Your Talent is Mine

Chapter 1183: Half the Authority!

TL: Etude

Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle was taken away by Dao Ancestor Profound Crane without resistance. Even if he had wanted to resist, it would have been futile.

Dao Ancestor Profound Crane was a top-tier Pinnacle Dao Ancestor, far beyond Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle’s strength.

Though there seemed to be only a single Heaven separating a Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor from an Eighth Heaven Dao Ancestor, the disparity in power was vast.

An Eighth Heaven Dao Ancestor was hailed as a Pinnacle Dao Ancestor, while a Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor held no such title, and that distinction alone spoke volumes.

Under normal circumstances, a Dao Ancestor of a lower Heaven might still manage to escape, even if they couldn’t win. However, against an Eighth Heaven Pinnacle Dao Ancestor, a Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor typically couldn’t flee. The only exception might be the most elite of Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestors facing an Eighth Heaven Dao Ancestor who had only just broken through. In such a case, they might barely contend for a few moves, but as time dragged on, they would inevitably be defeated.

Thus, Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle knew that resistance was meaningless.

…

Many from other forces believed that Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle had brought this upon himself. After all, he had refined the Forbidden Void Realm but pretended otherwise. While some had their suspicions, none dared to confirm them.

Ye Tian, however, thought differently. He speculated that Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle might not have refined the Forbidden Void Realm at all. As a Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor, and one on the verge of advancing to the Eighth Heaven, Stone Eagle wouldn’t be foolish enough to betray the Heavenly Emperor Palace.Moreover, while the Forbidden Void Realm was vital to a faction, it wasn’t as critical to an individual. Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle had no reason to monopolize the Forbidden Void Realm.

Therefore, Ye Tian was convinced that someone else had taken control of the Forbidden Void Realm.

This small Forbidden Void Realm only permitted Dao Ancestors below the Eighth Heaven to enter. Generally, a Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor wouldn’t have the ability to secretly refine the Forbidden Void Realm without arousing suspicion.

Yet Ye Tian believed that there was one person capable of such a feat—Ouyang Jiu’er.

From the moment the Forbidden Void Realm had opened, he hadn’t seen any trace of Ouyang Jiu’er.

Given her personality, she wouldn’t have missed such an opportunity. She had never been one to disdain the accumulation of Forbidden Wondrous Objects, so she was certain to have come to collect them.

…

By this time, the Forbidden Void Realm had been refined and completely sealed off.

Not only were Pinnacle Dao Ancestors unable to enter in the first place, but now, even if they could, they would still find it impossible to gain entry.

As such, the Dao Ancestors from various factions departed one by one.

Ye Tian also returned to the territory of the Human Race. He didn’t seek out Ouyang Jiu’er. Even if she had refined the Forbidden Void Realm, it had nothing to do with him. Thus, it was best not to ask.

However, a few months later, Ouyang Jiu’er came looking for Ye Tian on her own.

“Brother Ye, I want to take you to a place!” Ouyang Jiu’er said mysteriously.

Ye Tian had his suspicions but followed her.

Before long, the two traversed the void and arrived at an empty world.

As soon as Ye Tian entered, he knew where they were.

“This is the Forbidden Void Realm. So, it really was you who refined it, Jiu’er!” Ye Tian murmured.

“That’s right, I refined the Forbidden Void Realm!” Ouyang Jiu’er nodded.

Through her explanation, Ye Tian finally understood how Ouyang Jiu’er had managed to refine the Forbidden Void Realm.

It turned out that Ouyang Jiu’er possessed a treasure—the Realm-Suppressing Stele, originating from the Dark Forbidden Domain. This artifact could suppress the origin of any world, including the origin of the Forbidden Void Realm.

Thus, Ouyang Jiu’er brought the Realm-Suppressing Stele into the Forbidden Void Realm. She directly suppressed its origin and secretly infiltrated the core where the origin resided. There, she forcibly refined the origin of the Forbidden Void Realm, thereby gaining control over it.

With its origin suppressed, the Forbidden Void Realm could not manifest any anomalies, making it impossible to reveal Ouyang Jiu’er’s presence.

As for Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle’s attempt to refine the Forbidden Void Realm, Ouyang Jiu’er had been aware of it from the start. She had deliberately allowed him to proceed, using him to divert attention.

In truth, Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle had no chance of succeeding in his refinement.

To ensure Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle took the blame, Ouyang Jiu’er intentionally made it seem as though he was on the verge of success. Then, without a sound, she transported the other Dao Ancestors out one by one, leaving Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle as the last to be moved.

This maneuver led everyone to believe that Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle had successfully refined the Forbidden Void Realm. No one suspected her involvement, nor would they ever link it to her.

“Brother Ye, I will transfer half the authority over the Forbidden Void Realm to you!” Ouyang Jiu’er said.

“What? But this is the Forbidden Void Realm!” Ye Tian exclaimed in shock.

“To me, the Forbidden Void Realm is nothing special. I don’t plan to establish a force, so what use do I have for such a realm? Besides, it won’t be long before I ascend to the Pinnacle Dao Ancestor Realm. My main body won’t even be able to enter the Forbidden Void Realm anymore! Unless I use the Realm Master’s authority to send a clone inside, but that would be meaningless,” Ouyang Jiu’er explained.

After much persuasion from Ouyang Jiu’er, Ye Tian finally accepted half of the authority over the Forbidden Void Realm.

To him, the Forbidden Void Realm held immense significance.

He could secretly transfer some human geniuses into the Forbidden Void Realm, quietly cultivate the Nine Limits Legion, and even keep their power hidden from Blackwind Mountain. This would all serve as his private force.

More importantly, the Forbidden Void Realm was an excellent place for cultivation. For humans training there, their cultivation speed would increase dramatically.

Next, Ye Tian began preparations to relocate some human elites and members of the Nine Limits Legion into the Forbidden Void Realm.

Ordinary human geniuses knew nothing about the Forbidden Void Realm. Their level was too low to access such secrets; it was a matter of concern only to Dao Ancestors.

However, the Nine Limits Legion had heard some rumors about the Forbidden Void Realm. They were greatly astonished. After all, the external world believed the Forbidden Void Realm had been refined by the Heavenly Emperor Palace. They never expected it to end up in Ye Tian’s hands.

Instantly, their admiration for Ye Tian soared, and they felt fortunate to be able to train in the Forbidden Void Realm.

Meanwhile.

At the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

After deliberation among several Imperial Monarchs, they finally approved Dao Ancestor Profound Crane’s request to extract the soul origin memory of Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle. This was the ultimate judgment, and no one could plead for leniency.

At the judgment platform.

An Imperial Monarch personally began extracting Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle’s soul origin memory. Before the extraction commenced, Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle cried out loudly, “Imperial Monarch Dark River, it wasn’t me! I beg you, don’t extract my soul origin memory! I can swear a lifebound oath!!!!”

It was futile. Lifebound oaths were effective for lower-tier Dao Ancestors, but they held little weight against Pinnacle Dao Ancestors. While Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle was not a Pinnacle Dao Ancestor, he still had means to circumvent a lifebound oath.

Thus, extracting the soul origin memory was the most reliable method, bar none.

Imperial Monarch Dark River placed a hand on Dao Ancestor Stone Eagle’s forehead and forcibly began extracting his soul origin memory.