Ye Ling was completely stunned after hearing Chu's answer, unable to react for a moment.
Was Chu the Creation God Emperor Chu?
What kind of joke was this?
If Chu was Emperor Chu, then who was the Emperor Chu that the Lord of the Upper Realm was cooperating with to revive using the medicinal formula? Ye Ling's mind became chaotic, and he confirmed with Chu, "Chu, are you truly Emperor Chu?"
Chu nodded, "Yes... Is there any problem with that?"
"This... Give me a moment to process..."
Ye Ling was utterly confused about the situation. He shook his head and asked the World-Ending Spirit Fire, "World-Ending Spirit Fire, do you know what's going on?"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire was also bewildered and replied, "I don't know either... That Emperor Chu was a Creation God even older than me, and was long ago killed by Good and Evil. I have no idea what this Chu is about! This is truly bizarre!"
Ye Ling then asked, "Do you think there could be two Creation Gods named Emperor Chu in this world?"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire: "Do you think Creation Gods are as common as cabbage? Those who can become Creation Gods are beings independent of time, unique existences. There can only be one Emperor Chu in this world!"
"If Chu is indeed the Creation God Emperor Chu who was killed by Good and Evil, then it means the Creation God who instructed Hua Yue was impersonating Emperor Chu."
Ye Ling frowned, "Impersonating Emperor Chu? What's the point of that? It doesn't make sense."
Emperor Chu, as a Creation God killed by Good and Evil, had long been submerged in the torrent of time, and few people in the world knew about him. If the one who instructed Hua Yue was truly a Creation God, he would have no reason to abandon his own name and use the name of a "fallen" Creation God.
But if the one who instructed Hua Yue was not a Creation God, what was the point of him impersonating Emperor Chu to seize the medicinal formula?
It was likely that even the Lord of the Upper Realm would disdain to even glance at such an imposter.
The World-Ending Spirit Fire said, "Indeed... Impersonating Emperor Chu is meaningless and illogical. In that case, the Creation God who instructed Hua Yue is also Emperor Chu."
Ye Ling considered another possibility and asked again, "World-Ending Spirit Fire, do you think it's possible that both Chu and the Creation God on the Lord of the Upper Realm's side are Emperor Chu?"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire: "You mean, two personalities of Emperor Chu?"
Ye Ling nodded, "Yes, something like that."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire: "Eh... Now that you mention it, it does seem to have some logic."
"If after Emperor Chu was killed by Good and Evil, two remnant souls were left behind, then one remnant soul fell into the Chaos Battlefield and was captured by the Lord of the Upper Realm, while the other remnant soul drifted through the torrent of time to our era and was found by you. This is entirely possible!"
Ye Ling's eyes lit up, "If that's the case, is Chu a threat to us?"
After all, Emperor Chu was once an enemy of Good and Evil, and Ye Ling could be considered an inheritor of Good and Evil. In that sense, Ye Ling and Emperor Chu were enemies. Ye Ling did not want to be an enemy of Chu.
The World-Ending Spirit Fire: "It's hard to say... Doesn't Chu show no hostility towards you now? I think his mind and eyes don't lie. However, to be safe, you should test him again?"
"Alright!"
Ye Ling did not reject this idea. He looked directly into Chu's eyes and asked, "Chu, how much do you remember about your past?"
"Hmm..." Chu recalled, shaking his head. Then he said to Ye Ling, "I remember almost everything... I was the ancestor of the Void Realm royal family, and I had a friend named Gui Que. However, my friend and I were both defeated by the Demon Emperor and the Evil Emperor, leaving only our remnant souls."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire's mouth twitched, "The Demon Emperor and the Evil Emperor are Good and Evil... This guy is truly Emperor Chu, and he remembers everything!"
Ye Ling, listening to the World-Ending Spirit Fire, remained unfazed and continued to ask Chu, "Do you have any thoughts of revenge against the Demon Emperor and the Evil Emperor?"
Chu asked in confusion, "Why would I seek revenge?"
Ye Ling was stunned, "Ah? Didn't they defeat you?"
Chu replied, "I was defeated, but the reason I survived was that the Demon Emperor saved my life from behind. From then on, I converted to the Demon Emperor and served him... However, due to various reasons later, the Demon Emperor did not help me reconstruct my body, and my remnant soul wandered in the torrent of time for too long, so my memories disappeared."
"Before, I was aimlessly wandering in the constantly reconstructing space-time until you found me."
Ye Ling: "So... you don't want revenge? And you want to serve the Demon Emperor?"
Chu nodded, "That's right! You are my friend, and I have no reason to lie to you!"
Seeing Chu's current state, the World-Ending Spirit Fire said to Ye Ling, "Kid... It seems this guy's memories and personality have been reshaped. Although he remembers everything that happened, the hatred in his heart has been completely erased."
"He is probably Chu now, and the memories of Emperor Chu's past are just like other people's memories to him."
"Chu's current mindset is no different from a six-year-old child, a blank slate. This is probably the helper left by the Demon Emperor for us. We can completely utilize him!"
Ye Ling said indignantly, "Don't put it so crudely... Chu and I are friends, not in a relationship of utilization."
The World-Ending Spirit Fire: "Alright, alright! Whatever you say. However, can we help him reconstruct a body? That way, we'll have another Creation God on our side. Although this still won't be enough to deal with the Lord of the Upper Realm, it will be more than enough to deal with the Lord of the Upper Realm's pawns and protect the Nine Heavens Realm."
"Mm."
Ye Ling agreed with the World-Ending Spirit Fire's words and said to Chu, "Chu... You are still in spirit form, right? How about I help you reconstruct a body?"
Chu: "Okay! I'll like any body that you make!"
Seeing Chu's clear eyes, Ye Ling couldn't help but shake his head and smile. He truly couldn't imagine that the cute nine-tailed white fox in front of him was the once omnipotent Creation God Emperor Chu!
The contrast was too great!
However, Ye Ling had now confirmed Chu's harmlessness and did not hold back. He took out all the materials and publicly refined the body of a Creation God!
Whoosh—!
The wind began to howl, the sky turned dark, and lightning flashed and thundered, with thunder dragons vaguely rolling in the clouds.
Using heaven and earth as a furnace, and the Great Dao as fire...
Ye Ling sent all the materials to the heavens and began refining!
Crack—!!!
Black lightning struck the earth. All living beings in the First Heaven looked at the surging sky with shock in their eyes, their minds ceasing to function.
They did not know what had happened, but they knew...
A powerful being beyond their imagination was being nurtured in this world!
This... was a miracle!