The woman standing before the golden throne inside Su Chen's consciousness felt more terrifying than the Heavenly Executor himself.
Not because of overwhelming pressure.
But because of the silence around her.
Endless darkness stretched behind her while countless heavenly corpses floated like broken stars within the void. Each corpse radiated terrifying ancient auras, yet all of them had died the same way.
One clean slash.
Executed.
The woman calmly stared at Su Chen with eyes that seemed older than time itself.
"You are the final vessel."
Her voice echoed softly throughout the endless darkness.
Su Chen narrowed his golden eyes.
"Who are you?"
The woman remained silent briefly.
Then—
"I was once the keeper of the throne."
BOOM.
Fragments of ancient memory flashed through Su Chen's mind again.
A massive palace beyond countless worlds.
An endless court kneeling beneath golden skies.
And beside the Primordial Emperor's throne—
This same woman standing silently with a black book in her hands.
Ancient Court.
She belonged to it.
The woman slowly stepped forward through the darkness.
Her long white hair drifted behind her while shattered heavenly chains wrapped around one pale arm.
"The synchronization is incomplete."
Her gaze remained fixed on Su Chen calmly.
"Yet your soul is already merging with his memories."
The pressure within Su Chen's consciousness intensified.
Outside in reality, golden cracks spread further across his body while the Heaven Slaughter Sword phantom behind him continued becoming clearer.
Meanwhile above the shattered sky, the battle between the Pavilion Master and the Executor escalated continuously.
BOOM.
Moonlight and heavenly law collided violently again.
The Pavilion Master was blasted backward through space itself while silver blood scattered across the heavens.
Yet before the Executor could continue attacking—
Moonlight exploded around him.
Thousands of black chains formed from lunar law wrapped toward his body instantly.
The Pavilion Master appeared behind him silently.
Her silver eyes were colder than ever.
"Moon Burial."
BOOM.
The chains tightened violently.
Space around the Executor collapsed inward endlessly as if the heavens themselves were being buried alive.
Millions of heavenly soldiers retreated further in terror.
Because even from afar—
They could feel the killing intent behind that technique.
But the Executor merely stood there motionlessly.
Then—
CRACK.
The lunar chains shattered instantly.
The Pavilion Master's expression changed slightly.
The Executor slowly turned toward her while golden light burned around his armor endlessly.
"You cannot bury heaven."
BOOM.
He disappeared again.
The next moment—
His hand pierced directly through the Pavilion Master's moonlight barrier.
Silver blood erupted across the sky.
Xu Mingshan's face turned pale.
"She's injured!"
The Pavilion Master immediately retreated backward while moonlight repaired the wound through her abdomen rapidly.
Yet her silver eyes had become far more serious now.
Because the Executor was suppressing her completely.
The gap between them wasn't cultivation.
It was authority.
The Executor represented heaven itself.
And heaven had grown stronger since the fall of the Ancient Court.
Below the battlefield, Lin Yanyan continued holding Su Chen tightly despite the violent energy erupting from his body.
Everyone around them could feel the terrifying instability spreading through him now.
His aura fluctuated endlessly between human and something ancient beyond understanding.
Yan Ruoxue frowned slightly.
"If this continues…"
Yue Qingzhi answered quietly.
"He may disappear completely."
Lin Yanyan's eyes sharpened instantly.
"What does that mean?"
Yue Qingzhi hesitated briefly.
Then—
"The more synchronization progresses…"
Her silver eyes remained fixed on Su Chen.
"…the more the Primordial Emperor awakens."
Silence crashed across the rooftop.
Xu Mingshan's expression darkened.
"You're saying Su Chen will lose himself."
Yue Qingzhi did not answer.
But her silence was enough.
Inside the endless darkness of his consciousness, Su Chen stared coldly at the white-haired woman.
"Why tell me this now?"
The woman's expression remained calm.
"Because every reincarnation before you failed."
The atmosphere froze.
Su Chen's eyes narrowed sharply.
"What?"
The woman slowly raised one hand.
Then—
The darkness around them changed.
Countless scenes appeared floating within the void.
Different worlds.
Different eras.
Different faces.
But every single person within those scenes…
Was Su Chen.
One was a sword cultivator standing atop a mountain of corpses.
Another was a wandering emperor ruling shattered galaxies.
One wore black armor while leading countless armies against the heavens.
And all of them—
Died.
"After the fall of the Ancient Court, the Emperor divided his soul into endless reincarnations."
The woman's voice echoed quietly.
"Each life carried fragments of his power."
Scene after scene shattered apart violently.
Each reincarnation fighting heaven.
Each one eventually dying.
Each one getting closer to awakening fully.
Then finally—
The last scene appeared.
Modern Earth.
Su Chen opening his eyes inside the useless young master's body.
"You are the closest any reincarnation has ever come."
The woman stared at him silently.
"Which is why heaven descended personally."
Outside reality—
The Executor suddenly looked downward toward Su Chen again.
His golden eyes narrowed faintly.
As if sensing the conversation happening within Su Chen's consciousness.
Then—
He raised one hand toward the city below.
BOOM.
A gigantic golden spear formed above the heavens instantly.
The pressure alone shattered entire districts.
Xu Mingshan's face changed immediately.
"He's targeting Su Chen directly!"
The Pavilion Master moved instantly.
Moonlight exploded across the sky as she tried intercepting the spear.
But the Executor's cold voice echoed calmly.
"You are too weak to stop judgment."
The golden spear descended.
BOOM.
Reality split apart beneath its path.
Even the Pavilion Master's moonlight barriers shattered one after another.
Too fast.
Too powerful.
The spear was going to hit the city.
Inside his consciousness, the white-haired woman suddenly stepped closer toward Su Chen.
For the first time—
Emotion appeared in her eyes.
Urgency.
"Listen carefully."
The floating scenes around them vanished instantly.
Only darkness and the golden throne remained.
"The Primordial Emperor made one mistake."
Su Chen stared at her silently.
The woman's voice became softer.
"He hated heaven so much… that he stopped being human."
Silence filled the void.
Then she continued.
"Every reincarnation before you eventually lost themselves to that hatred."
A pause.
"That is why they failed."
The pressure around the golden throne intensified violently.
"If you completely synchronize…"
Her gaze locked onto him.
"…you will become him."
Outside reality—
The gigantic golden spear pierced through the atmosphere toward the city below.
Millions screamed.
The Pavilion Master's expression finally changed completely.
Because even she wouldn't reach it in time.
Then suddenly—
Lin Yanyan stepped forward.
Everyone froze.
Her cold eyes remained fixed only on the descending spear.
And for the first time since the story began—
A terrifying aura erupted from her body.
BOOM.
Crimson flames exploded into the heavens.
Not ordinary fire.
Phoenix fire.
Ancient.
Royal.
World-burning flames erupted around Lin Yanyan while a gigantic crimson phoenix phantom appeared behind her, spreading wings large enough to cover the skyline.
Xu Mingshan's eyes widened violently.
Impossible.
Yan Ruoxue's expression completely changed.
"…A divine bloodline."
Even Yue Qingzhi looked genuinely shocked.
Because the aura erupting from Lin Yanyan now…
Was Sovereign-level.