Chapter 428: That year, Emperor Jin on Mount Xuan was actually up to this deadly stunt

Taiqing Dian.

All fell silent.

At that moment……

They were already gathering their divine power.

The Emperor and the Young Lord both perished.

Why bother to stubbornly hold on? It's utterly useless.

Today, the Taiqing Dian, the Three Pure Worlds, are all upheld by this father‑son pair!

If only one survived, it would still be fine; but if both perish, then the whole world will be buried with them.

However, at this very moment——

Yuanwu Zhenjun stared in shock, realizing that the former "little ant" had returned!?

Exactly.

It's Shen Que.

He's back again!

The black‑clad, red‑haired youngster hadn't come alone; Shen Qingmo followed behind him!

Without Shen Qingmo's help, Shen Que would have struggled to clear the blocking dark beasts climbing up; it wouldn't have been so quick.

Now, upon seeing Shen Qingmo, the dark beasts simply fled for their lives—not because they couldn't win, but mainly because they cherished life while Shen Qingmo cared nothing for his own……

Madman!

This is a terrifying madman!

Thus, Shen Que rushed back, just about to enter a bloody battle, but Shen Qingmo's arrival left him with no opponent.

Then Shen Que smoothly ascended to the Abyss.

After all, neither Shen Que nor Shen Qingmo had been sealed by Emperor Haò in the Abyss; they could come and go freely.

In short, the Abyss has always sealed only the Candle Monsters and other dark beasts; the Candle Monsters, controlled by their elemental cores, can easily emerge at Emperor Jin's whim.

However, Yuanwu Zhenjun reacted: "Exactly! Quick, seal the Young Lord! Please, Young Lord's lady!"

What are you giving up on?! The Emperor should be beyond saving, but the Young Lord might still be rescued.

Everyone likewise reacted desperately, trying to piece together the scattering Emperor Jin, sticking it back.

But though it was stuck together, it could not truly stabilize; thus everyone looked to Yuanwu Zhenjun, who in turn looked at Shen Que, "That—"

"Gah!" Shen Que spat without a word.

Yuanwu Zhenjun was speechless all over—"Is it really that I'm so disliked?"

Of course not; Shen Que wasn't disgusted by him, he simply had something to bring up.

The thing wasn't small! At the moment of his "gah", he had to manifest his true form to display a "blood‑filled maw".

Mount Xuan from the Xuanti Continent, summoned by the "gah", came tumbling down like a dewy sprite onto the shattered Emperor Jin.

Everyone was shocked!

But then they froze.

"This—"

"This is……

Whether Yuanwu Zhenjun or the others, they keenly sensed that this not‑too‑large hill faintly bore the Young Lord's aura?

"Can this work?" Yuanwu Zhenjun was still straining to hold up the mountain, unsure whether to let go.

"Yes! Hurry up! A Li little senior brother said to hurry!" Shen Que was angered by his antics, "Why are you holding it? Don't you want to save people?"

Yuanwu Zhenjun broke into a sweat!

Yuanwu Zhenjun felt ashamed!

At that moment he vanished.

"Boom!"

Mount Xuan crashed down.

Smashing Emperor Jin into pulp.

"Is this right?"

Old Yuan's eyelids twitched; he felt this rescue was overly brutal.

But they had no choice; it seemed they could only leave it as is.

Shen Que paid no heed; he had returned to his youthful form, crouching at the mountain's base.

Shen Qingmo also pursed his lips and stared, after a long while……

No movement.

"Ah Que, did Senior Brother Zhan ask you to save like this?"

"No, that's not it." Shen Que was still pulling at the mountain's base.

"What are you doing?" Shen Qingmo's eyelids also twitched.

"Won't it get smashed?" Shen Que worried, "Or maybe it's meant to be thrown at him?"

"Don't you know you made me smash it?" The reappearing Yuanwu Zhenjun nearly fainted from anger.

Shen Que scratched his head, also a bit worried, "Hey! A Li's child‑groom? No, you won't really break, will you?"

Shen Qingmo had already rubbed his head, "It's fine, you step aside, I'll lift it again."

Yuanwu Zhenjun: "?"

Just… this childish?

Shen Que however said, "No need, I'll lift it! My strength is off the charts!"

He who was supposed to move after speaking ended up moving only loneliness…

At this moment, Mysterious Mountain transformed, giving rise to flowing light.

A demon god statue he somewhat recognized appeared.

The difference——

Before, he had seen it but couldn't see the face; this time! He saw clearly—it was Di Jin's face.

The entire Mysterious Mountain swiftly transformed, becoming exactly the true form of the demon god that had appeared above it that day!

No.

Not entirely a demon god statue either.

But rather——

The deity statue Shen Qingli saw in her past life!

That deity statue, which should have stood in the Ten Directions Forest, but in this life does not exist.

Unlike what Shen Qingli saw——

Right now, this deity statue has its eyes closed.

But that aura of unrestrained arrogance! The supreme sovereign of the myriad worlds' unsurpassed might, crushing heavens and earth.

"Young—Young Sovereign,"

Original Martial True Lord trembled.

The elderly Original Lord already showed relief in his eyes.

Young Sovereign has grown up.

With her sigh, it dispersed.

Everyone understood; Taiqing Dian had already changed hands.

Original Martial True Lord fell silent for a moment, then said: "Must we slay the Sovereign Emperor for the Young Sovereign to grow up?"

"Yes, but not really." the Elder Original Lord sighed, "Moreover, the Sovereign Emperor may not have truly fallen. Young Sovereign, you are incredibly intelligent, a freak of talent."

"What does that mean?" Original Martial True Lord didn't understand.

Others also didn't understand, but at least they didn't give up on themselves.

This day, we still have to persevere! The Young Sovereign seems to have come back to life?

……

Similar questions arose when Zhan Yuefeng returned to Taiqing Dian; everyone stared at him, asking.

As expected, Shen Kuo, with a doctor's benevolent heart, knew to infuse his exhausted body and sea of consciousness with vital energy.

Adding a Grand Ultimate Pill to his stomach, Zhan Yuefeng finally managed to 'come back to life'.

"Speak up!" Zhong Minglan couldn't wait any longer.

Zhan Yuefeng then said, "I'm not sure of the specifics, but I've already handed over the suspected avatar to Aque to deliver to him. Judging by the time, it should have already merged."

"An avatar?" Shen Kuo wondered.

"Yes, that Mysterious Mountain. You should know."

Shen Kuo certainly knew; among those present, only he and Zhan Yuefeng were aware.

But Shen Kuo was vexed, "Is that his avatar? Did he enter his own avatar?"

I suspect that during that entry, he completely transformed Mysterious Mountain into his own avatar. At that time, he seemingly didn't receive any inheritance either.

I too only recently realized, given his talent, he shouldn't have stayed quiet; he surely should have caused some major upheaval. But that time—

"I'll just say it." Shen Kuo had already interjected, "That rascal, when he went in that time, was unbelievably well-behaved—didn't cause any chaos, came out early, and didn't cling to his sister."

Now thinking about it, everything feels off!

But that time, all the spotlight was on Shen Qingli; no one noticed the young Shen Jin.

However, speaking again, "He didn't even hint at anything beforehand! If I weren't smart, I wouldn't bother to let the junior sister remain imperfect, painstakingly searching everything about him—I definitely wouldn't have thought of it!"

That's not over…… but now I don't even know if I really didn't make a mistake." Zhan Yuefeng anxiously gazed at the outside sky still 'split into four parts five cracks'.'

Absurd is——

Just at this moment!

"Buzz!"