God of Pets

Chapter 999 He Can't Come Back
"Chen Guan, you've finally arrived. Now that the Soul Devourer is gone, you can represent him and settle things with me in the final battle," the Netherworld Emperor said calmly, looking at Chen Guan.

Clearly, she was well aware of Chen Guan's relationship with the Soul Devourer.

Chen Guan did not answer, but looked at her coldly and said, "Did you kill them?"

"The ultimate destination of all life is death. I am merely allowing them to return to the embrace of the universe ahead of time," said the Netherworld Emperor. "Humans, as part of the Earth's Secret Realm, do not strive for growth but instead seek to turn the Earth's Secret Realm into a dead zone. For this reason alone, they should not continue to live in this world."

Chen Guan said dismissively, "You speak so grandly, but I'm afraid you didn't come here to fight for a chance for the Earth's Secret Realm."

"Oh, then why have I come here?" The Netherworld Emperor looked at Chen Guan with great interest.

“Of course you came here for yourself. You are only the ruler of half the universe, so what you want is to become the ruler of the entire universe,” Chen Guan said calmly.

"Hehe... Interesting... For a human to have such awareness... You are indeed different from ordinary humans..." The Netherworld Emperor laughed happily: "Indeed, the Devouring Spirit God did not make a mistake in choosing you as his successor."

At this point, the Netherworld Emperor's smile completely vanished, and he stared coldly at Chen Guan, saying, "Unfortunately, you are ultimately just a pawn on the chessboard, unable to change anything."

"Really?" Chen Guan reached out and touched it, and a small, jade-like peace buckle appeared between his fingers.

"Do you recognize what this is?" Chen Guan looked at the Netherworld Emperor with a cold smile on his lips.

The Netherworld Emperor was slightly taken aback when he saw the peace buckle, and the smile on his lips became even more playful: "This thing is actually in your hands. You took it and caused me to be resurrected ahead of time. If the Devouring God still has any sense of this, he would probably be so angry that he would come back to life. I'm afraid he would never have imagined that it was the person he chose who ruined his plans."

“First, I am not a descendant of the Soul Devouring God; second, if the Soul Devouring God could suppress you with this Longevity and Peace Amulet, why do you think I can’t?” Chen Guan said expressionlessly.

"You? Don't tell me you're not the Soul Devouring God. Even if you were, he couldn't do anything to me in this life. Besides, you're not him..." The Netherworld Emperor laughed heartily.

“I am not him, but I can still suppress you.” Chen Guan flicked his fingers, and the Longevity and Peace Amulet spun and flew towards the Netherworld Emperor.

"Human, you are too arrogant, ignorant of your own limitations. You dare to think that a mere pawn can influence the game?" The Netherworld Emperor reached out and grabbed the Longevity and Peace Amulet in his palm.

She wanted to say something more, but suddenly her expression changed, and the longevity and peace buckle in her palm emitted a jade-colored light that shone through her fingers.

The Netherworld Emperor unleashed a torrent of Netherworld energy, attempting to suppress the power within the Longevity and Safety Amulet.

However, it was clearly impossible to suppress it. The vitality of the entire universe seemed to be connected to the Longevity and Peace Buckle, which suppressed the Netherworld Emperor's Netherworld Qi. Both of them carried the blessing of the universe's power.

This is a contest of life and death forces in the universe. Theoretically speaking, the life force and the death force in the universe are equal, and it is impossible to determine a winner or loser.

However, Chen Guan knew very well that the Netherworld Emperor had no chance of winning, because in the current universe, life force was greater than death force.

Because Chen Guan absorbed a large amount of depleted energy from the Sky Secret Realm, the balance between life energy and death energy has become unbalanced.

Both received the blessing of the universe and represent one aspect of the universe, but the Netherworld Emperor's deficiency is too severe.

Just as Chen Guan had predicted, the Netherworld Emperor's palm seemed to have been pierced by a light sword, and the jade-colored light grew stronger and stronger, suppressing the Netherworld Qi to the point that it could not move.

"No... impossible..." The Netherworld Emperor could hardly believe that he was no match for the Longevity and Peace Buckle in Chen Guan's hand.

She has no chance to get rid of the Longevity and Safety Knot now; the power of half the universe is suppressing her, leaving her with no way out.

She was unwilling to accept defeat. It was one thing to lose to the Devouring Spirit God, but how could Chen Guan, a mere human, suppress her, and how could he use the Longevity and Safety Amulet to draw upon the life force of the universe? "You are merely a pawn... how could you possibly influence the game..." The light from the Safety Amulet grew stronger and stronger, illuminating the entire Netherworld Emperor.

Her body seemed to be melting slowly in the bright light, like snow, and her face looked extremely pale.

"Is it possible that I am not a pawn, but a person, someone who can overturn the chessboard?" Chen Guan said calmly.

The Netherworld Emperor was taken aback upon hearing this, then laughed sternly, "Step outside the chessboard? What makes you think you can? Even I haven't been able to step outside the chessboard, so what makes you think you can?"

Chen Guan ignored her and simply watched quietly as the Netherworld Emperor was continuously suppressed under the Longevity and Peace Knot.

At this moment, the Netherworld Emperor was no longer able to suppress the Sky Garden. He withdrew his other hand and held the Longevity and Peace Buckle in both hands.

Even so, she was no match for the Longevity and Safety Knot, which connected to the life force of the universe, and her body became increasingly transparent.

Everyone was overjoyed, finding it hard to believe that the powerful Netherworld Emperor couldn't even withstand a single move from Chen Guan.

“Chen Guan…I will remember you…In the next life…I will definitely kill you…” The Netherworld Emperor stared intently at Chen Guan, as if trying to imprint his image into her soul.

"I'm afraid you won't have a chance," Chen Guan said calmly.

"I..." The Netherworld Emperor wanted to say something, but suddenly heard a loud noise.

The aerial garden suddenly shattered into pieces, like a lotus flower blooming. A black figure, like a dragon soaring through the void, instantly appeared beside the Netherworld Emperor. He glanced at the Netherworld Emperor and reached out to grab the Longevity and Peace Buckle.

His large hand grasped the Netherworld Emperor's hand, enveloping the longevity and safety buckle inside.

The Netherworld Emperor's pupils contracted, revealing an expression of disbelief.

The body, which had become transparent and was almost disappearing, suddenly surged with a surge of ghostly energy. Together with the life force within the Longevity and Peace Amulet, it rushed towards the man's palm and was forcibly absorbed.

"Emperor Ancestor!" someone exclaimed in shock.

Humans who come here have all entered the Hanging Gardens and seen the Emperor Ancestor in the black lotus, so they are naturally not unfamiliar with him.

Chen Guan was not surprised to see the Emperor Ancestor suppress the Longevity and Peace Knot and the Netherworld Emperor all by himself.

He had already realized when he fused with the depleted energy that the depleted energy could not possibly suppress the Emperor Ancestor.

The First Secret Technique was created by the Emperor Ancestor, and humans have a dual constitution, capable of embracing both life and death.

If Chen Guan could utilize depleted energy, there was no reason why the Emperor Ancestor couldn't.

The Emperor Ancestor's act of suppressing the Hanging Gardens was probably not simply to filter out the depleting energy, but rather to use the depleting energy to enhance himself.

Seeing the terrifying energy emanating from the Emperor Ancestor, which was unprecedented in history, Chen Guan knew that the Devouring Spirit God probably really wouldn't be able to return.

(End of this chapter)