CHAPTER 744: 179, XIAHOU SHOU IN THE OLD DAYS

"So, just keep it for yourself."

The Second Prince looked towards Lin Yue and said, "Don’t worry, Great Yong still has means of self-preservation. When I traded with the Ancient God in the Beiyuan Mountain using the Divine Emperor’s Divine Heart, I had already chosen something more suitable for Great Yong."

"Something more suitable for Great Yong?" Lin Yue was surprised.

"Yes."

The Second Prince smiled, "If we really come to that step, it will definitely be more useful than any Dominator Divine Artifact."

The Crown Prince glanced at him but said nothing.

Lin Yue nodded slightly and said, "Alright, but I want to take a look at Xiahou Shou’s memories first. If the Lifebound Divine Artifact is needed for reshaping the Divine Soul, I will keep it for myself; otherwise, I’ll still leave it to Second Brother."

The Second Prince pondered for a moment and then nodded lightly.

Lin Yue immediately sat down with his legs crossed and began to dive into Xiahou Shou’s memories.

Back then, what exactly happened when Xiahou Shou was mistakenly led to believe that the Ninth Princess of Great Yu had deceived him and lured him into a trap set up by the Imperial Family, forcing Harmonization?

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"Eh? This kid actually practiced the ’Primordial Spirit Incarnation Scroll’? Hahaha, that’s hilarious. This foolish boy even wanted to avenge his father. So, Chong Yuan just recognized this kid’s high Martial Arts Talent and wanted him to become a vessel for the Human Ancestor’s Divine Soul?"

At the moment of forced Harmonization, Lin Yue only heard this sentence echoing in the mind of Xiahou Shou.

This sentence was like a flame, utterly consuming Xiahou Shou’s reason and igniting his very life in an instant.

At that moment, he only wanted enough power, no matter what the cost; he only wanted to fight his way out and seek clarity!

With the forced Harmonization, he could feel power endlessly surging within him.

"Harmonization? This kid has gone mad!"

"Hm? Could it be that this kid has grasped the rudiments of the Heavenly Reversal Path after so few years of cultivation?"

"What path is this? Damn! Stop him!"

"Quick, go and ask King Tianxing for help!"

In the era of Great Yu, the entire Human Clan didn’t have many Saints, and even the most ordinary Saints, once they appeared, would be granted the title of king by Great Yu, which shows how rare they were.

At such a young age, to have congealed the rudiments of the Heavenly Reversal Path seemed to exceed everyone’s expectations.

Even with several Saints prepared with grand formations and even Supreme Spiritual Treasures; they still couldn’t prevent his escape.

Knowing that his Divine Soul would soon disintegrate and he was certain to die, he became somewhat more composed.

"Now... my father is dead, so whom can I ask for the truth..."

He wandered aimlessly in the dark, his heart filled with confusion, "What’s the meaning of all this? Father... did you really just see me as a vessel for the Human Ancestor’s Divine Soul?"

Soon, he found his father’s trusted confidant and, after capturing him, began to interrogate him.

"Heh, from the beginning, the Master planned to use you as a vessel for the Human Ancestor’s Divine Soul. He scoured the Ancient Texts and confirmed the condition of the Human Ancestor numerous times, then finally understood that the Human Ancestor fell asleep because his Divine Soul was entangled with a terrifying Ancient Divine Power."

With a gruesome smile, the confidant said in his final moments, "The Imperial Family of Great Yu, descendants of the Human Ancestor, only thought of extracting the Divine Power from the Human Ancestor time and again. If the Human Ancestor could be awakened, the Great Yu Dynasty would naturally collapse. The master finally found you; your Martial Arts Talent is comparable to the Human Ancestor’s, and you can tolerate that Divine Power. It should have been you who awakened the Human Ancestor, or at least allowed the Human Ancestor to be reborn through another body."

"How sad... the Master really saw you as his own and never had the heart to make you practice the Primordial Spirit Incarnation Scroll. He even intentionally kept away from you.

"Even after I made you practice the Primordial Spirit Incarnation Scroll, the Master didn’t sacrifice you...

"If it weren’t for you, the Master wouldn’t have had to attempt another perilous plan... resulting in betrayal by his own people and being killed by the Imperial Family of Great Yu...

"Ah, people... it’s always these unnecessary emotions that lead them astray..."

The mocking laughter from his father’s confidant at the brink of death made him freeze.

Time seemed to drag on until he felt his Divine Soul about to collapse, barely able to hold on.

So, he went to the Imperial Mausoleum of Great Yu once more.

Although heavily guarded, perhaps because his strength was substantial after the forced Harmonization, his infiltration was surprisingly smooth.

He found the bronze coffin that concealed the Human Ancestor and opened it.

"Human Ancestor..."

He silently gazed at the Human Ancestor lying in the coffin, observing the expressionless heavy pupils, and slowly placed his hand on the Human Ancestor’s body.

Then, he began to operate with all his might the very Primordial Spirit Incarnation Scroll he hated the most.

"I am willing to give you this body. Please... awaken."

Dead silence permeated the tomb.

At that moment, perhaps the Human Ancestor sensed something and truly responded. Within the hollow and soulless heavy pupils, a glimmer of lively brilliance seemed to emerge, struggling.

"Wake up, Human Ancestor, the Human Clan needs you to save them..."

While he was operating the Primordial Spirit Incarnation Scroll with all his might, bringing his own aura closer to the Human Ancestor’s, he continued to desperately plead.

After a prolonged silence, he suddenly felt a soul-trembling force, an incomparably terrifying power burst forth from the Human Ancestor’s body.

This power was merely a very faint trace, yet it made him feel as though he had perceived something beyond everything, a presence far more grand and countless times greater than that of his Master, who was the Main Hall Master of the Ancestor Hall.

Even under the influence of this power, his disintegrating Divine Soul was affected, and the rate of collapse slowed down significantly.