Firmament Sword

”With this old karma resolved, our states of mind are more complete. There is no need for thanks, Star Monarch. In a way, we have also benefited from this. Perhaps it won’t be long before we can step into the Saint Realm!” said the Large Lobster.

The Fiery Red Giant Turtle also said, ”To think that I, this old turtle, have lived for so many years and can finally step into that realm. Thank you, Star Monarch, for making this possible!”

Afterward, the Large Lobster and the Fiery Red Giant Turtle bid farewell to Xu Luo. A channel of water appeared in the sky, forming a rainbow that stretched across the horizon under the sun. The two great ocean powerhouses followed the waterway and vanished into the void.

Xu Luo watched the two great ocean powerhouses depart, feeling quite moved.

Then, Xu Luo spat out another mouthful of blood, his body swaying on the verge of collapse. This was the price for forcibly activating the Bronze Divine Hall!

His realm wasn’t high enough. Even though the Bronze Divine Hall was connected to his will and was his bonded artifact, he still suffered a backlash.

Then, a large group of people flew up from below.

Xu Ji and Luo Xinlan were in the lead, followed by Phoenix, Lianyi, Huangfu Shishi, and the others.

Master Mao was extremely fast. He rushed over, first looking up at the empty sky, then gritted his teeth and said, ”Damn it! Master Mao was in secluded cultivation... I didn’t make it in time! Otherwise, Master Mao would’ve definitely unleashed his divine might and torn them to shreds! AAAAAAH!”

Xu Luo gave a weak smile, then flicked out two Essence Blood Pills. ”Eat these and go back to your seclusion. There will be a time when you’re needed!”

Master Mao caught them in his mouth, then froze, asking in astonishment, ”Such precious things... you’re just giving them to Master Mao like that?”

”How else would you like them?” Xu Luo smiled weakly.

Huangfu Shishi and the others came over to support Xu Luo, looking at him with worry.

Master Mao was silent for a moment. He waved his paw but, surprisingly, said nothing more. For a chatterbox like Master Mao, this was practically a miracle.

Xu Luo glanced at the crowd and forced a smile. ”I’m fine... Don’t worry!”

As he spoke, he fainted in Huangfu Shishi’s arms.

The battle had happened so fast that many people didn’t even have time to react before it was over.

Moreover, only Xu Luo could pass through the City Defense Array. For anyone else to get out, the array had to be deactivated.

But if it were deactivated and danger arose... the tens of millions of innocent citizens in the entire city would be implicated.

Therefore, everyone had suppressed their anxiety. The moment they saw the sky calm down, they immediately deactivated the City Defense Array, and this group rushed out of the city. Behind them, Sui Yan reactivated the array.

This was all to prevent the innocent people of Cangqiong Imperial Capital City from being harmed.

Seeing Xu Luo faint, Huangfu Shishi and the others were horrified and couldn’t help but cry.

Huangfu Chongzhi came over, carefully examined Xu Luo’s condition, and shook his head. ”He’s fine. He’s just exhausted and needs to rest...”

Then, the group took Xu Luo back.

Xu Luo slept for half a month!

He remained in a deep sleep for a full fortnight. During that time, he had sent out a Divine Thought to Phoenix and the others, telling them he was fine.

”In the end, we were still useless. When something like this happens, we can only rely on him.” Phoenix was dejected. She originally thought that with her current realm, she would surely be able to share some of Xu Luo’s burden.

But she never expected the enemies to be so powerful that they couldn’t even participate in the fight.

”Don’t think like that. When he sets foot on the Ancient Race Continent again, we should be able to help him!” Lianyi said softly from the side. ”This situation with the Divine Domain was a complete accident. It’s not a level we should be dealing with yet.”

”Speaking of which, this is all my brother’s fault. Otherwise, none of this would have happened.” Huangfu Shishi’s eyes shimmered with tears. Seeing Xu Luo injured made her heart ache.

Even though she knew that Huangfu Chongzhi wasn’t really to blame, she still held some resentment toward her brother.

”Forget it. Brother Huangfu is depressed enough as it is. No one should mention this in front of him,” Lianyi said.

Huangfu Shishi nodded lightly. ”I know it’s not Big Brother’s fault. It’s just that it all started because of him. Who would have thought that the woman he developed feelings for would turn out to be a noble young lady from a great family in the Divine Domain?”

”I suppose that’s fate. I believe everything will be alright one day,” Lianyi said gently.

”It won’t be long...” Suddenly, a voice came from the inner room.

The three women shot to their feet at almost the same time, their faces flushed with excitement. They rushed into the inner room and saw Xu Luo leaning against the bed, smiling at them. ”I’m a little hungry. Who’s going to get me something to eat?”

”I will!”

”I’ll go!”

”Let me!”

The three women spoke in unison, then couldn’t help but laugh.

In the end, it was Lianyi who told the other two to stay while she went to cook for Xu Luo personally. Among the three, Lianyi knew his tastes the best and was also the best cook.

”How are you? Are you completely okay now?” Phoenix sat by the bed, looking at Xu Luo with heartache. Her flawless, beautiful face looked a bit haggard.

Huangfu Shishi simply gazed at Xu Luo, the most important man in her life, without a word. All of her affection was evident in her eyes.

”I’m fine now. Sorry for making you worry,” Xu Luo said. ”I used a treasure that I shouldn’t have at my current realm to annihilate those people, and I suffered some backlash. It’s not serious, so you don’t need to worry.”

”What exactly happened this time? Was it really related to Brother Chongzhi?” Phoenix asked, looking at Xu Luo.

Xu Luo thought for a moment and said, ”In any case, they probably weren’t coming for me. Judging by their actions, they came straight for the Cangqiong Imperial Capital and wanted to smash the entire city with a single palm strike. Their target... was most likely my grand-nephew, the Emperor.”

”Damn it! Those people are truly deranged!” Huangfu Shishi, the grand-aunt in question, grew furious.

”Yes, the Little Emperor may be young, but he is very intelligent, much better than his unreliable father. He’s sure to become a capable and wise ruler in the future. Those people from the Divine Domain look down on all life in this world. They deserved to be killed!” Phoenix added.

Xu Luo sighed softly. ”This world doesn’t have that much reason or so many rules. In reality, rules... are just playthings in the hands of the strong, made for the weak...”

”It’s the law of the jungle. We can only take control of our own destinies by becoming stronger ourselves,” Phoenix said.

”Right, during the battle in the sky, did someone help you?” Huangfu Shishi looked at Xu Luo curiously. ”I think I saw a huge crimson cloud, and a very strange creature shrouded in a halo of light that I couldn’t see clearly.”

Xu Luo smiled. ”Those were two powerful beings from the East Sea, close to the Saint Realm. One’s true form is a Large Lobster, and the other... is an old turtle!”

Then, Xu Luo recounted some of the antics of that pair of live treasures during the battle to the two women, who laughed so hard they could barely control themselves.

Huangfu Shishi giggled. ”I never imagined there were such bizarre creatures in this world! That’s so interesting. I’d love to befriend them!”

Phoenix also said, ”I’ve seen many intelligent Spirit Beasts before, but besides Miaomiao, they’re the only ones this interesting!”

Xu Luo said, ”Those two will probably step into the Saint Realm soon. When that happens, they’ll be true powerhouses who rule this world. Not just anyone will be able to joke around with them.”

Phoenix and Huangfu Shishi nodded. Of course, the two of them knew the gravity of the situation.

Just then, Lianyi brought in the food she had prepared for Xu Luo. Luo Xinlan had also heard the news and rushed over to see her son. Seeing that Xu Luo was fine, she could finally let go of the heart that had been hanging in suspense.

”As long as you’re okay. But in the future, for things like this, I hope you can wait for everyone to act together. We may not be of much help, but there’s strength in numbers, and our combined combat power is not to be underestimated!” Luo Xinlan said earnestly. Although her son had brought her endless glory, as a mother, there was only one thing she wished for: that her son could always be safe and sound.

”Don’t worry, Mother. In the future, I’ll try my best to discuss things with everyone,” Xu Luo nodded in agreement. ”It’s just that this time, the situation was too urgent. There was no time to talk.”

”I don’t blame you. You saved all the people in the city. I understand that in my heart, I’m just worried about you,” Luo Xinlan said emotionally, her eyes slightly red.

”Since we’re in this position, we have to bear the corresponding responsibilities,” Xu Luo said. ”Not to mention, we were the ones who brought this crisis upon those innocent people in the first place.”

”Yes. I think if this continues, we might as well just leave the Imperial Capital,” Luo Xinlan said. ”Otherwise, people will always come here looking for trouble with us, and many innocent people will get caught in the crossfire.”

Phoenix added from the side, ”But the one in the most danger right now is the Little Emperor in the palace!”

Luo Xinlan sighed softly. ”You children... your experiences over just a few short years have been so eventful, so thrilling and nerve-wracking.”

A small smile appeared on Xu Luo’s face. ”It’s alright, Mother. I gained a lot from this battle. I’m about to break through to a higher realm.”

The brief but intense battle had brought Xu Luo enormous gains!

Although he had suffered a backlash, was heavily injured, and had slept for many days, it had been an excellent tempering for Xu Luo’s state of mind!

Unconsciously, Xu Luo’s strength had already approached the peak of the Tenth Layer of the Divine Power Realm!

He was just a step away from entering the Eleventh Layer of the Divine Power Realm!

He would become the true number one in the Divine Power Realm since ancient times!

Below the Saint Realm, no one would be his match!

As long as he broke through to the Eleventh Layer of the Divine Power Realm, Xu Luo was confident he could defeat even ten Half-Saints at once!

Even against a Basic-level Saint, Xu Luo was confident he could put up a fight and had a ninety percent certainty of defeating them!

The situation where a Saint could wither the heavens and the earth with a single finger would never happen again.

Just then, a terrifying aura erupted from the Xu Mansion, soaring into the sky, accompanied by an incomparably arrogant, maniacal laugh: ”AAAAAAAH! HAHAHAHAHA! Master Mao, goddammit, has become a Holy Beast! A Holy Beast of the Saint Realm! I am Holy Beast Master Mao! Holy Beast Master Mao is me! From now on, in all of heaven and earth, only Master Mao is supreme! That little fellow named Xu Luo... come on, come on, stop playing dead, AAAAAAH! Get your ass out here and fight Master Mao! From now on, when you see Master Mao, you’d better be respectful... HAHAHAHA! Come out! Get out here!”

The entire tirade was delivered in a single, uninterrupted breath.

In the room, the women looked at each other, wondering what had gotten into Master Mao this time.

Leaning against the bed, Xu Luo raised an eyebrow and suddenly started to laugh.