The Eight Empresses Betrayed Me, Only to Deeply Regret It After Being Reborn

Very soon, Lu Ye received the news.

Some of those sects had regrouped under new names.

Some, however, had vanished completely.

Those who vanished were, for the most part, the ones who had fled into the void.

They really dared to run, huh.

The ones who had changed their names were personally visited by Lu Ye, and the Human Emperor Banner, which hadn’t even fully digested its previous meal, once again fell into a hiccuping state.

Lu Ye had now firmly seized the first position on the Heavenly God Ranking.

Though, honestly, it didn’t mean much.

There was no longer any value in staying in Second Heaven, so Lu Ye began to focus on finding the treasures required to condense his fifth life.

To condense a fifth life also required three main materials.

The Nine-Life Undying Sutra, based on the incomplete copy he had obtained, actually only allowed cultivation up to the point of condensing the fourth life.

Condensing the fifth life was something Lu Ye had deduced himself by expanding upon the sutra’s foundations.

The results seemed even better than the original technique.

Similarly, three primary ingredients were required:

First, a Rebirth Lotus Root.

Second, a Soulfetus Mystic Flower.

Third, a Living Spirit Bamboo.

Right now, he already had the Rebirth Lotus Root and the Living Spirit Bamboo in hand — only the Soulfetus Mystic Flower remained.

And he knew exactly where it was.

Without any delay, Lu Ye immediately set out for the Outer Domain.

The Outer Domain was a stretch of void, filled with shattered lands floating adrift in the emptiness, with various strange beings surviving among them.

The Outer Domain.

A vast expanse of broken continents had coalesced into something like an asteroid belt. This place was commonly called the Shattered Lands.

More than a dozen cultivators had been pierced through their collarbones. Their clothes had been stripped bare, and their bodies bore the marks of cruel torture; some among them had already died.

"I’ll give you one more chance. Tell me everything — every last detail."

A Daoist, surrounded by rolling demonic qi and carrying a black mist-shrouded Myriad Souls Banner on his back, coldly stared at an elder from the Spirit-Taming Sect.

"I’ll talk, I’ll talk! Fellow Daoist, please spare my life! If you spare me, I’ll do anything!"

Suddenly, the black mist transformed into a long needle and stabbed into the man's body.

"AAAHHHHHH—!"

The shrill screams were endless.

After another round of torment—

"I’m not someone who likes listening to nonsense. Last chance!"

"The Jiang Clan Head, Jiang Die — the one ranked first on the Heavenly God Ranking — for some unknown reason, is targeting a cultivator from First Heaven named Lu Ye. That Lu Ye was ranked first on the Myriad Ancient Heaven's Pride Ranking..."

Once again, the Spirit-Taming Sect elder recounted the entire story.

It was identical to what he had said before.

Laughter rang out.

And it grew louder.

"Hahaha... keh keh keh... keh keh keh..."

"Myriad Souls Banner! Good, good! A demonic cultivator who barged into Second Heaven and forcibly slaughtered his way through! The era of demonic path has arrived! Fellow Daoists, it is finally time for us to return to Second Heaven! Hahahaha!"

Huge, wild laughter echoed across the Shattered Lands.

For a time, over the broken continents scattered across the void, bizarre laughter rose one after another.

"Keh keh keh, we’ve finally waited long enough! Under the leadership of Demon Lord Lu Ye, the glory of demons will be reborn today!"

"Gah gah gah, my Myriad Souls Banner has been thirsting for so long!"

"Hahaha, my broadsword hasn’t seen heads rolling in ages!"

"Heeheehee, my long spear — it’s been far, far too long since it’s tasted the blood of supreme yin! The women of these Shattered Lands? Pfft, not a single one worth keeping!"

"What did you say? Die!"

"Did I say anything wrong? You’ve been played by countless men yourself — you know that better than anyone!"

...

"Enough nonsense! Contact all sides immediately! Gather everyone! We’re charging back into Second Heaven!"

"Long live our Demon Lord!"

"No — it’s Evil Lord!"

...

Among them, the strongest were three individuals. First among them was Shentu Quan — yes, the very same Shentu Quan, once the greatest powerhouse of the Eternal Teachings Sect.

Mm, just from the name alone you could guess: he was the elder brother of Shentu Xing.

Despite being the older brother of the top powerhouse of the Eternal Teachings Sect, why had he defected and fled to the Shattered Lands?

There was a story behind that.

Rumor had it that Shentu Quan was the biological son, while Shentu Xing was adopted. When Shentu Quan was a child, he went missing under mysterious circumstances, and after he was found again, his parents preferred their adopted son, Shentu Xing.

In rage, Shentu Quan left, vowing to make them regret it.

After Shentu Quan’s departure, the Shentu family...

Lived even better.

What an embarrassment!

From that point on, Shentu Quan fully embraced the demonic path.

The other two were Li Fanyun and Zhang Gu.

The three of them now led more than ten thousand demonic cultivators, a dark, dense cloud surging with them as they charged toward Second Heaven.

Every single one wore an expression of excitement and bloodlust.

At last!

At last!

With so many experts from the Heavenly God Ranking having perished, and Demon Lord Lu Ye rampaging through Second Heaven, their springtime had arrived!

Demonic qi billowed to the skies. The Myriad Souls Banners danced wildly in the wind.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye was en route to the Outer Domain.

"I wonder if I’ll run into any of those last sects while I’m out there."

Lu Ye still had a lingering grudge against the remaining sects.

There was no helping it — the man had always been a bit vengeful.

Now that he had been reborn?

Even more vengeful.

The boundless void.

Even the void itself had been split into nine heavens by the supreme power of the Nine-Heaven Great Saints.

Strictly speaking, the Nine Heavens belonged to a nine-layered macrocosm. The entire structure of the Nine Heavens was narrow at the bottom, narrow at the top, and widest in the middle.

Thus, the First Heaven was very small. The Second Heaven was larger. By the time you reached the Fifth Heaven, it had reached its maximum size.

Starting from the Sixth Heaven, it gradually shrank again.

And continued shrinking.

Until the Ninth Heaven.

The Ninth Heaven was the firmament itself — a place filled with countless death zones and unspeakable horrors.

But it was also home to innumerable mighty beings.

Suddenly, Lu Ye’s expression shifted.

Hmm?

Such overwhelming demonic qi?

But I haven’t even reached the Shattered Lands yet!

What’s going on?

Though puzzled, Lu Ye wasn’t concerned — he was already invincible within Second Heaven.

Thus, he flew toward the massive surge of demonic qi.

The horde of demonic cultivators had no way of sensing Lu Ye’s approach.

The two sides gradually drew closer.

When Lu Ye finally entered their line of sight—

"Stop!"

Shentu Quan shouted loudly.

He was shocked. Someone had approached so close without him noticing?

Something seemed... off.

Lu Ye gazed at the vast throng before him. Behind many of them, black Myriad Souls Banners fluttered in the air.

Behind him, the golden Human Emperor Banner rippled majestically.

"Eh? What’s that banner he’s carrying? Why does it look so much like our Myriad Souls Banners?"

"It really does look similar. But why’s his golden while ours are black?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Probably not a Myriad Souls Banner. Whose Myriad Souls Banner would look that righteous and awe-inspiring?"

The demonic cultivators muttered curiously about Lu Ye’s banner.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye was also eyeing their banners.

Hmm, why are their Myriad Souls Banners so weak?

"What is ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ your name, fellow Daoist?" Shentu Quan asked.

Lu Ye replied coolly, "You don’t need to know my name. I want the Soulfetus Mystic Flower in your possession. Hand it over, and I’ll spare your life."

Domineering. Absolutely domineering.

But this domineering attitude was precisely because of who his opponents were.

If they were proper righteous cultivators, Lu Ye would have spoken to them civilly.

But since they were demonic cultivators—

Lu Ye naturally treated them the demonic way.

Two words: Overwhelming domination.