"Hiss--"
Meanwhile, the entire Douluo Continent fell into a deathly silence.
On Sea God Island, the scepter in Bo Saixi's hand trembled slightly. This Peerless Douluo who had lived for over a hundred years and the high priestess of Sea God Island showed a look of almost uncontrollable astonishment on her face behind the veil for the first time.
"He's not dead... he really isn't dead!"
She murmured to herself, "Mortal beings live no more than a thousand years... Even gods, without the support of faith, will grow old..."
To transcend ten thousand ages and remain immortal... what kind of realm is that? Could it be true immortality?!
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Main Hall.
Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo Gu Rong exchanged a glance, both seeing deep shock in each other's eyes.
" Fengzhi," Gu Rong's voice was hoarse, "I actually believed it just now, a lifespan of ten thousand years is already the limit for Great Emperor... but this Ruthless Great Emperor..."
Ning Fengzhi let out a long breath, "I wonder if she has become an immortal? But if she has, it should be a big deal. After all, even someone as powerful as Lin Heavenly Emperor Hao wanted to become an immortal. So it seems..."
This Ruthless Empress doesn't seem to have achieved immortality yet...
But if that's really the case, then what exactly is a so-called 'immortal'?!
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.
"A living... Ruthless Great Emperor?"
Di Tian's deep voice carried an indescribable tremor. "Spanning more than one era... and perhaps even secretly observing the flow of time..."
The tangled branches of the Myriad Demon King creaked.
"This... this can no longer be explained by 'longevity'."
She must have found some way... that transcends conventional life forms.
Or rather --"
Bi Ji replied softly, her voice unusually solemn. "She has touched the edge of 'immortality.' Or... she has already 'become an immortal.'"
This speculation sent chills down the spines of all the Ferocious Beast.
Become an immortal!
That vague and mysterious word, which was only occasionally mentioned in Jiang Wanwan's words, now seemed to have been given real weight.
If the Ruthless Great Emperor is truly still alive, then she may have already taken that step—transcending the realm of " Great Emperor " and reaching a level of true immortality!
Xiong Jun stood there stunned for a long time, then suddenly roared, "Damn it! If this is all true... then wouldn't the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art... grant immortality?!"
Upon hearing this, all the Ferocious Beast fell silent once more.
They had just been scorning the cruelty of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art.
But what if behind that cruelty lies true immortality...?
The Scarlet King shook all three of his heads simultaneously, his tone complex. "That road... is truly domineering to the extreme."
"By devouring all living beings to achieve one's own goal, one may ultimately... glimpse Eternal."
At this moment, the sense of superiority that the Ferocious Beast felt over the "short lifespan" of the cultivation path in the Shrouding the Heavens World vanished completely.
Instead, there was a chill that penetrated to the bone and... a hidden longing.
Inside the cafeteria at the Shrek Academy.
After a long silence, Ma Hongjun was the first to explode.
"Holy crap! She's really not dead?! Then... then... how powerful must she be now?!"
The fat man was so excited he was incoherent, his face flushed red, "He must have lived for at least hundreds of thousands of years?!"
No, it might take even longer! My God, what if she sneezes and blows the entire Divine Realm away?!
Zhao Wuji rubbed his temples hard, trying to process this information. "The key question is... how did she survive?"
According to what Miss Xiaoxiao revealed before, wasn't the Great Emperor only supposed to have a lifespan of ten thousand years?
How did she overcome this limitation?
"I don't know..."
For a moment, the students of the Shrek Academy fell silent, all wondering if this Ruthless Great Emperor had already become an immortal.
"Etc!"
But suddenly, Ma Hongjun spoke again, his eyes flashing with an alarming light. "What else did Miss Xiaoxiao just say?"
She said, based on a woman's intuition, she had a feeling that something was going on between His Majesty and the Ruthless Empress!
He winked and his expression instantly turned incredibly gossipy. "'Something's up!' That's such an interesting word! What do you think it could be?"
Ning Rongrong immediately perked up, her initial shock instantly replaced by a burning passion for gossip:
"Yes, yes! What kind of person is His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor Hao? He is high above all others, looking down upon all ages!"
What made him utter such a personal praise as, "As expected of Ruthless Empress..."
She cupped her hands to her heart, her eyes sparkling. "This is definitely not a comment about a stranger! This is clearly... the tone of someone you know well!"
Xiao Wu blinked her big pink eyes and asked curiously, " Rongrong, you mean...?"
"Is there even a need to say it?!"
Ma Hongjun slapped his thigh, his voice suddenly rising eight octaves, "This is obviously a story!"
maybe--"
He chuckled, his expression turning lewd. "That Heavenly Emperor Hao and the Ruthless Empress, they used to... they had that kind of relationship!"
"Boyfriend and girlfriend?!"
Oscar immediately chimed in, gesturing excitedly, "My God! Two figures who stood at the pinnacle of their respective eras... This is practically a legendary love story!"
A meeting and understanding that transcends millennia... how romantic!
He immediately began to imagine. "Just think about it, His Majesty travels through the river of time and encounters a peerless and Ruthless Empress in a certain era..."
The two respected each other, perhaps they even fought side by side, perhaps...
"Perhaps what?"
Ning Rongrong pressed for more information, her eyes sparkling.
Oscar cleared his throat and adopted a storyteller's posture. "Perhaps, in those years of blood and fire, the two of them had a deeply unforgettable love affair!"
But for some reason—such as His Majesty having to leave that era, or the Empress having her own mission—they eventually separated.
But that feeling transcended time and remained in His Majesty's heart!
That's why he made that remark!
"Wow--" Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu exclaimed in unison.
Even Yu Xiaogang stroked his chin thoughtfully. "It sounds... not impossible."
Strong individuals are naturally drawn to each other.
"But..." Tang San shook his head, "Didn't Jiang Wanwan say before that the Ruthless Empress 'doesn't strive to become an immortal, but only to wait for someone to return in the mortal world'?"
If she's waiting for someone, then she must be waiting for the person she truly loves.
Everyone was taken aback.
yes.
That Ruthless Empress, who slaughtered her way to the point where no one dared to claim supremacy, remained in the world to wait for someone.
If she was waiting for someone else, then her relationship with the Heavenly Emperor Hao...
Ma Hongjun scratched his head. "That's right... So who is she waiting for? It can't be His Majesty, can it?"
Why can't it be?
Oscar retorted, "Maybe His Majesty is the one she's been waiting for!"
You think, His Majesty can travel through time, perhaps at some point in the future, he returned to the era of the Ruthless Empress, the two met, and then His Majesty left again, which is why the Empress is waiting for his return!
This deduction caused everyone to fall into deep thought once again.
Tang San slowly shook his head again, his brows furrowed. "No... I don't think this is right."