The Eight Empresses Betrayed Me, Only to Deeply Regret It After Being Reborn

Too fast!
It came too fast!

Jiang Die’s gaze turned cold.
This matter... probably wasn’t just this Jiang Clan prodigy acting on impulse.
It seemed the others of the Jiang Clan also wanted to see for themselves what Jiang Die’s true strength was now.

After all, she had once been reduced to a Gu worm—everyone could see just how severe her injuries had been.
If Jiang Die was still invincible, sweeping all before her—
Then there would be nothing more to say; the Jiang Clan would continue to stand firmly behind her.

But if she was no longer capable—
The cruelty of a great family was often even harsher than that of a sect.
In a sect, where there were no blood ties, if someone acted too outrageously, it was easy to fall out and split apart.
But in a great family, even when outrageous things were done, blood ties could still be used to smooth things over.

"Elder Yuan, when you persuaded me to come out, you didn’t say anything about this," Jiang Die said, her smile neither warm nor cold as she looked at Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan forced an awkward smile. "I didn't expect this brat to be so impulsive either. No matter, I’ll reprimand him!"
Jiang Yuan was already about to stand up.

Jiang Die understood perfectly—if she avoided this again, next time the challenge would be even more ferocious, an unprecedented ordeal.
This time, she had to win!
And win beautifully!

Jiang Die rose to her feet, her figure drifting lightly onto the sparring stage, her demeanor relaxed, forming a truly beautiful scene.
"Jiang Yu challenges you. Please advise me!"
Jiang Yu—one of the Jiang Clan’s young generation, ranked among the top five prodigies. He had ascended from Second Heaven, but his younger brother had failed to ascend and died in the lower realm.

It wasn't hard to imagine his hatred toward Jiang Die.
Jiang Die nodded.
"What divine ability are you most skilled in?" Jiang Die asked.

Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Are you implying you plan to defeat me using the same divine ability?"
Jiang Die lightly nodded.

"Very well! Then I’ll tell you—my strongest divine ability is called Burial Void Art. I’d love to see just how powerful your Burial Void Art is!"
Jiang Die quietly exhaled in relief.
Burial Void Art—she could do that.

Her cultivated Dao was the Void Great Dao. Even after her rebirth, she had already been at the True Lord Realm at that time, so there was no situation of re-cultivating another Dao.
The Void contained all things, and she had once filled her Void with Lu Ye’s Dao.
Now that the Void was truly empty, the Void still existed.

Earlier she had been a little worried—what if he named a divine ability she didn’t know? That would be awkward.

Thankfully, she had gambled right.
"Burial Void Art!"
"Burial Void Art!"

The two moved simultaneously.
It was obvious—Jiang Die’s casting speed was significantly faster than Jiang Yu’s.
By the time Jiang Die’s Burial Void Art took form, Jiang Yu’s was still only about halfway complete.

After all, she had once been a Great Emperor in her past life. Although much of her strength came with Lu Ye’s assistance, she had some real ability herself—not a complete idiot like Shangguan Huanling.
Jiang Die even waited for a moment.
Many people were secretly shocked. Such fast casting speed! It seemed that Jiang Die's title as number one on the Heavenly God Ranking still had substance.

Jiang Yu finally finished casting.
"Go!"
"Go!"

In an instant, the void rippled and collapsed inward.
This divine ability was one of the Jiang Clan’s signature techniques, and its power was formidable.
The two waves of Burial Void Art collided—barely half a second passed before Jiang Yu’s Burial Void Art shattered, while Jiang Die’s only dimmed slightly before continuing to slam toward Jiang Yu.

"Boom!"
A great mouthful of blood spewed from Jiang Yu’s lips, and the void shuddered violently.
It was as if he had been struck by a massive hammer directly in the chest. He staggered backward off the arena, his feet stamping the ground several times before he finally managed to steady himself.

The many Jiang Clan disciples gasped.
So strong!
Jiang Die stood proudly on the stage and spoke calmly:

"Your Burial Void Art is clearly unable to affect a large volume of space. It’s because your rune inscriptions fail to fully resonate with the void. You need to contemplate it thoroughly. Otherwise, Burial Void Art won't become your strongest divine ability—at most, it will be just another technique in your arsenal."
Jiang Die pointed out Jiang Yu’s flaw in a single sentence.
After speaking, she soared into the air and returned to her seat, sitting quietly.

Jiang Yu’s expression was ugly.
They were peers in the same generation—yet she adopted the attitude of an elder?
No—by bloodline seniority, Jiang Die was technically his junior.

Still, such a clean, decisive victory, using Jiang Yu’s own most-practiced Burial Void Art against him, did indeed dispel some of the dissatisfaction in people's hearts.
One had to admit—Jiang Die did have her skills.
But Jiang Yu was not fully convinced.

Though he had lost, he was also someone who had ascended from Second Heaven; he understood the weight of being number one on the Heavenly God Ranking.
The Burial Void Art Jiang Die just displayed was indeed powerful—but it wasn't so overwhelming that it drove him to despair.
Was she deliberately holding back?

Or was that truly all she had?
Either way, Jiang Yu felt this matter wasn’t over.
He would find another opportunity to test this woman out!

...
Glug glug glug...
Lu Ye helplessly opened his eyes and looked at the Human Sovereign Banner in front of him.

The Human Sovereign Banner trembled incessantly. With every tremor, a huge amount of black mist surged out, and inside the mist, souls would occasionally attempt to escape—only to be dragged back instantly.
"Look at you—so °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° useless! How many souls have you swallowed and you still can't digest them?" Lu Ye said, hating iron for not becoming steel.
The Human Sovereign Banner shook violently, faintly emitting a feeling of grievance.

Its grade was too low. After gulping down so many powerful souls all at once, it was even more bloated than last time.
Mommy, I'm gonna die of overeating...
Beside it, the Enlightenment Tree swayed gently.

It truly understood the Human Sovereign Banner’s suffering—after all, it had nearly burst before when devouring Lu Ye’s Daos: once when swallowing the Dao of Protection, and once when swallowing the Dao from that bug.
It seemed their master loved to feed everything around him until they burst...
The Stone Sword was no exception. They said a good sword drank blood—but the Stone Sword had gone far beyond that. The blood-red color staining it still hadn't faded.

To think—a sword nurtured naturally by heaven and earth—couldn’t even maintain a bloodless blade. The whole sword was soaked in blood.
It was embarrassing to even think about.
Lu Ye sighed, directly grasping the Human Sovereign Banner to help it rapidly upgrade.

From an innate treasure to a postnatal Dao treasure.
The Human Sovereign Banner finally quieted down somewhat.
Honestly, the Human Sovereign Banner only wanted one thing now—

For its master to rest for a while.
Stop killing.
Let it breathe!

Other people’s banners, even if they collected many souls, only gathered weak souls.
But its souls?
Each one was insanely strong!

Which made it look like a complete waste by comparison.
Unknowingly, Lu Ye had already cultivated to Earth Immortal Ninth Layer.
Second Heaven had gone through a major upheaval, and the power structure had changed dramatically.

Feeling restless again,
he found a Heavenly Secrets Pavilion in a nearby city.
"Help me check the recent status of Qingyang Sect, Yuling Sect, Eight Desolation Sword Sect... all these sects."

Lu Ye listed the names of the sects that had fled before.
The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion agent couldn't help but glance at Lu Ye, then quickly lowered his head.
"One spirit stone for the information."

Lu Ye blinked.
No wonder the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion could stand tall across Nine Heavens for countless years...