The Imperial Concubine had achieved her goal. She looked at Chu Yang with a cold smile and said, "Chu Yang, now I want to see how you will face Yaoguang. What decision will you make? On one side is the person you love, and on the other is your Dao heart!"
"Such a choice must be difficult, right?"
"Hahahaha!"
As her words fell, the remnant soul of the Imperial Concubine gradually dissipated, hiding deep within Yaoguang's body.
At this moment, Yaoguang seemed to have lost all her strength, her body collapsing weakly.
Chu Yang silently raised his hand and retrieved the Wushi Clock.
He then reached out and pulled Yaoguang's frail body into his arms.
Seeing her haggard face, Chu Yang felt a deep pain in his heart.
After a while.
Yaoguang, frowning deeply, unconsciously rubbed her forehead with her jade-like hand.
Her eyes fluttered for a moment before she slowly regained consciousness.
It seemed that after the Imperial Concubine's remnant soul hid away, Yaoguang's spirit had regained control of her body.
Yaoguang opened her eyes and looked around in confusion.
What she saw was a face filled with helplessness.
This face was incredibly familiar to her, one she would never forget in her lifetime.
But she was puzzled as to why she and Chu Yang were in this place.
Then, she noticed the bloodstains on Chu Yang and herself.
Her heart trembled involuntarily.
She then saw the tragic state of the ancient city.
Countless severed limbs, rivers of blood, a hellish scene filled with horror.
She broke free from Chu Yang's embrace, her face full of shock and confusion. Pointing at the endless bones and the bloodstains on them, she questioned Chu Yang, "Why did you bring me here, and what happened?"
Faced with such a question, Chu Yang's mind was in turmoil.
He did not answer, choosing silence instead.
Yaoguang had a very pure heart, like a naive girl.
If she learned the truth, that her sister had used her to massacre over ten ancient human cities, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands, how much guilt and pain would she feel?
Yaoguang's expression kept changing. In disbelief, she asked, "Did you kill all these people?"
She didn't want to believe such a fact.
But, from the strong smell of blood on Chu Yang and the countless bones behind him, it was evident that he was responsible.
Chu Yang didn't know how to respond. He looked at Yaoguang with a complex expression and chose to remain silent.
At this moment, Yaoguang's eyes were filled with astonishment.
Was he admitting it?
Why didn't he explain?
As long as he is willing to explain, she would unconditionally believe him! At this moment, Yao Guang felt her world completely collapse.
The familiar man before her had changed, becoming so unfamiliar.
So unfamiliar that her heart couldn't help but be filled with fear—fear of Chu Yang.
Outside the Heavenly Emperor's domain.
The group of cultivators appeared somewhat downcast.
Watching the scene before them, they felt incredibly conflicted.
One of the cultivators spoke up: "Is this what Empress Yao Guang meant by witnessing it with her own eyes?"
Clearly, they felt indignant on behalf of the Emperor, very angry at Empress Yao Guang's actions.
"In fact, we can't completely blame Empress Yao Guang. She woke up in a city full of corpses, with only the two of them present. Seeing the Emperor covered in blood, it's understandable she misunderstood."
"But the blood on the Emperor was all from Empress Yao Guang…"
The group of cultivators fell silent. They felt it was unfair to the Emperor, but at this point, they could only remain silent.
Seeing all this, Empress Yao Guang felt immense pain in her heart.
Especially seeing herself, misunderstanding and continuously accusing that man without knowing the truth, made her heart ache even more.
At this moment, all her hatred completely collapsed.
What was left was endless self-blame, regret, and remorse.
Tears streamed down her cheeks as she murmured, "Why didn't you tell me the truth?"
Everyone could see the unparalleled Empress Yao Guang now crying uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face.
...
Chu Yang took a step forward.
Seeing this little woman in such a state, he felt a pang of heartache and wanted to comfort her.
However, upon noticing his movement, Yao Guang quickly retreated a few steps.
Chu Yang could clearly see the fear in Yao Guang's originally clear and captivating eyes.
Fear of him.
Chu Yang didn't feel much hatred, nor did he blame her. He just felt a bit of heartache.
Perhaps, for her, this was undoubtedly subversive.
Knowing the 'truth' of everything must have been a devastating blow to her.
To her, he might be the only person in the world she could trust, yet he had done something that made her so furious.
Anyone would find it hard to accept.
Chu Yang sighed softly.
Then he looked up at the Sun God Star in the sky.
He knew that both the Empress and Yao Guang had the Taiyin constitution, which was of the yin element, most afraid of the pure yang divine fire of the Sun God Star! Only through this divine fire could he completely eliminate the lingering soul of the Empress within Yao Guang's body.
Only then could Yao Guang truly be free from anyone's manipulation, and no longer be used by those with ill intentions.
However, this would be an extremely painful process.
For both Chu Yang and Yao Guang.
Chu Yang took a deep breath and silently said in his heart, "I've already borne enough burdens. Since this is the case, let all the sins and curses be borne by me alone."
In his heart, there was endless helplessness.
And much heartache for Yao Guang.
But Chu Yang knew that some things had to be done.
And doing these things would inevitably bring curses and the name of an eternal sinner.
Chu Yang didn't want it to be this way, but he really had no other choice...
At this moment.
Chu Yang's expression became incomparably cold, with endless chill emanating from his body.
He walked step by step towards Yao Guang.
Yao Guang became even more fearful of Chu Yang's current demeanor, her body almost curling up as she watched Chu Yang approaching her step by step, retreating continuously.
Her heart was filled with bitterness. Seeing Chu Yang's cold demeanor made her feel extremely heartbroken and unfamiliar.
She saw the man before her raise his hand, and an immense power came crashing down on her. At this moment, she felt deeply powerless.