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"Chang Qing, what are you doing!"

Chang Qing's single laser cannon shot killed nearly half of the demon cultivators, but it also caused a huge commotion, undoubtedly exposing his position.

An old man shouted angrily at Chang Qing.

"Of course, I'm helping the master relieve his worries and prevent these demon cultivators from disturbing his refining," Chang Qing said calmly.

The old man stared at Chang Qing intently and said, "Don't play dumb. Our main enemy is the Son of God. He's searching for us everywhere. Aren't you telling him we're here?" The old man spoke with some excitement, his weapons unleashed.

Chang Qing still looked at the old man indifferently. As the two of them confronted each other, the others vaguely split into two groups, led by Chang Qing and the old man.

"When the master emerges from seclusion, I'll report this matter to you!" The old man's eyes were sharp; he had long disliked Chang Qing.

He was given the master's finest equipment, trusted the most, and given all sorts of missions.

Why?!

Chang Qing sneered, ignoring the old man's threats. Instead, he looked up into the sky and said, "I hope you can survive this long." The other mechanical puppets also looked up, seeing a small black dot rapidly approaching them.

"I finally managed to recruit these little brothers, and you killed them all!" A delicate cry followed, followed by pitch-black demonic flames that rained down from the sky like falling stars.

The demonic flames slammed into the Purple Thunder Palace, causing heavy casualties. Many disciples perished in the inferno, but it wasn't over yet. From the crater created by the demonic flames, a giant hand formed of flames stretched out, followed by a demonic flame giant.

The Purple Thunder Palace was only a second-rate sect in the Purple Cloud Dao Realm. If Chang Qing and the others hadn't taken action, the people of the Purple Thunder Palace would have been slaughtered.

Luo Li stood in mid-air, hands on her hips, gazing triumphantly at the Purple Thunder Palace disciples being slaughtered by the demonic flames below, a remarkably wholesome smile on her face.

Now she truly looked like a demon child, dressed in a black garment distinctly in the style of the demonic race. Her fair skin, set against the black, was dazzlingly pale. Her slender figure, crimson eyes, and the twin horns on her head added a touch of peculiar beauty, except for her small breasts.

Luo Li was not only beautiful and sexy at this moment, but also charming and innocent. She exuded the youthfulness of a young girl, yet possessed the alluring charm of a seductress, except for her small breasts.

Add to that the baptism of sexual experience, and Luo Li became even more alluring, like a beautiful yet dangerous poppy, except for her small breasts.

"I've tolerated you for so long! So what if my breasts are small? I'll leave some fabric for Brother Qin!" (艹皿艹)...

Luo Li suddenly felt annoyed for some reason, her gaze fixed on Chang Qing and his group standing on the wall.

Recalling what Brother Qin had told her, she figured these were the people he was looking for.

"If I can just catch this guy hiding his true identity, Brother Qin will definitely be very happy," Luo Li thought smugly. Demonic energy surged within her, and a pair of enormous demonic wings sprouted from her fair back. The demonic energy gathered in her hands, forming a pair of enormous claws.

With a flap of her wings, Luo Li transformed into a black shadow and slammed directly into the wall, smashing a hole through it. Luo Li looked like a demon god descending, her blood-red pupils radiating endless madness.

"Kill you all, and Brother Qin will surely praise me!"

Like a wolf among a flock of sheep, in almost an instant, several mechanical puppets on the wall were dismembered by Luo Li's claws.

The old man was startled and hurriedly shouted, "Meet the enemy!"

He and Chang Qing had just split into two groups, and Luo Li fell right on his side. How could he not be anxious?

Countless laser cannons fired at Luo Li, but these were ranged weapons, while Luo Li was already close. Moreover, the gap in strength between the two was too great. The mechanical puppets' cultivation levels were all frozen at their pre-death level. The attacks they could unleash, no less than those of a Saint, were only possible due to the weapons they carried.

The old man was horrified by this realization and immediately roared, "Remove all restrictions! All weapons are 100% unleashed!"

"Request denied..."

The old man was shocked! He realized that Chang Qing held the highest authority over all the mechanical puppets. He immediately turned to look for Chang Qing, but he was nowhere to be found.

Chang Qing and his group had already taken advantage of the chaos to escape.

"Chang Qing! Fuck your ancestors! You dare betray the master? You will die!" the old man roared angrily.

"You, old Biden, are the loudest! Die!" Luo Li spread her wings and slashed at the old man. Her wings were like two 40-meter-long machetes, slicing him into a pile of broken pieces.

Luo Li had cultivated a magical skill that allowed her to devour living souls and consume the seven spirits. These mechanical puppets were imprisoned within their machinery by their souls. Now that they had been killed by Luo Li, their souls devoured, they were completely dead.

However, complete death wasn't necessarily a bad thing for them.

Chang Qing and his men had quietly left the Purple Thunder Palace. He also rejected the old man's request; he didn't want to die in vain.

"Chang Qing, if we leave like this, the master will blame us, and we'll still have to die," the sinister man said.

"Don't worry, the master isn't in the Purple Thunder Palace," Chang Qing said with a faint smile.

"What?" Everyone was shocked. They all thought Han Xiu was refining the Chaos Destruction Flame in the Purple Thunder Palace, and that was why he had sent them there to guard it.

"We're just a decoy. He's quite cunning," Chang Qing said with a hint of sarcasm.

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows," which wasn't surprising given Han Xiu's personality.

Chang Qing's expression remained as bright as ever, but a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes. He said, "Everyone, I'm sorry." Several gunshots rang out, and Chang Qing opened fire, killing several people.

The sinister man and the remaining people immediately looked at Chang Qing with alarm. But to their surprise, Chang Qing didn't continue shooting. Instead, he tore off one of his arms right in front of them.

Although their bodies were mechanical, their souls were connected to the machinery. If they were injured, the pain would be even greater than that of flesh and blood.

It could be said that this mechanical body was both their prison and their instrument of punishment.

In agony, unable to rest.

"Everyone, I don't need to teach you what to do, do I?" Chang Qing said with a pained expression, dropping the severed arm in his hand.

The others looked at each other, each maimed themselves, and then quietly hid.

Purple Thunder Palace.

Luo Li had slaughtered nearly everyone here, but still hadn't found the person Brother Qin was looking for. She grew anxious and even more frantic, the demonic bone within her body becoming increasingly restless. A surge of demonic energy enveloped the entire ruins of the Purple Thunder Palace.

"Damn it! Where is it! Where is it! Send it out to me!!"

Luo Li frantically destroyed everything around her, digging nearly three feet into the ground, but still couldn't find Han Xiu.

When Qin Tian arrived, he saw a vast expanse of ruins. He looked at the broken mechanical parts at his feet and the mad Luo Li.

"Is the transformation still incomplete?"

Luo Li, transformed by demonic energy, retained her memories, but her personality had changed, along with some character flaws.

"Luo Li, that's enough."

Qin Tian approached Luo Li and tapped a finger between her eyebrows.

Luo Li felt her mind instantly cool down, no longer so hot, and her bloodshot eyes returned to their normal state.

"Brother Qin!"

As soon as Luo Li regained consciousness, she saw Qin Tian and immediately, excitedly, hugged him around the waist, coquettishly cuddling in his arms.

"Brother Qin, I'm sorry, I didn't find a coward."

Luo Li pouted, a hint of self-blame on her face.

"It's okay, he was just too cunning." Qin Tian wrapped his arm around Luo Li's slender waist, which he could hold in one hand. He felt her soft, smooth skin, and held her in his arms. Soft... soft... uh... Qin Tian looked down. Well, he'd had so many women with large breasts, and now here was someone with no breasts. He wasn't used to it.

It's a bit jarring...

"Isn't he here?"

An ethereal, cold voice echoed. Within the ruins of the Purple Thunder Palace, Gu Qinghan stood atop a broken beam, glancing indifferently around.

"It's you, you wicked woman!" Luo Li bared her teeth at Gu Qinghan like a livid kitten upon seeing her.

Gu Qinghan glanced at Luo Li, then at Qin Tian, frowning slightly. "You made her like this?"

"Brother Qin, she knows our secret. Kill her." Luo Li looked at Gu Qinghan with an eager expression.

This woman was Brother Qin's fiancée. If she killed her, the position would be vacant.

Becoming Brother Qin's fiancée meant she could marry him in a formal ceremony and become his first wife!

This temptation was enough for Luo Li to consider killing Gu Qinghan.

Furthermore, Luo Li was a demon child, the one taking the blame for Qin Tian, while Qin Tian was the son of God, publicly hating the demons, open-minded, and kind. For the two to stand together was simply impossible.

"I've known about your situation for a long time." Gu Qinghan glared at Luo Li coldly. While she sympathized with her plight, that didn't mean she couldn't show her murderous intent.

"Huh?" Luo Li was stunned, then looked at Qin Tian with wide, bewildered eyes.

"Well, she already knew my identity," Qin Tian said nonchalantly.

Uh...

Where's the person?

Qin Tian noticed Luo Li was gone. She looked around until she spotted her squatting in a corner, drawing small circles on the ground.

She'd thought this was a secret between her and Brother Qin, but she hadn't expected a woman to know it before her.

Gu Qinghan's lips curled with a hint of pride. A little girl with underdeveloped breasts wanted to challenge her?

The mother, transformed into Yue Xiao, also stepped out. She had been here a long time ago, lurking in the shadows, waiting for Han Xiu to emerge and deliver the fatal blow. However, Han Xiu wasn't there.

She hadn't originally planned to come out, but upon hearing that Gu Qinghan and the busty little girl both knew her son was the reincarnation of a celestial demon, she became a little restless.

The fact that Qin Tian was a celestial demon was a matter of grave importance. If revealed, it would surely draw the vengeance of all forces in the Great Thousand Dao Realm.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but resent her son for not taking the seriousness of the situation seriously.

Mother and son shared a common purpose. Qin Tian saw his mother's solemn expression and knew what she was thinking.

Luo Li had undergone a transformation through demonic energy; he could control everything about Luo Li, even her life and death.

Gu Qinghan, on the other hand, had traveled from the future and knew everything she needed to know. There was no point in hiding anything from her.

Under the jealous gazes of Gu Qinghan and Luo Li, Qin Tian embraced his mother and whispered in her ear:

"Mother, don't worry, I'll be fine."

Her thoughts were seen through by her son, so she said no more and simply nodded.

If Qin Tian's identity were ever exposed, she would die with her son, and they would remain together in the afterlife.

Yue Xiao looked at Luo Li and Gu Qinghan. She preferred Gu Qinghan. He had a nice figure, a big butt, and big breasts. Not only would he give birth to a fat grandson, but he wouldn't starve.

Looking at Luo Li again, she was beautiful, but her breasts and butt were too small. Even if she had a child, she was worried Luo Li wouldn't have enough milk to feed.

Gu Qinghan looked at Yue Xiao speechlessly. The woman once again looked at her with the same gaze a mother-in-law gives her daughter-in-law, this time not only gazing at her buttocks but also at her breasts.

She began to wonder if Yue Xiao had feelings for her.

"Luo Li, you should go back first. If someone sees us together, it'll inevitably cause trouble," Qin Tian said.

"Oh..." Luo Li was somewhat reluctant, but she knew the importance of the matter. Her figure transformed into a puff of black mist and vanished.

Qin Tian was now feeling a bit of a headache. He had originally thought he had found Han Xiu's hiding place, but he had underestimated Han Xiu's caution, resorting to the cunning tactic of having three burrows.

Meanwhile, within the Luo Yun Sect...

The Ziyun Dao Domain was in chaos, and the impact had spread to the Luo Yun Sect as well. Lin Mo emerged from Elder Wu Jiaojiao's room with a lifeless look in his eyes.

His movements were stiff, like a puppet, his eyes bleeding, and his mind was traumatized by the unprecedented trauma.

"I... I want to go home..."

Lin Mo staggered towards the toilet. To him, the toilet was his home; he had spent almost every day there since he'd traveled through time.

Back at the toilet, he picked up his cleaning tools and began to clean it, hoping to forget the sight of Wu Jiaojiao's Hell Gate blooming.

Perhaps due to his trance, he missed a step and fell headfirst into the toilet.

Gulp... Gulp... Gulp...

Caught off guard, Lin Mo took three mouthfuls. He wanted to vomit, but every time he opened his mouth, foul things poured back into his mouth. He could only slowly sink to the bottom of the toilet.

Perhaps due to years of corrosion and lack of maintenance, the toilet collapsed after Lin Mo reached the bottom.

Lin Mo fell into an unknown space, carrying a large pool of feces.

"Ugh..."

Lin Mo wanted to die. The feeling was indescribably overwhelming.

Lin Mo regained his composure and began to survey his surroundings. The space wasn't large, and at first glance, he spotted a plain-looking man sitting cross-legged in the middle of a formation.

A ball of dark, chaotic flames burned across his body, and black flame roses and taboos blossomed throughout the space.

Maybe it was because Lin Mo stank too much, but the flame roses that had been spreading across the space actually moved away from him in a sort of disgust.

Lin Mo's mouth suddenly curled wildly.

What is this?

An old man from a novel?

"Hahaha, I knew it! How could a time traveler like me not have cheats? This must be some old man who uses strange fire and is skilled in alchemy."

"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Don't bully a dung collector!"

Lin Mo couldn't help but shout out a line that was incredibly childish.

Ignoring the stench, he rushed straight towards the man in the flames. He wanted to cheat. He wanted to be the best!

Han Xiu, who was refining the Chaos Destruction Flame, suddenly felt someone approaching. He quickly opened his eyes and saw a man covered in feces and emitting a foul stench, charging at him with a frenzied look on his face.

"Fuck!"

Han Xiu quickly unleashed a ball of Chaos Destruction Flame, hurling it at Lin Mo.

But the Chaos Destruction Flame, halfway through its flight, immediately turned back.

"You fucking ball of fire! You have mysophobia?"

Han Xiu was speechless, but he was at a critical juncture in refining the Chaos Destruction Flame. He had planned so much, but he didn't expect to be tricked by such a person.

"Grandpa, I'm here to save you! You've got to cheat!"

Lin Mo rushed directly at Han Xiu, frightened, and the Chaos Destruction Flame within him retracted into him. Lin Mo was covered in feces and urine, and the stench was truly unbearable for most people.

Han Xiu was furious. This bastard thought he was an old man, thinking he was cheating, was he crazy!

"This guy is also a Destined Protagonist!" Han Xiu had been a little confused by the stench, but now he realized that this guy in front of him was also a Destined Protagonist like him!

"Damn it!"

...

The ruins of the Purple Thunder Palace...

Just as Qin Tian was feeling disappointed, the system's voice echoed in his mind.

"Ding, Destined Protagonist Lin Mo is contacting other Destined Protagonists."

The pleasant system sound startled Qin Tian. He had deliberately sent Lin Mo to the Ziyun Dao Realm, but he had never expected he would actually be useful. Currently, the Destined Protagonists in the Ziyun Dao Realm were only Gu Qinghan, Lin Mo, and Han Xiu. With Gu Qinghan by his side, Han Xiu was the only one left!

"Luo Yunzong!"

Qin Tian immediately said to his mother.

"Yue Xiao, attack Luo Yunzong at all costs!"

"Okay!"

Yue Xiao no longer hid her cultivation. Her Great Emperor power erupted, and she slammed her palm down in Luo Yunzong's direction.

Above Luo Yunzong.

A terrifying shadow descended, covering the sky and obscuring the sun.

Instantly, the sun and moon lost their light, the clouds and mountains vanished, and all things were silent, sealing off all space, leaving nowhere to escape.

The void ripped apart.

A terrifying ball of spiritual energy tore apart, unleashing a tremendous force.

Infinite spiritual energy converged, suddenly transforming into a massive hand that slammed down.

This palm encompassed the entire Luo Yunzong.

...

"Damn it!"

Han Xiu cursed when he realized Lin Mo was the destined protagonist, but the next moment, he felt an endless pressure bearing down on him.

A terrifying spiritual energy was gathering above Luo Yunzong.

"Emperor!" Han Xiu kicked Lin Mo, who had leaped towards him, away.

He didn't have much time to think.

He pulled a rectangular box from his storage ring. Beneath the box sat a pistol handle. Han Xiu covered the handle and pulled the trigger.

A fierce arc of electricity erupted from his body, and three-colored lightning continuously poured into the rectangular box in his hand.

"Electromagnetic cannon, charge 100%!"

The rectangular box split open, arcs of electricity flashing within. Han Xiu pressed the trigger without hesitation, and a crimson electromagnetic beam pierced the ground of Luo Yun Sect. The cannon, as thick as a bucket, fired towards the giant palm descending from the sky.

The electromagnetic beam didn't collide violently with the giant palm, but instead pierced through it, shooting straight into the sky.

The giant palm descended, completely destroying the entire Luo Yun Sect, wiping it out there. However, Han Xiu took the opportunity to escape from the piercing hand.

Yue Xiao was shocked. How could this man possess such power?

Although she didn't strike with all her might, she did her best to limit her attack to planet-destroying power. Logically, even a Quasi-Emperor wouldn't be able to escape unscathed from this blow.

With such skill, it was no wonder her son asked her for help.

"Chase!"

Qin Tian said hastily.

Yue Xiao quickly grabbed her son's arm and tore through space, chasing Han Xiu.

In the universe, the blockade of the Celestial Emperor Palace fell within Li Shibai's responsibility.

Seeing someone attempt to break through the blockade, Li Shibai's languid expression faded. She held her wine gourd in one hand and her sword in the other.

"A sword strike across the sky, chilling the stars."

Li Shibai slashed with her sword, like the Milky Way pouring back into the sky. The sword energy transformed into a waterfall of stars, slashing down upon the attacker.

A cold glint flashed in Han Xiu's eyes. He had to escape Qin Tian's encirclement. If he were surrounded, with his recent status as a Great Emperor, he would surely perish.

Thinking of this, he hated Lin Mo with a vengeance.

If Lin Mo hadn't interrupted him, he would have been able to refine the Chaos Destruction Flame. Once he could complete the refinement, he would have the energy to activate something.

Facing the cascading waterfall of sword energy, Han Xiu's body erupted with a "boom," and blinding lightning erupted from him. In that instant, the entire universe seemed illuminated.

"Heavenly Tribulation Ten Thousand Thunder Art!"

A bolt of lightning blazed, composed of three colors.

Where there are strange fires in the world, there are also strange thunders.

And Han Xiu possessed three of these.

They were the Heaven-Destroying Holy Thunder, the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, and the Mysterious Magnetic Thunder.

Of these, the Heaven-Destroying Holy Thunder was a terrifying object on par with the Chaos Destruction Flame.

Under the blessing of the three-colored lightning, the Galaxy Sword Qi was almost instantly disintegrated. Thunder, primarily golden, supplemented by the other two colors, rushed towards Li Shibai.

Li Shibai's face was startled, but she was, after all, an ancestor-level figure. For the sake of the Heavenly Emperor's mission, she absolutely could not let anyone leave the Purple Cloud Dao Realm.

She picked up the wine gourd and guzzled several large gulps. Then, brandishing her longsword, she charged towards the oncoming thunder.

"Drink hundreds of cups of nectar, dancing with my drunken longsword into the void!"

Li Shibai thrust her sword forward, the brilliant sword energy colliding with the blinding thunder, sending shockwaves through the universe that could shatter stars.

Han Xiu broke free from the encirclement, while Li Shibai, his white clothes stained black and emitting thick black smoke, had lost consciousness.

Li Shibai was ultimately no match for Han Xiu. As soon as Han Xiu left, Qin Tian and Yue Xiao arrived. Seeing Li Shibai, charred black by the lightning, Qin Tian had no time to care for her . Using his status as the Celestial Emperor, he issued orders to the other imperial consorts to come and rescue Li Shibai, while the rest of them surrounded and attacked Han Xiu.

In the boundless universe, with his mother, the Great Emperor, by his side, Han Xiu couldn't outrun them. Only then did Qin Tian officially meet Han Xiu in person.

The moment he laid eyes on Han Xiu, the system instantly analyzed his information panel.

[Name: Han Xiu]

[Age: 6500]

[Constitution: Mortal]

[Realm: Sage Realm (Expected to reach Sage King after fully refining the Chaos Destruction Flame)]

[Skills: Heavenly Tribulation Ten Thousand Thunders (self-created), Yin-Yang Mysterious Thunder Sword Formation, Five Lightning Whips, Bright Blue Spiritual Eyes, Electromagnetic Barrier (defensive supernatural power), Lightning Flash (physical movement supernatural power), Telepathic Connection.]

[Treasures: Three-Colored Thunderbolts: (Heaven-Destroying Holy Thunder, Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, Magnetic Mysterious Thunder), Seventy-Two Yin-Yin Mysterious Thunder Swords (self-created), Spiritual Projection Explosive Weapons (various firearms), Nine Heavens Wind and Thunder Wings, Chaos Destruction Flame, Mechanical Living Puppet, Chaos Thunder and Fire Reactor.]

[Followers: Chang Qing and other mechanical living puppets. [Wife and Concubine: Gong Wanxin (deceased)]

[Gold Finger: Anti-World System V-0.3 (This system has some anomalies and cannot detect specific information.)]

[Destiny Value: Unique (Han Xiu's growth process was almost entirely self-reliant, with little luck)]

Qin Tian quickly reviewed Han Xiu's dashboard and was slightly surprised. There were so many unusual aspects, such as the system and destiny value.

Han Xiu seemed to know he couldn't outrun Qin Tian, so he simply stopped running and turned to face the pursuing Qin Tian.

"Hey, you're running, why aren't you?" Qin Tian also stopped and looked at Han Xiu.

He was dressed in a flowing black robe. The fabric wasn't of the highest quality, but it was flawless, giving him a spotless look.

A jade pendant, equally crystal clear, hung around his waist, without any extraneous embellishment.

His black hair was tied back, his eyebrows were sharp, his eyes were bright, and his features were deep and clear, yet his appearance was rather ordinary.

"I can't outrun you." Han Xiu spread his hands and looked at Yue Xiao. He sensed an irresistible and terrifying pressure from Yue Xiao. He knew she was the emperor who had just destroyed the Luo Yun Sect.

"Do you want to surrender or fight to the death?" Qin Tian stared at him, his spiritual power fully mobilized. He knew someone like Han Xiu wouldn't give up easily.

"Neither of those seems to be my style."

Han Xiu looked at Qin Tian and continued, "I've experienced life and death that you would never dare to imagine. I came to this world, helpless and with only myself to rely on!" With that, thunder exploded from Han Xiu's body. The three-colored lightning seemed to tear through the dark universe, emitting a thunderous roar that shook the very space.

Amidst a flash of lightning, seventy-two long swords materialized around Han Xiu: thirty-six black and thirty-six white, representing yin and yang, positive and negative.

Each sword was connected by arcs of electricity, forming a faint sword formation.

"These seventy-two Yin Yin Mysterious Thunder Swords were forged with my life's labor, and they hold within them countless memories. Combined with these seventy-two Yin Yin Mysterious Thunder Swords, combined with the Yin Yang Mysterious Thunder Sword Formation, you will undoubtedly perish." Han Xiu was surrounded by seventy-two Mysterious Thunder Swords, and three-colored lightning erupted from his body, as if the God of Thunder had descended.

Seeing this, Yue Xiao, driven by a mother's instinct to protect her son, immediately stood before him. She looked at Han Xiu; his methods were truly formidable. She could sense the immense power contained within this sword formation.

Qin Tian's lips curled up, and he grasped his mother's shoulders, telling her to retreat. He then stepped forward to face Han Xiu; he had long wanted to meet him. "I thought you'd pull out some high-tech weapon, but it turns out you're using some magical artifact from a cultivation technique." Qin Tian glanced at the seventy-two Mysterious Thunder Swords surrounding Han Xiu, stroking his chin and smiling.

"Could these swords be related to the Gong family? The Gong family is renowned throughout the Great Thousand Dao Realm for their weapon forging." Han Xiu's expression remained expressionless at Qin Tian's mention of the Gong family, but a flicker of light crossed his eyes.

"If you want a sword fight, I'll fight you."

Qin Tian wasn't interested in his emotional struggles. He simply wanted to kill Han Xiu now, to avoid the constant fear.

Qin Tian opened his hands, palms up, and lifted them into the air.

At the same time, powerful sword energy suddenly erupted from Xiao Meng, Yue Qingling, Zhou Baiyu, and Zhou Bairou. A sword emerged from their chests, and they merged into the sword.

In an instant, the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords shattered the void and arrived beside Qin Tian, slowly swirling around him.

"Let me introduce you to the Four Swords of Zhu Xian."

"Your system is truly generous, giving you something like this!" Han Xiu practically gritted his teeth as he spoke.

As a time traveler, how could he not know the mythical story of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian? Such heaven-defying magical weapons, for the system to simply give them away on a whim, was truly outrageous.

His experiences were almost completely opposite to Qin Tian's. Qin Tian had been raised with a silver spoon in his mouth, born into the Qin clan, a family of eternal youth and immortality, and with Gong Xiaoyue, the Empress of the Luohen Immortal Dynasty, as his mother. From childhood to adulthood, his every wish was granted, and no one dared to provoke him.

Han Xiu, on the other hand, had no cheats or cheats since his time travel, and no aptitude for cultivation. He had relied on himself, starting from the lowest level of menial work, and through life and death, to survive to this day.

But along the way, he had also lost much.

Qin Tian and Han Xiu stood facing each other, one in a black robe, his body gleaming with lightning, surrounded by seventy-two Mysterious Thunder Swords, like a living Thunder God.

A man clad in white, his body surging with chaotic energy, azure lotuses blossoming within the chaos. Four long swords swirled around him, his handsome figure uncommonly the most transcendent of the ancient blue sky.

Han Xiu took the lead, forming swords with his fingers and pointing them overhead. Simultaneously, seventy-two Mysterious Thunder Swords began to transform, condensing into a sword formation.

"Nine Heavens Mysterious Break, transform into divine thunder. With the mighty power of the heavens, guide it with swords."

"Yin Yang Mysterious Thunder Great Sword Formation!" As Han Xiu finished practicing the incantation, the seventy-two Mysterious Thunder Swords drew the heavenly thunder to form a grand formation. Under the enveloping formation, the entire universe seemed to transform into a thunderous domain. This was the method of annihilation!

Qin Tian gazed at the thunderbolts filling the sky. He took a step forward and declared, "My turn!" Qin Tian's lips parted, reciting a series of incantations.

The resonant voice seemed to echo from ancient times, like a mantra, yet also like an ancient ballad.

"Neither copper nor iron, nor steel."

"Once hidden beneath Mount Sumeru."

"No need to reverse yin and yang for refinement."

"Can water and fire temper its edge?"

"Immortal Slaying Power!"

The Immortal Slaying Sword beside Qin Tian let out a cry that resounded throughout the universe. Countless stars and galaxies were severed by the surging sharp sword energy. Immortal Slaying Power, capable of severing all things under heaven.

"Immortal Slaying!"

The Immortal Slaying Sword's demise spells the death of all things, bringing doom to all.

"Bloodlight erupts everywhere from the Immortal Slaying Sword!"

"Immortal Slaying's transformations are endless!"

The Immortal Slaying Sword and the Immortal Slaying Sword both radiated immense power, staining the sky with blood and unpredictable changes.

"The blood of the Great Immortal has stained his clothes!"

As the ancient ballad concluded, the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation erupted!

The Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation enveloped nearly the entire universe, its terrifying killing array complete.

Han Xiu's Yin-Yang Mysterious Thunder Sword Formation was a method of annihilation, while the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation was a method of annihilating the cycle of time and severing the Great Dao!

"I've tried my best to overestimate you, but I find I still underestimated you." Han Xiu said calmly, looking at the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation that enveloped the entire universe.

"How about we sit down and talk?" Han Xiu suggested.

But Qin Tian sneered, "Thinking of talking just because you can't defeat me? I'll kill you, and then I'll search your soul. That's much more believable than anything you can say."

"No more talk, let's fight!"

Han Xiu activated the Yin-Yang Mysterious Thunder Sword Formation, summoning countless heavenly thunders. The violent thunder shattered space, but it had no effect against the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.

"Illuminate the cycle of reincarnation, annihilate the universe, slay gods and immortals, the sword formation slays the heavens!" The sword formation resonated throughout the entire universe, affecting not only the Ziyun Dao Realm but also other universes, all looking in its direction, even alarming some terrifying beings.

One after another, eyes turned toward the sword formation, but just as they tried to peer into the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation, several long swords flew out of thin air, piercing the chests of any old monsters who attempted to spy, pinning them to the ground.

A voice echoed in their ears: "Spying on my Qin clan's divine son is an unforgivable crime. I will nail you for five hundred years as a warning to others!" The Qin clan's domineering and protective nature was on full display. Anyone who dared to spy on Qin Tian would be nailed to a wall or the ground with a single sword.

Knowing that the Qin clan's divine son had caused the commotion, they felt both aggrieved and terrified.

Just wanting to take a peek, they were nailed for five hundred years. Who could they turn to for justice?

Thousands of sword energies descended from the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation, seemingly slicing through time, space, reincarnation, and even this entire epoch.

Before this terrifying killing sword formation, Han Xiu's Yin-Yang Mysterious Thunder Sword Formation only held out for a moment before being shattered, and all seventy-two Mysterious Thunder Swords shattered.

"Explode!"

A furious roar echoed, and the seventy-two already shattered Mysterious Thunder Swords exploded. The terrifying force of the thunder even temporarily halted the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation. The massive thunderbolt illuminated the entire universe.

Not only Qin Tian, but even Yue Xiao, the Great Emperor, was blinded, his consciousness momentarily distorted.

When the lightning dissipated, Qin Tian gradually recovered. Glancing intently, he discovered that Han Xiu had vanished.

Yue Xiao: "He escaped?"

"He can't." Qin Tian's eyes flashed. The system had already detected Han Xiu's faceplate, effectively locking onto him. He could not escape detection.

Qin Tian withdrew the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation. Maintaining it was too exhausting for him. The Four Immortal Swords of Zhuxian also separated from the formation and came to Qin Tian's side, transforming into Xiao Meng's four daughters.

They immediately fainted, and Qin Tian hurriedly supported them.

But he himself wasn't feeling well either. A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and his face paled considerably.

Finally, Han Xiu self-destructed the Yin-Yang Mysterious Thunder Sword Formation and the seventy-two Mysterious Thunder Swords. Although it didn't destroy the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation, it did inflict damage on Qin Tian.

Seeing his son bleeding, Yue Xiao ran over anxiously, asking worriedly, "Son, are you okay?" Qin Tian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and dropped a few pills into his mouth. He looked at the unconscious four daughters of Xiao Meng. It was thanks to them, who cultivated the [Sword-Conceiving and Slave-Raising Sutra] to nurture their own swords, that Qin Tian was able to activate the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation and maintain it for so long.

"I'm fine."

Qin Tian shook his head, summoned the [Map of Mountains, Rivers, and States], and sent Xiao Meng and the other two girls into the Mountain and Sea Realm. He told Yunxiao to take good care of them while he continued pursuing Han Xiu.

"System, lock onto Han Xiu's location."

"Ding, lock successful. Han Xiu is currently on a planet ahead."

"What's going on? He's not running away?" Qin Tian was puzzled, but this time he planned to let his mother take action directly. No matter how powerful Han Xiu was, no matter how many hidden cards he had, even if he could pull out a nuclear bomb, he would be no match for a Great Emperor.

However, he already had things like laser cannons and electromagnetic cannons, so he might even have a nuclear bomb.

Gu Qinghan also arrived at this time.

Qin Tian was much faster because of Yue Xiao's help. Even if the others rushed at full speed, they were still a step behind.

Gu Qinghan looked at Qin Tian, her eyes filled with fear. She was certain that the sword formation that had just covered the universe was Qin Tian's creation. She felt the fear of death within it.

This sword formation was so powerful that, if fully activated, it could easily destroy an entire Dao Realm.

You know, even a Great Emperor couldn't destroy a Dao Realm, but Qin Tian could do it.

She just didn't know if he could wield this sword formation with ease.

Gu Qinghan looked at Qin Tian's pale face and the blood at the corner of his mouth, her mind racing.

"Are you okay?" After much hesitation, Gu Qinghan finally asked with concern.

Qin Tian pressed a hand to his chest, sweat dripping down his forehead. Activating the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation had been more exhausting than he'd imagined. He shook his head gently and said, "I'm fine. Hurry and catch up." He absolutely couldn't let Han Xiu escape this time. He couldn't make the same mistake as Nian Ruyun. If he couldn't kill him with one strike, there would be endless trouble.

Yue Xiao and Gu Qinghan nodded and, with Qin Tian, set off in pursuit of Han Xiu.

Meanwhile, at the Tiandi Palace, apart from the severely injured Li Shibai and the relatively weak Li Jiuer, who had been left to care for her, the remaining four were rushing towards the area at full speed.

Meanwhile, Luo Li, Yi Yu, Fan Shu, and Gu Qinghan's followers were also rushing towards the area.

Outside the Ziyun Dao Domain, the Qin clan's ancestors, already drawn to the Heaven-Slaying Sword Formation, were fixated on the Ziyun Dao Domain. Simultaneously, the two female emperors, Fu Hongchen and Qing Xuan, also looked towards the Ziyun Dao Domain.

It could be said that if Qin Tian were to suffer the slightest mishap, several great emperors would instantly descend upon the Ziyun Dao Domain to suppress everything.

Han Xiu had no escape.

Arriving on a planet, on a plain, Qin Tian encountered Han Xiu again.

He was sitting cross-legged on a rock, his breath weak, his spiritual energy chaotic, and blood dripping from his fingers onto the stone surface.

"Haha, looks like I can't escape." Han Xiu lowered his head and smiled.

Then he looked up at Qin Tian and asked, "Are you really not going to talk to me?"

"You'll have to show some bargaining power." Qin Tian looked at Han Xiu coldly. As Qin Tian finished speaking, streaks of light streaked across the sky, first the Heavenly Emperor Palace, then Yi Yu and Fan Shu, and finally Gu Qinghan's followers.

Finally, Luo Li arrived with a group of black-robed men.

However, Luo Li's aura-obscuring black robes prevented anyone from seeing her, nor could they sense the demonic aura emanating from her.

All of them stood behind Qin Tian and Gu Qinghan, their presence immense and their battle-ready.

"Capital," Han Xiu chuckled. He stood up, looked at Qin Tian and his men, and said, "You've truly invested heavily in dealing with me."

Qin Tian: "It can't be helped. I've never forgotten how Nian Ruyun died."

Han Xiu: "Her name, even now, seems like yesterday. You're certainly stronger than her."

"Since I can't escape, I can only try to negotiate with you, fellow villager." As Han Xiu finished his words, a group of people followed him, young and old, men and women. Leading them was none other than Chang Qing, a man Qin Tian knew well.

After escaping from the Purple Thunder Palace, Chang Qing had arrived here ahead of time, as Han Xiu had planned.

"Sir Son of God, we meet again." Chang Qing smiled and bowed to Qin Tian.

"Hmph." Qin Tian snorted coldly. He looked at Han Xiu and said, "Is that your capital?"

"Of course not. You know, my expertise isn't in magical arts, but in mechanics."

"Let me show you something." Han Xiu produced a button and pressed it right in front of Qin Tian.

Boom!!!

The earth began to shake. No, the entire planet was shaking. The ground cracked, mountains and rivers collapsed, and the massive tremor caused many people to stumble to the ground.

Then, a blue beam of light shot up into the sky behind Han Xiu. Its size was unimaginable, covering all sight lines, like a canopy rising from the ground.

The beam of light shot up into the sky and then began to spread, forming a blue barrier that enveloped the entire planet.

"Ah!"

Soon, someone screamed in terror, followed by others.

Qin Tian and Gu Qinghan stared at Han Xiu with grim expressions, a flicker of horror and fear in their eyes.

They knew why the others screamed without asking. After the blue light curtain covered them, all their spiritual energy vanished. Not only that, but even their magical instruments lost their effectiveness.

Everything vanished. At this moment, they were no longer the lofty immortal cultivators, nor the prodigies of a great sect, but ordinary mortals!

Almost all those on Qin Tian's side were gifted by heaven, born into wealth or nobility, with exceptional talents.

Including Qin Tian, he had been no mortal since birth. Spiritual energy constantly flowed through their bodies, a state they had never experienced before.

Of course, the reason these prodigies were called prodigies wasn't simply because of their talents and backgrounds.

They possessed far greater strength and a steadfast heart for the Dao.

Aside from a few who screamed and wailed in panic, most regained their composure after a brief moment of confusion, drawing their weapons and keeping vigilant against the enemy.

Qin Tian glanced at his mother beside him and saw that her expression was grim as well, but she wasn't panicking at all. She simply gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly.

He knew his mother was determined to protect him.

If there were any danger, she would stand before her son without hesitation to protect him.

Qin Tian felt a heavy heart. This thing could actually erase the cultivation of even a Great Emperor. This was truly absurd.

"How does it feel to be a mortal?" Han Xiu asked with a smile.

"Let me introduce you to the Absolute Spirit Realm. Within this realm, you and I are all mortals, and all beings are equal."

Qin Tian: "You brought us here for this very reason, but it seems you've become a mortal too."

"I've always been a mortal, my friend. I'm different from you. You can forget your past, but I can't," Han Xiu said calmly.

Han Xiu: "That's right. Everything is isolated within the Absolute Spirit Realm, including myself, but..."

Han Xiu finished, pulling a pistol from his bosom, while Chang Qing and the others also pulled out their standard firearms.

The others didn't know what Han Xiu was holding, but Qin Tian knew exactly.

In this situation, they would become sitting ducks. Cold weapons became a joke after the emergence of hot weapons.

Originally, ordinary firearms, except those enhanced with spiritual energy or forged with immortal cultivation materials, couldn't hurt them. But now, they had no spiritual energy left, and there was no way they could survive such heavy fire.

He had miscalculated, and this time he had fallen flat on his face at Han Xiu's hands.

It was also the first time he had suffered a setback at the hands of a destiny protagonist.

The situation was now at a stalemate, and neither Qin Tian nor Han Xiu dared to move.

If Han Xiu killed them all, the Great Emperors guarding outside would definitely not let them go. The moment Qin Tian died, they would immediately sense it and launch a desperate and frenzied revenge. Han Xiu was doomed.

"Now, can we talk?" Han Xiu, pistol in hand, looked at Qin Tian.

In reality, they both wanted the other dead, but in their current situation, fighting would kill them both, and neither wanted to die, which was why Han Xiu repeatedly requested negotiation.

Qin Tian glanced at his mother. He wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid his mother would die for him.

"Okay."

Qin Tian agreed to Han Xiu's negotiation. He wanted to see what Han Xiu would say.

The two of them simultaneously walked toward the center of the two groups. Facing his mother's worried gaze, Qin Tian gently shook his head, telling her not to worry.

Han Xiu wouldn't kill him. Even if he killed him, he wouldn't survive. Just as he was about to kill him, he struck at the moment the Absolute Spirit Realm opened.

The two of them arrived between the two formations. Now they were all mortals, and at such a distance, no one else could hear their conversation.

"Take a seat," Han Xiu pointed to the stone on the ground.

"We're from the same hometown, meeting each other," Han Xiu said with a smile.

Qin Tian, undeterred, sat down on the floor and asked, "A stab in the back?"

"Hahaha," Han Xiu laughed and sat down across from Qin Tian. This conversation eased the tension considerably.

"You should also understand that the so-called protagonist and villain are merely labels assigned to us by the world's consciousness. We don't inherently harbor any deep hatred for each other," Han Xiu said first.

Qin Tian, however, disagreed. "Ridiculous! Do you truly not understand, or are you trying to deceive me?"

"The protagonist's growth doesn't actually conflict with the villain's. That's simply ridiculous. Even if you so-called protagonists don't want to be my enemy, under His influence, the protagonist and villain will eventually fight to the death."

"If I don't kill you, you'll kill my family and ultimately, I won't be spared." Han Xiu fell silent. He understood this truth.

"So you don't want to resist?"

Qin Tian: "Aren't you afraid He'll hear you say this?"

Han Xiu smiled and said, "You don't need to test me. He can't see me from within my Absolute Spirit Realm. Besides, He's not so idle as to focus all his attention on us. As long as nothing unexpected happens to us, His gaze will always be on us."

"It seems you understand Him well," Qin Tian said, looking at Han Xiu.

Han Xiu didn't respond to Qin Tian's words. Instead, he took out a bottle of black liquid and placed it in front of Qin Tian, saying, "You should be familiar with this. Here's a gift for you." Qin Tian picked it up, opened it, and sniffed. A pungent but not unpleasant smell emanated. Qin Tian was stunned. This thing was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

Coke!

Han Xiu smiled and said, "How is it? You're missing it, right? I got the recipe for Coke before I traveled through time. After I got bored, I tinkered with it and actually figured it out." As he spoke, he also took out a bottle, took a few sips, and looked refreshed.

Qin Tian looked at the Coke in his hand. What he did before crossing over, who he was, his memories were already hazy, leaving nothing worth remembering or cherishing.

"I don't need this stuff." Qin Tian returned the Coke without drinking it.

A bottle of Coke, and the two people's choices were completely opposite.

Han Xiu, upon learning of Qin Tian's choice, gave a wry smile and said, "Let's get down to business. I'll answer your questions, and if you let me go, I won't kill you. How's that?"

"Let you go, and then you'll come kill me later?"

"What? Are you, the dignified Qin clan's divine son, afraid of my retaliation?"

"Okay, I agree to your negotiation."

This was the best outcome at the moment, and there was no other choice: negotiate or die together.

Han Xiu: "Let's begin. This planetary-level Absolute Spirit Array consumes energy very quickly. If we haven't completed the negotiation before the energy runs out, I'll have no choice but to kill you." Was it really that consuming?

Qin Tian pondered this, but he didn't intend to stall for time. Han Xiu was smarter and more cautious than any protagonist he'd ever encountered, so this little trick wouldn't work against him.

"First question, I'm curious about your system."

Han Xiu: "I envy your system."

"I don't have a system. I'm probably considered a traditional immortal cultivation protagonist, the hardest-working and most exhausting type. Your number is P42, and Nian Ruyun's is P32. This means there are ten other time-traveling villains between you and Nian Ruyun."

"When I killed Nian Ruyun, I noticed a flash of white light emanating from her body. I tried to capture it, and I actually did. After some research, I discovered this is what's called a system."

"A system is nothing more than an interface distributed by the world consciousness, and through this interface, He issues tasks and rewards to the so-called system."

"After thousands of years of research, I killed 10 villains who traveled through time, collected their systems, and assembled one for myself."

"I collected the systems of the villains who came, and built one for myself." Han Xiu tapped his head with his fingers after saying this, then continued, "To put it simply, the world is like a host computer, connected to countless data cables, which transmit commands to the devices at the other end."

"And I made a data cable myself, plugged it into the host computer, and accessed its internals through an external device."

"As long as I don't access the core content, I'm basically undetectable. I rely on this artificial system to extract things from the world's will." Qin Tian was a little confused by the sudden arrival of so many modern terms, but he roughly understood that Han Xiu had built a system, but its function was limited, and it could only transmit items from the world's will in a covert way.

Perhaps this was also the reason why he was able to master high-tech weaponry.

But this was enough to surprise Qin Tian. Han Xiu was really a genius, an intellectual.

Qin Tian: "Second question, what is your goal?"

Hearing Qin Tian's question, Han Xiu was a little stunned. After a moment's silence, he looked up at the sky and said two words calmly.

"Freedom."

He lowered his head and chuckled self-deprecatingly before speaking again: "In my previous life, I died for freedom. In this life, I will fight for freedom as well." Qin Tian's eyes flickered. Freedom—such a simple, yet so extravagant, word.

Qin Tian stood up, turned his back to Han Xiu, and said, "I have nothing more to ask. Our negotiations are complete."

"However," Qin Tian turned to look at Han Xiu and said, "I won't let you go. I'll give you time. During this time, you must become as strong as you can. During this time, you must not attack anyone around me. Then we can resolve our issues together."

"How long will it take?"

Han Xiu sat on the ground and looked up at Qin Tian. After a long pause, he said, "100 years."

"Okay," Qin Tian said, and left without looking back.

The two of them understood each other tacitly. Although they hadn't said anything, they both knew what the other was trying to say.

After their conversation, the Absolute Spirit Realm's energy was soon depleted, and the blue light curtain covering the entire planet slowly faded.

Everyone's spiritual energy once again filled their bodies.

"Are we just going to let him go?" Yue Xiao asked worriedly, watching her son return.

During this time, she had witnessed the terrifying power of Han Xiu's methods. Even a Saint Realm cultivator possessed something capable of sealing the power of a Great Emperor. Having already made an enemy of this kind, she needed to eliminate them completely to prevent future trouble.

"It's okay. Maybe we'll need him again in the future."