Qing Ruo looked at Mo Changxing and Huanshi with hopeful eyes…
The two men knelt before her with stunned and wooden expressions.
“Mother!”
“Mother!”
As if snapping out of a daze, the two brothers crawled toward Qing Ruo on their knees, reaching out to grasp her hand…
A chilling wind swept past…
Before their hands could touch, Qing Ruo had already dissipated into faint specks of light, vanishing completely…
“Mother!”
“Mother…!” Mo Changxing and Huanshi cried out in anguish simultaneously, their eyes suddenly blazing with intense hatred…
The two leaped back into the air, rejoining the battle…
“Find a safe place to hide!” Ming Di instructed Xiao Xiaoxiao.
“Hey, hey, hey!” Xiao Xiaoxiao’s eyes sparkled. “Ming Di, this is the first time I’ve seen you so enthusiastic!”
“The Divine King has fallen into demonic ways! If we don’t stop him now and allow him to grow stronger, all living beings—including our Netherworld—will be destroyed!” Ming Di said with grave seriousness.
Xiao Xiaoxiao, however, secretly stuck out her tongue and muttered, “I was wondering why the usually indifferent Nether King is suddenly so passionate today…”
No sooner had she spoken than Ming Di shot her a dangerous glare.
Xiao Xiaoxiao quickly flashed a flattering smile. “Go for it! I’ll be waiting for good news…”
*If you die in battle, the Netherworld will be mine! I’ll inherit your domain!*
Ming Di soared into the fray, and Yun Qingxue followed suit.
Meanwhile, in the Xuanling Continent, the Grand Diviner Chen Qing stood atop the divination platform, gazing at the ashen sky.
A flurry of hurried footsteps approached.
“Grand Diviner, have you divined anything?” the human emperor asked anxiously.
“Nothing!” Chen Qing replied grimly. “The omens are chaotic. I fear all the recent calamities stem from the divine realm…”
“We humans have devoutly worshipped the heavens. Why… would the gods inflict such suffering upon us?”
“Indeed, Grand Diviner! Plagues ravage our lands, vegetation withers, and desolation spreads… If this continues, our race faces extinction!”
“Ah…!” Chen Qing sighed deeply before explaining, “These disasters were not sent by the gods but… are the result of turmoil among them! Very well—I shall risk the charge of blasphemy and venture into the divine realm. However… as I have not yet attained immortality, I will need to borrow Your Majesty’s Imperial Seal.”
“Take it!” The emperor handed over the seal without hesitation.
Chen Qing chanted an incantation as he held the seal aloft. A golden light shot forth, merging into his body.
Returning the seal, he recited another spell. A massive sigil materialized beneath his feet, and in a flash of light, Chen Qing vanished.
In the blink of an eye, he found himself at the edge of the divine realm.
Before he could assess his surroundings, a violent surge of magical energy erupted, sending several figures crashing to the ground.
“Hahaha…!” Huan Tian laughed arrogantly, his gaze icy with mockery. “I have mastered the supreme art of the cosmos! How dare you resist me? Perish, all of you!”
With a sweeping motion, he clawed at the air, and the fallen warriors felt their powers being forcibly drained.
“Ming Di! Qingxue!” Xiao Xiaoxiao, who had been hiding nearby, roared and charged at Huan Tian.
But before she could reach him, the chaotic energy surrounding him repelled her, sending her crashing to the ground.
“Hahaha…! Lan Xuechen, what does it matter that you rejected me? Even without the intelligence of your Floraclans, I shall unite all realms! Heaven and earth shall bow to me alone!”
“What… what’s happening?” Xiao Xiaoxiao had landed at Chen Qing’s feet. He helped her up, his voice trembling with fear.
She recognized him instantly—how could she forget their first encounter in the Xuanling Continent, when he had targeted Qingxue?
“Are you blind? Can’t you see the Divine King has gone mad? We’re fighting to stop him from wreaking more havoc…”
*Though clearly, we’re getting our asses handed to us!*
The Divine King… mad?
Chen Qing stared at Huan Tian in shock, finally realizing—the Divine Emperor had succumbed to darkness!
In that moment, he understood the source of the Xuanling Continent’s endless calamities.
*The embodiment of light has become a demon of darkness!*
And then… his gaze fell upon Yun Qingxue.
The “calamitous seductress” from his divinations was now fighting for justice.
Chen Qing’s mind reeled in confusion.
What he didn’t know was that his divination had been correct—only his interpretation was flawed.
The Divine King’s heart had long been unsettled. Without awakening, his fall was inevitable.
Yun Qingxue’s return had merely accelerated the process.
And this days-long battle in the divine realm? It had been triggered by her attempt to save her mother.
The so-called “calamity” was, at most, a spark.
Huan Tian continued absorbing power—not just from Yun Qingxue and Zi Qu Shengjun, but from everyone.
He had become an insatiable monster, his body a vortex draining even his own divine soldiers and allied forces.
Chen Qing felt his own energy slipping away, powerless to resist.
*Clang!* A bronze mirror fell from his robes, activating as it hit the ground.
Like a projector, it cast a desolate scene across the sky—the suffering of the human realm.
“Divine King!” Chen Qing cried out desperately, as if hoping to awaken the once-compassionate ruler.
But Huan Tian ignored him, intensifying his absorption.
Yun Qingxue felt her vitality fading. In her fading consciousness, she saw her parents and master lying lifeless, saw Jin Lin struggling toward her with his last strength.
She saw the defiance in Changxing and Huanshi’s eyes.
She saw Xiao Xiaoxiao, weakened but still trying to reach Ming Di.
She saw… countless suffering souls reflected in the mirror.
“Ah…!” Grief, hatred, and resolve surged within her.
Amid the storm of emotions, the words of the mysterious elder echoed: *”The Floraking’s Decree—infinite vitality… infinite vitality…”*
She couldn’t let those she loved die. *Couldn’t!*
As her determination solidified, her heart contracted violently. Her body dissolved into emerald light, soaring skyward.
“By the Floraking’s Decree!” Her voice resonated across the battlefield.
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