Chapter 321

By Ji Ji Xukong's ear echoed the sighs of those elders.

A sour ache filled his heart, and his gaze sharpened once more: "As a Great Emperor, I shall suppress all turmoil in this world!"

"Mirror, come! Fight alongside me!"

His low shout resounded through the universe!

Battle!

Unceasing battle!

He exhausted his potential fighting the supreme beings of the forbidden zones to protect the human race!

A Great Emperor should live for tens of thousands of years, yet he lived only one lifetime!

That period was the darkest time of his life.

Dragging his broken body, he slew the last supreme being of the forbidden zones!

The Dark Turmoil of this era finally ended.

He tore through the void, and in a backward glance, seemed to receive a summons.

Within the River of Time, he saw that in the future, the human race would face another fierce battle.

That battle would be even more perilous.

He wanted to do something for that coming age.

He sought out a wife and from then on established a clan.

His wife bore him several children, among whom a male infant resembled him most.

This child inherited nearly all of Ji Ji Xukong's divine abilities.

Ji Ji Xukong doted on him greatly, yet often felt immense guilt.

He was brewing a plan that would span eras.

He sealed the child in divine source and vanished from the world.

As years passed, his old injuries flared, and he knew his life was nearing its end!

Thus, he feigned death to set a trap, dragging two supreme beings from the Undying Mountain to their doom together.

After death, he buried himself in a nine-layered coffin, drifting through the infinite starry sky.

His corpse-spirit left behind the name of the Yellow Emperor on Earth!

Ten thousand years later, the new replaced the old,

and his deeds were passed down by word of mouth.

His true name was Ji Ji Xukong, but they preferred to honor him as Emperor Xukong!

Another several hundred thousand years passed before the Dark Turmoil finally erupted again!

And that favorite son of his, living up to expectations, sacrificed himself to protect the human race, summoning Ji Ji Xukong back to life!

In this battle, mountains collapsed and the earth split!

In this battle, he slew supreme beings, fighting until his imperial bones shattered completely!

He is Ji Ji Xukong!

Fighting his entire life for the human race!

Protecting the human race generation after generation!

"I, Xukong, throughout my life, have never been inferior to others..."

In that endless void, only half an imperial body and a half-shattered immortal mirror remained, his broken form carrying the Great Emperor's corpse, buried within the boundless void!

Born in the void, buried in the void; named Xukong, perished in the void!

Numb!

At this moment, across The Myriad Heavens and Worlds, countless people felt their scalps go numb.

There were no dazzling battles, no grand scenes that shook the soul.

They simply watched Emperor Xukong fighting ceaselessly, fighting ceaselessly, fighting ceaselessly...

"Fighting with blood to the very end; Emperor Xukong, I'm crying my heart out!"

"Emperor Xukong alone fought until the forbidden zones fell silent, fought until the forbidden zones feared, staining the Void Mirror with blood, shattering his imperial bones throughout his entire body!"

"So bitter! Emperor Xukong's life was truly too bitter; endless battles, for the sake of the human race, protecting generation after generation! Alas!"

"Taking up the mantle of the Nine Sacred Physiques, waging war against the forbidden zones in the name of a Great Emperor; even in death, he plotted for ten thousand ages, determined to suppress the Dark Turmoil. Emperor Xukong! A peerless genius of his generation!"

"Truly a remarkable figure; alas, what a pity!"

"For the human race to have such a Great Emperor is our fortune; alas, unfortunately... sigh..."

At this moment, countless people sighed and grieved, watching Emperor Xukong in the vision, each one rendered speechless and choked with emotion!

Meanwhile, within the Shrouding the Heavens World.

Watching their ancestral progenitor in such a state, watching the young master sacrifice his life to resurrect their ancestor and suppress the Dark Turmoil, countless members of the Ji clan wept!

That was their ancestral progenitor!

Their ancestral progenitor, to protect the human race, generation after generation, without regret or complaint!

And what of them?

Relying on being an ancient aristocratic family, they looked down on everyone.

Relying on being descendants of a Great Emperor, they regarded all else as nothing!

Some had already lost the heart to protect the human race, leaving only bullying and exploitation.

This is the Ji clan of today; there are always a few borers that rot everything from within.

Countless hearts trembled with shock...

Gazing at the Void Emperor within the vision, they felt dazed...

At this moment, the scene shifted once more...

Within the vision, the terrifying, surging battle among the stars was gone, as were the astonishing clashes and waves of combat...

All that remained was a bustling town.

Ye Fan walked through the town, where he encountered a little girl...

"Big brother, could you give Nannan something to eat? Nannan is so hungry..."

She was a dirty little beggar, a girl of three or four years.

Dressed in tattered rags, tears welling in her eyes like black gems, she looked pitifully at Ye Fan.