Arc 67Chapters 1651–1675
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Murong Jianyun accepted Sikong Jing’s plan to let him and Tyrant Lotus Venerable face Pei Yuxian and her brother, while the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce stayed out of the fight. He then told the Pei siblings they could hold Sikong Jing and Tyrant Lotus Venerable accountable, leaving the confrontation to begin.
Pei Yuxian rejected further negotiations and prepared to execute Tyrant Lotus Venerable and Sikong Jing, while Murong Jianyun withdrew with the Tyrant Heaven group. As Pei Yuxian and Tyrant Lotus Venerable began their rematch, Sikong Jing faced Pei Yushan, and Yu Liman, Leng Chan, and Old Xin predicted he would become one with his mount.
Sikong Jing revealed that he could unite with the Venerable-level Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion and challenged Pei Yushan, while Tyrant Lotus Venerable fought Pei Yuxian. The battle shook Overlord Heaven, and Murong Jianyun learned that Yu Liman had also been unaware of Sikong Jing’s hidden strength.
Murong Jianyun learned why the Earth Deciders had supported Sikong Jing: he had won Fu Wang and Old Xin’s votes by mastering unity with his mount, and Leng Chan’s vote by accepting and curing Leng Sha. Sikong Jing then continued fighting Pei Yushan, knocking him from the city tower and unleashing a torrent of halberd strikes.
Sikong Jing and Tyrant Lotus revealed the strength they had concealed, turning the battle against Pei Yushan and Pei Yuxian. Sikong Jing defeated and trampled Pei Yushan, while Tyrant Lotus blocked Pei Yuxian's attack and defended her husband's disciple.
Tyrant Lotus Venerable fought Pei Yuxian to a standstill while Sikong Jing kept Pei Yushan pinned beneath his foot. Pei Yuxian eventually withdrew, and Tyrant Lotus mocked her threats as the Thousand Kings Holy Tower’s only remaining weapon.
Pei Yuxian failed to force Murong Jianyun to seize Ba Lian and Sikong Jing, as Murong Jianyun defended the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s position and ended the questioning. As the Thousand Kings Holy Tower representatives departed, Sikong Jing warned Pei Yushan that the vote protecting him had prevented a much bloodier outcome.
Pei Yuxian accused Sikong Jing of being a demon because he was a powerful non-battle body, turning the charge into a test of whether the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce would protect him. She left Murong Jianyun facing a public demand to condemn or defend Sikong Jing.
Pei Yuxian demanded that Murong Jianyun suppress Tyrant Lotus Venerable and kill Sikong Jing as a supposed demon. Murong Jianyun chose to protect Sikong Jing by revealing that he possessed a Sacred Body, then ordered Nan Feng to escort Pei Yuxian and her brother out of the city.
Pei Yuxian left Overlord Heaven after Murong Jianyun defended Sikong Jing by claiming he possessed a Sacred Body, though she admitted that the Thousand Kings Holy Tower had no way to test for one. Murong Jianyun stood by the claim and took Sikong Jing aside, while Pei Yuxian ordered Nan Feng to find proof against him within a month.
Pei Yuxian planned to use Yao Yulou to expose Sikong Jing as lacking a Saint Body, while Xiao Liang and Xiao Jia prepared to kill Pei Yuxian and her brother. Sikong Jing reassured Murong Jianyun that the Thousand Kings Holy Tower had no way to test for a Saint Body, leaving them to maintain the deception for now.
Sikong Jing explained to Murong Jianyun how the Tyrant Soul Token and the Chamber of Commerce’s choices had protected him, then offered to repay Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce by studying its Qianyuan Fragment Maps. The chapter ended with him asking Murong Jianyun to show him the two maps so he could use what he had seen in the Qianyuan Army-Slaying Illusion Realm to decipher them.
Sikong Jing used his knowledge of Su Old Devil’s complete Qianyuan Battle-Killing Diagram to reconstruct part of a fragment map for Murong Jianyun. After Tyrant Lotus Venerable took Sikong Jing away, Murong Jianyun examined the black jade paper and froze at what he saw.
Murong Jianyun and Bei Cang realized Sikong Jing’s extraordinary value after seeing his repaired battle diagram and learning how he had helped A-Lian advance, while Sikong Jing returned to the Teng Residence with Tyrant Lotus Venerable. After Yao Yulou received Pei Yuxian’s summons, Sikong Jing planned to accompany him to Fresh Martial Town that night to rescue someone.
Sikong Jing brought Yao Yulou to the Tyrant Soul Secret Realm, then set out to save Pei Yuxian and her brother. Meanwhile, Murong Jianyun confirmed Sikong Jing’s status as a Sacred Body and Tyrant Heaven’s core genius, but chose not to keep him by his side.
Murong Jianyun and his allies debated how to protect Sikong Jing while concealing his importance, as their opponents mistook his caution for regret. At Fresh Martial Manor, Master Wuji and his companions trapped Pei Yuxian and Pei Yushan and revealed that they had anticipated their schemes.
Master Wuji and Old Xiu lured Pei Yuxian and Pei Yushan into an ambush and attacked them with the Qianyuan Battle-Killing Formation. After the siblings escaped badly wounded, Yao Yulou found them and offered to conceal their auras as they fled toward Overlord Heaven Outer City.
Sikong Jing’s forces staged a pursuit of Pei Yuxian and her brother while Old Xiu withdrew his troops to avoid a clash with the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce. As the Chamber’s leaders hurried to intervene, Fu Wang met Yang Yi outside the city and demanded to know where Ba Hun’s successor was.
Yang Yi delivered Sikong Jing’s antidote to Fu Wang, then helped steer Pei Yuxian and Pei Yushan away from danger by warning them that the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce planned to kill them. Sikong Jing, Old He, and the Spirit Sparrow Clan’s Venerables surrounded Fu Wang, and Sikong Jing began explaining what had happened.
Sikong Jing forced Fu Wang to choose between joining Su Old Devil’s remnants and dying, then killed him after realizing he could not be trusted. He arranged for Fu Wang’s death to be blamed on Su Old Devil’s remnants while the conflict with the Thousand Kings Holy Tower continued.
Sikong Jing and his allies lured Pei Yuxian and Pei Yushan into the Tyrant Soul Secret Realm, where he revealed that he had orchestrated their misfortunes and was also Sikong Buwang. After they were defeated, Yao Yulou confronted them and confessed to helping Sikong Jing.
After Yao Yulou killed Pei Yuxian and Pei Yushan and gave Sikong Jing a partial list of Thousand Kings Holy Tower pawns, the authorities discovered their bodies alongside Fu Dijue’s. Murong Jianyun covered up the circumstances by announcing that Fu Dijue died heroically saving Pei Yuxian and Pei Yushan, and ordered the city to mourn him.
Nan Feng and his allies urged Murong Jianyun to hand Sikong Jing over to the Thousand Kings Holy Tower, but Murong Jianyun refused and postponed the decision. As Bei Cang considered Sikong Jing’s mysterious abilities, Murong Jianyun went to the Teng Residence and learned that Sikong Jing was in the Tyrant Soul Secret Realm.
Sikong Jing met Murong Jianyun in the Tyrant Soul Secret Realm and revealed the Tyrant Soul Army-Slaying Formation, using the inheritance to negotiate with him. Instead of asking Murong Jianyun to join Su Old Devil's ranks, Sikong Jing asked him to send him to Willow Leaf Holy Manor on an official mission.
Sikong Jing negotiated with Murong Jianyun for the Tyrant Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s support, indirectly confirming his ties to Su Old Devil’s remnants and offering increasingly powerful incentives. He left Murong Jianyun facing the threat of the Thousand Kings Holy Tower, who asked whether Sikong Jing was certain the Jade Appraisal Chamber of Commerce was under its control.