When Meng Qi, clad in a cyan robe, appeared in the corridor behind Master Lu, Guldo’s heart sank instantly, filled with indescribable dread.
Master Lu had pursued them, and Meng Qi had arrived too. Where was the Hegemon?
The Hegemon, unmatched in power, a legend who had never faced rivals, had failed to stop two “weaklings” who hadn’t even reached the rank of Celestial Immortal?
And it seemed it wasn’t that the Hegemon had been narrowly bypassed by some trick or razor-thin margin. It looked more like he had been directly knocked down, vanishing without a trace!
Recalling the Hegemon’s terrifying might, redefining what it meant to be the “strongest Celestial Immortal,” and then contemplating how Meng Qi had not only slipped past him but left him unable to pursue, Guldo’s heart wavered, fear rising. For a moment, he couldn’t even lift his axe, deeply afraid of Meng Qi.
Whether or not he had relied on other methods or treasures, they were still part of his strength. What did he and Su Daji have to resist with?
This was “Yuanhuang” Meng Qi. This was the one destined to face calamities?
Escape!
Su Daji had already obtained the inheritance of Chunyangzi. If not now, when else to flee?
The fear and dread surfaced in an instant, but Guldo quickly realized he might have overreacted. Perhaps the Hegemon hadn’t pursued because of other reasons—maybe a great cultivator had intervened. It wasn’t necessarily because Meng Qi was overwhelmingly powerful. Yet with the inheritance secured, the impulse to escape still dominated his thoughts.
His emotions fluctuated, brief yet intense. How could this escape the perception of Meng Qi, who possessed the Yuan Heart? Meng Qi suddenly stepped forward, appearing inside the wide main burial chamber, immediately manifesting the “Dharma Heaven Resembling the Self,” filling the hundred-zhang-high space, resonating with the starry enchantments on the dome, facing Guldo, who had also taken his colossal immortal form, making Master Lu and Su Daji feel like they had entered a land of giants.
The Li Xian Sword in Meng Qi’s hand absorbed the power of the Five Elements, transforming into a massive blade that radiated dazzling brilliance. The might of his洞天 pressed down heavily upon the chamber, causing the void to tremble. Simultaneously, he sent a voice transmission to Master Lu, instructing him to prevent Su Daji from escaping with the inheritance while Meng Qi dealt with Guldo first.
Their eyes met, sparks crackling, the air charged with tension. Meng Qi’s divine consciousness vibrated the void as he shouted in an instant: “Guldo, are you still the same ruthless hero of old?”
The sound reverberated, shaking the chamber. Guldo hesitated, not understanding Meng Qi’s meaning.
As Meng Qi roared, he stepped forward, nine acupoints revealing vast universes within. Lifting his left hand, fingers spread wide, he struck fiercely toward Guldo.
Before his palm, darkness reigned, with countless spatial rifts. The surrounding void curled inward, condensing into a sphere. For a moment, the heavens and earth seemed to invert.
Guldo didn’t ponder Meng Qi’s words. He raised his great axe, which floated as if weightless, shrouded in misty waves, radiating the power of the Celestial Demotion, capable of stripping immortals of their divine forms and returning them to mortal flesh, meeting Meng Qi’s palm strike head-on, attempting to reduce him to a mere mortal.
“Excellent!” Meng Qi roared again. The Yin-Yang Seal rotated, the force of his left hand suddenly vanishing, while his right-hand sword strike, slower to begin with, arrived first, as if it had been waiting.
The five-colored immortal sword drew a circle, binding transformations and forces, seemingly even constricting space and time, manifesting a point of primordial chaos at its core, precisely striking the Tianzhu Axe.
With a puff, the misty haze of the Tianzhu Axe and the dark chaos dissipated simultaneously. The five-colored immortal sword rebounded but remained unscathed, not transformed into mundane metal.
Good! The Li Xian Sword combined with the Zhuxian Sword Technique and the Infinite Seal was sufficient to counter the Celestial Demotion power! With no more doubts, Meng Qi seized the opportunity, stepping forward again, entering close combat range, raising his left hand once more, unleashing the Heaven-Flipping Seal. His five fingers gleamed white, long and powerful, like the hand of a divine being.
At the same time, he roared again:
“Guldo, you who once knelt before the Hegemon, where is your former boldness and pride?”
Guldo’s heart jolted, shame and fury rising, only to see the heavens collapse as Meng Qi’s palm descended. Natural elements around him disintegrated. He barely managed to raise the axe’s handle to block Meng Qi’s strike.
Crack!
The surrounding void shattered, and Guldo’s body trembled slightly.
“Guldo, you schemed and schemed, seeking advantage everywhere. Are you still the great khan of the grasslands?”
Seizing the opportunity, Meng Qi let out another thunderous roar. Clenching his fist, he harnessed the power of the myriad universes, condensing all his strength into a single point—reducing everything to nothingness, forming a primordial chaos. With one devastating punch, he shattered the vast expanse, tearing through the chamber’s protective enchantments. Guldo barely managed to block with the edge of his axe, forced to retreat a step as the shockwaves ravaged part of the hall.
“Guldo, you seem mighty, once dominating north and south, but in truth, you relied on your weapon, a dog hiding behind power, mocked by the world!”
Meng Qi unleashed his mockery. The Li Xian Sword once again depicted primordial chaos, the glowing circle descending, neutralizing Guldo’s Celestial Demotion power, making his face turn alternately red and pale.
“Guldo, when your physical body shattered, your boldness and pride died too. Since becoming a deity, you’ve been a weakling—relying solely on others and external things!”
“Guldo, if I were you, I would have died of shame long ago!”
“Guldo, that day you could fight two at once. Today, I can face you alone and defeat you head-on!”
The roars erupted in quick succession. Meng Qi manifested his three-headed, six-armed form, relentlessly pressing forward with sheer physical might. His sword defended, his fists and palms striking blow after blow, like axes and chisels, the sounds of crashing and booming unceasingly. He forced Guldo into a desperate defense, barely holding on amidst the storm thanks to the Tianzhu Axe’s might, unable to find an opening for counterattack. Meanwhile, Meng Qi’s taunts struck deep into Guldo’s heart, stirring his buried shame and forcing him to confront his past self, his emotions surging, his power incomplete.
“Guldo, if I were you, I would have taken my own life out of shame!” Meng Qi shook his body, shedding much of his hair, his multiple figures appearing in all directions, simultaneously attacking Guldo, while he himself wielded the Li Xian Sword, manifesting the omnipresent Dao throughout the universe.
Guldo, enduring his shame and fury, spun his axe, the illusion of the Celestial Demotion Pool emerging, bubbling water and mist swirling, assuming a complete defensive posture.
Hualala!
All of Meng Qi’s figures were dissolved by the Celestial Demotion power, even the sword beams striking directly losing their substance.
Something’s wrong! Where is Su Meng?
Blocking the strike, Guldo suddenly sensed something amiss. Where had Su Meng gone, who had seemed so fierce moments ago?
Was there a trap? Fearful from past beatings, he instinctively chose defense again.
Meanwhile, Master Lu slashed with his sword, layering formations to entangle Su Daji, who clutched the inheritance.
Su Daji’s nine fox tails resembled nine spears, thrusting, piercing, and lifting, some conjuring illusions, others accompanied by divine winds, continuously breaking through the sword formation, attempting to escape the main burial chamber.
Although Master Lu was greatly drained and injured, Su Daji also lacked the terrifying Celestial Demotion power, unable to break the formation outright. Moreover, the residual forces from Meng Qi and Guldo’s battle were terrifying, both being giants. A slight misstep could result in being grazed or struck, so while advancing step by step, she couldn’t directly break free.
Seeing Guldo being overwhelmed by Meng Qi’s relentless assault, his defeat only a matter of time, Su Daji gritted her teeth, then opened her beautiful mouth, spitting out a banner exuding a fragrant breeze.
With a wave of the banner, demonic winds surged, combining with Su Daji’s nine white tails, instantly shattering the sword formation.
Light flared, and Su Daji seized the moment to slip past Master Lu, rushing toward the entrance of the main burial chamber. Master Lu, summoning his remaining strength, prepared to unleash the Zhuxian Sword Formation to envelop her.
Just then, Su Daji’s vision darkened. The entrance had transformed into an ancient bronze coffin, and she had unknowingly changed direction!
Then, she saw a towering, terrifying giant, his body glowing faintly golden, his aura vast and mighty, gazing down at her with cold indifference.
“Yang Jian?” she instinctively thought of this bane, then realized it was Meng Qi.
Meng Qi had unleashed his “Great Taunt Technique,” relentlessly suppressing Guldo, all to distract him completely and create an opening to seize the inheritance from Su Daji!
Who knew when the Hegemon would break free or return? He’d be a fool to fight Guldo and Su Daji to the “dawn” inside Chunyangzi’s tomb!
The Li Xian Sword pierced forward. Su Daji suddenly felt the colors around her vanish, leaving only dull black and white. Her thoughts slowed, and even her banner seemed uncontrollable. Meanwhile, Meng Qi raised one hand, forming a palm blade that sliced into the illusory karmic world.
Brilliant starlines emerged, severing Su Daji’s connection to the inheritance. With another hand, Meng Qi seized the artifacts!
Then, he and Master Lu vanished from the main burial chamber before Guldo could react, leaving only one taunt behind:
“Guldo, next time I’ll definitely take your dog life!”
Guldo roared, raised the Tianzhu Axe, and chased out, but Meng Qi excelled at concealment and escape. The two had already vanished into the unknown.
“I must avenge this humiliation!” Guldo, struck at his deepest wound in this battle, looked around in confusion, hatred surging within him.
…
Meng Qi and Master Lu soared through the gales of the Ninth Heaven, about to speak, when suddenly the Absolute Blade’s consciousness reached them:
“Change direction. You’re about to run into the Hegemon.”
Marvelous! Truly a blissful thing to have a mole… Without hesitation, Meng Qi pulled Master Lu with him, instantly teleporting back to Luo City.
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