Chapter 1604 - 170: Ending the War (Finale)

Chapter 1604: Chapter 170: Ending the War (Finale)

"For my sake?"

The Great Palace Master only found it laughable.

He, a dignified Yang God Perfection, now the only Strongest in the world!

He needed the Holy Emperor to make considerations for him?

"..."

However, the Holy Emperor did not open his mouth to explain.

He merely smiled, then used a meaningful gaze to look at this old opponent he had crossed paths with for so many years.

Three hundred years.

The Holy Emperor had cultivated in this world for three hundred years.

The Great Palace Master was not far off.

In these three hundred years, the two had begun crossing hands in their youth, contending all the way up until they reached the summit, never truly deciding a definite higher or lower, victory or defeat. But there was one thing the Great Palace Master knew clearly in his heart... although he possessed the Sky Vault Inheritance and could borrow the Star Gate for Divination.

Yet, with these eyes of the Holy Emperor, in many matters, he saw farther than him.

Their great limit was approaching.

Great Divine Ability Users at their Realm had only two heart’s wishes.

First, that their sect could be smoothly passed down.

Second, to seize every opportunity and attempt to step into that Forbidden Domain no one had entered for a thousand years.

Now, the Saint Prince had climbed Corpse Mountain.

The Holy Emperor had also stepped into the River of Destiny.

This legendary Emperor of Great Ape Mountain had no regrets left in his life.

But the Great Palace Master was different.

He was indeed the Strongest, yet both of his wishes remained unfulfilled.

Compared to killing Xie Xuanyi...

What mattered more to him was in fact witnessing Jiang Huang become the new Throne, ensuring that the Heavenly Phoenix Palace’s inheritance could continue on unbroken.

And, stepping into the Divine Travel Realm.

"Do you want to know the answer?"

The Holy Emperor spoke with a smile.

He scooted forward and beckoned with his hand, signaling the Great Palace Master to come closer, while also signaling Xie Xuanyi with his eyes; Xie Xuanyi was tactful enough to withdraw outside.

He understood.

What followed was a private moment for these two "old friends."

"Putting on airs."

The Great Palace Master snorted coldly; he very much disliked the Holy Emperor’s current mysterious posture.

But... in the end, he still walked over.

Huang Jiu sat down with a somber expression.

...

...

A short while later.

Phoenix Fire dispersed.

The space above Green Moss Cliff returned to silence.

Xie Xuanyi, brandishing the Bronze Sword, waited not far away.

The place where the two Strongest had conversed was shrouded in thick mist; even Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Thought could not pierce this layer of haze. He did not know what exactly the Great Palace Master and the Holy Emperor had discussed... but one thing was beyond doubt.

That was, the war, from this day forth, was truly at a complete halt.

Because the Phoenix Fire had dissipated, the Great Palace Master’s figure had likewise departed.

This Strong Person had ultimately abandoned his "pursuit" of Xie Xuanyi and let go of his obsession with the great war between North and South.

Crash—

Countless Phoenix Flames surged up from the summit of Green Moss Cliff, rushing toward the Heavenly Peak. The Great Palace Master had already broken through the void and departed through the Star Gate; these Phoenix Flames followed the figure of this Strongest and vanished at the edge of the sky.

"Senior."

Xie Xuanyi put away the Bronze Sword and asked in puzzlement, "What did you say to him?"

He knew the Great Palace Master fairly well.

This Strongest of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace had a tough temperament and rarely yielded.

The Holy Emperor...

How had he persuaded him?

"You want to know?"

The Holy Emperor blinked and lightly coughed into his fist.

He deliberately paused, then said with a smile, "When you step into the River of Destiny... you’ll know."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi was stunned for a moment.

Whether this line was intentionally teasing him, or carried a double meaning, he could not tell.

Before Xie Xuanyi could continue asking—

"Xie Xuanyi, this wisp of my Divine Thought is about to dissipate."

The Holy Emperor withdrew his smile and said gently, "I have already persuaded Huang Jiu to give up the idea of starting a great war again. When you return to Great Chu, I imagine their attitude over there will not be a problem either."

"Naturally."

Xie Xuanyi nodded.

With his Continuous Slash of Sun Erosion and the Nether Sea...

His prestige within the Da Chu Dynasty had already reached a millennial peak.

Even compared to Zhao Chunyang of those years, he had not the slightest inferiority, perhaps even surpassed him.

Of course, even if Xie Xuanyi did not say a word, within the Da Chu Dynasty there was no one who wished to reignite war... At present, it was precisely the rare time when winter receded and spring approached, all things in ruins awaiting revival.

With the great war halted, everyone could welcome a long and long-awaited rest.

"Hereafter, the world will enjoy a long period of peace. As for the Fighting Technique inheritance of the Primordial Immortal Hall, Great Ape Mountain is in no rush to reclaim it... however, those pieces of Bronze Immortal Gold, aside from Engraving Visualization Maps, actually have no further use."

"I will comprehend them as quickly as possible, and then send them back to Great Ape Mountain."

Xie Xuanyi nodded lightly.

He understood what the Holy Emperor meant.

Each visualization map Engraved upon that Bronze Immortal Gold could only be viewed once.

"There is one more presumptuous request."

The Holy Emperor said sincerely, "If one day, my son also steps into the River of Destiny... I hope you will fight him with all you have."

In today’s Demon Country.

There were not many who qualified to face Xie Xuanyi.

Cui Zhen was one.

The Saint Prince... was another.

Although the Saint Prince had not yet reached Condensing Dao, his Fighting Dao Intent was extremely powerful, and the Saint Prince’s Dao Heart was tenacious, growing stronger when encountering strong foes. In their last battle at Falcon Wind Gorge, the two had not fought to their heart’s content; Xie Xuanyi had always been waiting for an opportunity to have a thoroughly unrestrained battle with the Saint Prince.

He faintly felt that in his previous confrontation with the Saint Prince, he had seemed to glimpse something extraordinary.

If the two of them could fight once more at the same Realm limit.

Perhaps...

He would be able to seize that fleeting spark of inspiration.

"No problem."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "I look forward to that day."

"...Good."

Hearing this, the Holy Emperor smiled in satisfaction.

He had no more obsessions; closing his eyes, his Divine Soul turned into countless golden rays and drifted away.

This scene.

Xie Xuanyi had seen it before.

Back then, in the Lotus Forbidden Land, his Master had done much the same.

The Divine Soul dispersed, yet the body remained.

Only... this time, the Holy Emperor truly transformed into a stone figure, sitting beneath the willow tree; the firefly-like leaves gently brushed past, caressing the stone man’s shoulder.