<h4>Chapter 1308 - Descendant</h4>


    Trantor: Aran


    Hearing this answer, Ye Qingyu was bbergasted despite having prepared himself mentally long beforehand.


    It''s Ye Chongsheng indeed.


    Looks like my earlier guess was right.


    Everything in the ck Demon Abyss was created by Ye Chongsheng.


    It was he who engraved the embryonic form of the mysterious rune technique of the one hundred eight ancient characters on the densely-arranged tombstones. By now, Ye Qingyu could basically conclude that the formations were the idea of Ye Chongsheng alone. This was because the ck veins on the ck tombstones gave aplete ount of the entire process of the mysterious formation technique of the one hundred eight ancient characters from embryonic form to perfection. It was imaginable that, back then, Ye Chongsheng had tirelessly carved on the tombstones and eventually developed theplete mysterious formation technique of the one hundred eight ancient characters.


    This proved that Ye Chongsheng was a mysterious formation technique expert.


    It was thanks to him that the odd-shaped skeletons were suppressed and the ruined city of the former Divine Light Court was turned into the 18th district of the ck Demon Abyss... Most evidently, throughout his secretive yet legendary life, he did way more things than the Six Divine Generals and the spirit monkey battlepanion Sun Wukong who had assisted him.


    After briefly muttering to himself, Ye Qingyu asked, "In that case, the ck Demon Race and this oddball called Ye Chongsheng should go way back. I wonder if you have more detailed records and descriptions of this oddball?"


    The contemporary ck Demon Emperor shook his head. "This is all I know. The current records only mention a few things about his life in extremely crude fashion. There are no hints regarding where he came from and where he went..."


    Ye Qingyu was rather disappointed upon hearing this.


    However, he was certain that the Emperor was not hiding anything. One reason was that the Emperor had neither the courage nor need to hide anything, while the other reason was the fact that the 18th district of the ck Demon Abyss had never been under the control of the ck Demon Race, or otherwise, the Little Princess would not have had to pass through the life gate to enter it back then, and even nearly ran into a mishap in there.


    By connecting the descriptions of Ye Chongsheng that he obtained from the words of Divine Generals Zhi and Jue and the contemporary ck Demon Emperor to the Ye n''s pce, the mysterious ruins of the ancient city, and more, he becamepletely aware that Ye Chongsheng was probably hiding secrets regarding the rise and fall of the entire Vast Thousand Domains and the Dark Realm''s formation martial civilization, and also regarding how to pull through the cmity of civilization reincarnation. However, all of the clues were iplete, causing him to be increasingly interested in Ye Chongsheng, like an unbearable itch that he could never scratch away.


    Looks like I won''t be able to get detailed enough clues from the ck Demon Race.


    He was about to leave.


    Just then, as if recalling something, the Little Princess opened her mouth and reminded, "Father Emperor, you forgot about a ce. Thebyrinth might have records of Oddball Ye."


    Labyrinth?


    Could this be an important ce of the ck Demon Race?


    Ye Qingyu looked at the ck Demon Emperor.


    Thetter was taken aback upon hearing this, revealing a look of contemtion before finally nodding his head and exining, "My little girl has reminded me indeed. Thebyrinth is a private pce built by an ancestral ck Demon Emperor. Ever since he passed away, this pce has only been opened once every hundred years. As for what it contains, we aren''t very sure either. That''s because thisbyrinth is far too dangerous, such that even Emperors of our race aren''t able to go in at will. Each time it opens, Emperors of our race will enter its outeryer to offer sacrifices to and worship our ancestors. Legend has it that its depths contain the True Will passed on by our ancestral ck Demon Emperors, as well as books from ancient times. By now, these secret books have be covered in dust and darkness, and haven''t been flipped through by us descendants for a long time. I dare not confirm whether they really contain records of that oddball Ye Chongsheng."


    Hearing this, a sense of expectation arose in Ye Qingyu''s heart.


    Since thebyrinth is rted to the ck Demon Emperors and is so mysterious and ancient, it might indeed have answers.


    "I wonder, will you allow me to enter thebyrinth to take a look?" He asked and then added, "I don''t wish to be imposing, but this oddball called Ye Chongsheng has great implications for the entire Vast Thousand Domains. I''m willing topensate the ck Demon Race if you allow me to enter and take a look. Also, I won''t tell any outsider about what''s inside."


    Since it was a ce of sacrifice for the ck Demon Race, it was likely to be a forbidden area that was considered most sacred by them and that was barred to foreigners. This was why Ye Qingyu mentionedpensation.


    Guffawing, the ck Demon Emperor said most openly, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? There''s definitely no problem if you want to take a look. However, thebyrinth only opens once every hundred years, and today''s not a day of opening. You''ll have to find your own way in."


    Ye Qingyu nodded and acknowledged, "Thank you so much."


    Subsequently, led by the ck Demon Emperor and his entourage, Ye Qingyu passed through dozens of sentry posts and checkpoints of the ck Demon Race. Along the way, he could not help sighing inwardly. After all, as a contemporary imperial race, the ck Demon Race''s foundations were not to be underestimated. After fifteen minutes or so, the entourage arrived before the so-calledbyrinth.


    Raising his head and looking, a hint of astonishment shed across his eyes.


    This was because he discovered that the so-calledbyrinth was exactly identical in style to the central divine temple he saw in the ruins of the ancient Fiendgod City. Even the two enormous sword-holding divine statues, which were taller than the pce itself, standing erect at the main entrance of thebyrinth had the appearance of the Divine Light Emperor, looking true to life.


    Seeing that Ye Qingyu was examining thebyrinth with an astonished look in his eyes, the ck Demon Emperor thought that the former was surprised by the magnificent yet simple style of thebyrinth. "An ancestor of our race once said that this pce could be the only ancient-style building from the Fiendgod Age that was preserved intact. In particr, these two statues at the entrance are said to be modelled after someone, a being that ruled the world before the Fiendgod Age."


    Ye Qingyu nodded without saying anything.


    It was highly evident that the ck Demon Race did not know who the divine statues were of, and neither did they know about the Divine Light Emperor, who once stood at the pinnacle of the martial way of the entire world and was unrivalled for tens of millions of years.


    Ascending the steps, Ye Qingyu arrived before the doors of thebyrinth.


    He felt a strange aura.


    There seemed to be something peculiar in thisbyrinth that was silently calling him.


    He felt slightly shocked when his eyes fell upon the doors of thebyrinth.


    This was because at the seam between the two ck doors was an odd-shaped dent of two meters in length and half a meter in width. It was not hard to see that this dent was in the shape of a key. Moreover, the profile of the key teeth and the shape of the dent were identical to that of the key he obtained from the abandoned divine temple of strange altars in the 18th district of the ancient Fiendgod City.


    "Could it be that these doors can be opened using that key?"


    Feeling a jolt in his heart, he decided to give it a try.


    Walking up to the doors, he grabbed at the void with one hand and pulled out a key from among the faint glimmer.


    Behind him, the ck Demon Emperor''s countenance changed when he saw the key. He looked at Ye Qingyu with an incredulous expression and eximed in a quivering voice, "Your Highness, is this... the Labyrinth Key? You actually have the Labyrinth Key?"


    Ye Qingyu never had any intention of hiding this from the ck Demon Race. Although the key was in his hand, thisbyrinth was the ck Demon Race''s ce of ancestral sacrifice after all. Turning around, he looked at the shocked and agitated Emperor and asked, "Labyrinth Key? You know about this key?"


    Thetter nodded repeatedly and said eagerly, "An ancestor of our race once said that while thebyrinth has a key, Ye Chongsheng took it away when he left. This is why our race has been unable to enter. There''s a prophecy that Ye Chongsheng''s descendant will return with the key, and, when that timees, the true secrets and treasures in thebyrinth would see the light of day once again. Also, thebyrinth will thereafter truly belong to the ck Demon Race. All these years, we''ve always been waiting for Oddball Ye''s descendant toe forth with this key, until today... Your Highness, are you Oddball Ye''s descendant?"


    Ye Chongsheng''s descendant?


    Ye Qingyu shook his head. "I only obtained this key by coincidence, and only took it out because I felt that the key mark on the doors was familiar..." As he spoke, his heart abruptly twitched. Seemingly realizing something, he did not say anything further.


    Could it be that all of this was Ye Chongsheng''s n?


    Perhaps he had long calcted that this key would fall into my hands?


    Do I actually count as a "descendant"?


    Hearing this, the ck Demon Emperor was not too disappointed. "With the Labyrinth Key, you can certainly open thebyrinth. Go ahead, Your Highness."


    Nodding, Ye Qingyu did a brief examination before he ced the key into the mark on the doors.


    Click!


    The key embedded perfectly.


    As a mechanical sound rang out, some mechanisms inside the doors interlocked. Subsequently, the key fitted perfectly with the doors, causing all of the seams to disappear. The doors then gave off a soft and milk-white brilliance that shone upon Ye Qingyu''s body, eventually turning into a silver starlight-like glow that suspended above his head.


    He reached a hand out and pushed the doors.


    They opened with a loud bang.


    Ye Qingyu walked toward the interior of thebyrinth.


    After walking a few steps, he turned around to look at the ck Demon Emperor and the others, and realized that they were still waiting patiently at the bottom of the stone steps, with no intention of following him. He asked in surprise, "Your Highness, are you not going to follow me in?"


    The Emperor shook his head. "Thebyrinth contains secrets of Oddball Ye. In heeding our ancestors'' advice, we cannot enter. It won''t be toote for us to enter after you''ve found the answers you need, Your Highness."


    Hearing this, Ye Qingyu was briefly taken aback before he nodded his head and turned around to walk toward the depths of thebyrinth.


    The starlight glow continued to suspend above his head, chasing away the darkness in thebyrinth.


    For some reason, he suddenly felt an unprecedented nervousness.


    A feeling like that of blood connection calling out from the depths of thebyrinth.


    He had a premonition that the answer to a huge secret was waiting for him ahead.


    That this answer would be revealed as soon as he entered the depths of thebyrinth.


    However, he suddenly felt a little hesitant at this time.