Published: March 2, 2025
"Master."
The Drunken Daoist stepped forward a couple of paces, his expression revealing an indescribable sense of respect and caution.
"The situation is like this: according to my investigation, the remnant soul of the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor, along with the level 2 sequence, entered the Heavenly Palace Treasure Land. Along the way, it gained significant benefits. Among this, the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor might have had some indescribable dealings or schemes with the demon lord, the purpose being to let the level 2 sequence know your true intentions, and then lay a backup plan for the demon lord."
"Are you saying that this person is the backup plan for both the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor and the demon lord?"
The Drunken Daoist remained silent for a moment and gently nodded, "That's right."
The sovereign's face was expressionless, revealing no emotions. He then turned his head to look at the golden armor in front.
"Then tell me, what have you discovered..."
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"The information I've found is like this. The transaction between the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor and the demon lord is—allowing the Heavenly Dao to replace Wen Yu and reappear on Earth. Master, forgive my incompetence; I couldn't uncover the more specific details of their collaboration, but when the Heavenly Dao attempted to perform a soul takeover on the level 2 sequence, I intervened and, together with another eleventh level strongman from the Xianxia world—Bai, killed the Heavenly Dao, causing Bai to die and be extinguished."
"Based on my speculation, the level 2 sequence is not the demon lord's backup; it should actually belong to the victim."
The sovereign nodded, "So, according to you, this guy is innocent?"
The golden armor hesitated for a moment and gently nodded.
"Then tell me how his soul system abilities and the soul entity that has already mastered the essence of skills came about?"
"It should be luck, or maybe the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor taught the level 2 sequence to lay a better foundation for the Heavenly Dao."
Hearing the words from the golden armor, the sovereign nodded thoughtfully.
The whole matter gradually connected in the sovereign's mind.
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The Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor deceived Wen Yu into entering the Heavenly Palace Treasure Land, and the ultimate goal was to let the Heavenly Dao, his own son, gain a second life—this had already been clearly reflected in Wen Yu's memories and the words of the golden armor.
Then, after the Heavenly Dao returned to Earth, he would do some things to fulfill the demon lord's ambitions.
This should be the entirety of the plan between the demon lord and the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor.
However, during the soul takeover, something changed.
The Heavenly Dao's soul takeover was interrupted by the golden armor, resulting in a failure of the takeover; then the Heavenly Dao was killed. The Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor took advantage of the situation, bringing Wen Yu to the Eleventh Layer of the Heavenly Palace, preparing to let Wen Yu see his true intentions, while the remnant soul of the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor remained within the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine's body, partially to survive and, on the other hand, possibly to influence the level 2 sequence's choices, leaving future troubles for himself.
Who would have known that the demon lord did not completely trap him, which led to the current situation.
Thinking of this, the sovereign carefully examined the struggling Wen Yu on the ground, as well as his two subordinates beside him.
"Why..."
A bewildering phrase left the sovereign's mouth.
"Master."
The golden armor stepped forward, while the Drunken Daoist slowly retreated.
"Why did you betray me?"
A simple little test caused the sovereign's gaze to turn completely cold.
As soon as the words fell, the Drunken Daoist's body instantly transformed into a phantom, shooting off into the distance!
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"Come back!"
A roar erupted from the sovereign's mouth, and in an instant, heaven and earth turned upside down.