Chapter 297: The Myth of the Rogue

“Oh, Night Girl, it’s you!”

Qiao San’s lips trembled with a tone of thrilled surprise. The unexpected miracle from the heavens made this ruffian handle the situation with utmost care, fearing it was merely a beautiful dream that would vanish at the slightest touch.

“Ah— you little wretch, you deserve to die!”

Night Girl’s upper body split in two, and the Tian Yao’s soul phantom struggled furiously to break free. Unfortunately, she had already exhausted nearly all of her magic previously, and now the diminutive Night Girl seized the chance to take control of the body.

“Heh, heh… Tian Yao, you’ve given me quite the gift! Uh!” Qiao San had intended to strike down the Tian Yao’s soul with one palm, but as he swung his hand, he realized he too was powerless.

“Master Qiao, quickly restore your strength through inner cultivation. I won’t let Tian Yao escape this body.”

“Gak, gak… Little wretch, you dare dream so big!”

Suddenly, the Tian Yao ceased struggling and instead lunged voluntarily back into the “body.” Night Girl’s left hand transformed into a claw, aiming fiercely at Qiao San’s throat. Her right hand followed closely, barely pulling the left back at the last moment.

“No one can stop me! Roar—”

Despite her tall and graceful figure being so light and nimble, her delicate lips released a beastly roar. Tian Yao exerted full control over the left half of her body, launching疯狂 attacks against the Ten-Yang Body. She understood that although her opponent’s magical prowess might not surpass her own, his unique physique was indeed mysterious and extraordinary. She absolutely could not allow Qiao San any time to recover.

“Boom, boom…”

Qiao San rolled with all his might, narrowly dodging the Tian Yao’s hands and feet. Behind him, two massive craters instantly formed. The Tian Yao’s cruelty exceeded Qiao San’s expectations; the dying demoness was willing to hasten her own death just to destroy Qiao San alongside her.

Though Night Girl firmly controlled the other half of the body, she was not skilled in offense and could only watch helplessly as Qiao San was beaten until blood sprayed like mist.

“No…!”

A sorrowful cry stretched Night Girl’s beautiful dimples into an oval shape. Seeing Qiao San fall, her heart felt as if sliced by a knife. The intense pain transformed into energy, and her anger fueled her bravery. Suddenly raising her jade hand, Night Girl slashed powerfully at the space above her head.

“Wench, what are you doing… Stop! You’ll die too! Wench—”

A spatial rift appeared above Night Girl’s head. The usual gentle suction, like a breeze, now became irresistible for the weakened Tian Yao. In a flash, the merged human and demon were sucked inside.

“Master Qiao, take care. Night Girl is leaving!”

Qiao San’s eyes were already blurred with blood. In his daze, he seemed to see Night Girl’s soul bidding him a final farewell.

Again? Yes, “again”!

Suddenly, the man’s heart shrank into a tiny point—not out of fear, but anger—anger at himself. Night Girl was so kind and fragile, yet every time, she ended up sacrificing herself to protect him. This—must not happen again!

“Ah—”

A soul-piercing shout roared forth, creating a deep crater in the earth. Riding the shockwave, Qiao San sprang upright. Although his entire skeleton was shattered, his burning soul now supported his body.

As the rift closed, Qiao San dove into the collapsing, explosive void.

“Gak, gak… Bold San, you’ve come too! Excellent! We shall die together!”

Destructive force pressed in from all directions. Within the narrowing space, all three were doomed. The Tian Yao ceased attacking Qiao San and instead tightly entwined herself around Night Girl, her most venomous words merging into her final, sinister laughter.

“Wench, even in death, I won’t let you reunite with your lover! Gak, gak…”

Night Girl hadn’t expected Qiao San to rush in like a moth to the flame. The tearful young girl wanted to rush toward him but was blocked by the Tian Yao, unable to cross even that short distance.

“Master Qiao, escape quickly! There’s no time!”

“Night Girl, without taking you with me, I’ll die here with you!” In this most perilous moment, Qiao San revealed his true self. His nearly disintegrating soul fiercely lunged forward, his hands straining, attempting to separate Night Girl’s spirit from the Tian Yao.

The Tian Yao, however, was determined not to let go. The vicious monster knew that by clinging to Night Girl, she could die together with the ruffian!

The spatial rift grew thinner, and the destructive force intensified. Still, Qiao San couldn’t separate the beauty from the monster. Just as the ruffian suddenly changed tactics, startling the Tian Yao with widened eyes, the narrow space sealed shut completely!

“Boom—”

At the moment the void fully closed, the natural world faintly witnessed everything within the rift dissolving into nothingness…

The Tian Yao and Qiao San perished together. Yet the destructive force of the Primordial Chaos continued to spread rapidly. The moment the Primordial Chaos vanished, the four continents would collide and be shattered into dust.

The hearts of all beings across the Three Realms twisted into knots. Even the imprisoned Queen Mother trembled with anxiety. No one wished to see the end of days, and none possessed the strength to halt such all-encompassing devastation!

Miracles always arrive at the last moment. As the Three Realms were about to collapse, a miracle occurred—the greatest miracle since the Chaos first gave birth to the Heavens and Earth.

Suddenly, the Xiniu Hexhou continent shot upward, crossing paths with the Zhannu Buzhou. As the Dongsheng Shenzhou seemed destined to collide and shatter with the Beiju Luxzhou, the Beiju Luxzhou suddenly sank downward, narrowly escaping annihilation by a hair’s breadth.

Immortals, demons, and mortals alike exhaled in extreme relief. The Three Realms and four continents turned from peril to safety, but the miracle did not end there.

A chessboard exploded in the void, followed immediately by three sacred scriptures dissolving into radiant light. In the next instant, an unnameable formation barrier replaced the Primordial Chaos, dividing the Three Realms apart!

From crisis to safety, the Human Realm naturally erupted in joyous celebration. However, those with profound magical abilities found little reason to smile. For now, the experts of the Three Realms were sealed within their own spaces. Previously, cultivators who attained Dao could traverse the Primordial Chaos, but now, like mortals, they were imprisoned by the very barrier that saved them!

From that day forward, the mortal world finally broke free from being manipulated by gods and demons.

The once interconnected Four Continents now became three distinct sections. The Heaven Realm floated above, the Earth Realm settled below, while the two Human Continents merged into one, resting between the Immortal and Demon Realms.

The sky calmed, the earth quieted, and the countless living beings found peace. The crisis of annihilation finally ended, and an irreverent name etched itself into the fabric of heaven and earth!

Bold San, a mortal ruffian, had saved the Three Realms.

The world never saw Qiao San again. Both gods and demons preferred to believe—the hero had sacrificed himself. Only a hero who perished could become truly perfect!

In the first century, the audacious ruffian Bold San became a hero; in the second century, Bold San became legend; by the third century, Bold San had become myth!

—A legendary tale of a mortal ruffian who turned the Three Realms upside down!