Everyone turned pale with fright at the zombie's words.
The White Emperor was the sovereign of the Demon Race. He had passed down the teachings of the Demon Race and led the Demon Race to greater heights. He was the faith of many Demon Races. How could he be a demon that slaughtered them?
The Demon Race could not believe it and could not accept it.
Li Mu looked at the zombie with a puzzled expression.
A zombie that had just gained consciousness was a new entity. It did not have any memories, nor did it know any language. It needed some time to learn before it could communicate with others.
For example, Su He's corpse. When she was born, she could only sense the connection with Su He and still acted on instinct. Her true intelligence was not much higher than a three-year-old child's, and she did not know any language. She still needed to observe and learn in the future.
Under normal circumstances, this Demon Race would not know about the White Emperor, much less have such clear thoughts.
Thinking of the ball of light that flew out of the statue, Li Mu's eyes narrowed. He asked, "You obtained the White Emperor's memories?"
The zombie did not seem to be afraid to talk about this with Li Mu. It nodded. "You are very smart."
For a moment, Li Mu didn't know what was in front of him.
If he said he was the Demon Emperor White Emperor, he had already fallen three thousand years ago. The zombie in front of him only had the White Emperor's body and memories. It was not the White Emperor from three thousand years ago.
But if he said he was not the White Emperor, his body was the White Emperor's body, and his memories were also the White Emperor's memories. If this was not the White Emperor, then who was?
Li Mu felt that he had encountered a philosophical problem.
When a person died and their memories were transplanted to a new body, was it a new life or a continuation of the original life?
"No, impossible. The Demon Emperor died long ago. You can't be the Demon Emperor!"
"Don't think you can fool us!"
"Although the Demon Emperor was powerful, he could not have lived for more than three thousand years!"
… …
If Li Mu was having a headache, the Demon Race present were already going crazy.
How could they accept the rebirth of the Demon Emperor from three thousand years ago and the massacre of the Demon Clan?
After the ball of light entered his body, the bloodthirsty aura disappeared from the zombie's body. After hearing the words of the demons, he was silent for a moment before muttering, "So it has already been 3,000 years …"
After saying this, he once again fell into a long silence.
Li Mu could understand his feelings.
This zombie had just been born. Although it already had self-awareness, it was a blank consciousness.
After he had obtained Emperor Bai's memories, the emptiness in his consciousness had been filled by Emperor Bai's memories and experiences. His body and memories were all Emperor Bai's. In a way, he was Emperor Bai.
However, Emperor Bai's memories were just memories. Memories had no consciousness, and he could not feel the passage of time.
To the zombie that believed itself to be the White Emperor, this meant that it had only slept for a short while. When it opened its eyes, three thousand years had already passed.
Normal people might not be able to accept such a reality.
Emperor Bai was indeed the Demon Emperor. He had once been a supreme expert. After a short moment of confusion, his eyes regained clarity and his expression gradually calmed down.
He looked at Li Mu and asked, "Which is the most powerful country on the Zu Continent now? Is it still the Chu Dynasty? How many generations have they passed down?"
Li Mu looked at him and said calmly, "The Chu Dynasty has been gone for 2,500 years. In these 2,500 years, the Central Mainland has changed three dynasties. Now, the most powerful dynasty on the Zu Continent is called the Great Zhou …"
Emperor Bai's face showed a look of reminiscence. He muttered, "So those old guys from the Chu Dynasty are also dead …"
Li Mu nodded and said, "They've been dead for almost 3,000 years."
His gaze swept across the crowd one by one, and he said to himself, "Which sect do you belong to?"
Facing the Demon Emperor from 3,000 years ago, the elders of the six sects did not dare to slight him.
"Fu-lu School of Taoism."
"Danding Sect of Taoism."
"Xuanzong of Taoism …"
"Northern Sect of Taoism …"
…
Emperor Bai pondered for a while and shook his head. "Never heard of it."
Taoism was born less than 2,000 years ago. It was normal that Emperor Bai had not heard of it.
His eyes continued to wander. When he glanced at the people of Diabolism, he paused for a moment and said, "Are you from Diabolism?"
The people of Diabolism bowed and said respectfully, "Greetings, Senior Emperor Bai."
Emperor Bai finally looked at the few remaining Demons and said, "Are you doubting my identity?"
The Demon Race had always been stubborn. A Bear Demon gritted his teeth and said, "Even a Demon Emperor can't live for more than 3,000 years. Who the hell are you? How dare you pretend to be a Demon Emperor?"
Emperor Bai glanced at him and said, "It's been three thousand years. Your Shaking Bear Clan is still as stupid as before. If I had known, I wouldn't have taught you demonic techniques back then. I would have let you all be beasts for all eternity."
Perhaps because no one had spoken for three thousand years, Emperor Bai was different from those experts who liked to put on airs. He was not stingy with his words. At first, he stuttered a little, but soon, his speech became smoother and clearer.
He stood in front of the huge statue and said slowly, "That's right. Even I can't defeat the Heavenly Dao. My lifespan is only 300 years."
A melancholy expression appeared on his face as he continued, "But I can't accept it. I've cultivated for 300 years, 290 years, and obtained countless opportunities. It wasn't easy for me to cultivate to the Heavenly Demon Realm. But my lifespan is only left with 10 years. I've tried countless methods, but I couldn't change it. I could only seal my body in a coffin before my lifespan ran out. I sealed my life's memories in a stone statue and left them for future rebirth. In this way, I could have a few hundred more years of lifespan …"
Li Mu's mouth opened slightly. He was stunned. Was he fighting a bug with the Heavenly Dao?
Lifespan was related to one's soul. Once the 300 year limit was up, even if he was reborn like the Thousand Illusions Venerable Master, it would be useless. When the time came, his soul would still die.
But the body was different. As long as it was preserved properly, the body could live forever.
But this eternal life was useless. A body that could live forever had no consciousness. And when they gained consciousness, they would be bound by the Heavenly Dao again and enter the cycle of reincarnation again.
Emperor Bai sealed his body and memories. When his body became a corpse, he would fuse it with his memories. The extra few hundred years of lifespan was the lifespan of the zombie.
It could be said that the thing in front of Li Mu was Emperor Bai, but also not Emperor Bai.
Emperor Bai's soul and consciousness had already died 3,000 years ago. There was no dispute about this. So it was not Emperor Bai.
But the zombie had just been born. It only had consciousness, but it had no memories or experience. While it had Emperor Bai's body, it also had his memories. In its heart, it was Emperor Bai. It was not wrong to say that it was Emperor Bai.
For the time being, it was Emperor Bai. If this continued, Li Mu felt that he would go crazy.
Emperor Bai's words shocked everyone present.
They also did not expect that the Demon Emperor would be reborn in such a way. Everyone present was here to inherit Emperor Bai's treasures. Now that Emperor Bai was in front of them, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
He was not dead. This was not an inheritance, but a robbery.
In this way, whether it was the elixirs, Dharma treasures, or the Heavenly Tomes, they could not get them.
A Demon Sect expert bowed and said, "We did not mean to disturb the Demon Emperor. Since the Demon Emperor has been reborn, can we leave now?"
The others looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot.
If they could leave so easily, what happened just now would not have happened.
At this moment, they all understood that the Demon corpses around the Demon Palace were not an accident.
The Demon Emperor had planned this 3,000 years ago. His goal was to deplete the Dharma treasures and Dharma powers of those who entered the palace. The elixirs on the first floor, the Dharma treasures on the second floor, and the Dao Page on the last floor were all for them to kill each other. As they continued to deplete everyone's Dharma powers, they provided nourishment for the zombie.
If not for the fact that everyone's Dharma powers were depleted, the combined attack just now could have killed the zombie.
He had spent so much effort to set up this trap. How could he let them leave?
Emperor Bai looked at the Tiger Demon and smiled. "Since you are here, it must be fate. Can you borrow something from me before you leave?"
The Tiger Demon looked at Emperor Bai's eyes and felt a little guilty. He asked, "What is it?"
Emperor Bai said lightly, "I want to borrow your Essence Blood and Soul."
The Tiger Demon's face was first filled with fear. Then, he realized something. He glared at Emperor Bai and said, "You are already at the end of your rope. What right do you have to say that?"
After withstanding the combined attack just now, no matter how strong the zombie was, it was severely injured. Anyone here could have killed it completely.
Just now, everyone was stunned by his words. After calming down, it was easy for them to figure out that even if he used to be a Demon Emperor, he was now just a heavily injured Demon Corpse.
Emperor Bai looked at him and shook his head. "Junior of the Tiger Tribe, you might have forgotten where this place is …"
"Stop pretending!"
The Tiger Demon roared. As if to boost his courage, he controlled the two Mountain Splitting Axes and chopped at Emperor Bai's head.
As long as Emperor Bai was alive, they could not be at ease.
Clang!
The two Mountain Splitting Axes clashed, creating a series of sparks. However, Emperor Bai was nowhere to be seen.
Behind the Tiger Demon, a figure appeared out of nowhere. Emperor Bai opened his mouth and bit into the Tiger Demon's neck with his white fangs.
In an instant, the Essence Blood and Demon Soul in his body were sucked dry. Emperor Bai threw the Tiger Demon's corpse on the ground.
After absorbing the Tiger Demon, Emperor Bai's face became redder. His body became fuller, and even a few strands of hair grew out. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the crowd again. He mumbled, "I am not satisfied with my current body. With all of you, it should be enough …"
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