Return of the Immortal Emperor Daddy

Silence!

As Qiao’er spoke, the surroundings plunged into a deathly stillness, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Even the rustling of the wind through the grass was audible.

Master Kuroda, the Chief Ministers, the reporters, and everyone else watching the live broadcast who knew of the Underground World’s existence were all utterly speechless. The entire world had reached an unprecedented level of quiet.

He’s above the immortals? What did we just hear? Have our ears deceived us? That scabbard actually claimed Wu Tian is above the immortals?

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Scabbard, are you spouting nonsense?" Master Kuroda’s face was a mask of disbelief. After coming to his senses, he couldn’t help but grit his teeth and shout, his entire body trembling and his very soul quaking.

The people of the Underground World weren’t truly seeking Cultivation relics. While such artifacts could grant them a lifespan of a thousand years, that was their limit. Relics, after all, were called relics because they were incomplete. They had no idea how to cultivate and become an immortal. That was why they had spent so many years searching for any trace of an "immortal," all to no avail.

But now, they hadn’t found an immortal. Instead, they had found someone who was supposedly *above* an immortal—and a person from the Surface World, no less.

This... How was this possible!

It wasn’t just Master Kuroda; the surrounding Chief Ministers and the others were also shaking their heads, all of them certain that Qiao’er was talking nonsense. Someone above the immortals could never be as young as Wu Tian. Immortals were supposed to be omnipotent, transcending Reincarnation, stepping outside the Three Realms, and living forever.

So what kind of terrifying existence would be above even an immortal? And how could it possibly be Wu Tian? This... was simply unimaginable!

Across the globe, those who were still watching the live broadcast and knew about the Underground World felt their minds go blank. The shock was enough to leave them gaping in stunned silence.

"Nonsense. It has to be nonsense."

"Exactly. Immortals are the pinnacle. How could anything exist above them?"

They were steeped in disbelief.

Qiao’er, however, paid them no mind. If they thought she was spouting nonsense, so be it. She only cared about Wu Tian’s opinion and his feelings. She had been searching for him for so long. When he suddenly vanished from the Immortal Emperor Realm, she and the Skyless Sword had broken out of the realm together. But in the tunnels of spacetime, she was separated from the Skyless Sword. Afterward, she traveled from one world to the next, searching for any sign of Wu Tian.

Finally, she had arrived on this Earth, in its Age of Dharma Decline. Here, she had lost all her Spiritual Power; the only thing that remained was the "World’s Number One Defensive Move" sealed within her. In reality, her true age was only a little over nine years. Finding Wu Tian felt like a child who had been lost for years finally finding their way home. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Big Brother... I... I searched so hard for you. Every single moment, I thought about the days we spent together.

"We fought the Demon Emperor, purged the Ghost Realm, and carved out our own domain! We rose to power together, standing shoulder to shoulder with the other Immortal Emperors!

"The grand enterprise of ruling the world was never important. Just being by your side is enough for me. Big Brother... don’t leave me behind again."

As she spoke, Qiao’er’s voice grew hoarse. She was crying, and though no tears were visible, the sound of her sobs was heart-wrenching.

Wu Tian’s heart couldn’t help but soften. Qiao’er had always been with him, like a little sister. They had fought side by side in the Immortal Emperor Realm, rising from nothing, step by step. They had suffered together, been ridiculed together, and been dismissed as mediocrities doomed to achieve nothing. But they had gritted their teeth and pushed forward. Wu Tian became the Wutian Celestial Emperor, and Qiao’er mastered the "World’s Number One Defensive Move."

"Stop crying, silly girl," Wu Tian said gently. "We’ll be together from now on. We will fight against The Firmament and challenge All Heavens once more!"

"Mhm!" Qiao’er replied quietly, her voice obedient. It seemed she was only this compliant in front of Wu Tian.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to her. "Big Brother, did you lose a lot of your Spiritual Power too?"

When they broke out of the Immortal Emperor Realm, he was struck by its Heavenly Dao and cast into the endless expanse of All Heavens, forced to crash through one realm barrier after another. It was impossible that his Spiritual Power was still intact. Her Big Brother was incredibly powerful, but under those circumstances, how much could possibly be left?

"Yes," Wu Tian nodded, admitting it. On this Earth, in this Age of Dharma Decline, breaking through this world’s constraints to return would be exceedingly difficult.

"Master, let’s go to the Underground World. The Spiritual Power there is much denser than on the Surface World," Qiao’er suggested. "The Underground World also holds many fortuitous encounters that can quickly replenish your Spiritual Power. Then, we can return to the Immortal Emperor Realm and you can reclaim your title as the Wutian Celestial Emperor!"

Qiao’er and Wu Tian continued their conversation as if no one else existed, but the content of their words sent a violent tremor through everyone listening.

Immortal Emperor? The Wutian Celestial Emperor? Impossible! That’s absolutely impossible!

Everyone there, as well as those watching the livestream, shook their heads. The idea was simply too absurd to be true.

「In Yang City」

Back at home, the little one remarked, "Looks like Dad has been hiding a lot from you, Mom."

Qin Yuhan remained silent, her expression unreadable.

Meanwhile, Little Kirin and Kunpeng, who was in the washbasin, were utterly shocked. Could their dad really be that powerful?

「In Fusang, on the Northern Sea Route, before the Deep Kiss Tunnel」

Qiao’er, having finally composed herself, turned and spoke coldly to Master Kuroda. "You have offended my Big Brother. Considering you kept me company for so long, I’ll allow you to take your own life."

Master Kuroda froze.

Qiao’er’s domineering aura sent a wave of foreboding through the reporters. With their journalistic instinct for danger, the Fusang reporters were petrified.

"Let’s go."

A few of them exchanged glances and began to back away. They retreated slowly down the hillside until they were out of sight of Wu Tian’s group, at which point they broke into a frantic sprint.

QUICK! QUICK! QUICK!

Their hearts hammered in their chests. In all their years as journalists, they had never felt a terror like this. They just wanted to get away from Wu Tian—as far away as possible. Their only thought was to book the first flight or boat ticket out of Fusang. Journalists were ordinary people, their running speed only slightly faster than average. But now, driven by the instinct for survival, their latent potential erupted, and their speed rivaled that of a champion sprinter.

But just then, Qiao’er’s angry voice rang out. "You were all snickering just now, weren’t you? Thinking that what my Big Brother and I said was foolish and laughable? Thinking I was lying?"

As she spoke, the "World’s Number One Defensive Move" suddenly activated!

The World’s Number One Defensive Move was a technique naturally formed by Heaven and Earth. Its original purpose was to defend against any and all attacks by absorbing them into the user’s body, a power with infinite marvelous applications. After Wu Tian learned this technique, he sealed it within Qiao’er. Now, she effectively possessed both the Energy Absorbing Technique and a power akin to the Diamond Snare from Journey to the West.