Chapter 914: Marionette

"This..."

Sun Bumian in the bowl was slightly startled, then asked in surprise, "Quasi-emperor enthronement... is it supposed to have this kind of spectacle?"

Bai Ye also frowned tightly. He looked gravely at Wu Qiong, who seemed to be wrapped in golden threads like a cocoon in the sky, seemingly not expecting things to suddenly develop in this direction.

If it was just to select an [Emperor] for the new era, why were these lingering thoughts of emperors from the old era so excited?

Under the chaotic sky, golden figures rose from their respective mountain peaks. Looking at the only remaining Wu Qiong, most of them showed helplessness and disgust, as if they had no other choice but to surge into Wu Qiong's body one after another...

Endless imperial might began to emanate from her body, and Wu Qiong's temperament changed rapidly. Her originally lively eyes were gradually filled with various chaotic thoughts, becoming numb and dull, but at the same time, the aura on her body began to soar like a rocket!

First rank, second rank, third rank, fourth rank...

Hundreds of emperors' lingering thoughts resided in Wu Qiong's body, their imperial might intertwined, like invisible giant hands madly plundering the heritage belonging to the Imperial Dao Ancient Treasury.

Everything in "Hidden Dragon in the Abyss" faded and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye; the palaces in "Dragon Leaping in the Abyss" and the Dao foundation treasures within them were drained as if they were being sucked dry, turning into a golden torrent surging into Wu Qiong's body; even the hundreds of Monuments of Great Achievements standing in "Flying Dragon in the Sky" trembled slightly!

Even the Dao foundation of the Imperial Dao Ancient Treasury on the higher level was being extracted bit by bit, gradually converging into some mysterious patterns on Wu Qiong's forehead...

[Imperial Destiny].

"They want to forcibly create an emperor with their own power?!" Bai Ye was incredibly surprised when he saw this.

"Create an emperor? Just by these lingering thoughts?" Sun Bumian raised his brows. "Isn't it only by being recognized by the Imperial Divine Path and stepping onto the Imperial Divine Path that one can become an [Emperor]? Can this be man-made?"

"There are two ways to step onto the divine path. The first is for the divine path star to directly guide those with extraordinary talent to step onto the corresponding divine path; the second is to enter the corresponding ancient treasury and obtain the recognition of the Dao foundation. Most domains are currently using the second method... but the situation of the Imperial Dao Ancient Treasury is very special," Bai Ye explained in a deep voice.

"The Imperial Dao Ancient Treasury has been lost for hundreds of years, and its power is extremely weak, but these emperors' lingering thoughts parasitized the ancient treasury without being affected much... It's like a group of refugees temporarily living under the eaves of a treasury. As time passes, the treasury's mechanism guards become weaker and weaker, and this group of refugees gradually goes deeper and usurps the treasures within the treasury."

Sun Bumian understood and said thoughtfully,

"So, these emperors' lingering thoughts want to steal the power of the Imperial Dao Ancient Treasury and support a puppet emperor?"

"Actually, thinking about it carefully, this is also normal." Bai Ye scanned the monuments one by one, his expression somewhat complex.

"Emperors have been the pinnacle of human power since ancient times... Everyone who sat in that position carried conspiracies and weapons on their backs. They have seen the world at its peak and tasted the flavor of extreme power... Such people, facing power like the Imperial Dao Ancient Treasury, how could they not be tempted?

Who among them doesn't want to recreate their own glory in the new era?"

"No wonder... I was just thinking, just by these dozens of children, wanting to pick an emperor of the new era, it was too hasty." Sun Bumian shrugged.

"In the final analysis, the fighting between them was just a test of obedience by the emperors' lingering thoughts.

They picked a batch of children from these hundreds who had initiative and expressiveness. They were willing to perform in front of everyone to fight for power, and they were also the first batch of children to respond to the emperors' gazes. When they started performing to win the emperor's gaze, they were already brainwashed invisibly...

At this time, they were divided into groups, and through the form of 'Emperor' and 'Followers,' these children were allowed to taste the flavor of power, and then they were guided step by step to make even more excessive demands, such as abandoning emotions and killing each other.

Then, they let these so-called 'quasi-emperors' kill each other. I have read the admonitions in those palaces; they seem reasonable, but they are actually inducing them to let go of their self. The further they walk on the enthronement path, the more severe the brainwashing becomes... until the end, they obey all the instructions of the emperors' lingering thoughts and lose their self.

This is no path of tempering for a new emperor; this is a puppet cultivation plan from beginning to end!"

Bai Ye understood everything and felt deeply how dirty the calculations of these emperors were. Not to mention a group of children, even if a group of mentally sound adults were thrown in, they would probably all be excited, thinking that the time to defy heaven and change fate had arrived, stepping into the emperors' traps step by step, and even acting more ruthlessly than the children.

But these emperors calculated everything, but they didn't calculate that Chen Ling, who had the [Imperial Destiny], would appear halfway...

Unknown identity, unknown divine path, unknown origin, unknown purpose, but he started by chasing the candidates and hacking them from the beginning, hacking all the way from "Hidden Dragon in the Abyss" to "Flying Dragon in the Sky," destroying everyone's quasi-emperor destiny, leaving only Wu Qiong as the only seedling in the end.

If the emperors' lingering thoughts had taken action a step later, even Wu Qiong would be gone...

Thanks to Chen Ling, the emperors' lingering thoughts no longer needed to choose or struggle, nor did they need to spend effort to screen people. Regardless of what some emperors thought about this woman Wu Qiong becoming emperor, regardless of whether they disliked it or not, they had no other choice.

All the emperors' lingering thoughts gathered toward Wu Qiong. Just when Sun Bumian and the others thought it was almost over, another figure flashed from the highest Monument of Great Achievements, carrying unprecedented mighty imperial might, and gradually overlapped with Wu Qiong's body...

BOOM—!!!

A golden hurricane erupted from Wu Qiong, sweeping across the ancient treasury!

Jian Changsheng lay on the top of the monument, digging his hands tightly into the ground to ensure he wouldn't be blown away.

"Damn it... what's going on?!" Jian Changsheng just saw an emperor's lingering thought leave from beside him, not even looking back at him.

Although Jian Changsheng was slow to react, he probably guessed who that emperor was at this time. He didn't understand; those words clearly said he wanted him to be his subject, so why did he enter Wu Qiong's body without a word?

He left, so how is he supposed to get down???

Just as Jian Changsheng was letting his imagination run wild, a dazzling imperial robe containing the aura of the Imperial Dao Ancient Treasury was outlined from the void and slowly draped over Wu Qiong's body.

Black long hair danced in the wind. Wu Qiong, draped in an imperial robe, floated in the air, and threads connected her to those monuments. From afar, she looked like a marionette full of oppressive force.