Chapter 893: Underworld Emperor

"Lingyun, what are you looking at?"

Seeing Lingyun staring at the paper in front of him, a flash of curiosity couldn't help but cross Aiweier's eyes.

Lingyun picked up the paper, his gaze landing on one of the names—Underworld Emperor!

"What is the background of this Underworld Emperor?" Lingyun asked.

"The Underworld Emperor should be the last existence on the current God-Given Continent to have ascended beyond the rank of deity; it is said that he was also the most powerful among the many who surpassed the deity rank!" Aiweier said.

"The Underworld Emperor, huh? That is truly interesting!" Lingyun chuckled. "Wave, can you tell me about this Underworld Emperor?"

The Underworld Emperor could be considered a legendary figure on the God-Given Continent. It is said that in the beginning, the Underworld Emperor was merely a descendant of a small family. However, he seemed to have an extraordinary innate talent for the path of the undead. With the help of this talent, he stepped, step by step, onto the road to becoming a peak powerhouse.

On his path to becoming the Underworld Emperor, he was not without rivals; one could even say that among the many geniuses of that time, he was not even considered particularly outstanding. Yet, it was this seemingly ordinary person who eventually trampled everyone underfoot and successfully ascended to become the only deity of that generation to master the Death Force.

After becoming the God of Death, the Underworld Emperor's strength grew time and time again. Many veteran powerhouses were no match for him and became his stepping stones. At the same time, the Underworld Emperor created an extremely precious method for cultivating the Death Force, founding an entirely new school of thought. It can be said that the Underworld Emperor is the grandmaster of all current Undead Mages.

Finally, the Underworld Emperor even surpassed the limits of a deity, successfully stepping into the rank known in ancient times as the God King. In the era of the Underworld Emperor, Undead Magic ran rampant across the world, and almost all factions were suppressed by him alone. The God-Given Continent was even nearly renamed the Undead Continent; he was a great figure who ruled an entire era.

It is just a pity that the Underworld Emperor later failed when attempting to break through to the rank above God King, ending in his death. After the Underworld Emperor fell, the other suppressed factions were finally able to catch their breath. The Empire that the Underworld Emperor had built with his own hands fell apart after he disappeared, and the lineage of Undead Mages gradually declined.

"Looking at it now, this Underworld Emperor is indeed very interesting! Wave, have you discovered something very interesting?" Lingyun said with a light chuckle.

"What interesting thing?" Aiweier was a bit puzzled for a moment.

"After the Underworld Emperor disappeared, a Great Destruction unprecedented in history occurred on the God-Given Continent. In this Great Destruction, the Giant race was completely wiped out, leaving only a single branch of Dwarves. The ancient Dragon God of the Dragon Race fell, nearly unable to recover. The Elf Ancient Tree of the Spirit race withered; if not for the Spirit Goddess of that generation sacrificing herself, the Spirit race of today probably wouldn't be in any better shape. The Human race's heritage was almost severed, nearly going from a top-tier race of the Ancient God Era to a dying one. If not for the fact that Humans possess certain innate special advantages, I fear there wouldn't even be a single Human Empire left on this continent today."

Hearing Lingyun say this, Aiweier and Andiya were also shocked to the core.

Indeed, the Great Destruction that occurred after the Underworld Emperor disappeared was truly too terrifying; it was simply a disaster for the entire God-Given Continent. Although there had been more than one Great Destruction during the Ancient God Era, never had one been terrifying to this degree.

From the historical records of the Spirit race, one can see that the Great Destruction at that time was truly too terrifying; it was simply the end of the world, as if the entire God-Given Continent were about to collapse. If not for those top-tier powerhouses of the time sacrificing themselves and using their own strength to smooth out the power of the Great Destruction, it would be a question whether the God-Given Continent would even exist today.

"The most important thing is that after the Underworld Emperor disappeared, no powerhouse above the deity rank has appeared on this continent again. But in reality, according to my observations, whether it was the former Lord of the Demon World, the Dwarf King who forged the Rock, or the previous generation's God of Light, all were existences capable of stepping into the God King rank, but they all failed in the end." Lingyun pointed out another matter.

"I have an impression of this matter!" Oufeina said. "The previous God of Light was my uncle. After failing to break through to the God King rank, he once said that something was missing from the God-Given Continent, and that this thing was essential for breaking through to the God King rank. Unfortunately, my grandfather did not believe it and stubbornly used his own foundation to attempt the breakthrough again, ultimately falling."

Speaking of this, Oufeina's tone carried a hint of regret. If her uncle had not fallen, perhaps the Millennium Holy War would not have ended in that situation.

"Have you ever thought that perhaps when the Underworld Emperor broke through this world, he took all of this thing away? There is another point: the Underworld Emperor cultivated Undead Magic, and does this not align somewhat with the current situation on the continent? If a single God of Death could not stir up an Undead Calamity affecting the entire God-Given Continent, then if it were this Underworld Emperor acting, could he not do such a thing? Also, do you remember that six-armed skeleton we encountered before?"

"Six-armed skeleton?" Oufeina and Aiweier looked at each other and nodded.

The reason they had an impression of this six-armed skeleton was that although there were races with six arms on the continent, it was very clear that the six-armed skeleton was not an undead formed from their remains. Aiweier had even consulted the books in the Elf Temple, but she had not found any race related to this type of six-armed skeleton in those books.

Lingyun picked up a book, flipped it open, placed it in front of the two of them, and then reached out to point at a spot on the page: "Look here!"

In the place Lingyun was pointing, it happened to record a peculiar undead creature called a Nether Envoy, the messenger of the Underworld Emperor. No one other than the Underworld Emperor could summon such Nether Envoys. Now that Nether Envoys have appeared on the continent, and there was previously a Nether Envoy attempting to awaken the undead sleeping in the Hero Tomb, this basically proves that this Undead Calamity cannot be separated from the Underworld Emperor.

"If it really is that Underworld Emperor, then it will be much more difficult for us to deal with." Looking at the list of the Underworld Emperor's great achievements on the page, even Oufeina couldn't help but feel it was quite thorny.

"Underworld Emperor, Underworld King of the End; it seems highly likely that these two people are one and the same!" Lingyun said. "It looks like this world is likely the final contingency Moqi left for himself. As long as we eliminate Moqi's contingency in this world, then the Underworld King of the End should no longer exist in this world!"

Lingyun's thoughts raced, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop, wondering what he was thinking.