Fate Is Unpredictable

"Phew, it's finally over." Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi walked to a place far away from the demon city and removed their invisibility talismans.

"It's not over yet. I used the power of the nascent Dao Fruit to control Zhu Tian. There are too many people around here, so let's go find him after most of the people have left."

The battle between half-immortals attracted attention, but the three battles Tribulation Transcendence stage did not draw much attention.

Of the three battles, the one between Jiang Mingzi and the Taotie tribe chief was the most disparate, and the outcome was the least suspenseful.

With the support of the ancient ancestor, Jiang Mingzi's fighting style is wilder than before. Ever since the Taotie Clan joined the Demon Kingdom, the clan leader Ji Youming has been bullying the Phoenix Clan all day long, and the Phoenix Clan dares not fight back, fearing that it will give the Demon Kingdom an excuse to send troops.

Now we finally have a chance to fight back.

"Jiang Mingzi, how can we sit down and talk?" Ji Youming coughed up blood from the beating, feeling a chill in his heart. This person was going to beat him to death, showing no mercy whatsoever.

"If you talk about your mother, you will die today!"

Jiang Mingzi has a bad temper, but she couldn't do so before because of her position.

"Fine, fine, you forced me to do this!"

Ji Youming was furious. He burned his Essence Blood, exhaled smoke, and summoned lightning.

The lightning that appeared during Zhu Tian and Jiang Lianyi's battle was not cast by either of them, but by Ji Youming.

"Heavenly Thunder!"

The lightning seemed to form a world, with mountains and rivers appearing in the clouds, and all kinds of beasts and plants transformed from the lightning. Then the world was destroyed, and the lightning turned into a bluish-purple stream of liquid, which slammed into Jiang Mingzi!

Several Body Integration Realm noticed the commotion and their eyes twitched. If they were in the same boat, they would probably be reduced to dust by the lightning.

"Hereinafter I establish this rule: [You may not dodge within three breaths], you old bastard, die!" Ji Youming roared.

Jiang Mingzi unfurled the Five Virtues Banner and shook it vigorously. The banner fluttered, displaying the five ancient characters for Virtue, Righteousness, Benevolence, Propriety, and Trustworthiness. The bluish-purple lightning paste landed on the banner, but showed no power whatsoever.

"How is this possible!" Ji Youming was shocked. This move was his trump card, how could it be neutralized so easily?

Jiang Mingzi sneered. How could he tell him that the Five Virtues Banner was a top-tier defensive treasure that could disrupt Yin and Yang and was impervious to all magic?

"This is a rule: [You may not dodge within three breaths]!"

"Fate is unpredictable!"

An inexplicable power gathered at Jiang Mingzi's fingertips. Ji Youming sensed something was wrong and turned to run, but due to the rules, he could not escape in an instant and could only endure it.

"Don't think you're the only one who knows how to defend!"

Ji Youming took out a lion skin from his storage ring and held it in front of him. This was a defensive magic Law Treasure made from the corpse of the previous clan leader, Ji Xiong.

Pfft.

Jiang Mingzi's finger pierced through the indestructible lion skin and touched Ji Youming's brow.

"What did you do!"

Ji Youming sensed that something had changed, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

Jiang Mingzi would never reveal the purpose of her moves to her opponent.

The two continued their battle, but Ji Youming repeatedly made mistakes in his moves. Sometimes his Cultivation Method would stall, sometimes he would be a beat too slow in forming hand seals, and there were all sorts of coincidences.

Fate is unpredictable, and the Divine Ability of cause and effect exists; this ability reduces the opponent's luck for a period of time.

In other words, it's a fate that Ji is destined to have bad luck.

The two fought for hundreds of rounds. Ji Youming was already no match for Jiang Mingzi, and with the addition of the defensive treasure, the Five Virtues Banner, which rendered any attack ineffective against Jiang Mingzi, as well as his bad luck, he made one mistake after another. For these hundreds of rounds, he was basically on the receiving end of the blows.

Jiang Mingzi was ruthless, each move deadly, and finally...

"Ah--"

Jiang Mingzi transformed into a thousand-foot-tall phoenix and tore open Ji Youming's chest with her steel-hard claws.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ji Youming left his body, burned his lifespan, and decisively fled!

"Hmph, you're pretty fast."

Jiang Mingzi snorted coldly, not expecting Ji Youming to run away so decisively. Unless he also burned his lifespan, he would not be able to catch up with Ji Youming.

"Could it be that I hit him too hard just now and scared him?"

Jiang Mingzi ignored Ji Youming, put his body into his storage ring, and went to the Demon City to find the Ancient Ancestor.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh--" Ji Youming was still shaken. Seeing that Jiang Mingzi was not pursuing him, he stopped burning his lifespan.

"Returning to the clan in spirit form would likely result in being discovered along the way."

"Possess someone's body and return to them!"

Ji Youming arrived outside the city. Here were only minor cultivators who had no masters or protectors and dared not enter the city to watch the battle. He could just find anyone.

"You're the one!"

Without saying a word, he rushed into the mind of a junior cultivator.

The young cultivator's soul was meditating and cultivating when he saw Ji Youming and was greatly startled.

"Boy, what's your name?" Ji Youming grinned maliciously. He was now in his original form, with a hideous face that could stop a child from crying.

"I... my name is Kong Hao." The young cultivator named Kong Hao was clearly very nervous.

"Kong Hao, right? I'll remember you... Wait, where did that iron fence come from?"

Just as Ji Youming was about to attack Kong Hao and seize his body, he discovered that he and Kong Hao were separated by an iron fence.

"This is a seal. How can there be a seal inside you? Who is sealed inside?"

Ji Youming was completely baffled when suddenly a familiar yet chilling voice rang out.

"Of course, it's to seal me away!"

Ji Youming turned around abruptly and discovered that there was another Taotie locked inside the fence. He trembled all over and screamed.

"Ji Xiong!"

Ji Xiong was blind in one eye, and something seemed to be stuck in his throat. His laughter was hoarse and unpleasant, and anyone could hear the gloating in it.

"Ji Youming, you have committed treason and usurped my position as clan leader. Did you ever imagine this day would come?"

"What... what are you going to do!"

If he were in his prime, he would naturally not be afraid of the old patriarch, but he had just fought a bloody battle with Jiang Mingzi and was at his weakest. Now that he had encountered the old patriarch, he could only be beaten.

"What are you going to do? Of course, you're going to be locked up here with me!" Ji Xiong roared, suppressing Ji Youming!

This is the place where Ji Xiong is sealed. Ji Youming can leave this place, but how could Ji Xiong let the enemy escape?

He's been locked up here for so many years, and he hasn't figured out how to break the seal, but he has figured out how to seal it!

Half a day later, the battle of the Demon City came to an end. The battle between the two High Antiquity half-immortals shocked the world.

Ji Youming has disappeared, and his fate is unknown.

The battle between the two Dragon Clan members at the Tribulation Transcendence stage and the elders of the Dijiang and Jiuying clans was inconclusive, but it was clear to everyone that this was just a public statement. The elders of the Dijiang and Jiuying clans were seriously injured and needed a long period of rest.

In the Demon City's Imperial Palace, Zhu Tian, transformed into human form, sat on the imperial throne, a symbol of power.

"Your Majesty..." An elder from the Dijiang clan, his hands wrapped in gauze, served at his side.

"Alright, get out of here, this is none of your business." Zhu Tian waved his hand impatiently.

After the elder of the Dijiang clan left, two figures, a man and a woman, appeared in the palace. They were Jiang Lianyi and Lu Yang.

The vast palace felt unusually empty with only three people present.

Zhu Tian rubbed his hands together warmly, greeted him with a smile, and offered the throne to him. "Fellow Daoist Jiang, please sit down. The chair is cold, so I've warmed it up for you."

Jiang Lianyi turned to look at Lu Yang: "Senior brother, would you like to sit down?"

Lu Yang: "..."

Am I, a mere human, sitting in the position of ruler of a demon kingdom?

Lu Yang looked at Zhu Tian: "Would you like to sit?"

After much back and forth, Zhu Tian finally took out two more imperial chairs from his storage ring, which resolved the issue.

Three chairs are arranged in a circle, reminiscent of people chatting around a stove in the countryside.

Jiang Lianyi asked the question she most wanted answered, "Do you know where your husband is?"

"Ah, he's still alive?"

(Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader Kui Xiao Ba Qi)