Chapter 242

Ancestor Gu is truly not a traitor; all of this, everything, was for the Nine Heavens. The Reincarnation Immortal King used his own death, and Ancestor Gu used his own life and reputation...

To gamble for a slim chance of survival for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, even if it meant bearing eternal infamy and being spurned!

"Ancestor Gu, is it alright?"

In the lower realm's Stone Village, Shi Hao could not help but feel a little worried.

According to the current timeline, Ancestor Gu is still undercover in the Foreign Realm, but this inventory video exposed it directly — won't this directly get Ancestor Gu killed?

"It definitely can't be well."

Beside him, the Little Tower sighed, "Now that Ancestor Gu's identity has been discovered, even if he doesn't die, he'll be flayed alive!"

Not far away, even Dark Liu Shen let out a faint sigh. She had not known of Ancestor Gu's deeds either, and although she now wished to rescue him, she ultimately did not have the ability!

"Hmph, what a fine Reincarnation Immortal King!"

"What a fine Gu, to actually use such a heaven-shattering scheme to deceive us — and we were truly deceived!"

"A single Immortal King powerhouse, if he struck at a critical moment, would likely cause our realm tremendous losses. Fortunately, we've discovered it early now, so there won't be any major losses!"

In the Foreign Realm, numerous Undying Kings snorted coldly.

They looked at Ancestor Gu, who was heavily wounded nearby, clinging to his last breath and on the verge of death, their eyes full of cold intent and killing intent.

If not for Senior Kun Di forbidding them from killing Ancestor Gu, they would have long since slain him. How could they possibly keep him around? It was only for that Emperor Huang Tian!

"Heh, so what if I die?"

Hearing this, Ancestor Gu forced a grin with great difficulty. "You cannot stop Emperor Huang Tian's rise at all. Just wait — one day, Emperor Huang Tian will annihilate the Foreign Realm!"

"I believe that day will not be too late!"

The scene continued to change:

【It's fine as well. Countless heroes have charged forward one after another, their blood staining the Border Wastes. I cannot sway this calamity now...】

【Then let me bear all of this!】

【I bowed to the two Immortal Kings. I know that what Immortal King Wuzhong and the Reincarnation Immortal King have paid is no less than mine — all for the Nine Heavens.】

【Have you truly thought this through?】

【In the Reincarnation Immortal King's eyes, countless great stars fell, as if epoch after epoch were cycling through reincarnation.】

【I've thought it through. The Foreign Realm is not easy to deceive!】

【When the time comes, I will sever all memories of this and seal them within my lifeblood. I will only remember that I must defect from the Foreign Realm — no different from a true defector — until endless eons later when the seal slowly unravels to turn the tide at the critical moment.】

【My eyes held resolve and fearlessness. Even if I bear eternal infamy, so what of entering the game with my very self?】

【So long as it can succeed, death is a small price!】

【At this, Immortal King Wuzhong could not help but sigh: At that time there will also be the Blood Phoenix tribes defecting alongside you, increasing hope, and also increasing the Foreign Realm's trust.】

【That is still not enough!】

【I spoke decisively: Tomorrow I will forcibly break through to the Immortal King Realm and stir the upheaval of the Laws of All Heavens.】

【When the time comes, the Foreign Realm will sense it as well. I ask the Immortal King to arrange for someone to forcibly interrupt my advancement. Nothing is more convincing to the Foreign Realm than a powerhouse's despair and hatred at having his path severed. I beg the Immortal King to grant this.】

【Hearing this, mist suddenly welled up in the Reincarnation Immortal King's eyes, and he sighed: Is it truly worth this much to you?】

【At this, I laughed loudly...】

【I cannot change this calamity of Heaven and Earth, so I shall enter the game with my own self, becoming a chess piece with a chance to alter the situation. Even if there is only a sliver of hope, even if I pay with my life, even if I bear infamy, I will not regret it.】

【Moreover, I believe in myself. Even if my path of advancement is severed, as long as I am given time...】

【I can still break through into the King Realm once again!】

【The Reincarnation Immortal King closed his eyes and finally agreed. Moved by my resolve, he spoke: The next battle will also be the end of this life of mine.】

【All my hope I place in the next epoch. In the next decisive battle, I will only die at your hands!】

【Hearing this, my heart jolted: Immortal King, you need not — there is no need to go that far. It is already enough.】

【The Reincarnation Immortal King shook his head: What is 'enough'? This game of chess depends on who lays out more, on who can be more ruthless. If you, Ancestor Gu, can do this much for the Nine Heavens, why should I, Reincarnation, not?】

【At this, the mist dispersed...】

【I laughed wildly and miserably. These memories tore my heart apart. So I am not a traitor. The blood and tears at the corners of my eyes flowed once more, and I understood why I had wept back then.】

【Only today do I truly know that I am me.】

【And after that...】

【Endless eons passed, and Huang came.】

【He carries the legacy of Reincarnation and the aura of Wuzhong's karmic ties. Is he the variable?】

【Regardless of whether he is, since he is a man of the Nine Heavens, I shall lend him a hand. Later, I secretly influenced my clan, causing my clansmen, under passive circumstances across the various powers of the Foreign Realm, to reconstruct a body of perfected Laws for Huang.】

【After that, I had intended to secretly help him escape his predicament, but I did not expect that he could escape the Foreign Realm on his own!】

【Later still, we met again...】

【Huang had already reached the Immortal Dao Domain, and had stirred up storms across the entire realm. So I appeared once more.】

【The place Huang escaped from was guarded by the direct bloodline of an Undying King, already at the Quasi-Undying King level. I felt Huang was no match for him and wanted to step in to help!】

【But Huang once again gave me a pleasant surprise.】

【He swiftly slew the Quasi-Undying King and escaped. My only role in this trip was to erase the traces of my appearance — truly something I did not expect.】

【After that, the Reincarnation Immortal King's words kept echoing in my mind, and I could not help but feel a trace of doubt.】

【Is there truly still a role for me, alive?】

【After all, Huang is already so powerful now. I imagine he won't need my help at all later on.】

【My heart was tormented. The eternal infamy was not what pained me most. What hurt most was Reincarnation's sacrifice, the sacrifice of those heroes — that is what has carried me to this day, yet I have not played the role I should have.】

【But fortunately, until this day arrived...】

【My role came. On this day, Huang was to break through from King to Emperor, stirring up storms across all heavens. The Nine-Headed Monster of the Immortal Realm, multiple titans of the Boundary Sea, and King Wu Shang and Senior Kun Di of the Foreign Realm, along with many Undying Kings, left the Foreign Realm together to go forth.】

【I knew the moment had come!】

【This day, fragments of time danced around me, my skin became crystalline, no longer withered as before, and my hunched back began to straighten】

【My hair even began to flow with a faint golden radiance, and the mist shrouding my origin dispersed on this day】

【That origin, which had been riddled with cracks...】

【Its light blazed even brighter. I no longer hid myself; I pierced through space and arrived at the Burning Heaven domain, stared at its deepest reaches, and addressed the powerful experts of the Blood Phoenix clan: "If you still show no stance at this moment, then you have truly rebelled!"】

【In an instant, fragments of time and fragments of space erupted, shrouding the entire region. Before long, I walked out of the flames carrying the dripping head of a Blood Phoenix】

【With a flicker of my figure...】

【I arrived at the Demon Dragon's domain. Roars of Long Yin shook the air. Behind me, the Fish of Time and the Fish of Space manifested, intertwining, as boundless might swept forth】

【The Laws themselves churned like a raging sea. In the end, the head of the Demon Dragon King also appeared in my hand】

【And because of the chaos wrought by the fragments of time】

【All of this took only a moment. Blood seeped from the corner of my mouth. I laughed bitterly: "This still isn't enough!"】

【My figure flickered once more, and I appeared at the ancestral lands of several Imperial Clans in the Foreign Domain. This moment was destined to be the Foreign Domain's hour of darkness. With golden hair flowing loose, like a demon god carrying the heads of Ancestral Kings, I searched everywhere for the Immortal Kings】

【But in only a brief span, five heads imbued with boundless might dangled from my hand】

【After that...】

【I watched Senior Kun Di and the others fleeing back in the distance, with Huang in hot pursuit behind them. He had broken through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and even grievously wounded, he remained invincible!】

【In the end, Senior Kun Di summoned forth the Foreign Domain's Origin Ancient Artifact, and even scattered all of his essence blood upon it】

【At this moment, the Origin Ancient Artifact split open!】

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【Blazing radiance erupted...】

【Such tremendous power even affected the unstable deity within Huang's body, causing his wounds to worsen ceaselessly, forcing him to retreat and cough up blood. And as the light grew ever more intense...】

【Suddenly, the Laws erupted and space shattered】

【I burst forth like a thunderbolt, slamming into Senior Kun Di and sending him flying. Fragments of time and fragments of space coiled around my body as I strained to embrace the Origin Ancient Artifact. Even as my hands began to split and the origin within me began to churn...】

But I, my mouth full of blood, was laughing wildly. A flash of light, dazzling beyond compare—I charged into the distance with the Origin Ancient Artifact, pulling Huang out of the range shrouded by the artifact.

【At this moment, the Immortal Kings of the Foreign Domain were greatly shocked】

【They had not expected that at such a critical juncture, such an accident would occur—that I would disregard my own life to save Huang, who was nearly certain to die】

【At this moment, even Huang was shaken to his core】

【But I still laughed wildly. After all these years, it is finally over. Wuzhong, Samsara—I have finally done something worthwhile. From a peerless prodigy】

【To the Ten Fears shaking the world, to eternal infamy and endless slander—today, I, Gu Zu, am finally about to be free!】

【Then, I flung out the five heads】

【Having sealed my own memories and lived among wolves for ten thousand years, I knew I had to prove my resolve through death—beheading the Blood Phoenix, slaying the Demon Dragon, killing the Twin Kings, and also the head of the Fearless Lion】

【This is nothing more than my own redemption. If I live, even if Huang vindicates my name, it would be of little use.】