All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"Damn you, you old scoundrel Han Hai, you despicable bastard! You destroyed all nine of my life-saving trump cards like that?"

Zhou Hai's eyes instantly turned red.

This battle not only destroyed all his supreme artifacts, but even his emperor artifacts were all destroyed. What a huge loss!

"Murong Xiao, I swear I will never let you get away with this!"

Suddenly, the voice of the Heavenly Venerable of the Vast Ocean came, which startled Zhou Hai so much that his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

"Holy crap, where are you?"

Zhou Hai looked around blankly, his eyes full of vigilance.

"Crash..."

He casually pulled out over a hundred treasures of Saint-level or higher, ready for battle.

"You bastard, how much of the Emperor's wealth did you steal? Where did you get so many treasures?"

The voice of the Vast Ocean Celestial Venerable rang out again, filled with both anger and speechlessness!

He discovered that even his own accumulated wealth couldn't compare to Zhou Hai's, which was infuriating.

"Ok?"

"What happened? You weren't killed and sealed away, were you?"

Zhou Hai was taken aback, realizing that the voice of the Vast Ocean Celestial Venerable was actually coming from the nine imperial artifacts.

"Humph!"

The Celestial Venerable of the Vast Ocean snorted coldly, filled with intense resentment and anger.

Logically speaking, given his strength, even if he were to cut himself, no one would be able to defeat him.

Even a supreme being at the peak with nine imperial artifacts wouldn't be enough.

But at the critical moment, the nine imperial artifacts suddenly changed, revealing the hidden ultimate moves of the nine emperors, which cleaved him into nine pieces.

Of course, this was not enough to kill him.

But he was so badly injured that he had no chance to fight back and was sealed by the combined hidden killing moves of the nine emperors.

He is currently trapped within the Nine Imperial Artifacts, unable to access the source of power. He can only slowly accumulate power with his own imperial body, waiting for the day he can break the seal and break free once more!

"Oh dear, you really are sealed away!"

Zhou Hai was delighted, and his courage instantly grew. He stepped forward and grabbed the nine imperial artifacts, kicking them wildly.

Although this couldn't harm the Sea Heavenly Venerable sealed inside, it was extremely insulting, almost making the Sea Heavenly Venerable so angry that he vomited blood.

"Hahaha, in ancient times, Chi You was slain and sealed away the nine provinces. Today, the old thief of the Han Sea has been killed and imprisoned in the Nine Weapons. You really deserve it!"

"Alright, you can stay here and have fun. I'm leaving!"

After a while, Zhou Hai laughed heartily and turned to leave, completely satisfied.

"Wait a minute, aren't you going to bring these nine imperial artifacts with you?"

A gentle voice came from the beautiful queen, giving people a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze.

But for some reason, Zhou Hai felt a pang of heartache.

This feeling was inexplicable. He rubbed his eyes and realized that, without him noticing, tears were rolling down his cheeks again.

"Damn it, why did you suddenly start crying? Do I have typhoid fever?"

Zhou Hai rubbed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, is this still my Imperial Artifact? There's an old thief hiding inside!"

"I'm carrying it with me, you think he'll kill me?"

"Okay, if you like it, you can have it!"

Zhou Hai understood perfectly: imperial artifacts were truly valuable, but their danger level also mattered.

He doesn't want anything that's deadly.

"No, you must take them with you!"

"I have already died in battle and am powerless to suppress him. Only your supreme power can suppress him for longer!"

"If you leave the nine imperial artifacts here, he will be able to refine them and bring them back to life in less than ten years. At that time, no one will be able to restrain him, and a great calamity will surely come!"

The beautiful queen's voice came through, seemingly surprised that Zhou Hai was so generous, giving up the nine imperial artifacts so easily.

"What, you're dead?"

"Are you kidding me? Is it haunted? Are dead people talking to me?"

"Besides, in a battle at your level, would someone who dies even have a ghost?"

Zhou Hai's eyes widened; he didn't believe the beauty's words at all.

"madness!"

"This woman sacrificed herself to revive many star fields, and has long since merged into the Heavenly Dao, becoming a part of it!"

"Otherwise, do you think she's qualified to stand before me?"

"She has long since vanished into nothingness, and even the remaining divine consciousness of the Heavenly Dao cannot last more than half a year!"

"Why do you think you're crying? The Supreme One sheds blood, Heaven takes pity on you, how could you not weep?"

The voice of the Heavenly Venerable of the Vast Ocean came, and he said disdainfully.

"What, really dead?"

Zhou Hai was startled, and a feeling of sorrow welled up from his heart.

This woman died saving him; he owes her a huge debt of gratitude this time.

"Take the nine imperial artifacts with you!"

"If it were in your possession, it might be possible to seal this person away for a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand years!"

"Otherwise, the consequences of darkness and turmoil ten years from now would be unimaginable!"

The beautiful and supreme voice rang out again, compassionate and merciful.

"But...but..."

Zhou Hai looked conflicted and bitter; he was genuinely afraid.

But when I thought about how that person had given their life to save me, I felt a deep sense of gratitude, and it would be really unreasonable to refuse.

"Okay... I'll take them with me, alright?"

After much hesitation, Zhou Hai finally stammered and agreed, taking the nine imperial artifacts into his possession.

"Thank you, Rootless Person!"

"Your adventures for all living beings will earn you divine favor and the merits of all living beings will be bestowed upon you. Good fortune will come your way!"

"The Celestial Venerable of the Vast Ocean knows many great secrets. Perhaps you can extract some information from him and gain more benefits!"

The beautiful queen's voice rang out again, like a goddess offering a blessing.

In an instant, Zhou Hai felt a warm sensation all over his body, as if a mysterious power had entered his body and even formed a halo of merit above his head.

Soon, the halo of merit faded.

Although Zhou Hai didn't feel the so-called blessing from heaven, he vaguely sensed that the whole world was embracing him. But no matter what, he couldn't get close to it.

This feeling was very strange; even he couldn't explain why.

"Hehe, so in that case, I must be someone who has done great good deeds!"

"But Your Majesty, you can pray for blessings if you want, but why does the term 'rootless person' sound so unpleasant to hear!"

Zhou Hai grinned. Although he had never collected merit or blessings from Heaven, after seven years in the cultivation world, he understood the importance of these things better than anyone else.

In the cultivation world, the Xuanmen (mysterious sects) wage war against the Heavenly Dao, seizing the Heavenly Dao's blessings, prosperity, and longevity!

Outside of Taoism, Buddhism strives to accumulate merit.

Legend has it that when these two powers reach their limit, they can even surpass the Heavenly Dao and become the legendary immortals.

Of course, whether they are genuine or not is unknown. But since great emperors throughout history have been eager for these two items, one can imagine how precious they are.

"Alright, Rootless Man, your disciple is fine now, you may leave!"

The beautiful queen's voice rang out again, and the scene before Zhou Hai's eyes changed; he instantly appeared in another place.

A familiar scent wafted towards me; it was the scent of the ancient starfield.

Zhou Hai floated in the sky thousands of miles above, with a cloud beneath his feet.

Before he could regain his footing, another figure fell from the sky, startling Zhou Hai!

"Xi Yao!"

He quickly reached out and took the unconscious Qin Xiyao into his arms.