Emperor’s Domination - Chapter 2945

Chapter 2945

Chapter 2945: Mysterious Legend

Fire Ancestor was a progenitor lacking records including their active aura - a particularly cryptic one .  [1]

Strangely enough, despite lacking concrete details and evidence, he was listed among the Decemvirate . Some even said that he was comparable to Gao Yang .  

All in all, no one could actually say why he was so highly regarded . One theory stated that it was just because of the rumor that his master was Emperor Sui .

Many didn’t accept this argument because the existence of the three emperors itself was up for debate . Moreover, some shared the same skepticism about the timeline just like Jinning did earlier . How could Fire Ancestor be Emperor Sui’s disciple when they were so separated in history?

Therefore, another explanation became popular - Fire Ancestor wasn’t a disciple of the emperor but he just found a scripture left behind by him . It contained merit laws so he inherited the emperor’s legacy . In a sense, he became the emperor’s disciple .

Some still refused to support or accept this theory about why he was in the top ten .

The supporters of this claim often cited the peerless warship back in Arrogance, that the ambitious progenitor was ready to cross the expanse in order to reach the other shore .

In a particularly vague record of this event belonging to Arrogance Enterprise, other masters also followed him .  

This group consisted of more than ten emperors . Some were in the same era as Fire Ancestor, others have been living reclusively from older generations .

Moreover, a hundred or so Everlastings also joined along with many divine beasts . The weaker part included numerous powerful True Gods, ready to die for Fire Ancestor .

This level of force was rare in history . Progenitors have entered Uncrossable Expanse previously but none formed this large of an alliance - nothing short of a miracle .

Moreover, because of this ultimate force, Arrogance Enterprise decided to go all out as well and created a matchless warship .

The ship was essentially a mobile fortress . Even an immortal-level progenitor wouldn’t be able to take down its defensive lines . Thus, it could go anywhere in Immortal Lineage .

According to Arrogance Enterprise, this was the ultimate ship of Three Immortals - fastest, toughest, and mightest!

The enterprise took great pride in creating this work of art . In fact, they didn’t even ask Fire Ancestor for the payment .

They were the only ones capable of creating this ship on top of having enough resources . Other stores, no, even other systems couldn’t do so .

This impressive feat and story were the reason why people believed Fire Ancestor was a part of the Decemvirate .

Later on, other brilliant progenitors have emerged . However, none of them ever questioned Fire Ancestor’s spot and greatness . Perhaps they knew more about him than regular cultivators and skeptics .

Jinning was the same as the rest, not knowing enough about Fire Ancestor due to his mysterious nature .

“The timeline isn’t as you imagine . ” Li Qiye smiled: “The three immortals might have been from an ancient era but think about it from a different perspective, they didn’t need to recruit disciples from their same era, right? The recruitment process was up to their whim and could be many eras and generations later . ”

“Makes sense…” Jinning pondered and thought that he was right .  

“So if they’re called immortals, they might actually live forever . That’s why Fire Ancestor can actually be Emperor Sui’s disciple . ” She figured it out .

“Immortality is another topic altogether . However, they have lived for a very, very long time . ” Li Qiye smiled .

“Hehe, I’ve heard about this too . ” The bull showed off its knowledge: “There is a reason why Emperor Sui took Fire Ancestor in . ”

“What is it?” Jinning became interested .

“But I can’t tell you . ” The bull laughed and tried to look mysterious .

“It doesn’t know the reason . ” Li Qiye shook his head in response: “There were several reasons, but the most direct one was that a calamity was coming . ”

“A calamity? What was it? Has it passed?” She asked .  

She wouldn’t dare to claim to be a historian but she still knew about the major events in Immortal Lineage .

“It’s not something you can see or read, it might not be in your world either . ” Li Qiye looked at her then glanced over at Uncrossable Expanse .

“So the legend is true?!” The bull became startled and shouted, also shifting its gaze towards the expanse .

“What legend?” Jinning curiously asked .

The bull had a strange expression and ignored Jinning’s question . It said: “I heard that damned saint say something about a calamity and those who have tried to stop it so I thought he was trying to boast about his greatness, thinking that he’s a savior . So maybe he wasn’t talking about himself but rather Fire Ancestor’s group?”

The bull realized a few things now after finally understanding some conversations in the past .

“That’s why Fire Ancestor marched towards the expanse . Moreover, numerous masters came with him to stop the calamity of unknown origin . In a world unreachable by regular people was an incredibly destructive battle . Everything turned to ashes; the fabrics of existence were torn asunder . And there, they managed to stop the calamity in Uncrossable Expanse, allowing Three Immortals to have peace and prosperity . ”

Li Qiye knew more than the bull and especially the girl about this matter .

“Shit, I get it now, so all the legends were true . ” The bull took a deep breath: “That’s why that damned saint escaped, so he knew about it . ” 

“You got it wrong this time . ” Li Qiye chuckled: “He didn’t come to Three Immortals over this matter . In his opinion, it had nothing to do with him . He came searching for an answer to a question in his heart, that’s why he didn’t feel the need to participate in this mess . ”

“Hmph, still a scum like always . ” The bull certainly didn’t like Desolate Saint .

Li Qiye only smiled and didn’t comment . After all, the saint had done plenty of wrong things in his life, worthy of criticism .

“No wonder why Arrogance Enterprise built the ship for free despite being a bunch of ruthless merchants . It makes sense now . ” The bull turned back towards the auction house .

“They actually built two ships, not one . They’re identical . ” Li Qiye revealed .

“Two of them?” Jinning became confused . This wasn’t the story she heard from living in Sky Pass .

“Two . ” Li Qiye nodded and turned back towards the auction house .

“Damn, so this is the other ship, not just a model?!” The bull reacted faster than Jinning .

“What, we’re looking at it right now?” Jinning became startled and took another look at the auction house .

No matter how hard she looked, the place still only resembled a ship model without the other intricacies .

“Don’t bother trying to detect anything . Since Fire Ancestor was Emperor Sui’s disciple, the blueprint of this ship should be left by the great emperor . How can the two of you see through his concealing method?” Li Qiye said .

The bull and Jinning stopped looking . They agreed that this was above their level .

1 . The same issue with Insane Ancestor in the past . From the title alone, it should be Ancestor . With this context, it should be Fire Progenitor . There is a vagueness in the Chinese text that can’t be reproduced in English because Ancestor is different than Progenitor . The word for progenitor consists of two characters, (Beginning) and (Ancestor) . However, the titles for Insane and Fire only have two words - (Insane) + (Ancestor); (Fire) + (Ancestor), when it should be (Insane/Fire) + (Beginning) + (Ancestor) . I thought about changing Insane Ancestor to Insane Progenitor a couple of times, especially in the beginning . Now the question is here again, do I keep Fire Ancestor just like the text or change it to Fire Progenitor? If I change it, this line ‘Fire Ancestor was a progenitor” would be meaningless since it would become “Fire Progenitor was a progenitor”; I would have to omit this line . It’s really not a big deal, just a note on translation . This particular confusion can be used by authors to trick the readers and characters in a different novel . For example, in battle, a combatant will realize and scream, “He’s not an ancestor, he’s a progenitor!!!” before running away . I’m keeping it as Ancestor, the same logic as to why some queens will have King kept as their title or why Hong Tian is Empress instead of Emperor . This is to stay as close to the text as possible, when possible