CHAPTER 471: CHAPTER 471: ARE YOU... EMPEROR QINGFENG THE SUPREME?_1

Ruan Tang was silent.

She had had enough of the flattery from the two young girls and couldn’t help but give Xu Lai a pointed look. "Take me home. This is boring."

Boring?

My dear wife, just take a look at these two Formations. One was created by an Emperor Realm expert with painstaking effort, and the other by a supreme sect from nineteen epochs ago. The fierce collision across the river of time makes the starlight so dazzlingly brilliant that each beam of light is powerful enough to pierce a star.

And look at these Array Patterns, derived from the Dao and evolving into endless variations. Simply understanding one or two of them would be enough to benefit a person for a lifetime. If those Array Masters from the Immortal Domain knew of today’s ’Formation Duel,’ they would probably be excited enough to go insane. Even Baize, the reclusive second Divine General, would surely rush here to observe and deduce upon hearing the news.

Yet, when it comes to you, it becomes ’boring’...

Ah, women. How can you appreciate the beauty of the stars yet fail to understand the beauty of Formations?

"I don’t like it."

Ruan Tang looked curiously at Xu Lai. "Do you have a problem with that?"

Xu Lai wouldn’t dare.

With resignation, he said, "Alright, I’ll take you home."

"Daddy, I want to go home too."

Yiyi yawned and muttered, "These Formations are so boring. They’ve been going at it for ages, and it’s just like fireworks. It’s pretty but useless, and especially loud."

Xu Lai put a hand to his forehead. If I hadn’t dissipated the fluctuations from the clash of the Formations, Earth might have already crumbled to dust.

Jin Wuwen said anxiously, "Don’t go! If you leave, who will inherit the supreme legacy of the Star Origin Sect?"

But he was too late.

Ruan Tang had already left with Yiyi. Although Yun Jin was interested in watching more, Yiyi pulled her away. Even Beibei the conch was just as quick to leave...

「In the blink of an eye.」

Only Xu Lai and Jin Wuwen were left on the Nameless Island, the latter’s complexion ashen.

"Even if I’ve won the battle of Formations, I’ve lost the inheritance. I have failed the Star Origin Sect!"

Jin Wuwen could not hold back his tears of grief. How glorious the Star Origin Sect was nineteen epochs ago, yet now it was about to end in his hands. It was truly a cause for mourning.

"Won?" Xu Lai chuckled. This old man isn’t much to look at, but he sure has some nice dreams.

The reality was that the battle of Formations, which should have been evenly matched, was gradually starting to tip in Xu Lai’s favor.

Jin Wuwen’s expression changed. As an Array Master himself, he could clearly see the situation. In no more than three hours, my pride, the Starlight Array, will likely be defeated. No... not likely, but definitely!

What kind of Formation is this? It’s terrifying.

Jin Wuwen was in disbelief. I never imagined that there would be a Formation in today’s Immortal Domain capable of suppressing the Starlight Array. How could this be? And I can clearly sense that Xu Lai’s Formation isn’t even complete; only a part of it has been activated. If it were fully activated... the lethality would be unimaginable!

Forget the inheritance!

Jin Wuwen clenched his teeth, his expression grimly resolute as he declared, "From this day forward, even if Jin Wuwen no longer exists in this world, even if the Star Origin Sect ceases to exist, and even if the Starlight Array is forgotten by all, I will let it shine with the splendor it was meant to have one last time!"

Jin Wuwen violently threw his walking stick into the air.

Amidst the dazzling golden light, countless precious materials for building Formations appeared. His walking stick was actually a Quasi-Emperor Artifact that also served as a Storage Space.

Xu Lai squinted.

As the various materials fell into place, a terrifying Formation slowly began to awaken. Even Xu Lai felt a hint of danger.

So that’s how it is. The complete Starlight Array is a million times more terrifying than its broken version... Xu Lai nodded in satisfaction. Now this is more like the greatest Formation of all time.

He no longer sealed the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation. This Formation, renowned throughout the Immortal Domain, instantly became complete without the use of any materials.

This scene made Jin Wuwen’s heart pound wildly.

Array Masters need massive amounts of materials and a great deal of time to set up Formations, requiring anywhere from several hours to several months or even decades. For instance, this Nameless Island, which was refined into a Formation, took a full thousand years to complete! Yet this man before me created a Formation with a single thought, and its power is in no way inferior to the Starlight Array! Such a person is a Grandmaster of the Array Path, a rarity seen once in a million years.

But as luck would have it, four thousand years ago, I was considered a living encyclopedia of Formations in the Immortal Domain. I happen to know several Grandmasters, one of whom’s signature is the Zhoutian Star Fighting Formation. But why would that person come to a remote place like Earth? Moreover, that person couldn’t possibly have offspring!

Jin Wuwen’s earlier confidence vanished, his expression growing increasingly uncertain. "Are you... Emperor Qingfeng?"

"No," Xu Lai said calmly. "Hurry up and activate the Formation. Let’s have another contest."

"...No, you must be The Supreme Emperor!"

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Jin Wuwen became more certain in his heart. Besides that Emperor Realm expert from the Immortal Domain, not even the Heavenly Court’s Grandmaster, Divine General Baize, could create such a formidable Formation with just a thought!

However, Jin Wuwen was unaware that Xu Lai believed his Formation was capable of trapping and killing even Emperor Realm experts. Regrettably, there was no second Emperor Realm being in the Universe to test it on.

"Stop dawdling."

Xu Lai was slightly displeased. I finally have a chance to hone my Formation skills, so what is this old fellow hesitating for?

In his lifetime, Jin Wuwen was barely at the Celestial Venerable Realm. After death, he doesn’t even count as a Half-step Venerable. And how was the Star Origin Sect destroyed? By an Emperor Realm expert! If I activate the Formation and attack Xu Lai again, the Star Origin Sect will probably be exterminated a second time...

"The Supreme Emperor, I failed to recognize Mount Tai. I beg your forgiveness!"

Jin Wuwen did not kneel. He clasped his hands and bowed deeply, ever mindful of his current status as the Sect Leader of the Star Origin Sect. Although it was now a sect of one, decorum had to be observed. But the cold sweat that kept rolling down his forehead was a result of sheer terror.

How did The Supreme Emperor get to Earth? How does The Supreme Emperor have a daughter? Does the Immortal Domain know about this? I was only isolated on Earth for four thousand years. What on earth happened in the Immortal Domain...?

Xu Lai frowned. It’s always like this. Always! Ever since I became an Emperor, apart from a small number of rebellious Supreme Celestial Clans or Quasi-Emperors, every other cultivator is terrified at the mere mention of my name. What happened to the ’endless joy of battling against heaven, earth, and fellow men’?

"Do you want the Star Origin Sect to be passed on?" Xu Lai asked, massaging his temples.

"Yes." Jin Wuwen nodded repeatedly, his heart brimming with joy. Could it be that The Supreme Emperor feels pity and wishes for this sect’s legacy to continue?

"Keep activating the Formation, otherwise the Star Origin Sect will be erased from existence," Xu Lai said indifferently. "Not only that, but I will also go to the Immortal Domain and level the ruins of your former sect."

...???

Jin Wuwen was completely baffled. You’re The Supreme Emperor, revered by all, as lofty as the heavens themselves. And just to hone your Formation skills, you’re actually threatening a humble cultivator like me? Please, have some decency!