"Those outside seem to be hunting you down. Once they leave, I'll send you out," said the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor.
"Thank you, Senior Heavenly Origin!"
The Heavenly Origin Great Emperor was now essentially certain that Nie Li was indeed someone from a hundred years in the future, and that he truly had the hope of defeating the Saint Emperor. For how many years had he been waiting for the chance at revenge!
"Beyond these treasures, I have one more supreme artifact to give you!"
As the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor finished speaking, a disc materialized out of thin air in the sky. It spiraled down and landed in Nie Li's hands.
"The Myriad Spirit Sword Array!" Nie Li exclaimed in surprise.
"That's right. This is the Myriad Spirit Sword Array!" the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor nodded.
In his previous life, when he had faced off against the Saint Emperor, many hidden powerhouses from various realms, along with supreme artifacts and war weapons, had all emerged to help Nie Li fight the Saint Emperor. The Myriad Spirit Sword Array was among them. Though it was merely a supreme artifact, it had brutally slaughtered five of the Saint Emperor's Guardian Deity powerhouses.
"Still within this artifact lingers a wisp of my consciousness. It can only be activated by my will—your abilities are insufficient to activate it on your own. When you encounter trouble you cannot resolve, you can reach out with your consciousness, and I can activate the Myriad Spirit Sword Array to help you. But you must understand that it needs to gather the essence of heaven and earth to unleash its power. Under no circumstances should you use it carelessly. It would be best to save it for when you face the Saint Emperor!" the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor said solemnly.
"I understand the uses of this artifact. Rest assured, Senior Heavenly Origin!" Nie Li cupped his fists and stored the Myriad Spirit Sword Array into the Ten Thousand Miles Landscape Scroll.
The Myriad Spirit Sword Array needed to absorb the power of the Heavenly Dao to be activated, and the Ten Thousand Miles Landscape Scroll was precisely the place where the power of the Heavenly Dao was most concentrated—within it, the power of the Heavenly Dao was endless and inexhaustible!
Nie Li had witnessed the might of the Myriad Spirit Sword Array before. This artifact required an enormous absorption of Heavenly Dao power before it could be activated even once.
After storing the Myriad Spirit Sword Array, something suddenly came to Nie Li's mind, and he turned to the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor. "I'd like to ask about something."
"What is it?"
"I wonder if Senior Heavenly Origin knows of a certain person. He calls himself the Void Nether Great Emperor, and he comes from the Small Exquisite World!"
Upon hearing Nie Li's words, the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor fell silent for a long time. After a moment, he said, "The Void Nether Great Emperor you speak of is very likely that person. Roughly several hundred years ago, a genius of jaw-dropping, world-shaking talent appeared. I don't know his origins either—he may well have been the reincarnation of some great power. His divine sense once had a brief exchange with mine. His cultivation drew the attention of the Saint Emperor. The Saint Emperor sent several Guardian Deities to hunt him down. After battling three of the Saint Emperor's Guardian Deities for several days, he suddenly vanished without a trace, never to be found again."
Regarding the Void Nether Great Emperor, Nie Li had always harbored doubts and unease. Beyond that single true prophecy, there was also the manner in which he cultivated his disciples—like raising venomous insects in a pot—which left Nie Li constantly worrying about enemies who could appear at any moment.
"This person possessed extraordinary talent. In a mere two or three hundred years, he attained cultivation of truly shocking magnitude. If he truly was the reincarnation of some great power, his strength would surpass even my own. I had originally hoped he could break the seal—the Saint Emperor's space-time seal. But alas, across these endless ages, throughout all of infinite space and time, those who have grown strong enough to have a chance at challenging the Saint Emperor… there are precious few!" the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor sighed.
Two to three hundred years to reach a level where he could challenge the Saint Emperor.
Nie Li furrowed his brow. If the Void Nether Great Emperor counted as one such person, then the Nie Li of his previous life should count as one as well.
Both he and the Void Nether Great Emperor hailed from the Small Exquisite World. He had a vague feeling that there must be some kind of connection between himself and the Void Nether Great Emperor.
For the longest time, Nie Li had sensed on some instinctive level that the Void Nether Great Emperor had some profound link to himself.