Chapter 853
Dark clouds bore down upon the city, threatening to crush it entirely!
Above them, endless black clouds gathered in the sky. Thunder roared ceaselessly, and lightning tore through the heavens and the earth, ripping space itself apart.
The terrifying spectacle, like a scene from the end of the world, made Ye Chu, Ou Yi, and the others hold their breath. They stared blankly at the void above. Such a display of power was utterly terrifying, as though it could destroy heaven and earth. The dark clouds seemed capable of crushing everything beneath them. Standing below, Ou Yi felt an infinite pressure bearing down on him.
“How powerful!” Ou Yi looked up. The clouds overhead churned endlessly, staggering the eyes. They stretched beyond sight, and one could not fathom what kind of divine power could create such a spectacle.
Within the dark clouds, thunder rumbled without pause. Amidst the flashes of lightning, a young man holding a weapon slowly stepped out from the oppressive clouds that pressed against the heavens.
The young man wore a white robe, and his silver hair complemented him perfectly as he walked out. The instant he emerged, his entire body erupted with ten thousand rays of golden light.
Wherever the golden light passed, the endless dark clouds vanished like smoke. The clouds that stretched for countless miles were instantly bathed in the radiance of the sun, and the roaring thunder was ground to nothing.
It was as though he were a deity, bringing light and hope the moment he appeared. The destruction of the apocalypse was nothing before him, as fragile as paper before a god.
The young man in white robes held his weapon and commanded heaven and earth as he descended step by step. His pace was unhurried, yet each step seemed to land directly upon Ye Chu’s heart and the hearts of the others, like waves of tremendous force crashing into them, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.
“Greetings, Master!” As the young man descended from the void, several war generals bowed to him respectfully.
The young man was handsome, with an unruly arrogance written across his face. He paid no attention to the seven of them. Instead, his gaze fell upon Zhong Wei. He spoke with a domineering and overbearing tone, his voice like thunder, carrying boundless authority.
“From this day forth, you shall not set foot outside Tianfu!”
There was not a shred of leniency in his words. He stared at Zhong Wei with overwhelming force, his handsome face cold and stern.
“On what grounds?” Zhong Wei shouted back, her beautiful eyes glaring furiously at him.
“On the grounds that this one is the Son of Heaven!” The young man’s voice was firm as a mountain, vast and resonant. With just that single sentence, his arrogance and dominance were laid bare for all to see.
He was untamed and unyielding. Everything before his eyes seemed unworthy of mention. His eyes held only himself, as though he alone reigned supreme over all under heaven!
Ye Chu and the others could all feel it. Ever since this man appeared, he had not once glanced properly at them. His entire body radiated that kind of pride. This was a person with absolute confidence in himself, one who regarded all things in heaven and earth as beneath him.
“You…” Zhong Wei glared at him, but the moment she met the Son of Heaven’s cold and fierce gaze, her face turned deathly pale. She bit her teeth and dared not speak further.
“Ah, a yawn…”
The Son of Heaven appeared, and everything in the world was suppressed beneath him. He truly stood between heaven and earth like a god. Nothing could conceal his brilliance. Yet in the midst of that extreme oppression, a lazy yawn rang out. The pressure created by the Son of Heaven crumbled like a house of cards. Ye Chu and the others instantly felt their breathing grow easier.
Ye Chu was overjoyed. The moment he saw Ou Yi, he had guessed that Shui Gu must also be here. Now it seemed his guess was correct, and the last shred of worry he had vanished completely.
“Sir truly regards the world as nothing. My junior brother’s woman will naturally return with him to Wuxin Peak. How could she follow you back to Tianfu!” Shui Gu’s lazy voice sounded out, and a man with sleepy eyes walked down from the void.
Hearing Shui Gu’s words, a flush of red spread across Zhong Wei’s delicate face, and she felt utterly mortified. She shot Ye Chu a fierce glare. She was not any man’s woman.
Yet even though Zhong Wei was filled with embarrassment and indignation, she dared not voice it. A person who could shatter the Son of Heaven’s authority with a single yawn was not someone her words could influence.
Shui Gu stood in front of Ye Chu, glanced at him, and said, “Not bad. These years of training were not wasted after all. You have achieved something at least!”
Ye Chu felt tears welling up in his eyes. Ou Yi and Jin Wawa, those two scoundrels, only ever called him useless. Finally, someone was praising him!
“The Supreme’s will has not yet consumed you. It seems you can still live a little longer. Good. No need for us to collect your corpse so soon!”
Ye Chu instantly felt all affection drain away. Not one of these three lunatics was any good.
Shui Gu ignored Ye Chu’s resentful glare and turned to look at the Son of Heaven. “So this is all there is, is it? Conjuring dark clouds and thunder is all well and good, but it is just a trick to frighten people. Such petty parlour tricks, and you dare show them off!”
That single sentence turned the Son of Heaven’s face ice cold. A violent killing intent surged from his body.
Zhong Wei felt fear in her heart at the sight. How terrifying was the Son of Heaven? Throughout all this time, no one had ever dared to insult him. This was an obsessive man who believed himself to be the greatest in the world. When killing intent appeared on such a person, it meant a fight to the death.
“Do not pull a long face to scare me. I was not raised to be frightened.” Shui Gu waved his hand. “Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven. Quite the grand title, is it not? But Tianfu is not yours to command.”
“Then is it yours to command?” The Son of Heaven’s voice was vast as thunder, still brimming with boundless authority. “A Thousand Years of Slumber was once the master of Tianfu, that is true, but that was in the past. What is A Thousand Years of Slumber now? How dare you shout and scream before this Son of Heaven!”
“Hiss…” That single sentence made Ye Chu, Ou Yi, and the others all draw a sharp breath. Their gazes turned to Shui Gu. No one could believe that Shui Gu’s origins were so terrifying. His ancestor had actually once been the master of Tianfu.
What kind of existence was Tianfu? It was one of the most powerful forces in the world. To be the master of Tianfu meant one’s foundation was beyond terrifying.
Zhong Wei also stood frozen in place. She came from Tianfu. She knew what it meant to be the master of Tianfu. Before the master of Tianfu, her ancestors were not even worth mentioning. Only when the deep foundations of Tianfu were not deployed could they control Tianfu.
If those deep foundations of Tianfu were to emerge, where would her ancestors rank? Especially if the master of Tianfu appeared, how terrifying would that be! And yet the ancestor of the man before her had once been the Lord of Tianfu. If that were the case, then he was the true Son of Heaven.
Zhong Wei stared blankly at this drowsy figure before her, her heart unable to calm for a long time.
“Well? Returning to the Mortal Dust Realm, do you intend to reclaim Tianfu?” The Son of Heaven stared at Shui Gu, a sneer on his lips. “It is a pity, for the present Tianfu is under this Son of Heaven’s control!”
“Under your control?” Shui Gu burst into hearty laughter, as though he had heard the greatest joke in the world. Even his drowsiness vanished.
“Not even the Supreme dares to claim full control over Tianfu. What are you to say that Tianfu is under your control?” Shui Gu’s voice was not loud, but his disdain was unmistakable. “A self-proclaimed Son of Heaven, nothing more. If I am not mistaken, you must be his descendant, yes? The descendant of a dog, and you dare call yourself the Son of Heaven?”