Chapter 1193: Chapter 1193: Reincarnation of the Great Emperor

Everyone was astonished at what they heard. They’ve heard of possession, heard of borrowing a corpse to resurrect oneself, and even heard of swapping heads, but swapping brains was truly a first.

“What secret does The Ancient Realm King have, that makes you determined to swap his brain?” Ouyang Yudu asked curiously.

“The Ancient Realm King is not human,” the Cloud Immortal said slowly.

“You’re not human!” Xiaona immediately retorted.

The Cloud Immortal said, “Don’t rush, let me finish. I say The Ancient Realm King is not human because I discovered he, like me, has had his brain integrated with a Smart Brain, only our integration methods are different. His method is more mature and perfect, and furthermore…”

“Furthermore, what?” Xiaona pressed.

“Furthermore, he has integrated with an emperor-level Smart Brain,” the Cloud Immortal said deliberately.

“Impossible, there are only six emperor-level Smart Brains in the cosmos. If one were missing, wouldn’t someone have found out?” Lin Shen frowned.

“Listening to you, I reckon you must be someone from the Star God Palace. What position? A Great Divine Official?” Before Lin Shen could say anything, the Cloud Immortal continued: “No matter what position you hold, even if you are a Great Divine Official, you probably haven’t seen the Great Emperor’s true body, right?”

“What are you trying to say?” Lin Shen felt a vague suspicion, but needed the Cloud Immortal to say it out loud to confirm.

“Because the Great Emperors haven’t been in the Star God Palace for a long time. Once Smart Brain technology matured, they have all reincarnated as humans. The Ancient Realm King should be one of the six Great Emperors in reincarnation. I discovered this secret when I saw The Ancient Realm King; otherwise, I wouldn’t have believed that the Great Emperors are no longer in the Star God Palace.”

The Cloud Immortal sighed, “Initially I planned to swap his brain before he returned to the ranks of the Great Emperors, but ultimately I fell short, failed miserably, and was even destroyed and imprisoned here.”

Everyone looked at each other, unsure if what the Cloud Immortal said was true or false. This truly was an astonishing revelation.

The Great Emperors, who dominate the cosmos, are no longer in the Star God Palace, reincarnated as humans, truly difficult to believe.

But upon reflection, it seems not many have seen the true body of the Great Emperor, just a few avatars.

The only ones possibly seeing the true body of the Great Emperor are the Great Divine Officials. But whether or not they actually have seen it, no one knows.

If Lin Shen were a Great Divine Official and discovered the Great Emperor’s real self were gone, he wouldn’t reveal it. In fact, he’d likely keep it secret.

If anyone knew the Great Emperors were no longer around, the entire Celestial Court could be overturned, and the authority of the Star God Palace would naturally vanish.

“What exactly are The Three Treasure Chests?” Lin Shen asked.

“The Final Mercy of All Gods — these are three divine artifacts I created using all of my abilities. Each is an upper ultimate divine artifact. When combined, they can be called a half-step Great Emperor’s divine artifact. Originally, I prepared these artifacts for myself with the power to change fate, but when I discovered that changing fate could never achieve true Great Emperor status, I planned to use them to seize The Ancient Realm King’s brain…”

The Cloud Immortal detailed the story behind The Three Treasure Chests, similar to what he said earlier but with more specifics.

Although The Ancient Realm King is a reincarnation of a Great Emperor, for some unknown reason, he doesn’t have the Great Emperor’s memories and even aims to defeat the Great Emperor to become the Cosmic Supreme.

This naturally seemed ridiculous to the Cloud Immortal.

Until The Ancient Realm King clashed with the Star God Palace; his physique and his two Great Emperor divine artifacts were injured and unable to self-heal.

The Cloud Immortal knew his chance had come and sought The Ancient Realm King with The Three Treasure Chests, telling him they could heal his injuries but required the three most precious treasures to be placed inside to activate.

The Three Treasure Chests indeed have this ability, but the Cloud Immortal, naturally, didn’t have such good intentions.

Once the treasures entered the chest and the chest’s power activated, there would be a dormant period.

He planned to take the Purple Gold Gourd, the Golden Transformation Vase, and the Chaos Gourd into The Three Treasure Chests for himself. With these three divine artifacts, even if The Ancient Realm King healed, he could subdue him.

Unexpectedly, The Ancient Realm King used a Blood Sacrifice Technique, substituting his own daughter for the Purple Gold Gourd and the Golden Transformation Vase, only putting the Chaos Gourd inside.

The Cloud Immortal didn’t even know such a method existed. The Three Treasure Chests were activated, and The Ancient Realm King’s injuries healed, disrupting the Cloud Immortal’s plan.

But just as the Cloud Immortal stated, everything inside The Three Treasure Chests was intact, merely needing a period of rest to recover. The Ancient Realm King consequently developed some trust in the Cloud Immortal.

The Cloud Immortal restrained himself, planning with one unsuccessful strategy after another.

He told The Ancient Realm King that if he wanted to repair the Purple Gold Gourd and the Golden Transformation Vase, he could use the Rebirth Coexistence Method.

If he couldn’t take The Ancient Realm King’s three divine artifacts, he would make him lose two Great Emperor divine artifacts, and just dealing with the Chaos Gourd would be much easier.

Sure enough, The Ancient Realm King trusted the Cloud Immortal’s words and cruelly deceived Xiaoye and Xiaona, destroyed their physical bodies while they were asleep, and reincarnated them together with the Purple Gold Gourd and the Golden Transformation Vase.

The Cloud Immortal originally thought everything was going smoothly, with The Ancient Realm King trusting him deeply. The Cloud Immortal used his brainpower to calculate multiple times, predicting a more than ninety percent chance to succeed at an opportune moment.

But no matter how much the Cloud Immortal calculated, he couldn’t foresee The Ancient Realm King launching a surprise attack on him first, directly destroying the Cloud Immortal’s physical body.

Only then did the Cloud Immortal realize that The Ancient Realm King had been anticipating his schemes all along, finally imprisoning him here, using him to guard and suppress the Treasure Vault below, exploiting every last bit of his value.

“You’re lying, Dad wouldn’t treat us like that,” Xiaona’s face turned extremely unpleasant, and she was about to rush forward to hit the Cloud Immortal.

“If you don’t believe me, you can verify it yourself. The Three Treasure Chests are in the Treasure Vault below. You can try using them to see if the treasures inside remain intact,” the Cloud Immortal said.

These words made Xiaona stop in her tracks, and everyone’s eyes turned to the altar.

“How do we open the Treasure Vault?” Lin Shen asked.

“Only someone who masters the Three Realms Divine Skill can open the Treasure Vault. The Ancient Old Thief never intended to give the vault’s contents to anyone; only he could master the Three Realms Divine Skill, and only he could open the Treasure Vault,” the Cloud Immortal’s gaze turned to Lin Shen, evidently believing him to be the reincarnation body of The Ancient Realm King.

Seeing everyone’s eyes on him, Lin Shen contemplated aloud, “Then let’s give it a try.”

As soon as he spoke, the Divine Body suddenly emitted Divine Light, stepping heavily towards the Cloud Immortal’s Blood Shadow form.

“You… double-crossed me…” The Cloud Immortal was stomped on, blood light scattered everywhere, and the Blood Shadow dimmed significantly, seemingly about to dissipate at any moment.

“I only said I’d spare you if I’m in a good mood. Right now, I’m not in a good mood,” Lin Shen said flatly.

The Divine Body stomped repeatedly, without giving the Cloud Immortal any chance to speak, crushing him directly into pieces, dispersing into countless blood-colored light dots, fading into the void.