Chapter 1625: The Lone Heavenly Swan

The God Realm of Absolute Beginning.

In the monochrome world, two graceful female figures stood out, appearing somewhat out of place.

“Are you certain this is the place?” Xia Qingyue hovered in mid-air, her beautiful eyes casting a downward glance. The land here was scarred and devastated. Only the power of a Divine Master could have wrought such destruction upon the God Realm of Absolute Beginning.

Although the traces of destruction were shocking, they were concentrated, indicating that the fierce battle at the Divine Master level did not last long… no, it must have been extremely short, likely over in mere breaths.

“Yes, Master,” said Lian Yue without hesitation. “This handmaiden has confirmed it multiple times using a secret technique. The residual bloodstains have also been confirmed to be that of a Brahma Heaven Guardian.”

Xia Qingyue pondered briefly, then asked, “Any changes on Zhou Qingchen’s side?”

Lian Yue replied, “No progress. The message remains that Crown Prince Zhou Tian suffered severe injuries during his trial in the God Realm of Absolute Beginning seven months ago and is currently in seclusion for recovery, with no one permitted to disturb him.”

“Even his siblings and the Guardians are not allowed to visit, right?”

Lian Yue thought for a moment and said, “It seems so.”

Xia Qingyue closed her eyes, remaining silent for a long time.

“Master,” Lian Yue lifted her head slightly, her expression puzzled. “Even if a Brahma Heaven Guardian truly perished, it’s not a major concern for our Moon God Realm. Why would you personally come here to confirm this?”

…After a long silence, Xia Qingyue opened her beautiful eyes, which reflected two streaks of icy purple light. “The one who killed that Brahma Heaven Guardian was Yun Che.”

“What!?” Lian Yue suddenly looked up, unable to believe her ears. Her first thought was that she had misheard. What kind of existence was a Brahma Heaven Guardian? And Yun Che… even if he had truly been here, how could he possibly have killed one?

“He killed Quhui, he killed a Guardian, yet Zhou Qingchen didn’t die…” Xia Qingyue murmured softly, “It’s no wonder. Given the encounter, how could he possibly let go of such an excellent opportunity for revenge?”

Lian Yue’s lips parted slightly, dumbfounded for a moment. Anyone else would likely be unable to comprehend the statement, “Yun Che killed a Brahma Heaven Guardian.”

“Lian Yue, you may go,” Xia Qingyue suddenly said. “There’s no need to concern yourself with Brahma Heaven’s affairs anymore. Focus entirely on investigating those two individuals. Go now.”

“Yes, Master.” Lian Yue responded. As she was about to leave, she noticed the direction of Xia Qingyue’s gaze and instinctively asked, “Master, are you…”

“I have other matters to attend to.”

“Yes, this handmaiden takes her leave.”

Lian Yue departed, and Xia Qingyue rose, flying directly towards the depths of the God Realm of Absolute Beginning… which was also the greatest perilous land in the entire Primal Chaos.

At the extreme depths of the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, a place many records speculated to be its very center—The Abyss of Nothingness!

A boundless abyss, filled with endless gray mist.

Xia Qingyue’s figure slowly descended. Facing this terrifying world that would bury everything and reduce it to nothingness, she, as the Moon God Emperor, was as tiny as a speck of dust.

She slowly advanced until she stopped at the very edge of this dreadful place. Silently swirling mist coiled around her feet. One more step forward, and she would plunge into the abyss, turning into nothingness… even as the Moon God Emperor.

Throughout the history of the God Realm, countless individuals had sought to explore its mysteries. Those who managed to delve deep into this place were all figures at the pinnacle of the profound way. However, once fallen in, everything—whether living, inanimate, or even mere aura and light—was completely annihilated, vanishing without a trace.

No one knew what truly lay hidden within the “Abyss of Nothingness” or why it existed. Even in the era of the Ancient Gods, no one ever knew.

One day…Two days…Three days…

Xia Qingyue stood silently at the edge of the Abyss of Nothingness, her eyes reflecting a pale gray hue.

Finally, on the seventh day, she turned and left silently.

As she departed, a faint, subtle smile touched the corner of her lips—a smile no one would ever understand.

Upon returning to the Moon God Realm, outside Divine Moon City, she detected several auras that did not belong to the Moon God Realm, but she did not stop. She didn’t even glance at them, heading directly back to her private chambers.

Soon after, Jin Yue rushed in to report, “Master, you’ve finally returned… Shui Yingyue, the new Realm King of the Glazed Light Realm, and former Realm King Shui Qianheng, have been waiting outside Divine Moon City for several days, requesting to visit Shui Meiyin, who is imprisoned in the Seventh Moon Prison.”

“Throw them out.” Xia Qingyue did not turn around. Her reply consisted of three incredibly cold and hard words.

…Jin Yue paused slightly, struggling to suppress her inner reluctance, and responded, “Yes.”

“Tell them,” Xia Qingyue continued, “that they must honestly bear the consequences for the foolish things they’ve done. For the next thousand years, Shui Meiyin will not take half a step out of the Moon Prison, and they should abandon any delusions of seeing her.”

“This time, they are merely being thrown out. If they dare to cause trouble again… I will personally cripple one of Shui Meiyin’s legs.”

“…Yes, this handmaiden will deliver the message now.” Jin Yue promptly responded and quickly withdrew.

The Glazed Light Realm’s act of harboring the Devil Yun Che years ago was discovered by the Moon God Emperor. Though the Brahma Heaven God Emperor interceded, it still resulted in Shui Qianheng being crippled and Shui Meiyin being imprisoned in the Moon God Realm for a thousand years. This matter was widely known throughout the world, eliciting countless sighs of regret.

What more people lamented was not Shui Qianheng’s fate, but Shui Meiyin’s. This woman, blessed with an untainted divine soul and a life adorned with a dazzling halo, another to be hailed as a “Goddess” after Qianye Ying’er, should have had an endlessly brilliant future. Yet, due to a single misguided thought—shielding the devil pursued by all King Realms—she ended up in such a predicament.

It was imaginable that, given the Moon God Emperor’s ruthlessness towards Yun Che, Shui Meiyin’s fate in the Moon God Realm would certainly not be good… it might even be a tragic one that people preferred not to contemplate.

Northern Divine Region.

Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er walked side-by-side. Previously, due to the Wild God’s Marrow, they had unintentionally stirred up two major hornet’s nests in the Northern Divine Region and had to temporarily withdraw. Now, less than twenty months later, they reappeared in the Northern Divine Region, showing no signs of alarm.

“Aren’t you going to visit that little girl in the Thousand Desolation Realm?” Qianye Ying’er asked. “Wouldn’t it be absolutely perfect if you found that she and the Skyfiend Cloud Clan had been completely annihilated?”

“No need,” Yun Che replied indifferently. He knew very well that Qianye Ying’er would actually be delighted if Yun Shang were dead.

They were currently in a star realm perpetually shrouded in scattered dark clouds, exuding an exceptionally dense aura of darkness, even surpassing that of the Thousand Desolation God Realm.

Undoubtedly, this was an Upper Star Realm in the Northern Divine Region.

Yun Che did not know the name of this star realm; he was merely passing through. If he had to find a reason for coming here, it would likely be that as they approached, he sensed a large number of profound practitioners and auras converging on this star realm.

As for where he was going or what he intended to do, Qianye Ying’er never asked, as if completely unconcerned.

Facing the heavy, cold wind, Yun Che’s sleeves gently fluttered. The Glazed Sound Stone around his neck continuously brushed against his skin, providing him with the only warmth he had, yet also the most piercing.

Three years had passed. If Wuxin were still alive, she would be seventeen… How he wished to see her grow into a beautiful, graceful woman.

Three years… it was a short time. Yet, for Yun Che, it was far, far longer than any other three years in his life.

If he had wanted, he could have prepared for another hundred, or even a thousand years… But he couldn’t wait, he absolutely couldn’t wait. Before the hatred and malevolence that permeated every drop of blood in his body could fully erupt and be unleashed, every day, every moment, felt like walking through the deepest, darkest, thorn-ridden abyss of hell.

Boom! A loud bang echoed as a low mountain ahead was cleaved in half. Intense sounds of battle drifted on the wind, mixed with the wild, furious roars of dark profound beasts.

Ahead, several enormous black silhouettes appeared. They were five dark profound beasts, completely black, a hundred zhang long, with alien fangs, exuding dark profound energy at the Divine King Realm.

Between them were two incredibly small human figures. A man and a woman, both quite young, with similar attire and auras. The profound artifacts they wielded were also extraordinary, and their cultivation had reached the Divine King Realm.

Everything indicated that these two possessed extraordinarily distinguished identities.

However, they were currently facing what might be the most desperate peril of their lives.

With their strength, if they only faced one beast, they could easily retreat unharmed, or even join forces to defeat it. But facing five simultaneously, the two were completely suppressed beneath the monstrous claws and fangs of the five enraged beasts. Every moment was fraught with danger, their injuries accumulated, and their hope of escape was almost extinguished.

At that moment, they caught sight of Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er soaring past in the sky. Their spirits trembled, and hope suddenly flickered in their eyes.

The man grunted, and in a moment of desperate struggle, he managed to let out a hoarse shout: “Friends! I am Luo Ying, the son of the Realm King of the Heavenly Net Realm. My royal sister and I came here to participate… Ugh! We beg you both for assistance; my sister and I will certainly repay you handsomely!”

The woman also excitedly cried out, “We earnestly ask for your help… Our Heavenly Net Realm will surely not forget your kindness!”

They quickly revealed their identities. The Heavenly Net Realm, one of the Upper Star Realms renowned throughout the Northern Divine Region. The esteemed status of a Realm King’s son and daughter from an Upper Star Realm was self-evident. And if they could truly be saved, what an enormous favor that would be.

However… Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er paid them no heed, not even sparing a glance. They maintained their previous speed, soaring through the sky, and quickly disappeared into the distance.

The fleeting hope was mercilessly shattered. Luo Ying’s agitated face instantly contorted into despair, and he let out a frustrated roar: “Bastards!!”

Shing!!

In that very instant, a brilliant light suddenly appeared in the dim sky. Five purple sword beams, like lightning descending from heaven, instantly pierced through the five Divine King fierce beasts. Exploding lightning immediately coiled around their entire bodies, completely freezing their massive forms and even their power.

Tear!

As the two siblings stared in complete bewilderment, the lightning flashed, and a less piercing tearing sound, in a single instant, ruthlessly tore apart the Divine King bodies of the five fierce beasts.

Boom—

Their enormous bodies collapsed like mountains, yet not a single drop of blood splattered.

A figure slowly descended from the sky at that moment, landing before the still-shocked Luo siblings. The purple sword on his back was still emitting a faint, yet profoundly soul-stirring, thunderous hum.

This was a tall and slender man, dressed in simple green robes. His face was like white jade, exceedingly handsome and very youthful in appearance, yet his demeanor gave off an ethereal, almost immortal, aura.

His expression was serene, and his eyes seemed to hold a comforting smile. His overall presence could no longer be described as merely elegant; rather, he seemed like an extraordinary being who had transcended mortal desires and worldly affairs, standing apart from the mundane.

To instantly slay five Divine King profound beasts that had driven them to despair—such cultivation was truly astonishing. Luo Ying quickly recovered, bowed deeply, and said, “Thank you, senior, for your righteous intervention. Your life-saving benevolence is beyond repayment…”

“Ah!”

Before he finished speaking, a woman’s shriek suddenly came from beside him. Luo Ying glanced over, about to scold her, but then saw her eyes wide with astonishment, her hand covering her lips, her gaze trembling intensely. “You… you are… you are…”

Rescued from despair, Luo Ying had been too shaken to properly examine the green-robed man’s face. Now, as his gaze shifted, his eyes widened suddenly just like his royal sister’s, and his body began to tremble violently.

But this time, it wasn’t from despair, but from boundless excitement and disbelief: “You… could it be… could it be… Young Master Gu… Gu Hu!?”

The green-robed man smiled, neither confirming nor denying. He then suddenly turned his gaze towards the direction Yun Che and Qianye Ying’er had departed, and his clear voice, utterly unlike anything found in this dark world, directly transmitted into their space: “If one’s own strength is insufficient, or if it is due to personal grievances, it is reasonable not to intervene. However, these two suffered a calamity from profound beasts, and you possess the power of Divine Sovereigns, capable of resolving it with a mere flick of your finger. To see them in peril and refuse to help, instead departing indifferently, would that not tarnish the dignity of a Divine Sovereign?”

“I fear the Heavenly Monarch Grand Assembly this time will not welcome guests such as yourselves.”

Upon hearing the voice, it was difficult to find such a clear voice in the entire Northern Divine Region. The identity of this voice’s owner was moreover a symbol of a generation of profound practitioners in the Northern Divine Region, and a legend unmatched in a certain domain.

However, Qianye Ying’er didn’t even pause or look back; her expression didn’t change in the slightest. Her reaction to a roadside mouse’s squeak would probably have been greater.

But Yun Che’s brow twitched, his eyes narrowed, and his figure gradually came to a halt.