Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

This is a vast starry sky, where darkness and cold coexist.

Looking out, one can see corpses of exotic beasts resembling human martial artists, floating like asteroids within. Even the power of time hasn’t eroded these bodies the slightest bit.

The bodies of these exotic beasts emit a faint suppression, making it difficult for mortal rank martial artists to approach.

Suddenly, this starry sky began to tremble, and an ancient road suddenly lit up with brilliant radiance, revealing a young man in a gilded robe.

"Outer Domain Battlefield."

Xiao Ye’s gaze swept over this starry sky, his face full of nostalgia.

The scene of him and the Human Race Four Emperors slaying the Spirit Demon King in the Outer Domain Battlefield decades ago, seizing the opportunity to become emperor, remains vivid in his mind.

"These spirit demons and the Spirit Demon King, I don’t know where they came from..." Xiao Ye swept his gaze over the bodies of the spirit demons in the starry sky and slightly frowned.

He had been in the Three Thousand Great Realms for over a decade and had never heard of these spirit demons before.

It seems that after he and the Human Race Four Emperors left, no new spirit demons have invaded.

"May I ask which senior has descended upon our True Spirit Continent?"

At this moment, a loud voice suddenly echoed, as six figures soared into the sky simultaneously.

The aura of these six people was incredibly strong, with a white-haired young man at the forefront.

At this moment, the six of them all wore expressions of shock.

A powerful presence from beyond the domain had descended upon the True Spirit Continent, and even though they appeared to be human martial artists from a distance, they couldn’t remain calm.

"Xiao... Xiao Ye?"

When they got a clear look at the newcomer’s appearance, they were all stunned.

The newcomer’s refined appearance and tall stature, aside from the overwhelming aura that nearly suffocated them, bore no difference from Xiao Ye, the common disciple of the Human Race Four Emperors back then.

Xiao Ye, who left with the Human Race Four Emperors by shattering through the void back then, has returned?

"Duanmu Kun, Shen Cang, Lin Yi, Xing Shuo... Long time no see." Xiao Ye smiled and said.

Undoubtedly, those rushing over at this moment were indeed the disciples of the Human Race Four Emperors.

After the Human Race Four Emperors left, these Great Emperor disciples assumed the responsibility of guarding the True Spirit Continent.

"It’s really Little Junior Brother!"

"Little Junior Brother has returned!"

...

Upon hearing Xiao Ye’s words, the six Great Emperor disciples became excited, with Xing Shuo even stepping forward with enthusiasm.

"Senior Brother Xing Shuo, you all have become Quasi Emperors, and Duanmu Kun, you finally became emperor." Xiao Ye’s gaze swept over the six, finally resting on the white-haired Duanmu Kun, all praises on his face.

In fact, Duanmu Kun could have ascended to become emperor decades ago, but his fate was unfortunate, and his opportunities were repeatedly stolen.

Now that he had become emperor, it was only natural.

"What realm has Xiao Ye reached? I can’t sense his aura at all!" Despite Xiao Ye’s praises, Duanmu Kun was overwhelmed by waves of shock internally.

He had some understanding of the dangers outside the True Spirit Continent.

And after leaving the True Spirit Continent, Xiao Ye returned safely, his strength absolutely unfathomable now.

Decades ago, he could still compete with Xiao Ye for the opportunity to become emperor. Now, finally becoming emperor himself, he couldn’t muster any sense of pride seeing Xiao Ye again.

The return of Xiao Ye caused the six Great Emperor disciples to become immensely excited, with many questions they wanted to ask.

"Fellow seniors, let’s catch up later; I must first see my parents." Concerned about his family, Xiao Ye disappeared from the Outer Domain Battlefield.

"Little Junior Brother..."

Watching Xiao Ye leave, Xing Shuo and Shen Cang exchanged wry smiles.

In the years since Xiao Ye and the Human Race Four Emperors left, much has happened on the True Spirit Continent, yet they hadn’t had the chance to speak.

...

"Nowadays, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi of the True Spirit Continent is much denser than in the past, to the point where so many Emperor Realm powerhouses have emerged."

With a flash of his figure, Xiao Ye charged out of the Emperor World, releasing vast spiritual sense that covered the entire True Spirit Continent.

At his current realm, his spiritual sense enveloping everything, everything appeared clearly before him.

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi is actually the Cosmic Spiritual Energy, drastically thinned and slowly infiltrated into the True Spirit Plane.

Unsealing the Human Race Four Emperors allowed the Cosmic Spiritual Energy to seep back into the True Spirit Continent, naturally resulting in denser Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

Xiao Ye stood proudly under the heavenly dome, searching for his parents’ location while observing the changes in the True Spirit Continent with his spiritual sense.

It is worth mentioning that he discovered his statue scattered throughout the True Spirit Continent, worshiped like a deity by many martial artists.

"Hmm?"

"No, terrifying battle scars, surpassing the Great Emperor level!"

Suddenly, Xiao Ye’s spiritual sense paused, discovering terrifying auras on the continent that shook his mind.

It seems some external powerhouses once descended upon the True Spirit Continent, yet under his spiritual sense’s coverage, he didn’t find any substantial destruction to the True Spirit.

"What’s going on here?" Xiao Ye slightly frowned.

If a Spirit Rank powerhouse truly descended, destroying the True Spirit Continent would be effortless since the strongest combat power of the True Spirit Continent was just a Great Emperor.

"Find my parents first."

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Xiao Ye’s spiritual sense swept open, focusing on finding his parents.

However, on the True Spirit Continent, he couldn’t find his parents, not even Xiao Fan, Bing Ya, and the others, making his heart sink.

Might this have something to do with an external powerhouse descending upon the True Spirit Continent?

"Hmm?"

"They’re in Green Sun Town of the Yulan Domain, seems I haven’t returned too late..."

Finally, when Xiao Ye’s spiritual sense covered the Endless Sea, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Green Sun Town in the Yulan Domain is the clan land of the Xiao Family Village.

Since Xiao Ye’s meteoric rise, establishing the Emperor Sect Wuji Sect, Green Sun Town became a holy land, yet it still retained the simple mountain village appearance over the years.

At this moment, all noteworthy powerhouses of the True Spirit Continent had descended there. Standing outside the Xiao Family Village, their eyes bore a heavy look.

A message circulated from the Wuji Sect that the parents of the most powerful Great Emperor in the history of the True Spirit Continent—Emperor Xiao—were nearing the end of their lifespan and about to pass away. Everyone came to bid farewell.

Though the elderly couple was ordinary, being Emperor Xiao’s parents, who dared not pay attention?

Within the Xiao Family Village, an elderly couple with stooped figures were supporting each other, walking along a winding path.

They were already in their twilight years, hair pure white, faces marked by the traces of time.

"Haha!"

"I, Xiao Yang, never imagined living so gloriously in this lifetime. To have so many prominent figures come to bid farewell before dying naturally, truly, it hasn’t been a wasted life."

"If only I could see Ye’er once more before I die, I would die without regrets."

Xiao Yang, whose once robust body had waned, chuckled, looking beyond the little village, yet began coughing, causing Luo Meilan to quickly support him to sit down.

"Father, do you want an even grander exit?"

"How about I let you and Mother become emperors?"

At this moment, a slightly choked voice suddenly came, causing Xiao Yang and Luo Meilan to freeze.