Chapter 299: Rebirth: I'm a Grandpa (Part 23)

Within the vast continent.
"Someone's watching me?"
Chen Xuan had released all the suppressed Ghost Clan powerhouses.
The vast continent was ravaged by war.
The once-powerful Fengyun Dynasty was personally destroyed by Chen Xuan.
He learned that his former lovers, Yun Mengyan and Tao Wan, had married thousands of years ago, enraging Chen Xuan. He felt like he was being cuckolded.
This was intolerable to Chen Xuan.
So he personally destroyed the Fengyun Imperial City.
The descendants of Yun Mengyan and Tao Wan were tortured to death using the most cruel methods of the Ghost Clan.
The former Ghost Clan powerhouses went on a killing spree across the vast continent.
Soon, they would be able to use a blood sacrifice on an entire continent as a catalyst to allow a group of powerhouses from the Ghost Realm to break through the barriers and enter this universe.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
A terrifying aura emanated from the universe.
Chen Xuan couldn't discern the nature of that terrifying aura; it came and went in a flash.
Then, he sensed an unparalleled power resurfacing.
In the starry sky, an imperial war was raging.
This was good news for Chen Xuan.
He immediately stirred up a storm, intending to sacrifice himself on the vast continent.
Countless forces were instantly annihilated; even the resurrected imperial weapons were sunk.
The imperial war in the starry sky ended.
Just as Chen Xuan was cursing those supreme beings as useless trash, unable to even defeat an aging Great Emperor, he felt himself being stared at by a terrifying gaze.
This reminded him of the Supreme Ghost Emperor in the Ghost Clan's Great Universe.
The first time he was looked at by that Supreme Ghost Emperor, he felt as if he had been completely seen through, with not a single secret left.
Just as Chen Xuan extended his divine sense, trying to find the person behind it all,
he suddenly coughed up blood, his eyes wide with horror.
The space before him shattered without warning.
Torn apart by a pair of enormous hands.
“Chen Xuan, I’ve finally found you!”
Chen Xuan felt his scalp tingle and his body turn ice-cold, as if he were facing an unparalleled emperor.
He didn’t even dare to see the figure’s exact appearance and immediately fled.
This was absolutely the greatest terror in the world!
However, the figure seemed unwilling to let Chen Xuan go.
The vast space before him seemed to be compressed, and then chains fell from the sky, forcibly tearing the entire world apart. There was no escape, no avoidance. That world appeared before Dongfang Yunxing like a painting. What kind of overwhelming power was this?
The beings of the vast continent, witnessing this scene, felt fear in their hearts. This wasn’t the hope of seeing a savior, but a terror completely beyond comprehension!
Even the powerful members of the Ghost Clan couldn’t help but cry out in horror: “This is an emperor! This is the new emperor of humanity!”
Clearly, they mistook Dongfang Yunxing for the current emperor due to such power.
Considering the terrifying fluctuations of the previous calamity in the starry sky, doesn't this mean that a new Great Emperor has emerged in this world?
Dongfang Yunxing sensed the different aura emanating from the vast continent. His eyes turned icy: "Chen Xuan, I didn't expect you to be colluding with the Ghost Clan."
Dongfang Yunxing was no stranger to the aura of the Ghost Clan.
Over the past two millennia, he had vaguely glimpsed the tip of the iceberg of this world, gaining some understanding of the Ghost Clan. This terrifying race originated from another vast universe, possessing extremely long lifespans and being incredibly difficult to kill. They had once ravaged this universe, but were defeated by contingencies left behind by the ancients, with many powerful Ghost Clan members suppressed within this universe.
Dongfang Yunxing had dealt with many of these suppressed Ghost Clan members over these millennia, even personally slaying some powerful Ghost Clan members, who became nourishment for his growth.
“Who are you? Who exactly are you!”
Chen Xuan discovered that he couldn't break through this space. As a quasi-Emperor, he actually felt fear!
“Look at me, and you'll know who I am.”
Dongfang Yunxing's body had already traversed endless space. How far was it from the Ancient Divine Star to the Vast Continent? Even ordinary quasi-Emperors couldn't physically cross that distance.
Chen Xuan turned around, struggling to open his eyes. In that instant, he saw the towering figure entangled in countless laws. That face, familiar yet utterly unfamiliar, lofty and aloof, like a god judging all beings.
A name still surfaced in Chen Xuan's mind:
"Dongfang Yunxing!?"
Chen Xuan gritted his teeth, yet dared not believe it.
He possessed a system, his luck was boundless, which was why he had reached this point.
Dongfang Yunxing was merely from a small power, someone he could easily crush. How could he have reached this level?
Reunion with an old friend brought no joy, only an irreconcilable hatred.
Dongfang Yunxing's gaze was indifferent. Thousands of years of experience had transformed him from the naive youth he once was, whose emotions were no longer easily displayed. Though his gaze was indifferent, it sent a chill down Chen Xuan's spine.
A Great Seal of Myriad Laws pressed down across the starry sky.
Chen Xuan was terrified. His eyes burned with resentment; he couldn't even muster the thought of resistance!
"Escape...System, take me away! Escape back to the Ghost Realm!"
Chen Xuan was decisive. He fled without hesitation. What a load of rubbish! The mission was completely irrelevant to him. His only thought was to escape, to wait until he became an Emperor, until the Ghost Realm army pressed in, and then regain his honor.
A white light enveloped him.
Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. With the protection of the system's rules, he was fully capable of returning to the Ghost Realm.
[Ding...Notifying host, system teleportation is being interfered with by external forces]
[Ding...Host, danger! Danger! Danger!]
Countless red system markers appeared on the screen before Chen Xuan.
This was something he had never encountered before.
The system barrier had actually been torn open.
Chen Xuan stared intently ahead, his hands clenched tightly.
Until...
A pair of large hands were placed in front of Chen Xuan's eyes.
The large hands floated in the air, yet seemed to rest on something.
“Chen Xuan, is this system your trump card?”
Chen Xuan shuddered, his lips turning pale, like a child whose secret had been exposed: “You…how do you know about the system?”
The system—this was one of Chen Xuan’s greatest secrets.
“Are you curious?”
Dongfang Yunxing laughed: "I not only know you have a system, but I also know you're a transmigrator. The original owner of this body died long ago; you're nothing but a pathetic worm residing in it."
As Dongfang Yunxing's hands unleashed unparalleled power, countless particles and dazzling light formed in the empty air.
Chen Xuan's face turned deathly pale.
He saw countless red warnings ahead.
A crack appeared, splitting from top to bottom along the screen.
Crack...
The faint sound of something breaking echoed in the void.
Chen Xuan vanished from the spot.