Can Ye

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**Can Ye**, known as the **Night Shadow Great Emperor**, is the most mysterious of the Great Emperors of Star Boundary upon Yang Kai's arrival there. He is the founder of Western Territory's only Great Emperor Sect, Shadow Killer Palace.

## Appearance

Can Ye always cloaked his appearance in shadows so that no one knew whether he was male or female, something Mo Huang was particularly curious about. He turned out to be a very ordinary looking male of about 40 years of age in appearance, which somewhat disappointed Yang Kai.

## Background

Can Ye is actually a Shadow Demon descendant, and is likewise a natural master of assassination. This is what Shadow Killer Palace was known for as well. He had four Pseudo-Great Emperor servants, known as the Four Great Lords, who the lead one of Star Boundary’s more troublesome enemy forces, Demon Heavenly Law. Demon Heavenly Law consisted of Star Boundary humans corrupted to the Demon side during the Demon War of Star Boundary.

## Past

Having infiltrated the ranks of Star Boundary’s Pseudo-Great Emperors at some point in the past, Can Ye took the vacancy of one of the 5 Great Emperors killed in the war of Shattered Star Sea during the subsequent opening of the Profound Heavens Temple. He would then spend tens of the thousands of years plotting to help his native Demon Realm to invade Star Boundary.

## History

### Martial Gathering

During the Demon Spirit invasion of Orthodoxy Temple, Yang Kai is targeted to be lured out and assassinated by the Demons due to his skill in Space Principles. Yang Kai, a 2nd Order Emperor, is successfully drawn into an ambush where a mysterious figure tries to assassinate him with an extraordinarily powerful blow. However, the mysterious figure is unexpectedly unable to kill Yang Kai in large part due to his extremely tempered and powerful Half-Dragon Body. It is never explicitly stated who this figure is, but it is later strongly implied that they were a member of Can Ye’s Shadow Killer Palace.

### Western Territory

Can Ye later battles against the Bright Moon and Iron Blood Great Emperors within a Mysterious Small World, where Lan Xun, Lin Yun'er, and several other Great Emperor-related youths were being held. Can Ye would later draw Lan Ming Yue, Zhan Wu Hen, Mo Huang, and Yao Jun into Demon Realm. Here, the 4 Great Emperors would end up being ambushed by Demon Saints, leading to Lan Ming Yue staying behind in order to protect the escape of his comrades.

### Traitor

Eventually, the 12 Demon Saints collectively injure Lan Ming Yue, but are shocked when he makes a clever move to escape. When the Bright Moon Great Emperor seems to have a chance, Can Ye executes one of his patented assassination techniques to critically wound him. This would force Lan Ming Yue to use an illusion on Yang Kai, which tricks the latter into killing him, keeping the World’s Will of Star Boundary from falling into Demon Realm’s hands. Later, under the orders of Huang Wu Ji, Can Ye stands guard at the Two Worlds Passage in order to ensure that Yang Kai does not escape from Demon Realm with the World's Will.

However, Yang Kai does later escape Demon Realm while temporarily sealing the Two Worlds Passage. Can Ye then also suffers a loss at some point during the next 10 years at the hands of the Iron Blood Great Emperor before managing to escape. He then later appears outside of the Two Worlds Passage, where he faces off against the other Great Emperors as they are preparing to invade Demon Realm. The traitorous Can Ye then reopens the Two World’s Passage while taking a hit to the Divine Soul from the Serene Soul Great Emperor. However, his objective is completed, and the Demon Saints take the opportunity to both enter Star Boundary and kidnap the Great Emperors into a separate space through the power of Mo Sheng. The Demon Saints also use a giant Spirit Array and the deaths of millions of Demon Race to start corroding Star Boundary.

### Void Great Emperor

When the Void Great Emperor appears in the Final Battle of Star Boundary, Can Ye comes to the rescue of the fearful Demon Saints, Xue Li, Huo Bo, and Fu Yu, and tries to stall Yang Kai long enough for Star Boundary to be completely corroded. However, Yang Kai, who proclaims he will punish Can Ye for his betrayal, locks the space and summons his Azure Dragon Spear along with his own Dao Seal. With nowhere to run due to Yang Kai’s mastery over Space Principles, Can Ye uses his own powerful Dao Seal to resist, but is ultimately shocked and horrified as the World’s Will abandons him for his betrayal, stripping him of his ability to transfer the World Force. He is then slaughtered within a very short time to the horror of the 3 Demon Saints present, and to the awe of the last Star Boundary forces residing in High Heaven Palace.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 3643
2. ↑ Chapter 3754
3. ↑ Chapter 3380
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 3536
5. ↑ Chapter 3688
6. ↑ Chapter 3699
7. ↑ Chapter 3796
8. ↑ Chapter 3797