188: Chapter 189 Young Master Rong

A Soul Contract fits the soul; as long as one does not release it themselves, even if the other party's methods reach the heavens, it cannot be dissolved.

It was just like the Undying Emperor Little Yellow Chicken; previously he was only a God King while the other was an Emperor, yet he still had no way to resolve this agreement.

To prevent this fellow from changing his mind and causing a backlash, it had been specifically established back on the Master Teacher Continent that even if the other party could break free from the heavenly dao scroll, they could not escape the agreement between souls!

"A Soul Contract indeed cannot be split from the sea of consciousness, but I have merged with a special gas that can even dissolve the Heavenly Dao. Dissolving this contract is not difficult... as long as there is enough power to strike the place where the contract resides, it can be done!"

Vicious said.

The Soul Contract is built upon the foundation of the Heavenly Dao. Since that special power could even dissolve the Heavenly Dao of the God World, what difficulty would there be in dissolving a Soul Contract if handled properly?

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

"Telling you this much can be considered my thanks for bringing me to the God World!"

After explaining, Vicious said no more. The aura on his body became increasingly ancient and distant, and the black hole behind him grew even larger. Clearly, during the time he was speaking, he had swallowed an unknown amount of power as nourishment.

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

Luo Ruoxi also noticed something was wrong and hurriedly sent a telepathic message.

"Prepare to make a move!" With the doubts in his heart extinguished, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, and the long sword in his hand suddenly rose: "In that case, let us see our true capabilities!"

Boom!

The most powerful sword intent was unleashed once again.

In Life I Shall Return, In Death I Shall Forever Yearn!

When one cares for neither life nor death, what else can stand in their way?

Although this sword technique had not reached the level of an Emperor's comprehension, it contained all the obsession in his heart, pushing the Heavenly Love Technique within his body to its limit.

Whoosh!

The sword strike cut Vicious's attack in half.

At the same moment, Luo Ruoxi also moved. Her jade-like hands turned, and the sword light was like snow.

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

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

With a light smile, Vicious grabbed downward again.

In an instant, the sky and sun were obscured as his palm shrouded the heavens and earth. Space shattered, and even the sun, moon, and stars seemed as if they would be forcibly struck down.

Pfft! Pfft!

Zhang Xuan and Luo Ruoxi were sent flying back at the same time, spraying blood into the air.

With the strength of the two of them, they actually couldn't withstand it!

What realm has this guy actually reached?

"Impudent!" The clone strode forward. With every step he took, a lotus bloomed, and the sound of flowing water echoed in the void.

From afar, he looked incredibly imposing.

Having refined the nine heavens chaos golden lotus, his cultivation was not the least bit weaker than Zhang Xuan's.

Raising a punch, his power surged into the nine heavens.

Colliding with Vicious, he was likewise sent flying back, unable to block even a single move.

Zhang Xuan held his forehead.

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

With such a flashy display of showing off, it would have been better to concentrate his power for greater potency!

"Attack together! Otherwise, if they die, we will all die..."

Little Yellow Chicken gave a loud shout as crimson flames burned, making the sky look as if it had been set on fire.

The remaining Six Great Emperors also unleashed their respective methods.

When the Seven Emperors united, they could destroy heaven and earth; a single world would be unable to withstand them. But their opponent was Vicious, who had absorbed a special power. As the attacks reached him, the black hole suddenly expanded, swallowing the power clean in the blink of an eye before launching a counterattack.

Bang bang bang bang!

The Seven Emperors, just like Zhang Xuan and the others, were sent flying back.

The Ten Emperors, united together, actually couldn't block a single move from the opponent!

How could this guy be so strong?

"You can die now..."

Defeating everyone in one move, Vicious took a step forward, turned his wrist, and struck down again.

"How dare you, scoundrel!"

Accompanied by a loud shout, The Elder from Sword God Heaven from before suddenly appeared, blocking the way with his long sword transforming into a silver river.

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

Zhang Xuan's pupils constricted.

This elder had followed behind the young man back then; Zhang Xuan had originally thought he was just a follower, a Conferred God King at most. Only after he unleashed his power did Zhang Xuan discover that he was actually an Emperor!

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

"He himself is the Emperor of Sword God Heaven..." Luo Ruoxi said through gritted teeth as she struggled to stand.

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

"He is..." Luo Ruoxi was just about to answer when space twisted, and then the Emperor of Sword God Heaven was also seen flying backward, landing not far away and smashing a large crater.

Zhang Xuan's current strength and comprehension of the Sword Dao far exceeded his, yet even Zhang Xuan couldn't resist. Even if the Emperor's cultivation was not weak and his swordsmanship was superb, he was still no match.

"Haha, Emperors? Just a bunch of mere rabble! Today I shall destroy the Nine Heavens, destroy this God World, and trample all rules!"

After defeating the Emperor of Sword God Heaven, Vicious laughed maniacally. The surrounding space continuously collapsed, making him appear like a demon.

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

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

Could it be that in the God World, there is truly no one who can stop the person before them?

And just let him destroy the world?

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

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

The library in his mind was originally a part of the Heavenly Dao. Once it returned, the Heavenly Dao would be completely whole. Perhaps it could then repair the loophole and expel Vicious on its own.

It would be just like the human immune system.

If the immune system is complete, it can easily drive away viruses; if it is broken, it cannot resist the viral invasion, and even the strongest person would die from it.

Except...

"He is too powerful. Even if the Heavenly Dao becomes whole again, it won't be able to suppress him!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

An immune system can kill viruses, but... what about a fierce tiger?

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

The one before them used to be an ordinary God King, and even if he were Conferred, the Heavenly Dao could easily kill him. But now he is stronger than even an Emperor... he is already beyond what the Heavenly Dao can contend with.

"This..." Luo Ruoxi paused, a look of disappointment appearing on her fair face: "Yes... there is no way to suppress him, but if the Heavenly Dao is whole, 'he' can wake up. Killing this person won't be difficult for him!"

"He?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

"I'll take you to see him, he's in Freedom Heaven..." Taking a deep breath and gritting her teeth, Luo Ruoxi turned and flew forward.

"Thinking of escaping?" Vicious snorted coldly and pressed down.

Bang!

Luo Ruoxi fell from the sky.

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

Ding ding ding!

He was blocked by Vicious again.

"You guys leave quickly, I'll block him..."

Knowing they were looking for a way to save the God World rather than just fleeing, the clone and the Undying Emperor gave a loud shout and blocked the way. Luo Qiqi also transformed, returning to her true form as the jingkong pearl.

The surrounding space solidified.

"Go!"

Seeing everyone desperately blocking behind them without fear of death, Zhang Xuan's eyes reddened. However, he also knew now was not the time for words. He pulled Luo Ruoxi, and with a flicker of his body, he sliced through space. In the next moment, they appeared within the boundaries of Freedom Heaven.

Freedom Heaven no longer had its previous freedom; the God World was collapsing, and everywhere was in chaos.

"Where is the 'he' you mentioned?"

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

If the person she mentioned could truly save the God World, what would it matter if he sacrificed himself!

"He is my father. The blood in your pendant belongs to him. The Undying Emperor was once his beast pet..." Luo Ruoxi explained after adjusting her breathing.

"Father?"

Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

No wonder he 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 thought left behind by the Undying Emperor immediately recognized him as master after seeing the pendant.

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

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.

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

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

And why does he need the defective heavenly dao to wake up?

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

Luo Ruoxi clenched her delicate fists.

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

"Yes! Fifty years ago, Father could not withstand that Giant Hand and fell into a coma. The Heavenly Dao collapsed and scattered into three parts: the orderly heavenly dao and the defective heavenly dao entered the spatial turbulence, while I took over control of the natural heavenly dao to maintain the balance of the God World. 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 annals and find a way to defeat Master Kong! The thing I entrusted to Master Kong when I fought him was also this."

Luo Ruoxi said.

Zhang Xuan realized.

Not long after they met on the Master Teacher Continent, the girl before him had told him her story about needing to save a close relative. He didn't understand at the time, but now he finally did.

It was actually her father, and he was even the God World's Heavenly Dao!

Can the Heavenly Dao truly take human form and have children?

"Acting as the controller of the natural heavenly dao... You don't have a fragment of the Heavenly Dao in your body?" Suddenly realizing the anomaly in her words, Zhang Xuan looked over.

Acting as a controller and having it merged within the body like him were two different concepts.

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

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Speaking of which, it only required him to strip the defective heavenly dao from himself; it didn't require her death as well.

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

"If I strip the defective heavenly dao from my body, your father can come back to life and even kill Vicious, right?" Zhang Xuan looked at her.

"This... I'm not sure either..."

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

The God World is her father's foundation. Now that the foundation is like this, even if he wakes up, can he truly defeat that powerful Vicious?

It was hard to say!

"It seems you can't be sure either. In that case, it's better to rely on ourselves than on others... we have to find a way ourselves!" Zhang Xuan bit his teeth: "You, me, and the clone, united with the Nine Heavens and Nine Emperors, and if we cooperate with Master Kong, we might not necessarily lose!"

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

"Master Kong is already dead, right! He didn't truly die. If I'm not mistaken, being killed by you was just his method to break free from the Heavenly Dao... If nothing goes wrong, he should be a Congenital Fetal Soul Body, just like Wei Changfeng!"

Zhang Xuan said.

After seeing Wei Changfeng, he understood that Master Kong's so-called retention of his intellect was likely because he, too, was a Congenital Fetal Soul Body.

He could achieve being clarity within the womb.

Combined with the preparations he left behind, resurrection was only a matter of time.

Luo Ruoxi was stunned; it seemed she hadn't expected this.

"We'll know if we go and take a look. If my guess is correct, he should have already recovered. Otherwise, it would be impossible for his students to not even go to the Tidal Sea..." Zhang Xuan said.

Master Kong's students, like Ancient Sage Ziyuan and the others, were all powerful. Even without an Emperor's help, they would surely have a way to enter the Tidal Sea, yet not a single one was seen.

There must be more important matters waiting for them, and they wanted to do them while all the Emperors were away at the Tidal Sea and had no time to attend to anything else!

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

"This..." Luo Ruoxi's heart shook as she suddenly understood.

"Let's go!"

No more explanations; with a wave of his hand, Zhang Xuan returned to where Master Kong resided. As expected, he saw an old man sitting cross-legged, floating in the air. Seeing them arrive, the old man smiled slightly. "You've come!"

If it wasn't Master Kong, who else could it be!

This teacher of all generations had indeed not disappointed him!

Just as he had guessed, taking advantage of everyone's attention being 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 Emperor had also come back to life, but... she hadn't expected it to be so fast!

"I concealed it from the Heavenly Dao and prepared a backup plan in advance. The nameless giant in the Ghost Pool was what I left behind. When you killed it that day, I took the opportunity to break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and re-condensed my physical body. I've only just recovered now!"

Master Kong smiled slightly.

He was proficient in time abilities. While it seemed only a day or two had passed in the Firmament, he had actually spent an unknown amount of time to recover his strength.

Decades of time had passed for him.

"The strength of the three of us is very strong, but winning against Vicious won't be that easy..."

Seeing that Master Kong had indeed recovered, Luo Ruoxi still shook her head.

She wasn't trying to boost the enemy's morale while undermining their own; it was simply the truth.

So many people had joined forces just now and couldn't stop the opponent. Even with the addition of Master Kong, what difference would it make?

It still wouldn't change the situation!

"Individually, or even if we join forces, we are indeed no match for the opponent. But... what if we fused everyone's power into one person?"

Master Kong looked over with a smile.

"Fused 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 Firmament apart and scatter the Heavenly Dao; its strength is beyond doubt. Vicious absorbed all of that power and swallowed fifty years of the Firmament's spiritual energy. In terms of pure strength, even if we dozen or so Emperors were taken individually, we are indeed no match..."

Master Kong said, "But if we join forces and concentrate our power into one person... it might not be the case!"

"How do we concentrate it?"

Luo Ruoxi looked over.

It was easy to say but hard to do.

Emperors were already at the very peak of the Firmament. If it were that easy to absorb someone else's power, she wouldn't have remained stagnant for so many years.

"It's very simple... we will concentrate the power within us onto Zhang Xuan. Once he can break through the emperors shackles, he will be able to save the Firmament!"

Master Kong said.

"Me?" Zhang Xuan was stunned. "Why me?"

"Emperor Lingxi's cultivation is about being free and unrestrained, transcending nature! But with the constraints of your father and the Heavenly Dao, and having people you care about, you can never truly transcend! If I'm not mistaken, when you fought me back then, you also considered giving up and intended to be killed by me!"

Master Kong said.

Luo Ruoxi was speechless.

During the battle, she indeed had such an intention. Therefore, when the two of them first started fighting, they both held back, as if they were sparring rather than in a life-and-death struggle.

"Without being able to transcend, one naturally cannot exert their strongest power. Even with more zhenqi, one still wouldn't be able to charge into that supreme realm! As for me..."

Master Kong nodded and said, "I have the common people in my heart and wish to save the world, yet I am unwilling to let others sacrifice themselves for me. Being too benevolent is also a weakness! If I had been more cold-hearted and exterminated the Alien Spirit Race, the current situation wouldn't have happened..."

If he could have killed all the members of the Alien Spirit Race back then, Vicious wouldn't have been able to resurrect, and the current situation wouldn't exist.

"Therefore, I am not suitable either! But Zhang Xuan, your technique follows your heart and has no flaws. You emphasize living as yourself; even if you die, as long as you live without regrets, your heart will be at peace. Such a person has greater tolerance and more room for development. Only in this way can one go higher and further!"

Master Kong continued.

"In life, I shall return to you; in death, I shall forever yearn for you!"

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

"This..." Zhang Xuan frowned, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Master Kong looking over with piercing eyes: "No need to decline. Firstly, there's no time to train someone else. Even if there were, I don't believe anyone could do better than you! Although Emperor Lingxi doesn't have a Heavenly Dao fragment in her body, she has controlled the Heavenly Dao for many years and has her own understanding of it. I control the orderly heavenly dao. If we instill our power into you, your body will possess the power of the complete Heavenly Dao! Coupled with your clone's nine heavens chaos golden lotus, you can definitely stabilize the nine heavens, control the universe, battle the heavens, and annihilate all things!"

"Alright then!"

Seeing that the other party had already made a decision and that further explanation would be useless, Zhang Xuan nodded.

Boom!

He sat cross-legged, and in the blink of an eye, two surges of majestic power poured in from both sides.

Zhang Xuan's entire body stiffened, and in an instant, he felt as if he had become the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, soaring above the nine heavens.

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

...

"You all want to stop me too? Fine, I'll kill you first, then go and kill Zhang Xuan..."

After slapping Luo Qiqi, the clone, and the others away, Vicious smiled coldly.

The power unleashed by the clone and the various Emperors joined together 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 Firmament outside of the cities. Now, all that power had become his nourishment. Every move he made carried the ability to destroy heaven and earth. Although these Emperors and God Kings represented the very peak of the Firmament, they were still vulnerable.

At this moment, Vicious seemed to represent the entire Firmament, and no one could stop him.

"If the Firmament is destroyed, there's no point in us living. I, Yun Chi, will perish together with you..."

Emperor Yun Chi transformed into his original form, a massive Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, and lunged at him from the sky.

"Just you? You're not worthy!"

Vicious squeezed his palm, and the golden dragon was trapped in his grasp. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't escape.

"Old friend, wait for me!"

Fumeng Emperor also let out a roar, transforming into his White Tiger True Form and arriving before them in the air.

The Undying Emperor's Undying Fire Phoenix True Form was revealed, its flames illuminating the sky.

Great Emperor Xuan Ming's true form was a Great Turtle, appearing as if it were holding up the heavens.

The Four Divine Beasts, guarding the four poles of the Firmament, transformed into their original forms simultaneously. The collapsing Firmament began to slow down.

The universe seemed to be fixed in place for an instant.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

With four consecutive palm strikes, Vicious suppressed the four beasts. A thick killing intent flashed in his eyes: "Since you're looking for death, I'll grant it to you..."

Amidst his roar, just as he was about to strike the final 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 yet..."

Then, under everyone's shocked gazes, a figure slowly walked out from the air.

It was Zhang Xuan!

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

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

Vicious stopped, his gaze solemn.

He clearly didn't understand why the opponent's strength had undergone such a massive change in just a few minutes.

"But so what if you've improved? Even the Firmament in its prime couldn't withstand me. I don't believe you can block me..."

With a cold snort, Vicious struck down once again.

Zhang Xuan raised his long sword and met the attack.

The two sides clashed, space tearing apart piece by piece as air currents surged everywhere.

"Can Zhang Xuan win?"

At Master Kong's residence in Freedom Heaven, Luo Ruoxi looked over with worry.

She and Master Kong 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, their level was still there. As long as they had enough power, they could recover one day.

"With his current strength, it will be... very difficult to win! Unless... he can comprehend a power that transcends the Emperors!"

After a moment of silence, Master Kong said.

Even a dozen Emperors combined couldn't defeat Vicious. Even if they transferred all their power to him, winning wouldn't be easy.

The reason they did this was because... only by concentrating power into one person was it possible to touch the peak, truly transcend limits, and break through oneself!

"A power that transcends the Emperors?"

Luo Ruoxi's gaze was distant.

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

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

Seeing the doubt in her heart, Master Kong smiled.

...

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After several moves, Zhang Xuan's tiger's mouth split open, and a huge, hideous scar appeared on his chest.

Just as Master Kong had said, even after fusing their power and forming a complete Heavenly Dao within him, he was still no match.

"Haha, I thought you were powerful, but you're only at this level!" Vicious smiled coldly.

"Since I'm no match for you anyway and will be killed sooner or later, I want to die under your strongest attack..." Taking a deep breath, Zhang Xuan stopped. Instead of attacking, he looked at Vicious.

"Fine, I'll grant your wish and give you my strongest attack..."

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

Whoosh!

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

It was indeed his strongest attack. The entire Firmament rumbled as if it couldn't bear it, and another huge crater was blasted out.

With his eyes closed, Zhang Xuan didn't dodge.

Bang!

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

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

Luo Qiqi seemed to go mad.

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

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

Their intention was for him to break through the shackles and charge into the realm beyond the Emperor stage. Why didn't he resist and instead willingly go to his death?

Wouldn't this waste their good intentions?

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

While they were wondering, Master Kong suddenly spoke.

Everyone then saw that although Zhang Xuan's head had exploded and even his soul had shattered, the pendant on his chest suddenly burst open. A drop of blood floated up and burned, forming a mass of scorching flames. From within the flames, a perfectly intact figure slowly stepped out.

"He... used the opponent's power and the blood in the pendant to separate the defective heavenly dao from his soul?"

Luo Ruoxi's pupils constricted.

After being reborn through the fire, Zhang Xuan no longer had the Library of Heavens Path in his body. Without the interference of the Heavenly Dao, he had broken free from it!

"How did he do it?"

Master Kong was also full of disbelief.

The Heavenly Dao and the soul were fused together, indistinguishable from each other. To break free, he had to let his soul dissipate and use the Ghost Pool to re-condense it.

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

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

A Soul Contract binds a master and a servant. If the master doesn't release it, the servant will always be restricted... The Library of Heavens Path was the same; it could be said to be an enhanced version of a contract.

Once bound to the soul, it wouldn't leave unless one died.

But... Vicious had used that special power to break free from the Soul Contract. Zhang Xuan had asked him about the specific method in detail before, so he probably had this in mind back then.

That's why he deliberately risked his life, letting the opponent use their strongest power to attack him.

Using that power to be reborn through fire, it turned out to be a great success!

"So that's it. This is the way to break through the Emperor realm..."

Zhang Xuan, who stepped out from the flames, had a faint smile on his face, as if he understood something. He suddenly waved his hand, and the clone to his 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 as if the Zhang Xuan before them had become the nine heavens, and the nine heavens were him.

He lightly tapped his foot on the ground.

The chaotic nine heavens immediately stabilized.

The nine heavens chaos golden lotus was born alongside the Nine Heavens and is capable of stabilizing them. At this moment, Zhang Xuan's clone and his original self merged perfectly, becoming indistinguishable from one another, which meant he had fully mastered this power.

Not only that, but after merging with the cultivation of the nine heavens chaos golden lotus, his cultivation, which had already reached its peak, began to stir, as if he might break through at any moment.

"The bond between master and servant, brotherhood, the relationship between teacher and student, parental love, romantic love... when merged together, they comprise all things in the world. This is what it means to be human!"

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

The moment the Library of Heavens Path left his soul, he finally understood.

Is it because humans perceive the world that the world exists, or did the world exist first, followed by humans?

Is it the wind moving, or is it the heart moving!

This question has eternally puzzled countless people.

Of course, now... none of that mattered anymore!

Without life and without emotion, even if the world existed, what meaning would it have?

Therefore, what lies beyond romantic love is the Love for All Living Beings! It is the emotion that weaves through the entire world.

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

Love is emotion.

Hate is emotion.

Joy is emotion.

Pain is emotion.

Parting is emotion.

Reunion is also emotion!

"Myriad emotions, serve my purpose..."

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

The emperors shackles were broken!

In an instant, it was as if he had touched a brand new world and doorway, and his soul received rapid nourishment.

Countless amounts of chaos energy surged toward him, and his physical body also improved at a lightning pace.

Previously, he could only progress by absorbing spiritual energy, but now, spatial turbulence, chaos energy, and even the opponent's green light could be claimed as his own, without distinction.

"You..." Vicious never expected that his full-strength attack, instead of killing Zhang Xuan, would actually help him achieve this. He shrieked in rage and, with a furious roar, attacked again.

"You resent the high-and-mighty Emperors for not saving you from the spatial turbulence—that is emotion. You feel that having once been my servant is a source of humiliation and anger—that is emotion. You want to destroy the Firmament to vent your rage—that is emotion. You want to become even stronger—that is also emotion... If emotions control you, how can you hope to defeat me or avoid being controlled by me?"

With a faint smile, Zhang Xuan's voice grew faster and louder as he reached out with his hand.

The once invincible Vicious was suddenly bound by countless fine threads of emotion, his hands and feet tied, unable to move.

As long as there was emotion, it would be used and controlled by Zhang Xuan!

"You..."

Vicious's eyes were filled with terror: "Master Zhang, I am your servant, do not kill me... I am willing to offer my soul as a sacrifice..."

"It is too late to say such things now..." Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and shook his head.

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

Vicious had killed so many people in the Firmament and hurt his girlfriend, Luo Qiqi, and so many of his friends. How could he possibly grant forgiveness today!

"No..."

Sensing his decisiveness, Vicious's pupils contracted. Before he could finish his sentence, he felt a surge of intense pain throughout his body.

Bang!

In an instant, he exploded, turning into countless spiritual energy that poured into every corner of the Firmament.

All the power previously swallowed by the Tidal Sea was now being returned. The parched wilderness began to radiate life once more.

"This..."

"He was killed just like that?"

The Emperor Yun Chi, the Undying Emperor, Fairy Linglong, and the others all widened their eyes in disbelief.

They had just fought Vicious and knew how terrifying he was. For such a powerful person to be wiped out so casually... just what level had this Zhang Xuan reached?

Could there really be another realm above the Emperors?

"He succeeded..."

Master Kong and Luo Ruoxi relaxed their clenched fists.

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

Seeing the 'defective heavenly dao' that had just been separated from his body still floating in the air, Zhang Xuan smiled gently and flicked his finger.

Buzz!

The library that had accompanied him since his rebirth crashed into the sky of the Firmament, embedding itself there.

With a sound like a great bell tolling, the crumbling Firmament began to slowly recover at a visible rate, and the chaotic air currents gathered once more.

The collapsing Firmament finally stabilized, and the dried-up spiritual energy began to slowly recover along with Vicious's death.

"It seems the Firmament is about to welcome a new era of spiritual energy recovery..." Zhang Xuan smiled.

The hole in the Tidal Sea had been repaired along with the completion of the Heavenly Dao. It was only a matter of time before the Firmament returned to its former glory.

"Zhang Xuan, come this way..."

Just as he finished this, a voice sounded in his mind. Zhang Xuan was startled for a moment before taking a step forward.

With this single step, he flew an unknown distance and then saw a young man standing before him.

It was the same person who had previously taught him the swordsmanship.

"Senior, you..."

Seeing him, Zhang Xuan was stunned.

He had previously felt that this person was unfathomable, but only now did he realize that compared to himself, this man was only a sliver weaker. He had already reached the absolute peak of the Emperors, and was far stronger than the previous Luo Ruoxi.

"You can just call me by my name. I am... Nie Tong!" The young man spoke indifferently, his body radiating an indomitable sword intent.

"Nie Tong?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

It was the first time he had heard this name.

"Come with me, I'll take you to see my brother!" The young man named Nie Tong smiled slightly and stepped forward.

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

Then, he saw another young man.

The man looked not much older than himself, with upturned eyebrows that gave off a sense of profound depth that was impossible to see through.

"This strength..." Zhang Xuan trembled.

The strength of the young man before him was actually even greater than his own. He had also broken through the emperors shackles, and his cultivation was even more profound and heavy!

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

"Ruoxi's father?"

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

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

"I used One Breath Transforms into Three Pure Ones, and a portion of my soul became the Heavenly Dao! Besides, this world was created by me, so it's not wrong to say I am the Heavenly Dao!" Nie Yun smiled faintly.

Zhang Xuan could not believe it.

The Firmament was actually created by the person in front of him?

Then how strong must he be?

"Wait, if you created the Firmament and you are the Heavenly Dao, why did you let Vicious run rampant without taking action..." Zhang Xuan looked over.

If he hadn't broken through, the Firmament would likely have completely collapsed. Why did the person in front of him ignore it?

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

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

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

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

Just like the person in front of him.

"I once suspected there were more powerful lifeforms above the Firmament, so I used all my strength to peer beyond, which eventually drew a backlash from a higher world... a palm struck down from the void!"

Nie Yun looked over: "If I had dodged then, it's highly likely the entire Firmament would have been leveled, with not a single life remaining... So, I blocked that move, but because of that, my incarnation of the Heavenly Dao was split off."

"In that situation, I could have recovered with just a single thought, but... I realized that if I truly wanted to transcend the shackles of the Firmament to explore where that palm came from and what lies outside the Firmament... it would be difficult to do alone. So, I wanted to see if any lifeform could break through the emperors shackles and reach a level equal to mine!"

"Therefore, I sent the scattered thoughts of the Heavenly Dao to the lowest worlds... and bestowed them upon a soul that originally belonged to this world and a soul that did not. And you, in the end, did not disappoint me!"

Nie Yun laughed.

"A soul that doesn't belong to this world... does that mean my transmigration was also because of you?" Zhang Xuan's heart jolted.

No wonder he was able to transmigrate; he hadn't expected it was all the doing of the person before him.

"Haha!" Nie Yun laughed softly and said, "Those who originally belong to this world have an innate reverence for it, making it much harder to break through its shackles. It was just a whim of mine; I didn't actually expect you to succeed..."

"I..." Zhang Xuan's face turned red: "If it weren't for Master Kong, I never could have reached this level..."

Without Master Kong's selfless sacrifice, reaching his current realm would have been impossible.

"I gave him the opportunity, but he simply failed to grasp it. His battle with Lingxi was actually his best chance to break through. Unfortunately, he chose to retreat, thinking he had left himself a back way to escape unscathed. In reality, he lost his aggressive drive. If one doesn't even have that spirit when facing those who surpass us, how can they hope to contend with them?"

Nie Yun said.

Zhang Xuan remained silent.

He had seen their battle with his own eyes; Master Kong was indeed somewhat lacking in decisiveness.

Perhaps he was simply unwilling to kill Luo Ruoxi.

Unfortunately, that single thought caused him to miss the chance to advance.

"If Master Kong 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 daughter's life?

"With me here, she wouldn't have died..." Nie Yun smiled faintly: "Your current strength is not much different from mine. Do you think with the strength of us two, we could save someone at a moment of life and death?"

"This..." Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly.

Breaking through the Emperor realm and being an Emperor were two different concepts. If Nie Yun truly wanted to intervene, he could indeed have saved her at the last moment and ensured she didn't suffer even a single injury.

"Lingxi was born to my other wife, Luo Qingcheng, which is why her disguised name used the surname Luo... To make her believe it and not act on emotion, she has thought until now that I am still in a coma..."

Nie Yun gave a bitter laugh: "I suppose I've been quite a harsh father... How about this, you should be the one to explain things to her. After all, her heart is now focused on you, and she probably won't even think of her old man... Haha, I won't appear for now. I'll hide for a while, otherwise, I'm really afraid she'll turn the world upside down..."

Seeing such an unreliable father, Zhang Xuan's face twitched, and he could only agree: "Alright..."

He had no choice but to agree; after all, he was the one who had made off with the man's daughter...

"The Library of Heavens Path was formed from a single thought of mine; it was a foundation, but also a shackle. Your ability to break through those shackles on your own proves your capability and potential. Your future is limitless. To have my daughter be with you, as a father, I am gratified."

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