Chapter 2178 He is the One Who Will End it for Her

Blocked by the law power, Xia Zhi could not enter the fort and could only stand in the void in front of it.

Lin Xun was startled by this, and then he vaguely guessed the reason why.

The Great Wall of Thousand Daos was transformed by the law power of Nirvana of Transcendence, and Xia Zhi was from the depths of the distant starry sky.

He was about to get up when he saw Xia Zhi say, "I'm here. Take the time to rest and heal your wounds."

She sat cross-legged in the void with her back to Lin Xun. Her white bone spear was lying in front of her knees. Under the brim of the hat that covered her face, her eyes, brighter than the stars, gazed into the distant space.

Just like a door god, she was guarding the most important person in her life.

"Where have you been all these years?" Lin Xun asked while recovering.

"Fighting." Xia Zhi's voice was clear and calm. After a pause, she said, "What about you?"

"I..."

Lin Xun's eyes flickered erratically, and for some reason he suddenly felt a strong desire to talk. He immediately told her about all of his experiences after leaving the Star Chess Sea.

He told her about his trip to the Kunlun Dominion to explore his destiny, entering the

Ancient Nebula Road and traveling to various worlds there, and participating in the Dao Debate Assembly in the Great Primordial Chaos World...

He only talked about interesting things and briefly touched upon the dangers he had experienced in all these years.

This was the first time he had talked to someone that he could unburden himself to in all these years. He was like a chatterbox, completely different from his usual self.

He was only willing to tell Xia Zhi about these kinds of things.

Xia Zhi sat there quietly, without interjecting throughout the entire time, but Lin Xun knew that she was listening carefully.

When he came to the part where he explained that he had come to the Underworld this time to help someone, Xia Zhi interrupted, "Some years ago, someone had helped me. When that person was chatting with another person, he mentioned you."

As she spoke, she gently fluttered her fingertips, and a curtain of light appeared in the void, reflecting the figures of Burning Immortal Chen Linkong and the golden cicada youth.

The two were standing in a gray and desolate world as they talked about something.

In a flash, the light curtain unexpectedly exploded and turned into nothingness. Xia Zhi wanted to conjure another light curtain again, but no matter what, she couldn't succeed.

"You don’t need to try again, I already know who they are."

How could Lin Xun not recognize the golden cicada youth? At this moment, he also completely understood the meaning of the cryptic statement that the golden cicada youth had left for him.

It turned out that Xia Zhi had been in the Underworld all these years, and he was the one who had just helped her to solve her problem!

When he thought of this, Lin Xun felt guilty. He should have guessed it long ago.

Xia Zhi's voice was ethereal and heavenly as she said, "Lin Xun, go on."

"Okay."

Lin Xun nodded.

Two people, one sitting cross-legged in the empty fort and the other sitting cross-legged in the void in front of the fort, continued to converse.

One talked while the other listened.

In the distant starry sky, blood was still spreading, but the starry sky beasts were gone, and it had become quiet, underscoring its vastness.

On the Great Wall of Thousand Daos, a group of old monsters had fallen silent, thinking about their own thoughts. Lin Xun had miraculously survived the previous catastrophe, which they found difficult to accept.

In addition, Xia Zhi's unexpected appearance made them feel astounded and confused, and they needed time to digest it.

As for the neighboring Battle Emperor Fengling, he would naturally not disturb the two of them who were reminiscing at this time. No one liked an annoying third wheel.

After listening to what Lin Xun had experienced over the years, Xia Zhi was silent for a moment before saying, "Lin Xun, I didn't expect that you had such a hard time these years."

Her voice was a little low.

Lin Xun was stunned. He had cherry picked through all of his experiences and only chose the good ones for Xia Zhi to listen to. So how did she sense a taste of ‘bitterness’ in the air?

Xia Zhi did not look back, but her tone became extremely serious, "Lin Xun, don't use your experiences in an attempt to measure my emotions in the future. I have never been a child. I can sense things that others can’t."

Lin Xun was shocked, but soon he smiled and said, "Let's not talk about these. Tell me what you have been doing over the years, well, things other than fighting."

Xia Zhi said, "Cultivating."

"Nothing else?"

"No."

Xia Zhi's response was very calm, but it made Lin Xun fall silent for a long time.

If she had been fighting and killing all these years, then...just how many dangers and hardships would she have experienced?

"Why do you do this?" he finally asked.

Xia Zhi pointed to the distant cosmos and said, "Those strange beasts came for you. What I have been doing all these years is to prevent them from finding you."

Lin Xun's heart trembled. All these years, Xia Zhi's battles alone were all for him, Lin Xun!

This should have been an extremely touching thing, but Lin Xun's heart was full of indescribable complex emotions.

From his youth until now, he and Xia Zhi had known each other for a long time, but she always regarded him as more important than her own life!

Just how much had she endured silently for this?

Furthermore, he had never thought about these things seriously. He was always shocked by the powerful strength Xia Zhi revealed, but he had been clueless about how much she had done behind the scenes for him!

Staring blankly at the graceful figure that was sitting cross-legged in the void in the distance, Lin Xun's heart surged with an indescribable bitterness and pity.

"Don't do this again in the future," Lin Xun said softly. His voice was light but revealed a firm and unyielding manner.

Xia Zhi was silent for a moment and said, "If I don't do this, then I will no longer be who I am."

Lin Xun was stunned and suddenly became a little bit angry, "You have not listened to me since childhood, and you are still like this now. I, Lin Xun, have already become a famous character in the Ancient Nebula Road. Why do I need you to protect me?"

At this moment, Xia Zhi turned around, and her eyes that were under the brim of his hat stared at Lin Xun, who was exasperated. The corners of her lips were slightly turned up.

"So what if you are famous? When you can defeat me, then we can talk about whether I don’t need to protect you anymore."

Lin Xun's expression froze at that light declaration.

Even though he couldn't see Xia Zhi's face clearly as it was hidden under the brim of her hat, he knew that this girl had to have been smiling, and smiling very brightly at that!

"You..." Lin Xun was helpless.

Xia Zhi stood up and walked in the void.

"What are you going to do?" Lin Xun said.

"I almost forgot that the food can't be wasted,” Xia Zhi responded as she began to move through the starry sky, collecting the flesh and corpses of the dead starry sky beasts.

As he gazed at her skillful and practiced movements, Lin Xun couldn't help but ask, "Have you been replenishing your strength with the flesh and blood of these starry sky beasts throughout the years?"

Xia Zhi hummed in assent.

"In the future, I will take you to eat all over the world, flying in the sky, running on the road, swimming in the water, whatever you want to eat," Lin Xun declared seriously.

He suddenly remembered that when Xia Zhi followed him, her favorite thing was to eat and sleep, sleep and eat...

Xia Zhi hummed in assent again.

She had always been frugal with her words.

However, Lin Xun knew that this was already good. If it were anyone else, Xia Zhi would not even bother to pay attention to them talking at all, not even a single word.

...

Two hours later.

Lin Xun stood up from his meditation session.

At this moment, his physical strength had fully recovered, and most of his injuries were healed. It wouldn’t take long for these remnant injuries to completely disappear.

The previous battle had allowed Lin Xun to get the "rewards" given by the Great Wall of Thousand Daos: fifty-five Origin Dao Pearls.

Each Origin Dao Pearl contained the pure power of the original law power of the Ancient Nebula Road, which had immeasurable benefits for the cultivators of the Emperor Stage. It was not an exaggeration to call them a precious, one of a kind treasure.

This was because it was simply impossible to collect it in the outside world.

In the past seven years, many Emperors stationed on the Great Wall of Thousand Daos have also relied on the power of the Origin Dao Pearls to break through new levels one after another.

Thus, it was obvious that Origin Dao Pearls had miraculous effects.

These treasures were carefully collected by Lin Xun and hidden in the fort.

Xia Zhi had already collected the flesh and blood of those starry sky beasts and handed them to Lin Xun by shuttling them across the air. They piled up into a meat mountain.

This was accidentally seen by Battle Emperor Fengling, who was so envious that he almost drooled. Those were all rare ingredients!

In the following time, Lin Xun extracted the precious blood of those starry sky beasts and planned to refine another batch of blood essence pills.

Furthermore, every single piece of meat was fully utilized by him. He cut them into small pieces, skillfully skewered them with white bone sticks, and took out the All-Wonder Dao Fire.

Not long after, the aroma of meat being barbecued spread.

Every time a skewer of meat was roasted, it was passed to Xia Zhi by Lin Xun through the air.

Xia Zhi's appetite was amazing. Although she did not eat incredibly quickly, a skewer of meat could easily be devoured by her.

Seeing that she liked to eat what he made, Lin Xun worked harder as he squatted there, as if he had turned into a street chef selling skewers...

The space around them was vast, quiet, and empty. In front of the castle, Lin Xun grilled skewers and Xia Zhi ate them. The two occasionally talked, and the scene was indescribably beautiful.

Even Lin Xun couldn't help but enjoy this atmosphere.

"You won't leave again this time, will you?" Lin Xun couldn't help from asking.

Xia Zhi waved her fair and slender hand, and a string of roasted meat pieces popped into her mouth. She narrowed her eyes and chewed while saying, "There is no need for me to leave again."

"That's good, that's good. No matter where I go in the future, you can't leave me ever again." Lin Xun immediately laughed as he was excited. Pure happiness flooded him and he began working even harder at grilling skewers.

"Lin Xun, those starry sky beasts are here for you. As long as you continue to stay here, this targeted calamity will not end."

Xia Zhi, who was eating skewers, suddenly added, "Next, you have to be prepared for the battle."

Lin Xun frowned and asked, "Why are those evil beasts coming for me?" He had almost forgotten about this question.

"For your power."

Xia Zhi added, "To them, your power is like the strongest law of the universe. Cultivators practice the dao and pursue immortality, and these starry sky beasts are the same, except that the dao they seek is you."

"No wonder I, a quasi-Emperor, have attracted so many crazy attacks from starry sky beasts on this great wall..."

After hearing this, Lin Xun's expression flickered as he was surprised and astonished by this revelation.

He thought carefully for a long time and ended up vaguely coming to the conclusion that those starry sky beasts were most likely here for the innate talent he possessed–Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer!