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This time... perhaps it’s truly over...

Ao Zhen looked at the middle-aged man seated cross-legged in front of her, eyes closed and cultivating, and couldn’t muster even a sliver of courage.

Every drop of blood in her body was telling her that once she made her move, she would die!

The opponent was waiting for her, and she knew what he was waiting for.

In fact, this was his misconception; he always thought that she had become weaker.

But in reality, after killing the Sword Spirit, her strength has increased dramatically. In the subsequent competitions among the four seas, she even defeated the Crown Prince of the Eastern Sea.

Afterwards, in her quest to surpass her father, she refined her bloodline multiple times, all to ascend to Dragon King status before Reincarnation.

Although... just at the final step, due to being schemed against over resources, she failed to achieve that and also suffered a serious injury that has yet to recover, making her currently too afraid to take on the King-Level challenge, yet.

.. she is aware that in terms of strength, she is far superior now than when she fought the Sword Spirit.

She also didn’t know why upon meeting again, the opponent’s strength had reached such a terrifying level, but she knew that there was no way she could win in this situation!

This guy’s level is different now...

What should I do?

Ao Zhen looked at the sword in her hand and suddenly realized that her arms had been trembling all this time, no wonder the opponent disdained to duel with her.

But this was bloodline suppression, perhaps the opponent didn’t even know that now his bloodline was many times nobler than that of the True Dragon Breed!

Perhaps... today is the end?

"What are you thinking about?"

Just when the sword was about to slip from her grasp and fall to the ground, a familiar voice rang out.

Ao Zhen’s pupils contracted, and when she opened her eyes again, everything around her had changed. The original scene with the sword was gone, and the formidable swordsman waiting for her was also gone.

All that existed was an indescribable chaos, shrouded in thick fog that made everything unclear. The only thing she could clearly see was that incredibly familiar white figure.

"My Lord?"

Ao Zhen found it unbelievable; she had been told by the Nanhai Dragon King before she was captured that Chen Qing was trapped, Ziyue was plotted against, and it was a scheme planned for many years, with Jiangnan being the wedding garment.

Originally she did not believe it, but whether in Nanhai City or after being captured in the Nanhai Dragon Palace, nobody came to rescue her until now, when she was sent to Joyful Buddha.

She had completely lost hope, but she didn’t expect that at this moment of despair, her master would appear.

"What is this?" she looked around, slightly confused about what was happening.

"After the Master of the Divine Path attains King-Level status, he has the ability to bestow the title of Heavenly King, and a Heavenly King must be at King-Level, to receive a portion of the Master of Divine Path’s Power of Laws, so... one can only receive the title here."

Upon hearing this, Ao Zhen’s pupils contracted, and then suddenly burst into light.

The Sword Spirit was the strongest king-ranked creature she had encountered, she even felt that even the Emperor of the Central Plains couldn’t defeat that monster here!

To win against it, advancing to King-Level was the only option!

"Meeting you here, I’m not sure if it’s good luck or misfortune," Chen Qing said with a bitter smile.

"Why does my Lord say that?" Ao Zhen was baffled and asked with confusion.

"Ziyue and I were caught in a scheme in the Southern Sea, I managed to escape by luck but my Spiritual Power is exhausted, and the best way to recover now is to obtain the fruit of the Buddha before his revival."

"Planning to take advantage of the soon-to-awake Buddha is very risky, the success rate is less than one in ten, but I happened to meet you at this time.

.." Chen Qing looked at her with a somewhat bitter smile: "Under normal circumstances, meeting you would have been my salvation; just bestowing you with the title would immediately help me escape here and return to Jiangnan! "

"So now... what’s different?" Ao Zhen asked, her voice strained.

Now, can’t you just bestow the title on me?

"It’s not possible now..." Chen Qing sighed: "That outside... is not a simple demon. If I’m not mistaken... it is one of the Dao Fruits of this world."

"Dao Fruit?" Ao Zhen’s heart skipped a beat. She had heard the Nanhai Dragon King speak of these secrets. Dao Fruit... one of the symbols of a Venerable One, necessary for breaking through to King Level!

"The Dao Fruit represents the will of this world. In order to combat the Otherworldly Demon Statues, the world’s will has been forced to awaken the Dao Fruit naturally..."

When the past and present of that Sword Spirit emerged, combined with the recently displayed intense killing intent, he immediately understood why he had never heard of this demon before.

Because it is not a demon at all!

"Master... then... do you mean I cannot defeat him?" Ao Zhen swallowed nervously: "Even if I advance to King Level?"

"If you advance to King Level... he will also advance to King Level." Chen Qing pointed outside: "Do you think... you can win?"

Ao Zhen: "......"

"Are you certain, Master?"

"You are his inner demon; the weaker you are, the more he cannot break free from his inner demon.

The stronger you become, the more he can stimulate his own path, the path of the Sword Dao Fruit, utterly pure, a mere weapon yet possessing extraordinary significance, a will to relentlessly pursue perfection.

Now, after several reincarnations, his Dao Heart has become purer, and his state has reached its peak.

The stronger you get, the stronger he becomes! "

"This...." Ao Zhen instinctively took a step back: "Then... do we not stand a chance at all?"

"There is a chance...." Chen Qing looked at her earnestly: "If you can win."

Ao Zhen responded with a wry smile: "Didn’t Master just say that I can’t win?"

"The you now can’t win, even if you are proclaimed a king.

.. but it’s not entirely hopeless." Chen Qing looked at her: "Actually, according to the original plan of fate, you were just a stepping stone for the Sword Dao Fruit, but probably even the world’s will didn’t expect that, in the end, you would be the winner! "

"I....."

"That is to say, it was once your destiny dictated by the Heavenly Dao." Chen Qing stepped forward, pressing his hand on her: "The you from before managed, and theoretically you can manage now as well, it’s just that your heart is confused."

"No..." Ao Zhen shook her head: "Master misunderstood."

Ao Zhen inwardly smiled bitterly. Why did both the Sword Spirit and Master think that her former self was stronger?

"Master, now I am stronger than before!"

"You think so?" Chen Qing narrowed his eyes.

"Not to mention..." Ao Zhen’s body displayed dragon scales, triggering the powerful force of the Dragon’s Den, immediately imposing.

"My bloodline is now more than twice as pure as it was!"

"Does a purer bloodline mean you are stronger?" Chen Qing looked at the rebutting Ao Zhen, and noticing her still trembling hands asked: "Why are they trembling?"

"I don’t know..." Ao Zhen said frustratedly: "Maybe... its bloodline is stronger."

"Of course, its bloodline is stronger!" Chen Qing stated sternly: "It is the incarnation of a Dao Fruit, an innate being, once it takes form it becomes one of the most noble beings between heaven and earth. Do you think the Joyful Buddha wants it? It’s because its bloodline is stronger than any ancient bloodline! "

"Why are you trembling? That’s because your bloodline is being suppressed.

You have refined your bloodline, but no matter how much you purify it, you are still a dragon.

In ancient times, dragons were not considered top-level demons, let alone facing such an innate being, it’s normal you can’t match it. "

Ao Zhen felt extremely stifled upon hearing this: "But I have beaten it!"

"Indeed..." Chen Qing smiled: "How did you win back then?"

"I...."

"Its bloodline has never changed. Back then, your bloodline was impure, yet you could beat it. Now, your bloodline is nearly on par with the Dragon King, facing it, you can’t even hold a sword. Is it just because its strength has increased?"

Ao Zhen: "....."

"Not like that..." Chen Qing leaned in close to her: "He didn’t lie, Ao Zhen... you... have weakened!"