Note: The previous Chapter is quite important, don’t skip it.

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The Dragon Demon Island before us is truly desolate, with no signs of life.

However...

It is brimming with extraordinarily abundant energy; every inch of air and every inch of rock here is suffused with an energy aura.

Or rather, this isn’t just rock.

But rather something akin to a kind of crystal stone, except this one is completely black. The intensity of its energy aura exceeds that of any other place by a thousandfold.

There is no doubt that this Dragon Demon Island does not belong to any corner of this world. Every inch here seems as though it came from an alien planet. Yet strangely, Lanling has an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Zhi Yan and Queen Yan Chuo remain in the sky temple above, as Lanling slowly floats down to stand on Dragon Stone Island.

The entire island spans roughly dozens of square kilometers; looking down, the ocean is no longer visible, as if having arrived on an alien planet.

Lanling gently sniffed the ground here, such intense energy, just this small Dragon Demon Island may contain more energy than the vast continent.

Lanling reached out to touch, feeling as though electricity passed through, clearly sensing a surge of energy beneath the ground.

Moonlight shines upon the entire Dragon Demon Island, Lanling inexplicably recalls a line of poetry.

Blue fields in sunlight make jade appear smoky!

Of course, this isn’t entirely appropriate. However, moonlight shining on Dragon Demon Island truly seems to give rise to an energy mist gently rising. Then, the whole island becomes vividly colorful, illuminated strangely.

Lanling slightly squints his eyes!

Suddenly sees an extremely familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

Lancome!

She is seated gracefully before a piano, elegantly and lightly playing a tune. The piece she’s playing is "Exodus"; she performs with great focus, her silhouette graceful and charming. This is a scene from the past, from Earth.

Lanling walks over, approaching her from the front.

He thought the entire scene would suddenly vanish, but it doesn’t; Lancome lifts her head and gives Lanling a gentle and enchanting smile.

Lanling blinks, and upon reopening his eyes, the scene has already changed.

The second scene is a vast temple, filled everywhere with dragon statues.

A slender figure, completely enveloped in energy armor, ascends step by step.

She walks upward, as if never reaching the end, turning her head back halfway, her gaze full of endless sorrow and nostalgia.

This is also Lancome, precisely when she betrayed the Demon Race and inherited the Dragon Emperor’s legacy.

However, this Dragon Temple, Lanling has never seen until now.

She continues walking upward, entering the Dragon Temple, her silhouette vanishing. The scene before his eyes also disappears.

Lanling blinks again, the scene changes once more.

The third scene.

Again, it is Lancome, but no longer resembling the Dragon Emperor.

She is filled with despair, wandering, and pain, traversing countless dimensional prisons, eternally unable to escape.

At this moment in the scene, she is bidding farewell to Yao Xing.

"Go, go bring it back," Lancome says softly.

A moment later, a mass of light flies out from her body, circling her delicate figure several times before shooting off like a meteor.

Yao Xing departs from Lancome; as soon as she does, Lancome immediately faints.

Of course, by this time Yao Xing is no longer within Lanling’s brain domain. Ever since he inherited the Demon Emperor’s legacy, Yao Xing has remained external. However, there is no difference.

Because Yao Xing is still one with him, he is still Yao Xing’s master.

At that time, Lancome wanted Yao Xing to completely detach and go to Earth to bring Lanling back. This essentially meant giving Yao Xing a completely new master, which was vastly different.

Lanling blinks again, eager to see the next scene.

Because that will be Lancome’s current situation.

He’s seen it! The fourth scene.

She is dressed in a snow-white, tight-fitting outfit, sitting quietly on a snow-white chair, expressionless, her eyes without any fluctuation, as if she is a sculpture, motionless.

But then, the scene changes again, four strange individuals carry her body step by step upward, as if presenting an offering.

At the end of the stairs stands a ferocious, terrifying demon, seemingly as massive as an entire planet.

Upon seeing this, Lanling suddenly shivered with chill.

"Have you seen what you wanted to see, Emperor Lanling?" A voice suddenly echoed from behind.

Lanling swiftly turned around!

He saw a woman, lacking a physical body, only a faint silhouette of light, as if formed by condensed moonlight, without a face, merely the outline of a female figure.

"Are you October?" Lanling asked.

The woman replied, "Yes, I am October."

"What is it? Speak!" Lanling demanded.

The woman said, "Does Emperor Lanling intend to attack the Lunar Holy Palace?"

"Yes!" Lanling replied bluntly.

"Why?" The woman asked.

Lanling responded, "Because my sister is in your hands, and I refuse to let destiny be controlled by others."

October, envoy of the Lunar Holy Palace, said, "You cannot attack the Lunar Holy Palace."

"Why?" Lanling asked.

October replied, "Because Dragon Demon Planet is on the brink of destruction."

Lanling said, "I’d like to hear more details, although I’m quite unaccustomed to speaking with a silhouette. Show yourself."

October said, "As you wish."

Then, the crystals on the ground began to shatter, forming the body of a woman, though completely black. With bursts of moonlight washing over, the black body quickly turned snow white.

"This is my true appearance, but if you still find it unnatural, I can reluctantly transform into a typical human woman." October said.

"No need." Lanling replied.

"I trust you’ve gathered from Zhi Yan’s memories how Emperor E Tian disappeared?" October asked.

"I know." Lanling said, "He jumped into the Dark Void to control countless Void Creatures, becoming their soul master so they wouldn’t devour Dragon Demon Planet."

October said, "Yes, he was a great man who sacrificed himself to save Dragon Demon Planet. But... that was twenty-nine thousand years ago. Emperor E Tian has been controlling these Void Creatures for twenty-nine thousand years now. No matter how great he is, he’s reached the limit of his soul’s will. He’s gradually losing control over these Void Creatures. You must have noticed, in recent years, many Dark Rifts have appeared, with some Void Creatures leaking through."

Lanling remembered the small Dark Void discovered by Emperor Moda, where those Void Creatures had been beyond Emperor E Tian’s control from the start.

October said, "And the most crucial part is that Emperor E Tian’s will and soul have begun to drift. You’ve seen the state after being consumed by Void Creatures, with endless pain and torment. Two thousand nine hundred years of perseverance by Emperor E Tian is truly commendable, yet he is at his end."

Lanling said, "So, are you suggesting I should replace him?"

"Yes." October said, "Initially, Emperor E Tian could still persist for thousands of years. You could also steadily develop your empire for thousands of years, then replace Emperor E Tian to control these dreadful Void Creatures. But sadly, news is that you, in order to escape from the Danzhou plane, exploited the control of the Lunar Holy Palace during a lunar eclipse to the Danzhou plane. Additionally, you destroyed the four Heavenly Demon Towers suppressing the Dragon Demon Planet plane fissures, leading to countless rips among planes. Despite rapidly fixing these vast fissures and initiating the reconstruction of the Heavenly Demon Towers, many plane rifts are beyond repair, allowing more and more Void Creatures to escape, this time not from the Heart of the Earth Space but through the Heaven and Earth Barrier. Thus, your Dragon Demon Planet has only one or two years left before it’s completely devoured by Void Creatures, with the entire planet and all life there turning to nothingness."

Lanling said, "Continue."

October said, "What’s left to say? Your prime goal now should be saving Dragon Demon Planet, not attacking the Lunar Holy Palace."

Lanling said, "How can it be saved? Like Emperor E Tian, sacrifice oneself to save the whole planet?"

"Exactly!" the envoy of the Lunar Holy Palace said, "Offer your soul and life to control these Void Creatures."

Lanling asked, "And then what?"

October, envoy of the Lunar Holy Palace, said, "Yao Xing will take your energy and depart to find the next host. Meanwhile, we’ll preserve your Chaotic Bloodline for the future successor."

Lanling squinted his eyes and laughed, "You think I’d believe that?"

October, envoy of the Lunar Holy Palace, said, "You can witness for yourself if it’s as I said, with more and more Void Creatures escaping?"

Lanling said, "Even if that’s true, so what? If the world is destined to perish, then let it be. I will certainly strive with all my might to save it, but asking me to sacrifice myself? Sorry, that’s impossible. Nobility is the epitaph of the noble; I am not a noble, nor do I wish to consecrate something with my life."

October, envoy of the Lunar Holy Palace, said, "Once Dragon Demon Planet is destroyed, your wife and children will all perish. Would you truly leave them to die?"

Lanling said, "I’ve said I’ll fight with all my might to save them, but don’t attempt to make me sacrifice myself to save them. When it becomes utterly unavoidable, dying together isn’t so bad."

October gazed at Lanling for a long time and said, "It seems, the selection method of Yao Xing for hosts has already changed."

Then, October, envoy of the Lunar Holy Palace, said, "Since you aren’t willing to sacrifice yourself and save the whole planet, then we’ll help you make that sacrifice."

October sighed softly and said, "Zhi Yan, or perhaps Jing Wubian, should have you perform the same action, act now, kill your husband. If greatness isn’t voluntary, then we shall enforce greatness."

At October’s command, Zhi Yan’s delicate form floated down like a celestial being, slowly descending.

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