Chapter 384: A Defeat Without Regret

This is one of the countless worlds within the Material Plane, a realm where life and reproduction do not belong to humans, but to the fierce and powerful Magical Beasts.

Innumerable Magical Beasts thrive here, and among them lies a sacred land where it is said dwells a great being, the eternal and supreme existence that all Magical Beasts revere—the Wushen, the Sorcerer God!

Sighing deeply, Wushen stood atop a mountain peak, his gaze distant and unfocused.

Among the Magical Beasts, legends speak of his eternal existence and supreme power, though such tales are somewhat exaggerated. However, as a Sovereign of the Material Plane, so long as he does not provoke the great experts, he indeed possesses an ageless, infinite lifespan. Even a Fourth Heavens Divine God could not slay him. Many Sovereigns of the Material Plane eventually perish due to the sheer length of their existence, which leads to self-doubt, madness, and the eventual collapse of their divine consciousness. Some even choose to seal away their memories and reincarnate, seeking a new life entirely.

Of course, Wushen is still quite young among the Divine Gods of the Heavens, and his future remains boundless.

“I actually lost… lost so terribly,” Wushen murmured, sighing once more. “All my hard work over the years, nearly all of it lost in an instant! Defeated by a peerless transcendent, I do not regret this loss… no regrets at all.”

Though he had previously been anxious, furious, and even lost his composure, once defeat became a reality, Wushen quickly adapted.

Though the losses were great, as a Sovereign of the Material Plane, he still had ample opportunities to rise again.

“This Dongbo Xueying… truly astonishing,” Wushen muttered to himself. “From his birth to the outbreak of war, excluding the accelerated time within Redstone Mountain, it has only been two hundred years. In just two hundred years… he has mastered three Second Grade Divine Hearts and an entire set of secret techniques. A transcendent like him is indeed extremely rare.”

Creating secret techniques alone is already difficult enough. Dongbo Xueying had mastered three Divine Hearts, developed a complete set of techniques, and all within an extremely short cultivation period!

“Who could have imagined…”

“I guarded against everything, even the Third Heavens Divine God of the Earth Temple. Yet in the end, I met a peerless transcendent, one rarely seen even in the Divine Realm, in such a small mortal world,” Wushen sighed. “And with such a short cultivation time… if given more time, he might even grasp the First Grade True Dao?”

So powerful!

You Ping, the Elder, had been taken as a direct disciple by King Qilan, yet he had only mastered two Second Grade Divine Hearts and created a single secret technique after more than two thousand years of cultivation! Elder You Ping was already dazzling, far surpassing Masters Meishan and Chen Jiu.

But compared to Dongbo Xueying?

In every aspect, he was completely outclassed. It was a qualitative difference. In Wushen’s eyes, with more cultivation and more opportunities, this peerless transcendent could very well grasp the First Grade True Dao.

“And in the end, even the destruction of my and the Great Demon God’s avatars managed to trigger some of the world’s power?” Wushen nodded approvingly. “That makes sense. His Void Divine Heart can indeed reflect the entire Xia Clan world. And since the Void and the real world are two sides of the same coin, with just a little progress, he might very well refine the World Heart itself. Given Dongbo Xueying’s talent, he might achieve it within a hundred years at most. Even if it takes longer, a thousand years will surely see it done.”

Wushen shook his head.

A new Sovereign of the Material Plane was about to rise!

And he would rise by stepping over Wushen and the Great Demon God.

“This Dongbo Xueying is just too strong,” Wushen recalled the entire course of events and couldn’t help but shake his head. “Perhaps the century of torment I subjected him to with the Witch Poison actually tempered his willpower. And Redstone Mountain’s cultivation environment… allowed this peerless transcendent to finally soar into the heavens.”

“A loss without regret… no regrets at all.”

“After all, who could have imagined encountering such a peerless transcendent? What were the odds that both I and the Great Demon God would run into him?” Wushen shook his head again.

…

If Wushen remained relatively calm, then the Great Demon God, Da’erhao, deep within the Abyssal Darkness, was truly consumed by rage!

“Damn it! Damn it! Aaaah, damn it!!!” A furious roar echoed through the hall of a temple, sending invisible waves of dark energy rippling outward. Nearby guards instantly disintegrated into dust, while those further away trembled in terror.

Inside the grand hall.

The Great Demon God paced furiously, his massive curved horns looming over his grotesque, twisted face.

“He actually lost… lost? After all this preparation, he still lost? That fool Wushen was so confident! And Dongbo Xueying… how did such a peerless transcendent even appear? A transcendent like him is almost impossible to find even in the Abyssal Darkness. None of the countless demons born in my domain have ever been this powerful.”

“A transcendent like this appearing in a mortal world? And just my luck to run into him?”

“Arrrgh! Damn it!”

The Great Demon God roared in fury.

He hated.

Hated that he had encountered a transcendent like Dongbo Xueying. In the Divine Realm, even a slightly lenient great expert might take such a transcendent as a direct disciple. With proper guidance, even the First Grade True Dao might be within reach.

And yet such a transcendent had crossed his path?

“All the divine crystals I’ve accumulated over countless ages… nearly all of them gone! Aaaah! Damn it!” The Great Demon God cursed and raged. His losses were immense, far greater than Wushen’s. While Wushen could leave his true body in the Material Plane and send an avatar to the Divine Realm, the Abyssal Darkness was far more perilous. The Great Demon God had no refuge in the Material Plane.

How hard had it been to gather so many divine crystals? And now, all of it was gone in an instant!

“Chi Qiubai, that traitor! Traitor!” The Great Demon God growled lowly. “If he had acted, if he had sabotaged inside the Star Tower, even if he couldn’t destroy it, if he could have shortened its endurance and caused the Star Tower’s barrier to collapse earlier… then both the Wushen and I could have launched large-scale constructions, surrounding Dongbo Xueying completely. We would have won.”

“Traitor! Traitor! Chi Qiubai, you wanted to be a hero, didn’t you?” The Great Demon God’s eyes burned with fury. Born into the Abyssal Darkness, he had clawed his way up from countless demons, and he never forgave betrayal. He would make Chi Qiubai suffer, make him wish for death but never be able to find it.

…

The war was over. Dongbo Xueying, indifferent to what Wushen or the Great Demon God might think, now had only one concern—his beloved wife.

Whoosh!

A streak of light shot through the sky, directly entering the Star Tower. The radiant glow at the tower’s summit began to fade. With the war won, there was no need to maintain it any longer.

“Xueying!”

“Xueying!”

Chen Palace Master, Sikong Yang, Master Heshan, and the other Xia Clan transcendent warriors, along with the ascended Mo Qing, were all filled with excitement, their emotions still unsettled.

Dongbo Xueying smiled slightly. “The spatial passage has been destroyed. The avatars of the Great Demon God and Wushen have been annihilated! They lost. We won!”

“This victory is all thanks to you, Xueying,” Palace Master Chen said emotionally. “Before this war, I’m sure the Great Demon God and Wushen never considered us Xia Clansmen as real opponents. And they weren’t wrong—we truly couldn’t have stopped them. But fortunately… in this era, our Xia Clan has given birth to the greatest transcendent in our entire history! Xueying, you truly are amazing. I’ve read countless records about the Divine Realm, and even there, you would be considered one of the most dazzling transcendent beings.”

“Hahaha! Friends, save your praises for the celebration feast,” Dongbo Xueying laughed. “Everyone, start preparing. I’ll go see Jing Qiu now.”

“Go ahead, go ahead.”

“Quickly, go be with Jing Qiu. She played a huge role in this victory. Without her, the Star Tower wouldn’t have lasted this long,” Master Heshan added. In the later stages of the battle, as he manipulated the Star Tower, he had pushed himself to the brink, suffering some soul damage. Fortunately, it wasn’t too severe. For if the damage had been greater, the pain would have impaired his efficiency, making it counterproductive.

…

Inside a private chamber within the Star Tower, Dongbo Xueying and Yu Jingqiu gazed at each other, both smiling.

“Jingqiu, you’ve worked hard,” Dongbo Xueying gently took his wife’s hand.

“Not at all,” Yu Jingqiu smiled brightly. “Actually, it was all thanks to you. Without you, we couldn’t have defeated the Great Demon God and Wushen. The rest of us transcendent warriors couldn’t even intervene. I could only assist by controlling the Star Tower.”

“How is your soul injury?” Dongbo Xueying asked urgently.

“It’s fine. The war is over now. I can rest and recover properly. I’ll be okay,” Yu Jingqiu replied, her face glowing with happiness.