Chapter 494: Secrets of the Past

Ye Lin sat up with a start upon hearing this, but ended up bumping into something soft and fragrant.

Ye Lin couldn't care about enjoying it and hurriedly pursued the question.

"What did you say? The Human Emperor from back then...... his soul is still there?"

When a person dies, the soul dissipates.

Under normal circumstances, as long as a person dies, the soul body generally dissipates in heaven and earth very quickly, unless it is stored in the Human Emperor Flag and protected well, then it can be preserved for a long time.

But how long has it been since the first human-demon war? How could the soul of that Human Emperor still be there until now?

And the Soul-Devouring Empress's next sentence was even more earth-shattering.

"Not only is his soul still there, but the person is also still alive."

Ye Lin gasped, his face filled with shock.

A human, living from the first human-demon war until now? What kind of long-lived old monster is this?

"Wait......"

Ye Lin seemed to have thought of something, his eyes instantly becoming solemn.

Humans cannot live that long.

But the Demon Clan... can.

If the Human Emperor from back then, like a corpse, was invaded by demonic Qi, perhaps there really was a chance to live until now.

Seeing Ye Lin's eyes, the Soul-Devouring Empress nodded calmly.

Ye Lin's heart sank.

Out of goodwill toward the current Human Emperor, he really didn't want to believe that the Human Emperor who had previously held the Human Emperor Flag high and charged directly into the Demon Realm would actually fall into becoming a demon.

After all, that one even shattered the Human Emperor Flag. Even if one looked at all the Human Emperors throughout history, that one could probably be counted among the fiercest batch.

This is like meeting your goddess many years later by chance, only for her to ask if you want 598, 888, or 1288; you would definitely feel heavy-hearted and scan the code to pay 1288 three times.

"That Human Emperor of your human race back then was indeed an extraordinary figure. Besides you, he was the only one who could forcibly charge into the Demon Realm."

The Soul-Devouring Empress began to recount the events of the past.

"At that time, almost all the Demon Emperors of the entire Demon Realm were dispatched, but they couldn't form a crushing momentum. After all, although the human race's high-end combat power was a bit lacking, the seven near-heaven-defying ancient origin artifacts forcibly withstood our Demon Clan's counterattack."

"The war situation reached a stalemate, like a meat grinder, continuously harvesting the lives of the human and demon races." 【494

"At that time, there was a man in your human race surnamed Student Zhuge. He used a scheme to trap my Demon race, which led to a crushing defeat on our side."

"Seeing that the human race's victory was sealed, that Human Emperor of the time led a massive army, preparing to trample the Demon race into the ground."

"But... the human race forgot that my Demon race... had Lord Demon Venerable presiding over us!"

"Once Lord Demon Venerable made a move, he killed three holders of Ancient Origin Artifacts in a row. Under absolute power, any scheme was useless. Every human who stepped into the Demon Realm was completely wiped out."

"By the end of the slaughter, among the human corpses covering the ground, the only one left standing was that Human Emperor."

"After witnessing the power of Lord Demon Venerable, he collapsed to the ground, his eyes filled only with despair and dead silence, unable to even muster the thought of resistance."

Ye Lin remained silent.

He could empathize with that feeling.

Leading a human army, wanting to expand territory and wanting to eradicate the Demon race once and for all.

Only to discover that the Demon Emperor was not the strongest of the Demon race; there was a cheat-level existence in the Demon race that was impossible to defeat.

This is like traveling back to ancient times, inventing muskets and gunpowder, thinking about unifying the six kingdoms and becoming an eternal emperor, only to find out when you reach Qin Shi Huang that he is a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"That's not right!"

Ye Lin discovered a key point.

"According to what you said, by the end of the slaughter, only one Human Emperor was left in our human race. Shouldn't those seven Ancient Origin Artifacts all be in the hands of you Demon race?"

Given the power of the Ancient Origin Artifacts, the Demon race must have coveted them; for instance, the Butterfly Emperor previously coveted his immortal body intensely.

If the human race was completely wiped out, how could the Ancient Origin Artifacts possibly return to the hands of the human race?

"If I said it was Lord Demon Venerable who sent them back, would you believe it?" The Soul-Devouring Empress looked at Ye Lin and asked.

Ye Lin was stunned for a moment. Sent back by the Demon Venerable?

What exactly... is this guy trying to do? Isn't this just raising a tiger to cause trouble for oneself?

"I am not lying to you. At that time, Lord Demon Venerable personally sent all seven Ancient Origin Artifacts back to the human territory. I saw this with my own eyes," the Soul-Devouring Empress said with a serious face.

"It's not that I don't believe you, I'm just curious... why would the Demon Venerable do that?" Doubt appeared in the depths of Ye Lin's eyes.

"I don't know either... and no one in the Demon Realm dares to question Lord Demon Venerable." The Soul-Devouring Empress shook her head.

Ye Lin nodded; this was not surprising. The worship and respect of the weak for the strong in the Demon race are ingrained in their bones, as can be seen from how Xiao Ke Jie and the others treated him.

If a Demon Emperor could be like this, let alone the Demon Venerable who stands above all Demon race members.

Even if the Demon Venerable were to pass gas, in the eyes of other Demon race members, it would probably have the momentum to swallow mountains and rivers.

"So, are you willing to help me?" The Soul-Devouring Empress's eyes were like autumn water.

"As for that... it depends on whether the Empress's sincerity is sufficient." Ye Lin's eyes burst with red light.

"No! It's swollen..."

The Soul-Devouring Empress's expression changed instantly. In these three days, Ye Lin had been like a beast, and she had to shed three large bowls of tears every day.

Even with her Demon Emperor physique, she could hardly withstand such high-intensity labor.

A look of disdain appeared on Ye Lin's face.

"Tsk, just this? You Demon race... are not very capable either."

The Soul-Devouring Empress gritted her teeth fiercely. Was it that she wasn't capable? It was clearly that Ye Lin was not like a human at all!

"Sigh, since the Empress isn't capable, then forget it~"

Ye Lin stretched, his spine cracking and popping. In fact, he hadn't closed his eyes for three consecutive days, and he was reaching his limit too.

After all, his dragon transformation could only be half-transformed; the remaining half was still human, and the human body ultimately has its limits.

But unexpectedly, at this moment, the Soul-Devouring Empress suddenly erupted, pushing Ye Lin down to the ground.

She bit a black hair tie with her white, pearly teeth, her purple hair pulled back behind her head, and her autumn-water-like eyes were filled with ferocity.

Without a doubt, today would decide the winner! And also decide life and death!