Chapter 397: The Fifteenth Level, Despair!

The Soul Contract binds the soul; as long as one does not undo it oneself, even if the other party has heaven-reaching means, they cannot resolve it.

Just like the Undying Monarch Little Yellow Chicken; he was previously only a God King, and he was an Emperor, yet he similarly had no way to resolve this kind of agreement.

To prevent this fellow from going back on his word and causing a backlash, the Master Teacher Continent once specifically decreed that even if the other party could break free from the Book of Heaven, they would be unable to break free from the agreement between souls!

"The Soul Contract indeed cannot be split out from the Sea of Consciousness, but I have fused with a special gas that can even resolve the Heavenly Dao; resolving this kind of contract is not difficult... As long as one has sufficient power to bombard the place where the contract resides, it can be done!"

The Ruthless Man said.

The Soul Contract is established on the foundation of the Heavenly Dao; if this special power can even resolve the Heavenly Dao of the God Realm, what is difficult about resolving a mere Soul Contract, provided it is handled properly?

"So that's how it is..." Zhang Xuan's gaze flashed.

"Having said so much to you, it can be considered thanks for bringing me to the God Realm!"

After explaining, the Ruthless Man said no more; the aura on his body became increasingly ancient and distant, and the Black Hole behind him became even more massive. Clearly, in the time it took to speak, he had devoured who knows how much power to nourish himself.

"Zhang Xuan, the more the Black Hole devours, the stronger his strength becomes..."

Luo Ruoxi also discovered something was wrong and hurriedly sent a voice transmission.

"Prepare to act!" With his inner doubts dispelled, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and suddenly raised the long sword in his hand: "Since that is the case, then let us see the real truth through our skills!"

Boom—!

The most powerful Sword Intent was unleashed once again.

In life, I shall return; in death, I shall long for you!

When one cares for neither life nor death, what can possibly stand in the way?

Although this Sword Technique had not reached the level of comprehension of an Emperor, it contained every obsession in his heart, pushing the Heavenly Affectionless Technique within his body to the limit.

Whoosh!

With one sword strike, he slashed the Ruthless Man's attack into two halves.

At the same moment, Luo Ruoxi also made her move; her jade hands rolled, and the sword radiance was like snow.

Her Sword Technique was somewhat similar to that of the young man from Sword God Heaven, carrying an indomitable momentum and the natural ease of the Sword Dao.

"Your moves are indeed formidable, but compared to me, they are still lacking..."

With a light laugh, the Ruthless Man reached down again.

In an instant, it blotted out the sky and covered the sun; the palm shrouded the heavens and the earth, space shattered, and it was as if the sun, moon, and Stars were about to be forcibly struck down.

Pfft! Pfft!

Zhang Xuan and Luo Ruoxi were sent flying backward simultaneously, blood spraying wildly from their mouths while in mid-air.

With the strength of the two of them, they were actually unable to resist!

What kind of realm had this fellow reached, exactly?

"Presumptuous!" The clone stepped forward with large strides; with every step he took, lotus flowers bloomed, and the sound of flowing water accompanied the void.

Looking from afar, it was full of pretentiousness.

Having refined the Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus, his cultivation was not the slightest bit weaker than Zhang Xuan's.

Raising a fist, his power surged toward the Nine Heavens.

Upon colliding with the Ruthless Man, he was likewise sent flying backward, unable to block a single move.

Zhang Xuan covered his forehead.

Even after becoming an Emperor, the clone still hadn't changed his nature of showing off...

With such flashy showing off, it would be better to concentrate his power; the might would be greater!

"Attack together, otherwise, if they die, we will all die..."

Little Yellow Chicken let out a loud shout, and crimson flames burned, as if the sky itself had been ignited.

The remaining six Emperors also each unleashed their own means.

The seven Emperors combined to destroy the heavens and the earth; a region of heaven and earth could not withstand them, but the opponent was the Ruthless Man who had absorbed the special power. As the attacks arrived before him, the Black Hole suddenly grew larger, devouring the power completely in the blink of an eye, and immediately countered with it.

Bang bang bang bang!

The seven Emperors, just like Zhang Xuan and the others, were sent flying backward.

The Ten Great Emperors, united together, had actually failed to block a single move from the opponent!

How could this fellow be so powerful?

"You can all die now..."

Having crushed everyone with one move, the Ruthless Man stepped forward, flipped his wrist, and struck down once again.

"How dare you, you rat!"

Accompanied by a loud shout, the old man from Sword God Heaven appeared abruptly, blocking the front, the long sword in his hand transforming into a galaxy.

"An Emperor? He also has the strength of an Emperor?"

Zhang Xuan's pupils constricted.

This old man had originally followed behind the young man, and he had assumed he was merely a follower, at most a titled God King; only when he unleashed his power did he discover that he was actually an Emperor-level powerhouse!

If he was an Emperor, then what was that young man?

"He himself is an Emperor of Sword God Heaven..." Struggling to stand up, Luo Ruoxi gritted her teeth and said.

"Then... what about the young man who taught me the Sword Technique?" Zhang Xuan could no longer hold back.

"He is..." Just as Luo Ruoxi was about to answer, space twisted, and then he saw this Emperor from Sword God Heaven also sent flying backward, landing not far away and smashing out a large crater.

Zhang Xuan's current strength and his comprehension of the Sword Dao far exceeded his, yet he could not resist; even if his cultivation was not weak and his swordsmanship was brilliant, he was still no match.

"Haha, Emperors, just a bunch of worthless rabble! Today I will destroy the Nine Heavens, destroy this God Realm, and trample all rules flat!"

Having defeated the Emperor of Sword God Heaven, the Ruthless Man laughed crazily; the surrounding space collapsed incessantly, setting him off like a demon or a fiend.

"What should we do?" Zhang Xuan clenched his fists.

Just now, he and his clone had both unleashed their strongest combat power, and even Luo Ruoxi before him had used her strongest move, yet they hadn't blocked a single move from the opponent...

Could it be that in the God Realm, there is truly no one capable of stopping this person before us?

Are we to let him destroy the world?

"The only way... is to return your Heavenly Dao with Defects to the Heavenly Dao itself, allowing the Heavenly Dao to suppress him..." Luo Ruoxi clenched her delicate fists, her eyes turning red.

"Return it to the Heavenly Dao itself?" Zhang Xuan understood what she meant.

The Library of Heaven's Path in his mind was itself a part of the Heavenly Dao; once returned, the Heavenly Dao would be considered completely whole, and perhaps it could repair its loopholes and self-expel the Ruthless Man.

It was just like the human immune system.

If the immune system is complete, when a virus comes, it can easily drive it away; if it is broken, it cannot resist the virus's invasion, and no matter how strong a person is, they will die because of it.

It's just that...

"He is too powerful; even if the Heavenly Dao is restored to completeness, it wouldn't be able to suppress him, right!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

A virus can be killed by the immune system, but... what about a fierce tiger?

No matter how strong the immune system is, what can it do?

The person before us is merely a God King, and even if he has a title, the Heavenly Dao could easily kill him, yet he is even more powerful than an Emperor... he is already beyond what the Heavenly Dao can contend with.

"This..." Luo Ruoxi paused for a moment, a look of disappointment appearing on her fair, jade-like face: "That's right... there is no way to suppress him, but if the Heavenly Dao is complete, he will be able to wake up, and killing this person will not be difficult!"

"He?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

"I will take you to see him; he is in Zizai Heaven..." Taking a deep breath, Luo Ruoxi gritted her teeth, turned around, and flew forward.

"Trying to escape?" The Ruthless Man let out a cold snort and pressed down.

Boom!

Luo Ruoxi plummeted from the sky.

"You..." Zhang Xuan unleashed his Sword Technique once more, and his Sword Intent shone forth.

Clang, clang, clang!

It was blocked by the Ruthless Man again.

"You all go quickly, I will hold him off..."

Knowing that they were trying to find a way to save the God Realm rather than fleeing, the clone and the Undying Monarch shouted and blocked the front, while Luo Qiqi also transformed, returning to her original form as the Jingkong Pearl.

The surrounding space solidified.

"Go!"

Seeing everyone throwing themselves forward to block the path, fearless of death, Zhang Xuan's eyes turned red. However, knowing that now was not the time for words, he pulled Luo Ruoxi, his body flickered, he tore through space, and the next moment he appeared within the territory of Zizai Heaven.

Zizai Heaven had lost its former ease; the God Realm was collapsing, and everywhere was in chaos.

"Where is the 'he' you spoke of?"

Having no time to observe the lives of ordinary people, Zhang Xuan looked at the girl in his arms.

If the person she spoke of could truly save the God Realm, what did it matter if he sacrificed himself!

"He is my father. The blood in your Pendant is his, and the Undying Monarch was once his spirit beast..." Luo Ruoxi caught her breath and explained.

"Father?"

Zhang Xuan suddenly realized.

No wonder he had always felt the blood in the Pendant was similar to Luo Ruoxi's yet different; it turned out to be her father's.

This also explained why the consciousness left behind by the Undying Monarch had immediately acknowledged him as its master upon seeing the Pendant.

"Is your father also an Emperor? Or does he possess strength that surpasses an Emperor?"

He couldn't help but ask.

The Library of Heaven's Path had been in chaos, and it was the blood in the Pendant that allowed him to regain his clarity. Could it be that not only was she an Emperor, but her father was one too, and perhaps even more powerful?

If that were the case, why would he be in a coma?

And why would he need the Heavenly Dao with Defects to wake up?

"He is not an Emperor, but... the Heavenly Dao!"

Luo Ruoxi clenched her delicate fists.

"The Heavenly Dao? Your father... is the Heavenly Dao?" Zhang Xuan was shocked, unable to believe it.

"Yes! Fifty years ago, my father could not withstand that giant hand and fell into a coma. The Heavenly Dao shattered into three parts: the Heavenly Dao of Order and the Heavenly Dao with Defects entered the spatial turbulence, and I took over the Heavenly Dao of Nature to maintain the balance of the God Realm. To make him recover, the scattered parts must be collected... That is why I was so determined and could not fail! That is why I specifically entered the Master Teacher Continent to study the Spring and Autumn Canon, trying to find a way to defeat Kong Shi! The favor I asked of him when I fought Kong Shi was also for this."

Luo Ruoxi said.

Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

Not long after they had first met on the Master Teacher Continent, the girl before him had told him her story about wanting to save a loved one. He hadn't understood at the time, but now he suddenly realized.

It was actually her father, and he was the Heavenly Dao of the God Realm!

Could the Heavenly Dao truly take on a human form and have children?

"Taking over the Heavenly Dao of Nature... you don't have a Heavenly Dao fragment inside you?" Suddenly realizing something wrong with her words, Zhang Xuan looked over.

Taking over was a different concept from his own fusion within his body.

"I only control it; I am not a part of the Heavenly Dao..." Luo Ruoxi said.

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Put that way, he only needed to strip away the Heavenly Dao with Defects, and she would not necessarily have to die.

Although he was unwilling to accept such a fate, he was even less willing to see the girl before him get hurt.

"If I strip away the Heavenly Dao with Defects from my body, your father will be able to wake up and even kill the Ruthless Man, right?" Zhang Xuan looked at her.

"This... I am not sure either..."

Looking up at the already collapsing God Realm, Luo Ruoxi hesitated.

The God Realm was her father's foundation, and now that the foundation was like this, even if he woke up, could he really defeat that powerful Ruthless Man?

It was hard to say!

"It seems you cannot be certain either. Since that is the case, it is better to rely on oneself than on others... We must find a way ourselves!" Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth: "You, me, and my clone, combined with the Nine Heavens Nine Emperors, if we add Kong Shi to the mix, we might not necessarily fail to win!"

"Kong Shi? He..." Luo Ruoxi frowned.

"Kong Shi is already dead, right! He did not truly die. If my guess is correct, the fact that you beheaded him was merely a method used to break free from the Heavenly Dao... If nothing goes wrong, he should be the same as Wei Zhangfeng, an 【Innate Fetal Soul Body】!"

Zhang Xuan said.

Seeing Wei Zhangfeng, he understood that what Kong Shi called maintaining his spiritual wisdom should be the same as him, an Innate Fetal Soul Body.

It allows one to remain unconfused within the womb.

Added to the contingency plans left behind in advance, resurrection was only a matter of time.

Luo Ruoxi was stunned, as if she had not expected it to be like this.

"We will know once we go over and take a look. If my guess is correct, he should have already recovered; otherwise, those students of his could not have failed to even go to the Tidal Sea..." Zhang Xuan said.

Those students of Kong Shi, such as Ancient Sage Ziyuan and the others, were all powerful, and even without the help of an Emperor, they would certainly have had a way to enter the Tidal Sea, yet not a single one of them was seen.

There must be more important matters waiting, things they wanted to do while all the Emperors were at the Tidal Sea and unable to pay attention!

And this important matter was clearly to let Kong Shi recover.

"This..." Luo Ruoxi felt a shock in her heart, suddenly enlightened.

"Let's go!"

Without further explanation, he slashed with one hand, and Zhang Xuan arrived once again at the place where Kong Shi resided. Sure enough, he saw an old man sitting cross-legged and hovering in the air. Seeing them arrive, he smiled slightly: "You've come!"

If not Kong Shi, then who else could it be!

This Teacher of Ten Thousand Generations truly did not let him down!

Just as he had guessed, taking advantage of the time when everyone's attention was focused on the Tidal Sea, he had resurrected.

"You..." Luo Ruoxi's delicate body trembled.

She knew that Emperors could be resurrected, and the Undying Monarch had also come back to life, but... she had not expected the speed to be this fast!

"I concealed myself from the Heavenly Dao and prepared a contingency plan in advance. That giant without a name in the Ghost Soul Pool was what I left behind. When you beheaded it that day, I took the opportunity to shake off the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and re-condense my physical body. I have only just recovered now!"

Kong Shi smiled slightly.

He was proficient in time-related abilities. It appeared that only a day or two had passed in the God Realm, but in reality, to recover his strength, he had experienced an unknown amount of time.

Several decades of time had passed.

"The strength of the three of us is indeed strong, but wanting to defeat the Ruthless Man is not that easy..."

Seeing that Kong Shi had truly recovered, Luo Ruoxi still shook her head.

It was not that she was boosting others' morale and destroying her own, but it was the truth.

Just now, so many people had joined forces and still could not stop the opponent; even if they added a Kong Shi, what could it change?

It still would not change the situation!

"Our individual strength, or even joined together, is indeed not a match for the opponent, but... what if we fuse everyone's power into one person?"

Kong Shi looked over with a smile.

"Fuse into one person?"

This time, not only did Luo Ruoxi frown, but Zhang Xuan was also full of doubt.

"That palm was able to tear the God Realm apart and scatter the Heavenly Dao; its strength is unquestionable. The Ruthless Man absorbed all of this power and also devoured fifty years of spiritual energy from the God Realm. In terms of strength alone, we dozen or so Emperors, taken individually, are indeed not a match..."

Kong Shi said: "But joined together, concentrating the power on one person... that might not be the case!"

"How to concentrate it?"

Luo Ruoxi looked over.

It was easy to say, but difficult to do.

Emperors already stood at the very peak of the God Realm. If it were so easy to absorb others' power, she would not have remained stagnant for so many years.

"It is very simple... we concentrate the power on our bodies into Zhang Xuan. Once he can break through the shackles of an Emperor, he will be able to save the God Realm!"

Kong Shi said.

"Me?" Zhang Xuan was startled: "Why me?"

"Lingxi Imperial Consort cultivates freedom and ease, transcending nature! But with the constraints of her father and the Heavenly Dao, and having people she cares about, she will never be able to truly transcend! If I am not mistaken, when you fought me back then, you also gave up and intended to be beheaded by me, right!"

Kong Shi said.

Luo Ruoxi could not speak.

During the battle, she indeed had such an intention, so when the two of them fought, they each held back at the beginning, like a sparring match, not a life-and-death struggle.

"Unable to transcend, one naturally cannot unleash the strongest power. Even if given more True Qi, one still cannot impact that supreme realm! As for me..."

Kong Shi nodded and said: "I care for the common people and want to save the world, yet I am unwilling to let others sacrifice themselves for me. Too much benevolence is also a flaw! If I had been more ruthless and exterminated the Spirit-Alien Race, the current situation would not exist..."

If he could have killed all the members of the Spirit-Alien Race back then, the Ruthless Man could not have resurrected, and the current situation would not have happened.

"Therefore, I am also not suitable! And Zhang Xuan, his cultivation technique follows his heart and has no flaws. He emphasizes living for himself; even if he dies, as long as he lives without regrets, his heart will be at peace. Such a person possesses greater tolerance and greater room for development. Only in this way can one walk higher and further!"

Kong Shi continued.

Living, I shall return; dying, I shall long for you!

If one does not even care about death, how could one be fettered by other things?

"This..." Zhang Xuan frowned and was about to say something, when he saw Kong Shi looking over with burning eyes: "No need to decline. First, there is no time to go and cultivate others, and even if there were, I do not think anyone could do better than you! Although Lingxi Imperial Consort does not have Heavenly Dao fragments in her body, she has controlled the Heavenly Dao for years and has her own understanding of it; I control the Heavenly Dao of Order. If we pour our power into you, your body will possess the power of the complete Heavenly Dao! Combined with the clone's Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus, you can fully achieve the feat of stabilizing the Nine Heavens, mastering the universe, fighting the Nine Firmaments, and destroying all things!"

"Alright!"

Seeing that the other party had already made a decision and that no amount of explanation would be useful, Zhang Xuan nodded.

Boom—!

Sitting cross-legged, in the blink of an eye, two massive forces poured in from both sides.

Zhang Xuan's whole body stiffened, and he felt as if he had instantly transformed into the Heavenly Dao, soaring above the Nine Heavens.

His soul, physical body, and True Qi were all baptized in an instant, becoming stronger and more massive.

……

"You also want to stop me? Very well, I will kill you all, and then go to behead Zhang Xuan..."

After swatting Luo Qiqi, the clone, and the others away, the Ruthless Man gave a cold laugh.

The power unleashed by the combined efforts of the clone and the many Emperors was indeed very strong, but compared to him, it was still a bit weak.

The Tidal Sea had swallowed almost all the spiritual energy in the God Realm outside of the cities; now, these forces had all turned into his nourishment, and with every gesture, he possessed the ability to destroy the heavens and the earth; these Emperors and God Kings, despite representing the absolute peak of the God Realm, were still vulnerable to a single blow.

At this moment, the Ruthless Man seemed to represent the entire God Realm, and no one could stop him.

"If the God Realm perishes, there is no meaning in us living; I, Yun Chi, will perish together with you..."

Great Emperor Yun Chi transformed into his true form, a massive five-clawed golden dragon, and lunged at him through the air.

"Just you? You are not worthy!"

The Ruthless Man pinched his palm, and the golden dragon hung in his palm, unable to escape no matter how it struggled.

"Old friend, wait for me!"

Great Emperor Fumeng also let out a roar, transformed into his true form as a white tiger, and arrived before him through the air.

The Undying Monarch revealed his true form as an Undying Fire Phoenix, the flames illuminating the sky.

Great Emperor Xuanming, whose true form was a giant turtle, appeared as if holding up the heavens.

The four great Shishou, who guarded the four poles of the God Realm, simultaneously transformed into their true forms, and the collapsing God Realm began to slow down.

The universe seemed to freeze in an instant.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

With four consecutive palm strikes, the Ruthless Man suppressed the four beasts, a dense killing intent flashing in his eyes: "Since you are seeking death, I will fulfill your wish..."

Amidst the roars, just as he was about to strike a lethal blow to wipe everyone out, he felt his raised arm tighten and stop in mid-air.

"If you want to kill them, have you asked me first..."

Immediately, amidst the shocked gazes of everyone, a figure walked out slowly from the air.

It was none other than Zhang Xuan!

At this moment, the young man's body was surging with power, more than ten times stronger than before, coming from the heavens as if he himself were an entire world.

"You have improved quite a bit..."

The Ruthless Man stopped, his gaze solemn.

He clearly did not understand why, in the span of just a few minutes, the other party's strength had undergone such a massive change.

"However, what does an increase matter? Even the God Realm at its peak could not stop me; I do not believe you can stop me..."

With a cold snort, the Ruthless Man struck down once again.

Zhang Xuan raised his long sword and met the attack.

The two sides fought together, space tearing apart in streaks, and air currents rampaging everywhere.

"Can Zhang Xuan win?"

At the Zizai Heaven residence of Kong Shi, Luo Ruoxi looked over, filled with worry.

She and Kong Shi had transferred their power to Zhang Xuan, and their own cultivation had dropped to only the God King level, no longer as glorious as before.

However, the level was still there; as long as there was enough power, one day, they could recover.

"Relying on his current strength, wanting to win... is very difficult! Unless... he can comprehend power that transcends an Emperor!"

After a moment of silence, Kong Shi said.

More than a dozen Emperors combined could not defeat the Ruthless Man; even if they transferred all their power to the other party, it would not be that easy to win.

The reason for doing this was because... only when power is concentrated in one person is it possible to touch the peak, and only then is it possible to truly transcend the limits and break through oneself!

"Power that transcends an Emperor?"

Luo Ruoxi's eyes were distant.

When her father was still conscious, he had said the same thing to her, but... she could not do it; could the man she loved do it?

"He definitely can... He has an unyielding heart! And a pride toward this world."

Seeing the doubt in her heart, Kong Shi smiled.

……

Boom, boom, boom!

After several consecutive moves, the webbing between Zhang Xuan's thumb and forefinger split, and a huge, hideous, and terrifying wound appeared on his chest.

Just as Kong Shi had said, even after fusing the power of the two of them and forming a complete Heavenly Dao within his body, he was still no match.

"Haha, I thought you were how powerful, but you are nothing more than this!" The Ruthless Man gave a cold laugh.

"Since I am not your match anyway and will be killed sooner or later, in that case, I want to die under your strongest attack..." Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan stopped, no longer attacking, and instead looked at the Ruthless Man before him.

"Fine, I will fulfill your wish and give you my strongest attack..."

Hearing him say this, the Ruthless Man was stunned for a moment, then gave a cold snort and raised his palm.

Whoosh!

A green light appeared in his palm and slammed down fiercely.

It was indeed his strongest attack; the entire God Realm let out a roar as if it were about to be unable to withstand it, and another huge crater was blasted out.

With his eyes tightly shut, Zhang Xuan did not dodge.

Boom!

His head exploded, and his soul scattered in all directions.

"Zhang Xuan..." Seeing this scene, everyone's faces turned pale.

Luo Qiqi looked as if she had gone mad.

Great Emperor Yun Chi and the others also widened their eyes, trembling incessantly.

Seeing this scene, Kong Shi and Luo Ruoxi were both stunned.

The original intention was to let him break through the shackles and impact the realm beyond the Emperor level; why did he not resist, but willingly go to his death?

In this way, would he not be failing their good intentions?

"No, it is the Undying Monarch's Undying Method..."

While they were wondering, Kong Shi suddenly spoke.

Everyone then saw that as Zhang Xuan's head exploded and even his soul shattered, the Pendant on his chest suddenly burst open, and a drop of blood floated up, burning to form a mass of scorching flames; from within the flames, an intact figure stepped out slowly.

"He... used the opponent's power and the blood in the Pendant to separate the Heavenly Dao with Defects from his soul?"

Luo Ruoxi's pupils contracted.

After being reborn from the flames, the Library of Heaven's Path was gone from within Zhang Xuan's body, the interference of the Heavenly Dao was gone, and he had broken free from the Heavenly Dao!

"How did he do it?"

Kong Shi was also full of disbelief.

The Heavenly Dao and the soul were fused together, inseparable; to get rid of it, he had to let his soul scatter and use the Ghost Soul Pool to re-condense his soul.

This person before them had only been struck down once and was completely free; what method did he use?

"I know... he used the method Ruthless Man used to break free from the Soul Contract..." Luo Ruoxi realized.

A Soul Contract binds a master and a servant; if the master does not release it, the servant is forever constrained... The Library of Heaven's Path is also like this; it can be said to be an enhanced version of a contract.

Once the soul is bound, one will not be free even in death.

But... Ruthless Man used that special power to break free from the Soul Contract; Zhang Xuan had asked about the specific method in detail before, and he likely had this in mind at that time.

That was why he deliberately risked his life, letting the other party unleash their strongest power to attack him.

By using this power to be reborn from the flames, he had unexpectedly succeeded!

"So that's it, this is the way to break through to Emperor..."

Zhang Xuan, who walked out from the flames, had a faint smile on his face, as if he had understood something; he suddenly beckoned, and the clone at his side immediately turned back into a lotus flower and flew over.

In an instant, it fused perfectly with his own body.

In the blink of an eye, everyone felt that the Zhang Xuan before them had become the Nine Heavens, and the Nine Heavens was him.

He tapped his foot lightly on the ground.

The chaotic Nine Heavens immediately stabilized.

The Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus appeared when the Nine Heavens were born and could stabilize the Nine Heavens; now that the clone and his self were perfectly fused, inseparable, it meant he had mastered this power.

Not only that, with the cultivation of the fused Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus, his realm, which had already reached its peak, showed signs of loosening, as if it would break through at any moment.

"Affection between master and servant, brotherly affection, affection between teacher and student, parental affection, romantic love... fused together, this is the myriad things of the world; this is what it means to be human!"

With a smile on his face, Zhang Xuan muttered to himself.

The moment the Library of Heaven's Path detached from his soul, he understood.

Is it that humans see the world, and thus the world exists, or did the world exist first, and then humans?

Is it the wind moving, or the heart moving!

This question has troubled countless people since ancient times.

Of course, now... none of this matters!

Without life, without emotion, even if the world exists, what is the meaning?

Therefore, after breaking through romantic love, it is the affection for all living beings! It is the emotion that interweaves the world.

All things in the world have emotions; only with emotion can there be a world, and only with emotion can life continue.

Love is emotion.

Hatred is emotion.

Happiness is emotion.

Pain is emotion.

Parting is emotion.

Reunion is also emotion!

"Myriad emotions, used by me..."

With a low cry, the realm that had imprisoned Zhang Xuan's body shattered instantly.

The Emperor shackles, broken!

In an instant, it was as if he had touched a brand new world and a gate, and his soul was rapidly nourished.

Countless Chaos Qi surged over, and his physical body also improved rapidly.

Before, he could only progress by absorbing spiritual energy, but now, the spatial turbulence, the Chaos Qi, and even the opponent's green light could all be used by him, inseparable.

"You..." Ruthless Man did not expect that his all-out attack not only failed to kill him but instead fulfilled him; he was so angry that he "wa-wa!" yelled, and with a roar, he attacked again.

"You resent the high and mighty Emperor for not saving you in the spatial turbulence—that is emotion; you feel that you were once my servant, containing humbleness and anger—that is emotion; you want to destroy the God Realm to vent your anger—that is emotion; you want to become more powerful—that is also emotion... Emotions control you, so how can you defeat me and not be controlled by me?"

With a faint smile, Zhang Xuan's voice became faster and louder, and he grabbed with his hand.

The once invincible Ruthless Man was bound together by countless threads of emotion, his hands and feet tied, unable to move.

As long as there is emotion, it must be used by him, controlled by him!

"You..."

Ruthless Man's eyes were full of panic: "Teacher Zhang, I am your servant, do not kill me... I am willing to offer a soul sacrifice..."

"It is too late to say these things now..." With a slight smile, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Having mastered the emotions of the world, things like servants no longer had any meaning to him.

Having killed so many people of God Level and hurt his girlfriend, Luo Qiqi, and so many friends, how could he forgive today!

"No..."

Sensing his decisiveness, the Ruthless Man's pupils contracted; before the words were finished, he immediately felt a violent pain throughout his body.

Boom!

In an instant, he exploded, transforming into countless spiritual energy that surged toward every corner of the God Realm.

All the power previously swallowed by the Tidal Sea was now fed back, and the barren wilderness that had withered began to regain its vitality.

"This..."

"Killed just like that?"

Yun Chi the Great Emperor, the Undying Monarch, Fairy Linglong, and the others all widened their eyes, unable to believe it.

They had just clashed with the Ruthless Man and knew how terrifying he was; for such a powerful person to be wiped out so casually, what level had this Zhang Xuan actually reached?

Could it be that there really is another realm above the Emperor?

"He succeeded..."

Kong Shi and Luo Ruoxi unclenched their tightly gripped fists.

"This is a part of the Heavenly Dao, so I shall return it to the Heavenly Dao now..."

Seeing the "Heavenly Dao with Defects" that had just been separated from his body still floating in the air, Zhang Xuan smiled gently and flicked his finger.

Hum!

The Library of Heaven's Path, which had accompanied him since his rebirth, crashed into the sky of the God Realm.

With a sound like a great bell tolling, the constantly collapsing God Realm was visibly recovering slowly, and the chaotic air currents gathered together once more.

The crumbling God Realm finally stopped, and the withered spiritual energy, following the death of the Ruthless Man, slowly revived.

"It seems the God Realm is about to welcome an era of spiritual energy revival once again..." Zhang Xuan smiled.

The hole in the Tidal Sea had recovered along with the completion of the Heavenly Dao; it was only a matter of time before the God Realm returned to its former glory.

"Zhang Xuan, come here..."

Just after finishing these things, a voice rang out in his mind; Zhang Xuan was stunned for a moment, then took a step forward.

This one step spanned an unknown distance, and he immediately saw a young man standing before him.

It was precisely the one who had taught him the Sword Technique earlier.

"Senior, you..."

Seeing that it was him, Zhang Xuan was taken aback.

He had felt this person was unfathomable before, but now he realized that compared to himself, there was only a sliver of difference; he had already reached the absolute peak of the Emperor, far more powerful than the Luo Ruoxi from before.

"You can just call me by my name; I am called... Nie Tong!" The young man radiated an indomitable Sword Intent and said indifferently.

"Nie Tong?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

It was the first time he had heard this name.

"Follow me, I will take you to see my brother!" The young man called Nie Tong smiled and stepped forward.

Zhang Xuan followed closely behind, and after flying an unknown distance, they stopped in front of a mountain peak.

Then he saw another young man.

His appearance was not much older than his own, with eyebrows raised, giving one a sense of depth that could not be seen through.

"This strength..." Zhang Xuan trembled.

The strength of the young man before him was actually even more powerful than his own; he had likewise broken through the shackles of the Emperor, and his cultivation was even more profound and heavy!

"I am Nie Yun!" The young man smiled faintly and looked over: "Which is to say... Nie Lingxi, the father of the one you call Luo Ruoxi!"

"Ruoxi's father?"

Zhang Xuan was shocked: "You... are the Heavenly Dao of the God Realm?"

Luo Ruoxi had said before that her father was the Heavenly Dao; he never imagined it would be such a young man.

"I split my soul into three, and a part of it became the Heavenly Dao! Besides, this world was created by me; it is not wrong to say I am the Heavenly Dao!" Nie Yun smiled faintly.

Zhang Xuan could not believe it.

The God Realm was actually created by the person before him?

Then how strong must his power be?

"No, if the God Realm was created by you, and you are the Heavenly Dao, why did you let the Ruthless Man run rampant without intervening..." Zhang Xuan looked over.

If he hadn't broken through, the God Realm would likely have collapsed completely; why did this person ignore it?

Did he not even care about his daughter's life or death?

Without answering his question, Nie Yun looked over indifferently: "Do you think... there are even more powerful lifeforms above the God Realm?"

"This..." Zhang Xuan paused for a moment: "There should be..."

Although he had never seen them, since he could cultivate to this realm, perhaps others could too, or even be stronger.

Just like the person before him.

"I once suspected that there would be more powerful lifeforms above the God Realm, so I used all my strength to peer into it, eventually attracting a backlash from a higher world... a palm descended from the void!"

Nie Yun looked over: "If I had dodged at that time, it is highly likely the entire God Realm would have been wiped out, leaving not a single life... so, I blocked that strike, but because of it, the Heavenly Dao I had manifested was split away."

"In that situation, if I wanted to recover, it would only take a single thought, but... I understood that if I wanted to truly transcend the shackles of the God Realm and explore where that palm came from, and what lies beyond the God Realm... it would be very difficult to do alone. Therefore, I wanted to see if there were any lifeforms capable of breaking through the shackles of the Emperor and reaching a level equal to mine!"

"So, I sent the scattered Heavenly Dao consciousness to the lowest-level world... bestowing them respectively upon a soul that originally belonged to this world, and a soul that did not belong to this world. And you, in the end, did not disappoint me!"

Nie Yun laughed.

"A soul that does not belong to this world; in that case, my transmigration was also because of you?" Zhang Xuan's heart shook.

No wonder he was able to transmigrate; he never expected it was all the work of the person before him.

"Hehe!" Nie Yun smiled gently and said: "Those who belong to this world inherently have a sense of awe for the world, making the difficulty of breaking through the world's shackles much greater. I just had a thought, and I didn't expect that you would truly succeed..."

"I..." Zhang Xuan's face flushed: "If it weren't for Kong Shi, I would never have been able to reach this level..."

Without Kong Shi's selfless dedication, it would have been impossible to reach his current realm.

"I gave him the opportunity, he just didn't seize it. The duel with Lingxi was actually his best chance for a breakthrough. It's a pity he chose to retreat, thinking he had left himself a way out and could withdraw unscathed, but in reality, he lost his spirit of courageous advancement. When facing those who surpass us, if one lacks even that bit of spirit, how can one possibly contend with them?"

Nie Yun said.

Zhang Xuan remained silent.

He had witnessed the battle between the two at the time, and Kong Shi was indeed somewhat lacking in decisiveness.

It was also possible that he was unwilling to kill Luo Ruoxi.

It was a pity that in just that single moment of hesitation, he missed the opportunity to advance.

"If Kong Shi had won, Ruoxi would have died..." After a moment, Zhang Xuan looked over, his brows furrowed.

Could it be that the person before him didn't even care about his own daughter's life or death?

"With me here, she wouldn't have died..." Nie Yun smiled faintly: "Your current strength is not much different from mine. Do you think that at the critical moment of life and death, if one wanted to save someone, could it be done?"

"This..." Zhang Xuan gave a bitter smile.

Breaking through to become an Emperor and being an Emperor are two different concepts. If he were truly willing to intervene, he could indeed save someone at the final moment, and guarantee that they wouldn't suffer even the slightest injury.

"Lingxi was born to my other wife, Luo Qingcheng, which is why the name she used to disguise herself has the surname Luo... In order to make her believe it and not act on emotion, she still thinks I am in a coma to this day..."

Nie Yun gave a bitter laugh: "I suppose I've been quite ruthless as a father... Let's do this, you should be the one to explain this to her. After all, her heart has already shifted to you, and she probably doesn't even think of her old man anymore... Haha, I won't show myself for now; I'll hide for a while. Otherwise, I'm truly afraid she'll turn everything upside down..."

Seeing this unreliable father before him, Zhang Xuan's face twitched, and he had no choice but to agree: "Alright..."

There was no other way; who told him to run off with someone else's daughter...

"The Heavenly Dao Library is something transformed from a sliver of my consciousness. It is a foundation, but also a shackle. That you could break through the shackles by your own ability shows your capability and potential. Your future is boundless. That my daughter can be with you is something I, as a father, find gratifying."

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