World’s End: My Keyword is One More Than Others
Chapter 552: A single move affects the whole situation

"He's dead?"

"Yes, He Yanzhao is dead."

Du Ge, who was on an external tour, quickly learned about the old emperor's suicide. With his cultivation level at the Elemental Infant Realm, distance was no longer an issue.

Moreover, he had a large number of yin deities under his command, making the transmission of information incredibly swift.

"Your Majesty, after drinking with the Crown Prince, he returned to his room and hanged himself," a Dragon and Tiger Mountain messenger at the celestial stage respectfully reported to Du Ge. "The old emperor's death is suspicious. We interrogated the Crown Prince and discovered the truth about He Yanzhao's death. He intended to go to the underworld to file a complaint, hoping to use the underworld to inform the Celestial Emperor about the awakening of the Human Emperor."

"……"

Xu Jinghui's pupils contracted sharply, and he felt a chill spread through his limbs.

These days, he had been following Du Ge closely, with no chance to investigate the matters of the old ancestor. But he watched as the Literary Heart and Martial Courage emerged one after another, and the issue of the Human Emperor's legacy grew more and more significant.

With each passing day, he became increasingly anxious, fearing that one day the Eastern Emperor or the Celestial Emperor would come for them.

Unexpectedly, the old emperor had indeed gone to the underworld to file a complaint. What he feared most had come to pass!

Du Ge's strength was indeed growing rapidly, but he was only at the celestial stage and hadn't even passed the tribulations.

"Go to the underworld to file a complaint?" Du Ge was momentarily stunned. "If he wanted to file a complaint in the underworld, he could have just died, why tell the Crown Prince?"

Without the Celestial Emperor's intervention, only the Eastern Emperor knew about the Human Emperor's legacy. He had enough capability to eliminate the danger without a trace.

But when a collection of ancient Literary Saints from New Moon emerged, all the scholars fell silent, not daring to touch the poetry collection placed in the center of the table.

"……" Xu Jinghui was dumbfounded, looking at Du Ge, seriously suspecting that he did it on purpose. He pursed his lips, "Old ancestor…"

The spread of the Literary Heart and Martial Courage was so widespread that the underworld probably already knew about it, making it impossible to hide.

"Call me Your Majesty," Du Ge reminded.

"Brother Zhuoran, is the matter of the Human Emperor's legacy from New Moon true?" A young man, about eighteen or nineteen, with a faint mustache, asked tremblingly.

A group of scholars was holding a spring poetry gathering, originally composing poems and praising each other.

Thus, from the moment the Human Emperor Plan was set, Du Ge never intended to hide it.

Now, with the Heavenly Mandate in his grasp, Du Ge was eager to stir the waters as much as possible.

By creating a stalemate between the parties, he could find an opportunity.

Alas!

He indeed knew everything.

……

To avoid alerting the underworld, he ensured the soul couldn't escape before killing.

With a population of over a billion, countless people died every day.

The poems of these ancient sages, although different in rhythm from today's poetry, their artistic conception surpassed ours by a thousand times. It's a pity we weren't born in the same era to fight fate together!"

Finally, a pair of hands picked up the poetry collection. It was a middle-aged man in blue, who casually opened the book: "I advise you not to waste your golden robes, cherish your youthful days… If you don't strive in youth, you'll regret it in old age… In drunkenness, I light a lamp to see the sword, dreaming of blowing the horn in the camp…

Can't you focus on the main point?

The celestial stage cultivator suppressed the awkwardness in his heart and said, "Your Majesty, He Yanzhao wanted the Crown Prince to persevere and not do anything excessive because of his death. He hoped to reclaim their throne when the clouds cleared and the sun shone again…"

"This poetry collection was brought back by my family uncle from his travels. He witnessed the Literary Heart with his own eyes, how could it be fake?" The middle-aged man called Zhuoran said, "He saw with his own eyes that when the Literary Master recited 'Even blowing the stars like rain,' meteors fell from the sky, destroying all the trees within a mile, terrifyingly powerful, no less than a cultivator."

Only by making his reputation big enough would more people get involved.

In ancient times, the old Human Emperor had so many strong soldiers and fierce generals, all killed by the Celestial Emperor. Even if Du Ge truly obtained the Human Emperor's legacy, he was just a fledgling Human Emperor, easily crushed by the Celestial Emperor.

"So, as soon as he died, his son sold him out?" Du Ge said with a mischievous smile, "Truly a father-son bond."

Upon entering the Alien Star Battlefield and learning about the celestial court and underworld, Du Ge became extremely cautious.

Once suspicion arose, the charges would stick.

If the Underworld Emperor was influenced by the Human Emperor's legacy and also believed he should be on par with the Celestial Emperor, it would be even more interesting.

By stirring up conflicts among the factions and letting them fight, he could survive the toughest phase. Once his strength truly grew, he would have a firm foothold in this world.

Xu Jinghui swallowed hard, suppressing the frustration in his heart, "Your Majesty, He Yanzhao going to the underworld to file a complaint could very well alert the celestial realm. The Celestial Emperor won't allow the revival of the human race…"

New Moon is a small country, but that's relative, given the vastness of the Eastern Divine Continent.

And once the Celestial Emperor intervenes, the dirt thrown on the Eastern Emperor won't be easy to wash off.

In such a vast territory, the largest country, Kingdom Chu, has a population of over a billion. Even if New Moon is small, it has over a hundred million people. Without such a large population base, the Heavenly Mandate wouldn't be so easily realized.

Dead!

"The royal family has long been protected by the dragon vein, possibly underestimating our methods," the celestial stage cultivator said, looking at Du Ge, unable to resist asking the question in his heart, "Old ancestor, He Yanzhao's soul went to the underworld to file a complaint. Shouldn't we take precautions?"

"What is there to fear? Isn't the Eastern Emperor there to hold up the sky if it falls?" Du Ge glanced at him, shaking his head with a smile, "Rest assured, soon you'll understand what it means when the tide of events is unstoppable."

"What precautions? Just deal with it as it comes," Du Ge chuckled, waving his hand, "He Yanzhao was a fool too. Guarding against people's words is harder than guarding against a river. The matter of the Human Emperor's legacy has already spread to Kingdom Chu. In a few days, it will reach the Eastern Emperor's ears. All he had to do was wait quietly, no need to die…"

In two more days, the end-of-month rankings would be announced. All he needed was a time gap.

Because that would ensure a person was completely erased, leaving no trace in the world. But when he decided to implement the Human Emperor Plan in New Moon, Du Ge let go completely.

This time, he's truly dead!

Yet Du Ge took him and Lou Zhen everywhere, leaving him no chance to escape. At this point, he couldn't even fathom Du Ge's cultivation level.

Xu Jinghui sighed, softly reminding, "Old ancestor, you might have forgotten, He Yanzhao didn't know the Eastern Emperor was our enemy. In his mind, the Eastern Emperor was the mastermind. Besides dying and going to the underworld to file a complaint, he had no other way out."

The murkier the waters, the harder it is for everyone to distinguish friend from foe.

"I overlooked that," Du Ge chuckled, "In that case, He Yanzhao was indeed a brave man. Give him a proper burial. No need to spread the news of his suicide. Letting others know might make them think I, the Human Emperor, can't tolerate an old emperor!"

Within the borders of Kingdom Chu.

"If the Human Emperor's legacy has appeared, why didn't it start in our Kingdom Chu, but in a small country like New Moon?" The young man's eyes sparkled, lips pursed in dissatisfaction.

"When the Human Emperor appears, the Son of Heaven is the first to fall," the middle-aged man squinted, "The New Moon royal family was wiped out in just a few days, even Prince Su guarding the border couldn't escape death. If it started in Kingdom Chu and the transition failed, Kingdom Chu would collapse."

"Brother Zhuoran, be careful with your words," another middle-aged man quickly reminded, his expression changing slightly.

"Ah, the ancient sages are truly admirable!" The middle-aged man called Zhuoran sighed, no longer speaking, seemingly lamenting why the Human Emperor's legacy didn't start in Kingdom Chu. Scholars have integrity, who wouldn't aspire to kill with poetry and repel enemies with words?

"Brother Zhuoran, why don't we petition His Majesty to renounce the Son of Heaven's title and establish the Human Emperor's orthodoxy?" the young man suggested.

"Establishing the Human Emperor's orthodoxy means opposing the Celestial Emperor," someone shook their head, "I'm afraid His Majesty doesn't have the courage for that."

"If the Human Emperor's legacy is true, New Moon might face the threat of annihilation!" someone frowned, sighing in surprise, "First, there were demons causing chaos, and now the Human Emperor's legacy. The world is truly about to descend into chaos."

Mentioning demons, the young man of eighteen or nineteen had a subtle twitch in his brow. He stood up, looking around at everyone, "Gentlemen, I wish to visit New Moon to witness the Literary Heart and Martial Courage firsthand. Would any of you like to join me?"

"Zian, do you intend to awaken the Literary Heart in New Moon?" a scholar of similar age asked with a smile.

"That's exactly my intention," the young man openly stated his purpose, "If possible, who wouldn't want to be remembered in history! The New Moon's new poetry department hasn't prohibited Chu's poets from making the list…"

Hearing this, everyone was intrigued.

"Zian has made significant achievements in poetry, he could indeed compete with New Moon's scholars for the Literary Heart," the middle-aged man called Zhuoran said, "The one New Moon's Human Emperor calls a Literary Master, Zhang Ying, is only sixteen years old. Zian's talent might far surpass his."

The young man called Zian was named Yan Zian, a genuine Alien Star warrior. His keyword was generosity, and upon entering the Alien Star Battlefield, his mental power was over five million.

With such high mental power, after body possession, he planned to make a grand entrance.

But he possessed the body of a poor scholar with nothing to his name, unable to be generous even if he wanted to.

Helpless, he had to find a way to gather money first.

With mental power as a foundation, earning money was simple, but he was lucky. During a robbery, he witnessed an Alien Star warrior appear and be beaten to death by a group of cultivators.

The cultivators' combat power almost scared his soul out of his body.

After that, the number of Alien Star warriors on his personal interface plummeted, scaring him even more into inaction.

In a month's time, he refrained from any actions or words that matched his keyword, generosity, fearing exposure and being hunted down.

However, during this month, he wasn't idle. Using the Alien Star Battlefield replays he had watched and Yan Zian's own talent, he gradually integrated into this world. Through the poetry he remembered, he made a small name for himself in the city he lived in.

But without matching his keyword, he hadn't awakened a single skill.

As the end of the month approached, Yan Zian was equally worried that someone might be captured by the celestial court and forced to reveal information about the Alien Star warriors.

When the end-of-month rankings were announced, if the celestial court hunted them down, they would eventually find him.

By then, he wouldn't even have the ability to resist.

After all.

He had gained some fame, and his ranking was no longer at the bottom.

It was impossible to wait until only ten Alien Star warriors remained and the Alien Star Battlefield forcibly ended.

Yan Zian initially planned to join a cultivation sect, but his identity couldn't even find a way into one.

Moreover, without using his keyword to enhance his physique, even if he found a cultivation sect, by the time he got there, it would be too late, and he might not even be accepted.

These days, Yan Zian appeared carefree, but inside, he was anxious and restless. He even considered risking everything to heavily use his keyword and gamble on his fate.

But the sudden emergence of the Human Emperor in New Moon gave him hope.

The Human Emperor openly opposing the celestial court meant Alien Star warriors had a place to survive in the Human Emperor's territory.

Most importantly, the Literary Heart and Martial Courage didn't require cultivation; they could be awakened through poetry, which was practically tailor-made for Alien Star warriors.

Before going to the battlefield, he watched many replays from predecessors and memorized many poems. Now, they could be put to use.

Even if he couldn't awaken the Literary Heart, with the Alien Star Battlefield's physique, awakening the Martial Courage shouldn't be difficult!

Even if he couldn't awaken the Martial Courage, he could still boost his attributes and pretend to have Martial Courage. Moreover, the Human Emperor had cultivators under him, from whom he could obtain cultivation techniques…

Upon learning about the Human Emperor, Yan Zian felt as if the sky had cleared. Indeed, the heavens never close all doors, Alien Star warriors and the Human Emperor were natural partners.

Initially, Yan Zian wondered if the Human Emperor was orchestrated by an Alien Star warrior, but after much thought, it seemed unlikely.

After all, the Human Emperor's actions were too grand.

The Literary Heart and Martial Courage were truly created, connected not only to fortune but also to ancient humans.

If an Alien Star warrior had done it, their keyword must be incredibly powerful.

Moreover, with the three realms cracking down so hard on Alien Star warriors, creating such a commotion without being noticed seemed impossible.

Not even Du Ge could do it.

……

"In Kingdom Chu, even if you become the top scholar, you only have a lifespan of a few decades. But if you awaken the Literary Heart, you can ride the wind and control electricity, just like an immortal. That's the ultimate aspiration for us scholars!" Yan Zian smiled shyly, "I'm only seventeen, if I don't try, I'll always feel regret."

"Let's go together, let's go together," a young scholar stood up to agree, "Our Kingdom Chu is rich in talent, we should suppress those New Moon scholars in poetry."

"Brother Zhuoran, could you introduce me to your uncle?" Yan Zian looked at the middle-aged man who brought out the poetry, bowing, "I want to learn more about the Human Emperor's legacy. I'm willing to spend all my wealth if the Zhu family can send me to New Moon…"

"Zian, you're joking," the middle-aged man called Zhuoran laughed, "Why talk about spending all your wealth? Upon learning about the Human Emperor's legacy, I wanted to visit New Moon myself. Let's go together."

……

New Moon.

Qingshan and Qinghe arrived together, finding Du Ge in the palace. Their expressions changed immediately: "Junior brother, it really is you."

Du Ge had disguised himself as a young man using transformation techniques, but his skills were learned from the Southern Emperor, naturally unable to fool Qingshan and Qinghe, who had followed the Southern Emperor for years and were True Immortals, seeing through Du Ge's disguise at a glance.

One managed the day deities, the other the night deities. The Southern Emperor's jurisdiction included not only New Moon but also part of Kingdom Chu.

They learned about the Human Emperor's legacy from the day deity leader in Kingdom Chu.

Hearing that the New Moon Human Emperor had the Southern Emperor's token, they immediately thought of their junior brother with the master's token and rushed to verify.

Seeing the new Human Emperor was indeed their junior brother Qingcheng, they were dumbfounded.

"Qingcheng greets the senior brothers," Du Ge appeared indifferent, calmly standing up to greet his senior brothers.

"Junior brother, where is the eldest senior brother?" Qingshan looked around and asked.

"Eldest senior brother is in seclusion on Dragon and Tiger Mountain," Du Ge replied honestly, "He said the training was to temper me, and it wouldn't be appropriate for him to watch over me. With my celestial stage cultivation and the master's token, no one in the mortal realm can harm me, so he let me train alone."

So, you trained yourself into the Human Emperor?

Caused such a massive disaster?

This isn't training!

You're trying to sever the Southern Emperor's roots!

Eldest senior brother, why choose now to go into seclusion, of all times, when junior brother is training?

Qingshan and Qinghe's faces turned grim, looking at Du Ge, who seemed unaware of the situation, feeling a deep bitterness.

Qinghe asked, "Junior brother, where did you get the Human Emperor's legacy?"

"Found it on Dragon and Tiger Mountain," Du Ge lied without hesitation.

Xu Jinghui's eye twitched, feeling a bit smug. Finally, he wasn't the only one bearing the harsh reality. Serves them right, the Southern Emperor was a fool too, unable to see through his ambitious nature, deserved to be dragged down.

Qinghe wanted to ask more.

Du Ge glanced at them, saying, "Senior brothers, this isn't the place to talk. Follow me, and I'll tell you everything."

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