Chapter 888: Queen of the Night
"The cycle of reincarnation, the mysterious universe, the fall of the Blood Moon Empress, this is a great secret,"
Chu Yuan sank into deep contemplation.
As one era after another drew to a close, one left the stage for another to enter, like the Heavenly Emperor, who should have been invincible, unmatched by anyone, and possessed an endless lifespan, supposedly eternal, yet in the end, he disappeared without a trace.
Such powerful beings do not fall so easily. Who could kill him?
Perhaps it was this so-called great disaster of the cycle of reincarnation.
And where are these supreme beings of the eras?
Chu Yuan speculated that not all of them had perished. It was very likely that they couldn't easily appear in the open and had to conceal themselves.
This was the most logical explanation.
Unfortunately.
The realm of Jiuyou Empress was too low, not immortal, unable to bear too many memories of the Blood Moon Empress. Only when she became immortal and had completely refined this will could she glean more valuable intelligence from it.
"When I become immortal, I will know more,"
the Jiuyou Empress said.
"Good, I await the day you become immortal. However, the will of the Blood Moon Empress has only been temporarily suppressed,"
Chu Yuan said, and just then, night suddenly fell, completely darkening the surroundings.
A power like eternal night swept in, and beyond the blood moon, a woman appeared, swinging her palm to strike at the Jiuyou Empress.
"Blood Moon, has your will awakened?"
the woman asked in a cold, detached voice.
This was an immortal, come specifically for the Blood Moon Empress, evident from listening to her voice.
The Jiuyou Empress grabbed the Blood Scepter and pointed it at the darkness; immediately, the dark was dispelled, revealing the true form of the woman.
The woman was dressed in a garment as black as the night sky, devoid of any other colors.
Her face was stunningly beautiful, but extremely cold, harboring a deep killing intent for the Blood Moon Empress, and it seemed there was also jealousy mixed in it.
Everywhere she walked was shrouded in darkness, like the mistress of the night, incompatible with the power of the Blood Moon.
"Are you the Blood Moon?"
the night-dressed woman asked the Jiuyou Empress, who was clad in a crimson robe.
"No, I am not the Blood Moon Empress," said the Jiuyou Empress.
"Indeed, it's not the voice of Blood Moon. Her voice, her tone, her essence, even after countless reincarnations, I could never forget. It seems you've suppressed her will!"
The night-dressed woman's tone harbored a profound hatred for the Blood Moon Empress, the kind that wouldn't rest until death. "However, her will still lingers in the Blood Moon, I don't know by what means you've suppressed her will, but since you've gained her power, you must die!"
The night-dressed woman struck at the Jiuyou Empress with a palm print as dark as night.
Her power was even greater than that of Shi Tianjun!
As the dark palm print struck, the Jiuyou Empress also raised her palm, a crimson palm print meeting it head-on, and both were subsequently extinguished.
"You've indeed managed to gain her power!" said the night-dressed woman.
The Jiuyou Empress had obtained the Divine Artifact left here for the resurrection of the Blood Moon Empress. As long as she was within the Blood Moon, she could wield it, and even immortals could hardly do anything against her.
Of course, that was only as long as this cycle of the Blood Moon lasted.
"From her memories, I know you, you are the Empress of the Night, an existence from the same era as the Blood Moon Empress, and you fought her all your life, competed with her all your life, and never once defeated the Blood Moon Empress, so you hate her,"
the Jiuyou Empress said.
Hearing this, Chu Yuan also understood.
So she was a constant underdog to the Blood Moon Empress, always outshined by her.
When people mentioned her, they would only say, oh, that's the one who fought the Blood Moon Empress countless times and always lost.
"I hate her!"
the Empress of the Night exclaimed, "But I still won because she's dead, and I'm not. I'm still alive in this universe, while she has been thoroughly obliterated. I will destroy everything she left in this world, every trace!"
"The Blood Moon Empress never considered you a rival, it was all in your mind,"
The words of the Empress of Shadow were a soft blow, but they stuck precisely at the sorest spot of the Night Queen.
"Night Queen."
A figure dressed as an old Taoist suddenly appeared under the blood moon. He grinned at the woman of the night and said, "Night Queen, finally we meet again. Let me think, we haven't seen each other for several cosmic reincarnations, have we?"
"Old fool, instead of resting well in your coffin at the Divine Graveyard, why have you come out?"
The Night Queen's brow furrowed.
This elder was from her era.
"Alas, even if I wanted to sleep, I couldn't now. Just look at what a mess the outer world has become. Cosmic supremacy has risen once again; who knows how many immortals will fall this time? And the Blood Moon Queen, I had seen her in her prime — supreme, mighty."
The elder sighed, "I lacked the courage and only dared to hide in the Divine Graveyard to avoid the great calamity. I didn't have the Blood Moon Queen's spirit of fearing neither life nor death."
"An existence within the Divine Graveyard."
Chu Yuan knew that although countless mighty ones were buried in the Divine Graveyard, there were also immortal beings there, making it a hazardous forbidden area.
"I don't want to talk much with you. If you obstruct me from destroying the blood moon today, you are my enemy. You know, I hold grudges very deeply."
The Night Queen also knew that this elder was very powerful, having witnessed several invincible forces rise and fall in the universe.
"I won't stop you. I'm afraid when I fall into slumber again, you will come to dig up my grave."
The elder laughed, "But with him here, you can't touch this girl."
He naturally was referring to Chu Yuan.
He had lived for endless years and could see through some immortals at a glance.
Yet he could not see through Chu Yuan clearly. This man's will was too strong, his aura explosive, conjuring up an image in his mind of an invincible martial deity.
"No one can stop me, no one can block my path."
The Night Queen's desire to kill was too intense.
The Blood Moon Queen had fallen through many cosmic cycles, yet the Empress of Shadow, having only received her treasures, shifted her grudges onto her.
Darkness swept through boundlessly, and the Night Queen took action.
"Alas, your eyes are blinded by hatred; the Blood Moon Queen never intended to compete with you from the start. She was lonely. It was you who insisted on treating her as a rival. The stronger she became, the more you hated her."
The elder sighed, "Nicely put, it's hatred; harshly put, it's jealousy. You've blinded yourself with jealousy. With your talent, you could have gone much further, yet you have been stuck in this step for a long time. The Blood Moon Queen has forever become your nightmare, and I am unable to step forward."
"Women are indeed frightening."
While speaking, the elder sighed again.
"Here I am, what can you do?"
Chu Yuan's eyes flashed with shock.
"Whoever blocks me will be killed!"
The Night Queen, blinded by jealousy and hatred, was entangled by the Heart Demon, unable to move past without destroying everything.
"You can't take action within the blood moon."
The Empress of Shadow spoke as well.
"What a joke, you think you are the Blood Moon Queen now?"
The Night Queen said.
"I am myself, unrelated to her."
The Empress of Shadow's will was firm.
"Looks like a fight is going to break out again. It seems I awoke at the wrong time. Had I known, I would have not awakened and just comfortably remained asleep in the Divine Graveyard. I can't interfere in this kind of struggle; this Night Queen is too susceptible to jealousy."
The elder covered his forehead, clearly very troubled.
Chu Yuan watched, and suddenly his expression shifted, his gaze turning towards the void as if a vast ocean's roar swept through.
In his vision, a faint shadow emerged.
"The blood moon of the Blood Moon Queen has opened, the universe is about to undergo a great change. Once my lord invited her to the Other Shore, but regrettably... she refused and thus fell during the great calamity."
The shadow uttered these words.