Chapter 746: A Single Strike

Li Heng took a step forward, and space-time, Fate, Causality, and logic all lay beneath his feet, turning into fine dust; surrounding things fast-forwarded, a fleeting glimpse of light and shadow, and in an instant, he arrived at the position and result he desired.

Now, the Final Battle had ended.

Those high-level Emperors had determined the victor.

Zhongjie Daozhu seemed to realize Li Heng's movement and looked at him.

"You skipped the process directly? It seems you are even stronger than I anticipated, but the end does not mean everything. If you fast-forward like this, sooner or later you will miss some wonderful things."

Li Heng was unimpressed.

"Many thanks for the advice, Fellow Daoist Zhongjie, I am aware of it in my heart. It is just that the result of this great battle was destined from the very beginning; you and I both know this, so why bother looking at it again."

He shook his head and said.

What Li Heng fast-forwarded was not space-time.

After all, the Shengsheng Cengci level already transcends all space-time; mere fast-forwarding of space-time could not possibly affect these high-level Emperors. Therefore, what he fast-forwarded was the result, the logic.

It is like a book divided into countless pages. If one flips through it page by page, it would take infinite time to finish flipping the pages. But if one flips the book over directly, one can arrive at the last page instantly and obtain the final result.

"I always feel that you haven't taken it to heart, but I have said all I can." Zhongjie Daozhu shook his head; in his view, Li Heng was truly too young and impetuous, and would hit a wall sooner or later.

The result of the Final Battle had emerged.

The four Supremes selected were Li Qianjun, the Wudao Gong artifact spirit, Emperor Yindian, and the Treasure Emperor. As for those three newly ascended high-level Emperors? They had already been jointly struck down by Li Qianjun and the Wudao Gong artifact spirit, turning into nothingness.

"The Final Battle has ended, congratulations to the four of you."

Zhongjie Daozhu's figure appeared once again to announce the result.

"Can we know who the fifth person is now?"

Li Qianjun asked aloud.

At this moment, he was covered in wounds, and his origin had split into several pieces, caused by the desperate counterattacks of those three high-level Emperors before they died, yet he was still full of vigor, and his injuries were recovering rapidly.

"You want to find me so badly? Li Qianjun?"

Li Heng appeared before the crowd and smiled.

Seeing Li Heng's appearance, Li Qianjun was instantly stunned.

"Li... Senior Li?!"

"What, are you very surprised? I thought you had guessed it from the beginning; it seems you are still not very clever."

Li Heng shook his head and stood with his hands behind his back.

Li Qianjun was silent for a moment; he looked at Li Heng, then at the Wudao Gong artifact spirit beside him, and the artifact spirit returned a helpless expression, causing him to sigh.

He bowed to Li Heng and spoke firmly.

"May I ask Senior, do you know about the matter of Caidie?"

Li Heng nodded, "Naturally, I know."

"Then was my good fortune in the past also from your hand, Senior?"

"Indeed."

"Then was my meeting with Caidie also your doing, Senior?"

"You can understand it that way."

Li Qianjun asked several questions in succession and received answers to all of them. Finally, he nodded, suppressing the urge to ask that one question. "Many thanks, Senior, I already understand."

"Do you really understand? You still have doubts in your heart."

Li Heng said.

"Among those living in this world, who does not have some doubts?"

Li Qianjun responded.

"Then why don't you ask? About the death of Meng Caidie."

Li Heng pointed out this matter, causing Li Qianjun to fall into a long silence. Finally, he spoke with difficulty, "Then I dare to ask you again, Senior, what exactly was that all about!"

"Actually, it is very simple."

"The death of Meng Caidie was guided by me. From this level, I am the culprit who killed Meng Caidie; now, what is your perception of me?"

Li Heng smiled candidly.

Li Qianjun showed no anger, only shaking his head.

"Then may I ask, Senior, why did you do so?"

"You want to ask me why again? I can give you this answer: because you were still too weak, so weak that you had no qualifications to become a high-level Emperor."

"By the death of Caidie, to ignite the unwillingness and obsession in my heart?"

Li Qianjun responded bitterly.

So everything made sense.

"Now that you are clear, do you hate me?"

"To say I don't hate you would be a lie; the junior currently wants to strike you with a blade, Senior. But I know even better that this life of mine was given by you, Senior; otherwise, I fear I would have already died on the way to the Zhanchang, how could I have made it to now?"

Li Qianjun shook his head, his expression becoming complex and conflicted.

"You don't need to struggle so much; the matter is very simple, the root is still that I am stronger than you, so I can dominate your life, that is all. As for whether the matter is right or wrong, that is for your heart to decide; for example, this matter is correct to me."

Li Heng walked up to Li Qianjun, face to face.

"I... I... I, believe this is also correct."

Li Qianjun struggled for a few moments and said helplessly.

"You need not fear my power; now, this creator of the Zhanchang, Zhongjie Daozhu, is right here, and his strength far exceeds mine, and there is some unpleasantness between him and me. So if I were to make a move against you, Zhongjie Daozhu would certainly stop me."

Li Heng said.

Zhongjie Daozhu?

Hearing this term, Yindian and Treasure, as veteran Emperors, had their expressions change abruptly, their gazes flickering incessantly. Could this be one of those legendary figures?

"No, I truly believe this matter is correct."

Li Qianjun shook his head and spoke with a sense of melancholy.

"After all, without you, Senior, I would not have been able to attain the rank of High Emperor."

"But Meng Caidie died because of me."

"However, after I ascended to High Emperor, I could sense that Caidie could still be resurrected; perhaps the ending is just good, and the process is merely tortuous."

"But Meng Caidie did indeed die because of me."

Li Heng pressed him step by step.

"But you, Senior, gave me the chance to meet Caidie. Meng Caidie, such a dreamlike and illusory name; perhaps she was never meant to exist in Reality, right?" Li Qianjun became increasingly composed.

"But I am not the creator of Meng Caidie."

Li Heng shook his head.

"Enough, Daoist Li. This junior is someone you think highly of, after all; why must you pressure him like this? Li Qianjun, regardless of whether this matter is right or wrong, I think you must strike a blow at this man surnamed Li in the future."

"Regardless of whether this strike can succeed, it must be struck!"

Zhongjie Daozhu could not bear to watch any longer and could not help but speak up to stop them.

Li Qianjun fell into deep thought; strike a blow?

Afterwards, he nodded firmly.

"Senior Li, I feel that I truly have the need to strike that blow, even if after striking it, I will be reduced to ashes, my soul will scatter, and I will die completely, with no chance of resurrection."

"Are you truly not afraid of death?" Li Heng asked.

"I am naturally afraid, but this blow must be struck."

Li Qianjun said calmly.

"Mm, not bad, you have some courage; I look forward to that blow."

Li Heng nodded, then looked toward Zhongjie Daozhu.

"Alright, it is time to enter that Shikong Jintou..."