CHAPTER 983: CHAPTER 112: ASK HEART (PART 2)

Zhou Ceng carefully studied Xie Xuanyi, lowered his voice, and asked, "Why didn’t I see Chen Ke?"

That previous battle.

He indeed felt an extremely powerful pressure—

The Martial Arts Divine Embryo, the Path of Destruction, Primordial Swallowing Divine Power.

Zhou Ceng personally experienced all these techniques!

But he did not see Chen Ke!

"Who held back..."

Xie Xuanyi shrugged his shoulders, naturally denying it, "Chen Ke wasn’t used yet, and you, Daoist Zhou, promoted to Yang God. Can you blame me for that?"

This battle was naturally one where he couldn’t use all his means.

This was a fight against Zhou Ceng, not against a White Ghost!

With the Undying Spring in my possession now, if I decided to fight to the death, even if an Eighth Heaven Daoist Great True Man intervened, I could hold out for several rounds.

If we fought like this using Chong Kan’s method, trading blow for blow, life for life...

There would be no Destroy and Rebuild.

Even if Zhou Ceng, whose Divine Embryo in the Yin God Realm had reached Great Success, had a robust Flesh Body and could withstand hits, he would struggle to sustain till "Life Fire Reformation".

"Really no holding back?"

Zhou Ceng furrowed his brow and coldly said, "No, I don’t believe it, let’s have another match! That one just now doesn’t count!"

"???"

Ye Zhu was stunned, "Hey, hey, hey! What is this!"

I rushed all the way here, just to mediate.

And now, we’re having another fight!

How can this be!

"Daoist Zhou, this seems inappropriate..."

Xie Xuanyi, unhurried, leisurely said, "I’m still in the Yin God Realm... You just promoted to Yang God and want to bully the weak?"

He had already thought of an exit plan.

Zhou Ceng is an undeniable Martial Fool.

This fight would be easy to start but hard to finish, this feeding of fists, once Zhou Ceng promotes to Yang God, likely won’t halt easily.

However, with their realms different, separated by a Heavenly Barrier.

Given Zhou Ceng’s character, being one realm higher, continuing to fight would openly take advantage of others.

"Correct."

Ye Zhu’s eyes lit up, silently approving in his heart, young Xie’s excuse was quite ingenious.

The Red-robed Elder timely stepped in to mediate, "Stop fighting, it would be laughable to continue, where do you see a Yang God striking a Yin God."

"Bullying the weak..."

Zhou Ceng murmured, staring at Xie Xuanyi, feeling an increasing sense of something being amiss.

Over the years.

There had never been a presence in the Yin God Realm that could, across a complete realm, duel against a Yang God.

But he felt Xie Xuanyi was an exception.

Before promoting to Yang God, he was already one of the top Yin God Perfection under the sky, yet he was still pressed and couldn’t catch a breath...

Xie Xuanyi might indeed possess the strength to engage with a Yang God!

Even.

Inwardly, Zhou Ceng felt a premonition that with his just promoted, yet not fully stabilized Sacred Body, continuing to fight Xie Xuanyi might not guarantee victory!

"..."

Zhou Ceng rubbed his temples, releasing a troubled sigh.

"Then how to determine the result of this twelfth Ask Heart match?"

I have waited ten years.

Thought that this Ask Heart match would lead to victory.

Unexpectedly, the result was this... forced to halt halfway through.

"That’s simple, neither count as your win nor as my loss."

Xie Xuanyi smiled slightly and said, "Since we’ve already had twelve Ask Hearts, adding one more, what harm?"

"... Another one?"

Zhou Ceng abruptly raised his head, his eyes turning fervent.

"It’s not appropriate to fight now."

Xie Xuanyi said seriously, "If Brother Zhou wishes to fight again, wait till I promote to Yang God. But I must remind Brother Zhou... should I promote someday, with your current cultivation, you may not be qualified to challenge me. To be fair in our next battle, we should be in the same realm, not too different."

Although Yang God is the summit, there are ranks within!

Master Xuanzhi, using Qingnang Mountain to shroud Heavenly Secrets, suppressed his realm for 60 years, and upon entering Yang God, immediately became a Sixth Heaven Great True Master!

Xie Xuanyi’s promotion, being natural and gradual, could not be as dramatic as Xuanzhi...

But one day, when Life and Death Dual Dao both achieve Great Mastery, with this promote to Yang God, at least a Fourth or Fifth Heaven cultivation.

"Good! Let’s agree to the thirteenth match!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ceng felt no trace of fear, instead, his eyes burst with gleaming gold.

Ten years of patient waiting had not been in vain.

He reached Yang God before Xie Xuanyi...

Yet at this moment, inside Zhou Ceng’s heart, there was an underlying sense of greater pressure.

If there truly was a thirteenth Ask Heart.

This battle might be more challenging than all the previous twelve combined! What kind of strength would Xie Xuanyi possess, who has ascended to the Yang God realm?

Just thinking of this future battle scene made Zhou Ceng’s blood surge.

"This is quite good, this is quite good."

Ye Zhu heaved a long sigh of relief inside, the worst situation hadn’t happened.

The good thing about Zhou Ceng is his resolve, Martial Artists are often like this... if this guy insists on fighting Xie Xuanyi again, the scene would have been difficult to control.

"Senior Ye."

Xie Xuanyi saluted with a smile, "Actually, I came here to check if the Dragon Vein is safe."

Four Dragon Veins.

All completed unity in Da Sui Sword Palace.

Now the Dragon Veins have separated again, in the Imperial City, Taoist, Martial Vein, it’s best to verify them.

"The Martial Fortune Dragon Vein is safe and sound."

Zhou Ceng retracted his aura, muttering as he looked at the distant Stele and mountain gate, "I don’t know why... after this Martial Fortune Dragon Vein was extracted and restored, it has instead become much more vigorous."

"The Dragon Vein absorbed Phoenix Blood from the Immortal Tree."

Xie Xuanyi glanced over, slowly saying, "The Da Sui Dragon Vein is the same, great calamity accompanied by great fortune."

Being integrated with the Immortal Tree... for the Dragon Vein Fortune, it is both disaster and blessing.

After the demise of Yuan Huang, the nutrients painstakingly accumulated in the Immortal Tree over the years were instead divided and devoured by the Dragon Vein.

In a sense.

The Da Chu Dynasty indeed ushered in a stronger era, though incomparable to a millennium ago... but the fortune of this era has greatly enhanced, and more geniuses, more Yang Gods will emerge afterward.

...

...

"Brother, aren’t we going to the Imperial City?"

A moment later.

Heavenly Peak shrouded in clouds.

Jiang Huang sat atop Xie Xuanyi’s Flying Sword, swinging her bare feet, tilting her head to gaze at the beautiful rivers and mountains below.

Though the previous battle shook the world, in her heart Jiang Huang did not have much worry. For some reason, upon hearing that sound transmission, she knew her brother would surely win.

"No more."

Xie Xuanyi said, "The Imperial City is in chaos, going there would only add trouble."

He actually wanted to see Jiang Qihu once.

That stupid tiger...

Always thought I was dead.

Previously I mingled with him as Xie Zhen, Chen Jingxuan found some random excuse and deceived him.

That silly tiger, he trusts two people the most.

One is Chen Jingxuan, the other... is me.

In theory, the fake death conspiracy should be the hardest to fool him.

Yet in the end, he was the easiest to deceive.

If meeting that silly tiger, he might charge up in anger and punch me a few times?

Thinking of this scene.

Xie Xuanyi couldn’t help but shake his head.

It’s a pity, Chen Jingxuan is busy handling the chaos, if I bring Jiang Huang to the Imperial City now, we might hinder the Book Tower’s matters.

"Previously Master Tang took me to a noodle shop that was very delicious, I wanted to bring you there to eat."

Jiang Huang said regretfully, "The Imperial City is the largest and most beautiful place I’ve been to, it has a lot of people, and the way people talk is nice..."

Xie Xuanyi was stunned to laughter, while a complex emotion flickered in his eyes.

The little one seems to quite like the Imperial City?

Ironically.

The Jiang Huang who now exudes curiosity between lines, thanks to me, was once trapped in the Imperial City for over ten years.

Then, perhaps the place Jiang Huang disliked the most was the Great Chu Imperial City.

"Brother, where do we go next?"

Jiang Huang pressed her hands on the Flying Sword, looking forward.

"Head south first."

Flying Sword sailing through the misty clouds.

Xie Xuanyi gazed into the distance and softly spoke, "To the Taoist."

"Taoist..."

Jiang Huang’s eyes instantly lit up, "To see Sister Baiyi?"

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(PS: It’s my birthday today, I wrote and posted updates in advance, there’s no update tonight, don’t wait~)