Chapter 996: Tried My Best

"The Tianxing Flame Array!" someone shouted as soon as the old man was killed. The spacetime above Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu suddenly split open, and the Tianxing Flame Array emerged.

The Tianxing Flame Array was composed of blood-red Tianxing Flames and in the middle was a golden Tianxing Flame.

When the Tianxing Flame Array appeared, the world melted as if it were snow being exposed to the scorching sun. However, Fu Wu remained expressionless and continued walking toward the Tianxing Divine World.

Boom!

A pillar of fire suddenly fell from the Tianxing Flame Array and headed straight for Fu Wu. Its powerful aura burned even spacetime into ashes.

Fu Wu didn't even raise her head and simply waved her sleeves.

Boom!

The pillar of fire shattered violently, and the Tianxing Flame Array in the skies crumbled as well.

The Tianxing Flame Array exploded before getting erased in an instant.

The faces of the experts within the Tianxing Divine World turned pale.

How come that array was so weak?

The denizens of the Tianxing Civilization were finally afraid.

Fu Wu remained expressionless as she walked slowly toward the Tianxing Divine World.

When she took her first step into the Tianxing Divine World...

Boom!

The fleshly bodies of thousands of experts exploded at the same time, and their souls were annihilated as well!

When Fu Wu took her second step, hundreds of thousands of Tianxing Civilization experts were reduced to ashes before they could even react...

Those who were still alive were terrified, and they retreated in a frenzy.

In an instant, the Tianxing Divine World became chaotic.

Before Fu Wu could take her third step, two ladies appeared before her.

They were High Goddess Tianxuan and High Goddess Tianyun.

Despite their appearance, she was going to take her third step anyway!

High Goddess Tianxuan's pupils suddenly shrank. She took a step forward and clenched her hands into a fist. A flame surged out of her, and it transformed into a domain that enveloped everything in all directions, resisting the terrifying power of Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu.

There was silence—for a moment.

BOOM!

High Goddess Tianxuan's fire domain was shattered with a deafening explosion. She was forced to retreat a few hundred meters away, and as soon as she stopped, her fleshly body was torn apart.

She was defeated!

High Goddess Tianxuan looked at Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu in utter disbelief...

Just as Fu Wu was about to take her fourth step, High Goddess Tianyun said, "Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu, Tianxing Ruler Siying has fallen."

Fu Wu stopped.

High Goddess Tianyun felt relieved and had a glimmer of hope in her heart. She was about to speak, but Fu Wu shook her head and declared, "I want the Tianxing Civilization to die!"

After saying that, Fu Wu took her fourth step.

Boom!

A terrifying force pervaded the heavens and the earth. High Goddess Tianyun was alarmed. She stretched her right hand out, and a flame emerged from her palm.

However, the Tianxing Flame was extinguished the moment it appeared. Then, a horrifying force forced High Goddess Tianyun to retreat hundreds of meters away. When she came to a halt, her fleshly body was torn apart, causing blood to spill out.

She looked extremely solemn as she gazed at Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu in disbelief. She knew that Fu Wu was strong, but she didn't expect her to be

this

strong.

The fact that she managed to defeat two High Goddesses with just a single move was simply outrageous.

Fu Wu ignored the two and stepped forward again. At that moment, the spacetime in front of her suddenly cracked open, and a fist imprint shot toward her like a bolt of lightning.

Fu Wu waved her sleeve.

Bang!

The fist imprint shattered with a deafening roar before disappearing.

A man in white and a lady stood not far away from her—Bu Xuan and Sui Sui.

Their expressions were incredibly solemn.

Fu Wu's strength had far exceeded their expectations.

They weren't born in the same generation as Fu Wu, so their knowledge of her was limited. They only knew that her reputation was built upon her might and that she had overshadowed the Tianxing Ruler of her generation.

Fu Wu looked at the two Chief Enforcement Officers without speaking.

Bu Xuan stepped forward and greeted her before solemnly saying, "Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu, Tianxing Ruler Siying has fallen, and the High Goddesses at the time had perished as well—"

Before he could finish, Fu Wu took another step forward.

Bu Xuan's eyes widened in shock, and his right hand tightened into a fist. In that instant, countless stars gathered and flowed into his fist. The next moment, he swung his fist.

Almost simultaneously, Fu Wu unleashed her own punch as well.

Boom!

Billions of stars shattered, and Bu Xuan was forced to retreat thousands of meters away. As soon as he came to a halt in midair, blood flowed down the corner of his mouth.

The faces of High Goddess Tianxuan and High Goddess Tianyun turned grim at the sight. Bu Xuan was also a Chief Enforcement Officer, and he was the best cultivator of the Tianxing Civilization during his generation, but he was forced to cough a mouthful of blood after just one punch.

Just how strong is Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu?

Bu Xuan wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Fu Wu with a grave expression. "Let's continue."

With that, he stepped forward. A flame ignited between his brows, and a terrifying aura seeped out of him. He extended his right hand, and the power of countless stars gathered quietly in his palm.

Bu Xuan clenched his right hand into a fist.

Boom!

A dreadful force surged forward like a raging torrent, bearing down on Fu Wu.

At the same time, Bu Xuan vanished into thin air.

A fist enveloped in star flame swept across the battlefield like a raging river current, engulfing everything.

In the face of this terrifying punch, Fu Wu remained expressionless, and her eyes glimmered with no emotion. She extended her right hand and gently pressed it forward.

Boom!

The fist was forced to come to a halt just a few meters away from her. It couldn't move even another inch at all.

Bu Xuan stared intently at Fu Wu. With a roar, he violently rotated his right hand, unleashing a torrent of terrifying power.

Fu Wu brought her two fingers together and pointed at Bu Xuan.

Boom!

The fist imprint shattered, and Bu Xuan was sent flying away.

As soon as he came to a halt, the spacetime behind him shattered, transforming into a bottomless void.

His fleshly body had split open, erupting into a kaleidoscope of fist lights. Blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.

High Goddess Tianyun and High Goddess Tianxuan turned pale at the sight. They had never expected that the gap in strength between Bu Xuan and Fu Wu was so vast.

High Goddess Tianyun turned to High Goddess Tianxuan, and she was trembling as she asked, "When will Chief Enforcement Officer Jing Chu arrive here?"

High Goddess Tianxuan shook her head.

High Goddess Tianyun froze for a moment, and then she nodded and added, "If I were part of the Evil Dao Alliance and the Wujian Universe, I certainly wouldn't let her return right now."

High Goddess Tianxuan closed her eyes, and her hands were clenched tightly as she said, "It's just death."

High Goddess Tianyun gazed at the invincible Fu Wu in the distance. She was in a daze as she muttered, "We may not fear death, but what about the Tianxing Civilization?"

High Goddess Tianxuan trembled.

The Tianxing Civilization!

What was Fu Wu's purpose for coming here? She intended to annihilate the Tianxing Civilization!

High Goddess Tianxuan was not afraid of death—she could die—but what about the Tianxing Civilization? There were still so many fruits...

High Goddess Tianyun took a deep breath and turned swiftly to arrive at the Tianyun Academy.

She appeared before Jing An, and she hurriedly gave her a scroll before grabbing her hand and saying, "Jing An, you must remember what I'm about to say. You must remember..."

Jing An looked at her in confusion, as she had never seen her teacher in such a panicked—no, desperate state.

***

Blood flowed out of Bu Xuan's mouth, staining his white clothes crimson. He was wiping the blood away, but the blood would not stop flowing out. The attack had seriously injured him, and he was admittedly a bit confused, too.

He hadn't expected Fu Wu to be so strong and formidable...

Just then, Fu Wu stepped forward.

Seeing that, Bu Xuan's face changed. Without any hesitation, he turned around and transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into the distant horizon.

He had decided to escape!

The Tianxing cultivators were stunned.

A complex look flashed in the eyes of High Goddess Tianxuan nearby.

Bu Xuan finally came to a halt upon gauging that he was at a safe distance away from Fu Wu. He coughed another mouthful of blood and looked at the Tianxing Civilization in the distance.

"Sorry, I tried my best," Bu Xuan remarked.

With that, he turned around and disappeared into the vast expanse.

If he were to stay, he would die.

And he did not want to die!

He never really expected everything to go his way, but he wanted a clear conscience.

Bu Xuan had done his best, but he really couldn't defeat her!

Having tried his best, Bu Xuan had a clear conscience!

***

Meanwhile, Fu Wu remained calm in the face of Bu Xuan's departure. She didn't chase Bu Xuan but took a step forward instead. Before her foot could land, a resonant sword hum suddenly pervaded the heavens and the earth.

Fu Wu turned and saw a sword light coming straight at her.

Sui Sui!

Sui Sui was aware of Chief Enforcement Officer Fu Wu's mighty strength, so she immediately went all out. The sword attack could be described using one word "fast."

It was an extremely fast sword!

Undeterred, Fu Wu swung her fist.

Boom!

The sword light shattered, but another sword light flew toward her.

Fu Wu pointed a finger at the sword light and suppressed it.

Sui Sui sheathed her sword and immediately slashed out.

Bang!

Fu Wu managed to withstand the sword, but she was forced to retreat a few steps. Just as she stabilized herself, Sui Sui made a beeline for her with another sword strike.

Fu Wu narrowed her eyes slightly before disappearing into thin air.

Boom!

The sword light shattered, and Sui Sui was forced to retreat hundreds of meters away. As soon as she came to a halt, she immediately charged forward, akin to an arrow leaving a bow.

Sui Sui slashed at Fu Wu.

Fu Wu put her fingers together to block the sword.

Bang!

The sword attack failed to shatter Fu Wu's defense.

Sui Sui turned around on the spot and slashed down.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed, forcing Fu Wu to retreat several meters away.

Sui Sui used the momentum of her attack to follow up with another attack. A sword light spanning ten thousand meters manifested and plummeted like a waterfall toward Fu Wu.

Fu Wu raised her hand to defend herself.

Boom!

The sword light shattered instantly, but a sword light appeared right in front of Fu Wu's glabella. When it was just half an inch away from her glabella, the sword light stopped—two fingers had gripped the sword, stopping it.

Fu Wu shook her fingers hard.

Boom!

Sui Sui retreated hundreds of meters away. When she came to a halt, the endless spacetime behind her was annihilated, transforming into a pitch-black, seemingly endless void.

The sword between Fu Wu's fingers trembled violently, trying to break free from her grasp, but it was useless. Fu Wu glanced at the iron sword, and then she looked up at Sui Sui in the distance. "You must be Heng Zhi's disciple."

Heng Zhi was an Enforcement Officer of the Hall of Enforcement, and he was also Fu Wu's former subordinate.

Sui Sui wiped away the blood from the corner of her mouth and nodded. "Yes."

"You are better than your master," Fu Wu remarked. Then, she loosened her fingers and the sword flew back to Sui Sui. "Your master calls me 'Elder Sister.' Since you're her disciple, then you are free to go."

Sui Sui shook her head.

"If you don't leave, then you're going to die."

Sui Sui held the sword in her right hand, and then she raised it between her glabella, saying, "I, Sui Sui, do solemnly swear to the heavens that I will not be afraid in the face of a powerful enemy.

"My will is clear, and I will protect my people. I'd rather die than surrender. As long as there is a fruit to protect behind me, I will fight to the last drop of my blood."

The Chief Enforcement Officer Declaration!

Before someone could become a Chief Enforcement Officer, one had to make this declaration before the Tianxing Life Tree.

Sui Sui's fleshly body burned fiercely along with her soul!

Fu Wu remained silent. Back then, she stood beneath the Tianxing Life Tree and made that declaration.

Just then, Fu Wu was reminded of the man who was imprisoned for a long time before dying on that altar.

Fu Wu closed her eyes.

Swoosh!

Sui Sui disappeared into thin air.

Swoosh!

Fu Wu vanished as well.

BOOM!

Sui Sui's radiant sword light shattered.

Then, Fu Wu continued her stroll toward the Tianxuan Divine World.

Sui Sui knelt on one knee behind Fu Wu, and she was holding her sword tightly with both hands to support herself. She was coughing mouthfuls of blood as if she had an endless supply of it.

In the end, she looked at the Tianxing Civilization for one last time.

"I tried my best."

With that, Sui Sui took her last breath.