Covering the Sky: Rise Starting with Card Draws

Chapter 96 The Descendant of the Demon Emperor, The Mystery of the Azure Emperor

"Who are you? How dare you try to seize an imperial weapon? You're utterly audacious!"

"The nineteenth generation descendant of the Demon Emperor said angrily."

Even without a descendant of a demon god like Pang Bo as a suitable dwelling, the old demon still managed to snatch the body of any unfortunate passerby at random.

"Nonsense."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hao turned his gaze from the Azure Lotus Imperial Weapon to the old demon who was spouting nonsense, feeling displeased with this reckless fellow who was clamoring to set off as soon as possible.

Bang-!

With just a displeased look, a loud bang was heard, and the old demon instantly exploded, leaving no trace of his body and soul.

Yan Ruyu, who witnessed the old demon's death, turned deathly pale. Her ethereal and otherworldly beauty vanished, replaced by the fear of death that gripped her heart.

"Nice to meet you, Yan Ruyu. My name is Chen Hao, Chen as in stars and Hao as in the heavens."

With a gentle smile on his face, Chen Hao handed the Azure Lotus Emperor Weapon, which he had been playing with for a while, to Yan Ruyu.

Yan Ruyu looked at the imperial weapon delivered to her, hesitant and unsure whether to accept it or not.

If I actually accepted it, I wonder if the other person would say, "You're really taking it?" and then slap me to death.

Although Chen Hao's smile was incredibly captivating and could break any girl's heart, Yan Ruyu was under immense pressure and dared not entertain any fantasies. Her mind raced, focused solely on how to survive.

"Princess Yan, relax. I mean you no harm. That old demon was just a gift from me to you. After all, there can only be one sun in the sky, and only one can wield the Imperial Weapon and the Imperial Heart, right? Hurry up and thank me."

Chen Hao teased, and then forcibly stuffed the imperial weapon he had just taken away back into Yan Ruyu's hand, finally giving the somewhat frightened princess a sense of security.

"Thanks."

Yan Ruyu said in a low voice, like a cowering quail.

Although the guy in front of her was scary, he seemed like a pretty nice person. Looking at Chen Hao's handsome face, Yan Ruyu subconsciously had a certain illusion.

"Now that you have accepted my betrothal gifts, Princess Yan, from this day forward, you are mine."

Chen Hao pinched Yan Ruyu's flawless face.

What dowry?!

Yan Ruyu's eyes widened upon hearing this, and then she looked at the Azure Emperor Weapon that she had regained in her palm. Could this be what he was talking about?

Yan Ruyu looked at Chen Hao with a complicated expression, she had never seen him like this before—she was speechless, the blush on the girl's face at this moment outweighed everything else.

"I am willing to help the princess rebuild the Demon Court on the original site of the Demon Emperor's mausoleum."

Chen Hao said with a smile.

"this----"

Yan Ruyu was inclined to refuse, as she did not want to become the target of public criticism, and with her current cultivation level, she could not withstand the infighting of various powerful forces.

"Princess Yan, there is no need to worry. You will still have control of the Azure Emperor's weapons, and I will not take the Azure Emperor's heart. If anyone dares to invade, I will deal with them for you."

Moreover, the Azure Emperor was not dead; his primordial spirit remained dormant in the desolate tower beneath the Yin Tomb.

If the Demon Court were rebuilt in the original Yang Tomb, the Demon Emperor's mausoleum, echoing the layout of the Yin Tomb, and one day truly awakened the slumbering Azure Emperor, then Princess Yan might no longer have to live in fear.

Chen Hao stopped teasing Yan Ruyu and spoke very seriously.

"Our ancestor isn't dead?!"

Yan Ruyu's eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Of course! The Azure Emperor is the only one to attain enlightenment in the past 100,000 years since the Desolate Ancient Era, and his talent is already heaven-defying. His predecessor was an immortal divine medicine, and his foundation was a divine treasure like the Chaos Azure Lotus. If he were to become an emperor, how could his lifespan be short?"

Given his background, even if he had passed away ten thousand years ago, he should still be in his prime, in the throes of youth!

Chen Hao said with absolute certainty.

"But why did our ancestors disappear for ten thousand years?"

Yan Ruyu bit her lip.

If her ancestors were not dead, why did she stand by and watch her people be bullied to this extent, to the point that by her generation they were almost completely wiped out and their bloodline was cut off?

"Because the Azure Emperor has great ambition and great compassion. Many supreme beings spend their entire lives seeking the path to immortality and yearning to ascend to the immortal realm, having long since abandoned the universe that gave them birth."

However, the Azure Emperor was different. He clearly possessed absolute strength, and he attained the Dao and became an emperor at the right time and place. Moreover, he found the legendary immortal artifact, the Desolate Tower. The Azure Emperor could be said to be a chosen one destined to become an immortal.

As long as he patiently waits for the right time, he will definitely be able to directly open the path to immortality. At that time, he can abandon this universe, go to the Immortal Realm, absorb immortal substances there, and enjoy longevity. It is a foregone conclusion.

But the Azure Emperor was unwilling to follow the rules. Rather than forging a path to immortality and heading to the celestial realm, he preferred to stay rooted in his homeland and establish a celestial realm in this mortal world!

Chen Hao was filled with emotion.

"What?!"

Yan Ruyu's mouth gaped open in disbelief, her eyes darting around, her emotions growing increasingly complex. Finally, she could only murmur, "I never imagined that our ancestor had such a grand ambition—"

Chen Hao could see the complex emotions in Yan Ruyu's eyes. She was trying so hard to maintain her composure and hold back her anger, but deep down she probably wanted to curse. She felt resentful about the miserable and destitute fate that her clan could have avoided, but deep down she seemed to be proud of her ancestors.

"So what exactly is the ancestor's current situation?"

Yan Ruyu took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

"After obtaining the immortal artifact, the Desolate Tower, the Azure Emperor dismembered himself and sent his primordial spirit into the artifact to suppress the gods within the tower. He then created a small divine realm there, intending to evolve it into an immortal realm and create an immortal world in the mortal realm where one could live forever."

Unfortunately, it was a failed world. In the desolate tower, although his lifespan passed slowly, it was still gradually dwindling. Moreover, his primordial spirit had become clouded, and without external force to awaken it, he would likely remain asleep until death.

Chen Hao spoke the truth.

In the original story, the blood of the emperor once transformed into a blue lotus, which was reborn in Ye Fan's body and then separated from him, thus awakening the Azure Emperor.

Chen Hao felt that the Azure Emperor actually had quite a few backup plans. If the descendants could control the Imperial Weapon and Imperial Heart that he sent out, and use them to bombard the Yin Tomb and shake the Desolate Tower, resonating with the Azure Emperor's primordial spirit inside, they could definitely awaken the Azure Emperor.

There was also a wisp of killing intent left behind by the Azure Emperor, which would have been enough to awaken the Azure Emperor's original spirit. However, the Azure Emperor himself overplayed his hand.

Although the Azure Emperor is far stronger than Huang Xudao's father, who fused himself with the Phoenix Wings Golden Sharpness, only immortal artifacts like the Immortal Bell and the Desolate Tower can contain his primordial spirit.

Compared to the original story where the future Azure Emperor was almost at his deathbed, it's still early. I wonder if waking him up early will allow the Azure Emperor, who still has some strength left, to use his great magic to reshape his physical body.

Like Wang Bo, one should still have the ability to escape with their primordial spirit and start over, or perhaps they could simply use the Emperor's Heart and the Azure Lotus Emperor Weapon as raw materials to recreate their physical body.

I'm afraid that even if he wakes up, he'll still be stubborn and go down the wrong path, continuing to stay in the deserted tower as a shut-in.

Chen Hao felt that in the original story, the Azure Emperor should have been able to wake up much earlier.

But when he was about to die completely and had no room for error left, he had no choice but to admit that he had gone down the wrong path. He forcibly gathered all his strength to fight one last time, trying to break through the Immortal Path at the wrong time and place, and the result was naturally not ideal.

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