The rose scent remaining on Fragmentary Volume Two was exactly the same as the rose scent emanating from the Rose Empress, which immediately left Jun Changxiao very confused.
How could something I bought from the shop have her fragrance?
“This…” The system explained awkwardly: “Some of the products in the shop, after the host purchases them, may have been transferred from other planes.”
Jun Changxiao’s expression instantly froze.
After a moment, he said: “You’re saying that this Fragmentary Volume Two actually originally belonged to this woman, and when I bought it from the shop, it was like receiving it from her hands—essentially secondhand goods?”
“Correct.” The system said.
It had known about this kind of thing long ago, but never expected that people from two different planes would actually meet!
You have to understand, in one continent, if you take something from someone, you might not meet them again in your lifetime, let alone between planes that are far apart with different systems!
“I understand, I understand.”
Jun Changxiao came to a realization, muttering: “No wonder she said I was a thief!”
Wronged!
It was clearly the system shop that did it—I was completely in the dark!
“Wait a minute!”
Jun Changxiao hurriedly inquired: “The Seven Profound Radiance Break is part of that category of products—was Fragmentary Volume One also stolen from another plane?”
“Uh…”
The system said: “Probably so.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao collapsed: “What if the person it was stolen from is very powerful? In the future when I visit various planes, won’t I have to be careful to avoid being discovered?”
“It probably won’t be such a coincidence.” The system said.
If He Wudi knew the truth, he would definitely roar loudly: “It’s exactly that much of a coincidence!”
Of course.
He currently didn’t know that the fragmentary volume had been stolen by Jun Changxiao. He always imagined that the Myriad Ancient Sect was created by the Seven Profound Saint Venerate, and that the existing fragmentary volume copy was left behind before ascension, so he was willing to be a closed-door disciple.
“There’s also Fragmentary Volume Three!”
Jun Changxiao collapsed: “Was it also stolen?”
The system said: “Host is in battle, please focus your attention on the matter at hand!”
“Right!”
Jun Changxiao withdrew his distracting thoughts, looked at the Rose Empress, sneered coldly, and thought: “If it was stolen from someone else, I might feel a bit ashamed, but since it was stolen from you, then it feels pretty great.”
Having almost been decapitated by the Crimson Lotus Demonic Moon Blade, almost losing his head, Gousheng’s favorability toward this woman had already dropped from 0 to negative 999 points.
Seeing him raise the corners of his mouth in a disdainful smile, the Rose Empress’s face turned cold: “You don’t intend to hand over the fragmentary volume?”
“Sorry.”
Jun Changxiao said: “What I’ve obtained belongs to me now. How could there be any reason to hand it back?”
This statement indirectly admitted that he had indeed stolen Fragmentary Volume Two of the Seven Profound Radiance Break. This made the Rose Empress furious, and she immediately manipulated the Crimson Lotus Demonic Moon Blade to attack.
Jun Changxiao raised his hand and grabbed at the void. The Seven-Colored Flowing Light Nine Heavens Ten Earths Dominating Heaven Spear appeared out of thin air, immediately erupting with the supreme might that only Divine-grade weapons and above possessed!
Comparing weapons?
Sorry, Gousheng wasn’t weak either!
“A point of cold light arrives first, then the spear emerges like a dragon!”
“Swish!”
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao gripped the spear with both hands. The spearhead rotated at extreme speed, carrying space-disrupting force as it viciously thrust forward.
“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
The densely packed illusory crescent lights were all deflected, and even when the true form emerged from the void, it was still unavoidably knocked away by the spearhead.
“Whoosh!”
The Rose Empress waved her hand, and the Crimson Lotus Demonic Moon Blade returned like a boomerang to her front. Looking at that weapon emanating seven-colored light, she said in surprise: “I didn’t expect you to have an even stronger weapon.”
“Swish!”
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao performed a set of Yue Family Spear techniques, very dramatically adopting a stance of holding the spear while standing in a horse stance, saying proudly: “What else did you expect?”
“Swish!”
The Rose Empress tore off her cloak, revealing her explosive figure, then suspended the Crimson Lotus Demonic Moon Blade before her face, saying: “With cultivation and a weapon no weaker than mine, then let’s have a proper fight.”
What she meant was, everything until now was just a warmup?
“Swish!”
“Swish!”
Jun Changxiao flew forth, pouring spiritual energy into the spear body, launching into a frenzy of thrusts. Streams of seven-colored flowing light burst forth.
Without specialized spear techniques, he could only be as direct as possible.
But still.
Having reached his level of strength, even without matching martial techniques, he could still erupt with heaven-shaking and earth-shattering might!
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
The Rose Empress rushed forward. She never directly wielded the Crimson Lotus Demonic Moon Blade—the latter seemed connected to her mind, independently launching an offensive at the front, completely shattering all incoming spear lights.
“Ding! Ding! Ding!”
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
In an instant, the two engaged in fierce close combat in the high sky. Various energies howled wildly, like domineering hands ruthlessly tearing apart space barriers piece by piece.
Fortunately, this place was extremely remote with no cities present, otherwise they would have long since been destroyed by the residual power!
And as Jun Changxiao and the Rose Empress fought evenly, various energies gradually spread outward, alarming Soul Clan warriors in the distant reaches.
“What is that?”
“Seems like a battle?”
Warriors ten thousand miles away couldn’t see the battle situation clearly, but could catch seven-colored flowing light occasionally flashing at the edge of the sky.
…
“This is the Empress’s aura!”
“Could it be that powerful enemies have invaded and are engaged in fierce battle with her?”
“Go! Go!”
From the city where the Empress resided, powerful members of the Soul Clan raced forth at extreme speed, heading toward where the aura was coming from.
Jun Changxiao had always complained that the warriors in this plane generally had low strength, but in just a short time, at least several dozen Soul Clan powerhouses comparable to the Martial Saint level rushed over.
Three-digit numbers at the Half-Saint level, four digits at the Martial Emperor level!
Setting out from the Empress’s city, the momentum they casually emanated was already extremely terrifying!
The Soul Clan warriors acting in unison had all followed the Empress in campaigns across the south and north. Not only was their cultivation high, but their actual combat abilities were also formidable!
It could be said.
This was absolutely the Soul Clan Continent’s most elite top-tier force.
According to the game plot, when Jun Changxiao entered the dungeon, he should start by fighting these small fries, finally working his way up to the Empress’s city to challenge the final boss. But due to coincidental circumstances, the first half was skipped—he directly confronted the big boss from the start.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
High in the sky, the battle entered its climax!
With the Qiankun Talisman’s enhancement, Jun Changxiao temporarily possessed Return to Simplicity Realm strength in the Soul Clan Continent and could match the Rose Empress. As for weapons, the two were also evenly matched. So after exchanging several hundred moves, fighting until heaven and earth collapsed, they still hadn’t determined a victor!
“Damn it!”
Jun Changxiao grew anxious.
The Qiankun Talisman had a time limit.
If he couldn’t gain an advantage and defeat her, once he entered the weakened period, wouldn’t he be finished?
Aside from the handprint from the Upper Realm, this was absolutely the most difficult and troublesome opponent Jun Changxiao had encountered since transmigrating—bar none!
Regret!
He shouldn’t have so rashly entered the Soul Clan Continent!
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Just then, in the distant sky, streams of light flew over like a plague of locusts.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Jun Changxiao exchanged another move with the Rose Empress. Seeing that the dozens of streams of light flying at the front all had strength at the Martial Saint level, he immediately sneered coldly: “Afraid you’ll lose, so you called your subordinates?”
“Lose?”
“Impossible.”
The Rose Empress shouted coldly: “All of you stop ten thousand zhang away. No one is permitted to advance a single step.”
This voice containing the unquestionable aura of an Empress instantly startled the dozens of Soul Clan powerhouses, causing them all to turn back. After precisely measuring a retreat of exactly ten thousand zhang, they obediently remained suspended in midair.
Jun Changxiao said: “Worthy of being the Lingping Empress who rules the Soul Clan Continent. One sentence from you is like issuing an irrefutable imperial decree.”
“Lingping Empress?”
The Rose Empress said: “She abdicated several thousand years ago.”
Gah!
Jun Changxiao was completely dumbfounded on the spot.
This woman actually wasn’t the Lingping Empress, then she… who was she!
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