Chapter 383: Just Don’t Kill Him

A cacophony of clanking noises echoed incessantly throughout the Divine Battlefield.

After his breakthrough, Ye Guan needed life-and-death battles. As he fought, the power of the Great Dao Origin and the power of the True God inside of him gradually permeated all over him, strengthening him.

Wu Qi was strong. He had been maintaining the upper hand in all his fights so far against Ye Guan, and he was both relentless and ruthless. His moves were so fierce and ruthless that it seemed like he had a personal vendetta against Ye Guan.

Bam!

Ye Guan was sent flying away.

Wu Qi was about to strike when something caught his attention.

Cirou was here.

Cirou smiled at Wu Qi and said, "Attack him together."

Wu Qi and the others exchanged puzzled glances.

Cirou added, "Just don't kill him."

They nodded after a moment of hesitation. They then charged toward Ye Guan.

Ye Guan's expression changed drastically. How did this become a group fight?

He made a sidelong glance at Cirou, but she looked away, refusing to meet his gaze.

Ye Guan was left speechless.

Soon, Ye Guan's miserable shrieks pervaded the battlefield.

The three unleashed a merciless barrage of blows upon Ye Guan.

Their strikes were brutal, but they made sure their attacks weren't fatal.

Soon, Ye Guan sprawled out on the ground, completely immobilized.

He felt as if he had been dismantled and reassembled. His fleshly body was strong, but the pain of the beatdown had permeated his bones, leaving him in complete agony.

Wu Qi and the others stopped.

A green wave pulsed out of Ye Guan as the Divine Tree of Nature stirred into action. Once he was patched up, he stood up once more and charged at his opponents.

And just like that, the relentless beating continued.

However, Ye Guan's aura and his fleshy body would grow stronger after each battle.

The daily beatings lasted for a moment, and every single beating left Ye Guan sprawled out on the ground. If it hadn't been for the Divine Tree of Nature, this brutal training would have been impossible.

Today, the Divine Tree of Nature patched up Ye Guan's wounds, and he stood up once more. He took a stance and was about to rush toward his opponents when Cirou suddenly waved her hand, prompting the Commander of the Expedition Army and the Commander of the Divine Dusk Guards to take a step backward.

Ye Guan glanced at Cirou and asked, "Is it going to be a one-on-one?"

Cirou ignored him.

Ye Guan sighed.

"Bring it on!" Wu Qi shouted and disappeared

Ye Guan disappeared as well. He took a stance with his sword and slashed out.

Two hundred and twenty Heavenrends!

Boom!

A dazzling sword light briefly inundated the battlefield, and Wu Qi was blasted a few hundred meters away. Everyone stared agape. Wu Qi glanced at his right hand and saw a wound so severe that he could see his bone inside of it.

Frowning, he shifted his gaze toward Ye Guan in the distance. He now realized that Ye Guan's strength had undergone a remarkable transformation.

Ye Guan was surprised as well. He hadn't anticipated that enduring a month of relentless beatings would lead to such a significant improvement in his strength.

His previous limit was two hundred Heavenrends, but now, he could imbue the power of two hundred and twenty Heavenrends in one Heavenrend. Clearly, the beatings he had been receiving over the past month had been incredibly effective.

Ye Guan suppressed the delight in his heart and stomped with his right foot, transforming into a streak of sword light that rushed toward Wu Qi.

Wu Qi didn't dare to be complacent.

He transformed into a beam of light to clash with Ye Guan.

Soon, the battlefield was inundated by countless sword lights.

A kaleidoscope of sword lights crisscrossed across the battlefield, and the fight grew more intense as the seconds went by.

On the sidelines, the Commander of the Expedition Army and the Commander of the Divine Dusk Guards observed the battle with grim expressions.

It had only been a month since the beatings started, but Ye Guan was already strong enough to contend against Wu Qi.

An hour later, neither had managed to obtain an advantage against the other.

However, Ye Guan seemed to be growing stronger with each exchange.

Boom!

Wu Qi was blasted a few hundred meters away.

Ye Guan opened his palm, and the sword in his hand disappeared. He jumped and clenched his fists tightly—an ancient illusory figure emerged behind him. The illusory figure exuded an ancient and desolate aura that permeated the heavens and earth.

Wu Qi narrowed his eyes, and his expression grew incomparably solemn.

He opened his palm, and a mysterious force converged above it.

Ye Guan and the ancient illusory figure behind him simultaneously formed hand seals. Ye Guan opened his eyes and pointed at Wu Qi.

"Shatter!" Ye Guan roared.

Boom!

The spacetime above Wu Qi was torn open, and a colossal hand hundreds of meters in size emerged from the rift. It clenched into a fist and made a beeline for Wu Qi, all the while exuding a terrifying ancient aura.

The aura around the fist made it seem as though it existed in the past rather than the present.

Eternal Moments!

It was the martial art that the True God had left behind alongside the Unbeatable Fist Art, and Ye Guan had finally mastered it.

Wu Qi stomped and transformed into a streak of light.

Crackle!

The beam of light shattered, and Wu Qi fell straight to the ground. He flipped in mid-air and landed gracefully, shattering the fortified arena. However, Ye Guan's attack wasn't over; a colossal fist came crashing down.

BOOM!

The arena was obliterated, leaving behind a seemingly bottomless abyss in the ground. A violent tremor ran through the Divine Battlefield.

Commander Yuan Zhen of the Divine Dusk Guards, and Commander Yuan Hao of the Expedition Army stared at the abyss with an incomparably solemn face.

Ye Guan's move was so strong that even Wu Qi had barely survived it. In fact, if it hadn't been for the unique spacetime of the Divine Battlefield, the entire battlefield would have been annihilated by that one punch.

Ye Guan was shocked as well. He didn't expect that the Eternal Moments would be

that

strong. It was so strong that Ye Guan reckoned that it would allow him to be invincible against his peers.

Ye Guan stared at Wu Qi, who was struggling to get up.

Wu Qi was in a sorry state. His fleshly body was riddled with wounds, and he was drenched in his own blood.

Ye Guan was about to make a move when Cirou suddenly said, "It's enough."

Ye Guan stopped and turned to look at Cirou.

"Come with me," Cirou said.

She turned around and walked away.

Ye Guan hesitated for a moment before following her.

Wu Qi stared at the two and asked in a deep voice, "What is she trying to do?"

They had initially refused Cirou's request to help Ye Guan become even stronger. They still harbored animosity toward Ye Guan and the Guanxuan Universe, but since Cirou had insisted, they had no choice but to come and spar with Ye Guan.

"I don't know, but..." Commander Yuan Hao said, "She's not going to harm the True Universe!"

"Indeed." Wu Qi nodded.

Cirou would never betray them.

...

Cirou led Ye Guan toward a distant mountain range, and the two were quiet along the way. Ye Guan made a sidelong glance at Cirou and asked, "Lady Cirou, when can I meet Cijing?"

"Once you've become a Great Sovereign," Cirou replied calmly.

Ye Guan was silent. His strength had improved significantly, but he had discovered the existence of a massive chasm between the Great Sovereign Realm and the Divine Sovereign Realm.

It was a chasm so big that Ye Guan wasn't confident that he could cross it quickly.

Cirou glanced at Ye Guan and asked, "Can I give you a piece of advice?"

Ye Guan raised an eyebrow, "What advice?"

Cirou calmly stated, "You know Cijing's personality. She's stubborn; she's cold on the outside but hot inside. However, there's more there is to her than that. I know her more than you, and I can say that she'll get hurt if you were to see her so soon."

Ye Guan was quiet, seemingly pondering over Cirou's words before saying, "Lady Cirou, you're incredibly wise. I would like us to talk about the future of our two universes."

Cirou stopped and looked at Ye Guan.

"Go on," she said.

Ye Guan sounded serious as he asked, "Do you really think that the True Universe can continue its hegemony over the vast expanse for long?"

Cirou shook her head without saying anything.

"That's right. It can't." Ye Guan nodded and said, "The True Universe still has to deal with its Universe Tribulation, and I'm sure it's riddled with internal strife. I believe that the True Universe's destruction is inevitable unless a change is made."

Cirou stared deeply at Ye Guan and asked, "What do you think we should do?"

Ye Guan stared at Cirou and said, "A complete change is necessary. If I were you, I'd start becoming more generous to the other universes and the All Worlds. You should strive to create a scenario where everyone has something to gain.

"Of course, this requires courage and the ability to be humble, which must be extremely difficult to do, considering how many years you've been the hegemon of the vast expanse."

Cirou was quiet. After a while, she muttered, "If—and I emphasize if—the True Universe is willing to compromise and do as you say, will you be willing to cooperate with us?"

"Why not? Ye Guan asked and added, "I'm willing if Cijing comes to discuss it with me."

"Oh..." Cirou looked away.

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Ye Guan's eyes shimmered in contemplation as he stared into the distance. Even while training, he had been contemplating the next actions the Guanxuan Universe would take.

Should they destroy the True Universe? There was no way the Guanxuan Universe could destroy the True Universe without the intervention of Ye Guan's plain-skirt aunt.

What if they simply continued the war? How many generations would it take before a victor was decided?

"Why can't I discuss it with you?" Cirou asked while staring calmly at Ye Guan.

Ye Guan looked at her and asked, "Would you mind if I spoke the truth?"

"Yes," Cirou said; her gaze seemed unwittingly fixed on Ye Guan.

Ye Guan shrugged and said, "I won't say anything then."

"I lied." Cirou smiled and said, "Go ahead and speak the truth. I don't mind it at all."

Ye Guan nodded and said, "Cijing likes me, so she won't harm me. We can talk about anything under the sky. As for you..."

Cirou chuckled and asked, "What about me?"

Ye Guan sounded solemn as she said, "You're too calculative and scheming, Lady Cirou. I feel like I have to be always on guard even while talking with you."

Cirou's eyes quivered ever so slightly as the smile on her lips gradually disappeared.

"Moreover, you've never really looked highly upon me. What you truly value isn't me, Ye Guan, but the supreme elites behind me, like my plain-skirt aunt. Cijing is different; she likes me not because of my backing but because she actually likes me.

"In other words, she's not going to harm me, and I'm not going to harm her. We like each other, after all."

"Oh..." Cirou looked away and started walking away.

Her vision started to go blurry as she picked up the pace.