12dz Chapter 1372 The Prophecy's Conspiracy
Chapter 1372 The Prophecy's Conspiracy
Hearing this, Ye Ge asked doubtfully, "It sounds like you haven't considered that the first person to enter this place might be a human? You really don't have much faith in your descendants..."
“That’s not entirely true.” Long Zheng stood with his hands behind his back and said slowly, “Of course I hope that the first person to successfully enter this place by gathering the power of the Seven Azure Dragon Constellations will be a member of the human race. But we must always have a backup plan. All races in the Eastern Continent may inherit the power of the Seven Azure Dragon Constellations. I am just preparing for the possibility that the people who enter this place in the future will not be human, but other races. At least we will have this last line of defense.”
Ye Ge nodded thoughtfully, his gaze sweeping over Long Ying and the others who were still in a daze: "What if the people who entered here were not us, but other races?"
Long Zheng's tone was calm, yet every word was chilling: "The soul was extracted from the body, transforming into nourishment for the Azure Dragon to repair its sacred soul; the body, devoid of flesh and blood, petrified and ascended, becoming one of the thousands of terracotta warriors in the underground palace, and one of its guardians."
Night Song: "...Good heavens."
“However…” Long Zheng paused, a hint of inquiry flashing in his eyes as he looked at Ye Ge with slight suspicion: “You don’t seem very surprised to see me… Aren’t you surprised?”
"Surprised? It's alright." Ye Ge calmly shrugged. "It's not like I can't tell you're not a physical being. You just left a wisp of your soul power here. It's not like I haven't seen you before."
Long Zheng: "..."
Not long ago, Ye Ge had just met his ancient demon ancestor, Ye Aotian, from tens of millions of years ago in his divine consciousness space.
So now, it's not surprising to see the first emperor of the empire, Long Zheng, from over a thousand years ago, here.
"This child's existence may be far more ancient than you imagine." The Azure Dragon's deep voice rumbled from above, "His soul was once imprisoned alongside mine, we were fellow prisoners. It is not surprising that he now sees you existing in this state."
"......???" Long Zheng was completely dumbfounded: "Fellow inmate??"
He looked up at the Azure Dragon and asked, puzzled, "Your Excellency Azure Dragon, do you have some connection with the grandson of this old friend of mine?"
Isn't this young man Ye Quan's grandson?
How did I become a fellow inmate of the sacred beast Azure Dragon again?
“Hmm.” Qinglong Laodeng nodded: “If we disregard the physical body and only consider the time of existence of the soul, you cannot even be considered his ancestor… He may even be your ancestor.”
Long Zheng: "??????"
"Ahem... well, that's a bit complicated to explain." Ye Ge coughed lightly twice.
Moreover, even if he were to explain, he probably wouldn't know how.
His identity and his relationship with Qinglong Laodeng sounded like a series of plot holes to others, and explaining it would surely leave this ancestor of the empire completely bewildered...
"Old Deng, quickly tell me how to help you break the seal on your soul," Night Song changed the subject.
"Hmm," came the buzzing voice of the Azure Dragon.
“…Old Deng?” Long Zheng’s face twitched slightly.
The opponent is the sacred beast Azure Dragon, a legendary holy spirit from billions of years ago, and he directly calls him "Old Deng"... is that even possible...?
He gazed intently at Ye Ge, his eyes filled with deep thought.
It seems this young man holds many amazing secrets...
"Go to the spirit tree." The old man's voice continued to hum.
Ye Ge followed the instructions and walked towards the sacred tree that emitted a faint blue glow, stepping onto the black stone platform where the coffin was placed.
Azure Dragon: "I channel the power of the Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon and the power of extreme Yin, imbuing the surface of the stone coffin with both."
Ye Ge was slightly taken aback upon hearing this and turned to look at Long Zheng. Long Zheng nodded slightly, and Ye Ge understood—it turned out that the seal of the Azure Dragon was closely connected to the coffin of this emperor.
He activated his spiritual power as instructed. The power of the seven constellations—Horn, Neck, Root, Room, Heart, Tail, and Winnowing Basket—lit up in turn, their azure light flowing like a galaxy. Ye Ge formed hand seals, and azure holy flames ignited around his body. He then simultaneously poured his immense holy power and dark, extremely yin power into the stone coffin.
"Buzz buzz..."
"Buzzing buzzing buzzing...!!!"
Suddenly, a complex cyan magic circle appeared on the base of the stone coffin, and holy light surged like a tide, all converging on the huge cyan dragon head skull on the dome.
Under the watchful eyes of Ye Ge, Long Zheng, Qinglong, Zhuque, Baihu, Zhuyan, and Chaos, the entire dome began to glow with a sacred blue light, and the rocks and bones embedded within it transformed into countless blue light fragments, surging towards Qinglong's spirit body like a reversed galaxy.
"Tch..." Zhu Yan's eyes darkened. He was bound and unable to move, so he could only watch this scene obediently from the side, his face showing a very displeased expression.
The blinding blue light made Ye Ge squint slightly.
In the hazy light, he saw the Azure Dragon's enormous spirit gradually shrink and condense, eventually transforming into an old man nine feet tall with white hair and a green robe.
The old man held an ancient longsword with dragon patterns faintly visible on its blade; it was the Sacred Azure Dragon Blade, the soul weapon of Azure Dragon Old Deng.
Night Song had already seen this human form of Azure Dragon Old Deng when he fought the Water Spirit Priest.
Ye Ge smiled slightly: "Old Deng, congratulations on completely breaking the seal."
"Hmm..." The Azure Dragon lowered its head, examining its spiritual body, and after a moment of silence, said, "Unfortunately, although the seal has been broken and my soul is no longer restricted, I still lack a physical body. Aside from this temporary spiritual realm, it's difficult to exist in this form for long in the mortal world."
"That's easy." Ye Ge chuckled. "I'll help you get a body."
"Oh?" Old Deng of the Azure Dragon showed a curious expression.
A physical body capable of housing the soul of a sacred beast is hard to find.
In the last battle with the Water Spirit Priest, although He could temporarily appear in the mortal world in human form by possessing someone, the person He possessed turned into blood after that battle.
"Hmph, Azure Dragon, you really are lucky!" Zhu Yan said, cursing.
In order to escape the pursuit of the gods, He spent a great deal of time hiding, and His soul was not sealed by the gods.
As a result, the Azure Dragon has now been unsealed, but it still needs to live inside Jiang Xiaoming's body and be subject to his restrictions.
Where the hell can I even complain to?!
Baihu's cold gaze swept over Zhu Yan, his voice like icy ice striking: "Impotent rage only brings laughter."
"So what!?" Zhu Yan bared his gleaming white fangs. "Don't think you're so great just because you've broken the seal! Boy, untie me! I'm going to fight the Azure Dragon and White Tiger to the death!"
"......" Chaos remained silent for a long time before finally glancing at it sideways. "Alright, save your energy. You'd better be quiet and stop making a fuss. What's the use of making a fuss if he won't let you go?"
Ye Ge raised his eyes, his gaze shifting between the two ferocious beasts.
"Zhu Yan, do you remember what I told you?" Ye Ge said, "I said, if you are willing to listen to me obediently, I will promise to help you get a usable body."
Zhu Yan raised an eyebrow: "Hmph, so you still remember this! I thought you were just making things up!"
“How could that be? I’ve always valued integrity above all else,” Ye Ge said. “But all of this is contingent on you having to obey.”
"..."
Zhu Yan remained silent for a long time.
“…Fine.” Zhu Yan gritted her teeth. “You said it! It’s a deal!”
"It's a deal." Ye Ge's lips curled up slightly.
He then turned to Chaos: "Oh right, Chaos, you're the same."
Chaos snorted coldly, crossing his four rather short arms over his chest, and said, "I never place my hopes on others, much less will I be at your beck and call. To think you can make me submit like a dog is wishful thinking!"
Ye Ge: "Oh, that doesn't matter. Anyway, even if you don't cooperate, you're still under my Yao Yao's control."
chaos:"......"
"Snapped"
With a clear sound, Ye Ge clasped his hands together.
Soul Chains—Retrieve!
&34;Kala-la-la--&34;
The clanging of chains was incessant. Zhu Yan and the massive spiritual bodies of Chaos were dragged along by the black chains, gradually disappearing into the bodies of Jiang Xiaoming and Xia Xiyao.
Long Zheng stood quietly to the side, his deep gaze never leaving Ye Ge, silently observing this young junior.
Unexpectedly, just seven hundred years after his death, such an outstanding and exceptionally talented young man would emerge from among the descendants of the human race...
And he's actually Ye Quan's grandson.
That's truly heartening...
......
"So, that old fellow Ye Quan is still alive?"
Long Zheng stroked his long beard, a smile appearing in his eyes: "That old fellow really lives a long life..."
After chatting briefly with Ye Ge, Long Zheng gained a general understanding of the current situation of the human race, the vicissitudes of recent years, and the historical changes in the landscape of all races.
"You just said that all races are currently experiencing the eighth war?" Long Zheng asked.
"Yes." Ye Ge nodded.
Long Zheng fell into a long silence, his eyes swirling with thoughts, it was unclear what he was thinking. After a long while, he slowly said, "Indeed... it's exactly as recorded on that celestial prophecy stone tablet..."
Ye Ge was slightly taken aback.
The late Emperor Longzheng had actually seen the stone tablet with the prophecy of Heaven?
"Your Majesty the First Emperor," Ye Ge frowned, "you also know of the prophecies of Heaven?"
Long Zheng nodded calmly: "Mm."
"So, you must have also possessed a stone tablet with a prophecy of the Heavenly Dao?" Ye Ge's expression turned serious. "What was written on your stone tablet?"
"..." Long Zheng did not answer immediately. He looked at Ye Ge, calmly gazing into his eyes, and said, "Do you know why I deliberately left a wisp of my soul power in this tomb?"
Ye Ge asked in confusion, "Didn't you just say that if the first person to enter here is an alien, you would annihilate the visitor? ...If the person who enters here is human, you would remove their status?"
“That is certainly one of my purposes, but it is not the real reason.” Long Zheng’s expression grew more solemn. “The real reason is that I want to give future generations who come here a warning.”
"A wake-up call?" Night Song: "A wake-up call for what?"
Long Zheng: "The prophecy of Heaven is very likely a conspiracy."
Ye Ge's pupils constricted sharply: "...What?"
Ye Ge's heart skipped a beat.
Long Zheng's words just now seemed to have struck a chord in his heart.
This concern seems to stem from something he noticed a long, long time ago... but for other reasons, it was always put aside, or perhaps for some reason, he didn't think about it deeply...
"Have you ever thought about who left these prophecies on the stone tablets of the Heavenly Dao? And why did that being leave such prophecies?" Long Zheng's gaze pierced through Ye Ge's thoughts like a sharp sword.
Ye Ge fell silent, lost in thought.
"The stone tablets of celestial prophecy that I obtained back then contained the legend of the Azure Dragon Treasure."
Long Zheng paced aimlessly through the tomb chamber, his voice echoing in the empty, snow-white environment: "Moreover, it is quite obvious that there is a certain being that seems to be deliberately guiding all races to search for the Azure Dragon Treasure and unlock the forbidden power sealed beneath the Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon."
"The greater the profit, the deeper the trap. This is the natural order. Beneath every tempting gift may lie a bottomless pit."
“Hmm…” Ye Ge asked curiously, “Wasn’t the Azure Dragon Treasure buried and sealed away by the Azure Dragon Old Deng and the God of Extreme Yin?” He turned to look at the Azure Dragon Old Deng.
“That’s right.” Qinglong Laodeng walked over at this time: “Qinglong Treasure was indeed the one that the second generation of Extreme Yin God, Youying, and I decided to use our power to seal the power of the laws we possessed in seven places on the Eastern Continent because we saw the ambition of the King of Gods, Emperor Guang, Yeqiong. This was to prevent Emperor Guang from obtaining these seven powers of the laws.”
Ye Ge thought for a moment: "So, the person who wants to lure all the creatures of the myriad races to open the Azure Dragon Treasure should want to obtain the forbidden power of these laws that you have sealed."
"Could it be... that the person who left behind those Heavenly Prophecy tablets... was the Light Emperor Ye Qiong?? He knew that breaking the seal on the Azure Dragon Seven Constellations Treasure wouldn't be easy, so he wanted to use the myriad races to do it for him..."
“No, I don’t think so.” Long Zheng shook his head and said, “During my reign, the priests of the Temple of Gods were searching all over the map of the myriad races for the stone tablets of the Heavenly Dao prophecy, trying to find clues to the treasure of the Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon. If they were left by Emperor Guang, why would the apostles who believe in Him go to such great lengths to search for these stone tablets?”
Ye Ge couldn't quite understand this.
"If that's the case, then who could it be?"
Long Zheng paused for a moment, then slowly said, "I just said that there is a certain being that seems to be deliberately guiding all races to search for the Azure Dragon Treasure."
His gaze was piercing as he looked into Ye Ge's eyes and slowly said, "The myriad races that I am referring to as being guided are not just the myriad races of the mortal realm."
"Perhaps, that also includes... the gods."