Azure Dragon

Liu Shu couldn't understand what Liu Yangwei was after; everyone would benefit from killing Lu Li.

"You'd better give me an explanation!"

The aura surrounding Liu Shu was shining brightly, suggesting he could make a move at any moment.

Zuo Yuecangqiong also took out a round bronze mirror, which was the [Yata no Kagami].

Leng Rui stood next to Liu Yangwei with a blank expression, clearly indicating they were working together.

"Brother Liu, I have no intention of being your enemy."

Liu Yangwei voluntarily shut down the spiritual realm to show that he had no hostile intentions.

"We, the Celestial Heavenly Monarch, should be roaming freely across the heavens and the sky. But I have been forced into the Earth Core for a thousand years, spending my days scheming and killing, plotting how to devour the heart of our Mother Star... A dignified Heavenly Monarch lives a life worse than Mortal Realm nouveau riche, ha!"

Liu Yangwei chuckled self-deprecatingly and continued:

"I've really had enough, and so has Senior Brother Leng... Today, we're leaving this world together and will no longer be involved in anything related to it."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shu was stunned.

It wasn't a matter of alliances or conspiracies; they were simply leaving.

"Utterly ridiculous!"

Liu Shu gritted her teeth and mocked, "You two can only live for another 300 years at most. You don't actually think that's a long time, do you?"

"That's right, a mere 300 years is fleeting, and on a cosmic scale, it's insignificant."

Liu Yangwei laughed heartily and said:

"But even if it's just for a short while, I want to enjoy some freedom, even if it's only for a day or an hour... Otherwise, what's the point of cultivation?"

Looking at the other person's carefree smile, Liu Shu's expression shifted between anger and unease, and she felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

If people can let go, they will have no worries.

I can let go, I can see things clearly, and I even want to live a carefree life... but I've run out of lifespan.

"A bitch is just being pretentious!"

Liu Shu put his hands behind his back and sneered:

"You two are useless trash, together you don't even make up 10% of the Earth Core, and you're about to become nourishment, so of course all you want to do is escape. Get out of here with your tails between your legs!"

Liu Yangwei was not annoyed at all, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying:

"Then farewell. Brother Liu, please keep in mind whether we will still share Ten Thousand Miles of Shared Grief even if we die in the heavens. Perhaps one day our Divine Soul will reunite in Dark Matter, and we can have another long talk."

In this other world, it is believed that after a person dies Divine Soul returns to "Dark Matter" in Quantum Form.

After speaking, Liu Yangwei and Leng Rui took flight and ascended into the heavens.

The sky over the snowy area was a clear, deep blue. The two transformed into twinkling stars and vanished, leaving only a line of lyrics echoing in the distance:

"After all, how many people truly obtain the deer, and even then, they are as free as drifting clouds."

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"Oh dear..."

Zuo Yuecangqiong placed the [Yata no Kagami] against his heart and sneered:

"He's clearly a gangster cultivating immortality, yet he puts on that otherworldly, otherworldly air."

"It's alright, they're just two roadblocks anyway. Heavenly Monarch, the two of us are enough."

A thick, Indestructible Golden Flame rose from its body, igniting 720 Fusion Acupoint, and it suddenly entered the Red Lotus Form.

Liu Shu also gathered his magic, preparing for battle. However, his fighting spirit was not high, after all, his primary task this time was to obtain the Dragon Fetus.

Liu Shu even planned that if things went smoothly with Su Qing, he would call her over to "double-cross" her and take all the benefits!

Zuo Yuecangqiong was well aware of this, but he always maintained a calm and confident smile.

After entering the "Red Lotus State," the "Heart Image" began to manifest and bestow blessings.

This person has been famous for twenty years, yet has never revealed his true feelings to outsiders.

The nature of its "inner workings" has always been a mystery, even Liu Shu couldn't help but take a look.

But the next second, Liu Shu's expression changed!

A majestic dragon, 500 meters long, stretched across the sky and earth, its fur and scales all... azure!

"You... you are the Azure Dragon?!"

Liu Shu was stunned into silence, his face filled with disbelief.

"Impossible! The Four Spirits represent the collective subconscious of the Divine Continent, how could it be Izumo Emperor...?"

This is simply the most unbelievable thing in the world, and it's even laughable.

Izumo Emperor almost destroyed the Divine Continent, but it was the Azure Dragon? The Azure Dragon who was supposed to save all living beings from suffering? Could there be anything more absurd than this!

"Heavenly Monarch, stop staring at me, let's take turns with that kid!"

Zuo Yuecangqiong pointed towards Lu Li's direction.

Meanwhile, Lu Li is seizing the time to comprehend the "rotation" of the Artificial Sun. If he can achieve this, his strength will immediately increase dramatically!

Upon seeing the real Azure Dragon appear... Lu Li's expression merely turned cold; he wasn't particularly surprised.

Zuo Yuecangqiong stretched his shoulders and said, "Didn't I scare you?"

An elder once said, "What kind of person you become depends on yourself."

As soon as Lu Li finished speaking, Zuo Yuecangqiong's body blurred... It was an afterimage!

In the next instant, Zuo Yuecangqiong suddenly appeared behind Lu Li and threw a punch!

The fist appeared to move exceptionally slowly, yet it generated a fiery red glow from the friction with the air.

Its actual speed is comparable to that of a meteorite; it appears slow because the retina cannot react in time, resulting in "frame drops"!

Fortunately, Lu Li doesn't see with his naked eyes; he uses his divine sense to perceive everything.

Arcs of electricity crackled from his body as he instantly dodged the punch by sidestepping.

The destructive force of the fist continued to propel the air particles, compressing them into Mach rings that swept across a fan-shaped area directly in front of it.

With a deafening roar, a massive wave of earth and rocks surged into the sky, instantly creating a fan-shaped crater the size of a stadium!

"My fist can reach a hundred times the Mach, enough to disintegrate you and your soul at the atomic level!"

Despite his noisy chatter, Zuo Yuecangqiong moved swiftly, staying close to Lu Li and preventing him from creating distance.

But as soon Lu Li a thought, the dragon head behind him spewed out the "Proton Shriek Cannon" he had just learned.

The crimson beam of light struck Zuo Yuecangqiong with a deafening roar, but the [Yata no Kagami] on his chest suddenly lit up, draining all the energy like a whale sucking up water.

"Second-grade Magic Treasure, capable of absorbing energy during attacks~"

Zuo Yuecangqiong laughed as he stuck to him like glue.

Lu Li's eyes flashed, and the two flying swords activated their Yuan Magnetic Acceleration, striking the target's heart and head with a bang at a speed of 8 kilometers per second!

But it only made a crisp "ding" sound before being bounced away, with a pitifully small impact.

Zuo Yuecangqiong was unharmed and laughed again:

"I forgot to mention, this mirror can also create a strong magnetic field on my body, using damped vibrations to convert kinetic energy into heat energy for absorption, making me immune to physical attacks too!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the thief unleashed a dozen punches at Lu Li, overwhelming him with a barrage of fists.

However, there is a qualitative difference in their reflex speeds.

No matter how fast Zuo Yuecangqiong reacts, there will always be a delay of a few milliseconds in controlling the body with one's consciousness.

Lu Li doesn't have any concept of neural reflexes; his thoughts directly control his body, allowing him to remotely sense things at the speed of light!

Lu Li stood precisely in the gaps between the chaotic punches, each punch only grazing his body and futilely striking the air.

Boom! The Mach airflow formed a "Mach ring" that swept across everything in front of it, instantly carving out a "canyon" 200 meters deep and 1 kilometer wide!

Kinetic energy was converted into potential energy, triggering a violent explosion. A mushroom cloud rose tens of thousands of meters into the sky, stretching across the heavens and earth.

This destructive force was directed into the earth and triggered a magnitude 7 earthquake throughout the uninhabited area, with tremors felt in nearby provinces.

Countless people looked around in panic, thinking it was a natural earthquake.

Only a few powerful individuals were utterly horrified and knew what had happened!