“Huff huff!”

Inside the Soul-Suppressing Tower, Er Ya stood with hands on her hips, breathing slightly rapidly.

Various props lay scattered on the ground, all appearing dim and lusterless—clearly the energy infused in them had been completely exhausted.

“Terrifying!”

Zhao Doudou said with a fearful expression: “Too terrifying!”

During his time in the prison, he had seen Er Ya charging various props with energy, but they would usually last ten days to half a month. Now, in just one day, after dealing with just one person, everything was used up—just how much energy had been infused!

All the prisoners who had been disciplined and tortured were now so frightened their teeth chattered and scalps went numb.

The Dark Great Demon King was still bound by ropes and hanging in midair, its entire body covered with clearly visible scars that brought soul-penetrating pain.

It hadn’t experienced this for several thousand years. Now experiencing the discipline again, it was still the same recipe, still the same flavor.

“Aunt… auntie…”

The Dark Great Demon King said extremely weakly: “I… I was wrong… I’ll never dare again…”

The imposing aura it had displayed upon entrance, befitting a great villain, had long since vanished without a trace.

“Where were you wrong?”

“Wrong… wrong in breaking the seal and bringing disaster to the world.”

“Smack!”

Er Ya raised the Soul-Suppressing Whip and struck fiercely, her almond eyes glaring: “Wrong!”

“Yes yes!”

The Dark Great Demon King said: “I was wrong, I was truly wrong!”

“Smack smack smack!”

Er Ya delivered three consecutive strikes, hands on hips, angrily saying: “You’re the one who’s wrong!”

I’m wrong?

I shouldn’t say I’m wrong?

The Dark Great Demon King was immediately confused and dizzy, hurriedly saying: “Whatever auntie says I’m wrong about, I’m wrong…”

Er Ya raised the whip, coldly saying: “Your greatest mistake was bullying my master!”

“Mas… ter?”

The Dark Great Demon King was stunned.

During the ten thousand years of discipline, it knew the Tianyuan Soul-Suppressing Tower was an ownerless object, and even knew that no one in the mortal universe was qualified to control it!

Theoretically speaking, this supreme treasure created by upper realm mighty ones was purely for suppressing evil spirits—warriors were not allowed to sign contracts and claim ownership of it.

However, it appeared as a task reward in the purchased goods column.

Others couldn’t sign contracts and claim ownership, but Jun Changxiao could do it, because buying it would forcibly establish a contract.

So to say…

This cheat was unsolvable.

Who was the artifact spirit’s master? The black-robed bald man?

Impossible!

That guy was so weak it was unbearable to watch—how could he control a divine artifact from the upper realm!

“Swish!”

Just as the Dark Great Demon King was contemplating, Jun Changxiao merged into the Soul-Suppressing Tower and appeared before Er Ya, saying: “Can this fellow be exterminated?”

The black-armored warriors outside had all been dealt with. As long as the culprit was exterminated, the side quest could be completed.

“Master.”

Er Ya said: “This fellow was nurtured from evil thoughts. Unless worldly people no longer have evil thoughts, it’s extremely difficult to exterminate.”

Jun Changxiao was dumbfounded.

If I can’t exterminate it, how do I complete the quest?

Moreover, whether humans or other living beings, how could they possibly not have even a tiny bit of evil thoughts!

“Of course.”

Er Ya continued: “We can also completely purify the evil thoughts in its body. That way, it’s no different from extermination.”

Jun Changxiao said joyfully: “How long will purification take?”

“While I was away, it took advantage and restored its evil power. To completely purify it will take at least… over a thousand years.”

A thousand years, and over at that?

Jun Changxiao nearly stumbled and fell.

The side quest had 60 days remaining. Forget a thousand years—he couldn’t even wait one year!

Originally, having the Tianyuan Soul-Suppressing Tower deal with the world-threatening Great Demon King, he thought it made sense it was classified as a side quest rather than epic. Now looking at it… this should definitely be epic-level. Placing it in the side quest category was clearly undervaluing it!

“Can we speed it up?”

“How much does Master need to speed it up?”

“Can we purify it in sixty days?”

“Ah?”

Er Ya’s eyes widened.

At least a thousand years, compressed to two months—this acceleration was simply too crazy!

“Master.”

Er Ya said: “I can’t do it.”

……

Tianyuan Continent…

The survivors hiding in the underground stone chamber emerged.

After adapting to the long-lost sunlight, they all showed joy that was difficult to suppress.

Heaven had opened its eyes, a miracle had appeared!

What made the Tianyuan Continent warriors even more excited was that the shattered mountains and rivers, separated continents, and cracked space gradually healed. Although they couldn’t restore their former appearance, they were no longer so fragmented.

“Swish!”

On a high mountain, Jun Changxiao put away the Terrain Transformation Device and shook his head: “I can only do this much. The lost heaven and earth attributes cannot be reversed.”

“Thank you, Brother Jun!” Shang Youhen said gratefully.

After experiencing a huge disaster, the once magnificent heaven and earth attributes of Tianyuan Continent were gone forever. But at least the dimension still existed and could still let the people live—this was already very satisfying.

Only those who have truly experienced hardship understand that even living in difficulty is a luxury.

……

“Brother Jun.”

On the Tonggu warship, Shang Youhen said with determined eyes: “Let’s go.”

“Won’t you stay to help them rebuild their homeland?” Jun Changxiao said.

Shang Youhen said: “Experiencing this disaster made me understand one principle—only by becoming stronger can I bring safety to my people. Therefore…”

“Thud!”

He knelt on the deck and kowtowed: “Please accept me as your disciple, please let me become stronger!”

The comedic atmosphere running throughout this book was replaced by a serious atmosphere the moment Shang Youhen knelt.

Jun Changxiao’s frivolous appearance disappeared. Under the blessing of the ‘Utterly Shameless’ title, the bearing befitting a sect master reached its peak.

“Swish!”

He took out the entrance form and said: “Name.”

“Tianyuan Continent, Shang Youhen!”

“Gender!”

“……”

After the entrance procedures were completed, after the sect’s grand seal was stamped on it, when Shang Youhen representing Tianyuan Continent became a disciple, the Eternal Sect finally stepped beyond Starfall Continent and toward the mortal universe.

“Brother Jun…”

“Bang——”

“Thud!”

Shang Youhen fell on the deck with a gourd-shaped lump on his head. Jun Changxiao standing beside him roared: “What disciple calls their sect master ‘brother’!”

……

The survivors of Tianyuan Continent numbered only a few hundred thousand. They stood in the ruins watching the warship depart.

“Your Highness the Prince!”

Without anyone organizing them, they all shouted in unison: “You must become stronger!”

Hearing his people’s calls, Shang Youhen standing at the ship’s stern clenched his fists and vowed in his heart: “I will become stronger, I will return!”

The Dark Great Demon King had been dealt with, so there was no need for revenge anymore. But this didn’t mean it was over, because he still needed to become more powerful, then use his strength to benefit Tianyuan Continent!

……

“Sect Master, how do you have the Tianyuan Soul-Suppressing Tower?”

“That’s a good question. If we trace it back to its roots, we must start from my Eternal Sect’s origins.”

“Legend has it that long, long ago, when heaven and earth had not yet separated and the universe was still a chaotic mass, a giant named Pangu was gradually nurtured. Later, when he opened his eyes and found he couldn’t see anything, he angrily picked up his axe and chopped left and right…”

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