Chapter 2234: Heaven-Sealing King (Part 1)

Holding the mist obtained from Master Kong's body, Luo Ruoxi seemed unable to believe it.

This Tianzong Great Emperor, from the moment he arrived in the divine realm, had amazed countless people, astonishing even the Imperial Lords. They thought that even exhausting all their power could not harm him in the slightest, yet unexpectedly, he was killed like this.

Clearly it was his most powerful technique, but why... was it so easy to slay him?

It gave her the illusion that he was waiting to be killed.

It was as if, when she thrust that sword, he knew he could not resist, and instead seemed relieved, as if fulfilling a wish, and simply relaxed.

Silent, she turned her fingers and withdrew the mist. Only then did Luo Ruoxi exhale and look into the distance.

The young man she deeply loved was now rushing over frantically, staring at the scattered primordial energy in the sky, wanting to hold it back but unable to.

Knowing the grief and sorrow in his heart, she hesitated for a moment, then came to his side: "This is fate... unchangeable..."

Controlling a part of the Heavenly Dao and contending for the Mandate of Heaven—who could escape?

"I know..." Zhang Xuan's voice choked.

He didn't want to admit it, but he had to.

Master Kong... was truly dead!

From the journey on the Master Teacher Continent, he had been his guide, his beacon, always shining ahead on his path forward. He thought he would continue to shine, but never dreamed... that after meeting for the first time, he would leave forever.

Recalling their earlier conversations, every word, every smile, it was as if he were still before him, not far away.

"Will we... also walk this path in the future? In contending for the Mandate of Heaven, must it be... life or death?"

Looking at the girl before him, Zhang Xuan asked.

"I don't know..." Luo Ruoxi avoided his direct gaze.

"You know, but you're unwilling to say. You don't want to see me, you don't want to continue entangled with me—is it because you're afraid that in the end... you won't be able to bring yourself to kill me?"

Zhang Xuan asked.

"I..." Luo Ruoxi fell silent.

"Yellow Chicken, let's go..."

He had always wanted to see her, but now that he truly saw her and witnessed this scene, he found he had nothing more to say.

If it was destined that one of them must die—and die by each other's hand—it would be better not to love.

"Zhang Xuan..."

Seeing him leave, Luo Ruoxi's eyes were filled with sorrow: "I'm sorry..."

"You have nothing to be sorry for! This is your fate, and mine too..." Zhang Xuan shook his head.

All along, he had persisted to see her again, to find her... but now that he truly saw her and understood everything, he felt it would be better to leave like this.

Meeting is worse than not meeting; affection is worse than indifference!

Pfft!

A mouthful of blood sprayed out, and Zhang Xuan's vision went dark.

His cultivation of the Heaven's If Merciful technique, now facing mercilessness, nearly could not withstand it, and his power collapsed.

Hum!

The pendant on his chest grew warm, and a surge of power flowed into his body, suppressing his injuries and chaotic technique.

Zhang Xuan wanted to throw the thing back to her, but clutching it in his palm, he finally put it down.

Master Kong's death was indeed not her fault; being angry with her was useless.

If Master Kong hadn't died, she would have died, and perhaps he would have been even more heartbroken...

This duel, from the very beginning, he had known the outcome; it was just that deep down, he had never dared to admit it.

Looking at the girl, he saw her eyes were red.

In an instant, Zhang Xuan's heart was filled with apology.

In fact... she had known this outcome even earlier, yet she had restrained herself, savoring the feeling and warmth deep in her heart, unable to bear refusing.

She was suffering more than he was.

Gently extending his arm, he pulled her into his embrace, his voice firm: "I don't believe that the struggle for the Mandate of Heaven must end in death... I'll find a way... Wait for me..."

If before he firmly believed that the Heavenly Dao struggle must end with one death, now he suddenly thought otherwise.

When he had spoken with Master Kong earlier, he had specifically asked: must it end with one death?

He had said that over the years, he had been considering, pondering—there was a way, but whether it could succeed... he didn't know!

Having a way meant...

A solution could be found.

What way, and how to solve it—as long as he put his heart into it, he could surely achieve it.

Not to mention others...

For instance, that false Master Kong from the heavens seemed to have a method to strip the Library of Heaven's Path...

Although implementing that method would also kill him, what if he found a compromise that would allow him to strip the library without dying?

If he could achieve that...

Wouldn't sacrifice be unnecessary?

"Find a way?"

Luo Ruoxi looked at him.

"Yes, I will definitely find a way! Trust me, I can do it..." Zhang Xuan said.

"What if you can't?" Luo Ruoxi's voice trembled.

Zhang Xuan smiled gently, his gaze calm: "If there's no way, we'll die together! If we both die, the shattered Heavenly Dao will surely merge on its own. Whether the divine realm recovers or collapses, what does it matter to us?"

"This..."

Seeing his smile, Luo Ruoxi was stunned for a moment, then her gaze gradually became resolute: "Yes, if we both die, why care about so much? If we cannot share the same bed in life, we will share the same grave in death!"

"At worst, it's like this. Neither heaven nor fate can separate us..."

"Yes, never separated!"

Her eyes reddened, Luo Ruoxi tightly embraced the young man.

Before, she had always hesitated, always worried, knowing it was an unattainable love, yet she savored it...

Now, she had confirmed his heart and her own.

Even if it meant death, as long as they were together, what did it matter?

Holding hands, there was no more fear.

Heaven crumbling and earth splitting, as long as it was with you... that was enough!

"In heaven, we wish to be birds flying together; on earth, we wish to be branches intertwined. Heaven and earth may last long but eventually end; this regret will last forever without end!"

Feeling the warmth from the girl's body, a poem suddenly appeared in his mind. The library trembled violently, and a technique emerged abruptly.

Life is not necessarily joy; death is not necessarily sorrow!

The sea may dry, the rocks may rot, even if heaven and earth perish, love will not die!

Rumble!

Above the moon, countless powers poured down, and a bright radiance enveloped Zhang Xuan, making him seem like an immortal in a dream.

Not only that, from the curtain-like divine realm, the sky full of red clouds, a majestic force spread, causing the entire world to change color in awe, dark clouds gathering, the ground trembling, as if announcing the birth of something.

Originally, Zhang Xuan had reached the peak of a Divine King, his soul power unable to break through without being crowned king. But in the blink of an eye, the barrier was shattered.

Without the title of Imperial Lord, he had broken through the shackles of the Divine King!

"This is..."

All the Imperial Lords' expressions changed simultaneously. Not far away, Linglong Fairy's delicate body trembled, and she couldn't help shouting: "The Imperial Lords do not recognize it, but heaven and earth acknowledge it... This is heaven and earth... crowning a king? Could it be that another new... Tianzong Great Emperor is about to appear?"

The nine Imperial Lords all looked over, utterly silent, each unable to speak.