Chapter 103

Under the continuous sacrifices of the peak King Realm and Emperor Realm powerhouses, the Li Fire Battle Array was invincible, charging and killing all the way; wherever they passed, all fire-type natural disaster monsters were smashed to pieces.

As those fire-type natural disaster monsters died, the surging magma ocean below lost its power support and subsequently solidified.

At this moment, the cultivators were like passengers on a war chariot, using their own lives to continuously pour power into it; as the chariot sped forward, they were also being drained one by one.

Until finally, the Li Fire Battle Array reached the edge of the Fire Refining Land, where there were few fire-type natural disasters left.

Having crushed their way through, they had already wiped out most of the natural disaster monsters in this area.

And of those hundreds of Kings, except for Ji Yanling, everyone had sacrificed their own cultivation and completely turned into mortals.

Their originally vigorous vitality was now exhausted, and their remaining lifespans were estimated to be less than ten years.

Ten years is not very long for these King Realm cultivators; in the past, they would reach ten years just by going into seclusion for a little while.

As long as they reached the King Realm, they could live for at least a thousand years; ten years of time would pass in the blink of an eye.

Just now, while fighting the fire-type natural disasters, everyone felt their blood boiling and their fighting intent boundless.

But now, after the heat of the moment, when they thought about their future lives, a sense of desolation welled up in the hearts of the cultivators.

However, they knew very well that if it happened again, they would have no other choice.

If they hadn't sacrificed their power to merge into the Li Fire Battle Array, they would have certainly died in the pursuit of the fire-type natural disasters.

But even so, it was hard for them not to feel lost, and everyone's aura was exceptionally withered.

When Han Yu appeared before them, they couldn't muster any spirit, each one of them like a frost-bitten eggplant.

Ji Yanling did not seem surprised to see Han Yu appear.

She nodded at Han Yu and then moved to deal with the remaining dozens of disasters.

After Ji Yanling left, the group of King Realm cultivators, supported by Han Yu's power, did not fall to the ground.

Among them, a King looked at Han Yu's figure and, recalling Ji Yanling's performance just now, suddenly realized something, yet hesitated to speak.

It was obvious that they had guessed one thing: Han Yu had already arrived by their side long ago, but had not stopped them from sacrificing their cultivation power.

But why would he do this?

Among the hundreds of people, more and more cultivators realized this problem; most chose to remain silent, but some still couldn't hold back and asked directly.

"Master, have you been here for a long time?"

The one speaking was King Qinghuo, one of the first few to sacrifice.

Others had their reservations; even if they had guesses in their hearts, they feared Han Yu's power and dared not speak casually, but he was not afraid.

He knew very well that Han Yu was not a petty person; since the other party deliberately chose not to save them, he must have had his reasons.

Hearing King Qinghuo's question, the other cultivators also looked at Han Yu, waiting for his answer.

Han Yu nodded, confirming King Qinghuo's question.

King Qinghuo wore a bitter smile and continued to ask: "When did you arrive?"

He was much older than Han Yu, yet he was very respectful toward him, having been completely won over by his abilities.

But if Han Yu could not give him a sufficiently convincing reason, even King Qinghuo would feel unreconciled.

He followed Han Yu not just to survive, but to strive for a future.

If a spoiled brat used other means to threaten his life and make him follow like a dog, King Qinghuo would not have agreed.

The reason he surrendered to Han Yu so readily was because the other party's talent was enough to make one sincerely convinced.

Han Yu paused and said in a flat tone.

"I had already arrived before you prepared to sacrifice."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned; they looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion.

Let alone them, even Xu Tianpeng and the others behind Han Yu were very confused.

They knew Han Yu's strength very well; he was a terrifying existence who had single-handedly wiped out nearly a thousand water-type natural disasters.

In that situation, if Han Yu had acted, no one present would have suffered any damage.

But although Han Yu was clearly going to help, for some reason, the moment King Chiming started to sacrifice, he stopped his actions.

In the end, Han Yu even watched as everyone sacrificed one after another, without any intention of intervening.

Xu Tianpeng and the others didn't understand, and Han Yu didn't explain.

At this moment, the minds of the cultivators were full of question marks; they couldn't figure out Han Yu's meaning no matter how hard they thought.

They also knew Han Yu's strength; he was a monster capable of killing ten Great Sun God Messengers alone.

If the other party wanted to kill them, there was no need to go through all this trouble.

But why did Han Yu watch them sacrifice their own cultivation?

Everyone looked at Han Yu, expecting his reply.

Han Yu also looked directly into their eyes, without any evasion, and said directly.

"I killed ten God Messengers. Now that you are following me, have you thought about the consequences after leaving the King Realm battlefield?"

Once these words were spoken, the cultivators fell silent; they had also thought about this problem.

Killing God Messengers was something their families wouldn't even dare to imagine.

Let alone killing God Messengers, even insulting one, if known by the other party, would lead to the destruction of their clan.

If Han Yu hadn't mentioned this, they could have muddled through and temporarily ignored it, but now that he had put it on the table, they realized what a huge threat they were facing.

And when Xu Tianpeng and the others heard Han Yu say this, they realized such a thing had happened and were instantly trembling all over.

"Senior Han killed God Messengers?"

At this moment, they seemed to have heard some terrifying news.

The fear radiating from them was dozens of times more intense than when they encountered the natural disasters earlier.

This was fear born from the deepest part of their hearts, having already touched their souls.

But Han Yu didn't care about their reactions; instead, he suddenly changed the subject and brought it to them.

"These few are cultivators from the Shangzhou; on the way here, I asked them many things."

Most of the Kings present came from the Xia Zhou; in the eyes of those from the Shangzhou, all the Xia Zhou were backwaters.

Everyone didn't know what Han Yu meant by suddenly mentioning the Shangzhou and Xia Zhou, so they could only listen patiently.

"You might not know, but I actually come from a very remote Xia Zhou; where we are, even Emperors are rare, and as for terms like God Messengers or God-favored ones, they are unheard of."

"And these God Messengers have immense authority in the Shangzhou; almost in a single thought, they can wipe out a clan. In your eyes, they are no different from gods."

"Of course, their strength is indeed very strong, but I just exchanged a few words with my Junior Sister, and I think the place where they are truly strong is not their combat power, but something else."

As Han Yu said this, he looked at Ji Yanling not far away, and she nodded, her mind flashing back to their conversation from a short while ago.

At first, when Ji Yanling saw the cultivators preparing to sacrifice their cultivation, she was about to step in and stop them; her personality did not allow others to make such a great sacrifice for her.

But before Ji Yanling could act, Han Yu used Divine Sense Transmission to tell her to wait and see.

Ji Yanling was extremely confused, but she listened to Han Yu and didn't make any extra moves.

When King Chiming started to sacrifice, Han Yu became even more certain of his guess.

Her Divine Sense probed Ji Yanling, and finally, she asked her question.

"Junior Sister, I discovered that they all have a very special aura, an aura identical to that of the God Messengers from before, but you don't have it. Why is that?"

Ji Yanling was stunned by Han Yu's question, not understanding at all what the other party was talking about.

Han Yu also realized he hadn't explained it clearly, so he immediately added.

"I didn't notice this problem before, but when they sacrificed their cultivation, that aura became particularly obvious. I wonder if it's because I received the Heavenly Dao's conferment?"

Ji Yanling still didn't understand, so Han Yu simply changed the question and asked.

"Junior Sister, do you know in what ways you are fundamentally different from them?"

Ji Yanling trembled slightly; the first thought that appeared in her mind was that she was a soul reincarnation.

Reincarnation and rebirth, even in the eyes of Ji Yanling, a former Female Emperor, were profound and mysterious things.

She knew very well what possession and rebirth were, but she couldn't understand reincarnation and rebirth.

She remembered that when she died, her soul had been shattered by those Emperors and turned into countless energies that merged into Heaven and Earth.

But when she regained consciousness, she had become the Ninth Princess of the Dayan Dynasty with the same name, and judging by her memories, hundreds of thousands of years had passed since her previous life.

"Could the fundamental difference Senior Brother mentioned be because I am a reincarnation?"

Ji Yanling hesitated in her heart about whether to tell Han Yu this secret; after struggling for a moment, she stopped thinking and made a decision.

"Senior Brother, actually I have always had a secret I haven't told you; don't be angry after you hear it."

Hearing Ji Yanling's words, Han Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly had some bad thoughts.

Could it be that Junior Sister cheated on me?

No, wait, Junior Sister and I aren't Daoist companions, so how could there be cheating?

After letting his imagination run wild for a moment, Ji Yanling revealed what she considered her biggest secret.

"Actually, I am a reincarnation; in my previous life, I was an Emperor!"