"Humble ant," Bai Tian said coldly during the day, "With your lowly status, even if you sacrificed ten thousand times, you could never compensate for my daughter's loss."

Ye Chen’s eyes flashed with a bloody light, his heart nearly exploding with rage. He stared fixedly at Bai Tian, sheer killing intent raging in his gaze, tinged with madness, like a man-devouring demon.

"Don't demand anything from him," Fuxi suddenly spoke up. An Eight Trigrams pattern rotated slowly between his brows, emitting a faint, brilliant light that illuminated the entire scene, casting a mysterious white glow over heaven and earth, as if reflecting all shadows. He narrowed his eyes, fixed on Bai Tian, a sharp cold glint flashing through them, and sneered, "He speaks righteously, seemingly concerned for his daughter's safety, but in truth, who in the entire Ancient World dares touch his daughter? His true objective is nothing more than the gratification of his own desires!"

Hearing this, everyone present started, expressions turning thoughtful. They all knew that the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi could see the past and divine the future. His divination skills were only slightly inferior to the Wheel-Turning Saint King of the Samsara Temple, especially since he created an Eight Trigrams Secret Art capable of foretelling everything under the heavens!

If he spoke like this, there must be a hidden secret. Moreover, none of those present were fools; observing Bai Tian’s previous actions, they had already sensed something amiss, though they couldn't quite pinpoint what. Immediately, they focused their gazes on Fuxi.

Bai Tian stared back at Fuxi, his expression slowly darkening, followed by a cold snort.

Boom~

A sonic boom resonated, causing the entire White Spirit Mountain to tremble slightly. Many Bai Family disciples watching from the periphery, unaware of what had just happened, suddenly felt a sharp pain in their heads and passed out. As for those in the spectator stands, and those on the battle platform like Feng Wuji, their faces frozen in shock, their vision went black, and they slumped over.

As for Ye Chen, standing behind Shao Hao, he was completely unaffected. His expression remained composed, his eyes slightly narrowed, a cold smile flickering across them.

Fuxi’s demeanor was calm, as if everything was accounted for in his calculations. He stated indifferently, "It's fine if you knock them unconscious. If you don't want anyone to know, you shouldn't have done it in the first place. Marrying your eldest daughter to the Ice and Snow Empire and your second daughter to the Bright Empire serves two purposes: first, to form an alliance with these two great Empires, and second, to secure their help—either their Heaven Void Artifacts or the aid of the Ice and Snow Emperor or the Bright Emperor—when you try to resurrect your deceased wife!"

Mmm!

The numerous God-Emperor powerhouses in the VIP seats were greatly startled.

"Resurrect his deceased wife?"

"Hasn't Bai Tian's wife been dead for many years?"

"Years ago, she was struck down by people from the Dark Great World until her soul scattered completely, leaving nothing behind. Even her name was erased from the Registry of Life in the Ancient World. How could resurrection be possible?"

The crowd found this almost unbelievable, never having expected Bai Tian to harbor such heaven-defying ambition.

They knew that if an ordinary person died, even if their soul scattered, they could potentially be pieced back together and resurrected. But Bai Tian’s wife was different. Not only did her soul scatter upon death, but her name was actively purged from the Ancient World's Registry of Life, effectively vanishing from this reality, leaving no trace in any time period or plane, as if she had never existed. If not for the fact that everyone present was a God-Emperor powerhouse with eternal memory, Bai Tian’s dead wife might have disappeared from their recollections as well.

To resurrect someone whose name has been struck from the Registry of Life is far more complex than simply creating a new being; even for a peerless expert like Bai Tian, the strongest of the current age, it seemed impossible.

Amidst the general uproar, Bai Tian’s expression grew grim as he coldly fixed his gaze on Fuxi, remaining silent.

Fuxi’s expression was unchanged, calm as he continued, "Resurrecting someone erased from the Registry of Life is indeed impossible. However, this White Spirit Mountain where the Bai Clan resides is a prime location of Feng Shui. Deep within the White Spirit Mountain range lies the extremely secluded Dragon’s Tooth Mountain, atop which rests an ancient grand formation, left behind from countless epochs ago, too enduring for even time to erase. No one knows who left this formation; it seems entirely innate."

"And according to the ancient secret texts of my clan, this Dragon’s Tooth Mountain formation has nine major array eyes and seventy-nine minor array eyes. To fully activate it requires seventy-nine God-Emperor experts, who must then deploy the Nine Great Heaven Void Artifacts to power the array!"

He spoke with complete confidence, coldly locking eyes with Bai Tian. "When his wife perished back then, he slaughtered over a hundred Marquis God-Emperor experts, shaking the continent, and secretly dyed the grand formation with their blood, putting the array into a pre-heating phase. He has plotted for ages, marrying off his daughters precisely to obtain the Heaven Void Artifacts of the Ice and Snow Empire and the Bright Empire!"

The crowd gasped. Those with deeper experience vaguely recalled hearing of an ancient Dragon’s Tooth Mountain within White Spirit Mountain, which housed a mysterious formation since antiquity, its purpose unknown to anyone then or now. They never imagined it possessed the heaven-defying power to resurrect someone struck from the Registry of Life!

Ye Chen’s gaze flickered. Alongside his burgeoning anger, he felt a profound shock. He hadn't realized Bai Tian’s schemes ran so deep, a conspiracy orchestrated over countless years. His devotion was fanatical; he would risk everything just to bring back his dead wife, disregarding the happiness of his own daughters for this purpose. He suspected that if the entire world were placed before him, it still wouldn't measure up to a single finger of his deceased wife!

Fuxi looked at Bai Tian with composed serenity and smiled coldly, "Clan Head Bai, am I wrong?"

Bai Tian’s face was as dark as stagnant water, icy killing intent gleaming in his eyes.

The God-Emperor powerhouses in the VIP seats, sharp-witted as they were, quickly connected Bai Tian's prior marriage demands with the various anomalies, immediately lending eighty to ninety percent belief to Fuxi’s words.

"No wonder he needs the Heaven Void Artifacts!"

"I knew something felt off before; I never expected this!"

"Strange, if the array demands are accurate, then he needs nine Heaven Void Artifacts! Across the entire Ancient World, there are supposedly only nine such artifacts." The assembled God-Emperors showed looks of confusion and dread, staring silently at Bai Tian.

Fuxi smiled faintly. "Heaven Void Artifacts are certainly not easy to acquire; they are things beyond mortal crafting. From ancient times to the present, the Ancient World has possessed only nine Heaven Void Artifacts, each controlled by one of the nine great Empires! Even the Ten Great Holy Temples and the Nine Great Ancient Families, despite their immense power, do not possess a Heaven Void Artifact!"

"According to records, these Heaven Void Artifacts were birthed from the very source energy of the Ancient World. There have only ever been nine, and each is an entity capable of destroying heaven and earth. Clan Head Bai, though you lead the Nine Great Ancient Families and possess supreme strength, obtaining these nine artifacts must be exceedingly difficult!"

At this point, his expression suddenly turned severe and chilling. "For this sliver of hope, you abandoned three of your own daughters. If you can forsake your flesh and blood, what else are you capable of doing!"

"Amitabha!" The Southern Sea Divine Buddha chanted a soft Buddhist name, sighing, "What wicked karma, what grievance..."

Ye Chen’s gaze shifted. He leaned toward Emperor Shao Hao in front of him and whispered, "Senior, why only nine Heaven Void Artifacts? Aren't there ten Empires? Is there one Empire missing?"

Emperor Shao Hao was listening intently to Fuxi. Hearing Ye Chen’s question, he smiled slightly and whispered back, "Stop calling me Senior. I sense immense luck emanating from you; once you awaken, you will surely become a figure capable of shaking the heavens, not much inferior to myself. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Shao Hao!"

"This..." Ye Chen was momentarily stunned. "Bro-Brother?"

Emperor Shao Hao deliberately put on a stern face. "What, you are unwilling?"

"No, it's not that," Ye Chen replied with a wry smile. He stopped being overly polite and said honestly, "This little brother pays his respects to Brother Shao Hao!"

"Heh heh," Emperor Shao Hao grinned, showing two rows of white teeth. "Good brother! After we leave here today, I’ll take you back to awaken in the Spirit Pool. You asked why one nation lacks an artifact? That’s because originally there were only nine Empires in the Ancient World. The last entity is the Freedom Alliance, organized by various powerful factions and transcendent Merchant Guilds. Therefore, while its influence is vast, it does not possess a Heaven Void Artifact!"

Ye Chen realized suddenly. "I see. Then, for Bai Tian to activate that grand formation, he needs the nine Heaven Void Artifacts. Why did he mention an alternative requirement earlier—that if he couldn't get the artifacts, finding someone equivalent to a Hall Master of the Ten Halls would suffice? Do the power of these Ten Hall Masters each rival a Heaven Void Artifact?"

Emperor Shao Hao smiled faintly. He knew that although his little brother was a peerless genius, he was still only in the Half-God Realm and thus unaware of the high-level secrets of the Ancient World. He immediately sent a low voice transmission: "The influence of the Ten Halls and the Ten Empires is nearly equal precisely because the Hall Masters of the Ten Holy Temples are transcendent experts of this era, whose strength surpasses the Emperors of the Ten Great Empires. These Emperors, tied down by state affairs, find it difficult to cross that higher threshold. In terms of one-on-one combat, the Hall Masters of the Ten Holy Temples will definitely defeat the Sovereigns of the Ten Great Empires!"

"However, if the Sovereigns of the Ten Great Empires activate the Heaven Void Artifacts, even the Hall Masters of the Ten Holy Temples would be forced to flee in disarray. But Heaven Void Artifacts are such priceless treasures; every activation consumes immense energy, and they are not used once in tens of millions of years, only being deployed as a last resort when facing invasion from the Dark Great World."

"Bai Tian’s desire to gather the nine Heaven Void Artifacts to activate the Dragon’s Tooth Mountain formation is likely a delusion. These nine artifacts are the foundation of the nine nations and cannot be moved lightly. If the nine Heaven Void Artifacts were combined, their power could destroy heaven and earth; they would never allow one man to control them! I suspect he has some compromise, a method to activate the grand array without needing all nine Heaven Void Artifacts!"

Ye Chen nodded slightly, his brow tightly furrowed. He hadn't expected the Heaven Void Artifacts to be so terrifying that even meeting a peak expert like a Hall Master of the Ten Halls would result in a rout.

While he pondered, Bai Tian, standing before the palace, stared silently at Fuxi. Suddenly, he spoke, "Are you finished?" (To be continued)