Villain : After Slacking Off, The Protagonist Collapse-Chapter 235

The Fox Emperor, who was using her own body, would undoubtedly be even more powerful.

“Do you mean this Emperor could be like you?” Mu Jianxue pondered for a moment before asking.

“If she’s like Jiang Chen, that would change everything,” she mused.

“No,” Jiang Chen shook his head, speaking calmly. “Do you think she only entered a second life because she was nearing the end of her lifespan?”

“No. She chose to live a second life while still at her peak. Do you know why the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan has been so low-key?”

“It’s because, not long after the Fox Emperor attained the Dao, she disappeared. Few people know the truth, except for those within the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. After her disappearance, the clan kept a low profile, unlike the Ancient Imperial Clans who flaunted their power.”

“If the Fox Emperor had remained in the world, the entire Nine Heavens Realm would have been trampled beneath the feet of the Fox Clan. The likes of the True Dragon Clan and the Immortal Phoenix Clan would have been insignificant in comparison.”

“This Emperor is extraordinary. Her cultivation reached a terrifying height, but she knew she could no longer advance. Had she continued down the same path, she would have followed in the footsteps of other Emperors, exhausting her lifespan and being completely obliterated by the world.”

“So, in pursuit of a new path, she gave up her Heaven’s Mark and returned it to the world.”

Jiang Chen paused, his eyes distant, filled with admiration. “This Emperor was so astonishing that even after relinquishing her Heaven’s Mark, her cultivation didn’t decline. Instead, she discovered a new path.”

“A path that countless people have sought. Do you know what path this is?” Jiang Chen grinned meaningfully, his expression brimming with intrigue.

“Immortality!” Dongfang Mingyue’s eyes glowed, filled with admiration. She whispered, “The only path an Emperor would seek... the Immortal Path!”

There was no need to think further. The path that even an Emperor would yearn for could only be the Immortal Path.

“Did she succeed?” Dongfang Mingyue’s curiosity deepened.

Had the Fox Emperor succeeded in her quest for immortality? After all, if she had succeeded, the entire Nine Heavens Realm would have been illuminated by her presence. How could they not have known?

“No,” Jiang Chen’s gaze grew deeper. “But she’s close. She’s taken the final step. It won’t be long before she returns, and you all know what that means.”

“When she returns, the Ancient Imperial Clans won’t be able to stop her. Even the Forbidden Zones will submit to her power. The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan will rise to the pinnacle of the world.”

“No one will be able to stop them. With such an opportunity before us, don’t you think it’s worth building good relations with the Fox Clan?”

Without hesitation, the Third Ancestor declared, “Of course we should!”

“To hell with the Ancient Imperial Clans, we’re tired of watching them oppress the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan!”

They couldn’t afford to pass up such an opportunity. Behind the Fox Clan stood someone on the verge of becoming immortal. Why should they fear the Ancient Imperial Clans or the Forbidden Zones?

What Ancient Forbidden Zones? A single slap from such a being could crush them all.

“This Emperor is truly remarkable, managing to abandon the Heaven’s Mark without her cultivation falling, instead finding an entirely new path,” Mu Jianxue remarked with admiration, her eyes full of respect.

Everything about this Emperor’s methods and subsequent accomplishments evoked reverence in her heart. After all, the Heaven’s Mark was synonymous with the Emperor’s strength. Losing it would normally mean a drastic drop in cultivation.

Yet, this Emperor had not only maintained her cultivation but had advanced even further, achieving what countless others could only dream of.

“Though she hails from the Ancient Imperial Clans, I have to admit, this Emperor has my respect,” Dongfang Mingyue added.

For cultivators of their level, only the truly powerful could earn their respect and admiration, especially those who had accomplished what others could not, like the Fox Emperor.

“She isn’t even the most extraordinary existence in the Nine Heavens Realm,” Jiang Chen remarked coolly.

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“The only reason she was able to get this far was by following in the footsteps of a forerunner. That alone is no small feat, of course, but the most monstrous existence in the Nine Heavens Realm is the one who first broke the shackles of the Emperor Realm and ascended to the highest level.”

“Who?”  Curiosity gripped everyone.

If this Fox Emperor wasn’t the most extraordinary, who was? Could it be someone had reached even higher than her?

“Who do you think is the most powerful and extraordinary Emperor in the Nine Heavens Realm?” Jiang Chen deliberately left the question hanging, piquing everyone’s curiosity.

“The Primordial Emperor?”

“The Ancestral Dragon of the Qin Dynasty? It seems neither of them fits,” they pondered, running through the list of countless emperors in their minds, trying to match someone to the description.

The True Dragon Emperor was quickly ruled out because if it were the True Dragon Emperor, even Jiang Chen wouldn’t have dared to challenge him back then.

“Eternal Emperor?” The Third Ancestor suddenly recalled the name, after thinking for a moment, and voiced his guess.

When it came to merits and combat strength, the Eternal Emperor was undoubtedly one of the greatest. Few could compare to him. After all, he saved the entire Nine Heavens Realm from destruction.

“Yes! It’s the Eternal Emperor!” Jiang Chen nodded, his tone filled with admiration.

“The world only knows that the Eternal Emperor suppressed the Demon Race and sealed them away, but they don’t understand just how difficult that feat was. Shortly after the battle, the Eternal Emperor disappeared, leading many to believe that he had perished.”

“In truth, the Eternal Emperor had long since found his own path. He opened the door to the Immortal Domain for himself, which is why his formation was able to seal the Demon Emperor within.”

“If it had been a formation set by any other emperor, it would’ve been broken long ago!”