Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 40 Extraterrestrial Fragments
The black market is a vast and disorganized organization with numerous internal factions, each vying for supremacy and engaging in countless covert struggles.

However, for those evil forces that do not have a sage in charge, Yipintang, the apparent leader of the black market, still carries considerable weight.

As for a remote place like Tianmo Ridge, the identity token of the First-Class Hall in the Eastern Region Black Market is enough to make the holder's status comparable to the top figures in the evil sects of Tianmo Ridge.

Even though this is just an ordinary disciple identity token in the First-Class Hall.

Emperor Yi sat with his back against the statue of the Empress at the foot of the altar, his long sword pressed against his body, looking at the wounded crowd before him.

Five days ago, the head of Yipintang sent him to the edge of Tianmo Ridge, where it borders the Qianshui County.

He was informed of the exact nature of the Heavenly-level mission he was undertaking.

About three hundred years ago, a beam of white light descended from the sky and fell into Tianmo Ridge, most of which turned into the surging Luo River.

A very small portion also scattered as it fell, turning into thousands of fragments that landed throughout the Tianmo Ridge.

When the Luo River first fell, some sages from the Eastern Regions went to investigate, but ultimately found nothing.

Over time, the Luo River was gradually forgotten.

It wasn't until more than two hundred years ago, when the genius Luo Xu emerged from Tianmo Ridge and swept through the generation with his Thirty-Six Styles of Luoshui Fist, that the name Luoshui reappeared in the eyes of the world.

Two hundred years have passed, and the genius Luo Xu of that time has grown into one of the ten masters of the Eastern Region Holy Academy, with unfathomable strength.

The Black Market and the Eastern Sacred Academy of the Martial Arts Academy have a long-standing feud, and Luo Xu is a key target of the Black Market's saints.

Over the years, the sages of the black market have been collecting information related to Luo Xu, trying to find the weakness of this genius.

This is nothing unusual; as the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

If the saints of the Black Market were like this, then the saints of the Eastern Sacred Academy must have also gone to great lengths to study the weaknesses of the saints in the Black Market.

After Luo Xu became a saint, he founded the Luo Saint Clan in the Holy City of the Eastern Region.

For years, the Los Saints Clan has been secretly collecting the fragments that fell with the Los Saints River.

The rise of Luoxu has led to much speculation, with many pointing to the Luo River as the source.

After a certain saint in the black market inadvertently learned of this news, he left a task in the Yipin Hall to collect the fragments from outer space.

Then, by a twist of fate, this task was chosen by the Evil Emperor and fell into the hands of Emperor Yi.

Any object from outer space is something that anyone with a brain knows is not ordinary. It has probably already been looted by various powerful forces. Even if there are any that have escaped, finding them would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

For the saint in the black market, this might just be a task issued on a whim.

However, for the disciples of Yipintang who were given the task, completing it would be quite difficult.

The task of collecting fragments of the Luo River is a Heaven-level task within the First-Class Hall, and it was originally intended to be completed by disciples of the Heavenly Extreme Realm.

In a small place like Tianmo Ridge, martial artists at the Heavenly Realm truly deserve the title of martial arts legends, each comparable to a regional lord.

Those black market martial artists who can enter the First-Class Hall for cultivation are at least geniuses of the Three Excellences, but those who are qualified to take on Heaven-level missions must be the best among them, some even possessing the combat power to contend with the Fish-Dragon Realm.

With Di Yi's current martial arts cultivation, completing a Heaven-level mission is naturally not an easy task.

The very first step—finding the location of the Luoshui fragment—was beyond his ability to accomplish alone.

After taking the herbal elixir, everyone in the temple gradually recovered, and their injuries also healed considerably.

Ziqian and Lei Kaishan led the remaining forty or so members of the White Horse Gang to once again kowtow to their savior from the Black Market's First-Class Hall.

Ziqian spoke up, "If it weren't for your intervention, sir, we would all have perished at the hands of that scoundrel Song Zhong today. The White Horse Gang has suffered a great calamity, my grandfather has died, and now we are leaderless. Please, sir, show us the way out."

Di Yi asked, "I have only been in Yunwu County for a short time, and I don't seem to have heard of any force like the White Horse Gang in the black market of Yunwu County?" Zi Qian glanced at Lei Kaishan beside her, made a decision in her heart, and replied, "Grandpa has long planned to lead the White Horse Gang to completely merge into the black market, but he has not found a suitable opportunity."

"Thanks to your kindness today, Ziqian, on behalf of the remaining brothers of the White Horse Gang, is willing to serve you to the death."

Di Yi did not answer, but simply stroked the sword in his hand, his brows furrowing slightly beneath the white jade dragon-patterned mask.

Is it really just a coincidence?
In the vast Eastern Region, there are thousands upon thousands of Heavenly-level missions scattered in all directions. Why did that high and mighty Evil Emperor specifically send him to Heavenly Demon Ridge?

He knew that beneath the seemingly barbaric land of Tianmo Ridge lay an unparalleled glory from millions of years ago.

The tomb of the last Celestial Venerable of antiquity was built here, and the Heavenly Demon Sect, which dominated the Kunlun Realm during the chaotic ancient era, was also hidden here.

And it was here that Zhang Ruochen, who had been reborn and returned to the world of cultivation, embarked on the path of cultivation anew, thus beginning the prelude to the Eternal God Emperor.

Di Yi couldn't help but wonder if the Evil Emperor knew some secrets about the Heavenly Demon Ridge, otherwise why would he have specially arranged for him to come to the Heavenly Demon Ridge?

But he quickly dismissed the idea, claiming it was due to his past life memories and precognition.

But even the mighty Evil Emperor was only a Great Sage; how could he possibly know such an ultimate secret of the Kunlun Realm?

Perhaps it really is just a coincidence.

Seeing that the master of Yipintang had not spoken for a long time, Ziqian's heart sank. To be able to enter Yipintang for cultivation, one must at least be at the level of the top ten geniuses of Tianmo Ridge.

When such a person came to Tianmo Ridge, even his father, who was the lord of the Underworld, would treat him as an honored guest and an equal.

In its heyday, the White Horse Gang might have had a chance to be valued, but now only a handful remain... It's understandable that they're being disliked.

She was prepared for Lord Yipintang to refuse her.

"To die for me?"

"I'm new here and need manpower right now, so come with me. The experts from the Crimson Cloud Sect and the army from the Cloud Martial Kingdom should arrive here soon."

Di Yi understood that if he searched for the fragments of Luoshui alone, it would take forever.

The White Horse Gang is the largest gang within a 300-mile radius of Guanchao City. They make a living by selling warhorses and savage beast mounts, and their intelligence network covers the entire Yunwu Kingdom, as well as several surrounding kingdoms.

Although most of the most elite members are now dead, for Di Yi, the intelligence network that took decades to build is the most valuable part of the White Horse Gang.

Lei Kaishan swung his giant daylily axe, cleaving down the blows one after another, venting his anger.

Before long, Song Zhong's body was chopped into minced meat. Unfortunately, he was destined not to live up to his name, and no one would see him off in his final moments.

As Di Yi witnessed this bloody scene, he experienced for the first time the difference between himself and those in the universe.

The status of Huanyutian is too high, and Yipintang is too transcendent. Those who can enter into it are all outstanding individuals.

If you stay at a high place for too long, you will forget the taste of everyday life.

Before leaving, Huan Sheng met with him once.

Huan Sheng is very powerful and holds a transcendent position in the black market, but since she does not belong to the First-Class Hall of the Eastern Region Black Market, it is not appropriate for her to directly interfere in the struggle for the position of the young master of the First-Class Hall of the Eastern Region Black Market.

But she gave Di Yi a choice: if Di Yi was willing to go with her to the Northern Region, the stronghold of the Illusion Queen's lineage, then the position of the young master of the First-Class Hall in the Northern Region Black Market would be his.

"No matter how tempting the myriad saints and immortals may be, to me they are ultimately just castles in the air."

He looked down at his fingers, where a faint smell of blood still lingered.

Compared to the heavenly palaces built by the saints, he was more interested in the tastes of the human world.

(End of this chapter)