"You punk!"
The lady in the purple dress glared at Ye Guan. The calm and composed smile on her face had disappeared, replaced by a bone-chilling cold smile.
Ye Guan chuckled lightly. "Unhappy? Fight me! You punk."
"Sure." The lady in the purple dress smiled slightly. Then, she immediately realized that she had misspoken. A flash of killing intent flickered in her eyes, and she clenched her right hand tightly.
Boom!
The sky and earth exploded, and a million streaks of starlight burst forth from the heavens, making even spacetime boil beneath it.
The streaks of starlight destroyed everything between heaven and earth, creating an extremely frightening scene.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Meanwhile, three world-shattering auras erupted from Ye Guan—he had decisively activated his three bloodlines!
However, Ye Guan wasn't done yet, as two more terrifying forces surged out of him.
A mighty conflagration erupted from him as well—he had ignited his fleshly body and soul!
Ye Guan stepped forward and slashed out—Decisive Strike!
This was his first sword strike, and it would also be his last. Either you die, or I die.
When Ye Guan swung his sword, a cataclysmic might converged on his sword. This was Ye Guan's most powerful sword strike to date.
Boom!
The streaks of starlight shattered and disintegrated into nothingness.
The pupils of the lady in the purple dress contracted. She spread her palm, and a golden armor appeared on her.
Bang!
The golden armor shattered, and the lady in the purple dress was forced to retreat a thousand meters away.
As soon as she came to a stop, her figure cracked open, and blood oozed out of her wounds.
The lady in the purple dress looked at Ye Guan in the distance; disbelief was evident in her eyes.
Ye Guan frowned. "You're this weak?"
The lady in the purple dress stared intently at Ye Guan.
He laughed and said, "In terms of strength, I'm no more than an ant compared to my aunt, yet you can't even take one of my sword strikes. Tell me, what right do you have to look down on my aunt?" ṛ
"Pfft!" The lady in the purple dress laughed. "You're just a frog in a well! There is always someone stronger out there, and there are heavens beyond the heavens. In your heart, your aunt is a god, but she's just an ant in the eyes of others!
"Of course, I understand you, I really do, because as an ant, it's hard to accept things beyond your comprehension. This is perfectly normal. The sky is only as wide as the well's opening in the eyes of a frog in a well. Your ignorance is understandable..."
The lady in a purple dress stared at Ye Guan as if he were pitiful.
Ye Guan didn't get angry. Instead, he nodded. "What you said makes sense. Over the years, I've always reminded myself that there are always stronger people, and I should remain humble.
"My aunt is my aunt, and I am me. My aunt's strength doesn't mean I'm strong. You called me ignorant, and I accept that because I'm indeed still very weak.
"I know far too little about this vast expanse. In fact, I don't even know just how strong my aunt really is..."
At this point, he looked at the lady in the purple dress. "Now, this ant in front of you has a request. Kill me."
The lady in the purple dress stared at Ye Guan without speaking.
Ye Guan laughed. "What's wrong, punk?"
The lady in the purple dress narrowed her eyes, and her killing intent surged crazily. She clenched her right hand, and terrifying, overwhelming auras converged in her palm.
The next moment, she unleashed a punch.
The punch resembled a deluge bursting out of a dam.
In the distance, Ye Guan raised his hand and swung his sword.
Shhh!
The terrifying punch was shattered!
It was obliterated with ease!
The lady in the purple dress fixed her gaze on the sword in Ye Guan's hand, and her brows furrowed deeply.
Ye Guan glanced at her and said calmly, "You really are a punk!"
The lady in the purple dress glared at Ye Guan, and her expression was dark as if she were attending a funeral. She spread her palm, and a golden seal appeared in her hand.
Just as she was about to attack, she sensed something and turned. In the distance, the two experts she had brought with her were being overpowered by the two Chief Enforcement Officers from the Tianxing Civilization.
They would be defeated within moments!
The lady in the purple dress's expression darkened.
"Retreat!" she exclaimed. Then, she glanced at Ye Guan in the distance. "I won't kill you today, but I'll make sure you'll live long enough to witness your aunt, whom you revere as a god, crumble in the face of my Wujian Civilization's power!"
With that, the lady in the purple dress transformed into a beam of purple light that disappeared into the distant horizon.
"Chief Ancestral Guardian, I need the ability to mobilize the Guardians at any time and access to the resources of the past generations..." High Goddess Tianyun muttered.
The middle-aged man shook his head and replied, "Only the Tianxing Ruler can mobilize them."
High Goddess Tianyun said, "These are extraordinary trying times."
The middle-aged man fell silent.
High Goddess Tianyun looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, waiting for his response.
After a long while, the middle-aged man nodded. "All right."
High Goddess Tianyun nodded in return, and then he turned to leave with High Goddess Tianxuan.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man said, "Wait!"
High Goddess Tianyun turned to look at him.
The middle-aged man stared deeply at her and said, "Prepare for the worst-case scenario!"
High Goddess Tianyun was silent for a moment before saying, "When she came out, she did not act against our Tianxing Civilization. I believe she still holds a bit of sentiment for us, but I will still heed your words."
The middle-aged man nodded and said no more.
Left all alone, the middle-aged man sighed softly, and a complex light flickered in his eyes.
Fu Wu! She was an extraordinary talent, and even the Tianxing Ruler from that era paled in comparison to her.
She was a godlike existence!
The middle-aged man closed his eyes and muttered, "Big sister..."
***
After leaving the Tianxing Ancestral Lands, High Goddess Tianyun turned to look at High Goddess Tianxuan. "Have you been able to contact Chief Enforcement Officer Jing Chu?"
High Goddess Tianxuan said gravely, "No response!"
High Goddess Tianyun's expression darkened. "I can't help but think that all of this has been a trap all this time, and it started when the Tianxing Ruler discovered the Wujian Universe."
High Goddess Tianyun's eyes flickered with worry.
A cold glint flashed in High Goddess Tianxuan's eyes. "It's just a battle. What is there to fear?"
High Goddess Tianyun nodded. "Let's go."
With that, the two women disappeared into thin air.
***
A spacetime rift was torn open somewhere, and a lady emerged from it.
She was none other than Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu!
Fu Wu looked toward the horizon and saw two altars. A man was imprisoned in one of the altars, and he was bound by a myriad of blood-red lines.
The man slowly lifted his head and trembled. His face was full of disbelief as he asked, "Big sister?"
Fu Wu waved her sleeve.
Boom!
The formation shattered, and the blood-red lines around the man's figure disappeared.
Fu Wu looked at the man and asked, "Rong Qiu, where is he?"
Rong Qiu!
He was once an Enforcer of the Hall of Enforcement, and he had followed Fu Wu in her rebellion against the Tianxing Civilization, which was why he was imprisoned here.
Rong Qiu's face instantly turned pale, and he lowered his head.
Fu Wu's eyes narrowed slightly at the sight.
"Where is he?!" Fu Wu roared, and the starry skies disintegrated.
Rong Qiu hesitated for a moment before turning to look at the altar on the right.
Fu Wu teleported before the altar. There was a pile of bones on the altar, and there were texts written in blood below the altar.
"Little Fu Wu, I don't think I can hold on much longer..."
"Little Fu Wu, I'm sorry, I probably won't be able to keep my promise to take you to my hometown for some good food..."
"Little Fu Wu, I really want to see you one more time...but they won't allow it..."
"Little Fu Wu, I'm leaving..."
Fu Wu felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her mind went completely blank, and she knelt before the pile of bones, burying her face in them. She was trembling as she muttered, "Si Ying, you promised me! You promised to let him go as long as I surrendered.
"How could you deceive me! How could you deceive me—AAAAAH!"
The veil on her face turned crimson from her tears of blood.