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Chapter 1431 - 1121: Lu Yanghua's Counterattack

Lu Chen felt incredulous after hearing the words of the Returning Ruin Realm cultivator in the purple robe.

However, Lu Chen quickly understood what was happening.

How could Emperor Shenwu have perished so easily? Clearly, Emperor Shenwu had found a body for reincarnation and likely succeeded in possessing a certain Prince by now.

Just as Lu Chen was thinking this, someone exclaimed in surprise, "You dare utter the Emperor's name directly?! Could he really have died?"

An Emperor cannot be insulted; when someone utters the Emperor's name, the Emperor can perceive it personally.

For instance, if someone insults Emperor Xia, Lu Chen could immediately sense the insult and determine the person's location.

Therefore, ordinary cultivators wouldn't dare to utter the name of a living Emperor. If someone dared to say the Emperor's name, it suggested the Emperor had indeed fallen and had no deterrent power.

At this point, the cultivator who had announced Emperor Shenwu's death continued, "This news has already spread across the entire Central Star Domain, so it must be true."

A cultivator said, "Isn't this supposed to be a good thing?"

Emperor Shenwu pursued the Slaughter Path to prove Tao. To become stronger and break through to a higher Realm, he needed to kill even more people.

This also meant that Emperor Shenwu would continuously wage wars, bringing disaster and terror to ordinary people, which would, in turn, make the Heavenly Demons stronger.

Emperor Shenwu's death was a good thing for the entire universe.

Hearing this, the cultivator who announced Emperor Shenwu's demise smiled coldly, then lifted the wine jar on the table and drank it all in one go.

"If he was merely dead, it would indeed be good news."

"But according to the information, the new Emperor of the Shenyue Dynasty also follows the Slaughter Path. On her first day of ascension, she massacred the entire Royal Family, killing all her siblings."

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock.

The person continued, "But that's not the most crucial thing. The key is that she also cultivates a technique called the Heaven Stealing Technique, which is said to rob Qi fortune and creation through slaughter."

"To quickly enhance her power, the new Emperor will undoubtedly launch large-scale wars, cultivating the Heaven Stealing Technique while proving Tao through slaughter. The entire Shenyue Dynasty is said to be in a state of war readiness now."

Upon hearing this, a cultivator inquired in confusion, "Isn't the new Emperor of the Shenyue Dynasty supposed to be the Fifth Prince? Didn't he just break through to the Saint Realm a few years ago? Why would the Dynasty's Great Emperor listen to him?"

The cultivator in the purple robe said, "I don't know either, nor do I know what methods he used. It is said that even the Great Emperor of the Shenyue Dynasty follows his orders, and when Emperor Shenwu died, there wasn't even a hint of unrest in the Shenyue Dynasty."

The cultivators fell into silence. If it was as the cultivator in the purple robe said, it meant that a war sweeping the entire universe was indeed coming.

Hearing these people's conversation, Lu Chen also fell into deep thought. The Fifth Prince was most likely the object of Emperor Shenwu's possession, and Emperor Shenwu had probably succeeded in reincarnation. To quickly regain his strength, he must wage external wars.

Thinking of how Lu Yanghua once sent people to assassinate him, and how he hadn't yet avenged himself before Lu Yanghua was gone, Lu Chen felt a little regretful.

Could this be the so-called "even hateful people have pitiful aspects"?

But then again, is this not the best time to reclaim the Sky Evolution Stone?

Now that Emperor Shenwu's strength hasn't fully recovered, he probably can't even beat his Quasi-Emperor clone. If he could get close to Emperor Shenwu now, he might be able to take back the Sky Evolution Stone directly from him.

Once the Reincarnation Stone is complete, unexpected things might happen, or perhaps more memories of past lives would be unlocked.

However...

The biggest problem now is how to get close to Emperor Shenwu. As the cultivator in the purple robe just mentioned, the Shenyue Dynasty is very stable now, without any sign of unrest, and those Great Emperors are still on Emperor Shenwu's side.

With so many Great Emperors protecting Emperor Shenwu, it might not be an easy task to approach the Seizing Body of Emperor Shenwu.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen dismissed the idea of reclaiming the Sky Evolution Stone for now. He wasn't in a hurry.

With the speed of his cultivation state improving, it might take less than a thousand years to break through to become a Heavenly Emperor. By then, retrieving the Sky Evolution Stone would be an easy task.

Moreover, his cultivation technique, the Creation Dao, is the starting point of countless Daos. Even though Emperor Shenwu follows the Slaughter Path, he has no advantage before Lu Chen, as Lu Chen's Power of Dao restrains Emperor Shenwu.

Of course, going to the Central Star Domain to have a look now isn't a bad idea. The universe is becoming increasingly chaotic, and he can just go to the Central Star Domain to gather some intelligence about it.

He could also see if there's a chance to get close to Emperor Shenwu.

Meanwhile.

Shenyue Dynasty, Imperial Palace on the Emperor Star.

Lu Yanghua stood at the edge of the Heavenly Palace, gazing down at the Imperial Capital. Viewing the scenery in front of him, Lu Yanghua's lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"Father, oh father, you didn't expect, did you, that all your preparations were actually for me?"

"I will absorb all your power and become even stronger."

Lu Yanghua had known about Emperor Shenwu's reincarnation plan for a long time since he had three Great Emperors from Tianji Pavilion by his side.

As for the cooperation between Tianji Pavilion and the Shenyue Dynasty, it was merely to lower Emperor Shenwu's guard.

Tianji Pavilion needed obedient puppets, not so-called collaborators.

Emperor Shenwu, a Great Emperor who climbed step by step out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, could never be obedient, but Lu Yanghua was different.

Although Lu Yanghua also followed the Slaughter Path, his foundation was unstable, and to escape Emperor Shenwu's possession, he needed the cooperation of Tianji Pavilion. Such a pawn would be obedient.

Emperor Shenwu never expected that when he possessed Lu Yanghua, he would be trapped by the Great Emperors of Tianji Pavilion using a formation, and his possession technique would be reversed. Not only did he fail to possess successfully, but a large portion of his power was absorbed by Lu Yanghua, ultimately leading to his Divine Soul's destruction.

After gaining part of Emperor Shenwu's power, Lu Yanghua, with the assistance of Tianji Pavilion, quickly stabilized the Shenyue Dynasty. Although his strength was far inferior to Emperor Shenwu's, due to the existence of the Power of Slaughter, ordinary Great Emperors were no match for Lu Yanghua.

Additionally, he cultivated the Heaven Stealing Technique, a method that allowed him to gain someone's Qi fortune and skill through killing. In such a situation, no one dared anger Lu Yanghua.

Lu Yanghua was already the new Emperor Shenwu.

Although Lu Yanghua suddenly had supreme power, he still felt as if something remained unfinished for some reason.

At that moment, Lu Chen's image appeared in Lu Yanghua's mind. He wasn't exactly mortal enemies with Lu Chen, but the thought of how Lu Chen once surpassed him in everything.

Moreover, he needed to recover the Dynast Qi Fortune from Lu Chen so that the entire Shenyue Dynasty's Qi fortune would accumulate onto himself, making him eager to kill Lu Chen.

At this point, Lu Yanghua spoke to someone behind him, "Shadow Kill, go personally to Tianchen World and deal with Lu Chen."