Chapter 35: Is the Empress Not Dead?
Shortly after, Huang Feiyan returned to the carriage. She had hunted some prey and handed it to Mingyan to cook.
Also, she had noticed something strange.
“The ferocious beasts nearby seem to be quite agitated, and I don’t know why,” she said. “I checked around but didn’t find anything unusual.”
Mingyan nodded, pondering.
Agitated ferocious beasts? There could be many reasons. Feiyan had said all the nearby beasts seemed agitated. Something here must be affecting them.
“We shouldn’t linger here…”
Before he could finish, a deafening dragon’s roar echoed through the heavens, sweeping over them, making their eardrums ache. The roar was filled with a deep rage, a soul-shaking tremor.
Mingyan and Huang Feiyan’s faces paled. They exchanged glances, both remembering the scene of their first meeting…
“Why is there a dragon’s roar here?!” Huang Feiyan was shocked. The Dragon Clan was extinct. The dragon they had encountered at their first meeting was an evil soul condensed from the Yin energy of a dragon’s corpse, a so-called Yin Dragon Soul.
Yin Dragon Souls were an abomination, anathema to all things Yang. They were bloodthirsty and murderous. Their birth always brought about a bloodbath.
Later, Huang Feiyan had fainted. A mysterious person had intervened and suppressed the Yin Dragon Soul, likely Great Empress Qingzi.
The life-saving treasures Huang Feiyan had carried, given to her by Huang Junru, capable of withstanding a blow from a Human Gateway Realm cultivator, had been shattered by the Yin Dragon Soul’s tail swipe. She had even been corroded by Yin poison. If it weren’t for Mingyan’s Human King Physique, with its potent Yang energy, she would have perished.
Mingyan’s expression was grim. “Let’s leave this place immediately.”
If this was another Yin Dragon Soul, it wasn’t something they could handle.
The carriage took to the air and left the area. The continuous roars gradually faded. Mingyan sighed in relief. He had thought his luck was terrible, encountering an evil monk after returning from Yaochi, and now a Yin Dragon Soul… It was truly…
Fortunately, it didn’t seem to be coming after them.
If he had Yue Wu Xia’s strength, he certainly wouldn’t have stood by and done nothing. But with his current strength, he couldn’t afford to get involved. Running was the only option. This wasn’t something he could handle.
“Could it be another Yin Dragon Soul?” Huang Feiyan was surprised. “Why would these evil creatures dare to appear while Great Empress Qingzi is still alive? They’re too reckless.”
With the Empress reigning, if a problem like a Yin Dragon Soul, which others couldn’t handle, appeared, she would likely just flick her finger and turn it to dust. The extent of a Great Emperor’s power was only a concept, as they would likely only use their full strength against Emperor-level invaders from the outer realms during the dark eras.
In other times, people only had a vague idea of how strong a Great Emperor was: “unbeatable.”
With a flick of a finger, a Great Saint could be turned to dust. A single strand of hair could crush a Saint. These descriptions offered a glimpse into a Great Emperor’s power.
Generally, evil creatures were cunning and would rarely appear during the reign of a Great Emperor. They would hide themselves, appearing harmless, or they would be annihilated as soon as they appeared.
Of course, some Great Emperors, when their lifespan was nearing its end, would also search for and purge these evil creatures to prevent them from causing harm after their demise. So, hiding was sometimes useless, but it was their only option. Appearing meant certain death. Hiding offered a chance of survival.
“I’ve heard of demons being able to transform into dragons before,” Mingyan looked at her. “Is that true?”
“There are such legends…” she nodded. “After the extinction of the Dragon Clan, it seems such things no longer happened. When the two ancient God Clans, the Dragon and Phoenix, existed, they both intermarried within their own clans to maintain the purity of their bloodlines. Although the Phoenix Clan wasn’t as strong as the Dragon Clan upon reaching adulthood, their numbers were greater, and they also had top-tier existences that could reach the Human King Realm upon adulthood, similar to the Dragon Clan. And although the Dragon Clan was extremely powerful from birth, even directly becoming a Human King upon adulthood, their numbers were very small. So, they passed on their dragon blood to some races, like the snake demons. But there seemed to have been some accidents during the process, and some fish in the sea also obtained dragon blood.”
“These races with dragon blood would pass it down through generations. As long as they passed a certain trial, they could ascend and transform into a dragon. When the Dragon Clan still existed, this was not uncommon. But after their extinction, it seems no demon has ever successfully transformed into a dragon.”
She said, “The possibility of a Yin Dragon Soul is greater than that of a transforming dragon. Perhaps it was disturbed by someone and had to awaken. But we don’t need to worry. Great Empress Qingzi will soon sense it and can resolve it with a flick of her finger.”
The presence of a Great Emperor always brought a sense of security. With such a supreme power, beyond human comprehension, suppressing the world, there would naturally be peace.
And those who could achieve enlightenment and become a Great Emperor were generally not bloodthirsty. Even if they were before, they would restrain themselves after. So, a Great Emperor was a powerful being who stood at the top, protecting them from harm.
That was why, even though the presence of a Great Emperor brought about a severe suppression of the Great Dao, people still preferred to live in an era ruled by a Great Emperor.
For some geniuses, it might waste their talent, but for those who had no hope of becoming an Emperor, living a peaceful life was a blessing.
Could Great Empress Qingzi really handle this? Mingyan was worried. Although she might not be dead, something must have happened…
Just as he was thinking this, he felt a powerful aura descend. He looked up, and Huang Feiyan also sensed the abnormality. She looked at him and smiled. “She’s here…”
This aura was too powerful, powerful yet gentle. This was the Emperor’s might! Undoubtedly! Mingyan felt the Emperor’s might spreading. This wasn’t Wang Qingchu’s. Was this… Great Empress Qingzi?
She wasn’t dead? She had even appeared?
Mingyan was surprised.
The Emperor’s might didn’t last long and quickly disappeared. The matter must have been resolved…
“The Yin Dragon Soul likely sensed the Empress’s arrival and had no choice but to show itself.” Huang Feiyan deduced, smiling. “When I was young, I heard some stories about Great Empress Qingzi. She’s a Great Emperor with a righteous heart. She’s an idol for countless people.”
Mingyan nodded. It seemed Great Empress Qingzi wasn’t dead after all.
