Chapter 991: One Sword Splits the Void into Real and Unreal

Waiting may come to nothing, or it may not.

If it comes to nothing, then seek another opportunity.

The Emperor's Children must eventually go out; as time passes, changes will inevitably occur.

Waiting will surely yield a result.

After an unknown span of time, Jiang Ding gradually awoke under the influence of the preset spiritual resonance.

Through eyes like windows, he saw a scene.

Several Horned Demon Emperor's Children, radiating powerful auras, flew out of the Fire Stone Emperor Palace amidst the adoration of the crowd, heading toward a lake outside the city, occasionally laughing and playing.

Among these Emperor's Children, the one with the most outstanding appearance was a female Emperor's Child of gentle temperament.

She wore a blue skirt with a white base, her features were beautiful, and the single flame horn on her forehead curled upward toward the sky; she was naturally the favored child of fire in both sky and earth.

'Flame Flower Emperor's Child, first meeting, my name is Jiang Ding...'

Jiang Ding whispered in his heart.

A surge of joy and a surge of killing intent constantly intertwined and coiled within his heart, weaving together an emotion named happiness.

Flame Flower Emperor's Child, one of the two offspring of the Flame Stone Great Emperor qualified to be called an Emperor's Child.

The other was right beside her, a Horned Demon Clan Emperor's Child with a flamboyant and unrestrained temperament, exposing his muscular chest; his single horn was thick and deep, covered in flame patterns.

This person was named Flame Flow, the other offspring of the Flame Stone Great Emperor.

Beside these two, there were five other Emperor's Children.

Among them, one possessed the strongest aura of the seven, with cyan flame patterns winding around his single horn; he was certainly an Emperor's Child, but his specific information was unknown, as the Shadow Demon Abyss cultivators had not detected it.

This was a newly appeared Emperor's Child.

Jiang Ding's gaze flickered.

He saw at a glance that a tense, sword-drawn atmosphere existed between these five Emperor's Children and the Emperor's Children Flame Flower and Flame Flow.

These Emperor's Children were chatting and laughing, appearing utterly harmonious, yet Jiang Ding had this feeling; there was no fog obscuring the truth.

This Horned Demon Clan cultivator named Horned Flame, by what means unknown, accompanied and served the various Emperor's Children.

This was not entirely coincidence.

Jiang Ding had sought out many people and screened many people; in his estimation, Horned Flame possessed the highest success rate, nearly half again as high as the person ranked second.

'Seven Emperor's Children...'

'Seven.'

An impulse surged within Jiang Ding, wanting to actively trigger the domain war.

At that time, there would be no need to worry about anything; he could simply march to their door and beat these seven Emperor's Children to death one by one, rather than loitering and hesitating as he did now, constantly fearing discovery, feeling utterly stifled.

However, in the end, he restrained himself.

It was only seven Emperor's Children; such pettiness would be beneath him.

Jiang

Ding consulted the memories within Horned Flame's sea of consciousness, cross-referenced the identity, and discovered that the Emperor's Child with cyan flames winding around his single horn was named Cyan Sky, from the family of the Ancient Cyan Flame Emperor.

Instantly, he knew the opportunity to push the war to break out had appeared.

"Have the nine, including Dark Flower of the Nether Void Sacred Land, returned?"

Flame Flower Emperor's Child said with worry: "The duration of the Profound Yellow Void Realm is uncertain, but at most three hundred years; now it has far exceeded the limit. Could it be that not a single person has returned?"

Nether Void Sacred Land.

One of the nine sacred lands of the Horned Demon Emperor Clan, founded by the Ancient Nether Void Emperor, holding equal status to the Cyan Flame Sacred Land.

The nine sacred lands were not strictly walled off; many Great Emperors had kinship ties, and their children often interacted and moved between them; Dark Flower Emperor's Child was a close friend of Flame Flower Emperor's Child.

Everyone looked at Cyan Sky Emperor's Child.

Cyan Sky Emperor's Child hailed from the family of the Ancient Cyan Flame Emperor; although superficially only a collateral branch of the family who became an Emperor's Child through bloodline awakening, there were rumors that Cyan Sky Emperor's Child was the illegitimate son of the Ancient Cyan Flame Emperor, because he received support from the Ancient Cyan Flame Emperor far exceeding the norm, even surpassing that given to his own legitimate children.

When the will of an Ancient Emperor tilts, even if it defies all convention, no one dares to disobey.

"To date, there has been no news."

Cyan Sky Emperor's Child pondered for a moment and said: "Exploring a newly born Profound Yellow Void Realm is inherently a high-risk endeavor, containing the hope of ascending to Great Emperor; the entire void realm could be instantly annihilated."

"Now more than four hundred years have passed, perhaps..."

He did not continue.

This matter had also sparked huge discussion within the Horned Demon Emperor Clan; after all, it involved nine Emperor's Children, all from prominent Ancient Emperor families. At the time, they had desperately tried to rescue them for a long time, with multiple Ancient Emperors attempting to intervene, but none produced any effect.

Finally, they could only helplessly give up, hoping for a miracle to appear and for the Emperor's Children to return safely.

By now, more than four hundred years have passed, and many in their hearts already have an answer.

"The Great Dao is so difficult..."

Flame Flower Emperor's Child's expression darkened.

Even an Emperor's Child, if they do not become a Great Emperor, must fall before danger, unable to control their own fate; this gave her a feeling of drifting destiny.

"Sister Flame Flower, why be so despondent?"

"As long as you and I join hands, what Great Dao barrier could stop us?"

Cyan Sky Emperor's Child did not hide the burning love in his eyes.

He was handsome, with a dignified bearing; cyan flames were contained within his hair and single horn; expressing love so directly was very capable of winning the heart of a female Emperor's Child.

In history, there existed some female members of the Horned Demon Emperor Clan who achieved Great Emperor status by relying on the power of their husbands.

Flame Flower Emperor's Child appeared slightly shy, hiding behind her brother Flame Flow Emperor's Child, saying nothing.

"Cyan

Sky, you are too rude!"

"You cannot represent the Profound Flame Holy Land."

In comparison, Flame Flow Emperor's Son was extremely displeased and scolded.

A bastard usurping the legitimate son, for whatever reason, filled him with deep disgust.

Not to mention, the reason the Profound Sky Emperor's Son came here was clear to everyone.

He came for the Emperor's Son Crown that the Flame Stone Great Emperor would condense within a thousand years!

Once the Flame Stone Great Emperor could not withstand the pressure, perhaps this crown, which originally belonged to the Flame Stone Great Emperor, would be yielded to another.

The victor, as compensation, might have to marry the Flame Flower Emperor's Son, so that the Emperor's Son Crown would still remain within the Flame Stone family, barely counting as not flowing outward.

This was very possible; the Flame Stone Great Emperor had also undergone a similar struggle back then before finally achieving the status of Great Emperor.

"Flame Flow, you are being rude."

The Profound Sky Emperor's Son's face also grew cold.

He no longer showed a smile; there was a fundamental contradiction between the two that could not be resolved through words.

He must display strength; otherwise, many followers might switch allegiance to others.

"Flame Flow, what need is there to involve the Profound Flame Holy Land in the matter between me and Flame Flower?"

Heavy pressure radiated from the Profound Sky Emperor's Son, manifesting a ten-zhang Horned Demon Emperor Clan Unbroken Chaos Space that pressed down toward the front.

"Brother Flame Flow, I previously heard your Flame Sky Halberd is peerless in attack, burning mountains and boiling seas; please instruct me."

"Haha!"

"Why not?"

Flame Flow Emperor's Son laughed heartily.

He stepped forward with one stride, expanding into a hundred-zhang tall black-armored giant. Holding a flame halberd with both hands, he merged it with his own ten-zhang Unbroken Chaos Space and smashed down with a halberd strike carrying pressure more terrifying than many kings, shattering clouds and splitting the void.

He also knew the pressure his father faced from the Lord.

However, as long as he defeated the Profound Sky Emperor's Son openly and decisively, crushing like dry wood, all conspiracies would be torn apart. Even the Profound Flame Ancient Emperor would not have the face to insist on forcing a weak Emperor's Son to inherit the Emperor's Son Crown.

This was impossible.

The Emperor's Son Crown would not acknowledge a weakling.

Boom!

The two hundred-zhang black-armored giants, each wielding heavy weapons, fought fiercely. The Profound Sky Emperor's Son wielded the Sky Green Spear against Flame Flow Emperor's Son's Flame Sky Halberd. The two were utterly different, clashing violently, emitting terrifying pressure that made even kings wary.

The surrounding Emperor's Sons stared unblinkingly.

In the misty depths, a sigh sounded.

"It has come."

"The timing,"

"The timing I sought has arrived."

Within the soul of the attendant Horned Flame, Jiang Ding Zi murmured to himself.

Clang!

His hand pressed on the sword hilt.

Stepping out from the depths of Horned Flame's soul, using the Illusory Sword Art of the Yin Moon Sword Sect, with his sword realm at the peak of the Indestructible Realm, and all the sword Dao accumulation from hundreds of years of cultivation, he slashed out a hazy sword light.

Instantly, heaven and earth seemed to become void.

Formless light enveloped all the Emperor's Sons, all the Slave Race kings, and all the attendants.

In the next moment, heaven and earth returned to normal.

Except for a few Emperor's Sons feeling slightly puzzled, the rest, even the Slave Race kings and the Horned Demon Emperor Clan kings, noticed nothing.

The puzzled Emperor's Son, such as Flame Flower Emperor's Son, also shook his head, found nothing, and continued watching the battlefield.

However, in the real world, some changes had indeed occurred.