Perfect World: Ten Crowns

Chapter 553 The Young Man Surnamed Ye, the Emperor Resurrected?
"Is this what the myriad realms are?"

In a desolate star-shattered ruin, three imposing figures appeared. The leader stood on the Chaos Mother Qi Cauldron, his black hair wildly dancing, and his eyes radiating boundless imperial aura. He was none other than Emperor Ye Tian.

To his left was a middle-aged man with a large bell on his head. His imposing aura made the surrounding starry sky appear dim. He was a terrifying supreme Dao Ancestor, not far from the Emperor Realm.

The last person, dressed in white, was exceptionally elegant and wore a mysterious bronze mask. He was none other than the Ruthless Great Emperor, whose terrifying aura emanated from his body, no less powerful than the Wushi Great Emperor who turned his back on all living beings.

Since that great battle, the barrier between heaven and earth has been severed, and the barrier of the perfect remnant world has been thickening. Even the Dao Ancestor could not break through it. It was not until Emperor Ye Tian pacified the darkness and stepped into the realm of the Immortal Emperor that he led Wu Zhong and the Empress to break through the barrier and come to this broken world.

However, only when they truly arrived in this world did they realize how terrifying the truth was. The myriad worlds had been reduced to ruins, and despite tens of millions of years of sedimentation, the remnants of that great war were still terrifying.

It can even be despairing.

For example, after breaking the path to immortality and leaving the world of Shrouding the Heavens, many legends about the two still circulated. However, when they finally arrived in this vast universe, they found that everything about the two had been erased by something, as if they had never existed at all.

Moreover, after their investigation, the three of them received an even more despairing answer: not only those two, but all the legends about the emperors had been erased from the records, as if the heavens had never been born.

But how could this be? Through the broken walls and rubble, amidst the terrifying battlefields of Emperor-level combat, Ye Fan, relying on his Immortal Emperor power, could still find some things, such as incomplete Emperor-level weapons, severed supreme evolutionary paths, and a broken alchemy furnace radiating Emperor-level fluctuations. The flames hadn't disappeared, and it exuded a medicinal fragrance that even he found incredibly enticing.
All of this indicates that in a bygone ancient era, the myriad realms experienced an even more glorious period, a time when perhaps the legendary Heaven existed, emperors coexisted, and even supreme beings surpassing the emperor level were born.

However, people have forgotten these things.

"To quell the darkness, uphold justice for all the heavens, and guide those star systems and races that have lost their way in the great war. I believe that one day, those people will reappear."

Ye Fan spoke, his face resolute, radiating an unparalleled air of confidence.

He believed that those legendary figures, whose existence could not even be recorded in history books, had not completely perished, but were hidden beyond the ages, waiting for an opportunity to return.

Upon hearing this, Ruthless Man and Wushi nodded. This world is vast, and there is also half of the starry sky covered by the Dark Battleground. This means that the future will be very turbulent, but it also means that they will have a lot of room for breakthroughs.

Entering the realm of Immortal Emperors like Ye Fan is not a pipe dream.

Then, as the three were about to leave, Ye Fan suddenly stopped. His expression was solemn, and at the same time, he became somewhat strange.

Where did that seed go?

Upon hearing this, the two people in the room were initially puzzled, but then immediately realized what he meant.

The seed Ye Fan spoke of was a golden treasure seed, said to have been born in the mythical era, but first appeared in the ancient times. It had pursued several ancient emperors, including the Undying Emperor, and then traversed the desolate ancient era, witnessing the rise of the nine holy bodies. It had also accompanied the Azure Emperor. Even Ruthless Man and Wushi had briefly possessed it, but they all lost it by chance and have never been seen since.

The last owner of this golden seed was Ye Fan, the Heavenly Emperor.

From the moment he achieved the Great Perfection of his Sacred Body, this precious seed followed him willingly, accompanying him from the Supreme Realm to the Immortal Emperor Realm. Even the current Emperor Ye Tian is somewhat unclear about its origin; it may have come from those two individuals, or it may have been a rare treasure born of nature.

Now, just like dozens of emperors and sovereigns before, has it abandoned its pursuit of Ye Fan and left him? Has it found a creature that is more attractive to it, or some other creature that is hard to explain?

For a moment, Emperor Ye's expression became complicated.

This extraordinary treasure, though no longer of great use to him, remained an enigma, and its departure filled Ye Fan with a bad premonition. After all, this treasure had followed far too many emperors and rulers: the Undying, the God Emperor, the Saint Emperor, the Demon Emperor, the Void, the Eternal Universe, the Azure Emperor—so many supreme marks. If it came from those two, that would be fine, but if it came from some strange creature...
That would be terrible.

Not to mention, in the final battle of the Shrouding the Heavens universe, both the Emperor and the Undying Emperor had their souls completely devoured by this treasure seed after their fall. Recalling the strange smiles on their faces before their deaths, Ye Fan's eyes became even more profound.

He was not afraid of the two coming back. Even if they were in the same realm, so what if he was not an Immortal Emperor? The Mortal Immortal could suppress the two, and the Immortal King could also suppress them. As for the Dao Ancestor realm, he was naturally not afraid of them either. It's just that the two were far apart even when they were alive.

"Oh, you're back."

In a space detached from the flow of time, Xia Sheng chuckled. In just a few words, to the surprise of Xia Ming and his sister, a golden seed suddenly appeared in the teacup.

"Is this Father's seed of destiny?"

Xia Ming spoke, and as an Immortal Emperor, he recognized him immediately.

However, compared to ordinary seeds of heaven and earth, this one gave him a unique feeling, as if it carried a period of time and possessed a kind of "light" sediment.

"Well, I left one in that spot on a whim back then."

Xia Sheng spoke, his fingertips glowing as if a small golden dragon enveloped the Qiankun Seed, and then countless paintings appeared in his eyes.

Mythical Celestial Venerables, Primordial Emperors, and Ancient Great Emperors—one after another, peerless geniuses and extraordinary figures flash by like pages of a book.

Beside him, Xia Ming was astonished as countless scrolls flashed by at a speed that even a Dao Ancestor could not see clearly, yet he, as an Immortal Emperor, still managed to catch a glimpse of one of them.

That was the universe that Father and the Desolate Heavenly Emperor once created.

It seems that quite a few remarkable figures have emerged?
"I didn't expect there to be a surprise."

It took three or four breaths before Xia Sheng's eyes regained their clarity.

Just as he had imagined, the trio that appeared in his era actually came from that place. What surprised him even more was that, apart from these three, several other remarkable figures had indeed emerged in this small universe over the millions of years.

For example, the Silkworm God Emperor opened the Immortal Path by himself and disappeared from the Perfect Remnant Realm millions of years ago. Xia Sheng carefully deduced that he was already a Dao Ancestor Realm expert before he left, and his current location is intriguing, as he is in half of the heavens under the Dark War.
Aside from these individuals, there are a few others worthy of admiration, such as the Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing, the Azure Emperor who had a karmic connection with Shi Hao, and the Fighting Saint Emperor. However, all of these people have perished, and the Seed of Heaven and Earth merely bears the imprint of their Great Dao, making it difficult for them to be fully reflected over the years.

Xia Sheng could do it, but there was no need for him to.

Aside from the enormous cost involved, these individuals are nothing more than prodigies with the potential to become Dao Ancestors, but they are of no use to the overall situation. There are quite a few like them even in the current half of the heavens.

What caught his attention was that the Emperor and the Undying, who had fallen during the final battle of the Shrouding the Heavens universe, had their souls absorbed by the Seed of Heaven and Earth before their deaths. Perhaps he could consider it.

After all, it's something that can be done casually.

(End of this chapter)