Chapter 1031: Reclaiming His Physical Body

With the red moon subdued, the spiritual power it channeled into Xiao Nanfeng gradually tipped the balance of the battle in his favor.

There wasn't much of the Superior's spiritual power left, but Xiao Nanfeng managed to subdue his purple moon as well after a few days' time.

With a hum, his purple moon trembled before emitting dazzling light that illuminated the entire space, just like the red moon did. A large amount of black energy was expelled from the purple moon.

"You even subdued your purple moon?!" the Superior thundered.

Xiao Nanfeng ignored the Superior and waited for the purple moon to channel its spiritual power into his body.

𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

By then, Xiao Nanfeng was no weaker than the Superior. He was no longer sent flying repeatedly or forced to avoid his attacks using his candleflame powers.

Xiao Nanfeng charged and slashed forward with his palm as if it were a heavenly blade. With a loud boom, the Superior was sent flying, his spiritual body severely injured. He spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Damn you! I'm the invincible king of this domain! Die!" the Superior roared. He lunged forward. With a loud crash, the two began to engage in fierce combat once more.

By now, however, the tables had turned. Xiao Nanfeng sent the Superior flying again and again. With his red and purple moons flashing brightly, the spiritual power that Xiao Nanfeng expended with each attack was quickly reabsorbed, while the Superior's spiritual power was rapidly depleted.

Even though the Superior had countless tricks up his sleeve, they were useless in this arena that Xiao Nanfeng had devised.

After several days, the Superior went from overwhelming power to devastating weakness. He was even forced to dodge Xiao Nanfeng's attacks. Though he was unwilling to lose to Xiao Nanfeng, he was powerless to turn the tides.

As his spiritual power was depleted, his yin body turned translucent. The silver moon behind his head began to crack. Those cracks spread like a spiderweb as the moon itself teetered on the brink of collapse.

The Superior gritted his teeth. "You're the most troublesome opponent I've encountered all these years. You may have the upper hand today, but I shall be the eventual victor!"

"Enough of your nonsense!"

Xiao Nanfeng snorted coldly and instantly flashed before the Superior as he threw a punch with all his strength. He was confident that this punch would destroy the Superior.

The Superior grimaced. "You'll have to pay a price if you want to defeat me. Explode!"

Xiao Nanfeng blanched. He turned and fled into the distance, protecting himself with all his might.

With a deafening boom, the Superior self-destructed right before Xiao Nanfeng's attack could hit him. Not only did his yin body explode, so too did his silver moon—and Xiao Nanfeng's physical body as well.

The destruction of his yin body and silver moon caused significant damage, but they paled in comparison to the destruction of Xiao Nanfeng's physical body. Despite the fact that it had been drained of strength and energy, the body's flesh, bones, and dantian had been upgraded to the extreme. The resulting explosion was a cataclysmic disaster.

With a loud boom, terrifying flames erupted, tearing through the internal space and forming a massive black hole. The black hole expanded outward, engulfing everything in its path with raging flames.

A scream echoed as countless flames and the cracked void swallowed Xiao Nanfeng.

The Divine Seal of Dazheng shook violently. Though the internal space had been torn apart, it didn't collapse. Even so, it took a long while for the shockwaves resulting from the explosion to subside completely.

The scene slowly cleared. The Superior and his silver moon had been utterly destroyed. Xiao Nanfeng's body had been blown to pieces, with burning limbs scattered all over.

The world of the heart that protected Xiao Nanfeng's soul had likewise shattered. Even though Xiao Nanfeng had fled with all his might, his yin body had been severely deformed. His limbs were broken and his body was full of holes. Fortunately, he hadn't yet perished.

His shattered red, blue, and purple moons channeled their moonlight into Xiao Nanfeng's yin body, slowly repairing it.

Though Xiao Nanfeng's physical body had exploded into countless fragments, they were already starting to reassemble in the form of countless pieces of paper.

This was the power of the Records of Life and Death, though the process of recovery was slow, almost glacial.

It took ten full days for Xiao Nanfeng's body to reconstitute itself. Though it remained extremely weak and would require plenty of time and energy to regain its full functionality, the massive explosion had cleared out all traces of tampering by the Superior.

After another ten days, Xiao Nanfeng's physical body had regained basic functionality, and his yin body had also recovered significantly.

Xiao Nanfeng's soul stepped into the mindscape of his physical body as soul and flesh recombined once again. He had reclaimed what was his.

Xiao Nanfeng gasped in relief.

He was in high spirits. Despite the cost, he had won against the Superior.

He inspected his surroundings and confirmed that the Superior's soul had been completely obliterated. There was no trace of the Superior remaining within the Divine Seal of Dazheng.

He took a deep breath and left the Divine Seal of Dazheng. He was deeply concerned about the situation outside, and didn't know how Lingjun, Yu'er, and Yaoguang were faring.

He knew that all three women were proud and strong-willed. Though they might claim not to mind each other, who among them would willingly share their husband with another? He wondered just how well they had cooperated over the past month.

Two of the women meeting already reminded him of a terrifying battlefield. Three together might have been like a living hell—and they had been forced into close proximity for a whole month.

He couldn't even imagine how they had managed to get along. Had they fought? Had they clashed? Perhaps not, but the atmosphere had to have grown tense.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. He took a deep breath to prepare himself for the upcoming conflict.

As he emerged from the seal, he found himself falling into a steaming hot spring.

The three women's laughter could faintly be heard from afar.

"Yaoguang, why are you helping Lingjun bully me? I'm going to tickle you!" Yu'er's cheerful voice could be heard from a distance.

"Don't, don't! If you come closer, I'll splash water on you! Ah, no! I'm ticklish! Spare me, Yu'er! Lingjun, save me!" Lan Yaoguang cried out.

"Hold on, Yaoguang! I'll help you. Let me deal with Yu'er, haha!" Zhang Lingjun laughed vibrantly.

The hot spring rippled as the three women teased each other. They splashed water everywhere, turning the small hot spring into a battlefield of charm and allure. The mist added an extra layer of temptation.

Xiao Nanfeng gaped as he listened to the sounds in the distance.

"What's going on? This isn't what I expected at all," Xiao Nanfeng muttered in disbelief.

The next moment, he fell into the hot spring.

The three women froze. They shouted, "Who's there?"

They covered themselves in mist, then forcibly dissipated the mist farther around them. They looked warily in the direction of the sound.

The hot spring was surrounded by a formation that prevented outsiders from peeking in. The Divine Seal of Dazheng had been placed by the edge of the hot spring, where the three women's clothes had been neatly stacked.

Xiao Nanfeng's sudden appearance startled the three women, and they immediately went on high alert.

When they saw that it was Xiao Nanfeng, their faces lit up with joy, but they quickly became cautious again.

"Who are you?" Zhang Lingjun demanded.

The three women looked worried, fearing that the person before them might be the Superior.

"At dawn, I gaze at the sky; at dusk, I watch the clouds. Whether walking or sitting, I think of you," Xiao Nanfeng said.

This was a code phrase he had agreed upon with the three women. If he returned victorious, these would be his first words.

Hearing this, the three women' faces lit up with joy.

"Lingjun, Yu'er, Yaoguang, I won. I'm back," Xiao Nanfeng said with a smile.

Although the three women were excited, they didn't immediately trust him. They quickly approached and used their own methods to inspect and question Xiao Nanfeng before finally confirming that it was indeed him.

"Nanfeng!" The three women' eyes welled up with tears as they rushed into his arms.

The sudden embrace of the three women filled Xiao Nanfeng with overwhelming joy.

The civility and friendship between the three women went beyond his wildest imaginations. He wasn't dreaming, was he?

The three women nestled their heads against Xiao Nanfeng's chest and back, tears streaming down their faces. They were releasing all the worry, grievances, and excitement they had bottled up during this time.

Sensing the depth of their longing for him, Xiao Nanfeng's heart was filled with warmth.

He kissed each of the three women passionately within the hot spring. Their longing for him over the past month had been unbearable, and they were even more eager than he was.

Perhaps it was because they had faced life and death together that they no longer resented each other. Or perhaps it was because their love for Xiao Nanfeng overshadowed everything else.

At that moment, the sky was their canopy, the earth their bed, and the hot spring was filled with passion.

Even though Xiao Nanfeng's body was extremely weak, he didn't care. He quickly discarded his clothes. The calm waters of the hot spring began to ripple and churn with rhythmic waves.

The hot spring was filled with an enchanting glow. The mist thickened once more, accompanied by the sounds of passion.

Xiao Nanfeng stayed with the three women in the hot spring for nearly a day before emerging. By the time they dressed themselves, the three women' faces were all flushed and glowing with satisfaction. Only Xiao Nanfeng looked slightly pale, though his eyes sparkled with vitality.

Yu'er asked worriedly, "Nanfeng, why do you seem so pale?"

Yaoguang added, "Are you feeling weak, Nanfeng?"

Lingjun chimed in, "Nanfeng, you need to replenish your energy.

Xiao Nanfeng glowered. "What are you talking about? You should be very familiar with the state of my body by now."

The three women flushed. "No, no, that's not what we were talking about!"

Xiao Nanfeng looked at the three women, who now seemed to be perfectly in sync, and then about everything that had happened over the past day. A gentle, happy smile spread across his face.