Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution - Chapter 1158: 1158: The Tidal Little Wine Emperor

Chapter 1158: Chapter 1158: The Tidal Little Wine Emperor

“You say the one who took the Seven Treasures Gourd is the Jade Emperor. Then tell me, what kind of person is the Jade Emperor? If your answer is convincing, I’ll believe you, and this matter will end here. But if not…” Lin Shen trailed off, but his meaning was clear.

The Wine Gourd’s features instantly twisted into an expression of frustration. “You ask me about the Little Wine Emperor—what kind of person he is—I can tell you clearly, down to the spots on his face. But the Jade Emperor? What he looks like? I honestly don’t know where to begin.”

“So, you don’t know?” Lin Shen’s face grew cold.

The Wine Gourd let out a soft sigh. “I wouldn’t say I don’t know… The Jade Emperor who took us Seven Treasures Gourds out of the furnace looked like an old man. The Jade Emperor who gave away my sisters looked like a middle-aged man. I only met him seven times—sometimes an old man, sometimes a middle-aged man. I truly have no idea which one is the real him.”

“Later, when the Little Wine Emperor entered the Celestial Court and stole me from the Shenxiao Palace, I never saw him again. All I’ve heard since are tales of his deeds.” The Wine Gourd paused, then added, “But I heard from the Little Wine Emperor that the Jade Emperor is the Lord of the Celestial Court, and it’s not easy to meet him. Perhaps what I’ve seen are just his projections; maybe I’ve never seen the real Jade Emperor.”

Lin Shen had only wanted to gather some information about the Jade Emperor from the Wine Gourd; he hadn’t expected it to be clear anyway.

From his own encounters, the Jade Emperor appeared as a radiant divine light, something beyond discernment, his true form imperceptible.

“In that case, just talk about the Little Wine Emperor,” Lin Shen said, no longer pressing the matter about the Jade Emperor.

He had also heard from Shi Zhongqing that all six Great Emperors had projections, and what he had seen of the Jade Emperor were likely those projections. Perhaps even Shi Zhongqing had never witnessed the Jade Emperor’s true form.

The Wine Gourd exhaled a small sigh of relief, but as soon as the Little Wine Emperor was brought up, its features twisted into a complex expression, and in a strange tone, it said, “That heaven-forsaken Little Wine Emperor… can only be described with one word…”

“What word?” Lin Shen, ever curious about the Little Wine Emperor, asked eagerly.

He had heard that the Little Wine Emperor once participated in the Divine Race Battle and ranked third in the racial rankings—not because he lacked strength, but because he admired the Phoenix Clan Empress so much that he voluntarily withdrew from competing against her.

At the time, many top-tier powerhouses believed that had the Little Wine Emperor been serious, he might have claimed first place in that racial war—leaving the Phoenix Empress nearly no chance of standing against him.

Such a record was undoubtedly impressive, but it was still within the confines of the Ancient Realm. In the Celestial Court, it meant comparatively little.

Yet judging by the Wine Gourd’s tone, the Little Wine Emperor’s power must already rival the Great Emperors. Otherwise, how could he have stolen the Heavenly Emperor Gourd from the Shenxiao Palace and used it as a mere wine flask?

Across the entire cosmos, Lin Shen couldn’t think of a second person capable of such feats.

“Reckless!” The word the Wine Gourd finally uttered caught Lin Shen off guard.

But upon reflection, it seemed fitting. Who else would abandon an item as legendary as the Wine Gourd simply because of an oath to quit drinking?

Th𝗶𝐬 ₡h@p𝐭ℯr 𝑖ṡ pο𝓈†ꬲ𝕕 b𝓎 𝙆𝐢𝙩𝑒𝑛ℴ𝖛𝙚𝓁

“Back in the Shenxiao Palace, I lived so comfortably, being worshipped and offered the finest resources in the universe. Always by the Jade Emperor’s Divine Throne—who wouldn’t bow upon seeing me? Life was great until one day… A man clad in a Sacrificial Robe entered the Shenxiao Hall. Not bowing to the Jade Emperor was already daring enough, but he had the audacity to take the offering wine from the altar and drink it himself! As if that weren’t enough, he plucked me from the throne as well…” The Wine Gourd was lost in its recollections. Initially, it spoke of the Little Wine Emperor with anger, but gradually, its features softened into an enigmatic smile.

The Sky-reaching Gate, the Great Divine Official Zhan, clashes with the Great Emperor Artifacts, dominating the universe for tens of thousands of years. No one in the Celestial Court could force the Little Wine Emperor to taste defeat.

The Wine Gourd grew more and more animated, its expression filled with pride, as if all the Little Wine Emperor’s accomplishments belonged to it.

“When the Little Wine Emperor stole me, he was only at the level of an Upper Divine Being. Yet his talent was unparalleled in the heavens and earth—there was nothing he couldn’t learn, no one he couldn’t defeat. If you were strong, he’d be stronger. If you surpassed him, he’d grow even stronger. Our toughest battle together was against the Central Heaven Great Divine Official. The Great Divine Official wielded the Great Cycle Star Plate, where the cosmos and all its laws were embodied. Against that artifact, we had no chance of victory. But in that very battle, the Little Wine Emperor created the Sword in Wine, shattering the Great Cycle Star Plate in a single strike and soaring into freedom beyond the Nine Heavens…”

The Wine Gourd was utterly engrossed, spitting out words with such fervor that all its earlier resentment toward the Little Wine Emperor seemed to have evaporated, replaced entirely by pride and admiration.

No longer a relic of anger, it now exalted the Little Wine Emperor to an unparalleled pedestal. But Lin Shen, listening carefully, picked up on the subtle truth—that the Little Wine Emperor hadn’t truly defeated the Central Heaven Great Divine Official. He’d only broken free from the Great Cycle Star Plate using the Sword in Wine and escaped.

Still, for a human—without any Great Emperor Artifacts—to escape alive from a Great Divine Official wielding such an item was nothing short of extraordinary.

The Red Gourd and the Jade Purifying Bottle, far from their peak states, were already terrifying enough. It was difficult to imagine the full power of the Great Cycle Star Plate.

That the Little Wine Emperor could contend with such a fearsome Great Emperor Artifact back then only left Lin Shen to ponder how incomprehensibly powerful he would be after all these ages.

“You paint the Little Wine Emperor to be such a legend—how come I’ve never heard of him?” Xiaona scoffed, suspecting the Wine Gourd of exaggerating.

Lin Shen, too, hadn’t heard any stories about the Little Wine Emperor in the Celestial Court. If he were truly so extraordinary, how could there be no trace of his deeds?

“Why do you think I call him reckless? That man loved nothing more than the fiercest fights and the strongest opponents. If anyone weaker crossed his path, he wouldn’t even spare them a glance—let alone raise his hand against them. Even if someone spat in his face, he wouldn’t bother to flick a finger to destroy them. It was pointless to him. There aren’t many in the Celestial Court that could make him take action, so it’s only natural fewer people knew about him,” the Wine Gourd said helplessly. “Have you ever seen someone who only seeks to fight those he can’t beat? That’s exactly what the Little Wine Emperor was—but no one could ever best him… Until he met that half-man, half-metal freak.”

“What do you mean?” Lin Shen’s heart trembled slightly.

“I don’t know where that strange man came from, nor do I know if it was fate or coincidence. But the Little Wine Emperor crossed paths with him. The two even made a wager—if the Little Wine Emperor lost, he’d give up the Little Universes he’d collected. If the strange man lost, he’d give up the Seventh Chaos Gourd from our Seven Treasures Gourds to him…” the Wine Gourd explained.

“And the Little Wine Emperor lost?” Lin Shen fixated his gaze on the Wine Gourd, his voice sharp with curiosity.