After the Skyfall

Chapter 1001 Receiving the Inheritance
"What? The ten powerful clans' Heavenly Emperors ventured deep into the Sea of ​​Ruins and launched the Heavenly Emperor War, only to return defeated? Four of them perished? How could such an outrageous thing happen?"

"It is the Taiyi Heavenly King of the God Clan who successfully broke through to the next realm in the depths of the Guixu Sea and became the new God Emperor. His combat power is unparalleled, and he defeated ten Heavenly Emperors by fighting them alone."

"The Celestial Clan is indeed like a centipede that dies but does not fall down. Even in such a desperate situation, a Celestial King rose against the heavens and became a God Emperor."

"It seems that a great upheaval is about to occur in the Heavenly Realm. Even the combined forces of ten Heavenly Emperors could not kill the Taiyi God Emperor. Afterwards, they will likely face a frenzied retaliation from the Heavenly God Clan."

"Revenge? I doubt it. If the Celestial Venerable makes a move, even the God Emperor won't be able to stir up any trouble. It seems that the Celestial Venerable of the Celestial God Clan has encountered a problem in the Chaos World. As long as the Celestial Venerable is not in charge, the decline of the powerful clans is inevitable."

News of the great battle between the Heavenly Emperors in the Sea of ​​Ruins swept across the Heavenly Realm like a storm, shocking countless people.

Who could have imagined that a powerful God Emperor would rise to power and slay four Heavenly Emperors when the Celestial Race was facing a life-or-death crisis?

This terrifying record of battle even terrified the Heavenly Emperor.

Keep in mind that this was a victory achieved by fighting against ten Heavenly Emperors.

According to the Phoenix Clan's Crimson Phoenix Emperor, who fled back to his ancestral land, the Taiyi God Emperor's combat power was extraordinary. His peak strike could kill a Heavenly Emperor of the same realm, and it was impossible to stop him without the combined efforts of four people.

The only way to kill it would be if more than thirty Heavenly Emperors joined forces; otherwise, there was no way to keep it alive.

This comment shocked countless powerful individuals.

The Celestial Emperor, who was severely injured and only escaped with his remnant soul, confirmed this. In the great battle of the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness, he directly took a blow from the Taiyi God Emperor, resulting in his imperial body shattering, his Heavenly Emperor weapon being blown away, and his own downfall, just one step away from being completely annihilated.

Even if they survive by sheer luck, their injuries will be severe, and they may even be reincarnated and unable to return to the Emperor Realm.

This situation left even the Heavenly Emperor, who was in the same realm, speechless.

Just one exchange of blows almost resulted in the complete annihilation of their souls and bodies. Those who were seriously injured could not recover and might have to be reincarnated to start over.

This isn't a fight, it's practically suicide.

Moreover, this was under the circumstances of a direct confrontation. If this Taiyi God Emperor intended to launch a sneak attack, or if he had his eye on the lone Heavenly Emperor, he could probably kill him completely in just two rounds.

After learning of the terrifying combat power of the Taiyi God Emperor, the various powerful clans of the Heavenly Realm had to urgently suspend their siege operations against the remnants of the Heavenly God Clan. They feared that the Taiyi Heavenly King would show up during the siege and invade their ancestral lands.

After all, it is rumored that the Taiyi God Emperor has mastered some kind of means to cross the heavenly realm. He had previously returned to the Seventh Heaven from the Heavenly Venerable Secret Realm, and then took a large number of Heavenly Gods from the Seventh Heaven and disappeared. He then hid in the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness.

This elusive tactic instilled a sense of dread in everyone involved in the siege of the Celestial Clan. They now had no choice but to recall all the Celestial Emperors who were away and station them in the ancestral land to prevent their home from being raided.

This situation must continue until the Taiyi God Emperor falls.

As for the matter of eliminating the Taiyi God Emperor, the various powerful clans did not hesitate and all consulted the Heavenly Venerable behind them. Under such circumstances, only the Heavenly Venerable's intervention could ensure absolute success.

at the same time.

The Third Heaven is located in the ruins of the former Huaqing Imperial City.

Many scattered members of the Celestial Clan gathered here. They hid in the Heavenly King's Palace, living a secluded life, and because of its remote location, they were difficult to discover for a time.

When the Heavenly Kings gathered here and brought news of the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness, they were instantly excited.

"It was too easy for him to succeed. He really broke through to the God Emperor level in the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness and became famous in one battle. Now all the powerful clans in the Heavenly Realm have withdrawn their kill orders."

"Good, very good. We are safe for now, but we cannot let our guard down. We must take advantage of this time to quickly gather our people and get away from dangerous places. The real crisis is not over yet. Once the major clans have prepared their countermeasures, their retaliation will be even more brutal."

"Indeed, having a God Emperor in charge of the clan makes all the difference. Although the situation is still terrible, at least we don't have to hide anymore. However, it's not enough for the clan to only have one God Emperor. If we could have a few more, we might have a chance to build another ancestral land in the Heavenly Realm."

Faced with Li Yi's rise, these Heavenly Kings no longer felt pessimistic and desperate; instead, they began to harbor some hope for the future.

But the Divine Emperor's son, standing to the side, also understood.

The appearance of the Taiyi God Emperor only temporarily relieved the immediate crisis. The real threat was not the God Emperor, but the high and mighty Heavenly Venerable. Unless another Heavenly Venerable appeared, the decline of the Heavenly God Clan was inevitable.

Without a Celestial Venerable to oversee things, it's useless no matter how many God Emperors are born.

Because the Celestial Race is unlike other races, they have too many enemies and can never live in peace. As long as they establish their ancestral land in the Celestial Realm, they will surely face a second destruction.

At this moment, Li Yi was well aware of the situation; otherwise, he wouldn't have had to flee the Heavenly Realm.

During his conversation with Hua Qing, Li Yi gained a general understanding of the Chaotic World. To his astonishment, the Chaotic World was actually nurturing the tenth heaven of the Celestial Realm.

Currently, there are nine heavens in the celestial realm, but the ninth heaven is not suitable for habitation at all. Chaos was not yet divided and heaven and earth were just beginning to open. Even the Heavenly Kings are not suitable to live there. Only the God Emperor can move freely there.

“Li Yi, I’ve always had a guess,” Hua Qing said at this moment. “There are nine heavens in the celestial realm, which is why nine celestial venerables were born there. They are the three celestial venerables: the dragon, the phoenix, and the qilin, plus the celestial venerable of the human race, the celestial venerable of the thunder department, the celestial venerable of the heavenly gods, the celestial venerable of the Rakshasa race, the celestial human race, and the celestial venerable of the demon beast race.”

“If we want a new Celestial Venerable to appear, there are only two possibilities: either we wait for the Tenth Heaven to be born, creating another Celestial Venerable position in the Heavenly Realm, or we eliminate one of the Celestial Venerables to make room for the new one.” Li Yi’s expression changed: “Do you have any evidence for this conjecture?”

“No.” Hua Qing shook his head and said, “But if I had to give evidence, it would be that from the time I started cultivating in the Heavenly Realm until I became the Heavenly Emperor and died, and now during my reincarnation and cultivation, not a single Heavenly Venerable has been born.”

"Among the many races in the Celestial Realm, there are quite a few races with Heavenly Emperors. Some powerful races even have more than a dozen Heavenly Emperor-level beings. But why hasn't any race produced a second Heavenly Venerable?"

"Now that the Celestial Race has been destroyed, I suspect that the Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Race has fallen. Therefore, the position of the ninth Celestial Venerable has become vacant, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for all the God Emperors in the Celestial Realm."

Hua Qing paused for a moment, then lowered his head slightly and said, "Or perhaps, the fall of the Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Race was a bold attempt by other Celestial Venerables in the Celestial Realm."

"They want to prove their conjecture in this way, but you'll have to find out the truth yourself, Li Yi. My access is limited, so I can only make some bold guesses, and I hope they will be of some help to you."

Li Yi nodded slightly: "I understand what you mean, so when I go to the Chaos World, I need to find out about the situation of the Celestial Venerable of the Celestial Race and see if he died because of his position as Celestial Venerable."

"You must be extremely careful. There might still be Celestial Venerables lingering in the Chaos World. If you are discovered, the outcome will likely be dire. I suggest you leave behind a wisp of your primordial spirit beforehand. If something truly happens, you will have a chance to reincarnate and start over. Although you will lose your cultivation, at least you will save your life," Hua Qing warned.

Having been through this before, he has experience with this matter.

“Okay, I understand,” Li Yi said. “I will keep some contingency plans in case of unforeseen circumstances.”

Their conversation ended there.

Li Yi then used the knife-shaped coin to send Hua Qing back to the Heavenly Realm, and then he turned around and went to the small world where the Heavenly Gods were housed.

The moment he appeared bathed in imperial light, the Celestial Race living in the Imperial Palace within this small world erupted in jubilation. They were overwhelmed with excitement, celebrating the birth of a new God Emperor within their race.

However, Li Yi did not come to welcome the cheers and congratulations of the Celestial Clan. He immediately summoned the Celestial Kings in charge of managing the dimensional world. These Celestial Kings formed a royal court to handle all matters, large and small, within the clan.

now.

Inside an imperial palace, everyone gathered in one of the halls. Li Yi sat in the main seat and briefly recounted some changes in the celestial realm.

"Even though I became a God Emperor and killed four of their Heavenly Emperors, I still couldn't reverse the decline of the Heavenly God Clan. Now I'm being watched by all the powerful clans in the Heavenly Realm, and I need to hide for a while. I can no longer return to the Heavenly God Clan."

Li Yi said, "Therefore, you now only have two paths before you: either I will escort you back to the Heavenly Realm and you will live in seclusion, or you will stay in this small world forever."

He couldn't protect the Celestial Race forever. As a returning outsider, Li Yi felt he had done more than enough. He had saved everyone in their time of crisis and even killed four Heavenly Emperor-level experts, thus deterring all races.

Now, Li Yi has to go his own way. As for the Celestial Race, he needs to make sure they are settled in the final moments.

The Heavenly Kings were somewhat surprised. They hadn't expected that things would change again so soon after they had finally settled down. But upon reflection, they realized that there was nothing they could do about it; this small world was not a long-term solution.

Returning to the celestial realm is an inevitable outcome.

But the bloodline of the Celestials cannot be severed.

After the Heavenly Kings discussed the matter, an elderly Heavenly King spoke up: "God Emperor, some of our clansmen are willing to move back to the Heavenly Realm and follow the God Emperor's arrangements. We also request that the God Emperor send the rest of our clansmen to live in a small world to ensure that our bloodline continues."

“Okay.” Li Yi nodded in agreement, then added, “However, after this matter is over, I need to take a thousand imperial palaces with me. I don’t want the Heavenly Emperor’s Weapons; I’ll leave them to you in the Heavenly Realm. I believe that in the future, some of you will be born as God Emperors, and you will need the Heavenly Emperor’s Weapons to increase your combat power.”

A thousand imperial palaces?
The old Heavenly Kings in charge of the Heavenly Treasury did not refuse, but respectfully agreed.

Emperor Taiyi was already merciful enough, only taking away one-third of the Heavenly God Clan's accumulated wealth. If it were someone more ruthless, they would probably have taken it all.

After all, they could not disobey the orders of a god-emperor in the slightest.

After the matter was confirmed.

Li Yi gave these Heavenly Kings three days to prepare.

Three days later.

Five Heavenly Kings, along with a group of elderly, weak, and clansmen with insufficient potential and diluted bloodlines, knelt before Li Yi, pleading with him to send them to a small world to continue their bloodline.

“Go to the Wilderness World, but the Heavenly King cannot go. The small world cannot withstand the power of the Heavenly King. At most, a Heavenly General will suffice. Don’t worry, there are traces I left there, enough to protect you,” Li Yi said.

Upon hearing this, the five Heavenly Kings immediately handed over the Imperial Palace and instructed a group of divine generals to take good care of their people.

Li Yi didn't say much and directly crossed the boundary. He safely sent these people to the Savage World and left them in the Crimson Gold Kingdom. Just in case, he also left behind a Heavenly Emperor's power to maintain order and prevent these people from the Heavenly Realm from acting recklessly.

After doing all this, he led the other members of the Celestial Clan to the Celestial Realm and sent them to the Third Heaven, to the site of the old Huaqing Imperial City.

Here, they met up with the Divine Emperor's Son, the Dragon God Heavenly King, and others.

(End of this chapter)