A voice echoed from the sky do, "You accuse of ddling in the affairs of these juniors? And what of yourself? You, the great Ageless Celestial Emperor, consort with a demon of this chaotic age!"
An Ran gazed toward the heavens, her tone heavy. "Say one more word, and I will co up and cut you down!"
She had never been one for a war of words.
As her voice fell, two utterly different sacred auras comnced a standoff between heaven and earth. The ethereal Dao Rhy was everywhere.
Throughout the Boundless Heavens, every cultivator from the celestial and human realms fell silent like cicadas in winter. They felt a tightness in their chests and a shortness of breath, oppressed by a profound pressure, as if the sky itself would collapse and grind all living things to dust at any mont.
Luo Xiu stirred in An Ran's arms and stole a glance at her, a sudden sense of awkwardness washing over him. Being saved by a gorgeous woman, only to be held in her arms... this really isn't my style.
"Can you handle this?" Luo Xiu asked via Divine Sense Communication.
An Ran rely glanced at him, signaling him to keep quiet.
Then, An Ran spoke, her voice ringing out, "The Azure Emperor and I have beco Dao companions. From this day on, throughout all the heavens and myriads of worlds, whoever dares to touch him, I will personally arrive at their doorstep and annihilate their Dao foundation!"
"Hmph, you crazy woman!" a cold snort from the Five Elents Emperor echoed from the sky.
Afterward, the nearly invisible spatial rift began to close, signaling the Five Elents Emperor's compromise.
"Boy, the three seals will remain on you for now. But one day, I will personally retrieve them, and by then, no one will be able to protect you!" As he spoke, the Five Elents Emperor suddenly let out a soft "Eh?" as if he had discovered sothing. He couldn't help but laugh. "It seems the Boundless Heavens still has sothing terrifying in store for you. Ageless, I will take my leave. Have fun. I do hope we'll have a chance to et again."
"Chuan'er, it's ti for you to go ho!"
...
Luo Xiu and An Ran exchanged a glance before simultaneously turning their gaze toward the vast land below.
"That terrifying thing he ntioned is probably about to erge."
「Before long.」
The sky returned to calm. The fear-inducing pressure vanished entirely.
Throughout the Boundless Heavens, cultivators from both realms wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, silently relieved that the two Heavenly Emperors hadn't fought. Otherwise, it would have been a case of immortals clashing while mortals suffer. The battle between the Azure Emperor and Wuxing Chuan alone was enough to sunder the heavens and split the earth, to say nothing of a conflict on the Heavenly Emperor Level.
...
An Ran took Luo Xiu's arm and led him toward the Holy Lotus Hall.
Elsewhere in the wastelands, Wuxing Chuan gave Luo Xiu one last deep look. Then, supported by Kui Bao, he flew toward the sky, entered the spatial rift, and departed the Boundless Heavens. This trip had cost him dearly; not only had he lost on both fronts, but the course of his life had been irrevocably altered.
"I never expected the Azure Emperor to have a Heavenly Emperor backing him," Kui Bao said.
"What a pity," Yang Zan added. "If not for that Heavenly Emperor, he would have surely died today!"
Kui Bao gritted his teeth. "If the Five Elents Emperor could have descended to the Lower Realm himself, he would have had no reason to fear the Ageless Celestial Emperor!"
...
「At the entrance of the Holy Lotus Hall.」
By now, Luo Xian and the others had left the World Inside the Vase. Seeing An Ran holding Luo Xiu's arm so intimately, the won all wore strange expressions. They had all heard An Ran's declaration but had no idea when she and Luo Xiu had beco Dao companions.
"Tian'er, are you alright?" Luo Xian rushed forward, her face etched with concern.
The black aura around Luo Xiu suddenly dissipated. His long black hair rapidly returned to its short length, and the mysterious black patterns on his skin gradually faded. He collapsed weakly onto the steps and coughed up a mouthful of blood. Just as Master Ping said, the power granted by the Ancient God Inner Pill is too overwhelming for my body to endure for long.
"I'm alright, Sis... just a bit depleted. I'll be fine after so rest."
Dou Dou pumped her little fists, scrambling onto Luo Xiu's lap. "Chen Shuisheng, you were absolutely amazing!"
"Of course!" Zhang Yi said, her face beaming with pride. "Don't you know who this is? It's not the first ti Brother Luo Xiu has slain a Heavenly Emperor. Didn't he also kill one during the Great Slaughter Calamity?"
Xu Qianqing chuckled. "But wasn't that because of Dream and Asura?"
Zhang Yi rolled her eyes. "Being able to use Dream and Asura is a skill in itself, okay?"
Luo Xiu just smiled and shook his head, looking gently at his little fangirl. This girl hasn't changed a bit.
As the won were bantering, a lodious and ethereal bell toll suddenly resounded between heaven and earth. It was followed by an ancient voice. "Fellow cultivators of the celestial and human realms, the entrance to the Boundless Heavens will soon close. Please use your Magnetic Keys to leave the realm in a tily manner within the next hour. You will be solely responsible for the consequences if you tarry."
Upon hearing this, cultivators all across the Boundless Heavens panicked.
"Is that the voice of the Celestial chanism Elder?"
"Why is the entrance closing so soon this ti?"
"Exactly! Logically, the Starry Sky Magnetic Wind should last much longer. Why is it closing so quickly?"
"Damn it, I haven't even had a chance to search for my opportunities yet!"
"Who cares! We're lucky to be alive. Let's get out of here!"
...
At the entrance of the Holy Lotus Hall, a cold light flashed in Luo Xiu's left eye. He tore open a spatial passage to the Land of Lawlessness and urged them, "Everyone, get in! Quick!"
They all stared at him, confused by his sudden urgency. But no one questioned him, imdiately flying into the spatial entrance.
Luo Xiu then turned to An Ran. "You too, get in!"
"What about you?" she asked, her expression grave.
Luo Xiu suddenly reached out, wrapped an arm around her slender waist, and tossed her inside before hurriedly sealing the spatial passage.
Afterward, Luo Xiu's gaze swept across the surroundings of the Holy Lotus Hall, his brow furrowing slightly. Unseen by anyone else, a strange gray mist had begun to perate the world.
Could this be The Void?
Suddenly, agonized screams erupted from the distant wastelands. The cultivators from both realms who had not yet departed were now writhing on the ground, howling in pain as if afflicted by a severe illness.
Luo Xiu flickered, instantly appearing beside the nearest female cultivator and placing a hand on her to hold her still. "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
"Save... save , Your Majesty, the Azure Emperor! I... I don't know what's happening..."
The female cultivator's face was contorted, and gray vapor was seeping from her seven orifices. She was in extre agony. Luo Xiu was at a loss for what to do.
Suddenly, the gray vapor coalesced beside her, forming a graceful figure. Luo Xiu's eyes widened in shock. The figure was identical to the woman lying on the ground.
So this is a Void Entity?
...
anwhile, outside the Boundless Heavens, an old man with white hair and dressed in common clothes sat in a mysterious hall, gazing at a crystal ball in his hands with a soft sigh.
"Azure Emperor," he murmured, "from here on, it's all up to you."
He abruptly set the crystal ball down, his voice turning grave. "We're out of ti! Close the entrance imdiately! We must not allow The Void to escape the Boundless Heavens!"
"Yes, Pavilion Master!"
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