BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Sowhere in the Evergreen Forest.
The ground was shrouded in roiling dust, crisscrossed by deep ravines. It was a scene of utter devastation!
The Bandaged Man held Luo Xiu's head down with one huge hand, violently rubbing his face against the ground!
Luo Xiu was silently cursing his miserable luck. I've never been so brutally humiliated, ground into the dirt without any regard for martial ethics. Today is an unfortunate first!
Suddenly, he roared, "You motherfucker, that's enough!"
Summoning the little strength he had just recovered, he fiercely kicked the Bandaged Man away. However, the Bandaged Man didn't even give Luo Xiu a chance to catch his breath, pouncing on him once more and pinning him down. Its fists, endowed with terrifying power, pounded one punch after another all over Luo Xiu's body, seemingly determined to beat him to death!
Not far away, the approaching Heaven Moon Pope watched the incredibly satisfying spectacle. Yes! he cheered inwardly, wishing he could join the Bandaged Man and beat Luo Xiu to death. But at the sa ti, a chill ran down his spine. The strength of this Bandaged Man can't be judged by any Cultivation Realm. It has no Spiritual Power, no cultivation, and not even a life force, yet it's terrifyingly strong. Since when did the Lingtian Plateau have such an expert? Could this be a new Magical Treasure created by Emperor Hao?
The Heaven Moon Pope frowned in thought. His gaze suddenly sharpened, and he transford into a blur, dashing forward. Seizing the opportunity, he pushed the Bandaged Man away with a powerful palm strike.
Luo Xiu scrambled to his feet, his face a bloody, swollen, and bruised ss.
The Heaven Moon Pope glanced at Luo Xiu and almost burst out laughing. You devil, you finally got what was coming to you! Serves you right! he thought. He struggled to contain his amusent, wanting to say sothing, but hesitated.
Luo Xiu spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and said, "I know what you're thinking, but I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now."
He paused, then added, "You go and hold him off."
The Heaven Moon Pope naturally could not defy Luo Xiu's command and imdiately leaped into action, grappling the Bandaged Man.
Luo Xiu cursed under his breath in frustration and suddenly pulled out the Sun Well, activating it directly. A beam of golden light radiating terrifying heat burst from the mirror's surface. Wherever it passed, the earth and stones instantly turned to molten lava!
The rciless golden light pierced through the Heaven Moon Pope's Body of the Dark Land, shattering it to pieces before landing squarely on the Bandaged Man. Bizarrely, however, not even the Indestructible Divine Fla could inflict any substantial harm on the Bandaged Man!
Luo Xiu was inwardly alard. This monster's power has once again shattered my expectations.
However, the bandages wrapped around the Bandaged Man were instantly incinerated, revealing the body wrapped inside. Luo Xiu withdrew the Sun Well and looked closely, his brow gradually furrowing. The skin was grayish-white, with suture marks on its limbs. This Bandaged Man... it's pieced together from the limbs of different people! The head is made of wood, which is why it was so fragile, but the body and limbs are real flesh and bone... Just what is this monster?
Suddenly, the Bandaged Man kicked off the ground and lunged at Luo Xiu again.
Luo Xiu cursed loudly and imdiately dodged. Fortunately, the Heaven Moon Pope's shattered Body of the Dark Land had just reford, and he swooped in to help, saving Luo Xiu from disaster.
"Look for a chance to self-destruct," Luo Xiu ordered.
With that said, he turned and fled without a mont's hesitation.
「Before long.」
Luo Xiu reached the spot where he had first entered. He slipped through the spatial rift Hua Muyan had opened with her Construct Wood Power and escaped the Evergreen Forest.
BOOM—!
Just as he flew out of the Evergreen Forest's barrier, a thunderous explosion erupted behind him. Luo Xiu stood on the edge of a cliff and turned to look, only to see a massive, spectacular mushroom-shaped Fire Cloud soaring into the sky.
Clearly, the Heaven Moon Pope had self-destructed.
The Sun Well couldn't handle it, so I doubt the Pope's self-destruction did much either. Fuck... What the hell is that thing? It's terrifying. Just wait until I've recovered. I'll be back to deal with you!
Luo Xiu swore to himself, determined to wash away today's humiliation. Then, letting out a breath, he turned to leave. But he had hardly taken two steps when he suddenly froze.
In the sky ahead of him, dozens of winged Exotic Beasts of a kind he had never seen before were suspended steadily in The Void. Upon their broad backs rode knights clad in shining silver armor.
Luo Xiu quietly surveyed the beast-riding knights, his brow furrowing. Not long ago, Luo Yue told a few things about the Heavenly Plains. These must be the legendary Sky Mastiff Knights who guard it.
At the lead, on a much more robust-looking Sky Mastiff, a female knight slowly stood up, looking down on Luo Xiu from her high vantage point. That posture, that arrogant gaze... it's like she's looking at an ant.
Luo Xiu looked up, eting her gaze. That silver Battle Armor wrapped around her fiery figure just makes her look even more captivating.
"Capture him!" the female knight ordered suddenly.
The company of Sky Mastiff Knights imdiately moved into formation, preparing to swoop down and capture him.
Feeling utterly screwed, Luo Xiu quickly produced the token that Luo Qingxian had once given him. He had only pulled it out as a long shot, but to his surprise, it actually worked.
Upon seeing the token, the female knight hastily gestured for the other knights to halt. She stared at the token in Luo Xiu's hand, her delicate brows knitting in surprise.
"It's actually Her Highness the Holy Maiden's decree."
Luo Xiu asked, "Can I go now?"
The female knight's expression was indifferent as she said coolly, "With this decree, we will naturally not trouble you. However, your movents are suspicious, and you've fled from the Evergreen Forest, so I need you to co back with for an inquiry. Afterward, you will be free to go."
Luo Xiu sighed helplessly. "Beauty, as you can see, I'm wounded like this. I need to find a quiet place to heal; I don't have ti to waste with you."
The female knight's eyelids, highlighted with bright blue eyeshadow, drooped slightly as she stared at Luo Xiu, her voice cold. "In that case, I'm afraid I must be forceful. If the Holy Maiden holds accountable, I will personally atone for my actions."
But no sooner had she finished speaking than an exquisite little jade talisman shot directly toward her face. Luo Xiu had thrown the Cave Heavens Talisman!
The female knight was greatly alard and hurriedly raised her War Sword to block. She could sense a terrifying power contained within the tiny jade talisman!
CLANG—!
With a trendous clang, the female knight's War Sword shattered, sending her flying backward in a straight line. Luo Xiu reached out, retrieved the Cave Heavens Talisman, and instantly fled.
Her long hair billowing, the female knight flew backward for thousands of ters before suddenly steadying herself in The Void. "After him!" she shouted angrily.
But just then, the distant Sacred Tree standing at the Summit of Heavenly Plains began to flicker with a sacred light.
At this sight, the female knight's beautiful eyes widened in shock. She quickly turned to face the Sacred Tree and bowed in salute.
「A short while later.」
As if understanding the ssage conveyed by the Sacred Tree, the female knight bowed once more and said, "Everyone, return."
…
「After a short while.」
The female knight went alone to the Summit of Heavenly Plains. Finding the old woman there beneath the Sacred Tree, she knelt on one knee in salute.
"Grandma, we were ordered to investigate the anomaly in the Evergreen Forest. That man's movents are suspicious, and he seems to be directly related to it. Why did you let him go?"
The old woman looked at the female knight with a loving expression and said, "He is the Azure Emperor."
Hearing this, the female knight's beautiful eyes widened, and she froze as if petrified. After a mont, her eyes began to moisten. "Impossible," she choked out. "How... how could he be His Majesty, the Azure Emperor?"
Just then, a graceful figure arrived through the air, landing before the old woman. It was the Plateau Saintess, Luo Qingxian. She had gone to check on the Evergreen Forest earlier, but by the ti she arrived, no one was there.
With tears blurring her vision, she looked at the old woman and asked in a trembling voice, "Grandma, is it really him?"
The old woman looked at Luo Qingxian, nodded gently, and said, "He will co back."
The female knight suddenly stood up and embraced Luo Qingxian. "This is wonderful, Sister Xian'er! His Majesty has truly returned!"
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