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Chapter 655: Breakthrough! Saint Energy entering Death Acupuncture Point! (1)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

An unexpected joy, a totally unexpected cause for celebration! Zhou Weiqing had certainly not expected it, and even the initiator of the Skill, Tian'er, had not expected it as well.

For a Heavenly Jewel Master with the Divine Attribute to comprehend and gain the Faith (sub)Attribute, it was almost as rare as a Demonic Attribute Heavenly Jewel Master to have the Devour Skill. Of course, the difference was that the Demonic Attribute Devour Skill was an inborn talent, while the Divine Faith was something that had to be comprehended and grasped after cultivation.

In truth, if not for the Saint Energy, Tian'er would most likely never be able to comprehend the profound mysteries of Faith, but she had already succeeded now.

In terms of actual 'usual' practical applications or effectiveness, the Divine Faith definitely seemed to pale in comparison to the Devour Skill. However, under unique circumstances like this, the usefulness of the Divine Faith was far more terrifying than even the Devour Skill.

Currently, Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er realised that their gain was not just the two hundred drops of Saint Energy each; even their Heavenly Energy had increased greatly. In fact, Zhou Weiqing's Heavenly Energy had already been at the twenty fifth stage, although it had been for quite some time already, he had still been quite a distance from the twenty sixth stage. However, in just a matter of those few moments, he suddenly had a vague feeling of breaking through once more. Tian'er had pretty much the same sensation as Zhou Weiqing feeling was about the same, but due to the fact she was the one who had used the Divine Faith, the increase in Heavenly Energy was even greater for her. Previously, she had been at the first level of the seven-Jeweled stage, and in that short period of time it had reached the maxed level.

However, this time, they could really not continue any longer. Although using the Power of Faith gained from the Divine Faith had given them so much in such a smooth fashion, the Power of Faith in their bodies was already packed to the brim. If they continued trying to absorb it, perhaps it would have an adverse effect or backlash. 0

"Let's go back." Although the top eight fights had not ended, Zhou Weiqing could no longer wait. Both Tian'er and him needed to start cultivating as soon as possible to quickly transform all the energy they had just absorbed, and make it fully their own. Only at that time could they truly call all this energy their own.

Tian'er's feeling was far deeper than Zhou Weiqing's, and she quickly nodded without hesitation. Before the next fight even began, the Heavenly Bow Battle Team had stealthily left their Rest House, heading towards the inn.

As soon as they reached their inn, Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er quickly disappeared into their rooms.

The other four team members, including Crow and Ma Qun, gathered together instead.

"What happened in the ZhongTian Plaza just now? Does anyone know?" Ma Qun asked curiously.

Amongst the four, the one with the widest experience and knowledge was definitely Yun Li, and the other three instantly turned to look at him.

Yun Li gave a bitter smile and said: "Don't look at me, if I knew what was going on, it would be the stranger thing. That fellow Zhou Weiqing is just too disgusting, even his wife is just as disgusting as he is! In the past, I still thought that Lady Tian'er was mainly focused on supporting, who could have guessed… only today would we learn that her combat prowess is actually so strong, to such a shocking level. From the looks of things, perhaps even Zhou Weiqing cannot compare to her!"

Crow nodded in firm agreement, saying: "Just now, that gold light was gathering from all around the entire ZhongTian Plaza, the sensation was truly shocking indeed. This is truly something that no one can confirm… perhaps only those with the backgrounds of the Great Saint Lands might have any idea of what that was."

Ma Qun grinned and said: "Heh heh, no matter what, it is still our Boss' wife, the stronger she is, the better it is for us all! We have also managed to enter the top four already, and we can soon enter the Heavenly Jewel Island. Ahh, I wish we can hurry up and go up, I truly want to experience it for myself. Crow, didn't you say there are many good things there? We have won quite some money this time, later you can go choose what you want, your beloved husband will buy it for you!"

For the Heavenly Bow Battle Team side, they were relaxed and easygoing. However, no one noticed that as they left, the Dan Dun Battle Team had also left stealthily.

There was one thing that Ma Qun had been correct. Only those from the Great Saint Lands could possibly recognize what Tian'er had unleashed.

…

Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er sat cross legged in a meditative position, their four palms held against each other. Naturally, the large Saint Energy whirlpool was necessary for their cultivation. No matter what type of cultivation they were undergoing, with the presence of the large Saint Energy whirlpool, it would bring a result of twice the result with half the effort.

As their Heavenly Energy circulated around their bodies at a crazy speed under their control, they began cultivation in their own respective systems. As their Heavenly Energy crossed the path of the large Saint Energy whirlpool, the impurities in their Heavenly Energy were also swiftly stripped away, disintegrating in the power of the Saint Energy whirlpool.

At the same time, the smaller Personal Saint Energy whirlpool was also spinning swiftly. With the support of over two hundred drops of Saint Energy, the small whirlpool was clearly spinning at a much faster speed than before. Although it was still not able to form a proper full cycle that could generate Saint Energy by itself, as it slowly grew bigger, their own Heavenly Energy, bones, meridians, internal organs, almost every part was being strengthened slowly, bathed in the silver white light.

Even for Zhou Weiqing's body, which had evolved several times from the Dragon-Tiger Transformation, he could clearly sense that the Saint Energy was still slowly remoulding and improving his body. From this, one could imagine how powerful and overbearing the Saint Energy truly was.

The twenty five energy whirlpools of the Death Acupuncture Points were spinning crazily, at such speeds that his internal senses and inward vision could not distinguish the actual frequency of the spinning. Subconsciously, he had already entered the Dragon-Tiger Transformation state, the wings behind his back unfurled as it crazily devoured the various atmospheric energies.

As compared to Zhou Weiqing's crazed speed in cultivation, Tian'er was much slower and stable. With the Divine Faith ability, all Tian'er needed to do was to allow the devout Power of Faith to course through her body, enriching her and improving her. Compared to Zhou Weiqing, her physique and body state was definitely much weaker. Of course, that was only compared to the monstrous Zhou Weiqing, who else could dare say they had a stronger physique or body than a top bloodline Divine Heavenly Spirit Tiger? In the entire world, perhaps Zhou Weiqing with his Dragon-Tiger Transformation was one of the rare few had the right to do so.

Comprehension and understanding had already dawned upon Tian'er when she had first gained the Divine Faith, and she could now clearly sense that with the Divine Attribute, she would definitely gain a lot from the Power of Faith. As long as she continued allowing herself to bath and soak in the Power of Faith, then her future cultivation bottlenecks that other ordinary Heavenly Jewel Masters might meet would definitely be much smaller.

As such, as compared to Zhou Weiqing, Tian'er did not rush to breakthrough. Do not just look on the surface of Zhou Weiqing's Immortal Deity Technique and how it caused him so much pain or be on the verge of death all the time. However, it had also built up that steel clad will that he had, forging it in the fires of immense torture. The sheer toughness, strength and flexibility of his meridian channels and acupoints were also greatly improved through that. Although Zhou Weiqing was only at the six-Jeweled stage, his foundations were extremely stable, and with his physique, he did not need to worry about being able to withstand it at all.

Zhou Weiqing's Immortal Deity Technique was split into four sections, and currently he was at the later stages of the third section. Amongst all four sections, the third section had the greatest amounts of Death Acupuncture Points, fourteen in total, and they were all Death Acupuncture Points in the chest area. Currently, there were still the last two remaining before he would finally complete the third section of the Immortal Deity Technique and reach the fourth stage.

With a soft *Puuu* sound, Zhou Weiqing's entire body shuddered. Tian'er could clearly sense the changes within him. He had broken through!

At this moment, the tacit understanding between Tian'er and Zhou Weiqing showed itself. Without any hesitation, without any prompting, she instantly stopped her own cultivation, fully sending her Heavenly Energy into the large Saint Energy whirlpool and allowing Zhou Weiqing to fully control and access the large Saint Energy whirlpool.

The thirteenth chest Death Acupuncture Point, the Zhangmen Acupuncture Point.1

Position: Right at the median axillary line, at the front of the first costa fluctuantes ribs, at the point where the elbow would reach one's body.

Characteristics: The Liver Meridians, meeting the branch of the spleen meridian and jueyin meridian, considered the focal accumulation point of the abdomen front. Once struck, it would cause spleen and liver trauma, destroying the stomach muscles and even stalling blood flow in the area.

The Zhangmen Acupuncture Point was one of the more important Death Acupuncture Points, and once attacked could definitely cause death swiftly. Breaking the ribs where the Zhangmen Acupuncture Point was would instantly puncture the liver as well.

The Zhangmen Acupuncture Points on both sides of Zhou Weiqing's body broke through almost instantly, and in that moment, the entire room was filled with a silver white light, shining brightly.

Originally, the Saint Energy whirlpool which was only at Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er's hands suddenly appeared outside, a massive silver-white whirlpool forming around the two of them entirely as it spun violently. The smaller Saint Energy whirlpool within Zhou Weiqing's body also began to spin faster and faster, and his entire body, including his wings, were stained a silver-white colour.

Zhou Weiqing began to shudder violently, but it only lasted the time to take three breaths before he stopped, the expression and colour of his face returning to his normal calm. Vaguely, one could observe that all of his currently open Death Acupuncture Point, there was an energy whirlpool swirling around with the Saint Energy from the air, starting to turn a silver white colour.

Including the freshly opened two Zhangmen Acupuncture Points, one left and right, became part of this whirlpool. At the same time, the Heavenly Energy reverberations that Zhou Weiqing was giving off was obviously increasing.

To complete such a massive breakthrough of the Immortal Deity Technique, and at such a fast pace, allowing his cultivation level to increase dramatically… all of this, Zhou Weiqing had not dared to imagine. Although the pain of breakthrough was still extremely intense, it had only lasted for such a short time before the Zhangmen Acupuncture Point had completed its transformation. This was definitely the contribution of the Saint Energy.

Everytime Zhou Weiqing opened a new Death Acupuncture Point, his entire Heavenly Energy circulation would flow smoother and swifter, and each of the individual energy whirlpools of the respective Death Acupuncture Points would also have slight changes. Currently, he could clearly sense that when his Heavenly Energy had burst in such an increase, all of the silver white light of his meridian channels had grown stronger, especially that of his energy whirlpools in the Death Acupuncture Points. At the same time, the amount of Saint Energy in his own personal Saint Energy whirlpool had dropped by a hundred drops!

After discovering this situation, Zhou Weiqing was not startled or afraid, instead feeling overjoyed. He knew that this could only be a good thing for him. Having the Saint Energy fully infused into the Immortal Deity Technique meant that it would be able to support the cultivation of his Immortal Deity Technique, further improving his speed of cultivating Heavenly Energy. If he could, he would even be willing to infuse all of his Saint Energy into all of his Death Acupuncture energy whirlpools.

Of course, that was not possible at all. After some testing, Zhou Weiqing quickly discovered that he was unable to accomplish that.

After gaining the Saint Energy, this was the second time that he had broken through in his Heavenly Energy stage. The previous time he had broken through, both he and Tian'er still had very little Saint Energy. This time, they had far surpassed the hundred drop mark, and he had a totally fresh and new sensation. After a few tries, Zhou Weiqing realised what it was.

In order to allow the Saint Energy to fully merge into his Death Acupuncture Points permanently, it could only be accomplished in that single instant when his Heavenly Energy was breaking through, right as the Immortal Deity Technique was taking the next step and breaking through one of his Death Acupuncture Points.

Chapter 656: Breakthrough! Saint Energy entering Death Acupuncture Point! (2)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

This time, having infused and fully merged a hundred drops of Saint Energy into his Immortal Deity Technique and Death Acupuncture Points, would he be that far from his next breakthrough? However, that also meant that his requirement of Saint Energy was going to be far greater.

This entire experience also sparked a thought in Zhou Weiqing. As their cultivation level grew they drew more Saint Energy, his Heavenly Energy would also begin to take on more characteristics of the Saint Energy, as more and more of it was joined fully with him. Perhaps this might not actually increase his overall cultivation level, but with the same amount of Heavenly Energy, if it was mixed with some Saint Energy, or at least some characteristics, it would mean the power of any Skills used would increase dramatically.

At last, Zhou Weiqing finished his cultivation. Slowly opening his eyes, he saw Tian'er looking at him with a concerned look.

"How is it?" Tian'er asked.

Zhou Weiqing beamed as he said: "Success, beyond even my imagination! This Saint Energy is truly beneficial indeed, I love it so much! With it, my Immortal Deity Technique can now be cultivated without much danger. I have broken through the twenty sixth stage. Just one more stage, and I will have completed the third portion of my Immortal Deity Technique. Although at that point that will not reach the seventh Jewel yet, my overall power should still have quite some growth."

As such, Zhou Weiqing began to describe the entire process of how he broke through and all the sensations and inspirations he had to Tian'er, not hiding anything from her. Although Tian'er was not cultivating the same Immortal Deity Technique, Zhou Weiqing believed that when she broke through, she would meet with something similar in nature. This was the benefit of the Saint Energy after all.

Tian'er paid full attention to Zhou Weiqing's descriptions earnestly. This was yet another benefit for them cultivating together, especially since they shared the same source of the Saint Energy whirlpool, and they could exchange their thoughts and inspirations at any time. In this way, their understanding of the Saint Energy could grow at a much swifter rate.

For the next few days before the Heavenly Jewel Tournament Finals would begin, Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er shut themselves in the room, cultivating all the time. Perhaps before this, they might not be just as hardworking, but the miraculous draw and feeling of the Saint Energy was just too attractive, so much so that they became twice as industrious as before.

Two days later, Tian'er's Heavenly Energy had also successfully broken through to the twenty ninth stage. Just like what Zhou Weiqing had expected, when her Heavenly Energy broke through, a hundred drops of Saint Energy also infused and merged into her Heavenly Energy. However, for Tian'er, the effect of the Saint Energy improving and evolving her body was even more obvious than for Zhou Weiqing. Although both of their cultivation levels only raised a single stage, their overall powers had an obvious and large growth.

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Heavenly Jewel Island.

Early in the morning, the Heavenly Jewel Island Personnel who were in charge of receiving the guests were already fully prepared. This time, there were actually two dark horse teams in the top four teams. Besides the Heavenly Bow Battle Team, there was also the Hariott Battle Team from the Hariott Empire.

The Hariott Empire was actually an Empire only slightly bigger than the Heavenly Bow Empire. However, for their team to be able to enter the finals as one of the top four, it was a totally different notion from the Heavenly Bow Battle Team. For them, it was truly due to some unbelievable good luck.

All the way, they did not even meet any truly strong teams. Of course, at the same time, the Hariott Battle Team was also far stronger than it had ever been before, and the combination of power, skill and lots of luck had somehow brought them into the top four… definitely becoming the luckiest team in the entire tournament. Of the traditional four Great Saint Land Battle Teams, this time only the ZhongTian and WanShou Battle Teams had actually entered the finals, a result that had truly come as a surprise to most. Of course, the reason why this had happened was totally due to the Heavenly Bow Battle Team.

In their entire procession up the Heavenly Jewel Island, Ma Qun's mouth never remained idle. Indeed, as a youth who was experiencing such majestic sights for the first time, how could he not be astonished and amazed. In comparison, Yun Li was much better off, but the shock in his eyes could not be hidden. Of course, compared to the others, for Yun Li to ascend to the Heavenly Jewel Island, there was another purpose besides the Heavenly Jewel Tournament. Naturally, that was to pay a formal visit to Little Miss Muddle's Master, the most famous God Tier Consolidating Equipment Master in the Consolidating Equipment Master world, Xing Tianyi. Only if he could gain this Master's approval could he truly be together with Little Miss Muddle.

The Heavenly Jewel Island was unchanged. Towards this area, Zhou Weiqing was almost familiar with it already. Led by their guide, they were soon brought coincidentally to the same location where the previous Fei Li Battle Team had stayed. Perhaps, this was also purposefully arranged by the Heavenly Jewel Island.

As soon as they ascended the Heavenly Jewel Island, Zhou Weiqing no longer had any thoughts of cultivating. By his side, Tian'er could clearly sense his urgent feelings, clearly focused on a single name: Shangguan Bing'er.

Three years. Three years without meeting, and they would finally meet, how could Zhou Weiqing not be anxious?

After they had settled down, Zhou Weiqing quickly brought the team to the Heavenly Jewel Island Consolidating Equipment Pavilion. Clearly, this was the place that the entire team was most interested in.

"Go on in and have a look, as long as there are sufficient funds, you can just buy whatever you all need. Yun Li, the place you want to go is at the top level. You know how to get up there?" Zhou Weiqing turned his gaze towards Yun Li.

Yun Li nodded. This time, he had clearly made ample preparation. Little Miss Muddle had described everything to him so many times, and currently in his hands he had a plaque from her.

Looking at Yun Li who was clearly very nervous, Zhou Weiqing laughed heartily and said: "Don't worry, there is nothing to be afraid of. The three Senior God Consolidating Equipment Masters are all very nice. Your talents are no lower than anyone, and your feelings are there. You can definitely succeed, I believe in you. We will cheer for you!"

Yun Li nodded. Of course, it was impossible for him not to be nervous at all, but this was something he had to go through. After waving to the rest, he stepped forward resolutely, heading towards the top of the Consolidating Equipment Pavilion.

"You go too." As they watched Yun Li leave, Tian'er said softly to Zhou Weiqing.

Zhou Weiqing turned to look at her, an ashamed look on his face. However, he did not try to hide his thoughts. "Tian'er, I…"

Tian'er giggled and said: "What! As if I do not already know about your playboy ways? Go then, you haven't seen Bing'er for so long, how can I possibly stop you? Even if I stop you once, can I stop you forever? Since it is impossible, why not just let you go directly, lest everyone ends up uncomfortable. Go on, just remember to return."

Seeing the sincere smile on Tian'er's beautiful face, Zhou Weiqing took a step forward and gave her a big hug. In front of everyone, he kissed her on her soft red lips before turning around.

Seeing his leaving figure, still feeling the lingering warmth on her lips, the smile on Tian'er's face did not disappear, growing richer instead. If she were to say she wasn't jealous, that would be impossible, as Tian'er was extremely clear about the place Shangguan Bing'er held in Zhou Weiqing's heart. However, so what if she was jealous? There was nothing she could do to stop it. However, Tian'er also had her own thoughts, just like he loved Shangguan Bing'er so much, didn't that mean he couldn't leave her as well? Although sometimes Tian'er might seem casual and careless outwardly, she was actually very sensitive inside. She could sense that Zhou Weiqing's feelings for her were not much lesser than Shangguan Bing'er, and that was enough.

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As he walked out of the Consolidating Equipment Pavilion, Zhou Weiqing drew a deep breath, a light in his eyes. Currently, he did not know how to describe his feelings. If he did not get to see Bing'er anytime soon, he felt he would go crazy.

Bing'er, Bing'er, where are you!

Zhou Weiqing walked out of the Consolidating Equipment Pavilion, heading directly for the Heaven's Expanse Palace at top speed. Without question, Bing'er should be there, and if they did not allow him to enter, he would yell outside like the previous time. He did not believe that Bing'er would not be able to hear him.

Very quickly, he had reached the front of the Heaven's Expanse Palace. However, before he could enter, he was once again stopped by the guards.

"Halt."

"I am here to see Shangguan Bing'er." Zhou Weiqing forcefully suppressed the urgency in his heart, but his expression was not good.

Right at that moment, a low voice rang out. "Do you think you can see her just because you say you want to? Zhou Weiqing, defeat me first before we talk about that." Zhan LingTian's tall figure stepped out stealthily from Heaven's Expanse Palace.

Compared to the previous time they had met, Zhan LingTian's expression was even uglier, as icy cold as the first time Zhou Weiqing had seen Shangguan Xue'er.

"Bro Zhan, do not make things difficult for me. I am really not in a good mood now. I want to see Bing'er." If it were the normal Zhou Weiqing, he would definitely not speak in such a stiff manner. However, he was just yearning for Bing'er too much, to be unable to see his beloved despite being so close to her. Three years! His feelings and emotions were rather unstable right now.

Dark gold light flashed all about Zhan LingTian, and his Light-Dark Divine Spear appeared in his grasp. A strong enmity flashed in his eyes as he said: "I don't care what mood you are in now, as if I am in a good mood? Who do you think you are, you already have Lady Bing'er's heart, and its not enough for you? You actually still dare to provoke Fei'er and Xue'er? You should know my feelings for Xue'er, and I have waited so long for this opportunity. If you want to see Bing'er, you better defeat me first."

Zhou Weiqing looked at Zhan LingTian, his aura suddenly surging out irritably. In his eyes, a faint red flashed, as his entire aura burst forth, in a brutal and overbearing fashion, causing all the nearby gods to pale in shock, stepping back subconsciously. Even Zhan LingTian was startled by the sudden fighting spirit that burst out of Zhou Weiqing, and his face changed.

They had not met for a few years, and the current Zhou Weiqing was no longer the Zhou Weiqing of the past. These few years, Zhan LingTian had been training hard, and his cultivation level had improved. However, it was without a doubt that Zhou Weiqing's improvement was far greater.

"In that case, Bro Zhan, don't blame me for being too hard on you too." Let alone Zhan LingTian, if there was a Heavenly King Stage powerhouse in front of him, Zhou Weiqing would not hesitate to take action. In his heart, there was a fire burning. Zhan LingTian's blocking was causing that fire to erupt.

Thick dark gold light sprang out one after the other around Zhou Weiqing, and the Dual Legendary Hammers appeared in his hands instantly. As the 'Hate Ground no Handle' Legendary Set appeared around him, in a flash he charged towards Zhan LingTian without any flourishes. He wanted to end it as quickly as possibly, and he even released the Dragon-Tiger Transformation. The only difference was that the usually purple eyes were now bloodshot.

Chapter 657: Breakthrough! Saint Energy entering Death Acupuncture Point! (3)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Naturally, Zhan LingTian was not afraid of Zhou Weiqing as well. He had waited for this day for such a long time. He hated Zhou Weiqing, hated him for stealing the heart of Xue'er from him. Not long ago, when Shangguan Xue'er had returned to the Heavenly Jewel Island, Zhan LingTian had realised something had gone wrong. That was because Shangguan Xue'er's face had such a gentle expression. Furthermore, when she spoke with Fei'er about something, her face actually showed the youthful embarrassment of a young girl. Without question, that was not because of him.

Zhan LingTian was an extremely intelligent man, being one of the top geniuses in the entire younger generation, otherwise he would not have such high status in the Heaven's Expanse Palace. His associative imagination was definitely not weak at all, and after some devious roundabout questioning and tentative veiled references, he realised a shocking news. Zhou Weiqing, it was that Zhou Weiqing once more. He actually had such an unclear relationship with Fei'er and Xue'er as well! From that moment onwards, the fury and hate in Zhan LingTian's heart burned bright.

A few days ago, when Zhou Weiqing had ascended the Heavenly Jewel Island, he had already wanted to cause trouble for him. Alas, due to Shangguan Tianyue's sudden appearance, he had not succeeded. However, today he had calculated that Zhou Weiqing would definitely be coming to the Heaven's Expanse Palace, and he had long since been waiting here. He wanted to defeat Zhou Weiqing, to prove that he was the stronger one, more worthy one. He was not reconciled at all!

From a young age, he had always liked Shangguan Xue'er, and though the Shangguan Sisters had exact same features, the only one in Zhan LingTian's heart was Xue'er. All these years, he had been training so hard, fighting with all of his might to gain a higher status in the Heaven's Expanse Palace. A big half of that reason was because of Shangguan Xue'er. Now, seeing the love of his life being stolen right in front of his eyes by someone else, how could he not be enraged?

What so great about Zhou Weiqing… with his looks, how could he match Xue'er! Furthermore, he already had the love of Lady Bing'er!

Towards Zhou Weiqing's playboy ways, Zhan LingTian was extremely dissatisfied. As such, now that they were here today, he had made preparations to totally defeat Zhou Weiqing, letting him not have the face to stay on the Heavenly Jewel Island.

Both men, filled with fiery passion and fighting for their love… clashing in that instant with dazzling fireworks.

Zhan LingTian's reactions were extremely fast; facing Zhou Weiqing's charge, the Light-Dark Divine Spear piercing forward, totally ignoring Zhou Weiqing's Dual Legendary Hammers as he made use of the length of the spear to aim directly at Zhou Weiqing's throat. A thick Light Attribute and Darkness attribute energy exploded out, the two opposing Attributes causing a violent shockwave, the terrifying energy fluctuations bursting forth from the Light-Dark Divine Spear instantly, a concussive wave that spread out towards the Dual Legendary Hammers.

Eight Jewels. Indeed, Zhan LingTian's cultivation level had reached the eight-Jeweled stage. When he released the Light-Dark Divine Spear, his Heavenly Jewels had already told Zhou Weiqing his cultivation level.

However, Zhou Weiqing did not change styles, instead using the Blink Still instantly. His Dual Hammers had already been smashing downwards, but with the aid of the Blink Skill, his body appeared abruptly right in front of Zhan LingTian.

The Light-Dark Divine Spear swept to the side, and without warning Zhan LingTian's body also moved to the side by three chi. Somehow, the Light-Dark Divine Spear was being used like a whip, slamming savagely into Zhou Weiqing's hammers.

A massive explosion, one so violent that almost the entire Heavenly Jewel Island could hear and even feel. The opposing forces and terrifying energy held within the Light-Dark Divine Spear exploded without any holding back. At the same time, Zhou Weiqing's Dual Legendary Hammers had been struck with all his strength behind it, also an equally terrifying power indeed.

In the violent explosion, Zhan LingTian's body staggered back a few steps. Of course, Zhou Weiqing did not fare much better, the Dual Legendary Hammers surrounded with gold and black light as he staggered back three steps as well, and he was forced to channel his Heavenly Energy to dispel the terrifying mix of Light and Darkness energies.

In terms of just pure destructive power, the Light and Darkness fusion held an inherent explosive capability that was actually above any single Saint Attribute. That was Zhan LingTian's strongest point. All his years of focusing on this area had allowed him to enter combat with these two attributes so easily, manipulating them at his beck and call. With the two terrifying energies merged together, it was more than enough to tear through any defenses of equal level.

Alas, today he was facing Zhou Weiqing. Although Zhou Weiqing's cultivation level was still no match for Zhan LingTian, in terms of pure strength, even two Zhan LingTians would be no match for him. With the five 'Hate Ground no Handle' Legendary Set pieces, his strength was already at a horrifying level. With his Heavenly Energy on top of that, even a Heavenly King Stage powerhouse would not dare to let him strike out at will so easily.

As such, Zhan LingTian was also forced back in their clash. Similarly, Zhou Weiqing had been affected by the opposing energies of his Light-Dark Divine Spear… that was a pure union of Heavenly Energy and power of one's attributes. However, even though the Light and Darkness Attribute's Heavenly Energy reverberations were so tyrannical, when they met with the Saint Energy in Zhou Weiqing's body, they vanished like snow in springtime.

Zhan LingTian's Light and Darkness Fusion Attribute was definitely extremely power, however in terms of power and the stage it was at, it was still far from the pure Destruction Attribute that the Blood Red Hell had used. Even the Destruction Attribute had fallen to the Saint Energy, let alone Zhan LingTian's attack.

Despite that, it was clear that Zhou Weiqing's fighting capabilities were still greatly affected by it; at least not allowing him to swing a follow up attack quickly.

Zhan LingTian staggered back in a cross step, feeling an aching and tingling sensation in his arms. Though his emotions were in great agitation, it did not stop his heart from gripping in shock from that exchange of blows. This Zhou Weiqing's strength had already reached such a point? The pure strength he had was actually able to disregard the sheer gap between their power levels… This fight was not going to be easy at all.

However, Zhan LingTian had never planned to underestimate Zhou Weiqing, having known him for a time. In fact, he even felt that in terms of Stored Skills, he was definitely no match for Zhou Weiqing. After all, Zhou Weiqing had six Attributes, with even two Saint Attributes. If he tried to compare Skills with him, he would definitely be at a disadvantaged position.

As a result, even though his arms weren't in top condition, Zhan LingTian still launched a follow up attack as soon as he could, his left leg stomping on the floor savagely as he soared into the air, the Light-Dark Divine Spear bursting into millions of gold and black threads of light, enveloping Zhou Weiqing's body.

Since your strength is so startling, then I will use pure combat skills to defeat you!

Do not even think of underestimating these gold and black lights, each and every one of them held the fusion attribute of Light and Darkness. As long as they could pierce into their enemy, or met any obstruction, the protective layer around that energy would disappear, resulting in an explosion.

Facing Zhan LingTian's swift attack, Zhou Weiqing stood there, an icy cold look on his face. In that instant, the wings behind his back abruptly sprang wide open. On his Dual Legendary Hammers, bluish purple light burst out abruptly, the 'Flying Lightning God Technique' coming into play at once.

It was clear that Zhou Weiqing's 'Flying Lightning God Technique' was no match for Zhan LingTian's Light-Dark Divine Spear. However, all Zhou Weiqing wanted was to stall him for a moment.

When he had been knocked back from the clash earlier, Zhou Weiqing had not remained idle, instantly releasing the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation. It was only with the support of the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation could he maintain such a high level of combat and expenditure of Heavenly Energy without too much problems. This was even more so since they were on the Heavenly Jewel Island, as the concentration of Heavenly Energy in the atmosphere was just so high, allowing the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation to work to its maximum effect.

In the skies, a patch of crackling lightning that burst out like a angry roar. As countless lightning bolts crashed and exploded in air, dissipating. At this moment, a thick grey light sprang forth around Zhou Weiqing, warping into a strange layer of grey crystalline shield of light. He was actually attempting to purely defend against the Light-Dark Divine Spear that had just broken through his 'Flying Lightning God Technique'.

Looking for death! That was the only thought in Zhan LingTian's mind. A six-Jeweled Heavenly Jewel Master was trying to block his Light-Dark Divine Spear's Thousand Light Strikes with just a defensive skill? That was preposterous! After all, his Light-Dark Divine Spear was exactly specialised in piercing through defenses.

However, that was just Zhan LingTian's thoughts. Naturally, Zhou Weiqing had his own plans as well. As soon as he saw the light from Zhan LingTian's spear about to land on him, the Dual Legendary Hammers swinging out as he totally ignored the incoming attack from Zhan LingTian. It seemed like he was going on an attack that would burn stone and jade alike 1, directly striking at Zhan LingTian as well.

By this point, it was already too late for Zhan LingTian to change his attacks. If that happened, he would lose his first strike advantage. Furthermore, he had already struck out with his full might, and if he tried to change attack now, he would have to suffer the backlash of changing and sustain an injury. As a result, he could only grit his teeth and push his offense to the greatest. To Zhan LingTian, as long as his attack could land on Zhou Weiqing and injure him, then it would also automatically ward off his attacks. Furthermore, the length of the Light-Dark Divine Spear was beyond the Dual Legendary Hammers.

However, as the bouts of black and gold light began to land on the grey shield, Zhan LingTian's expression changed.

Bursts of energy and strange light began to spark upon the grey shield upon contact, but the Thousand Light Strikes which had already been weakened by the 'Flying Lightning God Technique' actually only caused the grey shield to ripple constantly upon impact, but did not seem to be able to break through.

How was this possible?! What kind of powerful defense was that?! Zhan LingTian's heart was filled with shock. However, at this point he no longer had any other choice. Biting down hard, the thousands sparks of light suddenly gathered together, forming a single point as if warping into an extension of the Light-Dark Divine Spear, piercing forward as one.

*Puuu* A soft sound, followed by a series of violent explosions in the air.

The Ward of the Demon God had a truly startling defensive capabilities, but Zhan LingTian was no pushover. At last, with the merger of all the remaining Thousand Light Strikes and sheer power behind it, he had finally managed to break through the Ward of the Demon God, piercing towards Zhou Weiqing's chest.

"No!" Right at that moment, three female voices rang out at once. Both Zhan LingTian and Zhou Weiqing felt their hearts grip just as they were about to take action.

However, by this time, neither of the two fighters could stop themselves.

With the soft *Puuu* sound, Zhou Weiqing was pierced right through. However, it wasn't his body, but his wings. At the last possible second, his wings had wrapped around himself, blocking in front of his body, forcefully blocking the Light-Dark Divine Spear. The actual spear had been blocked, but the energy held within the spear still managed to pierce through.

A layer of black and gold light burst forth from Zhou Weiqing's chest, traveling around his entire body. At the same time, Zhou Weiqing grunted in pain at the impact.

Chapter 658: Bing'er: But, I want… (1)

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With the fight down to the last critical moment, at this point due to the cover of the wings, no one else could see the strange look on Zhou Weiqing's face. Gritting his teeth, a strange energy reverberation appeared in his eyes.

*BANG* Even as Zhou Weiqing was struck by Zhan LingTian's piercing attack, how could it be without any price to pay? The crying-face Hammer slammed savagely into his shoulders, and Zhan LingTian's entire body flew like a cannonball several hundred metres away. As for Zhou Weiqing, though his body was swaying, he still stood firmly there.

The wings behind his back slowly retracted into his body as he left the Dragon-Tiger Transformation state, and Zhou Weiqing pointed his Hammers towards Zhan LingTian, shouting coldly: "You have lost."

Indeed, Zhan LingTian had lost. Although he had a Legendary Set, one uniquely tailored for his Light-Dark Divine Spear… he had still lost.

His armour could not withstand the final blow, and as soon as Zhou Weiqing's savage hammer blow landed, it totally shattered the Consolidated armour around Zhan LingTian's shoulder. At the same time, his entire shoulder was smashed up, the Heavenly Energy in his body almost scattered totally by the blow. His defenses were far from being able to handle such a hit from Zhou Weiqing.

Zhan LingTian no longer had any capacity of fighting left within him. He had never imagined that even with such a mighty blow that held all his power, in the end he was still unable to defeat Zhou Weiqing. The damage from this final hammer blow, he would need to cultivate and recuperate for at least half a year to one year before he could fully recover. This was an estimate that was even after the aid of the precious Heavenly Jewel Island medicines.

Zhou Weiqing had won this fight between love rivals, but as he spoke the words 'You have lost', his eyes subconsciously turned to the other side.

Three young women, looking exactly the same, with astonishing beauty that could topple kingdoms, were rushing towards them at a surprising speed. In a flash, they had appeared in front of Zhou Weiqing.

Perhaps the true tragedy was that these three beautiful women only had eyes for Zhou Weiqing, none of them even looking at Zhan LingTian who had been blown away.

"Little Fatty!" A voice… so familiar… one that he had dreamed of countless times… rang out suddenly. In that instant, Zhou Weiqing felt his entire soul shudder.

A rich, strong sense of yearning, filled with love. His body glowed in a flash as the Consolidated Equipment disappeared. Looking at the worried and concerned figure in front of him, he abruptly opened his arms, pulling her into his embrace.

However, in that instant, Zhou Weiqing's body slowly fell back, toppling down onto the ground even as the startled cries of the young girl rang out.

The other two beautiful young ladies could clearly see that at Zhou Weiqing's chest area, a scary looking 'flower' of blood slowly appearing. In that instant, it was as if they had lost their ability to breathe.

The three young ladies who had just appeared were naturally the three Shangguan Sisters. The news that Zhou Weiqing had ascended the Heavenly Jewel Island had traveled to them rather quickly, and Shangguan Bing'er's yearning and longing for Zhou Weiqing was no less than his! With her strong pleading, the three sisters had rushed towards the inn where the Heavenly Bow Battle Team had settled in. Alas, Zhou Weiqing had been too urgent, having rushed out after the team settled in and bringing the team to the Consolidating Equipment Pavilion. As a result, the three sisters had missed the Heavenly Bow Battle Team totally.

After which, the three sisters had headed to the Consolidating Equipment Pavilion, but after walking through it once, they were still unable to find Zhou Weiqing. It was only until they met Tian'er there did they realise Zhou Weiqing had actually gone to the Heaven's Expanse Palace, thus delaying their arrival so much.

As Shangguan Xue'er and Shangguan Fei'er saw the spreading flower of blood at Zhou Weiqing's chest, both stared in shock momentarily before throwing themselves down, supporting him from each side.

This was the front of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, and the guards in front could only stare in shock, their mouths agape. Naturally, they recognized the three Shangguan Sisters, they were the three Princesses of the Heaven's Expanse Palace! However… they were actually currently… for the same man…This… this was something far out of their imaginations!

Shangguan Bing'er held onto Zhou Weiqing tightly, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. Looking at the ashen complexion of Zhou Weiqing, she said anxiously: "Little Fatty, Little Fatty, don't scare me!"

Zhou Weiqing stared at Shangguan Bing'er, unable to tear his eyes off her. "Bing'er, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry…"

After the three apologies, Zhou Weiqing fainted right in her arms.

Shangguan Bing'er held Zhou Weiqing tightly, tears streaming down her cheeks as she was sobbing uncontrollably.

Shangguan Xue'er and Shangguan Fei'er both had worried looks on their faces. As Shangguan Xue'er's cultivation level was the highest, she started to infuse her Heavenly Energy slowly into Zhou Weiqing's body, and she could instantly sense the Light and Darkness energy still raging wantonly in his body. Luckily, it wasn't a large amount of it, and as Zhou Weiqing's Heavenly Energy circulated, it was slowly being dissipated by the energy whirlpools of the Death Acupuncture Points.

On the other side, although Zhan LingTian was severely injured, he was still able to barely stand up. Upon seeing the three Shangguan Sisters all surrounding Zhou Weiqing and ignoring him, he suddenly vomited a mouthful of fresh blood and also fainted. As the one who injured Zhou Weiqing, even if he was from the Heaven's Expanse Palace, at this current moment the three Shangguan Sisters did not sympathize with him, and the other Heaven's Expanse Palace members quickly supported Zhan LingTian away.

"That's not right! With his current combat abilities, how could he be injured so easily by Senior Brother Zhan?" After sensing the light and darkness energies in Zhou Weiqing's body slowly dissipating, Shangguan Xue'er couldn't help but say curiously.

Shangguan Fei'er did not have her usual demeanor of the Little Demon Girl of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, saying urgently: "What's so wrong about that? Didn't you see as we were rushing here, he was just trying to end the fight as quickly as possible so that he could see Bing'er quickly, so he actually used his body as bait to lure his opponent in."

Shangguan Xue'er nodded, the shred of uncertainty in her heart vanishing.

Shangguan Fei'er was indeed correct. At that time, when Zhou Weiqing had struck out at Zhan LingTian, he was prepared to use such a method of direct clashing to resolve their fight quickly; after all, Zhan LingTian was no easy foe, so it was considered a type of tactics to lure in the enemy. However, one thing she had not realised was that Zhou Weiqing had actually purposely allowed the spear blow to hit him, and he had been willing to do so.

To accept Zhan LingTian's blow like that was not because Zhou Weiqing wanted to garner sympathy from the three Shangguan Sisters, but it was a form of self punishment. He felt that he had let down Shangguan Bing'er so much, three days he had not seen her, yet he had ended up having unclear relations with Tian'er, Fei'er and Xue'er one after the other. Now that he was about to see Shangguan Bing'er again, although he missed her so much, he did not know how to face her. As such, he had purposely let down his own guard and defenses, allowing Zhan LingTian to injure him. Of course, since it was under his control, that was not too serious an injury.

If not for him allowing that, with the Light-Dark Divine Spear of Zhan LingTian that had already expended so much energy, it would definitely not be able to break through his Immortal Deity Shield and the powerful physique and skin of him in the Dragon-Tiger Transformation state.

The three Shangguan Sisters carried Zhou Weiqing into the Heaven's Expanse Palace, directly entering Shangguan Bing'er's room. However, when they removed his shirt to check his wounds, they discovered that the previously severe looking wound on his chest was actually closing and healing at an astonishing rate, and the light and darkness energy Zhan LingTian had infused in had disappeared totally.

Seeing that Zhou Weiqing was no longer in any danger, the three Shangguan Sisters heaved a sigh of relief. In truth, at that time when Zhou Weiqing fainted, the wound on his chest was secondary. More importantly, when he saw Shangguan Bing'er he had been overly agitated, thus aggravating the wound in his chest, and he had thus lapsed into a short faint.

Although Shangguan Xue'er and Shangguan Fei'er really wanted to stay here to continue looking after her, in the end the two sisters exchanged looks and left stealthily, leaving the room to Shangguan Bing'er, who had tears in her eyes.

Zhou Weiqing's physique was extremely powerful indeed, and it did not take long for him to slowly regain consciousness. As he woke up, Zhou Weiqing instantly sensed a small, soft hand gripping his own tightly, as if afraid that he would disappear as soon as it let go.

"Bing'er." As soon as Zhou Weiqing' opened his eyes, he saw the beautiful, gentle eyes that were red from crying. The emotions and love in his heart burst forth, and he sat up abruptly, enveloping her in his embrace tightly. In that instant, it was as if he wished he could hug her so hard that they merged together.

It was just a normal, pure hug. With Zhou Weiqing's character, he actually did not make any further intimate contact with her, just hugging her tightly as the emotions and love surged in his heart. In his warm embrace, as if his entire chest was molten, Shangguan Bing'er felt as if she were melting right into him.

Zhou Weiqing held Shangguan Bing'er for a time, not even knowing how long he did so, until his feelings calmed down slightly. At last, he murmured: "I'm sorry, Bing'er. I…"

Bing'er moved her face to nuzzle Zhou Weiqing's neck closely, saying: "Don't say anymore, Little Fatty. If I really blamed you, would I come to see you now? I should be the one to apologise to you…"

"Ah?" Zhou Weiqing was given a fright, almost thinking that Bing'er was speaking in opposites. Subconsciously, he looked up at her, but all he saw was a pair of beautiful, gentle and loving eyes.

Lifting her hand to stroke Zhou Weiqing's cheek, Shangguan Bing'er said gently: "Little Fatty, it is my fault. I was not able to be by your side during your toughest times, to accompany you through that suffering. I only discovered what happened to our Heavenly Bow Empire not long ago when I came out of the closed door cultivation… our homeland… your family… all destroyed; yet at that time I was not able to accompany you by your side. I can imagine how much you have suffered these three years, how much pain you must have been in… all the stress and pressure you must have been under, that you had to shoulder everything, all the responsibilities. I do not blame Tian'er, nor do I blame sisters. In that most difficult time, the pain and weakness in your heart, I can imagine that. As long as there was someone to accompany you and help you through it, I can only be happy and ashamed. I should not have chosen to stay here… at that time, I only thought that if I did not work hard and improve my strength, I would not be able to follow your footsteps any longer. I'm so sorry Little Fatty, can you forgive me?"

Seeing Shangguan Bing'er's apologetic look, Zhou Weiqing once again held her tightly in his arms, as he couldn't help but cherish her even more. With such a wife, what else could a man want? In that instant, Zhou Weiqing's heart was full of love and tenderness.

Indeed! She was his Bing'er, forever only thinking about him… even when he had other women, she had never complained or showed any 'colours' towards him, instead blaming herself… pulling all the burdens upon her own shoulders!

Chapter 659: Bing'er: But, I want… (2)

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Zhou Weiqing held onto Shangguan Bing'er tightly, tears flowing uncontrollably from his eyes. Just like that, he held onto her, unable to speak for quite some time.

Still holding on tight onto Shangguan Bing'er, Zhou Weiqing slowly lay back down onto the bed, but he did not have any other actions, just holding her tightly like that as they lay down.

Shangguan Bing'er gently stroked his back. "Little Fatty, love me, okay?" As she spoke those words, her beautiful face turned a shy red.

Zhou Weiqing started momentarily, lifting his head to look at her. However, he shook his head, gently kissing her luscious red lips as he said: "Bing'er, I just want to hold you like this. I do not want you to think that my love for you, my feelings for you is just because of lust."

Shangguan Bing'er smiled and said: "Silly, how could I think that… do I still not know you well enough? I want it, I also miss you and want you, I like the feeling when you possess me. Three years… we have been apart for three years, and I also really want to feel like your woman again."

Luscious red lips moved forward of their own accord as she kissed him, and the love between the two burst forth like a volcano erupting.

…

Dawn.

The various members of the top four battle teams gathered early, led by the Heaven's Expanse Palace guides to the cloudy entrance area. The Heavenly Jewel Tournament was about to begin, and all of the battle team members were fully prepared

Relatively speaking, both the WanShou Battle Team and the Battle Team from the HuaLuo Empire which had entered the top four for the first time in history were slightly more nervous. On the other hand, the leading Shangguan Sister seemed to be in an absent minded trance, not really paying attention to things around her. On the other side, the Heavenly Bow Battle Team was actually being led by Tian'er instead, and there was no sign of Zhou Weiqing at all. However, Tian'er's expression was calm and relaxed, with no sign of being nervous that he was missing.

"Where did that rascal Weiqing run off to?" Yun Li asked curiously. Compared to the others, today he was in extremely great spirits; clearly things had gone well for him. Yesterday, he had not only succeeded in meeting Little Miss Muddle's Master, he had even gained the approval of the God Tier Consolidating Equipment Master. The relationship between him and Little Miss Muddle was pretty much settled, and Master Xing Tianyi had even agreed that when they left, Little Miss Muddle could go with them. As 'bride price', Yun Li had even gifted three pieces of his God Tier Consolidating Equipment Scroll Legendary Set designs to Master Xing Tianyi.

Of course, due to the secrets and legacy of his own clan teachings, he naturally could not hand over the entire Legendary Set designs, but even gaining three pieces was already a great benefit to the three God Tier Consolidating Equipment Masters of the Heaven's Expanse Palace.

Of course, in return as a betrothal gift, Master Xing Tianyi decided to personally create the Consolidating Equipment Scrolls of those three designs and gift them to Yun Li. With those three Legendary Set pieces, Yun Li's power would definitely have a massive leap and improvement; how could he not be overjoyed about it? Furthermore, Master Xing Tianyi had also promised that when the Heavenly Jewel Tournament was over, the three God Tier Consolidating Equipment Master would personally guide him for a short period of time in terms of Consolidating Equipment Scroll creation. With such an opportunity, it was highly likely that in the near future, Yun Li could possibly ascend to one of the young generation God Tier Consolidating Equipment Masters.

Hearing Yun Li's words, Tian'er smiled faintly and said: ��That fellow is probably still immersed in the warmth of love. However, he should be rushing here soon." Although her words held a hint of sour tones, she had already been fully prepared in her heart, and her emotions were not influenced at all.

Right at that moment, from the Heaven's Expanse Palace, two figures appeared side by side. When the four Battle Team members saw clearly the swiftly approaching pair, their eyes couldn't help but widen in surprise.

Ma Qun swallowed hard on his saliva, muttering to himself: "This is the true state of attainment… we all came from the inn, but Boss actually came directly from the Heaven's Expanse Palace. This… this is true difference."

Indeed, the rapidly approaching pair was Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er, holding hands and walking in such an intimate fashion that even a fool could tell that their relationship was definitely extraordinary.

The WanShou Battle Team and the HuaLuo Battle Team members were especially surprised. Let alone the fact that Zhou Weiqing could actually come out from the Heaven's Expanse Palace, just the girl whose hands he was holding… that already drew all the eyeballs of the two teams.

Features that were exactly the same as the two Shangguan Sisters that were the Leader and Vice Leader of the ZhongTian Battle Team. What was going on?!

Although Shangguan Bing'er had appeared on the previous Heavenly Jewel Tournament, at that time the two Shangguan Sisters had not shown themselves. In truth, there were extremely few people who knew that the Shangguan Sisters were triplets. Currently, looking at her for the first time, especially since she was holding hands so intimately with Zhou Weiqing, how could they not be surprised?

Zhou Weiqing's skin had always been extremely thick, and even as he was the center of so much attention, he did not feel anything; instead showing a smug look, and anyone could see the pride in his face.

In a flash, Shangguan Fei'er appeared in front of them, snatching Shangguan Bing'er from Zhou Weiqing. "Hmph!" She glared at Zhou Weiqing before pulling Bing'er back to the ZhongTian Battle Team.

"Bing'er, you are too good! Towards such a playboy like that rascal, you should teach him a lesson!"

Shangguan Bing'er laughed out loud, but she allowed Shangguan Fei'er to pull her without saying a word. However, her eyes never left Zhou Weiqing's figure.

Zhou Weiqing also returned to his own Battle Team, standing beside Tian'er. However, in the next instant, the smile on his face froze. Sneaking in from a position no one else could notice, a small white hand was now pinching the soft meat on his waist, unkindly giving a full one hundred and eighty degree ultimate style pinch.

Yet, the owner of this small hand was deliberately having a casual and relaxed expression, a sweet smile on her face, as if not paying any attention to what had happened.

From the side, Ma Qun sidled over to him and asked: "Boss, was that Bing'er just now?"

Zhou Weiqing nodded and said: "At last, I have seen Bing'er again." All of a sudden, he felt an abrupt pain on his waist once again, causing him to be unable to speak. Of course, he still had to prevent himself from revealing any signs of pain.

Ma Qun grinned and gave Zhou Weiqing a big thumbs up. "Heh heh. Boss, awesome, that is awesome. I am most impressed."

Zhou Weiqing gave him an evil glare. "Would you die if you don't cause trouble?"

Ma Qun gave an innocent look, as if he had been unjustly wronged. "How was I causing trouble? I am praising you Boss! So many unbelievably beautiful women falling for my Boss, you are truly impressive. Who else could possibly accomplish that?!"

Looking at his faux 'I am not trying to cause trouble' expression, Zhou Weiqing truly felt like giving him a tight slap.

Luckily, right at that moment, Shangguan Longyin appeared, along with a group of Heaven's Expanse Palace Elders with the Spatial Attribute.

Shangguan Longyin first glanced at Zhou Weiqing, before turning to the rest of the present battle team members, saying solemnly: "The finals of the Heavenly Jewel Tournament are about to begin. Once again, the finals will be held in the Lustre Spatial Realm. As there are new teams this year, I will give a simple introduction to the Lustre Spatial Realm and the current situation."

"The Lustre Spatial Realm… you can comprehend it as a certain type of unique power formation. This power formation has been handed down since ancient times, inscribed on the Heavenly Jewel Island. No one actually knows how it was formed, and when the ancestors and forefathers of the Heaven's Expanse Palace first came to the Heavenly Jewel Island, it was already here."

"From a certain perspective, the Lustre Spatial Realm can be considered a totally different Spatial Area that exists outside of our own realm. It isn't that large in comparison, fully formed by a patch of primeval forest. Although we do not know how this Spatial Realm was created, I can tell all of you now that everything that happens in the Lustre Spatial Realm is indeed real. That is to say… if you die inside, then you will really die. It is no illusion."

"In the primeval forest of the Lustre Spatial Realm, various different kinds of Heavenly Beasts live there… from the lowest ranked to the top most. Furthermore, there does not seem to be a pattern on how they live or appear in the forest, and no one can say for sure how what kind of Heavenly Beasts you will meet. Even our Heaven's Expanse Palace members do not know for sure, as every time we access the Spatial Realm, the situation within will undergo all sorts of different changes."

Speaking up to that point, Shangguan Longyin paused momentarily, his face growing bleak and serious. "What I am about to say next… I hope that all of you will remember it clearly. It is extremely important, with regards to your own precious life."

"First of all, those Battle Team members whose cultivation level has not reached the six-Jeweled stage, I suggest that you do not join in the incoming finals. That is because your Heavenly Energy cultivation is not sufficient, and it is extremely likely that you will lose your life in the Lustre Spatial Realm."

As soon as he said that, even Zhou Weiqing was caught by surprise. The previous words that Shangguan Longyin said was pretty much the same as what he had heard in the previous Heavenly Jewel Tournament, and he did not pay much heed. However, the last line caused Zhou Weiqing to perk up instantly and pay full attention. From Shangguan Xue'er, he had already learned previously that something strange was going on in the Lustre Spatial Realm, but as for what had really happened, no one knew. Since this time entering the Lustre Spatial Realm would be so dangerous, every little bit of extra information was crucial.

Shangguan Longyin's expression was extremely grave as he continued: "Not long ago, we discovered that some unique changes were going on in the Lustre Spatial Realm. Due to the fact that entering the Lustre Spatial Realm is restricted to youths of less than thirty years of age, even if we wanted to enter to investigate all the changes, we were unable to do so. As a result, we will be making use of the current Heavenly Jewel Tournament to invite you all to investigate. The team which brings out the most information will be awarded the final championship."

"Since the finals this time will be far more dangerous and unknown compared to the previous rounds due to those changes, we have decided to discourage those Heavenly Jewel Masters below the six-Jeweled stage from entering the Lustre Spatial Realm, lest there be too many deaths. As for the others, we hope that you will be extremely careful. As soon as you feel that things are not going well, do activate the Lustre Gem as quickly as possible to leave the Lustre Spatial Realm. In summary, investigating the Lustre Spatial Realm is extremely important, but your lives are just as important too."

Shangguan Longyin's words did not have much use for Zhou Weiqing, as it did not differ much from what Shangguan Xue'er had already told him. Amongst the four Battle Teams, both the ZhongTian and WanShou Battle Teams were all made up of six-Jeweled Heavenly Jewel Masters and higher, and they naturally did not have any problems. However, for the Heavenly Bow Battle Team and the HuaLuo Battle Team, they were in a relatively miserable stage, with each only having three who could actually attend.

Zhou Weiqing thought for a moment before turning to Yun Li, who wasn't far off, saying: "For this expedition, you do not need to join up. This time, Tian'er and I will go by ourselves."

Yun Li looked at him with slight dissatisfaction. "Why so?"

Zhou Weiqing threw him a significant look, saying: "Do you want Little Miss Muddle to live in widowhood for the rest of her life?"

Chapter 660: But, I want… (3)

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Yun Li's heart gripped tightly momentarily, as he instantly understood Zhou Weiqing's meaning. The Heaven's Expanse Palace had obviously already sent an investigative team previously, no matter what Shangguan Longyin had said, and it must have been the elites of the young generation from the Heaven's Expanse Palace. If even they had not been successful in their investigations, then Yun Li knew it would also be a difficult task for him. Furthermore, after entering the Lustre Spatial Realm, their positions would all be random, and not placed together. As such, if there were any sudden dangers, they would have to deal with it on their own without help from their team. Zhou Weiqing was thinking of his safety after all.

Although he was rather unwilling to do so, in the end Yun Li nodded in agreement. As for Ma Qun and Crow, they were also disappointed about not being able to participate, but they had no choice. After all, their cultivation level had not reached the required stage yet.

Shangguan Longyin waved his hands, and the Heaven's Expanse Palace personnel moved forward to present those Battle Team members who were entering the Lustre Spatial Realm with a set of Spatial Ring and Lustre Gem.

Nodding his head, Shangguan Longyin said: "In the Spatial Ring you just received, there is sufficient food and water for thirty days. Prepare yourselves now, the teleportation will now begin." As he said that, he lifted his hand and nodded towards the ten Elders behind him.

Ten white figures moved as one immediately, as they moved backwards in a flash, disappearing into the thick mist.

The mist around the Heaven's Expanse Palace slowly began to change colour, the original white taking on a faint silver hue as the energy reverberations of the Spatial Attribute grew stronger and more obvious.

The rich Heavenly Energy around gave all of them an extremely comfortable feeling, and the silver colour of the mist grew stronger and stronger. Slowly, the silver mist began to swirl around Shangguan Longyin's body in a whirlwind.

Piercing silver light began to shine forth from the centre of the whirlpool, and slowly the silver began to turn to gold from within the centre, as if a door was being opened. If one focused hard enough, they could almost sense that another world lay behind the gold light.

As the gateway to the Lustre Spatial Realm was open, Zhou Weiqing subconsciously held onto Tian'er's small hand. Both of them exchanged looks, and nothing else need to be said, as they instantly understood each other.

As for the three Shangguan Sisters, their gazes all landed on Zhou Weiqing, though the three sisters had different expressions.

Shangguan Xue'er was her usual icy cold self, as if expressionless. However, if one who knew her well examined her closely, they would be able to see a slight hint of envy in the depths of her eyes.

Shangguan Fei'er had her lips pursed, looking at Zhou Weiqing with unfriendly eyes, while Shangguan Bing'er's eyes were gentle, without any reaction as looked at Zhou Weiqing holding onto Tian'er's hand.

Abruptly, Shangguan Longyin shouted out loud: "You may enter now, hurry up! Remember, no matter what, do not risk yourselves unnecessarily. As soon as you discover anything isn't right, immediately use the Lustre Gem to transport yourselves out…"

Zhou Weiqing, still holding onto Tian'er's hand, was actually the first one to step forward. In a bright flash, both of them disappeared into the Lustre Spatial Realm.

In a step, they entered the gold light. Instantly, both Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er felt an indescribable sense of freedom filling them, and the entire world around them turned illusory. Next, a massive suction force began to pull upon their bodies, and in a swoosh, they felt as if they had moved an uncountable distance in a single instant.

Right at that moment, the immense force of the Lustre Spatial Realm attempted to separate the two, but at the same time, Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er had been constantly keeping up the large Saint Energy whirlpool, and in that instant they circulated their Saint Energy to the greatest effect, unleashing it around them.

With Shangguan Longyin's warning, they naturally understood that entering the Lustre Spatial Realm this time would not be an easy task, and they would have to face large troubles. Under such a circumstance, if they wanted to investigate clearly what had happened, safety was their paramount importance first. To ensure that, being together was also of critical importance. As a result, Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er had decided to give a try to see if they could still maintain their transport together.

The reason why Zhou Weiqing did not call upon the three Shangguan Sisters was not because they were on a different Battle Team, but because he did not have the confidence that this would work in the first place, let alone being able to protect so many others as well. However, if it were just him and Tian'er, that might be different.

As the large Saint Energy whirlpool churned rapidly, a layer of thick silver white light instantly encapsulated the couple. The rest of the world around them was still a misty gold hue, but as soon as the silver white light appeared, both Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er felt the dragging sensation on their bodies disappear at once.

Their judgement had been accurate after all. The Saint Energy was an Attribute that was above all others, and even with the extremely powerful Spatial Attribute power of the Lustre Spatial Realm, it was unable to influence them under the protection of the Saint Energy. This was a total difference in stage.

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In a flash, the world began to reappear around them.

Unlike the previous time they had entered the Lustre Spatial Realm, this time Zhou Weiqing did not feel the sense of out-of-sorts discomfort. After all, not only was his cultivation level much higher than before, his body and ability to withstand pressure was also much stronger. More so, he was also much more familiar with the Spatial Attribute and the pressure, far beyond the state he had been in the previous time.

However, in the next instant, both Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er's expressions changed.

The sensation of searing heat instantaneously overwhelmed their entire bodies. It had to be known that they were currently at the sixth and seventh Jeweled stages respectively, and ordinary high temperatures would not easily affect them. Furthermore, both their physiques were far tougher and stronger than any ordinary Heavenly Jewel Master, and for them to actually feel such heat, one could imagine the sheer temperature in the Lustre Spatial Realm.

The truth of the matter was as bad as they had thought. As soon as the world came into clarity around the pair, both of them immediately saw a patch of hazy red in front of them.

Indeed, it was an entire hazy red. Besides red, in a short period of time, they actually could not see any other colours around.

Just around them, there were large amounts of trees which were burning up in violent flames, and all the smaller plants around were already dried and withered. All about them, they could see the earth was parched and even cracked. Terrifying Fire Attribute Heavenly Energy raged through the skies, wave after wave bringing the heat continuously, as if wanting to turn them into mere fuel.

Facing such an environment, though both Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er were surprised, it was still not sufficient to affect them much. Instantly, their Heavenly Energy released, forming a milky white shield of light around them, forcefully cutting off the flames and temperature from affecting them.

Zhou Weiqing's brow furrowed slightly and he said solemnly: "It looks like things have really gone seriously wrong in the Lustre Spatial Realm."

Tian'er nodded and said: "What do we do now? Which direction should we head?" Originally, she had planned to nag at Zhou Weiqing slightly once they were alone in the Lustre Spatial Realm. However, from the way things looked, the situation would no longer allow her to do so.

Zhou Weiqing paused to think for a while, before he finally said: "Wait here a moment, I'll fly up to have a quick look."

Tian'er was caught by surprise, saying: "You want to fly up? Haven't you forgotten what happened the last time?"

Zhou Weiqing gave a bitter smile and said: "We do not have much of a choice now with such an environment… While it might not be too harmful for us, it is just too difficult to navigate or find anything. Furthermore, since the Lustre Spatial Realm has become like this, I am certain it has something to do with the dragons. Besides the two Dragons, who else would have such power to turn the entire Lustre Spatial Realm into an ocean of fire? I need to fly up to have a look, at least determine what is going on in the surroundings first before I can make any decisions."

Tian'er nodded, convinced. However, she still said: "Alright then, but do be very careful. As soon as you think anything is amiss, use your Saint Energy to protect yourself."

Nodding, Zhou Weiqing did not speak any further, instantly entering the Dragon-Tiger Transformation State. The wings behind his back unfurled, beating hard abruptly as he soared into the skies.

The vegetation in the Lustre Spatial Realm were all extremely precious treasures. After all, it was obvious that such flames had been burning violently for much more than a day or two, yet the 'fuel' that these vegetation had become were still able to endure and hold on. Zhou Weiqing had to charge past a massive patch of flames before he finally reached the skies.

However, as soon as his body burst through the canopy into the skies, he was immediately stunned by the sight before his eyes.

Fire. Fire everywhere. As far as his eyes could see, the entire Lustre Spatial Realm was completely immersed in red flames. Even stranger, although the flames were everywhere, there was no smoke at all. The thick Fire Attribute energies in the air seemed to repel the existence of any other attributes. The temperature in the skies was surprisingly even higher than that of the ground, as the blazing flames engulfed the entire air wave after wave, making it truly look like an ocean of flames.

Zhou Weiqing drew a deep breath. Facing such a situation, even he did not have any bright ideas left. All he could do was to attempt to find a direction to advance towards, and see what they could find.

Right at that moment, Zhou Weiqing's expression abruptly changed as he suddenly felt an incomparable and terrifying spiritual pressure force down upon him.

Without any hesitation, the wings behind Zhou Weiqing's back wrapped around his body. Around the wings, he poured in his Saint Energy without thought about wastage.

*Puuu* A soft sound rang out, as the flames around Zhou Weiqing's body in a hundred zhang radius were instantly extinguished by the massive blow, and his body plummeted down from the skies, smashing down onto the ground in a moment.

"Dragon… it's one of the dragons…" Zhou Weiqing gasped out instantly.

Tian'er rushed to his side, holding Zhou Weiqing's hand as the pair quickly established the large Saint Energy whirlpool to help him recover.

"What happened?" Tian'er asked concernedly.

Zhou Weiqing replied: "I am certain that it was one of the Dragons who attacked me. Just now, a powerful spiritual blow sent me falling down. If I hadn't used the Saint Energy to protect myself, perhaps I would have been severely injured just now…"

The Dragons were Heavenly God Tier powerhouses, and their strength was definitely far beyond what Zhou Weiqing or Tian'er could handle.

However, even as he spoke about that, Zhou Weiqing's brow furrowed as he continued: "I still think something is amiss. Although that spiritual pressure was definitely from one of the Dragons, but I could sense that its spirit was filled with craziness… as if from deep within, wanting to destroy everything. Previously, when we entered the Lustre Spatial Realm, even when their child was in trouble, they did not show any of such craziness. I am now absolutely certain that the core reason for the troubles of the Lustre Spatial Realm is because something happened to the Dragons."

Tian'er also furrowed her brow, saying: "In that case, are we really going to look for them? It will be a huge risk… after all, in front of those Dragons, even if we have the Lustre Gem to teleport us back, it will still be a great danger. If we are not careful, we can be utterly destroyed even before we can activate it."

Zhou Weiqing laughed heartily and said: "That might be true for others, but since we have the Saint Energy to protect us, at least it should grant us sufficient time to activate the Lustre Gem and escape. Come on, just now I sensed the direction from which the spiritual pressure came from. We might as well investigate right now. After all, previously we have helped the Dragons, and as long as they have some lucidity and senses left within them, we should still be able to communicate."

Right at this moment, Tian'er was placing Zhou Weiqing at priority and as a leader. As a woman, she wanted to support her man no matter what he did, and not try to assert herself over him.

Chapter 661: Mine, All Mine! (1)

Translator: Zen Translations Editor: Zen Translations

Zhou Weiqing held onto Tian'er's hand as both of them used their 'Lightness' movement skills, swiftly moving towards the direction Zhou Weiqing had determined earlier.

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As compared to Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er, the other Battle Team members who entered the Lustre Spatial Realm were not so lucky. The raging flames all about the Lustre Spatial Realm left them at a loss. In fact, just to endure the searing flames and temperature, they had to constantly use their Heavenly Energy to protect themselves.

Very quickly, some of the weaker members had run out of Heavenly Energy and were forced to use their Lustre Gem to escape.

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Of course, Tian'er and Zhou Weiqing would not meet into such a problem. With their large Saint Energy whirlpool, they could still easily draw in the fire attribute energies to replenish themselves, something none of the others could do. Furthermore, with their current physiques, even if they did not use Heavenly Energy to protect themselves, the flames were not sufficient to actually injure them.

Zhou Weiqing's speed was extremely fast, especially with the wings behind his back supporting him, it was as if he was flying along at ground level, especially since he did not even bother dodging around those burning trees. Instead, with his powerful Heavenly Energy and the defense of the Immortal Deity Shield, he just smashed through in a straight line flight. At this point, he had just started carrying Tian'er in his arms to maintain the large Saint Energy whirlpool between them.

Slowly, the surrounding temperature around them began to rise, and Zhou Weiqing knew this was because they were getting ever so close to the Dragons. However, he still could not understand why the Dragons would release such powerful Fire Attribute energies without a care in the world, pretty much attacking anything indiscriminately in the Lustre Spatial Realm.

Time passed… second after second, minute after minute. Soon, Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er had flown for more than two whole hours before he was actually forced to stop. The surrounding temperature was just too high, and the terrifying heat was so massive that even their Heavenly Energy expenditure was starting to take its toll, and they needed to stop to rest slightly.

After all, they were about to face a possibly insane Dragon or worse, and if they were not in top condition, it could possibly lead to their deaths unnecessarily.

Tian'er asked worriedly: "Should we really continue? Is it too dangerous?"

Zhou Weiqing shook his head resolutely, saying: "No, we must at least go over and have a look, I must try my best to help. The Dragons have helped me a lot, if not for the Solidified Dragon Spirit and the bloodline of dragons that he passed to me, allowing me to complete my Dragon-Tiger Transformation, I could never have beaten Gu Yingbing at that time in the Heavenly Snow Mountain. From a certain perspective, you could say that the Dragon was our matchmaker and benefactor. Now that they are in trouble, possibly in danger, how could I possibly sit back and ignore it?"

Tian'er nodded and said: "Very well, I'll listen to you."

In truth, Zhou Weiqing's heart was extremely worried. He was a very intelligent person after all, and though he had much gratitude and goodwill towards the Dragon Family, he knew that in this Lustre Spatial Realm, the Dragons were definitely the top of everything, with ultimate power within. With such a terrifying Heavenly God Tier power, what could possibly anger them so much? To cause them to become so crazy? It definitely had to be a major matter, could it be that their child had once again gotten into some trouble… worse than the previous time?

Yet… in the Lustre Spatial Realm, who or what could even threaten the child of the Dragons? This was especially so since the Lustre Spatial Realm had the age restriction of thirty, and no powerhouses could enter! Ordinarily speaking, the Dragons should have more than enough capabilities to defend and protect their children.

With such analysis and thoughts, Zhou Weiqing could conclude that something else… strange… had definitely happened within the Lustre Spatial Realm.

Perhaps this situation … even the Heaven's Expanse Palace would not be clear about. That meant… the possible danger might even be worse than he had imagined. Do not think that just because the Lustre Spatial Realm is a separate realm from the Boundless Mainland that it could pose no threat to the Heavenly Jewel Island. In truth, it was in an almost overlapping space with the Heavenly Jewel Island, and once this Spatial Realm broke apart, then it would be an absolute disaster for not just the Heavenly Jewel Island, but also the ZhongTian City right below.

Although Zhou Weiqing had never identified himself as a good person, but if the Heaven's Expanse Palace and ZhongTian Empire suffered such great trouble, then it would also greatly influence the future development of his own Heavenly Bow Empire. Without the support of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, how could he defeat the Blood Red Hell? All that aside, it was also the home of his loves, the Shangguan Sisters!

As such, since he had already come in, then no matter what he would give it his best, to try and find out what was the true problem behind the current Lustre Spatial Realm.

After a short rest, the duo had recovered their Heavenly Energy back to their maximum. Although the heat around them was extremely uncomfortable, the thick and pure Fire Attribute energy was actually beneficial to their cultivation.

After all, no matter what type of Attribute energy, the large Saint Energy whirlpool was able to draw in and transform it, and this pure fire attribute energy was naturally no different, perfect for their needs. Not only did they recover their Heavenly Energy, even their Saint Energy was slowly growing once more in this environment. If not for the fact that this was the Lustre Spatial Realm, and that there were possible major troubles ahead of them, Zhou Weiqing might even want to stay here to just cultivate as long as he could.

Once again, the pair continued their journey ahead, and the temperature resumed its constant rise as they did so. Due to the sheer heat, their sight of the environment around them was hazy and illusory, the warping of the air around them like ripples in a patch of water. As they walked on, the couple almost felt as if they weren't walking in a jungle, instead more like walking underwater.

The terrifying energy flow and ebb swirled around them in the air, but Zhou Weiqing and Tian'er continued walking forward resolutely.

Right at that moment, Zhou Weiqing abruptly stopped. Due to the aid of the large Saint Energy whirlpool, the Ice Cold Perception that he entered when he was in the Dragon-Tiger Transformation had been raised to the max, and he suddenly sensed that not far ahead from them, there were signs of life.

Whatever Zhou Weiqing could sense, Tian'er who was sharing the large Saint Energy whirlpool with him could naturally sense as well. Exchanging glances, they did not hesitate to release their Legendary Sets.

The 'Hate Ground no Handle' Legendary Set and God Vanquishing Heavenly Spirit Legendary Set appeared around them respectively. The power of the God Tier Consolidated Equipment was indeed extraordinary, and the energy reverberations that they gave off as soon as they appeared forced the fiery hot Fire Attribute energy to part before them.

The Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation appeared below Zhou Weiqing's feet, and as he lifted his left hand, a thick green light flew out, warping into a large gust of wind, blowing apart the Fire Attribute energy and flames in a path towards the source of the life energy, as the pair looked in that direction.

Although they had not met any Heavenly Beasts since they entered the Lustre Spatial Realm, that did not mean they did not exist. Any Heavenly Beasts that could survive in such conditions definitely had respectable cultivation stages, and they needed to be very careful.

However, as soon as Zhou Weiqing's eyes landed on the life forms that he had sensed earlier, he was overjoyed.

Three beautiful figures entered his sight, a layer of white icy mist covering the three figures as they stood still in the midst of the ocean of fire. However, the surrounding flames did not seem to be able to approach a five metre radius of them.

It was the three Shangguan Sisters!

At the same time, the Shangguan Sisters also discovered their presence, and both sides rushed towards each other.

"Xue'er, Fei���er, Bing'er, you all have come too." Zhou Weiqing quickly greeted them.

Currently, they were all surrounding by the sea of fire, and though the four girls meeting had a slight awkwardness, under such a unique environment, it was no time for argument.

Shangguan Xue'er said exasperatedly: "Why did you run so fast! I was planning to have you both join us in entering the Lustre Spatial Realm."

Only then did Zhou Weiqing see the small icy blue pearl in Shangguan Xue'er's palm, and it was this pearl that was emitting a faint icy mist that was isolating them from the surrounding flames and heat.

Zhou Weiqing held onto Tian'er's hands as they walked into the range of the icy mist. Instantly, a cooling feeling spread across them, extremely comfortable as if washing off their entire body of raging heat.

The Heaven's Expanse Palace truly lived up to their name. This precious pearl in Shangguan Xue'er's hands was definitely a top level treasure.

"It is great to meet up with you all… where are the rest?" Zhou Weiqing asked curiously.

Shangguan Xue'er said: "The rest of our team have dispersed in the teleportation. I was only able to protect Fei'er and Bing'er using this Ice Heart Pearl Treasure to ensure we did not separate. Furthermore, the rest of the team would not be of great use. By now, you should have guessed, the changes in the Lustre Spatial Realm should be linked to the Dragons right?"

Sudden inspiration struck Zhou Weiqing and he said: "The Heaven's Expanse Palace knew about the situation? You can speak about it now right, what is actually going on?"

Shangguan Xue'er replied: "We only know very little about the situation, and are not clear about what actually happened. A few months ago, there was a sudden violent energy reverberation from the Lustre Spatial Realm, catching our attention. When we dispatched a team to investigate, we discovered that the Lustre Spatial Realm had already turned into such a state. The Lustre Spatial Realm was built up with a large number of Spatial Attribute Gemstones as a foundation, as well as an incomparable amount of Heavenly Energy to maintain it. It must have taken at least four Heavenly God Tier powerhouses working together to create such an existence."

"The Lustre Spatial Realm was created long before our Heaven's Expanse Palace existed, and ordinarily speaking, it would be able to continue its existence in a stable state in the future, ensuring the existence of the realm. However, the current situation is extremely different… with such an explosive raging energy within the Spatial Realm, especially if it's only a pure Fire Attribute, if this continues, it could possibly lead to the collapse of the entire Spatial Realm. Currently, in the massive formation that maintains the Lustre Spatial Realm, some of the Spatial gemstones have already started to show some cracks, and our Heaven's Expanse Palace have actually been constantly swapping in the gemstones when some reached their limit… only then has it barely been able to continue lasting so long. However, this is definitely not a long term plan, and we can't keep going on like this… after all, the number of Spatial gemstones that we have is limited. If this continues, in less than a year's time, the Lustre Spatial Realm will definitely collapse."

Zhou Weiqing drew a deep breath, staring fixedly at Shangguan Xue'er as he said: "If the Lustre Spatial Realm really collapses… what will the fallout be?"

Shangguan Xue'er's expression turned grave. "If the Lustre Spatial Realm collapses, then the Heavenly Jewel Island will be finished as well. That is because the Spatial Formation not only maintains the existence of the Lustre Spatial Realm, it is also the core formation of the Heavenly Jewel Island. For such a massive island like the Heavenly Jewel Island to remain floating in midair, it is not possible just to be supported by the few pillars, and it is actually the powerful Spatial energy that is allowing it to balance so. Furthermore… right below the Heavenly Jewel Island is the ZhongTian City, with tens of millions of citizens living there. If the Heavenly Jewel Island falls, it could possibly smash right into the ZhongTian City. That would be a disaster that could spell the destruction of the ZhongTian Empire. When that happens, it is not just our Heaven's Expanse Palace that will no longer exist, perhaps the entire government of the ZhongTian Empire will be in deep trouble.