Chapter 1277 Unrest
With the power and prestige he had attained, there were only a few things or people left in that world that could move the Divine Light Emperor. When he mentioned the Yinqing Sea Eye, however, it was hard to conceal the warmth in his eyes.
Ye Qingyu felt very strange as he watched from one side.
All this while, Ye Qingyu vaguely believed that his own origin could very possibly have something to do with the Divine Light Emperor. At this moment, however, when he saw the true face of this legendary character up close for the first time, Ye Qingyu could not sense anything out of the ordinary. It was as if he was looking at a completely unrelated stranger; he could not sense the emotion of having met one of your kin.
"The Yinqing Sea Eye is just but a myth. Most likely people used it to cover up more falsehoods. Why would you be so obsessed with it, your Majesty?" the Sky Emperor grinned as he spoke.
However, as an observer, Ye Qingyu could acutely sense that the Sky Emperor's expression changed slightly when the Divine Light Emperor spoke about the Yinqing Sea Eye, as if he were a little disappointed.
"If the Yinqing Sea Eye truly exists, who knows, I could possibly return home," lamented the Divine Light Emperor in a tone that no one else could comprehend.
Ye Qingyu felt even stranger as he heard this.
At his current level of cultivation and position, the Divine Light Emperor could go anywhere he wanted. Why was he unable to return home then?
Where was his home exactly?
Could it be... that he's not from this world at all?
The Sky Emperor's smile spread wider when he heard this, but there was a minute splendor in the deep recesses of his eyes that was vaguely glinting. "A great land is right in front of you for the taking, your Majesty. Anywhere your sword points to will become your territory, and anywhere can be your home. Why would you be so caught up with something that happened so long ago, your Majesty?"
He was trying his best to stop the Divine Light Emperor from thinking about some things.
The other six experts also did not know what to tell him.
The Divine Light Emperor treated them like his own relatives, but his authority was supreme. Only the Sky Emperor could speak about certain issues at certain times; the others could not.
"It was never my intention to destroy my lands. Even if I obtained the rest of the world, nothing could compare to a piece of my old home," the Divine Light Emperor said faintly before twisting his head to look at the Sky Emperor. "You've never left your hometown before. You were born into this world without any troubles. This world is your home, and you can make yourself at home anywhere you go to. As such, you'll never be able to understand how I feel," he said with a smile.
The Sky Emperor looked as though he was arguing strongly for what was right. "You're mistaken, your Majesty. Even though you're not from this place, you've been in this world for many long years now. You've already gathered such a loyal group of subordinates and friends. Everyone knows about your name, and you have so many brothers that would brave any danger, drink with you and face death together with you. Are you telling me that you still can't treat this place as your home after so long? If you returned to your hometown, what about the great Divine Light Court? Should it splinter off after your departure then?"
"Everyone has to face his or her own fate, and the same goes for the Divine Light Court," the Divine Light Emperor replied with a grin, seemingly not very concerned with the Sky Emperor's emotional response. "The dominance of the Divine Light Court cannot continue to be my burden, nor can it continue to be all of yours. Eventually, you and I will die, and our ambitions will have to be passed on to our descendants."
The tone of the Sky Emperor, who was already standing at the peak of his peers, was unexpectedly sanguine.
"Who says it's impossible? You've already united the world and are able to lead us to disentangle the bonds of eternity. It's not impossible that you can decide the fate of this epoch. Why don't you try, your Majesty?" the Sky Emperor asked. He gradually grew more agitated as he continued speaking, "You're always thinking about your hometown, your Majesty. Why don't you spare a thought for your brothers, who've been through thick and thin with you?"
The six great experts around them hurriedly tried to persuade the Divine Light Emperor as they heard the Sky Emperor's words.
These kinds of arguments had happened in the past. It was also due to that reason that there were a few unpleasant incidents between the Sky Emperor and the Divine Light Emperor.
The Divine Light Emperor chose to remain silent. He shook his head gently and sighed.
"The world was eventful during my days, and I spent most of my life in the Jianghu. New events keep coming, and new people keep appearing. Nothing would be better than being drunk everyday of my life!"
He hummed softly.
It was a poem from his hometown which described his current feelings very well.
When he first stepped into this world, he had felt lost, then the insane joy when he gained some progress in his cultivation. What followed next was the pleasure when he traversed the Jianghu and righted wrongs with his martial prowess, and his progress to be a figure of authority in the surrounding lands. He then created a peerless divine court which was powerful enough to suppress the heavens and felt the loneliness of having no match. The more he felt lonely, the more he began to think about the past and recollect those memories that he thought were lost forever. It was as if a thick layer of dust obscuring a set of old photographs had been blown away by the wind, causing the images to be clearly visible again.
He wanted to return.
He felt the increasing urge to return.
He wanted to return to that far away world, back to his parents. He wanted to see them smile again, he wanted to see his friends play pranks again, and he wanted to see if the girl from the neighboring class still had that bright smile which drew countless boys to sneak past her class to peek at her...
Such thoughts became increasingly urgent to him.
He felt as if everything that he went through in that world were a dream, and that he was going to wake up from it soon. It was as though he was in a game that was about to end soon...
Of course, he could not voice these thoughts out.
Especially in front of all his subordinates.
One's thoughts and actions are frequently affected by the position one was in. The higher ranked one was, the more one had to consider how the rise to power came to be with the help of all those around. In such situations, one's actions, will and words represented everyone's best interests. As such, the Divine Light Emperor understood the thoughts of the Sky Emperor very well. The Sky Emperor had always been the one who spoke the most directly and without fear to him, out of all the other subordinates.
The face of Ye Qingyu was extremely strange.
Because, he had "seen" through all of the Divine Light Emperor's inner thoughts just now. It was an extremely strange feeling; they were obviously the secret thoughts of the Emperor, but somehow Ye Qingyu managed to know about them, as if he had suddenly gained the ability to read minds.
Could it be that the thoughts of the Divine Light Emperor were carved in Lan Tian's body as well?
Ye Qingyu thought as he continued to observe calmly.
The Sky Emperor's expression grew calmer after being consoled by his peers. He sighed and stood quietly to the side. His face looked a little downcast, and it was lowered.
"I'm to blame for all that. I've already given you so many chances to conquer the Cloudy Clear Sea, but I never thought that you would still be thinking about returning to your home town... all of your thoughts are about leaving this place, and you want to forsake all those who have followed you loyally, as well as our belief and honor. You betrayed us first!"
The Sky Emperor thought secretly as he looked at the Divine Light Emperor beside him.
Both of their thoughts were "seen" clearly by Ye Qingyu.
"Could it be that I can see through everyone's thoughts?"
Ye Qingyu felt strange.
Earlier on, he thought that he could only see the Divine Light Emperor's thoughts, but he never expected that he would be able to see the Sky Emperor's ones as well. It was an extremely strange feeling for him.
He tried to "see" the feelings of the others, but he could not.
It's very easy to explain why I can hear the Sky Emperor's thoughts; after all, they belong to Lan Tian. But it's strange that I can hear those belonging to the Divine Light Emperor... why is this possible?
Ye Qingyu thought as he continued to observe.
He could slightly understand now why the Sky Emperor had appeared to be enraged when he saw the Divine Monkey, and why the betrayal he kept talking about was different from his actual beliefs. It was because the Divine Light Emperor had thought about leaving when he was at the height of his powers, having lost all interest in achieving hegemony. It caused the Sky Emperor—who was obsessed with power and wanted the Divine Light Emperor to lead him from the cycle of reincarnation, so that they could attain immortality—to be enraged. Such conflict could not have appeared because of a single incident. Rather, it was the accumulation of feelings over a prolonged period of time.
As a person who had passed through time and space, Ye Qingyu was naturally unable to change anything. He could only sit and watch from one side.
Very quickly, the Cloudy Clear Sea appeared in the horizon.
An ocean of gold and grey covered with a blackish-white mist appeared in front of him. It was a wonderful sight that he had never experienced before. The sea, which stretched for a radius of five hundred kilometers, was divided in two by an invisible line. It looked grey and chaotic on one side, while it was gold and splendid on the other. It looked like a combination of a gloomy zone and a bright one, truly living up to its name.
This sight was similar to a dissimilated place of Yin and Yang.
Countless vessels of varying sizes appeared on the vast ocean, and floated on the cloudy and clear waters. Ranks of natives stood on the boats. They seemed to be of weird shapes, as if they were the ancestors of the Sea Tribe. They looked as though they were facing off against a great foe and had appeared in huge numbers. The vessels were stacked closely to each other, and a solemn and tragic air covered the Cloudy Clear Sea tribe, as they understood what kind of force they were up against.
The war drums sounded.
The battle began.
Blood dyed the Cloudy Clear Sea red.
Sounds of battle filled the air and shook the earth.
The Sea Tribe gave out a collective roar of despair, as the Wave Master stirred up the boundless ocean, causing a tsunami thousands of meters high to sweep toward the Divine Light Court Army. It was suppressed by the Light Power of the Light Sorcerers, however.
"Never surrender. We'd rather die than become slaves," the Cloudy Clear Sea King roared angrily.
The royal clan of the Cloudy Clear Sea kept throwing themselves at the experts in the Army of Light without a care for their own lives, as if they had lost their minds.
The top level experts on the Divine Light Court's flagship, including the Emperors and the Sky Emperor himself, had not made any move at all. There was no need to; their army was strong enough to crush the Cloudy Clear Sea Tribe. The strength of the court was not fake. It was earned after countless battles and deaths, having been refined and proven by blood and fire.
A look of pity appeared on the Divine Light Emperor, who was so handsome he seemed almost demonic.
He swept his gaze across the sea of killing, feeling somewhat disgusted and overwhelmed.
He did not know when he had begun to lose interest in such scenes.
The Sky Emperor, on the other hand, looked extremely emotional and excited. He was completely engrossed in the grandiose scene of conquest before him, enjoying the howls and struggles right below him.
The resistance of the Cloudy Clear Sea lasted for less than half a day.
By then, the Army of Light had infiltrated the bowels of the tribe.
"Surrender, give up the idea of resisting. The Cloudy Clear Sea will still remain autonomous if you do so," the Divine Light Emperor said and sighed.
The Cloudy Clear Sea King roared, bearing an expression of hatred. "You killed the sacred son and divine daughter of our tribe first, then issued a Sky Emperor's Order to declare us as slaves before slaughtering our warriors. Even the endless supply of sea water here will be unable to wash away our hatred. You're... unworthy of the 'Divine Light' Emperor title."
"Huh?" the Divine Light Emperor looked strange as he continued, "When did I kill the sacred son and divine daughter of your tribe, and when did I order your people to be enslaved?"
"It's pointless to talk further. Kill all of them and destroy the Cloudy Clear Sea Tribe," the Sky Emperor laughed coldly. "Those who defy the Divine Light Court... shall all be slain!"