Dominator Emperor

At some unknown time, a woman had appeared in the Void. Her grace was peerless, a beauty unseen in a myriad of ages. She stood there like a Fairy from the moon, and her simple, ancient attire told all that she was not from the current era.

She held an Ancient Box, her elegant eyes tightly shut. She did not open them to glance at a single soul, yet this did not detract from her beauty in the slightest.

”An Earth Immortal—” Seeing this woman, everyone was shaken. Even the few Earth Immortals present were visibly moved. The expression of the last Sect Leader of the Thousand Emperors Sect changed as he murmured, ”It’s her!”

The Middle Continent Princess! The Treasure Lord who had once made a trade with Li Qiye, an extremely mysterious woman! Looking at this enigmatic woman before them, no one would have ever thought that an Earth Immortal would step in to help Li Qiye.

”You’ve arrived just in time. This saves me an Immortal Order Paper.” Li Qiye smiled upon seeing the Middle Continent Princess and spoke with a casual air.

BOOM—BOOM—BOOM! At that very moment, high Above the Nine Heavens, at the source from which the Nether River flowed, thunder rumbled once again as a boundless sea of purple lightning took shape.

”You stole the endless Nether River Water from the Underworld, and the Underworld will not let you get away with it!” Though the Middle Continent Princess’s elegant eyes were closed, her gaze fell upon Li Qiye. ”Return the Nether River Water to the Underworld!” she commanded.

The gigantic Li Qiye glanced up at the purple lightning in the Celestial Vault, shrugged, and said, ”So stingy.” With that, he opened his mouth and spewed forth an endless torrent of Nether River Water. The water gushing from his mouth was like a cascade of the Nether River flowing in reverse, rushing up into the Celestial Vault and ultimately vanishing Above the Nine Heavens.

Strangely, the moment Li Qiye spat out all the Nether River Water, the sea of purple lightning that had been brewing Above the Nine Heavens completely vanished.

As Li Qiye finished expelling all the Nether River Water, his body slowly shrank, eventually returning to his normal size and appearance.

”This damn thing is so petty. Every time I steal some Nether River Water, it threatens to smite me with lightning!” Li Qiye said helplessly. ”I was planning to refine this water into something good to nourish the Body Demon for my next tribulation! But now this damn thing is demanding it back, stingy as a miser. It’s just a bit of Nether River Water, for crying out loud!”

Li Qiye’s words left everyone speechless. ’This brat is too terrifying, too perverse! To think he planned to nurture such a vast amount of Nether River Water inside his body—that’s just insane!’

”Return!” At that moment, a brilliant light erupted from Li Qiye’s chest. The Body Demon, which had been slain by the Emperor Purple Hammer and dissolved in the sea of purple lightning, was now just a purple liquid. With a powerful suction, the Physique within Li Qiye’s chest drew this purple liquid inside. CLANG! CLANG! Sounds rang out as Law Divine Chains materialized from the Physique, absorbing the purple liquid completely, like a network of roots drinking water.

At that moment, the Physique’s radiance flared magnificently. The Laws solidified into a suit of armor that clad it. The Physique now floated within his chest like a Divine Being, illuminating the Great Thousand Worlds and suppressing all Ancient Demon Kings!

”The Prison Suppressing Divine Body... at Minor Achievement!” Saint Child Bao Zhu whispered, his voice laced with the sound of grinding teeth. He was, without a doubt, going mad with jealousy. The Prison Suppressing Divine Body was his life’s ultimate pursuit, yet here it was, cultivated to Minor Achievement by a mere Mortal Body. How could he not be driven insane with envy?

”The Body Demon returned to its origin, the Body Radiance has been absorbed, achieving Great Fullness and Great Emptiness... a state of true Great Perfection!” Li Qiye was extremely pleased with the outcome of his Body Tribulation, yet he couldn’t help but sigh. ”For a Mortal Body to cultivate an Immortal Body, it’s truly something that Thief Old Heaven despises. If those few Old Ghosts hadn’t gotten impatient and given me a hand, this Body Tribulation would have been genuinely troublesome.”

’He used the Great Divine Demon and the others to defeat his own Body Demon, overcome the Body Tribulation, and even force the Body Demon back to its origin to reclaim the Body Radiance, achieving Great Fullness and Great Emptiness to perfectly overcome the tribulation!’ Hearing Li Qiye’s words, a chill shot through the Old Turtle King. He instinctively backed away, putting distance between himself and Li Qiye. He finally understood. ’This brat was scheming against the Great Divine Demon, Xianwang’s Grandson, and the Eighth Ancestor of the Qingxuan Ancient Country from the very start! The moment they attacked, they were essentially helping him overcome his Body Tribulation. And he, in turn, used the power of that very tribulation to kill them!’

The Old Turtle King’s face was ashen, and his blood ran cold. ’This brat is too terrifying. He even dared to plot against an invincible figure like the Eighth Ancestor of the Qingxuan Ancient Country. I must stay far, far away from this Little Ghost in the future. Otherwise, I won’t even know what killed me!’

Hearing this realization, the other Demon Kings by the Old Turtle King’s side felt their blood run cold. Their expressions changed drastically; this brat was simply too terrifying.

”Have you always been so shameless?” With her eyes still closed, the Middle Continent Princess’s gaze fell upon Li Qiye, her displeasure evident.

”Heh heh, this is called strategy, not shamelessness.” Li Qiye gave a dry laugh. ”Some things are born from helplessness, and others... well, some things are just misunderstandings.” Only he and the Middle Continent Princess could understand the true meaning behind his words, for they alluded to certain secrets from a bygone era.

Changing the subject, Li Qiye smiled and said, ”Since you’ve already stepped in, why not see it through to the end? Help me slaughter that group of old relics from the Qingxuan Ancient Country, and I’ll give you a great Creation in return!”

The Middle Continent Princess’s elegant eyes snapped open. A crimson glint flashed within them before they closed once more. Though her eyes were shut, her gaze turned toward the Qingxuan Ancient Country’s encampment.

Despite the setback in Celestial Ancient City, the Qingxuan Ancient Country had not abandoned its plan to get their Elder Ancestor aboard the Netherworld Ship; they had merely become more discreet. Seeing that Li Qiye’s Immortal Body was reaching completion, and fueled by both new and old hatred, their Elder Ancestor had attacked, determined to kill the Little Ghost. He had been resolved to prevent Li Qiye from leaving this place alive, but in the end, he had paid for it with his own life.

”W-We... We are disciples of the Qingxuan Ancient Country! I-If you dare to touch us, the Qingxuan Ancient Country will never let you go!” The experts from the Qingxuan Ancient Country were pale with fright. Regardless of whether they were Heroic Heroes and Princes or True Masters and Ancient Saints, all their faces were ashen. This was a catastrophe.

”You think far too highly of your Qingxuan Ancient Country,” Li Qiye said with a leisurely smile. ”To her, your country is nothing special. Back when she was active, she would have dared to tear your Qingxuan Ancient Country to the ground!”

At that, the Middle Continent Princess extended her fair hand and pressed down toward the disciples of the Qingxuan Ancient Country. The country’s experts were aghast and turned to flee, but there was no escape from beneath that hand. ”NO—!” With a final, defiant scream, the disciples of the Qingxuan Ancient Country were all crushed into a bloody mist.

”Impressive, most impressive,” Li Qiye said, clapping with a smile. The Middle Continent Princess, however, paid him no mind.

As for the onlookers, their blood ran cold. This woman was too powerful, too terrifying. Unfortunately for them, no one knew her true origins.

What baffled everyone was why an Earth Immortal of her caliber would have anything to do with a brat like Li Qiye. Whether they were Treasure Lords or Earth Immortals, figures like her were normally unwilling to even acknowledge their own descendants, let alone interfere. Yet, here she was, helping Li Qiye. It was simply unbelievable.

Compared to the experts from the Qingxuan Ancient Country, the disciples of the Jiangzuo Family and the Nantian Country had been far more fortunate. They had fled long ago, thus escaping this deadly fate.

”Shouldn’t you be returning my treasure now?” Li Qiye asked the Middle Continent Princess, looking completely relaxed and speaking in a slow, deliberate tone.

The Middle Continent Princess glared coldly at Li Qiye—a feat she accomplished even with her eyes shut. Finally, she tossed the Stone Box to him.

Many people were dying to know what treasure was inside the Stone Box—after all, it was the object that had sent the Emperor Purple Hammer flying. Of course, what they regretted even more was their inability to intercept the hammer after it was knocked away. If they had possessed the strength to stop it from flying back to the Qingxuan Ancient Country, an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure would have been theirs for the taking!

Li Qiye took back the Stone Box and gently caressed it. He looked at the Middle Continent Princess one last time and said softly, ”I owe you for this.”

”Now *that’s* more like it,” the Middle Continent Princess said coldly.

Li Qiye said nothing more, only letting out a soft sigh. ’There are some things I’d rather not think about. After all, not everything in this world is perfect. There will always be matters that inspire regret. Regardless of whether their actions back then were intentional, regardless of whether it was all a misunderstanding... even if I truly didn’t owe her anything, my heart still feels heavy. There are things I don’t want to remember, but I know that one day, I will have to face them.’

No outsider could possibly understand their exchange. The secrets involved were known only to Li Qiye and the Middle Continent Princess.

BANG! Just then, the Void shattered. With a sharp NEIGH, four Copper Horses leaped out from the Zero Domain Space, breaking through the fabric of the Void itself.

A rumbling sound echoed as the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle tore across the Void, instantly arriving before Li Qiye. Standing upon the War Chariot were Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao. Though they had been pulled into the Zero Realm, they had been under the vehicle’s protection and were perfectly fine.

The Four-Battle Copper Vehicle pulled up before Li Qiye. One of the Copper Horses held a Treasure Wheel in its mouth—it was none other than the Young Emperor Nantian’s Zero Domain Void Wheel, a Supreme Treasure from the Nantian Country!

”Old friends, you’ve done well. I knew you wouldn’t disappoint me.” Li Qiye took the Zero Domain Void Wheel, unable to hide his delight. ”This is the very thing I was after. Saves me a trip to the Nantian Country.”

The Copper Horse neighed and nuzzled Li Qiye affectionately.

Countless onlookers burned with envy at this sight. The Zero Domain Void Wheel! Legend said it was a treasure refined by Immortal Emperor Feiyang himself, using the True Words from the Void Book—one of the Nine Great Treasure Books. This was a treasure in no way inferior to an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure!

”Young Master!” Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao were overjoyed to see Li Qiye. They leaped down from the War Chariot, and Li Shuangyan rushed to his side. ”Young Master, are you alright?” she asked with concern.