Emperor’s Domination

“Can’t just possess someone and give them the power of a celestial immortal. First, the shell won’t be able to handle Hidden Immortal’s power. Second, if a cultivator can handle it, they must still be a celestial immortal to display this cultivation stage.” Li Qiye said.

“I don’t question this, which is why the whole thing didn’t make sense. What about a puppet? That’s more unlikely.” He shook his head.

“A celestial puppet, this possibility is virtually zero.” Li Qiye pondered before answering.

“This Dragongrasp must be a strange existence. Of course, he’s not the only one. Heaven’s Incineration is the same way. Damn, I have no idea how Octopus created something like it.”

“Heaven’s Incineration? You’re off here, the headless being?” Li Qiye said.

“That’s the one, always in hiding as well. Heh, the villainous heaven curses the fellow, no one wants to be around him.”

“Not created by Octopus then, but rather, him.” Li Qiye said.

“Where did he come from then?” He asked.

“You tell me, you’re older than I am so you should know.” Li Qiye said.

“I’ve never seen him.” He shook his head: “They have been hiding very well, both Heaven Essence and Immortal Hunt. Moreover, I didn’t care for them either, just a bunch of cowards who won’t amount to anything.”

“Is that so?” Li Qiye smiled.

“Yes, always doing things in the shadow.” He said.

“They are the true patient ones, always planning to attack heaven. Of course, they also tried to clear out the playing field first.” Li Qiye said.

“Won’t have the chance anymore after this time. The last was their best opportunity and it was their fault for being cowards. If everyone had gone all out, we would have killed the enforcer avatar. Now, who will work with them the next time? An Ran? No chance.”

“There won’t be a next time for sure.” Li Qiye smiled.

“Because you will kill them all.” He said: “You should take a trip to Divine Firmament then. There was something odd with Skykiller’s death.”

“Go on.” Li Qiye said.

“Few know about it due to their reclusive nature. However, we do know that Skykiller is a celestial immortal.” He said.

“And?” Li Qiye said.

“And, he might not have been their only celestial immortal.” He said.

“Now that’s interesting.” Li Qiye stroked his chin.

“That’s not all, how did outsiders know that he exploded?” He continued.

“Mmm...” Li Qiye stared at him without answering.

“Don’t look at me like that, I was not there to see it. I just know that was basically the case and I didn’t care to expose others’ dirty matters.” He waved his hand.

“This isn’t the strangest thing either.” Li Qiye smiled.

“What else do you know?” He asked.

“Someone had fought the heaven.” Li Qiye said.

“At that time? How do you know? Doesn’t sound right.” He said.

“Do you think it’s true?” Li Qiye asked.

“Let me see. In a direct fight, there’s me, Heavenfall, Hidden Immortal, Octopus, and An Ran. As for some random ambushes, hard to say.” He mused: “What are you trying to say?”

“Certain things aren’t connecting. As you said, there are more celestial immortals than your group.” Li Qiye said.

“Did you figure this out from apex power?” He asked: “No, that can’t be. Unless you have the same true blood.”

“Doesn’t need the true blood, just researching the bloodline is enough.” Li Qiye said.

“Don’t tell me you were a bastard as well, deriving someone’s bloodline? That’s not creating life, just a disgusting act.” He said.

“Someone did that already, I merely traced it.” Li Qiye said.

“What did you trace it back to?” He became curious.

“No point in telling the dead.” Li Qiye smiled.

“Haha, just tell me, it must be something strange.” He said.

“One person, countless bloodlines.” Li Qiye said.

“That can’t be because even in the most twisted and convoluted bloodlines, you can trace it back to a single one, the purest one at the start.” He said.

“Yet it is true.” Li Qiye said.

“I’m skeptical.” He responded.

“What is your apex power?” Li Qiye asked.

“High Heaven’s Dusk.” He said.

“Why is it dusk and not dawn?” Li Qiye asked.

“How do I know? I just know it’s dusk.” He angrily said.

“What about Heavenfall’s?” Li Qiye asked.

“Lightness Erasure.” He said.

“Why is it Lightness Erasure and not Heaviness Erasure?” Li Qiye asked.

“Because it’s light.” He said.

“Then are you very devious, hence Dusk?” Li Qiye smirked.

“Bah, I am a gentleman of righteousness.” He retorted.

“Let’s go back to the name of your power.” Li Qiye said.

“My grand dao will herald the dusk of the high heaven.” He said.

“When celestial immortals reach the end, their apex power is the summary of all their dao, or a perfect interpretation of their bloodline.” Li Qiye said.

“Perfect interpretation of the bloodline?” He frowned: “No, there’s no need to rely on the bloodline at this step.”