Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

’From the sound of it, are Tan Jingyu and Zixu Shangren planning to break the seal and release the Profound Mirror Celestial Master—the foremost figure in the Black Triangle thousands of years ago?’

Ye Chen’s expression grew solemn. He had just realized an astonishing fact.

The Profound Mirror Celestial Master had vanished from the world, but he hadn’t perished. It was highly probable that he was still somewhere in the Black Triangle!

’But even if they did release the Profound Mirror Celestial Master, how would that help them in today’s battle?’

’After all, he was ambushed and sealed by these three disciples. He must harbor extreme resentment and fury toward them.’

’Even if he returned to the world, there’s no way he would help the three of them fight me.’

’What is the point of what Tan Jingyu is doing?’

Seemingly noticing the surprise on Ye Chen’s face, Tan Jingyu couldn’t help but smile.

”You find this strange, don’t you?”

”It’s obvious our master can’t possibly help us anymore, so what’s the point of breaking the seal to let him out ahead of time?”

Tan Jingyu spoke slowly. ”Before I answer that, aren’t you curious why we chose to move against our master and seal him beneath the Black Triangle in the first place?”

Before Ye Chen could speak, he continued, ”It was because our master had already succumbed to his inner demons and fallen to the evil path!”

”Fallen to the evil path?”

This statement immediately grabbed Ye Chen’s attention.

”That’s right!”

Zixu Shangren, who was standing to the side, sneered. ”After today’s battle, it’s clear we can’t coexist. Releasing our master can be considered our way of atoning for our past insolence.”

Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed. If the Profound Mirror Celestial Master had truly become an evil cultivator, his reappearance would cause immeasurable harm. He could very well endanger every living soul in the Black Triangle.

”So you’re willing to take everyone down with you, even if it means dragging the rest of the world into it? Is that it?”

Ye Chen let out a long sigh and asked.

”What a joke!”

Zixu Shangren sneered in contempt. ”The people of this world? What a load of crap! What do they have to do with us? Our doom is inevitable. As long as we can drag you down with us, who cares if the rest of the world suffers for it?”

”I’m a dead man walking. You really expect me to care about the fate of the world?”

Ye Chen’s expression remained calm; he could understand Zixu Shangren’s mindset.

Likewise, he was no saint. He couldn’t be bothered with the well-being of the world’s masses either.

’Especially in a place like the Black Triangle. Slaughter and plunder happened day and night, and countless Cultivators perished. Even if there were a true saint in this world, they probably wouldn’t be able to manage all of it, could they?’

’But if Zixu Shangren was really about to unleash an evil cultivator capable of bringing disaster upon the world, then I have to stop him.’

’It wasn’t just for my own safety.’

’After all, there were people in the Black Triangle I cared about; it wasn’t just a teeming mass of strangers.’

’Beyond that, I could never stand by and watch the world be plunged into misery and chaos on my account.’

’I can ignore whether others live or die.’

’But if their lives and deaths are a result of my actions, then I can’t just stand by and do nothing.’

”Regardless of whether that Profound Mirror Celestial Master has truly fallen to the evil path as you claim...”

”...I can’t just stand by and watch you proceed, just in case.”

Ye Chen said coolly.

”You can’t stop me.”

”Our master’s return is already inevitable. It’s just a question of when.”

A strange light flickered in Zixu Shangren’s eyes. ”In this wretched state of mine, there’s no point in clinging to life. Besides, with you here, my death is certain.”

”You don’t mean to...” Ye Chen’s brow twitched.

”The moment I die, the seal’s power will weaken even further. Just you wait.”

An unnerving, destructive aura began to emanate from Zixu Shangren.

Ye Chen reacted in a flash, raising his Cangming Sword and unleashing a brilliant slash of light.

But he was a step too late.

Zixu Shangren had killed himself!

His Divine Soul detonated with a deafening roar. The terrifying shockwave tore through the Xuanwu Tribe, turning it upside down and leaving it in ruins!

Yet Tan Jingyu showed no sign of anguish. He seemed to have already accepted this outcome, merely watching in silence from the side.

How staggering was the tremor caused by a Cultivator at the Peak of the Divine Might Realm self-destructing?

The deafening explosion was clearly audible throughout Xuanwu City. The very air above the Xuanwu Tribe trembled, sending out countless ripples.

Watching this, Ye Chen’s heart sank.

With the successive deaths of the white-robed swordsman and now the purple-robed man before him, the seal on the Profound Mirror Celestial Master had surely been weakened a great deal.

Furthermore, the three cornerstones of the Forbidden Array that formed the seal had long since broken free and reappeared in the world.

The return of the Profound Mirror Celestial Master now seemed inevitable.

Ye Chen could only sigh to himself. ’Hopefully, the number one figure of the Black Triangle isn’t the kind of demonic fiend who has fallen to the evil path, as Tan Jingyu and the others claimed.’

’Otherwise, the return of such a peerless fiend would undoubtedly unleash a gruesome torrent of blood and carnage!’

The smoke cleared, and a silence fell over the Xuanwu Tribe.

The Cultivators under Tan Jingyu’s command were long gone—either dead or had fled.

In the vast expanse of the sky, only he and Ye Chen remained, facing off in solitude.

Countless surviving Cultivators looked up, their faces etched with horror.

They didn’t recognize Ye Chen, but they all knew Tan Jingyu.

No one could have imagined that the person who had caused such a massive uproar in the Xuanwu Tribe was actually just a young man!

”Is the seal broken?”

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and spoke.

After Zixu Shangren’s demise, the surroundings had fallen quiet, and there were no signs of any disturbance.

The so-called breaking of the seal appeared to be nothing more than empty talk.

Tan Jingyu’s brow was furrowed, his expression a mask of disbelief.

’Could it be that after thousands of years under the seal, my master has already perished?’

Logically, the moment the seal was significantly weakened, his master should have sensed the change, seized the opportunity, and shattered the seal.

After all, the Profound Mirror Celestial Master had been sealed for so long; how could he possibly miss such a golden opportunity?

If the seal were to be reinforced, who knew how many more years he would have to wait for another chance to break free?

His heart surely burned with rage toward Tan Jingyu and the other two. He must be waiting for the seal to break just so he could unleash all his fury and hatred upon them.

That was why Zixu Shangren and Yulingzi had rushed back so hastily after receiving Tan Jingyu’s message about the reappearance of the Three Treasures of Profound Mirror—they were terrified their master would find a chance to escape.