Invincible Dad-Chapter 765 Yuan Ying_1

Xu Lai raised an eyebrow and said with a self-mocking chuckle, "I’m being given quite the honor, aren’t I?"

They had been laying this scheme for a hundred eras. All for today?

To be honest, Xu Lai was skeptical about the words of the young Celestial Clan girl before him. If she was telling the truth, then the glimpse of fate captured within the Jade Slip from Huang Zhongtian had to be accurate. After all, any power capable of scheming for as long as a hundred eras could not be an ordinary Tao Lineage. It was likely that the hand of an Emperor Realm expert was involved in their plans.

He, Xu Qingfeng, had been cultivating for less than a hundred thousand years. His foundation and other aspects couldn’t compare to those of the former Great Emperors. If he were truly to fall here, his death wouldn’t be an undeserved one.

"The Supreme Emperor, Qingfeng, I swear I’m not lying to you!" Shi Lan exclaimed in a panic. Just as she was about to say more, her face suddenly turned deathly pale.

A black hand had appeared around her neck, gripping it fiercely.

Shi Lan’s body floated into the air as the Spiritual Energy within her was swiftly absorbed by the massive black hand. An utterly despairing and chilling might emanated from it.

That was—Emperor’s Might!

With a look of despair, Shi Lan turned her gaze toward Xu Lai, her eyes clearly pleading, "Save me."

Xu Lai clicked his tongue. This young Celestial Clan girl did indeed have a slave seal within her. Evidently, she had spoken of things she shouldn’t have, triggering the seal imprinted within her bloodline by a Great Emperor. Under normal circumstances, the mere thought of betrayal meant certain death. Shi Lan had only managed to hold on until now by relying on her cultivation at the Seventh Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

Xu Lai did not make a move. Watching with great interest, he nodded and said, "The Emperor Realm brand within your clan’s bloodline... hmm... this aura belongs to the Great Emperor of the Tian Gui Tribe, Yuan Ying."

Yuan Ying. He was an Emperor Realm expert from the First Era of the Immortal Domain, a member of the Tian Gui Tribe. With nearly a full cycle of time having passed, records about the Tian Gui Tribe’s Great Emperor had grown vague, and his people had vanished into the long river of history.

The reason Xu Lai was so familiar with Yuan Ying’s aura was because of the Heavenly Dao. That lad had entered many Great Emperors’ tombs over the years and had acquired several items, such as a letter from the Chaos Purple Lotus Demon Emperor, a diary from Emperor Wanyun, a sword from Great Emperor Youming, armor from the Corpse Emperor, and a piece of skin from the Blood Demon Emperor. There was also a star refined by Emperor Xingyuan, a branch from Emperor Guimu, and even a finger from the Ghost Emperor Yuan Ying. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The aura of that finger was identical to the slave seal branded within Shi Lan’s bloodline.

The Tian Gui Tribe... Xu Lai muttered, a sudden realization dawning on him. The Tian Gui Tribe had once dominated the top of the race rankings for over a dozen eras before mysteriously disappearing from history, never to be seen again. Now, it seemed they hadn’t gone extinct due to an inability to adapt to the Immortal Domain, but had likely gone into hiding.

The Immortal Domain was vast. Xu Lai had traveled through many places across the Four Immortal Domains, but there were still many regions he had never truly set foot in. Moreover, based on the current intelligence, it was highly probable that the Tian Gui Tribe was hiding in the Samsara Sea.

"Ugh—" Shi Lan’s hands desperately tried to pry the black hand from her neck. Her face was ashen, and both her Spiritual Energy and life essence were rapidly draining away. In another breath, she would be reduced to a dried-out husk, her soul completely absorbed by the brand, forever barred from reincarnation.

"Yuan Ying, I’m truly curious what kind of death trap you’ve set for me!" Xu Lai narrowed his eyes.

The moment his words fell, a gentle Qingfeng breeze blew silently past. In that instant, the entire Universe seemed to freeze.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

Cracks appeared on the two massive black hands, which began to crumble with a terrifying sound. Black demonic energy billowed out and, with a bloodcurdling shriek, coalesced into a young man.

Carrying a book satchel and holding a Bamboo Sword, the man tilted his head toward Xu Lai and suddenly chuckled. "No wonder someone betrayed us. So, the era of the Emperor’s Fall has arrived. You must be Great Emperor Qingfeng."

"Quite an elaborate plan," Xu Lai remarked in amazement. "To sever half of your soul at your peak and fuse it into a seal, all for the sake of controlling the incredibly weak Human Race of that time."

The young man smiled gently and didn’t speak. Without any perceptible movement, three figures sped toward them from the distance. Xu Lai saw them clearly: they were three Emperor Corpses. They should have remained in Heaven Beyond Heaven, yet they had been summoned here by the wisp of Yuan Ying’s remnant soul that was fused into the Celestial Clan’s bloodline brand.

Xu Lai sighed softly. It was a pity. These three Emperor Realm experts had lived such magnificent lives, only to be refined into puppets after their deaths. And the instigator of it all was Yuan Ying.

"Cough, cough..." Shi Lan of the Celestial Clan slumped to the ground, coughing weakly. Before her stood an Emperor of the current era and the Great Emperor Tiangui, the one who had caused the Human Race to split and had controlled the Celestial Clan until this very day. Fear spread relentlessly through her heart.

"Shi Lan, you betrayed the Celestial Clan, and you betrayed this Emperor. You will not live," the young man said. He gently placed a bamboo scroll into the book satchel behind him. Looking like a scholar on his way to an examination, he offered a gentle smile without making a move. Instead, his figure gradually faded and disappeared.

"..."

Shi Lan trembled uncontrollably, her entire body drenched in cold sweat. Although she hadn’t died, her Dao foundation had been injured. Without sufficient heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and time to recuperate, she would suffer from lingering ailments. Never mind retaining her cultivation at the Seventh Heaven; she would be lucky to even remain a Quasi-Emperor.

Xu Lai glanced at her. He casually flicked a breeze imbued with Qingfeng Sword Intent her way. It wasn’t to kill her, but to sever the remnants of Great Emperor Yuan Ying’s aura within her and stabilize her Dao foundation.

"Hah..." Color finally returned to Shi Lan’s face.

Gratefully, she knelt on the ground and bowed deeply to Xu Lai. "Thank you, The Supreme Emperor, for saving my life."

She paused, then lifted her head and mustered her courage to add in a small voice, "The Supreme Emperor, our... no, the Human Race still has a million people trapped within a small barrier. Please, I beg you to lend a hand."

"Lead the way," Xu Lai said flatly.

He glanced back in the direction of the Heavenly Court’s treasure vault, where his Senior Sister and Yu Guiwan were. This was a good opportunity to stretch his muscles.

But...

Shi Lan’s expression went blank. After fumbling for words, she finally managed to say, "The Supreme Emperor, the small barrier where we reside can only be opened with the slave seal inside our bodies. Right now... I can’t open it."

Xu Lai’s brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. "Where is the barrier? A rough location will do."

"Probably in the Samsara Sea," Shi Lan said, trying hard to remember, but her expression was one of confusion. "But as for the exact location..."

The Samsara Sea is too vast! And it was a place where Divine Sense and divining fate were restricted everywhere.

"Then where is the Tian Gui Tribe located?" Xu Lai asked.

"The Tian Gui Tribe is not in the Samsara Sea."

"Oh?" Xu Lai raised an eyebrow.

Shi Lan declared emphatically, "Their home is definitely not in the Samsara Sea. I went to the Tian Gui Tribe’s territory once through my clan’s Teleportation Array. Although I was unconscious at the time, I overheard a Tian Gui Tribe expert say that my journey took a full three days, and that both the departure and arrival points were Quasi-Emperor-level Formations."

Three days! Xu Lai nodded to himself. The distance covered by a Teleportation Array built by a Quasi-Emperor Realm expert over three days and nights was not short, but it wasn’t excessively long either.

But trying to calculate the exact area based on that...

Shi Lan’s shoulders slumped. She knew these limited clues were not enough to deduce the Tian Gui Tribe’s location. This time, it was clear she could neither rescue her people nor help wipe out the Tian Gui Tribe, who had left no incriminating evidence behind.

"The Supreme Emperor, the fog from the White Crane Elixir has dissipated!"