I Truly Am The Villian

When the black axe appeared at that moment, heaven and earth fell into silence.

Yue Buli, who had studied the life of the Sun Devouring Emperor in detail, looked shocked and said with a trembling voice, "The Sun Devouring Axe."

"What is the Sun Devouring Axe?" an elder asked curiously.

"Great Emperor’s True Artifacts," Yue Buli replied succinctly.

But it was just these four words that caused everyone present to turn pale.

Only weapons that are inscribed with the Emperor’s Pattern and tempered by destiny can be called Great Emperor’s True Artifacts.

Usually, a Great Emperor can choose to temper two weapons with destiny while bearing it.

One is their Innate True Weapon, which refers to the weapon that has been with the Great Emperor since their youth, accompanying them in battle and growing alongside them.

Like Xu Zimei’s Tyrant Shadow, Chu Yang’s Wandering Dragon Sword.

Typically, a Great Emperor would take their Innate True Weapon with them after ascending.

There is another weapon that the Great Emperor replicates based on their Innate True Weapon and then inscribes with the Emperor Pattern and tempers with destiny.

This kind of weapon is known as the Great Emperor’s True Artifact and is left behind for future generations.

The power of a Great Emperor’s True Artifact surpasses that of Universe Tier weapons.

It is second only to the Innate True Weapon.

......…

Keep in mind that the Emperor Pattern and destiny tempering are beyond what ordinary weapons can compare to; only a Great Emperor personally undertaking the process will suffice.

When the Sun Devouring Axe appeared, within the courtyard where the Outer Sect Disciples resided, the Reincarnation Elder inside the ring shouted at Chu Yang, "Run, quickly run, leave the Heavenly Sword Sect."

"What’s wrong, Teacher?" Chu Yang asked with some confusion.

"That’s a Great Emperor’s True Artifact, with that guy’s current strength holding a Great Emperor’s True Artifact, he fears not even those strong with the Emperor Pulse; he’s enough to destroy the entire Heavenly Sword Sect," the Reincarnation Elder said urgently, "If we don’t leave now, everyone will end up buried with them."

"Then I’ll go inform my master," Chu Yang said, looking over at Yue Buli on a distant mountaintop.

"There’s no time, with the strength I’ve recovered so far, I can’t protect you," Reincarnation Elder hurriedly said, "You need to leave quickly, otherwise, no one will escape."

"But my master has also been very good to me, if I just leave like this, it wouldn’t be very righteous," Chu Yang said hesitantly.

"You should think about it the other way around, if you don’t leave now, everyone will die including the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect and your master. Who will avenge them?" Ink Elder explained, "If you leave now and grow to be strong one day, you can avenge them. That is the best way to repay them."

Hearing the words of the Reincarnation Elder, Chu Yang still felt reluctant, watching Ren Pingsheng taking to the skies again.

The Sun Devouring Axe was raised above his head, covering the whole sky with Demonic Qi. In the depths of the clouds, the Demonic Qi rolled, and the dark fog was pervasive, as if heralding the end of days.

"Teacher, if you lend your power to me, like that time on Black Water Peak, and with the cooperation of the White Cloud Sword Master and the Heavenly Sword Ancestral Master, is there a chance we could defeat that guy?"

"Yang, you still don’t understand what I mean," Reincarnation Elder sighed, "Even today, not to mention the three of us, even if three Emperor Pulse powerhouses descended it would be of no use.

Unless someone possesses a Great Emperor’s True Artifact of the same kind."

"Just a weapon, is it really that powerful?" Chu Yang said incredulously as he watched Ren Pingsheng’s momentum grow stronger in the sky.

"Do you think it’s just as simple as a weapon?" Reincarnation Elder lamented, "Everything has a spirit, whether it be flowers, grass, trees, humans, or Monster Beasts.

Even a sword, a piece of scrap iron, once inscribed with the Emperor Pattern and tempered by destiny by the hands of a Great Emperor, it is no longer just a simple weapon.

You could even say it has broken free from its shackles and could be considered half a living being."

......

Above the Heavenly Sword Sect, the dark fog grew thicker, nearly covering the entire sky, so dense that not a trace of sunlight could be seen.

A streak of black light shot from the Sun Devouring Axe towards the sky, followed by a wind that swept up the clouds, as Demonic Qi erupted violently.

"Ke ke ke"

A fierce and terrifying face, conjured from the Demonic Qi, coalesced in the air.

"Who has awakened me?"

A resounding, elevated voice exploded in mid-air.

"Senior, I am a descendant of the Sun Devouring Ancestor," Ren Pingsheng hurriedly said.

"The descendant of the great Sun Devouring Ancestor?" The face formed from the black fog looked at Ren Pingsheng for a long time before it finally sensed the bloodline’s aura from him.

"Since you are a descendant, according to the agreement, you have ten opportunities to gain my power. After the ten times, I shall be free," the face in the black fog spoke slowly.

......…

Great Emperor’s True Artifacts also possess spirits, and in terms of thinking and intelligence, they are not inferior to humans.

Even if it was the Great Emperors who endowed them with everything, this does not mean that they should be eternally controlled by the descendants of Great Emperors.

If the price of being gifted sentience is losing their freedom and becoming nothing more than others’ tools for slaughter.

Then these Artifact Spirits would rather be annihilated, as this is their last pride.

Therefore, the successive Great Emperors would always strike deals with the Artifact Spirits, the spirits would help the descendants of Great Emperors ten times, and after those ten times, they could leave and gain their freedom.

Of course, not all Great Emperor’s True Artifacts choose to leave their emperor’s descendants after ten times, especially for a force like the True Martial Holy Sect.

They would make deals with the Artifact Spirits, providing resources for the spirits’ cultivation, and in return, the spirits would help the sect when needed.

As for the case of Ren Pingsheng, with the Ren Family in decline, those Artifact Spirits certainly would not want to stay.

......…

Looking at the sky now shrouded in darkness, both the Heavenly Sword Elder and the White Cloud Sword Master saw the gravity in each other’s eyes.

"Master, this may well be the last time we fight side by side," the White Cloud Sword Master said with a carefree smile.

"Dying under a Great Emperor’s True Artifact is better than withering away in the Dust Blood Coffin," the Heavenly Sword Elder laughed heartily.

For beings like them, life and death were long put aside. The only reason they still clung to life inside the Dust Blood Coffin was to contribute their last bit of strength to the sect.

Yue Buli was busy with the other elders quickly dispersing the disciples, hoping to save as many as possible.

Chu Yang looked at the now chaotic sect and shook his head with a bitter smile, his expression tinged with sadness.

Though his time here was not very long, he had grown fond of this place, treating it as his home.

Chu Yang knew he couldn’t change anything as he was too weak now.

After a few moments of contemplation, Chu Yang didn’t dare to linger any longer and was about to leave when he saw Yue Buli suddenly approaching him, walking on air.

"Master, you," Chu Yang curiously looked at Yue Buli, wondering why he was seeking him out specifically.

"If the sect is destroyed today, then all the responsibility lies with me. I am the eternal criminal of the sect, and also of this catastrophe.

I hope you will take me as a shame," Yue Buli said earnestly to Chu Yang: "Although we have not known each other for a long time, I believe I have not misjudged you.

If you achieve something in the future, I hope you can revive our sect."

Yue Buli said this and took off his right-hand ring, handing it to Chu Yang, "This is the Sect Leader’s ring. If you are willing, then from now on, you are the fourth Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

If you are not willing, that’s fine, too. Everyone has their own ambitions. Follow your heart and let nothing bind you."