"Cultivators are not like ordinary people; the matters they need to consider are not so complex. Cultivators spend more than half of their lives in cultivation, far from the deceit and struggle for power that is so complex among ordinary people... What can an ordinary life amount to? Working eight hours a day, constantly engaging in a battle of wits and bravery with others..."

Fang Yu sighed, "Talking to you about this, you wouldn't understand. How could you comprehend the life of an ordinary person..."

The consciousness of the Dragon Emperor disdainfully said, "Ants will always be ants... and they dare to speak of human nature?"

"Heh heh... That's why you failed."

Fang Yu's eyes shone as he said, "I have experienced the betrayal of my brothers multiple times, those who I trusted and were closest to me. I have killed my best brother by my own hands; we were brothers who had shared life and death... I have witnessed friends and family dying under the knives of others, lying in pools of blood; a few decades of human life, yet it surpasses your experience of thousands of years. You reached the pinnacle, yet you never understood the human heart..."

"Don't be so quick to deny it... After all, I now possess all of your memories. In the past thousands of years, aside from cultivation, have you ever asked those around you if they were happy? Have you ever asked your subordinates if they are willing? Have you ever considered whether your enemies are indeed real enemies?"

"You are aloof and condescending, you regard yourself as above all else... You are willfully untamed, treating other people's lives as though they are insignificant... Such attitudes doomed you to failure!"

Fang Yu enunciated each word clearly.

Speaking as if even the air in front of him was vibrating.

As though it were twisting.

"Nonsense!"

"You are not me!"

"How can you understand me!"

The noisy voices continued to ring in his ears, causing a slight pain in Fang Yu's head.

"Shut up!"

Fang Yu said sternly, "So many years have passed, aren't you over it yet? Ziwei is no longer the Ziwei of the past. Tiandu Mountain is not the Tiandu Mountain of past, your era has ended. Give it up... I will replace you and become the master of Tiandu Mountain."

"No!"

"No—"

The hoarse voice became angry.

"It's been thirty years, you should understand that my will cannot be shaken. You have no chance..."

Having witnessed the death of friends and family, Fang Yu was able to face everything calmly.

It could be said, that painful past gave Fang Yu an extraordinary resilience.

During the initial period of cultivating the Divine Dragon Technique.

Fang Yu endured the most torturous, hell-like life.

The Fang Family was massacred.

Left with no choice, he fled into the deep mountains.

If not for the help of cultivation, and the assistance of his master Fang Ju, he didn't know if he could have overcome the psychological shadow.

Fortunately, he succeeded.

...

"Dragon Emperor, give up... I promise you that I will reclaim Tiandu Mountain, and will kill one by one those who once betrayed you," Fang Yu said word by word. "In this life, the people I despise the most are those who betray others!"

Suddenly, a violent wind tore through the surroundings!

Fang Yu seemed to see a black humanoid gas, clawing and gnashing towards him.

"You have to submit, whether you like it or not!"

Seeing that the consciousness of the Dragon Emperor was still trying to distract him.

Fang Yu suddenly roared, "Dragon Trace Sacred Armor!"

The Dragon Trace Sacred Armor, exuding supremely pure blue flames.

Radiated blindingly dazzling light.

Everything around it seemed to fade into insignificance.

Earth Rank beasts that tried to draw near all turned tail and ran!

As if a Heavenly God had descended!

Fang Yu's Primordial Qi cascaded out of him like a waterfall.

As it cascaded, the Dragon Trace Sacred Armor shone with boundless brilliance!

Too magnificent!

Too soul-stirring!

The influence in the air became even more twisted!

Those eyes also emitted a sense of fear, and the entire influence shuddered.

"Kneel!"

At this command!

The shadow in front of Fang Yu could no longer withstand the pressure brought by the Dragon Trace Sacred Armor and the aura of the Divine Dragon Technique.

After a hoarse roar, it vanished into the Secret Realm.

All fell silent.

In the moment the shadow disappeared—

Fang Yu felt the world become peaceful, the noises by his ears disappeared, his mind became extraordinarily clear. The images that entered his brain were like scenes from a movie.

The Dragon Emperor's memories, knowledge, skills, completely merged with him.

Those negative emotions, personality traits, also vanished in an instant.

His gaze became clear.

His consciousness became lucid.

Everything was now clear in Fang Yu's heart.

It was only now that he understood—all that about being the Dragon Emperor, his past and current lives, reincarnation… they were all illusory. Fang Yu was merely an heir.

Fang Yu slowly descended to the ground.

The Dragon Trace Sacred Armor was retracted.

Only the Dragon Roar Sword still radiated its brilliance.

"Go forth... Dragon Emperor, your era has come to an end." Fang Yu smiled lightly and took a step forward.

An endless secret realm.

Everywhere was gloomy and Fang Yu pressed on through the thicket, guided by his senses alone.

…

In the blink of an eye.

Another thirty years passed.

Fang Yu sat beside the fire, gazing ahead.

The sky in the secret realm had never brightened; that moon always hung in the sky.

"Sixty years have passed... With the time conversion, five days have gone by in the outside world. I wonder how the Fang Family is doing now."

Fang Yu picked up the Dragon Roar Sword.

He scraped off all the hair from his body.

Using Gang Qi, he scattered the dust away.

He couldn't worry about using his powers for trivial things anymore.

Surviving well in this secret realm was already quite an achievement.

"The strength of the monsters is getting stronger... but, I have a premonition that the end of the secret realm is near..."

In the last year or two in the secret realm.

Fang Yu felt the spiritual energy weakening.

Usually, it was near the outside where spiritual energy was thin.

The central area, where the spiritual energy was richest.

With this thought,

Fang Yu drew the Dragon Roar Sword and continued forward…

…

Weiyang State.

In a certain courtyard.

"After receiving support from the Tiandu Guard, the Five Great Divine Palaces inflicted heavy losses on us. Enemies from the Wind Divine Temple were faster, our gunmen, and artillerymen couldn't compete. For now, the people from the Ice Divine Temple are suppressed by our forces. As for the Dark Temple, it has been retaken by the Tiandu Guard, and our people withdrew in time. Our situation now is not optimistic."

The crowd analyzed the current situation.

All of them sighed and shook their heads.

"The strength of the Tiandu Guard is simply too overwhelming; us old bones are just getting on in years..."

"Brothers from the Dark Web, after all, have lower cultivation. Once the people of the Tiandu Hall learned of modern weaponry, they figured out ways to avoid our weapons. Our people are no match for them!"

"This can't go on... we will all be annihilated sooner or later."

"It's been five days, and there's still no news from Mr. Fang. Could it be... as the Tiandu Guard said, that something has happened?"

Just as the words were spoken,

A faint voice came from behind.

"It won't happen..."

The crowd turned around and saw Xu Sisi.

Xu Sisi spoke faintly: "I believe Mr. Fang won't come to harm... just as Wenjun believes. Otherwise, what's the point of continuing to fight?"

The crowd fell silent.

But…

The continued absence of Fang Yu

Had caused many to waver.

Xu Sisi knew that this couldn't go on, but she had to stabilize the morale.

"Miss Ye... still practicing swordplay?"

"Yes, for five days straight, without a break, practicing every day..."

"Alas. It's just that our abilities are limited."

While speaking,

A voice rang out—

"Report, Tiandu Guard, leading the Five Great Divine Palaces, is on their way!"

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