Chapter 1019: Emperor's Projection
In the central part of the main world.
An old gray-white tower stands silently, its countless layers seeming to stretch beyond the sky.
At the top inside the gray-white tower, there is a dim, void space.
Suddenly.
A pair of magical eyes appeared, the left eye golden, the right eye silver.
Mysterious whirlpools spun within the eyes, emitting a faint radiance that slightly illuminated the surroundings, causing the being with golden and silver eyes to manifest.
Everything about him was cloaked in a robe adorned with strange patterns, full of mystery.
"The new divine demon parts have awakened? This feeling... is it the Eternal Heart?"
A mesmerizing, dreamlike glow gradually flowed from his eyes.
Whoosh!
He floated mid-air, his robe fluttering.
His eyes emitted a golden and silver divine radiance, as if penetrating this place, penetrating distant voids, seeing the Human Race territory, seeing the Chaotic Sea Plain, seeing...
Suddenly.
Boom! Humming!
A loud noise came from the outside, the entire space trembled, a surge of divine power flooded into this spatial realm, and the scene in his eyes disappeared instantly.
"Reporting, Witch God, there is a disturbance in the God Realm!"
A voice came through.
"Disturbing at this timing, it seems to be related to the Eternal Heart, who exactly is it?"
As the voice fell, this space returned to dead silence, devoid of everything.
...
In the gray misty sea, there is a blood-red island, everything here seems blood-red.
Inside are blood men, blood-colored heads, and enormous blood-red hearts.
Inside the underground palace at the center of the island, there is a pool of black-red water, above it life force had vanished, deathly still.
Suddenly.
The black-red blood water surged up, a streak of blood-red divine radiance pierced through everything, rushing into the sky, alarming the creatures of the entire island.
"What's happening?"
"The Ancestor is manifesting, The Ancestor is manifesting!"
"Finally, the moment has come for our race to sweep over the main world."
Within the island realm, all Blood Race, bodies trembling, prostrated in devotion.
Inside the underground palace, several blood shadows instantly arrived here, resembling dragons or serpents, with a blood-red crystal on their heads.
"To stir the Ancestor's Blood, only the 'Eternal Heart' can do so!"
"If we obtain 'it', who in the main world could resist our race?"
"It seems to have just awakened, we must obtain it..."
...
Soul Burial Lake.
The four great races displayed expressions of utmost shock, staring at a bottomless pit before them.
Moments later, they snapped back to reality.
"What's going on?"
"My god, what happened down there?"
Shouts of astonishment erupted.
What a terrifying power, to destroy the entire Soul Burial Lake so thoroughly and completely.
This is a forbidden area, as well as a treasure land, with many treasures within.
The four major races had even sent masters in to scavenge for treasures.
They were still anticipating that their race's masters would reap many treasures and make a huge profit.
But just now, the entire Soul Burial Lake vanished.
Many lifted their heads to look at Chen Yu in the sky, then looked at the pit below, all faces showing a single thought—just you alone?
"Chen Yu, what was that about?"
Nie Hua snorted angrily.
Chen Yu was momentarily stunned, the abnormality in his heart had disappeared by now.
His thoughts rapidly raced in his mind.
If he pretended oblivion and said he knows nothing, he surely couldn't dispel everyone's suspicion, they would just speculate endlessly.
If so, might as well disclose the truth.
"There was a small dimension on the verge of destruction at the bottom of the lake. During the fierce battle between the Merfolk and Earth Spirit Clan for treasures, the dimension might have been destroyed in advance due to the intense fighting..."
Chen Yu slightly altered the truth.
"What?"
"A dimension on the verge of destruction?"
The top experts were even more surprised, with a little imagination, feeling that what Chen Yu said wasn't baseless.
At least the bizarre change of Soul Burial Lake, and the final explosion, were not contradictory to Chen Yu's account, and the cause and effect could be linked together.
"What about the others?"
Nie Hua asked again.
Though he already had an answer, he wanted to hear it directly from Chen Yu.
"Unclear, General can go down to check.
Chen Yu said calmly.
Nie Hua frowned, his face turned stern.
The aura down below even made him feel frightened, surely everyone else was dead.
"Junior, since they all died, why are you alive?"
The crown-wearing Merfolk King interrogated, a wave swept across the sky and earth at his back, towering thousands of feet high, his violent aura seemed to crush everything.
"Junior humbly believes my cultivation isn't strong, didn't participate in the battle, was searching for treasures mid-lake, sensed danger, and ran out, while they were at the bottom, it's likely too late."
Chen Yu calmly responded, unperturbed by the other's pressure.
This explanation might be believed by the Earth Spirit Clan and Flame Human Clan leaders, but unlikely by the Merfolk Clan leaders and Nie Yuan.
But they had no evidence to refute, with only Chen Yu remaining as the witness.
Unless they performed a Soul Search, they couldn't prove whether Chen Yu was lying.
The high-level leaders of the four major clans were engaged in discussions, displaying varied expressions.
All experts except Chen Yu were dead, the other three clans had no gains, they found it hard to accept this, and the Earth Spirit Clan and Flame Human Clan had even begun some disputes and conflicts.
"Chen Yu, how are your gains?"
Nie Yuan asked.
Chen Yu took out the storage space, allowing the people of the Human Race to inspect it.
Immediately, everyone's eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but gasp.
"Five Mystical Crystal Stones, forty-six Mystical Crystal Stone Fragments, thirteen Ghost Spiritual Grass, and three Bone Corals."
This was undoubtedly a great harvest.
Even Nie Hua's gaze towards Chen Yu softened a bit.
But when he thought of his son's death, his expression turned sharp again.
Chen Yu sighed inwardly; fortunately, he had already stored the Space Profound Meaning Crystal Stone into the mysterious crystal space.
If he had left too suddenly and wasn't prepared, he would have definitely kept some benefits for himself, rather than letting Nie Hua and the others take them.
"Not bad, Chen Yu. According to the rules, you can take thirty percent, and the rest will be distributed by the City Lord Mansion."
Nie Hua said calmly, suggesting to divide the treasures first.
With thirty percent, Chen Yu directly took away four rare and precious Mystical Crystal Stones and nothing else.
This scene made Nie Hua and the other commanders secretly envious.
"Commander Chen, how about this: I let you take fifteen more Mystical Crystal Stone Fragments, and you leave behind that gold-attribute Mystical Crystal Stone?"
Nie Hua spoke in a calm tone.
"No exchange."
Chen Yu coldly refused.
This made Nie Hua's face instantly turn unsightly.
The other three tribes, seeing the shocking haul that Chen Yu had brought out, couldn't help but covet.
When they recalled the fact that all the masters in their tribes had fallen, greed began to burn in their hearts.
But just at that moment.
Boom!
A mighty will, overwhelming the heavens and earth, descended across the sky.
The energy roared, and the void of heaven and earth trembled slightly.
In their sight, a merfolk clad in a blue robe, holding an Ice Crystal Trident, slowly materialized. His blue hair surged like waves, standing amidst boundless water surges, commanding awe in all directions, shaking the world!
All living beings present trembled inwardly, looking up at the thousand-foot giant shadow, astonished.
"The Emperor?"
"Emperor Xuanming's projection? Too terrifying, this is the power of the Xuanming Realm!"
The will carrying its own power, descending from tens of thousands of miles away, could suppress all the strong present!
"Emperor!"
"Greetings to the Emperor!"
The Merfolk Clan bowed their heads in respect.
The crowned Merfolk King was also extremely surprised; how could this matter alarm the Emperor within their territory?
Did he sense the destruction of the small realm here?
"What happened here?"
The Emperor's projection spoke, as if representing the heavens and earth, questioning all beings.
The Merfolk King immediately recounted the situation just now truthfully, without any concealment or alteration.
In the next moment.
The gaze of the Emperor's projection fell on Chen Yu.
Bang!
Chen Yu's body sank, his feet embedded in the ground, the immense pressure squeezing his entire body, making it extremely difficult for him to move or even speak.
What was happening? Could it be the other party sensed he lied?
Impossible, even if it was the Emperor of the Xuanming Realm, he hadn't witnessed what happened at the bottom of the Soul Burial Lake.
"Young one, only you escaped. I will search your soul to find the truth."
The Merfolk Emperor's projection didn't ask but directly told him what he would do next.
Overbearing, tyrannical!
Even if you refuse, it would be futile.
Many people of the Human Race present were indignant; why should the Merfolk mess with the Human Race?
Chen Yu looked at Nie Hua, who remained indifferent, allowing the Merfolk to act.
Suddenly, two more powerful wills, surging across the world, descended, transforming into two enormous projections.
One figure was like a giant mountain, its entire body composed of black boulders, with ancient and mysterious patterns, exuding an incredibly heavy aura.
The other figure was shrouded in infinite flames, with a white body, lips, eyes, and hair crimson like fire.
"Greetings to the Emperor!"
The Flame Human Clan and Earth Spirit Clan all bowed their heads.
They were also incredibly startled; why were the Emperor's mighty figures stationed in the Chaotic Sea Plain paying attention to what was happening here?
Their reasons were unknown, but the three Emperors understood perfectly.
Earlier, a presence was born here, a terrifying presence that shook even their hearts, otherwise why would the three Emperors focus on this place?
They wanted to ascertain, ultimately, who or what treasure emitted such a terrifying aura!
From everyone's descriptions, they speculated that a treasure had emerged from the Soul Burial Lake.
Perhaps it was the core of that shattered small world, or some other unknown treasure.
Chen Yu was the only survivor.
So the treasure was very likely on Chen Yu!
Finally, the projections of the three Emperors made a unanimous decision.
"Young one, open your soul, we want to search your soul!"
The three Emperor projections exchanged glances; if they truly discovered a treasure, the other might be an enemy.
The strong ones from the three tribes also gradually felt that Chen Yu was hiding something.
Even if the final result was true.
Their Emperors had arrived, and by then they could force the Human Race to hand over the spoils for the four tribes to share.
Nie Hua watched this scene, his heart increasingly disturbed.
"Damn, Chen Yu must've hidden something earlier. If I'd known, I should have taken him away earlier to interrogate him alone."
Nie Hua felt some regret and was also powerless at the moment.
If only the Merfolk Emperor's projection was present, he could resist, but he couldn't counter the decision made by the three Emperors.
Just as the three Emperor projections were about to act.
A fourth Emperor projection quickly materialized behind Chen Yu…