The other members of the Wanzu Region, however, couldn't echo what she said because they could feel the contempt from the members of the other regions.
A failure was a failure, but Liu Qiushui still had to make excuses.
Why should Zhou Yuan wait for Zhao Mushen to break through? Do you think the nine regions tournament is a game for children? It is normal to even lose your life here!
If he could end the battle with one kick, why would he want more trouble? That isn’t self-confidence—that’s stupidity!
Liu Qingshu closed her mouth amidst the many contemptuous gazes and clenched her hands and teeth. She couldn't accept this result.
She could accept Zhao Mushen losing to Wu Yao or Su Youwei, but not to the despicable Zhou Yuan!
Ultimately, this was because she had always felt superior to Zhou Yuan. After all, she was one of the Wanzu Region’s top heaven prides and had a powerful senior brother. What about Zhou Yuan? He had come from the deteriorating Tianyuan Region and had no outstanding achievement in the past.
These were the factors that made Liu Qingshu look down on Zhou Yuan, but she had never thought that the person she despised would crush the pride in her heart. But no matter how difficult it might be for her to accept it, the truth was in front of her, and she had no choice but to face it.
In the distance, Yuan Kun stroked his chubby face, looking a little dumbfounded. He then turned to say to Jiu Gong, “The Hunyuan Heaven’s Divine Dwelling stage is going to change again.”
He knew that Jiu Gong thought extremely highly of Zhao Mushen, and the result of the battle most likely shocked her greatly.
Jiu Gong’s expression was indeed very complicated. As the reviewer of the Divine Dwelling List, she had witnessed Zhou Yuan achieve one amazing feat after another. She witnessed his rise to fame from a nobody in Hunyuan Heaven.
Zhou Yuan had even broken the Divine Dwelling stage limit and had overwhelmingly defeated Zhao Mushen.
From then on, nobody would dare look down on him anymore.
“I'm really curious now. I wonder how great of a wave he will cause when he reaches the Heavenly Sun stage,” Jiu Gong said softly. Once the nine regions tournament ended, each region’s top heaven prides would most likely start breaking through. As they continued their fight on a higher level, the Heavenly Sun List, new blood would be welcomed onto the Divine Dwelling List.
The majority of the experts on the Heavenly Sun List were previous generations’ top heaven prides. They had seniority and dominated the list for years. If those on the Divine Dwelling List were the junior-level fresh blood of each region, the Heavenly Sun List was filled with senior-level fresh blood.
As for the people ranked on the Nascent Source List, they were the true top fighting power of each region. There wasn't a list for the Law Domain stage because anybody who made it onto the list was an authority of a region.
Yuan Kun nodded in agreement. “The heaven prides on the Heavenly Sun List have always looked down on us and see a battle with us as a trivial matter. It would be fun to see Zhou Yuan enter the Heavenly Sun stage and destroy their structure.”
He cast a glance at the top of the ancient statue and sighed, “But who would have expected this result?”
He then smiled. “This is why I have good eyes and didn't have a conflict with Zhou Yuan. Instead, I had cooperated with him. Look at how Xu Ming and Zhao Mushen were eliminated. I realized that anybody who opposed him wouldn't end well.”
Jiu Gong rolled her eyes at his smug face.
...
Zhou Yuan peered in the direction Zhao Mushen disappeared. Zhao Mushen was indeed a very difficult enemy. If Zhou Yuan hadn’t taken the risk to break the limit, the battle’s final outcome could have been entirely different. But no matter how dangerous the process was, Zhou Yuan had won in the end.
“It seems that my Sacred Dragon Blessing is superior to your Taotie Blessing,” Zhou Yuan muttered to himself. He smiled and turned around. With a flash, he appeared in front of Su Youwei.
“How's it going? You okay?” he asked with a smile.
Su Youwei smiled brightly at Zhou Yuan. “Congratulations, Your Highness, for winning first place in the nine regions tournament.”
Zhao Mushen had been eliminated, and Su Youwei’s and Wu Yao’s Genesis Qis were exhausted, which meant the ancient stone statue belonged to Zhou Yuan.
Su Youwei was very happy from the bottom of her heart to see Zhou Yuan so dazzling in Hunyuan Heaven. In her view, given Zhou Yuan’s talent, he should have become the brightest star long ago and attracted everyone’s attention and worship.
She had always felt this way about Zhou Yuan, but other people didn’t believe in him. However, from then on, nobody would dare question Zhou Yuan’s ability again.
“I accidentally took your title of having the strongest Genesis Qi foundation among all Divine Dwelling experts,” Zhou Yuan joked.
Su Youwei moved her red lips and smiled softly. Then, she tilted her head to the side and said, “This is a trivial matter. You have another trouble to deal with now.”
Zhou Yuan followed her gaze and saw Wu Yao standing calmly in a bright red dress.
Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment before striding towards Wu Yao.
He looked at the stunning and fierce face before him and indifferently said, “Wu Yao, I came to get back what belongs to me.”
Chapter 990 Settled
Watching Zhou Yuan draw closer, Wu Yao’s face didn’t ripple in the slightest. Her face was only a bit pale from the exhaustion of Genesis Qi. Even at a time like this, there wasn’t a defeated look in her phoenix eyes, only a somewhat complicated expression.
She stared at Zhou Yuan's face. When she met Zhou Yuan for the first time in Great Wu’s capital, she had never thought he would stand in front of her in such a way.
This man who was born with the Sacred Dragon Blessing indeed has remarkable talent.
But what she admired the most wasn't Zhou Yuan’s talent but his tenacity. He didn't give up on life even after he had fallen to the bottom.
Although she didn’t know what kind of difficulty Zhou Yuan had faced from the moment he had unblocked the eight meridian channels and had set foot on the path of cultivation, she could imagine that it must have been filled with problems that would make ordinary people give up thousands of times already.
But Zhou Yuan had persisted, and in the end, he had risen and reversed his fortunes.
Wu Yao didn't find this result difficult to accept. Instead, she let out a sigh of relief and felt her body grow much lighter, as though a weight had been lifted from her.
The destined battle had finally come to an end.
King Wu’s face flashed in her mind, and she smiled faintly in her heart. Father, your plotting has completely unraveled today. Our Wu family does not have the capability to carry the Sacred Dragon Blessing.
Wu Yao slowly closed her eyes, saying indifferently, “Take it back.”
Given her current state, she was no match for Zhou Yuan. Of course, even if her Genesis Qi was completely restored, she still didn't stand a chance against Zhou Yuan, who had broken the Divine Dwelling stage limit. Therefore, she saw no significance in fighting back.
Her body was slender and beautiful, her back straight. Although defeated, she still had pride in her heart.
Zhou Yuan stared at Wu Yao for a moment, waves similarly surging in his heart. Ever since he unblocked the eight meridian channels and began cultivation, he had been waiting for this day.
At this time, he would take back everything he had lost.
Father, I did it…, Zhou Yuan said softly in his heart.
He extended his hand and placed it gently on Wu Yao’s slender shoulder. For a moment, he could feel her trembling.
Her expression was enough to make a man of steel soft and weak, but Zhou Yuan remained expressionless and wasn't affected. He had worked incredibly hard for many years, so no matter what, he had to take back what belonged to him.
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p; A dragon roar echoed throughout Zhou Yuan's body.
Rays of light gathered behind him and gradually took the shape of a dragon-like silhouette.
The appearance of the gigantic dragon silhouette caused even the universe Genesis Qi to fluctuate violently. Zhou Yuan’s figure showed signs that he was about to merge into the world.
The Sacred Dragon phenomenon.
The giant dragon silhouette opened its mouth wide and inhaled sharply.
Wu Yao's body violently quivered again as rays of intense light emerged from her. Suddenly, a powerful and mysterious aura surged from the top of her head like smoke rising in spirals into the dragon's mouth.
That familiar aura was the Sacred Dragon Blessing that Wu Yao had taken away when Great Wu was destroyed!
She could feel her life force weaken as the Sacred Dragon Blessing left her body. She understood that once Zhou Yuan took away the last of the Sacred Dragon Blessing remaining in her body, she would also perish.
In a battle between the dragon and the phoenix, only the one that devoured the other would survive.
The anguished roar that King Wu let out when he was beheaded flashed to Wu Yao’s mind.
“As expected...”
There wasn't a hint of fear in Wu Yao’s heart. Instead, it was utterly peaceful.
The movements between Zhou Yuan and Wu Yao caught countless people’s attention and drew many exclamations. Even at such a distance, they could feel Wu Yao’s life force weakening.
On the Wushen Region’s side, thousands of members were livid. They soared into the air one after another and quickly rushed towards the last stone statue.
They were all enraged.
Wang Xi, Li Tongshen and the others scrunched their brows in a frown. They didn’t know what was happening between Zhou Yuan and Wu Yao, but the situation didn't look good for Wu Yao.
“Is Zhou Yuan taking away the Blessing from Wu Yu's body? What's going on? Does he also have the Taotie Blessing?” Jiu Gong couldn't help asking. Wu Yao didn't die when Zhao Mushen swallowed her Blessing, so why did she become like this when facing Zhou Yuan?
“No, the two’s Blessings are very similar...as though they originated from the same body”
Bewilderment filled Jiu Gong’s heart. But if Zhou Yuan exhausted Wu Yao’s life force here, he would no doubt anger the Wushen Region. It wasn’t a wise move for him.
On the Tianyuan Region’s side, Yi Qiushui, Ye Bingling and the others all wore solemn expressions.
Lu Xiao couldn’t help but say, “What is Zhou Yuan doing? He already won. If something happens to Wu Yao, he can't get away with it!”
No one answered him, and terrified feelings overshadowed the joy that had filled everyone a moment ago.
After all, nobody could say anything if one of them died in the battle, but Wu Yao clearly had no strength to fight back anymore. If Zhou Yuan took her life while she was in such a state, it could become troublesome for him.
...
“Your Highness...”
Su Youwei’s eyes flashed with worry as she looked at Wu Yao, who was on the verge of collapsing.
She wasn’t worried about Wu Yao but of the consequences that Zhou Yuan would face after he stripped away all of Wu Yao’s life force. It was said that the Wushen Region’s supreme sovereign attached great importance to Wu Yao.
Zhou Yuan indifferently looked at Wu Yao’s pale but beautiful face. His eyes flickered.
It was then that Wu Yao closed her eyes and said indifferently, “Zhou Yuan, what are you waiting for? When my father took away your Sacred Dragon Blessing, he didn't hesitate at all.
“I told you before that the Sacred Dragon Blessing is what I hate the most. If it weren’t for it, my mother wouldn't have died, my little brother, Wu Huang, wouldn't have become that kind of person. I wouldn't have killed my own father and be left alone in this world.
“So...now, I'll return it to you!”
She folded her hands together in a seal, and her body shook violently. A long mournful roar seemed to ring out as a mysterious aura rose from her head. It turned into a dragon silhouette and sped into the mouth of the gigantic dragon behind Zhou Yuan.
She unexpectedly forced out the last wisp of the Sacred Dragon Blessing!
The moment the Sacred Dragon Blessing left her body, the glow on Wu Yao’s face dimmed, and her delicate body slowly fell forward.
Zhou Yuan stretched out his arms and held her by her scented shoulders. She looked him in the eye with a complicated expression and whispered, “From now on, the grudges between our two families are settled.”
Chapter 991 Supreme Sovereign
When Wu Yao collapsed and Zhou Yuan caught her by the shoulders, the Sacred Dragon Blessing rose from her body, turned into a wisp of azure-colored smoke and spiraled into the mouth of the giant dragon silhouette.
Seeing the last wisp of the Sacred Dragon Blessing approaching, Zhou Yuan unhesitantly controlled the giant dragon silhouette to prepare to swallow it.
It was something that belonged to him, and he was simply getting it back.
Even if Wu Yao paid for it with her life, Zhou Yuan didn't pity her. As she had said, this was perhaps their fate.
Let me put an end to this now.
The dragon silhouette unleashed a deafening roar and attempted to swallow the last wisp of the Sacred Dragon Blessing in one mouthful. But just as the last bit of the Sacred Dragon Blessing was about to be eaten, Zhou Yuan felt the entire world freeze. Even the world’s Genesis Qi had stilled.
The dragon silhouette kept its mouth wide open, but regardless of how it tried, it couldn't swallow the last wisp. It was as though an indescribable force was obstructing it.
It should be said that the giant dragon silhouette wasn't formed from Genesis Qi, but was the embodiment of a type of Blessing. It was only faintly discernible, which meant ordinary forces couldn't injure it. However, at that moment, it was like a mosquito in amber and was under control.
Zhou Yuan's expression changed dramatically. There was clearly a very terrifying external force intervening. Even Law Domain experts couldn't intervene in what happens within the Fallen Abyss, which meant that the intervening person’s strength exceeded the Law Domain stage.
A Saint expert!
A supreme sovereign!
Wushen Region’s supreme sovereign!
Zhou Yuan's face darkened because the supreme sovereign’s action had undoubtedly broken the rules of the nine regions tournament. But facing an existence at the Saint level, he couldn't explode with anger because he knew it would be meaningless.
He looked up at the solidified dragon silhouette and saw the last wisp of the Sacred Dragon Blessing that Wu Yao forced out slowly descend and return to Wu Yao’s body as though some kind of force controlled it.
Zhou Yuan expressionlessly watched the scene and didn't try to take it back. He knew that under the watchful eyes of a supreme sovereign, he was as weak as an ant, and there was no way he could withstand the consequences that might result from provoking the supreme sovereign.
“Zhou Yuan, you have already won. Do you need to completely take away the Sacred Dragon Blessing?”
An indescribable majestic voice rang in Zhou Yuan’s mind. Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, “Supreme sovereign Wu Shen?”
The voice didn’t respond.
“I believe supreme sovereign Wu Shen also knows about the origin of the Sacred Dragon Blessing,” Zhou Yuan said. “When Wu Yao’s father took the Sacred Dragon Blessing from me, he also didn't care whether I died or not.”
Supreme Wu Shen’s voice sounded again, “Now isn’t the best time to take away the Sacred Dragon Blessing in Wu Yao’s body. I indeed broke the rules by intervening, but I won’t take advantage of you. If you listen and not take away the last bit of the Sacred Dragon Blessing in Wu Yao, I will help you with one thing.”
Zhou Yuan wrinkled his brows. Help me with one thing? What can he do for me?
“I will stop supreme sovereign
Wan Zu from capturing you,” supreme sovereign Wu Shen said.
Zhou Yuan's pupils rapidly shrank. “Why is supreme sovereign Wu Shen scaring me? I am just a little Divine Dwelling expert, so why would supreme sovereign Wan Zu need to deal with me personally?”
“Haha, little guy, do you really think you can hide from supreme sovereign Wan Zu? Does Cang Yuan really think that a little ant he sent into Hunyuan Heaven could escape Wan Zu’s eyes?”
Zhou Yuan's face changed drastically. Supreme sovereign Wan Zu was indeed aware of his true identity. Although he had guessed this from the fact that supreme sovereign Wan Zu commanded Zhao Mushen to capture him, supreme sovereign Wu Shen finally confirmed his speculation.
Zhou Yuan felt his scalp numb. After all, it wasn't a good thing to be watched by one of the supreme sovereigns. Moreover, his master wasn't in Hunyuan Heaven and most likely couldn't save him in time.
“In any case, he is a supreme sovereign with transcendent status. How could he lower himself to deal with a little Divine Dwelling expert?” Zhou Yuan said bitterly.
“Indeed, no one really cares about a little Divine Dwelling expert, but there's something big that involves you, and that's enough for Wan Zu to take action.” Supreme sovereign Wu Shen's indifferent voice echoed in Zhou Yuan’s mind. “What do you say? Are you interested in my proposal? It isn’t a small matter for a supreme sovereign to help you out.”
Zhou Yuan's expression changed again, and he finally asked after pondering for a moment, “Are you ever going to let me get back the last of the Sacred Dragon Blessing that belongs to me?”
“When the time is right, you'll get it back.” Supreme sovereign Wu Shen's voice sounded ethereal.
Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes. If he was alone, he wouldn't fear supreme sovereign Wan Zu because, at worst, he would die. But he couldn't die or be captured because he had more important things to do, and that was to awaken Yaoyao.
To achieve his goal, he could abandon the Sacred Dragon Blessing for the time being, even though the Blessing was important.
Supreme sovereign Wu Shen was only taking advantage of the fact that Zhou Yuan’s supporter, Cang Yuan, wasn’t around to do anything. But Zhou Yuan believed that Cang Yuan would return to Hunyuan Heaven sooner or later, and at that time, he wouldn’t have to worry about supreme sovereign Wu Shen intervening again.
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