[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity":3,"chapter-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-908":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Name That Echoes Through Eternity",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2283457,4466,"Chapter 908: The True Emperor","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-908",908,"\u003Cp>After bidding farewell to Long Potian, Gu Mofan and the other two, accompanied by Li Hao and Shi Miao, swiftly headed toward the Eastern Region’s Ancestral Dragon City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior brother, how did you suddenly appear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, Li Hao asked; their arrival on the battlefield had been too abrupt, as if they had teleported directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was a border stronghold—the celestial laws here had long been altered; aside from specific teleportation arrays, direct cross-dimensional travel was impossible unless one was an Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the power of the Fifth Ultimate Realm—Chaos.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mofan’s expression grew solemn as he explained to Li Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Fifth Ultimate Realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s eyes flickered; the Fifth Realm was “Fifteen Li,” mastering the Dao for fifteen li, the ultimate extreme of Return Void—so the Ultimate Realm was called Chaos?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Chaos Ultimate Realm allows traversal between realms, free movement across all four regions, and even passage into the Original True World—truly, a divine dragon whose head appears but whose tail vanishes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Qinghuang told Li Hao: “We came directly from Extreme Dao Mountain, breaking through the boundary to arrive here. Xiao Wu’s avatar informed us of your location—it was easy to find you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return Void, the Ultimate Extreme, was already an extraordinary ability; during his cultivation at the Sword Ancestor’s Sacred Ground, prodigies who mastered Return Void had absolute escape capability—their teleportation left no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Return Void was teleportation; Chaos was even more extreme, allowing traversal between different realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chaos… can it be mastered through the Chaos Dao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s heart stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was clearly no time to test it now; he asked: “Is Fifth Senior Brother’s avatar still at Extreme Dao Mountain? Did he say anything about the situation in Ancestral Dragon City?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s fully committed to this battle; his avatar is only a faint projection with no combat power. He told us not to rescue him—he vows to stand or fall with the Eastern Region.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mofan said gravely: “But he’s our fifth brother. If he won’t leave, we must go see him. Since we’ve come, if we don’t bring back a few ancient demon heads, all our years of hard cultivation will be wasted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao nodded slightly, recalling Xi Xueyao; as an ancient demon royal, she had been casually slain when the three senior brothers and sisters arrived—he wondered if she was truly dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They once shared meals together; now they were locked in a life-and-death game—this was the stance of great clans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, their figures raced like stars chasing the moon, crossing vast star domains in an instant, arriving before a majestic star-city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city stood upon a vast continent, like a spire rising from the land, distant yet resembling a tall, pointed hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a chilling sight unfolded: outside the towering city, thick black mist coiled, countless figures swarming like locusts or bees around a hive, completely surrounding the city—three layers inside, three layers outside—while dazzling arrays and rare immortal arts exploded like brilliant fireworks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starry void was filled with waves of ancient demons; towering demon formations surged forward—the Yan Ghost Formation, tens of thousands strong, resembled countless soldiers in the stars, flooding toward the city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of ancient demons was beyond count in billions—it was in trillions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the Yan Ghost Formation, shaped like colossal black ghosts, became a sea of charging soldiers assaulting the city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight left Li Hao stunned; even Gu Mofan and Zhan Qinghuang, who had seen great battles, paled—Di Wushe, who had slain tens of thousands of ancient demons along the Di Clan’s border, froze too; he felt the demons he’d slain and seen in ten thousand years paled before this single glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exaggerated. Terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the besieged city, like a mountain mound, had not been breached or devoured—roaring dragon cries echoed from within, occasionally revealing massive dragon bodies turning, only to vanish moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This, this…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Qinghuang stood stunned; as a Pretender Emperor, she felt a flicker of fear from this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely the Yan Ghost Formations, each matching the combat power of a Fifth-Rank Immortal Emperor, were countless; though they posed no threat to Pretender Emperors, within the battlefield were dozens of terrifying figures fighting—over a dozen, all Pretender Emperors!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere on the battlefield, a collapsed black hole yawned, like a ruptured void turned into a forbidden zone—pure darkness that dared not be approached, from which emanated the aura of an Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Hao remained stunned, a sword qi piercing the nine heavens suddenly slashed from the black hole, cutting across the battlefield like a sharp pair of shears slicing through cloth—cleaving a gaping hole through the chaotic, locust-like battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the corpses of ancient demons remained—everything was utterly annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An Emperor has joined the battle…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mofan and the other two paled; they hadn’t expected the Eastern Region’s situation to be this dire—news had barely spread, yet an Emperor had already descended to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On such a battlefield, even as Pretender Emperors, they had to tread carefully—they needed their own Emperor to tie down the ancient demons’ Emperor before they could act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, only Shi Miao’s expression was grave, her eyes distant; she had witnessed this scene ten thousand years ago, had fought in it herself, and back then, the battle had been far fiercer—it was the first time ancient demons appeared in the True World, with Emperors descending, turning heaven and earth dark, shattering the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at this familiar scene, Shi Miao’s heart quietly whispered two words: Fate. Reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fate battle ten thousand years ago truly seemed to be replaying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qinghuang, take Xiao Di and Miss Shi back. I and Wushe will go see Xiao Wu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief shock, Gu Mofan snapped back and spoke gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Qinghuang blinked, then said: “Are you going to fight? I’ll come too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their master had ordered them only to bring back Li Hao, seeing this scene—and knowing Long Qingge was still here—they wanted to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be reckless. First, take Xiao Di back. If anything happens, we can escape—but Xiao Di can’t. Don’t forget your master’s command!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mofan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Zhan Clan prodigy, Zhan Qinghuang was inherently warlike; her ancestors had fought the Celestial Dao and taken “Zhan” as their surname—clearly, Zhan Clan members were fanatical warriors; the idea of retreating filled her with resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know it’s the master’s order, Big Brother. If you want to go back, go—I won’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Qinghuang replied sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t try to persuade Second Brother; she knew the Di Clan was too proud to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’d all better not fight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two argued, Shi Miao spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three turned to her, frowning slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Shi Miao was only an Immortal Emperor of the Fourth Rank, she showed no fear before Li Hao’s three senior brothers and sisters, speaking firmly: “Only one Emperor has descended so far. Given the ancient demons’ cunning, they wouldn’t send just one. The others are likely lurking in the shadows, waiting. This isn’t even the fiercest moment yet. If you enter now, you’ll break the balance—and a second Emperor will surely join!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her, all three froze, exchanged glances, and looked again at the battlefield—their faces darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Shi Miao was right; the ancient demons couldn’t have only one Emperor here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I recall correctly, this Ancestral Dragon City has a teleportation array linked to the Ancestral Dragon Court. The reason it’s held out this long is likely because the Ancestral Dragon Court has been continuously sending troops here to die in battle. This fight is merely the prelude. Only when at least three ancient demon Emperors descend will the outcome truly be decided!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao spoke gravely, like a seasoned general calmly assessing the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You three are all Pretender Emperors, and favored disciples of the Dao Source Immortal Emperor. Your best course now is to break through to Emperor as soon as possible, perfect your Emperor Path—not to risk yourselves here. If you’re wounded, even if you don’t die, healing will consume vast time—when will you ever become Emperors? If the ancient demons break the Eastern Region and begin sweeping the entire True World, will you face them at your current level?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao’s gaze swept over the three, each word deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her realm was lower than theirs, her words now carried the weight of an elder—calm, composed, yet stern. Li Hao stood beside them, stunned; for the first time, he sensed Shi Miao’s aura and vision—utterly unlike her usual gentle demeanor, as if she were a monarch standing atop a perilous tower, radiating regal authority and cold rationality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Shi Miao, Gu Mofan and the others wore complex expressions; they knew her identity, but had never seen her speak this way—and her words echoed their master’s own: perfect the Emperor Path before the great calamity arrives, and break through to Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked up at the battlefield: over a dozen Pretender Emperors fought, hundreds of Immortal Emperor Cultivators at the peak—yet in a war to conquer the vast Eastern Region, even Pretender Emperors couldn’t decide victory; only Emperors could influence the tide—but even then, only influence, not determine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, one Emperor alone could never conquer the Eastern Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True World housed countless races; the star domains of the Eastern Region alone were unimaginably vast—no single Emperor could suppress them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emperor Path…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Wushe clenched his fists; his Emperor Path had been blocked for twenty thousand years, still unable to break through the final threshold—talk of becoming an Emperor was easier said than done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since ancient times, countless prodigies had been trapped at that final abyss, forever bowing beneath Emperors, never achieving true freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mofan had now calmed. He took a deep breath, glanced at Shi Miao, and said: “Miss Shi is right. Wushe, Qinghuang, take Xiao Di back. I’ll go to Ancestral Dragon City to see my fifth brother, and show our resolve to come to their aid—I won’t fight. Rest assured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di Wushe opened his mouth to speak, but Gu Mofan raised a hand to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Di Clan member, he couldn’t bear to come to this battlefield and flee in shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mofan’s heavy tone cut him off, his gaze fixed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gu Mofan’s eyes, Di Wushe opened his mouth to say more, then swallowed his words. He muttered lowly: “Be careful. We’ll return first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Qinghuang, seeing he had conceded, sighed and said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Mofan waved his hand, opening a Chaos passage directly to the Original True World. Once the others had entered, he turned and headed toward Ancestral Dragon City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after Li Hao and the others departed, from the black hole on the other side of the battlefield, a sword cry rang through the stars, accompanied by Su Jiuzhe’s laughter—a vast ocean of demonic blood suddenly spilled from the hole; where it splashed onto the battlefield, any formation that touched it dissolved and vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Emperor’s blood was too potent for many Immortal Emperors to withstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Original True World, Extreme Dao Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several figures returned, arriving atop Extreme Dao Mountain—it was Di Wushe, Li Hao, and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning, the two immediately brought Li Hao to the main hall to report to their master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao Source Immortal Emperor noticed Gu Mofan was absent and asked why; Zhan Qinghuang quickly recounted everything, including Shi Miao’s advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening, the Dao Source Immortal Emperor glanced at Shi Miao, a hint of approval in his eyes: “No wonder Tianyang’s favorite disciple. The Seven Kings of old—clearly, that battle left a deep impression on you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao said nothing, her face expressionless; the memory of that calamity wasn’t just deep—it was etched into her bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Shi is right. You three nearly acted impulsively and ruined things. This is the difference in your Dao hearts—you possess only a false Emperor heart, not a true Emperor heart!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao Source Immortal Emperor turned his gaze upon them, his expression unusually stern: “Feeling frustrated, angry, unwilling… what good do these useless emotions do you? If you truly feel shame, then cultivate harder, reach the peak. The slaughter, death, and countless sacrifices you’ve seen today are less than one percent of what happened back then!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten thousand years ago, the True World was so prosperous—it nearly fell to the ancient demons. What of today?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their master’s rebuke, Di Wushe and Zhan Qinghuang paled, realizing the gravity of the situation outside—and their master’s high expectations for them to become Emperors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Emperor heart… Di Wushe clenched his fists; as a Di Clan member, his master had just said he lacked a true Emperor heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew his master was right—he carried the noblest Emperor blood, yet had not forged a true Emperor Dao heart. He felt a pang of shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, can the Eastern Region really hold out? If all the ancient demons unite and the old calamity returns, even if we pour everything into cultivation, perfecting our Emperor Path is uncertain—what if another ten thousand years pass and we still haven’t become Emperors? Then the Eastern Region…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Qinghuang couldn’t help but speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path to becoming Emperor had no timetable—enlightenment might come tomorrow, or perhaps after ten thousand years of grueling cultivation with only minuscule gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As top prodigies, they had once cultivated with lightning speed, never hitting a bottleneck—but before Emperors, they’d been stuck for twenty thousand years—each day felt like a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Worrying won’t help. When the moment comes—when victory or defeat hangs in the balance—you’ll have to fight. Even if you’re children, you’ll have to fight! But now is not the time. You only need to focus on how to improve further, how to maximize your role in the coming battles!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rest? Don’t even think about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao Source Immortal Emperor snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhan Qinghuang and Di Wushe froze, both falling silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao also fell silent, recalling the scene in Dongyu’s Ancestral Dragon City—within these few moments of conversation, countless must already have fallen there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long can such losses be sustained?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was an Immortal King, in ordinary times he could hold a region in check, but in this grand battle for the survival of the great domain, he was merely a slightly larger stone, creating little ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haotian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor spoke, his voice pulling Li Hao’s thoughts back into the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You also have great potential to become an Emperor—do not grow lax.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor said to Li Hao: “Though calling you back was sudden, such matters have not been unconsidered by the myriad races of the True Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his master’s words, Li Hao grew puzzled; Di Wushe and Zhan Qinghuang also looked up, fixing their gazes on their master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since the great calamity ten thousand years ago nearly destroyed the True Realm, how could the myriad races not have considered the possibility of this ancient demon clan rising again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Yuan Immortal Emperor’s expression turned icy, grave and stern: “Now that war has erupted in Dongyu, many powerful clans and Immortal Emperors have recently given silent consent, entering the myriad races’ war readiness state—and have also activated another war plan: the True King!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True King?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao and the others were all puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>",2566,"2026-06-20T02:15:44.384Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","07fa8d0dc63a5c9dc4cf3e8b7cdab33fd9f7729120505f3ebf357a1f7259d9b9","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-909","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-907",929,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-cover.jpg"]