Chapter 590: Dimensional Celestial Insect
An Ri thought about leaving the Dark Clan for a long time, which is why he began to contemplate betraying them.
Meanwhile, An Yue, who had spent her entire life in the Dark Clan, was willing to stay and dedicate herself to the clan as a Saintess despite all the torment she endured.
An Yue was more like a chain, firmly binding An Ri, who was secretly yearning for freedom.
The Dark Clan had succeeded.
An Ri had stayed.
“Sometimes, I even wonder why I’m still here. Is it for Yue’er? Or for the gods?”
“I don’t know, but I can say for sure, it’s not for myself.”
“Countless times in the dead of night, I dream of my days outside the Dark Clan.”
“Back then, I had someone I loved, someone I wanted to be with as my Dao Companion. But since returning to the Dark Clan, I’ve realized that I am no longer worthy of loving her.”
“Even if I become a Great Emperor, I still won’t have the power to choose my own life.”
When An Ri said this, his voice carried a deep sorrow.
Lu Ye felt a complex swirl of emotions as he listened; initially, he was reluctant to let go of the soul of this Great Emperor, which would be a perfect main soul for himself.
Last time, the Great Emperor An Xing had been crushed by the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens, losing even his True Spirit, which had made Lu Ye’s heart ache tremendously.
On An Ri’s body, there were secretly three chains binding him.
First, family.
Second, the gods.
Third, his sister.
Even when battling Lu Ye, a single “Brother” from An Yue could completely distract An Ri.
He too had feelings.
Yet it was precisely these feelings that allowed the three chains to tightly lock a Great Emperor in place.
Lu Ye had been even more awesome; in his past life, he had eight chains tightly binding everything about him, which is why he had lived in chaos in that lifetime, even though he became a Celestial Lord and the most powerful person in the world.
“At least now, you are free,” Lu Ye said.
An Ri fell silent.
Laughter echoed from the flames.
“Hahaha, yes, I am free now.”
“Dark Clan, I did my best!”
“Gods, I did my best!”
“Yue’er… I’m sorry…”
The flames blazed wildly, reducing the Dao Fruit to ashes.
In the end, amidst the chaos, a broken path of the Great Emperor remained, along with a Storage Ring and a blank Great Emperor soul.
This was An Ri’s reward for Lu Ye’s willingness to listen to his last words.
The Emperor’s Banner instantly absorbed this blank soul; sadly, it was blank and could only serve as nourishment for the banner.
However, Lu Ye was relatively satisfied. The reason why the main soul of the Great Emperor was extremely rare in the Emperor’s Banner was precisely because of this; Great Emperors wouldn’t want to leave their souls behind to be driven and enslaved by others, even in death.
After achieving this, Lu Ye’s figure vanished in an instant.
He appeared in the Punishment Hall, where six Lu Yes were surrounding An Li. At that moment, An Li was already a corpse, her body beaten to a pulp, devoid of any breath.
Dead?
The six Lu Yes were using various methods to search for An Li’s soul, but it seemed to have vanished without a trace.
Wait!
Lu Ye frowned.
An Li was so weak—what could she possibly use to escape?
“Little Heavenly Dao, System, did you notice how the other side left?” Lu Ye directly sought help.
He was extremely eager to kill An Li.
“Ding, let me check.”
The System was puzzled as well; it shouldn’t be possible!
The Great Sage of the Nine Heavens was just outside, so there shouldn’t be any strong person able to take her away.
With so many Quasi-Emperors present, the System had been blocking the gate of the Dark Clan; if An Li could slip away silently, that would indeed be divine.
So what was the reason?
Together, the System and Heavenly Dao put their efforts in, and an image appeared in Lu Ye’s mind: it was from when he was battling An Ri.
Everything was presented in a fragmented manner.
In the void’s gap, a blurred yet real space appeared; it belonged to a subspace beyond Chaos. This kind of space was usually ignored because it seemed empty.
But An Li’s soul had passed through this subspace, entering Lu Ye’s body.
Yes, it slipped in just like that.
Lu Ye didn’t notice a thing.
At that moment, Lu Ye found it hard to believe.
Wait, did An Li enter his body?
How did he not notice at all? This was surreal, even more so than triumphing over a Great Emperor in the Ruler Realm.
Furrowing his brows, Lu Ye meticulously examined every inch of his flesh and each thread of his soul.
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Then, Lu Ye remembered his eight poisons.
These eight poisons hadn’t disappeared even with his rebirth; they had followed him back to life.
Even when Lu Ye was a Celestial Lord in his last life, he hadn’t been able to pinpoint where the poison was hiding.
It was clear that these poisons weren’t hidden in his body; otherwise, he would have noticed. It was the same with the Dark Beginning Insect Seal, which still went undiscovered.
Surely, there must be some treasure that remained hidden in a very deep space, just waiting to erupt once the right time or level was reached.
Just like the System; Lu Ye searched every corner of himself yet found nothing of the System.
As for whether the System was hiding the poison?
Lu Ye…
No, that’s absolutely impossible.
If he didn’t have a shred of trust in the System, what was the difference between this and playing around?
One must know that in his last life, the System had become the Heavenly Dao and fulfilled its final goal. There was no reason for it to reincarnate with a Little Heavenly Dao just to vie for power with him.
“System, deduce what kind of treasure this is.”
“Ding, beginning deduction.”
An Li was now inside his body.
Did she enter the Dark Beginning Insect Seal?
Not necessarily. Perhaps he was now infected with a ninth type of poison.
The eighth poison was placed by An Li to win the favor of the Dark Clan, hoping to get them to help her.
The ninth poison was one An Li laid herself.
Because judging by An Li’s character, did she really consider the Dark Clan first? Stop kidding around! If An Li were such a person, it would be more accurate to say that the Emperor’s Banner was deeply cruel.
However, this time, An Li herself entered the poison’s lair, and she truly couldn’t come out now.
This time, the System’s deduction was quick.
Because at this stage, not much fits that bill.
“Ding, deduction successful!”
A piece of information surfaced in Lu Ye’s mind.
Dimensional Celestial Insect.
Not a treasure, but a very ancient insect, akin to a worm; it had existed since the very birth of the heavens and earth, living in the endless void of dimensions created at the time of the Big Bang.
This kind of insect had hardly ever appeared in the world.
