Jun Changxiao had always thought the Rose Empress was the Lingping Empress, but it turned out the latter had abdicated thousands of years ago.

This news was somewhat messed up.

Or could it be that Soul Numbers One and Two had fabricated a non-existent empress to deceive him, even deliberately understating her realm?

Jun Changxiao said: “Then you are?”

The Rose Empress proudly raised her head to look at him through her nostrils, saying: “The Soul Clan Continent’s Fourth Empress, the Rose Empress.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao sneered coldly, saying indifferently: “I don’t care if you’re Lingping, Rose, or Peony or Lily.” As he spoke, he put away the Dominating Heaven Spear and brought out the Difficult to Sheathe Blade, tossing it from left hand to right hand, from right hand to left hand, saying: “Offending this Jun, you must pay a price…”

Wait!

Where’s my blade?

“Whoosh!”

The Rose Empress gracefully swept her sleeve. Her fingers pinched the Difficult to Sheathe Blade as she smiled: “This thing is made quite delicately. Is it for peeling apples?”

“…”

Jun Changxiao’s mouth twitched.

I actually didn’t even keep watch over my own weapon!

No rush, no panic.

Jun Changxiao folded his arms, his face completely calm as he said: “My weapon is very dangerous. You’d better hand it over quickly.”

As a starter weapon given by the system, without crushing the Kaiyin Talisman to unseal it, even he would suffer backlash if he forcibly drew the blade, let alone an outsider.

Draw the blade!

Maybe I can even save a Kaiyin Talisman!

The Rose Empress toyed with the Difficult to Sheathe Blade, smiling: “How dangerous is it?”

“Well…”

Jun Changxiao considered briefly, then said seriously and earnestly: “To tell you the truth, this is my life-bound weapon, the Purple-Azure Precious Blade. In the current wor… in the current universe, only I can draw it out! Moreover, I once swore a poisonous oath—whoever can draw out my Purple-Azure Precious Blade will be my master!”

The system said: “Tampering with classic lines requires an apology!”

The Rose Empress became interested: “As long as I draw out the Purple-Azure Precious Blade, you’ll become my servant and forever obey me?”

“Uh…”

Jun Changxiao’s expression was conflicted.

Hurry up and draw it—I can’t wait to see you suffer backlash and be seriously injured!

The Rose Empress held the Difficult to Sheathe Blade between two fingers, saying: “Watch closely how I draw the blade out.”

“Wait!”

Jun Changxiao’s expression showed pain: “Must you really do this?”

“Since you’ve made this oath, I must draw out this Purple-Azure Precious Blade.”

“Sigh.”

Jun Changxiao seemed to make some kind of determination, looking up and sighing: “If you really can draw it out, you’ll be my Heaven-ordained master, and I’ll naturally obey you.”

Draw it!

Hurry up and draw it!

No, no, I should get farther away first.

“Clang—”

Just as Jun Changxiao turned around, the sound of unsheathing came from behind. He hurriedly turned back to look, and his facial expression instantly collapsed into rage comic style.

At this moment, the Rose Empress held the miniature scabbard between two fingers of her left hand, and pinched the miniature Difficult to Sheathe Blade between the index finger and thumb of her right hand—she had actually… really drawn it out, and cleanly at that!

Impossible!

How is this possible!

Why can she draw out my Difficult to Sheathe Blade? Why didn’t she suffer backlash!

A dream!

This must be a dream!

“Slap!”

Jun Changxiao slapped himself. Feeling the pain, he confirmed this wasn’t a dream and wasn’t his imagination!

The system was puzzled: “The Difficult to Sheathe Blade is a starter weapon the system gave to the host, equivalent to signing a contract. Outsiders shouldn’t be able to draw it out.”

“Perhaps…”

It paused, saying gravely: “Like the Purple-Azure Sword, whoever can draw this blade out is the host’s destined one!”

Jun Changxiao roared: “If this is my destined one, I’d rather just die directly!”

An Empress who held power over all under heaven would definitely have an extreme personality. Admiring her beauty from afar was fine, but to actually be destined ones, the scene would definitely…

Gousheng’s mind instantly conjured images of Er Ya training Soul Clan members, even inserting himself into the roles of Soul Numbers One and Two. He hurriedly returned to reality and couldn’t help but shudder.

The Rose Empress toyed with the wooden Difficult to Sheathe Blade, smiling: “I’ve drawn out the Purple-Azure Precious Blade. What do you say?”

Jun Changxiao said indifferently: “You must have used some method, otherwise it would be impossible to draw it out.”

The Rose Empress’s face turned cold: “You want to go back on your word?”

Correct.

Gousheng was going to renege.

Having him become a servant—his iron-bone dignity would definitely not allow it!

“Swish!”

The Rose Empress charged over holding the Difficult to Sheathe Blade, saying: “I despise people who break their word the most. Today you either kneel and submit, or die!”

“Buzz!”

Suddenly, a faint light flickered.

“Hmm?” The Rose Empress lowered her head and discovered that the Difficult to Sheathe Blade pinched in her hand was emanating an aura, a very ominous aura!

“Not good!”

“Boom—”

Midair suddenly exploded, the energy instantly shattering the space within over ten miles into fragments.

Jun Changxiao happened to be within range and unavoidably suffered the impact. His entire body immediately blasted backward. After stabilizing himself ten miles away, his face was full of question marks: “What’s going on?”

“The Difficult to Sheathe Blade exploded.” The system said.

Exploded?

Jun Changxiao almost spat blood, saying: “Doesn’t that mean it’s gone!”

Although the weapon given by the starter wish had a somewhat strange design, it had always accompanied him these years, and whenever he encountered danger, it always helped him turn danger into safety. If it suddenly disappeared, he definitely couldn’t accept it!

“The Difficult to Sheathe Blade…”

“My Difficult to Sheathe Blade…”

“Whoosh!”

Just as Jun Changxiao’s emotions were brewing, a stream of light flew out from the explosion zone’s air currents, then quickly fell into his hand. When the light dissipated, it was clearly the already-sheathed Difficult to Sheathe Blade!

It’s fine!

Hahaha! It’s fine!

The Difficult to Sheathe Blade was fine, but the Rose Empress was not!

Because the explosion was too sudden, there was no time to dodge or throw it away. When the smoke in midair dispersed, she appeared in view with disheveled hair.

“Poof!”

The Rose Empress spat out a mouthful of blood, her complexion appearing very weak.

The explosive force produced by the Difficult to Sheathe Blade was no less than Jun Changxiao’s hundreds of frenzied bombardments, and like a sudden sneak attack, she naturally couldn’t avoid being injured.

Jun Changxiao’s starter weapon, even if someone drew it out, was like a time bomb that would unexpectedly explode.

“Sigh.”

The system sighed: “After staying with the host so long, even the Difficult to Sheathe Blade has become shameless!”

Looking at that woman who had been blown into such an embarrassing state, Jun Changxiao cheerfully shrugged his shoulders: “I told you it was very dangerous. Do you believe me now?”

“…”

The Rose Empress wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said angrily: “Despicable and shameless!”

She now understood that the small blade concealed mysteries, and he had deliberately let her draw it!

“Empress!”

“Swish! Swish! Swish!”

Seeing the Rose Empress injured and vomiting blood, the ten thousand Soul Clan powerhouses immediately disregarded the earlier command and charged toward the battle zone, their eyes flashing with fury as if wanting to burn Jun Changxiao alive!

“Don’t come over…”

“Clang—”

Just as the Rose Empress was about to order her subordinates not to come over, a clear blade-drawing sound rang out. She hurriedly looked at Jun Changxiao and discovered this guy was holding a greatsword carved with strange characters on both sides and emanating supreme majesty!

Having crushed the Qiankun Talisman, Gousheng looked exactly like a war god of vast imposing presence. Unsealing the Difficult to Sheathe Blade, he looked exactly like a supreme deity!

“Ugly woman.”

Jun Changxiao raised the Difficult to Sheathe Blade engraved with sixteen characters, sharp light flashing in both eyes: “Ten thousand years ago, you invaded my Xingyun Continent, causing heaven and earth to collapse and spiritual energy to wither. Today, I, Jun Changxiao, will collect all these old debts in full!”

“Buzz!”

Terrifying binding force instantly spread outward.

“Gah! Gah!”

Those Soul Clan powerhouses at the Martial Saint level who charged forward first froze in midair, their eyes all filled with shock.

Enormous waves of astonishment also rose in the Rose Empress’s heart, because the special imposing pressure spreading toward her actually had powerful binding force. Although she could still resist it now, if continuously penetrated, sooner or later she would be bound and unable to move!

“Could this Purple-Azure Precious Blade be… an Upper Realm divine artifact?!”

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