Chapter 1836: Absolute Desperation (Nine)

Cang Shitian left after receiving the order, leaving the Sea God Envoys to look at each other in dismay.

"What do we do?" a Sea God murmured.

Beneath their feet, the Ocean Overturn Sea God lay in a pool of blood, half his body embedded in the ground, his breath barely perceptible.

The Sea God power in his body had been forcibly withdrawn. In his extreme weakness, he couldn't even stand up.

Given Cang Shitian's utterly deranged state, no one dared to rescue him without his command, lest they suffer the same fate.

"What else can we do?" another Sea God sighed, then gritted his teeth and said, "Is there a second option!?"

Of course not.

Chi Wuyao's steps were slow, her snow-like countenance serene. Her demonic eyes inadvertently drifted towards the direction of the Royal Hall... She longed to glance at Yun Che within the Heaven Profound Pearl again, but she was destined not to approach it.

Although there were seven layers of barriers, the Dragon Monarch and the Western Region's Emperors were outside. If their attention was drawn, there was still a chance of being detected.

Her golden hair fluttering, Qianye Ying'er arrived before Chi Wuyao. On Chi Wuyao's face, she saw an unusually rare solemnity and gloom.

"No more tricks up your sleeve?" she asked.

"There's still half a trick," Chi Wuyao said, "but it's likely just a drop in the bucket. Ultimately, everything still depends on a miracle."

Neither of them spoke for a long time.

Previously, they had always wanted to quell the fiery, reckless desire for revenge in Yun Che's heart, a desire for which he would spare no risk or cost. Now, however, they intensely hoped he would leave the Heaven Realm God Realm as quickly as possible.

A waft of fresh fragrance swept past, and Caizhi's charming figure appeared before the two women. She raised her eyes to look at Chi Wuyao.

"How did you do it?" she asked earnestly.

Chi Wuyao smiled faintly. "The matters here are very complex, difficult to explain in a short time. And you're still young, so it's better not to understand too deeply."

She paused, then added, "I'm referring to your age."

"...Never mind then!" Caizhi turned her eyes and was about to leave.

Qianye Ying'er spoke coolly, "Your husband slept with their Dragon Queen, in the Dragon God Realm, right under his nose, for a whole year. It's that simple."

"...?!" Caizhi's starry eyes widened, and she was speechless for a long time.

"Hmph!" Qianye Ying'er sneered, "Indeed, the more a woman appears saintly, the more of a slut she is behind closed doors."

Her tone was resentful. She could ignore Yun Che's fault in today's crisis, but the "Dragon Queen" had to bear more than half the blame!

Caizhi turned her eyes and stared at her coldly. "That's still not as bad as a so-called Goddess who's been defiled over six thousand times."

"..." Qianye Ying'er narrowed her golden eyes. "Oh? You've grown."

"At a time like this, you two should calm down," Chi Wuyao said, pressing her brows with a hand. Then she explained to Caizhi, "Long Bai forcibly mobilized all the God Masters of the Western Region's King Realms, awakened the Withered Dragon Venerables, and deployed the Heaven-Earth Dragon City. His primary goal wasn't to wipe out our Northern Region Devil Race in one go, but to vent his hatred and jealousy towards Yun Che."

"So, by drawing out his deeply accumulated hatred and jealousy to the point of almost losing control, and then telling him Yun Che would return in five or six hours, he would obediently wait until then... After all, if he couldn't crush us in front of Yun Che, the pleasure of his vengeance would be greatly diminished."

Caizhi's chest heaved quite violently, and then she suddenly asked, "Why not say a few more hours?"

"Too much is as bad as too little," Qianye Ying'er said.

"I wasn't asking you!" Caizhi retorted coldly.

"Tsk," Qianye Ying'er pursed her lips.

Chi Wuyao calmly said, "There are twelve hours in a day. Six hours is the median, which subtly aligns with a person's psychological balance point; it's neither too short nor too long, and easily accepted. Being greedy would only backfire."

"???" Caizhi didn't understand at all.

"Caizhi," Chi Wuyao said slowly, "In six hours, a fierce battle will surely commence. At that time, we will largely have to rely on the Primordial Dragon Clan."

"You don't need to remind me of that," Caizhi said. While this move would inevitably implicate and doom the Primordial Dragon Clan, under such circumstances, there was no room for pretense.

"I have one request that you must grant."

"Hmm?" Chi Wuyao looked at her.

"Zhou Xuzi... must be left to me!"

Her words were slow and low, her gaze cold, yet they carried an unyielding resolve that brooked no refusal, along with a bone-piercing hatred.

"Alright," Chi Wuyao nodded slightly.

Roar!!

A dragon's roar shook the sky, purple light flickered, and the vast Heaven Realm God Realm seemed to have just endured a massive catastrophe. Every wisp of energy violently surged in chaos, taking a long time to finally subside.

"You succeeded! Big Brother Yun Che, you succeeded!"

The girl's joyful voice resounded. Shui Meiyin suddenly threw herself onto Yun Che, wrapping her smooth, slender white legs around his waist and her jade arms tightly around his neck, laughing, unwilling to let go.

Phew—

Letting out a long breath, Yun Che opened his eyes. He paid no mind to the rain-like beads of sweat on his face and body, and a smile of the utmost contentment appeared on his lips—the most content he had been since entering the Heaven Realm God Realm.

He succeeded! He finally succeeded!

Before entering the Heaven Realm God Realm, completing the previous scenario would have required him to pay a price, harming himself.

Now, it was the first time he could succeed completely without exceeding the limits of his soul's burden.

In terms of time, it had only taken a little over two years.

Very good, this way...

He placed his hands on Shui Meiyin's soft waist and contentedly closed his eyes. "This is all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to do it even in another hundred years."

"That's not true, Big Brother Yun Che, you're very amazing yourself. And I... I already belong to you," Shui Meiyin said, her cheeks tinged with pink, her voice soft and tender.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, with a soft cry, she was pulled down onto the ground by Yun Che, who clasped her jade legs.

Yun Che curled the corner of his mouth, revealing a wolf-like gaze. "So, how should I thank my little Meiyin?"

Shui Meiyin lightly stuck out her tongue and said sweetly, "At times like these, you're even more like a big bad guy than the Dark Devil Master."

"I am a bad guy!" Yun Che's expression and gaze grew even more lecherous. "And I can be bad to an extent you can't imagine... You'll find out soon."

He suddenly leaned down, and as his movements became too violent, the small-fist-shaped tri-colored Glazed Sound Stone hanging from his neck fell onto Shui Meiyin's collarbone, which glowed like a crescent moon, and was gently brushed by Yun Che's chin.

"Daddy, you can't be a playboy!"

Yun Wuxin's childish voice sounded in his ears, instantly embarrassing Yun Che, who was about to engage in beastly acts.

Shui Meiyin covered her lips with a small hand and let out a giggle.

Yun Che's finger lifted the fist-shaped red Glazed Sound Stone, then he suddenly froze there, staring at it for a long while.

"Big Brother Yun Che, what's wrong?" Shui Meiyin asked softly and timidly.

"Uh..." Yun Che, for some reason, looked embarrassed. Then he said, "I suddenly remembered something... very important."

"Something important?"

"It's... it's just that..." Yun Che's old face flushed slightly. After his lips twitched, he said with some difficulty, "Back then, when we met in the Heaven Realm, you were fifteen, which means... you were only four years older than Wuxin."

Shui Meiyin: "..."

"So..." Yun Che's throat gave a harsh gulp. "When all this is over, and I take you to meet Wuxin, you absolutely must not tell her about this! Instead, you must say you're over three thousand years old!"

Shui Meiyin blinked, looking at Yun Che's extremely serious, embarrassed, and slightly worried expression. She couldn't help but let out another giggle and laughed for a while before comforting him, "Okay, I know."

Yun Che unconsciously stood up, holding the Glazed Sound Stone in his hand, and once again froze there.

"Mom also told me to tell Daddy that if you're secretly doing strange things with other aunties outside in the future, you must be careful not to touch this Glazed Sound Stone, okay?"

The words Yun Wuxin had spoken when she "introduced" this red Glazed Sound Stone to him echoed in his ears, making him involuntarily smile.

"I feel," he suddenly whispered, "Wuxin is calling me. She wants me to leave here early and reunite with her soon."

Shui Meiyin also straightened up, leaning against his shoulder. "There should still be four or five months until the Heaven Realm God Realm closes. Since you miss her so much, let's go out early so that Sister Heling doesn't have to work so hard."

"Mn!" Yun Che nodded, gently putting down the Glazed Sound Stone in his hand. "After cultivating for three more cycles, I should be able to master it perfectly. Then, we'll leave early."

For the Northern Region profound practitioners, these were the shortest six hours of their lives.

They vanished in a flash.

No miracle occurred, and Chi Wuyao's eyes, at this moment, once again solidified into an abyss.

"This Ten Directions Azure Sea Realm is about to become a pool of blood," Qianye Ying'er whispered.

"Don't forget what I told you earlier." Giving Qianye Ying'er a deep look, Chi Wuyao walked forward.

"..." Qianye Ying'er did not answer.

Outside the Azure Sea Barrier, the aura began to stir restlessly.

"Your Majesty, Dragon Monarch, six hours have passed," said the Azure Dragon God.

"..." After remaining silent and motionless for six whole hours, Long Bai slowly turned around, his dragon eyes sweeping towards the east.

"Where is Yun Che?"

These three short words descended upon the entire Azure Sea Realm like a world-enveloping dark cloud.

Chi Wuyao's voice and figure approached from a distance, directly facing the Dragon Monarch's might. Her tone remained as serene as a demonic abyss: "The God Realm is vast, and the Devil Master's destination is extremely distant. Five or six hours was merely this Queen's estimation; deviations are perfectly normal. Since Your Majesty has already waited a full six hours, what harm is there in waiting a little longer?"

"Dragon Monarch, something is wrong!"

The Pure Heart Dragon God suddenly spoke, "If Yun Che were truly rushing here at full speed, his aura would undoubtedly be released to an extreme degree. Yet, for the past few hours, I mobilized almost all my informants in the Southern God Realm, and even the southern regions of the Eastern God Realm, searching countless surrounding star realms, but there wasn't even a wisp of Yun Che's aura."

"It's highly possible that they are waiting here not to wait for Yun Che at all! Instead, after learning of our formation and the existence of the Withered Dragon Venerables and the Heaven-Earth Dragon City through some special means, they realized they couldn't resist and would surely die. They are using this method to stall us, to buy Yun Che enough time to escape back to the Northern God Realm!"

Although the Pure Heart Dragon God's words were not entirely true, her general direction was not wrong.

After the initial, nearly uncontrolled fury, Long Bai had already calmed down. However, he had personally declared that he would wait for six hours. As the Dragon Monarch, even if he felt deeply uneasy after calming down, he would never go back on his word.

Six hours had passed, yet his vast spiritual perception detected no trace of Yun Che. The words of the Pure Heart Dragon God in his ear reignited the rage in his heart and soul.

"Are you toying with me?" The Dragon Monarch's gaze, for the first time, fixed on Chi Wuyao.

If it weren't the Northern Region Devil Queen opposite him, merely the direct stare of his gaze would have been enough to instantly shatter the opponent's soul.

"Heh heh," Chi Wuyao suddenly laughed at this moment, her laugh eerie and alluring, her voice becoming incredibly soft and leisurely. "Our Devil Master should have safely returned to the Northern God Realm by now. Even if you were to pursue him with the Heaven-Earth Dragon City, it would be impossible to catch him."

"..." Long Bai's eyebrows sank like sharp swords.

"The Dragon Monarch's name echoed like thunder tens of thousands of years ago. To see him now, he's merely a foolish good-for-nothing. This Queen only needed a few words to make you obediently stand there for six hours. Even the few pets I keep in the Devil Abyss aren't as obedient as you."

The Dragon Monarch's expression remained unchanged... but Chi Wuyao's next sentence instantly ignited a thunderclap that could destroy the heavens.

"With a good-for-nothing Dragon Monarch like you, no wonder... the Dragon Queen had to give you a bright green hat."

Buzz————

In the minds of everyone present, it was as if ten thousand heavenly thunders had exploded simultaneously.

Long Bai's face instantly turned a horrifying greenish-black, and his his bulging dragon eyes seemed on the verge of exploding.

Boom!!!!

Space shattered and collapsed. Endless rage caused his dragon energy to erupt uncontrollably, violently shaking off the Dragon Gods, Dragon Sovereigns, and even the five Withered Dragon Venerables behind him.

As for Long Bai... the Dragon God Emperor, the leader of the Western Region, he suddenly struck down with a direct blow, catching everyone by surprise and disbelief.

With a sky-shattering roar, Long Bai's claw slammed heavily onto the scarred Azure Sea Barrier.

Bang... Crack!!

With a single strike, just one strike, under the most ultimate and terrifying power in the world, the Azure Sea Barrier instantly shattered, and azure fragments scattered everywhere.

From Long Bai's right arm, a gigantic pale claw shadow emerged, tearing towards Chi Wuyao with terrifying and peerless dragon might and malevolent aura.

People had not yet recovered from the shock and bewilderment caused by Chi Wuyao's words, and they had no time to react to the Dragon Monarch's sudden attack. But Chi Wuyao was already prepared; her demonic shadow flashed silently.

Boom————

When the Dragon Monarch attacked, every flick of his finger brought natural disaster.

The Azure Sea Divine Realm instantly cracked open with countless ravines, and the various devils were sent flying far away. Amidst the catastrophe, Chi Wuyao's afterimage was instantly destroyed, but her true form appeared in the sky, and she let out a low cry: "Open!"

Above the sky, the fragments of the shattered Azure Sea Barrier were scattering in chaos. But at this moment, an extremely dense blue light suddenly permeated the area again.

In their panic, the Dragon Gods froze for a moment when they first saw this blue light. Then, their expressions all changed, and they cried out in alarm, "Dragon Monarch!"

In their shock, they didn't even have time to think, rushing forward like madmen.

But...

For these six hours, Cang Shitian had not been seen by anyone. This was because he had been in the core of the Azure Sea, firmly controlling the power of the Azure Sea Barrier, keeping it in a state where it could be instantly released at any moment, just as Chi Wuyao had instructed.

The Azure Sea Barrier reformed, firmly sealing the Azure Sea Divine Realm once again.

The seven rushing Dragon Gods violently crashed into the newly activated Azure Sea Barrier.

Outside the barrier were the utterly bewildered Western Region profound practitioners.

Inside the barrier... was Long Bai, whose body exuded malevolent aura.

The supreme commander of the Western Region was thus isolated, separated from his entire vast Western Region army.

Above the sky, Chi Wuyao's cold, piercing devil command rang out:

"Kill!!"

Devilish roars tore through the heart, and the light instantly dimmed. At that very moment, Yan Yi, Yan San, Yan Tianxiao, Jie Xin, and Jie Ling simultaneously attacked the isolated Long Bai.

From behind, the powers of Qianye Ying'er, Qianye Bingzhu, Qianye Wugu, and Guzhu also erupted with a roar, surging straight forward.