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Chapter 269 The Final Battle 3: Ignite My Seven Emotions, Forge My Heart Sword!
It was a majestic face, with an innate air of nobility between its brows. Although it was somewhat distorted by anger at the moment, the contours of its features were exactly the same as the portrait of the late Emperor Wu Xuan in the academy's records!
At that moment, everyone's mind went completely blank.

The peerless demon before us, who sacrificed millions of lives in Nanhe County and wreaked havoc on the world, is actually... is actually the late Emperor of the Great Chen Dynasty, who has been dead for ten years?!

This...how is this possible? !
"Hehehe..."

Seemingly sensing the shock of the crowd, a ferocious and gleeful smile appeared on Wu Xuan's face.

"Surprised?"

His face began to twist and change again, quickly transforming into another, more aged and more imposing face.

That's... the face of Wu Baxian, the founding emperor of the Great Chen Dynasty!
"No, you should be more surprised."

"Wu Xuan, Wu Baxian... these are just some of the identities I have used."

He looked down at the utterly stunned scholars of the academy, his smile growing increasingly cruel.

“Even the Jixia Academy, which you are so proud of, was founded by me.”

"Do you still think you're qualified to be my enemy?"

These words struck the hearts of all the teachers in the academy like thunderbolts from the heavens.

Their faith, their pride, everything was shattered in that moment.

puff!
Jing Zhaoning could no longer hold on and spat out another mouthful of blood. Her bright eyes instantly lost all their luster and turned completely gray.

Her Dao heart shattered completely at this moment.

The impact of a collapse of faith is far more devastating than physical harm.

When the sect leader of the Wrathful Soul Sect, or rather, this terrifying being who claimed to have created the academy and founded the Great Chen Dynasty, personally revealed this cruel truth, all the Confucian disciples present felt their world crumble in an instant.

The path of saints and sages that they devoted their entire lives to learning, believing in, and practicing was actually founded by a demon?

This revolutionary understanding dealt an unprecedented blow to their souls.

"No, impossible, this is fake... You're spreading rumors!" An old scholar, disheveled and seemingly insane, roared, trying to deny the cruel reality.

"Spreading rumors and misleading the public?"

Above the sky, the face of the founding emperor Wu Baxian revealed a look of pity and mockery, as if a god were looking down on an overconfident ant.

"Fine, I'll let you die knowing why."

As he spoke, his voice became ethereal and distant, as if it came from the ancient void.

"Do you know of the extraterrestrial demons?"

Upon hearing this word, everyone present was stunned, their faces showing confusion.

Only the well-read Master Yan turned deathly pale upon hearing these four words. "Extraterrestrial demons? Could it be those void beings from beyond the world, described in ancient texts, that live by devouring worlds?!"

"Oh? I didn't expect you to know these things."

Wu Baxian seemed somewhat surprised, but quickly regained his indifferent expression.

"That's right, I am the extraterrestrial demon you speak of."

"It's a pity that I was severely injured in a spacetime turbulence, and my soul was almost completely destroyed. I had no choice but to wander into your barren and fragile world to eke out a living."

"In order to repair my soul, I began an endless cycle of reincarnation. For example, I once established the Great Chen Dynasty under the identity of Wu Baxian, and also founded the so-called Jixia Academy to educate you ignorant creatures."

He paused, a hint of weariness flashing across his face.

"I have reincarnated countless times and tried every possible method, but the weakening of my soul is irreversible. Later, I felt that my true end was coming."

"But I am not resigned to this! I am an eternal and immortal being, how can I perish in this small quagmire!"

"So I thought of one last solution."

His gaze swept across the county town below, over the souls he had refined, and his voice became fanatical and cruel.

"That is to refine all living beings in this world and on this land! To forge a Banner of Ten Thousand Souls!"

"By using the souls of billions as fuel, I can ignite my final divine fire, merging my soul with this Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, transforming it into a spirit, and thus gaining another form of immortality!"

"As for you..."

His gaze fell on the academy students, whose faces had turned ashen, and his tone was full of indifference as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Everything you have is a gift from me, so it is your greatest honor to dedicate yourselves to my plan for eternal life."

These words shattered the last shred of hope in everyone's hearts.

It turns out that in the other party's eyes, they weren't even human beings, but just livestock that could be slaughtered at will.

The entire Great Chen Dynasty and all the people under heaven were merely sacrifices he prepared for his own immortality.

How pathetic, how... ridiculous.

Just as everyone was sinking into utter despair, Wu Baxian seemed to think that wasn't enough. He turned his gaze toward the distant capital and a smile appeared on his lips.

“My descendants who flow with my blood, and those sycophants who drain the dynasty’s fortune, I’ll start by using you as an appetizer.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand and made a grasping motion towards the direction of the capital!
Boom!

A massive crack appeared in the sky above the city, and on the other side of the crack, a magnificent palace could be vaguely seen—the Golden Palace, the power center of the Great Chen Dynasty!

Come, my children.

"Come and offer your final loyalty to your ancestors!"

With his incantation-like whisper, the next moment, to everyone's horrified gaze, figures were pulled out of the crack and appeared in the sky above Nanhe County City like dumplings being dropped into boiling water!
The leader, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe embroidered with a nine-clawed golden dragon and wearing a beaded crown, looked terrified, yet his unparalleled beauty and noble demeanor were still undeniable.

It was Empress Wu Zhao of the Great Chen Dynasty!

Behind her, Grand Tutor Wu Daofu, Grand Protector Lin Hai, Chen Ye's sister Chen Wan'er, the Secretary of the Imperial Secretariat, and dozens of civil and military officials who could shake the entire court with a stomp of their feet were all forcibly brought to this place!

They were clearly still confused, their faces filled with fear and bewilderment.

"This...where is this?"

"What happened?!"

"Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"

However, when they saw the scene below and Wu Baxian in the sky, all the sounds stopped abruptly.

The Empress, in particular, was struck dumb when she saw that face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

"The...the late emperor?"

"Hehe, my dear daughter, we meet again."

Wu Baxian smiled slightly, then his appearance changed, transforming from Wu Baxian, the founding emperor of the Great Chen Dynasty, into Wu Xuan, Wu Zhao's father. He then let out a chilling laugh, his eyes revealing a satisfied glint.

"Your body contains the purest imperial dragon energy, more perfect than any other furnace in this world. After I devour these offerings and recover my divine soul, I will personally descend and merge with you..."

"At that time I will continue to rule this country in your name until the world is completely depleted and becomes the foundation of my immortality."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt as if they had fallen into an endless ice cave.

Possession! This demon is actually trying to forcibly possess someone's body!

Wu Zhao also trembled violently. She wanted to resist, but found that she couldn't even move a finger. She could only float in mid-air like a puppet, waiting for the fate that was coming, which was more terrifying than death.

It’s over.

Everyone is finished.

The Great Chen Dynasty has come to an end.

Amidst this suffocating despair, Chen Ye is making every effort.

At this moment, he was completely imprisoned in a small world, unable to move or even communicate with the external world's energy.

It's as if he's a fish, artificially placed in a glass fish tank; he can see everything happening outside, but he can't communicate with anyone.

In addition, even the talent of the Lord of Lust failed.

In the vision of the Throne of Desire, the black sun representing desire on the other side was so perfect that there was not a single flaw that could be distorted.

Trying to control it by force is like trying to make the sun rise in the west—it's simply impossible.

As he struggled, a strong backlash came, causing Chen Ye's soul to sting and a trickle of blood to slowly spill from the corner of his mouth.

"Hahahaha!"

When Wu Baxian saw blood trickling from Chen Ye's lips, he was first stunned, then burst into a hearty laugh.

“I have long known that your power originates from the desires within people’s hearts.”

"This is indeed a remarkable talent. If it were any other being in this world, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand your bizarre ability. What a pity... you've met me!"

Wu Baxian's voice was filled with endless pride and arrogance.

"Having reincarnated a hundred times, I have long since cultivated my seven emotions and six desires to a state of perfect harmony! My desires are my very existence! My will is the will of Heaven! So your petty tricks are nothing but a pipe dream!"

"Little mouse, you've already used up your biggest trump card. Now, what abilities do you have left?"

Wu Baxian's voice was like a thunderclap, resounding in everyone's ears and completely shattering the glimmer of hope that had just risen in everyone's hearts.

The empress, who had been forcibly lifted into the air, looked down at the figure below, whose mouth was bloodied and who was enveloped in seven-colored flames. A complex emotion welled up in her heart, and then she closed her eyes, a tear silently sliding down her cheek.

Chen Wan'er was heartbroken. Looking at her younger brother's figure, she was in so much pain that she couldn't breathe.

"Ono..."

However, just when everyone thought Chen Ye had exhausted all his tricks and could only await his execution.

The figure below, enveloped in seven-colored flames, slowly raised its head.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and instead of showing any sign of defeat or despair, he revealed a relieved smile.

The next moment, Chen Ye suddenly opened his arms wide, as if to embrace the whole world.

"Come!" came an angry shout from his mouth.

Give me all your emotions, all your desires! Let everything become my fuel!

This will instantly swept across the entire county, engulfing everyone trapped there!

The people in the distant academy were swept over by this will, and their souls were shaken.

Looking at his fellow disciples who had died tragically, and at the crumbling faith of the academy, Master Yan felt an overwhelming rage welling up from the bottom of his heart, which transformed into a crimson beam of light that shot towards Chen Ye.

Jing Zhaoning's Dao heart shattered, and all hope vanished. Looking at this devastated land, feeling the nauseating demonic energy, a sense of hatred and despair for this filthy world transformed into a beam of dark light that shot towards Chen Ye.

midair.

Looking down at the face below that belonged to her father, yet was more ferocious than a demon, and thinking of his desire to possess her and turn the entire Great Chen into a sacrifice, the Empress felt a surge of hatred and a sense of responsibility to protect her people transform into a dazzling golden light that shot towards Chen Ye.

Seeing her younger brother about to face a desperate situation, Chen Wan'er's deep-seated worry and love for him transformed into a warm white light that shone towards Chen Ye.

As Bai Yingluo looked at the man who was about to become an enemy of gods and demons, her morbid possessiveness and worship transformed into an eerie purple light.

Xia Lingshuang looked at her only "brother," and her pure, unadulterated love and protection transformed into a pure pink light.

And those elite soldiers of the Beijing Garrison, those officials of the court...

At this moment, everyone's emotions and desires converged on Chen Ye!
Streams of light of different colors, representing different emotions and desires, converged from all directions, like a giant vortex, and rushed wildly into Chen Ye's body!
boom--!
The seven-colored flames on Chen Ye's body surged a hundredfold in that instant!
A terrifying power raged wildly within his body, causing cracks to appear on his skin, from which golden blood seeped out, as if he were about to burst at any moment due to this immense power.

But the smile on his face grew brighter and more maniacal!
"Not enough! Not enough!"

He roared to the sky, and the will to extract desire even penetrated the barriers of space and spread to a more distant place!
Nanhe County, Yunzhou City, and even the entire thirty-six prefectures of the Great Chen Dynasty!

All that could be seen was the desire to survive, the desire to reproduce, the desire to grow, and the desire to destroy...

Countless invisible yet real flames of desire rose from all directions, transforming into colorful torrents that crossed spatial distances and flowed into Chen Ye's body like rivers flowing into the sea!

All the emotions and desires of all living beings in the world—greed, anger, ignorance, pride—were concentrated in Chen Ye at this moment.

Just standing there, Chen Ye seemed to be the embodiment of the entire mortal world!

This is using the desires of all living beings as fuel and the vast world of mortals as a furnace!

This is the true power of the Lord of Lust!

"You're insane! You're a complete and utter madman!"

Above the sky, Wu Baxian looked down at the figure below that was like a black hole, devouring the desires of all living beings, and for the first time, his face showed an expression of utter horror.

He could sense that the other party's power had swelled to a level that even he found unsettling!
He dared not hesitate any longer and transformed into a gigantic demon god, hundreds of feet tall, his body engulfed in black demonic flames!
"Go to hell!"

The demon roared and slammed a punch down at Chen Ye below!
This punch, imbued with his demonic cultivation from countless lifetimes, was powerful enough to level an entire mountain range!

Faced with this earth-shattering punch, Chen Ye simply raised his right hand and unleashed the Dragon-Slaying Blade!

boom!
The clash of sword and fist produced a deafening roar, and the shockwave even shattered the clouds within a radius of dozens of miles.

After this attack, Wu Baxian's expression was extremely ugly, because the power of his punch had been completely neutralized, a feeling that infuriated him.

But just then, with a crack, the Dragon-Slaying Blade in Chen Ye's hand, a symbol of imperial power and slaughter, let out a mournful cry of being unable to bear the weight, and then cracks appeared.

It turned out that this divine weapon, forged from meteorite iron from outer space, was simply unable to withstand the terrifying power of the desires of all living beings, and shattered directly.

"Hahaha! Your weapon can't take it anymore. Let's see what you'll use to fight me now!"

Upon seeing this, Wu Baxian let out a triumphant laugh.

Chen Ye simply replied coldly, "Who said I needed weapons?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Ye suddenly clenched his fist!
boom!
The Dragon-Slaying Blade shattered in his hand, but Chen Ye didn't care.

He simply opened his palm and watched the torrent of energy, formed by the desires of all living beings, gather, surge, and roar in his palm.

Then, he slowly clenched his fist.

"Ignite my seven emotions and forge my heart's sword!"

(End of this chapter)