Chapter 1777: with translation of chapter title

Xiao Feng let out a low roar, his heart-sword condensed and formed, flashing toward the Lord of Life who was preparing to escape.

The Holy Ape Demon Emperor used the tip of his spear to immobilize the Lord of Life from afar, preventing his escape.

Both were filled with extreme anger.

The difference lay in that Xiao Feng's anger was hysterical, regretting his own powerlessness, grieving for Xuan Die's death, and wanting to take revenge on the Lord of Life.

While the Holy Ape Demon Emperor's anger was because his little disciple wouldn't listen, risking his life for a brat whose future was unknown, which was too rebellious, and he was furious.

Boom!

In the tremendous roar, the Lord of Life's Li Ti was torn apart by the void, turning into a liquid form.

The might of the heart-sword is something no venerable can withstand head-on; under this boundless power that transcends ordinary rules, all things are torn apart, reduced to the most primitive particles, and everything will cease to exist.

The Lord of Life's liquid form shattered and dissolved, turning into water vapor that dissipated between heaven and earth.

His health bar was completely emptied, and his maximum life shrank drastically to zero.

【Ding~ You have slain the venerable leader Lord of Life, gaining 1,000,000 prestige points!】

【You have slain the Lord of Life, plundering the Blue Star No. 8 War Zone and gaining 100 trillion Qi Luck points!】

【Ding~ You participated in slaying a level 2900 venerable leader, gaining 37,324,800 trillion demon-purging Dao points! Since it was a solo kill, you receive the full reward!】

【Congratulations! You have completed the achievement of first slaying a venerable in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, earning the honorific title——Myriad Heavens Emperor!】

【Myriad Heavens Announcement: Player "Xiao Feng" of the Blue Star No. 8 War Zone has achieved the first slaying of a venerable leader above level 2000, earning the reward of the honorific title!】

【Myriad Heavens Announcement……】

【Myriad Heavens Announcement……】

The system's notification tone echoed in his ears.

Previously, when he killed the Taotie, Xiao Feng had already received the reward and honor of "First Venerable Slayer of the Entire Server"; this time he did not receive the same reward again, but was given the honorific title for the first slaying within the Myriad Heavens Battlefield.

【Myriad Heavens Emperor】: All attributes +30,000 (permanent attribute, effective even without wearing), wearing effect: In any position of the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, daily unharmed resurrection 5 times, gaining the qualification to construct a Mi Jing.

The new title lacks the monster damage increase and reduction effects of the previous one. Those who can slay venerables no longer need those additional attributes; instead, they are given the ability to construct a Mi Jing, to shape their own blessed land.

But Xiao Feng currently had no leisure to concern himself with this.

The Lord of Life died, dropping things all over the ground, but he didn't have the leisure to check them.

In the instant the strong foe was settled, Xiao Feng sprang up and flew toward the Holy Ape Demon Emperor's palm.

"Senior, senior, Holy Ape Demon Emperor senior! Can you save Senior Xuan Die?" Xiao Feng asked anxiously, hoping there was still room for a turnaround.

"Sigh…"

Responding to him was the Holy Ape Demon Emperor's low, deep sigh.

The demon emperor's body began to shrink, rapidly contracting from a height of thousands of kilometers, finally becoming a black-haired ape-man a hundred meters tall.

The long spear also shrank proportionally, planted into the ground.

In his palm lay a golden butterfly, its torn Li Ti having been pieced back together, yet devoid of any vitality.

"Senior Xuan Die……"

Seeing this golden butterfly completely devoid of any breath, Xiao Feng felt a pang in his chest and could not help but shed tears again.

This noble and elegant venerable initially met him because they intervened to stop a quarrel and battle between little Xuan Die and him.

Xuan Die was kind-hearted, not making things difficult for him; instead, she entrusted her child to his care and invited him to visit her Butterfly Emperor Palace.

Over the years, Xuan Die has helped him immensely, even opposing Qiong Qi to save him, and lent him the Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Pool—normally forbidden to outsiders—for his cultivation. The number of times she answered his doubts and taught him how to resolve crises is countless.

Without Xuan Die, he would not have gotten along so smoothly in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield; just a single Qiong Qi would have been enough to send him back to his village once!

Now, Xuan Die has even lost her life in order to help him……

Xiao Feng's tears poured forth like a spring, and he felt overwhelming guilt.

Xiao Feng had not yet shown any sign of fulfilling the reward he promised Xuan Die, yet he had already let her fall.

With so much kindness he could not repay, it feels worse than killing Xiao Feng a hundred times!

"Holy Ape Demon Emperor senior, do you have any way?" Xiao Feng asked again.

The Holy Ape Demon Emperor shook his head, his tone sorrowful: "Life and death cannot be reversed; her life has already ended. Sigh, my child……"

That sigh felt like ten thousand needles piercing Xiao Feng's heart.

Xiao Feng felt despair.

"I, I have this; can it revive her? Even if it costs all my levels, I'd do it!" Xiao Feng said.

Xiao Feng took out the 【Great Redemption Book】 and said to the Holy Ape Demon Emperor.

The Holy Ape Demon Emperor shook his head again: "This holy artifact can only revive beings below the venerable realm; for those in the venerable realm, even a Dao Ancestor cannot revive them."

"Not even a Dao Ancestor……?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng became even more desperate.

Deep down Xiao Feng still held a hope: if there truly was no way, he would call upon the Lord of Time, offering everything he could in exchange for her aid, to reverse time and revive Xuan Die.

But given what the Holy Ape Demon Emperor said, it was likely……

The Holy Ape Demon Emperor added: "Reviving any being requires enduring a tremendous backlash of the time laws; forcibly reviving a venerable, even a Dao Ancestor would suffer irremediable grave injury; without a life‑and‑death bond, no one would be willing to do this. Sigh, my little butterfly, you are truly foolish……"

"This……"

Xiao Feng let out a sob, utterly despondent, his tears falling.

Xiao Feng flew down into the Holy Ape Demon Emperor's hand, gently touching Xuan Die's body.

Her true form was beautiful, like a work of art, with golden threads draping down, thin wings fluttering, elegant and noble, soft and pure.

But now her vitality has been completely exhausted.

"Stop crying! Be a man—if you truly care for her, then strive yourself to break through to become a Dao Ancestor, at the cost of losing eighty percent of your law origin, to revive her!" Seeing Xiao Feng's devastated appearance, the Holy Ape Demon Emperor scolded him.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng's eyes gradually brightened.

Exactly, although reviving a venerable as a Dao Ancestor comes at a great cost, at least he would not perish!

If other Dao Ancestors cannot be obtained, he will break through himself and do this himself!

Using an eighty-percent loss of strength to exchange for a benefactor's rebirth — worth it!

Moreover, Xuandie's original expectation of him was also that after he becomes a Dao Ancestor, he would take her out of the virtual universe, shape a body in the real world, and become a true living being with flesh and blood.

Whether for the original promise or to let her return, he must strive to break through to the Dao Ancestor realm!

"I will... I will work hard!" Xiao Feng evaporated the moisture in his eyes.

The Holy Ape Demon Emperor used his magic power to push him out of his palm, clasped his hands, and protected the disciple's remains.

Immediately he said: "I will bring her back to her hometown; I hope you keep your word."

Xiao Feng nodded to show he understood.

The Venerable's remains are immortal, needing no burial; if there is a chance in the future, we will revive them, and they will still be that Xuandie.

"Senior Xuandie's hometown... is it in the Myriad Phenomena Forest?" he asked.

The Holy Ape Demon Emperor said: "No, it is in the Eternal Mi Jing; once you become a Venerable, you will know naturally."

After saying that, he took a step forward and directly vanished between heaven and earth.

"Eternal... Mi Jing…"

Xiao Feng lowly murmured a repeat, silently remembering that place.

Only by becoming a Venerable can one contact the Eternal Mi Jing; only by becoming a Dao Ancestor can one revive Xuandie. And he now is merely a Main God…

This road is so long…

Watching the direction in which the Holy Ape Demon Emperor disappeared, Xiao Feng's mood was very heavy.

Immediately after, he thought of an even heavier matter.

Senior Xuandie has fallen; what about those Yao Saints and Demon Kings on Little Jianmu?

The Myriad Phenomena Forest is not a place of non-contention; internal competition is already severe. Without the Venerable's protection, their days will likely be hard!

And Little Xuandie... she has no mother; if she finds out, I don't know how she'll cry.