Chapter 248: Who Exactly Are You?!

He forged his own Dao, created his own method, stepped into the sole realm of all ages; his strength can no longer be measured by ordinary standards.

Just as he was preparing to end his seclusion and venture out to learn about the outside world—

Buzz!

A faint tremor sounded, emanating from within his body.

Ye Wuque's gaze tightened, his thoughts flickered, and an object materialized in his hand.

It was the Seven Star Alchemy Box!

At this moment, the long‑silent Seven Star Alchemy Box quivered slightly.

On the box's surface, within the pattern of the Big Dipper, the first six stars were already lit, emitting a hazy glow.

Only the final star, at this moment, radiated an unprecedented heat and guiding force!

"The last one…"

A flash of brilliance sparked in Ye Wuque's eyes.

Each previous movement of the Seven Star Alchemy Box, after guiding him to resolve the related causality, would light up a star on it.

Now that the first six are lit, this final guidance has finally arrived!

He hesitated not a moment and set off immediately.

Moments later, Ye Wuque briefly explained the situation to the Clan Leader of the Sacred War Heaven Ape Clan, politely declined their offer to send followers, and departed alone from the ape clan's Ancestral Land world.

He did not summon his mount, the Ancient Overlord Tiger, leaving it with the apes, but instead rode the Six‑winged Holy Eagle.

Screech!

The Six‑winged Holy Eagle let out a clear, resonant long cry.

Its six wings unfurled, radiating brilliant divine light, carrying Ye Wuque as a streak of luminous flow cutting through the star sea.

Following the scorching guidance from the Seven Star Alchemy Box, he surged toward the vast depths of the universe at an unimaginable speed, racing away!

The star road stretched endlessly as spacetime flowed.

Under the full‑speed flight of the Six‑winged Holy Eagle, after several days Ye Wuque traversed the endless Star Domain and arrived at a similarly vast sky realm, nearer to the Great Day Sky Realm.

This place is within the Wild Heavens, one of the Nine Supreme Overlords' Sky Realms — the Hengxuan Sky Realm!

Guided by the Seven Star Alchemy Box, Ye Wuque found an extremely concealed entrance deep within a desolate, remote star wasteland of the Hengxuan Sky Realm.

Had it not been for the jade box's guidance, even with his current divine perception, he would have found it nearly impossible to detect this place's anomaly.

Passing through a natural spacetime maze, his view suddenly cleared.

A Shang Gu Dongfu exuding a wild, ancient, desolate aura appeared before Ye Wuque.

The entrance of the Dongfu was scarred by the passage of time; the rocks bore a dark, muted bronze hue, overgrown with ancient vines long devoid of spirit.

Ye Wuque folded away the Six‑winged Holy Eagle and stepped inside.

Inside, the Dongfu's passage wound downward in silent stillness, his footsteps echoing alone in the void.

The air was suffused with a dust scent that had slumbered for ten thousand ages, and… a faint, almost intangible, yet heart‑pounding majesty.

Following the guidance, Ye Wuque reached the deepest part of the Dongfu.

Here lay a massive natural stone cavern.

At the cavern's center, an enigmatic, towering ancient formation exuding a suffocating aura slowly operated.

The formation's light curtain displayed the color of Chaos, its runes flowing as if containing the primordial principles of the world's opening, its solidity beyond imagination.

Ye Wuque sensed that this formation linked to the external heavens and earth, and intertwined its life with the internal guardian; a forced external attack would not only fail to breach it but would instantly rouse the inner presence.

At the core of the formation, within the Chaos light curtain, a sphere radiating a brilliant Immortal aura floated silently… that was the Undying Heavenly Essence!

Through the dazzling Undying Heavenly Essence light, one could faintly see a figure standing proudly within!

It was a man, his stature majestic, upright as a mountain.

He possessed golden hair that shone like the sun.

Even with his eyes closed, sunk in slumber, the terrifying aura he naturally emitted still caused the surrounding Void to warp and collapse in subtle ripples, as if unable to bear his presence!

Ye Wuque's eyes narrowed slightly.

This aura… vast, noble, domineering, towering above all spirits!

"Pure‑blood… Golden Emperor Dragon!"

He understood instantly.

The final guidance of the Seven Star Alchemy Box pointed to a pure‑blood Golden Emperor Dragon sealed within the Undying Heavenly Essence!

Moreover, sensing its aura, this Golden Emperor Dragon was no ordinary being; its strength likely far exceeded imagination, and even in slumber it exerted a faint pressure on Ye Wuque.

Ye Wuque did not act rashly.

He carefully observed the guardian formation, confirming its connection to the golden‑haired man's vital energy, where a single hair's movement affected the whole.

He stood silently outside the formation's light curtain, waiting.

Since the Seven Star Alchemy Box guided him here, there must be a reason.

Time slipped by little by little.

Suddenly!

Buzz!

The Undying Heavenly Essence sphere jolted violently, its brilliant radiance beginning to surge wildly!

Simultaneously, the guardian Chaos formation seemed to complete its final task; its light dimmed swiftly, the runes vanished, and with a soft 'pop' it dissolved like foam into nothingness.

Crack... Crack...

Cracks appeared across the surface of the Undying Heavenly Essence, spreading rapidly.

Ye Wuque's gaze fixed unblinkingly.

Finally!

Bang!

The Undying Heavenly Essence shattered completely, turning into countless specks of light that dispersed across the sky.

Among them, the magnificent golden‑haired man, whose eyes had been tightly shut for an unknown number of years, suddenly opened them!

Swish!

Like two Golden Suns that rose abruptly, dazzling, majestic, piercing through illusion!

Within those golden Dragon Dark Eyes, the sun and moon rose and fell, stars flickered out, bearing the wear of ten thousand ages and supreme majesty!

His gaze, almost instinctively, instantly locked onto the only outsider inside the Dongfu… on Ye Wuque!

The moment he saw Ye Wuque's face clearly, the golden-haired man's golden pupils, which had been filled with newly awakened bewilderment and supreme majesty, suddenly contracted violently!

The eternally unchanging stern expression on his face collapsed instantly, replaced by an unmistakable, bone‑deep dread and… terror!

As if he had glimpsed a nightmare he most refused to recall!

His magnificent body involuntarily leaned back slightly, and almost involuntarily, with incredulous shock, he cried out hoarsely:

"It—it's you!!"

"Ye... Ye Zhengrong!!"

The wave of his voice echoed through the stone cave, filled with shock and a barely perceptible tremor.

But the next moment, his golden Dark Eye hardened sharply, staring fixedly at Ye Wuque.

It seemed he sensed something different; the terror on his face faded slightly, turning into deep suspicion and scrutiny, his voice becoming low and oppressive:

"Hmm? No!"

"Your aura… is off! You are not Ye Zhengrong!"

"Who are you?"

He stepped forward, and the terrifying golden Dragon Might surrounding him rose like a revived volcano, locking onto Ye Wuque, and he asked word by word:

"Who exactly are you? And what relation do you have with Ye Zhengrong…?!"