After millions of years in the library, I became an Immortal Emperor.

Those outside the Star Palace finally saw the Human Emperor's current state, and everyone's expressions were shocked, their hearts sinking.

That hunched figure, the blood-stained clothes, the pale hair—he looked like an old man in his twilight years, showing no trace of the dignity of an emperor.

"The Human Emperor!"

"His Majesty!"

……

A group of people cried out in grief.

At this moment, they finally realized that everything they had heard was true, and that the being who had protected the Tang Dynasty for thousands of years was truly about to fall.

Their world has collapsed!

"cough!"

The sound of Emperor Tang coughing rang out, making that figure appear even more desolate, and everyone trembled.

They could already feel their depleted vital energy, as if it could no longer support their bodies.

"No one in this world can escape death, not even a saint. My time has come."

Emperor Tang said, looking at the person kneeling before him, his blurred eyes seeming to transcend time and space, and finally he sighed softly.

"From now on, the Tang Dynasty and Qingzhou are in your hands."

"Remember, humanity is unyielding. Even if we all perish, we will never be slaves. After I die, you should shoulder this responsibility even more."

"As long as humanity endures, its flame will burn forever!"

He said that as he walked down the steps towards the inner palace, each step felt heavy, as if it were stepping on everyone's hearts.

The crowd followed his figure, stood up, and wanted to follow him.

"Go back, you don't need to come along."

"The Tang Dynasty still needs you to stabilize it. Don't focus too much energy on me. I'm just a dying man."

The Tang Emperor spoke, and his figure disappeared before everyone's eyes.

The crowd stood before the Star Palace, gazing in the direction where the Tang Emperor had departed, lost in thought for a long time. No one knew what they were thinking.

for a long time

"That's the direction of Jingyun Palace. Could it be true, as the rumors say, that His Majesty intends to pass the throne to that person?"

"But his identity..."

"Will those others be willing to give up?"

Many people's eyes fell on the figures at the front: the five royal sons, four princes, and one princess.

These are the only five people known to the world. They are also the bloodline of the Human Emperor and represent the entire Tang Dynasty royal family.

"Whatever arrangements the Emperor makes, we will obey."

Humanity is humane.

"The continuation of our human race is of utmost importance. It doesn't matter who ascends the throne. If he truly has such ability, we will naturally submit to him."

"We believe in the Human Emperor."

The five men spoke with unwavering determination in their eyes, as if they harbored no ill intentions whatsoever.

Those behind them all stared at this scene with a start, then looked in the direction where the Tang Emperor had left and bowed down.

"Respectfully bidding farewell to the Human Emperor!"

The sound slowly drifted through the Tang Palace, and one by one, people knelt down.

The corridor was lined with kneeling people. An old man walked slowly by, each step causing countless people to tremble.

This is the Human Emperor.

Is their pillar of strength about to crumble as well?

What will become of the human race in the future?

Inside the palace grounds, a young boy waited quietly at the palace gate. When he saw the Tang Emperor, he couldn't help but tremble, his eyes filled with sorrow.

"Father!"

He shouted, and the Tang Emperor looked up, shook his head, and laughed.

"You finally shouted it out."

The so-called five sons of the Tang Dynasty royal family were actually only of the bloodline of the emperor, but not his offspring. They were just outstanding individuals among the emperor's bloodline.

The Emperor has only one child, and that is the person before him.

The more powerful a cultivator is, the less likely they are to have offspring, let alone a cultivator like the Human Emperor who is already in his twilight years.

"It's a pity I don't have much time to teach you. You possess a sacred body and unparalleled talent. You will not be weaker than me in the future."

He said, then suddenly thought of Lin Fan, and shook his head.

Before Lin Fan appeared, his child was his hope for the continuation of humanity, but with Lin Fan...

But wouldn't it be better this way?

There is a sage hiding behind the human race, and an unparalleled human emperor suppressing all directions.

"I've come here to ask you, do you want to be emperor?"

He looked at the boy, and the boy looked up at him in return.

The old man's eyes held earnest hope, while the boy's eyes were filled with determination. He nodded heavily to the old man.

"I didn't understand you before, but now I do. You said I have a sacred body and that I can lead humanity to live a dignified life in this world, so I will do it."

"I'll help you with what you want to do."

The boy spoke with a determined look on his face, and the old man nodded with satisfaction.

He looked out of the palace and at the place where the library stood.

"Fortunately, you are not alone. Humanity still has something to rely on. South of the Imperial Palace of my Great Tang Dynasty, there is a library with a person inside."

"His name is Lin Fan. If the Tang Dynasty is in danger, or if you have any problems with your cultivation, go find him."

"It would be best if he could become an apprentice, but it doesn't matter if he can't. As long as he stays there, our Tang Dynasty will not perish."

He spoke with earnest advice, as if entrusting everything to the boy in his final moments.

The boy followed the old man's gaze and was slightly taken aback.

Lin Fan?

Who is he?

My father is the Emperor of Humanity, the supreme ruler of the human race, yet he values ​​one person so highly.

It was as if he were entrusting his son to that person, handing over the Tang Dynasty and himself to him.

"Remember my words: even if you can't trust anyone else in the entire Tang Dynasty, you must trust him."

The Emperor looked at him with a serious expression, and he nodded.

"it is good."

The Tang Emperor reached out and gently stroked the boy's head, then looked out of the palace at the brightly lit capital of the Tang Dynasty, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.

"Are you already causing trouble before I'm even dead?"

"Then none of them should leave."

A vast aura surged forth from his withered body once more, and he took a step into the air, heading towards the prosperous Tang capital.

The boy stood behind, tears streaming down his face, and knelt down before that figure.

This parting will be forever.

This human emperor, who has devoted himself to the cause of humanity for thousands of years, is about to burn on this land one last time.

Let the flame of life make foreign races remember us forever.

Lin Fan also watched this scene from inside the library.

"Truly worthy of the title of Emperor."

Lin Fan shook his head and said.

He naturally knew what the Emperor was doing; he was burning his last breath to exterminate all the alien races in the city.

"The Human Emperor!"

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Emperor!"

In the Tang capital, people knelt down in droves.

They were all utterly shocked as they watched the human emperor descend from the sky.

The Human Emperor has actually shown himself!

"kill!"

A sword flew in and landed in the Tang Emperor's hand. He slashed down at a courtyard, followed by a chorus of angry shouts.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of Tang, you've gone mad!"

A powerful figure rushed out of the courtyard, only to be killed by the Tang Emperor with a single palm strike.

"Your Majesty of the Great Tang, we are sent by a barbarian prince to establish diplomatic relations with you. Do you know the consequences of killing us?"

A barbarian at the Celestial Realm level rose into the air, his several-meter-tall body covered in a savage aura. He held a giant axe and looked at the Tang Emperor with a solemn expression.

With a single sword strike, the Tang Emperor cleaved the heavens and earth in two, and the barbarian at the Celestial Realm was instantly slain.

"Our human race has no need to establish diplomatic relations with you. When the human race rises in the future, we will be the first to destroy the barbarians, to commemorate the countless heroic souls of our human race."