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Chapter 740

The thirty-seventh whirlpool gradually rose from Zhou Weiqing's Dantian. The process of the rise was slow and gradual just like a drifting flight. Under the drive of the potent Saint Energy Galaxia in Zhou Weiqing, it rose upwards in a gradual manner.

At the same time, the other whirlpools in Zhou Weiqing were also undergoing changes. The once rapid circulation slowed down. Not only did the absorption process of the devoured energies slow down, the speed the whirlpool spun at also slowed down at the same time.

At that moment, Zhou Weiqing felt as if his body was filled with extremely viscous mercury, causing it to spin slowly.

He would not be able to stop even if he wanted to. His body was just like a statue, his insides all solid. The speed of his blood circulation had been slowed to the extremes. If Shangguan Bing'er was to place her finger under his nose, she would discover that Zhou Weiqing was not breathing at all.

This did not mean that Zhou Weiqing was dead even though he was not breathing. He was in an extremely mysterious and dangerous situation that was full of opportunities.

Because the Immortal Deity Technique could not be cultivated until one was on the 36th tier, Zhou Weiqing had no suitable means of cultivating after he had entered the realms of Nine Jewels. Thus, he had only been concentrating on raising his Saint Energy. He had never heard anything from anyone about the situation he was in so he could not comprehend it either. He could only proceed according to his imagination.

However, the fact was he could not stop even if he no longer wanted to continue.

'The Saint Nucleus Core! Is the Saint Nucleus Core about to be solidified?' Zhou Weiqing thought.

Although Zhou Weiqing could not move, his heart was burning hot. Six days ago, his Saint Energy had broken through to the 39th tier. Followed by the five days of devouring, his Saint Energy had completely transformed into the Saint Energy Galaxia for an entire day. However, there were no other traces of a breakthrough after that. He had no idea how his Saint Nucleus Core would solidify either.

One had to know that what he devoured was the Heavenly Energy of an entire Heavenly God-tier Heavenly Beast! Even under such conditions, he failed to break through to the rank of Heavenly King Tier. One could imagine how much stronger the Saint Energy's attribute was compared to the other attributes.

In Hui Yao's opinion, Zhou Weiqing would at least be elevated to the initial stage of the Heavenly God-tier through the devouring process. However, at this point, it would be considered good if he even managed to reach the rank of Heavenly King-tier. Currently, the Dreadfiend Sea Naga was only left with its Origin Force.

Although the energy of Origin Force was the purest, the amount was limited. There was no guarantee it could assist Zhou Weiqing in breaking through to the realm of the Heavenly King Tier.

The Saint Energy in Zhou Weiqing was still rising. Although the speed was slow, it was still painful to his already bloated body.

He could feel a sharp pain in his bones and meridians due to the bloating as the 37th-tier whirlpool rose to his chest.

Once it reached Zhou Weiqing's chest level, it stopped rising and began to spin again. Nevertheless, it showed no signs that it was going to continue the absorption process.

However, just as it began to whirl, Zhou Weiqing felt a unique sensation within him.

No words could describe this sensation. When the whirlpool in his chest began to rotate, a realization dawned on Zhou Weiqing. His surroundings had completely transformed. It seemed like he was no longer on the Boundless Mainland.

The world within his consciousness darkened. However, amidst the darkness, there were countless lights.

The lights were gradually approaching him in his consciousness. They were gathering, spinning and circling around his body.

The number of the light spots were increasing as it slowly formed tendrils of lights that were similar to ribbons. On the other hand, the illumination around Zhou Weiqing's consciousness were getting stronger as if it formed into a nebula.

Zhou Weiqing had never studied astronomy so he did not know what kind of state it was in. He could only faintly feel that there was another source of energy, beyond the force of the heavens and earth, one from a faraway land that was merging with his body apart from the Atmospheric Energy.

'What power is this? It seems like the energy of the stars that came from the sky,;' he wondered.

Zhou Weiqing's emotions were very calm. He was not aware of what was happening. However, after entering the mysterious realm, all the previous pain he had with him had vanished. In his heart, there was only an epiphany.

As the tendrils of light ribbons increased, the rate at which the nebula spun also began to speed up. As for the nebula's size, it did not increase but began to shrink instead. During the contraction process, the light bands had been gathering a massive amount starlight toward its direction, effectively increasing the nebula's illumination

Zhou Weiqing did not know that when he had his epiphany, it shocked the people outside terribly.

Almost instantly, the last of the Dreadfiend Sea Naga's Origin Force had been completely devoured by Zhou Weiqing. Then, silver rays shone from within Zhou Weiqing. Once the silver light appeared, the grey silhouette descended from the sky and entered Zhou Weiqing's body.

However, even after the shadow entered his body, it did nothing to change the silver light radiating from Zhou Weiqing.

While the Dreadfiend Sea Naga might have lost his Heavenly Energy, his body was still of Heavenly God-tier. However, when Zhou Weiqing's body was emitting blinding starlight, his physical body seemed to have transformed into energy along the streams of vibrations and ended up being devoured by Zhou Weiqing. In the next moment, the body of the Dreadfiend Sea Naga that was being gripped by the two huge dragons vanished into thin air.

At the same time, the light ribbons surrounding Zhou Weiqing suddenly strengthened. Amidst the violent spinning, a terrifying presence exploded. Hui Yao immediately took Shangguan Bing'er onto his body and retreated with his wife at top speed as they distanced themselves from Zhou Weiqing.

It was not that Hui Yao could not withstand the presence. However, if he were to defend himself forcefully, he was worried that he would harm Zhou Weiqing.

'What power is this?' Hui Yao wondered. At this very moment, Hui Yao and Duo Si felt complete astonishment in their hearts.

Initially, the two dragons took control of the heavens and the earth to prevent it from interfering in Zhou Weiqing's cultivation. However, the skies changed at that very moment.

Day turned into night, and the sky became crystal clear. There was not a single cloud to be seen.

One could see clearly that every star in the sky was radiating bright colors. On the other hand, the floating Zhou Weiqing was just like another star floating in the ocean. The bright colors he radiated was interacting with the faraway starlight. There were even faint starlight that gathered around his body.

There was no precedent to such a mysterious phenomenon even in the history of the Dragon Clan. The pressure had disappeared. However, Zhou Weiqing had also vanished from the two dragons' senses. It was as if he had completely fused with the stars in the sky and he was no longer an ordinary human being.

Shangguan Bing'er put her hand over her mouth. Since she was human, her senses were naturally different from the two dragons. At that moment, she suddenly felt that her Little Fatty no longer existed in the same rank as her. It was not a change in his power, but rather a change in his charisma. It was really hard for her to describe.

The starlight on Zhou Weiqing strengthened, and the speed they circled him at increased. All of a sudden, when the speed of the light ribbons reached their limits, all the lights converged on Zhou Weiqing's body.

Then, a brightness so terrifying that one could not even look at it directly with naked eyes, exploded from Zhou Weiqing's body. The light spread to thousands of miles away. At that moment, all the stars in the sky lost their shine.

It was only the light that was bright, and it did not have a terrifying presence. Even so, the two dragons almost fell into the sea from the intimidating pressure that they felt.

'What, what on earth is this power!' The two dragons wondered. They were stunned and had no idea what Zhou Weiqing had done.

In fact, Zhou Weiqing himself did not know as well. What he felt was that all the starlight had merged with his body abruptly, and it felt as if his body had exploded.

HIs consciousness continuously extended outward, as if there was no limit to it. He could sense the endless illumination of the starlight.

Feeling like there was not even the slightest trace of energy around him, Zhou Weiqing realized that it was as if everything was under his command amidst the stars. The feeling was really unique. It was also at this moment that Zhou Weiqing was shocked when he discovered all the Saint Energy within him had vanished. The Saint Energy Galaxia from before had all disappeared.

He felt his senses returning to his body upon his discovery.

The galaxy-shaped Saint Energy was gone but there was something else in his body. It was a perfectly rounded jewel that was light gold in color.

The jewel was floating in mid-air right at his chest. The most baffling thing was there were fine tendrils of lights that surrounded the jewel.

Zhou Weiqing only exerted his will slightly and he could feel that everything within his body had undergone drastic changes. His body seemed to no longer exist and everything in the heavens and earth also seemed to fall under his command, including the stars in the vast sky.

'Is… Is this the Saint Nucleus Core?' he pondered. At this moment, Zhou Weiqing felt confused.

Outside of his body, the night sky finally turned into day. In a short amount of time, everything was restored to its original state. However, the dragon Hui Yao suddenly yelped.

For a Heavenly God-tier huge dragon who was also the descendant of the Dragon Emperor to cry out in surprise, one could only imagine how shocking the incident was.

"Forty-nine days! It's been forty-nine days?" Stupefied, Hui Yao mumbled incoherently.

Duo Si was puzzled as she inquired, "What forty-nine days?"

Hui Yao looked at her, "Try and feel the changes in our body. After we were bathed in the bright colors of the galaxy, my body seems to have gained some benefits. Furthermore, I can feel that even though it seems like the night sky occurred for just a short moment, 49 days have passed."

Because they were Heavenly God-tier powerhouses, it was only natural that their perception of the world was much more sensitive than those of humans. Especially when it came to the changes in time. After all, they would often fall into a long and deep slumber. If they did not have the ability to detect the changes in time, would it not mean that they would not be able to tell their age as well?

When Hui Yao's words finally sunk in, Duo Si immediately activated her senses. In the next moment, her mouth was opened in shock. Hui Yao was right, 49 days had passed within the short amount of time it took for the stars to speed up and contract.

'What exactly is this situation?' They wondered in unison. They had no idea. However, the Zhou Weiqing in their eyes was no longer the ordinary human youngster.

Zhou Weiqing still remained hovering in the air. All of the shine on his body had almost disappeared. The only difference was that there seemed to be a ray of light radiating faintly from his chest.

Without the strong energy waves, Zhou Weiqing appeared like a normal person. Although the pair of wings on his back had vanished, his entire being still remained afloat.

His whitened skin was illuminated with faint colors while his features which were not considered handsome before this, gave a holy impression. His whole being became crystal clear as he hovered there. It was as if he was a component of the air and was no longer a human being. If they were to close their eyes and not look at him, even the two Heavenly God-tier dragons would not be able to detect his presence.

Hui Yao inhaled deeply and widened his eyes. He used to be able to easily sense the changes in Zhou Weiqing's cultivation base. However, Zhou Weiqing was now a mystery even to a powerhouse like him. There was no longer any use in trying to detect Zhou Weiqing by using one's senses.

Zhou Weiqing opened his eyes slowly as he hovered in mid-air. When they saw his eyes, the two dragons and Shangguan Bing'er were stunned once again.

Zhou Weiqing's eyes did not radiate a blinding light as one might imagine. On the contrary, aside from the fact that his eyes were slightly moister than others, he did not seem like he was powerful in any way.

Heavenly Jewel Masters were different from ordinary humans. When the the cultivation base of a Heavenly Jewel Master increased in strength, there would be distinctions in his presence and eyes. However, Zhou Weiqing seemed like he had lost all the abilities of a Heavenly Jewel Master. He looked like an ordinary person.

'Is he really just an ordinary person? How is it possible for normal human beings to float in mid-air?" the dragons thought.

As he opened his eyes, the blinding light on his chest also dimmed. It seemed like everything had returned to its normal state.

Still floating in mid-air, Zhou Weiqing bent his waist and gave a deep bow toward the husband and wife, Hui Yao and Duo Si, "Thank you for your help, senior."

His voice did not seem to have change. However, there was an additional unique charm to it that gave people a sense of comfort.

While smiling, Hui Yao shook his head and said, "This is an opportunity you brought onto yourself. Do good deeds, and you shall receive good returns. Furthermore, we gained some benefits from your cultivation as well. I want to know what level your cultivation base is currently at?"

Zhou Weiqing chuckled and said, "To be honest, I myself don't really understand as well. I think I've joined the ranks of the Heavenly King Tiers. However, I'm not really sure what rank I'm in."

Upon hearing the words Heavenly King Tier, the two dragons were dumbfounded. In their eyes, Zhou Weiqing's recent transformation could not even be released by Heavenly King-tier powerhouses. It clearly showed that his attributes had undergone some changes as well.

However, Shangguan Bing'er interpreted the entire situation differently. 'A twenty-three-year-old Heavenly King-tier master!' She thought. Nobody else had such a great cultivation speed on the Boundless Mainland except for this person, and he was her man.

Feelings of pride rose from within Shangguan Bing'er. It was a mysterious feeling. She was not shy as she batted her eyes and leaped into Zhou Weiqing's embrace.

Zhou Weiqing returned Shangguan Bing'er's hug. His feelings of joy at the moment was not any lesser than Shangguan Bing'er but he did not show much of it. It seemed like there were mysterious changes to his mindset as well, along with his cultivation base.

Shangguan Bing'er remained in Zhou Weiqing's embrace. She felt that there was an extremely fragrant smell emanating from him. She could not tell what it was exactly, and only thought that it was very refreshing and comforting.

Zhou Weiqing said to Hui Yao and his wife, "Seniors, I've delayed much of our time. Let's get back on the road now."

Hui Yao nodded in agreement. After exchanging a glance with his wife, each of them transformed into a red light and merged with Zhou Weiqing and the Spatial Transportation Stone.

It did not matter even if they merged with the stone. Upon entering the Spatial Transportation Stone, they were in shock as they discovered the Spatial Transportation Stone that was almost destroyed had been completely repaired. Not only was it extremely solid, the concentration of Spatial Energy had also increased by a few folds.

Zhou Weiqing did not repair it himself. It was obvious that the stone had repaired itself under the influence of the energy radiating from him during his breakthrough. One could imagine just how mystical the attribute possessed by Zhou Weiqing was.

The one with the most thoughts was still Zhou Weiqing himself. In short, the Saint Energy after merging with the Heavenly King-tier was the true Saint Energy.

The Neptune Shuttle descended from the sky and plunged into the ocean, Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er leaped into it again.

Shutting the door, Zhou Weiqing hugged Shangguan Bing'er and smiled, "Bing'er, I predict that we'll arrive home earlier this time around."

Shangguan Bing'er said, "Little Fatty, do you know how much time you've used to devour and breakthrough?"

Puzzled, Zhou Weiqing shook his head.

Shangguan Bing'er informed him, "Close to two months."

"Ah, so long?" From what Zhou Weiqing could recall, it should only be half a month at most. Little did he know, two months had passed in a blink of an eye.

"Well then, we must hurry.The two seniors are still waiting to rescue their children." Upon thinking about his return, Zhou Weiqing became eager to head home. This time, he temporarily put everything aside to head towards the Boundless Mainland. However, the fact was there were a lot of matters that required his attention. The most important would be to rescue his parents and godparents, and to reestablish the Heavenly Bow Empire!

With that thought in his mind, Zhou Weiqing exerted his will. He did not even need to use his hand to press on the crystal ball and the Neptune Shuttle had already dived deep into the waters with lightning speed as it vanished.

The sudden outburst shocked Shangguan Bing'er even though she did not experience any discomfort. A faint layer of golden light shone from Zhou Weiqing and enveloped himself while the Neptune Shuttle moved as if it was an arrow.

The surrounding water seemed like an illusion. Everything appeared unreal. Except for the vast expanse of blue water, she did not see anything else. 'What speed is it at for it to move so fast?' She pondered. It should be even quicker than her flying speed with the Wings of the Wind God.

In fact, she did not even need to sense anything from the surrounding, Zhou Weiqing alone was sufficient for that job.

Zhou Weiqing's consciousness gradually widened. At this moment, he was not using his own energy.

When he channeled his willpower into the Saint Nucleus Core at his chest, a mysterious force of attraction flowed from Zhou Weiqing. His entire being looked just like a real star and the ocean's powers were instantly under his command. The vast ocean immediately propelled them forward. How could their speed not be fast?

Furthermore, marine creatures avoided them in fear after sensing the aura of Zhou Weiqing's Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core from thousands of miles away. That was why they did not encounter anything along their journey.

There was no doubt the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core allowed Zhou Weiqing to enter the Heavenly King-tier. He did not know the extent of his powers after he solidified the Saint Nucleus Core either. However, he managed to confirm a few of his theories through experiments.

First of all, after obtaining the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core, he was able to use Heavenly Dao Energy that commanded Atmospheric Energy. However, what made him different from the other Heavenly King-tier powerhouses was the fact that it did not matter if it was a Heavenly Jewel Master, a Heavenly King, a Heavenly Emperor or even a Heavenly God-tier powerhouse, they all had areas they excelled in which was their own attribute.

Put simply, if it was at an opening of a volcano, a Heavenly Jewel Master with Fire Attribute Jewels would be able to command the greatest amount of Atmospheric Energy for his use. As for the ocean, it would naturally be advantageous to a Heavenly Jewel Master with a Water Attribute Jewel. This was also the reason the Dreadfiend Sea Naga had been so powerful in the sea.

However, Zhou Weiqing was different, he did not wield the powers of the Water Attribute. Even when his Saint Nucleus Core's aura had dispersed, he would still be more agile than Heavenly King-tier powerhouses who possessed the Water Attribute and were capable of maneuvering the energy in the sea.

This confirmed Zhou Weiqing's theory that his Saint Nucleus Core was capable of transforming any attribute into his own under any circumstances. In other words, he could maneuver Atmospheric Energy however he liked. Regardless of the location of the battle, they would all be to his advantage.

Furthermore, the more important point was that the amount of Atmospheric Energy Zhou Weiqing was capable of commanding was tenfold to a hundred folds of the what a regular, Lower Level Heavenly King-tier Heavenly Jewel Master would be capable of. As for the exact amount, Zhou Weiqing himself was not clear as well. What was more terrifying was the fact that he could now directly convert Atmospheric Energy into Saint Energy and release his skills. He no longer needed to convert them in his body.

This was Saint Energy, the true Saint Energy. After wielding the Saint Nucleus Core, Zhou Weiqing's powers had escalated to an unimaginable level. Never mind a Heavenly King Tier, there was no telling if a normal Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse would be on the same standing as him.

The Neptune Shuttle was activated at its highest speed. It was so fast to the extent that Zhou Weiqing felt that if it was to continuously increase its speed, the ocean artifacts made by the Dreadfiend Sea Naga's Nucleus Core would face the possibility of destruction. Thus, he could only keep it at a certain speed and it had yet to utilize the maximum amount of energy it could put out.

What made Shangguan Bing'er speechless was that while he was maneuvering the Neptune Shuttle at such high speed, Zhou Weiqing could still divert his attention to bully her. Furthermore, his body had become even more absurd than before. He would bully Shangguan Bing'er all the time until she had to beg for mercy. Judging from his facial expressions, he was still unsatisfied.

This was the first time Shangguan Bing'er felt that having a lot of sisters was not that bad after all.

Before this, if anyone were to tell Zhou Weiqing that it would only take half a month to get from one mainland to another, he would never believe it. However, the truth was laid before him.

The Neptune Shuttle lowered its speed. Zhou Weiqing was traveling in a rush these few days as he was familiarizing himself with the Saint Nucleus Core. The more familiar he became, the more surprises he found. With the Saint Nucleus Core, he was not sure that he could join the ranks of the mighty figures of the Boundless Mainland.

Once they reached the seashore, Zhou Weiqing took the Neptune Shuttle to the surface. Opening up the hatch, he inhaled a breath of moist air on the beach and it felt simply refreshing to the both of them.

Since they took a far shorter amount of time to travel, the feeling of loneliness was not so unbearable. Zhou Weiqing carried Shangguan Bing'er and jumped onto the seashore. With a gesture of his right arm, the Neptune Shuttle flew toward him as if it was being hit by a wave, and bright lights channeled into the Sumeru Ring. The feeling of having the world under one's control was indeed wonderful.

Two rays of red light shot out from Zhou Weiqing's chest before the concentrated fire element then contracted. Once that happened, the dragon Hui Yao and his wife appeared before Zhou Weiqing.

"I've never thought we'd be back so quickly. We won't be able to do such a thing even if we were to fly with all our might. Weiqing, your Saint Attribute is magical indeed!"

Even with Hui Yao's abilities, he could not help but voice out such a compliment. It was clear that Zhou Weiqing's position in his heart had elevated again.

Zhou Weiqing chuckled, and said, "My two seniors, what plans do you have?"

Hui Yao said, "Thank you so much for freeing us from the Luster Spatial Realm, but we can't remain by your side anymore. We can faintly sense the locations of our children, and we must find them. Please, take this."

As he said that, Hui Yao opened his mouth, and a red beam of light shot at Zhou Weiqing.

Hui Yao explained, "This scale consists of my bloodline aura, use it like this …" his voice was lowered and he proceeded to say a few words to Zhou Weiqing with the Sound Transmission Spell.

Zhou Weiqing nodded, "Thank you, senior."

Hui Yao shook its head and said, "We're the ones who should be thanking you. Alright, our journey with you ends here. I believe we'll meet again in the future." After his sentence, his large body leaped into the sky and flew up high.

After nodding at Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er, Duo Si also flew away to pursue her husband.

Seeing the two dragons vanish from sight, Zhou Weiqing said, "Bing'er, let's go."

Shangguan Bing'er asked, "Where should we go first?"

Zhou Weiqing answered, "It'll be the Heaven's Expanse Palace. I'll relay the good news of the dragon's summoning to my father-in-law, and then we'll head back to Heavenly Bow City. It's also time to rescue father and the rest."

After finally breaking through the Heavenly King Tier and condensing the Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core, Zhou Weiqing was now very confident that he could rescue his father. To rescue his father earlier would solve one of his concerns as well.

As he said that, Zhou Weiqing guided Shangguan Bing'er's hands, leaped into the air, and flew away.

With his current cultivation base, he no longer required a horse when he was in a hurry. Flying did not consume much of his energy; not even Shangguan Bing'er Wings of the Wind God were needed.

A gust of cold wind swept their bodies up into the air and they headed toward the East.

To prevent themselves from being noticed, Zhou Weiqing summoned a cloud on purpose to hide their silhouettes. Stepping from one cloud to another, it felt like they were gods for a few minutes.

Although she had sensed Zhou Weiqing's strength while they were traveling in the Neptune Shuttle, she was still stunned during the flight.

The wind seemed to have become their pawn, carrying their weight, propelling them forward and even engulfing them within a layer of air, providing the both of them with a means of protection. The air in the wind seemed to have become part of Zhou Weiqing's body. Even if he was looking down from the cloud above, he could clearly see the scenes beneath him passing by.

The flight from the east to the Zhongtian Empire took only a few days. From afar, the Heaven's Expanse Palace in the Heavenly Jewel Island had come into view.

With Zhou Weiqing's cultivation base, it was perfectly possible for him to fly toward it directly along with Shangguan Bing'er. Even for the Heaven's Expanse Palace, there were few who could stop him now. The most that would happen was a commotion and even that would not be a huge problem for him.

However, Zhou Weiqing did not act in such a manner. He had no idea, but since he had broken through, his entire mentality seemed to have changed as well. Put simply, his entire being seemed to have become calmer than ever. The elevation of his soul had propelled him into another level. Compared to how he was in the past, not only he refrain from showing off, he also greatly reduced his antics.

Shangguan Bing'er had been the one who sensed the change the most. If the Zhou Weiqing before was a sharp blade whose existence was always made known, the current Zhou Weiqing now was a precious sword, concealed in its sheath.

The two landed outside the Zhongtian Empire and headed up the mountains through the Heavenly Pillars directly. Shangguan Bing'er face was more useful than any kind of authorization tally. Who did not know the three Shangguan sisters? In addition, Zhou Weiqing himself had an authorization tally all along. With that, the two traveled without obstacles, and arrived at the Heavenly Jewel Island.

Upon landing on the island, Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er were thrown into a shock as there were two people waiting for them. They were the parents of the Shangguan Triplets, the Heaven's Expanse Palace Second Master Shangguan Tianyue, and his wife Tang Xian.

However, it seemed that Shangguan Tianyue had yet to conquer his wife's heart as Tang Xian was standing four to five meters away from him.

Upon seeing Shangguan Bing'er, Tang Xian rushed forward like a gust of wind and pulled her daughter into an embrace.

When a parent had multiple children, no matter how much they would aim to be fair, they would never be perfectly fair deep in their hearts. Among the Shangguan Triplets, there was no doubt that she loved Bing'er the most as they had depended on one another for a long time. Otherwise, she would not be waiting here with Shangguan Tianyue once they received wind of their arrival.

"Mother…" Shangguan Bing'er voice turned into a sob in an instant, leaping into her mother's embrace like a baby pigeon.

Shangguan Tianyue looked at them while he stood at the side, warmth, and relief flowing from his eyes before his gaze fell on Zhou Weiqing.

"Who would've thought that it only took a year for you to complete… Eh…" Shangguan Tianyue's eyes shone and his stare at Zhou Weiqing immediately changed.

Zhou Weiqing inquired with curiosity, "Dear father-in-law, how could you tell that we've accomplished our mission?"

Shangguan Tianyue did not answer his question, but his eyes were clearly showing shock, "Boy, your cultivation…"

The Zhou Weiqing at that very moment gave him the feeling that he was neither an ordinary human being nor a Heavenly Jewel Master. He could not feel the slightest trace of Heavenly Energy waves on him. "But how could he be a normal person?" Shangguan Tianyue pondered. If that was the case, he would not appear so relaxed after climbing up the high and steep peaks of the Heavenly Jewel Island. If he had not lost his cultivation… Well, the answer would be the complete opposite.

Shangguan Tianyue was a Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse, even he could not see through Zhou Weiqing's level right then, how would he not be shocked?

Zhou Weiqing chuckled, and said, "I broke through it with luck. Dear father-in-law, you have to acknowledge me as your son-in-law now, don't you?"

As he said that. Zhou Weiqing stepped forward but his body had already been floating away from the surface of the earth. However, after a moment, he dropped onto the ground. Flying was one of the trademark abilities of Heavenly King Tier.

Shangguan Tianyue's eyes shone brightly, but he decided to stop asking. "Let's go, come with me and meet big brother. Xian'er, you bring Bing'er to rest."

He pitied the travel difficulties of his daughter, as for his son-in-law, he thought, "Hmph, this bastard had tricked my three daughters. Does he know what exhaustion is?"

Shangguan Bing'er's eyes were slightly red as she raised her head to look at Zhou Weiqing, Tang Xian said snappishly, "You silly girl, will he go missing? Hmph, Zhou Weiqing you bastard, don't you leave. I haven't dealt with you."

It had been a long time since Zhou Weiqing had met his mother-in-law, upon hearing that she had matters to settle with him, he could not help but feel stunned for a moment.

Tang Xian's action surprised everyone, she let go of Bing'er's hands and appeared before Zhou Weiqing in a flash. Smacking with her right arm, her whole palm instantly turned a fiery red and pressed itself onto Zhou Weiqing's chest.

Tang Xian was never a good-tempered woman, otherwise she would not have left home for so many years due to Shangguan Tianyue being a womanizer. Before this, the Shangguan Triplets had hidden the truth from her. No one dared to tell her that all three of them had fallen for Zhou Weiqing so she did not show up. However, things like this could not be concealed for long. Furthermore, the Shangguan Triplets were getting closer and closer with Zhou Weiqing and brother Shangguan Tianyang had been planning the dates to hold the wedding for them. Under such circumstances, how could they not tell Tang Xian?

Chapter 741

Tang Xian was furious when she found out that Zhou Weiqing wanted to marry three of her dear daughters at once. She created a big scene on the Heavenly Jewel Island as well as scolded Shangguan Tianyue to burn in hell. That was also the reason why she had always ignored Shangguan Tianyue.

Although Shangguan Tianyue held an honorable position, Tang Xian was the lady that he had loved the most in his life. As such, Little Fatty Zhou's father-in-law was actually afraid of his wife. Hence, no matter how big a commotion Tang Xian was creating, there was nothing he could do.

They heard about the news when Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing'er landed on the island. Tang Xian immediately left along with Shangguan Tianyue. One reason was because she missed her daughter while another reason was because she was pissed with the bastard Zhou Weiqing. She could not get over it whenever she thought of how her three dear daughters would leave with him. That was why the "mother-in-law beating up her son-in-law" show was playing.

Zhou Weiqing was startled when he encountered Tang Xian's attack that came out of nowhere. However, he was a smart person after all, immediately understanding the reasons behind it. Hearing Shangguan Bing'er's scream of fear, Zhou Weiqing neither avoided nor defended against the attack and allowed Tang Xian to press her palm on his chest.

A deep 'bang' resounded and a rich Fire Attribute flame blasted forth. However, that was not the end of it. Tang Xian had an impulsive character. Noticing that Zhou Weiqing had not bothered to defend at all, she started overthinking. She thought to herself, "Is this bastard looking down on me? I have the cultivation base of Upper Level Ninth Jewel Heavenly Zong master after all." With blazing emotions, she held nothing back the second time as she flipped both of her palms and slapped them on Zhou Weiqing's chest 18 consecutive times.

Shangguan Tianyue had just found out about Zhou Weiqing breaking through to the Heavenly King Tier so he did not bother about Tang Xian's attack. It was nothing for a mother-in-law to give her son-in-law two slaps. It would be better if it could let Tang Xian cool down. Hence, he stood aside without interfering.

However, Shangguang Tianyue's eyes opened wide when Tang Xian displayed her prowess. Tang Xian did not hold back at all! From the flaming aura that was released from her palms as well as the color that had turned completely golden-red, her recognized that it was Tang Xian's ultimate technique, the Crimson Sunfire Palm. It could be identified as an inner skill possessing rich and compressed Fire Attribute to create a powerful offense. Even Shangguang Tianyue did not dare to let her slap him that much.

"Xian'er, please show mercy." When Shangguang Tianyue snapped out of his thoughts and said that, Tang Xian had already completed dishing out her 18 slaps. Zhou Weiqing secretly glared at his father-in-law. She was already done with her attack, wasn't it too late by now? By then, Shangguan Bing'er had already dashed towards them and held her mother back. As Tang Xian was blocking her earlier, she did not see how Tang Xian had attacked Zhou Weiqing. All she heard was a series of deep roars.

Tang Xian slightly regretted when she done with her attack. She heard that Zhou Weiqing's cultivation base had already levelled up to the Ninth Jewel so thus could not care less when she was attacking. She was one of the people who found out about Zhou Weiqing possessing six types of attributes and therefore she understood that Zhou Weiqing was not any weaker than her currently. However, nobody expected this guy to not defend himself at all as well as allow her to slap him for 18 times. Although she did not give the slappings her all, the Crimson Sunfire Palm that could melt steel was not that easy to endure!

However, the entire family was shocked by what Zhou Weiqing did next. After taking the 18 slaps, Zhou Weiqing remained with a smile on his face as he kneeled onto the ground immediately and gave Tang Xian three kowtows in respect. "A pleasure to meet you, mother-in-law." Initially, Shangguang Tianyue wanted to help heal Zhou Weiqing but his raised arm could only pause in the air.

Tang Xian's eyes bulged out as well. "You… You're alright?" No matter what, this guy looked as though nothing had happened to him. His aura was stable and he had a smile plastered across his face. The thing that Tang Xian found most shocking was that her blazing Crimson Sunfire Palm did not leave any marks Zhou Weiqing's clothes. She clearly felt all her strength being slapped into the kid's body!

Zhou Weiqing stood up after the kowtow and said in all honesty, "Your son-in-law won't have the guts to be injured. How else would I answer to the love of Xue'er, Fei'er and Bing'er?"

"You…" Tang Xian who had already calmed down by then had her anger driven to boiling point again. Fortunately, Bing'er was restraining her so she did not attack again.

"You little bastard, you're agitating me on purpose. Am I right?" Zhou Weiqing forced out a smile and said, "Mother, how would I have the guts to agitate you?! If you're still mad, you can beat me up again. I would not dare to hide."

Shangguang Tianyue approached her and looked at Zhou Weiqing in a malicious manner while speaking to Tang Xian. "Do you want me to do it?"

"Go away. I'm teaching this bastard a lesson, what does this have to do with you. You're nothing good yourself, birds of a feather flock together." Shangguang Tianyue's jaw dropped after being scolded as he thought to himself. "Aren't I innocent? You're teaching your son-in-law a lesson, that's none of my business!"

Tang Xian then said to Zhou Weiqing furiously. "You little bastard. You're not learning anything good but you're fast in learning to be a womanizer. Isn't our Bing'er good enough for you? Why are you flirting everywhere you go? Do you think it's easy for me to give birth to my three baby girls? And you've gotten all of them hooked. I'll fight with you to the end if you don't explain it to me today."

Zhou Weiqing felt a twitch in his heart as he scratched his head and knelt again while saying with a face of sincerity, "Dear mother-in-law, please allow Xue'er, Fei'er and Bing'er to marry me. I'll treat them well."

"So this is the explanation that you're giving me?" Tang Xian almost exploded from her anger. There was a saying that goes 'Never beat a person who is smiling'. Since the beginning, this guy had been accepting anything that went his way. He seemed to be stating that you can just come at me and I would definitely not fight nor talk back. As long as you give me your daughters, you can do anything to me.

Compared to before, Zhou Weiqing had a major improvement in his shamelessness. Most importantly, he was sincere even when he was being shameless. Zhou Weiqing nodded in all seriousness and said, "Dear mother-in-law, besides this explanation, I don't know how else I should explain this to you. As long as you allow Xue'er, Fei'er and Bing'er to marry me, I'll agree to any conditions."

Tang Xian looked at Zhou Weiqing with her eyes lit up, she seemed to have cooled down a little. "You'd agree to any conditions? That was what you said!" Zhou Weiqing nodded immediately like a chick pecking rice grains when he noticed her being less stubborn.

Tang Xian raised her hand and pointed at Shangguan Tianyue who was next to her and said,

"Alright, my condition is simple. Help me beat him up, then I'll let my three daughters marry you."

"Ahh?" Zhou Weiqing looked at Tang Xian, stunned. Tian Xian then scoffed. "What? Do you not dare to or are you not keen on doing what I instructed? It's not the first day I felt like beating him up yet I'm no match for him. I'll surrender if you beat him up."

Zhou Weiqing looked embarrassed at Shangguan Tianyue and thought to himself, "Oh father-in-law, please say something!" Shangguan Tianyue was pissed as he proceeded to speak, "What you looking at? Come at me if you dare! I've wanted to beat you up for a long time. How can I not be mad that you're dating three of my daughters?"

At that moment, a majestic voice resounded, "Enough, do all of you not feel embarrassed enough? Come back to the palace." Hearing the voice, even Tang Xian who was in rage toned down. It was Shangguan Tianyang's voice, Tang Xian only felt respect towards this Heaven's Expanse Palace Master. She scoffed as she pulled Shangguan Bing'er's hand and headed towards the Heaven's Expanse Palace direction.

Shangguan Bing'er shot an apologetic look at Zhou Weiqing while he shrugged his shoulders helplessly and trailed behind them honestly as they made their way to the Heaven's Expanse Palace. Shangguan Tianyue walked next to Zhou Weiqing, his lips moved for a while after giving him a glare. Zhou Weiqing was stunned and peeped at his father-in-law. The both of them held their heads low just like cocks who had just lost their fight as they followed behind Tang Xian and her daughter into the Heaven's Expanse Palace.

At the meeting hall of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, Shangguan Tianyang was seated at a towering position. Because Tang Xian and her daughter were present, Shangguan Tianyue decided to stand next to Zhou Weiqing. Shangguan Tianyang looked at Zhou Weiqing with a smile.

"Weiqing, I didn't expect all of you to complete the mission so quickly. The Luster Spatial Realm finally achieved peace not long ago. It seems like our preparation to move to Zhongtian City can stop now. Tell me about what you've seen in the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland. I'm very interested to know the situation there."

Only then did Zhou Weiqing realize that they had felt the changes in the Luster Spatial Realm. He also realized that he had already settled the matter with the two gigantic dragons earlier. He then roughly told them about his journey of traveling on the ocean with Shangguan Bing'er as well as what happened on the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland. Of course, he had to hide what happened between himself and Dongfang Hanyue.

Listening to Zhou Weiqing's story, the Shangguan brothers showed surprised expressions occasionally. According to what Zhou Weiqing told them, the overall ability of the Mysterious Heavenly Palace was perhaps above that of the Heaven's Expanse Palace. Everything aside, the Heaven's Expanse Palace could not compare to the six Heavenly Emperor Tier powerhouses and the Dreadfiend Sea Naga they had over there. The Heaven's Expanse Palace did not have anything at the Heavenly God Tier over here.

Of course, if the two saint lands were to really fight, it would not be that easy for the Mysterious Heavenly Palace to defeat the Heaven's Expanse Palace. In the Heaven's Expanse Palace, the amount of powerhouses at the Heavenly King Tier and above were aplenty. That was also the main reason why their abilities surprised the Heavenly Snow Mountain.

Shangguan Tianyang continued nodding after hearing what Zhou Weiqing had said. "Weiqing, I thank you on behalf of the Heaven's Expanse Palace. This matter has an extraordinary meaning to the Heaven's Expanse Palace and even the entire Zhongtian Empire. Even though I've always treated you like family, I won't let the great sacrifice that you've done for the Heaven's Expanse Palace to go to waste. Voice out whatever request that you have and I'll definitely fulfill it you as long as it is within the abilities of the Heaven's Expanse Palace."

As the Palace Master of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, what Shangguan Tianyang said would have shocked the entire Boundless Mainland if it were to spread out. Zhou Weiqing chuckled and said. "Can I have two requests?" Shangguan Tianyang then replied with a smile, "Do tell. We can discuss the matter as long as it's not about money."

Zhou Weiqing called him a sly fox in his heart. When Shangguan Tianyang said that he could voice out his request, he meant that it would have to be discussed first. He was really thorough! "First, I hope that the Zhongtian Empire could continue to support the Heavenly Bow Empire. Don't be stingy when we need help." Shangguan Tianyang nodded almost without hesitation. "Sure, I give you my word." Supporting the Heavenly Bow Empire would allow this little ally to get more powerful, which would benefit the Zhongtian Empire immensely. There was no reason for him to not say yes.

Zhou Weiqing proceeded to say. "The second request would be me officially proposing our marriage to you. I'd like you to host my wedding with Xue'er, Fei'er and Bing'er." Tian Xian's eyes were wide open as she glared at him after hearing what Zhou Weiqing had just said.

Shangguan Tianyue frowned as he stood aside but he held his tongue. No matter what sacrifice Zhou Weiqing had given for the Heaven's Expanse Palace, the relationship he had with his three daughters and his talent as well as his unpredictable potential that might become even more powerful in the future, there was no reason for them to disagree to the marriage. However, among the three Shangguan sisters, Fei'er and Bing'er were slightly better but Shangguan Xue'er was the heir-to-be of the Heaven's Expanse Palace. It was not a good thing to let the heir of the Heaven's Expanse Palace to marry an outsider.

Shangguan Tianyang spoke again after a moment of silence. "Weiqing, theoretically speaking, I don't have any reason to reject you. I should probably give you my promise for everything that you've done for the Heaven's Expanse Palace as well as the relationships that you have with them. However, you know well that Xue'er is still the Heaven's Expanse Palace candidate as the heir to the throne. She means a lot to us as she is the one who will inherit the Heaven's Expanse Palace's. If she marries you, then who should inherit the Heaven's Expanse Palace in the future?"

Zhou Weiqing chuckled. "Actually, that's not difficult to solve. You and father-in-law are both in your prime. Let's not talk about how long you can live. Living another 100 to 200 years shouldn't be a problem for the both of you. Although is the heir, she won't be inheriting the palace anytime soon. As long as you promise to let me marry them, I'll promise you that the first born of any of the three of them would be sitting on the seat of the Palace Master of the Heaven's Expanse Palace in the future."

The Shangguan brothers had odd expressions on their faces when they heard what he said. This bastard amazingly good at taking advantage! It sounded like what he said made sense, but if that happened, the future master of the Heaven's Expanse Palace would be Zhou Weiqing's child. It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say that he would be taking over the Heaven's Expanse Palace indirectly?

Scoffing madly before he smiled, Shangguan Tianyang replied. "This suggestion isn't impossible to realize but I can't decide on my own as Xue'er, Fei'er and Bing'er are my second brother and sister's children. How about this? There won't be any problem with me as long as you manage to convince your soon-to-be father and mother-in-law."

Zhou Weiqing eyes opened wide when he heard what Shangguan Tianyang had said. What the hell, is this the legendary skill of passing the ball around?

However, there was nothing else that he could do. He then looked at Tang Xian with his pitiful face but Tang Xian gave him a cold glare.

"Don't even think about it. Unless you do as I say and beat that old thing up. Hmph."

That was a rejection in disguise. Shangguan Tianyue had earned his fame over many years and he was popular among the Heavenly Emperor Tier powerhouses. He had just leveled-up to the Middle Heavenly Emperor Tier not long ago. Putting aside the fact that it was impossible to beat his own father-in-law up no matter what, even if he wanted to, did he had such powerful abilities?

Tang Xian despised this kid more and more and that was why she came up with such an unreasonable request. Seeing Zhou Weiqing look more and more worked up, all Shangguan Bing'er could do was to watch silently. She kept pulling her mother's clothes but Tang Xian could not bring herself to become softer. Eventually, it was Shangguan Tianyang who came to the rescue.

"Sister, stop being difficult to second brother. How about we settle this matter this way. Weiqing is our junior after all, it'll definitely impossible to get him to beat up second brother. Why don't we let them compete against each other. If he manages to stand 30 minutes of combat with second brother, he'll win the match. Let's not make his life difficult and let the three children marry him. If we can't even stand 30 minutes of combat, breaking them apart isn't something so good. I'll be in charge of Fei'er and Bing'er's marriage. They'll still marry Weiqing but Xue'er will stay to inherit the position of Palace Master in the Heaven's Expanse Palace. What say you?"

Looking at Shangguan Tianyang's with a just smile, Zhou Weiqing truly wanted to show that man his middle finger. It sounded like his suggestion made sense as it covered every aspect. However, he was actually trying to keep Zhou Weiqing close while keeping Xue'er the heir of the Heaven's Expanse Palace. After all, he did not want to offend Zhou Weiqing and be hated by him as the talent that was he showed was getting increasingly stunning. If he became their enemy, the Heaven's Expanse Palace might not be at peace in the future.

Moreover, marriage was not something that you could stop even if you wanted to. Would they not lose everything if the three Shangguan sisters were to run away together? Shangguan Tianyang had decided to let Zhou Weiqing marry them since the beginning. On the other hand, Shangguan Xue'er was a considerate person so she had discussed it with Shangguan Tianyang not too long ago. She had indicated that she was willing to stay and inherit the Palace Master position within the Heaven's Expanse Palace.

Because of that, it was like Zhou Weiqing had fallen into Shangguan Tianyang's trap as soon as he got back. If his plan was not revealed, it would be working according to his wishes. Tang Xian did not make a sound, she was a smart person and naturally, she understood what Sangguan Tianyang meant. It was great that she could keep one of her dear daughters with her! Shangguan Tianyue locked eyes with his brother, naturally already knowing what Shangguan Tianyang meant since the beginning so he nodded lightly.

At that moment, everyone had their attention on Zhou Weiqing as they waited patiently for his answer. In reality, even Shangguan Tianyang was anxious right now. As soon as Zhou Weiqing decided to decline or even leave right away, the Heaven's Expanse Palace would be in a bad situation. No matter what, Zhou Weiqing was the Heaven's Expanse Palace's saviour. If Zhou Weiqing was agitated, he would not marry the three Shangguan sisters any longer and the relationship between the Heavenly Bow Empire and the Zhongtian Empire might not be too good in the future. Besides, within the one year that Zhou Weiqing left, the mainland had gone through a tremendous change. The Zhongtian Empire even sensed that an intense crisis was coming so they needed the Heavenly Bow Empire as their ally badly.

Sensing that everyone was looking at him, Zhou Weiqing squinted as he clenched his fists. A light golden yellow flashed by his calm and moist eyes.

"Yes, I agree."

Chapter 742

"Yes, I agree."

As he heard Zhou Weiqing's reply, Shangguan Tianyang immediately felt a sense of. A satisfied but small smile appeared on his face.

"However," Zhou Weiqing continued to speak, his tone suddenly taking a serious dip, "I hope that there won't be any more changes this time around. Else, we will no longer seek your approval any further for the marriage between Xue'er, Fei'er, Bing'er and I!"

He sounded particularly stern. After all, he was not some clay-figurine that you could mold as you like, let alone the fact that even a clay-figurine would harden over time. The Heaven's Expanse Palace indeed had a huge amount of influence and power. However, Zhou Weiqing still refused to always let them take advantage of him.

Tang Xian knitted her brows together. Just as she was about to say something, Bing'er gripped her hand tightly. She could clearly feel her daughter's anxiety. Slightly stunned, she continued to hold her tongue. As the saying went, when a girl was of age, she must be married off. If a conflict rose in between them and prompted Zhou Weiqing to abduct and elude with her three daughters, she would definitely come to regret it.

Shangguan Tianyue had his head slightly bowed downward as if he had not heard the words that Zhou Weiqing had just uttered. Although it might seem like he always picked on Zhou Weiqing, In truth, his father-in-law was in fact truly concerned and had been helping him in secret without fail. As a matter of fact, Shangguan Tianyang — the smiling tiger — was the most difficult to appease. After all, he was the true person-in-charge of the Heaven's Expanse Palace. At this moment, Shangguan Tianyue did not plan to say anything at all. After all, he did find Shangguan Tianyang to be a little bit of a bully right now. Earlier, before Zhou Weiqing went to the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland, Shangguan Tianyang had already hinted that he would allow the three Shangguan sisters to marry Zhou Weiqing but with all these new conditions, anybody would be upset if they were in his shoes.

As expected from Shangguan Tianyang, the Palace Master of the Heaven's Expanse Palace. Faced with such a provocative discourse from Zhou Weiqing, Shangguan Tianyang's smile did not even waver one bit. Instead, he nodded his head and replied, "This time around, I purposely waited for you to come back to settle this problem regarding the marriage problem. I promise, there won't be any other changes any longer. Do you want to take a rest first?"

Zhou Weiqing shook his head, "No, it's alright. As long as this matter is still unsettled, I won't be able to have peace of mind. So, I wonder. Where should we settle this?"

Shangguan Tianyang smiled, "At the arena of the Heaven's Expanse Palace."

…

Zhou Weiqing had never been to the arena of the Heaven's Expanse Palace before. Now that he had first stepped into it, he could not help but be taken aback by surprise.

The arena appeared to be just an open space that was surrounded by clouds and fog. However, in truth, this was a small parallel realm.

Zhou Weiqing's cultivation base was no longer the same as before. He did not know what switch Shangguan Tianyang flipped but he was absolutely sure that they were teleported here by something.

Other than the people present in the meeting hall earlier, Zhan Lingtian was there in the arena as well. To be more precise, he had been cultivating here until a moment ago. Shangguan Tianyang saw him and motioned for him to stay and watch instead. Zhan Lingtian was also Shangguan Tianyang's disciple as well. Such a battle would bring varying degrees of benefits to any Heavenly Jewel Master.

Although this was a parallel realm, it was no different than the Boundless Mainland at all. The sun was still shining brightly. The only difference was the arena that was surrounded by clouds, making it look like paradise.

Shangguan Tianyang guided Tang Xian, Bing'er, and Ling Zhantian to stand far away in the distance. He nodded his head towards Shangguan Tianyue as his mouth moved ever so slightly as if trying to tell something to his younger brother.

Shangguan Tianyue furrowed his brows together but he gave a slight nod as well.

Zhou Weiqing did not bother to hide the twitch on his lips. He did not even have to guess to know that Shangguan Tianyang must be telling Shangguan Tianyue to show him no mercy and go all out to beat him up so they could keep Xue'er's as the heir.

A foot-long sandalwood stick appeared from Shangguan Tianyang's hand and proceeded to float in mid-air. After all, he was the Palace Master of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, he does indeed, live up to his reputation here.

At this moment, Shangguan Tianyue and Zhou Weiqing had walked to the arena, standing far apart from one another while facing each other. Indifferently, Shangguan Tianyue said, "Just go at me with all you have. I won't show you any mercy!"

Zhou Weiqing bowed to him politely before he replied, "As you wish, Father-in-law."

Shangguan Tianyue was absolutely pleased with the respects that he was shown. He secretly thought to himself, "Looks like my painstaking efforts have not been in vain after all." In fact, had he not been secretly helping Zhou Weiqing behind the curtain, the Heaven's Expanse Palace would not even be here to support Zhou Weiqing and the Heavenly Bow Empire so soon. Not only that, it never would have given Zhou Weiqing so many opportunities to be in touch with the three Shangguan sisters. As a matter of fact, the only person who actually appreciated Zhou Weiqing's talent the most was none other than Shangguan Tianyue. It was just that he had been putting on a dissatisfied facade in front of Zhou Weiqing all along so that this kid would not get too self-absorbed in his own talents.

Apparently, it was now clear that Zhou Weiqing had come to realize Shangguan Tianyue's intentions so he was being very polite now.

Then again, all of these had nothing to do with the battle at all. This duel between them still must go on. Not only that, Shangguan Tianyue would give all his might as well. With his older brother watching from the side, he would certainly see through his own intention had hie shown Zhou Weiqing some mercy. Without a doubt, this would naturally lead to more twists and turns.

However, Shangguan Tianyue could not help but think to himself, "Oh my dear brother, do you really think that Zhou Weiqing is such an easy opponent?"

Before this, when Zhou Weiqing had just landed on the island, Shangguan Tianyue had tried to get a sense of his power and though it was easy to just say 'I can't see through him', but when you have the eye power of a Heavenly Emperor powerhouse, those words carried a significant nuance.

Lasting for 30 minutes — note the word 'last', not 'defeat' — would not be an impossible task for him. Shangguan Tianyue was feeling kind of conflicted right now. "How could I possibly let this bastard off so easily by letting him marry all three precious daughters of mine at the same time?" Yet, he was somewhat looking forward to seeing Zhou Weiqing's true strength.

The son and father-in-law stood apart facing each other. A force as huge as the ocean suddenly radiated from Shangguan Tianyue's body. Yet, peculiarly, it did not have any effects on the surroundings.

Zhou Weiqing's heart gave a sudden jolt. Immediately, he understood what this was. This arena had a special power that severs its connection with the Atmospheric Energy from the outer world. In other words, this meant that neither he nor Shangguan Tianyue could borrow power from Atmospheric Energy. They could only rely on their cultivation base during the battle. If this was the case, all of the power intensity generated would be greatly reduced. Otherwise, if the true power of a Heavenly Emperor-tier master suddenly exploded on the Heavenly Jewel Island, even Zhongtian City might be affected as well.

Faced with such large amounts of Heavenly Energy ripples emitting from Shangguan Tianyue's body, Zhou Weiqing stood there motionless, looking plain and simple as if he was merely an ordinary person.

Standing beside Shangguan Tianyang, Zhan Lingtian stared at Zhou Weiqing without even blinking. He had long heard that Zhou Weiqing had just made another breakthrough in his cultivation base. For this reason, he immersed himself in a hellish load of cultivation and finally broken through the Ninth Jewel-tier just a moment ago. In reality, he absolutely resented Zhou Weiqing, his love rival. This was also the driving force behind his mad cultivation practice.

Even though he did not understand what was happening right now, it still came to him as a shock seeing Zhou Weiqing wanting to challenge Shangguan Tianyue. He was a Heavenly Emperor-tier master for goodness sake! Let alone 30 minutes, even he himself would not be able to resist a single blow from Tianyue blow. Could it be that Zhou Weiqing had reached a stage where he could withstand the second Palace Master's blow now? This was impossible, right?

As a matter of fact, Shangguan Tianyang was feeling bewildered as well. After all, he was a Heavenly Emperor-tier master who was at his peak now. Yet, Zhou Weiqing calmness has shaken him to the core. Like Shangguan Tianyue, he could not see through this young man as well.

"Let's begin," Shangguan Tianyang announced as he waved his right hand. The tip of the sandalwood stick that was floating in the air lit up and clouds of smoke spiraled up gracefully.

Zhou Weiqing did not bother to make the first move. Instead, his left foot took a half-step back as he stared eagerly at his father-in-law.

Shangguan Tianyue immediately understood what he meant. With a snort, he slapped a right palm into the air and a gush of powerful surge brushed past Zhou Weiqing's body in an instant. He just sent the first blow.

Zhou Weiqing chuckled. His Heavenly Jewels had already appeared on both of his wrists. When Shangguan Tianyang, Zhan Lingtian, and the rest saw the ten jewels encircling each of his wrists, they eyes widened in astonishment.

Heavenly King Tier. Was he already in the Heavenly King Tier? At this moment, Zhan Lingtian went rigid with cold. At first, he thought that he would have the qualifications to challenge Zhou Weiqing after he had raised his own cultivation base to the Ninth Jewel but it seemed like the gap between the two of them had widened to the point of no return. As a person who was born in the Heaven's Expanse Palace, he naturally knew how great the gap was between someone with a Ninth Jewel cultivation and someone in the Heavenly King Tier. To put it simply, though the Heaven's Expanse Palace had many strong powerhouses, the number of Heavenly King-tier powerhouses were at least ten times fewer than those who had a cultivation base of Nine Jewels! It might look like a small distance, but in fact, it was far apart! Worse still, Zhou Weiqing was very much younger than he was.

Right at this moment, Shangguan Tianyue had began to give his all all out. True to his words, he had no intention to show Zhou Weiqing any mercy.

An almighty force burst out of his body without warning. The Heavenly Expanse Infinitum itself was known for its almighty power. Under his control, this powerful force instantly solidified and charged towards Zhou Weiqing forcefully.

This was the difference between a Heavenly King-tier and a Heavenly Emperor-tier master. Although a Heavenly King-tier master possessed such strong power as well, they could never be able to control their own imposing stance like how a Heavenly Emperor-tier master could.

Facing such tremendous pressure, a layer of faint gold light radiated from Zhou Weiqing's body.

Among all the people present, apart from the two involved, only Shangguan Tianyang could feel the changes in the air, simply because his cultivation base was actually high enough to allow him to feel it.

Though Tang Xian did not understand the degree of the battle between Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Tianyue, she could clearly see that the faint smile that was usually on Shangguan Tianyang's face was now gone, without a trace.

What did he just see?

In truth, the scene that he saw was this — when Shangguan Tianyue's highly condensed almighty force charged against Zhou Weiqing, it simply parted into two streams the moment it touched his body, slipping away from him as they brushed passed his side without causing any harm on his body. Even though the faint golden light radiating from Zhou Weiqing's body appeared to be very weak, it had formed a kind of protective air shield that even Shangguan Tianyang could not understand around his body.

Shangguan Tianyue did not unleash his Consolidated Equipment. As an elder, how could he possibly unleash before Zhou Weiqing had done so? This was the dignity of a powerhouse.

Seeing how Zhou Weiqing could resist his own powerful attacks so easily, a look of approval flashed across Shangguan Tianyue's eyes. He smashed his right fist up into the air, and quickly, an arrow that was formed by the condensation of the surrounding fog shot straight toward Zhou Weiqing's chest.

What Shangguan Tianyue was using now was the purest form of Heavenly Energy. A highly condensed Heavenly Energy that had no attribute.

Zhou Weiqing's face remained nonchalant but his body remained indifferent. He raised his hands up to his chest before slowly pushing them out.

A faint pale golden light formed a transparent, thin layer in front of his palms.

A light 'thud' resonated in the air. After the fog arrow hit the thin layer, it immediately turned into fog once more as it dissipated in the air.

From a third party point of view, this collision might have seemed not to be not a big deal. Yet, the moment the fog dissipated in the air, a thundering hissing noise reverberated in the entire arena. Without wasting another second, Shangguan Tianyang quickly cast a barrier that blocked the scattered fog from approaching. Needless to say, one could see just how strong the previous attack was.

"Eh?" Shangguan Tianyue scorned faintly. Right at the next moment, he materialized before Zhou Weiqing with his hands shot out at the same time. His actions appeared to be completely serene, with no sense of ferocity at all. Yet the area within several dozen meters of him and Zhou Weiqing as the center instantaneously distorted without warning.

Zhou Weiqing had a more serious look on his face now. A golden light flashed past and a pair of wings that were radiating a faint golden light appeared on his back. Within seconds, the wings swept forward and enveloped his entire body. In the end, he was still forced to use his Dragon-Tiger Transformation.

However, those who were well-acquainted with him could clearly notice that his Dragon-Tiger Transformation now had changed dramatically compared to the past. From its appearance, aside from the additional two wings and the stronger golden light emitting from his body, there was no other transformation that could be seen on his body. The originally tyrannical appearance had now gone without a trace.

WHAM —

Without any garish movements, Shangguan Tianyue's palms slammed hard onto Zhou Weiqing's wings. At once, Zhou Weiqing was sent flying in the air like a cannonball. The faint golden light was still radiating from his body even when he was in mid-air.

This time, Shangguan Tianyue's face had completely changed. If the attacks before were just tentative, he had used up 60% of his Heavenly Energy in the last attack earlier. Even though there was no boost from any Consolidated Equipment or any other attribute, this was still the domineering force of a Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse.

Still, he could clearly sense that the attack that he had just launched had already been dispersed in ripples after it was blocked by Zhou Weiqing's wings. Though it might have looked like Zhou Weiqing was sent flying by his attack, he had in fact, not managed to cause any injury to him at all.

What power was this? This was the first time Shangguan Tianyue encountered such a crazy defensive force. He could not help but wonder whether his own brother would be able to withstand his own attack without the chance of a counterattack.

After being sent flying through the air for over 100 meters, Zhou Weiqing's spread his wings and hovered in the air with a smile on his face. As it was his own father-in-law, he had allowed him to cast three blows first, facing the three strikes with only defensive techniques. Though it might seem like he had withstood the three blows easily, the amount of force that he received was not as feeble as it looked. He did not even know what was the limit of the punishment he could endure. From the few attacks earlier, he noticed that after he had solidified his Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core, though he had already given himself a very high estimate, it still seemed like he had kind of underestimated his own strength. In other words, his true strength was much stronger than what he first thought.

"Watch out, Father-in-law," Zhou Weiqing's clear voice resonated from above the air, showing the fact that he was not injured at all. Without warning, he drew a circle in front with both of his hands before drawing another triangle with each of his hands. At the very next moment, the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation materialized beneath his feet.

Unlike the previous times, aside from the six Heavenly Jewels that appeared on the six corners of the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation, there were another four floating above Zhou Weiqing's head, shining with a dazzling brilliance.

Zhou Weiqing could be pretty cunning sometimes. At this moment, he refused to unleash his legendary armor set. Well, his Ringless Ground Purging Set was still incomplete so it was completely impossible for him to fight with Shangguan Tianyue's full legendary armor set. As long as he did not unleash his Ringless Ground Purging Set, Shangguan Tianyue would never unleash his own legendary armor set as well, especially with his stature. As a result, the gap between the two of them had been reduced imperceptibly.

Now that the first three strikes had already been struck, Zhou Weiqing has decided to reveal his true nature. Just the fact that he was able to withstand the three strikes earlier had already left the spectators present on the scene agape with shock. Yet, this was only the beginning.

Zhou Weiqing pointed his right hand forward and a peculiar scene unfolded at once. A silhouette of a strange-looking cat-shaped Heavenly Beast suddenly flashed in the sky before setting its sight toward Shangguan Tianyue. There was no need for him to charge his energy at all during the entire process.

Shangguan Tianyue waved his sleeves. Now that Zhou Weiqing had cast a technique, he would naturally not back down as well. In a blink of an eye, an icy-blue spear shot out and make its way towards the silhouette rapidly.

A Heavenly Skill Projection? No, the technique that Zhou Weiqing had just cast did not have a Heavenly Skill Projection at all.

In the next moment, a strange scene started to unfold in front of their eyes. When the cat-shaped Heavenly Beast clashed with the ice spear, its body twisted in a peculiar manner without warning and the ice spear just flew through it. At the same time, the cat fell on Shangguan Tianyue without warning.

"Huh?" Bewilderment could be seen in Shangguan Tianyue's eyes. The next instant, he could feel his body began to slow down.

Mimicking his right hand, Zhou Weiqing's left hand quickly pointed forward as well. Abruptly, the air in front of him collapsed and a glimpse of silverish light flashed across before a thundering explosion followed. The highly condensed ice spear vanished into countless spots of light in an instant. That was the advanced version Spatial Rend that was cast using his Saint Energy — Spatial Collapse.

As for the Heavenly Beast that looked like a cat, well, that was just the advanced, reincarnated version of Absolute Delay.

When Zhou Weiqing was casting his technique, he did not give off a powerful aura at all. Everything seemed to be just flowing so casually from his fingertips, there was no pause at all in the entire process.

He did not rush to retract his both hands back. With his hands still in front of his chests, he seized this opportunity where Shangguan Tianyue was still trapped in Absolute Delay and interlaced his fingers, forming a hand seal that looked like a butterfly. On the other side, rays of lightning emerged beside Shangguan Tianyue. It turned out that Zhou Weiqing had just bound twelve Fetters of Wind in succession onto him.

What incredulous speed that he just displayed! Though it looked like this was the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation that was modified from one of the Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperors, Long Shiya's Six Ultimate Heavenly Path Formation, Zhou Weiqing had always had Saint Energy as a base for all his techniques. For this reason, the technique that he had just used was completely different from those of the Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperors, Long Shiya.

Put simply, though they were still the Fetters of Wind, the one that Zhou Weiqing cast was at least three times more powerful than other Heavenly Jewel Masters who were in the same tier as him. He could elevate a seven-star rated technique to become one that was equivalent to the level of ten-stars. Now that he had just cast twelve Fetters of Wind onto Shangguan Tianyue in a row, even a Heavenly Emperor-tier master like him would not be able to break free from it so easily.

Even though they could not mobilize any Atmospheric Energy from the outer world, the Atmospheric Energy here itself was already extremely rich. After he had cast the twelve Fetters of Wind, Zhou Weiqing did not stop for even a second. Instead, he turned his palms and faced them towards each other. All that the spectators could see was the bluish-purple light that suddenly flashed in between his palms. At the next instant, a giant lightning dragon burst out from his palms, charging straight towards Shangguan Tianyue.

The lightning was so fast that even after it had transformed to become a dragon, it still retained its speedy characteristics.

Shangguan Tianyue who constrained had been completely thrown into utter chaos by Zhou Weiqing's Fetters of Wind. Before he could break free from the bindings, Zhou Weiqing's lightning dragon had already appeared right before his eyes.

The true power of the Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse could completely be seen at this moment. Though he had not yet fully broken free from the shackles of the Fetters of Wind's, a glimpse of light flashed across Shangguan Tianyue's eyes and without warning, a crystal clear ice shield materialized before him. The ice shield had a diameter of about three meters and completely shielded his body behind it. Being unable to move physically did not mean that one could not cast any techniques at all.

However, Zhou Weiqing's control of his techniques was not that simple as he thought. Just as the lightning dragon was about to crash onto the ice shield, it suddenly changed its path and went around the side of the ice shield before slamming down hard onto Shangguan Tianyue.

In the midst of the loud crash, a bluish-purple light suddenly radiated from Shangguan Tianyue's entire body. After a great deal of struggle, he had finally broken free from the constraints of the Fetters of Wind. At once, a strong stinging numbness spread throughout his entire body.

The lightning dragon was actually formed by Zhou Weiqing after multiple simulations of the Lightning Suffering Skill. In fact, even Long Shiya who possessed the Lightning Attribute would not be able to cast this kind of attack. After all, he did not have any Saint Energy at all!

A black light suddenly appeared without warning. As a matter of fact, this black light actually emerged directly from below Shangguan Tianyue's feet. A black hexagram was formed as it emerged.

As a Heavenly Emperor-tier powerhouse, Shangguan Tianyue possessed quite a stout body. For this reason, he did not suffer from any injuries although he was attacked head-on by Zhou Weiqing. However, the black light suddenly appeared too suddenly. Still suffering from the numbness, he could not manage to break free from this in time. A blackish-red light suddenly flashed across his head, forming a strange sigil above of him.

This was the Curse of Doom. Naturally, it was an advanced version as well.

While casting all of these spells, Zhou Weiqing did not show any sign of hesitation at all. It could be said that all of these spells were unleashed one after the other without pause. Not only that, each and every one of them was so extremely powerful.

After the Curse of Doom was unleashed, he paused his movement for a while. Both his hands were clasped before his chest. A rich, intense, silver light suddenly broke out from his hand and as he turned both of his palms inward at the same time, he made a gesture like he was casting something. The moment his palms were opened again, a Silver Emperor rose up to the sky before picking up speed as it continued to soar. The Silver Emperor Lightning Pierce was cast before it was closely followed by the fusion technique of Spatial Rend and the Silver Emperor Wing Slash — the Silver Emperor Spatial Rend. In an instant, the Silver Emperor had already appeared in front of Shangguan Tianyue's eyes.

From the start of their battle until this moment, the sandalwood stick had just only burned a little. However, in this short amount of time, Zhan Lingtian's back was already completely drenched in sweat. Other than his bewilderment, there were no other emotions in his heart. It had never crossed his mind that Zhou Weiqing's strength was now so immensely powerful to the point that he could even suppress Shangguan Tianyue. Zhan Lingtian was not a weak person. He was very familiar with the two palace masters here. Naturally, it was clear to him that other than his Consolidated Equipment, Shangguan Tianyue had already used up all his might in this battle. Be that as it may, he was still being suppressed by Zhou Weiqing under such circumstances.

Ever since the smile vanished from Shangguan Tianyang's face who was now standing beside Zhan Lingtian, it had never reappeared again on his lips. What he could see was naturally much more profound than that of Zhan Lingtian. He also possessed all the techniques that Zhou Weiqing cast, but all of these techniques that were cast in the battle were actually released by the Six Ultimate Godly Light Formation. In other words, he was merely imitating all these techniques. and yet Zhou Weiqing's imitation techniques were no less weaker than the real ones he possessed.

At this moment, a dazzling golden light erupted from Shangguan Tianyue's body, more specifically, from his chest. As the golden light dispersed, it covered his entire body with a saint-like aura. Within seconds, he eliminated the numbness of his body as well as the Curse of Doom's effects. A glimpse of light flashed across his eyes. Without warning, a golden ray was shot out from his mouth, transforming into a golden blade before it collided with the Silver Emperor head-on.

In a thunderous crash, the Silver Emperor was thrown backward instantly. Shangguan Tianyue's shoulder was also wavering slightly. After all, this technique of his was cast in a dire situation with all his might. It was a pity to him that he was not able to destroy the Silver Emperor in just one blow.

On the other side of the arena, Zhou Weiqing maintained the pace of his onslaught of attacks. After the Silver Emperor was sent flying, two different lights emerged from his hands and the back of his body.

The light that emerged from his back was burgundy in color while the one that was released from his hands were dark purple in color. When the two lights were being released, it stunned his movements but just as Shangguan Tianyue blasted the Silver Emperor backward, he had completed casting his technique.

Six wings flapped vigorously as the Hell's Angel rose up to the sky. That was the consolidated matter that was formed by the dark purple ray. It took a step forward and floated five meters in front of Zhou Weiqing. Countless dark purple light orbs smashed toward Shangguan Tianyue relentlessly. On the other hand, the Silver Emperor flew towards him from the side.

At the same time, a strange seductive creature that had a human torso with the lower body of a snake also appeared from behind Zhou Weiqing. A flash of burgundy rays shot out from its eyes, aiming directly toward Shangguan Tianyue.

In just a short amount of time, Zhou Weiqing had completed his resurrection of the Silver Emperor, Hell's Angel and Demonic Dragon Lady. Three strong powerhouses, launching their attacks at Shangguan Tianyue at the same time.

After completing the three resurrections, Zhou Weiqing finally slowed down his attacks. Resurrecting the Silver Emperor and the Hell's Angel was not a big deal for him because after all, these two were only at the Heavenly King Tier. With his cultivation base, he could easily revive them like he was taking a stroll in the park. However, the Demonic Dragon Lady was a Heavenly Beast who was at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Emperor-tier. Resurrecting it put a slight toll on Zhou Weiqing's body. The Starcrux Saint Nucleus Core had somehow dimmed a little.

However, Zhou Weiqing's strength was now even more apparent to the others. Although the Starcrux Nucleus Core had somewhat dimmed, the golden color radiating from his body was obviously enhanced. The Atmospheric Energy with all kinds of attributes in the air was now rushing towards him at a speed that defied all comparisons. Even Shangguan Tianyue's cultivation base of a Heavenly Emperor-tier did not have such influence over Atmospheric Energy like he did.

The moment he saw the emergence of the Hell's Angel and the Demonic Dragon Lady after he had managed to strike off the Silver Emperor in one blow, Shangguan Tianyue had a momentary lapse in the impression he had toward his opponent. For a moment, he felt like the person that he was fighting against right now was the one of the Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperors himself.

Though originally, this match was conducted with the aim of having Zhou Weiqing lasting 30 minutes in his hand from mercy but in truth, he was completely beaten in a passive position ever since the match began. He did not deliberately lose to Zhou Weiqing at all. It was just that Zhou Weiqing's speed of casting his techniques was far too fast for him. On top of that, he had used different attributes in his techniques and each of them was cast in an extremely controlled manner. Zhou Weiqing had completely thrown Shangguan Tianyue off his guard.

As an elder, he originally had the intention to show his junior a little color but now the situation seemed to have completely reversed. This kid was so insanely powerful to the point that it had far exceeded his previous judgment.

Had it been a normal Heavenly King-tier master who went against a Heavenly Emperor-tier master, the former would most likely be shaken to his core before the match even began. However, it was not the same for Zhou Weiqing at all. When he first came back from the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland, he had already battled it out with a Heavenly God-tier master, let alone a Heavenly Emperor-tier master. He did not have any fear at all in his heart.

At the same time, Zhou Weiqing was actually feeling a little dissatisfied as he thought to himself, "The Heaven's Expanse Palace is trying to use this method to stop me from marrying Xue'er right? Alright, fine! I'll just use my strength to prove them wrong and shut their mouths!"

A faint hazy golden halo radiated from Shangguan Tianyue's body, blocking the attack from the Hell's Angel. Concurrently, he clasped both of his palms together. When he finally removed them apart, a golden sword had already appeared on his right palm.

This sword was three feet and six inches long with a width of three fingers. A gigantic dragon's silhouette also appeared behind Shangguan Tianyue. The dragon circled behind him and a golden ray shot out from its mouth, countering the Dragon Silencing Seal Laser that was shot out from the Demonic Dragon Lady's eyes.

The Heavenly Jewels that Shangguan Tianyue's possessed were also of many different attributes. Among them, the attribute that was the most powerful was no other than the Light Attribute. The sword in his hand and the light dragon behind him were the most powerful techniques that he possessed, having obtained them from the Heavenly God-tier Heavenly Beast — the Lustersaint Dragon. The Lustersaint Dragon was the palace guardian of the Heaven's Expanse Palace, its position was equal to the Mysterious Heavenly Palace's Blackfiend Dragon.

With the assistance of these powerful techniques, he was able to stand firm and barely had to resist any of Zhou Weiqing's attacks.

After all, a true Heavenly God-tier technique was not something that could be matched by the Demonic Dragon Lady, the pseudo God-tier technique. Not only that, be it the partial Evil Attribute of the Demonic Dragon lady or the Darkness Attribute of the Hell's Angels, both of them had to have a certain degree of restraint when they came face to face with the Light Attribute. Immediately, Shangguan Tianyue's aura increased greatly as an almighty force spread out from his body, forming layers of solid golden light that were fluctuating towards the two resurrected Heavenly Beasts.

Still, Shangguan Tianyue did not choose to attack at the first opportunity. After all, he also needed to catch his breath after taking on the onslaught of attacks from Zhou Weiqing earlier. Especially at the speed of how Zhou Weiqing was madly consuming Atmospheric Energy from the air earlier, he would lose his chance to replenish his energy if he did not do so now.

The Silver Emperor flew by his side while the Demonic Dragon Lady and the Hell's Angel were blocking his vision in front of Zhou Weiqing. What exactly was he doing now?

With his palms slightly curved as they arched before his chest, a circular space was formed in between his palms. The golden light on his body was slowly getting stronger now. Strips of golden light ribbons began to appear and spread out from Zhou Weiqing before it swirled around his body.

Although Shangguan Tianyue's almighty force was cast under the assist of his Heavenly God-tier technique, it did not seem to have any effects on Zhou Weiqing at all. When these golden light ribbons materialized from the air, the air of the entire arena seemed to shake violently.

Taken aback, Shangguan Tianyang immediately released his own Heavenly Energy to maintain this realm. Still, he could clearly feel the bloodcurdling suction energy that had just erupted from Zhou Weiqing's body. Even his own Heavenly Energy was being sucked by him now.

At the same time, Shangguan Tianyue was even more astonished than the rest. This was because when the realm was shaken just now, he realized that he could no longer absorb Atmospheric Energy from this realm. The Atmospheric Energy here seemed to have found their master and all of it was rushing madly toward Zhou Weiqing now.

A Heavenly Emperor-tier master who was robbed of Atmospheric Energy. This was something that had completely surpassed Shangguan Tianyue's knowledge.

He did not dare to make an attempt at replenishing his energy any further. In reality, without Atmospheric Energy, there was nothing that he could use to replenish his energy any longer. No matter how Zhou Weiqing managed to do all these, a prompt and short battle was the most advantageous route for Shangguan Tianyue now.

Another golden light flashed across. Resisting the Demonic Dragon Lady and the Hell's Angel's attacks, Shangguan Tianyue lunged forward head-on. The powerful force from the Lustersaint Dragon's effects allowed him to completely overwhelm the two resurrected techniques before him.

A sky-shattering blade of light suddenly flew past them. The Hell's Angel was the first to receive the blow. In an instant, it vanished into nothingness in the golden light. Darkness and light were completely antagonistic to each other. The difference in their level left it with no ability to resist at all.

However, just as the Hell's Angel perished by the blade, a gush of monstrous Evil Attribute exploded from behind it.

In the beginning, Shangguan Tianyue had already gained the upper hand with the help of the Lustersaint Dragon in terms of power. He forced the Hell's Angel and the Demonic Dragon Lady to be unable to release their full powers. However, right this moment, all that he could feel was that his breathing had suddenly become stagnant. A devilish Evil aura that shook his soul immensely to the core smashed down on him from the sky like a direct blow on the head.

W-What was this?

The color drained from Shangguan Tianyue's face. The Demonic Dragon Lady's aura? I-Impossible! This was impossible! Even the true Demonic Dragon Lady could never take him on as his opponent, let alone exude these horrendous energy ripples.

If it was not the Demonic Dragon Lady, what it was then?

Immediately, a grey phantom began to enlarge gradually behind the Demonic Dragon Lady. The moment the grey figure materialized, the area around the entire arena began to tremble as if it was in great fear.

Zhou Weiqing was still hovering in the air. One could clearly see that the strips of light ribbons spiraling out from his body were constantly absorbing the Atmospheric Energy without stopping. Even the other energies in this realm were sucked by it while the Evil Energy continued to be released from behind him. It was all due to the appearance of this figure that the light radiating from Zhou Weiqing's body that was originally a pale golden color had now completely changed to a grey color. A grey that was decorated with stars.

This did not happen only to Zhou Weiqing. Even the Demonic Dragon lady in front of him had now been dyed with the same grey color. Her body was trembling ever so lightly and a look of intense excitement could be seen on her face. The force radiating out of her body seemed to have grown by many folds. She no longer seemed to fear the Lustersaint Sword on Shangguan Tianyue's hand nor the Lustersaint Dragon's aura that was being emitted from his body.

"You better watch out, Father-in-law," Zhou Weiqing's voice suddenly reverberated in the air calmly. Then, another burgundy-colored laser was shot out from the Demonic Dragon Lady's eyes. This time, the dazzling light that was blasted out from the Lustersaint Dragon's mouth could not even stop the burgundy light. The light was heading directly onto Shangguan Tianyue now.