You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 841 - 224: The End of Eternal Night

At this moment, nearly all the powerful ones witnessing this scene, whether from the Human Clan or the Demon Clan, were stunned one by one.

The Divine Emperor?

The Divine Emperor... actually died?

Since the establishment of Great Yong over a millennium ago, the Divine Emperor has rarely appeared, even when there were rebellious ministers and traitors raising flags in revolt, the Divine Emperor never intervened.

This time, with the Great Yong Divine Formation shattered and an unprecedented disaster looming, the Divine Emperor still did not show up.

However, many people still believed that it was simply not yet the most critical moment, and once the Crown Prince could no longer hold on, the Divine Emperor would probably act once more.

The high-ranking officials of the Demon Clan also only knew that the Divine Emperor was severely injured and seemed unable to wield the authority of a deity.

But...

No one expected that the Divine Emperor was already dead!

"Your Majesty..."

"Father..."

"Your Majesty was a reincarnation of an Ancient God, how could he be dead?"

"No..."

Now that Great Yong was facing a great catastrophe, many of Great Yong's powerful ones regarded the Divine Emperor as the ultimate hope.

However, even the Divine Emperor has perished!

Countless people at this moment felt endless despair welling in their hearts.

The surviving princes and key officials were affected even more so.

"So the Divine Emperor has already died."

Xiahou Shou squinted, examining the body of the Divine Emperor, then looked at the Second Prince, "Did you know that it was my true form that severely wounded the Divine Emperor back then? Even if the Divine Emperor were alive, I wouldn't fear him. What's the point of bringing out his corpse?"

"Oh? The Divine Emperor was severely injured by your true form?" The Second Prince glanced at Xiahou Shou, "The Divine Emperor is the God Master of Reincarnation; could your true form truly injure him?"

He couldn't help but glance at Xiahou Shou's right hand, "Could it be because of this Ancient Hand?"

Xiahou Shou sneered coldly but did not elaborate.

But in his heart, he knew.

His true form was indeed able to severely injure the Divine Emperor because of this Ancient Hand!

The Divine Emperor was a God Master embodying various authorities, no matter how powerful, a Divine Son could never rival the authority of a deity, this is the rule.

Like the managers of this world, though subjected to various constraints, they cannot be resisted.

The Son of the Primeval, though without authority, also enjoys privileges bestowed by the Primeval—

That is to be free from the domain of any deity's authority, and even deities cannot offend the Son of the Primeval!

Even when facing the Son of the Primeval, deities are equivalent to mere Divine Sons, creatures of the level of the Son of God.

Moreover, if a deity dares to use authority against the Son of the Primeval, it's considered an offense, resulting in punitive sealing of authority!

This was something Xiahou Shou only learned after inheriting the Ancient Hand.

Back then, the Divine Emperor went to kill his true form, but after his true form fused with the Ancient Hand, it also held a portion of the same privileges, and, with the Divine Emperor's own strength not surpassing the present Human Ancestor, his true form severely wounded him with the Ancient Hand.

But what was unexpected was that the Divine Emperor, risking the punitive offense, disregarded the cost of severe injuries and wielded the Reincarnation Authority, directly slaying his true form, and banishing his Divine Soul into reincarnation.

After all, his true form only had the privilege of the Ancient Master's arm, yet was still affected by authority.

The Divine Emperor's Reincarnation Authority reached the Ancient Hand, although ineffective against it, was still an offense, thereby losing his authority.

Ultimately, his true form perished, leaving only this Ancient Hand.

And the Divine Emperor also fled heavily injured.

His true form was able to merge the Ancient Hand because of the power granted by the Ancient Master, only his Second Primordial Spirit, allowed him to merge the Ancient Hand.

So, he did not fear deities.

Harnessing the authority of heaven and earth takes time; it's the power gathered from the heavens and the earth, not something formed in a single thought.

Even if an Ancient God appears, as long as he kills instantly, not giving the deity a chance to descend with authority, all would be fine.

In the past, his true form simply because it did not hold the Ancient Divine Punishment in hand, relying only on the Ancient Hand, could not instantly slay such a Divine Master's son like the Divine Emperor.

But he is different.

He wielded the Ancient Divine Punishment with the Ancient Hand, even if the Divine Emperor were alive, he could instantly kill him with one strike!

"At this point, what use is there for you to bring out the Divine Emperor's corpse?"

Xiahou Shou coldly stared at the Second Prince.

He very much wanted to act, but his transcendental spiritual sense had a premonition, giving him the feeling... that the moment he made a move to kill the Second Prince or destroy the Divine Emperor's body, something unwanted would occur.

Otherwise, how could he waste words?

"It seems you have already sensed it."

The Second Prince laughed, softly said, "Do you know why, after the descent of the Eternal Night, many deities have already perished, yet the Divine Emperor and the deity 'Yi' of the Beiyuan Mountain could survive?"

"Hmm?" Xiahou Shou gazed at him.

"Because it is the Will of the Master Beyond."

The Second Prince spoke lightly, "The Eternal Night devours all deities, the Salvation Faction deities refuse to perish thus, among the deities under the Master Beyond, 'Yi' is the Salvation Faction deity, and the Divine Emperor, this Reincarnation God Master, though not fully considered, received the marks from the Master Beyond to evade the Eternal Night before entering the Other Shore."

He pointed to the Divine Emperor's corpse, and at once a bell-shaped mark emerged at the center of the Divine Emperor's brow.

This mark seemed subtle in its aura, yet held the essence of utmost supremacy!

Even compared to the staff in Xiahou Shou's hand and the Ancient Hand, the aura of this bell-shaped mark was not inferior in the slightest!

Xiahou Shou's eyes shifted slightly, but he still spoke in a deep voice, "So what?"

"You've already guessed, why deceive yourself?"

The Second Prince spoke indifferently, "The purpose of this mark is to disperse the Eternal Night, thus avoiding being devoured by it, and with the help of the Great Yong Divine Formation, this mark can disperse the Eternal Night within the territory of Great Yong!"