Gate of God

by Stayrr

This is a strange and inexplicable world…Mountains, water, stones, flowers, grass, trees, wood, the Sun, moonlight, stars… All creation under the Heavens and Earths are sources of energy. In this world, there are all the classics from his previous world, but there is a new addition: The Law of Dao. Fang Zhengzhi was conflicted. I can obtain power from reading books? Should I read T

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Chapter 1002: Trust and Loyalty Between Men

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"Shameless brat…" Ping Yang's heart was aching when she saw Fang Zhengzhi smile.

That's right.

Although this brat was shameless, he was really nice to his friends.

Be it Yan Xiu or herself, he did not show any reservations although he acted shamelessly occasionally or put the blame on himself.

"Rest assured, I am fine… spat!" Before he finished his sentence, Fang Zhengzhi's expression changed and he spat out a mouth of blood.

The blood was spat on Ping Yang's face.

It was boiling hot.

However, Ping Yang three herself into Fang Zhengzhi's arms and hugged Fang Zhengzhi tightly as though she would lose him once she let go.

"I am really fine. I still have to win this competition with you." Fang Zhengzhi wiped off the blood at the corner of his lips and patted Ping Yang on her back gently.

"Hmm, we have to win, we must win!" Ping Yang looked extremely determined.

"Win?! Hahaha… You are still talking about this now, don't you think you are too naive?" Ling Yu laughed after hearing the conversation between Ping Yang and Fang Zhengzhi.

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race also began laughing.

"He is still talking nonsense even though he is injured?!"

"Humans are just so naive and don't know how to think rationally."

"I think the competition will end in five strikes."

"Five strikes? I don't think they can even last through three strikes!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were extremely confident when they saw that Fang Zhengzhi was injured.

After all, the powers of "Chou Qi" had surpassed their expectations. With his powers and the injuries Fang Zhengzhi was suffering, they would definitely win.

"Pavilion Master Mu, this is bad, please do something!"

"Yes, or should we retreat?"

"We can't possibly wait here, we are definitely going to lose this battle. Once Fang Zhengzhi dies, we will really be under the control of the Monster Race and Demon Race!"

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The disciples of the Human Alliance had given up.

The last hope had perished. Although the terms of the competition stated that the loser would have to "follow" the winner, they all knew that the so-called "follow" referred to "obey" instead.

The entire Human Alliance has to obey the Monster Race and Demon Race.

It was basically equivalent to dying.

Moreover, would the Monster Race and Demon Race change their mind? That was extremely possible as such change of mind happened very commonly in the past.

"Retreat, where to?!" Mu Qingfeng frowned.

He knew the tactics of the Monster Race and Demon Race very well. Even if the Human Alliance surrenders, they could not escape the fate of a massacre.

And for people like Mu Qingfeng and Mo Shanshi…

They were the top choices for the massacre.

That was because the Monster Race and Demon Race would definitely not allow them to continue living. The humankind would only give up on defending if the two of them were killed.

"There seems to be road behind the haze, should we head there?" said one of the sect leaders as he looked at the haze behind him.

"Haze?" Mu Qingfeng looked at the haze too but he could not see what was inside it.

However, Mu Qingfeng knew what was in the haze.

It was a cliff!

A cliff that was upside down.

Looking top-down, one could see a bottomless black abyss and if one looked up, one would see blue sky.

The upside-down cliff was connected to the sky.

And the bottom of the cliff was a bottomless abyss.

Where could they run to?

Mu Qingfeng had once gone to the cliff but did not continue walking as he did not know whether there was any way out.

"Decide now, Pavilion Master Mu, even if you have only been here once, please lead us," hurried the Sect Leader.

"Shut up!" A coarse voice was heard.

It was none other than Mo Shanshi.

Mo Shanshi was infuriated and his mustache was standing in anger. There were flames burning on the top of his head and he had definitely hit the limits of his endurance.

"Valley Master Mo, why are you scolding me?" The sect leader's expression changed but he could only give into Mo Shanshi's anger.

"I am already being nice to you. Fang Zhengzhi is fighting with all his might in front and you are demanding to retreat, are you trying to turn the Human Alliance into disloyal people?!" Mo Shanshi clenched his fists and was about to throw a punch

"You…" The Sect Leader was so angry that he could not speak properly. "Valley Master Mo, this is a matter of life or death, when it's time to talk about loyalty, why would we not be loyal? However, it's not the time to be loyal now, right? If we continue wasting time, we won't be able to escape. Do you really want to see the Human Alliance perish here?"

"That's right…"

"We can't stay here and wait to die."

"If Fang Zhengzhi could win, that would be the best. However, the situation does not look optimistic. We can't possibly wait here, right?"

The disciples of the Human Alliance nodded their heads.

"If you want to retreat, you can, but I, Mo Shanshi, will definitely not retreat!" Mo Shanshi clenched his fists so tight that his knuckles cracked and he emitted a powerful aura.

The powerful force caused the expressions on the disciples of the Human Alliance to change. Every single one of them started perspiring and stopped making noise.

"If Fu Xi Valley wants to wait, then they can wait. We are not waiting though!" After biting his lips, the Sect Leader said again.

"I will kill you if you dare to leave!" At this moment, Wu Yuer's voice was heard and the disciples who were wearing black surrounded the Sect Leader instantly.

"Wu Yuer, what are you doing?" The Sect leader's expression changed again.

"Nothing much, but none of you can leave before I leave!" For once, Wu Yuer looked extremely serious.

Her eyes gave off a killer aura. It was as though a gigantic stone landed in a peaceful lake and caused waves to ripple.

"Yuer, forget it, there's no use for them anyway, in fact, they will affect our mood. If they want to leave, so be it." The Heavenly Oasis Saint stood out and placed one hand on Wu Yuer's shoulder with a helpless expression.

"Master… I feel that it is not worth it for Fang Zhengzhi to risk his life for these people… really, I really feel so!"

"Who could say for sure whether it was worth it or not? Just let them leave," sighed the Heavenly Oasis Saint.

"Hmph, let's leave!" Hearing this, the Sect Leader said and gritted his teeth as he knew that it was meaningless for him to leave.

However, to his surprise…

He realized there was almost nobody following him when he turned and left.

"Why aren't all of you leaving?" The Sect Leader was shocked. There were many people who supported him when he brought up the suggestion earlier on.

Yet now when he really was about to leave, there were less than five people who followed him?

Amongst the few thousand disciples of the Human Alliance, only five followed him? How shocking was that?

"Li Meng, you are not leaving too?" The Sect Leader's face turned red when he saw a teenager who stood motionless amongst the crowd.

It was his disciple, the disciple he had instructed personally.

"Master, I will not leave. I want to stay behind. Even if I die, I don't want others to talk about me behind my back!" The teenager shook his head and was determined.

"Well, very well, you want to stay and wait to die? Sure, then stay here!" The Sect Leader was infuriated and left without looking back.

The faces of the five disciples following him flushed red and followed quickly behind the Sect Leader.

Mo Shanshi looked at the surroundings.

Then, his gaze fell upon the elders of the Yin Yang Hall and all the disciples of the Yin Yang Hall who stayed.

Instead of asking them, Mo Shanshi nodded at the few elders.

The few elders of the Yin Yang Hall also nodded back st Mo Shanshi.

It was a small action but it was sufficient to represent the determination of the elders and the disciples of the Yin Yang Hall.

Fang Zhengzhi killed Dao Hun and Dao Xin!

However, that did not mean that the elders and the disciples should not remain loyal. Instead of leaving, they chose to stay.

While facing a disadvantageous situation, an expected commotion took place amongst the Human Alliance.

However, this commotion was unexpectedly minor because except for the Sect Leader and the five disciples, everyone else chose to stay.

Perhaps this was the "naivety" that the Monster Race and Demon Race was talking about when they referred to humans.

In reality, because of their naivety, humankind was able to fight amongst themselves and clinch the position of the world leader.

That was because when the real crisis hit…

Humankind would always stay united like metal plates that would not be affected by splashes of water or the heat of the fire.

Now, their reason for staying united was Fang Zhengzhi, the shameless brat they had all regarded as.

This shameless brat eliminated their fears and helped them to find hope again.

Even though the hope was extremely slim.

"So this is how humankind behaves?" Yun Qingwu looked at the surrounding disciples of the Human Alliance. She senses fear on their faces and in their eyes.

However, they still chose to stay.

They were afraid to die but still stayed on.

Yun Qingwu looked at the faces around her and her gaze finally fell upon a figure who was standing in front of Ping Yang.

That figure was not big in build but he was the one who managed to unite the entire Human Alliance.

Yun Qingwu even had the premonition that…

In the near future, this person would unite the Four Great Empires and the entire human population!

"Fang Zhengzhi, did you know? I have always hoped that one day, I will not need to depend on other people or schemes but depend solely on my fists and my legs to fight against you… Unfortunately, I will probably not have a chance to do that…" Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi quietly as though everything else but him had disappeared from the world.

Fang Zhengzhi, on the other hand…

Could no longer put his focus on what was happening with the Human Alliance as "Chou Qi"'s powers made him feel the stress that this competition brought about.

Buzz! The black wings expanded from Fang Zhengzhi's back and golden radiance flowed on them. At this point in time, he could no longer hide his powers.

He had to go all out!

No matter what, he had to fight till his death.

"What a powerful force!"

"After being slapped by Sir Chou Qi, he could still remain so powerful?!"

"Is Fang Zhengzhi a human or not?"

The expressions of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race became serious again after they felt the powerful aura that radiated from Fang Zhengzhi's body.

They knew that as long as Fang Zhengzhi had the strength to fight, the outcome of the competition could be changed.

Moreover…

Such incidents had happened many times.

For the battle in the Southern Region, they had initially thought that Fang Zhengzhi would lose to the Half Sage Canyang but the outcome was forcefully turned over by Fang Zhengzhi.

For the battle in the Heaven Zen Mountain when Fang Zhengzhi went against Monster Emperor Baizhi, none of the monsters and demons thought that Fang Zhengzhi would win.

Especially when the Space-splitting Demon God descended.

Who would believe that a human who had just become a sage could have the ability to kill a Demon God?

Yet, it happened. Furthermore, it happened right before their eyes. No matter how unwilling they were, they had to believe it because it was a true fact.

Many miracles happened to Fang Zhengzhi.

"Brat, you belong to the Great Xia Dynasty, don't drag me down!" Yan Qianli landed beside Fang Zhengzhi with a concerned look but a different tone.

"Zhengzhi, let's attack together." Yan Xiu did not ask about Fang Zhengzhi's injuries because he knew Fang Zhengzhi very well.

Moreover, he believed that Fang Zhengzhi would be able to fight until the end with him.

"Shameless brat, I want to attack with the three of you too!" Ping Yang stood up and pointed her Blazing Qilin Spear at Ling Ning with a stubborn look.

"Alright, now we are fighting four against three, we are at an advantage!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded and flipped his palms, revealing two long swords in his hands. With one sword on the left and the other on the right, he flapped his wings and carried Ping Yang up into the air.

"Four versus three? And they are at an advantage? I am really speechless… I would love to see how are you guys at an advantage!" Ling Yu snorted coldly.

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Chapter 1003: The High-Hanging Red Lantern

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An icy blue spear appeared in Lin Yu's hands and the tip of the spear was sharp while a blue ice crystal could be seen in it.

It was the first time Lin Yu was using a weapon.

A spear.

"His spear is made of ice and my spear is made of fire. Let me fight against him!" Ping Yang was burning with excitement when she saw the icy blue spear in Lin Yu's hand.

"You want to fight against him!" Fang Zhengzhi did not want to kill Ping Yang's enthusiasm.

However, Ping Yang's power was not even sufficient to fight against an ordinary Monster King, so how could she even fight against Lin Yu, a Godly State Expert?

The difference in their enlightenment state was too big.

"I am willing to fight with Princess Ping Yang, although we may not win, I am confident that we can drag on for a while!" said Yan Qianli.

"I can kill that female monster in the timespan of three strikes," said Yan Xiu as he looked at Ling Ning.

"So, I am left with no other choice?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled as he looked at the three of them.

"Hmm." Yan Xiu nodded.

Yan Qianli and Ping Yang rolled their eyes at Fang Zhengzhi. 'You still wanted to choose? If you could choose, then do we still have to carry on with the battle?"

Without any further discussion, the plan was made and the battle began.

Ping Yang dashed out first while Yan Qianli followed closely by her side. Both of them attacked Lin Yu from the left and the right.

Their attack surprised Lin Yu.

He was a Godly State expert. Although he was not at the most powerful phase of the Godly State, he was still well-known in the ancient battlefield. Yet now, after he revealed his weapon, he was being "provoked" by two Sages.

"Go and die!" Lin Yu raised his icy blue spear. His eyes turned blue while a beam of blue light shone on his forehead.

Meanwhile, sharp ice crystals flowing with blue radiance rose from the ground underneath his feet.

They were not any ordinary ice, they were ice crystals.

Not only were they more chilly than ordinary ice cubes, but they were also much harder and even the blue radiance that flowed on them was tough.

Although its toughness was incomparable to that of a cane, it was still able to cause a change during an attack.

Ping Yang was not aware of this and stabbed her Blazing Qilin Spear down.

Boom! A loud sound was heard.

However, ice shavings did not splatter across the sky unlike what was expected. The ice piton was as hard as steel walls and grew rapidly upon Ping Yang's stab of her spear.

They stabbed at Ping Yang crazily.

"Leave now, Your Highness!" Yan Qianli's battle experience had been trained in the battlefields. He knew that the ice pitons were not easy to deal with and hence without hesitation, he pulled Ping Yang backward and a red Asura shield appeared in his hands.

Bam! Yan Qianli flew back with Ping Yang as the ice pitons collided with the Asura shield.

However, Yan Qianli forcefully pulled Ping Yang behind him and Ping Yang's feet were shockingly placed stably on the ground.

What was more shocking was that…

After Ping Yang landed, Yan Qianli made use of that stability to do several somersaults in the air before he landed.

Both of them were fine even after a blow.

Even Lin Yu was surprised by this outcome.

"Yan Qianli? Hmm… In terms of battle experience… Yan Qianli is rather impressive!" Lin Yu could tell that Yan Qianli had managed to salvage the situation with his rich battle experience as anyone else would have rolled on the ground.

"Uncle Prince Yan, you are amazing!" Ping Yang was slightly astonished.

"Haha, if you trust me, listen to my commands and attack accordingly, alright?" Yan Qianli smiled and blushed slightly.

"Yes, I will listen to you!" Not many people could make Ping Yang listen to them. However, Yan Qianli was one of them.

The reason was not only because Yan Qianli was the grandfather of Yan Xiu but rather because Yan Qianli was from Great Xia and was a hero of Western Liang.

He even deserved to be called the battle god of Western Liang.

Even someone as stubborn as Ping Yang would be fully willing to comply with him and respect him fully after restraining her arrogance.

"With the directions of Prince Yan, Ping Yang should be safe for now." Mu Qingfeng looked more relaxed upon seeing this.

"Hmm, Yan Qianli indeed is someone special. Otherwise, the borders of Western Liang would not have been possibly uninvaded for a hundred years!" Mo Shanshi nodded too.

After hearing the conversation between Mu Qingfeng and Mo Shanshi, the disciples who chose to stay back clenched their fists silently.

How could they have not heard the name of Prince Yan of the Great Xia Dynasty?

Although Yan Qianli was not the most powerful in the Holy Region, he was rather famous in the Four Great Empires.

Fang Zhengzhi was smart to choose Yan Qianli to participate in this battle.

Under the attack of Ping Yang and Yan Qianli, the third round of the battle entered the fierce state while Yan Xiu initiated the attack towards the female monster Ning Ling.

Boom!

With the collision with a palm, the female monster Ning Ling was forced to take three steps back. A shocked and astonished expression could be seen in her pale face as, after all, the blow that struck her was pure brute force.

A sage…

Was able to attack a powerful Monster King?

Moreover, Yan Xiu was only eighteen years old. His potential caused Lin Yu to be shocked.

Although humankind was weaker than the monster race and demon race in nature, they definitely won in terms of numbers.

Plus the opportunities they had along the way and continuous learning.

The powerful individuals were born with great potential that made them even more powerful than some of the talented monsters and demons.

Yan Xiu was evidently one of them.

He could fight against a powerful monster king at the age of eighteen and suppress him in terms of powers. If this progresses, in the near future, he could definitely become a hero.

"I have to kill him!" Lin Yu was determined.

However, he clearly was unable to this now as he had to first overcome the combined attack by Ping Yang and Yan Qianli.

Following Yan Qianli's orders, Ping Yang has stopped being clumsy and every strike she made was killer attacks.

Along with Ping Yang's freestyle in attack methods…

Her strikes were somewhat professional.

If Lin Yu had not experienced it personally, he could hardly imagine how a sixteen-year-old girl could use the spear so professionally.

Bam! Lin Yu was forced to take a step back and he blocked his crotch area with his icy blue spear.

Then…

A hand full of lime powder flew towards him.

"Go and die, little girl!" Lin Yu was finally mad. The blue radiance on his forehead grew rapidly and an icy blue layer of armor had covered his body.

He was not afraid of being injured as it was not an issue regarding being injured or not.

It was dignity.

A dignity that every man ought to uphold.

Moreover, Yun Qingwu was still looking at the competition silently nearby. How could Lin Yu allow himself to suffer from such terrible injuries?

The battle was at a deadlock.

Although Lin Yu still had an absolute advantage, it was difficult for him to kill Yan Qianli and Ping Yang within a couple of strikes.

Nangong Mu ignored both Lin Yu and the female monster Ling Ning.

That was because he had never taken his eyes off Fang Zhengzhi. He did not attack since Fang Zhengzhi did not.

It had to be noted that Fang Zhengzhi was already injured.

By right, Nangong Mu should be initiating the attack but he seemed to be deliberately waiting for Fang Zhengzhi's injuries to recover.

"Are you still not attacking?" asked Fang Zhengzhi.

"I am waiting for you," said Nangong Mu.

"Really? Me too." Fang Zhengzhi pointed the two tips of the long swords at Nangong Mu's throat.

"If that's the case, here I come." Nangong Mu nodded.

Fang Zhengzhi stopped talking as Nangong Mu came right up to him after he said that sentence.

It was really fast.

The disciples of the Human Alliance could not even add Nangong Mu's actions clearly.

It was a battle between two powerful individuals.

Fang Zhengzhi's sword also moved. One of his swords was placed vertically while the other was placed horizontally, forming a cross in front of his face.

Boom!

Nangong Mu was thrown back. However, after he took two steps back, he turned to his left and was right beside Fang Zhengzhi.

"Close combat?" Fang Zhengzhi remembered that Chou Qi was a demon and by right, the Demon Race did not like close combats.

However, "Chou Qi" seemed to be deliberately closing up the distance between himself and Fang Zhengzhi.

Boom! Fang Zhengzhi's sword moved again. With a turn, both of his swords struck towards Nangong Mu.

However, at that instant, he realized that Nangong Mu had disappeared without a trace.

He disappeared?

Fang Zhengzhi did not guess where he had disappeared to because he could have been tricked even if he guessed it correctly. Therefore, he charged upwards directly.

With a flap of his black wings, he reached the midair of the sky.

At this moment, a layer of gray haze formed beneath his feet and shrouded his entire body like an ocean.

"Oh no, Fang Zhengzhi is trapped by the Dao of Death!"

"Indeed, he is injured?"

"Please don't lose!"

The disciples of the Human Alliance were extremely nervous when they saw Fang Zhengzhi shrouded by the gray haze.

Meanwhile, the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were extremely excited.

"Sir Chou Qi is indeed powerful!"

"I can't believe that Sir Chou Qi could actually fight against Fang Zhengzhi!"

"With Sir Chou Qi, I don't think Fang Zhengzhi would dare to be as arrogant and wild as what he is now?"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race acted as though they had smelt victory.

However, as compared to the excitement of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race, Yun Qingwu, who was standing amongst the Human Alliance frowned as though she was deep in thought.

Although Yun Qingwu was not powerful, she roughly knew how powerful Chou Qi was.

Was he able to catch Fang Zhengzhi?

Yun Qingwu felt that the chances were slim but "Chou Qi" managed to do it and was at an advantage in the battle against Fang Zhengzhi.

What exactly happened?

Did something go wrong?

Could it be that Chou Qi had found the thirty-six maps of access to heaven?

Although Yun Qingwu had not met Chou Qi many times, she had an accurate judgment that determined what Chou Qi was looking for correctly.

However, like how Lin Yu was unable to attack Yan Xiu, she was unable to conduct a deep investigation about what Chou Qi had experienced thus far.

However… she felt that something happening in the dark.

Boom! A loud boom was heard and a golden beam of lightning struck from the sky and landed in the gray haze.

It was a bolt of lightning that was powerful enough to tear the sky apart.

However, it did not tear the gray breaths of death apart.

"If I surrender now, will I be able to share the control of the world with you?" Fang Zhengzhi looked shocked as he felt the breath of death continuously swallowing his origin energy in the gray haze.

"No." Nangong Mu's voice could be heard.

"Oh, then… combine the Near-Life!" Fang Zhengzhi looked somewhat disappointed but soon attacked at the direction of the voice.

A few chains of different color appeared at the position where the voice came from.

Hell Near-Life Chains.

Moreover, there were various types of radiances flowing on the few chains of Near-Life as though the radiances were connected to the Rebirth Plate on Fang Zhengzhi's head.

Boom! A loud sound was heard.

The Hell Near-Life Chains returned back to Fang Zhengzhi but one of them had a few drops of red blood dripping down it.

"Was it painful?" asked Fang Zhengzhi as he looked at the blood.

"Not really." The voice was heard at another position.

"Then let me try again… Combine hell!" Fang Zhengzhi was somewhat shocked as he had thought that "Chou Qi" would answer him again.

Was "Chou Qi" acting to be foolish or was he really a fool?

Fang Zhengzhi was unsure but he could not miss such an opportunity to locate where exactly "Chou Qi" was.

Eight clouds of black flames rose up in the air.

It raged towards the position where the sound came about like the fire in hell.

At that moment, two clouds of red radiance shone at that spot, looking like two red lanterns in the haze.

Hmm? Are we guessing some riddles on the 15th day of the lunar new year?" Fang Zhengzhi suddenly recalled the traditional festival in his past life and a riddle came to his mind.

Guess a word with the hint: add another half to the word 'tree', the answer is not 'forest'! [1. The Chinese character of 'tree' and 'forest' are made up of two and three similar characters respectively.]

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Chapter 1004: Nangong Mu's Final Decision

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The answer to the riddle is "Dream" 1 .

However, this was no longer important as the black flames seemed to be swallowed when the two lanterns lit up in the haze.

It actually…

Disappeared?!

"You can swallow my 'combination of hell'?" As Fang Zhengzhi felt shocked, the two long swords in his hands struck once again.

The swords made two sword radiances that was shaped like semi-circles in the air.

Meanwhile, the two lanterns had disappeared and reappeared ten feet away from Fang Zhengzhi.

It was extraordinarily fast.

"What is that?" Fang Zhengzhi struck again.

The two lanterns disappeared again.

However, they soon appeared and was only three feet away from Fang Zhengzhi.

At such a close distance, Fang Zhengzhi could see the real shape of the two lanterns even though it was hazy.

It was actually a pair of eyes!

It was a pair of bloodshot eyes. However, unlike the Dao of Asura, there was a complicated illustration in each of the eyes.

"Blood Offering Illustration!" Fang Zhengzhi recognized the illustration and knew that it was owned by Nangong Hao of the Nangong Gables.

What was going on?

Why did the Blood Offering Illustration appear in "Chou Qi"'s eyes?!

It was too strange.

Fang Zhengzhi was shocked because logically speaking, Nangong Hao had died in the battle on the Heaven Zen Mountain.

Would a dead person resurrect?

Of course not.

However, if he did not resurrect, how could the phenomenon be explained?

"Fang Zhengzhi, look at who I am!" At this moment, a voice was heard and a black cloak shrouded over Fang Zhengzhi.

"F*ck no!" Fang Zhengzhi would definitely fall for such an obvious trick.

Therefore, he had no intention to look at the "real identity" underneath the black cloak.

That was because no matter what the truth was, he would kill his opponent with his sword!

By then, everything would be revealed.

It was simple.

Without hesitation, Fang Zhengzhi took two steps back and sliced the black cloak into half with his sword.

Slash! The black cloak turned into pieces.

A figure appeared behind the black cloak. He was wearing a dark green shirt and had an ordinary look with a scar on his face.

Fang Zhengzhi stopped attacking.

Besides that, his eyes were wide open as the figure was none other than Nangong Mu.

"Nangong… Mu?!" Fang Zhengzhi was no longer interested in finding out why he did not make use of the chance to trick him but chose to reveal his real identity.

That was because Fang Zhengzhi was already extremely shocked by Nangong Mu.

'Why is Nangong Mu here?'

'Moreover, he appeared when I was fighting against Chou Qi?'

Wait a minute!

Something was wrong!

Chou Qi is Nangong Mu?

Nangong Mu is Chou Qi?!

Fang Zhengzhi felt that his brain is exploding as he had never thought that Chou Qi would he relates to Nangong Mu.

Moreover, Nangong Mu had become the commander of the Monster Race and Demon Race while making use of the identity of the demon "Chou Qi".

What exactly was going on?

Why did Nangong Mu choose to do this?

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was in confusion, the pair of bloodshot eyes had reached him and it was so close that he could see the blood illustration in them extremely clearly.

Bam!

Fang Zhengzhi's body flew backward and fell from the sky like a meteor. Then, just as it was about to fly out of the gray haze, it was attracted by a powerful force and he got pulled back to where Nangong Mu was sanding.

They were four bloody sharp claws.

The four sharp claws grabbed the arms and thighs of Fang Zhengzhi tightly and pulled his body towards Nangong Mu.

He had been sneak attacked.

This was the first time someone had successfully sprung a sneak attack on Fang Zhengzhi.

And the person who did it was a person whom he had viewed as a friend, a person who had burnt down the Crown Prince's Residence in the Eastern Palace of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Nangong Mu?!

"You want to kill me?!" Fang Zhengzhi could tell that the four sharp claws came from Nangong Mu and made use of the energy of the Blood Offering Illustration.

Fang Zhengzhi had witnessed this force once before.

In the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Tian Xing was once pulled into the Blood Offering Illustration by this force and Nangong Hao was the person who used it then.

Yet now…

The person became Nangong Mu and the person who got caught was no longer Tian Xing but Fang Zhengzhi.

"Yes, I want to kill you!" Nangong Mu said with affirmation.

"Are you f*cking possessed, if you are, tell me. I can conduct an exorcism, perform Samdambi or burn paper 2 , I can do all of that!" Fang Zhengzhi really could not believe it and he could not figure out why Nangong Mu chose to kill him all of a sudden?

Was he crazy?!

"I am not possessed, I want the fruit of the Realm of God in your body. I want to open the Gate of God, hence, I have to kill you!" said Nangong Mu.

"Fruit of the Realm of God?" Fang Zhengzhi understood.

He had swallowed a fruit on the Heaven Zen Mountain and it was the key to opening the Door of the Realm of God. Nangong Mu wanted this key.

Although he still could not figure out what Nangong Mu had experienced after he returned to the Nangong Nobles, why he suddenly wanted to open the Door of the Realm of God and was willing to kill him for it, he realized that perhaps…

It was the mission of the Nangong Nobles.

"Fang Zhengzhi, rest assured, I will take care of your parents on your behalf and treat them like my own parents. They will become the 'Father of the King' once I successfully become the King!" Four bloody chains surged out of Nangong Mu's body as he spoke.

"Father of the King?" Fang Zhengzhi wanted to dodge as he saw the four bloody chains approach him but he was being gripped by the sharp claws.

He could not move at all.

Crack! The four bloody chains wrapped around Fang Zhengzhi's body and tied him up like a gigantic rice dumpling.

However, it was a pity that…

It was not the day of the dumpling festival.

If not, Fang Zhengzhi would probably have recited a poem related to the festival…

"What the f*ck, do I really have to die in Nangong Mu's hands?" Fang Zhengzhi really did not expect that he would die like this.

Moreover, he had to "trouble" Nangong Mu to take care of his parents?

What the f*ck!

Fang Zhengzhi felt that it was better for him to do some things by himself, this includes taking care of his parents, wife and children.

"Hold on, don't you just want the fruit of the Realm of God? You should have just said this from the start and I would have given it to you. We didn't even have to fight?" Fang Zhengzhi shouted as he struggled.

"Give? You can't give it." Nangong Mu shook his head.

"How do you know that without even trying? Release me and I will give it to you right away." Sweat trickled down Fang Zhengzhi's forehead as he felt the powerful pulling force.

"It's alright, I can take it by myself." Nangong Mu shook his head again.

"What happened to the trust between humans? Weren't we friends? What happened to the trust between friends? Since when have I not given you the things you wanted, do you still remember the times when we sang around the hotpot in the Ping Yang Residence? We had even burnt down the Crown Prince's Residence together!" Fang Zhengzhi was angry.

Crack! The chains which were pulling at him stopped moving.

"Ping Yang Residence…" Nangong Mu looked up at the gray haze in the sky and looked like he was in pain.

Yes, friends!

Wasn't Fang Zhengzhi his friend?

No!

Fang Zhengzhi is his friend, not only was Fang Zhengzhi a friend, he was the only friend of Nangong Mu.

"What about the promise I made during the Imperial Examination? I helped you hit your brother, didn't I? I fought with your brother and won, Isn't this correct? I have done everything I promised you and yet you don't trust me now?" Fang Zhengzhi continued as he looked at Nangong Mu.

He did not want to bring up the past.

But he did not want to die so indignantly like that.

He felt too f*cking indignant.

Nangong Mu had sprung a sneak attack at him with a slip of his mind. Moreover, he could clearly remember what would happen if he got dragged into the Blood Offering Illustration.

It gave him chills just by the thought of it.

No, he couldn't die like this. Even if he had to die, he wanted his entire body to remain as a piece and put a piece of ice spirit in his mouth so that his body would not rot for a thousand years.

Touch wood…

He would rather not die.

"Fang Zhengzhi, we are friends, right?" At this moment, the Blood Offering Illustration in Nangong Mu's eyes started to spin furiously.

"Yes!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded without hesitation.

"Then… would you blame me if I killed you?" Nangong Mu asked again.

"Of course, not only would I blame you but I will also hate you for being a betrayer, a terrible friend and you don't deserve to be a human!" Fang Zhengzhi was not foolish.

He knew that if he had said no in a selfless tone, Nangong Mu would have killed him straight away.

"Betrayer… I don't deserve to be a human? No!!! I, Nangong Mu, am not someone like that, I… I am forced to do this!" Nangong Mu's expression changed.

It was evident that Nangong Mu was extremely unstable and he was in so much agony that his expression was twisted.

A white gigantic tree shone behind Nangong Mu.

There were a few brightly-colored fruits on that tree and every one of the fruits were glowing and they looked extremely Holy.

"This is the Tree of God? There are fruits on it?! Nangong Mu has fused with the Tree of God, those fruits… hold on, the gray fruit looks like…" Fang Zhengzhi stopped.

Because he saw a gray fruit on the Tree of God behind Nangong Mu. It was surrounded by a thick layer of gray haze.

Breath of death.

The breath of death that belonged to Chou Qi.

Did Nangong Mu kill Chou Qi?!

"Yes, I killed Chou Qi. I even killed Qin Xian and… my father. Besides that, my heart… belongs to my brother. Fang Zhengzhi, at this state, would you still be my friend?" Nangong Mu raised his head and looked at Fang Zhengzhi.

"Of course, we are forever friends!" Fang Zhengzhi replied immediately and said after giving it some thoughts, "Amongst the people you killed, two of them are demons. Nangong Hao does because he wanted to save you so you shouldn't put the blame on yourself."

"What about my father?" Nangong Mu desperately wanted an answer.

"So your dream is to be someone like your father?" Fang Zhengzhi asked back without answering Nangong Mu.

"No… my dream is not, I am…"

"Then it's fine. Don't be so hard on yourself. You are a good person and I am one too. Moreover, we are still friends so you shouldn't kill me," continued Fang Zhengzhi.

"That's right, we are… friends, I shouldn't kill you… I can't kill you, I can't… you are my only friend, I… however, I… I am the disciple of the Nangong Nobles and I have my mission. My dad and my brother are dead. I am the only bloodline left in the family of the Yan Emperor. I can't let them down… what should I do? What should I do?" Nangong Mu's expression changed and he mumbled to himself.

Moreover…

Fang Zhengzhi could feel that the red chains around him were slightly loosened and he could finally move.

An opportunity that was given by God.

If he did not grab onto this opportunity, Fang Zhengzhi would have killed himself with a rod.

"Open!" The Rebirth Plate landed at an extremely fast speed and went into Fang Zhengzhi's body. Then, a five-colored radiance shot out of his body like sharp swords.

Meanwhile, his black wings expanded rapidly behind his back and the powerful energy caused veins to bulge from Fang Zhengzhi's arm.

Crack! All of the four red chains broke apart together.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi seized this opportunity to cut the red claws into pieces with the two long swords in his hands.

This happened extremely quickly and suddenly.

However, Nangong Mu, who had calmed down initially suddenly changed his expression again as he looked at Fang Zhengzhi. When he saw that he had broken free from the red chains and cut the sharp claws, the Blood Offering Illustration in his eyes shone again and they looked even bloodier than before.

The terrifying killer aura surrounded Nangong Mu like a bloody haze.

Meanwhile, the gigantic white Tree of God became extremely clear and was like a real tree that grew in front of him.

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Chapter 1005: Friends, Till Death Brings Us Apart

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Evidently, Nangong Mu was jolted awake.

However, surprisingly, Nangong Mu did not shout things like "you are lying?!" at the top of his lungs. Instead, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi calmly with a bloody look.

He did not look angry nor desperate. Instead, he looked like he was freed from the soul.

"Now, we can fight it out again without any restraints!" Nangong Mu was very calm, as though nothing had happened.

"Just for a fruit of the Godly Realm?" asked Fang Zhengzhi.

"Besides that, I am also fighting for my mission, my mission as the descendant of Emperor Yan," said Nangong Mu with an affirmed look.

"Yes." Fang Zhengzhi nodded.

He did not probe further as Nangong Mu's attitude had told him that Nangong Mu had already made up his mind and would not change his mind.

After all, he was Nangong Mu.

If this was forced by other people, he could be swayed. However, nothing could be changed once Nangong Mu made up his mind.

"I am going to attack," said Nangong Mu again.

"Come." Fang Zhengzhi placed both of his swords in front of his chest and was ready to fight.

There was no need to discuss anything anymore.

Of course, Fang Zhengzhi did not want to become enemies with Nangong Mu as he really did not have a lot of friends in this world.

Nangong Mu was one of them.

It only required one fruit.

If one fruit was able to save Nangong Mu, he was really willing to that as the fruit was not absorbed in his body and did not help him.

However, could he spit out the fruit that he had already ingested?

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to do that but he really was unable to do it. Moreover, the fruit was not in his stomach but in his Small Dimension.

That meant that the fruit was actually in his heart.

Digging a hole in his heart?

Then, the Small Dimension would break apart and he would have to return to The Vast World to make up for it?

That was too heavy a price to pay.

Moreover, Fang Zhengzhi did not know if Nangong Mu would really return to who he was in the past even after he paid such a heavy price.

Nangong Mu not only wanted the fruit of the Realm of God but also wanted to open the Gate of God and become the leader of the world.

Swoosh! At this moment, two beams of sword radiance, one green and one blue, had struck at Fang Zhengzhi.

When Nangong Mu revealed his true identity, he had taken out the green and blue swords, one of which was long and the other was short.

Fang Zhengzhi could recognize the two swords.

In fact, he had imitated Nangong Mu's sword tactic by using two swords, taking the strike of a "cross" for instance.

Swoosh! As Fang Zhengzhi dodged the two beams of sword radiance, he stabbed his swords at Nangong Mu.

Boom!

Beams of lightning landed from the sky into the gray haze. The gray haze was like a thunder cloud with radiance flowing in them.

In the region outside of the haze, Mu Qingfeng, Mo Shanshi and the disciples of the Human Alliance watched at the gray haze extreme nervously. The gray haze was an area that was shrouded by the breath of death and there were violent motions in it.

With their skill levels, they were unable to enter at all.

They could only watch from the outside.

"The battle is continuing if there's motion!"

"Yes, we still have hope!"

"Fang Zhengzhi must win!"

The disciples of the Human Alliance had never so desperately hoped for Fang Zhengzhi to win before as, after all, they did not have a good impression of Fang Zhengzhi in the past.

"After he is shrouded by Sir Chou Qi's breath of death, will Fang Zhengzhi still have a chance to survive?"

"No way!"

"He is dead meat!"

The attitudes of the Monster Race and Demon Race and the disciples of the Human Alliance were completely different. That was because the Monster Race and Demon Race were very confident that there should not be any more movements after Fang Zhengzhi had been surrounded by the breath of death.

However, at this moment, blood rain fell from the sky.

They were radiance that was as red as blood and crystal clear blood drops were mixed in the radiance.

"Ah!" A shriek was heard as the blood rain fell.

This caused the Human Alliance and the Monster Race and Demon Race to turn towards another direction.

There was a figure standing at that spot.

He was slim but he gave off a uniquely cold and arrogant aura. Meanwhile, he was holding a Silver Blood Fan that had blood dripping down it.

"It's Yan Xiu!"

"Those blood are?"

"It's… it's Ling Ning's Blood! The blood of Monster King Ling Ning!"

The Human Alliance and the Monster Race and Demon Race then saw a severely injured woman lying beside Yan Xiu.

Ling Ning's face was as pale as a sheet of paper.

However, instead of being purely pale, it had turned purple after being injured by a powerful force.

Moreover…

There was a cut that was deep to the bones on Ling Ning's body and blood spurted out from the cut and fell on the ground.

"Yan Xiu defeated Ling Ning!"

"How powerful is Yan Xiu, he is only eighteen years old and Ling Ning is one of the most powerful monster kings who is almost as powerful as Monster Emperor Baizhi!"

"So powerful!"

The disciples of the Human Alliance were astonished.

The Monster Race and Demon Race were stunned as they never expected Yan Xiu to defeat Ling Ning within such a short span of time.

"I used five strikes in total. That is slower than I expected, I am still not powerful enough!" Yan Xiu shook his head and kept the Silver Blood Fan in his hand behind his back.

Swoosh! Ling Ning's head flew in the sky.

There were silver threads connecting the head and the Silver Blood Fan. They were extremely thin and were almost unnoticeable with the naked eye.

Plop! Ling Ning's body fell to the ground and a golden monster pearl rolled on the ground to Yan Xiu's feet.

Bam! Yan Xiu raised his feet and crushed the monster pearl.

The eyes of the Monster Race and Demon Race became red and the disciples of the Human Alliance stared at this scene speechlessly.

As for Ping Yang who was nearby…

She pouted at this scene.

"What a waste, you should have given it to me. Uncle Yan, why aren't you looking after your grandson, do you know that he is being wasteful? Being wasteful is something that is shameful!" Ping Yang was extremely pissed.

"It's alright, the Yan family has a lot of silver. We are not afraid of being wasteful." Yan Qianli took a glance at Yan Xiu and shook his head lovingly.

"…" Ping Yang opened her mouth but was unable to say anything.

Monster pearl?!

A monster pearl of the Monster King?

They could buy it with silver?

She really did not know if Prince Yan was really stupid or acting stupid.

Ping Yang decided on the latter as, after all, one would be really silly if one said that Prince Yan was silly.

"Watch out, Princess!" Yan Qianli did not even bother about calling Ping Yang with respectful terms like "Your Highness" as after all, it was too stressful to fight against Lin Yu.

Boom! Ping Yang's body was flung back.

An icy blue hole was formed at the original position she was standing at and the stones were covered by ice.

"Whew…" Ping Yang heaved a sigh of relief with a shocked expression. "I almost became an ice statue, I wonder if I can still survive if I really became one?"

"Live?" Lin Yu could not hold in his words after hearing Ping Yang's question, "After being frozen by my ice crystals, you have at most ten seconds before your entire body becomes frozen and fuses with the ice crystals. You will never be able to be separated from the ice crystals!"

"So powerful?" Ping Yang was evidently terrified.

However, Lin Yu did not reply to Ping Yang as, after all, he only spoke because he felt like it. Now that Ling Ning had died, he knew that it was only a matter of time before Yan Xiu would come and attack him.

Three versus one!

Lin Yu definitely would not have an absolute advantage anymore.

Ping Yang smiled as she saw Lin Yu keeping quiet and turned to Yan Xiu.

"Hey, Yan Xiu, if you are done, come over and help. Three versus one, we definitely can kill him!" Ping Yang was confident.

"Hold on for a while more."

However, his reply was not what Ping Yang had expected.

Yah Xiu did not come over.

That was because after killing Ling Ning, Yan Xiu dashed towards the gray haze of death without hesitation.

"…" Ping Yang was speechless.

"Princess, we have to fight on our own!" Yan Qianli could understand how Ping Yang felt but he knew that Yan Xiu would make such a choice.

That was because he knew who his grandson prioritized.

It had been almost two years.

After the Court Examinations of the Great Xia empire ended, Yan Xiu returned to Western Liang and stayed there for nearly two years' time. He only stepped out of the palace for a few times.

Within that period of time, Yan Qianli saw his grandson slim down and heard him repeatedly calling out a name.

Fang Zhengzhi.

It was an ordinary name.

However, Yan Xiu said it for nearly two years and he would always stare blankly out of the windows at a small village in the Northern Mountain Village.

Until…

Fang Zhengzhi's name was heard in the Great Xia Dynasty again.

It happened in the middle of the night.

Yan Qianli could still remember it was near midnight when Yan Xiu pushes open the door of his room and fell to his knees.

"Grandfather, I want to go to the Northern Mountain Village!"

"Northern Mountain Village?"

"Yes, right now. I also have to borrow the Yan Cloud Cavalry from you, please agree, grandfather!"

"Xiu'er, you had never pleaded with me for the entire eighteen years of your life, even when your mother passed away when you were eight. Why are you pleading with me now?"

"I can take revenge for mom by myself. However, what I am about to do may cause His Majesty to punish the Yan family of Western Liang, therefore, I…"

"It's for Fang Zhengzhi?"

"Yes!"

"Who exactly is he?"

"He is my friend."

"Friend? How close a friend?"

"A friend whom I am willing to sacrifice my life for!"

"Hahaha… Xiu'er, you are too naive. You need to know that some things cannot be trusted. You may be able to sacrifice your life for him but he may not be willing to sacrifice his life for you."

"No, grandfather you are wrong, I believe that he will be willing to sacrifice his life for me!"

"You… really think so?"

"Yes, I firmly believe that!"

"Alright, although I don't believe Fang Zhengzhi is willing to sacrifice his life for you, I will help you this time. After all, this is the first time my grandson pleaded with me. This is the military pass for the Yan Cloud Cavalry, it has always been with me since I took control of the troops. Today, I will pass this to you."

"Pass it to me?"

"Yes, from today onwards, you are the sole successor of the Yan family of Western Liang and your actions represent the Yan family. I, Yan Qianli, dare to say that with this military pass, apart from the Holy Region, you can go anywhere in this world including the Flame Capital City!"

"Grandfather…"

"Go, go and do whatever you wish!"

"Roger!"

Yan Qianli could still remember Yan Xiu's expression and the light in his eyes. It felt as though he had become another person.

Of course, although Yan Qianli had handed the Yan Cloud Cavalry to Yan Xiu, he did not believe what Yan Xiu said.

Friends who were willing to die for each other?

Although Yan Qianli had lived for a very long time, he was not confident to say that he had met a friend like that.

Until…

Fang Zhengzhi was willing to exchange his life to save Yan Xiu in the Yin Yang Hall and was eventually sent to the Nine Pinnacles Mountain and thrown into the Middle Stream Cauldron.

Till then, Yan Qianli realized that what Yan Xiu said was real.

"Xiu'er, go, fight with Fang Zhengzhi and defeat 'Chou Qi', grandfather will be proud of you!" Yan Qianli's eyes glowed red and he looked relieved.

It was a relief that he felt because his grandson had grown up.

Buzz!

At a distance away, Yan Xiu did not know what went through Yan Qianli's mind. He stared at the gray haze ahead of him and moved extremely quickly with his eyes bloodshot. His body was surrounded by a blood-red radiance as he plunged into the gray haze of death.

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"He really went in!"

"He is only a sage?!"

"Although Yan Xiu killed Sir Ling Ning, judging from his cultivation and Enlightenment State, he should be waiting outside. Is he not afraid to die by charging in like that?"

The Monster Race and Demon Race were completely stunned when they saw Yan Xiu charging into the breath of death.

He was courting death.

To them, the breath of death represented death. One ought to be considered lucky if one was even able to stay in the breath of death for a minute.

Yet, Yan Xiu charged in like that?

Was he really not afraid to die?

Besides the Monster Race and Demon Race, the disciples of the Human Alliance and the sect leaders of various sects were also extremely stunned as they felt that Yan Xiu was overly rash.

In this situation where the situation inside the breath of death was unclear, the safest method was to kill Lin Yu with Yan Qianli and Ping Yang first.

As long as Lin Yu was dead, even if Fang Zhengzhi lost to "Chou Qi", the humankind still had the hope of winning as after all, "Chou Qi" would have suffered severe injuries in order to win Fang Zhengzhi.

After that, the three of them could fight against "Chou Qi".

They would still have at least 40 percent of chance of winning!

"Yan Xiu is way too rash, the breath of death set by 'Chou Qi' is so powerful and he charged into it like this. Does he not understand the significance of this battle?"

"Exactly, he is too young and rash!"

"How unfortunate, the hope that we could turn the tides is going to perish in his hands."

The sect leaders in the Human Alliance sighed.

"Old man Mu, do you have nothing to say?" Mo Shanshi asked as he saw that Mu Qingfeng had chosen to keep silent.

"What should I say?" asked Mu Qingfeng.

"Regarding Yan Xiu's actions?"

"Sigh… I have nothing much to say, I am not surprised at all." Mu Qingfeng shook his head. He also knew that Yan Xiu was slightly rash.

However, so what?

Yan Xiu was rash and so was Fang Zhengzhi. A year ago, Fang Zhengzhi had charged to the Yin Yang Hall alone in order to save Yan Xiu. He was so rash that it made others speechless.

Friends?

Mu Qingfeng looked at the figure who had disappeared into the breath of death and sighed in his heart. There were really such friends in the world.

"You are not surprised?" Mo Shanshi went into deep thought after hearing what Mu Qingfeng said. However, he soon smiled. "Haha, Indeed, you shouldn't be surprised as Fang Zhengzhi was trapped inside and Yan Xiu was the one who charged in!"

"Yes… because he is Yan Xiu!" Wu Yuer sighed too when he saw the scene.

Yan Xiu was unaware of the commotion outside.

His body had been surrounded by a red armor made from the Dao of Asura. He used it to break open the breath of death and charged inside immediately.

"Wait for me, you have to wait for me!" Yan Xiu's eyes were bloodshot and the red armor was being burnt by the surrounding breath of death. However, he did not seem to mind at all.

That was because he only had one thing in mind: to reach Fang Zhengzhi in the shortest time as possible.

Puff!

Finally, Yan Xiu reached the center of the breath of death. Due to the battle, the breath of death had become much thinner there.

Yah Xiu quickly noticed the two people standing at the center.

"I've found it!" Without any hesitation, Yan Xiu charged towards the blue figure as he knew that it was Fang Zhengzhi.

However, halfway through, he froze on the spot and widened his bloodshot eyes.

"Nangong… Mu?!"

"Erm? Yan Xiu?" Fang Zhengzhi took a glance back when he heard Yan Xiu's voice and saw him.

"Where's 'Chou Qi'?" Yan Xiu stared at Nangong Mu, the black cloak on his body and the gray aura that flowed from his body.

It was the breath of death.

However, he did not believe in such a strange scene as, like Fang Zhengzhi, he could not believe in something that he thought was impossible to happen.

"Nangong Mu is Chou Qi, Chou Qi is Nangong Mu," explained Fang Zhengzhi as he saw the shock in Yan Xiu's eyes.

"I get it, let's attack." Yan Xiu nodded and stopped asking.

That was because Fang Zhengzhi had made it very clear. "Chou Qi" was Nangong Mu, no matter how much he refused to, he chose to believe it as Fang Zhengzhi was the one who said it.

"Yan Xiu, leave, you can't even stay for a minute in here with your level of skills," said Nangong Mu after taking a glance at the red armor on Yan Xiu.

"One minute is enough." Yan Xiu did not seem to be bothered and waved his Silver Blood Fan to block out the breath of death surrounding him.

"Hmm, it's definitely enough." Fang Zhengzhi nodded his head slightly.

Initially, he wanted Yan Xiu to leave immediately after he saw him entering as Yan Xiu could not stay long in the breath of death.

However, he did not speak his mind.

That was because he knew that Yan Xiu would not leave. Since he would not leave, it was meaningless for him to waste time persuading him.

"I will attack first." Without much words, Yan Xiu charged towards Nangong Mu.

"Both of you do not have much time, you stand a slight chance only if both of you attacked at the same time." Yan Xiu waved his green and blue swords and two beams of sword radiance shot out at Yan Xiu.

It was a casual strike.

But the speed was extremely fast.

The two-colored radiance of green and blue attacked Yan Xiu from the front and back.

However, Yan Xiu did not dodge.

That was because he knew Fang Zhengzhi was behind him.

As predicted by Yan Xiu, just as the two sword radiances were about to hit Yan Xiu, a few different colored chains shot out from his back, traveling at a speed that was as fast as lightning. They were the Hell Near-Life Chains and every chain had radiance flowing on it.

Boom! A loud boom was heard when the Hell Near-Life Chains collided with the two-colored sword radiance and the sword radiance was broken instantly.

"Strike!"

"Of!"

"Slash!"

At the instant of the collision, Yan Xiu roared coldly and struck his Silver Blood Fan at Nangong Mu.

Buzz!

The bright red radiance turned into a gigantic crystal-like sword in the air. There was a bright red Hell Near-Life Chain on the blade of the gigantic sword.

"Hmm?!" Nangong Mu froze.

He knew that Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu had not met for a long time and there was a huge difference in their level of skills.

Even so…

Both of them could still coordinate so well with each other?

What was the reason?

Was it trust?!

Nangong Mu retreated extremely quickly but the gigantic red sword which was chained up by the Hell Near-Life Chains had already reached the top of his head.

"I'll split it!" Nangong Mu moved his green and blue swords to form a cross on the top of his head before a sword radiance that was shaped like a cross zoomed up towards the sky.

However, at this moment…

He suddenly heard a cold voice.

"Combination of Asura!"

Boom! A loud sound was heard.

The gigantic red sword was stained with a beam of gold and had seemingly gained its own life. It was so sharp that it sliced the space apart immediately.

Nangong Mu's body shook violently.

That was because instead of the gigantic red sword above his head, the blue sword in his hand broke into two.

The sword broke!

But it was Nangong Mu's sword!

Spat! Nangong Mu spat out a mouthful of blood.

Nangong Mu was injured. However, that was not what mattered the most to him. He was more concerned with how Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu were still able to coordinate so well even after not meeting each other for such a long time.

Most importantly…

There was a stark difference in their skill levels.

With this stark difference, they were still able to fuse their moves together so perfectly and produce an extraordinarily powerful move.

Why?

Trust, the trust amongst friends, was it really that powerful?

Nangong Mu had always wanted a friend whom he could trust with his life. In fact, he thought he had found one.

However, a while ago…

He decided to forgo.

He had forgone his friend and their friendship, he gave up on his determination because he had the blood of the descendant of Emperor Yan flowing in his body and had no choice but to complete his mission.

"Hahaha…" Nangong Mu laughed until his entire body shook. He was laughing so wildly and agonizingly that his face became terrifyingly twisted.

Was that wrong?

Was he really wrong?!

The voices echoed in his head repeatedly. He recalled how he first met Fang Zhengzhi and fought with him for the first time on the battle stage.

Perhaps, he had once experienced friendship too.

Perhaps, he should be the one standing beside Fang Zhengzhi and fighting against the Monster Race and Demon Race with him.

Perhaps…

There should not be any more 'perhaps'.

That was because he had already made a choice, a choice that determined the loss of all his friends, a choice that determined his loneliness for the rest of his life.

However, there was no turning back.

That was his character.

He was unwilling to regret and go back to square one after he made a choice.

Just like the famous officials in the past who could betray once but never a second time, Nangong Mu chose to betray.

He betrayed his friendship and his friends. Therefore, he would never change his mind again. Even if the path was filled with darkness, he would continue walking.

"I have already chosen to betray my friends so I will definitely not betray my family, Fang Zhengzhi, Yan Xiu, both of you have to die today!" Nangong Mu's eyes were bloodshot.

An extremely thick red light radiated from his body.

Boom! A bolt of blood-red lightning struck.

It struck the top of Nangong Mu's head and formed an extremely huge Blood Offering Illustration with eight extremely complicated symbols on it

Blood Offering, eight directions!

Meanwhile, white sticks of branches surged from Nangong Mu's body. The branches rose up and spread extremely quickly and were about to touch the Blood Offering Illustration on his head.

"Blood Offering Illustration and the Tree of God?" Fang Zhengzhi froze. This scene was extremely strange and moreover, he could not recall a legend like this in his past life.

Was it not recorded?

Fang Zhengzhi was not sure how was this world related to the past world but he felt that there were a lot of repetitions of the legends.

For instance, the Cosmic Disaster recorded in the stone tablet.

It was similar to the legend of Nüwa.

'Wait a minute!'

Similar?!

A thought suddenly struck Fang Zhengzhi. Yes, the legends in the past world were similar to that in this world, but not identical.

Although it seemed to be a small difference, it gave Fang Zhengzhi a whole new train of thought.

Tree of God…

Talking about the records of the Tree of God…

The types of Tree of God recorded in the ancient books flashed across Fang Zhengzhi's mind. Amongst them, there were five Trees of God. The first one was the "Immortal Tree".

It was recorded in the "Sea and Mountain Scripture".

The legend stated that the immortal trees grew on the land of an immortal country in the Southern lands. One would become immortal if they ate the fruits of the immortal tree.

It was rather exaggerated.

But if they applied it to the current context of this world…

It could be interpreted as 'the fruits on the tree gave one superpower such that one could become a sage and have an extended life expectancy and increased power'.

That was related to Nangong Mu's Tree of God.

Initially, Nangong Mu and Nangong Hao's powers increased tremendously after consuming the fruit on the Tree of God and entered the Sage state from the Rebirth State.

Besides that, there was another record of a Tree of God.

The legend stated that it grew on the Eastern Sea and the Goddess of the Sun had once ridden on it for her son.

The tree was claimed to be the door that connected the Godly Realm and the world of life and death. However, after Hou Yi stood on it and broke it while trying to shoot down the sun 1 , the three realms could no longer be connected.

These were seemingly two completely different legends and records. However, if one put them together, one could see the similarities with Nangong Mu's Tree of God.

However, what was the Blood Offering Illustration for?

Why did Nangong Mu fuse the Blood Offering Illustration and the Tree of God?

Fang Zhengzhi could not figure it out but he had a premonition that there would be a terrifying turn in events.

The Blood Offering Illustration…

Emperor Yan?

Nangong Hao and Monster Emperor Baizhi seemed to have mentioned about this on the Heaven Zen Mountain.

The Tree of God was planted after the great battle and only descendants of Emperor Yan could control it. This was easily understandable.

However, Fang Zhengzhi could not understand something.

What was the relationship between the Blood Offering Illustration and the Tree of God?

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Chapter 1007: Turn of Events, Fusion, Death of Lin Yu

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Fang Zhengzhi knew how powerful the Blood Offering Illustration was. Not only did it have impressive attacking power, but it was able to swallow all other forms of power and turn it into its own power.

Was there such a legend in the mythology world?

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was deep in thought, the white branches coming out of Nangong Mu's body finally merged with the gigantic Blood Offering Illustration in the sky.

Buzz! An airwave shook the entire world.

It was as though heaven and earth had combined. The entire world fell silent and only a gigantic tree was left.

The Blood Offering Illustration in the sky turned into beams of red light and stained the white branches red, leaving various diagrams on the branches.

"The Blood Offering Illustration disappeared?" Fang Zhengzhi froze. He had not figured out what exactly happened but the scene that took place in front of him stopped him from thinking further.

That was because when the Blood Offering Illustration disappeared, the white Tree of God had turned red as though blood was flowing in it.

Life!

Life was injected into it!

Yes, that must be it.

The Blood Offering Illustration was a "medium", a "medium" that merged Nangong Mu and the Tree of God. Through the special powers of the Blood Offering Illustration, it was able to turn the power of the Tree of God into its own.

"Oh no, something bad is going to happen!" Fang Zhengzhi finally figured out the relationship between the Blood Offering Illustration and the Tree of God. They were not related by the legends.

However, they had to co-exist.

That was because, without the Blood Offering Illustration, the Tree of God would remain as an ordinary Tree of God. Even if it was able to produce fruits, its powers could not be controlled by others.

However, with the Blood Offering Illustration…

Everything would be completely different.

When the Blood Offering Illustration and the Tree of God appeared on someone at the same time, the person would be able to demonstrate the prowess of the Tree of God completely as though he was the Tree of God.

Run!

That was the first thought that struck Fang Zhengzhi!

That was because Nangong Mu was no longer the Nangong Mu he had known. Now, he was so powerful that he could match up to Fang Zhengzhi.

Once Nangong Mu completely gain control of the Tree of God…

How powerful would he become?

Boom! Blood red thunder struck on the Tree of God and its trunk was surrounded by bolts of lightning.

Nangong Mu has completely vanished and his entire body had fused with the Tree of God, turning into a red and gigantic Tree of God.

Crack!

Crack!

The branches began to sway and the leaves looked as though they were dripping with blood. The branches were extremely agile as though they were human arms.

"What should I do? Should I run?" Fang Zhengzhi was slightly hesitant. He wanted to run, but he could not leave the Human Alliance outside like that.

Swoosh! Just as Fang Zhengzhi was hesitating, one of the tree branches stabbed at him and the space was almost torn apart by the tree branch.

Black cracks were formed in the sky.

"I'll try and see!" Fang Zhengzhi felt that he should at least experience how powerful Nangong Mu was after he had fused with the Tree of God before he made his final decision.

After all, even if he was unable to win, with his skill level, he should be able to escape after trying to fight with Nangong Mu?

Without hesitation, Fang Zhengzhi charged towards the two swords. Red radiance flowed on the two long swords in his hands and his swords turned bright-red.

"Combination of Asura!"

With a roar, the two swords struck the red branches at the same time.

Boom! A loud sound was heard.

Fang Zhengzhi felt that instead of tree branches, he had struck "diamond" that was harder than metal. However, his rank in the previous world was only platinum, so how could he possibly damage diamonds?

That was awkward.

Bump! With a sharp sound, Fang Zhengzhi's swords broke into halves.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi stared at his broken swords.

"…" Yan Xiu stared at Fang Zhengzhi's broken swords too.

Both of them exchanged glances speechlessly.

Of course, that was not the utmost concern. The greatest concern was that Nangong Mu was still nowhere to be found.

They could not find Nangong Mu and the branches were so hard. Fang Zhengzhi would definitely be as dumb as "Wu Gang" in the Moon Palace to strike the branches, right?

Moreover, Chang'er was not present too?

Nangong Mu…

Fang Zhengzhi was really not interested in him.

"Should we run?" asked Fang Zhengzhi as he looked at Yan Xiu.

"Can we run?" asked Yan Xiu as he looked at the red Tree of God, then at the broken swords in Fang Zhengzhi's hand.

"Let me change my sentence, perhaps yes," said Fang Zhengzhi as he gave Yan Xiu a look.

"I get it." Yan Xiu seemed to have understood it very quickly.

Fang Zhengzhi was trying to lure Nangong Mu to reveal his true identity. That was because they could not continue with the battle if Nangong Mu did not appear.

"Nangong Mu, we will retreat for a little while, wait for us, we will be back!" Fang Zhengzhi said to the red Tree of God as he knew Yan Xiu figures out what he meant.

"…" The red Tree of God kept silent.

"…" Yan Xiu kept silent too.

"Since he did not say anything, that means he agreed. Yan Xiu, let's go!" Fang Zhengzhi was ready to escape when he did not hear any reply.

"Fang Zhengzhi, I thought you had the determination to battle with me, I can't believe that you still want to run away!" Nangong Mu's voice finally could be heard.

At the same time, Fang Zhengzhi saw a small head appear amongst the gigantic red tree branches.

Nangong Mu extended his head from the red Tree of God.

However, he no longer had the complexion of a person nor any expressions. He was like a dead tree with extremely red eyes.

"He has indeed revealed himself, so he was all along hiding amongst the tree branches!" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up but he felt hopeless again when he saw the exuberant tree branches and leaves around the trunk.

Although Nangong Mu revealed himself as what Fang Zhengzhi had expected, with the attacking power after the Combination of Asura, how could Fang Zhengzhi…

Get across the red tree branches which he could not cut?

He could not get to Nangong Mu at all.

"Fang Zhengzhi, I know you want me to reveal myself, now I'm here, do you dare to come over?" Nangong Mu stared at Fang Zhengzhi.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

After his sentence, two more branches reached out to Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu. Evidently, Nangong Mu wanted to hold back both of them.

The two branches struck at Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu respectively.

If he could not cut the tree branch apart?

He could still dodge.

After making this decision, a beam of azure light flashed and Fang Zhengzhi appeared at another position, successfully avoiding the attack of Nangong Mu.

However, Yan Xiu had met some difficulties.

The branches that were striking at Yan Xiu brushed past his clothes, tearing his sleeves and leaving a bloody cut on his arm.

"My sword is too inferior, without the Traceless Sword, I can't possibly cut these branches!" Fang Zhengzhi threw his two swords away.

Ever since he had taken many swords from the Ling Yun Tower, he had broken more than 20 swords in the battles.

Although the quality of these swords was not too bad, they were not sharp enough to be used to fight against powerful opponents and were broken very easily.

Fang Zhengzhi missed his Traceless Sword.

However, he had placed his Traceless Sword in the Northern Mountain Village to confuse the demon race. It was too far away from the Holy Region.

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was thinking about this…

The red branches had reached. Instead of two, there were eight branches and six struck at Fang Zhengzhi while two struck at Yan Xiu.

"Oh no, Yan Xiu can't last for long, we have to a strategic retreat!" Fang Zhengzhi could not afford to hesitate any further when he saw the eight branches.

That was because he knew that there was only one possible outcome if this continued — both of them would die.

He could only retreat.

At least retreat from the area surrounded by the breath of death.

"Hell Near-Life Chains!" A roar was heard.

A few gigantic chains flew from the ground and wound around the red Tree of God before striking at Nangong Mu's head.

Nangong Mu did not duck.

That was because the surrounding branches had already moved for a counterattack.

Boom!

Boom!

Loud booms were heard.

Fang Zhengzhi took this opportunity to grab hold of Yan Xiu and run away from the breath of death without saying goodbye.

Say goodbye?

When he really needed to run, Fang Zhengzhi would not bother about saying goodbye.

"The Human Alliance is still here even if both of you leave!" The redness in Nangong Mu's eyes became more intense.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

The tree branches surged towards Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu like rain.

There were so many branches that they were uncountable. It was as though the entire red Tree of God was crashing towards Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu.

However, Fang Zhengzhi still managed to escape with Yan Xiu.

After all, nobody would dare to say they are the best at escaping if Fang Zhengzhi said he was the second best.

Boom! Fang Zhengzhi showed his ultimate capability of escaping and running through the boundary of the breath of death.

This was not a big move but it was sufficient for the Human Alliance and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race to widen their eyes in shock.

"They are out?!"

"Fang Zhengzhi came out with Yan Xiu?"

"Both of them are holding hands!"

"Why are you f*cking looking at that? Is that the main point?"

"Er… no, why did they run out? Did they win? So 'Chou Qi' lost? But why didn't the breath of death disperse?"

As the disciples of the Human Alliance were discussing amongst themselves, they saw blood-red gigantic tree branches emerge from the breath of death.

"What on earth is that?"

"Tree?!"

"Why is there a tree inside?!"

Not only were the disciples of the Human Alliance astonished, but the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race also acted like they saw a ghost when they saw the red tree branches.

"Fang Zhengzhi?!" Lin Yu was also shocked.

That was because the spot where Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu had charged out from was coincidentally behind him. Moreover, both of them were so fast that they looked like they were teleporting.

Was it a coincidence?

Lin Yu did not believe that it was a coincidence

Although it was really a coincidence, Lin Yu immediately made a defensive move. After all, he had witnessed Fang Zhengzhi's powers and knew that Fang Zhengzhi was more powerful than himself.

"Hmm? What a coincidence?" Fang Zhengzhi was also shocked when he saw Lin Yu standing in front of him. However, the shock soon turned into a surprise

"Shifting Forms!"

"What?!" Before Lin Yu could even react, he felt a powerful force tugging on his body.

Then, he realized that he had swapped position with Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu.

Of course, that was not the main point…

The main point was that at the instant he had swapped positions with Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu, he saw the red tree branches covering down on his head like rain.

"Tree branches?" Lin Yu did not know what the red tree branches were for but he had already completed his defensive move and blue ice crystals soon rose around him.

Shifting forms?

Lin Yu could roughly figure out the intention behind Fang Zhengzhi's 'Shifting Forms'. However, he did not understand how the tree branches could scare Fang Zhengzhi to such an extent?

Just at this moment, the red branches zoomed down.

Boom!

Boom!

Lin Yu's eyes widened continuously during the loud booms as the tree branches had passed through the icy blue shield around him and penetrated his body.

Moreover, when the tree branches penetrated his body, he felt his internal energy disappear rapidly like melting ice.

It was as though his energy was absorbed by the tree branches.

"No!!!" Lin Yu wanted to run but it was too late as his entire body and his muscles were shrinking and drying up.

It was as though his body had become the fertilizer for the tree branches.

Bam! Lin Yu's body exploded into a powder-like version of dry wood and vanished in thin air.

The Human Alliance and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race widened their eyes in disbelief as they witnessed how Lin Yu vanished.

He died?!

A Godly State expert of the demon race died?!

He died in front of them because of a bunch of strange red branches. What was happening?

The entire world fell silent.

Mu Qingfeng and Mo Shanshi froze on the spot.

Besides them, the usually calm Yun Qingwu and the three other Godly State experts of the Monster Race and Demon Race also froze in shock.

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Chapter 1008: Ambush, Lin Ji?

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It was too strange.

He was a Godly State expert, what exactly were those tree branches? Why did so many tree branches come from the breath of death?

Rumble! The thunder rumbled.

The gray breath of death slowly subsided and icy blue radiance which belonged to Lin Yu could be seen in the breath of death.

The blue radiance was gradually flowing on the tree branches and it looked as if the tree branches were coated with a layer of armor made of icy blue crystals.

Finally, the gray breath of death completely dispersed.

A gigantic red tree appeared in front of the disciples of the Human Alliance and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race. There were a few different colored fruits at the top of the gigantic tree.

Red, gray, blue…

Every fruit had a complicated pattern and a different colored essence flowing on it. Every single fruit looked extremely holy.

Moreover, there was a small head on top of the gigantic tree branch of the red tree.

However, the head was covered with a cloak and it was surrounded by a gray breath of death such that one could not tell the appearance.

It was a scene that caused one to shudder.

"It's Sir 'Chou Qi'! He turned into a tree?!"

"No way? Sir 'Chou Qi' turned into a tree? So Sir Lin Yu was killed accidentally by Sir 'Chou Qi'?"

"Sir 'Chou Qi' is indeed powerful. However, why did he kill Sir Lin Yu?"

"Sir 'Chou Qi' did not kill him, it was Fang Zhengzhi… Fang Zhengzhi swapped position with Sir Lin Yu!"

Although the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race did not know what exactly happened, they could recognize "Chou Qi" from the black cloak and the breath of death.

"Nangong Mu, so your so-called plan and mission is to hide in the shadow and forever be 'Chou Qi'?" said Fang Zhengzhi when he saw Nangong Mu hide his face.

"What?!"

"Nangong Mu? Which Nangong Mu?!"

"The Nangong Mu of the… Nangong Nobles?!"

The disciples of the Human Alliance were stunned when they heard what Fang Zhengzhi said.

Fang Zhengzhi said that the tree was made by Nangong Mu?!

What was happening?

Since when did Nangong Mu come into the black stone palace and turned into a tree…

Did Nangong Mu secretly infiltrate and kill Chou Qi?

No, something was amiss!

If Nangong Mu really killed Chou Qi, then Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu ought to be happy. Why did they run out in such a panicked manner?

"Could Nangong Mu be…" Mo Shanshi paled and a brazen thought struck him. However, this thought was so exaggerated that he could not believe it.

"Xiu'er, what's wrong?" Yan Qianli also had a bad premonition.

"Grandfather, Chou Qi is Nangong Mu," explained Yan Xiu.

"What?!" Yan Qianli was shocked.

"Chou Qi is Nangong Mu?! So this tree is… the Tree of God! The tree is the Tree of God of the Nangong Nobles!" Mu Qingfeng's eyes widened suddenly when he looked at the red gigantic tree after hearing the conversation between Yan Xiu and Yan Qianli. He had figured it out.

Although the color of the Tree of God had changed to blood-red and was no longer the white Tree of God on the Heaven Zen Mountain.

However, the blood-red flowers on the branches of the Tree of God…

Remained unchanged.

Moreover, Nangong Mu has fused with the red Tree of God. Everything that had taken place was sufficient to make Mu Qingfeng realize something was wrong.

However, why was Nangong Mu able to fuse with the Tree of God?

"Why could Nangong Mu fuse with the Tree of God?" Mu Qingfeng could not understand. It was the Tree of God planted by Emperor Yan and it interlinked the realms of god, monster and demon. How terrifyingly powerful could it have been?

"It's the Blood Offering Illustration, he used the Blood Offering Illustration to fuse the power of the Tree of God unto his body," said Fang Zhengzhi.

He said that not because he intentionally wanted to clarify Mu Qingfeng's doubts but rather because Mu Qingfeng had a better understanding of this world's history than himself.

"Use the Blood Offering Illustration to… fuse with the Tree of God?!" Mu Qingfeng was extremely shocked when he heard this. He had guessed so but he still could not believe that it was real.

During Mu Qingfeng and Fang Zhengzhi's conversation, the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race stared at each other and retreated back subconsciously, trying to avoid staying too close to the red Tree of God.

That was because they heard Fang Zhengzhi and Mu Qingfeng's conversation.

Moreover…

They saw Lin Yu being killed by the red Tree of God with their own eyes.

"Nangong Mu is Sir 'Chou Qi'?!"

"Wasn't he a human?"

"What is happening, a Human was leading the Monster Race and Demon Race?"

"We were being used!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were furious.

No matter how powerful Nangong Mu was and even if he could kill Fang Zhengzhi, he was still a human. The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race would never allow for a human to lead them.

"Fang Zhengzhi, I can't believe that you are still trying to sow dissent before your death. Did you purposely set a trap for me to kill Lin Yu so you can attain the trust from the rest? Or do you think the Monster Race and Demon Race are all fools?" Nangong Mu's voice broke off the commotion amongst the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race while a hand gradually appeared from the tree branches of the red Tree of God.

It was a horrifying scene.

However, that caused the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race who were initially talking amongst themselves to quieten down.

"Yes, Fang Zhengzhi used the Shifting Forms technique of the Heavenly Rebirth Dao to kill Sir Lin Yu!"

"It was an accident for Sir 'Chou Qi'!"

"Fang Zhengzhi had always been a shameless brat, he is trying to sow dissent now, we almost fell for it!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race definitely did not believe in Fang Zhengzhi as he had done too much similar acts in the past.

"However, this tree indeed looks identical to the tree of the Nangong Nobles. How do you explain that?" One of the monsters who had taken part in the battle on the Heaven Zen Mountain asked.

"One is white and one is red, how are they identical?" Another monster defended.

"You are right, this is the Tree of God of the Nangong Nobles. However, this tree belongs to me, Chou Qi, now as Nangong Tian and Nangong Hao had both died in my hands!" Instead of denying, Nangong Mu clarified.

"I see!" Mu Xing and the other two Godly State experts nodded their heads.

After all, they knew about 'Chou Qi"s powers. He could forcefully obtain others' powers upon defeating them.

"Since the Monster deities and demon deities have all acknowledged, there shouldn't be a problem!"

"Yes, that's right, Nangong Mu had died in the battle on the Heaven Zen Mountain long ago. Only Nangong Tian and Nangong Hao stayed alive. However, Nangong Hao was severely injured so Sir 'Chou Qi' killed them and seized their powers with the breath of death!"

"So Sir 'Chou Qi' killed Nangong Mu and Nangong Hao!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race finally believed 'Chou Qi' after the three Godly State experts nodded their heads.

Of course, be it the Godly State experts or the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race, they had a common reason to believe as it was the best choice.

The reason was simple…

With their skill levels, they were still unable to match up to "Chou Qi".

Since they were unable to match up to him, the best choice was to believe him.

"So you are indeed not admitting?" Fang Zhengzhi had expected that to happen when he saw Nangong Mu put on his black cloak again.

He wanted to say, 'I will beat you until you admit it'.

However…

He could not do it!

He did not have his Traceless sword with him and could not even cut the tree branches of the Tree of God, therefore, how could he possibly hurt Nangong Mu?

He felt helpless.

As there was no point in him continuing with the argument.

However, fortunately, Fang Zhengzhi did not have high hopes too as, after all, the only purpose of making that comment was to inform Mu Qingfeng and Mo Shanshi.

As for whether they chose to believe him, it was obvious.

Of course, they believed him!

"Fang Zhengzhi, are you very sure that 'Chou Qi' is Nangong Mu?" Mo Shanshi's voice was heard at this moment.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi was speechless. "Valley Master Mo, don't think I will not dare to hit you just because you are more Senior. Is that even a question?"

"Hit me? Sure, but you have to defeat Nangong Mu first!" Instead of getting infuriated by Mo Shanshi's words, he said matter-of-factly.

"Pavilion Master Mu, is there any way for me to destroy this tree?" Fang Zhengzhi ignored Mo Shanshi and turned to Mu Qingfeng who was deep in thought.

"I don't have much understanding about the Tree of God…" Mu Qingfeng shook his head and sighed, "In fact, I have heard the majority of the information regarding the Tree of God from another person, but…"

"But what?"

"She is already dead…"

"Dead?"

"Yes, she was the ex-Tower Master of the Ling Yun Tower!"

"Ling Yun Tower?!"

"Yes, I believe that she had recorded some of the information about the Tree of God in the Ling Yun Tower but unfortunately, I did not have a chance to take a look at them."

"…" Fang Zhengzhi was speechless.

So he had wasted his time but obtained nothing out of the conversation. Unless he could tell Nangong Mu to wait here for him until he finished checking the information in the Ling Yun Tower?

"No need for all these troubles, it's only a tree, we still have four members, four versus one, we stand a chance to win!" Yan Qianli was evidently confident.

"Yes, let's attack!" Ping Yang was also extremely excited.

"Attack? What the…" Before Fang Zhengzhi could finish his sentence, Yan Qianli and Ping Yang had charged forward.

Evidently, Ping Yang gained her confidence with Yan Qianli.

However, it was not the correct time to feel confident now.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

A few red branches moved when Yan Qianli and Ping Yang charged forward and they stabbed towards the two of them.

"Pavilion Master Mu, is there any other way out from here?" Cold sweat trickled down Fang Zhengzhi's forehead. He shouted towards his back as he wrapped Yan Qianli and Ping Yang with his Heavenly Rebirth Dao.

"What?" Mu Qingfeng could not react in time.

"I asked, is there any other way out from here!"

"Way? I… I am not sure." Mu Qingfeng was being honest as he was really not sure. In fact, according to what he had checked out earlier on, there should no longer be any way out.

However, the six people who left earlier on had yet to return.

By right, if there was no way out, the six of them should return. It was rather strange since they have yet to return even though a long time had elapsed.

"Not sure?!" Fang Zhengzhi wanted to curse.

"Yes, there is a cliff behind us but it is a cliff that is connected to the sky!" Mu Qingfeng described what he had seen earlier on during his expedition.

"Cliff?" Just as Fang Zhengzhi was about to continue asking, he realized he could not continue as both Yan Qianli and Ping Yang had been pushed to their limits.

Although Fang Zhengzhi had used the Heavenly Rebirth Dao to change Yan Qianli and Ping Yang's positions to help them avoid several attacks of the tree branches, Fang Zhengzhi was perspiring as the number of tree branches kept increasing.

No.

If the battle continued on, they would definitely die.

Fang Zhengzhi could tell that Nangong Mu did not have the intention to kill Yan Qianli and Ping Yang right away. In fact, he seemed to be creating a cage.

A cage to trap Yan Qianli and Ping Yang inside.

The purpose was to…

Force Fang Zhengzhi to rescue them and end up being trapped inside the cage too.

What should be done?

If he attacked, he definitely would not be able to win.

If he retreated, a cliff was waiting for him!

Moreover, there was a big group of disciples of the Human Alliance at his back and they were not fast at escaping at all.

For some reason, Fang Zhengzhi felt like he returned to the Three Kingdoms period in his past life. Liu Bei faced danger in the Jingzhou state and was chased after by Cao Cao but Liu Bei could not advance because he was leading tens of thousands of people.

'Am I in Liu Bei's position now?!'

'But where's my 'Zhao Zi Long'? Where's my advisor Zhuge Liang? And where's my Guan Yunchang and my good brother Zhang Yide?' 1

Wait a minute!

'I don't think I am Liu Bei!'

'I am Xiang Yu, the Xiang Yu who was ambushed from all directions.'

However, my Yu Ji 2 …

Fang Zhengzhi looked at Ping Yang in front of him and the nervous Wu Yuer behind him before his gaze fell on Yun Qingwu.

Eh?

I really seem to have a Yu Ji!

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Chapter 1009: Intimacy

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Fang Zhengzhi always liked a line of a poem, 'The memory of Xiang Yu is cherished to this day because he chose to die instead of crossing the East of the Changjiang River after his defeat.' 1

Although there was nothing worthy of debate or investigation for this line of the poem, it was uncertain if Xiang Yu could rise to power again after he had made it through the East area of the Changjiang River.

After all, in that era, Liu Bang had an obvious advantage in the battle.

However, there was something that he was sure about.

Xiang Yu was a heroic figure but because his entire life had been very smooth-sailing, it was very difficult for him to accept reality after a huge setback and make a comeback.

Fang Zhengzhi, on the other hand, was different…

Setbacks were normal for him.

Escaping was even more normal.

As the saying went, a man should be flexible.

Xiang Yu and Yu Ji's story had ever since remained as a legend.

Fang Zhengzhi did not have a real Yu Ji but there was someone who could act as Yu Ji. That person was none other than Yun Qingwu.

It was difficult for him to comprehend it.

But it could be easily concluded in four words.

Live and die together.

"Pavilion Master Mu, leave with the disciples of the Human Alliance first and let Yun Qingwu stay," said Fang Zhengzhi to Mu Qingfeng as he forcefully pulled Ping Yang and Yan Qianli back.

"Leave first?!" Mu Qingfeng was evidently shocked.

"Yes, immediately, right now, go and verify if there is really no way out of here!" Fang Zhengzhi was running out of time to explain to Mu Qingfeng.

"Alright… but, Yun Qingwu…" Mu Qingfeng wanted to ask a question as he could not understand what was the purpose of letting Yun Qingwu stay if the Human Alliance retreated.

However, Mu Qingfeng swallowed his words.

That was because the only thing he could do right now was to trust Fang Zhengzhi. After all, apart from trusting him, the Human Alliance had no other choice.

"Retreat!" A command was made.

The disciples of the Human Alliance looked at each other in confusion.

Wasn't there no way out?

Where could they retreat to?

Unless he wanted them to jump off the cliff together?!

"What are all of you waiting for? Run!" Mo Shanshi was much more straight to the point as compared to Mu Qingfeng. Moreover, when he said that…

He ran!

Yes, Mo Shanshi ran!

He ran especially fast and did not look back at all.

Mu Qingfeng was speechless but he had to thank Mo Shanshi for doing that because after the disciples of the Human Alliance saw Mo Shanshi run, they finally reacted.

Run!

If Mo Shanshi ran, then why were they still staying behind?

All of the disciples of the Human Alliance ran towards the cliff behind them crazily.

"Valley Master Mo… runs at such a high speed!" Fang Zhengzhi exclaimed when he saw Mo Shanshi leading the Human Alliance.

The current situation required Fang Zhengzhi to be flexible.

That was because Nangong Mu was at the peak of his powers. He had fused with the Tree of God and had three Godly State experts and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race supporting him.

Judging from this situation, Fang Zhengzhi had a very low chance of winning.

It was like a monster king taking a bet with a monster, whoever who lost would die. The outcome was that the Monster King had lost.

However, will the Monster King really die?

If anyone believed that, then that person was really too naive.

Fang Zhengzhi was facing the same predicament. Nangong Mu was too powerful and was powerful enough to fight against the four of them. Moreover, he had the Godly State experts and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race supporting him.

Lose?

How naive!

Moreover…

There was no meaning for him to go against Nangong Mu as the person who had made the agreement with Fang Zhengzhi was Nangong Mu and not "Chou Qi"

After Fang Zhengzhi knew the true identity of Nangong Mu, he knew that the agreement of the competition would not be followed as it was a huge scam.

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race would never listen to a human.

This could be seen from the reaction of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race when Fang Zhengzhi pointed out Nangong Mu's identity. The grudges between races could not be resolved in days.

The agreement between Nangong Mu and Fang Zhengzhi…

Had too many loopholes!

"Don't let them run!"

"Chase!"

"Chase and kill all of them!"

As they saw the Human Alliance run away, the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race begun to move as it was impossible for them to sit back and watch.

Under the leadership of a few Monster Kings, the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race charged towards the Human Alliance furiously.

"Freeze, or else I will kill Yun Qingwu!" Fang Zhengzhi moved behind Yun Qingwu. With one hand around Yun Qingwu's throat, he pulled her towards his body.

"Young lord!"

"Young Empress!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were shocked.

However, they did not stop but went around Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu. Meanwhile, they looked at Nangong Mu in unison.

As they were chasing after the Human Alliance, they were also waiting for Nangong Mu's commands as he was their commander.

Yun Qingwu had made it clear outside the black stone palace.

"Haha, Fang Zhengzhi, I can't believe you are using the same tactic again. How silly are you to be using the same tactic you had used earlier on when you were outside?" Yun Qingwu's throat was being restrained and her body was lying unnaturally in Fang Zhengzhi's chest but she did not panic.

Ping Yang, Yan Qianli and Yan Xiu were also forcefully pulled towards Fang Zhengzhi. They stared at him and could not understand why he was using Yun Qingwu to threaten the Monster Race and Demon Race again.

Was it useful?

If it was useful, the Monster Race and Demon Race would have retreated outside the black stone palace.

Why would they wait until now?

"Fang Zhengzhi, you are trying to threaten me with Young Lord? You don't seem to remember what I said previously, I will only try to save Young Lord but I will not be threatened by you!" said Nangong Mu.

"I know, I won't be able to threaten you with Yun Qingwu, but what if I used the entire humankind?" Fang Zhengzhi did not release Yun Qingwu despite Nangong Mu's words.

"What do you mean?" Nangong Mu's eyes were red.

"Nangong Mu, consider this, do you really want to make a command to kill all the Human Alliance? Do you think you would have fulfilled your mission if you did that? I know what you want, I will stay back with Yun Qingwu, how about that?" Fang Zhengzhi pointed at his chest as he said.

"You will stay back with Yun Qingwu?" Hearing this, Nangong Mu's other arm slowly stretched out from the red Tree of God.

"That's right, don't you want to save Yun Qingwu? I can stay back, Yun Qingwu can also stay back, this is the best opportunity for you to save her!" said Fang Zhengzhi.

Saving Yun Qingwu…

Fang Zhengzhi knew that Nangong Mu's purpose was not to do that.

However, he also knew that Nangong Mu would not be able to kill the entire Human Alliance as if he would have already taken action if he really wanted to do that.

He did not take action!

That meant that Nangong Mu was unable to kill the entire humankind.

In fact, Fang Zhengzhi only realized that after he saw Nangong Mu's real appearance.

Nangong Mu wanted to become the leader of humankind and fulfill the uncompleted mission of the Nangong Nobles, therefore, how would he kill the entire humankind?

Fang Zhengzhi was taking a bet.

He was betting that Nangong Mu would definitely release the Human Alliance.

Of course, Nangong Mu needed a reason to release the Human Alliance, and Fang Zhengzhi had already given Nangong Mu the reason to do so. It was none other than Yun Qingwu.

'The memory of Xiang Yu is cherished to this day because he chose to die instead of crossing the East of the Changjiang River after his defeat.'

Fang Zhengzhi made a similar decision as Xiang Yu and chose to stay behind and face death with Yun Qingwu, hoping that "Han Xin" would be able to release the Human Alliance.

"Sir 'Chou Qi', Young Lord is…"

"We hope Sir Chou Qi can save Young Lord from the Human Alliance!"

"Please save Young Lord, Sir 'Chou Qi'!"

The Monster Race and Demon Race were moved as all of them were hoping that Yun Qingwu was able to return to the Monster Race and Demon Race to lead them again.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you seemed to have forgotten about something!" Nangong Mu clenched his fists when he saw the Human Alliance retreat.

"No!" Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.

"How do I believe you?" asked Nangong Mu again.

"You only can choose to believe me," said Fang Zhengzhi.

It was a retarded conversation. Apart from Fang Zhengzhi and Nangong Mu, the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race stared at each other and could not understand Fang Zhengzhi.

However, Fang Zhengzhi knew what Nangong Mu was asking for.

It was none other than Yun Qingwu…

Nangong Mu needed an excuse to save the Human Alliance but he did not need Yun Qingwu to return to the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race to lead.

Therefore, Nangong Mu wanted Yun Qingwu, a dead Yun Qingwu.

"Shameless brat, what are you two talking about?" Ping Yang clearly did not understand their conversation and asked.

"Leave first." Fang Zhengzhi did not answer Ping Yang's question.

"What?! THe martial arts competition hasn't even ended, how can I leave?" Ping Yang was confused.

"Princess, Your Highness, let's listen to Fang Zhengzhi and leave first." Yan Qianli disrupted Ping Yang as he knew that Fang Zhengzhi would definitely take this risky step after fighting with Nangong Mu.

Retreat!

It was extremely risky to retreat now!

In fact, it was way riskier to retreat than to attack as Fang Zhengzhi could definitely drag on further until the Human Alliance fought with the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race and choose to leave when everything was in a mess.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did not choose to do that. That meant that Fang Zhengzhi had the thought of leading the Human Alliance.

Therefore, why would Yan Qianli continue to suspect Fang Zhengzhi's intention?

Even though he did not understand, he would comply. This was the determination of an iron-blooded soldier, a soldier who was born and lived in the battlefield.

"Grandfather, leave first!" said Yan Xiu.

"No, Yan Qianli, you are not only the friend of Fang Zhengzhi but also the descendant of the Yan family. You are a soldier! Now, you have to follow Fang Zhengzhi's commands!" Yan Qianli knew what his grandson was thinking about but he also knew that Fang Zhengzhi had his reason of letting them leave first.

"Grandfather…"

"Xiu, leave first, trust me!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yan Xiu. He knew that Yan Xiu would not leave but he could not let Yan Xiu stay beside him.

"We will die together!" Yan Xiu was determined.

"We will live together!" Fang Zhengzhi was also determined.

"We can live?"

"We have to give it a shot."

"Alright, understood." Yan Xiu stopped probing further as he already knew the answer. Without hesitation, he turned and ran towards the back.

"…" Ping Yang widened her eyes.

Didn't the two of them say they will live and die together, so why did Yan Xiu run so quickly?

"Wait for me!" Ping Yang shouted and wanted to catch up.

"Ping Yang, wait." Something struck Fang Zhengzhi and the Heavenly Rebirth Dao moved in his hand before he dragged Ping Yang back.

"…" Ping Yang looked extremely confused. She had finally made the decision to run and Fang Zhengzhi pulled her back again?

What was he doing?

However, if Fang Zhengzhi called her back, could there be something interesting for her to do?

Thinking about that made her thrilled!

"Did you call me back because you don't bear to let me go, or did you realize how intelligent I am and need my help?" Ping Yang asked in anticipation.

"Oh, I don't need your intelligence, I only need your Blazing Qilin Spear." Fang Zhengzhi said calmly as he looked at Ping Yang.

"…" Ping Yang stared at Fang Zhengzhi.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi also stared at Ping Yang.

Silence.

Dead silence.

Then, the Blazing Qilin Spear which was glowing in red was thrown towards Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang ran away pouting angrily.

"Are we not giving chase?" Mu Xing and the other two Godly State experts looked at Nangong Mu.

"Wait." Nangong Mu replied with one word.

"…" The three Godly State experts could not understand but kept silent after thinking about how Lin Yu died.

At this moment, Yun Qingwu leaned closer to Fang Zhengzhi's chest unexpectedly and placed her mouth beside Fang Zhengzhi's ear.

"Do you want to die with me?" Yun Qingwu's soft voice was heard. She intentionally lowered her volume so that only Fang Zhengzhi could hear her.

"Haha…" Fang Zhengzhi smiled and leaned towards Yun Qingwu's ear. "Dream on!"

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Chapter 1010: The Complete Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven

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Yun Qingwu's body shook.

She had gone closer to Fang Zhengzhi so that others would not hear her. However, what Fang Zhengzhi did make her feel strange.

Did he do that on purpose?

Yun Qingwu shook her head quickly.

That was because she knew how much Fang Zhengzhi hated her and would not initiate that intimate move. Moreover, based on her speculation, both she and Fang Zhengzhi will not have a chance of surviving.

That was Yun Qingwu's speculation.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi felt Yun Qingwu's body shake and realized that his action was too intimate.

Why did he go so close to Yun Qingwu?

Something was wrong!

He should have hated her!

Fang Zhengzhi looked at the dazzling face of Yun Qingwu and the blush on her face, his hand pulled Yun Qingwu towards his chest uncontrollably.

Instantly, Yun Qingwu's body was touching Fang Zhengzhi.

"What are you looking at, you are now my servant!" Fang Zhengzhi pretended to be nonchalant and did not bother looking at Yun Qingwu's expression.

Yun Qingwu fell silent surprisingly.

Without any resistance or speaking any words, she behaved as though she gave in to her identity as a servant and laid in Fang Zhengzhi's chest.

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race who were at a distance away could not see the "interaction" between Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu. They thought they saw Fang Zhengzhi coercing Yun Qingwu.

"Detestable!"

"How could he do this to Young Lord!"

"If I catch him, I will cut him up into pieces!"

The Monster Race and Demon Race idolized Yun Qingwu like a God. Therefore, how would they tolerate how she was caught by a "thief" and humiliated in such a manner?

Unfortunately…

They could not match up to Fang Zhengzhi.

This made them feel helpless as no matter how much they wanted to save Yun Qingwu, they did not dare to move without Nangong Mu's commands.

Time flew by quickly.

Soon, all the people of the Human Alliance, including Wu Yuer and Mu Qingfeng, had dispersed and disappeared from the sight of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

Only Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu were left being trapped inside the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

"Fang Zhengzhi, now the Human Alliance had left, should you hand over the things that I wanted now?" said Nangong Mu.

"Now that you are a tree, can you still run faster than me?" Fang Zhengzhi asked back.

"I think so." Nangong Mu was not surprised by Fang Zhengzhi's question and replied expressionlessly.

"Then give it a shot…"

Boom!

Before Fang Zhengzhi could finish his sentence, countless blood-red tree branches came out of the ground beneath Fang Zhengzhi's feet.

Or rather, those were not tree branches.

They were roots!

The roots underground.

"So there is really something called roots…" Fang Zhengzhi looked surprised but did not stop.

He dodged them at an extremely fast speed.

Just as he was continuously dodging while carrying Yun Qingwu, the tree roots that came out of the ground formed a gigantic "birdcage".

"We can't escape…" Yun Qingwu's voice could be heard.

"But I don't want to die together with you," replied Fang Zhengzhi right away. He was telling the truth as he had many other things to do.

For example, he had yet to get a room full of pearls for Ping Yang. He also had yet to lose his virginity after arriving in this world.

Besides that…

He wanted to find out about something.

If Chi Guyan could wake up?

"Some things can't be accomplished even if you want to." Yun Qingwu did not bother too much about life and death.

Moreover…

She knew who Fang Zhengzhi's opponent was.

Nangong Mu!

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race decided to believe Nangong Mu but Yun Qingwu chose to believe Fang Zhengzhi.

This was somewhat unbelievable.

However, that was the truth. Furthermore, not only did Yun Qingwu know that Fang Zhengzhi's opponent was Nangong Mu, but she also knew that Nangong Mu had gained control of the power of the Tree of God.

"So you want to die here?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"What can I do even if I didn't want to?" Yun Qingwu smiled bitterly.

"I don't believe that you can't figure out what Nangong Mu's intention is. Unless you want the Monster Race and Demon Race to be used by Nangong Mu?" said Fang Zhengzhi.

"Are you planning to ask me for help?"

"Tell me everything you know about the Tree of God. If the Ling Yun Tower has records, "An Ancient Handwritten Letter" definitely will have records too!" Fang Zhengzhi would definitely not forget what type of person Yun Qingwu was.

In fact, when Mu Qingfeng said that the ex-Tower Master knew about the Tree of God, he had already confirmed that another person who was aware of it too.

The person was none other than Yun Qingwu…

That was because Yun Qingwu was the Demon Young Lord and she had read all of the historical books and Art of Qimen 1 in this world.

If Chi Guyan was to be likened to a library for the art of war, Yun Qingwu would definitely be a collection of all the books for formations, tactics and History.

Talking about the breadth of knowledge, if Yun Qingwu said she was second in the world, nobody would dare to say that he or she was the first.

"Haha…" Yun Qingwu suddenly laughed bitterly. She was laughing until her body shook.

After she finished laughing, she said something to Fang Zhengzhi.

"Dream on!"

Boom!

Boom!

Bolts of blood-red thunder struck on the ground. Meanwhile, the tree roots that were surrounding Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu gradually got closer and the area shrank continuously.

"There's no point for us to keep dragging this on, tell me what you know and I can leave with you, how about that?" Fang Zhengzhi could no longer dodge the attacks around him completely.

He had to start using the Blazing Qilin Spear to block the attacks.

Fortunately, the Blazing Qilin Spear was sufficiently sharp and along with the flames, it was able to withstand the attack of the tree branches for a short while.

However, it was only for a short while.

Seriously?

Did he make the wrong assumption and Yun Qingwu was already ready to face death?

Apart from using Yun Qingwu to assure Nangong Mu, the main reason Fang Zhengzhi made Yun Qingwu stay with him was to give himself an alternative escape route.

As the ancient saying went, as long as two parties had a common interest, even if they were enemies, they could become allies temporarily.

Fang Zhengzhi deliberately revealed Nangong Mu's identity and had a "conversation" with him in order to tell Yun Qingwu that both Yun Qingwu and himself were like grasshoppers on a string.

Nangong Mu would definitely kill her.

Therefore, by right, Yun Qingwu should be on Fang Zhengzhi's side. However, he did not expect Yun Qingwu to make the decision to die with him.

"I am your servant, I won't make any comments no matter how you bully me," said Yun Qingwu calmly.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi was speechless.

"This sentence came from you, do you think I will believe you? After you make use of me, I am still your servant, I think it would be unrealistic for me to… die together with you."

"You mean you know how to deal with the Tree of God?" At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up and asked Yun Qingwu Instead of answering her.

"Yes, I do." Yun Qingwu nodded.

"State your deal." Fang Zhengzhi was straight to the point.

"I will not make a deal with shameless people anymore." Yun Qingwu shook her head.

"In order to show that I'm sincere about it, I will tell you where the Demon Lord is, how about that?" Fang Zhengzhi threw his trump card after a while of hesitation.

The reason he decided to say was not that he wanted to put the Northern Mountain Village at danger but rather because he knew that Yun Qingwu had no more power to command the Demon troops attack the Northern Mountain Village.

Or in other words…

Fang Zhengzhi would not give her the chance to do so.

"I know where Dad is." Yun Qingwu took a glance at Fang Zhengzhi.

"You know?" Fang Zhengzhi was surprised.

"I knew it when you revealed your identity as Fang Zhengzhi. Dad is definitely in the Northern Mountain Village," replied Yun Qingwu without hesitation.

"Alright, let's change a deal. I had promised the Demon Lord to let him live for two years' time, now, I will release him back to the Blood Shadow City, how about that?" Fang Zhengzhi did not bother denying.

That was because he knew that Yun Qingwu was so intelligent that she would definitely figure out that the Demon Lord was in the Northern Mountain Village after knowing Fang Zhengzhi's identity.

Yun Qingwu fell silent.

Fang Zhengzhi knew that Yun Qingwu was deep in thought. Although some people may not prioritize their family members, Yun Qingwu regarded them extremely seriously.

With regards to this…

Yun Qingwu and Fang Zhengzhi were similar.

Of course, Yun Qingwu was not a human but the mixed-blood of monster and demon.

"You should know that if I died here, the Demon Lord will definitely not be able to survive. Nangong Mu will also definitely not allow him to survive, and your mother, the Monster Lord…"

"I can tell you how to deal with the Tree of God, however, I have another condition for you on top of the release of my dad." Yun Qingwu clenched her fist and looked extremely determined.

"Speak." Fang Zhengzhi was happy.

"After you escape, I don't want anyone else but you to kill me. Then, bury my body with my Guqin under the 'Cang Ling Mountain'. Do not write my full name but just the word 'Wu'. Every year during the Qingming Festival, you have to burn a piece of ancient music for me." Yun Qingwu looked like she was pleading towards the end of her sentence.

"You are not requesting me to let you off?"

"No." Yun Qingwu shook her head.

"Why?"

"That's an impossible wish… you will not let me off and neither will the Human Alliance. I don't want to be kept in captive for my entire life, I only wish to die in your hands." Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi calmly.

Fang Zhengzhi's body shook.

If he was Yun Qingwu, he would definitely ask to be released and he knew that his opponent would agree.

But why didn't Yun Qingwu ask for that?

Was it because she knew that he would not release her?

Fang Zhengzhi's loosened his grip on Yun Qingwu strangely but he soon tightened his grip again.

That was right…

He would not!

Be it himself or the Human Alliance, nobody would let Yun Qingwu off or let her remain as a major threat.

Even if he did not kill Yun Qingwu, he would give her a lifetime imprisonment.

Generations after generations…

Yun Qingwu did not want to live like that, therefore she brought up the request to die in Fang Zhengzhi's hand.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did not understand why Yun Qingwu wanted her body to be buried under the Cang Ling Mountain and requested for him to not carve her full name on her tombstone.

Was the simple world 'Wu' Yun Qingwu's entire "life"?

"Do you promise?" Yun Qingwu's voice disrupted Fang Zhengzhi's train of thought.

"Alright, I promise." Fang Zhengzhi stabbed the Blazing Qilin Spear in his hand forward as he saw the impenetrable tree branches.

Instantly, the raging flames made a small hole in the tree branches and caused the tree branches to break apart.

"According to what was recorded in "An Ancient Handwritten Letter", the Tree of God was personally planted by Emperor Yan." Yun Qingwu smiled heartenedly when Fang Zhengzhi made the promise and continued, "However, this seed was not created by Emperor Yan."

"Was it Mother Earth?" Fang Zhengzhi made a guess.

"It was passed by Mother Earth to Emperor Yan but the seed was not created by Mother Earth. It was plucked by her."

"Plucked by her?"

"Yes, "An Ancient Handwritten Letter" did not record the location in which Mother Earth had plucked the seed of the Tree of God but there was a record about some speculations."

"Speculations?" Fang Zhengzhi was shocked.

There were "speculations" in an ancient book. That meant that there was no evidence to prove this incident.

Of course, that was expected.

After all, the history of the ancient times was so long that it could only backtrack to the era of Yan Huang. Anything before that would be too ancient.

"Hmm, "An Ancient Handwritten Letter" also speculated that Mother Earth's power originated from the Tree of God," continued Yun Qingwu as she nodded.

"This is related to how to deal with the Tree of God?" Fang Zhengzhi disrupted Yun Qingwu as the situation was so intense that a detailed story was not required.

"Yes, it is related."

"Then can you cut straight to the point?"

"Alright, you should remember that Mother Earth also left behind Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven, the Heaven Dao Sage Tablets, apart from the seed of the Tree of God," explained Yun Qingwu.

"Heaven Dao Sage Tablet, you mean?!" Fang Zhengzhi felt a sense of inspiration when he heard that but was unable to completely understand.

"Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven can control the power of the Tree of God!" Yun Qingwu went straight to the point.

"Hmm, you make sense but you forgot that I don't have the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven!" Fang Zhengzhi almost wanted to strangle Yun Qingwu when he said this.

What the f*ck!

She might as well have not said anything!

Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven…

'Give me the complete set of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven!'

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Chapter 1011: Combine the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven

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"You don't have them?" Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi with a strange expression. "If you really don't, then we can wait to die together."

"Of course not…" Fang Zhengzhi was emotionless but he added a sentence after that, "At least not the complete Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven."

"Then how many do you have?" asked Yun Qingwu.

"Uh…" Fang Zhengzhi hesitated. He was not afraid of saying the truth but he felt strange because Yun Qingwu was the one asking the question.

It felt like he had painstakingly saved some money secretly but was immediately busted by his wife.

He felt guilty.

Although they were not married and this feeling should not exist, most of the Maps of Access to Heaven that Fang Zhengzhi had come from Yun Qingwu.

Of course, another important reason was that the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven was too precious. It would easily cause trouble if someone else knew how many Maps of Access to Heaven he had.

The Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven was Fang Zhengzhi's biggest secret.

Yet now, he had to reveal this secret to Yun Qingwu, a person who used to be his enemy and the commander of the Monster Race and Demon Race, how would he not be worried?

However, thinking about the deal that Yun Qingwu brought up earlier on…

Fang Zhengzhi felt that he was overly cautious.

"My only wish is for you to kill me with your own hands and bury my body under the Cang Ling Mountain, carving the word "Wu" on the tombstone…"

For someone who was ready to die, even if she knew how many Maps of Access to Heaven Fang Zhengzhi had, how threatening could she be?

"Alright, I have…" Fang Zhengzhi thought about it. He received one on the Cang Ling Mountain, followed by thirteen from Yun Qingwu, nine from the Heaven Dao Pavilion, three which he had snatched from Yun Qingwu and finally, two more from Chou Qi. "I have 28 of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven."

"Indeed, the two maps of Chou Qi is with you." Yun Qingwu nodded her head and did not seem to be surprised.

"You know that Chou Qi is looking for the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven?" Fang Zhengzhi was slightly surprised.

Based on his understanding from Chou Qi, Yun Qingwu should not know the exact number of Maps of Access to Heaven Chou Qi had. Moreover, Yun Qingwu did not seem to be concerned about the collection of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven anymore.

Yet now, Yun Qingwu said she knew…

That meant that Chou Qi could be lying. Perhaps Yun Qingwu, unlike what Chou Qi had claimed, was actually concerned about the maps and had been looking for them all along.

Then could it be possible that Yun Qingwu still had some?

This was possible and in fact very probable. After all, it had been more than six months since the battle on the Heaven Zen Mountain.

Besides that, Fang Zhengzhi had always known that Yun Qingwu had made use of the 'Xuanji Sect' to control the Radiant Moon Empire and War Pinnacle Empire after the Godly State experts arrived.

Granted with these factors, it was not difficult for Yun Qingwu to obtain the remaining Maps of Access to Heaven.

"Do you still have the Maps of Access to Heaven with you?" At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"No, I don't." Yun Qingwu shook her head.

"No?" Fang Zhengzhi refused to believe her.

"There are only 36 Maps of Access to Heaven and you have 28 of them. That means you are only lacking eight…" Instead of answering Fang Zhengzhi, Yun Qingwu seemed to be deep in thought. "Although 28 Maps of Access to Heaven are insufficient to defend against the Tree of God, they could be used to help you escape."

"Used? How?" Although Fang Zhengzhi did not believe that Yun Qingwu had no maps with her, he forcefully suppressed his doubts when he heard the next sentence said by Yun Qingwu.

That was because he never knew that the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven could be "used" as he had always thought that they were for viewing only.

Or perhaps…

Used to plot formations like what Yun Qingwu did in the past.

However, plotting formations was Fang Zhengzhi's forte. After all, the Law of formations were made possible through the developments in a battlefield.

The formations differed at different geographical locations.

So here came the question…

How to use them?

Use them by throwing them on Nangong Mu's face?

"There are various ways to use the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven, one of which is to use it as a form of distraction to plot your formation. However, it is not the best way to use it," explained Yun Qingwu.

"So what is the best way then?" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up. Did the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven really have other uses? Could it really be used to throw on his opponent's face?

"Combine the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven."

"Nonsense, how do I combine them if they are not complete?" Fang Zhengzhi was speechless.

"The Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven look the same but they are different. Each of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven comprises of different 'Daos' and realms, therefore, there is a sequence. If you are able to arrange them according to the sequence, even if you don't have the complete set, you can still form a portion of it," explained Yun Qingwu.

"Sequence? How do I know the sequence?" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up again. He could give it a shot if there was really a sequence.

It was as though he had received a map that was torn apart into 36 pieces. However, he could still piece together a part of the map with 28 pieces.

Although the roads would not be complete, he still could obtain some hints from it.

"It's difficult to tell the sequence of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven at one glance but if you can deduce from the Thirty-six Dippers, it is still possible," said Yun Qingwu.

"Thirty-six Dippers?" Of course, Fang Zhengzhi knew what that was.

However, the Thirty-six Dippers was a part of Astrology. There were too many different versions of it that it was impossible to master everything by reading some books.

In order to completely understand the core of the Thirty-six Dippers…

One had to do in-depth research.

Moreover, one would have to spend a long time doing in-depth research and be extremely patient.

Fang Zhengzhi was only so-so in terms of patience.

Although he understood the surface level of it, his knowledge was not in-depth. It was difficult for him to deduce the sequence of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven using the Thirty-six Dippers.

"Hmm." Yun Qingwu nodded.

"Then what?" Fang Zhengzhi asked impatiently.

"Then? Then it is your own business." Yun Qingwu looked extremely calm and looked like she was saying, 'I am only going to tell you everything I know'.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi was speechless.

He did not mind to act humble and re-learn. However, he had no time for that now.

Indeed, learning was important!

"You don't have much time, start now, you just have to combine the 28 pieces of the Maps of Access to Heaven together. It shouldn't be a difficult task to get out of here," reminded Yun Qingwu kindly as she saw how Fang Zhengzhi kept silent.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi remained silent.

Boom!

"…" Fang Zhengzhi remained silent. The roots of the tree spurted out from the ground and twined around Fang Zhengzhi's right leg, causing him to almost fall to the ground. Yun Qingwu who was beside him also fell and their faces collided with each other.

It looked somewhat intimate.

However, Fang Zhengzhi had no mood to enjoy that as the "birdcage" made by Nangong Mu had shrunk so much that it was almost impossible for him to dodge the strikes.

No!

He would definitely die if he continued delaying!

What should be done?

He didn't know the Thirty-six Dippers…

Wait a minute!

Someone should know!

Yun Qingwu!

Fang Zhengzhi was aware that Yun Qingwu was very proficient in terms of her knowledge on the Art of Qimen. He knew that when he first went to Yun Qingwu's boat.

Yun Qingwu must be the person who knew the Thirty-six Dippers the best in the world.

She was a talented lady.

However, this talented woman was mixed blood of the monster and demon race. Moreover, she was the Young Lord who was respected by the Monster Race and Demon Race and an enemy that Fang Zhengzhi had to be wary of.

"Do you know the Thirty-six Dippers?" Although Fang Zhengzhi knew that Yun Qingwu would definitely know, he could not hold in his question.

"A little," said Yun Qingwu without denying.

"So you can deduce the sequence of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven, right?" asked Fang Zhengzhi again.

"Yes, but are you willing to hand the Maps of Access to Heaven over to me? Aren't you afraid that I will run away with them?" Radiance flashed across Yun Qingwu's eyes and she blushed because she was too close to Fang Zhengzhi.

She dazzled the entire nation when she turned and smiled.

Fang Zhengzhi had never seen such a beautiful "scenery" before. His heart fluttered when Yun Qingwu blushed.

Yun Qingwu's beauty was not the beauty when she turned and smiled.

In fact, Yun Qingwu gave off a feeling as though she was the red in the black ink painting. She was eye-catching but elegant.

Fang Zhengzhi clenched his fist.

Yun Qingwu…

Although she was beautiful, she was so terrifying that nobody could guess what she was thinking of.

It was like a mystery that one would like to solve.

However, after one solved it, one would realize that there were more mysteries behind it. There could even be a knife in the mystery, a knife that was capable of killing.

Fang Zhengzhi did not want to guess what was going on in Yun Qingwu's mind as he could not possibly do that.

However, whatever Yun Qingwu said was very practical.

Like what Yun Qingwu mentioned, Fang Zhengzhi knew that she had a deep understanding of the Thirty-six Dippers, however, would he really bear to hand over 28 of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven to her?

What if…

She really fled without Fang Zhengzhi?

Even if she did not flee without Fang Zhengzhi, would Fang Zhengzhi still be able to control her like now?

If she had the power to escape the control of the Tree of God, she would definitely be able to escape from Fang Zhengzhi's control.

This was a dilemma that Fang Zhengzhi had never faced before.

If he did not give her the maps, he would die.

If he did, he would die too.

"Apart from using the Thirty-six Dippers to deduce the sequence of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven, are there any other methods?" asked Fang Zhengzhi after pondering over it and added, "You know that I will definitely hand over the Maps of Access to Heaven to you."

"I know…" Yun Qingwu was not surprised but she looked disappointed. "I thought we were already a team."

"…" Fang Zhengzhi's heart fluttered.

He could see the disappointment in Yun Qingwu's eyes. It was an expression that never appeared on her before and she looked like she was the Meng Jiangnv who cried the Great Wall down 1 .

Wait.

An endless wait.

Yet, she was ultimately disappointed.

Fang Zhengzhi suddenly felt that perhaps Yun Qingwu would not trick him. Perhaps Yun Qingwu really wanted to fight alongside with him.

However, he negated this thought quickly as his opponent was Yun Qingwu.

A woman whom he could not understand.

"Speak, you must have other ways." Fang Zhengzhi clenched his teeth. At this point in time, he had no choice but to sound extremely harsh.

Yun Qingwu raised her head.

She looked quietly at Fang Zhengzhi. They were so close to each other that Fang Zhengzhi could feel the warmth in Yun Qingwu's breath.

"You want both the Demon Lord and Monster Lord to die?" Fang Zhengzhi's heart fluttered again but he suppressed that feeling and reminded Yun Qingwu.

"There are no other ways, but…"

"But what?"

"There is another way which does not require you to pass the Maps of Access to Heaven to me." Yun Qingwu said after hesitating.

"What is it?" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up and he rejoiced secretly to himself. Indeed, Yun Qingwu's words could not be trusted.

"It's simple, you just have to put me inside the black-golden box containing the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven and I will be able to combine the Maps of Access to Heaven for you. Once I'm done, you can use it."

"Put you inside the black-golden box?" Fang Zhengzhi was stunned for a moment but soon figured it out.

If he put Yun Qingwu in the black-golden box, he would still have control of the Maps of Access to Heaven and all that Yun Qingwu could do was to help Fang Zhengzhi to combine the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven.

However, the black-golden box did not belong to a standalone Small Dimension. Instead, it belonged to a completely sealed space.

To put it simply, it was impossible to breathe in the black-golden box.

In order to use the Thirty-six Dippers to deduce the sequence of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven within a limited time in a place without air…

How terrifyingly powerful must her state of mind be?

"Rest assured, I am confident about this but you have to remember your promise. If I die… you have to bury my body under the Cang Ling Mountain and burn a musical score for me every year on the Qingming Festival. If possible, I hope to hear… the "Guanglin San" played by you." Yun Qingwu's eyes looked desolated towards the last part of her sentence.

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Chapter 1012: Black Hair Turned White

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""Guangling San?"" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yun Qingwu's desolated eyes and the scene when they first met on the boat flashed across his mind.

Yun Qingwu was playing the "Guangling San" then.

An ancient piece that was almost discontinued…

Could he still remember it?

One could not tell the real situation as one was caught in it.

Fang Zhengzhi did not know what was going through Yun Qingwu's mind but he was slightly hesitant after listening to Yun Qingwu.

Perhaps his state of mind was not mature enough. Perhaps he should be more firm and not be affected by Yun Qingwu's expressions.

However…

How many men in this world could do that? To be unmoved at all by a dazzling lady's desolated expression?

Fang Zhengzhi hated Yun Qingwu.

However, he felt sad and unbearable to see Yun Qingwu die.

Should he hand over the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven to her so she did not have to take the risk?

After all, both of them ought to be fighting together.

'She won't lie to me, right?'

No!

'What if she did?!'

Fang Zhengzhi shook his head violently. He wanted to trust Yun Qingwu but once he remembered Yun Qingwu's identity, he could not help but to control his emotions.

After all, Yun Qingwu was the daughter of the Demon Lord and Monster Emperor. Even if she did not have the intention to trick Fang Zhengzhi, how would one be sure that she would disregard the Monster Race and Demon Race in her final decision?

It was too risky.

Once Yun Qingwu turned her back on him, the consequences would be grave.

Yun Qingwu…

If Yun Qingwu was not mixed blood of demon and monster, Fang Zhengzhi would have believed her. However, Yun Qingwu's identity caused her actions to be unpredictable.

After all, there are some things that Yun Qingwu were forced to do.

For example, there was nothing wrong with Yun Qingwu requesting to be killed after being caught by Fang Zhengzhi.

However, once Yun Qingwu had a chance, would she still request to be killed?

Even if Yun Qingwu was determined to die, how would she possibly leave the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race alone and let Nangong Mu take over the leadership by using "Chou Qi's" name?

Yes, he should not give Yun Qingwu a chance.

"Alright, after you combined the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven, I will let you out and I will leave with you." Fang Zhengzhi made up his mind.

He did not want to do this but he had no choice as Yun Qingwu was, after all, too dangerous.

"Hmm." Yun Qingwu nodded her head gently.

Without blaming him or feeling saddened, she acted as if she already knew that Fang Zhengzhi would make such a decision. She was as calm as a peaceful lake.

Without hesitation, Fang Zhengzhi decided to carry out the plan as he was running out of time.

Immediately, Yun Qingwu was kept into the black-golden box.

In the black-golden box were 28 Maps of Access to Heaven.

Such a turn of the event…

Naturally attracted the attention of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

"Where's Young Lord?!"

"What did Fang Zhengzhi do to Young Lord?"

"Did he teleport her to somewhere else? That's impossible. If he could do that, why didn't he escape?!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race could not understand.

However, the sudden disappearance of Yun Qingwu shocked them greatly as they had always hoped to get Yun Qingwu back from Fang Zhengzhi's hands.

"Fang Zhengzhi, return our Young Lord to us!" The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race could no longer hold in and attacked Fang Zhengzhi together.

Countless of arrows and spears shot at Fang Zhengzhi and some of them were shining with radiance.

This time, they clearly did not ask for Nangong Mu's permission as they clearly saw Yun Qingwu as their leader.

Fang Zhengzhi did not bother answering the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

However, the attack by the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race gave him some trouble. Although the arrows and spears could not injure him, it dazzled him slightly.

Moreover, because of his restricted movement due to the tree branches of the God of Tree, some of the arrows and spears landed in his body.

It was impossible for him to dodge.

Left with no choice, Fang Zhengzhi could only set up a light shield and forcefully block the attacks. However, because of that, he used up his strength more rapidly.

Thankfully, Fang Zhengzhi had sufficient Origin Energy in his Small Dimension.

He could still hold on for a little while.

However, Yun Qingwu's condition was obviously not very good.

As Fang Zhengzhi blocked the attacks by Nangong Mu and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race, Yun Qingwu's expression turned paler.

Thirty-six Dippers was an extremely rigorous skill to master, it was extremely difficult for one to deduce it calmly without breathing.

It was as though one had to solve an extremely complicated Mathematics question in a very noisy environment. Even if one could work it out, he would take much longer than usual.

Yun Qingwu was facing a much more difficult situation.

After all, breathing is one's instinct. If one was deprived of air for a long period of time, one might even go into a coma because of the lack of supply of oxygen to the brain.

It was no longer a question regarding whether Yun Qingwu was calm enough but rather a question on whether her body could take it.

"Can you make it? If not, what should we do?" Fang Zhengzhi could sense the situation in the black-golden box. Apart from turning pale, Yun Qingwu's body was trembling non-stop.

28 Maps of Access to Heaven floated in front of Yun Qingwu. She calmly stared at the maps and made gestures continuously with both of her hands.

Time flew by quickly.

How long could one last without air?

It was not a difficult question.

Moreover, Yun Qingwu's cultivation and Enlightenment State was not high. She was merely at the Star Conglomerate State and it was impossible for her to press on with her cultivation state.

Boom!

Boom!

Bolts of blood-red lightning struck from the sky.

Fang Zhengzhi continuously dodged the bolts of lightning while blocking the attacks of the arrows and spears from all directions with his light shield.

Meanwhile, the Blazing Qilin Spear in his hand rapidly slashed at the tree branches of the Tree of God. Flames lit up the sky with different colored radiance.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you can't last for long. Hand over what I want." Nangong Mu's voice could be heard but he did not stop attacking Fang Zhengzhi with the tree branches.

Instead of stopping, he attacked Fang Zhengzhi with even more branches.

The attack was endless.

The branches kept colliding with the Blazing Qilin Spear and this caused Fang Zhengzhi to perspire non-stop.

"Are you still not done?" As time passed, Fang Zhengzhi began to become anxious.

However, Yun Qingwu still continued her hand gestures and did not have any intention to combine the maps.

No!

Yun Qingwu looked like she was unable to last through!

Fang Zhengzhi could evidently sense the reduction in speed of Yun Qingwu's hand gestures. That meant that the deduction became more difficult towards the back.

Should he release her from the black-golden box?

If this continued…

Perhaps Yun Qingwu would really die.

At that moment, Yun Qingwu finally started to move. With one hand still making gestures, her other hand started to make some markings on the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven.

Multitasking?!

Yun Qingwu…

Had such a powerful state of mind!

Could she do it?

Fang Zhengzhi forcefully suppressed his urge to release Yun Qingwu as he still could not completely believe her.

"She's a mixed blood of the monster and demon race… I can't give her the Maps of Access to Heaven, once she has the chance, she would definitely flee with the Maps of Access to Heaven. I can't give her this chance… I definitely can't be merciful!" Fang Zhengzhi kept reminding himself.

That was because he had once trusted Yun Qingwu.

However…

Yun Qingwu tricked him!

As the saying went, once bitten twice shy, Fang Zhengzhi definitely had to be wary of Yun Qingwu.

Time continued to pass.

Yun Qingwu's body trembled more vigorously. The hand which she was making gestures with trembled and her other hand stopped touching the Maps of Access to Heaven.

However, she was still biting her lips and lasting on.

She did not send any signal for help. Even though she was already turning purple, she still continued her deduction with full attention.

"Drip, drip…"

Her sweat dripped down her face like rain and dripped on the floor of the black-golden box. Her white dress was also drenched in sweat.

The white dress stuck to Yun Qingwu's body and made her slim figure more obvious.

However, Fang Zhengzhi could not admire her figure.

He was shameless.

However, this was not the time for him to be shameless as he could feel the hardship Yun Qingwu was facing now even though she was his enemy.

"Yun Qingwu, why must you be Yun Qingwu? Why must you be mixed blood of monster and demon race? If you are not… perhaps we can really become friends…" Fang Zhengzhi clenched his fists and moved the Blazing Qilin Spear to vent his emotions through this torture.

It was a hilarious torture.

Yun Qingwu had definitely tricked him before and he did not have to worry for Yun Qingwu. In fact, he once felt the urge to kill Yun Qingwu.

However, at that moment, Fang Zhengzhi really felt that he was tortured.

It was a strange feeling of torture.

Perhaps it was because Yun Qingwu had landed in such a state because of him, or perhaps it was because Yun Qingwu's success or failure determined his life.

Yes…

What should he do if Yun Qingwu really does in the black-golden box?!

Without Yun Qingwu, how could he combine the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven, how could he even survive it?

Suddenly, this question struck Fang Zhengzhi.

That was right, in such a situation, he was indeed Yun Qingwu's ally. He would survive if Yun Qingwu succeeded and he would die if Yun Qingwu failed.

Fang Zhengzhi had never thought that his life would be tied with Yun Qingwu's. Moreover, his life depended on Yun Qingwu.

What a joke.

They were actually rivals.

Moreover, he had wanted to kill Yun Qingwu some time ago.

"No, I am a man, how can I depend on a woman to save my life?! Moreover, the woman who is saving me is the woman whom I will definitely kill!" Fang Zhengzhi's heart shuddered.

He felt that he had made the wrong decision. He should not have kept Yun Qingwu in the black-golden box. He should be the one doing the deduction if it was necessary.

Although he did not know the Thirty-six Dippers very well, he should have still given it a shot.

With his understanding of the "Law of Dao", perhaps he could find another way. He shoved this task to a woman without even trying.

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was thinking about that, Yun Qingwu, who was initially standing in the black-golden box, suddenly fell to her knees.

Was she dying?!

Fang Zhengzhi was shocked, he instinctively made the preparation to release Yun Qingwu from the black-golden box as he could not let her die. At least, he could not let her die like that.

If Yun Qingwu had to die, she should die under his sword.

Or else, it would not do justice to him.

Fang Zhengzhi was about to release Yun Qingwu when she suddenly stood up again.

She was trembling non-stop.

Evidently, she was struggling very hard and her lips turned slightly black. Her perspiration dripped on the ground like rain and formed a puddle.

Moreover…

Fang Zhengzhi saw how Yun Qingwu's hair turned from black to gray and to white like snow.

Her hair turned white in such a short period of time?!

This was a strange scene. Moreover, Yun Qingwu had only entered the black-golden box for less than 15 minutes.

Within such a short period of time…

Yun Qingwu's hair had turned completely white.

"Yun Qingwu, do you… really have to work till… such an extent?!" Fang Zhengzhi felt his heart ache. Then, he saw how Yun Qingwu began to touch the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven with both hands as though she was about to piece them together.

Wait!

He just had to wait for a little while more!

Yun Qingwu was almost going to succeed!

He just had to be merciless for a while longer and Yun Qingwu would be able to piece together the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven in the black-golden box. Then, he would be able to release her.

No!

Yun Qingwu was dying.

She was really about to die. She was already dehydrated. She would definitely die if he waited for a while longer.

"Ah!!! F*ck those tricks and f*ck being merciless, I am a man!" Fang Zhengzhi roared before he pressed his hands on the black-golden box. "Come out!"

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Correct?

Or wrong?

Fang Zhengzhi did not think about these questions as he had only one thought in mind. No matter what the outcome was and no matter what would happen in the future, at least for now…

He was unable to see Yun Qingwu die in front of him

That was because he was a man.

Buzz! At the instant Fang Zhengzhi pressed his hand on the black-golden box, Yun Qingwu's figure appeared in front of him.

Of course, apart from Yun Qingwu, there were the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven.

However, the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven had formed a silvery-white bright spot and scenes kept changing in that spot.

Mountains, rivers, flowers, trees, beasts, birds, flames, lightning…

Everything, all forms of life and nature seemed to be congregating rapidly, causing the silvery-white spot to shine more vibrantly.

"What's that?"

"Why did this radiance appear?!"

"Young Lord…"

"Look at Young Lord's hair!"

The sudden turn of the event caused the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race who had wanted Fang Zhengzhi to die to freeze in the spot and everyone stared in disbelief.

That was because Yun Qingwu had re-appeared.

Most importantly, Yun Qingwu's hair had turned as white as snow and was no longer the black fountain-like hair.

What was going on?

What happened to Yun Qingwu's hair?

Besides that, it was evident that Yun Qingwu's face was drained of color and her lips were terrifyingly purple, as though she had been poisoned.

"What on earth did Fang Zhengzhi do?"

"What did he do to Young Lord? Why did Young Lord suffer such severe injuries?"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were anxious and furious.

At this moment, the silvery-white radiance in Yun Qingwu's hands stopped moving and the scenery stopped changing too.

It was as though time had stopped at that moment.

The entire world quietness down and what was left was the silvery-white spot which slowly expanded and turned into a silvery-white object that looked like a scroll of painting.

Rumble!

Boom!

The sky turned dark with dark clouds and bolts of lightning struck across the sky, lighting up the sky and the scroll of painting.

It was a scroll of red and black painting.

At the center of the painting was a peaceful mirror-like lake that had occasional waves. There were tall mountains, trees, flowers and birds flying in the sky.

It was a scroll of painting that was "alive".

Be it the water surface, mountains, trees or birds, they were all alive. Roars were heard as the birds flew past the sky. Occasionally, a few of them walked out of the mountains and drank water from the lake.

Spat! Just as everyone's attention was fixed on the scroll of painting, Yun Qingwu's face turned red suddenly and spat out a mouth of blood.

"Blood from the heart?!" Fang Zhengzhi froze on the spot. He knew that when's energy was severely depleted, one would spit out blood from the heart.

That was what happened to Yun Qingwu.

Her hair turned white instantly.

The energy Yun Qingwu spent in the black-golden box was terrifying.

However, she still managed to do it.

With such an overwhelming pressure, she spent such a short time to successfully deduce the sequence of the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven and pieced them together.

His common sense told him that he should snatch the scroll of painting from Yun Qingwu immediately as it was the product after the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven were pieced together.

This scroll of painting was with Yun Qingwu.

What would the outcome be?

It was beyond imagination.

He wanted to snatch it but for some reason, he did not move. He stood on the spot quietly and observed how Yun Qingwu touched the scroll of painting.

Yun Qingwu touched it very carefully as if she was touching something she loved. Her face was extremely pale and her hair was white as snow.

However, Yun Qingwu did not seem to care about this.

At this moment, she only had the scroll of painting in mind. She was admiring it and ignored the blood that was spurting in the sky. She was admiring it silently and nothing seemed to distract her.

"What is Young Lord holding onto?!"

"That looks like a scroll of painting…"

"The painting is moving!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race stopped moving and attacking Fang Zhengzhi and fixed their gazes on Yun Qingwu.

"Could this be…" Nangong Mu's bloodshot eyes displayed a sense of shock when he saw the trees on the painting move in the wind.

At this moment, Yun Qingwu slowly turned her head around.

Then, she looked at Fang Zhengzhi. Her eyes were as beautiful and black as before and they were calm like water.

However, she could no longer last.

"Yun Qingwu, you…" Fang Zhengzhi saw how Yun Qingwu's body was falling to the ground and moved. Instead of snatching the scroll of painting from her, he supported Yun Qingwu's body and rested her head on his shoulder.

Yun Qingwu was drenched in sweat but Fang Zhengzhi did not care about that. He supported Yun Qingwu silently and warmed her ice-cold body with the warmth of his body.

Suddenly, Yun Qingwu smiled.

She showed a heartened smile as though she was enjoying the sunset.

It was warm and beautiful but it was already sunset.

Then, Yun Qingwu tightened her fists and grabbed onto the scroll of painting tightly before passing it to Fang Zhengzhi slowly.

"Finally, we… we can fight…"

"Yes, yes, we are fighting alongside each other." Fang Zhengzhi nodded strongly and passed his Origin Energy to Yun Qingwu.

"Thank you…"

"Why are you thanking me? I should be the one thanking you!"

"Hmm, you… are right, you should thank… thank me. Then can I… bring up a… another deal?"

"Speak!"

"I want to name… name this scroll… scroll of painting. I want to call it…"Guangling Painting", do… do you think it is okay?"

"Guangling Painting?!" Fang Zhengzhi's body froze. His tightened his fists again as he looked at the hopeful eyes of Yun Qingwu and nodded vigorously, "Alright, I will name it "Guangling Painting"!"

"I… I… really want to take… take another look…" Yun Qingwu's voice stopped as she had gradually closed her eyes.

Fang Zhengzhi stopped talking.

He could feel that Yun Qingwu's heart was still beating but her breath was extremely heavy, as though she wanted to gain back everything she had lost.

Yun Qingwu…

This woman!

After obtaining the "Guangling Painting", instead of returning to the Monster Race and Demon Race, she handed the "Guangling Painting" to Fang Zhengzhi in front of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race?

Fang Zhengzhi did not understand what was going on in Yun Qingwu's mind.

Was she silly?

Why didn't she escape by making use of this golden opportunity? If she had escaped, Fang Zhengzhi would not have the ability to give chase.

If Yun Qingwu used the "Guangling Painting" to escape from the Black Stone Palace and went back to the Great Swamp, she could make use of the remaining force of the Monster Emperor and the Monster Race and Demon Race to gain control of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race again.

Why didn't she do that?

Moreover, Yun Qingwu should be aware of the consequences she would face if she stayed behind.

Death!

Yes, when Fang Zhengzhi got hold of the "Guangling Painting", everything would return to square one and Yun Qingwu would end up dead.

Yun Qingwu was so intelligent, didn't she think of this?

Did she become foolish after using too much brainpower in the black-golden box?

Fang Zhengzhi was not sure. Yun Qingwu was so intelligent that she was terrifying. However, at least for now, she was in his arms.

Therefore, he should protect her.

""Guangling Painting"?" Fang Zhengzhi took the scroll of painting from Yun Qingwu and looked at the birds flying across the sky as well as the waves on the lake.

So that was it.

After Fang Zhengzhi touched the "Guangling Painting", he felt the wonder of the "Guangling Painting". It was almost a completely isolated space.

Or it could be called a Small Dimension that was not related to a human heart.

Although the Small Dimension was not complete and seemed to be lacking in something, the feeling it exuded made Fang Zhengzhi shudder.

"Attack!" At this moment, Nangong Mu's voice was heard, "Mu Xing, don't you want to get Young Lord back? What are you waiting for!"

"Get Young Lord back?!" Mu Xing and the other Godly State experts were stunned when they heard Nangong Mu's sentence.

Then, their eyes lit up.

That's right!

What are they waiting for?

"Attack!"

"Get Young Lord back!"

"Kill Fang Zhengzhi!"

Mu Xing, the other two Godly State experts and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race regained their senses and raised their weapons.

At this moment, the tree branch that had trapped Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu initially gradually opened up to give a space sufficiently wide to allow Mu Xing and the Godly State experts to pass through.

Nangong Mu could no longer sit still.

Although he was not sure whether the scroll of painting in Fang Zhengzhi's hand had something he was expecting, he really could no longer sit still.

He had to end the battle as soon as possible.

In order for things to proceed smoothly, he had to kill Fang Zhengzhi as quickly as possible.

Boom!

Boom!

Bolts of blood-red lightning struck from the sky towards Fang Zhengzhi. Meanwhile, countless of red tree branches of the Tree of God began to stab at Fang Zhengzhi furiously.

Nangong Mu was evidently going crazy.

Without any hesitation, the red tree branches were like sharp swords and did not care about Yun Qingwu's safety.

Fang Zhengzhi smiled as he looked at the three Godly State experts and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race who were charging towards him.

Staying composed and fearless despite facing tens of thousands of soldiers.

That was everyone's dream.

Fang Zhengzhi did not have much time to enjoy this wonderful dream. However, he was anticipating what state of mind would he have when he was facing tens of thousands of soldiers?

Now, he could understand that state of mind.

Fearless!

Fearless despite facing tens of thousands of soldiers!

"Let's see how powerful this "Guangling Painting" is?!" Fang Zhengzhi tossed the "Guangling Painting" above his head as he smiled.

Meanwhile, a gigantic Rebirth Plate appeared on the top of his head and five different colors of radiance flowed on the Rebirth Plate.

Combination.

Combination of the Rebirth Plate and the "Guangling Painting".

It looked impossible but when Fang Zhengzhi touched the "Guangling Painting", he knew that it was definitely possible.

That was because the "Guangling Painting" was an isolated Small Dimension.

And the power of this Small Dimension…

Was the origin of all things in the world.

Buzz! When the "Guangling Painting" combined with the Rebirth Plate, the Rebirth Plate which was originally glowing with five colors of light suddenly became eye-blinding.

It was as though life had been injected into the Rebirth Plate.

The sparks of silver light shone on the Rebirth Plate and lightened it up completely. Moreover, something seemed to be changing on the Rebirth Plate.

They were tall mountains.

They were lakes with waves.

They were also birds flying in the air.

Inside the Rebirth Plate…

It seemed to comprise of everything in the world.

Meanwhile, a Rebirth Plate identical to that above Fang Zhengzhi's head was seen in his eyes and the eye-blinding radiance blinded the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

"Anyone who blocks me will die!" Fang Zhengzhi's Blazing Qilin Spear moved and stabbed outwards as the Rebirth Plate above his head spun furiously.

Fang Zhengzhi was like the Rebirth Plate and the Rebirth Plate was like Fang Zhengzhi.

Both of their powers were merged.

A golden spark shone and turned into thousands of beams of light. Different sounds echoed in the air. They were sounds of the mountain and the sea, sounds of a thunderstorm and sounds of the roars of the beasts.

"What?!" Mu Xing who had just reached the front of Fang Zhengzhi could not react in time before the golden beams of light shone at him.

His body was unconsciously increasing in size and he became as tall as a mountain. The black scales covering his body was glistening like metal.

That was Mu Xing's actual form.

That was because Mu Xing could sense an unforeseen danger. The golden beams of light were not only eye-blinding but extremely sharp.

Boom!

The beams of golden light surged towards Mu Xing and swallowed the mountain-like body of Mu Xing like a golden ocean.

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Chapter 1014: Madness Due to Despair

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"No!" Mu Xing roared indignantly.

He could feel the power of the golden beams of light. He wanted to escape from it but they had covered his body and was cutting him.

It felt as though tens of thousands of ants were feeding on his body.

The scales on Mu Xing's body kept splitting apart and his flesh could be seen. Then, his flesh split apart too and his bones were exposed.

It was a terrifying scene.

The more terrifying thing was that the bones were also splitting apart. That was extremely shocking as Mu Xing was a Godly State expert of the Monster Race and had extremely hard bones.

Boom! As Mu Xing's bones split apart, his body eventually exploded. Instead of a Monster Pearl, a cloud of white powder was left floating in the air.

The two Godly State experts behind Mu Xing froze on the spot and looked extremely shocked when they saw this.

A Godly State expert died in one strike of attack!

Moreover, none of his remains were left behind. It was as though he had been swallowed by the beams of golden light.

It was too terrifying!

The two Godly State experts were terrified. They were powerful in the ancient battlefields and were able to defend themselves if they did not encounter the strongest opponents.

However, that was the ancient battlefield.

Yet now, the current world they were in was no longer as cruel as the ancient battlefield. It was "weak" due to the lack of the Reiki energy from the sky and earth.

They had thought they could rule this world.

However, now…

They were encountering death. It could be said to be a coincidence for the "Space-Splitting Demon God" to die when he first arrived in this world. However, were the continuous deaths of other Godly State experts coincidences?

If they were coincidences, then what about the scene ahead of them?

Was it a coincidence for Mu Xing to be killed by Fang Zhengzhi?

He was too powerful!

The two Godly State Experts could not believe how a human could be so powerful to be able to kill a Godly State Expert in such a manner that they could not defend themselves at all.

Moreover…

There was not only one powerful individual like Fang Zhengzhi.

Behind them, there was "Chou Qi" who had turned into a red Tree of God. He suddenly became powerful as well.

Similar to Fang Zhengzhi, "Chou Qi" had killed Lin Yu in one strike of attack.

However, this was still acceptable as, after all, Chou Qi was an exceptionally weird Godly State Expert.

But Fang Zhengzhi?

He was merely an ordinary individual in the world that was lacking in Reiki energy, how could he become so powerful?

The two Godly State experts were extremely terrified.

For the first time in their lives, they felt the danger of the world. This caused them to stop and they even felt like retreating.

However, just at this moment, a figure appeared in front of them and he was carrying a lady in his hands.

"Fang Zhengzhi!" The two Godly State experts could not see Fang Zhengzhi clearly but they saw a pair of eyes.

It was glowing with five different colors and had sparks of silver light. It was so bright that it almost penetrated their hearts.

It also sent chills down their backs.

"Run!" The two Godly State experts wanted to rescue Yun Qingwu but they decided not to as they were in an extremely dangerous situation.

If they died, they would become nothing.

The two Godly State Experts has experienced the cruel ancient battlefield and witnessed countless death scenes. That made them cherish their lives much more.

They did not exchange eye contact.

However, they made the same decision.

They turned and ran.

Boom! The ground cracked.

At that instant, Fang Zhengzhi's Blazing Qilin Spear also reached them and made a gigantic hole in the floor with one strike of the Blazing Qilin Spear.

Small stones flew and hit the backs of the two Godly State Experts.

Bam!

Bam…

Although the small stones were not extremely sharp, under Fang Zhengzhi's attack, they were like sharp knives and were extremely powerful.

The two Godly State Experts felt the pain on their backs.

The powerful force almost caused them to fall. If they were not experienced, they would have already fallen onto the ground.

This was merely a broken stone attack by Fang Zhengzhi.

What would happen if they were hit right on their faces?

Gulp! The two Godly State Experts took a deep breath as they could not imagine how terrifying the strike would be if they had not made a run for it.

Or rather, if they had run with a slight hesitation, they would have ended up like Mu Xing.

"Escapist, die!" Just as the two Godly State experts were about to escape from the "cage", a cold voice was heard

"Die?!" The two Godly State Experts froze.

Just a while ago, they were respected by the Monster Race and Demon Race as Monster Deities and Demon Deities just like "Chou Qi".

However, now…

They realized that they seemed to have turned into pawns.

Moreover, they are like pawns that were easily disposed of and killed by others.

The two Godly State experts were extremely indignant. They had been sealed and trapped in the galaxy for thousands of years and they ought to be respected and idolized by millions of people after they had descended.

Why did they end up like that?

What was the reason?

It ought to be a battle where they could have won. When Yun Qingwu invited them, they had once disregarded her invitation and felt that Yun Qingwu was being too careful.

Did she need to send out so many Godly State experts to kill the Human Alliance?

That was too exaggerated.

That was what went through the two Godly State Experts' minds initially. However, in a blink of an eye, only three Godly State experts were left and Yun Qingwu had turned into a servant with her hair entirely white.

It was an unimaginable outcome.

Even until now, the two Godly State experts still could not understand what on earth had happened.

However, this was no longer important as after the roar was heard, two red tree branches had appeared on their bodies.

The two red tree branches penetrated their bodies.

The branches stabbed their chests like two sharp swords and consumed their energy, causing them to feel weaker and weaker.

"So… cruel!"

"Indeed… Chou Qi, we will… never forgive you!"

The two Godly State experts' bodies shrunk rapidly and their flesh dried up like tree branches.

Meanwhile, the tree branches that had penetrated their chests turned bright red as though blood was flowing on them. The scene made one shudder in fear.

Crack! At this moment, a crisp sound was heard and one of the red tree branches cracked open.

A spear which had flames spurting out of it threw the tree branch to the side.

"Fang Zhengzhi?!" The Godly State Expert, who was almost shriveled up, looked at the broken red tree branch in disbelief. He could not believe that Fang Zhengzhi saved him.

Why did Fang Zhengzhi save him?

Was he trying to show pity?

Or was it because he had a deal with Yun Qingwu…

At this moment, the spear which broke the tree branch stabbed his throat.

"…" The Godly State Expert widened his eyes.

So Fang Zhengzhi did not actually have the intention to save him. Did he break the tree branch in order to kill him by himself?

So he was over-imagining things?

The Godly State expert felt victimized. Moreover, he knew that he would pass away without being able to say anything.

That was because beams of golden light were wound around the spear that had penetrated his throat. It tore his body apart like a sharp spinning knife.

Boom! A loud sound was heard.

Another Godly State Expert had died.

This happened in a blink of an eye. Before the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race could enter the "cage", two Godly State Experts had died before their eyes.

Moreover, one of the other Godly State Experts was shrinking non-stop. Like a wild flower that was withering in the winter, it shrunk rapidly and was gone in a blink of an eye.

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were stunned.

They did not know how to react to the situation as it was so shocking that they could not think properly.

Dead…

All of them were dead!

All of the three Godly State experts died in front of them.

Just a while ago, the three Godly State experts were standing in front of them and charged into the cage to kill Fang Zhengzhi.

But what happened in the end?

Fang Zhengzhi was still standing in front of them, perfectly unharmed.

However, all of the three Godly State experts who charged into the cage had died. Two of them died because of Fang Zhengzhi and one died because of Sir "Chou Qi".

Why did this happen?!

They had never felt so helpless before. When Yun Qingwu was leading them, although they lived in agony, they had never felt helpless before.

Yet, what happened in front of them was a huge blow to them.

It was not because of the death of the three Godly State experts but rather because their hopes had perished in an instant.

That feeling…

Was a disappointment.

An intense disappointment towards the Godly State experts, towards "Chou Qi" and towards the future. In fact, they did not even care about their lives anymore.

For some reason, all of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race turned to look at a lady in Fang Zhengzhi's arms instantly.

Yun Qingwu!

Their Young Lord, their Young Empress was unconscious with her hair entirely white.

"Young Lord, what exactly happened to you?!"

"Is Young Lord really going to leave us?"

"It's Fang Zhengzhi who took Young Lord away from us and destroyed our hopes. I want to get Young Lord back, I will get her back no matter what!"

"Yes, kill Fang Zhengzhi and get Young Lord back!"

The disappointment was a huge blow to the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race and they felt that everything was progressing towards complete failure.

However, this disappointment actually evoked the ferocity of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

That was because…

The only emotion they felt was unwillingness.

That was because…

They wanted to get their Young Lord and the hopes that they had lost back.

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race surged forward like floodwater. They did not retreat or intentionally keep a distance away from Fang Zhengzhi. Instead, they charged towards him like a "pack of wolves".

"Hmm?!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race who was charging towards him and felt an overpowering killer aura.

That was definitely not the aura that an ordinary troop should have.

In the past, there were many famous battles where the minority won the majority. For example, the Battle of Red Cliffs in the Three Kingdoms era and the Battle of Poyang Lake in the Ming Dynasty.

There were many such battles.

However, these battles usually involved a combination of factors of nature, manpower, and schemes. It could be considered as something wondrous but not something to do with bravery.

However, there was a battle that could be considered the bravest battle of all times.

It was the "Battle of Pengcheng" during the era where Xiang ahh and Liu Bang fought.

In that battle, Liu Bang had a troop of 560,000 soldiers while Xiang Yu only had 30,000.

560,000 against 30,000 was an extremely exaggerated ratio.

Even though the victory could be credited to Xiang Yu's commands, in the situation where there was a huge disparity in terms of the size of the force, the reason for victory could only be…

Bravery!

Xiang Yu's bravery and the bravery of the 30,000 soldiers caused Liu Bang to suffer the worst loss in his life, his troop of 560,000 soldiers suffered grave injuries and countless deaths.

While facing the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race, Fang Zhengzhi thought of the word "bravery".

Of course, the bravery of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race did not originate from Nangong Mu or the three dead Godly State experts.

It came from Yun Qingwu!

While facing a desperate situation, they were furiously searching for their last hope.

They went all out and had no concerns as they were ready to fight to their death.

"Sigh, Yun Qingwu…" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yun Qingwu, her closely shut eyes, her pale but beautiful face, and her snow-white long hair.

"Attack!" One of the spears of the Demon soldiers stabbed towards Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi blocked the attack and the spear of the Demon soldier broke apart. His body was swallowed by the flames and he turned into ashes.

However, instead of indignance in his eyes, Fang Zhengzhi saw an expression of relief.

"Attack!" The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race dashed forward and attacked Fang Zhengzhi from all directions, each of them showing wildness in their eyes.

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Chapter 1015: Different Races had Different Thoughts

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The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were mad.

They were like famished wolves and furious roars echoed through the air. All the soldiers charged towards Fang Zhengzhi.

Fang Zhengzhi's Blazing Qilin Spear kept stabbing at the soldiers and every strike he made killed a few soldiers and severely injured dozens of them.

It was an insane massacre.

Roars and screams were heard.

Blood formed a puddle on the ground and the entire ground was soon completely red.

As the battle between Fang Zhengzhi and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race continued, the red Tree of God became even redder and many fruits began to bear on the tree branches.

Red, blue, green, black, white…

"Stop… stop it… they are… the people of my race…" A weak voice was heard. It was from Yun Qingwu.

She was still in a coma.

However, it was as though she had seen what happened in front of her. Perhaps she was dreaming.

Fang Zhengzhi's body trembled.

He looked at the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race who were charging towards him. There were too many of them who entered from the opening of the "cage".

It seemed like…

It was advantageous for Fang Zhengzhi

That was because the opening was not big and hence not many soldiers reached Fang Zhengzhi at one go.

Why didn't Nangong Mu open the cage completely?

Fang Zhengzhi noticed the gigantic red Tree of God instantly and the fruits borne on the tree.

The corpses of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race on the ground dried up and became the fertilizers for the Tree of God.

"Nangong Mu…" Fang Zhengzhi had always thought that Nangong Mu would kill him while the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were going wild. However, it seemed like his guess was wrong.

Nobody knew what was going through Nangong Mu's mind.

However, Fang Zhengzhi could tell that Nangong Mu was making use of him to deplete the strength of the Monster Race and Demon Race while increasing his own power.

"Stop… stop killing each other…" Yun Qingwu's voice was heard again. She grabbed on tightly to Fang Zhengzhi's arms and looked like she was suffering from great pain.

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

The spears of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race stabbed towards Fang Zhengzhi again. They were mad. They could not hear Yun Qingwu at all because they only had one thought in mind.

Kill Fang Zhengzhi and get their Young Lord, Yun Qingwu, back.

The Blazing Qilin Spear in Fang Zhengzhi's hand blocked their attack and the soaring flames lit up the sky, painting the entire sky golden.

Meanwhile, the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race flew across the sky due to the impact. Their bodies collided and blocked the opening of the cage.

"Hmm?! I didn't die!"

"I am not injured?"

"I blocked Fang Zhengzhi's attack?!"

The soldiers of the Monster Race and Demon Race were astonished because they were determined to die when they charged forward.

They did not die?

This came as a surprise for them.

They wanted to get up from the ground instinctively but they felt that their bones were broken and they were unable to move.

At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi looked at Nangong Mu.

He seemed to have understood why Nangong Mu intentionally made a narrow opening in the cage. It was to force him to charge towards the opening.

Meanwhile, Nangong Mu mobilized three Godly State experts and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race to enter from the opening, surrounding Fang Zhengzhi and attacking him continuously.

It was an amazing scheme.

If Fang Zhengzhi was unable to break the tree branch of the red Tree of God apart, he could only proceed according to Nangong Mu's plan.

Or until he killed all of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

By then, Nangong Mu would be able to take revenge for the Monster Race and Demon Race "whole-heartedly" and kill Fang Zhengzhi.

Of course, Nangong Mu would not mind if Fang Zhengzhi died due to exhaustion.

As for Yun Qingwu…

Fang Zhengzhi believed that Nangong Mu had various ways to stimulate an accident and put the blame on Fang Zhengzhi.

"Sit this one out and reap the spoils later? Unfortunately…" Fang Zhengzhi turned around and ran backward.

"Hmm?! Trying to escape?" Nangong Mu, who was looking from the red Tree Of God, moved when he saw that. Then, countless red tree branches fell from the sky.

Instead of attacking Fang Zhengzhi, the tree branches cast a gigantic web at the direction Fang Zhengzhi was charging towards. The tree branches intertwined and formed a bloody web.

"Nangong Mu, you can't stop me!" Fang Zhengzhi knew what Nangong Mu was up to. He raised the Blazing Qilin Spear in his hand and stabbed the bloody web in front of him.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you can't break through the defense of the Tree of God, just give up now!" Nangong Mu's cold voice was heard. He was evidently extremely confident of the defense of the Tree of God.

However, right after he finished his sentence, a hole was formed on the bloody web.

It was a small hole but it did indeed break apart.

Seven or eight tree branches were broken by Fang Zhengzhi's spear.

Fresh blood flowed from the tree branch of the Tree of God and landed on the ground, radiating heat that was boiling hot.

"It broke open?!"

"Fang Zhengzhi broke through the defense of 'Sir Chou Qi's' tree branches!"

"So powerful!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race wanted to charge in but the opening was blocked by the severely injured soldiers of the Monster Race and Demon Race and they were unable to enter the cage.

"No way!" Nangong Mu's tone changed from one that was cold and full of confidence to one of disbelief.

Meanwhile, he started to wave his hands and countless tree branches extended down from the sky while red roots penetrated the ground.

The tree branches from the sky intertwined with the tree roots from the ground.

It formed a wall made up of tree branches.

The thickness of the wall was at least twice as thick as the bloody web. The tree branches were also extremely thick.

"Nangong Mu, have you heard of the "Guangling Painting" before?" Fang Zhengzhi tightened his grip on Yun Qingwu as he looked at the red wall of tree branches in front of him.

"I already said, I am Chou Qi!" Nangong Mu was not easily tricked.

"I send the person I care about off with the Guangling song, only hoping to meet again in the future…" Fang Zhengzhi sighed as he looked at Yun Qingwu. Meanwhile, he tightened his grip on the Blazing Qilin Spear.

Boom!

Countless golden beams surged from Fang Zhengzhi's body and formed a golden-silver Rebirth ring with the Rebirth Plate on the top of his head.

A silver radiance shone from the Rebirth Plate.

The golden radiance flowed into the Rebirth Plate.

This scene looked like the merger of Heaven and Earth.

After that, Fang Zhengzhi began to move. He stopped looking at Nangong Mu and stabbed at the red wall of tree branches in front of him. The golden-silver radiance blended together to form a spear that was crystal clear.

"Break through!"

"You can't break through!"

Boom!

Fang Zhengzhi's body and spear penetrated the red wall of tree branches. Blood spurted in the sky as though the tree branches were spurting blood.

That wasn't the end.

Fang Zhengzhi did not stop moving his spear. He continued to advance forward and stabbed the red tree branches, cutting a few of them completely.

"Im… impossible!" Blood trickled down the corner of Nangong Mu's mouth and the Blood Offering Illustration spun continuously in his blood-red eyes.

A terrifying bloody mist fell from the sky and covered the bodies of the soldiers of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

"Ah!"

"What's this?!"

"I can't breathe…"

Shouts were heard and hundreds of soldiers of the Monster Race and Demon Race fell on the ground after their bodies were covered by the bloody mist and their bodies shriveled up.

Eventually, their bodies and bones turned to a white powder form.

Fang Zhengzhi stopped moving and looked at Nangong Mu who had his head and arms exposed from the Tree of God. Then, he looked at the struggling soldiers of the Monster Race and Demon Race on the ground.

They were not people of his race.

As an ancient saying went, different races had different thoughts.

By right, Fang Zhengzhi should not feel anything for the dead soldiers of the Monster Race and Demon Race, however, for some reason, his knuckles turned white from clenching his fists.

That's right!

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were not humans.

However, they were still lives.

Fang Zhengzhi was about to make a comment but he could not say anything as he had also been killing the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race earlier on.

Many lives turned into corpses in his hands.

Ice cold corpses.

And the bloody river on the ground.

If Yun Qingwu did not speak, he would probably continue killing the soldiers…

Everything was telling Fang Zhengzhi that he had killed almost as many lives as Nangong Mu. In fact, a few hundred monsters and demons died under his spear.

A general conquers at the expense of myriads of lives…

A general conquers at the expense of myriads of lives!

Fang Zhengzhi bit his lips until it bled. He was not someone who craved blood but he had killed too many lives.

In the battle in the Southern Region…

In the Holy Region…

In the Blood Shadow City …

He had killed many lives repeatedly with his sword.

That was not what he wanted to do or see but he still did it. He killed many monsters, demons, and even humans.

Battle.

The battle amongst humans, the battle between demons and monsters, and the battle between humans and the monsters and demons…

There were way too many battles…

From the establishment of a dynasty to suspicions between the Monster Race and Demon Race and the conflict between humans and the monsters and demons, everything could result in a battle. The shared point about these battles was that it resulted in a mountain of remains and a river of blood.

"Why must we fight?!" Fang Zhengzhi did not want to live this way. He would rather live a peaceful life.

For example, owning a huge mansion with jewelry and hundreds of plots of land, hundreds of servants and a gentle and virtuous wife who could cook well…

Hmm, the best mansion would be one that was in front of a mountain and faced the ocean.

Fang Zhengzhi had subconsciously added another point to his goal of living an ordinary life. However, unfortunately, he had yet to live such an ordinary life.

What happened to the saying that went 'Within a book, there is a house of gold, and within the book, there is a beautiful girl'?

Everything was a lie!

F*cking lies

Since the age of six, Fang Zhengzhi had been studying extremely hard. He attended the examination for the Law of Dao when he was fifteen and had continuously obtained the Double Roll Champion since then.

Wasn't that a happy and carefree history of how a scholar grew up?

Why did he end up in the dispute of the dynasties and the rebel incidents of the Great Xia Dynasty and the Southern Region?

And eventually…

The event between humankind and the Monster Race and Demon Race also involved him.

How frustrating was that?

That was not the life Fang Zhengzhi wanted. He only wanted an ordinary life.

Wait a minute!

He seemed to be thinking too much.

Fang Zhengzhi stopped himself from the thoughts and looked at Yun Qingwu and Nangong Mu. "Why is it so difficult for me to live an ordinary life?"

"Ordinary?"

"Did he say he wants an ordinary life?!"

"What doe he mean?"

When the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race heard Fang Zhengzhi, they were extremely confused as they could not understand why Fang Zhengzhi mentioned about an "ordinary life" out of the blue.

Wasn't the most important task to continue killing them?

What a tremendous change in his train of thought!

Of course, no matter how surprised the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were, it was an undeniable fact that Fang Zhengzhi had escaped from the cage he was trapped in.

They did not question the bloody mist.

That was because they were soldiers and it was their duty to obey the commands given to them. That was a rule set by Yun Qingwu when she was still their Young Lord.

They could not change it.

Even though they hated their "Sir Chou Qi" very much, they were still soldiers and could not question "Sir Chou Qi" at that point in time.

Therefore, they were still focused on getting Yun Qingwu back.

After Fang Zhengzhi escapes from the cage…

They had a chance.

That was because they had surrounded the cage and they were no longer constrained by the narrow opening of the cage after Fang Zhengzhi escaped. They could finally attack him.

"Attack!"

"Don't let him escape!"

"Get Young Lord back!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race surged towards Fang Zhengzhi like a gigantic wave.

Rumble! The ground shook. Almost instantly, the troops of th Monster Race and Demon Race swallowed Fang Zhengzhi and did not even give him a chance to speak.

"Kill him!"

"Kill him now!"

"Don't let Fang Zhengzhi escape!"

Roars were continuously heard.

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Chapter 1016: The Secret of the Black Stone Palace

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The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race wanted to kill Fang Zhengzhi so badly.

However, they realized that something was wrong as they could no longer see Fang Zhengzhi as more monsters and demons crowded towards the center.

As Nangong Mu saw this, he was stunned as Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu had completely vanished.

Did they vanish?

"Scram!" Nangong Mu roared furiously. He knew that Fang Zhengzhi would definitely not be killed so easily by the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

There was only one possibility.

Fang Zhengzhi used the Heavenly Rebirth Dao to escape as the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race surrounded him. After all, there were too many of the monsters and demons.

It was not difficult for Fang Zhengzhi to escape in the chaotic scene.

"Where is he?!"

"Where did he go?"

"Is he dead?"

"Oh no, I think Fang Zhengzhi fled with Young Lord!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race regained their senses after hearing Nangong Mu's voice. However, it was too late.

Fang Zhengzhi disappeared.

He disappeared into thin air.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you won't be able to escape!" Blood flowed in Nangong Mu's eyes and the gigantic red Tree of God vanished and flowed into his body.

He could not wait to kill all of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

However, he could not do it now as he had to make use of them to fight against the Human Alliance.

He thought he would definitely win initially but Fang Zhengzhi still managed to escape. Moreover, he escaped along with Yun Qingwu. How could Nangong Mu tolerate that?

"Fled? Did I flee?" Just as Nangong Mu was furious, a voice came from above him. It was very sudden and it caused his body to shake vigorously.

"What?!" Nangong Mu could recognize the voice. He moved back without even daring to take a look.

However, despite that, he felt a sharp pain on his right arm.

The Blazing Qilin Spear had penetrated his arm. Blood spurted out of his arm and the figure above him blended into a beam of azure blue radiance.

"I didn't die? See you again!"

"See you again?!" Nangong Mu looked at the blue radiance that vanished from his original position and his eyes twitched uncontrollably.

It was too risky.

Fang Zhengzhi's strike missed him by an inch.

If he did not look up because of curiosity, Fang Zhengzhi's spear would have penetrated his skull instead of his arm.

Chills went down Nangong Mu's back when he thought of this.

Speaking of sneak attack…

Fang Zhengzhi was an expert at that because nobody would expect Fang Zhengzhi to return for another strike even though he did not succeed.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you haven't changed!" Nangong Mu gritted his teeth but he knew that Fang Zhengzhi had really left this time.

"Chase him!"

"Roger!"

Behind a rock at a distance away, Fang Zhengzhi reappeared from the azure blue radiance and quickly carried Yun Qingwu from the ground before retreating to the back.

Mu Qingfeng, Mo Shanshi and the rest had already left for a while

However, they did not give him any signals. That meant that they should have at least reached the next position and was no longer trapped on the cliff.

Behind him, there should be a way out.

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was speculating about this, he felt pity because he was so close to stabbing Nangong Mu earlier on. He could have successfully stabbed Nangong Mu if Nangong Mu had reacted a second slower.

Was he not destined to die yet?

Fang Zhengzhi did not know whether it was because of the blessing of the ancestors of the Nangong Nobles. However, Nangong Mu was really powerful and would not have died with one strike.

Moreover, for the battle earlier on, Nangong Mu had absorbed the power of another Godly State expert and had achieved an extraordinary level in terms of power.

Even though Fang Zhengzhi obtained the "Guangling Painting" that was combined from the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven, it was still difficult for him to kill Nangong Mu straightaway while he was amongst the troop.

However, despite the pity, Fang Zhengzhi was not surprised by the outcome as, after all, he still had a chance to do that in the future.

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it!" Fang Zhengzhi stopped thinking about it. He turned and ran towards the back, holding the Blazing Qilin Spear in one hand and carrying Yun Qingwu on the other hand.

He was extraordinarily fast.

Soon after, Fang Zhengzhi saw the inverted cliff that Mu Qingfeng mentioned about

It was a cliff with a silver waterfall. However, the waterfall flowed from the bottom to the top and the water fell to the sky.

"Cliff… Logically speaking, am I supposed to jump down?" Fang Zhengzhi looked around him at the patch of grass and saw many footprints.

They should be left behind when the Human Alliance walked past.

However, apart from the footprints, there were no other markings. One could not see the end of the cliff and at a distance away, there were many inverted mountains floating in midair.

It was a beautiful scenery but Fang Zhengzhi had no mood to admire it.

That was because he had to look for clues that Mu Qingfeng left behind for him. However, after searching thoroughly, he found nothing but a small puddle of water beside the cliff.

"Water?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the waterfall and the inverted cliff which was blocked by the clouds. "Could it be that I have to jump into the waterfall instead of jumping off the cliff?"

It was a brazen guess.

However, based on what he saw, it was possible as there did not seem to be an end to the flow of the waterfall.

The inverted cliff and the waterfall that flowed up to the sky.

However, judging from the current situation…

The waterfall was like a band that connected heaven and earth. It seemed like the only possible path that connected to another location

At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi had already made a decision but decided to spread out his Black-Golden Wings so he would not suddenly fall from midair.

"Since my entire body is stained with blood, let's take a shower together, Yun Qingwu!" Fang Zhengzhi shouted and leaped into the waterfall.

The water was a little cold.

It was extremely clear too. There were silver sparks and it looked like a waterfall formed from stars.

However, that was definitely not the most important thing. The most important thing was how Fang Zhengzhi felt the Black-Golden Wings behind him being kept back into his body as he leaped into the waterfall.

"What is happening?" Fang Zhengzhi would definitely not keep his wings as he wanted to fly a little longer with Yun Qingwu.

However, the reality was as such.

The next moment, Fang Zhengzhi felt the waterfall wind around his body like a ribbon and he completely lost his energy.

It was a strange scene.

Fang Zhengzhi could not even say anything before he was wrapped by the waterfall and thrown to the sky as though he was free-falling.

However, he was free-falling towards the sky.

"Where on earth am I? Why is my Origin Energy sealed?" Fang Zhengzhi had never encountered something like this before since he was born.

Moreover, he could breathe without a problem in the waterfall. This was evident from Yun Qingwu's calm expression.

Yun Qingwu did not face any difficulty breathing due to the rapids.

It was too strange.

Fang Zhengzhi had a feeling that there was a huge secret in the Black Stone Palace.

Not only was it a huge secret but it also encompassed a powerful force.

Fang Zhengzhi had some suspicion from the moment he stepped into the Black Stone Palace and saw the black stones on the ground as he had only seen those stones in the galaxy before.

Thereafter, when he saw the nine gigantic black chains, he was even more certain that the Black Stone Palace was definitely not ordinary.

However, due to the appearance of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race, Fang Zhengzhi temporarily stopped exploring the Black Stone Palace and began to fight against the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race instead.

However, now…

The scenes he had seen before came flashing back when Fang Zhengzhi experienced the mysterious force again.

It was really strange.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did not have any concrete clues. Not only did he not have any clues about who had built the Black Stone Palace, but he also had no clue about how the black stones ended up there.

As for the words carved on the stone tablet, they were even more strange as it recorded about the mending of the sky and what happened after that incident. That meant that it was written by someone who survived the Cosmic Disaster.

However, why would the person who survived the Cosmic Disaster have black stones from the galaxy world?

That was an extreme contradiction.

Moreover, the Black Stone Palace had suddenly appeared under the cliff of the Heaven Dao Pavilion. Judging from the time, the Black Stone Palace probably came from the galaxy world.

That made it even more unbelievable.

The galaxy world had shut down after the Cosmic Disaster, how could something happen in the afterlife possibly fall into the galaxy world?

There were so many questions that drove Fang Zhengzhi crazy.

Splash! The sound of water flowing rapidly kept sounding beside Fang Zhengzhi.

The water from the waterfall that surrounded him and Yun Qingwu fell on their bodies and rinsed the blood and sweat from their bodies.

It felt as though they were taking a shower.

Wait a minute!

Shower?!

Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up suddenly. He was unsure if the waterfall led to another place, but he knew that before one entered a Holy venue, it was a cultural habit for one to shower and change clothes.

That was to show respect for the Holy venue.

For instance, this was performed when paying respect to ancestors or praying for rain.

Of course, apart from that, there were many other rituals which required the same move. However, no matter what, they all shared a similarity — it had to be Holy.

"Holy… that's right, it had to be holy. Could it be possible that this waterfall led to somewhere holy?" guessed Fang Zhengzhi.

However, this guess made him question too.

If the Black Stone Palace really originated from the galaxy world, what exactly was considered Holy?

Was there anything or place more holy than the Godly State experts who survived the ancient battlefields?

It was so difficult for him to make a guess.

Fang Zhengzhi stopped pondering over this question as he would only be able to find out after he landed.

The waterfall connected to the sky and it was endless.

Fang Zhengzhi's Origin Energy was sealed in the waterfall. He could not use any force and could barely hug Yun Qingwu such that she did not get washed away by the water.

Therefore, he was not traveling at a very fast speed.

He could only go with the flow of the water.

After a long while, Fang Zhengzhi felt that his body was entirely cleansed by the water and Yun Qingwu's skin had become warmth and smooth.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that the flow of the water around him became less rapid.

Then…

He felt his energy return to his body as he suddenly fell into a pond

"Bloop bloop…" Air bubbles were produced from Yun Qingwu's nose and mouth. She struggled and looked as if she was suffering from the water that had entered her body.

"We are finally out of the waterfall!" Fang Zhengzhi felt the change in Yun Qingwu and immediately swam towards the top of the pond. However, he felt something amiss as he swam.

The top of the pond seemed to be endless.

The higher up he swam, the colder the water became and the darker it became.

"No! Up is down and down is up!" Fang Zhengzhi quickly figured it out. The rules in the world never changed.

Earlier on, he instinctively swam up towards the surface of the water.

However, in reality, the higher up he went, the deeper he was.

After figuring this out, Fang Zhengzhi changed his direction and swam down while paddling in the water.

His level of cultivation enabled him to stay in the water for more than an hour without any problems. A small mistake in judgment did not hurt him.

However, Yun Qingwu looked like she was suffering.

Water kept entering her mouth and she was unable to breathe. Her face turned purple and she began to struggle.

Then, her mouth opened and looked like she was saying something.

Fang Zhengzhi could not hear her clearly but judging from her mouth shape, he had a feeling that Yun Qingwu was making a deduction.

"Was Yun Qingwu having illusionary visions because she could not breathe in the water and had dreamt about the scene in the black-golden box again?" Fang Zhengzhi knew that it was extremely probable for that to happen.

That was because Yun Qingwu was in a coma and it was extremely easy for her state of mind to mess up if she fell into a pond while she was in a coma.

Oh no!

If Yun Qingwu was able to hold her breath, she would be able to last in the pond. However, once her state of mind became messed up, she would open her mouth and start making deductions.

By opening her mouth, the water would naturally flow into her mouth as though she was drowning.

If she was conscious when drowning, she could still last a while longer. However, once she panicked and choked on the water, she would suffocate and die very quickly.

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Time was extremely tight and Fang Zhengzhi had no other ideas.

After all, any man would know what to do when a woman was drowning. Therefore, he immediately put his mouth on Yun Qingwu's mouth.

He was saving a life…

That did not require much stress.

Fang Zhengzhi's lips and Yun Qingwu's lips touched.

Because Yun Qingwu's mouth was opened, Fang Zhengzhi felt a special sensation that made his heart flutter.

However, he had underestimated the state of confusion Yun Qingwu was in. By right, Yun Qingwu should stop struggling once he had breathed into Yun Qingwu's mouth.

However, was it so simple?

"Umm…" Just as Fang Zhengzhi breathed into Yun Qingwu's mouth, he felt a strong kick on his stomach and he almost went out of breath.

Indeed, forcefully kissing someone was not easy.

Fang Zhengzhi continued to swim deeper into the pond while bearing with the pain in his stomach. At the same time, he was being beaten up by Yun Qingwu.

On his stomach, thighs and arms…

He could not even remember how many kicks and punches he had suffered. However, there was one area that he would never let Yun Qingwu kick or punch.

However, was it possible to close one's legs when swimming?

Evidently not.

Therefore, he could only hold onto Yun Qingwu's waist with one hand and grab onto her thigh, which was kicking furiously, with the other hand.

However, that caused Yun Qingwu to struggle even more. It was an instinct for her to get out of the restraints.

Bam! Fang Zhengzhi felt a hit on his throat.

"F*ck… bloop bloop…" Fang Zhengzhi opened his mouth and cursed before he swallowed a mouthful of water.

Oh no.

Was he going to die?

Fang Zhengzhi saw many news reports on how one got drowned when trying to save an uncooperative person from drowning.

That was a terrible ending.

Fang Zhengzhi did not want to die because of Yun Qingwu but he could not leave her alone.

There was no other way.

He could only pinch her.

Fang Zhengzhi pinched Yun Qingwu's thigh really hard. He felt the best way was to wake Yun Qingwu up from her coma.

The effect was not bad.

Yun Qingwu's body shook. She reduced her struggling actions and opened her eyes slightly.

It was a pair of beautiful, black and bright eyes.

Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yun Qingwu. He saw a sense of desperation in her eyes as though she had a mission to complete.

Then, Yun Qingwu suddenly widened her eyes.

"Bloop bloop…" Yun Qingwu wanted to open her mouth to talk but the water gushed into her mouth and caused her face to turn purple.

There was no choice.

Fang Zhengzhi forcefully pressed his lips on Yun Qingwu's lips again.

This caused Yun Qingwu to freeze. Her black eyes widened and she slapped Fang Zhengzhi's chest.

However, she used much lesser strength than earlier on.

She eventually stopped struggling and allowed Fang Zhengzhi to kiss her. In fact, she wrapped her arms around Fang Zhengzhi's waist.

Puff! At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly felt the environment turn bright as he breathed in some air from the surroundings.

They finally got out of the pond.

If he had not swum in the wrong direction at the start, they would not have struggled as much. However, fortunately, they still managed to get out of the pond unscathed.

"Umm…" Yun Qingwu made some noises again and started to push Fang Zhengzhi away.

"I saved your life, so I have repaid your favor for helping me combine the Maps of Access to Heaven, right?" said Fang Zhengzhi as he lifted his mouth off Yun Qingwu's lips.

"Shameless!" Yun Qingwu scolded him. Her white hair was wet but she looked even more dazzling.

Fang Zhengzhi was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Yun Qingwu's hair and her white dress that was sticking to her body as she floated in the water.

It felt as if there was a layer of mist surrounding Yun Qingwu's hair. She looked flawless and out of the world, as though she was a fairy from the legends.

"Can you… let go of me?" Yun Qingwu blushed when Fang Zhengzhi stopped moving.

Fang Zhengzhi's hand was still grabbing onto her thigh and it looked extremely inappropriate.

"Cough cough…" Fang Zhengzhi's blushed and released his grip on Yun Qingwu before he turned around.

However, he soon realized that something was amiss.

What would happen if Yun Qingwu decided to spring a sneak attack on him at this moment?

As this thought struck him, he turned around again and looked quietly at Yun Qingwu in caution.

Yun Qingwu, on the other hand, was evidently stunned.

When Fang Zhengzhi turned around, she was shocked by how the shameless brat displayed some characteristics of a gentleman.

However, she soon realized that she was wrong.

That was because Fang Zhengzhi turned around again and his gaze looked even more brazen than before.

Indeed, he was shameless after all.

Yun Qingwu sighed to herself but stopped feeling angry or had the urge to curse as she was used to Fang Zhengzhi's shameless already.

"So we don't owe each other any favors anymore?" Fang Zhengzhi reminded Yun Qingwu.

"Up to you." Yun Qingwu walked slowly to the pond. Her white dress floated in the sky like a fairy.

Fang Zhengzhi smiled.

He knew Yun Qingwu's character very well and was not surprised. He felt relieved now that Yun Qingwu had regained consciousness.

At least she did not die.

"You snatched my pendant away, can you pass it back to me for me to use for a while?" Yun Qingwu turned to look at Fang Zhengzhi as she walked to the side of the pond.

"For what? Don't think I will return it to you just because you helped me combine the Maps of Access to Heaven, I also saved your life."

"My dress is inside the pendant."

"Uh…" Fang Zhengzhi looked at one of Yun Qingwu's pendants and realized that her dress was inside.

Of course, there were other things apart from her dress.

He could not describe what he saw with words.

While Yun Qingwu hid behind a stone to change her clothes, Fang Zhengzhi started to look around.

The place could be described as a scene in a fairytale.

Water gushed out from the pond continuously like underground water. There were also green trees and blooming flowers around the pond.

Red, yellow, purple, white…

There was no longer the inverted waterfall and trees. Everything seemed to return to normal, it was beautiful.

However, what surprised Fang Zhengzhi was that he did not see any footprints beside the pond.

No footprints?!

What was going on?

Didn't the Human Alliance enter this place?

That should not be the case as Mu Qingfeng and Mo Shanshi were not silly enough to jump off the cliff together.

Moreover, Fang Zhengzhi remembered that he saw small puddles of water beside the inverted cliffs. That meant that Mu Qingfeng and the rest should have come to the "sky" with the waterfall.

However, why were there no footprints?

As Fang Zhengzhi thought about that, Yun Qingwu finished changing her clothes and walked out slowly from the stone.

She was wearing a dress with blue prints.

The main color was still white but there was a blue waistband on her dress. Along with her white long hair, Yun Qingwu's smile dazzled the entire nation.

However, unfortunately, Yun Qingwu did not smile. In fact, her face was extremely pale and she looked like she was so weak that the wind could make her fall.

However, Fang Zhengzhi knew that the weak figure in front of him was the person who brought hope to the Monster Race and Demon Race.

Yun Qingwu…

She was too intelligent.

"I took a look at the surroundings. If I'm not wrong, our current location is a chess piece." Yun Qingwu walked to Fang Zhengzhi and sat down as her body trembled.

Yun Qingwu was evidently still very weak. She had trouble standing and walking and beads of perspiration formed on her forehead.

"Chess piece?" Fang Zhengzhi was shocked.

Then, he took a look around him at the exuberant trees and the white mist amongst the trees.

"The world is the stage and the people are the chess pieces," said Yun Qingwu calmly.

"So?"

"The Human Alliance should be in another chess piece." Yun Qingwu seemed to be able to read Fang Zhengzhi's mind.

"You mean this is a formation?" Fang Zhengzhi seemed to have figured it out.

"Kind of. However, it is not an ordinary formation. If I'm not wrong, this should be the '36 Heavenly Stars Formation'. Using the chessboard as the stage, every mountain is a chess piece and the waterfall should be the entrance to the formation. One would end up in different pawns after entering the formation," explained Yun Qingwu.

"How do you know that this is the '36 Heavenly Stars Formation'?" Fang Zhengzhi was really shocked.

Just as he was still pondering over why there were no traces of the Human Alliance, Yun Qingwu had figured out that the location they were at was a chess piece and the name of this place was the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation.

Seriously?

Fang Zhengzhi would definitely not believe the difference between him and Yun Qingwu.

He had caught her a few times.

He refused to believe it!

"Do you still remember the inverted mountains floating in midair when you fought with Nangong Mu?" Yun Qingwu asked Fang Zhengzhi.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi's lips moved.

"Those mountains were the chess pieces for the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation. I have observed them carefully and we should be on one of the inverted mountains right now. If I recall correctly, Nangong Mu had also taken notice of the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation carefully."

"…" Fang Zhengzhi did not make any comments as no matter he believed it or not, Yun Qingwu was speaking the truth.

Even though he refused to admit it, Yun Qingwu was indeed better than him in terms of this aspect.

While he was busy admiring the scenery, Yun Qingwu had already made a complete analysis of their surroundings and predicted the next place they would enter.

How f*cking…

Meticulous.

Fang Zhengzhi had always known that Yun Qingwu was good at this but he only knew exactly how powerful she was after he had got in touch with her.

Silence.

Fang Zhengzhi stopped talking.

Yun Qingwu did not hurry him and also kept silent. She sat in front of Fang Zhengzhi and slowly regulated her breathing.

"Since you can tell that this is the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation, you should know where the exit is?" After a long silence, Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"Not yet." Yun Qingwu shook her head.

"Not yet?"

"Yeah, I don't know the exact chess piece we are at, so I won't be able to tell where the exit is, I need some trial and error."

"How?"

"If I guess correctly, every chess piece should have a place in which it is connected to. As long as we find this place and enter other chess pieces, I only need three tries to figure out where the "Heavenly Yuan" is."

"Heavenly Yuan?"

"Yes. The Thirteen Stars Formation made use of the chessboard to set the stage, there are nine star positions on the chessboard. The center of it is the Heavenly Yuan. As long as we find the Heavenly Yuan, we will be able to find the exit." Yun Qingwu nodded.

Fang Zhengzhi kept silent again.

What the f*ck…

He knew the chessboard had nine star positions. Besides that, he also knew that the chessboard was made up of 19 horizontal lines and 19 vertical lines. There were 361 intersection points in total.

361 intersection points…

How many different combinations were there?

It was comparable to the combinations of the different forms of stars in Astrology.

Yet, Yun Qingwu said she only needed three tries to find the exit, was she f*cking too intelligent or was he too stupid?

"Haha, I can't believe that the Demon Young Lord Yun Wingwu is so weak?" Fang Zhengzhi suddenly laughed after keeping silent.

"Hmm?" Yun Qingwu turned to Fang Zhengzhi in confusion.

"Since you know it is the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation, why do you need to waste time to make three tries? If I'm not wrong, Nangong Mu has already started trying after entering the chess piece with the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race. Three times? I think we would have lost to Nangong Mu in terms of speed," said Fang Zhengzhi.

"Unless you mean…"

"If I was doing it, I only need at most two tries to complete it!" Fang Zhengzhi said confidently.

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Chapter 1018: Exaggerated and Flawless Acting Skills

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

"Two tries?" Yun Qingwu looked in disbelief as she heard Fang Zhengzhi. Then, she shook her head gently. "361 intersection points and two tries, that's equivalent to deducing 180 possibilities. It's rather difficult. I don't think it's possible."

"You don't believe me? Then do you want to take a bet?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled.

"Alright, what do you want to bet with?" Yun Qingwu knew that Fang Zhengzhi would say that. She nodded right away without feeling surprised.

"The remaining eight Maps of Access to Heaven. If you lose, you will tell me where they are, what do you think about that?"

"What if you lost?"

"I will give you this Blazing Qilin Spear. You should know that this Blazing Qilin Spear is one of the ten greatest treasures in the Great Xia Dynasty. It is extremely powerful at attacking." Fang Zhengzhi gave a look as if Yun Qingwu had a great advantage.

Hearing that, Yun Qingwu smiled.

A bright radiance shone on her pale face. Her appearance was exactly like the saying that went "she revealed a hundred charms when she turned around and smiled".

Although the Blazing Qilin Spear was one of the greatest treasures, Yun Qingwu did not have many uses for it.

Most importantly…

The Blazing Qilin Spear was Ping Yang's weapon.

Fang Zhengzhi used the Blazing Qilin Spear to bet with Yun Qingwu. Not to mention the difference in terms of price, just the shamelessness of Fang Zhengzhi was impressive enough.

"I want the "Guangling Painting". If you lose, you have to give me the "Guangling Painting"." Yun Qingwu stated her deal in a straightforward manner after smiling.

"No way, the "Guangling Painting" was formed by combining the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven. I will suffer a great loss if I used it for this bet." Fang Zhengzhi gave her an outright rejection.

"But I'm the one who combined the "Guangling Painting"."

"I saved your life. I have already repaid your favor."

"Shameless." Yun Qingwu said as she heard Fang Zhengzhi. After pondering for a while, she said again, "Then I'll use my father's Black-Golden Wings to bet with you."

"The Black-Golden Wings can't work too. I think it's pretty useful, I can't give it to you." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head again.

"So you are scared of losing?"

"Do you think I will be scared…" Halfway through his sentence, Fang Zhengzhi suddenly realized Yun Qingwu was prodding him. However, unfortunately, would he get tricked?

The answer was clearly…

Yes.

"Alright, I will bet with you using the Black-Golden Wings, how will I f*cking lose?" Fang Zhengzhi stopped negotiating and agreed with the terms Yun Qingwu said.

A gaze flashed across Yun Qingwu's eyes.

The Black-Golden Wings?

Was Fang Zhengzhi really confident that he could deduce where the 'Heavenly Yuan' was with only two tries? It was impossible.

How could he do it?

Yun Qingwu was slightly confused as she was very sure that Fang Zhengzhi would not be better than her in terms of making deductions. However, Fang Zhengzhi looked extremely confident.

"Alright, then let's begin." Yun Qingwu was slightly confused but she was curious to see how Fang Zhengzhi would do it.

Fang Zhengzhi was not hesitant.

Since they had finished negotiating the terms, it was time to show off. Of course, he had to first find the connections between the different chess pieces.

Fang Zhengzhi thought it would require some time and he could use this time to observe his surroundings and the entire plot setting.

However, he had made a miscalculation.

That was because Yun Qingwu was beside him.

With Yun Qingwu's intelligence, it was not difficult at all for her to find something wrong in the forest and discover the connections from there.

After 15 minutes, Yun Qingwu pointed out a line of nine caves in one of the forests and nodded to Fang Zhengzhi.

"This should be the path connecting to the other chess pieces." Yun Qingwu was very confident and looked at Fang Zhengzhi. "Which cave should we enter?"

"The first one is a trial. Any one would do." Fang Zhengzhi sighed in his heart as he looked at the nine caves and the trees which were blocking the entrances of the caves.

F*ck… Yun Qingwu was so good at looking for things!

If not for Yun Qingwu, it would be extremely difficult for him to find that hidden spot.

Even if he managed to find it, he would definitely need a long time.

Indeed, everything became much simpler with Yun Qingwu. Perhaps that was the benefits of saving Yun Qingwu.

"Alright, I will choose this." Yun Qingwu nodded her head and did not seem to be suspicious of Fang Zhengzhi's "theory of choosing randomly". Instead, she randomly chose the nearest cave and walked in.

Fang Zhengzhi smiled and followed closely behind Yun Qingwu. The cave was dark and damp but there were no signs of danger.

Almost instantly, he saw the light at the other end of the cave.

"We have reached." Yun Qingwu's voice was heard. She had already walked out of the cave and entered another chess piece.

"Hmm." Fang Zhengzhi nodded and stepped out of the cave.

The scenery of the new venue looked similar to that of the world they were in previously.

He could even hear the flow of water.

If he was correct, there should be another pond nearby and it would lead to the mountain he had come from.

Then, what was left was for him to start the "deductions".

"The sound of the water came from the Southwest direction… that means the first chess piece that Yun Qingwu and I had stepped into is somewhere in the Southwest…" Fang Zhengzhi pretended to look around and make a random mark at the entrance of the cave. Then, thoughts began to run through his mind.

Yun Qingwu was also making some deductions.

However, as compared to Fang Zhengzhi, Yun Qingwu's deductions were more legitimate. Not only was she listening to where the sound of the water came from, but she was also using her fingers to draw something in the palm of her other hand.

Fang Zhengzhi took a quick glance and it looked like a formation.

He could not see the exact formation because Yun Qingwu did not draw the full picture out but only made dots.

"Have you figured it out?" After a long time of gesturing, Yun Qingwu finally stopped and looked at Fang Zhengzhi.

"Hmm, I had figured it out long ago. Come with me." Fang Zhengzhi raised his chest and said confidently.

"So fast?" Yun Qingwu looked suspiciously at Fang Zhengzhi.

She thought she was extremely gifted in making deductions and calculations.

But Fang Zhengzhi said he had completed it faster than her?

Would she believe it?

Yun Qingwu did not believe him but still nodded her head slightly and continued to look for other paths that connected with the other chess pieces.

With her earlier experience, she was much faster now.

In less than ten minutes' time, they had reached another location with nine caves. It looked almost identical to the previous row of caves in terms of the number and arrangement of caves.

36 Heavenly Stars Formation.

Using the chessboard to set the scene, all the mountains were used as chess pieces. The pawns were therefore almost identical and did not have many differences.

"Which one should we choose?" asked Yun Qingwu.

"Definitely the second one." Fang Zhengzhi pointed at the second cave without hesitation and walked in with big strides.

"The second one?" Yun Qingwu frowned slightly as based on her deductions, the seventh, eighth and ninth caves had a much higher probability.

Why did he choose the second cave?

Did she make the wrong deductions?

Yun Qingwu started to question herself even more but did not raise her doubts as, after all, she was not fully confident.

She could only continue walking with Fang Zhengzhi.

After a short while, both of them passed through the caves and reached the location where the third "chess piece" was at. The location had the same mountain and sound of flowing water.

The only difference was that the direction of the flow of water changed to a southeast direction,

"…" Fang Zhengzhi listened to where the flow of water came from and his eyes twitched. If he did not hear wrongly, he had chosen the wrong cave.

After all, it was common sense.

When he entered the second chess piece, the sound of water came from the southeast direction. If he had chosen the correct cave, the water would still flow from the southeast direction.

That was slightly awkward.

Lady luck was not with him.

However, Fang Zhengzhi did not mind at all. It was extremely normal for him to make a mistake as he was picking from nine caves.

In fact…

It would be weird if he managed to get it right in one try.

"I think you chose the wrong cave." Yun Qingwu turned and asked Fang Zhengzhi when she realized the direction of the flow of water was different.

"You're right." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.

"The water sounds like it came from the southeast but we ought to be at the southwest." Yun Qingwu said to prove that Fang Zhengzhi was wrong.

Fang Zhengzhi blushed slightly.

What the f*ck!

Yun Qingwu was indeed too intelligent. She managed to spot Fang Zhengzhi's mistake immediately, so what should he do?

Remain calm!

Fang Zhengzhi was extremely calm.

"What does it mean if we went from southwest to southeast?" Fang Zhengzhi asked Yun Qingwu instead of replying her.

"What does it mean?" Yun Qingwu asked too.

"This means that our first pawn was at the southeast and we stepped onto the second pawn wrongly and went to the southwest direction. Thanks to my correct judgment, we found our way back to the southeast and are one step closer to the 'Heavenly Yuan'. Do you understand now?" Fang Zhengzhi explained very seriously.

"…" Yun Qingwu's lips moved and fell deep in thought before she nodded. "Hmm, then let's continue walking."

"That's right, you should trust me." Fang Zhengzhi patted his own chest confidently.

Yun Qingwu stopped making any comments. Instead, she mumbled to herself and began to move her finger on her palm again.

This continued for a while before Yun Qingwu's eyes lit up.

"After three tries, I think she managed to solve it?" Fang Zhengzhi guessed as he saw Yun Qingwu's eyes light up.

'Looks like it is time to ask her about what she found out.'

Fang Zhengzhi continued walking as he thought about how to ask Yun Qingwu about it.

Soon after, they reached the pond.

"You are sweating, do you want to take another shower while I wait for you here?" asked Fang Zhengzhi as he pointed at the water in the pond.

"It's alright, Nangong Mu is probably close to finding out the location of the 'Heavenly Yuan'. I can still last a while longer." Yun Qingwu rejected Fang Zhengzhi's offer.

"Alright, then let's hurry up." Fang Zhengzhi did not insist.

"Hmm." Yun Qingwu nodded and followed him closely.

Soon after, they found nine more caves.

Yun Qingwu looked much calmer this time. She did not even take an extra look at the nine caves.

"Did you figure out too?" Fang Zhengzhi wanted to look for the answer from Yun Qingwu's gaze but she, unfortunately, did not take a glance at the caves.

"Somewhat." Yun Qingwu nodded slightly.

"Somewhat? Does that mean your answer is unconfirmed? How about this, I shall be kind and cross-check my answer with yours. This also helps me to verify that you can indeed find the correct way in three tries," said Fang Zhengzhi.

"Cross-check with my answer?" Yun Qingwu was slightly shocked.

"Yes, you should know that I'm trying to help you." Fang Zhengzhi winked at Yun Qingwu. "You should be grateful as I'm helping you to improve."

"Thank you but I don't need it." Yun Qingwu wanted to smile but managed to hold it in. Instead, she shook her head and rejected Fang Zhengzhi's "kind offer".

"Sigh… Looks like you won't be able to improve since you are not willing to learn." Fang Zhengzhi sighed as though it was a pity.

Of course, he actually wanted to curse.

F*ck!

She did not get tricked?

How was it possible for her to not get tricked with Fang Zhengzhi's "flawless" acting skills?

What the hell!

Yun Qingwu was indeed difficult to fool around with. Fang Zhengzhi had to be more realistic with his acting instead of being so exaggerated.

Fang Zhengzhi was slightly annoyed.

However, it was too difficult for him to think of another way to trick Yun Qingwu in such a short period of time. It was unavoidable for him to exaggerate occasionally.

However, there came the problem…

Which of the nine caves should he choose?

Forget it.

Pick a random one.

Perhaps he would be lucky enough to pick one that had water flowing from the southeast direction.

"The third one." Fang Zhengzhi pointed at the third cave, pulled Yun Qingwu along as he walked towards it with huge strides.

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Chapter 1019: Our Train of Thought? Going Around in Circles!

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"The third one?" Yun Qingwu paused her footsteps and looked surprised.

"Oh, I said it wrong. I mean the fourth one." Fang Zhengzhi felt Yun Qingwu's hesitation and changed his words immediately.

"Are you sure?" Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi with a strange glance without hesitation and allowed him to pull her towards the cave.

"Of course." Fang Zhengzhi was happy.

His acting skill was so realistic!

Fang Zhengzhi managed to delve into a realistic acting skill from an exaggerated one.

That was what made him a master at acting.

I am coming for you, the sound of water flowing from the southeast.

"Splash…" The sound of water was heard once again when Fang Zhengzhi went through the dark cave with Yun Qingwu excitedly.

The sound was extremely clear.

However…

It seemed to come from the southwest.

Southwest?!

Hold on, why was it from the southwest?!

Fang Zhengzhi was completely stunned. What happened to the water flowing from the southeast? Why didn't Yun Qingwu tell him that he was bringing her to the wrong cave?!

"Why did the water flow from the southwest again?" Yun Qingwu also heard the sound of the water and smiled.

"Exactly, why did the water flow from the southwest again?" asked Fang Zhengzhi too.

"Doesn't this mean that we are back to the same place after one entire round?" Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi and smiled brightly.

"Exactly, this is 'going around in circles'!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded.

"Going around in circles?"

"Yes; the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation used the chessboard to plot many mountains as pawns. Think about it, how would it possibly allow one to enter the 'Heavenly Yuan' in a straight path?"

"So?"

"So the correct path requires us to go in circles, southeast, then southwest, then southeast, and southwest… we can reach the 'Heavenly Yuan' through this repetition of directions." Fang Zhengzhi did not panic at all.

"I see." Yun Qingwu nodded.

She behaved as though she really believed Fang Zhengzhi and did not have the intent to expose him at all.

"Alright, let's hurry up." Fang Zhengzhi did not bother to explain too much as the saying went, an explanation was equivalent to covering up for one's mistake.

After a short while, the two of them reached another pawn.

The water flowed rapidly from the Northwest.

"It's coming from the northwest, what do you have to say about this?" Yun Qingwu covered her mouth and asked Fang Zhengzhi as she laughed.

"That's right… it's northwest…" Fang Zhengzhi could not take it anymore.

He could continue to explain if the sound of water came from the southeast or southwest, but why did it f*cking become the northwest?

Seriously?!

Was he so unlucky?!

"Yeah, why did the water end up at the northwest?" Yun Qingwu continued to ask while covering her mouth.

"Going around in circles. This is it. The so-called going around in circles is meant to confuse your sense of direction, or else, why was it named this way?" Fang Zhengzhi squeezed out an explanation.

"Do you think I will believe you?" Of course, Yun Qingwu did not believe him.

"This… I don't care whether you believe me or not, the path I am taking is definitely correct." Fang Zhengzhi insisted. In any case, they were alone and nobody was there to witness it.

Why should he be afraid?

He did not have to be afraid. As long as he felt that he was correct, he was indeed correct. No matter how Yun Qingwu questioned him, he would still be correct.

That was Fang Zhengzhi's persistence.

"So you are trying to play cheat?" Yun Qingwu figured out what Fang Zhengzhi meant.

In fact, she had already guessed Fang Zhengzhi's sneaky plans when he walked in the wrong direction for the third time. However, she did not expose him as she wanted to see what excuses he would come up with.

"Play cheat? I am an honest 1 person, how would I possibly play cheat?" Fang Zhengzhi insisted without feeling ashamed at all.

"But you walked in the wrong direction."

"No, I didn't."

"Then explain to me, why is the water coming from the Northwest?"

"Going around in circles."

"…" Yun Qingwu was speechless.

Talking about shamelessness, Yun Qingwu had to take her hats off to Fang Zhengzhi as he was the only person who could be so shameless.

Going around in circles?

Yun Qingwu definitely would not believe that.

However…

She could not do anything to Fang Zhengzhi now as he insisted that he was correct.

What could she do in this case?

"Let's continue, just a while longer and we will reach our destination." Fang Zhengzhi hurried Yun Qingwu.

"Hold on, did you say we are reaching our destination soon?"

"Yes."

"How long do we need to take?"

"Hmm… At least three to five hours and at most three to five days? We have food and water in this mountain anyway, we won't starve to death, right?" Fang Zhengzhi said nonchalantly.

"But you just said that Nangong Mu is looking for the 'Heavenly Yuan' too." Yun Qingwu nodded and reminded Fang Zhengzhi.

"Uh…" Fang Zhengzhi was stunned before he said again, "Nangong Mu is not as intelligent as me, I don't believe that he can find the Heavenly Yuan before I do."

"Of course he is not as intelligent as you, but in terms of knowledge of formations… Based on my understanding, the Nangong Nobles are good at that," said Yun Qingwu.

"So?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"Based on my judgment, he will be able to find the Heavenly Yuan in two hour, and we have already wasted an hour's time already," said Yun Qingwu.

"You mean we only have an hour's time left?"

"Yes."

"Rest assured, we can definitely reach the 'Heavenly Yuan' within an hour's time."

"What if we don't?"

"If we don't…"

"If you don't reach the 'Heavenly Yuan' within an hour's time, then I shall lead. That also means that you have lost to me and you have to give me the Black-Golden Wings." Yun Qingwu raised her deal again as she broke off Fang Zhengzhi's sentence.

"One hour?" Fang Zhengzhi stopped talking.

He understood what Yun Qingwu meant. If he was unable to reach the Heavenly Yuan in an hour, Nangong Mu would probably reach the Heavenly Yuan first.

He definitely could not allow that to happen.

However, after a few attempts, he had finally understood how terrifying and grand the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation was.

Every chess piece had nine caves.

Nine caves!

361 intersection points and nine different choices each. It gave him a headache just by thinking about the complexity.

Luck…

Fang Zhengzhi had hoped to land on the Heavenly Yuan based on luck but he was evidently not lucky.

Not anyone could break through the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation.

What should he do?

Was he really going to admit that he had lost?

Fang Zhengzhi felt that even if he had to admit defeat, he should not do it now as he still had an hour to try.

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

We'll cross the bridge…

Definitely!

As Fang Zhengzhi continuously comforted himself, he started to think about the attempts he had made in this journey.

First, he chose the second cave…

Then he reached the southwest?

Then he chose the third cave and reached the Southeast. Fourth cave, southwest; Ninth cave, northwest…

Then?

There was no 'then'.

What could these clues do? Could he deduce the plot of the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation based on these clues?

Definitely not!

Fang Zhengzhi did not believe that one could deduce the correct path based on the direction of the flow of water.

After all, that was too exaggerated.

However, the direction of the flow of water was definitely one of the factors.

If not, Yun Qingwu would not pay attention to the flow of water. However, besides that, there must be other clues.

Clues…

Where were they?

Fang Zhengzhi felt like his brain was going to explode. He was definitely not good at deductions.

It was too difficult.

What should he do?

What should he do?

Forget it, if he could not think of an answer, he would just continue on. As the ancient saying went, 'It is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books', perhaps he would get new insights as he traveled on.

One must have aspirations as anyone without an aspiration would be useless.

Fang Zhengzhi had aspirations. Although he admitted that Yun Qingwu was much stronger in terms of deductions, he still had the aspiration to defeat her.

"I agree with your deal, let's go." Fang Zhengzhi dragged Yun Qingwu on and sped up towards the possible location of the caves.

"Don't insist if you can't." Yun Qingwu smiled.

"Not at all. One hour is more than enough." Fang Zhengzhi insisted as there was no harm doing it.

They continued on…

Fang Zhengzhi once again proceeded on with his path in circles. The both of them walked through mountains and rivers as they jumped from one chess piece to the next.

However, they were still going around in circles.

There was once when he realized that he went back to the same chess piece as there was a marking left by him at the entrance of that cave.

Of course, he did not take notice of that small marking.

He pretended not to see it.

Yun Qingwu also did not stop Fang Zhengzhi from going around in circles and followed closely behind him as they proceeded on in the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation.

Time past gradually.

After half an hour, Fang Zhengzhi finally stopped. He looked at the mountains, identical ponds and forest around him.

What should he do?

Was he really going to continue walking without any clue?

Then get humiliated by Yun Qingwu after time was up?

No!

Who can be killed cannot be humiliated!

Fang Zhengzhi felt that it was time for him to really think about the path seriously. He felt that he had accumulated sufficient experience from turning around in circles.

It was time for him to make use of these accumulated experience.

Yun Qingwu was able to deduce the path of the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation after three tries, why couldn't he do it after 30 tries?

Perhaps…

He really could not.

No, he definitely could. 36 Heavenly Stars Formation, the chessboard was used to set the scene and the mountains were used as chess pieces. 361 intersection points in total.

361…

Wait a minute!

Apart from the 361 intersection points, there seemed to be another crucial information, nine stars.

Oh right!

The nine star positions on the chessboard.

The center of it was the Heavenly Yuan.

Therefore, could it be that he would be able to deduce the positions of the other stars once he found the position of one star, and successfully find the Heavenly Yuan from there on?

"Yes, this must be it. As long as I find the position of any star, I will be able to deduce the location of the Heavenly Yuan!" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up.

Deducing where the Heavenly Yuan was from scratch was extremely difficult.

However, it was possible for him to deduce the position of one of the stars. Moreover, he had already made so many attempts.

Although the attempts he had made caused him to continue going around in circles, he already had a rough idea of where he had stopped.

He had been to the southeast, southwest, northwest, west, east, south…

Fang Zhengzhi recalled where he had been and the directions of the mountains. Then, he started to deduce the nine star positions in his heart.

"Isn't it too late for you to start your deduction now?" Yun Qingwu reminded Fang Zhengzhi as he stopped and started to think.

"Too late? Not at all," replied Fang Zhengzhi.

"Haha… Do you need a hint?" Yun Qingwu laughed and sat calmly beside Fang Zhengzhi.

"No," rejected Fang Zhengzhi.

He did not believe that Yun Qingwu would give him a hint at this point in time. The so-called hint would probably be a source of distraction.

Moreover, even if Yun Qingwu really gave him a hint out of goodwill, he probably would not understand it.

After all, there was some difference in the level of knowledge between them.

It could be likened to a primary school kid asking a professor about the path of the sun, even if the professor explained patiently, the primary school kid would not understand.

There were too many professional terms involved.

Wait a minute.

Speaking of the path of the sun…

36 Heavenly Stars Formation!

Heavenly Stars?!

The chessboard was used to set the scene and the mountains were used as chess pieces. In addition to that, the heavenly stars…

"I think… I figured it out!" Fang Zhengzhi's lit up suddenly.

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Chapter 1020: Turnover

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As the radiance of the stars increased, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes became brighter and it looked as if there was a milky way flowing in his eyes.

Meanwhile, golden symbols flowed on his body and mixed with his blood, thereby passing through the veins on his body.

That was Dao.

Dao of All Creation, the Source of Dao.

Yun Qingwu stared at Fang Zhengzhi and her expression gradually changed as she could feel the powerful aura exuding from Fang Zhengzhi's body.

"So was this the Dao that this shameless brat comprehended? Isn't this… too much?" Yun Qingwu was slightly shocked when she saw the densely packed golden symbols.

She knew how difficult it was to comprehend the Dao.

However, the Dao that accumulated on Fang Zhengzhi's body way surpassed her imagination. In fact, she could see at least 2000 Daos on him.

That amount was tremendous.

However, what was the purpose for him to "observe the Daos" at this moment?

Yun Qingwu did not understand as one needed deductions to breathe through the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation and that was completely unrelated to the number of Daos.

"Alright, let's go!" Just as Yun Qingwu felt confused, Fang Zhengzhi's voice was suddenly heard and the golden symbols on his body completely disappeared.

"You figured it out?" Yun Qingwu asked in suspicion and did not stand up immediately.

"Yes, I completely figured it out. From now on, we are going into the Heavenly Yuan!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded and said in confidence.

"Going into the Heavenly Yuan?" Yun Qingwu looked at him with a strange expression.

If Fang Zhengzhi had said this one and a half hours ago, she would have believed him.

However, she was very sure that Fang Zhengzhi did not know the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation at all after following him for this one and a half hours.

How could he possibly break through the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation in two hours if he did not know the formation at all?

It was as though an illiterate person suddenly picked up a book and read it for a day before announcing that he wanted to take part in the Examination for the Law of Dao and won the Double Roll Champion.

Who would believe that?

Definitely not Yun Qingwu.

However, since Fang Zhengzhi was so confident, she did not want to dwell his excitement as, after all, he still had less than half an hour's time.

"Let's see what tricks this shameless brat is up to." Yun Qingwu stood up and said, "Let's go."

"I am going to walk really fast. You need to follow closely." Fang Zhengzhi pulled Yun Qingwu and walked quickly towards the nine caves.

"I am following very closely." Yun Qingwu smiled bitterly. She was being pulled by Fang Zhengzhi all along and had no choice but to follow him closely.

"Oh, then follow more closely."

"More closely."

Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu soon found the other connected points between the other chess pieces. It was yet another series of nine caves that was pitch dark.

"Which one are you going to choose?" Yun Qingwu followed closely behind Fang Zhengzhi and asked.

"The seventh cave," said Fang Zhengzhi without hesitation.

"The seventh cave? Are you sure?" Yun Qingwu looked calm but she was actually shocked because based on her deductions, the seventh cave…

Was the correct one!

The correct one?!

How was that possible, did he get it right by guessing randomly?

Yun Qingwu was shocked but still sounded very calm and did not make any unnecessary movements.

"Of course." Fang Zhengzhi looked very confident and dragged Yun Qingwu into the seventh cave.

In a blink of an eye, the two of them passed through the cave and reached another chess piece.

The forest still looked the same.

The sound of the water came from the South.

Fang Zhengzhi smiled as the chess piece he was at previously also had water flowing from the South.

He guessed correctly!

Fang Zhengzhi felt extremely happy and sang, "The happy pond turned into an ocean thanks to a dream, I will sing happily and loudly, lend me a pair of wings and I will reach the sun…"

"What is this song?" Yun Qingwu felt strange as she had never heard this song before. However, she had to admit that Fang Zhengzhi sounded really happy.

"The Small Frog," replied Fang Zhengzhi.

"The Small Frog?" Yun Qingwu looked at him with a strange look.

Fang Zhengzhi did not bother explaining further. He continued to sing while pulling Yun Qingwu and continued to look for the nine caves that connected the chess pieces.

Soon, they came to another connection point.

"After finally making a correct guess, what guess are you going to make now?" Yun Qingwu had a special feeling as she asked this question.

She felt that Fang Zhengzhi would definitely not make the correct guess this time.

However, for some reason, she was hoping that Fang Zhengzhi would give her a surprise again. It was an ironic feeling.

"The first one." After he said that, Fang Zhengzhi dragged Yun Qingwu and walked into the first cave.

"…" Yun Qingwu's expression finally changed.

She was no longer as calm as before. In fact, her palms started to perspire as Fang Zhengzhi had made the correct guess again.

Two correct guesses consecutively!

Moreover, he made the correct guess from nine choices.

How did this happen?!

This was impossible. He was already extremely lucky if he got it correct for once, but the probability of getting it correct consecutively was extremely low.

Impossible…

It was definitely impossible!

How could he possibly figure out the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation in slightly more than one hour's time?

It was the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation, the formation that contained 361 intersections with nine different choices each.

Yun Qingwu was able to make the correct deduction on her third try because she had already observed the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation carefully before she entered it.

Three tries did not mean she managed to break through on her third try. Instead, it meant that she confirmed the location she was at in the "chessboard" after three tries.

After she confirmed her location, she continued her deductions.

Then, she was able to figure out the formation.

She was sure that Nangong Mu was able to figure out the formation in two hours' time because she saw him observe the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation too,

However, Fang Zhengzhi was different.

She knew that Fang Zhengzhi did not even make any observations of the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation before he entered as he was focused on battling against Nangong Mu.

How could he possibly figure out the formation in this case?

That was impossible.

Without any prior observations, even someone like Valley Master Mo Shanshi who was extremely well-versed in terms of formations would not be able to make the correct deduction in two hours' time.

After all, the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation was too complicated.

"It must be a coincidence, definitely a coincidence. Although the probability of getting it right consecutively is extremely low. it was not impossible!" As Yun Qingwu comforted herself, they exited the cave.

The sound of the pond was heard again.

It came from the South again.

"Hahaha…" Fang Zhengzhi laughed without restraints and sang "The Small Frog" even more happily.

"I believe in miracles, lalalalala…. lalalalala…"

As Fang Zhengzhi was singing happily, they found the connection point once again. It was another identical series of nine caves.

"You… Which one are you choosing this time?" Yun Qingwu looked at the nine caves and her vision darted around.

That was because she thought that Fang Zhengzhi could make the correct choice because of her as she gave hints with her eyes and her body.

If not…

Why would he ask her to follow him more closely?

That's right.

It must be so!

Yun Qingwu's eyes lit up at this moment.

That was right, even if she remained extremely calm, with the close distance between her and Fang Zhengzhi, it was definitely possible for him to figure something out.

No!

She definitely could not let Fang Zhengzhi get hints from her anymore.

She had to behave more strangely.

Yes, that's right!

"Hahaha… I think this is a lovely song, I even have the impulse to dance now, how about I perform a dance for you…"

"Dance?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at her strangely.

What was she doing, why did she suddenly say that she wanted to dance? Was his "The Small Frog" so good that it inspired one to dance?

"Yes, I…"

"No, let's go." Fang Zhengzhi stopped Yun Qingwu from completing her sentence and pulled her towards the eighth cave.

"The eighth cave?!" Yun Qingwu's body shook violently.

"Is anything wrong?" Fang Zhengzhi took a glance at Yun Qingwu as he felt the change in her voice.

"No… Nothing…" Yun Qingwu shook her head violently but her expression became extremely complex.

That was because Fang Zhengzhi got it right again.

Again?!

Three times consecutively!

He was choosing from nine, how could he get it right thrice consecutively?

Yun Qingwu did not know what was the probability of getting it right thrice consecutively but she was very sure that it was almost impossible.

However, she was struck by reality.

Fang Zhengzhi managed to get it right thrice consecutively and made even more incredible progression after that.

That was because…

After Yun Qingwu followed Fang Zhengzhi out of the cave, Fang Zhengzhi made the correct choice again.

He made the correct choice for the fourth time!

Then, the fifth.

The sixth…

Yun Qingwu could no longer keep track of how many times Fang Zhengzhi got it right. However, she realized that they reached a completely different venue.

The so-called completely different did not mean that the scenery was different but rather because there were stars flickering in the sky of that particular chess piece.

It was not very glaring.

However, one could still see the stars.

"The position of the star. This shameless brat found it!" Yun Qingwu could not stand still anymore. It was not because she was exhausted but rather because she could not believe that Fang Zhengzhi was able to do that.

"How did he do that?"

Fang Zhengzhi definitely did not observe the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation before, therefore, how could he have done that?

Moreover, Fang Zhengzhi was completely clueless about formations.

He was clueless about formations and was still able to locate the position of the star of the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation? Yun Qingwu could not believe that this was possible.

Could it be that he had known how to break through the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation all along and was faking from the start?

That was impossible.

Yun Qingwu quickly negated this possibility.

That was because Fang Zhengzhi did not need to pretend as they had already decided on the bet before he started to break through the formation.

"I found the position of the star. We are going to reach the Heavenly Yuan soon, right, Yun Qingwu?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the stars above his head and turned to Yun Qingwu.

"Hmm… I think so…" Yun Qingwu tried to calm herself down but all the questions in her mind made her unable to think straight.

She could no longer remain calm.

As she had a strong premonition that she was going to lose again.

Moreover, she was going to lose without even knowing why.

Was she going to lose?!

If so, she would have to tell Fang Zhengzhi about the secret of the eight remaining Maps of Access to Heaven?

No.

Even if Fang Zhengzhi found the position of the star, he definitely would not be able to find the Heavenly Yuan. There were three more rounds to clear before he could find the Heavenly Yuan.

There should not be any more coincidences…

He would definitely make a mistake, definitely.

"Let's go." Fang Zhengzhi looked at the perspiration on Yun Qingwu's forehead and smiled even brighter as he sang the song more loudly.

Yun Qingwu was rooted to the ground and frowned as though she did not hear Fang Zhengzhi.

Until Fang Zhengzhi pulled her into the entrance of the seventh cave again.

"Oh shit… he… he got it right again?! How… how is that possible?!" Yun Qingwu trembled violently and cold sweat trickled down her forehead the moment she stepped into the seventh cave.

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Chapter 1021: Straight into Heavenly Yuan – A Bizarre Realm

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There were only three rounds between the position of the star and the Heavenly Yuan.

Fang Zhengzhi had now cleared the first round successfully. If everything went well, he could lead her straight into Heavenly Yuan in just two more correction choices.

'Straight into Heavenly Yuan…'

Yun Qingwu was a little stumped. When Fang Zhengzhi said that just a short while ago, she thought that he was about to do something shameless again.

However, she was truly stunned at this moment.

That was because Fang Zhengzhi had already proven to her that he did it. Moreover, he did such a perfect job that she couldn't find any flaws.

Most importantly, she still hadn't found out how he had managed to do it.

'How did this happen?!'

Yun Qingwu couldn't wrap her head around this, but Fang Zhengzhi was still dragging her along.

The duo soon arrived at the next point of connection, and nothing went wrong because Fang Zhengzhi chose the correct path once again.

So far, he had already cleared two of the three rounds.

There was only one last round left before Fang Zhengzhi could actually bring her straight into Heavenly Yuan.

"Aren't you curious about it?" Fang Zhengzhi suddenly turned around and asked Yun Qingwu when he brought her to the pond beside the last chess piece.

"Yes…" Yun Qingwu gritted her teeth and admitted.

She wasn't willing to concede defeat or express how shocked she was. However, she was so curious about it that she couldn't help nodding her head.

That was because Heavenly Yuan was already within reach.

She lost.

She was utterly beaten.

"Do you want to know?" Fang Zhengzhi looked towards the sky, calculated the time, and asked again.

"I do…" Yun Qingwu nodded again.

Having heard that, Fang Zhengzhi nodded with satisfaction and said generously, "Alright then, I'll satisfy your curiosity and tell you."

"Are there no conditions?" Yun Qingwu was a little surprised.

Based on her understanding of Fang Zhengzhi, he'd definitely take advantage of her curiosity and make 'unacceptable' demands.

However, it didn't seem like Fang Zhengzhi wanted anything this time.

That left her astonished once again.

"Conditions? What else could you give me?" Fang Zhengzhi gazed at Yun Qingwu with an expression as if to say 'You're already my captive, and you have nothing left. What could you give me?'.

"…" Yun Qingwu was startled, and she soon smiled bitterly and replied, "Yeah, I'm no longer the commander of the Monster Race and Demon Race, so what could I give you?"

"Actually, there's still something you can do."

"Like?"

"Like taking a shower in front of me or… Look at yourself, you are covered in sweat. If you enter Heavenly Yuan like this, it's being disrespectful to the Gods."

"Shameless!" Yun Qingwu scolded him. Then, she glanced at the pond in front of her, where a stream of water continuously surged.

She could hear the sound of water flowing.

The pond was crystal-clear.

Yun Qingwu was a little sweaty, partly due to exhaustion, and partly due to having cold sweats as a result of shock.

"Haha, whatever. Let's go." Fang Zhengzhi didn't particularly mind. He pointed towards the front unseriously and was about to drag Yun Qingwu along.

"Wait." Yun Qingwu didn't move.

"What's wrong?"

"You're right. We are reaching Heavenly Yuan soon, and it's indeed disrespectful to the Gods if I remained in my current state. I want to take a shower."

"Really?" Fang Zhengzhi was a little surprised. He brought it up as a joke but he didn't expect Yun Qingwu to actually take his suggestion and shower in front of him.

'Does she really have to do that?'

'I am not mentally prepared yet!'

"Yup…" Yun Qingwu didn't say another word. She walked towards the pond directly and leaped into it.

Water droplets splashed everywhere.

Of course, Yun Qingwu didn't take her clothes off. Furthermore, her back was facing Fang Zhengzhi so he couldn't even see her expression.

Having said that, when Yun Qingwu's dress was soaked in water, it still accentuated her perfect curves.

"Damn… This is so exciting!" Fang Zhengzhi was appreciating the show fully.

"You can tell me how you did it now." Yun Qingwu spoke flatly while she was cleaning her face.

One could tell from her tone that she had calmed down greatly and regained her usual composure after she leaped into the pond.

"It's actually very simple. It's astrology." Fang Zhengzhi found a rock by the pond and sat on it, and he quickly lied down.

"Astrology?" Yun Qingwu jolted.

"Yes."

"Then?"

"That's it."

"That's it?"

"What else would there be? I've already told you that it's based on astrology, so you can figure out the rest by yourself. Aren't you extremely intelligent? How could the Young Lord of both Monster Race and Demon Race be stumped by such an easy problem?" Fang Zhengzhi nodded as if he was already being selfless but Yun Qingwu was still pressing him for too much.

"…" Yun Qingwu fell silent.

However, her movement in the water was obviously getting bigger. She was splashing water everywhere and creating ripples after ripples.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't mind that at all.

He was lying leisurely on the ground and watching Yun Qingwu vent her emotions at the water. His lips subconsciously curled into a smile.

The four arts of Zither, Go, Calligraphy, and Painting.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't understand these profound arts well. Therefore, when Yun Qingwu mentioned that the chessboard made up the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation and the mountain peaks were the chess pieces, he really couldn't comprehend how it worked.

Of course, he wasn't well-versed in astrology either.

However, he had made much more significant improvements in his understanding of astrology as compared to the four arts of Zither, Go, Calligraphy, and Painting because he had to understand astrology since he wanted to study Geomancy and The Art of Becoming Invisible.

Furthermore, astrology had a new name in his previous life – Astronomy.

Heavenly Yuan!

Was the centermost position in a chessboard.

However, in astrology, Heavenly Yuan had another meaning. It represented the 'North Star', which was complemented by all the other stars. In ancient scriptures, the term 'Heavenly Yuan' had long been introduced in "Records of the Grand Historian".

When a ruler wanted to establish a new dynasty, he must proceed cautiously at the beginning.

He must change the calendar, the color of clothing, carriages, and flags. He must calculate and adhere to Heavenly Yuan (The law of the universe), as well as obey the heaven's will.

In this case, 'Heavenly Yuan' could be comprehended as the origin of everything in the world, and any exceptional and extraordinary individual must understand it.

Inspired by the positions of the stars, Fang Zhengzhi thought of Heavenly Yuan's position in astrology, and from there, he naturally figured out the coordinates that he needed to look for.

After he had identified the coordinates, he opened up his other pair of eyes with Ghost Dao as observed the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation from a bird's-eye view.

How could he possibly go wrong after all that?

"I figured it out. Did you calculate Heavenly Yuan's coordinates based on astrology and found the position of one of the stars with your Ghost Dao?" After a long silence, Yun Qingwu suddenly turned around and asked.

Astrology was based on the positions of the stars.

Although Fang Zhengzhi only told her a simple word, she still managed to work it out. Nevertheless, she was still shocked to the core after she found out the truth.

Fang Zhengzhi was as shocked as Yun Qingwu.

'Are you kidding me? Did she figure it out just like that?' Fang Zhengzhi glanced at Yun Qingwu's eyes, then at her beautiful face, then his gaze shifted from her face and went down…

It continued moving down…

"Er!"

"You seem to have… Accidentally exposed yourself!"

"…" Yun Qingwu froze, and her snow-white face turned bright red instantly, and she said, "Fang Zhengzhi, you… You… You are shameless!"

Several minutes had passed after Yun Qingwu changed into a clean and dry dress and stood in front of Fang Zhengzhi. However, her blush had yet to disappear.

Fang Zhengzhi was speechless.

'She was the one who turned around and revealed herself to me. Why am I blamed for it?"

'Women are truly mysterious beings.'

Luckily, he had forcefully suppressed his 'impure thoughts' and stared for as long as he could. Otherwise, he would have failed to benefit from this incident.

"Let's go. After entering Heavenly Yuan, you would honor your words and tell me where the eight remaining Maps of Access to Heaven are, wouldn't you?" Fang Zhengzhi held Yun Qingwu's hand just like before.

"You don't have to worry about that." Yun Qingwu nodded and turned her head to the side. However, she allowed Fang Zhengzhi to hold her hand instead of pulling her hand away.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't continue questioning her.

After all, he knew what kind of person Yun Qingwu was. If she had agreed to something, it was basically impossible for her to go back on her words.

In that case, Yun Qingwu was a righteous 'hero' unlike Fang Zhengzhi, an 'anti-hero' who always went back on his words.

Of course, Fang Zhengzhi enjoyed being an 'anti-hero'.

As the saying goes, 'Regardless if it's black or white, a cat that could catch mice is a good cat' (an idea coined by Deng Xiaoping, explaining his mindset that any method could be a good method as long as it produces results). He had always embraced the logic behind this saying so he didn't care about any of those 'heroic' qualities.

'You don't like it?'

'Bite me!'

That was how impetuous he was.

"Heavenly Yuan, the centermost position of 36 Heavenly Stars Formation. It seems so complicated and mysterious, and she even showered and changed her clothes. I am actually looking forward to it a little. I wonder what's inside Heavenly Yuan?" Fang Zhengzhi was looking at the nine caves in front of him. He knew that the ninth cave would lead him straight into Heavenly Yuan.

When he was looking at Heavenly Yuan through the sky using Ghost Dao, the only thing he saw was a thick fog that was radiating a faint golden light.

He couldn't see anything else.

If he was right, there was probably some sort of restrictive barrier on Heavenly Yuan. Furthermore, it was so powerful that even his Ghost Dao couldn't see through it.

'What exactly is inside there?'

The Black Stone Tablet that recorded the ancient legend about 'mending the sky'.

The giant black rocks that paved the ground and the nine black chains that were connected to the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation.

These things should be the products of that starry space.

However, all of them… Had somehow appeared in the Black Stone Palace.

According to the legend, Mother Earth sealed up the starry space after fighting against the Cosmic Disaster. In that case, who could have possibly placed these things into that starry space once again?

Most importantly, he could tell from the expression of the Gods that had entered the Black Stone Palace that even they knew very little about this palace.

It was as if they had never seen it before.

The Black Stone Palace descended from the starry space, yet the Gods from the ancient battle didn't know about it. Furthermore, it had a mysterious and strange powers.

Countless entangled mysteries left Fang Zhengzhi incredibly curious.

At this moment, he was about to solve these mysteries. Once he entered Heavenly Yuan, he could find the answers that he seek.

Fang Zhengzhi couldn't help being a little excited and eager. After all, this was about the biggest secret surrounding the Cosmic Disaster during ancient times.

"Let's go, we are entering Heavenly Yuan!" Fang Zhengzhi grabbed Yun Qingwu's hand and pulled her straight into the ninth cave.

On the other hand, Yun Qingwu had already regained her composure.

She wasn't surprised anymore that Fang Zhengzhi had chosen the correct cave. After all, she already knew that she had lost the best.

Fang Zhengzhi figured out the correct path towards Heavenly Yuan and solved the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation.

Now…

Heavenly Yuan was right in front of them.

Yun Qingwu also was curious about it because "An Ancient Handwritten Letter" didn't contain any records about this Black Stone Palace.

That was precisely why she didn't make exploring the Black Stone Palace the top priority in the past six months.

It wasn't because Yun Qingwu was careless.

It was because she wanted stability.

Yun Qingwu tried to do everything perfectly be it planning or strategic positioning. However, she was but a single person.

She was too exhausted.

She had to convince Gods that had appeared to work for her, train an army of beasts in secret, as well as monitor the movements of all the Gods. Furthermore, she had to look for the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven covertly.

There was too much on her plate.

Therefore, she spent more energy and time on the things that were recorded, and in turn, overlooked this mysterious Black Stone Palace that had long been in her control.

That was until a legend about the 'Source of God' appeared.

At that moment, Yun Qingwu suddenly had a feeling that she seemed to have neglected an important clue that could likely change the tide of the battle.

Then, she came.

She brought an army of tens of thousands of Monsters and Demons, together with seven Gods, and arrived at the Black Stone Palace in an overwhelming and imposing manner.

However, she did not expect… To lose.

Under seemingly impossible circumstances, Fang Zhengzhi managed to capture her despite the fact that she was protected by four Gods. Then, due to the uncontrollable situation, she had to hand over her command of the army of Monster Race and Demon Race.

After that, everything went out of control.

The situation kept changing, until eventually, Nangong Mu, under the disguise of 'Chou Qi', took over the command of the army of Monster Race and Demon Race. Furthermore, using the Tree of God as his body, he became terrifyingly powerful and went to war against the Human Alliance, leading to the deaths of many soldiers and Gods of the army, in order to grow stronger.

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Chapter 1022: The Truth is Smooth and Tender

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At that moment, what could Yun Qingwu do?

Things had already gone out of her control. Of course, she could escape with the completed Guangling Painting and return to the Monster Race and Demon Race.

However, was it really so simple?

Putting aside the fact that she didn't know to what extent could she unleash Guangling Painting's power and therefore wasn't sure if she could escape, what could she do after she had returned to the Monster Race and Demon Race?

Without any doubts, infighting between the Monster Race and Demon Race would break out.

That was because Nangong Mu had spent so much effort in order to control the army of Monster Race and Demon Race so he wouldn't possibly hand over its command easily.

Regardless of the result, infighting was unavoidable.

Yun Qingwu didn't want that to happen. Hence, her only option was to work together with Fang Zhengzhi even though she knew that she was 'holding a candle to the devil'.

Of course, this was the logical choice.

Apart from being logical, Yun Qingwu was also a little excited due to an inner desire that she had been suppressing all along.

When she was the Young Lord of the Monster Race and Demon Race, her desire couldn't be fulfilled.

However, now that she had a 'valid' reason, she didn't feel guilty anymore. She truly wanted to know what would happen if she and Fang Zhengzhi could one day work together.

That was the thought that gave her the strength to stand up after she had collapsed in the black-golden box.

It was an intense obsession.

It burned deep down in her heart like a ball of fire and supported her weak body. She exerted all her might for the sole wish of working together with Fang Zhengzhi.

It didn't matter… If it could only happen once!

At this moment, she seemed to have succeeded and fulfilled her desire. In addition, she didn't just escape from Nangong Mu together with Fang Zhengzhi. They even solved the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation together and they were going to enter 'Heavenly Yuan' soon.

Yun Qingwu was delighted.

She was indescribably delighted.

However, she was also a little afraid that they would become enemies once again after entering 'Heavenly Yuan'.

She wanted to enjoy this moment for a little longer.

Therefore, she wasn't in a rush to enter 'Heavenly Yuan'. Instead, she gave Fang Zhengzhi plenty of time and opportunities, and she even stopped to 'shower and change her clothes' in the final round.

However, she couldn't be straightforward with her feelings.

"Thank you." Yun Qingwu raised her head and gazed at Fang Zhengzhi intensely, subconsciously holding his hand tighter.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't feel the change in Yun Qingwu's strength.

After all, he was solely concentrated on the secret of 'Heavenly Yuan'. However, he was still surprised when he heard Yun Qingwu saying 'thank you'.

"She's thanking me?' Fang Zhengzhi was a little curious about Yun Qingwu's behavior. 'Why would she thank me? Is it because I've defeated her utterly again?'

'Or is she thanking me for sneaking glances at her body when she was in the pond?'

'Women…'

'Are really strange!'

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to ask Yun Qingwu about it, but she didn't seem like she wanted to talk about it anymore.

At this moment, a ray of light slowly appeared in front of him. The dark cave was gradually turning brighter, meaning that he had exited the cave.

Heavenly Yuan!

The center of the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation!

'This place holds the key to solving the secret of the Black Stone Palace. What exactly would we find here?'

Fang Zhengzhi examined the surrounding carefully, not leaving out any details. As he looked around, his eyes opened wider and wider.

Even Yun Qingwu stopped gazing at Fang Zhengzhi's face and started checking out 'Heavenly Yuan'.

The dense trees were gone.

There were no more clear ponds and flowing water as well.

There were no flowers or grass either. This was a world that was formed completely by black rocks that were stacked on top of each other. There were many black chains in the sky.

Most importantly, there were many blinking stars in the sky as well. Every one of them was exceptionally dazzling.

"The galaxy?!" That was the first thought that went through Fang Zhengzhi's mind. However, he quickly denied that possibility.

That was because this place couldn't possibly be the galaxy.

Apart from the stars and black chains, there should be black rocks sealing the masters in Godly State in the galaxy.

However, there were only stars in the starry sky above him. There were no black rocks.

"No, those aren't real stars. They are gemstones that are as bright as the stars!" Fang Zhengzhi could see extremely far with his eyes now, so it was only natural that he discovered their true identities.

However, these gemstones had obviously been meticulously cut and polished.

Every one of the gemstones was identically shaped, in addition, even their materials were the same. That was why they looked like stars in the sky at a rough glance.

It was magnificent.

'Are there 10,000 gemstones in the sky?'

'No, there are definitely more than 10,000 gemstones. There are probably tens of thousands of gemstones amongst those black chains. Their number is terrifying.'

Fang Zhengzhi's eyes opened wider and wider as if there were numbers jumping around in his eyeballs.

'Money!'

'Gems!'

'So much money and so many gems!'

He'd become so filthy rich if he took all of the gemstones down that he could probably afford the entire Flame Capital City.

"An ordinary life. This is the ordinary life that I'm seeking." Fang Zhengzhi was getting increasingly excited. He felt like he was one step closer towards his dream.

"Fang Zhengzhi, this place seems like a tomb." While Fang Zhengzhi was pondering how he could get the gemstones, he heard Yun Qingwu's voice.

"Tomb?" Fang Zhengzhi was startled for a second, then, he subconsciously turned away from the dazzling gemstones in the sky and asked, "What tomb?"

"Look over there." Yun Qingwu pointed towards the center of this place.

"Hmm?" Fang Zhengzhi looked towards that direction and soon discovered that there was actually a tombstone at the center.

The only thing was, the tombstone was also made out of black rocks, so it was hard to spot it at a quick glance because it blended perfectly with the ground, which was also made out of black rocks.

Most importantly…

There wasn't a single word on that tombstone.

It was incredibly smooth and ordinary, and there were no patterns or any colors on it. The black tombstone simply stood there in the center, looking lonely and weird.

"Where's the coffin?" Fang Zhengzhi intuitively asked that question because according to the normal plot of 'tomb raiding' stories, a coffin should appear at this moment.

It could be behind the tombstone, or it could be hanging upside down in the air like a lotus flower. There could even be multiple mechanisms on the coffin that needed to be activated simultaneously.

Then, Fang Zhengzhi took out a candle as if he was well-experienced. He walked towards the east, lit up the candle, and shouted, "A man lights a candle and the ghost blows it out!"

However, after looking around the tomb, he realized that there wasn't a coffin.

'What the hell?'

'A tomb without a coffin?'

'How am I supposed to raid the tomb if that's the case?'

While Fang Zhengzhi had lost interest, Yun Qingwu seemed to have discovered something. She suddenly took a couple of steps forward and dragged Fang Zhengzhi along with her.

"Look behind the tombstone." Yun was fixated on the back of the wordless tombstone while she was walking towards it.

"Behind it? Are you saying that the coffin is hidden behind the tombstone?" Fang Zhengzhi's interest in the tomb was reignited and he also looked towards the back of the tombstone.

From his angle, he could roughly see a black object.

It looked like a squarish box, but also like a protruding rock. There were no patterns or colors on it either.

It was extremely inconspicuous.

However, Fang Zhengzhi didn't ignore it just because it wasn't eye-catching because he knew that such a design was extremely unusual.

Tombstone – A critical part of a tomb. Similarly, its position had to be chosen carefully.

Therefore, it was impossible for any unimportant objects to be placed around the tombstone. The chance of a rock falling behind the tombstone was even less likely.

Hence, there were only two possibilities.

It was either a treasure or the mechanism of a restrictive barrier.

Fang Zhengzhi instinctively felt that the former was more likely. After all, there were so many gemstones above his head.

This place was decorated so extravagantly.

In that case, how could there possibly be a lack of treasure?

Since Fang Zhengzhi was so focused on the treasure, he naturally threw everything about solving the 'mystery' out the window temporarily.

However, at this moment, he heard Yun Qingwu's voice again.

"Why is there a tomb inside this palace? Someone spent so much effort to deploy the 36 Heavenly Stars Formation, but somehow there is only a tomb with a wordless tombstone at the center of Heavenly Yuan?" Yun Qingwu was obviously not interested in the treasure.

She was more concerned about the truth behind the tomb, why the tomb was decorated like the galaxy, and why there wasn't a single word on the tombstone.

Of course, apart from that, she also wanted to figure out what the 'rock' behind the tombstone was.

However, she didn't continue walking forward because she knew that since this was a tomb, then it wouldn't be safe around here.

"Yeah, why is there a tomb here?" Fang Zhengzhi was fixated on the black rock as he mumbled. However, he didn't stop moving. He actually let go of Yun Qingwu and quickened his pace towards the black rock.

"Watch out!"

Fang Zhengzhi was startled.

His body moved extremely ridiculously in that split second. He bounced into the air like a frightened cat.

However…

When he landed on the ground, he realized that there wasn't anything to watch out for.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi turned towards Yun Qingwu.

"…" Yun Qingwu was also looking back at him.

The two of them stared at each other.

It was a little awkward.

"What do I have to watch out for?" After a long wait, Fang Zhengzhi couldn't help asking.

"No… I just thought that since this is a tomb, there are probably dangerous traps around here, so I…" Yun Qingwu blushed.

"The daring ones make it big while the cowards starve to death. What do I have to be afraid of?" Fang Zhengzhi shot Yun Qingwu a condescending glance and continued walking towards the 'rock' behind the tombstone.

Nothing happened throughout his journey.

Just like that, Fang Zhengzhi arrived in front of the tombstone.

"…" Yun Qingwu's lips moved. She was left dumbfounded for a moment because she couldn't figure out why it was so 'safe' around here.

'Did I overthink things?'

"Yo… It's really a treasure!" While Yun Qingwu was feeling puzzled, she heard Fang Zhengzhi's excited cry.

She subconsciously looked towards him.

Then, she discovered that Fang Zhengzhi was already holding the 'rock' in his hand. Moreover, he had even opened it up.

It was actually a stone box.

There was an extremely eccentric crown in the box.

It was made of bronze and there was an exquisite engraving of a dragon's head on it. The crown didn't seem big, but it exuded a tremendously ancient aura.

'A dragon's head?' Yun Qingwu was stumped for a second. Then, her expression changed rapidly as if she was reminded of something extremely horrifying.

In the meantime, the ground that was paved with black rocks lit up.

Spots of golden light started flowing and then converged into a thin golden line.

The entire ground was painted gold almost instantly.

Most importantly, while the ground was covered by the golden radiance, golden symbols started appearing on the wordless tombstone.

It looked like flowing blood.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

She heard a strong and powerful heartbeat sound.

"Look out!" Yun Qingwu didn't know if it was the sound of her own heartbeat or if it belonged to someone else. However, she instinctively sensed an approaching danger.

It felt like something was staring at her intently.

She felt her body turning lighter as soon as she said that because someone had already grabbed her and lifted her off the ground forcefully.

It was extraordinarily fast!

It was so fast that Yun Qingwu couldn't even resist it.

Of course, that wasn't important. What was important was the fact that the arms that surrounded her body were obviously acting up.

"Let… Let go of me!" Yun Qingwu turned red instantly and she struggled as hard as she could to get out of those arms. However, they didn't even budge.

"Let go? How the hell can I do that? This is a time when you should hold on to me tightly. Do you think that I'd secretly take advantage of you during such times?" Fang Zhengzhi reprimanded Yun Qingwu.

Then…

Yun Qingwu received a slap on her butt.

However, that didn't leave her speechless. What truly left her speechless was the fact that he groped her waist after slapping her butt.

"…" Even though Yun Qingwu knew that Fang Zhengzhi was extremely shameless, she still didn't expect him to be shameless to the core.

"Relax, I am not a sneaky man. I'd never secretly take advantage of you, I'd only do it openly!" Fang Zhengzhi added.

"…" What could Yun Qingwu possibly say?

She thought of countless words and phrases that she could use to vent her emotions, but at this moment, she felt that none of them could truly express how she felt.

Humiliated, frustrated, helpless, lost…

Countless emotions went through Yun Qingwu's mind and she felt extremely complicated. She loved it but she also hated it at the same time. The dilemmas left her emotions tumbling like a violent tsunami.

She wanted to vent her emotions.

However, simply cursing wouldn't be enough.

Yun Qingwu's face turned redder as she tried to hold back her emotions. Her blush looked gorgeous and overwhelming.

For some reason, she suddenly felt like she wanted to vent all her 'resentment' in one go and stop caring about anything else.

She wanted to forgo all etiquettes and pretenses. She wanted to forgo everything.

That was because she was facing Fang Zhengzhi, a shameless fellow who had never cared about etiquettes.

"You shameless fellow. If you are really so daring, why didn't you come near me when I was in the pond just now? Coward, you are a coward! Have sex with me if you have the balls for it!"

"…" Fang Zhengzhi was about to grope Yun Qingwu's waist again when his hand stopped moving. He froze with a weird expression on his face and thought to himself, 'Have sex with her? This chick…"

Boom!

At this moment, while Fang Zhengzhi was frozen, the golden radiance that had covered the entire ground shot up and swept towards him and Yun Qingwu like a massive wave in the ocean.

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Chapter 1023: Bullshit 'Benevolence'

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Furthermore, the massive wave was extraordinarily odd. As soon as it appeared, all the golden radiance started converging in its direction.

The golden radiance seemed to have materialized.

Roar! They heard the loud roar of a beast. Then, one after another, metallic scales started appearing from the golden radiance.

A vast and ancient aura engulfed the entire world.

"What is that?" Fang Zhengzhi originally thought that the golden radiance was some sort of mechanism, however, he was startled when he heard the roar.

There was a beast in the Black Stone Palace?!

Was it some sort of monster from the Monster Race or Demon Race again?

If that was the case, it'd be too ridiculous. If there were monsters everywhere, how could humans survive? Most importantly, once a monster appeared…

It meant that the entire Black Stone Palace could be a specific monster's territory. It was even possible that this was the monster's tomb.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to identify the monster appearing from the golden radiance.

However, the golden radiance was surrounded by a dense golden fog. It looked like a golden cloud and he couldn't tell what it was.

He could only see the scales amidst the radiance.

In the meantime, he also sensed an imminent crisis. It felt like a tremendously terrifying existence had locked on to him, and even his ears started hurting.

This was a rare feeling for him.

That was because Fang Zhengzhi believed that he was already powerful enough at his current state. To put it humbly, he had no problem bullying the old folks and the children.

'What kind of monster could be a threat to me?'

Fang Zhengzhi was puzzled, but his ears were actually hurting, so his head tilted to the left subconsciously.

Then, he saw a sharp claw grazing his hair and slashing past his eyes. It was almost as fast as light.

"Kiddie, how dare you fly in front of me?" He heard a stern and thunderous voice at this moment.

Fang Zhengzhi jolted.

He felt like he was crushed by a towering mountain just like a certain monkey (Sun Wukong in Journey to The West) when he heard that voice.

Boom! Fang Zhengzhi crashed onto the ground together with Yun Qingwu. Even his Black-Golden Wings were compressed by this massive power and became a little smaller.

It didn't hurt too badly.

However, he felt like his pride was insulted.

'What the hell was that?!'

'How is it so powerful!'

As soon as Fang Zhengzhi crashed onto the ground, he wielded Blazing Qilin Spear and stabbed towards the figure in the golden fog without a second thought.

A blazing flame appeared.

The golden radiance suddenly grew much brighter after it encompassed the five-colored radiance of blue, red, black, silver, and green.

The five-colored radiance fused with the golden radiance and turned the sky full of flames into a five-colored flame as well.

Roar! This was also the bellow of a creature, but it came from within the five-colored flame instead. A shadow was somewhat visible within the flame. It had four legs and was covered in flames.

"Eh? A small Qilin?" The stern voice sounded a little surprised when it saw the shadow in the flame. However, it quickly sighed and continued, "It's just a single drop of blood from a small Qilin. Hmm… Mastering five of the Six Rebirth Dao Techniques… Kiddie, you're pretty good!"

Boom!

As they heard that stern voice, there was a loud bang due to the clash between Blazing Qilin Spear and the figure in the golden fog.

A violent aura rampaged in the surrounding area.

A sharp whistling sound shook the entire ground. Ripple-like air blasts expanded in all directions and slowly whittled down the golden fog.

However, it could merely whittle it down.

Nevertheless, the rough outline of the figure became visible.

It was a gigantic beast that was glowing with a golden light. It was covered in golden scales that were as chilling as metal.

There were two antlers on his head.

His two long and golden whiskers were floating in the air.

He had four claws, each holding on to a ball of golden fog. His golden eyes were quietly fixated on Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu.

The creature was cold and arrogant.

"A dragon!" Fang Zhengzhi widened his eyes.

He saw dragons before – in paintings and on the dragon pillars in the palace of Great Xia Dynasty.

Of course, apart from that, he witnessed Emperor Lin Mubai using the 'Green Dragon Eye'. He could even turn his own sword radiance into a purple dragon.

Its name was – Dragon Slayer Slash.

However, the dragons on the paintings, his sword move, and all the other dragons he had seen before were only 'dragonesque'.

On the other hand, the gigantic beast in front of him with the chilling scales and the sharp and terrifying claws was obviously a real dragon.

A real dragon!

'Am I seeing things?!'

'Do dragons really exist in the world? Furthermore, did a dragon just appear in the Black Stone Palace out of nowhere, right in front of my eyes?'

"I'm sorry, I want to rinse my face because I am seeing things. Goodbye!" After Fang Zhengzhi caught a good look of the creature in front of him, he immediately turned around and pulled Yun Qingwu towards the entrance that they came from.

"Kiddie, since you're already here, do you think that this is a toilet? Do you think you can come and go as you wish?" The Golden Dragon moved and turned into a stream of light.

In the next instance, his body was already blocking the exit of the cave.

He was extraordinarily fast.

At the very least, he was faster than Fang Zhengzhi.

"Haha…" Fang Zhengzhi was stumped. Then, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect to run into such a humorous dragon here. I have a question, how much do I have to pay to use the toilet?"

"Kiddie, you're pretty smart. I don't want money. Leave the 28 Maps of Access to Heaven behind and you may leave." The Golden Dragon was smiling as well.

However, his smile was obviously a little chilly. Both his sharp fangs and his whiskers gave off a chilling air.

"What maps? I've never heard of them before." Fang Zhengzhi was inwardly stunned.

'This Golden Dragon actually knew about the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven? Furthermore, he can tell at a single glance that I have 28 of them?'

'This is too freaky.'

Fang Zhengzhi couldn't figure out how the dragon knew that he had the maps. However, he knew that an innocent man would still be persecuted for possessing items of exceptional value.

"This dragon is asking you for "Guangling Painting", which is the one that I created with 28 of the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven. Isn't it with you?" Yun Qingwu chimed in at an 'appropriate' moment.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi froze.

'How do I sing that song?'

'Piggie, you have two holes on your nose. Mucus hangs around your nose when you catch a cold. Piggie, you have pitch-black eyes. No matter how far you looked you can't see the edge of the sky. Piggie, your ears are so big…'

'Who's an example of 'pig-like teammates'?'

Fang Zhengzhi didn't even want to mention any names because Yun Qingwu had already illustrated that term perfectly with her IQ of 189.999.

Fang Zhengzhi wanted to curse.

'What the hell!'

A dragon suddenly appeared and knew that he had the Maps of Access to Heaven at a single glance. Moreover, he even knew accurately that he had 28 of them.

'Damn it!'

'Is this dragon a devil?'

Most importantly, Yun Qingwu, who had agreed to fight alongside him, actually decided to backstab him at such a critical moment.

The plot twist happened too suddenly.

Fang Zhengzhi felt that he needed some time to get accustomed to the change.

"Oh, you want "Guangling Painting"? Sure, I do actually have it. However… I haven't gone to the toilet yet. Can I pass it to you after I'm done?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the Golden Dragon blocking his way and put on an 'innocent and naive' smile.

"That's ok, I'm not in a hurry." The Golden Dragon nodded.

"Then… Can you let me through?"

"No, you can only leave after you've gone to the toilet."

'For goodness sake, is it really acceptable for a dragon to be so humorous? What happened to the cold-blooded and ruthlessness that I've heard about? Although he's so powerful, he is actually a benevolent dragon?'

'Wait a minute!'

'A benevolent dragon?!'

Fang Zhengzhi glanced at the Golden Dragon in front of him and recalled how he had tried to claw him when he just appeared and how he attacked him with his spear just now.

It seemed like…

This Golden Dragon was actually benevolent.

He wasn't ruthless at all. He only reacted 'passively' to his attacks and then took the opportunity to counterattack. Apart from the thunderous roar that sent him crashing onto the ground, the dragon didn't actually hurt him.

Most importantly, he actually started joking with him about 'toilet usage fee'. This dragon was way too benevolent.

'This style didn't seem right…'

'This was supposed to be a 'hot-blooded' fantasy novel, so how did it become a comedy all of a sudden?'

"Kiddie, do you want to go to the toilet yourself, or do I have to whoop your ass and throw you into the toilet?" The Golden Dragon spoke once again after he saw Fang Zhengzhi's expression changing rapidly.

'So, the style has reverted back after all, huh?'

'It was so direct and violent.'

'What happened to the benevolent dragon?'

Fang Zhengzhi held on tight to the Blazing Qilin Spear.

There was an occupation in the West called the 'Dragon Rider'. It was unlikely for him to tick that off his bucket list in this lifetime, but he could learn from his ancestors in the East and become a 'Dragon Slayer'.

Just as Fang Zhengzhi was about to take a huge gamble, Yun Qingwu suddenly said something.

"A real ancient dragon with a golden body and four claws… You know about the Thirty-six Maps of Access to Heaven and you even have such a sharp sense for their presence. Senior Dragon, can you tell me if your last name is 'Xuanyuan'?" As Yun Qingwu said that, she actually took a step forward and stood in front of Fang Zhengzhi.

"Hmm?" A flash appeared in the dragon's eyes. Then, he slowly lowered his massive head and approached Yun Qingwu.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't move.

Since she had backstabbed him, he didn't mind backstabbing her too. He wouldn't feel guilty about it at all.

Yun Qingwu backstabbed him once, so in return, he would backstab her at least a hundred times or so.

However, to his surprise, the Golden Dragon didn't attack Yun Qingwu. He simply came close to her and sniffed her gently.

"Kiddie, you smell a little weird. Not only do you smell like one of my kinds, but you also exude a smell that I hate…" The Golden Dragon slowly rose up and hovered in the air. It looked like he was stepping on clouds with the golden fog around him.

"Senior Dragon, you haven't answered my question yet." Yun Qingwu continued.

"Why do I have to answer your question?"

"If you are willing to answer my question, then, I could answer your questions too." Yun Qingwu wasn't surprised to hear his reply and she still looked calm and collected.

"Haha… How much would a kiddie know?" The Golden Dragon was a little surprised, but it still seemed interested in her and shot her a glance.

"I know everything that you don't." Yun Qingwu looked confident.

"Oh?" The Golden Dragon's eyes lit up once again, and he started taking Yun Qingwu seriously. "Ok, then I'll give you a chance. If you could answer three of my questions, I'd answer yours. However, if you can't answer them, I'll have to kill you."

"Please, ask away." Yun Qingwu replied calmly. She didn't seem to be surprised by the Golden Dragon's words at all, as if she didn't hear his last sentence.

"Kiddie, you're pretty courageous. I'll test your wits with the first question. The question is simple: What's the difference between humans, Monsters, Demons, and Gods?" The Golden Dragon nodded and asked his first question.

"There is no difference between them." Yun Qingwu answered without a second thought.

"Oh? Explain your answer."

"God is a title that is used to describe humans, Monsters, or Demons that have become sufficiently powerful. A man can become a God, and so can a Monster or a Demon. As long as he is well-respected, made significant contributions, and the future generations record his deeds and worship him, he would be considered a God. Hence, there is no fundamental difference between humans, Monsters, Demons, and God." Yun Qingwu explained her answer after some consideration.

"I didn't expect you to be so full of wit despite your young age. Although your answer is different from what I have in mind, I'd consider that as an acceptable answer."

"Thank you, Senior Dragon." Yun Qingwu bowed to the Golden Dragon.

"…" Fang Zhengzhi was pretty startled. He truly didn't expect this benevolent Golden Dragon to be so easygoing.

'Even a wrong answer can be considered right?'

'In that case, I could answer the questions too.'

This was too easy.

It was all about spewing bullshit, and he was naturally better than Yun Qingwu in that aspect.

"You don't have to thank me right now since you still have to answer two questions. If you get either one of them wrong, you would die." The Golden Dragon shook his head and rejected Yun Qingwu's attempt at creating a 'friendly relationship'. Then, he looked towards her again and said, "I'll ask the second question now."

"Wait a minute." Fang Zhengzhi chimed in at the 'appropriate' time.

He decided to backstab Yun Qingwu again because given how benevolent this Golden Dragon was, he would be giving out treasure soon if the story developed as per normal.

After all, he had seen many stories like this in his previous life.

For example, that classic story that had been passed down for many centuries.

'Oh, kind farmer, did you drop the gold ax, or did you drop the silver one?'

Even a fool knew that the answer was the steel ax.

"Oh? Kiddie, what do you want?"

"I'd like to answer the second question." Fang Zhengzhi glanced at Yun Qingwu. Then, he stood in front of her unceremoniously.

"Haha, interesting. You'll answer the second question then. I'll test your knowledge with the second question. This question is also very simple: There was a master in the Great Xia Dynasty known as the Sagely Battle God, and his name is Meng Tian. Tell me, how did he die?"

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Chapter 1024: What a 'Shameless Couple'

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The Golden Dragon looked at Fang Zhengzhi silently after asking his question.

Fang Zhengzhi was also looking at the dragon. The two of them were looking at each other intently with merely a couple of steps between them.

This was a heartwarming scene.

However, Fang Zhengzhi had an urge to leap up, grab the dragon, and crush his balls.

'Knowledge?'

'What kind of bullshit knowledge is that?'

He wasn't even born when Sagely Battle God Meng Tian died. Furthermore, Great Xia Dynasty was extremely secretive about the records of Sagely Battle God Meng Tian's deeds.

Sagely Battle God Meng Tian was most notably known for chasing after Demon Lord Si Kong by himself, killing him in Blood Shadow City with a single strike, and leaving behind a cut that split the city into two.

Besides that…

Fang Zhengzhi didn't really know much about him.

Even though he had entered World of the Sage, there weren't any records about Meng Tian inside. The only thing left was a sword.

So, how exactly did Sagely Battle God Meng Tian die?

Such f*cking bad luck.

When it was Yun Qingwu's turn, she only had to answer a 'discussion question', and she could get it right even with an ambiguous answer. However, it became a 'fill in the blank' type of question when it came to his turn.

There was only one answer to this question.

'Is the world even fair?'

After waiting for a short while, the Golden Dragon realized that Fang Zhengzhi wasn't going to say anything, and he asked impatiently, "You can't answer the question, can you?"

Fang Zhengzhi really wanted to reply with 'Duh'.

How could he possibly know how did Sagely Battle God Meng Tian die?

He wasn't Zhuge Kongming reincarnated, so he couldn't simply just 'work it out'. However, since things had come so far, he could no longer back out.

'Make up a random story?'

'He died of old age?'

'He died of stupidity?'

'He froze to death from drinking cold water?'

None of them seemed like the right answer. Since the dragon raised this question, it probably knew the answer. Therefore, if he simply went with a random answer, he might die.

'Wait a minute.'

'Why does he know about Sagely Battle God Meng Tian?'

Fang Zhengzhi suddenly looked towards Yun Qingwu. Then, he discovered that Yun Qingwu was also looking at him. However, her expression was calm as water.

It was as if she was saying, "Answer the question. Go ahead and answer the question if you can."

"Can you give me some hints?" Fang Zhengzhi looked away from Yun Qingwu and turned towards the Golden Dragon.

Both the Golden Dragon and Yun Qingwu were stumped.

That was because neither of them had ever expected Fang Zhengzhi to ask for hints so 'explicitly' under such circumstances.

Did he think that this was a teacher testing his student?

"Hahaha…" The dragon started laughing so hard that even the golden fog around him began shaking. Fang Zhengzhi made him so mad that he started laughing. "Kiddie, you really have balls, don't you? I'm asking you a question, but you dare to ask me for hints? Interesting, I'll tell you now that there will be no hints. If you can't answer the question, you'll die."

"Aren't you asking too much of me if you aren't going to give any hints?" Fang Zhengzhi was a little speechless. He had actually thought that it was a benevolent dragon, but in the end, he kept talking about killing him.

"Hurry up and answer the question!"

"Wait a minute. What's the rush? I'm not even in a hurry." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.

Both Yun Qingwu and the Golden Dragon were rendered speechless.

Fang Zhengzhi simply went back to Yun Qingwu's side and poked her arm gently.

His intentions were extremely clear. He wanted hints.

However, Yun Qingwu purposely acted like she didn't see anything, and even turned her head to the side.

"You don't know the answer either, do you?" Fang Zhengzhi started taunting her.

"How can I possibly not know the answer?" Yun Qingwu responded nonchalantly.

"I don't believe you." Fang Zhengzhi looked at her scornfully.

"…" Yun Qingwu didn't reply.

On the other hand, the Golden Dragon was getting impatient. He had seen cheaters in the past, but not one that would blatantly cheat right in front of the invigilator.

Did Fang Zhengzhi really think that he's blind?

Most importantly, he didn't even succeed in cheating!

Roar! The Golden Dragon bellowed angrily and swept his massive tail towards Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu.

Fang Zhengzhi was shocked.

He carried Yun Qingwu in one arm and fell back towards the wordless tombstone.

"If you don't answer the question now, both of you will die." He gave them a final warning.

"Did you hear that? If I can't answer the question, you'll also die. Why don't you give me some hints since we are both in the same boat? Do you really want to die here?" Fang Zhengzhi immediately conveyed the Golden Dragon's message to Yun Qingwu after hearing him.

"…" Yun Qingwu's lips moved, but she was actually at a loss for words.

In terms of shamelessness, Fang Zhengzhi was leagues ahead of her.

It was Fang Zhengzhi who wanted to backstab her, but he ended up sabotaging himself too. Yet, at this moment, he could ask her for hints with a straight face as if he was in the right.

How could a person be so shameless!

Yun Qingwu was speechless, but she actually couldn't do anything to him. After all, it seemed like Fang Zhengzhi had successfully gotten her into trouble once again.

Feeling helpless, she could only extend her finger and scribble two words on Fang Zhengzhi's hand quickly.

'Suicide!' Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up. Then, he turned around towards the Golden Dragon, signaled for him to stop, and said, "Meng Tian killed himself!"

"Hmm?!" The Golden Dragon's massive tail stopped moving. His gaze bounced back and forth between Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu, but the golden aura around him eventually calmed down. "Sagely Battle God Meng Tian was incredibly powerful, why would he kill himself?"

"I'm sorry, that's not part of the question, so I won't answer it." Fang Zhengzhi rejected his additional question without any consideration.

"…" The Golden Dragon froze, and his aura became violent once again.

"Senior Dragon, if you don't mind, you could make that the third question and I'll answer it." Yun Qingwu finally said something at this moment.

"Make it the third question?"

"That's right. You are testing us to see if we could answer the questions on your mind. The first two questions tested our wits and knowledge. Therefore, the third question must be a test of our courage and strength. You've already seen our strength, and I believe… You've gotten a taste of our courage too." Yun Qingwu stopped talking at this moment as if she had left the decision to the Golden Dragon on purpose.

"Hahaha… You're pretty good at playing mind games. Alrighty then, I'll take your suggestion. Tell me, why did Meng Tian kill himself?" The Golden Dragon started laughing after he heard Yun Qingwu.

"It's very simple – He had to die." Yun Qingwu said confidently.

"Go on."

"After Meng Tian killed Emperor Si Kong with a single move, delivering a crushing defeat to the Demon Race and brought glory for mankind, Great Xia Dynasty's ambitions would definitely start to grow."

"Ok, keep going."

"Great Xia Dynasty ordered Meng Tian to command an army, slaughter the Demon Race, invade Blood Shadow City and destroy the Demon Race once and for all. However, Meng Tian couldn't do that."

"Why not? From what I knew, Meng Tian wasn't merciful."

"That's because of the Monsters that lived deep within the mountains. No matter how strong Meng Tian was, he couldn't possibly kill all the masters of the two races. He knew that there would only be two outcomes if he attacked the Monster Race. Either the Monster Race and Demon Race would join forces and launch a counterattack against mankind, or the Monsters would initiate a sneak attack on the humans while they are busy with the Demon Race. Either one of these two scenarios would become a massive disaster for mankind, so he had to live in seclusion."

"Live in seclusion? Then why would he kill himself?"

"Meng Tian thought that he could avoid the worldly conflicts if he lived in seclusion. However, he didn't know that once an emperor's ambitions started growing, he would never tolerate the possibility of any mishaps. The emperor threatened him by holding his family members hostage, and Meng Tian couldn't say no. Therefore, he had to kill himself in order to get out of this situation and keep his children safe. This was the secret history of Meng Tian and it wasn't recorded by Great Xia Dynasty. Even I couldn't prove the validity of this story."

"You really know your stuff."

"Senior Dragon, does that mean that we've passed the test?" Yun Qingwu's eyes lit up when she heard that and she took a step forward once again.

She subconsciously glanced at Fang Zhengzhi, who was standing beside her, because she wanted to know if she could find any sign of 'shame' or similar emotions in Fang Zhengzhi's expression. However, she was obviously going to be disappointed.

That was because Fang Zhengzhi wasn't ashamed of himself at all.

In fact, he also took a step forward as well as if nothing had happened. He totally intended to let bygones be bygones.

Since it was over, just let it go.

What was the point in arguing about the past?

"Alright, we've passed the test now. You can give me all your treasures." Fang Zhengzhi stuck his hand out towards the Golden Dragon as he said that.

"Treasures?" He was stumped.

"Are you telling me that you don't any treasures?" Fang Zhengzhi was also stumped.

The increasingly harmonious atmosphere became a little awkward once again.

The Golden Dragon was furious.

'How dare a human ask a dragon for treasures?'

'Doesn't he know what's a dragon's favorite thing?'

Fang Zhengzhi was also extremely mad. He tried so hard to answer the question, so he expected a basketball-sized night pearl at the very least, even if the dragon couldn't give him a mountainous pile of treasures.

However, there was nothing.

The dragon was definitely being selfish.

He was just about to vent his anger when he saw Yun Qingwu blinking at him nonstop. Her beautiful eyes almost felt fiery.

'Blinking? What does that mean? Is she flirting with me?' Fang Zhengzhi shook his head to signal that he didn't understand her message. He wanted her to be more direct.

Then, Yun Qingwu did just as he intended.

She moved her finger and pointed at the wordless tombstone.

"The wordless tombstone?" Fang Zhengzhi was startled. He connected that to the question just now and thought to himself, 'Is she trying to say that this place… Is Sagely Battle God Meng Tian's tomb?'

'That doesn't make sense!'

'No matter how secretive his history was, it can't possibly fly up into the galaxy, can it?'

'Wait a minute.'

'If the wordless tombstone isn't Meng Tian's, then whose tombstone is it?'

"Senior Dragon, shouldn't you answer my question now?" After blinking at Fang Zhengzhi continuously for a short while, Yun Qingwu was confident that Fang Zhengzhi had completely understood her message, so she turned towards the Golden Dragon again.

He flew around the air and then back to Yun Qingwu, and replied, "You can only ask a single question."

"It's the same question. Can you tell me if your last name is Xuanyuan?" Yun Qingwu wasn't surprised by his reply, and she insisted on asking the same question.

"Kiddie, are you sure that that's your question for me?" The Golden Dragon seemed like it didn't want to answer her question, and his golden eyes flickered.

"Yes." Yun Qingwu affirmed.

"Kiddie, you've also answered my question just now. Given your… Spectacular… Performance, I believe that you also have the right to ask a question. If you have another question, I wouldn't mind answering your question instead."

"I am that outstanding?" Fang Zhengzhi was a little astonished.

"Of course, you can choose to ask me about the treasures, for example: Where is the only treasure that is hidden in this palace?" He nodded.

"Haha…" Fang Zhengzhi laughed.

"Ha…" The Golden Dragon was also laughing. His sharp fangs were glowing with a chilling light, and he seemed extremely majestic and arrogant.

Judging by his laughter alone, he wasn't too ugly.

"Fang Zhengzhi, my question is really critical." At this point, Yun Qingwu naturally realized that the Golden Dragon was luring Fang Zhengzhi into asking a different question.

"A dragon's last name is critical? Haha… How could it be more important than treasures?" Fang Zhengzhi despised her, but in the meantime, he subconsciously recalled a children's song from his previous life.

'There are antlers on my head and a tail on my back…'

'Xuanyuan…'

'The little golden dragon, Xuanyuan?'

'How important could that be?'

'Wait a minute, something's wrong.'

'Xuanyuan?!'

'Did Yun Qingwu ask the Golden Dragon if his last name is Xuanyuan?!'

'Not Xiahou, not Dongfang, not Ximen, and definitely not Nangong…'

Fang Zhengzhi was shocked. He didn't know why Yun Qingwu wanted to ask the Golden Dragon about his last name. However, if the answer to that question was 'yes', then there would really be a story behind the Golden Dragon in front of them.

'A dragon with the last name 'Xuanyuan'.'

Fang Zhengzhi glanced around him. Then, he looked at the wordless tombstone, the black rocks around him, and the starry sky and black chains above him.

Mysteries.

Countless mysteries.

There seemed to be a reasonable answer to all of them at this moment.

Of course, that was only if this dragon was actually that dragon.

'Hmm…'

Yun Qingwu's question was actually critical.

"Actually, I'd also like to know if the last name of an old Golden Dragon that has lived for tens of thousands of years, who seems to be trapped here, guarding this tomb, yet appears to know about everything that has happened in the world, is actually 'Xuanyuan'." Fang Zhengzhi slowly spoke while the Golden Dragon was smiling eagerly.

"Hahaha…." The Golden Dragon froze, then, he started laughing so hard that the golden fog and the ground began shaking. "What a shameless couple. You don't even want the ultimate treasure that everybody seeks. Instead, you want to know my last name?! Damn you… DAMN YOU!"

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Chapter 1025: Activate Gamer Mode, Call for the Dragon Pearl

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The Golden Dragon was infuriated and loud cracking explosive sounds could be heard from his dragon claws. It seemed that Yun Qingwu's question hit the pain spot in his heart.

However, he regained his composure after being "wild" for a short while.

His two golden eyes stared closely at Yun Qingwu and Fang Zhengzhi. "Both of you must have extraordinary skills in order to have successfully entered this place. Fine, I will answer your question. You are right, my surname was Xuanyuan a very very long time ago.

"Actually, I was also a Xuanyuan a very very long time ago…" Fang Zhengzhi said "honestly" when he heard the Golden Dragon.

The Golden Dragon and Yun Qingwu were astonished. They looked at Fang Zhengzhi's honest expression in confusion.

"You had the surname of Xuanyuan too?" The Golden Dragon obviously did not believe Fang Zhengzhi.

"Yes, it was very long ago though. So much time had passed that I can't remember what happened. I do see the bloody battlefield frequently in my dreams. Countless of Demon Gods fought against each other in the battlefield and blood stained the ground…"

"…" The Golden Dragon was stunned again.

Meanwhile, Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi as if she was looking at a strange creature. She wanted to add on, "Shameless brat, aren't you acting… a little too ridiculously?"

The ancient battlefield of the Demon Gods…

Battles!

If Yun Qingwu had not known how shameless Fang Zhengzhi was, she would have almost believed him with the realistic comments he made.

Yun Qingwu expressed her suspicion.

However, Fang Zhengzhi ignored her suspicious look and was still immersed in his "memory".

"And the heavenly fire that landed on the ground… the deaths and injuries of villagers at dawn… I always felt an extreme pain when I dreamt of these scenes, I would rather bury myself to relieve the pain they felt…"

"Bury myself to relieve the pain they felt?" The Golden Dragon's expression changed from one with suspicion to one that was serious.

Fang Zhengzhi saw the look in the Golden Dragon's eyes and turned his body around and sighed heavily.

"Sigh… I can only see that scene in my dreams now, dreams… I still remember the scene when the sky was filled with Demon Gods and that powerful force prevented the arrival of the Cosmic Disaster. Besides that, the white figure who was leading the human, monster and demon races at the front…" Fang Zhengzhi sounded somewhat sad towards the end of his sentence.

Meanwhile, the Golden Dragon seemed to be busy reminiscing about the past.

After a long while…

.The Golden Dragon's eyes were filled with radiance. He looked at Fang Zhengzhi as if he was looking at a familiar figure in the battlefield. He actually looked as if he was lost in thoughts.

"Do you remember that I gave you your surname?" Fang Zhengzhi suddenly turned and his eyes lit up with a silvery-white radiance.

The Rebirth Ghost Dao!

Buzz! The sky and earth shook.

The entire world turned black and white suddenly. Meanwhile, the Golden Dragon's body trembled and the white shadow attached to his body shook violently.

"Of course, I remember that, mas…" The Golden Dragon spoke instinctively but halfway through his sentence, his gaze suddenly became clear and he shook his gigantic dragon head violently. "Kiddie, you are indeed extremely shameless, I almost got tricked by you!"

"You don't believe me?" Fang Zhengzhi was slightly surprised when he saw how the Golden Dragon figured it out suddenly. However, he still put on a calm front.

"How can I possibly believe you?" The Golden Dragon's expression changed and struck at Fang Zhengzhi with his dragon claw.

"Didn't you wait here for me to come?" Fang Zhengzhi took a step forward and was fearless despite the attack of the Golden Dragon.

The dragon claw of the Golden Dragon stopped.

It stopped less than two inches away from Fang Zhengzhi. Golden radiance flowed on the claw and a chilling breeze blew the hair on Fang Zhengzhi's forehead.

"You have already waited for a thousand years. Now that the Gates of God of the Two Realms of Monsters and Demons has reopened and the powerful individuals in the galaxy had returned to the world, when are you planning to wait until?" asked Fang Zhengzhi again.

"…" The Golden Dragon fell silent and was rooted to the spot.

Meanwhile, Yun Qingwu widened her eyes and stared at Fang Zhengzhi before looking at the Golden Dragon.

Seriously?

That worked too?

Yun Qingwu was slightly taken aback.

Based on her memory, Fang Zhengzhi knew very little about what happened in the past. However, Fang Zhengzhi behaved as if he had really seen whatever he described with his own eyes.

How strange and unpredictable.

Yun Qingwu initially felt that Fang Zhengzhi was a joke but the reaction of the Golden Dragon made her feel that she was doomed.

Xuanyuan!

A dragon with Xuanyuan as his surname!

Did Fang Zhengzhi know the meaning of the word "Xuanyuan" too?

How was that possible?

The historical books rarely recorded these ancient events. Only certain extremely ancient books had these records.

"Fang Zhengzhi, you…" Yun Qingwu wanted to make some comments but she did not know how to articulate them.

"It's alright if you don't believe me now, but do you really want to stay here, wait here and be trapped here forever under restraint?" Fang Zhengzhi ignored Yun Qingwu and continued talking to the Golden Dragon.

Xuanyuan.

Of course he knew about Xuanyuan.

It was the surname of Emperor Huang.

He knew that something was wrong when Yun Qingwu asked the Golden Dragon if his surname was Xuanyuan. His suspicion was only gone when the Golden Dragon gave his reply.

Very long ago, his surname was indeed Xuanyuan.

This answer may be rather vague but the vague answer made Fang Zhengzhi even more certain of the Golden Dragon's identity.

The beast owned by Emperor Huang, the first Godly beast of the ancient era, the Five-clawed Golden Dragon!

So powerful…

The Golden Dragon in front of him was the legendary dragon of ancient times. How would Fang Zhengzhi let such an amazing opportunity slip?

He had to fake it.

As the saying went, fake it till you make it.

Fang Zhengzhi definitely did not dream about the ancient battlefield. However, he had read about the incident of Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan in his past world.

Then, he made some connections with the information he obtained from the current world he was in as well as the "specific details" he read from the black stone tablet.

If he was still unable to fool the dragon…

He would not call himself Fang Zhengzhi.

"You know that I'm put under restraints?" The Golden Dragon did not believe Fang Zhengzhi but when he heard the word "restraint", he started to question himself.

"Yes." Fang Zhengzhi nodded. Then, he shook his hand and a huge black stone tablet with golden marks appeared.

It was the black stone tablet in the Black Stone Palace that recorded about the Cosmic Disaster.

After the stone tablet got sliced into pieces, Fang Zhengzhi carried it along with him. He took it out as evidence when he heard what the Golden Dragon said.

"Hmm?" The Golden Dragon looked at the broken stone and reached out for one piece. He examined it carefully as his expression changed.

Fang Zhengzhi kept praying as the Golden Dragon looked at the stone.

'Prayers to heaven.'

'Please let me succeed.'

The stone tablet had a huge diagram behind it. He could not understand what it was about but he could infer that it was useful.

He then recalled how the Golden Dragon appeared.

The ground started to glow with golden marks before the golden light congregated and the Golden Dragon appeared from the patch of golden light.

Everything proved that the Golden Dragon could survive because of other special restraints apart from his own body.

"I guessed it correctly? I must be right?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the Golden Dragon as he made his prayers and was extremely cautious in case an emergency happened.

Meanwhile, Yun Qingwu waited at the side and was surprisingly quiet. However, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi and the Golden Dragon with a strange look.

If Fang Zhengzhi could actually guess correctly…

That was too ridiculous!

As this thought struck Yun Qingwu, she saw the Golden Dragon raise his head before he kept the broken stone pieces quickly.

"Kiddie, I don't believe you but if you can free me from the restraints put on me, I can grant you three wishes."

"Three wishes? So he has indeed successfully gathered all the seven dragon pearls?" Fang Zhengzhi heaved a sigh of relief as he looked up slightly. "It is extremely difficult to get rid of the restraints."

"Of course, I know that." The Golden Dragon nodded.

"Then just give me some random hints." Fang Zhengzhi completely did not know what restraints were put on the Golden Dragon but he had to pretend as though he knew.

Acting!

Life was like a drama, it required acting skills.

He knew this very well.

"Are you sure you can understand the words on the stone tablet?" The Golden Dragon asked to confirm.

"The issue is in the wood." Fang Zhengzhi felt happy. So was the freeing of restraints really related to the diagrams on the stone tablet?

If that was so, he had really struck the lottery.

"Alright, I shall give you a hint then." The Golden Dragon nodded again as his eyes lit up with golden light. The two beams of golden light shot straight towards Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu.

"There's a trick?!" Fang Zhengzhi was shocked. Without any hesitation, he pulled Yun Qingwu and rolled towards the side with her.

Meanwhile, two beams of golden light shot past the position where Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu were standing earlier on. It struck the wordless stone tablet at a terrifying speed like the meteor.

Instantly, the wordless stone tablet shone with radiance.

The spots of golden light shone continuously on the wordless stone tablet. They eventually gathered as symbols and cramped together like tadpoles.

Yun Qingwu's body was forcefully pressed down by Fang Zhengzhi. Her face turned red and she had difficulties breathing but she did not look at Fang Zhengzhi.

She did not even intend to blame Fang Zhengzhi for that.

That was because she was attracted by the golden symbols that appeared on the wordless stone tablet. The symbols were almost identical to that of the black stone tablet which was outside.

"Don't tell me the shameless brat is about to succeed?!" Yun Qingwu was speechless.

If Fang Zhengzhi manages to succeed so simply, it would have been incredible and too coincidental.

However, as the saying went, 'Without coincidences, there are no stories.'

She was speechless but also felt slightly helpless.

That was because she did not recognize all of the symbols. She could only make a rough guess of their meaning from her understanding of other ancient books.

However…

She knew that Fang Zhengzhi could genuinely understand those words.

Although she never understood why Fang Zhengzhi could recognize those words, it was an undeniable fact.

"What a coincidence, I recognize all of these too, sigh… I really have Xuanyuan as my surname a long time ago, now do you believe me?" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up when he saw the golden symbols in the wordless stone tablet. He patted the dirt off his body and stood up.

"Shameless!" Yun Qingwu scolded Fang Zhengzhi as she could no longer hold it in.

Meanwhile, the Golden Dragon turned his head to the side. He definitely would not believe what Fang Zhengzhi said. However, if Fang Zhengzhi really could recognize all the symbols on the stone tablet…

Did that mean…

The Golden Dragon stopped his train of thought as he felt that it was impossible

After all, Fang Zhengzhi's personality was different from the person he knew.

How could the two of them be the same person?

Who would believe that?

Not the Golden Dragon.

In fact, even Fang Zhengzhi did not believe that. Claiming that he was the resurrection of Emperor Huang Xuanyuan? He really did not have any special Gifted Bloodline on him and was genuinely an ordinary person.

However, no matter whether he believed it or not, he would never stop acting.

"A dragon with Xuanyuan as his surname… so the grave in front of me must be the grave of the legendary Emperor!" Fang Zhengzhi was 90 percent confident.

However, there was something he still could not understand.

Based on the records in the current world, Emperor Huang Xuanyuan was not trapped in the galaxy. He survived with Emperor Yan and created the world of humankind.

Then, why would the grave fall from the galaxy?

Fang Zhengzhi still did not understand why that happened but he made a guess that the answer was recorded on the wordless stone tablet.

Without hesitation, Fang Zhengzhi walked up to the wordless stone tablet and began to read the symbols on it.

"So your full name is 'Xuanyuan Five'. It is such a simple name but is rather compatible with your status as the Five-clawed Golden Dragon!" said Fang Zhengzhi after reading a few lines.

"You… kiddie, you really can understand the symbols on that?!" The Golden Dragon's body shook again when he heard Fang Zhengzhi. Even the golden mist shrouding his body started to become unstable.

Evidently, the Golden Dragon was slightly agitated.

After so many years…

Nobody knew his real name.

Xuanyuan Five!

Xuanyuan Five…

It had been long, too long.

The number one Godly beast who had been at the peak, the Five-clawed Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five!

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Chapter 1026: The Recorded Truth of the Ancient Secret

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"How did this shameless brat manage to recognize all these symbols? Exactly how did he manage to do that?" Yun Qingwu knew that Fang Zhengzhi managed to make a lucky guess again.

Xuanyuan Five!

The name of the Golden Dragon was really Xuanyuan Five!

Yun Qingwu was intelligent. She had guessed that the Golden Dragon's identity was definitely extraordinary.

She asked the question previously because of the records in "An Ancient Handwritten Letter".

That was because, in the ancient times, the Five-clawed Golden Dragon became Emperor Huang Xuanyuan's good friend and hence became its family.

If the golden dragon in front of them had the surname Xuanyuan, it could be proven to be the Five-clawed Golden Dragon who was with Emperor Huang Xuanyuan in the past.

However, she did not expect that…

Fang Zhengzhi would have such a deep understanding of the past. He was able to deduce the identity of the golden dragon just by the word "Xuanyuan".

Then, he managed to take action.

"Shameless!" Yun Qingwu could only curse in her heart as no matter whether she was willing to accept it or not, she was unable to get rid of the restrictions put on the Golden Dragon.

IN fact, only Fang Zhengzhi was able to understand the symbols on the wordless Stone Tablet and successfully get rid of the restrictions put on the Golden Dragon.

Surprisingly, Fang Zhengzhi did not answer the Golden Dragon's question.

That was because he got intrigued by the content of the Wordless Stone Tablet.

The content was…

The biography of Emperor Huang Xuanyuan!

"This is really the tomb of Emperor Huang Xuanyuan!" Even though Fang Zhengzhi had correctly guessed it earlier on, he was still very shocked after verifying the truth.

After all, he was Emperor Huang Xuanyuan!

The first person in the world to be crowned an emperor.

Fang Zhengzhi felt even more shocked as he read on as the contents were completely different from historical records and the legendary stories.

However, he was sure about one thing.

Both Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang did not pass away in the Cosmic Disaster. Both of them survived it and established the society of humankind.

The two characters in the legends had immense powers. One could imagine how quickly the human population flourished under their rule.

The Stone Tablet recorded what happened to Emperor Huang after the Cosmic Disaster.

"The society of humankind was established and he became the well-respected Emperor…"

"Yan… His emotions seemed to be a little odd. For some reason, the relationship between Gu and Yan became more detached as time passed by. Could it be that Yan was still blaming Gu for his actions?"

Fang Zhengzhi continued reading. The words on the Stone Tablet were simple and short. However, he still needed a long time to translate them.

Moreover, it became more difficult towards the back as though the person who wrote it was too exhausted to continue.

However, as Fang Zhengzhi was well-trained in historical literature, he had no problems understanding the content.

He could roughly understand it.

It should be narrating about how after dozens of years of reign, Emperor Huang became more distant to Emperor Yan and even had some quarrels with him, thereby causing Emperor Yan to escape to the forest.

After that, he realized that their strain in the relationship resulted in a war.

At this point in time…

Emperor Huang felt that it may lead to a second Great War but as the society of Humankind was just established, it was definitely unable to withstand the torture of war.

Therefore, Emperor Huang looked for Emperor Yan and initiated a negotiation with a list of terms.

After that negotiation, their strained relationship became normal again.

That was followed by ten days of drinking…

After ten days, they remembered the "clues" left behind by Mother Earth and began to look for the path that led to the galaxy according to the will of Mother Earth.

The records stopped here.

Perhaps Emperor Huang did not want to record down how the two of them collaborated and how they managed to find the path that led to the galaxy.

However, judging from the outcomes…

The galaxy had really been opened once.

"I see." Although there were no records, Fang Zhengzhi could roughly figure out that Emperor Huang Xuanyuan had managed to enter the galaxy.

However, he did not return.

As for…

Why did Emperor Huang Xuanyuan not return and what happened after that, there were no records on the Stone Tablet. There was only a brief mention about the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five towards the end.

"It was indeed sealed up. However, the condition to free it required… the power of Emperor Yan?! What on earth?!" Fang Zhengzhi felt that it was ridiculous.

Based on his assumption, something must had happened to the collaboration between Emperor Huang Xuanyuan and Emperor Yan.

It was most probably because Emperor Yan had given Emperor Huang Xuanyuan a…

Wait a minute!

No!

If Emperor Huang Xuanyuan died in the galaxy, then Emperor Yan would have succeeded. If he had succeeded, then the descendants of Emperor Yan should have become respected by the world.

In that case, why was Nangong Mu still completing his mission?

Something was wrong.

Emperor Huang Xuanyuan did not blame Emperor Yan at all in the records. In fact, he trusted Emperor Yan.

That meant that there was nothing wrong with their plan and collaboration.

The thing that went wrong was the second part of the plan.

Emperor Yan did not follow Emperor Huang after he entered the galaxy world? And yet the descendants of Emperor Yan was able to open the galaxy world as their mission…

Wait!

Something was wrong.

Enter the galaxy, open the galaxy, mission…

"Could it be that the truth of the plan was… to let Emperor Huang enter the galaxy and put Emperor Yan responsible for welcoming Emperor Huang back!" Fang Zhengzhi was stunned.

It was as though he had uncovered a terrifying secret.

That's right.

Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang had established their friendship in the battlefield. Even if they had some conflicting opinions, they would never end up becoming enemies.

"I see, I see!" Fang Zhengzhi finally figured it out.

The so-called mission of the descendants of Emperor Yan was not to be respected by the world but rather to open the galaxy and welcome Emperor Huang Xuanyuan back.

However, something went wrong with the passing down of this mission.

After Emperor Huang Xuanyuan entered the galaxy, Emperor Yan did not eye for the position of becoming the respected individual. Instead, he put in the effort to reopen the galaxy to welcome Emperor Huang back.

Even after his death…

He passed this mission on to his descendants.

Everything made sense now.

Emperor Yan planted a Tree of God and passed down the Blood Offering Illustration. Besides that, he left behind a "Heaven-Receiving Door" that connected to the galaxy world.

At the Heaven Dao Pavilion, Nangong Hao had once used the bloodline of Tian Xing, the ex-sect leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain to forcefully open the Heaven-Receiving Door and a path to the galaxy.

The Heaven-Receiving Door was meant to receive Emperor Huang Xuanyuan.

After Nangong Hao exited from the Heaven-Receiving Door, the tomb of Emperor Huang Xuanyuan and the Black Stone Palace arrived in the current world.

However, after thousands of years, Emperor Huang Xuanyuan had already died in the galaxy and the Black Stone Palace was wrecked.

"No wonder the breath of Emperor Yan is required to free the restraints put on the Golden Dragon… If I am not wrong, Emperor Huang Xuanyuan wanted to pass the title of the Emperor to Emperor Yan before he died." Fang Zhengzhi figured it out.

However, he felt helpless after he figured it out.

The situation now was completely different from the era of Emperor Huang Xuanyuan. Nangong Mu had misunderstood his "mission" as becoming the respected individual of the world.

Because of that mission, he made use of the powers of the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

Most importantly…

The Gates of God of the Two Realms of Monsters and Demons had opened.

What should he do?

Where could he find the breath of Emperor Yan to free the restraint put on the Golden Dragon?

"Little brat, so what now? Can you free the restraint put on me?" The Golden Dragon asked when Fang Zhengzhi finished reading the content of the Stone Tablet.

Yun Qingwu also looked at Fang Zhengzhi in expectance.

That was because she thought that since Fang Zhengzhi was able to understand the words on the Stone Tablet, he should be able to free the Golden Dragon.

With the help of the Golden Dragon, defeating Nangong Mu would no longer be an issue.

"Yes, of course." Fang Zhengzhi became extremely confident after hearing the Golden Dragon's question.

"Really? Then… what are you waiting for?!" The Golden Dragon was happy and looked extremely eager.

Although that was the tomb of Emperor Huang Xuanyuan and the Golden Dragon had the mission to protect the tomb, it did not conflict with him becoming freed.

After all, anyone who was restricted in a place for thousands of years would want to leave to explore the other parts of the world, be it to take a stroll to look at the plants or buy something small.

"No, what if you don't keep your words?" Fang Zhengzhi felt that it was necessary for him to "drag on".

"I won't keep my words? Who do you think I am? I am Xuanyuan Five, the only Five-clawed Golden Dragon in the world!"

"Do you think I will believe you?"

"Why not?"

"I sincerely said I was called Xuanyuan long ago and you also did not believe me?" said Fang Zhengzhi.

"…" Xuanyuan Five opened his mouth and was unable to make any comments.

"How about this, I can believe you if you are able to prove that you are really Xuanyuan Five," said Fang Zhengzhi.

"What proof do you want to see?" After some hesitation, the Golden Dragon said again.

"Simple, since you belong to Emperor Huang Xuanyuan's family… Then you should have experienced the ancient battlefield?" Fang Zhengzhi asked.

"Of course, I had followed my master from the North to the South and made countless achievements in the ancient battlefield," said the Golden Dragon proudly.

"Hmm, then do you know about the 'Source of God'?"

"What?!"

"Source of God, don't tell me you don't know that?"

"Nonsense, of course, I do!" roared the Golden Dragon.

"Where is it?" asked Fang Zhengzhi directly.

"It is at… Hold on, brat, are you looking for the 'Source of God'?" the Golden Dragon felt that something was wrong.

"Can't I?"

"Of course not!"

"Why?"

"Because it is…" the Golden Dragon stopped halfway through his sentence as his eyes glistened.

"Why aren't you continuing your sentence?" asked Fang Zhengzhi.

"Brat, I don't think you should look for the 'Source of God' as it is located at the most dangerous place in the world. You definitely should not go!" explained the Golden Dragon after a slight hesitation.

"But it is filled with opportunities too, no?" asked Fang Zhengzhi.

"Yes, you are right. The place of the 'Source of God' is the origin of the Reiki. I obtained my Dao from the Source of God and got my fifth claw, thereby becoming the only Five-clawed Golden Dragon in the world, but now… you can't go there anymore."

"Why not?"

"I said no, means no."

"You don't even know where the 'Source of God' is and you still dare to say that you are Xuanyuan Five and the Five-clawed Golden Dragon, do you think I will believe you?" Fang Zhengzhi said with a look of despise.

"Don't force me, brat!"

"Alright, I don't really want to go there anyway, but I am facing a slight problem now. If you want me to free you, you have to help me solve this problem first." Fang Zhengzhi decided to give up on the idea of the 'Source of God' for now even though he was still very curious about it.

"You mean the 'soldiers' who are chasing after you?" the Golden Dragon's eyes lit up.

"No." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.

"Then what are you referring to?"

"I accidentally swallowed a fruit in the past. It is the fruit borne on the Tree of God planted by Emperor Yan. It is currently in my Small Dimension. Do you have any way to take this fruit out of my Small Dimension without hurting me?" asked Fang Zhengzhi.

Emperor Yan had died.

Therefore, the only thing that had the power of Emperor Yan was none other than the Tree of God planted by Emperor Yan and the fruits of the Tree of God.

As for the Tree of God…

He lost hope in that.

The Tree of God had already been swallowed by Nangong Mu.

Fang Zhengzhi had considered making use Nangong Mu's powers to free the restraint in front of him but soon negated this idea.

The reason was simple, he needed more than a little bit of energy to free the restraint put on the Golden Dragon.

Just like how Yun Qingwu made use of Nangong Hao to open the Gates of God of the Two Realms of Monsters and Demons, Nangong Hao needed to open them by himself.

To put it in a more straightforward manner, if he wanted to make use of Nangong Mu to free the restraints, he had to tell Nangong Mu the way to do it and ask him to free the restraints personally.

With Nangong Mu's current skill level…

He would definitely not be controlled by Fang Zhengzhi.

Therefore, the only way was to use the fruit of the Realm of God in his Small Dimension.

"The fruit that was borne on the Tree of God?" The Golden Dragon was surprised by Fang Zhengzhi's question but his expression soon changed. "You are referring to the 'key' that leads to the Gate of God of the Three Realms?! That is… wait a minute, there is really a 'key' in your body?"

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Chapter 1027: Come Up and Do It By Yourself

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The Golden Dragon looked extremely excited towards the last part of his sentence. That excitement was even stronger than what he had shown when he knew he was able to be freed from the restraints.

Fang Zhengzhi was slightly confused.

Were the fruits borne by the Tree of God able to produce other effects apart from connecting to the Gate of God of the Three Realms?

However, he had already swallowed the fruit for a long time. Apart from feeling slightly stronger when he swallowed it, he did not feel any other effects.

Of course, speaking of specialty…

The fruit was indeed rather special.

At least, the fruit was still floating in Fang Zhengzhi's Small Dimension when he fused it with other herbs and was undamaged.

"There is indeed a key in my body. Is there anything wrong with that?" Fang Zhengzhi asked after pondering over the Golden Dragon's question.

"Of course there is. Only the descendants of Emperor Yan are able to possess the fruits on the Tree of God. How did you manage to swallow it without dying?"

"That's because I am Xuanyuan a long time ago…"

"Stop talking nonsense, I don't believe you!" The Golden Dragon broke off Fang Zhengzhi's sentence and fell silent. After a good long while, he finally looked up. "Alright, let's not care about why you swallowed this fruit and did not die for now. It shouldn't be difficult to retrieve the fruit from your body if it's inside."

"Do you have a way to do that?"

"Yes, I can suck it out for you!" The Golden Dragon said confidently.

"Suck?!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the Golden Dragon and the fangs in his mouth with a strange expression. "How are you planning to such and which part of me are you planning to suck?"

The Golden Dragon was stunned and did not understand Fang Zhengzhi for a moment. However, when he finally understood him, his expression turned extremely ugly.

He was the first Five-clawed Golden Dragon in the ancient times…

How could he tolerate a brat's despise like that?

Besides him, Yun Qingwu blushed instantly when she heard Fang Zhengzhi and turned her head to the side before scolding, "So shameless, you are so shameless!"

"Cough cough… hmm Xuanyuan Five, are you sure that I won't be hurt after you suck the fruit out?" Fang Zhengzhi also felt that he had used the wrong terms. He definitely could not take it if he was being sucked by a dragon.

"Have you heard of the idiom 'the dragon sucks four seas'?"

"No I didn't, but I have heard the term 'a woman can suck the soil by sitting onit' 1 …"

"Brat, I am a male dragon, male dragon… not a female dragon, do you understand me?" The Golden Dragon was furious and could not hold in his anger anymore.

"I understand, of course I do. I just wanted to confirm if I will be injured. If you injure me, I will not help you." Fang Zhengzhi waved and looked helplessly at the Golden Dragon.

"Rest assured, as long as you listen to me, relax your entire body, don't resist, don't shift your Origin Energy, just open your Small Dimension to me…"

"Why does it sound so weird?"

"Enough, brat!"

"Erm… Let me ask you something, is it possible for you to pass your powers to Yun Qingwu and let her do the sucking?" Fang Zhengzhi pouted.

He was not trying to be unreasonable.

However, the thought of being sucked by a male dragon made him feel odd.

"Pass my powers to Yun Qingwu?" The Golden Dragon was stunned and really started to ponder over this possibility. A moment later, his eyes lit up and said, "Yes!"

"Seriously?"

"Instead of passing my powers to Yun Qingwu, I can use Yun Qingwu's body to demonstrate my powers," the Golden Dragon corrected Fang Zhengzhi.

"Use her body? Xuanyuan Five… you can't do that!"

"…" The Golden Dragon froze again and clenched his claws until cracking sounds were heard. "I just have to inject my powers into her heaven soul!"

"Heaven soul? You mean her head?"

"That's right!"

"Hmm, that sounds plausible. Yun Qingwu, do you have any objections?" Fang Zhengzhi nodded reluctantly.

Yun Qingwu kept silent.

One could not tell if she was happy or furious but her eyes, which were staring at Fang Zhengzhi, had a tinge of happiness amongst their complexity.

"She has no objections, so let's begin." Fang Zhengzhi decided for Yun Qingwu since she did not object.

"Alright, both of you shall touch your mouths together." the Golden Dragon nodded.

"Hmm?" Yun Qingwu's expression changed and looked confused. "Senior Golden Dragon, why do I have to kiss… kiss him since I am borrowing your powers?"

"Yes, if I do it personally, we can skip this step. However, if I use your body to demonstrate my powers, you have to use your mouth to suck the fruit of the Tree of God from his body. However, remember once the fruit enters your mouth, do not swallow it or else you will die."

"…" Yun Qingwu kept silent.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi was slightly disappointed. He thought there would be more thrilling actions but he realized that it was merely a kiss. "Only a touch of our mouths? No touching of other parts of the body?"

Both the Golden Dragon and Yun Qingwu felt like slapping Fang Zhengzhi.

Although he did not manage to take as much advantage of Yun Qingwu as he had wanted to, Fang Zhengzhi was happy enough to avoid being sucked by the Golden Dragon.

The next steps were simple.

He only had to lie down and relax while Yun Qingwu did her thing.

Fang Zhengzhi lied on the ground without hesitation and waved at Yun Qingwu to signal her to start.

"Girl, you can start now," hurried the Golden Dragon.

"Shameless brat!" Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi who lied casually on the ground and scolded him.

Yet, she still crouched down slowly.

However, just as she was about to touch Fang Zhengzhi's lips, she stopped and blushed in awkwardness.

Nevertheless, that situation did not last long.

That was because when the Golden Dragon saw that Yun Qingwu was unable to "initiate" the action, he pressed Yun Qingwu's head down with his claw.

Their lips touched.

Yun Qingwu wanted to scream and opened her lips.

Then, she felt that something was wrong and closed her lips again. However, it was too late as a powerful force had pressed down on her heaven soul.

"Mmm…" Yun Qingwu mumbled.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi felt a powerful suction force from Yun Qingwu's mouth and it immediately surged into his Small Dimension.

Instinctively, Fang Zhengzhi wanted to resist.

However, at this moment, Yun Qingwu's hand pressed on his head and lifted it up slightly as she looked at him with her beautiful eyes.

"Relax…"

"Relax your entire body…"

"Open your Small Dimension."

Fang Zhengzhi kept reminding himself and finally relaxed his body, allowing the suction force to enter his Small Dimension.

This did not last for a long time.

Soon, Fang Zhengzhi felt that something was being sucked out from his Small Dimension and flowed to his mouth.

It was a scalding hot sensation.

It was the same feeling that he had felt when he first swallowed the fruit of the Tree of God. The scalding hot flames burned his body and caused him to sweat profusely.

"This damned dragon… said I won't be injured?!" Fang Zhengzhi felt that something was amiss but it was too late to stop it.

That was because Yun Qingwu's face turned bright red instantly.

Her face looked as if there was a fireball burning on it, causing her skin to turn clear and the sparks of the fire shone on her face.

Bam! At this moment, the Golden Dragon slapped Yun Qingwu's back and caused her body to jerk.

Then, a fruit that was glowing with golden light fell on the ground.

"Girl, hurry up and hold your breath. The fruit of the Tree of God is in your mouth. Although you didn't swallow it, it is a huge opportunity for you!" The Golden Dragon sounded very anxious.

"Thank you, senior Golden Dragon." Yun Qingwu nodded and closed her eyes as she felt the golden fireballs flowing through her body.

"So… it was an opportunity triggered by my fruit?" Fang Zhengzhi woke up and felt angry as he looked at Yun Qingwu.

Indeed, this Dragon…

Is a male dragon!

"Brat, don't blame me, you insisted on letting her suck the fruit. You have to pay the price since you took advantage of her." The Golden Dragon figured out what Fang Zhengzhi was thinking about.

"Anything, my Origin Energy is like the vast ocean, I have a huge amount of it!" Fang Zhengzhi said as he picked up the fruit of the Tree of God.

It was still boiling hot to touch it!

It felt as though it was going to burn down his entire body.

Fang Zhengzhi could feel that the fruit contained a terrifyingly immense amount of energy. However, even though it was in his body for such a long time, it was not being absorbed by his body.

That was strange.

He had definitely swallowed it, so why was it not absorbed?

"Stop looking at it, the fruit of the Tree of God would not be absorbed. Even for the descendants of Emperor Yan, they merely have the right to use it!" said the Golden Dragon.

"Use it?" Fang Zhengzhi vaguely remembered that Nangong Mu had once owned the power of the Tree of God and spat it out to pass it to Nangong Hao.

It sounded very strange.

However, according to what the Golden Dragon said, the power of the fruit of the Tree of God could not be absorbed and only could be used. This somewhat explained the phenomenon.

Although it contained a terrifying power…

It was unable to be absorbed.

That was a pity.

Fang Zhengzhi sighed internally but did not mind as, after all, there was no point in forcefully obtaining it if it did not belong to him.

"Brat, let's begin. Now that the fruit has been sucked out, if you are able to free me from the restraints, I will grant you three wishes. I will do anything I can manage!" The Golden Dragon was desperate.

"Vow," replied Fang Zhengzhi.

"What?" The Golden Dragon clearly did not understand Fang Zhengzhi.

"Make a vow using Xuanyuan Five's name. If you go against your promise, you would be chased out of the Xuanyuan family and end up in the Hell of the Rebirth State forever," added Fang Zhengzhi.

"You brat… you are so cruel!"

"Too bad, didn't you also do the same to me? You said I won't be injured but I almost f*cking spat blood!" Fang Zhengzhi was not exaggerating.

The fruit of the Tree of God was sucked out of his body.

His veins and organs had been scalded.

It was not severe enough to cripple him but he would need a long time to recover completely.

"This… fine, I was a little too impatient earlier on." The Golden Dragon was guilty as he injected slightly too much powers into Yun Qingwu earlier on, causing the speed of the fruit to be too fast.

Therefore, it resulted in the internal injuries of Fang Zhengzhi.

He indeed "lied" to Fang Zhengzhi in this aspect.

The Golden Dragon did not continue arguing as he did not have the intention to lie to Fang Zhengzhi. Therefore, he did not mind even though the vow he had to make was cruel.

"I, Xuanyuan Five, hereby vow that… brat, what's your name?"

"Fang Zhengzhi."

"Alright, as long as Fang Zhengzhi is able to free the restraints put on me, I, Xuanyuan Five, will grant him three wishes. If I went against this promise, I will be kicked out of the Xuanyuan family and end up in the Hell of the Rebirth State forever…"

Buzz!

As he said this, beams of golden radiance flowed out from the ground and formed a gigantic diagram.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi quickly placed the fruit of the Tree of God into the center of the diagram and began to recite the contents of the wordless Stone Tablet silently.

"Gagapumilalaxi…"

Rumble!

As Fang Zhengzhi continuously recited the contents in his heart, the bolts of golden lightning flashed in the diagram and landed instantly on the Golden Dragon's body.

Boom! The Golden Dragon spat out a mouth of golden saliva.

The dragon saliva landed on the diagram on the ground and blended into it instantly. It turned into dots and flowed like water in the diagram.

It was a shocking scene.

The Golden Dragon felt the force around his body gradually loosen and he looked extremely happy as he was being freed.

Fang Zhengzhi did not stop reciting.

Yun Qingwu was resting with her eyes shut and was trying to absorb the power of the flames of the fruits of the Tree of God.

Everything seemed to progress in a positive manner.

However, nobody realized that a figure behind Fang Zhengzhi was gradually appearing.

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Chapter 1028: You are a Female Dragon?

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It was a figure who walked out of the cave. The black cloak over his head completely blocked his face.

At the back of him…

There were countless other figures surging in like waves of a black ocean.

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

The leader was none other than Nangong Mu.

There were definitely some who suspected about Nangong Mu's identity amongst the vast number of army amongst the Monster Race and Demon Race. However, without Godly State experts, Nangong Mu could easily kill any Monster King and therefore nobody dared to question Nangong Mu's identity.

"A dragon?" Nangong Mu was unsure what had happened before him but the aura that the Golden Dragon exuded gave him a sense of crisis.

The dragon in the legend whose body radiates golden light.

Nangong Mu was definitely affected by this scene but he was not stunned as there were records about dragons in his family.

It was a very powerful living species.

Moreover, the golden dragon was the king of the dragons.

"That… is?!" Nangong Mu noticed the ball of golden radiance in Fang Zhengzhi's hand.

This stunned him completely.

That was because the golden radiance radiated a familiar aura. It was something that belonged to the Nangong Mu and attracted him greatly.

"The fruit of the Tree of God!"

What is meant by 'we'll cross that bridge when we come to it, there is always light at the end of the tunnel'?

Nangong Mu initially thought that Fang Zhengzhi had successfully escaped and it was almost impossible to re-capture him. However, now that he saw the flowing golden radiance, he felt as though it had dropped from the skies.

Especially since Fang Zhengzhi had yet to notice him.

Fang Zhengzhi was like a "monk" who was fully concentrated on saying prayers. Although he was mumbling non-stop, he did not notice everything that happened behind him.

As for the Golden Dragon…

He also closed his eyes and felt as if he was enjoying the bath of the golden beams of radiance.

"Perfect opportunity!" Although Nangong Mu was old, he still knew how to spring a sneak attack just like Fang Zhengzhi.

It was a tactic that did not require much efforts but produced amazing results.

Of course, he would glad to do it!

"Fang Zhengzhi, this time, Heaven is not on your side!" Nangong Mu turned into a beam of light and went behind Fang Zhengzhi silently.

Bam!

He slapped Fang Zhengzhi on his back without any hesitation. The slap was extremely fast and hard.

One could rarely successfully spring a sneak attack on Fang Zhengzhi.

However, this time, Fang Zhengzhi had let his guards down. There were two reasons for this. Firstly, he had to free the restraints put on the Golden Dragon and therefore had to pay full attention.

Secondly, he never expected Nangong Mu to arrive at such "perfect" timing.

Moreover…

He did not expect the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five to be engrossed in "enjoying" the process.

Fang Zhengzhi fell forward as a slap with the power as heavy as a mountain struck his back and his injured organs began to tumble in his stomach like ocean waves.

Spat! He spat out a mouthful of bloody mist.

"Hmm?!" The intense motion caused Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five to widen his eyes. Then, he immediately noticed the figure behind Fang Zhengzhi. "How dare you!

The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was mad.

He had such a high status and was once the partner of Emperor. Now that he was about to be freed, someone in black came out and disrupted the process?

He roared and the entire ground shook.

Meanwhile, he moved his tail and it whipped Nangong Mu like a gigantic golden whip.

Bam!

Nangong Mu was unable to dodge in time and flew in the sky due to the impact of the whip.

Boom!

Nangong Mu fell on a gigantic black stone and the powerful force caused the gigantic stone to shake as well. Then, Nangong Mu's expression changed drastically and spat out a mouthful of blood

Everything happened in a blink of an eye.

From how Nangong Mu sprung a sneak attack on Fang Zhengzhi to how the Golden Dragon got infuriated and whipped Nangong Mu with his dragon tail.

Everything happened too quickly.

It happened so quickly that it had ended before the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race could even react.

"So powerful!"

"This dragon… is so powerful?!"

"Could this be the legendary golden dragon? The powerful ancient Godlike Dragon!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were stunned by Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five's Powers.

However, although they were shocked, they quickly noticed Yun Qingwu who was sitting on the ground with her eyes shut and saw the flickering flames on her face.

"Young Lord looks like… she's injured?"

"She seems to be recuperating?"

"Fang Zhengzhi must be torturing her!"

"Kill him!"

"Attack!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race knew the power of the Golden Dragon but it was a rare opportunity as the Golden Dragon's attention was fully fixated on Nangong Mu.

They could make use of this opportunity to kill the severely-injured Fang Zhengzhi.

And get Yun Qingwu back.

At this moment, the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race did not hesitate and charged towards Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu.

"Roar!" The Golden Dragon turned around.

Radiance shot out from the Golden Dragon's eyes and the bolts of golden lightning flashed on his scales. He blocked Fang Zhengzhi with his entire body.

"How dare you do this in front of me?!" The Golden Dragon pressed his claws on the ground and cracks were formed on the ground, "engulfing" the dozens of soldiers who were charging towards him.

His roar showed supreme charisma.

His claw caused the ground to crack and the mountains to fall apart.

His move was accompanied by bolts of golden lightning.

That was Xuanyuan Five, the ancient Five-clawed Golden Dragon. Emperor Huang Xuanyuan's partner who had once stood at the peak of the battlefield.

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were stunned.

The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was way more powerful than what they imagined him to be. They shuddered in fear when the Golden Dragon glared at them.

That was the charisma of a dragon.

The supreme charisma since the ancient era.

"Hmm? What's that monster… wa, it looks like a dragon, a golden dragon. This is my first time seeing a living dragon, am I dreaming?" Just as the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were stunned by the Golden Dragon, a crisp sound was heard behind them.

It was none other than Ping Yang.

Only Ping Yang could remain as her naive joyful self at this moment.

For the other people of the Human Alliance like Mu Qingfeng and Mo Shanshi, the scene ahead of them shocked them and they were speechless.

A legendary dragon.

Appeared out of the blue in front of them.

They did not even understand what exactly happened.

"Zhengzhi?!" Yan Xiu saw Fang Zhengzhi and the bloodstains on the ground and immediately thought that the Golden Dragon had injured Fang Zhengzhi.

As Yan Xiu said that, Ping Yang also noticed Fang Zhengzhi and Yun Qingwu on the ground.

"The Shameless brat is injured?!" Ping Yang was surprised. She knew how powerful Fang Zhengzhi was. The person who was able to injure Fang Zhengzhi must be extremely powerful.

Was it Nangong Mu?

Ping Yang looked around and saw a black figure lying on the ground nearby.

"Nangong Mu is injured too?!" Ping Yang was extremely shocked but she did not have time to care about that as Yan Xiu, who was beside her, had already made a move.

Yah Xiu charged forward the instant he saw the injured Fang Zhengzhi.

Ping Yang also followed behind.

Even though she was weak, she had the heart of a "powerful individual" and therefore followed behind.

The two shadows, one at the front and one at the back.

A beam of blood-red radiance went across the air like flames.

Roar! The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was infuriated. He lifted his dragon claw from the ground when he saw Yan Xiu and Ping Yang charging towards Fang Zhengzhi.

"No… don't hurt them!" Fang Zhengzhi looked up.

Nangong Mu's strike almost caused him to faint. His internal organs were screaming in sharp pain as though they were on flames. However, he still shouted.

That was because Yan Xiu and Ping Yang were charging towards him.

The dragon claw of the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five stopped two inches away from Yan Xiu and Ping Yang and a cold chill could be felt radiating from the golden radiance.

The Golden Dragon heard Fang Zhengzhi.

However, Yan Xiu and Ping Yang did not.

Both of them attacked the Golden Dragon simultaneously. Yan Xiu slapped the claw of the Golden Dragon while Ping Yang kicked him and flew to the Golden Dragon's head after stepping on his claw.

Then…

Lime powder was thrown into the eyes of the Golden Dragon

"…" The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was stunned. He was not surprised that Yan Xiu and Ping Yang did not stop but he was surprised by how Ping Yang chose to throw lime powder at him.

"Fall!"

A furious roar was heard from the dragon.

Ping Yang, who was initially in midair, fell to the ground in a straight line

It was a powerful attractive force.

It surrounded Ping Yang as though it had emerged from the ground and she did not even have the chance to struggle.

"Plop!" Ping Yang landed on Fang Zhengzhi and caused him to fall to the ground once again.

"F*ck…" Fang Zhengzhi had the impulse to flip Ping Yang around and slap her buttocks but his body was forcefully pressed down on the ground by Ping Yang and he could not move at all

"Shameless brat, are you alright? Don't worry, as long as I am here, I will protect you…"

"Can you f*cking get down first?"

"Oh oh… this dragon? Is he not listening to you?" Ping Yang flipped over immediately and looked at the Golden Dragon in confusion.

That was because he heard the conversation between Fang Zhengzhi and the Golden Dragon.

Evidently, the Golden Dragon did not have the intent to hurt her or Yan Xiu.

However, why would the Golden Dragon listen to Fang Zhengzhi? This was unbelievable. 'What did Fang Zhengzhi, this shameless brat, do to the Golden Dragon?"

"You are a female dragon?" Ping Yang asked.

"Male, I am a male!" The Golden Dragon was stunned and roared furiously.

Was she deaf?

Couldn't she tell from his deep and masculine voice?

What could be more speechless than asking if he was a female?

"Male? Then why are you obeying this shameless brat?" Ping Yang blinked and was confused.

"…" The Golden Dragon opened his mouth and felt speechless.

What on earth was she thinking about? Why was her train of thoughts so similar to Fang Zhengzhi? Both of them caused others to be shocked and speechless.

"The Golden Dragon is the ally of humankind?!"

"That's fantastic!"

"With such a powerful ally, the Human Alliance have hope!"

"Hurry, Kill Nangong Mu now!"

After being stunned for a moment, the Human Alliance finally regained their senses.

The Golden Dragon ahead of them was extremely powerful and was able to stun the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race and injured Nangong Mu.

They still could not believe that.

However, they realized something. The Golden Dragon obeyed Fang Zhengzhi's commands and did not attack Yan Xiu or Ping Yang.

What did that mean?

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race and Nangong Mu were surrounded!

With the Golden Dragon at the front and the Human Alliance at the back, it was extremely hopeful for them to destroy Nangong Mu and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race in one strike.

"Old man Mo, what do you think?" Mu Qingfeng took a glance at Mo Shanshi who was behind him. He also felt like doing it.

After all, it was such a rare opportunity.

"Attack!" Mo Shanshi used his actions to answer Mu Qingfeng.

Meanwhile, the other sect leaders of the Human Alliance got into their positions as they were ready to massacre the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race.

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

Roars were heard from the Human Alliance.

For the first time in forever, they felt a sense of hope. After a few rounds of near death, the Human Alliance finally found hope.

"What should we do?!"

"The Golden Dragon obeys Fang Zhengzhi!"

"Oh no, are we doomed?"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were shocked when they heard the roars of the Human Alliance.

They were on par with the Human Alliance. In fact, with the Monster Kings and the ferocious beasts, they actually had an advantage.

However, the Golden Dragon in front of them was too powerful.

Not only was he powerful but also made the beast troop shudder in fear.

"Kill them!"

"Even if I die, I will die with them!"

"We may not defeat the Golden Dragon but we are unafraid of the Human Alliance!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race did not choose to give up as they had endured the humiliation of being trapped in the Great Swamp and Blood Shadow City for too long.

They were ready to fight it out with the Human Alliance.

However, at this moment, they suddenly realized that Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five who was initially showing his prowess suddenly turned around.

"Hmm?! What's this? It's such a familiar scent, this… This is the scent of Yan?" The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five looked at the figure who was standing up after being slapped down in shock and confusion.

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Chapter 1029: "Unpredictable"

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Meanwhile, the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five saw Nangong Mu stand up gradually as glaring bloody radiance shot out from his body. Many red branches continuously extended from the bloody radiance.

It was an extremely strange scene.

It looked as if a tree monster had climbed out from the ground and possessed Nangong Mu's body.

However, instead of a tree monster, it was the Tree of God, the Tree of God planted personally by Emperor Yan. The ancient aura it exuded gave it a Holy feel.

"Nangong Mu didn't die? He is going to change into a Tree of God again?" Ping Yang's eyes glistened in fear as she saw this.

"Yes." Yan Xiu nodded.

Meanwhile, Fang Zhengzhi frowned slightly. He knew that Nangong Mu was able to transform into the Tree of God but the aura he exuded was much more powerful than before.

In merely two hours' time…

Did he become more powerful?

Could it be because he absorbed the energy of Mu Xing and the other Godly State experts?

Fang Zhengzhi had seen how Nangong Mu absorbed the energy of the Godly State experts with his own eyes. However, he did not feel much about it as he was only concerned about escaping then.

Yet now, when Nangong Mu's body was covered by the tree branches of the Tree of God, he suddenly realized the increase in power of his aura.

"This guy is not easy to deal with!" Fang Zhengzhi was not afraid of Nangong Mu as he was still able to defend himself.

However, Nangong Mu's improvement was too fast.

It felt as though it was an endless pit.

He could become more powerful after absorbing others' powers. The more powers he absorbed, the more powerful he got at an extremely fast speed.

A powerful enemy was not terrifying. The terrifying thing was how this powerful enemy was still growing and was able to gain more powers continuously at an extremely fast speed.

That was too terrifying.

"It is the aura of Emperor Yan, could this brat be… the descendant of Emperor Yan?!" The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five widened his eyes. As an ancient beast who had been on the same battlefields as both Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang, he could definitely recognize the powerful aura of Emperor Yan.

Emperor Yan was also called the Magical Farmer.

The most powerful form of this ability was not about how he planted but rather how he lived.

The powerful breath of life enabled plants to grow well and also allowed Emperor Yan to have an intimate interaction with plants.

The Tree of God was the product that encompassed Emperor Yan's life.

The Tree of God was the beginning of all living things. Blooming of flowers, bearing of fruits, absorption, changing form, everything was similar to the changes on earth from life to death.

Emperor Yan was able to appreciate the Dao of all lives using his reputation as the Magical Farmer. He planted all the Daos on the ground and nurtured a Tree of God with his power of life.

One could imagine how powerful the Tree of God was.

Boom! A gigantic tree surged from Nangong Mu's body and continuously grew until it surrounded his entire body.

Fruits were borne on the top of the Tree of God.

There was a gigantic Blood Offering Illustration spinning at the top of the sky and beams of light shone on the branches of the Tree of God.

It had the color of blood.

It towered in front of them and grew all the way into the sky.

Then, the branches of the Tree of God began to move and the bloody tree branches began to sway like sharp spears as they stabbed towards the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five.

Roar! The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five roared but did not question about the Tree of God. Instead, he looked very serious.

Bam!

Bam!

His dragon tail collided with the tree branches and a loud boom was heard.

Every single time the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five swayed his tail, he could break a dozen of branches.

However, there were way too many branches.

The countless tree branches fell on the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five like raindrops and he had no choice but to take a few steps back.

This scene caused the Human Alliance and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race to widen their eyes as they fell silent.

After all, the battle between the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five and Nangong Mu was directly related to each other. Who would be the ultimate winner?

"Don't tell me this Dragon is so weak that he can't defeat Nangong Mu?" Ping Yang was shocked because the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five did not seem to have an advantage.

However, although he was shocked, she still stood in front of Fang Zhengzhi and blocked the wild airwaves attacking him.

Roar! The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five acted as if he heard Pig Yang's voice. His golden eyes glowed and his entire body was surrounded by golden bolts of lightning.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

At this instant, the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five dashed forward

Four of his claws tore the tree branches apart continuously. He opened his gigantic mouth and a ball of golden flames was blown on the Tree branches of the Tree of God.

Boom! The golden radiance shone.

The gigantic tree branches of the Tree of God shook as the ball of golden flames hit it. An opening was formed and blood spurted from the tree branches like rain.

"Success?!"

"So powerful, he managed to break through the defense of Nangong Mu and hurt the tree branches!"

The Human Alliance were shocked and heartened. "This is my first time seeing the flames of the dragon… it is so powerful, no wonder it is a dragon…"

The Human Alliance were shocked and heartened.

However, just before they finished their sentence, the opening in the tree branches healed at a terrifying speed. The flames that had struck the tree branches also disappeared instantly like snow that melted.

Or in other words…

It was as though it had been sucked dry by the tree branches of the Tree of God

"Hmm?!" The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was stunned and he could not believe his eyes. "What is happening? It could absorb my dragon flames?"

"It's using the power of the Blood Offering Illustration and some other changes," reminded Fang Zhengzhi when he heard Xuanyuan Five's voice.

"Blood Offering Illustration? When Emperor Yan was still around, he did not have this power…" The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five shook his head and looked at the bloody diagram that was spinning continuously on the top of the Tree of God. "Could it be something that Emperor Yan has created after that? The Blood Offering Illustration… is indeed a powerful thing!"

The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was evidently stunned.

He did not feel that something that was able to absorb power was inappropriate or evil as he only knew how to differentiate between the powerful and the weak.

The Blood Offering Illustration was very powerful.

Therefore, it deserves to be praised.

"Hey… Dragon, are you able to defeat Nangong Mu? If you can't, we are going to flee now!" Ping Yang hurried Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five as he kept silent.

"Flee?" The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was speechless.

He was the ancient beast Five-clawed Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five who had once ruled the battlefield. How could one question that he could not defeat a brat?

How ridiculous!

"Roar!"

The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five roared and charged forward. The four of his dragon claws continuously tore the tree branches of the Tree of God and his mouth also did not stop moving.

He was tearing and biting on the tree branches.

He looked like he was mad.

The Human Alliance and the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race had never seen such a spectacular scene.

A dragon tearing a gigantic tree apart such that the tree branches were torn apart and fresh blood spattered out from the branches. There were also bolts of lightning surrounding the golden dragon scales.

It was too astonishing.

"Wow, this dragon is not bad!" Ping Yang's eyes lit up. She had always loved such crazy battles.

At this moment, Yun Qingwu, who initially had her eyes closed, finally opened her eyes gradually.

She immediately saw the scene in front of her.

Yun Qingwu's expression changed as she looked at Fang Zhengzhi who was beside him as well as the blood that had yet to dry up on the ground.

Very quickly, she had figured out what had transpired.

"Fang Zhengzhi, how're your injuries?" asked Yun Qingwu.

"Hmm? You woke up? How dare you ask Fang Zhengzhi how're his injuries? Didn't all this happen thanks to you?" Ping Yang turned around and questioned Yun Qingwu.

Instead of answering Ping Yang, Yun Qingwu looked at Fang Zhengzhi quietly and waited for his reply

"Stupid demoness, detestable monster girl!" Ping Yang continued to curse and did not hold back her comments because of Yun Qingwu's attitude.

"Ping Yang, there's no point in scolding her. I highly suspect that Fang Zhengzhi had done something with Yun Qingwu." At this moment, a voice was heard near Ping Yang.

It was none other than Wu Yuer.

Fang Zhengzhi's head hurt.

Ping Yang and Yun Qingwu were already bad enough for him. Now, Wu Yuer had managed to go around the troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race and came to him.

Three women putting up a show?

Fang Zhengzhi had no mood to care about the bickering now as he had something extremely important to do

"Aiya, it hurts…" Fang Zhengzhi leaned his body back and plopped on the ground. Sweat covered his head and he looked extremely pale.

"Shameless brat, are you alright?" Ping Yang immediately stopped scolding Yun Qingwu.

"Zhengzhi, quickly come and lie on me, I have the medicine in my pocket, there…" Wu Yuer immediately ran towards Fang Zhengzhi and hugged him.

This action caused Yun Qingwu to stop her motion of raising up her hand. She froze.

"…" Ping Yang's eyes widened immediately.

Wu Yuer managed to be faster than her?

She had miscalculated the time needed!

"Shameless brat, I have the medicine too!"

Fang Zhengzhi smiled bitterly as he managed to attract all the attention even though it was supposed to be something else that was extremely important.

"Hold on, before you guys feed me the medicine, can you describe the effects of it? I will eat the medicine that had a better effect!" Fang Zhengzhi decided to use this tactic.

"The effects of the medicine? Alright…"

"Let me say it first, my medicine is the medicinal pill used in the royal palace, it was made by a thousand years…" Ping Yang was the first to blabber.

When Ping Yang finished talking, Wu Yuer also began to talk.

Another round of flaunting about the medicinal effects.

However, it had to be admitted that Wu Yuer was indeed more powerful than Ping Yang in terms of boasting about the medicine. She managed to praise the medicine such that it could cure any illness in the world.

Fang Zhengzhi sighed.

She was indeed a wicked seller!

He did not need to choose at all. Based on their description of the medicine, he had every reason to eat the jade green pill in Wu Yuer's hand.

However, just as he was about to take the medicine from Wu Yuer, a soft voice was heard behind him.

"You haven't heard me?"

"Hmm?"

'Eh?'

Ping Yang and Wu Yuer both turned around at the same time and looked at Yun Qingwu who was sitting behind Fang Zhengzhi as well as her white long hair that fell to her waist.

Shock, astonishment.

They felt this way because of Yun Qingwu's sentence and not because of her snow-white hair.

They had never expected Yun Qingwu to join in this "boring game" of boasting about their medicine.

The situation…

Changed?!

Yun Qingwu no longer needed to fight against the Human Alliance and had changed her career to become a medicine-seller?

"This pill not only can target the injuries on your organs but is also able to change your complexion and bone structure, allowing your blood to flow more smoothly and get rid of the toxins in your bones. To put it simply, it can change your complexion, hmm… meaning you will become more handsome."

Yun Qingwu stared calmly at Fang Zhengzhi and took out a white pill from her pocket, complexly ignoring the shocked looks on Wu Yuer and Ping Yang's faces.

Ping Yang and Wu Yuer were speechless.

A pill could change one's complexion and make one more handsome?

How would they believe that?

Of course, the thing that made them more speechless was how Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up.

"Oh no, the shameless brat is persuaded by Yun Qingwu!" Wu Yuer was shocked and about to say something but it was too late.

Fang Shengzhi had already grabbed the white pill in Yun Qingwu's hand and swallowed it.

"Detestable demoness!"

Wu Yuer was speechless from her anger while Ping Yang started to curse in anger.

Fang Zhengzhi, on the other hand, looked nonchalant. All three medicine pills were good and he merely chose the best-advertised one to eat.

However, the instant after he swallowed the pill, Yun Qingwu's voice was heard again.

"Although this pill could change one's complexion and make you more handsome, there is poison in the pill and you could easily die from it. Hence, you need to take it with caution."

Who was Yun Qingwu? That was Yun Qingwu!

She looked calm and did not fight for glory. However, nobody could read her mind. Just like how a woman's mind was unpredictable.

However, one could not resist the temptation to continue guessing.

Boom! When Fang Zhengzhi, Ping Yang and Wu Yuer stared speechlessly at Yun Qingwu, a loud terrifying boom was heard.

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Chapter 1030: The Real God Descended

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Evidently, when Fang Zhengzhi was deciding over whose medicine to take, the battle between the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five and Nangong Mu was entering the fierce state.

With a loud boom, the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five retreated back at a very fast speed.

Meanwhile, he was biting onto a gigantic tree branch and one of the branches were torn down from the God of Tree.

A massive amount of blood flowed down.

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race shuddered in fear.

The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was too powerful, even though Nangong Mu was able to change his form to a Tree of God, he was unable to fight head-on with the ancient beast.

"Is this the end?!"

"No, this can't be it!"

"We can't lose, Sir 'Chou Qi' will definitely lose to this Golden Dragon!"

The troops of the Monster Race and Demon Race were disappointed but still placed their last hopes on Nangong Mu as he was the only person who stood a chance to defeat the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five.

"Brat, give up, you are not worthy to be my opponent!" The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five took a few steps back and spat out the gigantic tree branch in his mouth.

"No!!!" Nangong Mu replies with a roar.

Meanwhile, Nangong Mu who had turned into a bloody Tree of God seemed to have gone crazy. He grew taller and the tree branch grew to become at least twice as thick as before.

It was a terrifying scene.

However, the fruits on the tree seemed to have shrunk in size as the Tree of God grew rapidly.

"Still trying to struggle?" The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was evidently furious.

As an ancient beast, he had his pride to uphold. He had already given Nangong Mu some face by fighting with him.

Should he continue fighting?

Would that still make him the ancient beast?

He swayed his gigantic body and pounded on Nangong Mu.

At this moment, there was a turn of event. A bright golden beam shot out from the blood-red Tree of God.

Then, more beams of golden radiance were seen.

The broken branches were completely healed as though life had surrounded the tree trunk and tree branches. There was even golden radiance flowing on the branches.

"What's happening?!" The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five was surprised because based on his judgment, Nangong Mu was about to die.

Why did he suddenly look as if he suddenly came back to life?

This was extremely illogical.

The Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five looked around and realized something was wrong because the golden light seemed to be extending from Fang Zhengzhi's direction.

Silence.

Not only did the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five kept silent, Fang Zhengzhi too. That was because Fang Zhengzhi seemed to have figured out what was wrong.

When he was severely injured and surrounded by Wu Yuer and the others, a tree branch extended from the ground and took something away from him.

The fruit of the Tree of God…

It was the fruit that he used to free the Golden Dragon Xuanyuan Five and the fruit that helped him open the Door of the Realm of God!

Nangong Mu seized the opportunity…

And snatched it away!

"I think… something bad is going to happen…" Fang Zhengzhi did not know what exactly would happen after Nangong Mu got his fruit of the Tree of God, but he had a premonition that something big was about to happen.

Holy Region, Heaven Zen Mountain.

A small black mountain dropped down from the Gate of God of the Monster Realm and landed on the altar at the top of the Heaven Zen Mountain, causing it to be knocked a few inches deeper into the ground.

The tremendous motion accompanied by the powerful aura stunned Qian Yu.

The black mountain had split open and countless spider-web like cracks had spread from the black mountain as if it was about to explode.

"Auntie, let's go!"

Chi Guyan's voice was still echoing around Qian Yu's ears.

Qian Yu was stunned because she knew that Chi Guyan was not someone who easily gave up in fact of predicaments. When facing two Godly State experts, Chi Guyan did not look afraid at all.

Moreover, she attempted to kill them with all her might.

However, now…

Chi Guyan asked Qian Yu to leave without even knowing what was in the black mountain?

"No, you can go alone!" Qian Yu had made a decision. When she saw how powerful Chi Guyan was, she knew that only Chi Guyan was able to save the Heaven Zen Mountain.

"Auntie, you can go first, I will soon…"

Boom!

Before Chi Guyan could finish her sentence, the black mountain had already exploded and thick black clouds spurted out from the mountain.

In an instant, the entire top of the Heaven Zen Mountain was covered with the black clouds.

Rumble!

Rumble…

Bolts of lightning could be seen amongst the black clouds. However, the color of the lightning was neither purple nor golden but completely black.

Black bolts of lightning.

There was no radiance in the lightning at all.

However, they were definitely lightning because when they struck the ground, the white altar was completely sent flying.

Roar! A loud beastly roar was heard.

After that, a gigantic horn that was as black as ink gradually extended from the thick black clouds with bolts of black lightning wounded around it.

It was a single horn.

However, there were black swirl patterns as well as complicated symbols on it, giving one a terrifying pressure.

"What on earth is this?!" Qian Yu looked at the horn that had appeared from the thick black clouds and froze. The overpowering aura made her wobble.

Meanwhile, somewhere further away, Monster Emperor Baizhi, the Monster troops and the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower all stopped moving and stared at the thick black clouds.

"Could it be… it?!" Monster Emperor Baizhi's expression changed and she instantly became pale when she felt the overwhelming aura.

She did not look relieved.

Instead, she looked fearful and shocked.

Monster Emperor Baizhi.

The powerful nine-tailed white fox. Although she was also an ancient beast, she was still overwhelmed by the horn's aura when she saw it amongst the thick black clouds.

Boom! The ground cracked.

A sharp claw with black scales stepped out from the thick black clouds, producing dents and cracks on the ground.

"It's a monster…" The disciples of the Ling Yun Tower were terrified when they saw the sharp claw, acting as though they had fallen into a glacier.

They had already figured it out.

When Chi Guyan and Qian Yu were shutting the Gate of God of the Realm of Monster together, one monster descended from the galaxy and reopened the Gate of God of the Realm of Monster.

A new Godly State expert?

No!

The monster in front of them was definitely not an ordinary Godly State expert.

Apart from the terrifyingly powerful aura, this monster was different from other monsters who had taken the form of a human. He appeared straightaway with his original form.

This felt like the olden days.

A monster was able to take the form of a human as he reached the level of a King and would be called the Monster King. They had comparable powers as a Sage and was, in fact, more powerful in terms of physical strength.

That was common sense.

However, some monsters were different.

They did not like the form of a human and would live with their original form as that was what made them proud. They did not care about changing into a form of a human that was "inferior" to them.

Roar! A beastly roar was heard again.

The thick black clouds gradually dispersed and revealed a huge figure which had white patches on its black scales.

Those were bones.

Chilling bones.

Bones covered by black stones.

"This… this is…" Qian Yu's eyes widened and even someone who was as calm as her could not maintain her cool when she saw this gigantic figure.

It was too big.

Moreover, the single horn was too sharp and the aura flowing on it gave one a devilish feel.

"So, so huge…"

"What's that?!"

"A dragon?!"

The disciples of the Ling Yun Tower were not afraid of death but fear rose from their hearts when they saw this monster.

Dragon!

The dragon in the legends!

The monster in front of them looked like a dragon with dragon-like claws and the body of a snake.

However, it was not a dragon.

That was because it did not have antlers like a dragon but instead a sharp horn. Moreover, there was an eye on the monster's forehead.

It was a closely shut eye.

What exactly was it?

"Candle Dragon 1 !" Chi Guyan's voice was heard. Meanwhile, she tightened her grip on her Traceless Sword.

"It really is him… he didn't die?!" Monster Emperor Baizhi also staggered back and trembled uncontrollably.

As an ancient beast, Monster Emperor Baizhi had a very excellent sense of premonition.

She could feel the powerful devilish force in front of her. She also knew how terrifying the "monster" in front of her was.

Candle Dragon.

Also known as the Torch Dragon.

Of course, the most important thing was that it was a real God. He was respected as the "mountain God of Zhongshan" in the past.

"You are a white fox with only eight tails… who managed to cut your tail?" Candle Dragon asked and thick black clouds continuously tumbled around his body.

"It's, it's…"

"You are an ancient beast, how can you end up in such a miserable state? How embarrassing." The Candle Dragon shook his head and turned to Qian Yu and Chi Guyan. "Must be you two… Hmm? Could this sword be?!"

"Candle Dragon… Auntie, leave first and I will stay to delay some time!" Chi Guyan pointed her Traceless Sword at the closed eye on the Candle Dragon's forehead.

"Trying to leave? Haha, what a joke! I haven't tasted fresh meat for such a long time!" The Candle Dragon laughed weirdly.

Then, a wave of thick black clouds flooded towards Chi Guyan and Qian Yu.

The thick black clouds were extremely black and looked as if they were about to swallow the entire sky.

"Run, Tower Master!"

"We will stay to delay some time!"

"Yes, sisters, let's go! Protect Tower Master as she leaves!"

The disciples of the Ling Yun Tower began to attack the Candle Dragon in the thick black clouds. Countless beams of light continuously shone in the sky.

"No" Qian Yu's eyes turned red and shook tremendously as she saw the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower charging towards the Candle Dragon.

She wanted to stop them.

However, it was too late.

The black clouds had covered too much area and surrounded the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower too.

"Ah!" A miserable cry was heard.

After that, a dozen dead bodies of the disciples fell to the ground and every corpse looked as if they were bitten by something.

Blood landed from the sky.

It painted a tinge of red to the black sky.

Qian Yu was extremely pale.

There were less than 200 disciples of the Ling Yun Tower and every one of them were as close as sisters.

However, in a blink of an eye, a dozen of them had died.

How would Qian Yu not feel hurt?

Frustration!

Shock and astonishment!

Various different emotions flooded Qian Yu's mind and her heart bled.

She could never imagine such a turn of event in this battle. Everything was planned perfectly until the Candle Dragon came.

Monster!

That was the real monster of the ancient era.

Why didn't this monster die? Moreover, he landed coincidentally on the Heaven Zen Mountain.

The intense fear and frustration caused Qian Yu to tremble but she could not bear the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower die because of her.

She wanted to save them.

However, she could barely save herself.

That was because the thick black clouds had reached her accompanied by a chilling gust of wind with a howl.

"I can't believe the first God of the Monster Race who descended is Candle Dragon…" Monster Emperor Baizhi froze on the spot. She knew the Candle Dragon's Powers very well.

However, if it was possible…

She did not want the Candle Dragon to descend.

"Gather!" Just as the thick black clouds were about to swallow Qian Yu, Chi Guyan's voice was heard as she stood up from the ground.

Swoosh!

She dashed into the thick black clouds like a meteor.

Her pink dress flew in the sky and purple radiance wound around the Traceless sword. The powerful killing aura collided with the thick black clouds, producing rumbles.

Arrogance.

Chi Guyan knew who the Candle Dragon was but still decided to charge forward.

However, at the instant she charged into the thick black clouds, sounds of glass breaking were heard and the thick black clouds continued to move.

"Brat, can you use a better tactic?" The Candle Dragon was slightly shocked but he was only shocked for a second.

After that, he continued to move.

His claw that was covered with black scales slapped at Chi Guyan's sword.

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Chapter 1031: You Are Just A Son of a Bitch

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It was extraordinarily fast.

The dragon claw extended by Candle Dragon reached Chi Guyan in an instant, as if it was able to twist space.

Boom!

The dragon claw collided with the Traceless Sword.

Without any mishaps, Chi Guyan's body flew back like a meteor and her face turned pale immediately.

"Why didn't she dodge?" Qian Yu was extremely shocked when she saw this.

That was because based on her impression of Chi Guyan, she was definitely not someone who behaved so carelessly. Although the Candle Dragon's strike was very fast, if Ping Yang was Chi Guyan, she would still have the chance to dodge.

Yet, Chi Guyan did not dodge.

Instead of dodging, she went straight up to the claw.

Spat! Chi Guyan spat out a mouthful of bloody mist and she looked extremely pale. Her body dropped down as though she had fainted.

"Hmph, you can't even survive one strike!" The Candle Dragon snorted coldly.

Qian Yu clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. As the Tower Master of the Ling Yun Tower, she could not bear to watch the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower sacrifice their lives for her. Moreover, she could tolerate how Chi Guyan was injured by the Candle Dragon in order to let her leave first.

She could not do that.

Even if someone was to die, she would rather be the first person to die.

"Chi Guyan, since you call me "Auntie", then Auntie would definitely not leave you in the lurch!" Qian Yu began to move and a silver radiance rose on the top of her head.

She held on tightly to the two silver swords and the eight moons shone extremely brightly on her head.

"You are merely an ant." The Candle Dragon looked at the eight moons on Qian Yu's head. Unlike Chi Guyan, he did not even intend to look at it for a while longer.

He did not even bother attacking Qian Yu again.

He merely allows the thick black clouds to press down on his opponents.

It was a type of arrogance that was inborn in her. Or rather, an arrogance that made him look down on others as, after all, to him, Qian Yu was not capable enough for him to use his claw.

However, at this moment, there was a turn of event.

Chi Guyan who had fainted on the ground suddenly opened her eyes when she landed on the ground. Then, she made a dramatic turn.

Crack! Her feet stomped on the ground.

The powerful stress broke the tiny stones on the ground.

Meanwhile, Chi Guyan made use of this stomp to make contact with the ground with her body and hugged Qian Yu before she charged forward to court death.

"Let's go!" Chi Guyan used her foot to push off the ground as she hugged Qian Yu and immediately reached an ultimate speed.

Qian Yu's expression changed.

Although Chi Guyan only said two words, she had figured out everything. Chi Guyan did not faint because of the Candle Dragon's attack.

That could only mean that…

Chi Guyan did everything on purpose.

She purposely fought with the Candle Dragon, paid the price with her injury so as to flee with Qian Yu when the Candle Dragon was distracted.

"What a smart tactic!" Qian Yu was astonished.

In reality, Chi Guyan's sacrificial move was not very impressive and could be said to be very risky.

That was because if the Candle Dragon did not believe that Chi Guyan had fainted, then whatever Chi Guyan had done would put her in an extremely dangerous position.

After all, with her injury, she would definitely die if the Candle Dragon gave her another strike.

However, as what was described earlier on, Qian Yu knew that Chi Guyan would not act abruptly. Therefore, the only explanation would be that Chi Guyan was fully confident when she made that decision.

the Candle Dragon's arrogance immediately?

Then, she made use of his arrogance to deduce that he would definitely not make a second strike?

What a terrifying state of mind.

Moreover, she was facing a powerful monster like the Candle Dragon. With such pressure, she could still remain calm and composed.

Qian Yu was really astonished.

That was because she knew very well that facing such great pressure, she had already lost control and her composure and was almost ready to die.

Calm.

She had to remain calm.

If Chi Guyan could do it, me too!

Qian Yu did not realize that apart from an extremely accurate judgment, another important point was to allow her to regain "consciousness".

"Retreat!" Qian Yu's made her judgment.

The disciples of the Ling Yun Tower who were in the process of attacking were stunned for a moment. When they saw Chi Guyan save Qian Yu, they stopped in their footsteps.

Without hesitation, they retreated to all directions.

"Trying to flee?! Block them!" Monster Emperor Baizhi did not like the Candle Dragon but no matter what, he was still the ancient beast of the Monster Race.

Moreover, the Candle Dragon was powerful, very powerful.

If the Candle Dragon did not appear at the correct moment, the Gate of God of the Monster Realm would probably have been forcefully closed by Chi Guyan. That would greatly destroy her initial plan.

Therefore, regardless of whether she was willing to or not, she needed to cooperate with the Candle Dragon and hold back Chi Guyan, Qian Yu and the rest.

"Attack!"

"Don't let them flee!"

"Kill them!"

The Monster troop roared when they heard Monster Emperor Baizhi's commands and charged towards the disciple of the Ling Yun Tower.

However, a figure was much faster than them.

Candle Dragon!

His gigantic frame accompanied by the swirling thick black clouds reached Chi Guyan and Qian Yu immediately and his gigantic body covered the entire sky.

"Roar!" A furious roar echoed through the forest.

The Candle Dragon was frustrated. He was arrogant and "calmness" never ever matched his character. Not only did it not match his character, but he was never ever calm before.

He was an ancient beast.

He was a real God.

The Candle Dragon's status was extremely superior and precious and could be said to be the ultimate of all ancient beasts.

However, the two words 'Candle Dragon' represented hell, death and bloody massacres. The reason for that was none other than his personality, violence, and cruelty.

Crack! The four dragon claws of the Candle Dragon stepped on the ground and cracks expanded beneath his feet. Broken stones flew in the sky.

As a superior God, how could he tolerate mocking by a human?

"You dare to play around with me, the God?! Brat, I will tear you apart and swallow you in bites!" The Candle Dragon opened his mouth and his fangs glowed in blue.

"You can be called a God? Aren't you just a son of a bitch who loves to massacre?" Chi Guyan stopped moving but frowned very hard.

The Candle Dragon was too powerful.

Moreover, his speed was extraordinary.

Even though she had made her accurate judgment about the Candle Dragon's personality and found the opportunity to escape, the difference in their skill level was too huge.

"Did you call me a son of a bitch?!" The Candle Dragon growled and the closed eye on his forehead suddenly opened. It was a black hole with swirls.

It was pitch dark and had no light.

It felt as if it was an abyss in hell.

At that moment, the brightness of the world seemed to be swallowed completely and the entire world turned dark as though the day had become the night.

Candle Dragon, the legendary God of the Mountain Zhong.

He could change the time of the day.

"Chi Guyan, leave quickly, I will deal with this monster. Please, I am begging you!" Qian Yu escaped from Chi Guyan's arms and stood in front of her immediately.

She had already realized that the Candle Dragon was not a Godly State Expert.

He was a real God.

"Auntie, do you believe me?" Chi Guyan did not answer Qian Yu. Instead, she took a step forward slowly as he took a glance at the opened eye of the Candle Dragon.

"What?" Qian Yu did not understand.

"If you trust me, please leave. If I stayed, the Ling Yun Tower and yourself can live, but if you stay… everyone has to die," Chi Guyan said calmly.

"If I stay… everyone has to die…" Qian Yu's expression changed and repeated what Chi Guyan said.

That's right!

Even if she refused to admit it, Chi Guyan was saying the truth.

Her skill level was not sufficient to hold the Candle Dragon back. In fact, it would drag the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower down.

Only Chi Guyan can fight with this monster, thereby giving time for Qian Yu and the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower to escape.

"Auntie, please leave," said Chi Guyan calmly.

"I… got it!" Qian Yu bit her lips so hard that it started bleeding. She knew that to humans, Chi Guyan's value was much higher than hers.

If possible, she really wanted to sacrifice herself to save Chi Guyan and the hope of humankind. However, she did not have the ability to protect Chi Guyan.

She had no choice.

That was because the death of one was definitely more worth it than the death of all.

"None of you can leave, die, all of you!" The Candle Dragon began to move. The thick black clouds spread out and were much more aggressive than earlier on.

Qian Yu, on the other hand, made a shocking discovery.

The Candle Dragon's pitch dark eye that looked like a swirl was no longer black. Instead, there was a silvery-white crescent moon.

He could change the sun and the moon?!

No, he was basically swallowing them.

Qian Yu also had the radiance of the moon and therefore understood how it worked. However, she knew that the Eight moons on her head were completely different from the crescent moon in the Candle Dragon's eye.

"Guyan, you have to stay alive!" Without hesitation, Qian Yu turned and fled because the Candle Dragon had already begun to attack and the black clouds were about to cover the entire mountain.

She was also aware that once the thick black clouds covered the entire peak of the Heaven Zen Mountain, it would be impossible for her to escape and she would definitely die.

"Son of a bitch, your opponent is me!" Chi Guyan smiled as she saw Qian Yu turn and flew. Then, she turned her gaze towards the Candle Dragon.

Five-colored radiance shone in the sky.

A gigantic shadow appeared behind her and covered her entire body instantly. A long tail covered in scales and radiance swayed on the ground.

Then, Chi Guyan dashed forward.

She did not give any greetings as she did not bother about those when she was fighting against enemies.

A purple radiance shone.

Her long black snake tail fell from the waist of her human body. Even in the dark, Chi Guyan's arrogance and superiority lit up the environment.

"Erm?!" The Candle Dragon's expression changed as the aura that Chi Guyan emitted gave him a familiar feel.

This familiarity did not stop him as he was extremely furious. His extended his dragon claw once again in the thick black clouds.

He used one strike to tear open space.

He appeared right in front of Chi Guyan.

However, this time, the claw did not hit Chi Guyan. It brushed past her shoulder and left a mark of torn space behind her.

Meanwhile, Chi Guyan's sword struck.

It was a sword that struck vertically from the top.

Countless purple radiance turned into sword radiance, landing from the sky and accumulating on the Candle Dragon's head.

It was as though the countless small purple swords accumulated to form a gigantic crystal-clear sword that landed from the sky into the Candle Dragon's eye on his forehead.

Roar! The Candle Dragon roared.

The crescent moon in his opened eye emitted light. The thick clouds accumulated above his head, giving an illusion as though there was a bright moon shining in a gloomy sky.

The gigantic sword struck.

It struck the thick clouds directly.

Then…

It disappeared.

After that, the crescent moon emitted a silvery-white radiance that penetrated the thick black clouds. It shot up towards the sky vertically from the ground.

Boom! A thunderous boom was heard.

In the dark night sky, a figure appeared amongst the purple sword radiance. Meanwhile, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

However, the figure merely appeared for a split second.

It soon disappeared into the sky and turned into a "silver river" that flashed across the sky. The spots of radiance twinkled in the sky like stars.

Stars flowed in the sky.

Then, they fell gradually unlike the sword radiance earlier on.

These stars were extremely slow, even slower than the stream of water in the lake.

"Changing form? I shall see how you can do that!" The thick black clouds surrounded the Candle Dragon's four claws and he leaped into the sky, heading for the silver river.

He no longer cared about Qian Yu and the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower as the power that Chi Guyan had shown sparked his interest.

The air was silent.

Chi Guyan obviously would not answer the Candle Dragon.

However, the silver river was continuously changing forms in the sky. It flowed and turned like the stream of a lake and flowed into the thick black clouds.

It gradually flowed towards the Candle Dragon's body.

Gradually.

Although the silver river was flowing extremely slowly, there were too many star-like sparks that gave one the illusion that it was about to cover the entire black cloud.

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Chapter 1032: Opportunity in the Face of Predicaments

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On the Heaven Zen Mountain, the Monster troop who was in the midst of chasing after the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower held their breaths as they saw the "strange phenomenon" in the sky.

It was too powerful.

Be it the Candle Dragon of Chi Guyan, none of them were their opponents. They had no ability to interfere with this battle at all.

Monster Emperor Baizhi clenched her fists really tightly and looked at the radiance from the stars that were slowly swarming to the thick black clouds with a complicated expression.

Chi Guyan, the gifted lady, managed to become so powerful a day after waking up? She could go against the ancient God Candle Dragon?

He was the real God!

"The light of the Stars, how dare you to compete with the Sun and the Moon!" The Candle Dragon roared furiously while the monsters and demons were shocked.

Then, countless beams of silvery-white radiance shot out from his third eye and they flew like thin needles towards the surroundings.

Boom!

Boom!

Loud noises of vibrations were heard when the silvery-white radiance collided with the radiance of the stars. It sounded like the collision of thunders.

"Guyan, you have to last through!" Qian Yu was extremely anxious when she turned and looked at the silver river which had been broken apart by the silver radiance.

She wanted to go back but she knew that she would not be able to change anything but instead serve as a source of distraction for Chi Guyan.

The Candle Dragon was too powerful.

If she was Chi Guyan, she would not even be able to take three attacks by the Candle Dragon. In fact, she could immediately die from his attacks.

Boom!

Amidst the loud booms, a figure suddenly appeared on the back of the Candle Dragon as if she had passed through the stars in the thick black clouds.

Her long black hair flowed in the wind.

The pink dress she was wearing was extremely eye-catching and looked lonely but extremely beautiful in the dark sky.

"Hmm?!" The Candle Dragon was clearly surprised.

That was because, from the continuous attack of Chi Guyan, he had already made the judgment that Chi Guyan's attack target had always been his third eye on his forehead.

It was an accurate judgment.

After all, that was the fatal spot of the Candle Dragon.

The Candle Dragon knew about this but he did not care because although his third eye was a fatal spot, it was also the most powerful spot.

Of course, he was still impressed by Chi Guyan's judgment as she was able to find out where his fatal spot was and attack in the fastest time possible.

'Very good!'

'Come and attack me!'

As this thought went through the mind of the Candle Dragon, he continuously took caution of his third eye while defending against Chi Guyan's large-scale attack.

However, Chi Guyan appeared on his back?

Moreover, she raised her Traceless Sword high up with the top of the sword facing down, acting as though she was about to make a powerful attack on his back.

Slash!

The Traceless Sword stabbed the Candle Dragon's back, penetrating the black scales and sank into the flesh of the Candle Dragon after passing through the middle of two bones.

Blood spurted out.

Growl! The Candle Dragon growled in pain and his body dashed towards the sky as thick black clouds accumulated towards his body.

"The Candle Dragon is injured?!"

"She… she managed to injure the Candle Dragon?"

"How is that possible?"

The Monster troops were stunned. They had never expected this outcome from the battle. Chi Guyan managed to injure the Candle Dragon?!

After all, he was a God!

"No, the Candle Dragon just did not predict that the only attack Chi Guyan made was a stab on his back." Monster Emperor Baizhi could tell the reason behind the successful attack was none other than the fact that the Candle Dragon did not predict that Chi Guyan would attack him from his back.

Attack from his back.

It might have hurt the Candle Dragon a little but it was nothing for him.

What was going on in Chi Guyan's mind?

Could it be that she only wanted to stab the Candle Dragon on his back after such a long time of battle?

Moreover, after the stabbing of the sword, the Candle Dragon already knew how sharp Chi Guyan's Traceless Sword was and would take extra caution of it.

Lose a great deal through saving something insignificant?

Acting rash and alerting the enemy?

These two idioms flashed past the mind of Monster Emperor Baizhi. However, these two idioms were not suitable to be used on Chi Guyan.

Of course, if it was Fang Zhengzhi…

Monster Emperor Baizhi would not be surprised at all.

Just as Monster Emperor Baizhi was in a state of confusion, Chi Guyan, who was standing on the back of the Candle Dragon, began to move. After stabbing the Candle Dragon, she pulled out her sword and charged towards the top of the Candle Dragon's head.

She was extraordinarily fast.

She looked as if she was like a pink stream of light.

"Hmm?! Did Chi Guyan purposely attack the back of the Candle Dragon, divert his attention away from his third eye so as to give him a fatal blow on his eye?" Monster Emperor Baizhi made a guess as she looked at the pink stream of light.

However, what happened next was completely different from what the Monster Emperor Baizhi had predicted.

That was because the stream of pink light disappeared at the moment it reached the top of the Candle Dragon's head.

The silver river which was broken apart appeared again.

Countless sparks of light landed and collided with the thick black clouds, infiltrating the thick black clouds once again.

Then…

A familiar scene took place again.

Chi Guyan appeared behind the Candle Dragon's back at the exact same spot. Even the stabbing action she made was identical.

Slash! The Traceless Sword stabbed the Candle Dragon's back again.

Unlike before, the Candle Dragon's body shook and blood spurted from his back like a fountain.

The sword made a deep cut.

It was much deeper than the cut made earlier on.

Monster Emperor Baizhi, the Monster troop, Qian Yu and the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower all had their mouths agape in shock.

The sword struck the same spot!

Nobody could figure out what was going on in Chi Guyan's mind.

Roar! The Candle Dragon roared in pain. He was evidently infuriated as seen by the black bolts of lightning around his entire body.

Although Chi Guyan's attack did not cause him to suffer any grave injury, the insult he suffered was worse than ever.

He was an ancient God of the Mountain Zhong.

How could he tolerate the fact that someone who was thousands of years younger than him had stabbed him on his back?

Even though it was not a fatal spot, it was still the back of the Candle Dragon, the back of the ancient God.

Boom! The black bolts of lightning struck Chi Guyan's body.

Chi Guyan's body shook and blood trickled down her lips. However, she stabbed the back of the Candle Dragon once again with her Traceless Sword.

The third strike!

It stabbed at the same place again.

The sword went deep into the bones.

"Go and die, brat!" The Candle Dragon turned his head around and aimed his sharp horn at Chi Guyan's chest.

"Run!" Qian Yu was shocked. She could feel the sharpness of the Candle Dragon's horn. One would definitely die after being stabbed by it.

However, Chi Guyan did not dodge like what Qian Yu had predicted.

Her pink dress flew in the sky. She looked slightly pale but her star-like eyes were glowing brightly with five-colored radiance.

"Fall!" A deep voice was heard.

A black shadow fell from the sky like a meteor and landed on the head of the Candle Dragon at an extremely fast speed, the impact caused his head to tilt to one side.

After that, Chi Guyan stabbed her Traceless Sword at the Candle Dragon's back again. However, she used more strength this time.

Crack! The black scales flew across the sky.

With a strike of the sword, a footlong cut was made on the Candle Dragon's back. Blood flowed like a fountain out of the cut and bones could be seen.

Chi Guyan was fighting with all her might.

She was fighting against the Candle Dragon despite the risk of being struck by the black bolts of lightning.

Monster Emperor Baizhi was stunned.

Qian Yu was also stunned.

The Monster troops and the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower were all stunned by the scene and Chi Guyan's wildness.

Chi Guyan's determination had way surpassed their imagination.

Nobody could predict how Chi Guyan decided to use such a wild battle tactic though she was way weaker than the Candle Dragon.

Opportunity in the face of predicaments!

That was Chi Guyan's battle tactic.

Silence, astonishment.

Everything seemed to have stopped at this moment.

The pink shadow in the sky was still as beautiful as ever. However, it had fallen from the back of the Candle Dragon.

Boom!

Chi Guyan's body landed heavily on the ground.

Eventually, she was unable to overcome the drastic difference in the level of skills. Although the Candle Dragon did not stab Chi Guyan with his horn as he got hit on the head by a falling stone, he managed to hit her with his dragon tail.

The Candle Dragon swung his tail.

How could Chi Guyan block that attack? Her back was struck by the dragon tail and she fell like a stone after she lost control of her body.

The Candle Dragon stayed in midair and stared at Chi Guyan who gradually stood up from the ground. Blue radiance could be seen from his fangs.

"What's your name?!" asked the Candle Dragon.

"Chi Guyan." Chi Guyan stabbed her Traceless Sword on the ground and climbed up with some difficulty. She looked up into the Candle Dragon's eyes.

"Very good, Chi Guyan, I decide to kill you with your body intact. I will also keep your corpse well-protected," said the Candle Dragon again.

Meanwhile, the thick black clouds covered his injury and blocked the cut made by Chi Guyan.

"No thanks." Chi Guyan shook her head and looked very calm.

This caused the eye on the Candle Dragon's forehead to widen as Chi Guyan's reply was way too calm.

She was not angry or afraid.

She was completely calm. It felt like the water surface undisturbed by the wind. It was so calm that it made one shudder in fear.

Moreover, Chi Guyan was evidently struggling to stand up and her arm was trembling.

Where did she get her confidence from?

Where exactly?

For the first time in his life, the Candle Dragon felt that as an ancient God, the supreme God of the Mountain Zhang, he had been mercilessly looked down upon by Chi Guyan.

"Then go and die!" Without hesitation, the Candle Dragon pounced down on Chi Guyan with a cold radiance flowing on his sharp horn.

The terrifying charisma could be felt on the Heaven Zen Mountain.

Black clouds filled the sky as if the entire sky was about to collapse. Even Monster Emperor Baizhi started perspiring and trembled uncontrollably.

On the other hand, the Monster troop fell to their knees.

Both the Monster Kings and the ordinary monsters looked in fear. They were unable to breathe and trembled uncontrollably as though a cosmic disaster was foreboding.

The Candle Dragon was way too powerful. The pouncing action he made was powerful enough to cause them to freeze.

However, Chi Guyan looked as determined as ever.

The hand which she used to hold the Traceless Sword trembled slightly but she didn't look afraid at all as the five-colored radiance still shot out from both of her eyes.

"Attack!"

Chi Guyan moved.

She didn't wait for the Candle Dragon to pounce down. Instead, she went for him directly. Her pink dress flew in the air and made loud noises.

One strike.

The whistle of the dragon echoed through the air while the purple dragon soared in the sky.

Starlights fell like rain, frost and sword. They accumulated and continuously stabbed towards the sky. It was like rainfall in the spring that went from the ground into the air.

Meanwhile, the purple dragon which was in the rain turned into a noble lady dressed in a white dress. She had black hair and her gigantic snake tail swayed in the air.

Qian Yu was stunned.

She trembled. Her eyes became blurred with tears and two streams of tears trickled down her face.

Chi Guyan fulfilled her promise.

She managed to distract the Candle Dragon in order for Qian Yu to escape.

Qian Yu closed her eyes and felt the breeze on the Heaven Zen Mountain. It was slightly chilly but the breeze that was blowing on her face made her calm and determined.

"Guyan, Auntie is going!" Qian Yu turned her head and sped down the mountain.

Meanwhile, a loud boom was heard behind her. The gigantic wave of wind whirled, causing the stones to fly and uplifted the roots of the tree.

The purple radiance mixed with the thick black clouds.

It was extremely bright.

Then, the purple radiance started to darken. A sword fell from the sky and landed on the white altar that had already cracked open.

Silence.

A gust of breeze blew the soil on the ground.

It felt somewhat pathetic.

At this moment, a black shadow appeared out of the blue beside the sword. He looked at the Traceless Sword that was in the altar and slowly pulled it out of the altar.

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Chapter 1033: Take the Stage, Godly Man!

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The Traceless Sword made some whistles.

That was a joyous whistle of the sword. The whistles were loud and clear as the sword shook. It felt as if it had been waiting for a long time.

At this moment, Chi Guyan fell from the sky and landed slowly on the ground with scars on her arms and legs.

She wanted to look for the sword.

It was a subconscious move.

However, she soon realized that the Traceless Sword was being held by a black shadow and whistling sounds was made continuously from the Traceless Sword.

"Shameless thief?" Chi Guyan mumbled as she closed her eyes gradually. However, she quickly opened her eyes and said, "Wait a minute, who are you?!"

The Heaven Zen Mountain was very tall.

Even a trained soldier needed at least three hours to climb from the foot of the mountain to the peak.

Of course, for a powerful Sage like Qian Yu, the time required was different.

Qian Yu was very fast. She only left behind a flash of her shadow when she sprinted through the woods. One could not even see the footprints she made on the ground.

Moreover, that was not the fastest Qian Yu could go.

That was because she had to take care of the disciples who were following behind her.

Even though the disciples of the Ling Yun Tower had parted ways, Qian Yu could not escape alone. She kept looking at the directions where the disciples ran towards and were prepared to provide assistance when necessary.

However, at this moment…

A crowd appeared in front of her.

There were so many people that one could not see the end of the crowd. Every single one was wearing black armor and they looked like black clouds that surged towards the peak of the mountain.

"Don't tell me Monster Emperor Baizhi placed Demon soldiers at the foot of the mountain?!" Qian Yu's body trembled. She did not notice the soldiers waiting for them at the foot of the mountain when she was ascending the mountain.

However, that did not mean that there were no soldiers.

If Monster Emperor Baizhi had predicted that she would come and commanded the Demon soldiers to hide in the woods, it would be normal for her to not notice them.

It sounded rather exaggerated.

However, nothing was impossible if Yun Qingwu was the one who made the plot.

"Why are there so many Demon soldiers? Does Heaven really want the Ling Yun Tower dead?!" Qian Yu looked down and could tell that there were at least tens of thousands of soldiers.

Perhaps there were even more than that.

That was because there were loud footsteps and roads coming from the forest.

"Yu'er?! It's really Yu'er!" Just as Qian Yu was about to turn desperate, a familiar voice came from the "black clouds".

Then, a figure charged out from the black clouds and reached Qian Yu almost instantly. He was wearing a golden armor with a black cloak.

"You? Why… are you here?!" Qian Yu recognized the person in front of her instantly. He was none other than the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Emperor Lin Mubai.

However, she did not understand why Lin Mubai had to add a black cloak to his armor, making him look as if he was a demon soldier.

Most importantly, why did Lin Mubai arrive at the Heaven Zen Mountain?

"I am coming to help you, Yu'er!" Emperor Lin Mubai waved and the soldiers behind him stopped moving.

"Greetings, Her Majesty!"

"Greetings, Her Majesty!"

The soldiers greeted in unison.

However, Qian Yu frowned.

"Shut up!" Qian Yu shouted and turned to Lin Mubai. "I told you I will never allow you to join the trip to the Heaven Zen Mountain. Are you trying to ruin the future of the Great Xia Dynasty and kill these innocent soldiers by doing this?!"

"If we lost this battle, would Great Xia Dynasty still have a future?" Emperor Lin Mubai asked back, "Rats leave a sinking ship, the plight of the Southern Region had told me that nobody can be excused from this battle!"

"Fight till our deaths!"

"Protect the Dynasty!"

"Fight till our deaths!"

"Protect the…"

The soldiers shouted in unison when they heard Emperor Lin Mubai.

Meanwhile, Emperor Lin Mubai took a step forward and put his hands over Qian Yu's shoulders, stopping her from continuing. "Yu'er, I know what you want to say. You want to say that I am forcing them to their deaths by allowing them to participate in this battle, right? No, Yu'er, you don't understand. For you… I am willing to do anything!"

"What can you do?" Qian Yu asked.

"I can go against the will of the ex-Emperor, I can forget about the lessons given by the ancestors. As long as I can save the world and you, I can give up everything I have!" said Emperor Lin Mubai.

"Do you know what you are saying?"

"Of course, I do. As the Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty, I have to obey the laws. I know my actions no longer justify my position as the Emperor, therefore, I have already given an order to pass my throne to 'Lin Yun' in the next month!" Emperor Lin Mubai looked extremely determined.

"Mubai, you…" Qian Yu's body shook and her lips moved as she stared at Lin Mubai. However, she did not say anything eventually.

However, she stood quietly on the spot and allowed Lin Mubai to hold onto her. She did not resist but instead tightened her grip onto Lin Mubai.

"Rest assured, Yu'er, I did it, he is coming!"

"He? Who?"

"A person who can save the world!"

"No no no, Mubai, I know your intentions but the situation has changed. Another powerful individual has descended, the Candle Dragon, the legendary Candle Dragon, do you know him?"

"Candle Dragon?!" Lin Mubai's expression changes drastically.

"That's right, without his sudden appearance, Guyan and I would have won this battle already, do you understand? Even Chi Guyan can't win the Candle Dragon, nobody in this world can defeat him!"

"He can!"

"Are you referring to Fang Zhengzhi?"

"No, this concerns the reputation of Emperor Taizu, I only knew about the 'prohibition' that Emperor Taizu left behind recently…"

"Prohibition?"

"Yes, in the will of Emperor Taizu, he wrote that nobody was to activate the prohibition or… the Great Xia Dynasty would end up in an irreversible disaster."

"What is the prohibition?"

"Yu'er, forgive me as I can't answer you. However, if I am not wrong, he should be at the peak of the Heaven Zen Mountain already. Moreover, besides him, the troops of the other three dynasties are also rushing to the Heaven Zen Mountain. Yu'er, please, believe me, humankind can win this battle, we definitely can!" said Lin Mubai determinedly after a slight hesitation.

"At the peak of the mountain?!" Qian Yu turned to look at the peak of the mountain. She could not believe that someone was able to "pass by" without being noticed by her.

However, Lin Mubai was the one who said that.

A man who would not lie to her at this point in time.

Moreover, the four empires had always been fighting against each other. Yet, Lin Mubai was so certain that the other three empires would send their troops to the Heaven Zen Mountain at the same time?

Who would have such capability and credibility?

At the peak of the Heaven Zen Mountain, Chi Guyan gaze was fixated on the black shadow in front of her. She was shocked when she saw the Traceless Sword in that shadow's hand.

After all, it was the Traceless Sword.

Only Fang Zhengzhi could draw the Traceless Sword in the world. This was a known fact amongst the people in the Great Xia Dynasty.

She was able to use the Traceless Sword thanks to Fang Zhengzhi.

However, now…

The Traceless Sword was in the black shadow's possession. Moreover, instead of resisting, the Traceless Sword made whistles of happiness.

"Who are you? Who on earth are you?" Chi Guyan struggled to stand up but because of her severe injuries, her feet were trembling.

"Chi Guyan? The daughter of Chi Hou?" The black shadow spoke. His voice sounded very ancient and distant.

"You…"

"Rest assured, I'm not your enemy, I'm your friend." The shadow shook his head when he saw the expression on Chi Guyan's face. Then, he took off the black cloak on his head.

It was an aged face.

Like an old tree trunk, there were many deep wrinkles from the forehead to the cheeks. On top of that, his hair was fully white.

However, the pair of eyes on that aged face…

Was as sharp as a sword.

The body of the Candle Dragon tumbled in the air and the thick black clouds expanded and contracted continuously. The blow that hit him earlier on seemed to have injured him as well.

The appearance of the black shadow surprised him slightly. However, it merely surprised him a little.

After all, nobody dared to disobey the Candle Dragon. Therefore, why would he bother about a guy who randomly appeared?

That was the attitude of the Candle Dragon.

However, Monster Emperor Baizhi who was nearby was staring closely at the aged face and the sharp eyes with her fingers trembling.

That was because she was Monster Emperor Baizhi, the nine-tailed white fox.

Her innate premonition told her that the man in front of her was extremely terrifying. There was immense power in the body of the man.

"Who are you? There's nobody like you amongst the Human Alliance!" Monster Emperor Baizhi spoke as she showed her fangs and snow-white fur.

She was on her guards.

She was ready to defend against the sudden attack of the man.

"So this is the Candle Dragon? The ancient Godly beast… the God of Mountain Zhong? I can't believe such a thing existed." Instead of answering Monster Emperor Baizhi, the man stared quietly at the thick black clouds that were tumbling in the sky and the Candle Dragon who appeared in the thick clouds.

"How can an ant like you call my full name like that?" The Candle Dragon roared furiously and a bolt of black lightning shot out from his mouth.

It was extraordinarily fast.

It was aimed directly at the top of the man's head.

Boom!

The black bolt of thunder hit the man's body and traveled from his head to his toe as the bolts of lightning went around his body.

However, the man continued to look up.

His hand, which was holding onto the Traceless Sword, did not move at all. He stared calmly at the Candle Dragon and allowed the bolts of lightning to shine on his body. Then, the bolts of lightning disappeared.

"Hmm?" The Candle Dragon was shocked as the bolts of lightning he used to attack which had managed to injure Chi Guyan did not injure the man at all?

Was he a Godly State expert?

However…

The Candle Dragon looked up at the closed Gate of God of the Realm of God and shook his head. The Gate of God was not opened, hence how would a Godly State expert appear?

Moreover, there were only a handful of ancient Godly State experts who could defend against his attack of the black bolts of lightning.

The person in front of him was definitely not included.

"Chi Guyan, leave the rest to me. His Majesty has arrived, he will leave with you, you can finally recuperate," said the man as he looked at Chi Guyan.

"Thank you… Senior." Chi Guyan nodded.

She did not reject and sat on the ground immediately. That was because her instincts told her that although the man was very powerful, he would not hurt her.

As what the man had said, they were not enemies.

The man smiled heartenedly when Chi Guyan sat down. Then, he looked up again at the Candle Dragon.

"Tell me your name, Human!" The Candle Dragon stretched out one of his dragon claws amidst the thick black clouds. A sharp cold radiance flowed and it was extremely chilling.

"My name? Hmm… it has been ages since someone asked for my name… to be honest, I almost forgot what is my name. However, I have been asked this question repeatedly today and now, a Candle Dragon is asking me the same question, how refreshing." The man smiled and the wrinkles on his aged face became more obvious.

Then, he pointed his Traceless Sword towards the sky.

He pointed it directly at the third eye of the Candle Dragon.

A chilling purple radiance radiated on the blade of the Traceless Sword. It flowed continuously like blood, as though something was about to come out from the sword.

Roar!

A purple dragon leaped and flew out of the Traceless Sword. The scales on the dragon was so distinct that the marks could be seen clearly.

"Long time no see, old friend, today we are working together again to kill the dragon!" The man spoke with a deep voice. He took a step forward and disappeared.

The only thing left was a purple beam of light that shot up to the sky.

It tore the darkness apart.

Dragon!

"Slayer!"

"Slash!"

The man's voice echoed through the air. It sounded like it was coming from somewhere far but also sounded like it was just beside one's ear. Meanwhile, the purple dragon flew in the sky.

Boom!

Boom!

Lightning flashed across the sky and it started raining. The rain was purple and made sounds of water dripping when it landed on the thick black clouds on the Can's body.

"Dragon Slayer Slash? Isn't that Fang Zhengzhi's… hold on, it's not Fang Zhengzhi, Fang Zhengzhi can't possibly appear here. Moreover, that brat can't be so powerful. You… you are… Meng Tian?!" Monster Emperor Baizhi saw the purple dragon soaring towards the sky and something seemed to have struck her.

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