Chapter 1197: Past Events of the Pantanal Lake Island

A soul contract is bound to the soul; as long as one does not dissolve it, even if the other party possesses heaven-defying means, they cannot resolve it.

Just like the Undying Emperor, the little yellow chicken; previously, it was only a God King, while he was an Emperor, yet he was similarly unable to resolve such an agreement.

To prevent this fellow from going back on his word and causing a backlash, the Master Teacher Continent had specifically stipulated that even if the other party could break away from the Book of Heaven's Path, they could not break free from the agreement between souls!

"A soul contract indeed cannot be split from the sea of consciousness, but I have fused with a special gas capable of dissolving even the Heaven's Path. Dissolving this kind of contract is not difficult... as long as there is sufficient power to strike the place where the contract resides, it can be done!"

The Ruthless Man said.

A soul contract is established on the foundation of the Heaven's Path. If this special power can dissolve even the Heaven's Path of the God Realm, what is the difficulty in dissolving a mere soul contract, provided it is handled properly?

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

"Saying so much to you can be considered gratitude 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 grew even larger. Clearly, while talking, he had swallowed an unknown amount of power to nourish himself.

"Zhang Xuan, the more the black hole swallows, the stronger his strength becomes..."

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

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

Boom!

The most powerful sword intent was unleashed once again.

If I live, I shall return; if I die, I shall long for you!

If one does not care about life or death, what else can stand in the way?

Although this sword technique had not reached the level of comprehension of an Emperor, it contained all the obsessions in his heart, pushing the "Heaven If There Is Love" cultivation method 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 rolling, sword light like snow.

Her sword technique was somewhat similar to that of the young man from the Sword God Heaven, carrying an indomitable momentum and the carefree nature of the Great Dao.

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

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

In an instant, it covered the sky and the sun; the palm shrouded the heavens and the earth, space shattered, and the sun, moon, and stars seemed as if they 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 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?

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

Looking from afar, it was full of style.

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

Raising a fist, the power surged into the nine heavens.

Colliding with the Ruthless Man, he was likewise sent flying backward, unable to withstand a single move.

Zhang Xuan covered his forehead.

Having achieved the status of Emperor, the clone still hadn't changed his nature of showing off...

Such a flashy display of showing off would be better if he concentrated his power; the might would be even greater!

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

The little yellow chicken let out a loud shout, and crimson flames burned, as if the sky had been ignited. The remaining six Emperors also each displayed their means.

The seven Emperors united, destroying the heavens and the earth; a side of the world could not withstand it before them, but the opponent was the Ruthless Man who had absorbed special power. As the attack reached him, the black hole suddenly grew larger, and in the blink of an eye, it swallowed the power clean, immediately counterattacking.

Bang bang bang bang!

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

The ten Emperors, united together, actually hadn't blocked a single move from the opponent!

How could this fellow be so powerful?

"You can die now..."

Having defeated everyone with one move, the Ruthless Man took a step forward, flipped his wrist, and struck down again.

"How dare you, you rat!"

Accompanied by a loud shout, the old man from the Sword God Heaven appeared abruptly, blocking in front, the long sword in his hand turning 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 thought he was just an attendant, 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 the 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..." Luo Ruoxi had just wanted to answer when space twisted, and she saw this Emperor of the Sword God Heaven likewise sent flying backward, landing not far away and smashing out a large pit.

Zhang Xuan's current strength and his comprehension of the sword path far exceeded his, yet he couldn't contend with him; even if his cultivation was not weak and his sword skills were 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 the Sword God Heaven, the Ruthless Man laughed crazily, the surrounding space collapsing continuously, setting him off like a demon or a monster.

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

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

Could it be that in the God Realm, there really was no one who could stop this person before them?

To let him destroy the world?

"The only way... is to return your 'Heaven's Path with Flaws' to the Heaven's Path itself, letting the Heaven's Path suppress him..." Luo Ruoxi clenched her jade fists, her eyes turning red.

"Return to the Heaven's Path itself?" Zhang Xuan knew what she meant.

The library in his mind was itself a part of the Heaven's Path. Once returned, the Heaven's Path would be considered completely whole, and perhaps it could repair the loopholes and self-eject the Ruthless Man.

It was just like the human body's immune system.

If the immune system is complete, when a virus comes, it is easily driven 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 Heaven's Path is restored to completeness, it won'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?

This person before him was originally just an ordinary God King, and even if he were titled, the Heaven's Path could easily kill him, but he was now stronger than an Emperor... he was already beyond what the Heaven's Path could contend with.

"This..." Luo Ruoxi paused for a moment, a look of disappointment appearing on her fair jade face: "That's right... it cannot suppress him, but if the Heaven's Path is complete, he can wake up, and killing this person will not be difficult!"

"He?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

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

"Trying to escape?" The Ruthless Man snorted coldly and pressed down.

Bang!

Luo Ruoxi fell from the sky.

"You..." Zhang Xuan unleashed his sword technique again, the sword intent shining brilliantly.

Ding ding ding!

He was blocked by the Ruthless Man again.

"You guys hurry and go; I will block him..."

Knowing that they were thinking of a way to save the God Realm rather than escaping, the clone and the Undying Emperor let out a loud shout and blocked in front, and Luo Qiqi also transformed, returning to her original form as the Jingkong Pearl.

The surrounding space solidified.

"Go!"

Seeing everyone blocking behind regardless of their own safety, without fear of death, Zhang Xuan's eyes turned red. However, he also knew that now was not the time to say more. Pulling Luo Ruoxi, his body flickered, tearing through space, and the next moment he had already appeared within the range of Zizai Heaven.

Zizai Heaven no longer had its previous freedom; 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 his own sacrifice matter!

"He is my father. The blood in your pendant is his. The Undying Emperor was once his beast pet..." Luo Ruoxi adjusted her breathing and explained.

"Father?"

Zhang Xuan suddenly realized.

No wonder he had always felt that 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 thought left behind by the Undying Emperor had immediately recognized him as its master upon seeing the pendant.

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

He couldn't help but ask.

The library was in chaos, and it was the blood in the pendant that had allowed him to regain his clarity. Could it be that not only was she an Emperor, but her father was too, and even more powerful?

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

And why would it require the "Heaven's Path with Flaws" to wake him up?

"He is not an Emperor, but... the Heaven's Path!"

Luo Ruoxi clenched her jade fists.

"The Heaven's Path? Your father... is the Heaven's Path?" 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 Heaven's Path shattered into three parts. The 'Heaven's Path in Order' and the 'Heaven's Path with Flaws' entered the spatial turbulence. I took over the control of the 'Heaven's Path of Nature' to maintain the balance of the God Realm. To make him recover, only by collecting the scattered parts... 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 Annals, trying to find a way to defeat Kong Shi! When I fought Kong Shi, the favor I asked of him was also this."

Luo Ruoxi said.

Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

Not long after he had first met her on the Master Teacher Continent, the girl before him had told him her story, that she wanted to save a close relative. He hadn't understood at the time, but now he suddenly realized.

It turned out to be her father, and he was the Heaven's Path of the God Realm!

Can the Heaven's Path really take on a human form and bear children?

"Take over the control of the Heaven's Path of Nature... you don't have fragments of the Heaven's Path in your body?" Suddenly realizing the discrepancy in her words, Zhang Xuan looked over.

Taking over control and the way he had fused it into his body were two different concepts.

"I only control it; I am not a part of the Heaven's Path..." Luo Ruoxi said.

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Put this way, he only needed to strip away the "Heaven's Path with Flaws" from himself; it didn't require her to die as well.

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

"If I strip away the 'Heaven's Path with Flaws' in my body, your father will be able to live again, and even kill the Ruthless Man, right?" Zhang Xuan looked over.

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

Looking up at the collapsed God Realm, Luo Ruoxi hesitated.

The God Realm was her father's foundation. 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's the case, it's better to rely on ourselves than on others... we must find a way ourselves!" Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth: "You, me, the clone, united with the Nine Heavens and Nine Emperors, if we cooperate with Kong Shi, we might not necessarily lose!"

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

"Kong Shi is already dead, right! He hasn't truly died. If I'm not mistaken, his being killed by you was just a method to break away from the Heaven's Path... if nothing goes wrong, he should be like Wei Changfeng, a 【Congenital Fetal Soul Body】!"

Zhang Xuan said.

Seeing Wei Changfeng, he had understood; Kong Shi's so-called maintaining of his spiritual wisdom should be the same as his, a Congenital Fetal Soul Body.

He could achieve "no confusion in the womb."

Coupled with the backup plan he had left behind in advance, resurrection was only a matter of time.

Luo Ruoxi was stunned, as if she hadn't expected it to be like this.

"We'll know once we go and take a look. If my guess is correct, he should have already recovered; otherwise, his students, Ziyuan Ancient Sage and the others, couldn't have failed to go to the Tidal Sea..." Zhang Xuan said.

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

There must be something more important waiting, wanting to take advantage of the time when all the Emperors went to the Tidal Sea and were unable to attend to other things!

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

"This..." Luo Ruoxi's heart shook, and she suddenly realized.

"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 floating cross-legged in the air. Seeing them arrive, he smiled slightly: "You've come!"

Who else could it be but Kong Shi!

This teacher of ten thousand generations had truly not disappointed him!

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

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

She knew that Emperors could resurrect, and the Undying Emperor had also come back to life, but... she hadn't expected the speed to be so fast!

"I hid from the Heaven's Path and prepared a backup plan in advance. The giant without a name in the Ghost Pool was what I left behind. That day, when I was killed by you, I took the opportunity to break free from the shackles of the Heaven's Path and re-condense my physical body. I have only just recovered now!"

Kong Shi smiled slightly.

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

Several decades of time had passed.

"The strength of the three of us is very 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 wasn't that she was boosting others' morale and extinguishing her own ambition, but it was the truth.

Just now, so many people had united and still hadn't blocked the opponent. Even with the addition of a Kong Shi, what could it do?

It still wouldn't change the situation!

"Our individual strength, or even united together, is indeed not the opponent's match, 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 was Luo Ruoxi frowning, but Zhang Xuan was also full of doubt.

"That palm was able to tear the God Realm apart and scatter the Heaven's Path; its strength is beyond doubt. The Ruthless Man absorbed all of this power and also swallowed fifty years of spiritual energy from the God Realm. In terms of strength alone, the dozen or so of us Emperors, taken individually, are indeed not his match..."

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

"How to concentrate?"

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 wouldn't have remained stagnant for so many years.

"Very simple... we concentrate the power on our bodies onto 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 stunned: "Why me?"

"Lingxi Emperor practices freedom and ease, transcending nature! But with the constraints of father and the Heaven's Path, and with people to worry about, one can never truly transcend! If I'm not mistaken, when you fought me, you also gave up, intending to be killed by me, right!"

Kong Shi said.

Luo Ruoxi couldn't speak.

During the battle, she had indeed had such an intention, so when the two of them fought, at the beginning, each had held back, 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 strike at that supreme realm! As for me..."

Kong Shi nodded and said: "I care for all living beings and want to save the world, but I am unwilling to have others sacrifice themselves for me. Too much benevolence is also a flaw! If I had been more ruthless and exterminated the Otherworldly Demon race, there wouldn't be the current situation..."

If he had been able to exterminate all the Otherworldly Demons back then, the Ruthless Man wouldn't have been able to resurrect, and there wouldn't be the current situation.

"Therefore, I am also not suitable! And Zhang Xuan, his cultivation method follows his heart and has no flaws. He emphasizes living out his true self; even if he dies, as long as he lives without regrets, his heart is open and honest. This kind of person possesses greater tolerance and greater room for development. Only in this way can one walk higher and further!"

Kong Shi continued.

If I live, I shall return; if I die, I shall long for you!

If one doesn't even care about death, how can one be shackled by other things?

"This..." Zhang Xuan frowned and was just about to say something when he saw Kong Shi looking over with burning eyes: "No need to decline. First, there is no time to cultivate others, and even if there were, I don't think there is anyone who can do better than you! Although Lingxi Emperor doesn't have fragments of the Heaven's Path in her body, she has controlled the Heaven's Path for many years and has her own understanding of it; I control the 'Heaven's Path in Order'. If we pour our power into you, your body will possess the power of the complete Heaven's Path! Coupled with the clone's Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus, you can completely achieve the stabilization of the Nine Heavens, control the universe, fight the Nine Heavens, and destroy all things!"

"Alright!"

Seeing that the other party had already made a decision, he knew that no matter how much he explained, it would be useless, so Zhang Xuan nodded.

Boom!

Sitting cross-legged, in the blink of an eye, two majestic powers surged in from both sides.

Zhang Xuan's whole body stiffened, and he felt as if he had instantly transformed into the Heaven's Path, soaring above the nine heavens.

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

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

Sending Luo Qiqi and the clone and others flying, the Ruthless Man smiled coldly.

The power unleashed by the clone and the many Emperors united was indeed very powerful, 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 the cities. Now, these powers had all turned into his nourishment. With every gesture, he carried the ability to destroy the heavens and the earth. These Emperors and God Kings, although representing the 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 is destroyed, there is no meaning in us living. I, Yun Chi, will perish together with you..."

Emperor Yun Chi transformed into his original form, a huge five-clawed golden dragon, and pounced toward him in mid-air.

"Just you? You're 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!"

Emperor Fu Meng also let out a loud shout, transformed into his original form as a white tiger, and arrived before him in mid-air.

The Undying Emperor revealed his original form as an undying fire phoenix, flames illuminating the sky.

Emperor Xuan Ming's original form was a large turtle, as if supporting the heavens.

The four great divine beasts, guarding the four poles of the God Realm, transformed into their original forms simultaneously, and the collapsing God Realm slowed down.

The universe seemed to stabilize in an instant.

Bang bang bang bang!

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

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

"Wanting to kill them, have you asked me yet..."

Immediately, in the shocked eyes of everyone, a figure walked out slowly from the air.

It was Zhang Xuan!

At this moment, the young man's whole body was surging with power, more than ten times stronger than before. Coming from the heavens, it was as if he himself was a world.

"You've improved quite a bit..."

The Ruthless Man stopped, his gaze solemn.

He clearly didn't understand why, in just a few minutes, the other party's strength had undergone such a huge change.

"However, so what if you've increased? Even the God Realm at its peak couldn't withstand me. I don't believe you can withstand me..."

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

Zhang Xuan raised his long sword and met him.

The two sides fought together, space tearing apart layer by layer, and air currents rushing around.

"Can Zhang Xuan win?"

At Kong Shi's residence in Zizai Heaven, Luo Ruoxi looked over with worry.

She and Kong Shi had passed their power to Zhang Xuan, and their own cultivation had dropped to the level of a God King, not as brilliant as before.

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

"With 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.

A dozen or so Emperors united couldn't defeat the Ruthless Man. Even if they passed all their power to the other party, wanting to win wasn't that easy.

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

"Power that transcends an Emperor?"

Luo Ruoxi's eyes were distant.

When her father was still awake, he had said the same thing to her, but... she couldn't do it. Could the man she loved do it?

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

Seeing the doubt in her heart, Kong Shi smiled.

Bang bang bang!

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

Just as Kong Shi had said, even after fusing the power of the two of them and forming a complete Heaven's Path in his body, he was still no match.

"Haha, I thought you were how powerful, but that's all!" The Ruthless Man smiled coldly.

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

"Good, I will fulfill your wish and give you the strongest attack..."

Hearing him say this, the Ruthless Man was stunned for a moment, then snorted coldly and raised his palm.

Swish!

A green light appeared in his palm and slammed down.

It was indeed the strongest attack. The entire God Realm let out a roar, as if it were about to be unable to bear it, and another huge pit was struck out.

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

Bang!

His head exploded, and his soul scattered everywhere.

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

Luo Qiqi was like a madwoman.

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

Kong Shi and Luo Ruoxi, who saw this scene, were also stunned.

The original intention was to let him break through the shackles and strike at the realm beyond the Emperor. Why didn't he resist, but willingly went to his death?

Wouldn't this live up to their good intentions?

"No, it's the Undying Emperor's Undying Method..."

Just as they were wondering, Kong Shi suddenly spoke.

Everyone then saw that Zhang Xuan, whose head had exploded and whose soul had even shattered, had the pendant on his chest suddenly explode. A drop of blood floated up, burned, and formed a scorching flame. Within the flame, an intact figure walked out slowly.

"He... used the other party's power and the blood in the pendant to separate the 'Heaven's Path with Flaws' from his soul?"

Luo Ruoxi's pupils constricted.

After being reborn from the fire, Zhang Xuan no longer had the Heaven's Path Library in his body, no longer had the interference of the Heaven's Path, and had broken away from the Heaven's Path!

"How did he do it?"

Kong Shi was also full of disbelief.

The Heaven's Path and the soul were fused together, indistinguishable from each other. To break away, he had had to let his soul fly away and scatter, using the Ghost Pool to re-condense his soul.

This person before him had only been killed once and had completely broken away. What method did he use?

"I know... he used the Ruthless Man's method of breaking away from the soul contract..." Luo Ruoxi reacted.

A soul contract binds the master and the servant; if the master doesn't dissolve it, the servant is forever under control... The Heaven's Path Library is also like this; it can be said to be an enhanced version of a contract.

It binds the soul, and it won't break away even if one doesn't die.

But... the Ruthless Man had used that special power to break away from the soul contract. Zhang Xuan had asked about the specific method in detail before; perhaps he had already had thoughts at that time.

That was why he had deliberately fought to the death, letting him unleash his strongest power to attack him.

Using this power to be reborn from the fire, he hadn't expected it to be a complete success!

"So that's how it is; this is the method to break through to Emperor..."

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

In an instant, it fused perfectly with himself.

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

He stepped 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. At this moment, the clone and the self fused perfectly, indistinguishable from each other, which meant he controlled this power.

Not only that, having fused with the cultivation of the Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus, his realm, which had already reached the peak, loosened, as if it could break through at any time.

"Master-servant love, brotherly love, teacher-student love, parental love, romantic love... fused together, it turns out to be all things in the world. This is what it means to be human!"

With a smile, Zhang Xuan muttered to himself.

The moment the Heaven's Path Library broke away from his soul, he understood.

Is it that humans see the world, and then there is a world, or was there a world first, and then humans?

Is it the wind moving, or the heart moving!

This question had troubled countless people since ancient times.

Of course, now... these were no longer important!

Without life, without emotion, even if the world exists, what meaning does it have?

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

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

Love is emotion.

Hatred is emotion.

Happiness is emotion.

Pain is emotion.

Parting is emotion.

Meeting is also emotion!

"Ten thousand kinds of emotions, used by me..."

With a low cry, the realm that had been shackled within Zhang Xuan's body instantly broke open.

The shackles of the Emperor had been broken!

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

Countless chaotic energies surged over, and his physical body also improved rapidly.

Previously, he could only progress by absorbing spiritual energy, but now, spatial turbulence, chaotic energy, and even the other party's green light could all be his, indistinguishable from each other.

"You..." The Ruthless Man hadn't expected that his full-force attack not only hadn't killed him but had instead helped him. He screamed "Wah wah!" in anger, 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 lightly with his palm.

The Ruthless Man, who had been invincible, was bound together by countless emotional threads, unable to move.

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

"You..."

The Ruthless Man's eyes were full of panic: "Teacher Zhang, I am your servant, don't kill me... I am willing to sacrifice my soul..."

"It's too late to say these things now..." With a faint smile, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

Controlling the emotions of the world, servants and the like no longer had any meaning to him.

Having killed so many people in the God Realm and hurt his girlfriend, Luo Qiqi, and so many friends, how could he forgive him today!

"No..."

Feeling his decisiveness, the Ruthless Man's pupils constricted. Before his voice had finished, he immediately felt a sharp pain in his body.

Bang!

In an instant, he exploded, turning into countless spiritual energy and pouring into all parts of the God Realm.

All the power that had been swallowed by the Tidal Sea before was now fed back, and the barren wilderness that had dried up regained its vitality.

"This..."

"Killed just like that?"

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

Just now, they had fought with the Ruthless Man and knew how terrifying he was. Such a powerful person was actually wiped out with a casual wave. This Zhang Xuan... what level had he reached?

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

"He succeeded..."

Kong Shi and Luo Ruoxi loosened their clenched fists.

"This is a part of the Heaven's Path, so I will return it to the Heaven's Path now..."

Seeing the "Heaven's Path with Flaws" that had been separated from his body still floating in the air, Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and flicked his finger.

Hum!

The library that had accompanied him since his rebirth was embedded in the sky of the God Realm with a bang.

With a bell-like chime, the God Realm, which had been collapsing continuously, began to recover slowly, and the chaotic air currents gathered again.

The collapsing God Realm finally stopped, and the withered spiritual energy slowly revived along with the death of the Ruthless Man.

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

The hole in the Tidal Sea had recovered along with the completion of the Heaven's Path. It was only a matter of time before the God Realm returned to its former glory.

"Zhang Xuan, come here..."

Just after doing all this, a voice rang in his mind. Zhang Xuan was stunned for a moment and took a step forward.

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

It was the one who had taught him the sword technique before.

"Senior, you..."

Seeing that it was him, Zhang Xuan was stunned.

He had felt that this person was unfathomable before, but now he realized that compared to himself, he was only a thread away, having already reached the peak of the Emperor. Compared to the previous Luo Ruoxi, he was much more powerful.

"Just call me by my name; my name is... Nie Tong!" The young man radiated an indomitable sword intent and said lightly.

"Nie Tong?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

It was the first time he had heard this name.

"Follow me; I'll take you to see my brother!" The young man named Nie Tong smiled and stepped forward.

Zhang Xuan followed closely behind, flying an unknown distance, and stopped before a mountain peak.

He then saw another young man.

His appearance was not much older than his, his eyebrows raised, giving people a feeling 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, having also broken through the shackles of the Emperor, and his cultivation was even more profound and heavy!

"I am Nie Yun!" The young man smiled lightly and looked over: "Also known as... Nie Lingxi, the father of the Luo Ruoxi you speak of!"

"Ruoxi's father?"

Zhang Xuan was shocked: "You... are the Heaven's Path of the God Realm?"

Luo Ruoxi had said before that her father was the Heaven's Path. He had never imagined it would be such a young man.

"I split my soul into three parts, and one part became the Heaven's Path! Besides, this world was created by me, so it's not wrong to say I am the Heaven's Path!" Nie Yun smiled lightly.

Zhang Xuan couldn't believe it.

The God Realm was actually created by this person?

Then how strong must his strength be?

"No, if the God Realm was created by you, and you are the Heaven's Path, why did you let the Ruthless Man run wild without making a move..." Zhang Xuan looked over.

If he hadn't broken through, the God Realm would likely have collapsed completely. Why did this person before him not care or ask?

And didn't even care about his daughter's life or death?

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

"This..." Zhang Xuan paused: "There should be..."

Although he hadn't seen them, since he could cultivate to this realm, perhaps others could too, and even be stronger.

Just like the person before him.

"I once suspected that there would be more powerful life forms above the God Realm, so I used all my strength to peek, eventually attracting the backlash of a higher world... a palm broke through the air!"

Nie Yun looked over: "If I had dodged at that time, it is very likely that the entire God Realm would have been wiped out, and there would be no more life... so, I blocked that move, but because of this, the Heaven's Path I embodied was split apart."

"In this situation, if I wanted to recover, it would only take a single thought, but... I understand that if I want to truly transcend the shackles of the God Realm and explore where the palm came from and what is outside the God Realm... it is very difficult to do it alone. Therefore, I wanted to see if there was any life that could break through the shackles of the Emperor and reach the same level as me!"

"Therefore, I sent the scattered Heaven's Path thoughts to the lowest world... bestowing them 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 smiled.

"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 here; he hadn't expected it to be all the work of this person.

"Hehe!" Nie Yun smiled lightly and said: "Those who originally belong to this world have awe for the world, and wanting to break through the shackles of the world is much more difficult. I just had a thought, and I didn't expect that you would really 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, wanting to reach his current realm would have been impossible.

"I gave him the opportunity, but he didn't grasp it. The battle with Lingxi was actually his best opportunity to break through, but unfortunately, he chose to retreat, thinking he had left a backup plan and could retreat unscathed. In reality, he lost the spirit of courageous advancement. Facing someone who surpasses us, if one doesn't even have this spirit, how can one contend with them?"

Nie Yun said.

Zhang Xuan remained silent.

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

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

Unfortunately, in that single thought, he missed the opportunity to advance.

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

Could it be that this person didn't even care about his daughter's life or death?

"With me here, she won't die..." Nie Yun smiled lightly: "Your current strength is not much different from mine. Do you think that with the strength of the two of us, at a life-and-death moment, wanting to save someone, can we do it?"