Chapter 1775 Ruoxi Leaves

Whoosh!

The refined Spring and Autumn Canon landed in the girl's palm in the blink of an eye, vanishing as if taken away.

Sizzle!

Luo Ruoxi's power surged violently. The Star Map could no longer confine the space, and massive cracks appeared all around once more.

These cracks stretched into the unknown, pitch-black like ink, resembling the gates of hell.

As the cracks emerged, a tremendous suction force pulled the girl inward, as if trying to drag her away.

Frowning, the girl waved her hand. The altar in the sky flew over, shrinking and landing beneath her feet.

Standing on the altar, she managed to resist the suction and was not swallowed for the moment.

"Zhang Xuan..."

Steadying herself, the girl looked over through the distance.

Seeing her figure on the altar, Zhang Xuan's body stiffened. A shadow in his mind slowly merged with her, about to explode.

"You are... the Spirit God of the Heterodox Spirit Clan?"

No wonder he had felt familiar seeing the Spirit God's back at Qiurui Palace, and again in the Icebound World. He never dreamed it would be... Luo Ruoxi!

She was neither a master of the Hundred Schools of Thought nor a transformed sacred beast, but the most supreme deity of the Spirit Clan!

How could this be?

"Didn't you tell me you weren't from the Heterodox Spirit Clan?"

In an instant, Zhang Xuan felt his heart torn apart mercilessly.

He had specifically asked about her identity, and she had said she was not from the Heterodox Spirit Clan and would not harm masters...

Had she been deceiving him all along?

He could overlook her identity and status, but what he could not accept was being deceived and used...

"I am not from the Heterodox Spirit Clan. There is a reason I am the Spirit God..." Seeing his expression, Luo Ruoxi's eyes reddened. She was about to explain when the cracks behind her widened further, and the suction became uncontrollable.

The power within the darkness roared and seethed. The entire Confucian Temple began to shake, and even the Master Teacher Continent trembled to varying degrees.

"My power has exceeded what this world can bear. I can no longer stay, or the entire Master Teacher Continent will be destroyed..."

Seeing the situation before her, Luo Ruoxi's eyes filled with sorrow. "Goodbye, Zhang Xuan. I am glad to have known you... truly, very glad!"

Whoosh!

The darkness approached and began to engulf the girl's figure.

Luo Ruoxi seemed to sink into an ink pool, on the verge of disappearing at any moment.

"You haven't explained to me why you are the Spirit God..."

Seeing the darkness about to drag her away, Zhang Xuan could no longer hold back. He flicked his wrist, summoning the Demonic Sword of Annihilation, stepped onto it, and charged forward.

He reached her and grabbed her hand, trying to pull her out of the darkness, but he could not, no matter how hard he tried.

The darkness before him was like a bottomless pit; once someone fell in, there was no return, not even with the power of an ancient sage.

"Don't waste your strength. The world has its rules. If I force myself to stay, it will only bring disaster..."

Smiling gently, the girl squeezed Zhang Xuan's hand. "Trust me, okay? I have never lied to you!"

Feeling the soft warmth of her palm, like a warm current flowing into his body, Zhang Xuan knew she was not lying. He could not help asking, "How can I find you in the future..."

Entering the unknown darkness, if they parted, it would be forever.

He did not want to part forever; he wanted to be together forever!

"If fate allows, we will meet... If not, meeting will only harm you..."

Her eyes misty, Luo Ruoxi looked at the young man before her one last time and softly hummed, "Goodbye... my love!"

Whoosh!

As her words ended, the girl was completely swallowed by the darkness and vanished from sight.

"No..."

With a roar, Zhang Xuan rushed forward, intending to charge in as well, but he felt as if he had hit a wall and was bounced back.

"Impossible!"

He flicked his wrist, summoning the Demonic Sword of Annihilation, and slashed fiercely.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Sparks flew.

The black crack that had easily swallowed Luo Ruoxi was, for him, more terrifying than an ancient sage's supreme treasure; he could not breach it at all.

When the Demonic Sword of Annihilation struck it, it was like cotton hitting steel, leaving no mark.

Whoosh!

After Luo Ruoxi entered, the crack grew smaller and soon disappeared.

"No..."

As if losing himself, Zhang Xuan swung his blade wildly, but no matter how strong the Demonic Sword of Annihilation was, the crack never reappeared, as if everything had been an illusion.

"Master, stop slashing. That girlfriend of yours must have come from a stronger world. Without sufficient strength, you cannot break the world's barrier!"

A voice sounded in his ear.

Regaining his composure through mental cultivation, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and clenched his fists. "A stronger world?"

The speaker was the Cruel One.

When it came to knowledge of the continent, he certainly had more authority.

"Indeed. I discovered in my lifetime that there are spaces more stable and lives more powerful than this world... Our Spirit Clan likely originated from such a world and was banished here!"

Seeming to have recovered some memories, the Cruel One's voice rang out. "However, the confinement of this world is extremely strong and requires immense power to break. Even I, who possessed the strength to shatter the void back then, could not do it..."

"Even shattering the void is not enough? Does that mean no one can do it?" Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth.

Shattering the void was the peak of ancient sages. If even that was insufficient, who could accomplish it?

"I couldn't, but that doesn't mean no one can! If I'm not mistaken, Confucius should have done it!" said the Cruel One.

"Confucius?"

"Indeed. According to the history of the Master Teacher Continent, Confucius disappeared before his lifespan ended... With his strength, he could have gone into slumber or used special methods to prolong his life. Why would he vanish without a trace?"

"This..." Zhang Xuan fell silent.

Previously, he had not thought deeply about Confucius's disappearance. Now, seeing Luo Ruoxi swallowed by the dark crack and learning of a higher plane, he too entertained the idea.

Perhaps, like Luo Ruoxi, Confucius's strength had exceeded the world's limits, and he had no choice but to leave.

That was why he had left so quietly, leaving no record for later generations.

"If Confucius could enter, I can too..."

Clenching his fists, Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth.

No matter what, he had to find Luo Ruoxi. Since Confucius had broken through the world's shackles, he could too!

"The Spirit God has left. I take my leave as well..."

As he made this decision, Chen Yonghuang and the others nearby recovered from their shock. The first emperor of the Heterodox Spirit Clan laughed heartily, leaped up, and rushed outward.

Luo Ruoxi's power earlier had been too strong, completely shattering the space confined by the Star Map.