Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Jun Wuxie was silent.

Seeing the dormant dark matter within his body, he was truly startled.

He had never considered such a thing before.

In some ways, he was still too reliant on Ye Qingxue.

Subconsciously, he felt that with Ye Qingxue around, even the power of darkness couldn't lurk within his body.

Now it seemed that wasn't the case at all.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Ye Qingxue, but he suddenly realized that some things were more complex and terrifying than he had imagined.

Did Ye Qingxue know that his body harbored dark matter?

He believed she must have known.

But she hadn't reminded him, perhaps because she didn't want to burden him with mental pressure, or perhaps she had other considerations.

But he believed that Ye Qingxue would never harm him.

He calmed down now, and his heart wasn't particularly turbulent.

The Burial Clan Chief sized him up with a strange look.

This young man clearly understood this strange and evil power, otherwise he wouldn't have uttered the words 'power of darkness' so readily.

But he was able to go from shock and unease to calmness in such a short time, and this composure truly made him look at him with new eyes.

"Senior, the Burial Corpse City and this Nether Passage Ancient City should be your breeding grounds, right? Those ghost shadows, evil corpses, and so on, were deliberately left behind by you, right?"

"Indeed."

The Burial Clan Chief nodded.

"It seems you are researching the power of darkness. Have you made any discoveries?"

"No…" The Burial Clan Chief shook his head and sighed, "Over the long years, we have exhausted our efforts and energy for this, but we have never made any new discoveries. As for the power of darkness, if any attribute can slightly restrain it, it would only be the original power of extreme Yang, such as your Solar True Lotus Fire. But Solar Essence Fire can only affect the lower levels of the power of darkness…"

"Is there really no other way to restrain it?"

Jun Wuxie frowned. Where did the power of darkness come from?

How could there be such a strange and extremely evil thing in the world?

"No, unless you have absolute power and an eternally indestructible will. The power of darkness is actually somewhat similar to the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. Perhaps for the dark creatures, it is their spiritual energy."

The muscles on Jun Wuxie's face twitched a few times, and he said, "In that case, wouldn't dark creatures completely restrain all other creatures?"

"You could say that."

The Burial Clan Chief said heavily, "At the same realm and level, dark creatures can be said to be invincible…"

"Then…"

Jun Wuxie hesitated, with many doubts in his heart, but seeing the Burial Clan Chief's eyes, he ultimately didn't ask.

The other party's eyes told him that some things couldn't be answered by him.

If such an existence didn't want to speak, it would be useless to ask.

"Entering this lake probably won't be easy. If it's not a narrow escape from death, it's probably close to it." Jun Wuxie glanced at the black lake and, without waiting for the Burial Clan Chief to respond, continued, "Junior wants to go to that Demon Goddess's cave to see my companion and confirm her safety with my own eyes. I hope Senior will grant my request!"

The Burial Clan Chief thought for a moment and said, "Alright, if I don't let you confirm her safety with your own eyes, you won't be at ease in the lake. In that case, your chances of surviving are almost zero."

"Thank you, Senior." Jun Wuxie was very grateful, and then looked at Mu Xue'lan and Lilia, saying, "You wait for me here."

The two women nodded, their eyes filled with worry.

"Let's go."

The Burial Clan Chief waved his sleeve, and Jun Wuxie found himself standing in front of the dark and deep cave he had seen before.

What speed was this?

Jun Wuxie was shocked beyond words.

The Burial Clan Chief didn't use a magic formation, didn't use a escape talisman or a teleportation platform, just waved his hand.

He didn't even feel himself moving, yet he crossed hundreds of thousands of miles in less than a ten-thousandth of a millisecond!

Suffocating demonic energy filled the air from the cave.

But this demonic energy didn't have a violent or murderous will, it just gave people a strong sense of oppression, making people's souls tremble involuntarily.

A tattered figure came into view.

She appeared in front of him out of thin air, without any warning.

Half of her face was bloody and blurred, and from the remaining half, it could be seen that her appearance, when complete, must have been an extremely beautiful woman.

She only had one eye left, as black as ink, without any white, quietly looking at Jun Wuxie, her eyes like a black abyss, able to swallow people's souls, incomparably frightening!

"Let them meet, otherwise this little brother won't be at ease."

The Burial Clan Chief said lightly, his tone like chatting with an old friend.

The Demon Goddess didn't speak, but from the deep cave behind her, a black vortex suddenly appeared.

Through the vortex, it could be seen that it seemed to connect to a vast world.

It was an endless void, with billions of stars twinkling, and countless bubble-like things.

Inside those bubbles, densely packed, were endless spots of light.

Under the Primordial True Eyes, he vaguely saw that the spots of light in the bubbles seemed to be stars?

Were those universes within universes?

Jun Wuxie couldn't believe his eyes!

If he hadn't heard Ye Qingxue mention countless universes before, he would never have believed what he was seeing!

Was the scene inside the cave vortex an evolved phenomenon, or a real scene?

Did this connect to other universes?

This completely exceeded his understanding!

At this moment, the multiverse in the vortex gradually blurred, and a crimson figure appeared in his sight, walking out of the vortex. When she saw him, a look of surprise and complex emotions appeared in her eyes.

"Why did you come?"

Shangguan Wan'er quickly came to Jun Wuxie's side.

"What do you think? How can I be at ease without confirming your safety?"

Jun Wuxie felt much more relaxed.

He was completely relieved now.

At this moment, the Demon Goddess disappeared, and the Burial Clan Chief was also gone.

Jun Wuxie was slightly stunned. These two seniors were quite good, they even knew to deliberately leave them alone.

"I'm fine. The Demon Goddess Senior has no malice towards me, but I may have to stay here for some time." Shangguan Wan'er smiled lightly, seductive and charming, her beautiful eyes gazing at him, and said, "Seeing how much you care about me, I might consider marrying you in the future."

"What?"

Jun Wuxie was dumbfounded, looking at her in astonishment.

"Are you serious?"

He felt it was a bit unbelievable.

Shangguan Wan'er was definitely not the kind of woman who, because of an accidental loss of virginity, would insist on marrying him.

He never would have thought that she would say such a thing.

"That depends on your performance. You must first have the qualifications to marry me. With your current abilities, you are far from enough." She smiled somewhat enchantingly, but very charming, making people involuntarily intoxicated by her peerless elegance.

"Cough, this…"

Jun Wuxie didn't know how to answer.

He really hadn't thought about this issue, after all, what happened in the Passion Tribulation Secret Realm was just an accident, not something that happened naturally because of mutual affection.

Before that, he and Shangguan Wan'er had very little interaction.

"I know what you're thinking. Some things, once they happen, cannot be reversed. Whether for you or for me, our fates are bound together. Perhaps you don't understand what I'm saying now, but you will understand in the future."

Speaking of this, she paused slightly and continued, "No matter what decisions and choices you and I make in the future, I hope you can promise me one thing."

"What is it? Tell me."

Shangguan Wan'er looked at him quietly and said, "In the future, when I need it, you must protect me until I successfully prove the Dao and become Emperor!"

Prove the Dao and become Emperor?

Jun Wuxie heard these words for the first time. What was proving the Dao and becoming Emperor?

"I promise you!"

Jun Wuxie didn't hesitate.

"You must remember what you promised me today. But before that, you must first work hard. Only by becoming stronger than me in the future will you be qualified to protect me, otherwise everything is empty talk."

"What's so difficult about that?" Jun Wuxie smiled confidently, twirling a strand of her hair and said, "Even if you obtain the inheritance of the Demon Goddess, I can still surpass you in the near future."

"I like your confidence." Shangguan Wan'er reached out and hugged Jun Wuxie, saying, "Little man, take care."

As the words fell, her body gradually flew backward, and soon disappeared into the dark vortex passage.

"I will."

Jun Wuxie responded in a low voice, watching the vortex gradually disappear. He turned around and, unknowingly, the Burial Clan Chief was already waiting behind him.

He was speechless: "Senior, when did you come? You didn't eavesdrop on our conversation, did you?"

"I don't have that hobby. You should be at ease now, right?"

As he spoke, he waved his sleeve, and Jun Wuxie disappeared into the cave entrance.

At the same time, in a vast void connected to the inside of the cave, Shangguan Wan'er stood beside the Demon Goddess, gently stroking her lower abdomen, her eyes somewhat blurred, and whispered, "Senior, what exactly is proving the Dao and becoming Emperor?"

"That is an extremely distant goal, and also a goal that you must achieve in the future. Follow him, be his woman, and you will have hope, otherwise you will not be able to overcome the calamity in your fate."

The Demon Goddess's voice was flat and cold, without any emotional color.

"Why is Senior so sure that he can protect me through the calamity?"

"Because he is..." The Demon Goddess paused, then changed her tone, saying, "There are some things you don't need to know right now. You just need to remember what I've told you."

Shangguan Wanwan: ...

It wasn't that she didn't believe that little man could protect her path in the future, shielding her through tribulations.

She realized from the Demon Goddess that this little man seemed to be shrouded in many mysteries.

She was just curious and wanted to know more about him.

...