The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor Chapter 1925 - 1922: Chaos Pond

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Outside the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, amid the boundless Chaos, there was a silent pool of water.

This pool of water floated in the Chaos, incomparably calm, without the slightest ripple.

Looking up from below, this pool was also a flat surface.

Looking down from above, it was still a flat surface.

As if it were a sheet of paper.

At this moment.

The surface of the pool suddenly stirred with a faint ripple.

Right after, a violent, impatient voice rang out: "Old bastard, how long are you planning to keep this Venerate trapped? You finding this fun?"

Then an aged voice replied, "Undying Black Venerate, you act overbearing, utterly unrestrained. If I let you out, heaven and earth will surely fall into chaos. For the sake of the common folk and greater justice, as long as this old man still draws breath, don’t even think about leaving this Chaos Pond."

Once these words fell, the ripples on the Chaos Pond grew even larger.

The one called Undying Black Venerate seemed to grow even more enraged. He snarled, "What a damned ’greater justice for the common folk’! Then just sit and watch while others take the last two Immortal Treasures from under your nose!"

The aged voice fell silent.

The Chaos Pond seemed to sink back into stillness.

As time passed, the Chaos Pond rippled again, accompanied by the furious roar of the Undying Black Venerate: "Old dog Chong Xu, open your damn eyes and take a look! This flourishing age is unprecedented. If you don’t lay out your pieces now, what will you use to break the game in the future?"

"Can’t you learn from Emperor Ye?"

"All you know how to do is stare at this Venerate!"

The ones inside this Chaos Pond were precisely the Undying Black Venerate and Old Man Chong Xu.

The two were mortal enemies.

Back in the Desolate Realm, Ye Xuan had already brushed past this matter.

Back then, to seize the Evergreen Treasure Tree, the Undying Black Venerate had sent an Avatar to fight over it, but failed to find the Evergreen Treasure Tree, then secretly tailed Ye Xuan, only to be discovered by him.

"Even if those fellows obtain those two Immortal Treasures, they won’t be of much use. They’re just making a wedding dress for Emperor Ye for nothing."

Old Man Chong Xu’s aged voice slowly rang out, completely unaffected by the Undying Black Venerate.

The Undying Black Venerate was annoyed. "Even so, you still can’t just stay holed up here forever, can you?"

Old Man Chong Xu chuckled. "Who said this old man hasn’t laid out a plan? This old man’s plan is to wait for Emperor Ye."

The Undying Black Venerate fell silent.

A moment later, the Undying Black Venerate suddenly burst out laughing. "Didn’t expect that from you, old thing. Turns out our goals are the same."

Old Man Chong Xu suddenly sighed softly and said in a distant voice, "Chaos Ghost Fang and the Tree God, those fellows, have all already staked their bets on him."

"In this chaotic situation, someone has to carve out a slice of the sky."

The Undying Black Venerate’s tone grew heavy.

"So, you’re really not going to let this Venerate out?"

The Undying Black Venerate’s words took a turn, returning once more to the original question.

Old Man Chong Xu, however, no longer paid him any heed.

The Undying Black Venerate cursed and ranted for quite a while.

Only then did Old Man Chong Xu speak again, "You may be called the Undying Black Venerate, but compared to the Undying Night Emperor, you’re far behind..."

The Undying Black Venerate’s voice cut off abruptly.

A moment later, the surface of the Chaos Pond began to sway violently.

Unsurprisingly, the Undying Black Venerate had started throwing hands with Old Man Chong Xu.

However, in Old Man Chong Xu’s home turf of the Upper Country, the Undying Black Venerate trying to do anything to him was nothing but a fool’s dream; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been trapped here for so long.

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Xuanhuang Great World.

Heavenly State.

Forbidden Land Thunder Pond.

Ever since the Nine Netherworld Phoenix was sent here by Ye Xuan, it had been tempering its Physique without pause.

The agreement between it and Ye Xuan had already been fulfilled.

The continuation of that battle would eventually arrive.

It needed to do everything in its power to restore its strength before that battle.

Afterward, it would go to the Death Netherworld to retrieve its true body.

Only by reclaiming its true body could its strength return to Peak condition.

On this day, the Nine Netherworld Phoenix bathed in thunder, tempering its Physique as usual.

Boom!

Suddenly.

The vast thunder was directly torn apart.

Immediately after, boundless Dark Invasion rolled in.

And within that darkness, a pair of eyes suddenly opened.

The Nine Netherworld Phoenix felt an indescribable ferocity rushing straight at its face. Without another word, it flipped over and rolled into the thunder, hiding itself.

What kind of eyes were those?

They shimmered with brutality.

As if they wanted to tear everything in this world to shreds.

The Nine Netherworld Phoenix felt an endless sense of threat from just a single glance.

This person’s strength likely rivaled its own at Peak!

Far too terrifying!

Why would such a frightening existence appear within this Thunder Pond?

Could it be the Sovereign of this Thunder Pond?

Thoughts flashed rapidly through the Nine Netherworld Phoenix’s mind. It didn’t dare use its Divine Soul to probe; such spying would be exposed in an instant, and then it would be plunged into mortal peril.

Just as the Nine Netherworld Phoenix was pondering what to do, that aura swiftly moved far away.

"Headed for the depths of the Thunder Pond?"

The Nine Netherworld Phoenix’s heart trembled slightly.

This guy was too terrifying. Even in this Thunder Pond, he could move at such a terrifying speed.

"What secret is hidden within this Thunder Pond?"

A trace of curiosity rose within the Nine Netherworld Phoenix.

But it knew even better that curiosity kills the cat.

With its current strength, if it followed, even if it wasn’t annihilated by the Thunder Pond, it would still be killed by that person.

The Nine Netherworld Phoenix didn’t act rashly.

After a while, the Nine Netherworld Phoenix felt glad that its decision had been the right one.

Because in the depths of the Thunder Pond, a world-shaking, earth-shattering battle erupted.

That battle even affected the power within the Thunder Pond, causing endless thunder to churn, and even sending forth an invincible power that shot out from the depths of the Thunder Pond.

As if it were the first Divine Thunder after heaven and earth were cleaved open.

Even separated by a vast distance, the Nine Netherworld Phoenix felt its Divine Soul stabbed with pain, as if it were about to be forcibly torn apart.

With no other choice, the Nine Netherworld Phoenix could only retreat to the edge of the Thunder Pond.

And at the edge of the Thunder Pond, the Nine Netherworld Phoenix ran into quite a few mysterious powerhouses, all rushing toward the depths of the Thunder Pond, seemingly to seize some treasure.

Unconsciously, the Nine Netherworld Phoenix recalled Ye Xuan’s goals when he previously went to the major Forbidden Lands.

"Could there be a great treasure within this Thunder Pond?"

The Nine Netherworld Phoenix muttered inwardly.

Meanwhile.

In the distant Earth State.

Within the Xuanhuang Nine States, each state had its own distinct customs.

And the Earth State was recognized as a Daoist Sacred Land.

Of the Daoist ten great Grotto Heavens, thirty-six Grotto Heavens, and Seventy-two Blessed Lands, the Earth State occupied quite a number.

For example, the former number one among the thirty-six Grotto Heavens, Pengxuan Cave Heaven, and the foremost of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands, the Immortal Capital Pavilion.

There was also Earth Lungs Mountain, also known as Mount Mao, which served as the Earth State Guardian God.

The Daoist inheritance was spread throughout the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

The Earth State could be said to be one of the birthplaces of the Daoist.

And within the Earth State, there was likewise an ancient Forbidden Land that had existed since the birth of heaven and earth.

Its name was Black Abyss.

One of the Xuanhuang Nine Prohibitions.

Within the Black Abyss, time and space were in disarray; even ancient powerhouses of the Great Saint Realm did not dare to enter it lightly.

This was also why, even as the Xuanhuang Nine Prohibitions were thrown into upheaval, no one dared to set foot in the Black Abyss.

But today, quite a few Great Saint Realm experts had begun to approach the Black Abyss, as if plotting something.

Yet all of this had nothing to do with Ye Xuan anymore.

At this very moment, Ye Xuan stood alone in unrivaled splendor. On the latter half of the Emperor Road, he was already far, far in the lead.

(ps: New Year’s is coming, all kinds of crap are piling up, so updates aren’t very stable, but I’ll keep it at two Chapters a day. You can save them to read at night or the next morning.)