Lu Ren stiffened at the sound. He turned and saw a beam of illusory divine light burst from Human Emperor Ye Chuang's corpse, then take the shape of a remnant soul with only an upper body.
Lu Ren's expression changed. He immediately cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, senior!"
"What is your name?"
Ye Chuang asked.
"My name is Lu Ren, senior!"
Lu Ren replied.
"Lu Ren... Heh... An Ancient Martial Artist born after the Calamity Transformation. Even after awakening the Void of Destiny Sword Soul, you're still destined to be a passerby!"
Ye Chuang teased.
Lu Ren looked embarrassed. "Senior, could you tell me the truth about some things?"
"You've already entered the Heavenly Court?"
Ye Chuang asked.
Lu Ren nodded. "I just became a divine general of the Heavenly Court. I haven't reported for duty yet!"
"It seems your path has followed my expectations!"
Ye Chuang said calmly, "What you most want to know about is the Calamity Transformation, isn't it?"
"Yes!"
Lu Ren nodded.
Ye Chuang fell into thought. "I shouldn't be telling you these things yet, but I don't have much time left. It's time you learned some of the truth!"
"More than two hundred thousand years ago, I served as master of the Human Emperor Hall in the Divine Court. The Human Emperor Hall, Divine Emperor Hall, Demon Emperor Hall, Devil Emperor Hall, Ghost Emperor Hall, and Dragon Emperor Hall were collectively known as the Divine Court's Six Halls. We governed the human, divine, demon, devil, ghost, and dragon races, respectively!"
"One day, we Six Emperors and the Divine Court Master held a secret meeting. This world had been evolving for a million years, and the number of martial artists kept growing. If that continued, all its resources would likely be exhausted in a few