I Love Destroying Worlds' Plot

Chapter 1476 20.40 First Black Star - Mastermind

The expression of Diviner Sang as he told the human emperor his divination was serious. Moreover, as a diviner who peek through the secrets of the heavens, Diviner Sang suffered a backlash and lost consciousness on the spot. Official Xu Ming caught the diviner before he hit the ground.

His expression didnʼt change much as if he wasnʼt the person who summoned Diviner Sang in the imperial palace and asked the latter to divine a fake divination about the previous emperor.

The commotion between the officials and the ministers after hearing the result of the divination about the previous emperor living in the slums area is still unbelievable. But some of these old officials of the court some guess, and the one they most likely believe to be the truth happens to be something that directly involves the previous human emperor.

After all, they themselves used to serve that prodigal human emperor. Despite being the son of a woman with unknown background, the emperor loves him so much that there were no other princes after the previous human emperor was born. It was also because of this that they ignored the actions done by the precious emperor.

Even though he is useless, the ministers had still supported him, sadly that unwanted human emperor became a being that isnʼt worthy of his position.

The people in the throne hall are unable to define how they are supposed to do now. the previous human emperor was someone they had betrayed and as his former officials and ministers, they no longer have the face to meet the previous human emperor after all they had chosen the current human emperor over him.

They all thought that a prodigal ruler would not be able to save their lands. But they seem to have not noticed that despite all the bad rumors about the previous human emperor, all of them were able to survive under the attacks of the cultivators and the barbarians that live in the south.

When everyone moves their gaze to the human emperor they notice that the expression of the one seated on the golden throne doesnʼt seem well. His mood doesnʼt seem to be good at this moment. His eyebrows were frowned and his eyes were dark.

Official Xu Ming spoke up. ”Your Majesty, what do you plan to do next?”

”Oh? Itʼs nothing much. Zhen will not personally go to the slums. Ministers, you send some people to bring the person over to Zhen,” said the human emperor.

The moment the human emperor ordered his subordinates to bring over the person instead of coming over himself made the expression of Yun Ming serious. His Master is obsessed with Lord Ye. This obsession was something all of his soul fragments possessed. It can be said that the current vessel of Lord Ye had some points familiar to his original face, like the face of his master on this human emperor.

The ministers had no other choice but to agree to command their emperor had given them even if it would be embarrassing for them to meet the person they had betrayed they no other choice.

They collectively lowered their heads and responded to their emperor, ”Yes, Your Majesty!”

These ministers and officials had taken away Diviner Sang, who had lost his consciousness. After taking him away, only the human emperor and Yun Ming as well as Zhi Yang inside the body of the warden remain in the throne hall.

It took a while before the human emperor noticed that Yun Ming didnʼt leave together with the rest of the officials. He looked at the man standing at the dark hall staring at him with an expressionless face.

Hei Xiaojing said, ”Official Xu Ming, why are you still here? Is there something you need?”

Yun Ming continues to observe the human emperor. The more he watches the more it feels that there is something wrong with this vessel that looks so much like his master.

The human emperor finally frowned as he noticed that the man in front of him was no longer listening to his words. He just continued to stare at him as if finding faults and it made the human emperor uncomfortable.

Emperor Hei Xiaojing asked, ”W-What is wrong with you? Your stares make Zhen listless. I command you to stop looking like that at Zhen!”

Yun Mingʼs words echo in the throne hall making the one at the throne unable to understand what made this divine one change his demeanor towards himself. He used to be slightly servile, but after that day they both fell from the effects of the darkness on them, this person started to change how he stared at him. From a tamed gaze to a scrutinizing one.

”Nothing. What would your majesty do once you met the previous emperor? Arenʼt you two supposed to be enemies?” Yun Ming asked.

The human emperor sighs silently as if he was relieved. This nervousness didnʼt escape the eyes of the warden. His master possessed a nerve of steel and even if you slowly kill him he wouldnʼt even frown, much less be nervous of being stared at.

Emperor Hei Xiaojing answered, ”Itʼs simple. His face is handsome. The most attractive of them all. Even though he used to be a prodigal that the ministers and officials had given up on him, itʼs a waste not to appreciate that kind of face. I want to see it every day!”

”Your Majesty, after that day when we both fainted from something unknown, donʼt you think... have you changed a lot since then?” Yun Ming casually asked.

Yet this question had caught the human emperor off guard and he was stunned as if he was busted. Then finally showed his anger as if his standing was being questioned.

Emperor Hei Xiaojing bellows, ”In the end, you did plan to criticize Zhen! Even if you are a divine one, you are not in the right to look down on me, the human emperor!”

”Hm~”

The indifferent gaze from the divine one made the human emperor uncomfortable. Just when he thought that the man before him would make a move. Official Xu Ming just turned around and took his leave. The warden didnʼt look back as he walked away and left the throne hall.

After Yun Mingʼs figure disappeared from the throne hall, the human emperor fell on the throne as if he was a puppet whose lines were cut off. He was indeed too nervous when Yun Ming had stared seriously at him just now.

All his majestic demeanor had disappeared and even started biting his nail as if to ease his anxiety. The human emperor started murmuring all by himself.

”Did he notice something? Thatʼs not possible. That lord said that once the life-exchange is in progress no one is supposed to notice anything different from the original!”

”Didnʼt I act well? Just what did I do that made him doubt my identity? I need to ask that lord. I cannot be noticed right now. The life-exchange curse hasnʼt been completely done yet!”

Meanwhile, the human emperor anxiously returns to his chamber. The strongest mortal in existence for some reason didnʼt notice that the figure of Yun Ming that left just now was a mere illusion and he had never left the throne hall in reality. Once the human emperor left, Warden Yun Ming undid his illusion spell and reappeared at the place he was last seen standing.

Zhi Yang appeared in reality and hovered around the warden in his small sun avatar. He was delighted with the discovery they got at this moment.

[Thatʼs a smart move, Warden Yun. I truly didnʼt expect that the one before us was never the human emperor we had first met. Since when did you notice?] Asked Zhi Yang.

Yun Ming responded to Zhi Yangʼs query. ”His obsession for the previous emperor is different from before. The human emperor first showed his anger when he learned that secret actions his subordinates had done just to allow him to take the throne. Moreover, he seems to be only obsessed with whether the previous human emperor was alive or not.

But he didnʼt have an inkling that he wanted to see the person at all.”

”All of a sudden, when the God of Void personally saved us that day in the emperorʼs chamber, the next morning he suddenly wanted to see him much more than before. He suddenly wanted the God of Void to stay by his side as if he was obsessed with something.”

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”Lord Heiʼs incarnation possessed a quarter of his overall strength. If he truly wanted to restrain Lord Ye that night, would at least reveal some similar abilities as Lord Hei and this would make Lord Ye voluntarily choose to stay. Unfortunately, nothing such happens and instead the God of Void was even more bewildered and believed that the current human emperor isnʼt Lord Heiʼs incarnation.”

”What did this mean? It means that this face looks similar to Lord Hei but itʼs unnatural. His cold demeanor is fake and his majestic presence might also be a hoax. Thatʼs why Lord Ye didnʼt accept this one as his wifeʼs incarnation candidate.”

”Moreover, after saving us the God of Void left the emperorʼs chamber and waited outside as he was making a formation around the imperial palace and both you and I were unconscious. Thereʼs a lot of time to replace someone at such a point.”

Zhi Yang said, [I donʼt know much about the Life-exchange curse. Let me investigate it further.]

Yun Ming nodded his head and said, ”I also wanted to check the reason for the two souls Wuye had found. There must be another explanation about this situation.”

[Okay. You should be careful!] Said Zhi Yang as he went away and investigated things about the curse. The easiest way to do it is to connect to the worldʼs database or contact the main system.

After the two of them split up to investigate, Yun Ming secretly sneaked into the chambers of the human emperor and spied on him. Even though he had no full control over the void or the shadow realm, as a warden, he was given the privilege to use it to hide their presence.

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At the human emperorʼs chambers...

Emperor Hei Xiaojing looked around his room trying to find something. He had flipped things leaving traces of havoc in his own room, until he finally found a black orb that rolled under his bed.

The human emperor happily exclaimed, ”Found it!”

Warden Yun Ming instantly recognizes what kind of artifact the black orb is.

ʼA communication crystal? Just as I thought, there is indeed someone behind him.ʼ

Warden Yun Ming watches as the fake human emperor drips his blood on the black orb. These kinds of artifacts are usually bound to the user and cannot be used by other people. After injecting qi into the black orb, the communication crystal glowed and showed the silhouette of a man whose face cannot be sent except for his huge black hood.

But Yun Ming recognized the person, as this is that man who fought against them and defeated them. This is the man that can use the power of darkness like the God of Void.

[I told you not to contact me if itʼs nothing important. You wanted to replace the human emperor and I already helped you. Just wait until your lives are fully exchanged.]

The fake Emperor Hei Xiaojing said, ”But someone might have noticed that I am not the real human emperor. Eh? Wait, arenʼt I the real one?”

Those who were cursed with life-exchange curses will slowly forget about their real life and believe that they are the person they wanted to be.

[Sigh~]

Yun Ming only heard the man whose figure was shown in the communication crystal sighed. He looks uninterested in the man before him, but for some reason he couldnʼt let his plan fail. After chanting for a while, Yun Ming saw the human emperor grab his head as if he was in pain, a frosty glare appeared on the human emperorʼs face and gave the man showing in the communication crystal a death gaze.

”Urg! You wonʼt succeed as long as I am alive!”

[Come on, Human Emperor. You split your soul at the last moment just so you can escape. I was only able to catch half of your soul which can be used to attain your original appearance. It would have been perfect if I caught you completely. Once you die my plan will be a success.]

”He... wonʼt allow... this...!”

[Itʼs fine. Even though I canʼt kill him right now, itʼs enough as long as you are gone. Once I found the other half of your soul, I will kill it as well~ hahaha, I wonder what would be that manʼs face would show once he heard about it.]

Yun Ming, who was watching in the dark, felt dread upon his discovery about the current situation of the human emperor. He didnʼt expect that his assumptions from before were real and the human emperor he first met before was truly replaced. He planned to leave right away, but he was noticed.

[Who is there!?]

ʼUgh!ʼ

The darkness gathered and turned into a hand which clawed out of nowhere and the space was distorted. As for the person hiding in the shadows, Yun Mingʼs back was scratched but he still successfully escaped from the manʼs clutches.