Chapter 1842: Killing and Destroying the Heart

Fantasy Novel

Bi Linglong was pleasantly surprised and delighted. Wiping away tears, she reached out to check his body. "Are you really okay?"

"No, I'm fine. Death saw such a beautiful woman heartbroken for me, couldn't bear to take me, so he let me come back." Zu An secretly felt a chill. Luckily, it was Bi Linglong who kissed him just now. If it had been Mi Li who kissed him, would he have been met with a kick?

Bi Linglong burst into laughter through tears, and couldn't help but playfully punch his chest. "You rascal!"

Mi Li rolled her eyes. A man's words are indeed deceitful.

Seeing the two of them bantering, Zhao Ruizhi's face twitched in the distance. However, he was even more shocked by something else: "How could you not be dead?"

His attack just now was merciless. Even though his injured state was far from his peak, killing Zu An should still have been more than enough.

"I am a Son of Destiny, protected by all gods and buddhas. How could I be easily killed?" Zu An boasted loudly enough to shake the heavens, but secretly felt a pang of guilt.

The reason he was able to survive was pure luck. The mermaid he encountered previously in the Water Realm — he had noticed one of her scales looked familiar, greatly resembling the jade pendant Shang Liuyu had given him.

In that instant, he had many conjectures, and inexplicably placed the scale into his bosom.

He hadn't expected it would indeed also have the effect of blocking a fatal blow. Moreover, its effect was clearly stronger than the one Shang Liuyu gave him; it could even withstand an attack from the Emperor.

Of course, it was also thanks to his body being exceptionally resilient after three rounds of tempering by the Primordial Chaos Scripture. Otherwise, had it been anyone else, even with this item, they would likely still have been shaken to death by the aftershocks of the Emperor's palm strike.

Hearing his reply, He Li and the others were instantly astonished. They looked at him with great surprise and uncertainty, thinking, "Could this guy really be a chosen one?"

One must know that ever since coming to the secret realm, this guy had achieved desperate comebacks countless times, completely beyond ordinary people's imagination. Even a universally recognized genius among ordinary people could never achieve this.

"Bastard, how dare you claim destiny in front of me!" Zhao Ruizhi's gaze fell upon the broken scale in his hand. He finally remembered something. "The Merfolk Royal Family's Heart-Guarding Scale!"

Rage value from Zhao Hao +444444444...

However, he also had some doubts. What was going on with this guy? He had so many miraculous cultivation techniques and skills, and the "pawn" given by the Libationer, and the Merfolk Royal Family's Heart-Guarding Scale, and not just from an ordinary royal — to block his full-strength attack, it would require something at the Empress level. How did he know all these people?

But none of this matters anymore. Such an unstable element naturally needed to be eliminated as soon as possible.

A golden light emanated from Zhao Ruizhi's entire body. "Today, I will show you what true destiny is."

He lightly clenched his hand forward.

At the same time, a giant golden hand appeared in the void and grasped towards Zu An. Clearly, if he were to be fully grasped, he would be crushed into a paste.

Mi Li snorted coldly and flicked her sleeve. A red line appeared, piercing through the golden hand at a single point. As a hole appeared, the giant golden hand, like a deflated balloon, instantly dissolved into golden specks of light and vanished.

Zhao Ruizhi's pupils contracted slightly. "Looking at your use of power, you've clearly reached the Earth Immortal level. There's actually such an expert in the world, and a woman at that. Who exactly are you?"

He Li and the others stared with wide eyes, thinking, "Not just a woman, but such a young and beautiful woman. How is this possible? Did I open this world incorrectly today?"

Mi Li said indifferently, "There are always people better than you, and there's always a higher heaven beyond the sky. You've been a frog in a well for too long."

Although Zu An had not died, she was still angry that the opponent had tried to kill him. She planned to deal with the opponent for Zu An while he was injured.

Who knew that just as she was about to move, she suddenly frowned, and her body began to flicker between solid and transparent.

Zu An immediately noticed her condition. He hurried forward and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mi Li secretly transmitted her voice, "I feel my power scattering. It seems the grand formation here is absorbing my power."

Zu An sensed his surroundings with his Qi. Sure enough, he saw faint mist drifting from Mi Li's body, then seeping into the ground.

Mi Li quickly formed hand seals to regulate her breathing. "I can only try my best to suppress it so as not to be absorbed by this grand formation, but that will only slow down the absorption. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you deal with the Emperor."

Zu An comforted her, "Rest easy and recover. Leave the rest to me."

At this moment, Zhao Ruizhi burst into laughter. "I thought you were some great powerful being! Turns out you're just a soul body! Today, I'll teach you to vanish into thin air!"

He noticed Mi Li's abnormality. With his insight, he immediately pieced together the approximate truth.

Zu An said in a deep voice, "There's a Five-Element Grand Formation here, most likely intended to revive a terrifying ancient being. If we fight to the death here, it's likely someone else will reap the benefits in the end. How about we first deal with this evil grand formation, and then settle our personal grievances?"

Zhao Ruizhi said proudly, "What are you? Do you even qualify to speak of fighting me to the death? Crushing you is like crushing an ant. Killing you first, then dealing with this formation, there's more than enough time."

He, of course, also detected a formation quietly operating here. But years of an invincible career had given him enough arrogance. He completely disdained any mention of terrifying ancient beings; if there truly was one, he would simply destroy it.

On the contrary, if he dealt with the formation first, allowing the woman in red to recover her battle strength, it would become even more troublesome. Naturally, he would not agree to Zu An's suggestion.

"Your mouth certainly can spin a wonderful tale, but at most, you can only deceive women. Do you think you can deceive me too?" Zhao Ruizhi sneered. "I'll rip your mouth apart and pull out your tongue as soon as I can. Let's see what you'll say then."

Seeing that all of his killing intent was locked onto him, Zu An immediately knew the opponent had made up his mind, and further words would be useless. So he smiled and said, "You think you control everything, and no one can deceive you?"

Zhao Ruizhi said proudly, "The person who can deceive me hasn't been born yet. Even King Qi, who prided himself on his foresight, wasn't he still played right into my hands? As for your little tricks, I'm just too lazy to bother with them normally. Do you really think I don't know?"

He Li listened, his face ashen. For years, he and the others had followed King Qi with unwavering conviction, always feeling that King Qi was wise and formidable. And with so many capable people and extraordinary individuals united, seizing the throne seemed no difficult task. But after experiencing everything these past few days, he realized it had all been a joke from beginning to end. The Emperor was simply too terrifying and unfathomable, completely beyond what human power could contend with.

What if this Zu An guy was jumping around and causing trouble? In the end, he still couldn't escape the Emperor's grasp, and he would die a more miserable death than anyone.

"No one deceives you?" At this moment, Zu An showed an extremely strange expression. "Have you not stayed at Kunning Palace for many years?"

Zhao Ruizhi frowned. "What do you mean?"

Zu An didn't explain. He just said meaningfully, "Your wife is truly amazing!"

Zhao Ruizhi: "???"

He Li, who was just about to watch Zu An die a miserable death, was dumbfounded. What was going on? From his words, did he also have an affair with the Empress? It was already outrageous enough that this guy had won over the Crown Princess. Now he was even involved with the Empress?

He had once been fortunate enough to see the Empress from afar. Her mature, beautiful, and noble image left a deep impression on him.

This guy was truly defying all norms! A man who achieved this much would find death worthwhile.

Bi Linglong's red lips parted wide in shock. Zu An and the Empress?

Although the Empress was not the Crown Prince's birth mother and had no direct relation to her, this was simply too absurd and bizarre.

Zhao Ruizhi, however, instantly thought of many things. One night, he had indeed encountered Zu An outside the Empress's palace. At the time, he hadn't thought in that direction, but now that Zu An mentioned it, that incident indeed had many suspicious points.

He couldn't help but fly into a rage. "You brat, you're asking for death!"

Rage value from Zhao Hao +999999999...

Zu An deliberately provoked him to trigger an emotional fluctuation. In that very instant, he activated his "Stare and Get Pregnant" skill.

(End of this chapter)