Chapter 33: My Lady Becomes the Emperor Lord, Yet We Meet and Part Again

Not long after leaving the demon tribe's territory, you heard a storyteller tell a tale in a tea house.

The storyteller said that Yan Beicheng, the peerless genius of the Spirit Master lineage, single-handedly slew six powerful Great Commanders of the demon tribe.

The storyteller also said that Yan Beicheng was likely to become the future leader of the human race.

You smiled without speaking.

Given Yan Beicheng's nature, such a story was not an honor to him but a humiliation.

In the nineteenth year of your cultivation, you discovered a flaw in your practice.

Lacking a destined spirit, you could never advance further; you had already reached the peak of the Sixth Realm but could not step into the Seventh Realm.

This was very bad news for you.

Even though you are in the Sixth Realm, you still do not fear the vast majority of Seventh Realm cultivators,

But the realm's limitation will prevent you from matching the top experts of the Seventh Realm, and Tu Shan Jiao Jiao will surely be one of the demon tribe's top experts in the future.

In the twentieth year of your cultivation, a piece of news swept across the continent.

The Tu Shan Clan has a new Emperor Lord, and she is your beloved, Tu Shan Jiao Jiao!

After the news spread, you came to the place where you once met Tu Shan Jiao Jiao—the Yin Po Tribe.

The people of the Yin Po Tribe had long since died out.

You do not know whether they were wiped out by the demon tribe or slaughtered that night when you were seventeen by the bloodline-awakened Tu Shan Jiao Jiao.

You sat there for a long time.

Under the bright white moonlight, a graceful figure slowly approached.

Moonlight spilled over her body and also shone into your heart.

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao has arrived; the first thing she did as the Tushan Emperor was to come see you.

And you, too, had tacitly come here to wait for her.

Just as twenty years ago, you regarded each other as the only one, and that remains true now.

"Wu You."

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao softly called your name, her eyes misty with tears.

She is more beautiful than before, her eyes blossoming like peach flowers, possessing the unique charm of the fox clan, alluring and gorgeous enough to surpass all under heaven.

"Jiao Jiao."

You shouted.

She rushed over, tightly embraced you, and after a brief exchange of gazes, you and she kissed.

On the ruins of the tribe, a pink barrier slowly formed.

Your view no longer held moonlight, for the full moon had descended overhead, and you happily admired the beauty of the full moon.

You loved each other deeply without reservation.

Until the night ended and dawn arrived.

Then came the evening sunset.

Repeating this, you had long forgotten how many days had passed.

Day and night, you confided many inner feelings to each other; you, who had been sparing of words for over twenty years, were like a burst dam, endlessly speaking of your longing for Jiao Jiao.

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao was the same.

The sentence she said most often was, "I miss you so much."

You enjoyed an unprecedented warmth.

Until the Tu Shan Clan's elders found this place, saw your affectionate intimacy, and the Tu Shan Clan's elders' expressions turned grim.

"Well done, Tu Shan Jiao Jiao!"

The Tu Shan Great Elder angrily shouted, "I thought you had already discarded worldly thoughts, but I didn't expect you to be so obstinate and insensible."

"Seize him! Capture that human!"

At the Tu Shan Great Elder's command, the five Demon Kings of the Tu Shan Clan arrived together, intending to subdue you.

"Get lost!"

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao shielded you behind her; her nine tails almost covered heaven and earth, actually suppressing the five great Demon Kings.

"I am the Tushan Emperor; how I act is not for you to instruct."

Even though we are both in the Seventh Realm, there is still a gap.

This suppression comes from the pure Nine-Tailed Fox bloodline; those demon kings who rely on the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan are no match for Tu Shan Jiao Jiao.

The Tu Shan Great Elder shouted, "Humans and demons follow different paths; destined not to be together, countless breakers of taboos have suffered!"

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao coldly replied, "They are simply not strong enough; as Emperor Lord, I ought to break the pattern."

The Tu Shan Great Elder said, "No matter how strong you become, you cannot oppose the two great races that dominate the continent."

"Even if you could break this pattern, your children would still suffer; this is the decree of heaven and earth."

The Tu Shan Great Elder's words were shocking.

You had long pondered this question: if you had a child, could he survive in this world?

Even if you and Tu Shan Jiao Jiao were strong enough, you could not overturn the entire era.

"Rules are meant to be broken!"

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao's tone grew more stubborn.

The Tu Shan Great Elder sighed, "If so, let us make a wager: if you win, I will no longer interfere in Tu Shan affairs and will follow your lead."

"Good!"

Not knowing what the wager was, Tu Shan Jiao Jiao readily agreed.

"The hatred between demon tribe and human race grows deeper; the final battle is inevitable, and during your Emperor Lord Training, the major demon tribes have already made their decision."

【「The Demon Tribe will elect a Leader of the Demons! 」】

【「This is the trend of the times; even the Tu Shan Clan cannot remain aloof. 」】

【「If you can become the Leader of the Demons, perhaps there is hope to change everything; if you cannot, I, old as I am, advise you to part ways early. 」】

【「The words of the Tu Shan Great Elder made you feel a strong sense of crisis. 」】

【「The Demon Tribe has nine strongest clans; the Tu Shan Clan's Nine-Tailed Fox Clan is just one of them, and the other eight are the Jiaolong Clan, the Huoque Clan, the Jinpeng Clan, the Qingluan Clan, the Tianhu Clan, the Zijing Lion Clan, the Blood Ferret Clan, and the Chiyuan Clan. 」】

【「The nine great clans are roughly equal in strength; over the years, none has submitted to another. 」】

【「Besides the untraceable ancient era, the Demon Tribe has never had a so-called Leader of the Demons. 」】

【「The Demon Tribe's determination to select a Leader of the Demons means they want to completely end the millennia-long war between humans and demons. 」】

【「Tu Shan Jiao Jiao left, leaving behind a sentence: 'Wait for me!'」】

【「You cannot break through the Seventh Realm, nor do you have the ability to retain her. 」】

【「After Tu Shan Jiao Jiao left, you went madly searching for a way to break through, but you could never make up for the innate lack of One Soul One Po. 」】

【「Until one day, Yan Beicheng found you. 」】

【「He came carrying a coffin. 」】

【「Yan Beicheng said: 'The Clan Chief once told me not to take you as a target; you, who have comprehended the True Love Sword, are destined to be the peak of the Yuling Master Lineage; he said you would be an insurmountable great mountain.'」】

【「Now, I have stepped into the Seventh Realm, while you remain stuck. 」】

【「This mountain of yours, I have already crossed over. 」】

【「Come! Let's battle and fulfill our wish! 」】

【「Yan Beicheng crossed his arms in front of his chest; in his hands two Ling Swords converged and formed, while at the same time a graveyard unfolded beneath his feet. 」】

【「This gate's Divine Power is extremely similar to the True Love Sword. 」】

【「Yan Beicheng calls it — Three Thousand Worlds. 」】