Zhou Wu's usurpation of the Five Elements Great Emperor's celestial fate wasn't a secret among experts of their level.
Zhou Wu's success opened a new door for the Thousand Faces Yao Lord. He'd been silent for ten thousand years, waiting for this moment.
He'd meticulously searched for information about the Emperor Star, and after confirming Ye Zichen's identity, he'd gone out of his way to befriend him. No matter how many mistakes he made along the way, Ye Zichen led him to the palace's final secret room.
Hidden here was a transcendent creation that countless cultivators coveted. Before entering the tomb, the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord, who had read through countless ancient texts, knew in advance that in order to obtain the creation here, one needed the Emperor Celestial Fate.
That meant he really was only one step away from transcendence. He could kill Ye Zichen and usurp his celestial fate.
After Ye Zichen died, the Thousand Faces Yao Lord could assume Ye Zichen's appearance, assume his identity, and order those long-established emperors around as he pleased.
Of course, the Thousand Faces Yao Lord was well aware of this.
As the Emperor Star, Ye Zichen was undoubtedly extraordinary in some way. He might even have a trump card that even the Thousand Faces Yao Lord couldn't deal with. Otherwise, he might have already died at Yuchi Kong and Huangfu Youming's hands. He wouldn't have strolled down the stairs so casually.
Even so, he had no choice but to take the risk.
At this point, whether it was the temptation of transcendence or ordering those emperors around in the future, it was worth the risk. Furthermore, the Thousand Faces Yao Lord had absolute confidence in his cultivation.
Rumble!
Suddenly, there was a loud bang. When he looked behind him, he saw that the staircase had closed on its own.
The Thousand Faces Yao Lord's smile widened. He'd been worried that the Ocean Emperor and the others would be in trouble if they hurried over. As an emperor of a Divine Mountain, his cultivation was naturally at the peak of his peers, and he had countless heaven-defying tricks up his sleeve.
If he had to face one or two of them alone, he might be able to handle them.
However, he'd seen Ye Zichen leading several emperors into the mausoleum.
That was especially true of Bi 'an. That guy was a madman when it came to battle. He was the one the Thousand Faces Yao Lord wanted to fight the least.
Now that the entrance to the staircase was closed, his last worry was gone.
Ye Zichen was the only one who was proficient in the Five Elements. Since he was unable to use the Five Elements, it would be useless even if they reached the room outside the stairs.
The place had turned into a beast arena. The beast was Ye Zichen, while he, Yao Jun, was the beast tamer toying with the beast.
"Star Lord Ye, it's said that you have the Emperor Star's good fortune, but it seems that your luck is really bad." The Thousand Faces Demon Lord narrowed his eyes and said.
"Maybe."
Ye Zichen was neither sad nor happy. Even when the door to the staircase closed, he didn't show any signs of distress. Instead, he maintained his indifferent gaze, and when he looked at the Thousand Faced Yao Lord, he felt even more pity for him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
The Thousand Faced Yao Lord also noticed Ye Zichen's expression. If I'm not mistaken, is there pity in Ye Zichen's eyes?
Is Ye Zichen pitying him?
Stop joking, the one who needs to be pitied is Ye Zichen!
The stairway closed, and Ye Zichen's last bit of help was unable to take even half a step forward. The Ocean Emperor and the other emperors couldn't get in. It was as if Ye Zichen's tiger-skin coat had been stripped away, leaving behind nothing but a harmless, harmless sheep.
Ye Zichen was barely a ruler. Even a sneeze from the Thousand Faced Yao Lord could leave him riddled with holes.
Ye Zichen was actually looking at him with pity in his eyes?
He really didn't know where Ye Zichen's confidence came from!
Could it be because of Gu Luolin?
If it was Gu Luolin, the Thousand Faced Yao Lord had to admit that she was a dazzling talent that made the world dim in comparison. In a short sixteen years, she'd condensed a wind-type dao heart and was now an emperor. She was only half a step away from becoming an imperial lord.
Add to that the doting of his elders, and the fact that she had a full set of divine artifacts, and she possessed the strength of a false imperial lord.
Even if she faced off against an imperial lord, she'd give them a headache. The Thousand Faced Yao Lord had to admit that even he found it difficult to deal with. However, divine artifacts were, at the end of the day, an external source of strength. In the end, she couldn't compare to a true imperial lord like him.
She definitely wasn't Ye Zichen's trump card!
So what else did Ye Zichen have?
The Yao-Sealing Pagoda?
The Thousand Faces Yao Sovereign didn't know much about the Yao-Sealing Pagoda. He'd investigated everything about Ye Zichen, but he'd never investigated the pagoda.
From the very beginning, he had never taken the Yao-Sealing Pagoda seriously.
The way he saw it, the Yao beasts that the Five Elements Great Emperor had captured in the Yao-Sealing Pagoda couldn't be that strong!
If he was really strong enough, how could he have become a demon servant in the tower!
"Star Lord Ye, are you pitying your own situation?" The Thousand-Faced Demon Lord scoffed. "It's a pity for you. You could have lived a glorious life, but you ended up in such a desolate place. You regret entering this tomb, don't you?"
"What you said at the end was quite true. I do regret entering this tomb."
Ye Zichen gazed at the Thousand Faced Yao Lord's face with that same pitiful expression.
"I regret entering the tomb and encountering a cruel and cunning fellow like you. However, you say that I'm pitying myself, but I beg to differ!"
"Do you think you're pitying me?" The Thousand-Faced Demon Lord sneered.
"I've always known a saying: villains die because they talk too much. In the past, when facing other people, I liked to shoot off my mouth, but I wouldn't say too much. I'm well aware of one thing: the more I talk, the more unforeseen things will happen, "said Ye Zichen.
The Thousand Faced Demon Lord agreed with his words. When both sides shed all pretense of cordiality, talking too much really could lead to unexpected changes. That's why he rarely said anything. He'd always been a decisive and ruthless person.
The only reason he'd said so much to Ye Zichen was purely because Ye Zichen posed no threat to him.
Even if something unexpected happened, the Demon Lord was absolutely confident he could crush it. Furthermore, out of respect for the Emperor Star, the Thousand Faced Demon Lord was willing to treat him with enough respect. "What I pity is your body," said Ye Zichen. Ye Zichen looked at the Thousand Faced Yao Lord's face. "If I'm not wrong, Gou Monan was a kind person when he was alive. There's no hint of slyness or deceit on his face. Yet, you killed someone like that, took his body, and put it on you.
You're a beast in human skin. "
"You're right. He really was kind when he was alive, kind to the point of foolishness!"
He thought back to the first time he'd met Gou Monan. As soon as he laid eyes on him, the Thousand Faced Demon Lord had been drawn in by his honest smile.
From that moment on, he'd made up his mind to take Gou Monan's body for his own use.
Poor little yao. Even before he died, he didn't understand why the Thousand Faced Demon Lord wanted to kill him!
The Thousand Faced Demon Lord couldn't help but sneer. Gou Monan was truly the most satisfying piece of work he'd ever collected.
"So what? Do you still want to avenge him, Star Lord Ye?"
Ye Zichen was completely unmoved. It was as if he hadn't heard the Demon Lord's words at all.
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