Actually, from the very beginning, Jun Changxiao didn’t take the ten-year agreement seriously. After all, he had already broken through to peak True-Seeking Realm and could crush Immortal Sect Masters. Fighting Guhong Zhenren’s disciple was obviously bullying. So he didn’t consider victory or defeat important.
However.
This battle agreement was extremely important to Night Xingchen.
Because since his rebirth, hatred had constantly urged him to keep advancing, to keep breaking through realms. Today, he could finally avenge his past humiliation!
Perhaps because he had suppressed it for too long, when he descended onto Burial Night Mountain, his towering fury and killing intent released without reservation, making martial artists from all directions instantly shudder with cold.
“……”
Qingwei Zhenren frowned.
This Eternal Sect disciple’s killing intent was too strong. He clearly wanted to kill her disciple!
She regretted it.
Regretted inserting herself back then.
Actually, even if Qingwei Zhenren hadn’t participated in the ten-year agreement, Night Xingchen and Empress Lingyao would still have reached this point today, because the grudge between the two had to be settled to declare the Upper Realm arc complete. Otherwise, it would be digging a pit without filling it.
“Disciple.”
Tonggu Zhenren said with surprise: “Your disciple has such great killing intent. Could he have a grudge with Qingwei’s disciple?”
“Mm.”
Jun Changxiao nodded his head seriously.
In his view, the grudge between Night Xingchen and Empress Lingyao was no less than the hatred of killing one’s father or stealing one’s wife. So today’s apparent match was actually a fight to the death, unless a reversal appeared midway.
“Tonggu old fellow.”
Qingwei Zhenren spoke: “Let’s void the battle agreement between us.”
Night Xingchen’s emanated aura was very strong and his killing intent too heavy. She naturally didn’t want her disciple to take such a risk.
“Voiding it means admitting defeat.” Tonggu Zhenren said.
He didn’t care about the battle process, only about winning or losing, because having just been acted against by Jun Changxiao, he urgently hoped to regain some face.
“It doesn’t matter.”
At this point, for her disciple’s safety, Qingwei Zhenren would rather admit defeat and surrender in front of the world.
“Master.”
Empress Lingyao said: “This disciple wants to battle him.”
Having said this, without waiting for Qingwei Zhenren to speak, she actively descended onto Burial Night Mountain. The cloud and mist gathering around her dispersed, revealing her devastatingly beautiful appearance.
“My god!”
Su Xiaomo exclaimed: “So beautiful!”
“Truly worthy of being sealed as the Star Meteorite Continent’s greatest empress of all time.” Li Qingyang and Xiao Zuiji thought secretly.
Before joining the Eternal Sect, Empress Lingyao was to them a high and lofty deity. Now, besides marveling at her appearance, they had no reverence whatsoever, even filled with hostility.
Under normal circumstances, when a top-tier beauty appeared, there would inevitably be emphasis on describing the protagonist’s reaction. In fact, Dog Sheng didn’t even get a scene, because he had no thoughts whatsoever. He even turned his head after one glance to inquire about Xi Jingxuan’s injury condition.
“Amazing, Sect Master Jun!”
A powerhouse saw this and gave a thumbs up: “Not swayed by beauty, only caring about his own female companion. This kind of man is extremely rare!”
Forcibly filling in the blanks was the most fatal.
……
The camera turned to Night Xingchen’s body. One could see him clenching his fists tightly, bloodshot veins emerging in his eyes, roaring with fury: “Thousands of years have passed, yet your appearance hasn’t changed at all.”
“I haven’t changed.”
Empress Lingyao said: “You have changed.”
“This is also thanks to you, making me start over from the beginning!”
Night Xingchen’s emotions grew increasingly uncontrollable. He wanted nothing more than to punch forward right now and blast this venomous beauty into pieces.
Empress Lingyao shook her head and said: “What I mean isn’t that your body changed, but rather that your character changed. Otherwise, in today’s battle with me, you wouldn’t have so many people supporting you from behind.”
“……”
Night Xingchen fell into brief silence.
He turned his head to look at his Sect Master, at Li Qingyang, Xiao Zuiji, and other fellow sect brothers, his face gradually showing pride.
“That’s right.”
“I’ve changed!”
“I used to have no relatives or friends.”
“Today, I have a group of brothers who share life and death, who depend on each other through thick and thin!”
Since Night Xingchen’s rebirth, the most precious thing he gained wasn’t returning to his peak, nor entering the True-Seeking Realm, but rather the tremendous change in his character and mentality, as well as becoming a member of the Eternal Sect and experiencing familial and fraternal love he had never experienced before.
I am not alone.
This absolutely wasn’t cursing him, but rather a true portrayal.
Empress Lingyao said: “Thousands of years ago, if you could have had this kind of change, why would I have gone to such pains to send you to start over?”
“Gone to such pains?”
Night Xingchen sneered: “Are you saying that my current achievements should all be thanks to you?”
“What else?”
“Stop flattering yourself!”
Night Xingchen shifted his stance, powerful True Spirit Power erupted, then bringing both hands together, his body in a half-crouched position, roaring: “Today, this Emperor will send you to the afterlife!”
This Emperor.
This form of address hadn’t been used in a very long time.
“Whoosh!”
Between his palms, seven-colored light rapidly gathered, instantly stirring the surrounding space.
“Junior Brother Night is getting serious!”
Starting with Seven Mysteries Radiant Light Break—this made Li Qingyang and the others certain that the battle between the two wouldn’t last too long before deciding victory!
“Whoosh——”
Just at this moment, Night Xingchen suddenly thrust both palms outward. The explosive energy gathered in his palms instantly dragged along a dazzling brilliant shockwave, splitting space at breakneck speed as it blasted toward Empress Lingyao.
This move contained thousands of years of fury. Its power was absolutely explosive, even making He Wudi find it inconceivable!
“Buzz!”
“Buzz!”
Empress Lingyao wouldn’t sit and wait for death. Both hands waved lightly, and layer upon layer of defensive barriers condensed before her.
“Boom!”
The Seven Mysteries Radiant Light Break, enhanced by killing intent and fury, instantly shattered the barriers, like a bursting dam, unstoppable as it surged forward!
“……”
Martial artists from all directions were shocked speechless.
Jun Changxiao and Xi Jingxuan’s earlier battle was at most normal sparring. Night Xingchen’s strike was completely aimed at deciding life and death!
What great hatred, what great grudge?
The greatest hatred, the greatest grudge!
“Whoosh——”
Suddenly, Empress Lingyao’s figure flashed, dodging the Seven Mysteries Radiant Light Break’s bombardment, then crossing both hands together. The surrounding space immediately trembled, forming a cage that sealed Night Xingchen within it.
Liu Sinan said with surprise: “A spatial-type martial technique?”
Qingwei Zhenren also looked completely astonished, clearly not expecting her disciple could display this extremely rare type of martial learning.
“Tsk tsk.”
Jun Changxiao said: “This woman really did break through to the True-Seeking Realm.”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Night Xingchen, trapped within the cage-like barrier, frantically bombarded one side, quickly opening a breach and causing it to completely collapse. He then summoned his Sky-Piercing Halberd, infusing True Spirit Power into it, forming scorching light as he thrust forward.
Every strike overflowed with killing intent!
“Squelch!”
Suddenly, the sound of a blade piercing flesh came.
Including Jun Changxiao, everyone’s eyes widened, because they witnessed with their own eyes Night Xingchen holding his war halberd from above, viciously piercing through Empress Lingyao’s chest as she made no defensive preparations whatsoever.
“Disciple!”
Qingwei Zhenren cried out in alarm.
Night Xingchen also looked dumbfounded at Empress Lingyao, whose chest had been easily pierced. Though her face showed pain, she forced a smile and said: “This place… should be the position where I stabbed you back then.”
That’s right.
The same position. A fatal position.
“I… originally planned to… fight you properly… but… your growth speed is too fast, I… truly can’t catch up… so… can only use this method to die by your hand, to settle the grudge between us…”
Night Xingchen’s eyes spurted angry flames.
He wasn’t pitying this woman for dying, but rather furious that her death was too easy!
“Night Emperor…” Empress Lingyao took out from her bosom a secret manual engraved with four large characters “Supreme Profound Scripture,” saying: “I… helped you safeguard this for thousands of years, today… returning it to its rightful owner… and also hope you can forgive me, for the mistakes I once committed…”
“Squelch!”
Walking forward one step, her body completely pierced by the Sky-Piercing Halberd, she smiled as she raised her other hand, wanting to touch Night Xingchen’s face. But her consciousness wasn’t sufficient to support it, and it slowly dropped down. Half her face fell against her former fiancé’s chest, slowly closing her eyes until… her soul returned to the nine heavens.
“It’s over.”
Jun Changxiao said: “The grudge between the two.”
The System roared: “This is too simple, too casual! At least explain the reason—like whether that woman actually betrayed Night Xingchen or not!”
“Does it still matter?”
“Not explaining clearly is just the dog author digging holes without filling them!”
“Ahhh!”
A mysterious power from the East directly shocked the System into howling and wailing. It also made readers preparing to write chapter comments and join the fuss feel a chill in their hearts. They hurriedly withdrew their thoughts and left comments one after another: I love the author!
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