Master Ping and the Primordial Emperor's Residual Soul both had very straightforward methods of attack, clashing with nothing but pure energy. But every collision was like a clash between heaven and earth!

The barren land shook and crumbled, revealing abyssal chasms like scars in the earth, while the rolling hills were crushed to dust…

At this moment, Luo Xiu and the others had already retreated far away to watch the battle. Feeling the terrifying residual power in the Void, they all felt a sense of their own insignificance.

This is true power! The most captivating power in this world, one that cuts through all flashy nonsense!

However, he truly hadn't expected Master Ping to be so incredibly powerful once he unleashed his might. Previously in the Land of Lawlessness, Master Ping had absorbed half of the Life Vine, after which his battered bottle-body had been completely rejuvenated. Although it was still ugly, at least it looked new.

Later, Master Ping had said he was preparing to enter seclusion to absorb the Divine Vine Tao Melon. Meanwhile, Luo Xiu was planning to leave the Land of Lawlessness to continue his search for the Tomb of Civilization and find Dou Dou and Yaya. Unexpectedly, just as Luo Xiu opened a spatial entrance, a terrifyingly despair-inducing aura emanated from outside. Thus, Master Ping had no choice but to temporarily postpone his seclusion.

…

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

A series of colossal booms, like the world itself was colliding, thundered across the barren land, striking fear into everyone's hearts as if doomsday had arrived. Luo Xiu and the others retreated again and again. They wanted to help but were powerless, to the point they didn't even qualify to watch the battle up close.

Now, they could only rely on Master Ping's might.

Just then, Xue Xiao grabbed Xia Chan's arm and carried her into the sky, flying far into the distance.

"Xue Xiao, what are you doing? Let go of me!"

"Miss, I'm sorry… For your safety, even if you punish me for this later, I must take you away now!"

"That Great Emperor's Residual Soul is not an existence we can afford to encounter!"

…

Dou Dou and Yaya immediately grew agitated and were about to give chase, but Luo Xiu stopped them.

"Forget it. Let them go."

When disaster strikes, even a husband and wife will fly their separate ways, let alone enemies. Besides, Luo Xiu hadn't wanted Xia Chan to stay here in the first place.

Dou Dou fumed, "Chen Shuisheng, you value a pretty face over your friends! The first person you saved when you came out was that witch from the Heretic Cult, not me, Dou Dou!"

"Hmph, that's right!" Yaya added, "If Master Ping hadn't knocked us away, we might be dead by now!"

"My mother was right, none of you men are any good! You all like beauties with their butts on their chests!"

Then Dou Dou spoke up again, "Empress Sister also told me that cuteness stands no chance against sexiness. Chen Shuisheng, you must be smitten with that witch from the Heretic Cult and don't like me and Yaya anymore!"

Facing the two girls' accusations, Luo Xiu awkwardly scratched his head, not knowing how to explain. In truth, he had only saved Xia Chan first because he was thinking of the child in her belly. Besides, he knew Master Ping would definitely save Dou Dou and Yaya.

While the two little girls were taking Luo Xiu to task, the distant battle seemed to have concluded. Everything returned to calm. Only the residual power still lingered in the Void, and the barren land was now riddled with scars, looking even more desolate.

When the three of them returned to the training ground, they found that the solid ground had been thoroughly reduced to ruins. The fragments of Master Ping were scattered across the ground, looking quite helpless. Previously, Master Ping could automatically reassemble when shattered, but now he lacked even the strength to do so.

The three of them quickly picked up the fragments and pieced them together. Dou Dou even reluctantly took out the shoe glue she carried with her, which she used for mending her little leather shoes and boots. With their joint efforts, Master Ping was finally glued back together.

"Master Ping, how do you feel?"

Master Ping chuckled weakly. "Kid, after this, Master Ping really needs to enter a proper seclusion to absorb that Divine Vine Tao Melon. But seeing as how hard Master Ping worked, how about giving Master Ping a drop of your Creation Essence Blood?"

Luo Xiu replied, "I already promised to give you my Essence Blood."

"Righteous, kid!"

Luo Xiu asked, "What about the Primordial Emperor's Residual Soul?"

Master Ping snorted with pride. "Naturally, Master Ping extinguished it! If Master Ping were at his peak, would it have been this much effort? However, kid, don't you dare get any ideas about that Residual Soul. Even as a fragment, it's still the Residual Soul of a Primordial Emperor! Moreover, that Great Emperor's Residual Soul was long ago devoured by the Primordial Divine Vine. To put it bluntly, it's now the soul of the Primordial Divine Vine and has nothing to do with the Primordial Emperor anymore. That Primordial Divine Vine is no good. It must have secretly extracted a wisp of the Primordial Emperor's Residual Soul when he fell, intending to use this wisp to cultivate its own consciousness, transform into a human, and become a second Primordial Emperor."

…

Luo Xiu opened a spatial entrance, taking Dou Dou and Yaya into the Land of Lawlessness. After giving Master Ping a drop of his Essence Blood, Luo Xiu placed him in the Holy Lotus Jade Pendant to begin his seclusion.

「Somewhere in the Palace of the King of Law.」

Luo Xiu sat on a ragged chair, staring at the Divine Vine Tao Melon in his hand, lost in thought. On the large bed not far away, Luo Ying had already fallen into a deep sleep after taking the Moonlight Divine Water. She was probably having a pleasant dream, as a sweet smile lingered on her face.

「Elsewhere.」

Dou Dou sat on the ground hugging her bronze pot, looking dejected and grumbling to herself. Her joy that Luo Xiu hadn't died was canceled out by the fact that her bronze pot was now broken.

Luo Xiu said, "Carrying a pot everywhere looks rather silly."

Hearing this, Dou Dou snorted. "Dou Dou doesn't want to talk to you!"

Yaya said, "Because this young lady doesn't like the pot, I gave it to smelly Dou Dou."

Luo Xiu asked, "Why don't you like the pot?"

"Because this young lady is a Kun, and smelly Dou Dou said that a Kun is too big to be stewed in one pot. That's why this young lady chose the hoe."

Hearing this reason, Luo Xiu couldn't help but laugh.

Dou Dou said, "The name I've given this pot is the Kun-stewing Divine Cauldron."

Yaya proudly added, "And this young lady's 'Acne-Removing Divine Hoe' is quite handy too!"

…

While Luo Xiu was listening to the two little girls bicker, Lin Tong's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Big Brother, I've thought long and hard… and have decided to give it a try."

Luo Xiu was bewildered. "Try what?"

"I want to go with Tuof into that Primordial Divine Vine and be absorbed by it," Lin Tong explained. "I don't know how to explain it… but I feel that this might be our destined opportunity. So after thinking it over and over, I've decided to take this gamble. I hope Big Brother will grant my request."

Luo Xiu was silent for a moment, then stood up. "Since this is your path and you've decided to walk it, then do as you wish."

Before long, Luo Xiu arrived at the spot where the Primordial Divine Vine was being grown. Lin Tong and Tuof's soul bodies floated out from the Soul Imprisonment Mark.

"Big Brother, I might not be able to accompany you for a very long time… and it's possible I might disappear completely."

Luo Xiu extended his hand and patted his shoulder. Though it was a soul without substance, the gesture conveyed his feelings.

"Brother, I'll wait for your return."

Lin Tong's gaze trembled slightly. "Thank you, Big Brother!"

"Go."

As Luo Xiu watched, Lin Tong and Tuof dived underground, actively allowing themselves to be absorbed by the Life Vine of the Primordial Divine Vine. From that moment on, Luo Xiu could no longer sense their soul fluctuations, as if the two had never existed.

"Take care, my brother."

…

After resting in the Land of Lawlessness for two days and consuming many of the Spiritual Medicines he had "snatched" from Dou Dou, Luo Xiu waited until the drop of Essence Blood he had spent was replenished. Then, he found a quiet place to enter seclusion, intending to consume the Divine Vine Tao Melon.

Thinking of how Lin Tong and Tuof were willing to risk their very existence for a slim chance at a great opportunity, Luo Xiu also resolutely ate the Divine Vine Tao Melon that could very well cost him his life.

In the game of life, everyone is a gambler.

The moment the Divine Vine Tao Melon entered his stomach, Luo Xiu's body burst into flames. He fell to the ground, unconscious.

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