The now-conscious Jun Changxiao was already spent, so weakened that he lacked the strength to resist being grabbed by someone else.
This was mainly due to being controlled by the violent aura and crazily bombarding the sealing formation for three days.
Bai Luocha and Hei Luocha, these two brothers, weren’t much better off.
Having been wildly abused upon arrival, then stabilizing the formation for three days, they were now pale-faced and extremely weak, though at least they could still move normally.
This was a misunderstanding? Listen to his explanation?
Not listening, not listening, turtle chanting scriptures!
Bai Luocha had only one thought now—return all the torment he’d suffered earlier!
Don’t look at how terrible his current state was, but abusing a guy who was even more spent than himself—definitely no problem!
However.
To abuse Jun Changxiao, one had to ask if Rose Empress agreed.
Very sorry, not only did she not agree, she even summoned the Red Lotus Demon Moon Blade and pressed it against Bai Luocha’s neck.
Her cold gaze conveyed an aura of ‘if you move him, I’ll kill you!’
“…”
Bai Luocha’s facial expression became colorful.
Coming to the mortal plane for the remnant scroll, using the Heaven and Earth Reversal Great Law—he thought he and Hei Big Fool could run rampant, but instead got wildly abused upon arrival, and now was being threatened by a mere woman!
“Swish!”
He released his grip, dusted off Jun Changxiao’s shoulders, and smiled, “How could I bear to abuse such a handsome young man?”
To be such a coward with such good reasons—truly worthy of being a high-level expert.
Jun Changxiao was too spent. After being released, unable to support his body, he collapsed like mud.
Rose Empress caught him in her arms, saying gently, “If you become crippled in the future, I’ll support you for life.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao really wanted to roar, but his physical condition no longer allowed it. Even strong drowsiness surged into his mind, and his head tilted as he passed out.
…
An earth-shattering battle had completely concluded, but the destruction brought by such powerful force would forever be difficult to restore.
For instance, the originally complete Soul Clan Continent had been broken into many pieces that drifted far across the ocean, facing the main body from a distance.
The most miserable was still the area where Jun Changxiao and the handsome-character man had fought.
The space collapse was extremely severe, and the ground was full of craters. Without experiencing a long period of time, it would be difficult to restore to its original state.
The only fortunate thing was.
Because it was very far from the Soul Clan’s activity area, it didn’t cause massive casualties.
However, after this battle, the continent was fragmented into pieces, spiritual energy declined severely, and the living environment became even more harsh than before.
Returning to the palace, Rose Empress listened to reports from various places, sitting in her bedchamber with furrowed brows and sighing.
Although she had merged with Jun Changxiao to drive away that handsome-character man, the continent had suffered this great calamity, which would only make the clan’s lives even more difficult. As the plane’s ruler, how could she not feel anxious and worried?
Putting down the memorial in her hands, Rose Empress turned to look at Jun Changxiao lying unconscious in bed for two days, gently resting her cheek against his chest where his heartbeat could be felt, whispering, “Husband, what should I do?”
Fortunately Dog Sheng was unconscious, otherwise he would definitely push her away and say, “We’re all immortals here, can you please stop bothering me?”
…
The side effects from the stone statue’s power this time were fiercer than before. Jun Changxiao remained unconscious for a full five days before waking.
Rose Empress stayed in the bedchamber caring for him the entire time, no longer attending morning court or reviewing memorials.
“What are you smiling about?”
“I’m smiling because you came back.”
“Don’t think I came back to help you. I was actually helping myself.”
“Whatever the reason, I must thank you, thank you for saving the Soul Clan Continent.”
“…”
To maintain some distance from this woman, the slightly recovered Jun Changxiao struggled to stand, dragging his weak body out of the bedchamber, then sat in the small pavilion outside.
Rose Empress stood at the bedchamber window, a smile belonging to a young woman appearing on her face, gazing adoringly, “My husband is so handsome.”
It was over.
The Soul Clan Empress had fallen.
The origin of her feelings wasn’t because Jun Changxiao suddenly came to protect her, but was built on their initial meeting, then subtly deepening through gradual contact.
“How long until I can recover to my current state?”
Sitting in the small pavilion, the irritated Jun Changxiao asked.
The system said, “Probably needs a year and a half.”
“…”
Jun Changxiao frowned, “That guy with the handsome character carved on his face might come back. I need to hurry back to Xingyun Continent.”
The system said, “Judging from how thoroughly you abused him earlier, he’ll need to recuperate for a long time before healing.”
“Really?”
“Hand on my conscience, when have I ever lied to the host!”
“True enough.”
Although the system constantly pushed sales, the help it gave Jun Changxiao was still quite substantial. Moreover, it had to bear the risk of being slapped in the face daily.
This kind of system that didn’t force the host to do things, yet could stand up at critical moments except for occasionally snarking—it was conscientious beyond measure.
“Even if that guy doesn’t come back, I still need to heal my injuries as quickly as possible.”
Jun Changxiao planned to use the Space-Time Secret Realm to offset his weakness period, but it was still a few days short of a month since his last entry, so he could only wait.
“By the way.”
“What’s the background of those two I beat up?”
“Should be just passing through.”
More precisely, the Black and White Luocha came to watch the excitement, but instead of watching excitement, they were… never mind, it’s sad.
Jun Changxiao propped his chin, “Given my state of lost rationality at the time, after wildly abusing them for an hour, they could still set up a formation and wear me down through attrition. Their strength is definitely not simple.”
“More than not simple.”
The system said, “I think they’re terrifying!”
Jun Changxiao didn’t remember what happened earlier, but it witnessed the whole process. Two people were pressed to the ground and thoroughly ground down, yet nothing happened to them—they were basically monsters!
“Where are those two?”
“Rose Empress locked them in the dungeon.”
Jun Changxiao headed to the dungeon.
Just entering, he saw inside the high-grade cell, the Black and White Luocha sitting cross-legged, their bodies bound by layers of chains.
Even with their cultivation suppressed, they could easily break free with their strength, but because stabilizing the sealing formation had left them in a weakened state, they could only obediently be prisoners.
“What a pity.”
Jun Changxiao thought silently, “If only they were locked in my Eternal Sect’s dungeon, then Zhao Doudou would have cell mates.”
“You two.”
Sitting down, he said, “I’m truly sorry, I really didn’t mean it!”
These two had strong abilities. Jun Changxiao, who was eager for talent, hoped to resolve their previous misunderstanding and befriend them. If he could trick them into joining the sect, that would be even better.
“Hmph!”
Hei Luocha snorted coldly.
Bai Luocha said angrily, “Boy, if not for certain reasons, crushing you would be as easy as crushing an ant for us two.”
“You two are obviously imposing and majestic, virtuous and respected experts.” Jun Changxiao cupped his hands, “Naturally you have magnanimity like a prime minister’s belly can hold a boat, so please don’t lower yourselves to Jun’s level.”
The Black and White Luocha nearly vomited blood.
When you went dark, you abused us to death.
If we weren’t from the upper realm with physical bodies stronger than mortals possess, we’d probably have died hundreds of times already!
“You two.”
Jun Changxiao asked, “Where do you come from?”
“Boy.”
Bai Luocha said coldly, “Don’t ask where we come from, because telling you could scare you to death.”
“Scare me to death?” Jun Changxiao scratched his head and smiled, “To be honest, Jun has been raised on being scared since childhood. Unless… you come from the upper realm.”
“That’s right.”
Bai Luocha said proudly, “We come from the upper realm.”
Gasp!
The atmosphere instantly froze.
Jun Changxiao’s facial expression became colorful, then he couldn’t help but laugh with a “pfft,” trying hard to hold it back but completely unable to, finally bursting into uncontrollable “hahaha” laughter.
Upper realm?
How ridiculous! How absurd!
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