Eternal Holy Emperor-Chapter 1388 - 1238: Who Is the Human Emperor?

"After such a long wait, you have finally arrived!"

A voice seemed to traverse through the River of Time, suddenly resonating within the Silent Annihilation Emperor Realm, reaching Ye Chen's ears, startling him as he looked in shock at the Supreme Emperor's Shadow atop the Ancient Ancestor Altar.

Was this the Combat Saint Ancestor speaking to him?

Could it be that the unparalleled Combat Saint Ancestor was still alive?

He felt an overwhelming joy that was hard to suppress, his voice even trembling slightly, "Saint Ancestor, is it you speaking to me?"

Clang——

The Combat Saint Ancestor atop the Ancient Ancestor Altar did not reply. Instead, at that moment, the Divine Stone Coffin suddenly began to tremble, showing unusual movement.

And without Ye Chen having to drop his Holy Body Essence Blood, the Six Reincarnation Coffin Cover began to open layer by layer on its own.

Rumble——

Accompanied by the most terrifying corpse miasma and black fog enveloping the sky and obliterating time and space, a withered figure appeared, which was the Wuxiang King's corpse that fell out from the Divine Stone Coffin, its sparse yellow hair hanging loosely. Yet it no longer held the horror it once did, or else the world would have shattered long ago.

At the same time, the Desolate Great Halberd appeared beside the Wuxiang King, with endless golden light continuously pouring into the Wuxiang King's corpse, making it seem as if it was truly alive.

Swish——

At that moment, the Wuxiang King suddenly opened his eyes, blazing golden light shot out, and an overwhelming Qi Mechanism that could shatter the sky spread around him.

"Disciple greets Master!" The Wuxiang King abruptly knelt on one knee, performing a great bow towards the Combat Saint Ancestor atop the Ancient Ancestor Altar.

Ye Chen was astonished; the Wuxiang King was alive again!

Both the most powerful master and disciple of the Combat Saint Lineage suddenly came back to life, an event for Ye Chen as unexpected as witnessing the birth of a true Mythical Emperor.

Because before him were the master and disciple nearly regarded as the strongest master and disciple pair throughout history.

The Combat Saint Ancestor had once killed Emperors, standing alongside the Heavenly Emperor, Emperor Supreme Saint, Time-Space Emperor, and others as among the mightiest Emperors, while the Wuxiang King was known as the King of Kings, a supreme being who could battle against Emperors despite not being one.

The revival of such an invincible pair was undoubtedly a shock of great significance to the Heavenly Universe.

Atop the Ancient Ancestor Altar, the unparalleled Combat Saint Ancestor was entirely shrouded in endless golden light and Chaos Fog, his true appearance obscured, only a faint sigh could be heard, "It is you, yet it is not you; what a pity for you!"

Ye Chen, standing aside, quickly realized that the real Wuxiang King had long since perished, that the current Wuxiang King was merely inhabited by the Desolate Great Halberd's Divine Land, taking the place of the corpse to perform rites.

The Desolate Great Halberd's Divine Land was identical to the Wuxiang King and had often accompanied him in the past, like another disciple of the Combat Saint Ancestor, thus calling itself a disciple was not inappropriate at all.

So it turns out the Combat Saint Ancestor was waiting for the Wuxiang King, not him, Ye Chen understood.

But is the Combat Saint Ancestor truly still alive? Otherwise, how could he be speaking?

"Saint Ancestor Master, you are the supreme, please save the master, let him be revived!" The Desolate Divine Land spoke, pleading for the Combat Saint Ancestor to take action to resurrect the Wuxiang King.

Because in his impression, the Combat Saint Ancestor was of the supreme, surely possessing means defying the heavens to bring the master Wuxiang King back to life.

"Alas——"

A single sigh came from the Ancient Ancestor Altar: "I am him, yet not him. How can I revive Wuxiang?"

The one on the Ancient Ancestor Altar was not the true body of the Combat Saint Ancestor; the real Combat Saint Ancestor may have fallen during that ambush by the five Great Emperor Realm Supreme, or perhaps he had not fallen because the Combat Saint Ancestor was so powerful, he had killed Emperors before, highly feared by the primordial Alien Race beginnings, maybe he had never perished.

And now, sitting on the Ancestor Altar's Emperor's Throne is perhaps just an imprint, or perhaps a projection left through time and space.

Just like the Supreme Saint Emperor of the past.

The true Combat Saint Ancestor is long gone!

"My existence is the intention of the real body, having me wait here, guarding, awaiting your arrival, to hand over a supreme treasure to Wuxiang, perhaps giving him a hope for revival." The Combat Saint Ancestor spoke.

Ye Chen was agitated, could the supreme treasure that could revive the Wuxiang King truly be the Undying Divine Spring?

Legend has it that the real Undying Divine Spring possessed the divine effect of reviving even a shred of True Spirit.

Although Ye Chen longed to obtain the Undying Divine Spring to fully resurrect Yu Qing, he halted himself.

Not to mention that he could never be a match for the Combat Saint Ancestor—one finger from a Supreme Emperor would be enough to shatter him thousands of times.

But more importantly, the Wuxiang King was the hope of the Sealing Universe and also the ancestor of the Combat Saint Lineage. No matter what, as a successor of this lineage, he couldn't seize it.

Moreover, the hope of reviving Yu Qing wasn't just this one, as Yu Qing's True Spirit hadn't been completely obliterated. He could grow stronger, constantly exceed his limits, and one day ascend to the Emperor Realm, fully reviving Yu Qing.

Boom——

Suddenly, Ye Chen saw an endless stream of golden light continuously entering the King's corpse on the Ancestor Altar, and a voice slowly echoed: "Wuxiang, as a master, I can only help you this far; the rest is up to you."

"Success or failure, it's all up to you."

Boom——

Ye Chen felt a mass of glorious light emerging, its brilliance spanning billions of feet, far more dazzling than the sun, and within it emerged boundless and terrifying power, indescribably strong, making the strength of the entire Gulan Great World seem insignificant.

"What is that?" Ye Chen was immensely shocked. Even with the protection of the Human Emperor Tower resuming, he still felt a terrifying heart tremor, as if his body might shatter.

But before Ye Chen could see clearly, that mysterious light completely entered Wuxiang King's corpse.

Ye Chen was amazed; what had the Combat Saint Ancestor just infused into Wuxiang King's body, that made him feel the light contained Heavenly and Ten Thousand Paths, with immense energy beyond imagination?

Could this be the real Undying Divine Spring?

Boom——

Wuxiang King's corpse began to rapidly fill with blood and flesh, no longer shriveled like bark, even his black and white withered hair became dense and black again, showing how heroic and world-shattering Wuxiang King truly was, possessing a Supreme Emperor state, reigning over Ten Thousand Realms, unparalleled.

Compared to before, Wuxiang King now appears imbued with vitality.

Yet only this much, Wuxiang King hasn't truly resurrected, merely his physique restored to its former glorious Holy Body, but the Divine Soul remains absent.

Even so, the Heavenly Desolate Divine Land saw the hope of resurrection and instantly became excited, saying: "Thank you, Saint Ancestor Master, for acting. The Lord's resurrection seems possible."

"For Wuxiang, I can't help much, only bestow a thread of vitality. If there's a chance someday, go to the Primordial Immortal Realm, where there's true hope to revive Wuxiang," said Combat Saint Ancestor.

Heavenly Desolate Divine Land nodded, and Wuxiang King's corpse returned to the Divine Stone Coffin, layer upon layer, embedded into Ye Chen's body.

Only the Desolate Great Halberd Divine Land emerged, identical to Wuxiang King, respectfully facing the Emperor's Shadow on the Ancestor Altar: "Thank you, Saint Ancestor Master, for acting."

The Combat Saint Ancestor on the Ancestor Altar nodded, then suddenly looked at Ye Chen, or perhaps more accurately, at the Human Emperor Tower above him, and after staring for a long time, spoke with a slightly complicated tone: "I didn't expect to see you again; how is your master?"

The words suddenly spoken by the Combat Saint Ancestor shook Ye Chen to the core, as he looked at the Human Emperor Tower in shock.

Isn't the Human Emperor supposed to appear only in the Ten Thousand Domain Era? Why does the Combat Saint Ancestor seem like he has met the Human Emperor?

"Era after era of reincarnations, guarding all beings, it's truly tough for your master." The Combat Saint Ancestor sighed, revealing a shocking ancient secret.

What?

Is the Human Emperor continuously reincarnating?

What does this mean?

Without a doubt, all this will overturn Ye Chen's understanding of the Human Emperor. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

All along, he believed, as the Supreme of Ten Thousand Domains, the Human Emperor emerged as the greatest Heavenly Pride from each one hundred thousand-years Human Emperor Championship.

The so-called Human Emperor isn't a true Emperor but a throne in the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, a qualification, once ascended, achieving the Supreme of Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, gaining dominion and nearly reaching the Emperor Realm, even being able to challenge an Emperor, possessing the strongest power in the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms.

But now, it seems everything he knew is incorrect.

Looking back now, Ye Chen recalled in the Immortal Heavenly Pass leading to the Purple Mansion Sacred Land, a suspected Emperor within the Pass also mentioned similar words, about the Human Emperor reincarnating continuously.

At that time he paid little attention, but now that the Combat Saint Ancestor spoke again, he had to take notice.

What does all this really mean?

If the Human Emperor is indeed a person reincarnated time and again, what does the Human Emperor Championship truly represent, and what becomes of those most powerful Heavenly Pride who ultimately win?

If you think deeper, Ye Chen feels a chill down his spine, not daring to think further.

"Saint Ancestor, please explain to the junior, who is the Human Emperor really?" Ye Chen immediately performed a grand ritual to ask.

He wanted to know, who is the real Human Emperor?

The Combat Saint Ancestor looked at Ye Chen and instead asked: "What do you think the Human Emperor is?"

Ye Chen was at a loss for words. He knew his ideas, even the thoughts of all beings in the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms, regarding the Human Emperor, are likely wrong.

The Combat Saint Ancestor's gaze landed on the Human Emperor Tower once more, and slowly said: "The Human Emperor is the Human Emperor; he isn't anyone, nor is anyone him, yet he is everyone, because he represents all beings, represents all spirits. Or you could say, he is——"

"All beings!"