Looking back, it was all like a fairyland.

Besides, as long as he completely transforms this cave and brings it under his control, his strength will surely improve. While he still won't reach the top level, he will be able to take a half-step into that threshold. By then, even if Di Jun wants to make a move on him, he will have to think twice before deciding whether he can afford the price.

I can't beat you, but even a cornered dog will bite. I can't defeat you, but I can still make you feel bad. If you feel bad, there will surely be more people willing to make you feel worse—adding insult to injury.

And you're even more upset now; those people want more than just that. After all, there's still the Eight Trigrams Grotto-Heaven, isn't there? Even without it, being able to step on the Heavenly Emperor's head a couple of times is enough to make one feel good. For the sake of feeling good, many primordial deities are capable of anything.

What’s more, this one is the Emperor of Heaven.

Furthermore, there's a chance that by then, this Heavenly Emperor will have declared war on this era. By then, countless people and gods will be taking advantage of his misfortune and wanting him dead. If one spreads his influence too far, and attempts to dominate everyone, the more things he'll have to consider.

Under such circumstances, we have to think carefully about the life-and-death battle with the Mirage Dragon at that time.

After figuring this out, Mirage Dragon's worries disappeared instantly, and all that remained was the joy of harvest.

Su Mu, who was standing next to him, saw the change in the other person's mood and shook her head and laughed.

It seems the Mirage Dragon was still optimistic. Seizing this cave heaven, he lost one-ninth of his source of faith, which was enough to make Di Jun feel painful. He initially thought the other party would cross the space to fight him, but he didn't expect it to be just a threat. You know, those who can take action will definitely take action, not just threaten. Threatening means that the other party can't do anything to you.

It seems the other party is tied up with something and can't spare the time; they're probably focused on "seizing the future."

That means the other party is likely above time.

The other party interrupted the meeting with him in a hurry, perhaps because he didn't want him to notice anything, or maybe because he lost a cave and fell behind. Any of these possibilities were possible.

But no matter which one it is, it's worth being happy about.

Su Mu didn't know what future he was going to seize, but after everything was done, he didn't mind getting involved to show his presence.

Let’s get back to the present.

The main objective of this trip—the cave heaven—had been secured, and a good deal of intelligence had been gathered. Although it was somewhat fragmentary and unclear, it was still much better than knowing nothing at all.

At least now they knew what Di Jun was really doing, and it wasn't what they had thought before. This war had already begun, and it didn't have to wait until the world was fully recovered.

Su Mu came back to her senses and set her eyes on Li Shu. Li Shu should have collapsed long ago, but Su Mu had managed to keep him alive.

Now Su Mu was pulled out of his memory, and the thunder that fell on him also stopped abruptly. In fact, he did not touch the secret of the origin of heaven and earth - after all, this is a cave heaven. If he went too far, the majesty of heaven and earth would not be a joke.

But whether you watch it or not, it keeps teasing you, giving the world a desensitization training.

This desensitization training was quite effective. The moment they made contact, Thunder's intensity increased, and then he ignored it, causing Thunder to weaken a bit before making contact again.

Back and forth, even a fool would have noticed something was amiss. The thunder that followed was heavy raindrops but soft thunder.

When Su Mu emerged from her memory, the lightning had dissipated cleanly. To say nothing was harmed by so many lightning strikes would be an underestimation of the world's consciousness. But this minor injury was insignificant. Within a few breaths, the arm covered in lightning patterns had returned to its original state.

Li Shu looked at Su Mu with a strange expression. He admitted that he had underestimated Su Mu. This person was even more unfathomable than he had imagined. But none of this mattered to him anymore—his body, without Su Mu's support, was already beginning to collapse. Even before his magical powers, the things that crumbled were his soul and his memories.

Li Shu's pupils lost their vitality in just a few breaths and became extremely empty. At the same time, his body turned into ashes.

The battle for the cave heaven has come to an end.

It was incredibly thrilling. This battle also revealed the power of the Mirage Dragon—a master of concealment. While usually silent, the noise it made was truly remarkable. This area was essentially razed to the ground, and the aura that permeated the battlefield wouldn't dissipate quickly. The original Shang Jingzong also completely vanished in this battle.

"A huge mess to clean up," Su Mu reminded the mirage dragon. This is a world with living beings; the old system is absolutely unusable. But that's not the main point—

The main thing is that Emperor Xi is dead. If a new emperor is not elected quickly, many things in this cave cannot be done.

While it wouldn't descend into chaos like a mortal dynasty without an emperor, the number of people who escaped from the Northern Wilderness State wasn't just a few hundred or a thousand, but measured in tens of thousands.

Wherever these refugees go, they cause devastating damage to the local area.

If not handled properly, it will affect the surrounding counties and may even eventually cause a major disaster that spreads throughout the Northern Wilderness State.

The thought of this gave Shenlong a headache. He had never been an emperor, and the lineage of Emperor Xi was almost extinct.

So he turned his gaze to Cao Chen, who had been watching the show silently.

"Quick, calculate for me who's suitable to be emperor!!"

Cao Chen: "? ? ? "

How would he know? Besides, this cave world is controlled by you, so you can decide your own fate.

Then, Cao Chen was really attracted to her. The Mirage Dragon gave him the authority over his destiny, and the feeling of roaming, controlling, and playing with his destiny made him reluctant to leave.

……

A few days later, an emperor descended from the Daxi Imperial Family. It was said that this emperor was a lost descendant of the Daxi Imperial Family, whose return was accidental. The previous emperor had died in the war, along with many members of the Imperial Family, leaving the Daxi Imperial Family without a successor. Therefore, the sudden arrival of this emperor was a natural progression.

Of course, the Great Xi royal family wasn't exactly a coveted position; nobody wanted to be a member. "Outsiders are outsiders, it's much better than us wanting to be one ourselves."

However, it is said that the emperor was still fishing the day before he took over, and then he ascended to heaven in broad daylight that night, becoming the emperor directly. This made him look confused.

But time waits for no one. Upon assuming office, he was immediately overwhelmed by a deluge of memorials and reports. This left him, with a face full of "I can't, I can't," reviewing memorials for a whole day, and then issuing a few decrees with the same same excuses. Within three days, he had adapted well—truly an emperor favored by fate.