it's like it's hiding in some shadowy vault. I checked Audible first, obviously, but it wasn't there under that exact title. Tried Google Play Books and Libby through my library too—no dice.
My theory? It might be published under a slightly different title or bundled in a collection. Sometimes these indie fantasy novels get re-packaged. I did stumble across a YouTube channel that had some amateur narration of a story with a similar name, but the audio quality was rough. If you're really desperate, you could try posting in the LitRPG subreddit; someone there might have a lead on where the author self-published the audio version, if it even exists. I'm starting to think the real dark emperor is the one keeping this audiobook off the market.
Yeah, I ran into this problem last month. No major platform carries it. I ended up finding a downloadable version on the author's own Patreon page for like a $5 pledge. It was a direct MP3 download, no app required. Narration was actually done by the author, which was a cool bonus. Might be worth checking if the writer has a similar setup. Otherwise, it's pretty much unavailable through normal channels.
Are we talking about the cultivation novel 'Dark Emperor' by Mo Xiang? If so, the audiobook situation is a mess. The official translation doesn't have an audio version yet. What you're finding on random sites are fan-made readings, usually posted chapter by chapter on YouTube or SoundCloud. The quality varies wildly; some readers are great, others mumble or have terrible background noise. I got through about half of it that way before I gave up and just read the web novel. If you want the official story, your only real option is the e-book. The fan audio scene is more of a patchwork solution for people who really can't sit and read text.
Took me a while, but I finally tracked it down. It's on a platform called Scribd. You need a subscription, but they have a ton of indie fantasy audiobooks that bigger services skip. The narration is decent—not a full cast production, but the guy does a good gruff voice for the emperor. I listened while painting miniatures last weekend, and it fit the mood perfectly. It's not on Apple Books or Google, as far as I can tell. Scribd's search is kinda finicky, so just type 'Dark Emperor' and scroll; it should pop up.
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The Immortal Emperor Returns
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A lifetime ago, Chu Xun was shackled and thrown in jail on false charges. For three whole years, he suffered extraordinary torment from his cellmates every day. Even though he had escaped death many times, he still died from his cellmates' fists the day before he was to be released.After death, Chu Xun transmigrated to a different world of cultivation, where cultivation was the one true path. Carrying the weight of his hatred, Chu Xun began to cultivate in hopes of becoming an Immortal Emperor, who could manipulate heaven and earth and travel through time. After painstaking cultivation of three thousand years, he succeeded. Then he sacrificed all his cultivation without hesitation and returned to the day before he was to be released.This life, he wanted to find out the truth and the one behind his murder in last life. He would continue to cultivate and strengthen himself so that the tragedy would not repeat itself. He wanted to master his own destiny.In this life, what people would Chu Xun encounter and what experience of love and hate would he have with them? What difficulties would he encounter and how would he overcome? The answer is the book.
Set after the war between the Dragon Emperor and the Blood Emperor, in which the two emperors united to protect all realms and the underworld. In a small world where no immortal beings dwell, a married couple lives with their only son.
That life of happiness came to an end with the destruction of their village and the deaths of its inhabitants. The child, having lost his parents, tries to find traces of them, who disappeared when the village was destroyed. The further he walks down the path of cultivation, the more he realizes that he has actually been trapped in a difficult fate. Will he be able to walk that path? Or will he end up losing his own life? This is the story of a young man named Tian Sen, who walks a bloody path to discover who he is and where his parents are. But he must become stronger to reach a point where even fate itself cannot control him.
“Why? Why don’t they care about people like us? Why? I, Tian Sen, will not accept any of this. I will walk toward the summit even if my hands are drenched in blood. Loneliness will not let me be swayed by the nonsense called fate!”
Alaric Thorn was just a blacksmith in the 12th century—a husband, a father, a simple man.
Until the day everything was taken from him.
His wife murdered.
His daughters stolen.
And he himself slaughtered, powerless to protect the people he loved.
But death did not end his story.
Dragged into a supernatural realm after dying, Alaric made a desperate bargain:
power in exchange for completing a mission in the future.
A mission he did not understand.
He returned to Earth centuries later—only to realize his revenge no longer existed.
Four hundred years had passed.
His family long gone.
Their killer long dead.
And Alaric… could no longer die.
Cursed with immortality, he wandered through ages and empires, trying every possible way to end his life—failing each time. All he wanted was to go back in time and fix what he had lost.
But when he finally stepped into a time machine, fate betrayed him again.
Instead of the past…
Alaric was thrown into another realm entirely—a brutal world crawling with monsters, ancient races, and system-like powers. Here, strength must be earned through blood, each battle pushing him closer to awakening his true potential.
In this realm, he is no longer just a wanderer.
He is a rising lord.
A conqueror.
A man destined to build an empire strong enough to challenge a king—
a king who bears the same name as the monster who destroyed his life on Earth.
As Alaric fights beasts, defeats tyrants, and gathers allies and armies, he discovers the truth behind the mission he accepted centuries ago:
To reclaim his fate…
To break his immortal curse…
To rewrite the destiny stolen from him…
He must rise as the Immortal King.
The true master of the Dark Realm he was fated to rule.
For centuries, peace between the seven kingdoms has been maintained through offerings.
Diana Blake spent her entire life preparing to become a political bride.
Just not his.
Draven Volk, the infamous Dark Prince of the Dragon kingdom, is feared across the realm as a cursed monster with haunting white eyes, winter in his veins, and blood staining his past. Women who get close to him never lived to tell the tale.
When Diana is forced to marry him to protect her kingdom from war, she expects cruelty.
Instead, her terrifying husband refuses to touch her, look at her or even stay near her.
Because Draven is hiding a dangerous secret:
The human princess is his fated mate.
And if he gives in to the bond, he might kill her himself.
"The world paints him in red. But before that—he only saw the world in black and white."
A re-imagining of Emperor Caligula's life, history's infamous mad ruler...
Was he made, or was he born?
Told from multiple perspectives, Love and Honor explores the violent, intimate bond between a broken prince and the boy who dares to love him.
Before the blood, before the madness, there was silence.
There was pain.
And there was love.
He was a warrior. He was meant to protect the King and the Kingdom. His name brought the fear for life in warriors across the world. What he never thought he would become was the High King of two Emperors. Their Warrior, Their Saviour, Their Partner, Their Husband. He became all of it.
Audiobook-wise, the complete series has been a bit scattered. I managed to find the main sequence on Audible, narrated by someone who does a solid job with the gritty emperor's internal monologue. The platform's interface makes it easy to binge the whole saga.
I've heard whispers about some of the side-story novellas being available on Spotify, but I haven't verified that myself. Sometimes these things pop up on YouTube as unofficial uploads, but the audio quality can be hit-or-miss, and they tend to get taken down.
Well, the official place is, obviously, the Black Library site. But I actually got mine through Audible—they've got the whole 'Dark Imperium' trilogy up there, performed by John Banks, who's honestly perfect for Guilliman's voice. The production quality is top-notch, with all the sound effects and everything that makes the 40k audiobooks feel like radio dramas.
If you're not into Audible, check out Google Play Books or Apple Books. Sometimes they have sales, so it's worth comparing prices. I've heard whispers that some public library apps like Libby might have it depending on your region, but that's a real hit-or-miss situation with Black Library titles.
Finding the 'Tale of the Void Emperor' audiobook can be a bit of a saga itself, honestly. I know it's out there because I've seen people mention listening to it on forums, but pinning down the source is tricky. It's not on Audible or the other big platforms, at least not under that exact title.
Your best bet is probably fan-made content on platforms like YouTube. There are channels dedicated to narrating web novels and xianxia stories, and I'm pretty sure I've stumbled across chapters of 'Void Emperor' while falling down rabbit holes. The production quality varies wildly, but some narrators are genuinely good. You might also check SoundCloud or see if the original translation site, like Wuxiaworld or something similar, has an audio option tucked away.
I ended up just reading the web novel because I got impatient searching. The prose is... functional, but the story's sheer scale is addictive.