his tone brooking no argument and leaving even Black Emperor somewhat frightened. He cared nothing for this so-called Soul River, and he truly had never heard of such things.
Still, Heavenly Emperor Wusheng had only sent him back to retrieve someone. He had no intention of truly interfering in this ancient history. Who knew whether it might involve the Heavenly Emperor's plans?
Yet the moment the youth finished speaking, shock filled the other man's face. Some being had dispatched an Emperor to descend upon this ancient