Claiming the Throne of Gods, Starting from the Rebirth of Nezha
Chapter 86: The Dark Shadow in the Hall

Chapter 86: Chapter 86: The Dark Shadow in the Hall

"The Demon Lord believed that all beings in the world were ignorant fools, unworthy of uttering a single word to him, and thus his wordless tablet was decreed to bear not a word after his death."

"Lady Yun Xiao of the Jie Sect alone ventured deep into the Fire Eye Mountain Secret Realm, slew the Demon Lord, and then inscribed this line of utter contempt on his wordless tablet."

"So arrogantly domineering."

"Nezha walked around the stone tablet twice, then touched the iron surface of the tablet to steady his surging emotions."

"Let’s move on and see more."

"At this moment, Nezha led Deng Chanyu forward. Deng Chanyu asked, ’Who is this Lady Yun Xiao from the Jie Sect, to be so formidable as to slay even the mana-mighty Demon king from years past?’"

"Nezha replied, ’She is a female fairy from the Three Immortals Island of the Jie Sect, and Zhao Gongming’s sister.’"

"’And who is Zhao Gongming?’"

"’He is Lady Yun Xiao’s brother.’"

"..." Deng Chanyu clearly sensed Nezha’s perfunctory tone and turned her face away in annoyance, but she couldn’t help asking soon after, ’You call her Lady Yun Xiao, so Yun Xiao must be a female fairy, right?’"

"Nezha nodded, thinking that if it was the highly cultivated, powerful Lady Yun Xiao, her defeating this Demon Lord, though shocking, wouldn’t seem strange."

"’Do you think I will ever be able to become such a powerful female fairy?’"

"’Maybe.’"

"Nezha thought to himself, better be a female fairy than a male one."

"Beside him, Deng Chanyu sighed inwardly, recalling the esteemed seniors she had encountered at the Sanshan Pass, all of whom had looked her over, and without explicitly saying so, implied she had no talent for cultivation."

"She looked at Nezha, thinking that although they looked similar now, in a few decades, he might remain radiant while she might have turned into dust."

"At this moment, however, Nezha squeezed her hand and remarked, ’Who can truly predict anything in this world?’"

"At these words, the girl replied with a smile, ’Don’t try to comfort me. If I can’t cultivate, I can’t cultivate. I, Deng Chanyu, won’t wallow in self-pity over such trivial matters, and become like those conventional women from the stories who weep alone under the lamp. I aim to become a female general in the future.’"

"’You will definitely become a female general in the future.’"

"’Although I may not pursue cultivation, I’ve met some elders from the Chan Sect who often said that everything in the world is predestined, and that what defies the heavens will surely be struck down by them.’"

"Nezha remained silent, walking forward, gazing at the Demon Lord who, with his own power, had constructed the Fire Eye Mountain Secret Realm. Even a thousand years after his death, he still stirred turmoil in the world, undeniably strong."

"But such a man, due to a diversion in his cultivation path, ended up slain in the very palace he created."

"Is this also predestined?"

"Why was I brought into this world?"

"Before giving it more thought, they reached the Demon Lord. From a distance, Nezha observed the white-haired, head-bowed yet still imposing figure of the Demon Lord. Yet up close, he saw nothing more than a blue-faced, fierce-toothed demon, his hair white and his appearance withered."

He looked at the Demon Lord, who sat there, as tall as a common person standing. Observing his appearance, he had a green face and sharp fangs, with deep-set eyes, yet though his spirit was gone, his body did not decay even after a thousand years.

After a long time, he sighed and said, "Luckily, this journey was startling but not dangerous. Otherwise, after enduring endless hardships to get here, it would be infuriating to find that someone else had already taken all the valuable treasures first."

Beside him, Deng Chanyu comforted him, "Your words are not quite right; didn’t we obtain a Bronze Ancient Character?"

"I don’t know its use."

Nezha took out the ancient character and looked at it, the firelight above his head shining on it, casting a golden brilliance, yet it showed not the slightest change. Precisely at this moment, another sigh reached their ears.

This sigh was calm and old, entering their ears like a startling thunderclap.

This secret realm had not been opened for hundreds of thousands of years; it was the tomb of the Ancient Demon Lord, Iron Emperor. Yet, if that was so, how could there still be someone alive here?

"Who is there?"

Nezha instantly pulled Deng Chanyu behind him, the Seven-star Treasure Sword in his hand pointing in the direction of the sound.

In just an instant, his Essence Qi and spirit reached their peak.

Deng Chanyu, who was closest to him now, felt his breathing and the rhythm of his muscles and bones. The indescribable power contained within his small body was so clearly displayed before her eyes that she involuntarily followed Nezha’s arm to look at the treasure sword in his hand, and then along the sword towards a corner of the great hall, into an endless expanse of darkness.

"I am I, not anyone else, and yet I am not myself. A thousand years have passed, and old events have turned into wind. Now, whoever you think I am, that is who I am."

The voice of the speaker was calm and even, making listeners involuntarily let down their guard.

Beside him, Deng Chanyu whispered in his ear a word of caution. Nezha nodded, feeling indeed, as Lady Yun Xiao had said, that one should not approach such a fiercely contested place without sufficient strength, as even a slight encounter could spell disaster.

Since this person had spoken but refused to show himself and only spoke such incomprehensible nonsense, he likely was some old demon who had lived for countless years, generationally out of touch with young people like Nezha and Deng Chanyu by deep as the Mariana Trench.

Nezha thought, since I can think of you as anyone, then how about I think of you as a harmless lady wearing a maid outfit with blue hair, Ms. Rem?

An extended, complicated and chaotic psychological process finished in an instant. Nezha’s face remained stern, his Sword Qi as cold as frost, and he challenged, "Since you are a respected senior, why do you not show yourself?"

"A respected senior? Ha ha, since Yun Xiao from the Three Immortals Island came here a thousand years ago, every so-called senior has been cut down to size. There are no respected seniors left in this hall of Iron Emperor."

"You jest, senior."

Nezha’s expression as cold as frost, suddenly saw a silhouette slowly emerging from the darkness, the figure’s hair combed in the Daoist style and clad in a red robe.

He said all seniors had been cut down by Yun Xiao, but when he finally showed himself, he turned out to be at least two meters tall, with slender limbs and a skeletal face, while his normally fitting robe now hung loose and oversized on his body.

Luckily there was no wind in the hall, otherwise Nezha worried that a gust might blow him over.

Considering his past life and the decades he’d seen, those cliché novels and TV shows often had such a scenario.

The protagonist, because of some accident, enters a secluded place that had been closed off for many years, whether a cliff or an underground palace, and meets a highly revered senior trapped for many years. Moved, the senior imparts all his lifetime of skills to the protagonist, who, after leaving, becomes invincible, defeating all enemies and winning over all beautiful women.

At this moment, Nezha also couldn’t help having such expectations, his attitude becoming more respectful, yet puzzled in his heart, if Lady Yun Xiao, having almost eradicated all the elite of the Demon Race, how could this one have slipped through the net?

The skeletal man chuckled twice and said, "You two young Daoists, don’t be afraid, I am not a bad person. There is not a trace of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi here; even a cultivator, not having eaten for a thousand years, would inevitably end up a ghostly figure like myself."

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