Chapter 3079: Resurrected Emperor

In the Taigu Honghuang, that same ancient and desolate realm, the sky remained dim and gloomy, yet it was filled with frequent omens. Occasionally, bursts of furious cursing echoed through the air.

One was Xuan Di, the other Huangquan Tian Di. One acted as if pumped full of energy, the other like they'd been shot with adrenaline; their scolding shook the heavens and moved the spirits.

“Look on the bright side, it's not a big deal.”

Gui Di was straightforward, sitting between them and patting their shoulders, perfectly demonstrating what true consolation looked like.

The two glanced sideways at him, their eyes igniting with flames. It wasn't you who got robbed, so don't stand there talking like it's nothing.

“Keep cursing, go on.”

Gui Di tucked his hands away and stopped comforting them, lowering his head and closing his eyes, seriously pretending to doze off.

You could see his body trembling slightly; he was probably trying not to laugh, forcing it down.

“Despicable pair, two despicable ones.”

Xuan Di and Huangquan Tian Di were equally blunt, launching right into their tirade, each sentence calling them despicable.

“Shen Zun, they're cursing people.”

It was Lian Yu Tian Di again, whispering in Shen Zun's ear, ever so considerate, as if afraid Shen Zun hadn't heard—or perhaps just eager to stir up more chaos.

“I heard it.”

Shen Zun replied casually, still carving his wooden figure. Every now and then, he'd pick it up to check for imperfections, acting as if nothing was wrong.

As for Xuan Di and Huangquan Tian Di, they had already noted it in their hearts.

Just you wait. Once this matter is settled, we'll have a good heart-to-heart with you two. You can curse Ye Chen all you want, but daring to curse my sister? You're out of line!

“It's stable now.”

Lian Yu Tian Di laughed gleefully. It wouldn't be long before more than one big drama unfolded.

Betraying allies? He was a professional at it.

“What a perfect match.”

Kui Niu Di stood with his hands tucked away, sighing endlessly. The perfect match he referred to was Ye Chen and Nü Di. He believed Ye Chen would rob treasures, and Nü Di joining in the chaos was quite fresh.

People like them, whether in talent or temperament, were simply made for each other. If they didn't end up as a couple, it would be a waste of their potential.

“As clever as I am.”

Just then, Ming Tu Tian Di descended from the sky, smiling broadly. He had foreseen this and hadn't brought any treasures with him when he left, so there was no risk of being robbed.

The moment they saw him, the successive generations of supreme beings all twitched at the corners of their mouths.

It wasn't surprising; Ming Tu Tian Di looked utterly wretched. His entire body was covered in footprints, his once- cascading long hair was messed up like a bird's nest, and the most striking part was his face—bruised, swollen, with black eyes like a panda, and his nose still bleeding.

Of course, since he hadn't gotten any treasures, getting beaten was inevitable. Ye Tian Di's nature was well-known to the world.

“It's not a big deal.”

Ming Tu Tian Di wiped his nosebleed, not minding at all. As long as the treasures were safe, taking a beating was worth it. They were all out here in the world; who doesn't get knocked around sometimes?

Speaking of his treasures, they were all stored with Tian Xu Tian Di, right?

How to put it? He had handed them over quite willingly at the time, but getting them back now was as hard as climbing to heaven. No matter how earnestly he pleaded, Tian Xu Tian Di completely ignored him.

What treasures? What treasures?

Tian Xu Tian Di's serious demeanor suggested he was in cahoots with Nü Di and Ye Chen; what did he have to be ashamed about?

Ming Tu Tian Di's face darkened completely. What did that mean? I left my treasures with you, and now they're gone? That's no different from being robbed!

“Young man, you're too impatient.”

Tian Xu Tian Di closed his eyes, feigning sleep, his words full of earnest advice. Calling him a young man wasn't wrong; he was a hundred years older than Ming Tu Tian Di. Whatever you called him, the treasures weren't going back. Once given, did you really think you could take them away?

Ming Tu Tian Di clutched his chest, a mouthful of pent-up blood brewing in his throat, unsure whether to swallow it or spit it out. There were shameless people everywhere, and this place had more than its fair share.

“Ever since that little Da Sheng Ti arrived, all these supreme beings have become a lot more lively than in previous years.”

Yan Di spoke a plain truth.

This statement was nothing short of fact.

It seemed that ever since Ye Chen came, the atmosphere had really changed. The elders were acting immature, and the youngsters were mischievously playful.

Even Nü Di had joined forces with that one, splitting the spoils fifty-fifty, by his calculations.

“At a glance, where's the dignity of the supreme beings?”

Jiu Huang Da Di stroked his beard, scanning the crowd of supreme beings. Emperors were supposed to command the universe, but now they all looked like a bunch of troublemakers, full of pitfalls.

Had the era changed?

Had people's hearts changed?

Were they all straying further down some wild path?

Then, another emperor stepped onto the mountain peak—a female supreme being from the Heavenly Court, a genuine quasi-Huang Di. Her hair was already streaked with white, but her elegance remained.

Ye Chen stood with his hands tucked away under a tree, watching her closely, and occasionally glancing at Nü Di, as if asking: Does she have treasures? Should we rob her?

The female quasi-Huang Di glanced at him, as if she could read his thoughts. Her somewhat cloudy beautiful eyes sparked with flames.

Soon after, she fell into a deep sleep.

Ye Chen seized the moment, strolling over with his hands behind his back, circling her and looking with gleaming eyes.

No wonder she was a quasi-Huang Di; with his level of insight, he couldn't even peer into her small world.

“There are treasures.”

Ye Chen muttered, pulling out a jug of wine. But when he brought it to his lips, he realized it was a pack of Da Chu specialties.

For that, he shot Nü Di a dirty look.

Occupational habit.

Ye Chen acted nonchalant, put away the Da Chu specialties, and swapped for another jug of wine. After taking a swig, he kept staring at the female quasi-Huang Di, ready to strike and sweep away the treasures at any moment.

Once done, he was flung out of the mountain peak, personally escorted by Nü Di. In the void, he traced a graceful arc.

“From the looks of it, they've fallen out over uneven shares.”

The successive generations of supreme beings could see it and offered that guess, feeling refreshed at the sight of Ye Chen's sorry state.

Ye Chen landed and sat alone for a long time—or rather, his head was a bit dazed, still buzzing from the impact. Nü Di's palm had nearly shaken him apart.

It proved that when partnering up, it's best not to team with someone stronger than you, especially someone like Nü Di—moody and violent. One slip-up, and you'd be beaten so badly you couldn't tell north from south. Not robbing was one thing, but hitting people was going too far.

Boom! Rumbling!

From the direction of the mountain peak, ancient omens arose again. Under Nü Di's refinement, that female quasi-Huang Di had merged with the Dun Jia Tian Zi, reshaping her origins. The terrifying omens were no weaker than Shen Zun's.

Following that, one supreme being after another entered the mountain peak, and emperor after emperor emerged, with omens appearing endlessly. It was a true reflection of the golden age, where the deadlock had broken, and forces were strong once more.

Looking at the Saint Demon of his generation, his face was twisted enough in ferocity. Life's ups and downs were truly unpredictable. If this deadlock counted as a gamble, then he was the loser.

Boom! Rumbling!

The dim heavens not only had omens roaring but also the ultimate emperor tribulation, with a sea of thunder already manifesting.

Someone had become an emperor, and not just one.

It was the five young forbidden zone emperors, truly bringing honor to their predecessors. They had arrived in Taigu Honghuang not long ago and had already taken that step, collectively triggering the emperor tribulation.

“Awkward.”

It was Xie Yun and Situ Nan, chuckling awkwardly. There were plenty who had achieved Dao and become emperors, but they were falling behind.

Still, thinking it over, it made sense. The five young forbidden zone emperors were all prodigies from the previous era, with their Dao accumulations settled over endless years—a case of building up for a breakthrough. Living long wasn't necessarily a bad thing; it was something they couldn't compare to.

After a while, Ye Chen finally stood up, his face dark as he glanced toward the mountain peak. In his heart, he cursed that woman a thousand times over. If you bring up integrity again, I'll turn on you in a flash—you're not any better yourself.

When he withdrew his gaze, he headed toward the illusory realm.

Now, with Nü Di helping the emperors reshape their origins, he couldn't afford to be idle. Fun was fun, but serious business had to be done. He needed to go to the unknown domain to revive the dead.

Returning to the unknown was like second nature, as easy as going back home, with quick trips back and forth.

Giggle, giggle!

The little child manifested right on time, innocent and playful, changing due to the outsider's presence. After Ye Chen and Nü Di had left earlier, it had reverted to its primal form, but now, with Ye Chen's return, it took human shape again.

Ye Chen used Dao techniques to summon a divine dragon. At first, the little child was easily tricked.

The little one was quite lively, chasing the divine dragon and grabbing its tail, darting all over the sky.

Ye Chen focused and began reversing the laws.

Before coming, he had already planned it out. To revive Xian Wu Di Zun, the two of them had shared the nine reincarnations, so the traces were easy to find.

The Dun Jia Tian Zi were limited, so deciding who to revive required careful thought. He would prioritize the supreme beings.

Reviving a quasi-emperor wasn't impossible.

But reviving a quasi-emperor would take time for them to prove their Dao. Given the current situation, there wasn't much time, as the great battle could come at any moment.

So, the supreme beings held greater significance than quasi-emperors. He had to choose, and every choice was difficult.

As for reviving Ye Fan, besides being a father's personal sentiment, it was also a coincidental experiment.

That day, he hadn't been sure if he could pull back someone already buried in extinction, nor did he know that the revived person would lack origins and need the Dun Jia Tian Zi to reshape them.

Ye Fan's revival was a successful example. Since he had been brought back, as his father, he couldn't let him perish again. Whether it was selfishness or guilt, he would reserve a Tian Zi for him.

“To all of you, I'm sorry.”

This was said to the heroic souls who had once died in battle, filled with guilt, reluctance, and helplessness.

The Dun Jia Tian Zi were limited, so some would return to the world, while others would become dust in history.

The book of life and death in his hands was like a blade, deciding who lived and who died, defining who stayed and who left. It might be cruel, cold-blooded, or heartless, but that was the raw reality. Years later, people might curse him, and he would bear it all.

In an instant, thoughts raced through his mind as he continued to reverse the process.

It wasn't so much reversing laws as reversing reincarnation. In each life, he could find traces of Di Zun, including his own reincarnation.

His method was correct.

The traces of Di Zun's existence were refined from various reincarnations and, in the void, condensed into a single entity. With his great divine abilities, he forcibly gathered a consciousness.

The difficulty was known only to him; reviving quasi-emperor Ye Fan and reviving great emperor Di Zun were clearly not on the same level.

In the distance, the little child had already devoured the divine dragon. Because Ye Chen was reversing the rules, causing collisions in the laws, it stimulated the child, making it smarter by a degree. It charged straight at Ye Chen, ignoring the phoenix he had summoned; to it, Ye Chen was tastier.

“Return!”

Ye Chen's words rang out firmly as he fled while gathering Di Zun's consciousness. The latent reincarnation trembled in the void.

His efforts weren't in vain.

Di Zun's consciousness emerged, forming a conscious body.

Next came the Yuan Shen.

Then, the flesh and imperial body, reconstructed inch by inch. A living emperor was forcibly dragged back into the world.