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Chapter 748

Meng Gui said flatly, "Don't be envious of the things you can't get your hands on. Big Fatty Long, the Destruction Attribute is one that surpasses Saint Attribute. That Six Ultimate Heavenly Path Formation of yours may be fascinating, but I'm afraid it'll be left here today."

Just as his words fell, six rays of Destruction Energy, filled with insanity and a hysterical aura, almost rose from six directions simultaneously. The concentrated Destruction aura instantly compressed the six colors of Six Ultimate Heavenly Path Formation released by Long Shiya inward. On top of Meng Gui's direct confrontation, Long Shiya had been pressured into a disadvantageous situation within an instant.

Long Shiya's facial expression changed immediately. Although he had heard of the Destruction Attribute from Zhou Weiqing, never had he expected for this Destruction Attribute to be so otherworldly. We would not have taken these people seriously if they did not possess the Destruction Attribute, but the situation right then was obviously different.

A cold grin appeared on Meng Gui's face, "I guess you've expected this, Big Fatty Long. The Destruction Attribute isn't only powerful, its powers will also grow stronger the more its users are. If we're just using our own attributes, there's no way for us to hold you back. However, I now have similarities with them due to our possession of Destruction Attribute. Under the effects of the Destruction Attribute, you can only dream of leaving here. I've long heard that you've accepted a disciple; this battle today is prepared especially for you. Today, I shall not let you go anywhere."

Under the pressure of the Destructive Attribute which was being released at the same time by a Heavenly Emperor and six Heavenly King-tier powerhouses, Long Shiya's Six Ultimate Heavenly path Formation had been compressed to an area of merely several meters around his body, and this area was still shrinking. Once the Six Ultimate Heavenly Path Formation was no longer capable of protecting him, the blows he were to receive would be a deadly one from these seven mighty opponents.

However, what puzzled the Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui was that Long Shiya could still laugh at a time like this, and he was laughing in disdain at that laughed in disdain.

Out of nowhere, a shadow as black as ink appeared at the back of a Heavenly King-tier powerhouse on the left.

The Heavenly King from Blood Red Hell kept on activating his Destruction Attribute and did not notice the shadow behind him at all.

Even a Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse like Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui had not noticed how the person appeared.

Heavy, strong fists easily gripped onto the Blood Red Hell Heavenly King's neck. Everything was too sudden for the Heavenly King. Due to his cultivation base that was at that of a Heavenly King-tier, the Heavenly Energy within him seemed to have exploded in an instant from the ambush.

Furthermore, the Blood Red Hell Heavenly King was also extremely cruel. He had chosen to detonate his Heavenly Core Nucleus without any hesitation.

To have his neck grabbed by someone without any warning, what did it mean? It meant that the individual's cultivation was far superior to his. Only by detonating his Heavenly Nucleus Core and activating his strongest attack to frighten his enemies would he have a chance to stay alive. Once one had reached the rank of a Heavenly King, one's wisdom would escalate along with the development of the cultivation base. Without any hesitation, he had made the right choice.

Unfortunately, while his decision was correct, the reality was different from what he wished for.

The terrifying powers of devour made the Blood Red Hell Heavenly King instantly feel as if his body was caught in a whirlpool in the depths of the ocean. His will to ignite the Heavenly Nucleus Core had momentarily frozen. Then, his Heavenly Energy began to flow out of his body, whereas his Heavenly Nucleus Core was no longer under his control. It was absorbed by an attraction force out of nowhere to the extent that it was stuck.

With the sudden decrease in the Destruction Attribute's Heavenly Energy's suppression, Long Shiya's lights of six colors brightened substantially. It was only when the explosion had brought along huge energy waves, only did the group from Blood Red Hell notice that something was amiss.

In unison, they directed their gaze to the heavenly King-tier powerhouse who had been ambushed. However, when they had come to their senses and wanted to go to his rescue, it was too late.

Blocked by the Heavenly King-tier powerhouse's body, there was no way for them to see what had struck the Heavenly King-tier powerhouse. What they had seen was only his body flying backward at top speed, moving far away.

At this moment, the Blood Red Hell powerhouses did not dare to make a move. The famed Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor Long Shiya was so powerful that only their great number managed to suppress him. One must know that even for Meng Gui, his cultivation level only laid in the middle ranks of Heavenly Emperor Tier. If he were to have a one-on-one confrontation with Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor Long Shiya, he would not be able to stand for thirty minutes.

The Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor had been known for his great endurance in battle. Ordinary Heavenly Jewel Masters could not easily comprehend Heavenly Jewels with six attributes – his name of The Mightiest below Heavenly God was clearly given for a reason. Even three or four Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouses would be no match for him and the reason he could be restricted was all because of the Destruction Attribute.

"Everyone, stay cautious!" Meng Gui shouted, his demeanor no longer as relaxed as before. At the same time, hesitation arose in his heart.

The Heavenly King-tier powerhouse who had been flown away could no longer be seen, falling into Heavenly Bow City and vanished.

Meng Gui was contemplating if he should strike Long Shiya now, instead of being at a standstill. The reason he chose the current method of suppression was that it was the sole method that would minimize their casualties. Otherwise, upon Long Shiya's retaliation, they would be paying a deadly price – especially him – as he would definitely be Long Shiya's first target.

By holding Long Shiya down with the Destruction Attribute, he would be further suppressed by their aura if he were to make the first move, as long as they did not strike. Under repeated attacks like these, Long Shiya would no longer be able to stand not long after.

However, who would have expected such abrupt changes to the situation? One of the six surrounding Heavenly King-tier powerhouses had vanished all of a sudden, resulting in the decline of their pressure on Long Shiya, effectively lengthening the time that Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor could hold himself. Of course, it would bear the same outcome if they were to continue their suppression. However, nobody knew how strong their hidden enemy was.

No matter how much Meng Gui thought of it, he could not wrap his head around the fact that such a powerhouse still existed in Heavenly Bow Empire. Duan Tianliang was powerful, but he was only at the Heavenly King Tier and it was impossible for him to capture a powerhouse of the same level without leaving a trace! To sneak behind a Heavenly King-tier powerhouse without giving himself away brought no guarantee that the Heavenly Emperor would be capable of such a feat.

A cynical expression surfaced on Long Shiya's face; his previous nervousness and shock were actually being feigned. Indeed, the powers of the enemies before him were not weak, but he had stepped into their trap on purpose. Without the strong attraction force, it would be more taxing for him to get rid of these enemies, but now… would they dare to loosen their suppression on him?

Right at this moment, another heavenly King-tier powerhouse in the other direction similarly let out a grunt, and his body flew backward immediately.

At this point, Meng Gui's demeanor finally changed, before commanding quickly without any hesitation, "Attack!"

The strong Destructive Attribute instantly transformed from suppression to physical attacks. Greyish brown light mixed with intense flames exploded from the four heavenly King-tier powerhouses simultaneously. At the same time, Consolidated Radiance shone from each of their bodies, and they demonstrated their full power.

Meng Gui had made his judgment at that instant. If there was a possibility that the first Heavenly King-tier powerhouse had been ambushed due to his being off-guard, it would not be as simple as mere carelessness for a second Heavenly King-tier powerhouse to be struck in the same manner. The hidden opponent must be extremely powerful. If the situation were to remain the same, although they triumphed in numbers, it would be hard to determine the outcome of the day's battle when they had their backs exposed to their enemy. The best course of action would only be by eliminating Long Shiya before searching for the concealed opponent.

When the four Heavenly Kings of Blood Red Hell launched their attacks together, Meng Gui appeared before Long Shiya in a flash. Amidst the dark illumination, each of his hands was covered with a Consolidated Equipment, of two-feet-long Ghostclaw Spikes.

All five of his fingers had the Ghostclaw Spikes, specializing in breaking the defense of Heavenly Energy. In addition to the insane Destruction Attribute, his rush forward had split the air in an instant, forming a long black hole. Without a doubt, he had also exerted his mightiest offense.

Under the pressure of Destruction Attribute, the powers of their combined attack would be the greatest. As long as this attack could deliver a fatal blow to Long Shiya, the rest of the battle would be much easier. Meng Gui even had the confidence of annihilating Long Shiya by himself. Till then, the four Heavenly Kings would guard the perimeters against the enemy lurking in the dark. Once they had gotten rid of Long Shiya, they would deal with the enemy and emerge victoriously.

However, the unfolding of events had always differed from one's predictions.

The stacked powers of the simultaneous onslaught of the Heavenly Emperor and four Heavenly Kings with the energies of the same attribute may be extremely powerful, but would they really be able to harm Long Shiya? The next moment, Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor gave his answer.

Upon the actions of his opponents, Long Shiya also moved, gesturing both of his arms to draw circles by his sides. The six colored light rays first shrank by two meters and then exploded in an instant. This time, as the six colors exploded, six silhouettes appeared around Long Shiya.

The silhouettes all looked like him – red for the Fire Attribute, green for the Wind Attribute, blue for the Water Attribute, yellow for the Earth Attribute, gold for the Light Attribute and black for the Blackness Attribute.

When the six different colored Long Shiya's appeared, they acted the same as well. Almost instantly, the Blood Red Hell powerhouses seemed to be facing six of the strongest Heavenly Emperors.

Along with a deafening sound, the five shadows were flung away. Long Shiya had actually knocked away the five Blood Red Hell powerhouses all by himself. On the other hand, he still casually remained at his original position; the only ones who had vanished were the six silhouettes he had released.

Pouting, Long Shiya did not continue the pursuit, "What Destruction Attribute? It's nothing much."

"Impossible," while being hurled away, Meng Gui exclaimed in shock. Among the six shadows released by Long Shiya, two that were summoned were of the Light and Water Attribute respectively. The powerful hit he suffered did not differ much from Long Shiya himself and seemed like a full-blown attack. Even with the heightened powers of the Destructive Attribute, he had been flung away, and the blood in his body was surging. What was even more incomprehensible to Meng Gui was that Long Shiya's strike had a unique aura which had actually dispersed his Destructive Attribute, nullifying its effects.

Long Shiya laughed aloud, and said, "Little Meng Gui, nothing's impossible in this world. It's just your short-sighted vision. What is Destructive Attribute in the face of the Saint Attribute? Everything is useless."

For him to be able to withstand the hit, it was not entirely due to his own powers. It was true that Long Shiya's cultivation was strong. Furthermore, he had the combination of six attributes. He had no reasons to be wary of the Destructive Attribute as the four Saint Attributes would not even amount to much suppression when he fused the six Elemental Attributes. Other than that, Zhou Weiqing had injected the real Saint Energy Galaxia into his body. Supported by the Saint Energy Galaxia, one could only imagine the powers that exploded from Long Shiya's strike. Furthermore, in front of Saint Energy, how was it possible for the Destructive Attribute demonstrate its full potential?

With that, Long Shiya had solved his situation of being besieged in the midst of intersecting light rays.

Meng Gui's plans were not that bad but compared to the young and cunning Zhou Weiqing, there was still a difference. After all, Zhou Weiqing had played a part in many conspiracies.

All of these were within Zhou Weiqing's calculations. Meng Gui would never have expected for Zhou Weiqing to be here two hours ago. He had conducted a detailed investigation regarding the location, and with the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core's effects in place, even the Heavenly Emperors could not detect Zhou Weiqing's presence.

After identifying the enemies, how could Zhou Weiqing leave them any chance?

Just as Meng Gui was crying out in shock, yet another of the four Heavenly Kings who were being bombarded away had disappeared.

The situation was just too strange and caused the expressions of the other three Blood Red Hell Heavenly Kings to change. They did not consider launching another round of attacks at Long Shiya but instead, gathered together in the span of a few breaths. They stood with their backs facing each other and surveyed their surroundings in vigilance.

Long Shiya stood midair, clasping his hands behind him, his eyes beaming with pride. He was not proud of himself, but of his beloved disciple.

To take care of three Heavenly Kings within such a short span of time without leaving a single trace. There was no doubt that Zhou Weiqing could do it!

Although Zhou Weiqing only had the cultivation base of someone at the Heavenly King Tier, with the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core and his magnificent escalation abilities, he could definitely hold a candle against a Heavenly God-tier powerhouse. He may have pulled some tricks in his victorious battle against his father-in-law at the Heaven's Expanse Palace on Heavenly Jewel Island, but much of the events were due to his efforts. While these Heavenly Kings had to withstand the insurmountable pressure by Long Shiya, his ambush had easily taken effect.

Rays of dark golden light shone in the dark. Under the illumination of the dark golden rays, a shadow with wings spread on its back emerged slowly from the dark.

Without chances of ambush, Zhou Weiqing no longer had any reason to continue hiding and revealed himself.

At this time, his entire body was covered with solid armor, including both his legs, all shielded by the Ringless Ground Purging Set.

Before coming here today, he had already completed the consolidation of all the nine pieces in front of the Ringless Ground Purging Set. Only the last piece was left for the whole set to be complete.

When he released his Ringless Ground Purging Set, the light around his body seemed slightly distorted. Terrifying energy waves flowed through the air, and the only thing he did not have right then was a helmet.

On top of the Dual God Strength Hammers, dark golden light rays shone as illuminating images of crying and smiling faces interchanged. The fascinating thing was that the spot on his chest was shining, and the light rays were brightening and dimming, displaying an image akin to a throbbing heart.

"Who are you?" Meng Gui stared at Zhou Weiqing furiously. He could not see through Zhou Weiqing's cultivation at all, but judging from the equipment of his legendary armor set, the cultivation of the young-looking Heavenly Jewel Master might not be any weaker than Long Shiya's! What was more important was that his silent attacks prior to that were just too horrifying. Even the world's mightiest killers were no match for his abilities to conceal himself.

With a flick of the two hammers in his grasp, each drawing a dazzling triangle, they stacked on each other and released the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation. At the same time, his ten Heavenly Jewels emerged as well.

Although the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation was slightly different from the Six Ultimate Heavenly Path Formation, they were similar in most aspects, and it was apparent that his relationship with Long Shiya was not to be taken lightly.

"This is my beloved disciple. What do you think? You've never expected this, have you? A Heavenly King-tier powerhouse who had yet to reach the age 23. Is there anyone like him in your Blood Red Hell? Hahahaha!" Long Shiya had not forgotten to show his disciple off at a time like this. The truth was, it was impossible for anyone who happened to have such a great disciple like Zhou Weiqing to not speak proudly of him.

"You're Zhou Weiqing?" Meng Gui looked at Zhou Weiqing skeptically. He had heard of this name countless times, and the most he had heard of was his performances in the Heavenly Jewel Tournament. At that time, Zhou Weiqing had defeated the Little Demon Shen who had Six Jewels while his cultivation base was merely at the level of Three Jewels. The year before, he had once again participated in the Heavenly Jewel Tournament and won against the brothers, Tian Feng and Tian Ma. Meng Gui may have reached the Heavenly Emperor Tier, but his position was actually below the two brothers. They were the future heirs of the Blood Red Hell.

Meng Gui also knew that the reason Heavenly Bow Empire could stand again was all due to that young man. However, he had never expected that Zhou Weiqing who still bore the cultivation base of Seven Jewels a year ago to now stand before him with the rank of a Heavenly King Tier. His upgrades were just too fearsome. No matter how skilled the Blood Red Hell was at nurturing powerhouses, it was impossible to develop a Heavenly King within such a short duration!

Zhou Weiqing's gaze was unsteady; he stared at the people coldly. Now, he had already entered another status. The calm and carefree demeanor he bore when he returned with Shangguan Bing'er was now replaced with utter evil. From head to toe, he looked absolutely sinister.

It was no wonder that he turned out like this; these Blood Red Hell powerhouses in front of him intended to mess with his family! When he had first arrived and seen the palace engulfed by the dark Fate Denying Seal, his heart was in so much pain to the extent that he could not breathe.

It was these bastards from the Bai Da and Kalise Empire who had invaded his homeland, forcing his father to resort to such drastic, suicidal measures to protect the last bloodline of the royalties. Facing these opponents, how could he have mercy?

The previous three Blood Red Hell Heavenly Kings had been completely sucked dry by him. He had even devoured the Heavenly God-tier Dreadfiend Sea Naga. It was natural for him to not hold back against these Heavenly Kings. With the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core in place, his Demonic Devour had escalated to another level. Never mind the Heavenly Kings, even the Heavenly God-tier powerhouses would be affected by Demonic Devour in their battles.

In fact, ever since Zhou Weiqing obtained a complete Saint Nucleus Core, he began to adopt an otherworldly appearance. The gravest mistake of Blood Red Hell had been allowing him to grow. Below those at the Heavenly King Tier, although Zhou Weiqing was absurdly powerful and was much stronger than others of the same rank, he still had certain limitations. However, now that he had broken through Heavenly King Tier and mastered the Heavenly Dao Energy, it would be challenging even for someone like a Heavenly God-tier powerhouse to kill him.

After that brief shock, Meng Gui gradually calmed himself down. He may not know what attacks Zhou Weiqing had used to assault his subordinates, but after seeing that Zhou Weiqing's cultivation base was nothing more than that of someone at the Heavenly King Tier, he heaved a sigh in relief. If there were to be two Heavenly God-tier powerhouses here, they would be very troubled, but since Zhou Weiqing was just a Heavenly King, things would be much easier.

"So what if both of you possess six attributes? There's four of us here, and even if they're not capable of defeating you, they can still hold you back for some time. Be smart and leave immediately. Otherwise, I can destroy the Fate Denying Seal within an instant and by then, not a single person inside will be left alive."

While Meng Gui was speaking, he had already gathered amongst his three partners. Destruction would always be far easier than construction. He was right, he would only need a little time to launch an attack without minding the price. The Fate Denying Seal below would then be broken, and with a simple technique and he could have everyone inside killed. After all, the people trapped within the Fate Denying Seal for such a long period would be extremely vulnerable. Especially for Zhou Weiqing's father, the Great Admiral Zhou. It was almost guaranteed that upon the removal of the seal, he would lose his life in an instant as the seal had been sustaining itself by feeding on his life force.

Zhou Weiqing slowly walked forward in the air as if he could land just about anywhere. He looked calm. However, with his every step forward, the grey airflow on him would increase in volume, and the overflowing evil aura frightened even the destruction aura of the Blood Red Hell powerhouses.

'How is this possible? He's nothing but a mere Heavenly King, how could his aura be so terrifying?' these were the thoughts of every Blood Red Hell powerhouse including Meng Gui.

"Master, let me handle these people," Zhou Weiqing said flatly. Nevertheless, his tone somehow implied that there was no room for argument. At this moment, his emotions had entered a unique state. With only his enemies in his eyes, he needed to vent. Yes, the flames which had burned for long in his heart required a channel to be unleashed.

"Little Fatty, don't be rash," Long Shiya ordered with a deep voice.

Zhou Weiqing had his back facing Long Shiya, and said, "Teacher, rest assured that I wasn't being impulsive. I can't give them any chances. I won't allow my family to be harmed in any way; everything lies on you now."

Long Shiya stared at the broad back of Zhou Weiqing, and thought with a sigh, "This kid… He's no longer the young man who became my apprentice years ago!" His humorous look could no longer conceal the true composure and strength within. To him, it might be a good thing that he had now truly grown. It seemed that after this, Zhou Weiqing no longer required his own protection. Today onward, he would have a position in the world of Heavenly Jewel Masters on the mainland.

"Alright, be careful then," Long Shiya said no more. This was the battlefield, and he chose to trust his beloved disciple unconditionally.

Unconditional trust. Indeed, this was the best form of acknowledgment of Zhou Weiqing's capabilities.

The horrifying energy wave exploded from Zhou Weiqing and in the next instant, the fearsome explosion immediately transformed the heavens and earth to a shade of grey.

Meng Gui was astonished, "This kid actually intends to face the four of us with a single concentrated attack?"

On the other hand, Long Shiya's six colored light rays radiated once more and showered the palace below in its illumination. Without a doubt, the master and his disciple had divided their roles – Long Shiya would be responsible for protecting the seal from being destroyed, while the four Blood Red Hell powerhouse became the targets of Zhou Weiqing's onslaught.

The Dual God Strength Hammer in Zhou Weiqing's hands rose gradually, and above the two hammer were different lights that were radiating from both hammers.

The left hammer was shining in black while the one on the right was a purplish red. Within an instant, two huge silhouettes appeared by his side while he was swinging the hammer. They turned out to be Hell Angel and Demonic Dragon Lady.

'This is… A Heavenly Skill Projection? But how can he summon two at once, they even look like the main body?'

With just a single action, the abilities displayed by Zhou Weiqing had far surpassed the knowledge of the Blood Red Hell powerhouses before him.

The fearsome dark purple light rays and dark red light rays shone almost at the same time. Demonic Dragon Lady and Hell Angel had been summoned by Zhou Weiqing. The command he had given them was to attack.

Huge dark purple light spheres struck the Blood Red Hell powerhouses one after another, and at the same time, the purplish red light rays on the Demonic Dragon Lady was radiating without stopping as beams of Dragon Silencing Seals shot out without hesitation. She looked just like the Dreadfiend Sea Naga she had encountered previously; her entire body was filled with sharp spikes.

This offensive attacks from the Demonic Dragon Lady was what Zhou Weiqing had learned from his battle with the Dreadfiend Sea Naga. Although he did not have the water element and was unable to copy Dreadfiend Sea Naga's skill, he was still capable of mimicking its attack nonetheless.

There was no doubt that this attack would consume great amounts of Heavenly Energy, but let's not forget that he had just devoured the Heavenly Energies of three Heavenly Kings. Furthermore, was Zhou Weiqing still scared of exhausting his energy?

The three Heavenly Kings of the Blood Red Hell seemed to launch their defenses at the same time as several Heavenly Skill Projections appeared from their bodies.

The Dragon Silencing Seal was definitely established, but its prerequisite was that it must land on the target's body. The three Blood Red Hell Heavenly Kings were no amateurs as well. They possess powerful skills, along with the existence of Destruction Attribute, they blocked Zhou Weiqing's sudden explosive attack in an instant. After all, Demonic Dragon Lady and Hell Angel were merely summons, and did not truly exist.

The next moment, Meng Gui had merged himself into the darkness. In fact, no one knew that Meng Gui was the true Number One Killer on the mainland, as this title of his had only applied to him fifty years ago. After becoming a Heavenly Emperor, he had retired from the world of assassination, but he was now even more dangerous compared to his earlier years.

Meng Gui did not have Spatial Attribute and did not have skills like Blink, but residing in the darkness, he was not inferior to Zhou Weiqing in terms of concealing their presence.

In the air, Zhou Weiqing suddenly stepped toward the left, with a flash of his shadow, dark Ghostclaws swiped across his initial position, and the air instantly split at that very spot. Even with his legendary armor set and the protection of the Immortal Deity Shield, Zhou Weiqing would be gravely injured if he remained at his previous position.

While he was on the move, the 'crying-face' hammer in Zhou Weiqing's hand smashed toward Meng Gui's claws almost without hesitation.

Meng Gui did not avoid the incoming hit either. He stretched out his five fingers, and the Ghostclaws bent themselves and clasped onto the 'crying-face' hammer.

After all, Meng Gui was a Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse – any Heavenly Emperor would have absolute confidence. When Zhou Weiqing had voiced out that he would be facing the Blood Red Hell powerhouses with a single powerful strike, Meng Gui was so infuriated, and thought, 'What am I in this kid's eyes? Regardless of how gifted he is, he's nothing more than a Heavenly King-tier Heavenly Jewel Master. How absurd is it for him to intend on taking down the four of us at the same time?'

Indeed, the Demonic Dragon Lady and Hell Angel who had been summoned by Zhou Weiqing had shocked him, but it did not make Meng Gui feel that he was much stronger than he was. Therefore, he did not show any signs of wanting to avoid a battle and intended to counter Zhou Weiqing with his own skill.

The Consolidated Equipment on Meng Gui was entirely in black, which was barely considered a legendary armor set. The whole set consisted of eight pieces – two of them being the Ghostclaws on his hands. He had always been a Heavenly Jewel Master who focused on the offense.

Amidst the ear-piercing explosion, the Ghostclaws and Zhou Weiqing's 'crying-face' hammer had clashed. The next instant, an unbelievable expression surfaced on Meng Gui's face.

His body was curled into a ball in the air and flew outward like lightning, similar to how a black cannon would. He had actually been blown away by a single hit of Zhou Weiqing's hammer.

What was in Zhou Weiqing's hands? They were the Dual God Strength Hammers! After the legendary armor set had consolidated with the ninth piece, at what level had his powers become? Never mind Meng Gui, even if Long Shiya was donned in the complete set of Ringless Ground Purging Set, he might not even be a match for Zhou Weiqing in terms of brute force. Even the Heavenly God-tier powerhouses would be inferior to Zhou Weiqing in terms of strength!

Now, this was really disadvantageous for Meng Gui. Furthermore, there was still a gush of powerful Devour Energy on Zhou Weiqing's crying hammer. In just an instant of the previous clash, much of Meng Gui's Heavenly Energy had been extracted.

Meng Gui had not cried out only because he had been enduring the pain. When he realized something was wrong, he switched from striking to pushing Zhou Weiqing's powers to fly backward and to minimize the effects on him. However, Zhou Weiqing's strength was just too shocking; it was likely to weigh hundreds of thousands of pounds. No matter how strong Meng Gui's cultivation was, even if he had utilized the Darkness Energy in the air to aid him in his defense, the hammer's strike had still managed to strike a great blow on him.

The Ghostclaw on his right hand was completely crushed and the entire length of this right arm had paid the price to prevent his body from being destroyed by the energy. His right arm exploded and blood spurted everywhere. Only the energies from Zhou Weiqing's crying hammer had been dispersed.

How was Zhou Weiqing's strength as simple as a mere Heavenly King Tier?

While Meng Gui was being blown away, there were no changes to Zhou Weiqing's facial expressions – much as if he had long expected this outcome. With a swing of the two hammers in his hands, a huge grey silhouette gradually emerged behind him.

The three Blood Red Hell Heavenly Kings were indeed powerful. During his fight with Zhou Weiqing and Meng Gui, they had crushed the Hell Angel and forced the Demonic Dragon Lady to retreat. Once the Demonic Dragon Lady was destroyed, they could then join forces with Meng Gui, surround Zhou Weiqing and kill him.

To their dismay, Zhou Weiqing would never leave such an opening to them. When his evil aura exploded, Demonic Dragon Lady's powers also erupted instantly. Strong purplish red light rays radiated immediately, forming a uniform attack toward the same direction.

Demonic Dragon Lady had actually chosen to self-explode while her aura was the strongest. Self-explosion was a means of offense, and it allowed for her to select which abilities to be upgraded at the same time. Demonic Dragon lady's mightiest ability was no doubt Dragon Silencing Seal.

After Zhou Weiqing had upgraded his cultivation to Heavenly King Tier, a group attack became possible for Dragon Silencing Seal. At this moment, supported by the Demonic God which Zhou Weiqing had summoned, the combination of Dragon Silencing Seal with the self-explosion of Demonic Dragon Lady had no doubt achieved the strongest level. It resulted in the failure of the three Blood Red Hell Heavenly Kings to avoid the attack of Dragon Silencing Seal even though they possessed great defensive abilities.

Within an instant, the three Heavenly Kings had been left with nothing to defend themselves. Their Consolidated Equipment no longer existed and their Stored Skills had been sealed completely. The sudden changes stunned all three of them.

Just as Demonic Dragon Lady was about to self-explode, Zhou Weiqing had already vanished from the air. Blink.

At the very next moment, the three Blood Red Hell Heavenly Kings felt the space around them collapsing abruptly, while strong beams of Control Skills fell onto them. Without the support of Consolidation and Stored Skills, it would not be easy for them to free themselves from the Control Skill released by Zhou Weiqing with the foundation of Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core, despite their cultivation base.

Chapter 749

Meng Gui had recovered his senses from the brief, excruciating pain. After all, he was one of the people at Heavenly Emperor Tier. He applied pressure to his wounds, blocked the flow of blood. Just when he looked toward Zhou Weiqing's side of the battle again and was about to put his hopes on his three partners, he saw hundreds of sparkling Tricolor Lightning Pearls enveloping the three naked men.

A dark golden shadow appeared before Meng Gui once again. Zhou Weiqing's gaze had turned extremely cold. At the same time, a deafening sound came from the other side.

Without a scream, the three Heavenly King-tier powerhouses had vanished into thin air.

Upon witnessing the scene, bone-deep chills arose from within Meng Gui's body. If he had been previously infuriated by Zhou Weiqing's arrogance, all that was left in him now was fear.

The powers displayed by Zhou Weiqing was seriously too formidable, which had far surpassed his imagination. ��Is this really a level reachable a young man in his twenties?" he thought. Right then, Meng Gui only felt that he would rather face the familiar Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor Long Shiya than the evil young man before him.

"It's your turn," Zhou Weiqing spread the wings on his back. The huge grey silhouette blended into his body almost instantly. Then, a gush of evil exploded along the transformation of Zhou Weiqing's entire being and turned to grey.

Now, Zhou Weiqing looked just like a massive grey whirlpool, sucking away all the Atmospheric Energy from the air so quickly, turning Meng Gui into a hollow being, and sealed every space which presented the possibilities of escape.

Without the support of Atmospheric Energy, even if he was a Heavenly Emperor, it would be impossible for Meng Gui to escape from Zhou Weiqing's pursuit with mere speed. The only thing he could do right now was to battle Zhou Weiqing to death.

Staring at Zhou Weiqing, Meng Gui's face had paled entirely. Ever since he had become a Heavenly Emperor, it was his first time being forced into such a drastic situation. Never had he expected for his life to end in the hands of such a young opponent.

Zhou Weiqing may just be a Heavenly King, but the aura he was radiating had completely suppressed Meng Gui's attribute, resulting in his inability to activate his cultivation. Furthermore, when one had reached the ranks of a Heavenly Emperor, one's physical body and soul would have long fused into a single entity, making the body a formidable weapon. After Zhou Weiqing had cut off one of Meng Gui's arm, it was equivalent to destroying his vitality. Meng Gui could not even release seventy percent of his cultivation during his peak. Given the circumstance, it was no longer possible for him to win against Zhou Weiqing.

However, Meng Gui had also demonstrated a mindset of which the Blood Red Hell Heavenly Kings were incapable of. Before Zhou Weiqing released the strong pressure, he had actually calmed down gradually.

"Young man, don't you go overboard. Indeed, you've won today, but if you intend to leave me here, you too must pay a huge price." Meng Gui said darkly. The stark contrast between his calm demeanor and the insanity arising in his eyes was apparent.

"Oh?" Zhou Weiqing seemed amused, "Well then, I want to know what exactly the price is that I'll be paying for, to leave you here." At that point, he did not look like he was in a rush to make his move against Meng Gui.

Meng Gui said coldly, "I'm a Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse. Upon reaching the Heavenly Emperor Tier, there will be changes to the characteristics of the Heavenly Nucleus Core. You can ask Big Fatty Long about this. If I were to self-explode my Heavenly Emperor-tier Heavenly Nucleus Core, you and Big Fatty Long might be able to escape alive, but nothing will be left of the city below. Your family and the royalties of the Heavenly Bow Empire, will also vanish into thin air."

Zhou Weiqing's expression changed. He retreated backward slightly and looked at his master, who was floating mid-air.

Long Shiya nodded at Zhou Weiqing. Right then, the astonishment in Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor's eyes had yet to disappear completely. He had witnessed the entire process of Zhou Weiqing's battle with the Blood Red Hell powerhouses, and he could not be any more shocked. "Those were all Heavenly King-tier powerhouses who possessed Destruction Attribute!" he thought. Long Shiya thought to himself that even if he were to deal with the combined forces of the three, it would take some time. Furthermore, Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui would be on the sidelines. However, Zhou Weiqing brought three deaths and one casualty with his own powers. While Meng Gui's injuries could somehow be associated with his own mistakes and carelessness, it was only possible with Zhou Weiqing's powers.

With the same nine-piece legendary armor set upgrading his powers, Long Shiya asked himself and thought that his abilities now could no longer match those of Zhou Weiqing. Although the powers of his origin were superior to those of Zhou Weiqing by a cultivation base of one Jewel, he was far inferior to Zhou Weiqing in terms of strength. Zhou Weiqing had boosts from Dragon-Tiger Transformation of the Dragon-Tiger Bloodline – this was something that Long Shiya could never match. Furthermore, he possessed Saint Energy as well.

Now that his beloved disciple had become so powerful, Long Shiya could not guarantee if he would be able to emerge victorious against Zhou Weiqing one-on-one. 'It hasn't even been a year since we last met! Little Fatty had already grown to such a level. If more time had been given, won't Xue Ao'tian have to give away his position as The Strongest in the World?' he thought.

However, it did not seem to be the right time think of such things, as Long Shiya had also heard Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui's words. Meng Gui was right – when one had reached the level of Heavenly Emperor Tier, there would be changes to the Heavenly Nucleus Core's characteristics. Once it exploded, he did not dare to face it head on either, especially for the fate of the city below which was greatly valued by Heavenly Bow Empire.

After receiving the Master's response, the evil aura radiating from his had slightly subsided, and Meng Gui heaved a breath of relief. He could choose to self-detonate. If that was the case, the destruction of the city below would bring about a heavy blow to Heavenly Bow Empire, and similarly, the goal of preventing Heavenly Bow Empire from advancing toward the south could be achieved. However, Meng Gui was also human, a powerhouse who would be willing to risk his life just to accomplish a mission! Having achieved the level of Heavenly Emperor after cultivating for eighty years, the more experienced they were, the greater they valued their lives. The impact of a Heavenly Emperor-tier Heavenly Nucleus Core's explosion may be powerful, but if the Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse were to choose to self-explode, unlike the Heavenly King-tier powerhouses, he would have no chance of survival but instead, he would be annihilated along with his own Heavenly Nucleus Core.

Thus, if it was not the final moments, if there was still a choice, he would never choose to do so.

Zhou Weiqing's demeanor did not look too good. He sighed softly, "It seems that I have no choice but to let you go today. However, if you've been freed, my true powers will then be exposed to Blood Red Hell. It wouldn't seem ideal for our Heavenly Bow Empire's future!"

Upon seeing his change in demeanor and having heard his words, Meng Gui was elated and said immediately, "Rest assured, I can swear by my Heavenly Nucleus Core that I'll absolutely not speak a word about the powers you've demonstrated today. I'll even be willing to dissociate myself from Blood Red Hell, live a secluded life in an uncivilized place, and never interfere with the matters of this mainland."

Zhou Weiqing pursed his lips and furrowed his eyebrows together. After thinking for a while, he nodded seriously and said, "Alright, go ahead and swear."

Meng Gui finally let out his breath in relief. He knew that his threats had succeeded, and thought to himself, 'This kid's cultivation may be strong, but he's still naïve in the end!' He quickly said, "I, Meng Gui, swear by my Heavenly Nucleus Core that I'll leave this place, cut myself off from Blood Red Hell, return to being an independent cultivator, and never mention a word of what had happened today. Should I act otherwise… what are you doing?"

Just as Meng Gui was about to complete his sentence, all of a sudden, he saw Zhou Weiqing's chest shining without any source of light. Although there was no energy wave, his gleaming chest was just too strange.

It was a ball of light as big as a fist. Surrounding it were circles of mysterious light ribbons orbiting it like tentacles. Simultaneously, the evil had vanished from Zhou Weiqing – who had been previously showered with evil aura – but now there was another mystical aura on Zhou Weiqing which Meng Gui had never seen before.

His skin was as white as jade, his entire body seemed to have turned transparent, and just like a bright star, he was radiating with brighter and brighter colors.

Zhou Weiqing smiled softly and pointed at the sky, "Look above you." While speaking, he first lifted his head.

Although he had seen the changes of light on Zhou Weiqing, the pressure which had been suppressing and locking him down had all vanished, resulting in Meng Gui subconsciously following Zhou Weiqing's gaze and looked toward the sky. It was not a big deal, but at that instant, he was stunned as if his soul had left his body.

In the pitch-black sky, he did not know when it started, but there were tens of thousands of stars shining. He thought, 'Aren't these stars gathering into a massive dazzling nebula?' The shape of the nebula was exactly the same as the light from Zhou Weiqing's chest.

"You…" just as he had uttered his first word, Meng Gui called upon all his might almost without hesitation, wishing to conceal himself in the darkness.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

With a gesture of Zhou Weiqing's right hand, illumination appeared as if the galaxy had descended. Meng Gui had no way of avoiding it, as his whole body stiffened, rendering him unable to move.

In his extreme fear, he had an instinct to self-detonate the Heavenly Nucleus Core. He saw the ball of light on Zhou Weiqing's chest brightening up, and a beam of starlight fell on his own chest, connecting both of their bodies through the beam of light.

His Heavenly Nucleus Core's movements stopped; even the rhythm of Meng Gui's heartbeat matched that of Zhou Weiqing.

Zhou Weiqing was still gazing at the sudden beautiful night sky, and said flatly, "Every single Heavenly Nucleus Core is a star, and what I have is the star's nucleus. In front of the star's nucleus, how will your star, which has yet to reach its full development, self-explode? I'll return it to the sky of stars. Farewell, Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui."

The surreal nebula in the sky lit up abruptly, the dazzling lights seemed to instantly fuse with Zhou Weiqing into a single body. The next moment, before the Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui had the chance to scream, he had already reduced to ashes in the sky.

The blinding starlight made the nearby Long Shiya shut his eyes, not daring dare to look at it directly. The pressure by the starlight was not strong, but all Atmospheric Energy had disappeared upon the appearance of the mysterious stars.

Meng Gui's body had vanished, but his golden shining Heavenly Nucleus Core was still floating mid-air. With a wave of Zhou Weiqing's hand, it fell into his palm.

Mystical lights shone in Zhou Weiqing's eyes. He stared at the night sky, remaining perfectly silent for long, and seemed to have entered a special state of enlightenment.

Raising his right arm, he waved in the air, and the Heavenly Nucleus Cores of the six Heavenly Kings he had killed flew from different directions each. While Dark Demon God Lightning had murdered the three Heavenly Kings in its explosion, their Heavenly Nucleus Cores had been preserved. The six Heavenly Nucleus Cores suddenly transformed into six beams of light rays, shooting out into the sky. From the appearances of the stars, it seemed just like six stars were rising from six different directions.

Along with the rise of the six beams of starlight, six beams of faint golden starlight had also descended from the sky and fell onto Zhou Weiqing's body, enveloping his dark golden Ringless Ground Purging Set with dazzling golden starlight.

Showered in the starlight, the nearby Long Shiya could sense that the energies in Zhou Weiqing were rising. One could also tell from the observation that the colors of the ball of light on his chest had become purer.

Next, another beam of golden light was released form Zhou Weiqing's hand – it was Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui's Nucleus Core. It was obvious that the rising speed of this golden light was far quicker than that of the six previous beams. With a blink of the golden light, the nebula responded by illuminating a beam of starlight on Zhou Weiqing.

The golden pillar of light this time had a diameter of half a meter and showered in the starlight. Zhou Weiqing's body shivered suddenly. The aura exploding from his body had also changed.

Upgraded. Had he been upgraded just like this?

Long Shiya had been staring in a jaw-drop silence, and thought, "Since when did Heavenly Jewel Masters upgrade like this? Let's not mind the speed, but isn't the process just too fascinating?"

He did not know that this was the secret of the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core. Of course, it also had something to do with Zhou Weiqing's Demonic Devour ability.

What Saint Energy possessed was creativity; it was not just the mere creativity of humans, but the greatest sense of creativity from the heavens and earth. This world had been created from the most primal part of this ability, and all the stars in the sky had been created in this manner.

Zhou Weiqing was right – every single Heavenly Nucleus Core can become a star of the sky, it just required an endless process of transformation and upgrades. Of course, the Heavenly Nucleus Cores of these Heavenly King-tier and Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouses were not true stars, but they had the aura of the same attribute of those stars nonetheless.

Therefore, even the Heavenly Nucleus Core of a Heavenly God-tier powerhouse would not be on the same standing as Zhou Weiqing's Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core.

Of course, with his current cultivation, he would not be capable of releasing the true powers of the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core. His own cultivation was insufficient, and the levels of the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core's upgrading was limited.

However, this did not affect him from being able to borrow the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core's powers. What he had done earlier was igniting the powers of the stars in the night sky using his Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core, and interacting with the faraway stars, effectively reflecting Star Energy back to his body. On the other hand, when he had released the energies from the Heavenly Nucleus Cores of the six Heavenly Kings and one Heavenly Emperor, it was the same as returning these pure energies of stars back to the stars in the sky, effectively receiving Star Energy fed back by these stars.

These Star Energies might not be as strong as the seven Heavenly Nucleus Cores, but the purest Star Energy could be utilized by stacking onto the existing Star Energy of his Starcrux. On top of the fact that Zhou Weiqing had just devoured much Heavenly Energy, under the combined escalation, his cultivation had been instantly upgraded from the Middle Level to Upper Level of the Heavenly King Tier. If Demonic Devour was said to be the most amazing method of upgrading one's cultivation in the human world, then, the method of Star's Reflection would also be considered insanely ideal in the world of Gods!

When Zhou Weiqing had been condensing the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core, he already had the enlightenment – albeit not as profound. However, after the previous process, he had slowly begun to master the essence of Star's Reflection.

It could be said that Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui's fate had occurred within Zhou Weiqing's predictions. With Demon God's Possession, Zhou Weiqing had sealed all of Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui's senses of the external world. At that time, Long Shiya could feel that the Atmospheric Energy in the air had a unique fluctuation.

Zhou Weiqing had been talking with Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui. In fact, he had been delaying time as a long accumulation process was required for him to use Star Energy. It would be very challenging to use it in battle. Back then, when he had been condensing the tenth pair of Heavenly Jewels, his tenth Elemental Jewel had been fully occupied by his Star Energy. Similar to the seventh Elemental Jewel, its skills could not be stored. Star energy was the source that brought about this mystery in the world.

Reality had proven that Zhou Weiqing had succeeded, after the Star Energy had been activated by him, never mind the already injured Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui. Under such situation, even the Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouses would not be able to withstand the Star Energy's strike, and even the Heavenly God-tier powerhouses would have to keep their distance.

The biggest weakness of this Star Energy was that its accumulation time was too long. Of course, this was also associated with Zhou Weiqing's current cultivation base. At the very least, it would not be too practical for the time being.

'Master, please retreat a few steps," Zhou Weiqing said to Long Shiya courteously.

Long Shiya still felt surreal. Nevertheless, he subconsciously moved away further, clearing out the space above the palace.

Zhou Weiqing put away his Ringless Ground Purging Set and brought his hands together in front of his chest. His whole being turned clear and bright once again, and a gentle Star Energy descended from the sky and gradually landed on the Fate Denying Seal.

A mysterious scene occurred. Under the Star Energy, the Fate Denying Seal was actually melting away slowly. Indeed, it was melting, just like ice coming into contact with water. It may not be melting very fast, but it was continuously decreasing in size.

At the same time, a bright silver light flashed across the diamond-shaped pendant on Zhou Weiqing's chest. The silver light shot out and landed on the land below, forming a massive magic circle.

Countless silhouettes gradually emerged from the magic circle one after another, amounting to thousands of people.

Zhou Weiqing swung his arm downward, and a beam of Star Energy flashed across the group of silhouettes. A beautiful girl in a white dress rose into the sky and appeared by his side – she was none other than Tian'er.

At that point, nervousness appeared on Zhou Weiqing's face, who was maneuvering Star Energy. He looked at Tian'er and nodded at her sternly.

When Shangguan Bing'er had left home, he had joined the Heavenly Bow Empire's Imperial Army. Then he joined the Heavenly Bow Battalion and later joined the Royal Military Academy. Later, when he had led the Fei Li Battle Team to victory in the Heavenly Jewel Tournament on Heavenly Jewel Island, he had achieved the first brilliant accomplishment of his life. However, it was short-lived when he learned about the destruction of his hometown. For Zhou Weiqing, it was too heavy a blow.

Nevertheless, he was not depressed due to that. Instead, he put in immense effort to make his country prosperous. With his own abilities, he had made the Heavenly Bow Empire rise again, to be even stronger than before.

Today, he had finally returned to his home country which he had left for long; back again to the sky above the royal palace of the Heavenly Bow Empire.

When it was time to remove the seal, as long as the Heavenly Bow City was retrieved, it meant that the reclamation of Heavenly Bow Empire was a success.

Every single one of the three thousand warriors below was all from Heavenly Bow Empire's most brilliant Peerless Regiment. One thousand Peerless Heavy Cavalry and two thousand Peerless Archers. After they had been sent here, they immediately searched for their ideal position.

No army of Kalise Empire had been stationed inside the Royal Palace of Heavenly Bow Empire as it had been guarded by several Blood Red Hell powerhouses. The aura of the Fate Denying Seal had its effect on the human body.

At this moment, the Kalise Empire's armies outside had heard the commotion. They had not launched their attack solely because of the existence of the few powerhouses. Zhou Weiqing assigned three thousand people to this location to ensure that the Royal Palace would be safe and sound after he had removed the seal himself. It was also to ensure that he could give his all in recusing the lives of his family.

Under the illumination of Star Energy, the darkness brought by Fate Denying Seal was being eroded continuously, but during this process, unstable emotions kept flashing across Zhou Weiqing's face.

The more he had removed the Fate Denying Seal, the clearer he could sense the aura within the seal. Those were terrifying energies of countless negative emotions such as despair, unwillingness, fury, killing intent, and blood. Even a Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse with Darkness Attribute like Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui would not dare to remove the seal casually. Upon the destruction of the seal, the individual would be struck by the backlash of the people's negative emotions within the seal. Even if one's body could withstand it, there would be a negative imprint on one's soul ��� imposing a massive harm toward one's cultivation in the future. This was the true terror of the Fate Denying Seal.

Of course, Zhou Weiqing would not be affected by these negative emotions. Other than the combination of his Star Energy and Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core giving him immunity of the Fate Denying Seal's backlash, his own mood would never be affected by negative emotions! Activated by his father as his final strike, it encompassed all his efforts and his own life. Amidst the negative emotions, all he could feel was endless sorrow.

The darkness surrounding the palace had begun to fade while the stars in the sky had shone even brighter. Tears flowed uncontrollably from Zhou Weiqing's face. At this moment, he had seen a huge silhouette clearing hovering five meters above the ground right in front of the palace,

Broad shoulders, a proud and straightened back, pitch-black armor, and that unwavering spirit. That was his father, who was once the strongest of the Heavenly Bow Empire. One who had been willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of his country – Admiral Zhou, Zhou Shui Niu.

Within the coverage of the faint black light, there were still many people, Zhou Weiqing next saw his mother Ling Zihan, who was not far from his father. He then saw his godfather, Emperor of Heavenly Bow Empire, Di Feng Ling. The Emperor, Di Feng Ling was acting in an unbelievable manner. In Zhou Weiqing's eyes, he was kneeling in front of Zhou Weiqing's father. Others who had kneeled down in unison were the officials of Heavenly Bow Empire headed by Xiao Ru Se's father, Xiao Yunchen, and also the Marquis and Finance Minister of the Empire. They had even fallen to their feet to worship his father.

All of a sudden, the Star Energy's melting of the seal had paused. In a flash, Zhou Weiqing had appeared in front of his father who had been frozen within the seal.

Although he had been extremely calm during his earlier battle with the three Heavenly Kings and one Heavenly Emperor, he was now shivering uncontrollably.

The darkness of the Fate Denying Seal would automatically melt away upon contact with his Saint Energy Galaxia. Looking closely at his father whose eyes was filled with an unwavering will, Zhou Weiqing outstretched his arms wide and hugged his father tightly.

"Tian'—er–," a sobbing voice sounded in the air. The next instant, all of the heavens and earth were filled with dazzling golden light.

The very instant Zhou Weiqing embraced his father, the Star Energy spun violently, and all the blackness brought upon by the Fate Denying Seal had vanished. The stars in the sky could then no longer be seen and were replaced by a massive golden virtual image of an angel.

Six wings flapped, and concentrated golden light mixed with silvery white Saint Energy descended from the sky. The palace which had long been engulfed in darkness and overwhelmed with dark aura was now showered with a layer of divine golden light.

The sacred energy waves circulated in the air, transforming into dots of golden starlight which shone onto each person, enveloping them with a layer of golden mist.

The sacred energy blended into their bodies little by little, eliminating the concentrated dark aura brought by the Fate Denying Seal. The Saint Energy which was full of creativity continued to nurture their bodies, awakening the life within them.

There was only one exception, and that person was Admiral Zhou. The latter was in the tight embrace of Zhou Weiqing.

Admiral Zhou's Heavenly Jewel Attribute had always been Darkness, resulting in a certain level of repulsion against Divine Attribute. Furthermore, as the caster of the Fate Denying Seal, his death would be certain upon the safety of others under normal circumstances. With Tian'er's cultivation, it was insufficient to rescue the life of her to-be father-in-law whom she had just met for the first time.

As for Long Shiya, his cultivation was sufficient. However, his attribute would worsen the situation. To heal a person of Darkness Attribute using Light Attribute would only speed up the person's death. As for Water Attribute, it might be able to save the life of Admiral Zhou for now, but no one could guarantee how long his life could be sustained. At the very least, Admiral Zhou might also become crippled.

Thus, Zhou Weiqing had to make his move. Under his command of Star Energy, chances would be best only if he did it himself.

The instant he hugged his father, Zhou Weiqing had cleared all his other attributes, leaving only the purest Saint Energy Galaxia. It enveloped the fragile body of his father who might just collapse any time, simultaneously eliminating all negative energies of the Fate Denying Seal.

Admiral Zhou, at this point, was akin to a building constructed by wood blocks, albeit a slanted one, about to collapse anytime now. On the other hand, Zhou Weiqing's Saint Energy Galaxia was like a cover, gathering these wooden blocks together to stop its shape from changing, effectively preventing its collapse.

Apart from that, these Saint Energy Galaxia were continuously entering Admiral Zhou's body, reshaping it with the purest and gentlest Creation Energy.

Indeed, he was being reshaped, not healed.

After casting the Fate Denying Seal, it could be said that Admiral Zhou's body had long collapsed. The reason he was still able to sustain his current state was solely due to the effects of the previous seal. Once the seal had vanished, he would also turn into ashes. The reason why Zhou Weiqing had the chance of reshaping him was because the soul of Admiral Zhou was still present.

Tian'er who was releasing divine energy could clearly sense that huge amounts of Atmospheric Energy were flowing toward Zhou Weiqing, including the energies she was releasing. Unfortunately, his Saint Energy Galaxia was decreasing at a shocking speed.

This was not as simple as solidifying the energies of Purgatory Angel upon the activation of the skill. It could be said that Zhou Weiqing was really creating a physical body for a soul now!

Although the original body of Admiral Zhou was being used as the foundation, the entire creation process had depended on his Saint Energy Galaxia for the body to take shape. Only by doing so, there would not be any future negative implications. For the sake of his father, why would Zhou Weiqing mind his efforts?

The three thousand warriors of Peerless Regiment had fallen into their respective positions, defending against the external forces while fixing the palace as the center. The palace of the Heavenly Bow Empire was not huge, thus three thousand of them were perfectly sufficient. However, they were fixating their gazes in the air. To them, the sacred light radiating from Tian'er's body was simply too astonishing.

Other than that, due to Tian'er's high position, whatever the faraway armies of the Heavenly Bow Empire could see, was also seen by the armies of the Kalise Empire and the Bai Da Empire.

Holy Faith which was capable of being on the same standing as Demonic Devour had begun to take effect. While staying mid-air, Tian'er continuously transformed these powers of religion into the purest divine energy and showered them below. Not only were the fellow people of the Heavenly Bow Empire healed, Zhou Weiqing's energy consumption was being supported at the same time.

Right then, the Shangguan Triplets were all amongst the warriors. It had been such a large commotion here, but the army union of the Kalise and Bai Da Empire had yet to show any signs of attack. Thus, they had not received any pressure as of now.

It was Heavenly Emperor Meng Gui who had ordered normal soldiers were not allowed to interfere regardless of the situation. In fact, the only ones capable of causing any commotion were the Heavenly King-tier powerhouses, for the ordinary armies would only bring them death. Therefore, his command was not wrong either. It was only that the warriors brought by Zhou Weiqing were relaxed.

Shangguan Xue'er nodded at Shangguan Fei'er, and said, "Launch the signal.���

Shanguan Fei'er agreed and raised her right hand. A beam of light shot to the sky and exploded into dazzling fireworks upon reaching the highest pinnacle. This firework signified that the palace's rescue was a success. As for the details regarding the methods of attack outside and the assembly of troops, those were the matters of the Heavenly Bow Military God, Admiral Ming Yu.

Shangguan Xue'er stared at the faraway Zhou Weiqing up in the sky who was giving his all to bring his father back to life; her eye somehow looked a little lost.

Back then, his cultivation had been far weaker than hers were! However, he had now reached a level where she would need to look up to him. Heavenly King Tier who was many years younger than she was, had become a Heavenly King first, and even possessed the Saint Nucleus Core!

Shangguan Bing'er had informed Shangguan Xue'er of Zhou Weiqing's bet with the brothers, Shangguan Tian Yang and Tian Yue. When Shangguan Xue'er discovered that Zhou Weiqing had faced immense pressure for her sake and had finally emerged victorious, shedding the heaviest burden on his shoulders, she was lost and dazed for a few hours.

These few days, she had been avoiding Zhou Weiqing and did not dare to meet him. The emotions in her heart were indescribable. She was not clear on how she should face Zhou Weiqing and felt rather guilty. For the sake of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, she had considered giving up this relationship! Amongst the Shangguan Triplets, the time she had spent with Zhou Weiqing was the shortest, but it did not mean that her feelings for Zhou Weiqing would be any less than how she felt for the two younger sisters.

On the contrary, she had been engaging in intense training in Heaven's Expanse Palace since she was young. For someone like her, whose heart had been as pure as a blank sheet of paper, there were only traces left by a single person, and he was Zhou Weiqing. Furthermore, there was no one else on the white piece of paper.

With all his efforts, Zhou Weiqing had finally gotten a chance to be with her, but what had she done previously? She had been constantly avoiding him, giving in to her father and uncle. Due to such a responsibility, she had thought of giving up on him, albeit not just once. However, he too had not once given up on her.

Even her two younger sisters were unaware of her complicated and contradictory feelings. It would only be possible for her to overcome her guilt after she had organized her thoughts.

However, there was one thing which Shangguan Xue'er was no longer concerned about. It was the fact that she was no longer the heir of Heaven's Expanse Palace. She intended to have all her thoughts focused on her man – she would be wherever he was.

Outside Heavenly Bow City, Ming Yu stared at the divine light which was radiating continuously from the faraway Heavenly Bow City and had been waiting in silence.

Finally, a smile crept up his face when the huge fireworks rose into the sky.

All the military leaders and soldiers had let out deafening cheers at the same time, including him. They did not mind alerting the Kalise armies who were on guard.

An hour ago, Ming Yu had released an order and had spread the news of the rescue. Furthermore, he had also informed the officers of the Heavenly Bow Empire regarding the type of fireworks appearing upon the successful rescue and had asked for them to deliver the news.

This was a little trick of Ming Yu, which aimed to raise the morale of the Heavenly Bow Empire's soldiers to the highest point by using the opportunities presented by the successful rescue of the Heavenly Bow Empire royalties.

The loud cheer had made it clear to him that his trick had succeeded.

"Action," with a swing of his arm, Ming Yu relayed his command to attack.

The armies of Heavenly Bow Empire had begun to move. They did not directly launch their offense, but instead, they operated in a scattered formation, and passed through the forests, slowly closing in on the Heavenly Bow City.

Chapter 750

Looking at the dazzling divine light in the night sky, although it was already nightfall, the morale of the Heavenly Bow Empire soared. This especially occurred to the warriors who originally belonged to the Heavenly Bow Empire, they had been waiting for this day for far too long.

Three thousand of them floated into the sky taking advantage of the night sky. Under the cover of the night, they took the lead by flying towards the Kalise and Bai Da union army who had been stationed near the Heavenly Bow City. Among the 10,000 elite in the Peerless Regiment, the Peerless Archers occupied five thousand of them. Zhou Weiqing took two thousand with him while the remaining 3,000 had been gathered by Ming Yu since the beginning.

Ever since the Heavenly Bow army was recovered, the Peerless Archers had not really showcased their flying skills in combat. The reason being that they wanted it to be their ultimate weapon to defeat their enemies in the last battle. Three thousand of them arrived thousands of meters up in the sky quickly, taking advantage of the cover of night. Night time aside, even if it was during the day, it was difficult to notice their presence if one was not looking intentionally.

Ming Yu then released his second order. "First, second, third, fourth and fifth Strongbow Battalion get ready. Peerless Heavy Cavalry and Snow Deer Cavalry set out. First and second calvary teams move forward."

Ming Yu had gotten many epiphanies from Zhou Weiqing. For the Heavenly Bow Empire army, he wanted the real elite army. Although it was impossible for him to train an army like the Peerless Regiment, with Zhou Weiqing's full financial support as well as the material supports from the Fei Li and Zhongtian Empire, one could say that the Heavenly Bow Empire Field Army Group was all set.

The Strongbow Battalion was not so simple that they were only equipped with ordinary longbows. They were fully equipped with actual strongbows made from Purple Dawn Wood. Besides, every Strongbow Archer would be equipped with a crossbow as well. As soon as they went into combat, their fingers would always be on the trigger. Regardless if it was for defense or to kill enemies, this would increase the archers' battle ability tremendously. The Strongbow Archers' were equipped with leather armor for defenses. Although such defenses meant nothing on the battlefield, it would be an entirely different concept if it were combined with the Heavy Infantry and Cavalry.

In the Heavenly Bow Empire, archers were what they were lacked the least. It was the Heavenly Bow Empire after all! Therefore, among the 10 or so regiments, Ming Yu intentionally picked out five thousand of them and formed five Strongbow Battalions. Apart from these, there were exactly five regiments of archers which occupied almost a third of the army's forces while the rest were made up of none other than the elite armies.

There were no Light Infantries in the Heavenly Bow Empire. There was only one type of infantry; the Heavy Infantry. Moreover, their Heavy Infantry was equipped with horses to increase their movement speed on the battlefield. The only thing was that they were trained differently from the Heavy Cavalry and their horses did not have armor on them. The Light and Heavy Cavalry were Ming Yu's champions. With the leadership of the Peerless Regiment, it was not difficult to develop and train an army. Of course, sufficient resources were of utmost importance or it would have been impossible for Ming Su to develop such a strong army in such a short period of time.

All of the armies in the Heavenly Bow Empire were up and running. They were moving forward, following Ming Yu's arrangement. Although their morale was at its peak, none of them dared to leave the team out of impulse. That was what the military discipline meant. Three thousand of them arrived at their destination slowly by air with Ming Yu holding his head up high, looking far away all the time.

The Kalise and Bai Da union army had woken up ever since they detected movement in the city. Their commander was not an idiot, if something was happening in the Royal Palace of the Heavenly Bow Empire, it would most probably mean that the Heavenly Bow Empire was in action. The commander woke up the rest that was resting in the camp and got them to reform their team.

However, the effort did not work out. Moreover, nobody expected the attack from the Heavenly Bow Empire's to come so quickly. It had been some time since the threat was sent and the Heavenly Bow Empire Field Army Group had been very quiet. Everything came without any warning. A massive amount of black items fell from the sky. Soon, there were intermittent screams in the Kalise and Bai Da union army camp.

The ear-piercing noise of things getting crushed broke the camp's peace.

"What's that! It broke into my tent."

Crushing noises were heard from time to time.

"That smells pungent, why does it smell like kerosene? That's not right, run quick." Finally, a smart person could at least determine what the black items were.

Unfortunately, as the black items fell from the sky, a large number of flares sparked. Naturally, the Kalise and Bai Da union army had scouts with them. They would have discovered the Heavenly Bow Empire Field Army Group if they approached the camp since the beginning. However, the attack came from above. No matter how elite the scouts were, it was impossible for them to have their eyes in the sky at all times!

Three thousand flaming arrows came from above. They did not have to aim as long as they were shot in the directions where they tossed the kerosene bottles. Three thousand Peerless warriors brought four bottles of kerosene each, tossing them into the sky and so they were scattered around. They targeted the tents and places that were easily burned.

Kerosene was inflammable itself and over the span of ten breaths after the fire arrows were fired from above, the entire Kalise and Bai Da union army camp were covered in flames.

It was a camp of more than ten thousand soldiers! The Star Forest was not that big. In order for them to be able to protect Heavenly Bow City, their camp was built close to one another and each tent had many soldiers in them. The unexpected fire that came out of nowhere felt like it managed to light the entire camp into flames all at the same time. At that moment, the soldiers received their instruction and got up to prepare themselves to regroup. However, everything was too late.

Humans were afraid of death. The huge fire that came out of nowhere caused the soldiers who were sleepy to be panicked. Furthermore, they were no elite armies. The Bai Da Empire soldiers were slightly better while the Kalise Empire's soldiers were all in a panic. Sudden, screaming was heard all over the camp. People were being stepped on and burned; the entire camp was in a mess.

"Kill them!!" Ming Yu said with a cold tone. Then, the same voice spread all over the regiment.

They had been waiting for this day for way too long. Ming Yu had at least three complete plans for this round of combat. God knew how many times he had gotten the Peerless Airforce to spy on the condition of their enemies.

As the saying went 'fire and flood has no mercy', the fire attack was just too sudden to the Kalise and Bai Da union army. The raging fire made them lose faith as an army. Under such circumstance, how could they defend the Heavenly Bow Field Army Group whose morale was soaring? Although the Heavenly Bow Field Army Group's vanguards had arrived within the range of the enemy scouts, they were shocked as well. The camp at the back was burning out of nowhere, would that piece of information be useful when it was sent back?

Some of them returned while most of the scouts chose to escape. At least they could still find means they could use to escape. The team that first reached the frontline was the Peerless Heavy Cavalry. Aside from the one thousand Heavy Cavalries that Zhou Weiqing brought with him, there were still three thousand Heavy Cavalries that were made up of the Berserker and Gold Crow Tribe as well as the 500 Snow Deer Cavalry.

The Snow Deer Cavalry had equipment was no different from those of the Peerless Heavy Cavalry aside from their mounts and weapons. Naturally, the Snow Deer Cavalry were riding on a huge snow deer which was much bigger than the Ghost Demon Horse while they used a kind of heavy deer horn as weapons. The Snow Deer Cavalry could be ranked among the top three in the entire Wan Shou Empire so one could imagine how powerful they were. The Peerless Cavalry had competed with one another in the past and they needed at least two Peerless Cavalry to go against one Snow Deer Cavalry. Perhaps, the gap between them would not be so big if we were talking purely about strength. However, when it comes to battle technique, the Snow Deer Cavalry were far superior to the Peerless Cavalry.

At that moment, the 3,500 Heavy Cavalry stood in a line on the battlefield and marched forward slowly. There were approximately five meters of distance between two Heavy Cavalries. These gaps were not empty as they were filled with five Heavy Infantries between them. After the five Heavy Infantries were five Strongbow Battalion archers.

The Kalise camp was in a mess and the Peerless soldiers began to push them back with full force. The Kalise army aside, it was difficult for the Bai Da army to form proper teams. Even if they managed to form a group under normal circumstance, could they fight an army like the one from the Heavenly Bow Empire?

Massive amounts of soldiers could be seen running out of the camp continuously. Suddenly, a striking whistle was heard. The Strongbow Battalion warriors and the Peerless archers in the air launched the actual killing blow. It was the perfect combination; an air-land lockdown where arrows would be shot the moment people appeared. Perhaps the officials of the Kalise and Bai Da union army could not imagine that Ming Yu would only send the forces of three regiments to the frontline. Of course, the three regiments were made up of the most elite soldiers in the entire Heavenly Bow Field Army Group.

These aside, all Light and Heavy Cavalries as well as archers, had been divided into two groups since the beginning before they launched an attack and flanked the enemy from both sides. They were all equipped with horses and among them, the Heavy Cavalry had traveled further away last night by taking advantage of the cover of night. Ming Yu's intention was obvious. He did not only want to win the battle, he also wanted to kill all of the enemies to achieve the ultimate victory.

In actual fact, there was no suspense in this battle from the moment the Kalise and Bai Da union army's camp caught fire. The conclusion was set the moment the Kalise and Bai Da union army, with close to 200,000 soldiers got surrounded by the Heavenly Bow Empire's 150,000 armies.

In Heavenly Bow City, before the palace's main hall. The fellow people of Heavenly Bow Empire who were bathed in Divine Energy were waking up from being sealed one after the other. The warm Divine Energy moisturized their bodies, giving them an indescribable comfort. When they opened their eyes, they were surprised to find out that they were covered in a brilliant, golden light. As the golden light was too strong, they could not see what was outside clearly.

The years were nothing but a dream to them. A moment ago, they had just seen Admiral Zhou using the Fate Denying Seal, disregarding its cost. After a long, deep sleep, it felt like they had just woken up after a short while. Di Feng Ling looked around like he was slightly lost and was not able to even utter a word at that time while he watched his ministers who were recovering their abilities to move one after the other. His state of mind was the same as the time when Admiral Zhou was determined to release the Fate Denying Seal. He mumbled to himself as pain and grief grew in him, "It's me who is useless, Admiral… brother…"

Di Feng Ling then looked for Admiral Zhou by instinct but all he could see around him was a golden light.

Ling Zihan had just woken up and surprised to see the golden brilliance around.

"Could it be that we've arrived in heaven? This can't be hell. Shuiniu, Shuiniu where are you?" Ling Zihan was almost screaming out her last sense. Recalling that her husband chose to use the Fate Denying Seal as the last straw to save the empire, the tears in Ling Zihan's eyes poured down.

"Sister-in-law, please calm down. Something's not right! Di Feng Ling held Ling Zihan who almost fell down from attempting to look for Admiral Zhou.

Di Feng Ling was emperor of the time. Naturally, he was much calmer than ordinary people. He pinched himself hard earlier, the intense pain told him that he was still alive. Although they were surrounded by golden brilliance, it was still his palace when he turned around! Suddenly, the golden brilliance around him dimmed, revealing the dark night sky. The ministers of the Heavenly Bow Empire looked at the sky together and saw the goddess-like Tian'er in a white, long dress.

Silver hair, purple eyes with a golden sparkle shining brightly within. Could she really be a goddess sent from heaven? Besides, the striking golden brilliance was fading towards her direction. The Heavenly Bow Empire ministers were stunned. Was it her who saved us? The ministers aside, even Di Feng Ling almost wanted to kneel as he felt the rich Divine energy that was emitting from Tian'er.

At that moment, a deep voice was heard, "Don't kneel."

Colorful lights were shining in the sky, the Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor Long Shiya came to Tian'er. He held her body as without any skill support, Tian'er's cultivation base was not still insufficient to fly. One must know that the most powerful Heavenly Jewel Master in the Heavenly Bow Empire was Admiral Zhou. Admiral Zhou had just broken through Ninth Jewel Realm when he used the Fate Denying Seal. The Heavenly Bow Empire ministers had never seen any powerhouses who could fly so they were not sure if what they were seeing was good or bad.

Di Feng Ling was quite calm as he saw Admiral Zhou on his second glance. However, Admiral Zhou seemed like he was being held by somebody right now. Moreover, there were bright lights sparkling everywhere. Naturally, that was not something that they could intervene.

"Sir, may I ask who are you?" Di Feng Ling asked Long Shiya with respect. Naturally, Long Shiya did not allow them to kneel because of Tian'er. How awkward would it be if she let her father-in-law and mother-in-law kneel for their daughter-in-law?

Long Shiya chuckled as he pulled Tian'er from the sky and landed in front of everybody.

"Don't be scared and there's nothing to worry about. I'm that bastard Zhou Weiqing's teacher. I'm here to save the Heavenly Bow Empire with him."

A simple sentence from Long Shiya got Di Feng Ling all stunned and his body was shaking. Really, you guys are really here to save us?

Ling Zhihan had her eyes opened wide while tears flushed out of her eyes.

"Weiqing, my Little Fatty. Where's my Little Fatty? Old sir, where's Weiqing?"

Long Shiya pointed to the sky, "Isn't he there? He's saving his father now. You must be Weiqing's mother I guess, you've given birth to a good son."

Long Shiya was old enough to be Ling Zhihan's grandfather. However, because of Zhou Weiqing, she could only treat him like someone from the same generation. Naturally, the Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor had always done whatever he wanted so he did not think too much about it.

Everyone was looking at the group of lights that were still shining in the sky. Ling Zhihan clenched her fist subconsciously and bit her lower lips. Those were two most important men in her life! Suddenly, the three people dashed toward them at a tremendous speed. Within several moments, they arrived at the people. Tian'er's facial expression slightly changed when she saw the three people but she returned to normal soon after. Weren't those three who dashed here the Shangguan Triplets? Ling Zhihan was stunned to see the Shangguan Triplets. She knew of Shangguan Bing'er but how could she not be shocked to see three Shangguan Bing'er appearing all at once?

Shangguan Bing'er nodded to her two sisters and bowed with respect.

"Pleasure to meet you, your Majesty. A pleasure to meet you as well, aunty."

Di Feng Ling was stunned, Shangguan Bing'er was the Heavenly Bow Empire's hope! How could the three of them who looked exactly the same come out of nowhere?

Ling Zhihan looked at one of them and proceeded to another, she could not find the difference between the three of them. Shangguan Bing'er then said immediately, "Aunt, I'm Bing'er. These two are my sisters, Shangguan Bing'er and Shangguan Fei'er."

"Oh, oh, great. Good girls. How long has it been!" Ling Zihan asked what was on Di Feng Ling's mind.

Shangguan Bing'er let out a soft sigh, "Your Majesty, aunty, it had been almost three years since the Heavenly Bow Empire was attacked. All of you had been sealed in the Fate Denying Seal. With Weiqing's leadership, we've finally accumulated sufficient force to launch a counterattack against the Heavenly Bow Empire. Our Field Army Group has attacked the Heavenly Bow Empire and I believe that victory will be upon us soon."

"What.. what you're saying is real?" Di Feng Ling looked at Shangguan Bing'er in excitement. He could not believe everything was real. He was a despaired overthrown monarch just a moment ago!

Shangguan Bing'er nodded in all seriousness and said, "It's real, it'll be proven to you soon."

At that moment, the bright sparkling light descended slowly and landed before the people. Suddenly, all of the chatter stopped as everyone had their eyes on the light. The light faded away and Zhou Weiqing let go of his arms that were holding onto his father. He had excitement in him as he stood back slowly. He had done everything that he could, everything depended on what they were witnessing whether his father could keep his life or not.

As the light faded and revealing Admiral Zhou's body slowly, the muscles of his majestic face twitched.