Chapter 589 - 32: Call Me the Eastern Prince!
Rumble...
With the reincarnation of the Lord of the Netherworld, ripples were stirred up in the River of Time centered on this era.
The originally clear River of Time began to become chaotic.
Countless Pathfinders from the future could no longer discern the direction of Celestial Destiny and the future.
Amid this situation, those Pathfinders born in the Netherworld fell silent one by one.
Their compliance was partly due to the intimidatory power of the Lord of the Netherworld,
but also because they sought to follow Abbey Dao’s path and be born into this era while the Lord of the Netherworld was absent.
After all, blocking others’ path to enlightenment is not as rewarding as using the opportunity to attain one’s own path.
The Pathfinders of the Netherworld were open-minded about this.
Many path obstructors emerged when the Queen Mother of the West sought enlightenment.
One more doesn’t make much difference, and one less doesn’t either.
It’s better to seize the chaos of the River of Time and quietly rewrite one’s origin without teammates or opponents knowing.
Compared to the silent Netherworld,
the situation in the Six Desire Heavens and the present world was much more intense.
After losing sight of the River of Time, many Pathfinders turned their gaze to this era, as if trying to understand what was happening here.
Some impulsive Pathfinders were already prepared to interfere with Xiluo’s enlightenment.
But just then, a figure suddenly appeared in the vision of all the Pathfinders.
The figure was not particularly tall, and the face appeared very handsome.
Only the cascade of silver-white long hair gave an ethereal, transcendent sense.
Stood boldly on the River of Time, the figure wore a smile that was both proud and disdainful.
Just as everyone was speculating about who this figure might be, the smile vanished, and the head instantly transformed into that of a fierce bird.
Subsequently, a long tiger’s tail slowly extended from behind the figure.
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"Who is he?!"
This was not only the question of the Pathfinders but also of Xiluo.
Though never having met this bird-headed, tiger-tailed stranger, Xiluo felt a familiar aura from him.
Despite facing Xiluo’s question, Zhen Wu was equally baffled.
"I don’t know, he never appeared in my era..."
"No, to be precise, he has never appeared in any future scenarios."
With fingers constantly calculating, Zhen Wu’s pupils seemed to pierce through time and space, looking into the endless future.
Despite utilizing the Future Knowledge Divine Power, Zhen Wu couldn’t find a similar figure.
Not even a shadow resembling him, Zhen Wu couldn’t even be sure if that figure was a real Pathfinder.
"Completely immeasurable?"
Also using the Celestial Destiny Divine Power, Xiluo found this situation familiar.
At that moment, the bird-headed, tiger-tailed figure suddenly spread his arms, and pure True Sun Fire began to burn around him.
Sizzle!
If the Lord of the Netherworld simply concealed the River of Time, preventing Pathfinders of past and future from observing this era,
then he truly ignited the light of this era, causing all Pathfinders attempting to exploit this opportunity to suffer excruciating, burning pain.
[Emperor Hao?!]
Almost simultaneously, the name surfaced in the minds of most Pathfinders.
Such terrifying True Sun Fire, such ferocious and domineering conduct...
It’s exactly akin to the Celestial Emperor Hao during the Ten Suns Annihilation.
If not trapped in the River of History, even among numerous Pathfinders, Celestial Emperor Hao would be among the strongest.
So the question arises.
Could it be that the present Celestial Emperor Hao has broken free from the constraints of the River of History and rewritten his destiny?
Thinking of this, countless Pathfinders turned their gaze to the earlier period of the "Ten Suns in the Sky".
Unexpectedly, Celestial Emperor Hao’s fate hadn’t been rewritten, and he ultimately perished by Dayi’s arrow.
"Stop guessing, I’m not Emperor Hao."
As confusion enveloped everyone, the figure took the initiative to speak.
Then, almost as if to confirm his words, a massive sun emerged from the void.
This was an ancient sun, yet unlike Emperor Hao’s sun.
If Emperor Hao’s sun is likened to a blazing great day, full of majesty and inviolability,
then this sun is the rising morning sun, the breaking dawn, dispelling all darkness and evil, bringing life to the earth.
The key point is, no one could fathom the origin of that sun.
Looking back through time, no sun was missing from the River of Time, as if this sun truly appeared out of thin air.
"I am the sun of the Eastern World, you may call me ’Eastern Monarch’."
Listening to this name clearly contrasting Emperor Hao, everyone sensed an anomaly.
Because even the Emperor Hao, who was also probing this era, accepted this provocative title calmly.
If the River of History hadn’t remained unchanged, it would truly be hard to believe that the Eastern Monarch wasn’t an incarnation of Emperor Hao.
"I don’t care who you are!"
"Even if the Tao Ancestor himself comes, he won’t stop me today!"
Amid everyone’s anticipation, the one to first initiate battle appeared.
A giant palm crossed time and space, appearing in this era with the intent to crush the Eastern Monarch.
Those with sharp eyes could see that the owner of this giant palm was walking the same Divine Path as the Queen Mother of the West.
However, he attained enlightenment in the future, yet to trace back his origin to the era of the Tao Ancestor.
This means if the Queen Mother of the West succeeds in enlightenment, they will become mortal enemies in the future.
Until one completely annihilates the other, or one abandons this path.
"The Sole God, huh?"
As the giant hand was about to manifest fully, the Eastern Monarch only slightly raised a brow and smiled.
—The concept of all divine spirits converged into one.
—Thus advancing into a sole, eternal "God".
This was the path chosen by the Sole God, hence the urgent need to stop the Queen Mother of the West from attaining enlightenment.
"Before today, you all did not know my name."
"But after today, my existence shall become your taboo."
With a wave of his sleeve, a brilliant light shot forth from the Eastern Monarch’s hand.
The ’Sole God’ hadn’t truly descended into this era yet when the light pierced through his palm.
In an instant, a cry traversing time and space reached the ears of every Pathfinder.
"I co-rule the Divine Path with the Queen Mother of the West, so next time you see me, please call me Eastern Prince!"
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