Request

Chapter 50: Request

In the starry sky, the Three Guides blocked the Two Saint Spirit Great Sages. However, their battle was merely a test; they did not immediately fight to the death.

"This Human Race Heavenly Pride is terrifying. If he is not eliminated, he will become the strongest and most terrifying enemy on the Emperor's Road." The Black Ghost Saint Spirit looked horrified. The instant Xu Changqing made his move, he had sensed how young Xu Changqing was.

He was only a little over three hundred and eighty years old. In other words, he had not even reached four hundred, yet he was already a Saint King.

"Ah!!"

Suddenly, another scream rang out. It did not come from Xu Changqing's side, but from the Woman in White.

The Woman in White held a Red Great Halberd, her glossy black hair whipping wildly in the air. The great halberd in her hand emitted a terrifying aura, while a Great Dao Treasure Bottle floated above her head like a vessel for the Great Dao itself, strange and profound.

Blood dripped from the great halberd, which radiated an utterly terrifying aura. That aura seemed to have surpassed the Great Sage Realm, carrying faint traces of Emperor's Might.

Unfortunately, the Woman in White was not strong enough. Otherwise, she could have unleashed an even more terrifying effect. As things stood, she could only barely suppress the opposing Great Sage with her Quasi-Emperor Weapon and Divine Prohibition Saint King cultivation.

"A Quasi-Emperor Weapon?"

"Impossible! How could she possess a weapon of a Quasi-Emperor, and one that is completely intact?!"

The two Saint Spirits were dumbfounded. If that woman had used a Quasi-Emperor Weapon from the start, they would have been utterly humiliated.

Xu Changqing was the same. If he forcibly raised his strength to fight them, he would surely be able to contend against them, perhaps even force them into a disadvantage.

Xu Changqing turned his head and saw that the Great Sage before the Woman in White had been cleaved into several pieces.

The two exchanged a glance, as if they understood each other's intentions.

They rushed straight toward one another, each step crossing an entire starfield. The two stood shoulder to shoulder in the starry sky.

The Woman in White possessed the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art and a Quasi-Emperor Weapon, while Xu Changqing possessed supreme offensive power and Great Sage strength.

The Woman in White also understood Xu Changqing's intention. He wanted to use the unique nature of her cultivation art to absorb the Great Sages' flesh and blood, weakening their combat strength.

Neither of them had anyone backing them, so they could only join hands, both enemies and friends.

The Heavenly Prides leaving through the Teleportation Array all fell silent as they watched the man and woman in the starry sky.

The universe was not dark. The aftershocks of battle were everywhere, ripples shaking through space as countless stars shattered, galaxies went dark, and heaven and earth trembled.

Yet that man and woman stood side by side in the starry sky. White hair streamed behind him, his red robes snapping in the wind; her black hair flowed softly, her white robes stained with a touch of blood. They possessed peerless elegance.

"Ah!!"

"I hate this!"

The next moment, Yan Tian's shattered flesh reassembled. An inexplicable power healed all his wounds. Though he had been cut into eight pieces, he had not been seriously injured. His origin was completely intact, and his Nascent Soul was full and flawless.

Only his physical body had been injured, but that meant little to a Great Sage.

As long as their Nascent Soul remained undying, they could survive even without a physical body.

"Back then, the Two Great Demons slaughtered my people. Now that I have encountered their disciple, do I still lack the power to avenge them?" Yan Tian began to doubt his own strength.

In terms of understanding realms and wielding laws, Wuqing was inferior to him. Otherwise, that blow just now would have seriously wounded him already.

But Heavenly Demon Wuqing possessed absolute strength. No matter what laws or Great Dao, all were severed beneath that single slash, impossible to resist.

"Kill!"

Yan Tian charged forward once more. This time, he changed his strategy, intending to wait for Xu Changqing's Great Sage Realm to fall.

But how could Xu Changqing possibly let him have his way?

You wanted to drag this out? Fine.

Boom!

On the Woman in White's side, that pile of flesh also burst with holy light. When the holy light faded, a middle-aged man appeared, his expression incomparably grim.

"Uncle Kong!" The Feathered Divine Son, who was leaving Human Race's 50th City, saw the middle-aged man. His pupils constricted as he cried out.

He had never imagined that his protector would actually go after a woman.

"This woman cannot be allowed to live. Divine Son, take out the Ultimate Dao Weapon and kill her!" The Great Sage called Uncle Kong had a trace of crimson in his eyes, his voice icy to the extreme.

But that was clearly impossible. Once he truly used the Ultimate Dao Weapon to kill the Woman in White, the Feathered Divine Son would never become an emperor.

He would even be mocked and ridiculed. He had not even fought, yet he had already cowered. What right would he have to contend with others of his generation?

The Woman in White was clearly stunned for a moment. Her originally deep autumn eyes suddenly erupted with boundless killing intent, causing icy fragments to form in the starry sky as murderous aura spread.

"Feathered Dynasty!"

Her killing voice rang throughout the starry sky. The Feathered Divine Son could not be killed—she knew that, because he possessed Emperor Yuhua's Ultimate Dao Weapon.

But that Great Sage was another matter.

No matter what happened today, she would kill this Great Sage of Feathered Dynasty!

For no other reason than to avenge the past.

She did not know how many Feathered Dynasty cultivators she had killed. Now, only by killing a Great Sage and dealing them a severe blow, inflicting grievous losses upon them, could she find even a little comfort in her heart.

"Help me."

A soft voice entered Xu Changqing's mind. He turned to look at the Woman in White and saw a pleading look in her eyes.

She understood that she could not kill a Great Sage alone. But if she joined hands with Xu Changqing, it might be possible.

This was the first time she had asked anyone for help—and she was asking an enemy.

"If I help you, what do I get?" Xu Changqing asked calmly.

Even if the Woman in White had not spoken, he had wanted to kill a Great Sage before fleeing.

Otherwise, he would have paid such a huge price for nothing. The Demonic Banner no longer had any ghosts within it, so it had lost much of its use and could only serve as a defensive weapon.

Forcibly raising his realm had also harmed him. Even if he escaped, he would still have suffered a loss.

He was unhappy. If he did not seriously wound or kill a Great Sage, he would not feel at ease.

But since she had asked, he might as well get something out of it for free.

Besides, killing one was killing; killing two was also killing.

"I owe you a favor." The Woman in White fell silent for a while. After thinking it over, she could not come up with anything to give Xu Changqing, so she could only owe him a favor for now.

She had no choice. What she possessed, Xu Changqing possessed as well.

"I don't want a favor. I want your demonic art," Xu Changqing said after some thought.

The Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art would benefit him.

Though he would have to wait until she perfected it before asking for it.

"Fine."

She gave only a simple one-word reply. Her cold gaze turned toward the Great Sage of Feathered Dynasty. As for Yan Tian, she would kill him if she could, but the Great Sage of Feathered Dynasty was the one she was determined to kill.

Although it might become even harder for her to defeat Xu Changqing in the future—perhaps even impossible—she did not regret it.

Xu Changqing took a deep breath. Divine light bloomed in his eyes, and the Bone Saber shone brilliantly, bursting with holy radiance. The pressure of a Great Sage erupted from his body, bearing down upon the starry sky through the ages as heaven and earth collapsed.

That terrifying momentum made countless Heavenly Prides feel suffocated even from far away. The dreadful Saber Intent made their skin prickle with pain.

Overlord Emperor, with his thick black hair, looked burly and imposing in black robes. Watching the battle in the starry sky, he fell silent.

He was not the only one. The Heavenly Prides who had just broken through to Saint King also fell silent.

They could only choose to withdraw with the main group. They could not head into the starry sky to fight.

Living in the same era as the Twin Demons of the Era gave them a suffocating feeling, a sense that their opponents could never be defeated.

They were only Saint Kings, yet they could already wrestle with Great Sages.

They too had many trump cards, methods to forcibly raise their strength, Sacred Artifacts and even emperor weapons given by their clans. But they had never considered fighting Great Sage experts while still in the Saint King Realm.

Boom!

An even fiercer battle erupted in the starry sky.

The two Saint Spirits could not help wanting to attack Xu Changqing and the Woman in White, but the Two Guides stopped them. Another Guide remained behind in Human Race's 50th City, responsible for the safety of the living beings within.

Xu Changqing and the Woman in White held nothing back the moment they attacked, immediately unleashing their strongest Secret Techniques.

Within the city, countless Heavenly Prides looked up at the starry sky. The battle there was incomparably fierce. Several figures flashed through one starfield after another before finally fighting their way back into the ancient road.

"Leave!" Seeing that so many people had not chosen to depart, the Guide immediately shouted.

If they did not leave now, it would be too late.

The battle had reached its fiercest point. Those people would not care about anything else. Once Xu Changqing and the others fought their way into the city, everything would be too late.

No one knew how many people would die then.

The Guide's Dao Sound covered all of Human Race's 50th City. Its bluestone-paved streets were packed with people.

The surrounding houses and shops were utterly silent. Those with lower cultivation silently packed their belongings before stepping onto the altar. They did not even know where they were going.

Yet many people noticed a black-haired man who looked very much like the man in the starry sky.

"Are they brothers?" Many were puzzled. That should not be the case. Why had they never heard that Wuqing had a younger or older brother?

"You should leave quickly." Mu Miaomiao was also stunned when she saw Xu An's face, but in the end, she sighed helplessly.

Xu An looked far too much like Xu Changqing, as if she were seeing a younger Xu Changqing.

Wuqing's great name had now spread throughout the starry sky, and Xu An resembled him so closely that many people would certainly hunt him down.

Xu Changqing had killed too many people, offended too many people, and inspired too much envy.

Xu An looked at the breathtaking beauty before him, but did not dare meet her gaze for too long. He understood that she was one of his father's old flames.

Since he had chosen a peaceful life, he should not concern himself with matters of the Emperor's Road.

"Yes, Auntie," Xu An replied softly.

Then, holding his wife's hand with a one-year-old girl sitting on his shoulder, he left Human Race's 50th City.

Many people who saw Xu An revealed cold glints in their eyes and curled their lips into sneers before choosing to follow behind him.

However, a voice entered Xu An's mind. Vast and majestic, it seemed to come from eternity, carrying an ancient and terrifying aura.

"Live well. Let the bloodline continue."

Xu An turned back to look at Mu Miaomiao, but the voice did not sound like hers. Yet beside her stood a figure almost completely merged with the void.

Mu Miaomiao's master recognized at a glance that he was Xu Changqing's son.

Mu Miaomiao, meanwhile, felt that Xu An had changed greatly. Back on Burial Emperor Star, he had been extremely arrogant. Relying on his Divine Body, he had challenged Holy Land Holy Sons from every direction.

He had even become so swollen with arrogance that he despised his father for having a Mortal Body. He had wanted to beat his father up and tell him to stop thinking about entering Misty Holy Land and just stay in the countryside farming.

But unfortunately, he lost. If not for the bond of blood, he would have been killed.

Now, Mu Miaomiao felt that Xu An had grown timid. He no longer had the ambition to contend for supremacy. His whole being exuded a sense of decline, and when he saw Xu Changqing's back, he could only lower his head, not daring to look.

More and more living beings left the city, while the strongest among them remained silent within it, deeply conflicted.

If they left, perhaps people would say they were unworthy of being opponents of the Twin Demons of the Era.

But if they went into the starry sky to fight Great Sages, regardless of whether they won or lost, they would surely suffer grievous losses.