The Steward Demonic Emperor

Eye of the Void would become.
It’s something he will not tolerate.
If not for the crisis he was under when the other Sovereigns attacked him, he would never make a record of his art to safeguard it.”

Zhuo Fan shook and closed his eyes, his fists clenched.

Dragon ancestor sighed, “Kid, you’re the successor of the strongest Sovereign.
It’s your fortune and curse.
When Kunpeng pushed you to find Qilin, it was to get you on his side, but in the end it all came down to your greed, wanting that supreme treasure.
Now you know the Divine Eye of the Void and that makes you Heavenly Sovereign’s target.
Your enemy is the strongest in the world that can take your life at any time.
And you still want to involve your wife and friends into this danger?”

“And what if I give it up, what if I destroy it?” Zhuo Fan shook and clenched his teeth.

Dragon ancestor shook his head, “Kid, do you know what successor means? It’s not just the skill, but the path.
Divine Eye of the Void is Heavenly Sovereign’s greatest skill, containing within is his void path.
As you train it, you’ll gain insights and blend with the Dao.
It seeps into your bones, it fills your soul.
It will never leave you for as long as you live.
What’s the use ruining the skill? Heavenly Sovereign will still find you from your aura.”

Zhuo Fan shook all over, feeling regret flooding his heart.
His jaw was locked so tight blood flowed.

“Just why did I train this skill…”

“Kid, it seems you still don’t want to give it up.
But…”

Dragon ancestor continued, “If you don’t let go, you’re killing the others.
You don’t want them to suffer for your mistakes, but one day they’ll die at Heavenly Sovereign’s hand.
The more you hang on to it, the more it slips away.
Let it go and it will come.
Isn’t it enough to see them safe from afar…”

Zhuo Fan’s eyes were filled with loss.

He had been alone all his first life, but not anymore.
But providence played the biggest joke on him.
To stop being alone, he had to walk alone…

“Ha-ha-ha, if fate exists, who planned this out for me, toying with me to such extent…”

Zhuo Fan showed a self-deprecating smile, one filled with endless sorrow and malcontent at the world.

Dragon ancestor used a sharp talon to pat his shoulder, “Hey, kid, don’t go losing it over something so small.
Heavenly Sovereign is strong, but not invincible.
As long you follow my teachings, we, sacred beasts, will overcome him, and you will overcome this suffering as well.
Before that though, don’t let trifles bog you down.
Always follow my words above all else…”

As he finished, Zhuo Fan’s body ignited in a golden flame, then the azure flame appeared as well, along with the crackling of purple lightning and Qilin’s red glow.

Four of the sacred beast powers came out.

Even dragon ancestor had to pause.

[What… just happened?]

Then a pitch-black energy came spread over Zhuo Fan, sucking in the four powers and slowly combining them.

[This… this…]

With wide eyes, dragon ancestor shook from disbelief.

Crack!

With the crack of thunder, black flames exploded, and under Decimating Dragon Ancestor’s incredulous gaze, Zhuo Fan’s body was covered in black flames with peals of black lightning flashing within. 

A dreaded power was released making even the Decimating Dragon Ancestor shudder.

“Is this the form of our combine powers?”

Standing there, dragon ancestor muttered, “But our powers come from the primal chaos, with life at its core.
So why then do I feel total destruction when I sense this power? Even I’m feeling fear from it.”

Dragon ancestor tapped the black flame with his claw.
A bang went off and he quickly took his claw back.

Looking close, the scales on the claw were erased.

[This can’t be…]

Gasping, dragon ancestor looked at Zhuo Fan’s black flame like it was a monster.

[Is this what Kunpeng was after? But this is no power to dominate, but to destroy.]

The black flames shrunk and entered Zhuo Fan.
But when Zhuo Fan looked at the dragon ancestor, he jerked in fright.

Zhuo Fan’s eyes were stone-cold, containing endless destruction.
Especially his left eye, holding the same black flame and black flickers.

“Dragon ancestor, what I give up today, I will take it back one day.
I’ll use this, different from Heavenly Sovereign’s, Apocalyptic Thunderflame Eye!” Zhuo Fan’s will was firm.

Decimating Dragon Ancestor was dumbstruck, only bobbing his huge head, having felt fear like no other.

The destruction aura combing off that black thunderflame made him feel pure terror…

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