Chapter 58: The Final Secret, Section 9

Black hair!!!
No, it’s impossible! Isn’t the Emperor of Moore blond? As someone who knows him best, I’m all too familiar with black hair. Long golden hair and a handsome, fair complexion are his hallmarks. How many girls wouldn’t be captivated by his striking appearance? Add to that his gentlemanly demeanor, and the Emperor of Moore is the epitome of a perfect man.

But what unfolded before my eyes proved otherwise. It was all a lie!
A lie!!!
The Emperor of Moore wasn’t blond—he had black hair, just like mine!!
He also came from Huaguo!!
Almost instantly, I realized this. If I, Hongyan, Monkey, and Grizzly Bear could make it here, then it wasn’t impossible for another person from Huaguo to do the same. Besides, Hongyan said he was a complete genetic specimen—so naturally, he must be one of those original purebreds.

But who exactly was he?
“Dare you!!!” Just as I was puzzled, a thunderous roar came from the sky. The Emperor of Moore abandoned his attempt to summon thunderclouds and instead covered his face immediately. Without his control, the thunderclouds descended like rain! Amidst the violent earthquakes, thunderbolts as thick as buckets shattered the ground into pieces.

As for me, underground, I wasn’t spared either. The Emperor of Moore’s thunderbolts were incredibly powerful. Perhaps in the face of Yazi, ordinary thunderbolts could be ignored, but these thunderbolts, composed purely of mental energy, were beyond his tolerance. Fortunately, I was thousands of meters underground, so I wasn’t directly hit by them.

Even so, after three full minutes, my whole body was numb. The soil around me had already turned black and smoldered, emitting a foul smell.

That was the end of it. Having gained a chance to breathe, I used my newly evolved genetic abilities to restore 80% of my mental energy. Of course, I couldn’t stay hidden any longer. Taking advantage of another thunderbolt heading straight for me, Yazi emerged from the ground like a demon, rushing into the sky with a powerful whirlwind.

Up there, the Emperor of Moore was still roaring in fury… but his helmet had already been completely shattered by my attack earlier.
An opportunity!!

A cold glint flashed in Ya Zi’s eyes, like two icy stars. His two-meter-tall frame flashed over thirty times in the air before reappearing before the Moor Emperor in an instant. Against such a terrifying speed that bordered on teleportation, the Moor Emperor hadn’t even removed his hand from his face yet.
The next moment, Black Hair’s fist landed mercilessly under the Moor Emperor’s armpit.
There was a reason for this. Given the Moor Emperor’s current state, his head was undoubtedly his weakest point. But for some reason, Black Hair felt that the Emperor’s action of covering his face seemed to conceal something, so this fist naturally missed the vital spot on his head.
Though a helmetless head wasn’t much better, the armpit wasn’t far behind either. After all, the armor of a mech had its limits. Even Black Hair’s Ya Zi wouldn’t have thick armor there, let alone the Moor Emperor. As the fist struck, a clear cracking sound rang in Black Hair’s ears. With a pained groan, the Moor Emperor was sent flying like a bullet, his hands uncontrollably falling away from his face.
The next moment, Black Hair was completely stunned…
“He still discovered it.” In the crystal ball in the distance, the beauty’s complexion turned even paler. Having lost so much blood, she no longer had the strength to stand and could only lean weakly against the ball’s wall. But the moment she saw the Moor Emperor get flung away, she sat up abruptly. A trace of sorrow welled in her gem-like eyes.
Black Hair, I’m sorry. I didn’t want to tell you. If His Majesty were killed by you, or if you were killed by him, the outcome would actually be better than this. I… I really can’t bear to see you suffer.
Staring blankly at Black Hair’s figure in the sky, the beauty’s gaze was filled with pain and a hint of pity. She could understand Black Hair’s feelings at that moment. It… would be a feeling worse than death.
Because the Moor Emperor’s greatest secret was his identity…
Meanwhile, Black Hair was utterly shocked.
What… what had he just seen?
That face…
That face that had nothing to do with being handsome…
That face of the Moor Emperor…
Was actually… actually his own!!!
The Moor Emperor had his own face!!!
How was this possible???

If it weren’t for seeing it with his own eyes, if his body weren’t still in excruciating pain, if the sensation on his fists weren’t still a reminder—Hei Fa would have thought he was dreaming. Not just a dream, but the worst nightmare ever!!
The Emperor of Moore was actually himself?
Was it him, Hei Fa??
Pain, extreme pain!
If the Emperor of Moore had only brought surprise to Hei Fa before, at this moment, his only feeling was pain. His body, suspended in midair, slowly bent into a shrimp-like shape. Hei Fa felt his heart wrung in agony.
The Emperor of Moore was himself. Did that mean the disasters of the universe, the torments of beautiful women, the suffering of his own brothers—everything was his fault?
No wonder Hei Fa was in such agony. Imagine if someone thought they held a moral advantage and went to punish their greatest sin only to discover that sin was themselves. That would surely be the outcome. In fact, if not for Hei Fa’s incredibly resilient nerves, such self-reproach alone would have been enough to drive him to suicide as an atonement.
But this didn’t change the fact Hei Fa had witnessed.
The Emperor of Moore was indeed himself.
Or rather, he was a clone forced to be recreated years ago!!
Now, all the mysteries were solved.
Hei Fa had always thought he was the clone, while the real original had died. But that wasn’t the case at all. For some reason unknown, he had survived—and moreover, preserved Huaguo’s most precious gene bank intact. Meanwhile, his clone hadn’t disappeared either; after countless years, it had become the ruler of this universe—the most terrifying Emperor of Moore.
Although he didn’t know why this happened or where it all stemmed from, at this moment, Hei Fa truly understood what it meant to prefer death to life. Waves of intense pain surged from the depths of his mind, making it impossible for him to distinguish reality from dreams. In his confusion, he seemed to see countless wailing vengeful spirits seeking his life.
“No!!!!”
A shrill scream rang out from Hei Fa’s mouth for the first time, piercing the swirling dark clouds and reaching into the sky. In an instant, an extremely terrifying aura burst forth from him, spreading like a shockwave. Wherever it passed, the earth shattered, clouds were torn apart, and even the crystal ball thousands of miles away was forcefully pushed far away by this power.

Beauty could naturally not avoid it. As the crystal ball tumbled violently, she spat out blood in great gulps. Her pure white clothes were completely stained red. Yet she seemed utterly unaware of her own pain. Instead of fleeing, she rushed toward the black-haired man.

“Don’t!! Black Hair!!! It’s not your fault!! It’s not your fault!!! It’s fate, fate!!”

Whether by miracle or through some spiritual connection, Black Hair actually heard Beauty’s voice. Amidst his endless self-blame and pain, her voice was like a guiding light, bringing a slight warmth to his heart.

“It’s not my fault? Then whose is it? Whose?” Beneath the Ya Zi mask, Black Hair’s gaze was vacant, his face contorted violently, as if in a trance.

“Beauty, you’re wrong. It’s my fault. It’s my sin…”

“Living in this world is my greatest original sin.”

“I know what you’re about to say, but I want you to know that whether he’s my clone or not, he’s still me. Sin knows no difference between true self and false self.”

“Sin is simply sin.”

“But!!!” Muttering to himself, Black Hair slowly stood up straight, puffing out his chest. With this, his terrifying aura intensified even more, forming a visible column of light that seemed to envelop him as if connecting heaven and earth.

“One thing you’re right about, Beauty!!”

“This… is fate!!”

“This fate must be broken by me, Black Hair, with my own hands!!”

“Ya Zi!!”

With Black Hair’s roar, Ya Zi on his body instantly came to life, moving as if it were a living being. Countless armored plates writhed and oscillated at high speed, emitting a rustling sound. His already piercing eyes gradually turned a blood red.

Amidst these strange changes, Black Hair’s expression gradually became calm, as if he had known this would happen all along. He spoke quietly.

“As agreed, Ya Zi, from now on, you can have a physical body.”

“Are you sure?” A loud voice suddenly appeared in Black Hair’s mind, questioning him as if he were a living person.

“I’m sure!” Black Hair nodded affirmatively. “But I hope you live up to your name and satisfy me.”

“As you wish!” the loud voice replied.

The next moment, Black Hair felt his control over his physical body disappearing rapidly. Ya Zi’s appearance also changed swiftly…

I will not flee.

I will end my own sin with my own hands…