Huang Yi had previously heard Dark Demon Dragon Molei talk about the story of Emperor Huang Quan and the Heavenly Emperor, and now he finally saw one of the involved parties.

"So you are the Sixth Heavenly Emperor?"

The man nodded, and the crown on his head shook slightly.

"That would be the last one! After you were captured by the Death God and brought into Heroes’ Prison, there were no more Heavenly Emperors. Heaven has become ruins, and the Heaven Realm is now scattered." Huang Yi said thoughtfully.

"All of this is mainly because of Huang Quan; the Death God is not the key factor." The Heavenly Emperor spoke quietly, his eyes filled with reminiscence. "Back then, after Huang Quan escaped the Forbidden Heavenly Prison, I knew he was a future threat and would definitely return for revenge. I spared no expense tracking him down, sending countless strong ones to hunt him, but still couldn’t stop his rise. Ultimately, he returned invincible to the Heaven Realm, slaughtering Heaven. I fought a great battle with him, and we both ended up severely injured, which gave the Death God the opportunity to seal me in this Heroes’ Prison." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Huang Yi nodded, knowing that Emperor Huang Quan was one of the Yellow Springs Emperor closest in power to the First Underworld King, and later went to the Land of Origin.

In essence, the nature of the Underworld King and the Heavenly Emperor is quite similar; after the Divine King passes away, his successor is called the Heavenly Emperor.

The reason for not continuing to use the title of Divine King is because the power of the Heavenly Emperor does not match the Divine King and cannot suppress the Four Supreme Gods, leading later to the Four Supreme Gods establishing their domains.

The Underworld is similar too; the First Underworld King was known as the Underworld Overlord due to his overwhelming power.

But the later Underworld Kings were not Underworld Overlords; their strengths varied and none matched the First Underworld King, including the current Sharp Sword.

The Underworld Overlord must conquer the entire Underworld, but since the Underworld is so vast, later Underworld Kings couldn’t achieve this, so Lord Gigi wants to lead a group of experts to conquer those unconquered areas, aiming to rival Sharp Sword.

The later Underworld Kings merely inherited the throne, while Emperor Huang Quan was closest in power to the Underworld Overlord.

"Are you also a Supreme God?" Huang Yi asked curiously. Since the Heavenly Emperor managed to get caught in the Heroes’ Prison, he should be similar to a Supreme God; otherwise, the Death God wouldn’t have been able to capture him.

"Of course, how could one become a Heavenly Emperor if not a Supreme God? ’Supreme’ means the highest within a realm." The Heavenly Emperor replied.

"What Supreme Rule do you control?"

"All of the past Heavenly Emperors controlled the same Supreme Rule—the Heavenly Dao. This Supreme Rule is somewhat special, a Supreme Rule specifically left by the Divine King for the later Heavenly Emperors, not actually a new rule, but a combination of time, space, life, death, and various other rules. The successor of the Heavenly Dao is called the Heavenly Emperor, and I am the sixth successor of the Heavenly Dao, hence being called the Sixth Heavenly Emperor."

"Heavenly Dao..." Huang Yi was momentarily startled, realizing its name coincided with his brother’s, "So, do you still control the Heavenly Dao now?"

"Certainly, I haven’t passed on the throne yet, so the Heavenly Dao is naturally still under my control."

Huang Yi’s thoughts quickly became lively, and he tentatively said, "How about passing it to me? I’m one of the outstanding Heaven-Sent people; if you pass me the Heavenly Dao Laws, I’m sure I can utilize it well. I am the only Heaven-Sent person you can reach. As long as you pass me the Heavenly Dao, I will grant you freedom. We have no grievance against each other, no reason to keep you locked up here, but just releasing you directly doesn’t fit my character; a fair trade is the most suitable."

"You?" The Heavenly Emperor gazed deeply at Huang Yi for a moment and finally shook his head, "Not yet, the time has not come, and it’s uncertain whether that time will appear..."

"Do you have any treasures, such as treasures or divine artifacts? If you do, tell me the location, and I’ll go find them." Huang Yi didn’t want to leave just like that and wanted to extract some benefits.

"Yes, I do! But those are treasures passed down by the Divine King; only relevant individuals can use them, and you can’t."

"You might as well tell me. I have a friend who is a Heaven-Sent person and has become a Divine King Envoy, so he should be able to utilize those treasures you mentioned." Huang Yi insisted.

The friend he mentioned was, of course, Ronald. Last time, Ronald delayed the King of Annihilation’s divine enthronement and helped him slay the opponent, so he should return the favor.

"You really won’t give up until you achieve your goals; very well! I’ll tell you some of the treasures’ hiding places..."

Huang Yi listened attentively, noted the locations the Heavenly Emperor mentioned, and planned to tell Ronald as soon as he was out, repaying him.

...

Heaven’s Ruins.

In the endless ruins, countless weeds sway with the wind, creating a desolate scene.

These weeds have absorbed the residual energy from the Ruins of the Heavenly Realm; each one is filled with spiritual energy, making them excellent materials for refining elixirs, alongside many rare treasures scattered across these ruins, attainable only by those with sufficient strength and luck.

However, few dare to venture here because it’s a cursed place.

Countless remnant souls of angels occasionally drift across the sky, singing ethereal elegies; tainted Holy Light drifts everywhere, burning everything into a radiant glow; powerful energy vortices occasionally appear, turning into tornadoes that sweep everything away.

The highest point of Heaven’s Ruins was once the Heavenly Palace; when Emperor Huang Quan slaughtered Heaven, this floating palace collapsed, and the Heavenly Emperor’s throne fell into Hell.

At this moment, a figure silently stands atop the dome of the Heavenly Palace ruins, gazing over the ruins in all directions; it is the King of Hell.

The desolate wind flutters his attire of "Bloodstained Elegance," emitting a forlorn aura.

"King of Hell, why choose such a place?" Suddenly came the voice of the Barbarian God, emerging before the King of Hell.

"It seems you’ve made up your mind?" The King of Hell said, folding his hands behind him.

"I agree with you!" The Barbarian God nodded, "But this time, it won’t just be the two of us acting; I’ll lead my allies in action. Last time when conquering the Dead Star, they were swayed by the God of Slaughter and developed dissent. This time, I will re-establish authority."

"A wise decision. As long as we’re not going to conquer the Dead Star, the God of Slaughter won’t forgive their deaths, and you’ll re-establish authority. If not, I will help you establish it."

"But us Demon Gods, entering the Divine Realm so grandly to besiege the God of Destiny might invite interference from the God of Life and the God of Time. If we reach that point, I’ll abandon the action immediately."