Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

It pleaded desperately, howling in anguish, its voice humble as its mind became increasingly twisted.

The root cause of the epidemic is that people cannot accept the cruel reality of regaining freedom only to lose it again in an instant.

However, what it didn't know was that Jiang Mo never intended to kill it; it was merely a deterrent. The fact that the Crimson Blood Demon Armor wasn't a species from the Heavenly Abyss was enough information to keep it alive.

"Oh? You can give me everything I want?"

"Alright, I'll give you a chance to bewitch me. Come on, tell me your identity."

Jiang Mo smiled slightly, then released his right hand. The Crimson Blood Demon Armor immediately felt relieved, and the aura of destruction receded like a tide.

The source of the plague, which had imprisoned the sea of ​​evil souls, turned out to be a false alarm; he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

It calmed itself down slightly and, relying on its previous conversation with Jiang Mo, introduced itself in a deep voice:

"I am an ancient emperor of the demon race outside the Tianyuan Domain. In the distant past, I accidentally perished while attempting to break through to a higher realm. This armor is a drop of my blood that I left behind back then, containing a wisp of my immortal soul. Corroded by the years, it has been constantly weakening until today when you nourished and activated it, allowing me to be reborn."

The source of the disease dared not reveal its true identity, choosing instead to fabricate a more credible reason.

"Ancient Emperor?"

Jiang Mo smiled with a hint of doubt, then changed the subject and pressed on bluntly:

"It's quite a coincidence. I've read no less than ten thousand ancient books from beyond the realm, and I know a little about the thirty emperors and nine palace rulers who have been born in the demon race over the past hundred thousand years. But I don't know which one you, this wandering ghost, are?"

"If what you said earlier was deceiving me, that's fine, but you'd better think carefully about what you're about to do."

Jiang Mo's Eye of Truth was activated, allowing him to clearly perceive the other party's emotional turmoil.

He did not further absorb the memories, but maintained a relatively friendly distance. This remnant soul was no small matter, and even Jiang Mo was not confident that he could instantly replicate the other party's memories with the Eye of Truth.

It wasn't hard for Genuine Disease to discern the threat in his words. His intuition told him that if he didn't confront him soon, he might be destroyed by this arrogant and reckless man. The Undying Blood seemed to be irrelevant to him.

“Hmph…”

"My name? I'm afraid it would frighten you, a junior, if I told you."

The source of the disease sneered several times, speaking in an arrogant and condescending tone, word by word:

"You know the Evil Soul Sea, right? A wisp of my immortal divinity is still imprisoned there, and I am the Demon Emperor Wan'e who swept across the world 50,000 years ago."

"It's you..."

Upon learning the answer, Jiang Mo was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but tease:

"Who do we have here? It's that stray dog ​​that was defeated by the combined forces of humans and demons. How did you end up in our Tianyuan?"

"Buzz!"

The surrounding mountains and forests were frozen in an instant by the gray-white amber light. Jiang Mo waited cautiously, as the rumored root plague was even more terrifying than the Other Shore Misfortune Flower and the Pure World Ancient Lotus.

Although he was unaware of the danger, he still had to take precautions.

"A stray dog, huh... Hmph, you're not wrong either."

The disease itself does not deny this.

"Back then, I fought a great battle with those Dao Lords of the human race and the rulers of the demon race. My companion spiritual treasure, the Undying True Blood Armor, was shattered and scattered everywhere. One drop of it passed through a randomly opened spatial rift and, by chance, came to Tianyuan."

"By the way, who are you?"

"Uh... no!!"

As they talked, the root of the plague panicked, because it inadvertently discovered a terrible fact: the surrounding mountains and forests had just been sealed off by a mysterious barrier, and the force flowing through it was none other than the power of time!

"You are that human from Tianyuan who wields one of the four innate magical artifacts?!"

The root of the epidemic, hidden behind the stone gate, is a chaotic mess.

broken.

Upon arriving, they encountered the strongest person in the world.

"Oh? You still remember me..."

Jiang Mo, who initially planned to use the Root Plague to counter the three major forces outside the domain, turned cold upon hearing that his identity had been revealed. Although the smile on his lips remained, his casual question sent chills down the spine of the Root Plague.

It's murderous intent!

He's going to kill it!

The source of this hypothesis, the plague, came to mind. Calming himself, he began to explain:

"know."

"The Sunset Demon Emperor told me of your existence."

"Really? What's its purpose in contacting you?"

Jiang Mo became wary. Sure enough, both the extraterrestrial humans and the extraterrestrial demons were trying to kill him. One side took out the Other Shore Flower, while the other side tried to use the Root Disease.

"Logically speaking, you were sealed by the combined forces of six demon emperors and three Dao Lords. It shouldn't be able to release you on its own, right?"

"Heh, what's the purpose of looking for me? It's nothing more than fearing that I've escaped and coming to inspect the Sea Abyss, and you even slaughtered my people."

The root cause of the epidemic scoffed disdainfully:

"If it hadn't been driven to desperation by your human race, it wouldn't have returned to me to ask for a spiritual treasure to use against your human race."

"What I never expected was that, tens of thousands of years later, the descendants of those who sealed me away back then have not yet declined and decayed. Neither I nor it anticipated this, which has led to the current intense situation in the outer realms, with both sides now engaged in a life-or-death war."

"The Sunset Demon Emperor, wielding my two spiritual treasures, is suppressing the remaining forces of the Great Ye Dynasty, the Void Sword Sect, and the eight great remnants, launching a continuous attack. The battle is fierce, and the outcome is uncertain. However, massive numbers of humans and demons are dying every day. Hmph, it doesn't have time to fulfill its promise. But I'm lucky; a drop of immortal blood was awakened by you in this world."

When the root of the plague first appeared to Tianyuan Xuanzun, it seemed completely unprepared. Under duress, it was forced to reveal information about the outside world. In reality, it was using itself as bait to set up a new game, directly drawing in someone with extraordinary combat power like Jiang Mo.

As Jiang Mo listened to its narration, he also secretly pondered the demon's ulterior motives. He frowned slightly and asked indirectly:

"How did the Sunset Demon Emperor describe me to you?"

"Hmm, it said you're very strong, wielding four innate magical artifacts. You fought a battle far beyond the heavens, and you even destroyed one of its Nine Palaces Six Stars avatars..."

"Furthermore, it suspects that you have accepted the human race's invitation to become the new leader of either the Imperial Dynasty or the Sword Sect, and to join forces with them to exterminate the demon race. To this end, it even plans to take the royal court and wander the starry sky if it cannot borrow my three great spiritual treasures."

"Looks like it's really messing with you."

Jiang Mo smiled faintly and recounted the events from his perspective to the source of the epidemic in a complete and detailed manner.

It was the Sunset Demon Emperor and many other powerful demons who, without being suppressed, broke their facade and tried to kill him, only to be killed in return.

He refused the human race's invitation, and the Sunset Demon Emperor knew of this.

The extraterrestrial human race and the demon race are both thorns he needs to sweep away, as he had already made clear during their meeting at the sacred ground of the Void Sword Sect.

Jiang Mo's true situation is that he only has one innate magic artifact and a partially incomplete history book (the facts as seen from the perspective of the Demon Emperor), but the facts have been exaggerated, claiming that he has four innate magic artifacts in hand, which shakes his idea of ​​the root of the plague.

A series of clues emerged, and the root cause of the epidemic let out a low, cold laugh:

"I knew this beast in human form was plotting against me, but I never imagined it would turn out like this."

"You knew about the scheme beforehand, yet you still lent it the magical treasure?" Jiang Mo asked calmly.

"What else can I do if I don't lend them? My true form is locked behind the stone door, and I can't activate them. Rather than let them be buried in the depths of the universe, I might as well borrow that beast's hand to extinguish the hatred in my heart first."

"........."

Jiang Mo paused for a few seconds, then asked another question:

"It is said that you brought disaster to the world, wanted to destroy all living beings and unify heaven and earth, and were thus killed by the combined forces of the human and demon races. Is this really true? The time period is too long, and I can hardly believe the descriptions in ancient books, so I want to ask you, the one who experienced it firsthand."

However, no sooner had the words left his mouth than the root of the epidemic impatiently and angrily retorted:

"Bullshit! You bunch of animals, I wish I could kill them all!"

"You say I bring disaster to the world? In their pursuit of cultivation, breaking through to higher realms, and accumulating more power, they have destroyed countless ancient planets, including my own race!"

"I'd like to hear the details," Jiang Mo said quietly, listening intently.

“You are a native creature of Tianyuan, and your cultivation system is completely different from theirs.”

"Before entering the Heavenly Heart realm, Dao Lords from beyond the realm do not possess a 'Dao Palace'. Once they reach this realm, they become a calamity that devours all the stars in the heavens. Often, in order to open a Dao Palace, they will pluck a huge ancient life star as the source of the Dao Palace and permanently suppress it there."

"Some have four or five palaces, others eight or nine, all infested with vengeful ghosts that devour people without spitting out their bones!"

"The demon race is the same; they all arrive at the same destination through different paths."

As the long-buried memories resurfaced and became clearer, the tone of the source of the epidemic grew increasingly cold, radiating a twisted hatred.

"Originally, our race lived on an ancient life-bearing planet in the heavens. Until one day, a ruler of the demon race locked onto the ancient life-bearing planet where we were located in order to select a new core for the life palace. The strong people there went out to fight in order to resist the killing calamity, but they were no match for the ruler of the demon race."

"In the end, we did not want to become puppets. A powerful figure on the verge of death, before the entire world was to be refined, dived into the earth's core and used a secret technique to guide the explosion of the Creation Crystal."

"Everything is gone. The billions of living beings that dwelled there have turned to ashes. The destruction of the world has blossomed into a dazzling explosion in the cold universe. The ruler of the demon race was injured and left, but little did he know... Hmph."

"The resentment, hatred, and karma of all the dead beings did not completely dissipate under the protection of the last bit of power of the Creation Crystal. Instead, they gave birth to a new life!"

“That is me, Wan’e.” The source of the plague became more and more agitated as he spoke.

"There are countless ancient stars with such a fate. Their subsequent deeds are quite simple: I took revenge on the demon race from beyond the realm, sweeping all the way to become the Demon Emperor, looking down on the mortal world. In the process of killing, whether human or demon, as long as they are living beings from that world, I kill them without hesitation."

"Unfortunately, in the final battle, I was outnumbered and lost. I was imprisoned in the Sea of ​​Evil Souls forever, with no chance of ever rising again."

The root of the plague slowly recounted its known history to Jiang Mo, without any embellishment. It was inherently violent and arrogant, and its cultivation in its previous life was unparalleled in the world, so it was too lazy to hide anything.

It is a calamity from beyond the realms, and a calamity for all living beings. It is destined to destroy the entire world, a fact that was predetermined from the very beginning of its existence.

Its revenge was truly justified and righteous.

"If I'm not mistaken, your Tianyuan... well, although it's very barren and might not be their hunting target, it's full of mythical charm, and the possibility of lost innate magical artifacts would definitely be an irresistible attraction for them!"

"And you are the strongest in this world. Their primary goal is to contact you, negotiate, make promises, and deceive you, right? However, what those extraterrestrial beings did not expect was that when they were off guard, you, this native, were no weaker than them, and even took the opportunity to bite them back with a bloody bite."

At this point, the root of the plague sighed. Across the vast distance, its ancient and cold gaze couldn't help but reveal a hint of admiration deep within its eyes when it saw Jiang Mo.

Similar fates, drastically different outcomes; the creature before us did better.

Chapter 579 Children of the Stars, the Initial Plan Takes Shape (Second Update)

"Yes, as you said."

Jiang Mo met that empty gaze and nodded gently.

As the two sides were talking, the original Crimson Blood Demon Armor had condensed into a grayish-brown figure.

It has no facial features or seven orifices, stands 1.73 meters tall, and has countless dark curse lines branded on its body. It stands quietly in place, exuding an eerie feeling, and its voice is particularly hoarse and chilling.

This is the true face of Wan'e.

Its appearance is vastly different from that of all previous demon emperors.

Its true form is close to humanoid and has no superfluous embellishments. Even after it has achieved great success in its cultivation, it has never worn any magical artifacts other than the Undying True Blood Armor.

"What I'm even more curious about is how you rose to power? And what about those companion spirit treasures? Would you mind telling me?"

Jiang Mo then asked further questions.

The ancient planet where Wan'e resided was destroyed by a certain ancient emperor of the demon race. Logically speaking, even if they exhausted all their resources, it would be impossible for them to cultivate such a terrifying Wan'e, which attracted nine supreme beings to besiege it. There must be other secrets behind this.

In response, a gray arc gradually appeared on the face of the source of the disease, which had no facial features, and then slightly turned upwards, resembling a smile.

"The answer is simple."

"I am the Child of the Stars. Do you think only one ancient planet with life was destroyed?"

"Outside the realm, between the ten thousand years before I was born and the fifty thousand years after my death, at least a thousand ancient planets were destroyed by powerful humans and demons."

"I am so certain because I have visited 298 ruins of life. Those planets were originally peaceful worlds, but suddenly suffered an unexpected disaster and were refined by humans and demons."

"There are two methods. One is that those with a little conscience will incorporate the entire planet into their Dao Palace and Life Palace as a means of prolonging life. During the refining process, some collisions and accidents will occur, leading to continuous natural disasters and heavy casualties among the creatures on the planet's surface. However, they will not necessarily die in a short time. Such a method is just to postpone the destruction for two or three thousand years."

"Most of the masses are unaware of this truth. They believe it to be a natural disaster, a divine attempt to destroy them! But it is not. Those native powerhouses who know the truth but are not as powerful as Dao Lords or Sovereigns are the most desperate, reduced to puppets manipulated at will by extraterrestrial demons, their life force extracted."

"Furthermore, if the planets have successfully merged with the Dao Lords and Sovereigns and achieved symbiosis, when these demons die, the planets in the Nine Life Palaces and Dao Palaces will also perish. I don't need to say more about what will happen to the beings there."

"Secondly, there is an even crueler method: directly extracting the spiritual energy of the entire planet and transforming it into an inexhaustible source that flows into the Dao Palace and the Life Palace, causing all living beings to perish and die in an instant."

"After they died, the planet withered away, leaving only a shell, and the Dao Lords and Sovereigns went far away."

"And I can absorb resentment and hatred. Every time I go to a dead star, I become stronger and undergo a transformation from the inside out. I have absorbed the hatred of billions of living beings. This is a war between worlds!"

"After I walked through 298 ruins of life, I lacked nothing. The three companion spiritual treasures were born one by one. For the next thousand years, I endured hardship and cultivated myself, accumulating power in the world. When the time was right, fifty thousand years ago, I decisively set off the war."

"That concludes my story, junior. Are you satisfied with what I've heard?"

"By the way, the beings who entered the ancient star and ignited the Creation God Crystal back then look similar to your human race now. However, they all have a third eye between their eyebrows and their blood is golden. Apart from that, they are very similar to your human race. They should be a branch of yours."

The root of the epidemic told Jiang Mo its origins in one go.