Luo Xiu's gaze trembled as he looked at Luo Hao, who suddenly seemed like a complete stranger.

"Brother, what do you mean?"

Luo Hao's face revealed a smile as he slowly reached out his hand toward Luo Xiu.

"My foolish little brother… you've been a fool since we were children."

"Even if you defeat all beings and are unmatched in this world, in your brother's eyes, you are still just a child who never grew up."

"Back then in the Boundless Heavens, you were defeated because I leaked information to the Celestial Realm."

"The reason you didn't die after your defeat, but instead fell into the Lower Realm, was also my doing."

"From the very beginning, you were just a pawn."

Luo Qianye suddenly flew in, grabbing Luo Xiu and pulling him away from Luo Hao.

"Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense!"

After they landed, Luo Xiu's gaze became vacant, and Luo Hao's words kept echoing in his mind.

He found it difficult to accept that the relative he had been longing to find was the very enemy who had betrayed him.

Luo Ying looked at Luo Xiu, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears. She suddenly glared at Luo Hao in mid-air and cursed, "Luo Hao, you're a beast!"

"Back then, His Majesty fought alone through the Three Thousand Worlds, shedding his blood to protect all of you, his family, from being bullied! He did it to guard the entire Lingtian Plateau! And how did you repay him? By committing such filthy deeds behind his back!"

"In what way did he ever wrong you?"

"Does your conscience not hurt at all?"

"If it weren't for His Majesty, would your Luo Family have its glory today? Would the master of the Lingtian Plateau still bear the surname Luo?"

Luo Hao maintained a smile, unfazed by Luo Ying's furious scolding.

Perhaps he was treacherous and vile, his actions despicable, but Luo Hao had long ago come to terms with this, because that was simply the kind of person he was.

"'Fought alone through the Three Thousand Worlds?' A fine way of putting it, but it was nothing more than a senseless slaughter of the innocent."

"This jinx should never have existed. His presence only serves to corrupt the righteous path of the heavens!"

Luo Qianye roared, "Shut your mouth!"

"Luo Hao, perhaps everyone else in the world has the right to curse and hate him, but you, who bear the Luo surname, do not!"

"You enjoy everything he has given you, yet you defame and even betray him… I truly cannot understand why someone as disgusting as you exists in this world!"

Luo Hao ignored Luo Qianye, looking at Luo Xiu with a mocking smile. "What's done is done, and there's nothing more to say. That's just the kind of person I am."

"Tian'er, you seem to be gravely injured. In this state, even if I were to defeat you, it wouldn't be a worthy victory."

"How about this? I'll give you one month to heal."

"One month from now, we'll use Henghai as our battlefield to determine who is superior and to settle matters of life and death."

"By the way, isn't there something called a 'live broadcast' that's very popular in your New Era?"

"When the time comes, I will let everyone in the Lower Realm witness with their own eyes… how I, the great demon, will be put down!"

With those words, Luo Hao turned and flew toward Construct Wood, where he sat cross-legged on a giant branch.

...

...

The battle between the Party of the Heavenly Lord and the Emperor Hao Party did not stop; on the contrary, it intensified.

Everyone had been poisoned by the Shu Poison, their minds now guided and controlled by Luo Hao.

And what Luo Hao wanted was slaughter.

Because only slaughter could generate the aura of blood and malice.

This was because the true purpose of his "Massacre Calamity" was to offer the living beings of the New Era as a blood sacrifice!

Amidst the ruins, Luo Xiu, completely out of his wits, walked forward slowly like a zombie.

Just a moment ago, he had felt a faint aura calling to him.

It was the aura of Ye Ningxue.

Everyone remained silent, quietly following behind him.

Seeing the severely injured and lacerated Luo Xiu, Lin Xiyue and the other women felt as if their hearts were being torn to shreds.

They all knew that the pain Luo Xiu was suffering had reached its absolute limit, both physically and emotionally.

Not long after, Luo Xiu stopped in the ruins, silently looking at Ye Ningxue, who was kneeling on the ground, holding the Broken Sword.

"Xiao Xue… I'm sorry, I'm late."

Ye Ningxue slowly lifted her head, her eyes filled with gentleness and happiness as she looked at Luo Xiu.

"You've been waiting for me, haven't you, Xiao Xue? It must hurt a lot."

Luo Xiu knelt and gently embraced her.

"Master, I finally… get to see you."

"I didn't… let you down… I defeated the enemy and completed my mission."

"Master… I'm leaving now. If there's a next life, I don't want to be your… disciple."

Luo Xiu bit his lip tightly, weeping in silence.

"Alright… I promise you."

"Master, hold me."

Ye Ningxue slowly closed her eyes, leaning happily into Luo Xiu's embrace as her body gradually turned to ash and scattered into the wind.

The others stood behind Luo Xiu, tears streaming down their faces.

In truth, they all knew Ye Ningxue had died long ago—her body destroyed and soul shattered, her very existence erased.

She had stubbornly clung to this world, waiting for his arrival, only because she wanted to see him one last time.

Thankfully, she had held on long enough to see him one final time.

...

The embrace that grew emptier and emptier also left Luo Xiu's heart feeling hollow.

Luo Xiu clenched his jaw, his body trembling. He crossed his arms tightly, desperately clutching the empty space where she had been, trying to hold on to her. But the ashes were like sand slipping through his fingers—the tighter he clenched, the faster they were lost.

Until the ashes scattered completely, Luo Xiu knelt helplessly on the ground. He stared ahead with a vacant gaze, silent tears streaming down his face until he lost consciousness.

...

「Two days later.」

「On the outskirts of the provincial city.」

In a well-preserved villa, Lu Nianjiao looked at Luo Xiu on the bed, her brows deeply furrowed.

Since they had arrived here to rest two days ago, she had stayed by Luo Xiu's side without sleeping for a moment.

"His injuries are too severe… His Essence Blood is almost completely burned away, and his body…" Her words choked off into sobs.

Suddenly, Master Ping flew out from Luo Xiu's Holy Lotus Jade Pendant, his voice weak. "Thanks to the Blood Fiend Jade Amulet, his Essence Blood didn't dry up completely."

"However, that's just a temporary fix. Truly curing him is basically impossible."

"Besides, not only is his Essence Blood burned out, but the side effects of his constitution have also fully manifested… This kid… I really don't know how he endured until now. It's hard to imagine the kind of pain he must have suffered."

"To save him now, unless…"

Sitting on the edge of the bed and tightly holding Luo Xiu's hand, Lin Xiyue hastily asked, "Unless what?"

Master Ping was quiet for a moment before saying, "The only solution I can think of right now… is the Nine Yin Constitution."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was visibly shaken, and all eyes turned toward Lin Xiyue.

But Lin Xiyue remained very calm. She had long anticipated this day and was willing to sacrifice herself for him.

She reached out, gently stroking Luo Xiu's cracked cheek. "You fool… I'd do anything for you, just as you would for me."

"..."

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