Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1838 - 1756: Opening Heroes’ Prison Cell No. 1, the Final Criminal

Huang Yi’s body swayed and arrived at one of the remnants of the Old Universe—Dead Star.

The place was now empty; Obert and the others had long since disappeared. The vast Dead Star was in disarray, with only a few lingering energy turbulences and some structures remaining, one of which was the Heroes’ Prison.

He strode directly into the Heroes’ Prison, descending into this dark world like a sovereign.

The criminals inside were still alive; they sensed Huang Yi’s arrival and instantly fell silent, too afraid to utter a word.

Huang Yi casually reached out and retrieved the final key—Number 1.

He wanted to visit Cell Number 1 to see who was inside; that entity might be able to solve his confusion.

As he walked through the dark corridors, he recalled his first time entering this place.

Back then, to complete a rare quest, he needed to kill a criminal here. Any criminal here was a formidable presence in his eyes, capable of crushing him in their sleep.

These criminals were all legendary heroes throughout history, living on in myths and legends, yet now they were as insignificant as ants before him.

At last, he reached the end of the Heroes’ Prison, standing before the final cell door.

He inserted the key and gently pushed.

This mysterious door, closed for countless years, finally opened.

Huang Yi stepped inside, delving into the last secret of the Heroes’ Prison.

In the next moment, he pierced through the mist, arriving at a vast continent. With his powerful perception as a God King, he instantly located the most significant place on this continent.

In front of him was a courtyard surrounded by white walls, with a circular archway in the middle. The arch was engraved with four ancient, solemn characters, weathered by rain and covered in moss, but still recognizable—

"Courtyard of the Pantheons"

Inside the arch was a garden filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, rockeries and clear springs, green trees and red blossoms, a picturesque scene. The air was fresh with a natural aroma, and a deep breath filled one with a refreshing feeling, starkly contrasting with the stench of the Heroes’ Prison.

By the central spring of the courtyard was a stone table, where a middle-aged man sat leisurely playing chess.

He wore a white robe, sitting quietly with eyes full of worldly wisdom and endless stories.

This person was none other than the president of Era of Corporation—Mr. Huang Sha!

Mr. Huang Sha looked up, met Huang Yi’s eyes, and smiled slightly: "God of Slaughter, you finally arrived. Come sit! Your chess skills are good; accompany me to finish this game."

"You’re the Number 1 criminal of the Heroes’ Prison?" Huang Yi asked in surprise, walking slowly over to sit opposite the stone table.

It was a chessboard, halfway through the game, with a few pieces left scattered along the Chu River and Han Border, forming an endgame.

"Indeed!" Mr. Huang Sha nodded.

"How is that possible?" Huang Yi murmured, "Shouldn’t this be a historical figure?"

"Who said I am not a historical figure?" Mr. Huang Sha smiled, picked up a chariot, and placed it next to Huang Yi’s cannon, "I gave you a business card; you should know I’m called ’Blood Song.’ This name, like Instakill and Sharp Sword, is one of the original names of Heaven Sent. You have several titles like ’God of Slaughter,’ ’Death God,’ and ’King of the World,’ and I do too."

"Oh? What are your titles?" Huang Yi immediately looked up from the chessboard, staring at Mr. Huang Sha.

Mr. Huang Sha also looked up, uttering a thunderous name—

"Yellow Emperor."

Huang Yi was instantly startled, contemplating, "Yellow Emperor? You’re the mentor of Barbarian God·Lietian? Mr. Huang Sha... Yellow Emperor... Mr. Huang Sha... So that’s it!"

Finishing, a [Crown of Thorns] appeared above his head, a relic passed down from the Yellow Emperor.

Mr. Huang Sha nodded, glanced at the Crown of Thorns above Huang Yi’s head, and said, "I once told you, once an era of the virtual world ends, the most outstanding figures will appear as historical background characters in the next virtual world. This is also the significance of the God of Time breaking the timeline, to allow history to be altered. This era of the virtual world has come to an end, and you, as one of the most outstanding figures, will become a historical background character in the next virtual world. You will soon experience that."

"Since you’re the Yellow Emperor, what was the reason for your capture into the Heroes’ Prison?" Huang Yi continued to ask.

"Isn’t it easy to guess? Think about Death God’s ambitions, and you can guess why I was captured," Mr. Huang Sha said, revealing another critical piece of information—

"I am the Reincarnated God King!"

"Reincarnated God King?" Huang Yi repeated, instantly grasping the reason, realizing: "Indeed! Death God’s ambitions focus on two areas: seizing power over the Underworld Overlord, capturing the Styx Queen, Scorpio, and the Envoy of the Underworld; and wanting to become the Divine King, so he seized the Heavenly Emperor, Divine King’s Envoy·Delphoski, Barbarian God·Lietian, among others, including you. Yes, I should have guessed your presence here when I met Barbarian God·Lietian since you are his mentor, closely linked, and implicated."

He picked up a chess piece, capturing one of Mr. Huang Sha’s pawns, continuing to ask: "Despite your immense power as the Reincarnated God King, how did Death God manage to capture you into the Heroes’ Prison?"

Mr. Huang Sha moved a knight and countered: "When you first became the reincarnation of Death God, were you that strong?"

"I see!" Huang Yi nodded, understanding the reason.

When he first became the reincarnation of Death God, he couldn’t even defeat the Demon King’s entity. Being a reincarnator doesn’t mean much; before growing, that identity only attracts more caution from opponents, who would take measures to nip it early.

The Yellow Emperor was likely captured shortly after becoming the Reincarnated God King before he grew strong enough and imprisoned by Death God.

Mr. Huang Sha looked up at Huang Yi, "Remember? The first person you saw after obtaining the Heroes’ Prison was me."

Huang Yi chuckled with emotion, "I never expected that after completing the rare quest, the first criminal I would meet was the Number 1 criminal!"

He vividly recalled that after finishing the rare quest, Obert handed over the Heroes’ Prison to him. At that time, he was curious about who was incarcerated in Cell Number 1.

As a result, his next step was to meet Mr. Huang Sha, directly encountering the Number 1 criminal.

Such is the wonder of fate; the answer he sought had already been found long ago.

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Huang Yi first met Mr. Huang Sha in Chapter 11.

This foreshadowing spanned almost an entire book, buried from the start to the end, spanning 4.8 million words, making it one of the longest setups in the book. Of course, someone guessed it; last week, a friend named Pomegranate guessed it was Mr. Huang Sha, and some readers guessed it was the Yellow Emperor, which are actually the same person.

However, most people guessed it was the Death God, perhaps because the disappearance of the Death God and the matter of Cell Number 1 were written together initially, causing this misconception!

The new book released in July will cover the related storyline of the Yellow Emperor.