The surrounding mountains and forests seemed to have endured the devastation of a tornado, with giant ancient trees toppled everywhere, and the ground in chaos. Fist and palm prints a hundred meters in size were evident all around, and bloodstained golden Peng feathers were scattered across the ground.
The two Golden Rocs cried out longingly, performing the Joint Attack Skill, striking across the Nine Heavens, their wings like clouds hanging from the sky. Their divine wings seemed capable of splitting the heavens, yet they still could not surpass one personās boundless Divine Skills.
In the end, the two Golden Rocs lay on the ground wailing, finally subdued under the young manās Divine Palm, bowing before him, listening to him expound on the ultimate truths of life, discoursing on the nature of compassion.
The Pengās mind felt drowsy, almost falling asleep, not knowing when it would ever end.
Finally.
Under the command of Ji Jingqiu.
One Golden Roc rose with its wings, enduring the pain of broken bones, personally carrying the master on its back flying towards the edge of this realm, nervously escorting the master to the realmās exit.
On this day, Ji Jingqiu stood upon the back of a Golden Roc, soaring three thousand miles away.
He felt, it was time to pacify the Ancient Road, to bring peace and tranquility to this ancient path.
"Goodbye."
"Remember to carry compassion, nurture your morals daily, and next time, donāt be so quick to call for violence."
Before parting, Ji Jingqiuās smile was radiant as he waved his hand. Even without any deliberate display, his body still exuded strands of dawn light, making him look flawless and transcendent.
Only the stalk of Heavenly Medicine he carried on his shoulder somewhat marred his otherworldly image.
The Golden Roc that escorted him to the realmās entrance had a mind not inferior to humans. At this moment, it feigned a pitiful look, with tears in its eyes and its head turned to cover its wing, appearing quite reluctantāa look of "If only I could leave this realm, I would surely travel with you."
Not far away, another Golden Roc peered out, worried that its mate would suffer at the hands of this cunning devil, so it followed all the way.
After witnessing Ji Jingqiuās disappearance into the realm, the two Golden Rocs cried out to the sky, their wings thunderous as they circled and danced in the air, celebrating the departure of the small-minded demon.
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Senluo had just finished a battle and returned to the rear to rest.
During this time, although everyone had been happily engaged in combat, honing each other like whetstones for progress, with the Sun and Moon Alliance constantly pushing forward, pressuring the enemyās defensive line, Senluo always felt a sense of urgency, wishing to take down the Nether Mansion Alliance before Ji Jingqiu emerged, to present a grand gift to his big brother.
As he was pondering this, he discovered a familiar figure standing before him in the room, to his surprise, previously unaware of anyoneās presence.
Senluo blurted out, "Big Brother?!"
Ji Jingqiu withdrew his gaze from the "Unrivaled" warning banner that hung in the room, looking very pleased.
"Big Brother, youāve emerged?!" Senluo excitedly approached, hugging Ji Jingqiu in one motion.
"I already have a good grasp of the situation here," Ji Jingqiu said with a calm and serene smile. "Come with me, letās pay a personal visit to the families on the other side."
Senluo trembled, "Big Brother, are you thinking of..."
"Before I entered the Ancient Road, an elder told me that on the Ancient Road, all Heavenly Prides only recognize one truth: dignity is carved out in blood, reputation is earned in battle, everything is settled with a fist."
Ji Jingqiu had already stepped outside, his voice light and drifting.
"Iāve always held high expectations for the various Taboo Sequences."
"Now, itās time for me to witness them."
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Nether Mansion.
You Chengkong suddenly stood up, his shock laced with a hint of joy:
"Ji Jingqiu has appeared? Heās finally willing to come out?!"
During this period, they had been on guard for Ji Jingqiu to suddenly show up, teaming up with other Martial Artists for a decisive blow.
To speak honestly, everyone was quite burnt out from being on guard.
"Which battle line from the Sun and Moon Alliance sent the news?" You Chengkong asked, his mind racing with thoughts. Ji Jingqiuās appearance meant this battle was approaching its end.
He needed to inform Tianjun and that person from the Heavenly God Temple.
If it werenāt for these two, their battle line would have collapsed long ago, and after the Beast Sea took the lead in falling to the Sun and Moon Alliance, their defenses have been in constant retreat.
If not for the final trial land, both sides exercised restraint to prevent the war from escalating completely, I fear this seasonās Far East war zone would have at least half of its top martial artists reduced!
The martial artist who came to report said with a wry smile, "Itās not news from the front line of the Sun and Moon Alliance."
You Chengkong frowned, "Is it from the rear?"
"Itās Three Tribulations Mountain..."
Three Tribulations Mountain is the power base of a Taboo Martial Artist from the Nether Mansion side.
You Chengkongās expression suddenly changed, "Ji Jingqiu sneaked into Three Tribulations Mountain and attacked Brother Huo in secret?!"
Three Tribulations Mountain also has a Killing Formation; once assembled, it fears no taboo, but if Ji Jingqiu launched a stealth attack, the Killing Formation couldnāt be gathered all the time.
"No..." The reporting martial artist spoke hesitantly, "He went there to issue a duel challenge, by the time we received the news, Huo Yuanshan from Three Tribulations Mountain had already conceded defeat and was willing to surrender to the Sun and Moon Alliance."
You Chengkongās expression was uncertain, he hadnāt expected Ji Jingqiu, by himself, to penetrate deep into enemy territory and actually take the honorable route of a direct challenge. Was this guy too confident, not fearing being surrounded and killed?!
He took a deep breath and pressed, "Is there any detailed account of the battle?"
Huo Yuanshan, as a Taboo Sequence from the Nether Mansion, has also been honed quite a bit during these several months of war, and had already broken through the Tenth Transformation, approaching the Eleventh.
At this level, even if he couldnāt beat Ji Jingqiu, he should have been able to gauge the opponentās current standard...
"There is..." The reporting martial artist had an expression of bewilderment and disbelief, and now murmured, "That person gave Huo Yuanshan a proposal, offered him a chance with three moves, if he could withstand three moves, the Sun and Moon Alliance would never bother him again..."
"Three moves?" You Chengkong initially found it ridiculous, but then he instantly remembered the military exploits of Ji Jingqiu.
After Ji Jingqiu conquered the forces in the north of Ancient Road, there were reports that those powerhouses fell consecutively into Ji Jingqiuās hands, very swiftly.
But as for how fast, that was unknown.
In everyoneās speculation at the time, so-called swift defeat probably meant a hundred moves.
"What then? How many moves did Brother Huo withstand?" You Chengkong asked, his heart understanding why Huo Yuanshan was defeated.
If Ji Jingqiu dared to make such a frontal challenge, he must have had some kind of trump card. Huo Yuanshan being the first challenger, it was likely that he was defeated.
But as long as they could analyze this technique, they could devise a targeted counter.
"Not a single one, he was defeated by the first move..."
As expected, You Chengkong thought he had guessed the truth, then continued to inquire, "What Divine Skill did he used?"
"Canāt tell." The reporting martial artist said blankly, "It was just... a very ordinary slash?"
You Chengkong was stunned.
Meaning, was it a Divine Skill with inherent Divine Intent, profound and hidden?
He sighed lightly, such a Divine Skill strike, if not personally experienced, is difficult to discern the profundity with just the naked eye...
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Watching Big Brother walking leisurely, even a slash that seems neither flashy nor crude, relying solely on thickness and strength, pressured a member of the Taboo Sequence to bow his head.
Senluo fell into deep thought.
He vaguely remembered that he too had a three-move agreement with Ji Jingqiu, which he always thought was a way out Ji gave him.
After stepping into the Taboo later on, he considered himself deeply indebted to Jiās great favor; with or without this way out, he chose to give up, willingly placing himself below Ji Jingqiu.
As for the previous news from the north of the Ancient Road...
The Taboo Sequences from the north of the Ancient Road were simply inferior.
They had never dealt head-on with the Taboo Sequences from the north of the Ancient Road, and had also inquired about the specific details of the battles, but the other side had always been evasive, vague, only mentioning their swift defeat at the hands of Big Brother, losing completely willingly.
But judging by the current situation now...
Loyalty!