White Comet Heavenly Star

The small Grotto-Heaven the Heavenly Demons had used to imprison An Jing gradually began to collapse after Xiuming was beaten back into the Netherworld and the other two Heavenly Demons vanished.

Within the Taixu of the Netherworld, An Jing raised a hand, shielding Little Qi, Xu Keji, and Taguolang behind him. Little Qi might have arrived by following the guidance of the Heavenly Dao, but without these two to look after it, Little Qi, barely born, would surely have gotten lost. Their great contribution could never be erased.

An Jing also saw that after Kan Youli's soul scattered, a spark of spiritual light fled into the Netherworld. He should have been utterly destroyed in body and soul, with only his True Spirit remaining, but because he had rendered merit in aiding Little Qi, he received nourishment from the Xuanyuan Qi. In the end, he would still be able to enter reincarnation and be reborn.

"It seems the Taiming Sect was not wholly in league with the Heavenly Demons. They were merely using one another, and both sides had hidden cards up their sleeves."

Once he confirmed this, An Jing let out a breath. The [Four Seasons Under Heaven] Supernatural Ability faded, and he withdrew from his Supremely Yang Boundless form—this form consumed an enormous amount of power. Had the Xuanyuan Qi not replenished him, he should have dropped to his knees the instant he released it.

But now, he was still in decent condition and could continue fighting.

"Now, we must immediately return to the present world!"

Raising his head, An Jing surveyed the Netherworld realm around him. It ought to have been deep and murky, yet now it resembled the faint, hazy light just before dawn.

Far away, a colossal source of light could vaguely be seen battling some