"And the Emperor, knowing this plan, decided to play along, pretending to be unaware, yet seized the opportunity during the Immortal Rebirth to snatch his authority, replace the Immortal Rebirth, and seize the Life and Death Seal."

"The Life and Death Seal, the Life and Death Clock, were originally one entity. Once the Emperor possesses the Life and Death Seal and merges it with the Life and Death Clock, he will gain complete authority over life and death, thereby acquiring the ability to contend with Emperor Taijia."

Xiao Mu, upon hearing this, slowly grew displeased. He glanced at the Creation Axe in his hand. The information about the Creation Axe, when he first seized it, had been deliberately revealed to him by Li Jiesheng.

Now it seems, it was clearly a calculated trap.

Unhappy at the moment, he said, "So it was anticipated that Brother Li provided me with the information about the Creation Axe?"

Li Jiesheng nodded with a smile, "You could say that. Xiao brother seems somewhat displeased, but didn't the Creation Axe ultimately end up in Xiao brother's hands? As far as I know, Xiao brother established a lot of merit, killing many Celestial Mutated Beings by wielding this axe."

Heh heh!

Xiao Mu remained displeased, despite the fact that the Creation Axe indeed ended up in his possession. Li Jiesheng's words only made him feel increasingly manipulated, as he responded coldly, "Then why didn't Brother Li take the Creation Axe into his own hands in the first place? Had it been in Brother Li's possession, today Brother Li wouldn't need to borrow it from me, would he?"

Li Jiesheng shook his head and said, "Xiao brother doesn't know, the Creation Axe cannot fall into my hands. If it were with me, Emperor Taijia would be the first to notice."

"Emperor Taijia, who knows my background, seeing me seize the Creation Axe, wouldn't he immediately realize the Emperor's plan?"

"If Emperor Taijia were to discover the Emperor's calculations, wouldn't the Emperor's plan to seize the Life and Death Seal proceed less smoothly?"

Xiao Mu became more unhappy, "So to say, in Emperor Xuanding's eyes, I'm just a pawn used to execute his machinations?"

Li Jiesheng was startled, seemingly just realizing Xiao Mu's displeasure, pondered for a moment before nodding, "You could say that. However, Xiao brother, you cannot view it this way. The Emperor concealed the plan fearing that once it was leaked and known by Emperor Taijia, the plan to seize the Life and Death Seal would be compromised."

"Xiao brother, the Emperor isn't guarding against you, but against Emperor Taijia. At present, the human world and the Emperor share common interests, both aiming to deal with Emperor Taijia. I think, under the current circumstances, Xiao brother should be able to understand."

Understand?

Xiao Mu's expression still didn't look too well. "Understand"—though he indeed understood, he was still unhappy with Emperor Xuanding's manipulation of him.

Indeed, temporarily, there is a collaborative relationship between Emperor Xuanding and the human world.

Despite his displeasure, he wouldn't do anything to disrupt the main plan, but that doesn't mean he cannot act at all.

Since Emperor Xuanding can manipulate him, if he has the chance in the future, as long as it doesn't hinder the major plan, why not turn the tables on him once?

Looking inside the Creation Array, at this moment, Emperor Xuanding had completely replaced the Immortal Sovereign Rebirth. Under the authority of life and death, flesh was rapidly regenerating, seemingly nearing completion.

"Is the Immortal Sovereign truly dead?"

Li Jiesheng's gaze simultaneously shifted from Emperor Xuanding's regenerating flesh, responding, "Truly dead. The flesh was occupied, the Life and Death Seal seized; the Immortal Sovereign has no possibility of rebirth."

"Now that the Emperor has acquired the Life and Death Seal, merging it with the clock, he genuinely possesses the capital to contend with Emperor Taijia. Xiao brother, the forthcoming collaboration between the Emperor and the human world is bound to proceed more smoothly."

As he spoke, Li Jiesheng suddenly laughed.

Obviously, since Emperor Xuanding successfully seized the Life and Death Seal, replacing the Immortal Rebirth and about to achieve the unity of seal and clock, Li Jiesheng became extremely confident in resisting Emperor Taijia.

"Emperor Taijia has always been searching for Emperor Xuanding?"

Xiao Mu suddenly thought of a question and couldn't help but ask.

"Indeed, Xiao brother's information is quite accurate."

Li Jiesheng nodded in praise, "Emperor Taijia has indeed been constantly searching for the Emperor. After secretly plotting against the Heavenly Emperor but failing to get the Heaven-covering Seal, he planned to unify the four divine authorities: Fate, Retribution, Reincarnation, Life and Death."

"If these four authorities can be unified, their power would be no less than the Heavenly Emperor's Heaven-covering Seal."

"However, once the Emperor learned about Taijia's plan, he immediately fled, distancing himself from the Heavenly Court, and hid away."

"The Emperor left the Heavenly Court, avoiding Taijia's pursuit while seeking the Life and Death Seal to achieve the unity of seal and clock."

"Because the Emperor hid so thoroughly, over tens of thousands of years, though Emperor Taijia desired to seize the Life and Death Clock, he never discovered the Emperor's trace."

"Now, the Emperor's authority over life and death is complete, already possessing the strength to resist Emperor Taijia. Xiao brother, the forthcoming union between the Emperor and the human world in confronting the Heavenly Court will be much easier."

"Let's hope so!"

Xiao Mu exhaled softly. Yet for some reason, he couldn't shake off a sense of unease.

But this unease, he couldn't quite articulate what it was, just that something felt severely amiss.

Wait!

Suddenly something occurred to Xiao Mu, and his body shook abruptly, "Brother Li, Emperor Taijia must have always known about Emperor Xuanding's plan to seize the Life and Death Seal, right?"

"Of course, Emperor Taijia knows the Emperor's plan. The Life and Death Seal, the Life and Death Clock, are originally one entity. Not only does Emperor Taijia know, but even all powerhouses at True God Level and above know. Xiao brother, what exactly are you trying to say?"

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