Chapter 1843: Rampaging Thousand Shadows

The world was nothing but a desolate gray, her consciousness rapidly fading, even the rushing wind of her fall no longer audible.

I can't kill Qianye... I can't kill Zhou Xuzi...

In the end... I can't do anything at all...

Brother... I'm sorry...

Sister... I'm sorry...

I... am... sorry...

In the gray world, Yun Che's figure appeared, along with the world where he, mountain flowers, and green forests existed.

"What's your name?"

"Name, hmm... Let me think. Oranges apples hawthorns peaches papayas lychees... Big mushrooms small mushrooms ants elephants camellias jasmines..."

"Ah! I got it! My name is Jasmine!"

"Little girl, even if you're going to lie... couldn't you make it less obvious!"

"Okay, it's decided! My name is... Little Jasmine!"

"What... is... the... difference!!"

"Of course there is! Little Jasmine sounds cuter."

"Yes, that's right, Jasmine is my wife."

"Wow!! So that's how it is. Hmm... Jasmine is Big Brother's wife, so Little Jasmine is Big Brother's..."

"Sister-in-law!"

"In that case, Big Brother is my brother-in-law... Oh! Hello, Brother-in-law!"

Their first meeting back then, every one of his almost exasperated expressions when she teased him, were the most beautiful and important memories that accompanied her through these dark years.

If only time could have stopped at that moment, how wonderful that would be...

Zhou Xuzi quickly sealed his wound. When he looked up, what met his eyes was the sight of the six guardians... the last six guardians of the Brahma Heaven Realm, their bodies all severed.

With one sword strike, six guardians were annihilated. Caizhi's sword was enough to be etched into the history of the God Realm, powerful enough to deeply shock countless generations.

Yet, it failed to kill Zhou Xuzi.

"Tai Han, Tai Ze..."

Zhou Xuzi reached out, but grasped only the dissipating aura of their collapse... The severed bodies of the six guardians fell limply, their expressions all showing a dazed bewilderment, as if unable to believe that they, powerful Brahma Heaven Guardians, had just perished.

At this point, all the cornerstones supporting the Brahma Heaven God Realm, the Brahma Heaven Guardians who had accompanied him for countless years... had all fallen.

Zhou Xuzi closed his eyes. The world was vast, yet it felt as if he was the only one left, his heart filled with endless solitude and sorrow.

Even if he succeeded in his revenge, even if he eradicated all devils, did the Brahma Heaven God Realm truly have a future?

Immediately after, his aged eyes snapped open, a dark killing intent sweeping directly towards Caizhi, who was falling in the distance. The white whisk was also drawn back into his hand at this moment, rapidly condensing an incredibly frantic Brahma Heaven divine power.

How vast was Chi Wuyao's spiritual perception? Even while fighting Fimie Dragon God, the overall battlefield was still clearly reflected in her mind.

Her heart was shocked, but under Fimie's frenzied, berserk power, it was impossible for her to calm her soul and interfere with Zhou Xuzi's will and actions. All she could do was cry out in alarm, "Save Caizhi!"

"First, take care of yourself!!" Fimie Dragon God's eyes were bloodshot. As his stout arms swung, they conjured two hundred-zhang claw shadows, completely trapping Chi Wuyao within a disaster dragon domain.

"Little Princess!!"

The Four Star Gods shouted in unison. Each of them faced at least two opponents of their own rank; maintaining their defense was already extremely difficult. With their attention divided, they were in even greater peril, completely unable to break free.

Qianye Ying'er held the dark devil light in her hand, locked in a stalemate with Chi Dragon Emperor's immense dragon power, which was mutually consuming.

If Yun Che were present, she might barely be able to fight the Chi Dragon Emperor, but with Yun Che absent, she knew she couldn't last much longer.

In her ears was Chi Wuyao's alarmed cry, and in her spiritual perception, the abrupt release of killing intent from the Brahma Heaven God Emperor and Caizhi's falling aura.

White light condensed. A rarely seen ferocity flashed in the Brahma Heaven God Emperor's aged eyes. He suddenly flung his whisk, and dozens of white beams, swirling with needle-like spatial fragments, shot directly towards Caizhi.

Qianye Ying'er, already at a disadvantage, suddenly forced herself to withdraw her power. The divine emperor dragon power from Chi Dragon Emperor struck her directly in the heart.

In an instant, six or seven streams of bloody foam overflowed from Qianye Ying'er's lips, and her entire body was in agonizing pain, feeling as if it would shatter. Yet, she abruptly turned, forcibly re-condensing the dark profound energy that had just been dispersed, and propelled her body directly towards Caizhi.

The Chi Dragon Emperor was briefly stunned, then lunged forward the next instant, his Chi Dragon claw aiming straight for Qianye Ying'er's back.

But then, his vision blurred, and a withered figure appeared before him.

Bang—

The Chi Dragon's claw struck Gu Zhu's body. At the same time, Hui Dragon Emperor's power also slammed into him. The terrifying dragon power of two Dragon God Emperors firmly and completely bombarded Gu Zhu's body.

Gu Zhu's figure remained motionless, his expression as calm as an ancient well.

On the other side, the Myriad Forms God Emperor, along with the Jade Dragon God and Azure Dragon God, fought Yan Yi, yet couldn't gain the slightest advantage. The more he fought, the more anxious and alarmed he became, while Yan Yi grew increasingly frenzied, his intermittent screeching almost tearing through his eardrums and heart.

He regretted choosing such an opponent... As a God Emperor, even teaming up with two Dragon Gods, he wasn't gaining the upper hand!

No matter who the opponent was, this was an incredibly humiliating matter.

Just then, his gaze suddenly caught sight of Qianye Ying'er, falling and bleeding, seemingly going to rescue Caizhi. His heart instantly turned sinister. He abruptly broke free from Yan Yi's Yama Devil power, twisted his body, and the gray imperial sword in his hand condensed the ultimate gray light of the Myriad Forms lineage, stabbing directly at Qianye Ying'er.

Bang!!

The gray shadow solidified before him. The Myriad Forms God Emperor's gray sword struck the old man, who had appeared with an eerie instantaneous movement. As the sword pierced him, Myriad Forms divine power violently erupted within his body.

Almost simultaneously, the Chi Dragon Emperor and Hui Dragon Emperor also locked onto his soul and arrived... The power of the three Western Region God Emperors simultaneously erupted within Gu Zhu's body.

Boom—

The three emperors of the Western Region could destroy stars and constellations with a flick of a finger.

Gu Zhu's figure remained motionless. His withered, small, and somewhat hunched body had become the world's most impenetrable barrier, stubbornly guarding Qianye Ying'er's back... even against three God Emperors.

Qianye Ying'er's speed was at its limit. Caizhi's figure grew closer in her pupils, and the life-threatening white light from Zhou Xuzi was also approaching...

She gritted her teeth, swung her arm, and Divine Oracle shot out like a lightning spirit-snake, covering tens of miles in an instant, truly surpassing the speed of Brahma Heaven divine power. It suddenly wrapped around Caizhi's body, harshly flinging her towards the Primal Chaos Dragon Emperor.

CRACK!!!

The Brahma Heaven divine power erupted at the exact spot where Caizhi had been a moment before. Thousands of white marks burst open in the surrounding ten miles of space, and a destructive storm, like a thousandfold natural disaster, raged on for a long time.

The Primal Chaos Dragon Emperor let out a roar, slamming the Cang Dragon God's head fiercely into the ground with its massive dragon claw. Instead of seizing the opportunity to attack, it soared into the air, its maw wide open, and a storm swept towards the flying Caizhi, gently swirling her onto its dragon head, then securely covering her within its protective dragon aura.

With all the Brahma Heaven Guardians dead, Zhou Xuzi had clearly lost his composure. His attack missing, he gritted his teeth, feeling them about to shatter, and charged directly towards the Primal Chaos Dragon Emperor... But instantly, a golden shadow flashed before him. The spirit-snake formed by Divine Oracle had turned into a venomous snake, piercing straight into his heart.

Severely wounded by Caizhi's sword, combined with the chaotic aura from his sudden rage, Zhou Xuzi was repeatedly forced back by Qianye Ying'er.

Qianye Ying'er had blood at the corner of her lips and a wound on her chest, but her offensive remained sharp and ruthless. Divine Oracle, swirling with dark devil energy, cut one dark mark after another onto Zhou Xuzi's body.

The white whisk was knocked away by Divine Oracle from an extremely strange angle. Zhou Xuzi stumbled backward, and Divine Oracle abruptly struck, poking at the fractured bones on Zhou Xuzi's chest.

Intense dark light exploded on Zhou Xuzi's chest, instantly staining his shattered bones and flesh a terrifying scorched black.

Zhou Xuzi rapidly retreated in pain.

Just as Qianye Ying'er was about to pursue, her heart suddenly trembled, and she abruptly turned around.

Buzz!!

The powers of Emperor Chi, Hui Dragon, and Myriad Forms... the three God Emperors, frantically bombarded Gu Zhu's body. The terrifying divine emperor power, each strike like a world-shattering heavenly thunder.

Yet, Gu Zhu remained motionless, taking the full brunt of the assault, like an ancient bell silent for ten thousand years, unmovable by any amount of vicissitude.

Perhaps sensing Qianye Ying'er's gaze, a slight tremor finally appeared in Gu Zhu's eyes. He suddenly unleashed an abnormally powerful white light from his body.

Under the white light, the three God Emperors were thrown far back, as if struck by ten thousand hammers.

They watched Gu Zhu from a distance, their arms tingling, filled with inexplicable shock for a moment.

"Elder Gu..." Qianye Ying'er's heart tightened, making her unable to breathe for a moment: "You... you're alright... aren't you?"

Blood silently dripped from Gu Zhu's mouth, nose, ears, and eyes... He stood with his back to Qianye Ying'er, not letting her see his current state.

"Miss," he sighed softly, his voice calm and peaceful, like dry leaves rustling in the wind: "This old servant will no longer be able to serve by your side, Miss. You must... must..."

His voice unfinished, his proudly standing withered body finally tilted and fell straight down.

"Elder Gu!"

Qianye Ying'er cried out in alarm, rushing forward... But she had been too far away during her fight with Zhou Xuzi. By the time she finally got close, she could only watch helplessly as Gu Zhu's body crashed to the ground before her.

Qianye Ying'er knelt and bent over. Only then did she see that Gu Zhu's body was completely drenched in blood, as withered and decayed as a piece of rotten wood ravaged by storms for a thousand years.

And his aura was as weak as a wisp of smoke, almost ready to disperse with a breath of wind.

Qianye Ying'er's hand hovered in mid-air, her jade fingers trembling, not daring to touch him... She bit her lip hard, but tears still rolled down her eyes.

To Qianye Ying'er, Gu Zhu was both a teacher and a father.

Back then, when her birth father was about to abandon her, it was Gu Zhu who, regardless of the consequences, rescued her from Qianye Faintian.

When she returned as a devil, it was also he who unhesitatingly stood by her side, regardless of her identity or stance... And now, he had used his own body to withstand the power of three God Emperors for her.

For most of his life, Gu Zhu was controlled by the Brahma Soul Wanting-Death Seal. He was the first successful experimental subject "created" by Qianye Wugu using the Grandmist Life-Death Seal, which granted him an extremely long lifespan... but at the same time, his life force was incredibly fragile, even though he was a level ten Divine Master.

Tears fell onto Gu Zhu's withered hand. The corner of his mouth moved slightly, appearing like a gentle, infinitely comforting smile:

"Miss... would actually... weep for... this old servant..."

"Miss... has truly... changed... Heh... heh heh..."

The smile froze on his aged face, and then there was no sound.

On the Primal Chaos Dragon Emperor's head, Caizhi's consciousness had revived. She watched Qianye Ying'er, who was kneeling before Gu Zhu, her eyes filling with a complex starry glimmer.

The Chi Dragon Emperor looked at his palm and coldly snorted, "This old man's power is truly strange. Could it be because of what the Dragon Monarch mentioned... the Grandmist Life-Death Seal?"

"Just a dead man, no need to care." The Hui Dragon Emperor looked at Qianye Ying'er: "It is said that this Brahma Emperor Goddess is now the closest person to the Devil Master Yun Che, and has also regained control of the Brahma Emperor God Realm. She absolutely cannot be allowed to live."

"No need for mercy, give her a quick death, let's attack together!" The gray sword in the Myriad Forms God Emperor's hand again condensed the light of a God Emperor.

The three God Emperors attacked together once more. As their figures moved, an extremely terrifying vortex of power surged directly towards Qianye Ying'er.

Qianye Ying'er did not immediately evade or turn away. Instead, she slowly stood up, her jade teeth clenched, her body trembling... As the three Western Region God Emperors approached, she suddenly raised her head high, and a resolute and mournful scream escaped her lips.

Boom—

An incomparably dark and eerie dark aura exploded from her body.

"Ugh!"

Under this aura, the three Western Region God Emperors suddenly halted, then simultaneously grunted and were forcefully pushed far back.

In the west, Long Bai and the Withered Dragon Venerable's gazes also sharply turned, both revealing shock.

Chi Wuyao's face drastically changed, and she urgently said, "Qianying, don't be impulsive! Don't forget what I told you before!"

Even Chi Wuyao's voice failed to stop Qianye Ying'er.

Centering on her heart, dark devilish patterns rapidly spread across her body, reaching her torso, limbs, fingertips, and face... transforming her golden eyes into bottomless abysses, and dyeing her flowing golden hair the color of endless night.

In the battlefield, the hearts of all Northern Region profound practitioners beat wildly, their blood boiled intensely, and even the dark profound energy they released subtly grew several times more violent.

A dark resonance... covering the battlefield was a dark aura akin to that of a Devil Master.

In the inexplicably terrified eyes of the three Western Region God Emperors, Qianye Ying'er slowly turned, her face covered in devilish patterns, both exquisitely beautiful and demonic.

The Divine Oracle in her hand had lost its golden glow, now gleaming with an incomparably pure, pitch-black light.

For the first time, Qianye Ying'er completely unleashed the drop of Devil Emperor's blood within her body... regardless of the consequences.