The Nanming Royal City was completely reduced to dilapidated ruins, and no trace of its former grandeur and glory could be seen.

At a glance, there were countless bloody bones and corpses. The lingering dark light was still devouring everything around. In the distance, the despair and wailing sounds of the fleeing Nanming mystics could be heard, like the gunpowder smoke covering the ruins of Nanming, and it was unknown when it would completely dissipate.

Perhaps, some people had imagined that the Nanming Divine Realm, which dominated the Southern Divine Region, would also decline one day, but no one had ever thought that it would collapse to this extent in a single day.

Yun Che himself hadn’t expected this.

Looking at the endless smoke and dust in the distance, Yun Che's eyes were still icy and piercing, and there was not much joy on his face or in his heart.

After all, no matter how thorough or brutal the revenge is, it can never bring back what has been lost, nor can it erase the resentment towards one's own original naivety and incompetence.

A flash of black light appeared, and Qianye Ying'er had returned to Yun Che's side. The latter's eyes were fixed on Cai Zhi, who was standing proudly in the air, stepping on the Dragon Emperor in the distance.

“The ancient dragon clan, who never fight with the world, not only broke through the boundary today, but also willingly transformed into a bloody sin dragon. What do you want? You might as well tell me directly.” Qianye Ying’er said, “With your help today, our Demon Lord will not be stingy with any request.”

The Dragon Emperor of the Beginning raised his head, and his voice carried the majesty of ancient times: "Everything we do today is to obey the orders of our master."

These words were not meant to respond to Qianye Ying'er. Her majestic dragon eyes were fixed on Yun Che: "Devil Lord, who brought disaster to the world, we have helped the tyrant to commit atrocities today. There is no way back, but I hope that no matter what happens in the future, you can treat innocent people kindly."

The four words "aiding and abetting Zhou's evil" came out of the mouth of the Taichu Dragon Emperor, indicating that whether they stepped out of the Taichu Divine Realm or slaughtered people and shed blood, it was not their original intention, but they could not disobey the orders of their master.

Everyone's eyes fell on Caizhi. Not to mention others, even Shitian, Xuanyuan, and Ziwei, the three God Emperors, were all trembling in their hearts. They couldn't imagine how the demonized Sirius Star God could make the powerful Taichu Dragon Clan submit to this!

Caizhi raised her hand, and the tip of the Sirius Demon Sword flashed red, and that strange space appeared again.

Instantly, a storm arose, dragon shadows danced, and the primordial dragons flew back to the different space one after another. Within a few breaths, there was no more shadow of a primordial dragon between heaven and earth, including the primordial Dragon Emperor, and even their breath quickly dissipated.

The huge sense of oppression disappeared, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief as if thousands of mountains had left them. Qianye Ying'er looked at Caizhi and whispered, "So, it was you who cracked the Huanming Xuanji Formation early, and had someone wait in another formation center in advance to kill Nan Wansheng?"

The Sirius Demon Sword was put away, Caizhi turned around with cold eyes, and disappeared in an instant without saying a word.

“Caizhi!” Yun Che’s eyes trembled, and his body almost surpassed his will as he chased after him at the fastest speed.

Shi Tian, Xuan Yuan, and Zi Wei stood still... For the first time, the three great God Emperors were completely ignored. They all had different expressions, but none of them tried to escape.

Without Yun Che's order, the three Yama ancestors did not make a move, but their auras were firmly locked on the three Divine Emperors.

Feeling Yun Che's approaching aura, Caizhi did not slow down, but instead increased her speed again, trying her best to escape.

“Caizhi!”

Yun Che’s heart was in a hurry, and “Yan Huang” was activated instantly, and his speed increased sharply.

Although Caizhi had made astonishing progress in recent years, her speed was ultimately no match for Yun Che who was at his limit. A flash of black light flashed by, and her small hand was tightly grasped by Yun Che. Then Yun Che turned his body and held the delicate and soft body tightly against his chest.

“…Let go!” Her body was tightly held on Yun Che’s body, warm and domineering, but Caizhi’s black eyes were still cold. She struggled violently, but could not break free.

“Not letting go!” Yun Che closed his eyes slightly, his chin touching her black hair that had grown to her hips, and the strength of his arms was careful but firm. This time, he would never let go of the girl in his arms again.

Caizhi frowned slightly, a dark light flashed in her eyes, and the power of the Heavenly Wolf in her body burst out violently.

Boom

The power of the Heavenly Wolf was already extremely overbearing, and Cai Zhi was now even more unfathomable. Under this power that was powerful enough to collapse the sky, the surrounding space was shattered, Yun Che's chest sank violently, and his arms made a harsh sound of bones shifting... But he still held her slender waist tightly, unwilling to let go even a little bit.

"You!" A hint of panic finally flashed in her starry eyes, and the power and aura that had just surged also dissipated in panic.

His entire body was in great pain, and his arms felt as if they were broken, but Yun Che smiled, and his voice was filled with the gentleness that he had lost for a long time: “Caizhi, this time, no matter what, I will not let you escape again.”

“Let go.” She said the same words, but she didn’t dare to struggle so hard. She gritted her teeth slightly, and her eyes regained their coldness and determination: “Yun Che, you came back here from the Demon Abyss. You know better than anyone what you have endured.

Chu, if you don't want to fall into the devil's abyss again, then..."

“Because you are destined to be alone?” Yun Che smiled.

"..." With a slight pause in her breathing, Caizhi whispered, "Mother, aunt, sister... and you, all those who are close to me and treat me well will not end well. Since you know... why don't you let go!"

“Why should I let you go?” Yun Che smiled and said, “Now, I am the most evil Heavenly Fate in this world. If you are truly a lonely star of Heavenly Fate, then you are destined to be my lonely star.”

Caizhi: “…”

"Don't ever forget that you are my wife, the last relative I have in this world. We have worshipped the heaven and earth, worshipped our ancestors, and Jasmine was our witness. We have exchanged tokens... We are bound together as husband and wife, and you will never be able to escape from that in this lifetime."

“Besides, do you really want to escape?” Yun Che’s arms tightened slightly again, and his lips gently pressed against her neck, causing the girl’s body to tremble slightly. “If you really wanted to break up, why would you have come to the Southern Divine Region so early just for me?”

“Don’t… be so self-righteous.” The warm breath coming from her snowy neck made her whole body feel numb and powerless. She gradually didn’t want to break free, but this reluctance made her even more flustered. She clenched her jade teeth again and said forcefully, “Yun Che, I will do my best to help you get revenge, and also to avenge myself. But I said it all those years ago in the Absolute Divine Realm that I will not stay by your side, and you don’t have to try…”

"Ah!" A delicate voice sounded out at an inopportune moment, and Qianye Ying'er's figure slowly appeared. She half-closed her eyes and said, "If it's because of me, I will stay away from you wherever you appear in the future."

Caizhi’s eyes suddenly turned cold, and she struggled violently, but still failed to escape from Yun Che’s arms.

“Qianye” Caizhi said in a very cold voice: “I have been holding back from attacking you because I think you are somewhat useful to him. You’d better… stop trying to provoke me again!”

“It’s certainly easy for a terrifying wolf that can control the Taichu Dragon Clan to take my life.” Qianye Ying’er slowly approached, her golden eyes staring at Caizhi without giving in. “But such a terrifying person actually believes in the saying of the star of destiny. As expected, she is still a little girl who is still childish and often trapped in her own fantasies.”

“You’re looking for death!” Caizhi’s body was filled with murderous intent.

Qianye Ying'er turned around and said slowly, "Little Sirius, you don't even dare to coexist with your enemy temporarily, so how can you have the confidence to seek revenge on me? And..."

Her tone changed slightly: "When Yun Che came to Nanming this time, he did not allow Chi Wuyao to accompany him, nor did he tell me. I followed him secretly. You should have seen the reason clearly enough."

Caizhi's murderous aura froze.

“Chi Wuyao always plans things out before he acts, but he doesn’t do that.” Qianye Ying’er continued, not knowing whether she was talking to Caizhi or Yun Che, “He definitely doesn’t have complete confidence that the Heretic God’s power can reverse the might of the Abyss God Cannon, and the consequence of failure is that even if the three old Yama ghosts are still there, he will still be in danger of death.”

“Even if we succeed in using the Ming God Cannon to inflict heavy damage on Nanming, given Nanming’s background and the presence of the three Southern Territory God Emperors, plus Nan Guizhong who has been in seclusion for many years, the outcome today is still unknown.”

“Every step he took on this trip to Nanming was a gamble.” Qianye Ying’er had been turning her back, as if she didn’t want Yun Che to see her expression. “Back in the day in the Northern Divine Region, he was filled with hatred, and beneath that hatred was a determination to die… Almost all of his behavior told me that after he gets his revenge, he will definitely choose to kill himself.”

"Later, his determination to die was finally wiped out. But now, you can see that when facing those people he hates to the core, he can gamble his life without hesitation."

“No need to say more.” Yun Che said: “There is no perfect plan in this world. When dealing with an existence like the Nanming Divine Realm, it is far better to be caught off guard than to act after careful planning. I have my own confidence and sense of proportion.”

“I didn’t ask you to speak.” Qianye Ying’er turned her head and glared at Yun Che fiercely, then looked at Caizhi and said, “Little Tianlang, you’ve seen it too. Chi Wuyao and I have no way of controlling him. But if you were by his side, he might be a little more obedient. After all…”

Qianye Ying'er turned around again: "You two have worshipped the heaven and earth, worshipped your ancestors, and exchanged tokens... as husband and wife!"

There was a faint hum, and Qianye Ying'er's figure quickly disappeared into the distance.

“Caizhi, don’t take her words too seriously.” Yun Che said, “I cherish my life very much right now, but facing an opponent like Nanming, there can’t be a strategy without any risk. I am indeed gambling, and I am indeed very confident.”

“…” After a long silence, Caizhi gently stretched out her hand and pressed it on Yun Che’s chest. This time, she finally slowly left Yun Che’s arms.

“Okay, I’ll stay.” She whispered. She didn’t know which of Yun Che’s or Qianye Ying’er’s words touched her: “I can tolerate Qianye’s existence for the time being.”

She

Suddenly she raised her eyes, like the endless dark night, and looked at him: "Revenge is everything to you, and everything to me. For the sake of our common goal, I can accept anything else."

Yun Che shook his head gently: "Revenge is something I must do, but it is not everything to me. Everything to me also includes you."

“Hmph!” Such a heart-stirring sentence was met with a cold snort from Caizhi: “I am no longer the Caizhi of the past. I am now the fallen Tianlang filled with hatred. You should have told my sister these words more often!”

“…” Yun Che was stunned for a moment, then his voice slowed down and he said lightly: “It is precisely because I know how painful and hateful it is to lose someone that I… will never allow myself to lose you again.”

As he spoke, Caizhi's little hand was once again held tightly by Yun Che, very tightly, fearing that she would turn around and leave.

There was a moment of star-like trembling in Caizhi's eyes.

He was afraid of losing me, was it because of my sister's entrustment, or... did he really regard me as his wife...

"Let's go."

Yun Che pulled her up into the air and flew in the direction they came from. There were still too many things that needed to be resolved in Nanming Royal City.

"Aren't you going to ask me about the Taichu Dragon Clan?" Caizhi asked.

Yun Che smiled and said, “I recognize it. That is the power of the Qiankun Thorn. The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor did look for you back then, and you must have been together for quite some time.”

The tip of the Heavenly Wolf Demon Sword released a red glow, opening up an extremely strange and alien space, and out flew the Taichu Dragon Clan that had lived in the Taichu Divine Realm since ancient times. The dazzling red light and the strange space that violated the cognition of ordinary space were clearly the power of the Qiankun Thorn.

Furthermore, the most reasonable, or perhaps the only, explanation for Caizhi's extremely high demonization level and strength improvement in the past few years is the intervention of the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor.

“That’s right.” Caizhi looked ahead, her little hand seemingly forgetting to break free from Yun Che’s palm. “After the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor returned to the world, he found me in the Absolute Beginning Divine Realm a long time ago. Because at that time, my power had changed due to your death and my sister’s transformation into a demon. As a Devil Emperor, she could easily sense my changed power.”

"But at that time, she just glanced at me from afar and ignored me. Until... one day she suddenly appeared in front of me and told me that she had decided to leave this world and return to the outside of chaos."

"..." Yun Che did not speak, and listened to her story. At that time, he should have been on the Blue Pole Star.

"She said she believed what you said, and was more willing to believe and obey the evil god's choice and wishes. But... she couldn't believe in human nature."

"So, before she left, she left a few secret moves for you to prevent you from falling into a possible disaster. And I am one of them."

Caizhi's eyes darkened a little more. The Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor's worries had come true... and it happened the first moment she left Primal Chaos.

"She put a magic seal on the entire Primordial Dragon Clan and injected a special magic source into my body. If the day she worries about comes, I will release the magic source, which will accelerate the magic transformation and fusion of my Heavenly Wolf Power, and at the same time I can control the Primordial Dragon Clan at will."

"Afterwards, she engraved a little bit of the Qiankun Thorn's spatial power on my sword, allowing me to easily bring the Taichu Dragon Clan with me."

Caizhi summoned the demonized Heavenly Wolf Holy Sword, and a faint red light appeared above the wolf head on the tip of the sword.

Since the power of the Qiankun Thorn in the hand of the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor was already very little, the power engraved on the Heavenly Wolf Sacred Sword was naturally also very weak, but it should be enough to last for a long time.

“Sure enough… it’s her again.” Yun Che murmured, feeling extremely disappointed.

He clearly remembered that the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor had told him very seriously at that time that before she left Primal Chaos, she would not eliminate any enemies or hidden dangers for him. No matter what happened in the future, he had to face it with his own strength. Only in this way could he live up to the recognition of the Heretic God and the dignity of the Heretic God's power.

She did not openly clear up the possible dangers for him, but secretly, she left him with many, many...

Perhaps, there are more.

Just like an elder who appears to be cold and strict on the surface, but actually has too many concerns.

“Women, are they all so hypocritical?” Yun Che thought unconsciously. As he muttered to himself, Xia Qingyue’s figure inexplicably flashed through his mind.

But in just a moment, it was wiped out by him.

Because this figure, this name, are no longer qualified to even appear in his memory.

“You say one thing and mean another?” Caizhi glanced at him, as if she was puzzled. She put away the Heavenly Wolf Sacred Sword and said, “She is clearly the Demon Emperor, but she is not as scary and heartless as we imagine or as she appears to be. On the contrary… it seems that she and the Heretic God do have a true love, otherwise she wouldn’t treat you like this just because you carry his power.”

“Yes.” Yun Che nodded. However, he knew in his heart that compared to him, the people that the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor cared about more and wanted to protect more were Hong’er and You’er.