11: Jiang Hengyu: Am I that great?

[Ding! "Hengyu" requests to join the group.]

This nickname made Group Master Wushi Great Emperor, whose state of mind had just been stirred, focus his gaze once more.

Hengyu.

In the history of the Human Race, another Supreme existence who shone through the ages.

A Great Emperor known for his offensive power, who spent his life in battle, pacifying the Dark Turmoil and protecting the Human Race.

A profound smile slowly curved on the lips of Group Master Wushi Great Emperor.

He raised his hand, passing through the Chaos Qi swirling by the edge of the Immortal Transformation Pool, and lightly tapped the application prompt in the Void Realm.

[Agree]

...Meanwhile, in the depths of the cold and silent Universe.

This place was once a Life Forbidden Zone, but now it had turned into a wasteland of blood and bone.

Twelve massive stars had been shattered, turning into a meteor belt surrounding the central battlefield. Every meteorite was stained with pitch-Black Emperor blood, emitting a decay and ominousness that would cause even a Saint's Dao Heart to collapse.

In the center of the battlefield, the mangled corpses of twelve Ancient Sovereigns and Supremes floated; their weapons, the ultimate dao emperor weapons that once awed an era, were now either broken or dim, having lost all divinity.

A figure stood quietly atop these emperor corpses.

His figure was majestic, his black hair like a waterfall, and his gaze like two blazing suns piercing through the dark Universe. He wore a suit of crimson-gold battle armor, stained with specks of emperor blood, which only added to his Supreme Divine Might.

His chest heaved violently, his body covered in hideous wounds, some even deep enough to show bone, with indestructible Emperor Dao Laws entwined at the wounds, preventing them from healing.

But he won.

Single-handedly, he fought twelve Ancient Supremes who had awakened from Immortal Source and initiated the largest Dark Turmoil in history!

This battle shattered the star rivers and pierced through the myriad Daos.

In the end, he slew all twelve Supremes right here!

"Hahaha... Hahahaha!"

Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu laughed wildly at the sky, his laughter shaking the entire Star Domain and making countless remaining stars tremble.

He won!

He, Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu, had Attained the Dao!

From this day forth, he was the sole Supreme of these Nine Heavens and Ten Earths throughout all time! He was the Great Emperor who suppressed an era and looked down upon eternity!

His thoughts drifted back to the distant past.

The Ziwei Star Field, that ancient planet of life. He was born and raised there, yet he was just a child from an ordinary Mortal family, with no background and no special Physique.

He embarked on the path of cultivation as the lowliest Loose Cultivator, risking his life against Yao Beasts for a few source stones, bullied by the Disciples of great sects.

He once looked up at those lofty Holy Lands, seeing those Saints and Saintesses who were treated like stars surrounding the moon, arrogant and haughty.

Those Saintesses had peerless beauty, yet they never spared him a single glance.

In their eyes, he was but a grain of dust by the roadside, an ant that could never cross paths with them.

An ant?

Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu's gaze became incredibly sharp, as if it could sever time and space!

So what!

Now, he had Attained the Dao!

In one era, there is only one Emperor!

He, Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu, was the strongest existence of this era!

Those Saints who once looked down on him didn't even have the qualification to kneel before him now!

Those Saintesses who once disregarded him would now prostrate at his feet with just a single thought from him, trembling as they looked up at him, the Supreme Great Emperor!

This is power! This is a Great Emperor!

The joy and satisfaction in his heart swept through his Divine Soul like a cosmic storm, making him almost intoxicated by this feeling of dominating everything.

Just then, a cold and mechanical voice abruptly rang out in his mind.

[Myriad Worlds Chat Group invites you to join, do you agree?]

"Hmm?" Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu's laughter stopped abruptly, his brows furrowed.

What is this?

He had just Attained the Dao; his Divine Thought could cover the entire Universe and monitor the myriad Daos, yet he hadn't sensed the source of this voice at all. It seemed to appear out of thin air, acting directly upon his emperor soul.

Was it a method from the Immortal Realm? Or some unknown existence?

Even with his current Emperor Realm cultivation, he couldn't see through its origin.

"Myriad Worlds Chat Group?"

Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu repeated the name, a flash of vigilance in his eyes, but mostly the Supreme confidence of a Great Emperor.

In this Universe, he was already invincible. No matter what it was, he had the confidence to suppress it!

With a hint of inquisitive interest, he thought silently.

"Agree."

The next second, a virtual interface unfolded in his consciousness.

Before he could see clearly, a line of system prompt popped up.

[system prompt: "Hengyu" has joined the group.]

Immediately after, greetings from the group members followed.

[Black Emperor]: "Yo! Another newcomer? State your name! Let this Emperor see which path you're on!"

[Xiao Yan]: "Welcome, newcomer! Newcomers should read the group announcement first, then pay respects to Group Master Wushi Great Emperor for great benefits!"

[Luo Feng]: "Welcome."

[Han Li]: "(Silently lurking)..."

[Ye Fan]: "Welcome, big shot! Does the big shot need a leg ornament?"

Hengyu looked at these bizarre nicknames, his brows slightly furrowing, especially the one called "Black Emperor," who spoke arrogantly and actually had a dog for an avatar.

But soon, his attention was completely drawn to one name.

[Group Master Wushi Great Emperor]

Great Emperor?

The master of this group actually calls himself a Great Emperor too?

A ripple of emotion rose in Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu's heart.

One era cannot have two Emperors; this is an eternal ironclad rule. He had just Attained the Dao, and the Imprint of the Heavenly Heart had merged with him; he was the sole Dominator of this era.

Is this "Wushi Great Emperor" real or fake? Is he a self-sealed Ancient Sovereign from the past? Or... His thoughts raced as he decided to observe the situation first.

Meanwhile, a discussion had broken out in the group because of his arrival.

[Black Emperor]: "Hengyu? That name sounds a bit familiar... Let this Emperor calculate... Holy crap! Hengyu! It's that man!"

The Black Emperor's barking (text version) instantly ignited the entire group chat.

[Ji Ziyue]: "What are you barking about, dead dog! Who is Hengyu? Is he very powerful?"

[Black Emperor]: "More than powerful! He's incredibly fierce! Great Emperor Hengyu was a Supreme Great Emperor of the Human Race from the desolate era whose achievements span millennia! He spent his life in battle, pacifying the Dark Turmoil for the Human Race and protecting all living beings! He is a true guardian god of the Human Race!"

[Black Emperor]: "Legend has it that when Great Emperor Hengyu Attained the Dao, more than one Ancient Supreme emerged, initiating the most terrifying Dark Turmoil in history, seeking to devour all living beings in the Universe to extend their lives.

It was Great Emperor Hengyu who, on the very day he Attained the Dao, fought single-handedly in a bloody battle and slew all the Supremes who incited the turmoil beneath the starry sky! That battle shattered the edges of the Universe, and emperor blood dyed countless Star Domains red!"

The Black Emperor spoke animatedly; as an existence that followed Wushi Great Emperor, he knew all the Great Emperors in the history of the Human Race like the back of his paw.

And his words completely shocked everyone in the group.

[Xiao Yan]: "Slaying more than one Ancient Supreme on the day he Attained the Dao?! This... what kind of great power is this! What kind of spirit!"

[Luo Feng]: "Single-handedly pacifying an era's Dark Turmoil... fighting for the Human Race until his last breath. This Great Emperor Hengyu is truly a model for our generation!"

[Zhang Xiaofan]: "...Like a peerless hero from a storybook, for the sake of all living beings..."

[Ye Fan]: "Guardian god of the Human Race! Great Emperor Hengyu is mighty! With such a Great Emperor in our Human Race, why worry about not lasting for eternity!"

Deep in the Universe, Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu, who had just slain twelve Supremes and was still immersed in the joy of 'I am number one in the world, and even my former goddesses will have to grovel before me,' looked at the content in the Chat Group and was completely stunned.

What's going on?

Guardian god of the Human Race?

Fighting to protect all living beings?

Achievements spanning millennia?

Am I... am I really that great?