Chapter 333 — The Cannon's Might Shakes the Heavens
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A new Human Sovereign!
The Jingping Imperial Preceptor's gaze turned complicated, and a flicker of murderous intent even rose in his heart. As the Human Sovereign of the previous generation, Lizheng had been indifferent to fame and profit, free of any craving for power; his ambitions had been vast and his eyes had never rested on worldly authority, and for this he was revered by all.
But would Shen Mu, this new Human Sovereign, be as Lizheng had been?
A Human Sovereign possessed tremendous power, a power that surpassed even Emperor Yanfeng's, with a force of inspiration that reached beyond even the Jingping Imperial Preceptor's own!
The Jingping Imperial Preceptor had been to Little Yujing and knew certain secrets; he understood well how great a Human Sovereign's power could be. He and Emperor Yanfeng had long wished to rule over every sect and holy land under heaven, yet few were willing to submit to the Jingping Kingdom.
But a Human Sovereign could.
A Human Sovereign could make those sects submit. His authority was not beaten out or butchered out; it was given to him by the great sects and holy lands together!
Even Little Yujing, if it learned that Shen Mu was the new Human Sovereign, would likely lend him its support.
If Shen Mu had a passion for power, he could seize the authority of Emperor Yanfeng and destroy in a single stroke the great reform that the Jingping Imperial Preceptor and Emperor Yanfeng had labored so hard to build!
"If you and Emperor Yanfeng fail, then so long as a Human Sovereign lives, there is still hope of rising again from the east." Lizheng's voice reached his ear.
The Jingping Imperial Preceptor was startled; he withdrew his gaze and said, "I will not fail."
Lizheng smiled faintly. "I hope you do not fail. I do not want Shen'er to suffer."
Shen Mu walked over, and the two of them shut their mouths and said no more.
The Jingping Imperial Preceptor's gaze fell upon him once more, and a strange feeling stirred in his heart: this youth of fifteen or sixteen before him could be called the most powerful man under heaven, and yet the youth himself did not know it.
Shen Mu: the present Sect Master of the Nether Demon Sect, an Erudite of the Grand Academy, and the heir of Yincan Village. But the greatest of his identities was that of the current Human Sovereign.
His authority and influence exceeded even the emperor's and the Jingping Imperial Preceptor's, yet Shen Mu had no idea how great a Human Sovereign's power was, which was truly a most bizarre thing.
The Lame Old Man took in the Imperial Preceptor's expression and felt secretly pleased as well. "The Jingping Imperial Preceptor probably still does not know that Shen'er has in his keeping the very treasure that symbolizes the Ling clan's imperial authority. If he knew that the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Register was worn on Shen'er's person, he would surely be hopping mad with rage!"
He had given the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Register to Shen Mu purely for amusement. He had studied that jade tablet for decades, yet had never once grasped the mysteries within it; keeping it served no purpose.
But he did know what the Jade Register of the Heavenly Emperor stood for. That jade tablet had been bestowed upon the Ling clan by the gods, representing divinely granted imperial authority; it was said that the Ling clan's Nine Dragons Imperial Art had been comprehended from the Jade Register itself.
The theft of the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Register had been a great affair in its day, but Emperor Yanfeng had covered it up, and no outsider knew of it.
No one would ever have imagined that this Heavenly Emperor's Jade Register was in Shen Mu's hands!
With the Heavenly Emperor's Jade Register and the Human Sovereign's Seal, Shen Mu was the most powerful man under heaven, and yet Shen Mu knew nothing of it at all.
"When the foolish boy learns of this, his jaw will surely drop in shock!" The Lame Old Man was smug with delight.