Chapter 1451 20.15 First Black Star - Throne Hall
Once the new day had arrived, Official Xu Ming sent the report from the great general to the human emperor, who had allowed him to return to the south region. The two wardens failed to meet secretly after knowing that Xu Ming was under the surveillance of a death soldier under the command of the human emperor. They could only speak through their subsystems, as they pretended not to know each other.
When the great general is about to return to his territory, Xu Ming sees him off from the gate. The two only stared at each other for a while before General Lou turned around.
"Let's depart!"
The sound of horses galloping in a group was heard, and everyone who admired the great general sent him away. The human emperor would most likely no longer bother him. After all, he already knew that he had no idea who the previous human emperor was. Whether he is dead or not, no one in this world knows at least what the current human emperor thought.
---
At the Imperial Palace's throne hall.
The Human Emperor sat on his gold throne in his usual languid state. There are a few cultivators that arrived in the capital, and among these men is the Sect Master of Floating Heavenly Sword Sect, Ceng Fengju. They departed from their sect and appeared before the human emperor as per his request, and it seems they bought their diviner with him.
Sect Master Ceng Fengju asked, "Human Emperor, we have brought our diviner over. As a promise, I hope you give us the two gods you had captured from before."
"Um, let me see your diviner," said the human emperor.
The one behind Sect Master Ceng Fengju, covered from head to toe, had pulled down his huge hood, showing the appearance of a blind man with white hair. He looks so youthful, yet he is surrounded by a strong aura of death. The reason for his blindness is because he became a diviner. He is forbidden from seeing all the mortal things that exist in this world.
As for why his hair is white, it is because of a lack of vitality. All diviners in this world need to pay with their lifespan for every single divination they make. They will die once heaven declares their fate.
"This humble one greets the human emperor," said the diviner, who even kneeled before the human emperor, startling everyone in the throne hall except for the human emperor and Xu Ming hidden within the group of mortals.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Sect. Master Ceng Fengju frowned upon seeing such a sight. After all, diviners from each sect are considered special beings who are neither mortals nor cultivators. They are the chosen few who were allowed to glimpse at the secrets of heaven. That's why their standing is equal to that of a sect master like him. They are proud and would never lower themselves to anyone except for God.
"What are you doing, Diviner Sang!?" questioned Sect Master Ceng Fengju.
Diviner Sang responded, "Greeting the one with divinity."
"One with divinity?" Sect. Master Ceng mumbles.
Diviner Sang clasped his hand in prayer, and as if he heard the words of the heavens talking to him, he suddenly looked up. He is blind, so he truly couldn't see anything. All he knew was that the heavens were talking to him.
"I won't be able to come back with you anymore, Sect Master Ceng," Diviner Sang said.
Sect. Master Ceng understood what this diviner was saying. It means that once he had divined what the human emperor wanted to know, the backlash of the heavens on him would take away his life. That's how significant what the human emperor wanted to know was.
"Is this true?" Sect. Master Ceng asked.
Diviner Sang nods his head as an answer. Seeing this, Ceng Fengju sighed and accepted this fact. He can only look at the human emperor, whose beauty is beyond all mortals and even more godly than that of those who practice immortality. For some reason, he understood why Diviner Sang said that he was a man with divinity.
Sect Master Ceng Fengju said, "Human Emperor, Diviner Sang agreed to divine for you. I hope you keep your word as well."
"Bring those two in," said the human emperor with a nonchalant attitude.
The ministers had brought the two prisoners into the throne hall. The two were escorted in, and a weird black tattoo appeared on their wrists. This was something that completely restrained them and their divinity. The two prisoners are Hei Suya and Ye Yan.
They entered the throne hall with their heads held high, and the clothes they were wearing were completely changed from prisoner clothing to the mortal clothes of this world. It was something Sect Master Ceng had prepared for them. As per request, in exchange for one divination from a diviner of their sect, these two, who were dubbed as fake gods, will be given to the Heavenly Sword Sect.
The real reason why the Heavenly Sword Sect wanted them was because of their knowledge of the upper realm. Those who practice immortality are said to depart from this world to ascend to a place called the Upper Realm, where gods live. Diviner Sang had also seen the end of his path and accepted this mission to help the human emperor find a path where he wouldn't destroy the world.
After he completed his mission, the heavens promised a good reincarnation in his next life.
"It's them."
Sect Master Ceng was delighted to finally see the two people who showed that mystical scene that day. If not because they approached the Imperial Palace and got captured by the human emperor, he would have gone to invite them to his sect.
Ignoring the eyes of the mortals among them, Ye Yan and Hei Suya walked in the hall under the terrifying gaze of that human emperor who possessed the power of the void and the appearance of the God of Destruction, Hei Anjing.
They had also guessed that maybe this man is Hei Anjing's incarnation in this world, but thinking about how that man's personality is, he would most likely descend down himself to have fun and not send an avatar. Moreover, this man couldn't recognize him at all, which means that he is indeed not the God of Destruction himself. Experience tales at empire
That's what they thought until they noticed that familiar aura mingling with the mortals in the hall. Ye Yan couldn't help but laugh at this discovery. Among the ministers and officials within the hall, they immediately spotted a warden among the mortals.
Though they already know about the descent of Upper Realm gods to this world, they wouldn't have expected that they were that unlucky that a warden appeared in the imperial palace.
Hahaha~
"A'Yan?" Hei Suya called.
The sudden laughter of Ye Yan caught everyone by surprise. He looked like he had gone crazy, and everyone, including Hei Suya, who was terrified by the presence of the warden, looked at him with a bewildered look on her face.
The human emperor asked, "What are you laughing about?"
"Proud Human Emperor, you were powerful enough to overwhelm us. How come you couldn't even notice that among your subordinates, one of their souls had been replaced? Moreover, it's a god like us, whom you're despite the most~" said Ye Yan.
Silence descended in the throne hall after Ye Yan had spoken these words, yet for some unknown reason, the human emperor wasn't affected by his words. Despite being looked at by countless people, the lazy emperor leans on his arm with boredom imprinted on his look.
He commented, "Oh, so there is a God from where you come from with brains in them."
This comment was enough for Ye Yan to lose face. After all, the human emperor is indirectly calling him and Hei Suya fools who send themselves to him to be captured and imprisoned. Adding how rude they were the moment they descended and looked down on everything in this world, only to be beaten up by the Human Emperor, calling them brainless is not wrong.
It was because of that stupid move that they were caught, after all.
Ye Yan said, "Are you not afraid? Is mingling with your people and even pretending to be mortals when he is not!"
"Hm? Not really. This just shows that he is smarter than you two who appeared before this Zhen demanding the authority of the world as soon as you descend. Moreover, the fact that he didn't make a move meant that his mission is completely different from coercion like you two fools did before," said the human emperor.
Being reprimanded by the human emperor thoroughly annoyed Ye Yan. He used to be a God who stood above others. If not for his father trying to kill his cousin multiple times and even getting him involved, things wouldn't have ended like this. He wouldn't have killed that madman's wife's incarnation, and he wouldn't have had to get imprisoned in that hellish place.
As a god, he couldn't accept this mortal looking down on him. Despite the possibility of him being the God of Destruction's incarnation, the fact that he is still a mortal at this moment made him look down on him. Most gods, even those in the upper realm, looked dtowardown on those who were weaker than they were. This is the normal attitude of the strong to those who are weak.
Hei Shuya, who had been listening at the side, shouted in anger. "You short-lived emperor! With how much the darkness had tainted your soul, you would mostly go insane and die soon. Why do you think we were not in a hurry to escape? We are waiting for your short life to end. Hahaha~"
Once again, the people inside the hall were stunned by the facts thrown at their faces one after another. They looked at the young human emperor on the throne, whose face didn't even change under these cursing words. The ministers and everyone from the faction of the human emperor didn't believe them.
On the other hand, Sect Master Ceng, who believed in the words of these outsider gods, and Diviner Sang, who knew the secrets of the heavens, believed it instead.
Sigh~
"You two are as boring as always."
The human emperor controlled the darkness and stabbed the two gods. He directly commanded the darkness under his control to corrupt the souls of these two annoying pairs. As expected, they fell to the ground in pain as black shadows spread all over their bodies.
Agh! Ahhhhh~
The same extreme pain the ancient god Snow suffered from is now being felt by these two gods. Under the eyes of everyone in the throne hall, they watch as the two scream in pain as if something in them is being ripped apart, slowly giving them a taste of agony they couldn't stop at all.
On the other hand, everyone inside the hall couldn't help but step back from the throne, where that darkness was spreading with the human emperor as its source. Xu Ming was watching the prisoners suffer so much that he forgot to step back with the rest. Now the human emperor was looking at him with a mischievous smile while the others were looking at him with disbelief.
A kind official, Xu Ming, is close to calling to him, "Official Xu, what are you doing there? Come over here fast! It's dangerous in that area."
"Ah, it's alright. There is no difference. If His Majesty wanted to kill all of us, any place in this hall isn't safe at all," said Xu Ming.
Upon hearing this response, the human emperor laughed as if entertained, then looked at Xu Ming. He asked, "Did you intentionally not heal your eyes just to pretend to be Xu Ming?"
"I hope your majesty doesn't get angry. It just means I have a mission to fulfill in this world but have no intention of taking over anything."
Under everyone's gaze, Xu Ming's appearance completely changed to his appearance as Warden Yun Ming. Only then did the rest understand that the hidden god among them that was mentioned by the two who were writhing on the ground was Official Xu Ming.
Yun Ming walks in front of the throne, greeting the human emperor. "Greetings to the human emperor of this world. I am Yun Ming. Warden God from the Upper Realm hereby descended to this world to capture escaped prisoners of the Upper Realm, Ye Yan and Hei Suya."