Chapter 2216: Chapter 1090: Farewell to E Tian! Creator God’s Tomb

"Star Temple?" Lanling asked in confusion, "Is it in some starry sky outside the Dragon Demon Planet?"

Emperor E Tian said, "No, it’s within the Void Abyss."

"How could it be?" Lanling was shocked.

Emperor E Tian said, "To be precise, it was originally a microcosmic universe contained within the earth’s core. Later, the Void Creatures began to spread and grow within the earth’s core, nearly submerging this microcosmic universe."

The size of the entire universe is relative.

Each person’s soul is like an individual universe, filled with countless stars.

Each person’s body is like a vast planet, inhabited by countless cells as citizens, which count as an alternate microcosm.

Thus, before the two Creator Gods went to battle the Void Master, they created a small starry sky deep within the earth, an independent microcosmic universe, and then built their tombs inside it.

Because the two Creator Gods knew that they might never return.

At that time, Emperor E Tian did the same, first to ensure he had a resting place after death, and second to allow successors to discover and inherit it, so as to not completely extinguish hope.

Emperor E Tian said, "And the reason the Void Creatures began to spread from the earth’s core was probably to completely devour the tomb Star Temple of the two Creator Gods, and completely extinguish the hope of the Dragon Demon Planet’s civilization."

Lanling asked, "Emperor E Tian, have you been to the Creator God’s tomb Star Temple?"

Emperor E Tian said, "No, I dare not go, and I cannot go. Because once I entered the Void Abyss, I was completely devoured by the Void Creatures and became their soul master. Moreover, with Yao Xing leaving my brain domain, I can no longer enter the Star Temple."

Lanling pondered for a moment and said, "Emperor E Tian, I have a doubt. Our Dragon Demon Planet’s Void Creatures lack a soul master, so they can only spread and expand by instinct. But with a soul master possessing your kind of powerful will, they can be suppressed for tens of thousands of years without expanding, which is very strange."

Emperor E Tian said, "It is indeed strange, and I have thought about it a lot. Ultimately, I came up with a guess. On other planets, Void Creatures should all have soul masters. Each planet should have a soul master, perhaps called an avatar of the Void Master, or a child of the Void Master. The Dragon Demon Planet probably had one too, but they were slain by the two Creator Gods, leaving the Void Creatures without a soul master. So, once a soul enters, it is immediately devoured to become the shared soul of these Void Creatures."

Emperor E Tian’s guess seems quite reasonable.

Lanling said, "Emperor E Tian, where is the entrance to the Creator God’s tomb Star Temple?"

Emperor E Tian said, "Do you remember my tomb, which you called the Ancient Demonic City?"

Lanling said, "I remember."

Emperor E Tian said, "The entrance to the Creator God’s tomb is an incredibly strong, pure, and unique energy. Even surrounded by Void Creatures, it cannot be destroyed or devoured. Thus, around this entrance to the Star Temple, I used Void Creatures to replicate my Ancient Demonic City, and the entrance to the Star Temple is located within the top-level Sacred Temple of the replicated Ancient Demonic City."

"Understood." Lanling said, "Emperor E Tian, there is something I find very puzzling. How did you come to know of the existence of this Star Temple? This isn’t an answer you can arrive at by mere speculation."

Emperor E Tian said, "In the Southern Barbaric Lands there is a Mirror Demon Emperor, and on a mountain top, there’s a stone wall, smooth as a mirror. One day, an Ancient God and Demon left the Dragon Demon Planet, and while passing by this mountain top, the sun shone on the stone wall. So, when the Ancient God and Demon looked back, a momentary reflection was left on the stone wall. Over time, this reflection gained powerful magic power and became a Mirror Demon Emperor, from whose eyes I obtained some memory fragments."

"Mirror Demon King?" Lanling was astonished and said, "Your Majesty, isn’t it...isn’t it your reflection?"

Emperor E Tian said, "You also know this Mirror Demon King?"

Lanling said, "My Flame Demon Empire’s capital, Flame Demon City, was built around this Mirror Demon King. I always thought it was your reflection, but I didn’t realize it was actually the reflection of the God and Demon Your Majesty? Did it serve you?"

"Yes, it did serve me," Emperor E Tian said.

Lanling said, "But it never mentioned this to me. It also served me and shouldn’t have kept this from me."

Emperor E Tian said, "After all, it isn’t a true life form; it’s just a reflection. So when its memory overflows, it continues to spill over, constantly updating and replacing. Therefore, what I read from its memory are just fragments."

I see, Lanling understood.

The mind of this Mirror Demon King is like a computer hard drive; when full, it automatically erases the earliest memories and replaces them with new ones.

Lanling said, "By the way, Emperor E Tian. The Demon-Slaying Sword, actually the Sword of Heavenly Punishment of the highest master of the Dragon Demon Temple, can slay the Bloodline of the Void Carriers. Where did you obtain it?"

This question was something Lanling had wanted to know, but it wasn’t the most important, so he only asked it now.

Emperor E Tian said, "From the Land of the Fallen, in the great rift of the Dragon Demon Planet after the Lunar Holy Palace split off. I sought the path to the Lunar Holy Palace and was exploring the Land of the Fallen, discovering a very special energy dissipating in every corner of the Land of the Fallen. So I spent a long time collecting and gathering all this energy, transforming it into the Demon-Slaying Sword."

I see!

After the highest master betrayed, and the Lunar Holy Palace split from the Dragon Demon Planet, Yao Xing left the highest master Bulo. The Sword of Heavenly Punishment also fully dissipated in the Land of the Fallen, turning into fragmented energy.

Lanling said, "This Demon-Slaying Sword can slay the Bloodline of the Void Carriers, but unfortunately, it can only slay those of the same level. My cultivation is far from that of the master priest of the Lunar Holy Palace, and I’m not a match for the former highest master Bulo, so I came to you in a somewhat desperate attempt, thus gaining new life from a near-death experience."

"Emperor Lanling, you are remarkable," Emperor E Tian said. "At this moment, I even have unprecedented confidence that you are the savior. You are different from us all, more so than any of us; you are more daring and decisive."

"If I cannot succeed, then let us be destroyed together." Lanling said.

Then, Lanling said, "Emperor E Tian, let us set off for the entrance to the Creator God’s tomb in the Star Temple." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

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Lanling and Emperor E Tian headed south, crossed the hundred thousand mountains into the Northern Barbaric Lands, passed the land of the fallen, and entered the Southern Barbaric Lands.

After venturing over twenty thousand miles into the Southern Barbaric Lands, they arrived at the Demon Mountain Range.

Of course, this wasn’t the real Demon Mountain Range, but rather a three-dimensional depiction created by Emperor E Tian using void creatures, akin to an impressionist painting.

They entered the ancient demon city and ascended along the city’s stairs, Lanling and Emperor E Tian circled upwards.

"Emperor E Tian, why did you construct the ancient demon city to be so grand and dreamlike? At first, I thought it was the former capital of the Ancient Demon Empire. I did not expect it to be merely your tomb." Lanling asked.

Emperor E Tian said, "This is considered my exploration of a new city, a new civilization. Emperor Lanling, could you guess how long it took me to complete this ancient demon city?"

Lanling said, "Did you build it yourself?"

Emperor E Tian said, "Yes."

Lanling said, "A few days, or a few hours."

"Hahaha..." Emperor E Tian said, "That’s right, just a few hours. Because we, as the masters of the Demon Clan Plane, can call upon all materials, all energy. If the demon people were to build it, it might take years."

The real ancient demon city is incredibly beautiful.

But this impressionist replica created by void creatures is monochrome, constantly twisting and transforming, looking very eerie, even frightening, more like a tomb.

They reached the top layer of this replica ancient demon city, finding a massive Demonic Sacred Temple.

There was still a large door, upon which many twisted demon maidens were depicted.

Gently, they pushed open the door.

The entire hall was grand and immense, all composed of void creatures.

The statues of the Thirteen Demon Kings were lifelike, but as they were formed from void creatures, they constantly twisted and transformed, appearing even more terrifying than statues.

The entire hall was void creatures, except for the cluster of light in the center!

A snow-white radiance constantly shifted and moved.

Lanling said, "Emperor E Tian, is this the entrance formed by the Creator God’s tomb to the sanctuary?"

Emperor E Tian said, "Yes! But in this state, you cannot enter, because you are also an utterly dark energy life form, similar to void creatures. You must become a normal energy form to enter the Star Temple."

Lanling said, "Alright, I will awaken the stars of the soul within me to make them bright again. Only then, I won’t be able to see you, nor this entire world."

Emperor E Tian said, "Then say farewell here. You will surely achieve great success and will definitely save this world."

Lanling said, "Then goodbye, my emperor."

Then, Lanling delved into his soul world.

In order to truly enter the realm of the Void Abyss, and to see this world, Lanling extinguished all the stars within his soul starry sky, transforming into complete darkness, becoming an energy form similar to void creatures.

Now, to enter the Star Temple, it’s like awakening the original bright stars.

Awaken the core three stars of the soul starry sky, and countless stars reignite one by one. Lanling’s soul returned to its original form.

Instantly, everything around vanished completely, the void creatures disappeared, Emperor EYun disappeared, and the Demonic Sacred Temple formed by void creatures vanished too.

But Lanling did not vanish, because he was enveloped within the energy of the Creator God’s tomb entrance.

"Emperor E Tian, I hope I won’t let you down." Lanling said, then boldly entered the entrance of the Creator God’s tomb at the Star Temple!

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Still insomnia, yesterday I only slept for three hours and couldn’t sleep anymore, stayed awake until morning. Going to sleep for a while now, hopefully, I can get some rest.