Heroes' Prison

Chapter 980 - 925: Guardian from the Primordial Era

Finally got the key to the top 100 criminals!

Huang Yi has had access to Heroes’ Prison for a long, long time, but the top 100 criminals have always been a mystery, with no knowledge of what sorts of titans are imprisoned. Even the Book of Heroes contains no records of these criminals.

They are too powerful and can only be held in sealed prison cells, thoroughly confined, with no gaps to investigate.

The only top 100 criminal he knows of was inferred during a Rare Quest upon first entering Heroes’ Prison, from the Hydra Death Scale—Criminal No. 11, the Magic God, who was the master of Hydra Death Scale.

Huang Yi carried the key, wandering through the vast Heroes’ Prison, turning through one corner after another until he finally arrived in front of Cell No. 89.

The place was deathly silent, shrouded in darkness, unlike other cells where the sounds of criminals could be heard. The door of this cell had no gaps, tightly shut, leaving the situation inside completely unknown. The door was covered in white spider webs, suggesting it hadn’t been opened for countless ages.

Huang Yi looked up at the tall cell door, as if facing a world of unknowns about to be unveiled.

He took a deep breath, retrieving his weapon Wrath of the Godslayer from his storage ring. This weapon was originally a Divine Artifact Embryo, and it had also fused with Emperor Somerett Bloody Halberd, making it his strongest piece of equipment!

He gripped the weapon tightly, feeling a sliver of security.

Huang Yi stepped forward and inserted the key into the keyhole of the door. His movements were gentle and cautious, as if afraid of disturbing someone’s slumber.

"Click!" The key turned, emitting a crisp sound, and the cell door, sealed for countless years, finally budged slightly, shaking off a large cloud of dust.

Like a tiny ant, Huang Yi tentatively reached out his hand to push open the massive cell door.

A space sealed for countless years was thus revealed!

Inside the cell was a chaotic void, without walls, without ground, like the world before the beginning of time.

In the midst of this endless chaotic void, there was a lofty golden throne, upon which sat an emperor clad in a golden dragon robe, crowned, lounging lazily with eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

Suddenly, his eyes opened wide!

In that instant, a piercing gaze locked onto Huang Yi, disrupting the entire chaotic void, causing it to swirl slightly!

"Young one, it seems you carry something of mine from the past," the ancient emperor slowly spoke. His voice was deep and vast, carrying an air of antiquity, as if he had witnessed the rise and fall of countless civilizations.

Huang Yi was slightly taken aback, quickly looking down at himself. He had many items, most of which were Legendary Epic Equipment, all passed down by historically renowned heroes, unsure of which one was related to this emperor.

He composed himself, raised his head to look at the emperor on the Void Throne, and asked, "I wonder which item it is?"

"The one in your hand," the ancient emperor said softly, his voice piercing through the chaotic void as if echoing from distant history.

Huang Yi reflexively glanced down at his hand.

There was only one thing in his hand—

Wrath of the Godslayer!

"Impossible!" Huang Yi shook his head decisively, "This is my personal Divine Artifact, even named after me."

At that moment, he paused suddenly, thinking of one thing—

This Wrath of the Godslayer wasn’t entirely his own; it had once been fused with another Epic Weapon—Emperor Somerett Bloody Halberd!

Suddenly, an epic name surfaced in Huang Yi’s mind!

He looked up, staring in shock at the emperor on the Void Throne, struggling to utter a few words: "You are... Emperor Somerett!"

"It’s been a long time since anyone called me that..." The ancient emperor’s gaze suddenly became unfocused, as if recalling distant history. That was from an era before he was imprisoned in Heroes’ Prison, a time long past, now almost a blur, perhaps even unsure of its reality, like an elusive dream.

At the doorway, Huang Yi stared in astonishment at the ancient emperor.

He never expected to witness this legendary demigod emperor firsthand! A person nearly capable of Divine Enthronement!

Emperor Somerett was a top-level demigod from the Primordial Era, once one of the Ten Great Deity Sealers—the most outstanding disciple of the Sword Emperor!

Back in the day, Emperor Somerett overthrew an entire nation for the sake of a woman, replacing it with the historically renowned Blood Empire.

Holding his Bloody War Halberd, he conquered countless races, leaving rivers of blood wherever he went, with numerous mighty heroes becoming the souls under his halberd.

Emperor Somerett was a master from the Ancient Times, separated from Huang Yi by the gaps of the Remote Ancient, Ancient, Recent Ancients, and City Governance eras!

And now, they were facing each other, speaking!

This is an unimaginable scene, where the concept of history and time has been lost!

However, Huang Yi had long had connections with Emperor Somerett!

The first time was during his First Transformation at level 50. His First Transformation Trial then took place in the Tombs of the Four Great Generals under Emperor Somerett’s command, where he collected four epitaphs and successfully completed the trial.

The second instance of connection occurred when he obtained the first part of Emperor Somerett’s epic weapon—Bloody War Halberd—after achieving the first kill on the 100th Floor of the Tower of Pantheons. Later, he gathered all the parts, successfully restoring the epic glory of this weapon!

The third connection took place when he set out from Warcraft City to the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, searching for the Dragon Tomb. At that time, he entered a ruin of the Blood Empire near Warcraft City for an exploration, with Blood Empire being the nation that Emperor Somerett founded back then.

At this point, Huang Yi’s palm flickered slightly, transforming the Wrath of the Godslayer into the shape of the Bloody War Halberd.

His fingers glided over the intricate engravings on the Bloody War Halberd, as if feeling the scenes of Emperor Somerett wielding this great weapon in battle across the lands, softly saying, "Time has passed so long, your weapon’s name still echoes in the world, but the weapon itself has been shattered into many pieces by time, and I was fortunate to collect them all, reassemble them into the Bloody War Halberd."

"Seeing it, I recall her again." Somerett watched the Bloody War Halberd in Huang Yi’s hand, a subtle reaction of his composed aura occurred, his gaze exuding a faint sadness, seemingly unable to be diluted by the passage of time.

Huang Yi’s palm also coincidentally touched the handle of the Bloody War Halberd, on which a line of small letters was engraved—

"You’re my joy, my pain, my light of hope, my source of sin.—My eternal love, Carly."

This was inscribed by Emperor Somerett long ago, and although unending years have passed, these words remain, as does Somerett. But the woman named Carly has been lost within the river of history, leaving not even a grave to mourn her, as if she never existed at all.

Huang Yi recalled one of the initial item descriptions of the Bloody War Halberd—

"I didn’t become a king, yet you became a queen. So I’m sorry, I had to overthrow his kingdom."

This was the reason why Emperor Somerett founded the Blood Empire back then. Each word clearly reveals Somerett’s past helplessness, pain, anger, hatred... a myriad of emotions intertwined.

Indeed, Emperor Somerett succeeded, overthrowing the former dynasty and establishing his own empire. But he wasn’t happy, as a new item description appeared after the collection of the Bloody War Halberd’s four parts—

"I rule a nation, yet I have no home."

From this sentence, it is evident that after ascending the throne, Emperor Somerett often wandered alone in the empty palace, without a mistress. He ruled countless subjects of the nation, yet had no true family.

With just a few words, Huang Yi seemed to perceive Emperor Somerett’s tragic life, a man with a story.

Contemplating the tale of Emperor Somerett, Huang Yi gradually formed his words and said, "Emperor Somerett, you have been imprisoned for countless years, your Blood Empire has long been submerged in the river of history, with only occasional scattered ruins visible. I am an emperor too, having founded a nation called the ’Hero Empire.’ Now, an opportunity lies before you: as long as you agree to become the Empire Guardian for my nation, you can gain freedom, moving freely within my empire’s territory, visiting the ruins of your Blood Empire, seeing places from when you and she first met."

"The place we met..." Somerett murmured these words, seemingly moved, his gaze slowly losing focus, as if drifting into memory.

After a long while, his gaze regained focus, and he nodded, "I agree with you."

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Currently, daily updates are not possible; it can only be one Chapter every few days, but efforts are being made to improve.

Details about Huang Yi’s level 50 First Transformation Trial at Emperor Somerett’s Tombs of the Four Great Generals can be found in Chapter 261

Information regarding Huang Yi’s first kill of the Hundred Level Tower of Pantheons’ first boss and acquiring the initial Bloody War Halberd part is in Chapter 567

Regarding Huang Yi’s exploration of the Blood Empire ruins outside Warcraft City and his first encounter with Gentleman can be found in Chapter 574 (to be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to Starting Point (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)