Simulation becomes reality, have I ever looked down upon the eternity?

Chapter 599 O Soul, Return My Spirit... Finally Reborn in the World, Venerable Heavenly Emperor

The black python bit into the golden branch of the Emperor Tree and plunged it deep into the white python's body.

The golden blood flowing through the white python's body, which was normally capable of rapidly healing wounds, was now being completely absorbed by the branches of the Emperor Tree. It didn't struggle at all, allowing its life force to slowly drain away.

The black python stared at this scene, a rare hint of guilt flickering in its vertical pupils. "I... have failed you."

Its voice was deep and resonant: "If the Heavenly Palace still existed, I would never have come to this... But in this life, everything is different."

"If there truly is an afterlife," the black python paused, "I will surely take you as my servant once more."

The white python seemed not to hear, but in its dying moments, it used its last strength to slowly approach the black python.

The black python instinctively tried to avoid it, but hesitated for a moment, allowing the gradually cooling body to lean against it.

The white python finally ceased its breath, its body transforming into a dazzling golden hue before being completely absorbed by the Emperor Tree and vanishing without a trace.

The black python's eyes gradually calmed as it coiled around the tree of the God's House, and exhaled softly: "Ascend Kunlun to feed on jade essence, live as long as heaven and earth, shine as brightly as the sun and moon, and may your soul return."

"If I could live without death in the Yellow Springs, I fear the years will not wait for me..."

The black python's body gradually faded into a phantom, and the incantation grew increasingly deep and resonant, as if it had come from time immemorial.

The spirits of those who were unconscious were drawn away from their bodies by the incantation.

They were like lost souls, their eyes vacant, their steps stiff, all converging towards the black python.

[Yue Yunqing's primordial spirit was enveloped in a layer of blue, glass-like light. She struggled slightly, but ultimately could not resist the summoning power and followed the others.]

Beside Qi Ling, a phantom fire phoenix circled anxiously, its clear cries attempting to awaken its master.

Although Qi Ling briefly regained her senses, she and the fire phoenix, ultimately succumbing to the corrosive influence of the incantation, fell back into a daze.

The black python shook its head, a mocking smile on its face. "Our clan's Yellow Springs Rebirth Curse is something even a Dao Lord's unconscious primordial spirit cannot resist, let alone a true spirit whose soul has been scattered..."

But, in the next instant!

The black python's golden eyes widened suddenly, and it stretched its neck out from the treetop; this was the first time it had shown surprise.

[Because everyone present had their primordial spirit drawn out, only the young man in blue at the back remained unaffected—he hadn't separated his primordial spirit from his body and was completely unharmed.]

The black python flicked its tongue, then suddenly its tail whipped out, sending the broken half of the Imperial House tree branch flying towards the unconscious man on the ground.

The young man in blue instantly sprang to his feet, dodging the attack.

You felt somewhat helpless. You had originally planned to observe a little longer, because you noticed that after the Emperor Tree absorbed the white python, the seven-colored light surrounding it gradually dimmed, seemingly indicating a glimmer of hope for escape.

You truly do not wish to face this "Danling," who claims to be the youngest son of the Heavenly Emperor.

[But the scene of the white python being instantly ripped apart by the tree branch of the Imperial House and dying on the spot is still vivid in your mind, so you dare not not dodge.]

The black python tilted its massive head slightly, revealing a hint of human-like surprise, and stared intently at the only standing youth in blue robes, scrutinizing him from head to toe: "You're unharmed... The attack from the flying serpent just now had no effect on you at all?"

After a moment's hesitation, you said, "She just woke up."

The black python's eyes gleamed with an eerie light, clearly disbelieving: "Those who lose consciousness have absolutely no chance of escaping our clan's Yellow Springs Rebirth Curse. In other words, you were never unconscious from the very beginning."

It snorted coldly, its tone full of contempt: "Inferior creatures, indeed cunning."

After a brief moment of surprise, the black python resumed its condescending posture, still looking down arrogantly at them.

You look around; the layer of seven-colored light, though dimmed somewhat, still envelops the surroundings.

The souls of everyone were summoned to the foot of the Emperor Tree by the black python, where they stood motionless like puppets, while the black python maintained its arrogant demeanor.

You thought for a moment, chuckled softly, and said, "Cunning? Isn't Prince Danling just as cunning?"

A cold glint flashed in the black python's eyes, but it merely sneered and offered no response.

You continued slowly, "Just now, the white snake probably never imagined that it would die at the hands of its Daoist partner... or rather, at the hands of your other identity?"

You raised your head, your gaze meeting the black python's directly: "Even a true spirit does not eat its own offspring."

"Your Highness Danling, what is this all about?"

Upon hearing this, the black python's vertical pupils suddenly narrowed, its gaze becoming extremely sharp.

[You, however, remained unperturbed and continued, "Feeling ashamed? Your Highness is afraid that the world will know what happened today, isn't it? The son of the Heavenly Emperor, turns out to be a heartless and ungrateful wretch... Oh, perhaps I forgot, Your Highness has done more than just this."]

Your voice grew colder as you spoke, each word distinct: "To associate with snakes, generation after generation—how can such behavior be judged..."

The black python could no longer contain itself and let out a low, angry roar: "Enough!"

[You should keep quiet now and not say anything more, lest you provoke the black python. Actually, what you just said was merely your speculation.]

The fact that these two demonic serpents could survive until now in the desolate, lifeless Heavenly Emperor's Treasury is already extremely strange.

Although they are not ordinary beings and can be considered exotic beasts, they have not reached the Golden Core realm and cannot be considered true immortal spirits.

If they have truly survived from ancient times to the present day, how have they endured such a long period of time and achieved such a long lifespan?

A hypothesis gradually emerges in your mind: the reason why humanity has survived to this day is precisely because of the word "reproduction."

Therefore, the only explanation for the survival of these two demonic snakes, one black and one white, in this secluded Langya Heavenly Realm is probably—"reproduction."

This black python, which calls itself "Danling," is from the Yellow Springs clan and is born with the ability to possess other bodies. Perhaps it is through this method that it reproduces and then possesses other bodies, allowing it to continue its life and survive to this day.

As for why, after so many years, only two snakes remain in this place, you can hardly fathom it for now.

At this moment, seeing the black python's gloomy expression tinged with a hint of fury at its secret being exposed, you know you've guessed part of the truth.

The black python, enraged to the extreme, suddenly became calm, its aura abruptly receding, its voice deep and cold as iron: "You inferiors have disrespected me; this is a crime punishable by heaven."

"Heaven's punishment?"

You chuckled and shook your head. "Has Your Highness lost your mind? This world is no longer ancient. If we're talking about divine retribution, Your Highness's current state is more like a crime deserving of divine punishment."

The black python paused, its massive body slowly undulating as it asked leisurely, "Then, in this realm... does it still revere the Heavenly Emperor?"

You met its gaze and replied clearly, word by word: "Only Heaven and Earth matter."

Although it's only a difference of one word, the difference is worlds apart.

The black python's body was hidden in the dappled shadows of the ancient golden tree, only its ferocious head protruding. Its voice was deep and oppressive: "Now, you have two choices: one, become my soul slave, to be driven by me for eternity; two, offer your body as a vessel for my divine will to descend."

Its cold, vertical pupils locked onto you, and it slowly added, "I just realized that your physique far surpasses that of these lowly ants, making you far more suitable to bear my divine will."

"It's a pity that your level of cultivation is so low that I couldn't recognize you for the time being."

You hesitated for a moment, then asked in return, "Is there a third way?"

"When any race encounters my Danling, they either flee in terror or become my slaves, offering up their entire bodies and spirits." "This was true in the past, and it will be true in the future."

You rubbed your temples, and said helplessly, "So, we can't reach an agreement?"

The black python said no more, and once again uttered the ancient and obscure incantation, causing a chilling fluctuation to fill the air.

[Strange, eerie green runes gradually appeared on the primordial spirits of Yue Yunqing, Yao Xia, and the others, and their physical bodies levitated accordingly.]

You looked up, your tone still calm: "Is Your Highness... perhaps too confident?"

"If Your Highness truly possessed the strength to easily subdue us, why would you need to use the white python's molting to attack and severely injure us?"

"I might guess that His Highness, who is currently using the Yellow Springs Secret Technique, has very little cultivation left."

"Otherwise, given Your Highness's noble status as the son of the Heavenly Emperor, why would you go to such lengths to scheme against us, people of lower classes?"

The black python paused slightly in its incantation.

Your voice still echoes clearly in this space:

"If I'm not mistaken, Your Highness is indeed trapped here, and only by using our physical bodies can you escape this cage, right?"

"And this Divine Tree of the Imperial House, seemingly a shelter, is in reality... a prison."

"The one truly trapped here, unable to escape, is probably not us, but Your Highness."

"As for these black and white snakes, let me think about it some more... Could they have originally been guards watching over this cage, or even a pair of Daoist partners? Perhaps they were originally true spirit serpents, but with the passage of time, their bloodline has long since thinned out during reproduction."

"As for why the White Snake treats Your Highness this way... I'm afraid I cannot fathom that."

"However, Your Highness, if you wish to subdue me so easily now, it will be difficult without this white python."

[You no longer conceal your cultivation level; your aura is suddenly released, and in just one breath, your cultivation has risen to the peak of the Dragon Court Realm!]

A flicker of surprise crossed the black python's eyes. After a moment of silence, it slowly spoke: "Indeed... Father... once said that the human race would eventually replace our divine race."

"To become the true master of these three realms."

[It paused slightly on the word "father" in its speech, with a hint of hesitation, but finally uttered the word, yet a deep-seated reverence could still be heard.]

"I didn't believe it before, that a race born after birth, like an ant, could only live for a hundred years... But seeing you today, I realize that the human race truly has the potential to prosper."

"What you say is true, I am indeed like that now."

The black python exhaled a breath of eerie green air, which slowly enveloped the crowd like a thin veil. It slithered down from the Imperial Tree, its voice carrying a deep, suppressed melancholy that had been suppressed for a thousand years:

"This Langya Heavenly Realm is indeed my prison. But my homeland... lies in the River of Oblivion in the Yellow Springs."

"Langya Heavenly Realm was originally the homeland of the Langya clan. To imprison me here and use the name of Langya is such a cruel and humiliating act!"

"May my soul not return to my homeland, but die in a foreign land..."

"But the waters of the River of Oblivion will shelter every wanderer of the Yellow Springs Clan who has been stranded in a foreign land."

[You ignored what the black python said, your gaze passing over it and locking onto Yue Yunqing and the others, slowly enveloped by the eerie green mist.]

You smiled slightly: "Then, Your Highness, would you dare to take a gamble?"

Before the words were even finished, five streams of light shot up from the storage bag, and the Five Elements Spiritual Swords flew out in response, spinning and intertwining in mid-air, transforming into a gigantic Five Elements Millstone, emanating a terrifying aura of destruction.

If Lü Qingyu were here, he would be utterly shocked—this is precisely the highest level of the "Five Elements Escape Technique Sword Manual," namely, "Reversal of the Five Elements."

[Only after cultivating the Five Elements to perfection and unifying them, and then forcibly reversing their generating and restraining relationships, can such devastating power be unleashed.]

And she has only just begun to touch the edge of the unity of the five elements.

[Your five magical swords weren't pointed at the black python, but rather at the bodies of everyone present!]

At this moment, everyone's souls left their bodies, leaving their physical bodies utterly powerless to resist.

Even if he were fully conscious, he would have absolutely no chance of survival against a full-force attack from a Dragon Court Realm expert at the peak of their cultivation.

An aura of destruction emanated from the Five Elements Millstone, as if it would crush everything in its path at any moment.

A furious roar suddenly rang out: "You're asking for death!"

The black python's massive body suddenly coiled around them, shielding them in the center.

The next moment, the Five Elements Millstone crashed down, and amidst a burst of red light, the black python's body was brutally torn into several pieces, blood and flesh flying everywhere!

Your expression is calm, but your heart is far from as serene as it appears. Faced with such an ancient and unknown being, one wrong step could mean certain death and annihilation.

You remained distracted, constantly noticing the speed at which the seven-colored light surrounding the Imperial Tree disappeared.

This time, you bet right. For Danling, the most important thing is to escape this cage, and possessing you is its only way out.

The reason you chose to attack everyone's physical bodies was because you calculated that the black python would never tolerate you destroying its hope of escape; this was a plan that had been in the works for countless years.

[Your eyesight is exceptionally sharp. At the point where the black python's body shattered, a phantom primordial spirit rose into the air, transforming into an ancient being with eight arms, and then pounced towards... Li Luosheng, the Holy Son of the Blood Sea Demon Sect!]

"Eight arms!?" You recall that in the Chen Kingdom, the disciple of the Demon Lord of All Living Beings also manifested an eight-armed form. It is said that his lineage originated from the ancient sect "White Dragon Cave," which has intricate connections with the Yellow Springs Clan.

In the blink of an eye—

Although you had the ability to stop it, you cautiously refrained from acting. A strong premonition told you that forcibly interrupting at this moment might lead to irreversible consequences.

This Danling is definitely not that simple; it must be hiding a trick up its sleeve, waiting for you to take the bait!

Instead, you stood still, gently cupping your fingers to retrieve the five elemental swords to your side.

A moment later, the dust settled, and the spiritual pressure subsided.

You frowned slightly; in your field of vision, only one figure stood silently not far away.

The man was dressed in a crimson robe, as red as blood, and stood tall and straight. A vermilion jade pendant on his forehead gleamed with an eerie light. His face was incomparably handsome, and his eyes were as deep as the night.

You recognize this as Li Luosheng's physical body, but when those eyes slowly open, it's a completely different person.

A soft laugh rang out, carrying an ancient and disdainful air:

"My Danling... has finally returned to the world."

[He sighed softly again, "Father...you are not here in this world!"]

"I will make all races once again revere the name of the Heavenly Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)