Zhao Changhe had brought up the topic of hints and suggestions countless times, but Xia Longyuan either ignored him or directly told him he didn't have the qualifications, leaving Zhao Changhe grinding his teeth in frustration.

For the first time, Xia Longyuan expressed a willingness to cooperate and clearly stated the prerequisites.

It's not that Xia Longyuan is putting on airs. In reality, everyone knows that "cooperation" sounds nice but might not truly happen. It's as if Zhao Changhe is asking, "What the hell are you actually trying to do, just say it." Whether they can cooperate is mostly unlikely, with a bigger chance being a showdown and rupture.

Xia Longyuan would never blatantly reveal his intentions early on.

As for why the Longevity Heaven Temple needs to be broken before he can speak, Zhao Changhe doesn't know. It might have something to do with the properties of that page of the Heavenly Book, or could be related to the Divine Axe and Spirit Clan Land. In any case, it must involve the ultimate mysteries of the world.

He didn't continue to ask.

Zhao Changhe knows the barbarians certainly aren't the final boss, no matter how powerful they are. In terms of individual strength, the Heavenly God is only an Imperial Realm Second Layer, at the same level as Sea Emperor Dao Venerable, and has been suppressed by Xia Longyuan for decades. Even if not at his peak before, once fully restored, he would at most be a Second Layer peak, hardly fitting the final boss level.

Currently, there are only three known top-tier Imperial Realm Third Layer entities: Emperor Ye, Jiuyou, Piaomiao. As for Sword Emperor, previously thought to be Second Layer, now there's a certain probability he belongs to Third Layer, making at most four.

Piaomiao has already reincarnated. Even at her peak, she's probably slightly lower than Emperor Ye. Assuming the Third Layer has phases, Emperor Ye absolutely belongs to the later stages, Piaomiao should be early stage. Jiuyou at most is just slightly inferior to Emperor Ye.

According to the previous description of Jiuyou by Xia Longyuan, Zhao Changhe originally thought Jiuyou had some final boss vibe.

Chaos, death, silent annihilation, a whole end-of-the-world Demon King vibe, and Xia Longyuan was especially cautious with her, having sufficient qualifications. Yet meeting her in Chang'an, Zhao Changhe didn't feel Jiuyou's performance reached Xia Longyuan's level, almost not in the same league, which caused Zhao Changhe's judgment to waver.

Let's hope Jiuyou is weaker due to her recovery state, and once fully restored, she's strong... or perhaps what was seen in Chang'an was merely a fragment of her soul? Her main body should be in Kunlun? Possible. Better not be that Jiuyou isn't even fit to be the boss, or then there's a big problem...

Because if she's unfit, who else is?

If there are no ruthless individuals that exceed current understanding, then the final boss is most definitely you, Ye Wuming!

What are you planning?

Zhao Changhe was silent for a long time, then whispered, "I never thought I would actually hope Jiuyou turns out to be stronger."

Xia Longyuan "looked" at him intently, also silent for a long while before saying, "She's indeed much stronger, Chang'an was just a clone."

"As expected." Zhao Changhe let out a sigh of relief, then smiled, "You used the word 'clone' instead of fragment soul, indicating she has a body. As for your body, has it already perished or is it hidden somewhere... I read a novel before I liked, where the main character helped the heroine piece together a body..."

Xia Longyuan: "Who's the heroine?"

Zhao Changhe: "..."

"What do I need a body for? To give to you?"

"..."

Xia Longyuan sneered, "The body is mere flesh, my will is eternal, what significance does a body have for me? Only certain people find the body particularly important."

"However..." Zhao Changhe pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "When I mentioned this, I was actually considering why you couldn't restrain Jiuyou's clone, whether it is related to a missing body. So who is actually thinking about certain things?"

Xia Longyuan's eyebrows shot up.

You deliberately mention the main character helps the heroine piece together a body, guiding it in a deviant direction, and then blame me?

Before she could curse, Zhao Changhe immediately said, "The biggest variable in our northern expedition is Jiuyou's movements. As mentioned before, you need to constrain her, but if you can't, isn't everything pointless? Before the battle of the Dao Venerables, I never thought you'd be the one failing."

Xia Longyuan coldly said, "Because it's a clone, she can casually destroy it, reshape, or replace it. In an instant, you can't tell that it's actually switched persons. You think Jiuyou isn't strong in your eyes, proving your vision is insufficient, you can't even see where her strength lies."

"Uh..."

"I won't vent on a clone, it's pointless. If facing her main body, the situation is naturally different. The fear is, even if I restrict her main body, she can freely place a clone outside beforehand, able to beat you to a pulp." Xia Longyuan taunted slightly, "Plus, she hides who knows how many Ancient Corpse Puppets, along with the aggregation of Desolate Calamity and others, can you handle it?"

Zhao Changhe laughed, "So strong, good, good. Strong is good."

Xia Longyuan: "Are you nuts."

Zhao Changhe laughed, "You know."

Whoever strong resembles a boss, rather fight her than you.

Such flattering words Zhao Changhe is unwilling to say, moreover if he could really defeat Xia Longyuan, Zhao Changhe would have long wished to do so, there's no such not wanting to fight you.

But these words are sincere... somewhat contradictory.

Xia Longyuan knew what Zhao Changhe wanted to say, stayed silent for a moment, then gradually vanished into the void, "Do not underestimate your enemy, or you will regret it."

Zhao Changhe watched the direction she disappeared, murmuring, "Fragment soul..."

He attempted to divide a small part of his Divine Soul, immediately felt pain like tearing, sweat pouring, and stopped the experiment.

The step was a bit too big...

Try something else? Zhao Changhe suddenly flicked his finger, a drop of blood automatically separated from his body, transforming into a small figure dancing in the air as it fell.

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