Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

Chapter 1591 - 1574: The Road to Quasi Emperor

"Master Ling."Xiao Ye’s thought avatar looked over and cupped his hands in salute to Ling.

At this moment, Ling still seemed ethereal, like a wisp of smoke.

Ling had followed the Supreme Empress for thousands of years, managing the Emperor’s Cultivation Land on her behalf, and had once helped him, which he always remembered.

He was worried that Ling had fallen victim to the owner of the Ten Thousand Burial Pits when the upheaval happened in the Yulan Domain.

"Xiao Ye, in the True Spirit Continent, strength is supreme, and you’re already a Half-Emperor. I cannot bear the title of ’Master.’ You can directly call me Ling," Ling said with a bitter smile.

"Alright."

"Ling, there was chaos in the Yulan Domain ten years ago, all the Kings were killed, presumably by the owner of the Ten Thousand Burial Pits."

"Did you see him personally?" Xiao Ye nodded and asked once more.

Returning from the Emperor World to the True Spirit Continent, and considering the Dark Emperor’s targeting of the Wuji Sect, he surmised that the Dark Emperor should be either the Cang Clan Patriarch or the Ultimate Palace Master.

But when he directly confronted the Dark Emperor, the response left him puzzled.

This time, he condensed a Half-Emperor thought avatar to inquire of Ling whether the Ultimate Palace Master and the Cang Clan Patriarch were among the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People.

After all, his current Extreme Half-Emperor strength temporarily formed a balance with the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People, but there were still these two powerful potential threats.

How could he relax without clarifying this?

Seeing the trace of purple blood on the Blood Coffin, he could already deduce that the owner of the Ten Thousand Burial Pits should be the Cang Clan Patriarch.

"The owner of the Ten Thousand Burial Pits..."

"He was born with purple blood, his physical body unrivaled, his aura unmatched. From the day he revived from the Ten Thousand Burial Pits, he had the demeanor of an emperor, as if even heaven and earth were splitting apart."

"Although I have survived by relying on the Empress’s energy in an alternative way, I cannot approach, but can only watch from afar and cannot see his true form."

"Xiao Ye, I can sense that he will be your greatest enemy, because to become emperor, one must eliminate all rivals."

Ling’s eyes were filled with fear, as if recalling the scenario of that day, still feeling apprehensive.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ye frowned.

When he single-handedly attacked the Dark Emperor Divine Dynasty, the other Four Sealed Emperor Strong People were also alarmed, coming with thought avatars.

From the information Ling revealed, the Cang Clan Patriarch’s demeanor did not align with the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People.

Could it be that the Cang Clan Patriarch is indeed another person?

And whether the Ultimate Palace Master is also not among the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People?

"It seems the dark turmoil is far more complex than I imagined, and perhaps there are existences comparable to the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People that have yet to reveal themselves."

Xiao Ye felt his heart grow heavy.

"Ling, farewell!"

After further interaction with Ling yielded no more results, Xiao Ye cupped his fists in farewell, his thought avatar transforming into a stream of light and disappearing from sight.

"Xiao Ye, the True Spirit Continent now depends on you, ah. I hope you do not disappoint the Empress," Ling murmured as he watched Xiao Ye’s departing figure.

Xiao Ye’s Half-Emperor thought avatar didn’t even linger in the Yulan Domain.

His three brothers in the Chongyang Sect still had far too weak cultivation levels; with the True Spirit Continent in chaos, even Half-Emperors couldn’t ensure survival.

Comparatively, the Yulan Domain was still a piece of pure land.

"Cang Clan Patriarch, Ultimate Palace Master, you must have also revived and have temporarily refrained from acting against me, Xiao Ye, intending to reach the pinnacle and become Great Emperors?"

"With me, Xiao Ye, here, none of you can dream of achieving it. This is the era of Xiao Ye!"

In a palace within Wuji City, Half-Emperor thoughts poured like a waterfall into Xiao Ye’s brow, melding with the information gathered in the Yulan Domain; Xiao Ye’s eyes suddenly erupted with a dazzling cold light.

This journey to the Yulan Domain had increased his pressure manifold.

Despite the presence of numerous Martial Artists surviving in dark turmoil in the Three Alliances Domain and Holy Fire Domain, they almost all came seeking his shelter.

Without attaining the Half-Emperor level, they couldn’t intervene.

And he not only had to confront the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People but also the Cang Clan Patriarch, who could strike from the shadows at any moment.

This pressure was tremendous.

"From now on, I definitely cannot leave Wuji City; I must fully commit to secluded cultivation."

"If Little White could awaken, it would be great; with him, I could lighten my burden considerably," mused Xiao Ye, before closing his eyes and continuing to cultivate.

Boom!

Xiao Ye suddenly erupted in heavenly divine light, various Tao and Laws intertwined, continuously emerging, as Martial Arts Runes materialized in the void, the terrifying momentum making the palace gently tremble.

"Even though I’ve integrated past Tao and Laws, the realm of the Four Emperor Skills is still at Emperor Peak and has not converted into unique Four Great Half-Emperor Power."

"During the Half-Emperor clash at the Dark Emperor Divine Dynasty, I relied on Slaughter Half Emperor Power to exert the Emperor-level Combat Skills to such an extent..."

"But to break through with Four Emperor Skills to the Half-Emperor level, what should be done?"

Xiao Ye’s body radiated immortal light, silently contemplating.

While comprehending the Law Profound Mystery is paramount, Martial Arts Enlightenment cannot be neglected.

Four Emperor Skills are expansive and profound, but reaching the apex with the Emperor Martial Scroll leaves no follow-up, requiring Xiao Ye to independently comprehend and reflect.

He must carve out his own path, allowing the Four Emperor Skills to transcend the Emperor level and breakthrough to the Half-Emperor level, whereupon, aside from Slaughter Half Emperor Power, he will possess Four Great Half-Emperor Power.

Yet, this is a path destined neither to have predecessors nor successors; without any benchmark, he can only explore on his own.

Xiao Ye’s thoughts immersed into the Time Tower, leveraging the high perception of his True Martial Physique continuously analyzing possibilities, then systematically eliminating them.

In the blink of an eye, another month passed.

Xiao Ye remained in seclusion, a month passed in the outside world, while fifty months had elapsed for him on the fifth floor of the Time Tower.

"It seems for the Four Emperor Skills to breakthrough, I need the assistance of four kinds of Mystical Paths," Xiao Ye felt a glimmer of insight arise.

The next moment, Four Great Perfections of Emperor Realm simultaneously rose from his back, as Four Emperor figures emerged in an instant, four types of Mystical Paths simultaneously charged heavenward.

Wind, Water, Earth, Wood - the four Mystical Paths interwove four distinctly different Mysterious Lotuses, each lotus soared toward an Emperor Realm, merging, and blossoming in an overwhelming radiance.

"If these four Mystical Paths are simultaneously perfected, integrated into the Four Great Emperor Realms in mutual complementarity, perhaps the Four Emperor Skills can thereby breakthrough to Half-Emperor level."

"At that time, my strength will surely surge again, comparable to a Quasi Emperor!" Xiao Ye’s black hair fluttered.

"Xiao Ye, the Five Sealed Emperor Strong People have not relented!"

As Xiao Ye continued his arduous cultivation, suddenly a Half-Emperor intent enveloped him as Taiyi Palace Master’s voice echoed.