The berserk Ye Xingchen completely annihilated the Heavenly Demon Emperor army, not even leaving one intact warship.
Zuiji sacrificed to heaven, boundless magical power.
However, even having achieved victory, Night Emperor couldn’t be happy.
If given a choice, he’d rather spare these unforgivable Heavenly Demon Emperor soldiers in exchange for Xiao Zuiji’s resurrection.
Or better yet, let me take his place.
In fact, given the situation then, no matter how many times it replayed, Xiao Zuiji would block in front of Ye Xingchen. This involved not only their bond but also dialogue he’d heard while waiting for his junior brother to emerge earlier.
“I don’t want the child to be born without a father.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll return alive.”
Many sect disciples had found partners, but Xiao Zuiji remained alone. So hearing his junior brother and sister-in-law’s conversation, he made a decision—no matter what danger appeared later, he must protect Ye Xingchen and let him return alive.
Therefore.
The two being so close wasn’t just coordination.
From the beginning, Xiao Zuiji deliberately protected the child’s father.
Touching and tear-inducing.
“Ahh—”
Even killing a million enemies couldn’t suppress the pain in Ye Xingchen’s heart. He could only vent through twisted roaring.
“Wuu wuu!”
Liu Wanshi leaned on Li Luoqiu’s shoulder, tears streaming like rain.
Though she often spoke inauspicious words, she truly cared about her senior and junior brothers.
At that moment, hearing Ye Xingchen’s helpless roar, everyone in the Eternal Sect lowered their heads, all deeply grieving.
Enemies killed, one person dead—by all accounts a great victory. Yet everyone’s displayed pain and dejection seemed like defeat.
No!
Victory wasn’t complete yet.
The killer—hadn’t died!
Everyone turned their heads, looking with murderous intent toward the distant shattered void.
…
Before his death, the commanding general chose tactical retreat because Jun Changxiao had held back the red-haired man. Having lost absolute combat power, they naturally couldn’t contend with the berserk Ye Xingchen.
The reality?
Using “held back” was quite inappropriate.
More precisely, the red-haired man was being trampled by Jun Changxiao.
“ROAR!”
An explosion rang through the heavens.
Just as the Eternal Sect disciples turned their vision over, they saw the red-haired man ‘swoosh’ fly backward in the distance, then stabilize his body in extreme embarrassment. His left cheek bore obvious marks—he’d been struck in the face.
“Damn it!”
He clenched his fist angrily, blazing flames erupting explosively.
But the next second his eyes widened, because directly ahead light flickered and a spear point fixed itself one inch from his brow.
The red-haired man’s eyes slowly focused, finally able to see clearly—standing before him was a handsome youth, feet on fire wheels, shoulders draped with red silk, hand raising a flame spear.
Especially…
On his chest armor was carved a crimson lotus pattern.
Just as readers were guessing who this was from appearance and equipment, the phone screen suddenly shook, large characters bursting forth—Great God of the Three Altar Sea Assembly, Nezha!
“SSS-rank Heroic Soul!”
Li Qingyang, Su Xiaomo and others exclaimed.
They’d trained in the Heavenly Might Secret Realm countless times. Though they couldn’t defeat top-tier Heroic Souls, it didn’t prevent them from observing the wall murals.
“Whoosh whoosh!”
At this time, from the distant flame-filled area, Jun Changxiao walked out. The flames spreading from his body transformed into lines, maintaining a connected state with Nezha who held his spear to the red-haired man.
This represented.
The suddenly appearing mythological figure should be under his control.
First Monkey King’s Heroic Soul appeared to destroy the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s avatar, now Nezha’s Heroic Soul spear-points the red-haired man—how could Jun Changxiao, unable to enter the Heavenly Might Secret Realm, have the gods willingly assist him?
Handsome?
The author is more handsome than him.
Yet no noble person assists.
“Gulp!”
The red-haired man swallowed saliva. Though the spear point before him erupted with flames, his entire body was still breaking into cold sweat.
At this moment, he felt death closer than ever before.
Freedom not achieved, dying here?
No!
Unwilling!
Heroic Soul Nezha glanced at the lotus tattoo on the red-haired man’s chest, disdainfully saying: “You also dare use the lotus?”
When the Dragon King flooded Chentang Pass, Nezha cut flesh to return to mother, cut bone to return to father, dying. Later Taiyi Zhenren used lotus to reconstruct his body—so this was his symbol.
What a coincidence!
The red-haired man had a lotus on his chest.
Even more coincidentally, Nezha also played with fire.
What did this represent? It meant from the red-haired man’s appearance, the Third Prince’s entrance was foreshadowed.
Like the recent hit suspense web series “The Hidden Corner,” watching each episode, each frame—full of small details!
“Tch.”
Xiao Duo disdainfully retorted: “This trash brainless novel dares touch the nine-point divine series—really shameless?”
“Hey.”
Nezha said flatly: “How should he die?”
From this tone, though Jun Changxiao and he had some connection, it didn’t seem like absolute control, more like an employment relationship.
“Torture him to death!”
Jun Changxiao said coldly.
Killing my disciple—unforgivable!
“Splurt—” As the words fell, Nezha thrust forward. The fire-tipped spear directly pierced the red-haired man’s left shoulder, his expression immediately twisting.
Being stabbed, he could endure.
What he couldn’t endure was the spear point releasing pure flames, mercilessly burning muscle and blood vessels.
Pain!
Pain to the bone!
“Splurt!” Nezha withdrew the spear, stabbing the right shoulder.
Since it was torture to death, couldn’t kill immediately—physical damage and soul damage must be handled just right.
“Splurt!”
“Splurt!”
The sound of flesh being pierced echoed through the starry sky. Hearing it, the Eternal Sect disciples felt extremely comfortable, even hoping they could stab once to comfort their fallen comrade’s spirit.
…
Eternal Realm, Stone Statue City.
Since being accidentally saved by Jun Changxiao, Gongsun Ruoli had lived in the main city built by her clansmen, concentrating on cultivating martial dao, rarely appearing in public.
She wanted to find that heartless man, but considering her son, temporarily suppressed it.
Jun Changxiao had once come to see his father, hoping she could join the Eternal Sect and enjoy higher martial dao resources, but was politely refused.
The current Gongsun Ruoli preferred to calm down and lead the Stone Statue Clan toward a better future.
“Swish!”
In the secret chamber, she who was cultivating suddenly opened her eyes.
To comprehend martial dao without disturbance, the environment here was extremely sealed. Even the Eternal Realm’s repeated bombardments earlier went unfelt.
If so, why wake now?
Gongsun Ruoli lightly covered her chest, pain surfacing on her still-beautiful face.
Wrong!
Something must have happened!
Gongsun Ruoli hurriedly stood, walking out of the sealed chamber. Seeing the Eternal Realm’s sky twisted, she immediately realized her intuition was correct.
“Clan Leader! Why have you emerged from seclusion?” a clan official exclaimed.
“What’s the situation?”
Gongsun Ruoli frowned.
The official hurriedly explained the Eternal Realm being attacked by the Heavenly Demon Emperor army. Learning her son and the sect were outside fighting the army, she immediately flew out without hesitation.
“Finish him.”
At this time, Jun Changxiao in the starry sky said coldly.
The red-haired man had been stabbed over a hundred holes throughout his body—utterly tragic. So he’d lost torture value; might as well send him on his way directly.
“Alright.”
Nezha raised the fire-tipped spear.
“Swoosh—”
“Splurt!”
Just as Gongsun Ruoli flew out from the Eternal Realm, the fire-tipped spear carrying powerful force precisely penetrated the red-haired man’s brow, causing his gaze to gradually lose its luster, his hands slowly going limp.
Thus.
The murderer of Xiao Zuiji died at Jun Changxiao’s hands, achieving revenge.
If it were the past, such a powerful warrior might be sent to the Heavenly Origin Prison Tower for care. Unfortunately, after killing Xiao Zuiji, there was no chance—even immortals must die.
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