Chapter 154: After the great battle, my resume can say I saved the world. ...

"Zhong Jiuli!!!"

Bai's eyes turned bloodshot, and his body blazed with golden light. Despite the terrifying pressure from the three demon emperors, he charged towards Zhong Jiuli, who had fallen to the ground.

The Emperor's might was tangible, like a swamp; every inch she advanced required her to withstand mountain-like pressure, her bones creaking and her flesh crumbling.

Bai roared, his dark gold armor glowing, his Star Body pushed to its limit, and star phantoms containing the laws of slaughter condensed and crashed into the area shrouded by the Emperor's might.

At a time when all living beings bow their heads and the world crumbles, she alone goes against the tide.

"Interesting!" The demonic mountain let out a deep, muffled laugh, as if toying with an insect. Its body shone with a brilliant black light, and an even heavier pressure descended.

Bai was struck as if by a meteorite, spitting out mouthfuls of blood, his body bursting open with countless bloody wounds.

"You wretched descendant of the White Tiger Clan!" The Shadow Demon Emperor casually waved his hand, and the great hand of law fell down, directly slapping Bai Ye and sending him flying backward, exploding into a large cloud of blood mist in the air.

"Ahhh!!!" Bai Shu's eyes were bloodshot. He tried to leap into the air to catch his daughter, but was forced back to the ground by the Emperor's might and could only watch helplessly.

"Ye Zai!"

A golden light rushed from the rear of the battlefield. Jiao Jiao stretched out her claws and caught Bai Ye, who was flying backward. The golden light burst out and completely enveloped her, protecting her in her tortoise shell.

"A bunch of ants, yet they've managed to hold off my army for so long. It seems it's time for me to make my move." The Shadow Demon Emperor chuckled, his black aura surging and instantly engulfing tens of thousands of human cultivators.

"Retreat!! Retreat back into the main formation first!" Li Shoumo roared hoarsely, directing the army to retreat.

"Want to leave? Do you think you can?"

The old ape let out a low roar, its massive, mountain-like body dragging a giant star-shaped staff, pointing directly at the Zhou Tian Star Array blocking the forefront of the army.

The giant star-shaped staff, formed from the essence of stars, crashed down like a pillar of divine punishment.

boom!

The void shattered, and an unimaginably terrifying force struck the star map. The more than ten thousand cultivators maintaining the great formation were struck as if by lightning, all spitting out blood. Most of them exploded on the spot, turning into a cloud of blood mist.

Located at the core of the formation, the remnant soul of the Golden Crow, the main star of the sun, was directly shattered into countless golden lights by this attack and completely dissipated into the world.

The Taiyin star, which was formed from Taihu fire, suddenly dimmed, its silvery-white moonlight almost extinguished, like a candle flickering in the wind, turning into a small flame, drifting and flying towards Bai Ye.

"Scatter, scatter the formation!!! Run!" Bai Ye's hoarse roar pierced the battlefield and reached everyone's ears.

Without further ado, the surviving cultivators had already dispersed, the brilliant star map dimmed, and the light of countless stars was extinguished.

Before the Demon Emperor, this grand formation, which requires a fixed formation and the gathering of everyone's power, is no longer a shield, but a target for the enemy to focus their attacks on. Just a few more blows would be enough to shatter everyone maintaining the formation.

With the last barrier lost, the battle collapsed instantly, and what was once a barely manageable standoff turned into a one-sided massacre.

The demon army roared and charged toward the fleeing human cultivators. Countless figures were torn to shreds by the demons' outstretched claws before they even got close to the Heaven-Reaching Array, and blood rained down.

Bai, against the tide of fleeing people, like a moth drawn to a flame, desperately tried to reach the direction where Zhong Jiuli had fallen. Jiaojiao, in her arms, transformed into a golden shield, protecting her from the raging attacks around them.

Perhaps the cries and shouts on this battlefield were too tragic, for Zhong Jiuli, who was lying on the ground, trembled slightly and woke up from her coma.

She propped herself up with her broken body and sat up, seeing the blood-red battlefield and the figure who had risked his life for her.

Beside her, the Void Zhong Jiuli also opened her eyes. Her body was shrouded in black energy, and her injuries were even more severe. She lay on the ground unable to get up. She moved her hand with difficulty, grabbed a handful of soil soaked in blood, and a relieved smile appeared on her lips: "Finally, I have returned to my homeland... So I have no regrets."

"Finally decided to wake up?" The old ape, carrying the giant star-studded staff, laughed as it approached and landed in front of the two. "I'll let you see with your own eyes how this world you've been desperately trying to protect has been reduced to nothing!"

Before it could finish speaking, the Star Staff in its hand had already smashed down on the towering array in front of it.

boom!

With a single strike, the array's light barrier trembled violently, its radiance dimming as if it might extinguish at any moment.

boom!

The second blow followed immediately, and a crisp cracking sound came from the great formation. The light barrier that had been protecting everyone finally shattered.

The thousands of creatures who fled back into the great formation watched this scene with eyes filled with endless fear and despair. Everyone understood that in this catastrophe, probably no one could escape.

"Stop!!" Zhong Jiuli roared, gathering the last bit of immortal power in her body, and condensed a law arrow in her palm, shooting it towards the old ape with all her might.

The arrow gleamed faintly, and before it could even touch the old ape, it disintegrated on its own under the emperor's might.

"Hahahaha!" The old ape laughed wildly, "Is this all the strength you have? You think you can tickle me?"

With a sweep of its hand, it grabbed both Zhong Jiuli and made them watch the scene of utter devastation below. "Look, look closely! This is the ant you wanted to protect. Listen to the despair in those people's voices. All your efforts have been in vain!"

Void Bell Jiu Li's eyes dimmed, and death energy spread within her body, her form beginning to crumble.

She turned to look at her other self beside her, "Divided, we are weak; united, we are perfect. Let me help you ascend to the throne!"

She pointed a finger at her brow, and a brilliant light shone forth. Her physical body completely dissipated, and her primordial spirit transformed into countless specks of light, flying towards Zhong Jiuli beside her.

"Wishful thinking! You think you can turn the tables in front of me?" the old ape roared, his giant hands closing together, the world-destroying power enough to obliterate everything in the world.

"You dare touch her!" Bai Ye's roar tore through the sky. She burned her essence blood, transforming into a dark golden stream of light, and rushed towards the giant black ape at a speed beyond its limits.

"Ninth Form of the Heavy Sword: No Return!"

Once the sword is drawn, it will never return; I will not return until the enemy's head is severed.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment, and all that everyone saw was a jet-black sword light, seemingly from the primordial chaos, silently sweeping across the sky above the battlefield.

The next moment, a burst of blood erupted from the old ape's giant hand, which was powerful enough to crush stars.

Everyone watched as the giant hand fell from the sky, followed by the old ape's earth-shattering roar.

Bai Ye's figure moved with lightning speed, instantly appearing beside the giant hand. After grabbing Zhong Jiuli, he didn't stop and used the momentum of his forward charge to become a blur, flashing continuously in the sky above the battlefield before finally returning to his own camp.

"You little beast, you're asking for death!!" The old ape's roar shook the heavens and the earth.

The giant hand, still suspended in mid-air, was summoned back by demonic power and instantly restored. However, the old ape was enraged that his hand had been severed by an ant like Bai Ye.

The Shadow Demon Emperor and Demon Mountain, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, were also enraged. They had fought Zhong Jiuli for many days and paid a huge price to severely injure her. How could they allow her to be rescued at this moment?

The three demon emperors, filled with boundless rage, slammed down upon the human camp below.

The demon mountain revealed its true form, transforming into a truly ancient demon mountain that stretched across the heavens and earth, its body covered with star debris and countless white bones, slowly pressing down.

The world instantly turned dark, the sunlight was blocked, and everyone could only watch as the giant mountain fell. Many cultivators were instantly shattered, their bodies and souls destroyed.

The old ape swung his giant star-studded staff, its shaft wreathed in countless star-like phantoms, sweeping it across the densest part of the crowd.

The Shadow Demon Emperor was the most unpredictable. Black shadows surged around it, and the tens of thousands of human cultivators who had just been swallowed were spat out at this moment. Those people had black eyes and distorted faces, and had become puppets. They roared and swung their butcher knives at their former compatriots.

Amidst this apocalyptic scene, figures from the human race resolutely soared into the sky.

"I have spent ten thousand years cultivating my sword skills and honing my abilities, all for this day, to slay demons and vanquish evil!"

With a long roar, Ning Ran, the master of Sword Heart Pavilion, merged with his sword, transforming into an ultimate sword beam that pierced the sky.

"Clang!"

With a long cry, Liu Xianyue's life essence burned wildly, transforming into a Vermilion Bird that burned the sky, charging headlong towards the giant star-shaped staff without hesitation.

"roar!"

The Dragon Python Rock roared with deafening force, its stone dragon body coiling around the sky. With the posture of carrying the blue sky on its back and turning the tide, it forcefully held back the ancient demonic mountain that was pressing down.

"I have lived for tens of thousands of years. If I can exchange these withered bones for the slaying of a great demon today, it will be the greatest fortune of my life! How wonderful! How wonderful!" The old man in hemp robes laughed loudly, and his cultivation transformed into a shocking strike that charged straight into the enemy formation.

The leaders and elders of all the sects in the Nine Provinces, as well as all the cultivators who still had the strength to fight, all burned their source energy at this moment, transforming into streaks of meteors that shot into the sky.

They knew there was no return, yet not one of them flinched. Even in death, they would fight for the last chance of survival for humanity.

"The Three Pure Ones Sect is unparalleled in its wisdom; I have come to learn from them!"

With a clear shout, Ming Wushuang drew his immortal sword, and a magnificent immortal avatar stood proudly in the void, its sword light cascading like a silver river, slashing straight at the heavens.

"We cultivators have no fear of fighting to the death! Lin Jinghong is here!"

Lin Jinghong merged with his sword, transforming into an unparalleled sword light. His sharp sword intent seemed to pierce through eternity, aiming straight for the old ape's brow.

"The blood of the Bai family emperor can illuminate the sun and moon." Bai Qingji's body was ablaze with imperial blood, and he transformed into a dazzling blade of light that stretched across the heavens and earth, slashing towards the demon mountain with an unwavering belief.

"Kill!" Bei Qianxue uttered the word "kill," and countless sword lights bloomed, leaving only the word "kill" echoing throughout the world.

Bai also settled Zhong Jiuli in place and put the last Creation Lotus Seed into her mouth. "Jiaojiao, you stay here to protect Sister Zhong. I'll go help. Can you do that?"

“Go ahead, Yezai. Unless I die, Sister Zhong will be fine,” Jiaojiao replied loudly.

Bai thought for a moment, then handed the little fire over to Jiao Jiao, saying, "Keep an eye on her."

The next moment, she transformed into a dark golden light and soared into the sky, heading towards the battlefield where she was doomed.

"A bunch of ants dare to dream of shaking the heavens."

A sneer came from the Demon Mountain. The mountain glowed and its power was overwhelming, causing the dragon python rock below to continuously crumble.

boom!

Another deafening roar echoed from the sky, followed by a mournful cry of the Vermilion Bird. The flames instantly dissipated, and Liu Xianyue's figure, like a bird with broken wings, plummeted rapidly from the sky, accompanied by scattered fire feathers.

"Liu Xianyue!"

Jiang Zhiming's eyes turned bloodshot as he leaped into the air and caught the falling figure.

"Cough~!" Liu Xianyue coughed up a large cloud of crimson blood mist. The blood fell on her beautiful face, like red plum blossoms on snow, tragic and striking.

She smirked, revealing her usual frivolous expression: "Don't scream so pitifully, I'm not dead yet."

Jiang Zhizhi did not answer, but hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and futilely wiped away the blood that kept flowing from the corner of her mouth.

The blood seemed to flow endlessly, gushing out continuously, while Liu Xianyue's life force was rapidly dissipating.

"I told you everything's alright... You're not allowed to cry." Liu Xianyue muttered softly, trying to get up, but as soon as she moved, her body broke into several pieces.

The old ape's blow shattered her body, leaving her with no strength left to fight.

Liu Xianyue looked down at her half-dead body and muttered with some annoyance, "How could someone as beautiful as me die such a miserable death..."

Before she could finish her sentence, her eyes closed weakly, and she fell silent.

Jiang Zhiming held her mutilated body, staring blankly at the battlefield in the sky, where figures were falling one after another.

Her gaze gradually calmed down. She picked up Liu Xianyue's scattered body parts and pieced them back together bit by bit, murmuring softly, "You won't die. I won't let you die."

She took out the Hetu Luoshu, and looked one last time at Liu Xianyue's blood-stained face, chanting an ancient incantation, "I offer my lifespan as a sacrifice, I offer my soul as a guide, to defy fate..."

boom!

The Hetu Luoshu shone brightly, drawing in countless stars that transformed into a pillar of light that poured into Liu Xianyue's body, frantically repairing her and restoring her life force.

Jiang Zhiming continued chanting, his once black hair instantly turning to frost. His upright figure, like a weathered sculpture, crumbled inch by inch in Liu Xianyue's newly opened eyes, turning into specks of starlight that dissipated into the world.

"Jiang Zhiming!!!"

"You big idiot!!!"

Liu Xianyue roared in a hoarse voice, her voice filled with endless pain and rage. A surge of immense power coursed through her body, but it could not bring back the figure that had already vanished.

The raging flames rose again, even more intense and frenzied than before.

The crimson Vermilion Bird blotted out the sky, emitting long, mournful cries. With a flap of its wings, it unleashed countless fiery feathers, reaping the lives of the demon army.

The battlefield, stained with blood, witnessed countless heroic sacrifices.

The body of the Dragon Python Rock gradually crumbled, turning into huge rocks that fell to the ground under the heavy pressure of the Demon Mountain, unable to maintain its shape any longer.

Shi Manman brandished her iron fists, her tall figure charging at the forefront. With each swing of her fists, a gale howled, carrying the power to shatter the heavens and the earth, as she smashed towards the old ape.

Instead, he was slammed into the depths of the earth by the opponent's palm and disappeared without a trace.

"A bunch of ants." The old ape roared to the sky, and the giant star-shaped club in his hand came crashing down.

With a single blow, dozens of humanity's strongest geniuses perished.

The immortal spiritual form collapsed, and the number one genius of the Sanqing Sect, the peerless chief, who had not yet had time to grow up, perished.

Bei Qianxue, the number one assassin in the Northern Border State, has fallen.

Throughout the millennia, the number one genius on the Nine Provinces Genius Ranking has fallen.

Hei Yang's dragon body was repeatedly shattered, making it difficult to maintain its original form. Its remaining soul was faint and almost dissipated.

The demon army erupted in a deafening roar, shouting excitedly, "Our Emperor is mighty!"

Bai's dark gold armor was tattered, and he was covered in blood. He had witnessed the deaths of all his close friends.

There was a look of bewilderment in her eyes, as if she could hardly believe that this was the final ending of the story.

She murmured, "Is this how love should end?"

"Ye Zai..." Xiao Wang's voice was choked with sobs.

"So, this is why you wouldn't let me see the ending?" Bai chuckled softly, tears streaming down his face.

"Perhaps I was wrong from the start. I thought I had the protagonist's halo. Sure enough, I didn't die, but everyone else does!"

"Xiao Wang, I don't want to be the main character anymore."

[Ye Zai, don't be like this. We haven't lost yet. Zhong Jiuli is still alive. We still have hope.]

Bai also turned his gaze to the back, where a golden tortoise shell stood in front of Zhong Jiuli, protecting her firmly.

Above her head, a massive mountain was descending, now less than a thousand feet from the ground. The entire desolate continent was collapsing and sinking, with magma spewing out from the depths of the earth.

The scene resembled a true apocalypse, and everyone was filled with despair. The enemy was simply too powerful, and even with their best efforts, they couldn't stop them.

"I'm really at my wit's end," Bai murmured to herself. She took out the lotus seed, which was entwined with chaotic energy and death energy, and was about to put it in her mouth.

Just then, a powerful aura from the ancient primordial era awakened in this world.

A pure white figure pierced through the void, its nine tails blotting out the sky, its eyes containing the sun and moon. A fox tail lashed out at the demon mountain, causing the mountain to tremble violently.

The nine-tailed fox lashed out continuously, unleashing attack after attack, causing the demon mountain to fly backward and begin to move away from the ground.

"I thought you were going to hide until the very end, but you actually came out on your own," Yaoshan murmured, more pleased than surprised.

The next second, the roar came again.

A Qilin, its entire body ablaze with flames, strode in, and as its four hooves landed, the scorched earth was revitalized, and auspicious energy dispelled the demonic aura that filled the sky.

"Clang!"

The phoenix spreads its wings, and raging flames burn through the sky.

One after another, descendants of ancient divine beasts appeared, transforming into human form upon their arrival. The nine-tailed fox appeared as a woman in a white dress, while the fire qilin transformed into crimson armor clad in flames, wielding a flaming longsword. The phoenix wore a seven-colored feather robe, its body surrounded by celestial light.

Her beauty was unparalleled, and her grace was extraordinary.

"Perfect timing! I, Old Ape, am missing a mount. You'll do, Fire Qilin!" Old Ape's face also showed a hint of joy as he reached out and grabbed at the Qilin.

The fire unicorn's eyes narrowed, and her flaming longsword unleashed a ten-thousand-foot-long blade of light, cleaving through the old ape's descending hand of law. She coldly said, "You think you're worthy?"

"You're courting death! Even your ancestors wouldn't dare speak to me like that!" the old ape roared, swinging his giant star-shaped club at the fire qilin.

Demon Mountain and Shadow Demon Emperor attacked simultaneously. The descendants of divine beasts possessed extraordinary bloodlines, making them a great tonic for them!

Another great war broke out between heaven and earth, and the descendants of divine beasts displayed their supernatural powers, fighting fiercely against the three demon emperors.

During this great battle, the bronze skeleton, which had remained unnoticed until now, moved for the first time.

It turned its skull head, its empty eye sockets spanning the entire battlefield, locking onto Bai Ye's figure, and a pressure far more terrifying than that of the three demon emperors swept over.

"The aura of the Chaos Lotus Seed is on you." Its voice was hoarse and dry, extremely unpleasant to hear.

But the voice also sounded like a decree from the Heavenly Emperor, carrying an irresistible will.

"Give it to me!"

Bai was struck dumb, his mind a complete blank. Clutching the lotus seed, he flew towards the bronze skeleton in a daze.

Everyone was shocked by what they saw. There was an even more terrifying being here. Just hearing its voice was enough to make them lose all will to resist.

At the critical moment, Xiao Jin's voice boomed like thunder: "Little Tiger!!! Wake up! The lotus seed cannot be given to it. If it merges with the Chaos Lotus Seed, you will all be finished."

Bai Ye's hazy eyes instantly cleared. She reacted quickly, stuffing the lotus seed directly into her mouth when she was still a hundred meters away from the bronze skeleton.

"Want to eat lotus seeds? Go eat shit!"

At the critical moment of life and death, Bai Ye's ruthlessness and decisiveness were fully displayed. Even though with her current cultivation level, she could not withstand the chaotic death energy contained in the lotus seed, she ate it without hesitation.

Soul fire flickered in the eyes of the bronze skeleton, and its bone hand reached out, directly grasping Bai Ye's body. Black light emanated, attempting to force out the lotus seed within her body.

However, the moment the lotus seed entered Bai Ye's mouth, a dense aura of death erupted within his body.

"Ugh!"

A short, sharp cry of pain escaped her lips only to be abruptly cut short. The terrifying aura of death instantly corroded Bai Ye's internal organs and vocal cords, dissolving her flesh and blood.

In the blink of an eye, a living person was transformed into a skeleton under everyone's horrified gaze.

【Aaaaaaah! Yezai!!!】 Xiao Wang screamed wildly, his voice filled with fear and despair.

Bai couldn't hear what Xiao Wang was shouting. She felt her consciousness sinking into endless darkness and chaos. She couldn't feel the existence of time and space; only a cold, deathly silence enveloped her.

"You're courting death!" The bronze skeleton looked at the withered bone in its hand, clenched it tightly, and was about to crush it.

"Aye!"

Bai Shu's eyes were bloodshot, and she roared in fury as she watched helplessly as her daughter's body was on the verge of being shattered in the enemy's hands. She could no longer care about anything else. Her imperial blood boiled, and the spirits of her ancestors manifested from the void, merging with her.

She transformed into a streak of light and resolutely rushed towards the bronze skeleton.

However, this huge gap in strength cannot be resolved by mere grief and indignation.

The bronze skeleton didn't even glance at it; it merely raised its palm and casually slapped it.

"Bang!"

Bai Shu's body exploded in mid-air, turning into a rain of blood. Even with the spirit of his ancestor possessing him, he still couldn't get close and perished on the spot.

"Young Clan Leader! Clan Leader!!"

Ayu, Dayue, and the other young people had bloodshot eyes, their reason completely overwhelmed by rage, and they rushed toward the bronze skeleton without regard for anything else.

The Emperor Seal in Li Shoumo's palm glowed and pressed down on the bronze skeleton.

Faced with the onslaught of the crowd, the bronze skeleton did not adopt any defensive stance. It simply stood there quietly, and the pressure emanating from it completely disintegrated all the attacks.

As for the figure that rushed in front of it, it exploded into a bloody mist under that oppressive force.

"You ants, so noisy!"

It seemed to be completely enraged by these continuous harassments, and the soul fire in its eyes flickered violently. Its anger turned into beams of death, silencing the entire battlefield.

All the Void Demon Clan members and the three Demon Emperors scattered and fled after seeing the black light in the eyes of the bronze skeleton, leaving only the people of Kyushu on the battlefield.

"You all deserve to die!"

It suddenly raised its head, its eyes blazing with black light, and two beams of black light swept out.

Wherever the black light passed, regardless of their cultivation level, they were all turned to ashes under the illumination of that deathly ray.

Several descendants of divine beasts attempted to block the flames with their powerful bloodline talents, but the Phoenix Divine Fire burned for a moment before being extinguished by the black light.

The Qilin and the Nine-Tailed Fox only managed to put up a little longer.

This could no longer be called a battle; it was a one-sided massacre and plunder.

Endless vitality converged from all directions and surged into the bronze skeleton's body. Fresh red flesh and skin began to grow on its skeletal form, and within a few breaths, it transformed into a young man with disheveled black hair and a pale, sinister face.

In his hand, he still clutched the cracked, pale gold skeleton, as if holding his trophy.

The world was silent. At this moment, no human cultivator survived on this battlefield.

The bronze-clad man, carrying the skeleton that Bai Ye had transformed into, took a step, and in a flash, he arrived directly in front of Zhong Jiuli.

Jiaojiao's eyes were filled with tears, a mixture of fear, worry, and heartache. She didn't look at the man, but stared intently at the skeleton in his hands.

That was her baby, but her baby died.

"Little turtle, move aside," the bronze-clad man commanded coldly.

Jiaojiao trembled and stood firmly in front of Zhong Jiuli, refusing to budge an inch.

"You're asking for death!" The bronze-clad man had no patience and smashed the skeleton in his hand towards Jiao Jiao!

clang!

With a single strike, the tortoise shell shield that Jiao Jiao had conjured cracked. She coughed up blood and refused to give way.

She promised Yezai that she would definitely protect Sister Zhong.

clang!

Another blow landed, and the tortoise shell on Jiao Jiao's back caved in, with blood gushing out.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

As if he had discovered a fun game, the bronze-clad man picked up Bai Ye's skeleton and kept smashing it down, gradually shattering Jiao Jiao's mountain-like body.

Bai Ye's consciousness sank into a daze, and he vaguely heard clanging sounds, which were extremely noisy.

"Little tiger, wake up! Wake up! Activate the Great Creation Scripture and absorb the power of the Chaos Lotus Seed!"

Xiao Jin called out desperately, trying to wake Bai up as well.

With the clanging of metal on one side, Xiao Jin calling out from the other, and Xiao Wang crying out from the other, Bai really couldn't fall asleep.

Her consciousness broke free from the boundless darkness.

Two clusters of soul fire ignited on the pale golden skull. The flames danced in Bai Ye's empty eye sockets, sometimes teeming with life and bringing everything back to life, and sometimes filling the air with death, as if all things in heaven and earth had returned to nothingness.

Two completely different forces intertwine within it, exuding a chilling and terrifying aura.

The bronze-clad man sensed something amiss, lowered his gaze to the pale gold skeleton in his hand, and met the two clusters of flickering soul fire.

He was momentarily stunned, only to exchange a glance with Bai Ye before being dragged into a terrifying cycle of reincarnation by the flickering soul fire, from which he found it difficult to break free.

Bai also broke free from that endless cycle of reincarnation. She shook her head and her gaze fell on the dying little turtle beside her.

Jiao Jiao's golden tortoise shell shattered completely, but she still stubbornly held up the light barrier, protecting Zhong Jiuli and Tai Huo inside and preventing them from suffering any harm.

"Jiaojiao..."

"Ye Zai..." The little turtle's voice was so weak it was almost inaudible, yet it was filled with immense joy.

She struggled to lift her head and look at Bai Ye. "I'm glad you're alright. My mission is now complete."

Bai also broke free from the bronze man's grasp, stepped to Jiao Jiao's side, lifted her head and held her in his arms, drawing out the life force contained within the Chaos Lotus Seed to help heal her injuries.

"Jiaojiao, don't be afraid, you'll be alright. I won't let you die," Bai Ye whispered his promise.

Jiaojiao leaned against her chest, her eyes slightly closed, her voice barely audible, "Yezai, actually I have a secret that I've never told you."

"How about you tell me later?"

"What I'm about to tell you is that I'm not a dragon turtle, I'm just an ordinary little turtle."

Bai also nodded at the skull head, chuckling as he coaxed her, "I already knew, my cheap old mother told me."

"Aren't you going to ask me why I turned into a dragon turtle later?" Jiao Jiao opened her eyes wide and looked at Bai Ye, her eyes glistening with tears. "Actually, Jiao Jiao was very scared. She was afraid that if you found out that Jiao Jiao had done something bad and had stolen your eggshell, she wouldn't be friends with me anymore."

"Silly girl, I know everything. When we were in the river, I wasn't completely oblivious either." Bai also withdrew his hand and placed Jiao Jiao in Zhong Jiuli's arms. "You stay here, I'll go and deal with those ghostly things."

"Waaaaah, I really love Yezai so much, I want to be with Yezai forever." Jiaojiao nestled in Zhong Jiuli's arms, sobbing softly.

Her injuries had mostly healed, and she had even more strength to cry now. As she cried, she released golden light, enveloping Zhong Jiuli and Taihuo.

Bai also stood up and looked around the battlefield. As far as the eye could see, there was only bloodshed. Those figures who fought side by side, A Yu, Dayue, A Niang, Li Shoumo, Li Chengfeng, all of them were gone.

In the vast expanse of heaven and earth, it seemed as if only she and Zhong Jiuli, whom Jiaojiao was desperately protecting, remained.

"Have they all disappeared?" Bai asked in his heart.

"Hmm... that bronze man, he ate everyone."

"knew."

The next instant, endless chaotic death energy erupted from his body, surging like a burst dam of the Styx, instantly engulfing the entire world.

The demon army, the three demon emperors, and the bronze man were all swallowed up by this terrifying death aura.

Only the area where Zhong Jiuli and Jiao Jiao were located remained untouched by the attack.

"Ah!! Roar!!"

Under the deathly aura, cries of agony filled the land.

The entire demon army was wailing as their flesh and life were being stripped away. Bai Ye's pale golden skeleton was like a bottomless pit, devouring this massive amount of life.

New flesh and skin began to grow on her bones. Her aura also increased and became more powerful, and in the blink of an eye, she reached the Emperor Realm.

Only then did the bronze man, trapped in the cycle of reincarnation, awaken. Upon seeing the scene before him, he did not panic, but instead chuckled softly, "Interesting. A single Chaos Lotus Seed has actually pushed your cultivation to a level comparable to mine."

Bai slowly twisted her neck, her bones making a crisp sound. She clenched her fists, adapting to the rapidly increasing power.

"You're wrong! The strongest never compare themselves to others. You will only become an ant under my feet."

She casually raised her hand and grabbed at the air.

The Shadow Demon Emperor let out a terrified scream and instantly fell into Bai Ye's palm.

“You all deserve to die, you all deserve to die.”

Bai Ye's eyes shone brightly with golden light, instantly piercing through the Shadow Demon Emperor's core essence, and his five fingers suddenly clenched together.

puff!

Like crushing a ripe fruit, a demon emperor who had dominated throughout the ages and inspired fear in all his men was completely annihilated in her hands, turning into streams of pure energy that were absorbed.

"You cannot control this lotus seed for long! It will drag you to your doom. Come, merge with me and help me transcend!" The bronze man laughed as he approached Bai Ye, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

To him, everything in the world was expendable, and the more powerful the being, the more supreme the tonic. Bai Ye, currently parasitized by the Chaos Lotus Seed, was undoubtedly the best elixir in his eyes!

"Fuse my ass, go fuse shit!"

Bai roared, unleashing a burst of killing intent that caused the entire world to tremble violently.

"Oh!"

The bronze-clad man stood with his hands behind his back, a confident smile on his face, a smile full of condescension and amusement. From beginning to end, he had never taken the living beings of the Nine Provinces, or even this world, seriously.

Whether it was the combined efforts of the two Zhong Jiuli or the desperate resistance of the people of Kyushu, it all seemed to him like a boring pastime.

"Come, let me see how long your forcibly enhanced power can last." The bronze-clad man was the first to attack, his figure flashing as he appeared close, his ancient bronze sword aimed straight at Bai Ye's brow.

Bai Ye waved her hands, and a phantom image of a budding blue lotus appeared in her palms. The energies of life and death intertwined within the lotus, emitting a terrifying fluctuation.

"go!"

With a push of her hands, the green lotus spun towards the sword's edge.

boom!

As the sword light fell, the blue lotus bloomed instantly, and death energy surged out, instantly engulfing the bronze man.

His flesh and blood body, which had only recently been reborn, withered and shriveled at an extremely rapid pace under the corrosive influence of death energy, seemingly about to revert to a skeleton at any moment.

"That's not enough! This isn't enough!"

Amidst the surging deathly aura, came the maniacal laughter of the bronze-clad man.

Behind him, endless black light soared into the sky, reflecting the illusory images of countless worlds.

Some of those worlds are experiencing apocalypse, with stars falling and mountains and rivers collapsing. Others have long since been wiped out, leaving only ruins.

The destructive power generated when countless worlds came to an end, like rivers flowing into the sea, converged in his hand, forming a jet-black halberd that seemed capable of cleaving the universe!

He gripped the halberd and slashed it down forcefully in the direction where Bai Ye was.

The attack came too fast; it arrived in front of Bai Ye the instant it struck. She had no choice but to take the hit.

The giant black beast unleashed a dazzling dark light, gathering all its power, and slashed at the halberd.

Bang!

A deafening roar erupted, and a terrifying shockwave swept in all directions, instantly reducing the Great Li Emperor to ruins.

Jiao Jiao's tortoise-shell shield, which she had unleashed with all her might, was instantly covered in cracks and was on the verge of shattering. Just then, a beam of green light shot into the sky from the collapsed imperial capital, arriving beside Jiao Jiao and Zhong Jiuli and casting a verdant light barrier to protect them.

Bai caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of her eye, and felt somewhat relieved. She turned her sword and attacked the bronze man again.

In an instant, two figures collided rapidly in this shattered world. Sword light clashed with sword light, fists clashed with fists, and each clash shattered the broken space, causing the earth to sink continuously.

A thousand moves passed in the blink of an eye, and the two were evenly matched. However, Bai was somewhat anxious. If they continued to fight, nothing would be left in the Nine Provinces. Moreover, the Chaos Lotus Seed within her body was also desperately restless, trying to refine her in return.

"You dare to be distracted while fighting me?" The bronze-clad man was incredibly perceptive and immediately noticed Bai Ye's distraction.

A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips as he swung his ancient sword repeatedly, each strike leaving wounds on Bai Ye's body.

Perhaps it was the bond between lovers that resonated with her; Zhong Jiuli, who had been silent all along, trembled slightly as she sensed Bai Ye's danger. A piercing pain struck her, but she was in the most crucial stage of fusion and could not force herself to wake up.

The two souls of Zhong Jiuli, like two rivers separated for millennia, are now converging once more. This is clearly very difficult, because such fusion is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

This is a fusion and reconstruction of Tao and its origin. It's like completely dismantling two complete houses, taking their essence, integrating their spirit, and using the extra bricks and stones to rebuild a more magnificent palace that is more in line with the Tao.

At this moment, such a reconstruction is taking place in Zhong Jiuli's sea of ​​consciousness.

Originally, this final fusion shouldn't have come so quickly. In Zhong Jiuli's deduction, it should have waited until her other self also ascended to the position of Immortal Emperor. At that time, the fusion might have forged an even more powerful, supreme realm that surpassed the Bronze Bone Corpse.

Unfortunately, plans can never keep up with changes.

However, this early fusion also allowed Zhong Jiuli to glimpse an unimaginable world ahead of time.

At this moment, she was no longer Zhong Jiuli, or rather, she was no longer an individual.

Her consciousness merged with this world, transforming into the earth beneath her feet that bears all living beings, into the billions of stars in the heavens, and into the chains of the Great Dao.

She seemed to operate in sync with this universe, resonating with all living things.

With a single thought, one's spirit roams the vast emptiness, surveying the mysteries of the universe; with a single thought, all laws wither and decay, and the world can return to chaos.

She seemed to stand simultaneously at the source and the end of the river of time, with countless scenes of the past, present, and future flowing and fading before her eyes.

This experience of omniscience and omnipotence was something she, at the half-step Immortal Emperor realm, could never have imagined. The difference between the half-step and the true Emperor realm may seem to be just one step, but in reality, it is the difference between a mortal and a god, a firefly and the bright moon.

The moment she completely merged, the entire world of Kyushu trembled and hummed.

Above the sky, endless auspicious clouds appeared, radiating primordial divine light. The stars in the sky shone brightly, and countless strands of star essence fell down to nourish this world ravaged by war.

On the earth, withered trees come back to life, sprouting new buds; the gushing magma gradually subsides; and the cracked spiritual veins once again exude vibrant spiritual energy.

An aura that transcends all things and rules over all heavens spread across this land.

Zhong Jiuli slowly opened her eyes.

There was not a single wound on her body; her tattered robes were restored to their original state, spotless. Her aura was restrained, and in the blink of an eye, it seemed as if a river of stars flowed, reflecting the ebb and flow of time.

The two fighters paused for a moment during their intense battle, their eyes both turning to Zhong Jiuli.

Without a doubt, Zhong Jiuli's awakening became a crucial factor in changing the course of the battle.

Without pausing, Zhong Jiuli waved her hand, taking Jiaojiao and Xiaolü into the space within the World Tree. Then, she took a step forward and arrived directly at the center of the battlefield.

She formed a hand seal and pointed a finger, and a long river of time that spanned countless ages surged toward the bronze man. The flow of time around him changed instantly, as if he had experienced billions of years in an instant.

His armor was rusting and weathering at an extremely fast pace, and his shriveled flesh withered and decayed, turning back into bones.

You have completely enraged me!

The bronze skeleton roared, its eyes flashing with black light, and shot out two jet-black beams of light, its devouring power, capable of plundering the life force of all worlds, reappearing.

Zhong Jiuli's palm shone brightly with silver light, and she shouted, "Freeze!"

The boundless power of spacetime transformed into shackles, instantly locking down this area and freezing the terrifying black light.

At the same time, the river of time surged behind her, and the power of the years washed down, trying to completely annihilate this bronze skeleton in the river of time.

"Ignorant ants." The bronze skeleton let out a cold sneer. "I am a truly immortal being, long since transcending the constraints of time and space. How could you possibly erase me so easily?"

Zhong Jiuli didn't speak. She raised her hand and the Emperor Bow appeared from the void. She drew the bow like a full moon, and arrows of law pierced into the bronze skeleton's body one by one.

"Ah! Two ants, you can't hurt me!" The bronze skeleton was temporarily suppressed by the arrow of law and could not move, but his aura did not weaken in the slightest and was still extremely terrifying.

"Immortal and indestructible? Today I'll make sure your soul is scattered and you're never reincarnated!" Bai Ye roared, swinging the Great Black Sword and unleashing a heaven-shattering strike.

The heavy sword fell, sparks flying. The sword's light, powerful enough to cleave the heavens and earth, struck the bronze skeleton, yet it could not budge it in the slightest.

"Haha, a bunch of ants! I've said it before, no one in this world can kill me." The bronze skeleton laughed wildly. Even though it was suppressed by the laws of time and could not move, it still had an air of complete confidence.

Bai Ye paused slightly in her sword strike, sensing the increasingly restless lotus seed within her body. She no longer suppressed the chaotic lotus seed, allowing the chaotic death energy to sweep over her entire body.

She activated the Great Creation Scripture with all her might, drawing energy from the Chaos Lotus Seed.

Almost instantly, the newly reconstructed flesh and blood melted away, turning back into a pale gold skeleton. If it tries to borrow strength, it will inevitably suffer a backlash.

After experiencing tens of thousands of cycles of life and death, Bai has fully comprehended the true meaning of the Great Creation Scripture. The power of creation is not only about life, but also about death. The cycle of life and death is what constitutes creation.

Using herself as a medium and the chaotic lotus seed as a seed, she transformed into a sword of creation, fundamentally severing the life force of the bronze skeleton.

"Sword of Creation, sever your karma!"

An invisible and formless blade of creation, yet containing the true essence of creation and destruction, appeared. This sword did not cut the flesh or harm the soul, but instead followed the thread of cause and effect in the dark, tracing back to the origin, severing the connection between the bronze skeleton and this world, and also destroying him before he had even grown up.

Bai also fundamentally eliminated the other party.

"No, what did you do?"

The bronze skeleton roared in terror and anger, sensing something terrible was happening. It was being erased from this world, its body melting and disintegrating inch by inch. This dissipation was irreversible and irretrievable.

This is death in the truest sense.

The roar of the bronze skeleton echoed between heaven and earth; no matter how much it screamed and howled, it could not stop its own demise.

The two demon emperors, hidden in the void, witnessed the demise of the ancient ancestor. This scene horrified them, and the two demons tried to flee without thinking.

Bai Ye and Zhong Jiuli's eyes narrowed, and they simultaneously reached out to grab at the void.

The two once invincible demon emperors have now been captured and brought back like two little chicks.

Bai also acted decisively, extracting the life force from the two demon emperors and filling his own body to temporarily suppress the Chaos Lotus Seed.

At this point, only Bai Ye and Zhong Jiuli remained in this shattered world.

Zhong Jiuli looked at Bai Ye now, her eyes reddening, her voice trembling, and she called out with difficulty, "A-Ye..."

"I'm fine."

Bai replied casually, "Okay, stop staring at me. It's a bit embarrassing to be naked like this. I know you like my new look, so I'll break off the brightest finger bone for you to plate later."

"Nonsense!" Zhong Jiuli cried and laughed at the same time, her voice choked with sobs.

She suppressed the panic in her heart, and the River of Time appeared behind her. The power of time enveloped Bai Ye, trying to reshape her physical body and expel the death aura.

However, even the spacetime laws containing supreme power could not bring back Bai Ye's lost life force. She remained a skeletal skeleton, and the Chaos Lotus Seed had merged with her, rapidly devouring her.

Bai stepped forward and embraced Zhong Jiuli tightly, but the embrace was devoid of warmth.

"Stop working so hard, take a rest! Doesn't it feel a little uncomfortable to be held like this?"

Zhong Jiuli pressed his cheek against her hard, cold bones, tears silently streaming down his face. "I can think of a way to save you. I'm already an Immortal Emperor, how could I not save you? Please wait for me..."

If she could, Bai certainly wouldn't want to die. She had finally defeated the villain, and her wife was right beside her. How could she possibly want to leave him alone to face the long, lonely years to come?

But that chaotic lotus seed didn't want her to live!

Bai also raised his bony hand to wipe away Zhong Jiuli's tears and asked, "Now that you have no face and no mouth, don't you look a little scary?"

Zhong Jiuli looked up and met her gaze. "Not bad, still pretty."

"It's a pity I can't kiss you like this." Bai sighed helplessly. "Zhong Jiuli, don't cry, okay? I have to start doing something big."

"No! No!" Zhong Jiuli shook her head frantically. "Wait a little longer, please! I'll find a way to help you suppress the Chaos Lotus Seed..."

A silver light flashed in her palm as she recklessly activated the laws of time.

Bai also raised his hand and pressed her down. "You can definitely see that it's not that I can't reshape my flesh and blood, it's that even if I do, my flesh and blood will be devoured. That lotus seed also wants to live. If it wants to live, then I have to die."

“Zhong Jiuli, I want to give you back a complete world. After I repair this world, can you use your power of time and space to bring those people back? I actually want to see my mother again, I don’t know if you have any way to find her.”

"No, wait a minute, okay? Ah Ye, I'll think of something." Zhong Jiuli sobbed uncontrollably, repeatedly pleading as if that would stop Bai Ye's demise.

"Look at me, rather than becoming fertilizer, let me be the savior one last time. That's pretty cool, isn't it? I can put it on my resume that I saved the world." Bai Ye still had that relaxed look.

She stopped suppressing the Chaos Lotus Seed and instead sacrificed all the power within her, along with the Chaos Lotus Seed that was devouring her.

"Creating all things...reshaping the universe!"

A soft, sacred light emanated from within Bai Ye's pale golden bones, sweeping across the shattered landscape of Kyushu, passing through the fragmented void, and reaching the eternally dark demon realm...

Under this incredible power of creation, the three shattered worlds began to reassemble. The depleted spiritual veins once again flowed with pure spiritual energy, and the land stained with death energy was revitalized. This broken world was repaired by the miraculous power of creation and transformed back into a complete great world.

Zhong Jiuli stood frozen in place, watching helplessly.

Looking at the bones in his arms, they gradually became transparent in that sacred light, turning into countless tiny specks of light that dissipated into the world.

She left no trace, no bones, no belongings, as if she came to this world simply to fulfill her mission of saving it.

The world returned to tranquility and wholeness, even more vibrant than before. Sunlight pierced through the clouds, bathing the earth in its glow, and all things revived.

Her arms were empty.

She stood there, stunned, for a long, long time, before finally murmuring in a barely audible voice, a hint of hurt and grievance in her voice, "Liar..."

"You promised to leave me a piece of bone..."

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Author's Note: [Poor thing] To avoid making everyone sad, there will be two updates today! Hehehe

Actually, I rewrote this chapter several times, resulting in over 10,000 words of discarded drafts. So, I'm really putting in a lot of effort now, and what follows is all lighthearted fun! [Please][Please][Please]