Chapter 1208: What Was Left Behind (II)

Li Hao had once received a glimpse of the shadow of the Exalted Blood Emperor. There was a long blade at the man’s waist and a longbow on his back. The august personage had shattered the world that day, slicing through the world with a blade the color of blood. But why... had he left his weapon behind?

What was so special about Silver Moon world?

The Human King Consort had left her sword behind as well.

The Tyrant Sovereign—he was also known as the Exalted Hard-Headed Emperor, but everyone was too embarrassed to call him that—had also left his boxing gloves behind.

The Sword Sovereign had also left his sword. Why?

This was just a world formed out of energy drifting off of the main world; it was a minor world that wasn’t highly valued. Silver Moon world was just a present to the Sword Sovereign. Why could so many weapons from premier existences be found here?

Had Zheng Hongyuan wanted to seize this blade? Could the weapon of the Exalted Blood Emperor bring down the Red Moon exalted emperor? Surely not!

Weapons were just weapons in the end. If an exalted emperor from Red Moon world didn’t measure up to a blade utilized by the Exalted Blood Emperor, then he might as well fling himself off a cliff.

While impressive, there wasn’t anything else to the weapon of the Human King Consort either. It would be a joke to say that one could kill an exalted emperor through a weapon alone.

Li Hao didn’t quite understand it.

The blood-colored blade seemed to be rotating. Li Hao fixed his eyes on it and paused—that blade... was unusual. Granted, the weapon of the Exalted Blood Emperor was certain to be extraordinary!

But apart from the immeasurable might it exuded, there seemed to be something else within it. Something... inside... the blade...

A seal?

Li Hao raised an eyebrow. Could the blade be suppressing something? Just what was with this minor world?

First it was the Red Moon exalted emperor that’d been sealed away, then the world destroyed. The mines disappeared, core origin dissipated, and now the Exalted Blood Emperor seemed to have used his own weapon to keep something in check.

Had Silver Moon been born by accident, or had it been created by these guys to seal something away?

Li Hao’s head ached. Despite the large amount of blood qi that the seat had absorbed, it halted and was unable to move forward. The young man felt that he really would be drained dry if the throne kept drawing from him.

The eight families... need to work together to suppress the might of the exalted emperor so they can approach the blade. That’s why Zheng Hongyuan wanted powerhouses of the eight families to come, so he would have the chance to extract their bloodline power. That way, he would be able to draw near the weapon. Is that right?

There was something wrong with the blade—it was too strong! It exuded might beyond its capacity!

Li Hao was already a Saint level existence, but he was unable to approach the weapon. That was incredible. Plainly, Zheng Hongyuan hadn’t been able to come in close quarters either, but he’d been an Empyrean King!

Under normal conditions, a weapon would not be that formidable in the absence of its master. The boxing gloves of the Tyrant Sovereign, sword of the Human King Consort, and Stellaris were all weapons of exalted emperors. When they lacked a master, they might be able to bring sufficient force to bear in a self-detonation to threaten a Saint, but only just barely.

Wouldn’t an Empyrean King easily overpower them and keep them under control?

How strange!

Li Hao erupted with blood qi once more and sent it into the chair. The throne advanced forward a bit more. The young man saw more clearly in this moment!

There was something inside the blade. It seemed... to be... a sleeping... cat?

A cat?

The young man blinked, in a daze. How was there a cat here?

Boom!

Unsurpassed might exploded from the blade and shook the world.

Bam!

The throne shattered in the void, as did the turtle armor over Li Hao’s body creak. A pained gasp rang out, “Imperial Majesty...”

Rumble!

The throne broke through the world; Li Hao vanished from this space.

......

Rumble!!

Enormous clashes rang out as the eight thrones reappeared. Panther’s furious barking rang in the ear, as did Capsize Sea’s startled shout.

Rumble!!

Li Hao felt like all of his bones were about to shatter—his consciousness was woozy. Two characters quickly appeared in his mind. Battle Heaven!

The unrest was quelled as soon as the two characters appeared. The chair was still absorbing Li Hao’s blood qi, like it wanted to drain the young man dry.

“My lord!” came Capsize Sea’s voice. “Can you break free? If not... I will destroy your body...”

These were instructions given by Li Hao himself. The golden cow had called out to the young man for a while and received no response. So much time had elapsed that it was debating whether or not to cut Li Hao down.

Supernatural characters erupted in Li Hao’s mind and vast currents of dao power appeared. A small sword manifested, piercing through the world and everything else with a loud rumble. It smashed the devouring force.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a golden hoof aimed straight at his head, ready to stomp.

“Stop!” Li Hao quickly called out. The hoof froze and Capsize Sea peered skeptically at the young man.

“Has my lord broken free?”

Was he free?

Li Hao quickly rose to his feet, slightly weakened after his experience. When he stumbled, the turtle armor on his body automatically fell off. The old turtle took human form, but his face was pale and a look of shock hung on it.

Li Hao didn’t say a word. He looked at the chair and murmured, “I see!”

The marks on the throne hadn’t been left behind on purpose. They were the result of an eruption of sword intent to break free. Clearly, someone else had sat down back in the day and saw the same thing he had. They’d broken free and used enormous sword intent to cut through everything, but the process left a few marks on the chair.

Was it Li Daoheng?

If so, he was very strong. A Saint? An Empyrean King? But he wouldn’t be too strong. If he was, he wouldn’t leave these kinds of marks behind. When sword intent was so strong and one’s control sufficient, such a sight would not be the result.

Or perhaps he’d seen even more and thus had a more difficult time breaking free?

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Countless notions rose in Li Hao’s mind. Zheng Hongyuan had plotted here for so many years to lay hands on that blade. Perhaps the weapon wasn’t the key, but the existence inside.

Imperial Majesty?

Li Hao looked at the old turtle; he recalled the other blurting out that honorific. It was said that Imperial Majesty referred to the Green Emperor. The... Green Emperor was a cat?

There was a cat imprinted on the armor of Evenround Martial. The palace that the imperial guard protected was also shaped like a cat. The fruit that’d been fed to the imperial guard’s father... had been related to a cat.

So... the Green Emperor was a cat?

The Green Emperor was sealed inside the blade?

That wasn’t possible! Li Hao shook his head.

Impossible!

It was said that the Human King and Green Emperor had split up the world between them during New Martial. They were both masters of the world. How could the Green Emperor be sealed away by the Exalted Blood Emperor?

What a joke!

“Where did you guys go when you vanished?” Capsize Sea asked, baffled. “What is this chair? I investigated for a while, but it was like you guys had disappeared into thin air. I couldn’t find any trace of you, and then you suddenly appeared again...

“What is it, little turtle?” It looked at the shell-shocked old turtle.

“I... I seemed to sense... the Imperial Majesty’s presence...” stammered the dazed turtle.

“What?”

“The Imperial Majesty’s presence...”

Capsize Sea started shaking, like it’d heard some terrifying revelation. It wanted nothing more than to flee; a sense of horror crept in.

However, it came back to its senses and cursed loudly, “More like you sensed your ancestors! How is that possible?? The Imperial Majesty sits at the core origin universe in the main world, holding down the fort in the worlds of yin and yang. He cannot possibly appear here. If he did, the world would’ve been overturned a long time ago!”

Who was that turtle trying to scare??

The old turtle also suspected that it’d been mistaken and stuttered with fear, “Maybe... maybe I made a mistake, or... maybe the Imperial Majesty left something behind?”

That one was a truly invincible existence. If one wished to discuss invincible existences in New Martial, that would be the Human King and Green Emperor. Even Supreme Zhang was a step below them.

Those two were the sovereigns of the world.

Would there be any place for the Red Moon exalted emperor if the Green Emperor was here? How about the New Martial traitors?

Hence, the old turtle felt that it was mistaken after some thought.

“That world... is the world that the throne takes us to,” Li Hao said after a long moment of furrowed thought. “There was a blade there, a blade the color of blood. There seemed... to be a cat sleeping inside?”

“What?!” Color drained from Capsize Sea’s face; its head was ready to explode and its legs trembled. “The... Exalted Blood Emperor... killed... the Green Emperor?”

“......” Li Hao stared wordlessly at him.

How is this your conclusion?

The old turtle was equally taken aback. “That can’t be it... how can it be? The Green Emperor shouldn’t be here. If he was, this world would no longer be a minor world and the main world would lose half of its energy. The entire world would be thrown into disarray, so he would never leave.”

The two were immensely confused.

“I don’t know the situation from your time!” Li Hao was likewise baffled. “But I do know why Zheng Hongyuan wanted this blade—it’s too strong! Just its might alone injured two Saints. If he wielded this blade, he might really have been able to threaten the exalted emperor. However, it was impossible for him to approach it.

“It seems to require the bloodlines of the eight families... but I’m very curious—there’s nothing special about the eight families, right? Why do a lot of things require the presence of the eight families?”

The young man looked at the two New Martial powerhouses, hoping for answers. Apart from the Sword Sovereign, the strongest of the eight families was only Empyrean King. Some even had mere Saints as their strongest.

A group of families like this was suited to be guardians at most. But whether it was the Exalted Blood Emperor or Sword Sovereign, they’d left items behind that were intimately tied to the eight families.