The Matter Was Finally Settled

Amid Xu Yanwu's furious roar, the towering wave came to an abrupt halt in midair, as though Xu Yanwu had frozen time itself.

"Reverse the flow!"

At Xu Yanwu's command, the colossal wave slowly receded as if nothing had happened.

After seeing the floodwaters return to stillness, Xu Yanwu's gaze gradually turned cold. He looked back at the two Honkai Beasts, Feng Bo Yu Shi, trapped in Xing Tian's grasp as if they were lambs awaiting slaughter.

"Roar—!" "Hiss—!"

As though they sensed the chill in Xu Yanwu's eyes, Feng Bo Yu Shi struggled violently within Xing Tian's arms, trying to break free.

"To accomplish my plan... my strength isn't enough..."

Xu Yanwu's current sensation was strange.

It was as if, after halting the Yellow River's massive wave, his senses had been opened up. It was as though he suddenly understood many things.

His connection to his body had returned to normal as well. As long as Xu Yanwu returned to his own neck after the battle, his body would truly be restored.

And now, Xu Yanwu's senses allowed him to see farther and hear more. Moreover... he could clearly feel the emotions of everyone he had just saved.

Some were afraid. Some were relieved. Some were grieving...

Some... were worshipping him.

Xu Yanwu did not know why, but his heart felt somewhat heavy.

Although he had saved many people, countless lives had still died at the hands of the Honkai Beasts...

"You two brutes have killed many people..."

Xu Yanwu beat his wings and hovered in the sky, looking down upon Feng Bo Yu Shi, who tried to resist but were pinned to the ground by Xing Tian.

"So I will use everything you have to repay them..."

"Ding—!"

Xing Tian's size and strength increased once more. By the time he seized Feng Bo Yu Shi by their necks and lifted them up, he had become larger than both Honkai Beasts combined.

"Devour all of their Honkai Energy, but don't kill them yet."

After Xu Yanwu spoke to his body, Xing Tian did not respond directly. Yet visible streams of radiant energy were continuously drawn from Feng Bo Yu Shi's bodies and poured into the circular birthmark on Xu Yanwu's back.

Seeing Xing Tian act, Xu Yanwu turned toward Ji Xuanyuan and the others, who had nearly finished dealing with the Honkai Beasts over there. "Ji Xuanyuan... and that red-haired kid over there... come here."

"..." Ji Xuanyuan supported her weary body with the Xuanyuan Sword as a cane. She looked up at Xu Yanwu, who seemed like a god in the sky, hesitating.

Jiang Zhu walked to her side, took Ji Xuanyuan's hand, and looked toward Xu Yanwu.

"Don't be afraid... I'm not a bad person..."

Xu Yanwu's voice softened. "Don't be nervous. I'm not a Honkai Beast like those two. I'm a human; this form is the result of my ability."

Xu Yanwu's feelings were strange. Standing before him now were the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor... Though they were not the ancestors of his own world, they were still the ancestors of Huaxia in this world.

Wait... were Jiang Zhu and Ji Xuanyuan already this close at this point?

Xu Yanwu discreetly glanced at their clasped hands.

Or... was Jiang Zhu taking this chance to pick up girls?

Ji Xuanyuan stepped forward and said to Xu Yanwu, "Thank you very much, sir, and thank the two girls who came with you for helping us defeat those two monsters, Feng Bo and Yu Shi, and for saving our tribe. As the leader of this tribe... I cannot thank you enough."

After saying that, Ji Xuanyuan released Jiang Zhu's hand, held the Xuanyuan Sword, and bowed deeply to Xu Yanwu to express her gratitude.

"You don't need to thank me,

Ji Xuanyuan..."

Though Xu Yanwu said that, waves were already crashing through his heart.

Feng Bo? Yu Shi?

Weren't those the names of Chi You's subordinates in legend? In the end, they were defeated by the Yellow Emperor, who had Yinglong's help...

The Yinglong design I jokingly had Danzhu mold... had actually become the real Yinglong???

Then what about my body? It couldn't possibly be Nu Ba, could it?

"Excuse me..."

Jiang Zhu spoke.

"Is there something you need, young man..."

Xu Yanwu's voice remained gentle. He was Yinglong now, so even if it was an act, he had to see it through. Otherwise, he would be letting down all the mythological stories he had read growing up.

"May I ask what relationship you have with Xing Tian, the guardian deity of our Shennong Tribe? Why does he listen to you?"

"???!!!"

What the hell was that supposed to mean?

Xing Tian?? Are you fucking kidding me?

After I became Yinglong, my body turned into Xing Tian too? And he was even the guardian deity of your Shennong Tribe?!

Sure, the history of the Honkai world was indeed pretty messed up, but not messed up like this!

What the hell had my body gone through?!

"..."

"Is it inconvenient to say...? I'm sorry, I overstepped..." Jiang Zhu apologized.

"It's not that."

Xu Yanwu's voice was somewhat strange. "You might not believe me if I told you..."

"The Xing Tian you mentioned... seems to be my body?"

"Huh?"

Jiang Zhu and Ji Xuanyuan were both stunned. They had only just learned that Xing Tian truly existed, and now another shocking revelation had appeared???

"Hey, Sis, Uncle Xu Yanwu just said that giant was his body," Danzhu whispered to Cang Xuan.

"Let's first see what Xu Yanwu wants to do," Cang Xuan said. "This is also a good chance to see what kind of person the wielder of the Xuanyuan Sword is..."

Over on Xu Yanwu's side.

"Your body?!"

Jiang Zhu could not help crying out.

"I think... that should be right..."

Xu Yanwu slowly descended from the sky. His energy body began to shrink, eventually returning to its original big white form.

Xu Yanwu did not know whether to laugh or cry. "We can discuss that later. For now, let's think about how to deal with the current situation..."

Xu Yanwu's voice turned sharp. "I left these two Honkai Beasts alive! How to deal with them is up to you."

Xing Tian had already released his hands as well, returning to the size he had been when he saved the little girl, then walking over to Xu Yanwu's side.

As for the two Honkai Beasts, they lay on the ground, barely alive and unable to move. With all the Honkai Energy drained from their bodies, simply staying alive was already a rare feat.

"Ji Xuanyuan, you are the wielder of the Xuanyuan Sword. I want to see what kind of person you truly are..."

As Xu Yanwu spoke, his own body suddenly yanked his head off his energy form.

"...After I determine what kind of person you are, I will most likely assist you... Damn it, Body, be gentler! Don't just force it on! Ah, it's crooked! Jiang Zhu! Come help me put my head back on..."