Chapter 1757: End

When Li Lingjing retreated with the forces of the Origin Reversion Institute, the Others that had previously been rushing towards the withering glory resonance in a frenzy had no goal to pursue. They let out furious shrieks and were then crushed by the divine continents' forces, retreating like an ebbing tide.

The soldiers did their best to pursue the Others as any that remained would be a menace. They had to ensure that as many as possible were killed, in order to reduce the pressure on the divine continents. Sounds of slaughter and furious roars quickly shifted towards the outskirts of the Heavenly Star Plains.

In the middle of the Heavenly Star Plains, the countless experts heaved sighs of relief. However, they were at a loss too. They had managed to send the Shadow World packing during this decisive battle, but the withering glory resonance had ended up in the hands of the Origin Reversion Institute. No one could tell if this was a good or bad result.

Li Taixuan and Li Luo slowly floated down and landed. Their movements attracted the attention of everyone present.

If not for Li Luo arriving just in the nick of time and killing three Devil Kings of Sin, the Universe Rampart would have been destroyed and the soldiers would have paid a terrible price. When the Origin Reversion Institute's ninth-grade Transcendent emerged, it was thanks to him that they were able to buy enough time for Li Taixuan to arrive. Without Li Luo's intervention, the Ten Divine Continents would have fallen into the depths of despair.

At the same time, the dazzling light coming from Jiang Qing'e's body swiftly receded. She was the first to approach the two of them, her usually calm expression now filled with joy and excitement.

"Haha, it's great to see you, my Little Jiang'e. It has been years since we've seen each other. You ended up becoming truly breathtaking," said Li Taixuan as he sized up the slender and elegant girl, clapping his hands in admiration and with an appreciative look in his eyes.

"You've been gone for more than ten years, not just a few," Li Luo retorted unhappily.

Li Taixuan coughed dryly. "It was to teach you to be independent and strong. Young eagles have to overcome hardships before they can soar into the sky. Your achievements today are proof that my parenting methods have been greatly successful."

Li Luo pouted and no longer bothered arguing against his father's sophistry. After all, Tantai Lan had already explained why they had left in a hurry. Everything was for his sake.

Jiang Qing'e was smiling warmly as she turned towards Li Taixuan and softly called out, "Dad."

That word immediately caused Li Taixuan to beam like an incandescent sun. This little daughter of his was too adorable to describe.

"Good, good, good!" Li Taixuan chortled emotionally before he put his hand on Li Luo's shoulder. "You stinky brat. Have you finally realized how important the engagement contract I got for you was?"

Li Luo furiously smiled. His father still dared to bring up the engagement contract? He had put immense amounts of effort to get that thing nullified.

Turning away from Li Taixuan, Li Luo's attention shifted towards Jiang Qing'e. The latter was also looking at him, so their gazes met. A warm feeling bloomed in their hearts, and happy memories came flooding in. They were clear that while they had gone through all sorts of struggles to protect House Luolan, those obstacles were what had allowed them to gradually understand each other and their feelings.

In the end, after Li Luo got rid of the engagement agreement, he finally turned their relationship of step siblings into that of a true couple. While getting rid of the agreement seemed trivial, it was actually a pivotal shift in how they treated each other.

While the little family of three were engrossed in their cozy reunion, several sounds of individuals rushing over were heard.

"Li Taixuan, you bastard! I haven't heard a word from you in years! I even thought you died in the Nobles' Battlefield!" someone furiously roared. After which, a ruddy and rotund man with a glinting bald head appeared—Ox Biaobiao! He was furiously glaring at Li Taixuan with his large, round eyes.

All those years ago, Li Taixuan and Tantai Lan had abandoned him at House Luolan, making him serve as a nanny to the children. This was truly infuriating, considering they never even sent him a message after that. When he had met Tantai Lan, he couldn't bear to bring the brunt of his fury towards her, but Li Taixuan was a different matter altogether.

When Li Taixuan saw how angry Ox Biaobiao was, his expression sank. "Ox... I heard you've already gotten your grubby hands on Little Yun. You're extremely deranged! Little Yun was just a naive and innocent maiden when we were exploring the Heavenly Origin Divine Continent!"

This immediately caused Ox Biaobiao to freeze, and his expression turned a little hesitant and even embarrassed. He dryly smiled as he replied, "You can't blame me. The main thing is that Ah Yun has always admired me. When I was dealing with things in the Dragon's Fang Lineage, she couldn't help but express her feelings for me, and even chased me! Haiya!"

As soon as he finished speaking he screamed in agony. Li Rouyun, with a reddened face, walked up beside him, viciously glaring at the loose-lipped Ox Biaobiao and pinching his waist. She then nodded towards Li Taixuan and respectfully said, "Elder Brother Taixuan."

Li Taixuan grinned and nodded back. "Ah Yun, you are all grown up. Ox, although we used to call each other brothers, you cannot abandon etiquette. You need to call me 'Elder Brother Taixuan' from now on."

Ox Biaobiao immediately rolled up his sleeves, but before he could do anything, Li Taixuan had already left him far behind.His plan to settle the score with Li Taixuan had been completely ruined, and he no longer had the energy to continue. He knew he couldn't possibly beat him in a fight, so he was left with no choice but to sigh in frustration and say, "Dream on."

At this point the people from the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li rushed over, with Li Jinpan and Li Qingpeng at the fore, full of joy and laughter. "Third Brother! You're back!"

"Eldest Brother! Second Brother!" Li Taixuan's refreshing laugh rang out as he walked forward to tightly embrace his siblings. They had finally reunited after being apart for decades, and even he felt tears welling up at the corners of his eyes.

Li Luo didn't interrupt the emotional reunion, only turning towards Jiang Qing'e as he descended onto the battlefield below.

"Li Luo! Senior Jiang!" Yu Lang hurriedly greeted them.

"Are you okay?" Li Luo asked. Yu Lang's body was riddled with injuries; it was clear he had experienced countless bitter battles.

"I'm doing fine, I haven't died yet," replied Yu Lang as he wiped the bloodstains on his face. His eyes betrayed his exhaustion, however. Although he had reached the King Stage, something he could only dream about before, he had nearly lost his life in this battle.

"It's all thanks to them. Otherwise, I think I would have been slaughtered by a casual blow from the Torch Dragon Underworld King," said Yu Lang before he moved aside to reveal two weakened figures who were sitting cross-legged and resting. It was Lu Qing'er and Bai Mengmeng.

Their auras were feeble and their faces were as pale as paper. They had worked together to stop the Torch Dragon Underworld King from breaking through to the portal, going through a bloody battle where they had used up all of their trump cards. They truly were like lamps that had run out of fuel.

Li Luo hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down before them, asking with concern, "Are you girls okay?"

Lu Qing'er raised her head to look at him, her icy eyes as calm as usual, and she shook her head.

Bai Mengmeng, who was still weakened, spoke up with a hint of pride. "Squad Leader, we managed to guard the portal!"

"How impressive! You've truly done well!" Li Luo hefted a thumbs up as he gave a radiant smile.

Bai Mengmeng's pure and beautiful face lit up with a delightful and heartwarming smile. Li Luo could sense that their condition was not great, and they would end up with permanent injuries if they were left untreated. He thus activated the Absolute Resonance Halo, fusing his resonances into a supreme ninth-grade water resonance.

"Hold onto my hands. I'll use my supreme ninth-grade water resonance to assist you in healing your injuries and resolve any lingering after-effects," said Li Luo as he held out his hand.

Bai Mengmeng naturally stretched her small hand out in response and placed it in Li Luo's palm. Lu Qing'er, on the other hand, remained silent. Li Luo felt a little helpless. Since her emotions were sealed, it seemed that she was quite resistant about receiving his help.

"I'll treat her injuries. My light resonance can achieve the same result," Jiang Qing'e suddenly said.

Li Luo fell silent, and upon seeing that Lu Qing'er did not reject the idea, he nodded. He then took Bai Mengmeng to the side and assisted with healing her.

Jiang Qing'e sat beside Lu Qing'er and stretched out her hand. The latter indifferently glanced at her before reaching out to reciprocate. The Empyrean Resonance Tree of Authority let out dazzling sacred light between Jiang Qing'e's eyebrows, sending supreme ninth-grade light resonant power into Lu Qing'er's body.

Lu Qing'er's gorgeous features were illuminated by the divine light while she was being healed, making her seem even more radiant and otherworldly.

As Jiang Qing'e looked at the ice sculpture-like girl, she was reminded of a moment they had shared many years ago. When they were still in the Astral Sage College, the spirited Lu Qing'er had even thought that the engagement between Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e had been forced onto them by their parents. Thus, Lu Qing'er had bravely confronted her. However, over the years, the feelings this young girl had towards Li Luo had become so strong that she had to seal away her emotions in order to suppress the longing.

Jiang Qing'e's golden eyes flickered with a mysterious light as she looked at her and asked, "Do you really like him that much?"