Chapter 2361 - Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan! (2/2)
But at this moment, Master Guangcheng seemed extremely fragile, like a normal old man who was immersed in sorrow. He even appeared much older than before.
For others, that figure on the throne was just a revered legend, but for Master Guangcheng, this was his disciple, someone who had been alive and who had poured in all his efforts and hopes.
They had been master and disciple, and perhaps they had been close friends, maybe even regarded each other as family.
But when they met again, they were separated by the boundary of life and death!
“Senior…”
Wang Chong sighed, finally stepping forward and comforting him.
“Restrain your grief. If Little Grass were still alive, he would not want you to be so grief-stricken. Our first priority is to stop Heaven so that this tragedy doesn’t repeat itself!”
Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, the Qin First Emperor, Huo Qubing, Gen Zhu… and all those countless mummies on the Heaven-Reaching Path, those people who would never be able to leave… These people had all been lured in by Heaven and ultimately slain by him.
The more than three million people in the capital below would soon suffer the same fate, and countless more people would die if Heaven were not stopped.
Wang Chong was sure that Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, whose body had not decayed despite the passage of time, had set up this world here and prevented Heaven from fully utilizing the Celestial Palace precisely because he had understood all this.
Everything had its reason.
He must have left something behind.
This was also linked with the ‘mission’ that Li Mu had spoken of!
“Master, you have to take revenge for Little Grass!”
Little Nightmare suppressed its grief and looked up at Wang Chong.
“No matter what, Heaven must die!”
Little Nightmare’s eyes reddened and erupted with hatred.
“Mm.”
Wang Chong gave a stern nod.
Little Nightmare hadn’t needed to say anything. He would never let Heaven go.
Bang!
Wang Chong strode forward. He could already sense a shard of the Stone of Destiny in the Yellow Emperor’s forehead. Once he retrieved this ‘Stone of Destiny’, the ‘Stone of Destiny Repair Plan’ would greatly progress, and he would also bring an end to Heaven’s hopes.
No matter what, he could not allow the Stone of Destiny to fall into Heaven’s hands.
But just when Wang Chong was one step away from the throne…
Bang!
Wang Chong’s right foot stepped onto a furtive, palm-sized formation located right in the middle of the stairs.
The formation had been so well-hidden that Wang Chong had failed to notice it.
Light erupted from beneath Wang Chong’s feet, and a special pattern emerged on the stairs. It was rather similar to the Taiji pattern, but at the ‘S’ where Yin and Yang intersected, there was a golden true dragon.
The image rapidly expanded, transforming into torrents of light that flowed across the entire palace. A few seconds later, the entire Celestial Emperor Palace shuddered.
The vast sea of boundless energy within it grew restless.
Not only that, the seated figure of Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan suddenly began to move.
Crack!
Xuanyuan’s right hand resting on the throne suddenly trembled, and this tiny movement made everyone pale.
“Master!”
“Disciple!”
No one was more agitated than Little Nightmare and Master Guangcheng.
They had thought that the body on the throne was just an empty shell, but at this moment, they felt a faint mental ripple. This sudden development had them overjoyed.
Wang Chong was also flabbergasted, but a moment later, he understood what was happening. Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan had not come back to life. This was simply a psychic remnant he had left behind.
This psychic remnant had been sealed all this time, and only when Wang Chong stepped onto that formation was the remnant triggered.
Though it seemed incredible and very much like a coincidence, Wang Chong was sure that this man from one thousand years ago had predicted his coming and intended for this to happen.
As this thought occurred to him, he felt a vibration from his waist.
The Xuanyuan Sword had been hanging from his waist, his left hand gripping its hilt. But at this moment, the Xuanyuan Sword became scalding hot. Within the sheath, the sword madly shuddered as if something was pulling at it.
Clang!
With a resounding ring, the Xuanyuan Sword flew out as if it had a life of its own and landed in the hand of that imposing figure on the throne.
With the sword returned to its original master, the Yellow Emperor’s body erupted with light.
A majestic voice rang out in Wang Chong’s mind.
“Destiny Experimental Body 10, you’re finally here.”