Chapter 764: Never Forget for All Eternity

Within the misty land, that towering giant tree covered in fruits stood silently.

Most eye-catching of all were the fruits, each the size of a sack.

The Saint-Breaking Fruit of 【Storage】.

Zhang Huizhi did not know why he could name this fruit in an instant.

Within it contained vast energy, which could allow Zhang Huizhi to rise to power in a short period of time.

At the same time.

Crackle...

The sound of electric currents flickering rang out.

Zhang Huizhi looked toward the source of the sound; a patch of land there was flickering with electric light, and before long, a basin-sized lightning orb flashing with purple electricity broke through and emerged.

The lightning orb crackled, and on the surface of the sphere, eyes and a mouth appeared in an anthropomorphic fashion.

"Mas... Master... follow me..."

The tiny lightning orb spoke in a childish voice.

A trace of confusion flickered in the depths of Zhang Huizhi's eyes, but he still came to the spot where the lightning orb had broken through the soil.

Crackle, crackle...

Bolts of lightning exploded from within the earth, and in an instant, a deep tunnel appeared before Zhang Huizhi.

And within the tunnel, there were densely packed lightning orb creatures, waiting for Zhang Huizhi as if welcoming a monarch.

"Where are we going?" Zhang Huizhi asked.

"To the treasure vault of the Ji Prefecture Wang Ting; there are vast amounts of treasures there, and the Second Master has already had us clear the entrance leading to the vault."

The lightning orb creature that appeared first spoke.

Zhang Huizhi frowned, stroking his forehead, not knowing why he could feel that he had a memory that was both strange and familiar.

He should have been curious, should have been hysterically questioning the Saint-Breaking Tree and the lightning orb creatures within his body.

But he did not.

Some strange consciousness made him subconsciously ignore these things, believing that the memories he had lost were not important.

Even more so.

Clearly, where he was at this moment, there was wailing everywhere, and angry cursing everywhere.

He could hear countless people cursing, and rejoicing over something.

Everyone's mouth was chanting the two characters 'Chen Yan', as if Chen Yan were the executioner they hated most.

It seemed as if Chen Yan had died.

People across the entire world were extremely gratified, relieved, and bewildered.

This should have been something Zhang Huizhi needed to ask about.

But a deeper throbbing in his heart made him ignore these things.

"My name is Zhang Huizhi; I want to steal every opportunity in the world, I want to master every secret in the world."

Zhang Huizhi spoke in a daze:

"The Saint-Breaking Tree can allow me to grow, and the Magnetic Storm Lightning Prison is my most practical tool and subordinate; one day, the influence of the Magnetic Storm Lightning Prison will spread across the world, and all lightning orb creatures will become my lackeys."

He whispered, as if it were his initial directive.

Everything about him needed to be carried out according to this directive.

Gradually, brilliant colors, sharp light, and greed erupted within Zhang Huizhi's eyes.

"Mine, mine, it's all mine!"

"I want to be powerful, I want to obtain every opportunity, I want to become the master of every secret!!!"

"Hahahaha!!!"

His eyes widened, his breathing grew rapid, as he was extremely excited because of this great ambition in his heart.

Immediately following, he jumped directly into the tunnel.

At the same time.

Zhao Zhugui's bewildered eyes gradually regained clarity.

He took a look at the shattered earth, and took a look at the terrifying powerhouses standing in the void above.

"How terrifying," Zhao Zhugui whispered.

"Leave quickly." A crisp female voice rang out from the depths of Zhao Zhugui's mind.

Zhao Zhugui was startled, and following the source of the voice, he sensed into his body.

In a vast, white world of consciousness, there was actually a woman of peerless beauty standing calmly.

Seeming to have noticed Zhao Zhugui's perception, hatred, complexity, and a moment of hesitation flickered in the woman's eyes as she said:

"I have only allowed my divine soul to temporarily reside within your body; once I recover my physical form, I will leave."

"Ji Master..." Zhao Zhugui frowned.

How did the Ji Master end up in his body? It seemed to be only a divine soul.

"Can you leave now?" Zhao Zhugui asked.

The Ji Master lowered her eyes:

"Zhao Zhugui, all the powerhouses of my Ji Prefecture are dead, including me—I am also dead. Ji Prefecture has no master; the future will surely invite catastrophe."

She wore a white robe, three strands of dark hair resting against her chest, her hands clenched tight:

"It was caused by that Chen Yan."

She sensed outward, following Zhao Zhugui's line of sight.

The Yu Master had come.

The Ji Lord was trembling with rage; after the chaos in Ji Province ended, the Yu Lord arrived fashionably late, clearly intending to carve up Ji Province.

"Then just go and kill Chen Yan," Zhao Zhugui said lightly.

"Chen Yan is dead," the Ji Lord murmured:

"I... have no choice but to seek a path to power again, only then can I restore my Ji Province."

"Then leave my body."

The Ji Lord was stunned, feeling that all the emotions she had just vented were completely useless.

"Have you forgotten? Earlier, when that Chen Yan wanted to annihilate you, it was I who protected you."

"Why did that Chen Yan want to kill me? I clearly had no grudges or enmity with him," Zhao Zhugui narrowed his eyes:

"Let me think about it; it must be that you tampered with things inside my body, which made that Chen Yan notice me and want to annihilate me.

When it comes down to it, all my tragedies stem from you."

The Ji Lord was stunned; what Zhao Zhugui said was indeed the truth.

From the very beginning, Zhao Zhugui was just an eccentric who wanted to travel and enjoy the mountains and rivers, yet now he had been implicated by her and reduced to this state.

"I will compensate you; whatever you want, I will give it to you," the Ji Lord said.

"I want you to leave my body; you are hindering me," Zhao Zhugui's voice turned cold.

The Ji Lord was rendered speechless.

"I... am the lord of a province, and also the number one beauty of those years."

The Ji Lord's voice began to tremble; she felt more and more that she was a wretched woman.

But she was already in this state now, and Zhao Zhugui was truly her last hope.

"What does that have to do with me?" Zhao Zhugui barked:

"I'm talking about you—haven't I made myself clear enough? Get out, will you?"

Anger appeared in Zhao Zhugui's eyes; this was the first time he had been angry.

The Ji Lord's existence was truly interfering with his enjoyment of the world.

"I cannot leave; if I leave, my soul will scatter and vanish," the Ji Lord forcibly suppressed the humiliation in her heart:

"Moreover, you were targeted by Chen Yan earlier, so you must have been noted by others. They aren't paying attention to you now because they don't have the time. If you want to leave, you need me to help you cast a spatial array."

Zhao Zhugui pursed his lips; what the Ji Lord said was indeed very reasonable.

"Relax your body; I will control a sliver of Qi and blood within you to cast the spatial array," the Ji Lord breathed a sigh of relief, having finally persuaded Zhao Zhugui.

"Where to?" Zhao Zhugui asked.

"The Wang Ting Treasury. If I remember correctly, a God-tier Ice Spirit from a thousand years ago is frozen there. I can enter the body of the Ice Spirit, reshape my flesh, and regain a new body."

The Ji Lord said with rapid breathing; this was the first method she had thought of.

A God-tier Ice Spirit, and one without consciousness at that.

This was a prime physical vessel.

She would use the Ice Spirit as her body to be reborn, and utilize the hidden forces of Ji Province to help her grow powerful quickly.

At her realm, she had actually made no progress for many years.

Because it was impossible to enter the Ninth Rank.

But if she wanted to re-cultivate to the peak of the Eighth Rank, it would still be quite fast.

"Once I obtain the Ice Spirit, I will leave you, and I will never pester you again, Zhao Zhugui!" the Ji Lord said:

"It is I who owe you; I will have people protect you and let you complete all your own goals."

A trace of wariness appeared in Zhao Zhugui's eyes, but he still relaxed his body.

Soon, within his body, Qi and blood flowed and gathered before him, beginning to condense into an array.

"Your body is very strange; although it has the structure of a human body, it is..."

The Ji Lord sensed Zhao Zhugui's body and furrowed her brows:

"Have you ever thought that you were born with powerful means, yet you lost your memories, and yet your strength is so weak?

Perhaps you were created by some unfathomable existence; your life is hollow."

The Ji Lord almost blurted out the words, 'You were created by the Lord of Will.'

Zhao Zhugui frowned deeply:

"Is that so?"

"I seem to have pondered this question, but even so, there is an inexplicable consciousness that makes me not pay attention to these things."

He looked up at the high sky:

"Perhaps I really am just a tool created by someone."

The Ji Lord was silent; Zhao Zhugui indeed had a major problem.

This was a tool forcibly created, one that didn't even have its own consciousness, or perhaps just an item that could be discarded at will.

Your entire life was designed, and even your obsessive hobby of traveling to enjoy the mountains and rivers was programmed.

You have nothing that you truly love yourself.

She gave a bitter smile.

At this moment, she didn't know whether she was more miserable, or if Zhao Zhugui was more miserable.

"However," Zhao Zhugui said with a smile:

"I suddenly thought of one thing: if I only had one minute left, I would definitely run wildly between heaven and earth.

I would feel every scent in the wind, feel every wisp of warmth coming from the earth, and watch what changes the clouds in the sky would undergo within that one minute."

He revealed a look of intoxication:

"Even if my life was designed by someone, I would still be grateful to him. He let me do the things that everyone else doesn't care about, that everyone else longs for and likes, but has always ignored."

He laughed heartily, and that kind of thorough affection stunned even the Ji Lord, who was still casting the formation.

If one only had one minute left, what would one do?

The moment she died, she seemed to shed tears she had never shed in her entire life.

Those questions that had entangled her for a lifetime no longer mattered.

These things, they no longer mattered.

At that moment, she only wanted to look at the sky of Ji Province a little more.

A hum—

The spatial formation disk operated.

Zhao Zhugui's body vanished from the spot in an instant.

Above the void.

The Chen Lord was still gazing at the approaching Yu Lord.

Lu Xunyang, however, unconsciously swept a glance at the position where Zhao Zhugui had departed.

"The Great Xia cannot take over Ji Province," the Yu Lord spoke:

"Even if the Great Xia wants to control Ji Province, with what will they control it?

There is a sea lying between the Great Xia and Ji Province."

The Ji Lord was dead; Chen Yan was dead.

Now, the Yu Lord had come to mediate.

His entire body was obscured by a pitch-black robe as he looked at Lu Xunyang and said:

"Do not continue any further; this battle ends here. Ji Province has lost its high-end combat power and can completely govern itself for a period of time."

His voice fell.

Shen Yiwei, Xia Long, and the others had icy faces, their eyes filled with nothing but rage.

The Chen Lord's physical body was broken, standing high in the sky, saying nothing.

If they kept fighting, the Ancient Divine Beasts would truly invade the human race.

Even if all sides were extremely furious, they had to consider the faction of the Ancient Divine Beasts.

Of the five great Ancient Divine Beasts, only four had appeared so far; one Dream-Eating Tapir had already fallen.

There was still one that had been gazing at the human world from the depths of the universe, appearing to be of the Ninth Rank.

The Yu Lord looked at the Chen Lord and said:

"You leave first; I will make proper arrangements."

The Chen Lord looked at the Yu Lord, a flicker of coldness and killing intent flashing through his eyes, but in the end, he hid it.

Deep in the sky, a golden light flowed into the human world; it was the Lu Lord, whose physical body was shattered.

Six great elders had come from Lu Province, but now only three remained. Seeing the Lu Lord return, the three elders all breathed a sigh of relief, yet their faces were full of bitterness.

This battle had forced Ji Province to exit the stage of history, and Lu Province had suffered half its losses, its strength greatly damaged.

Both the Chen Lord and Lu Xunyang were heavily injured.

Yu Province, it seemed, had also suffered great damage to its vitality because it had blocked an extremely powerful Ancient Divine Beast.

Chi Province, however, had lost nothing.

"This is the most tragic battle in which high-end human combat power has fallen since the founding of the Great Xia ten thousand years ago!" the Yu Lord's voice was heavy:

"It has already touched the foundation of human combat power!

Chen Yan has fallen; no matter how angry the Great Xia is, they must consider the consequences!"

His voice was resonant, spoken for the entire Great Xia to hear.

The previous chaos of the five clans of the Great Xia.

Although Eighth Rankers had fallen, it had not expanded in scope; how could it compare to the reckless slaughter of this night?

Chen Yan, that madman!

He wanted to drag the entire human race to destruction!

The Yu Lord cursed wildly in his heart; Chen Yan was too crazy, had he not considered the consequences?!

The Chen Lord would not kill Chen Yan.

Before long, Chen Yan would definitely stir up another world-ending war.

The Yu Lord looked in all directions.

Was Chen Yan truly dead?

This must have been Chen Yan's final design.

Then how would Chen Yan return?

And after returning, what would he do?

Or was it that, after returning, he could completely pacify the human race?

A madman's thinking could not be calculated even by the strongest computer in Yu Province.

Following this, the Yu Lord paused for a moment.

"And the five clans, the planner of this battle, Chen Yan, has already fallen!

This was the most monstrous genius in human history, and he is no longer here!"

The Yu Lord looked toward the human world:

"He is no longer here!"

His voice vibrated downward, hoping at this moment to lessen some of the hatred of the people of the five clans.

Especially the common people of Ji Province.

At this moment, everyone was filled with rage and resentment, wishing they could start a war immediately to annihilate the Great Xia.

But the Universe Master knew that this war could not be fought.

In the end, all eyes turned toward Lu Xunyang.

Lu Xunyang and the Chen Master exchanged a glance; both had fought a peak battle and recognized the other's foundation.

The Chen Master's expression was gloomy; Lu Xunyang truly possessed the ability to fight at the Ninth Rank.

If not for the many methods he had accumulated, he would have truly died at Lu Xunyang's hands.

What kind of freak is this, damn it?

Fortunately, Chen Yan was already dead.

"Go."

Lu Xunyang spoke in a low voice and waved one hand, causing the heavens and earth to ring out with a clattering sound.

Countless pitch-black scales intertwined with black mist, finally transforming into two divine artifacts.

The Heavenly God Armor and the Ash-Evil Spear.

Although Chen Yan was dead, the divine artifacts were indestructible.

Clatter, clatter...

Streams of mental energy converged, forming a human figure.

Xia Weimin.

He had always been lurking deep within Chen Yan's mind; with Chen Yan dead, Xia Weimin had also appeared.

Chen Yan had long known of Xia Weimin's existence, but the two had never communicated, instead forming a tacit understanding.

When Chen Yan entered Ji Province, Xia Weimin had also detached from Chen Yan's mind to arrange the aftermath for Chen Yan.

Seeing Xia Weimin appear, the Chen Master's pupils suddenly constricted, and he remained silent.

Xia Weimin had once been in love with his daughter, Chen Yi.

And he had schemed against Xia Weimin and Chen Yi, causing the tragedy of Ten Thousand Appearances Island.

He had not expected to meet his enemy today.

It was just that Xia Weimin was now only a remnant soul, and merely an Eighth Rank remnant soul at that, posing no combat threat whatsoever.

"The hatred of today, the Great Xia will never forget for all eternity!"