Chapter 4244: Only One True Emperor Realm Can Be Born

"Like this now?" The light and shadow that the star chart had transformed into stared straight at Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan.

Back then, because of Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan's words, the star chart had eventually escaped, and it had been working hard ever since, carrying out Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan's final instructions.

As it turned out, the other party was alive and well, and had even become a Heavenly Venerable of the God Realm, a powerhouse of the Pseudo-Emperor Realm!

The one most deeply wounded by this matter was the star chart; it felt as though it had been cheated.

"That's right… sigh… Actually, I don't want to be in the God Realm either, but… there's no helping it." Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan shook his head helplessly.

"You have no choice? Then why are you still acting as a Heavenly Venerable there? Why haven't you left?!" the star chart asked angrily.

"Leave? How can I leave? Can I even get away? Where could I possibly go? Once a Realm reaches the Pseudo-Emperor Realm, where can I hide my Qi? At my Realm, no matter where I go, the God Emperor can detect my Qi. I cannot hide." Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan sighed helplessly.

"But… then… all these years, haven't you thought about the Lower Realm? Haven't you thought about me?!" The star chart hesitated, its voice choking with emotion.

"I have thought about it… but there's no way. Even if I miss you, I cannot come. Sigh… how could I not miss home? I was just waiting for the moment the two Realms merged to make my move and fight to the death alongside our home!" Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan smiled bitterly.

"Hehehe… I'm afraid that's not really what you were thinking, is it?" Xiao Fan smiled faintly.

"What do you mean?!" Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan was stunned.

"Hehe… if you truly wanted to live and die with the Lower Realm, you should have acted when the two Realms merged and Heavenly Venerable Shensheng descended. Yet, you never made a move, did you?" Xiao Fan sneered.

"That was… I felt the timing wasn't right, so I didn't act." Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan hesitated and spoke in a low voice.

"Hehe… Shang Dao, let's not mince words. You were still hesitating at the time. Had I not appeared, you wouldn't have revealed yourself either. Even if the Lower Realm were to be destroyed, the outcome would have been the same, right?" Xiao Fan smiled calmly.

Hearing Xiao Fan's words, the star chart was shocked: "You… Shang Dao, is that really what you thought?!"

"I won't hide it from you—I did hesitate. My original plan had been to live and die with the Lower Realm, but… if I were to die in vain, it didn't seem like it would serve any purpose." Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan shook his head and exhaled.

His true intentions were seen through clearly by Xiao Fan.

When Heavenly Venerable Shensheng had descended to the Lower Realm, Xiao Fan had already sensed his presence.

Xiao Fan could have revealed himself then, but he hesitated; he wanted to use this opportunity to test Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan's true intentions.

He wanted to see if Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan would act if he himself did not appear.

The result was that he did not appear, and Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan did not make a move either.

It was only after he engaged Heavenly Venerable Shensheng in battle that Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan finally fought Heavenly Venerable Jiumu.

The other party had been weighing the pros and cons of intervening.

"Hehe… you're right. There's really no reason to blame you. If I were in your shoes, I might not have acted either," Xiao Fan said with a calm smile.

Xiao Fan could actually understand Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan's behavior; after all, there was likely no one left in the Lower Realm worthy of his concern.

If Xiahou Yan had been in the Lower Realm, Xiao Fan believed that Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan would definitely have acted.

"You… Shang Dao, what are you really thinking?!" The star chart gritted its teeth and said fiercely, "Don't you dare lie to me, do you hear me?!"

"Sigh… fine. I'll tell you the whole truth, Little Star," Shang Dao sighed.

He no longer wished to hide anything, for Xiao Fan's intelligence was extraordinary. Even if he were to lie and Xiao Fan couldn't see through it now, it wouldn't be long before Xiao Fan would inevitably uncover the truth.

"Actually… I survived by luck, and afterwards, I began to grow stronger, step by step. Back then, I intended to destroy the God Realm… but before I could fully mature, the God Emperor had already ascended to the position of God Emperor, becoming the strongest. From that moment on, I knew I would never be able to reach the True Emperor Realm. To defeat the God Emperor while at the same Realm is nearly impossible." Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan sighed.

"Defeat at the same Realm? What do you mean?!" Xiao Fan was stunned.

"Because this world is actually incomplete. Since it has not been verified, only one True Emperor Realm can be born," Heavenly Venerable Shenzhan said calmly.

"Verified? Isn't that just a pass to leave?!" Xiao Fan was stunned.

Previously, Xiao Fan had learned from the Battlefield of the Gods that verifying a Domain—giving it a name—would allow one to transcend and leave this great Domain.

"That is only one aspect. It may also be because I used the ancient contract to separate the two Realms, causing the Law to be incomplete. In any case… as long as the God Emperor exists, no True Emperor Realm can be born," Shang Dao said calmly.

"If we were to battle at the same Realm, I believe I could defeat him. But with a difference of a major Realm, I know very well that no matter how hard I try, I am no match for him."