Chapter 2204: Luo Qiqi, Peak Divine King!

He had witnessed the power of a titled Divine King firsthand; facing the Book of Heaven's Mandate, there was no resistance at all.

The power that now appeared was even stronger, even more glorious, like the great sun in the sky, impossible to contend with, even powerless to resist. There was only one possibility: a Sovereign had made a move!

It seemed that this Fairy Linglong of Linglong Heaven was not as detached from worldly affairs as imagined; seeing her appointed Divine King slain, she could not hold back.

"A Sovereign?"

Fu Jiangchen and the others also sensed the anomaly, their faces changing color. They no longer dared to raise their heads and prostrated themselves on the ground.

Shangguan Yunwan clenched her fists, but her face showed relief.

If a fellow titled Divine King was killed at one's doorstep, and the Sovereign could tolerate it, that would be too disheartening.

Rumble!

Like a typhoon descending, the surging primal energy ceased its boiling. A massive face suddenly appeared before Zhang Xuan, suspended in the air like the sun.

The Sovereign did not appear in person but used primal energy to condense a thought projection.

"You dare kill my titled Divine King? What audacity!"

The voice resounded, piercing the soul, impossible to resist. Zhang Xuan heard it only once and felt his mind about to explode.

This enormous head before him, though merely a thought projection of the Sovereign and not the true body, was still something he, a mere upper-grade Heavenly God, could not withstand.

"Perish!"

Knowing that once the Sovereign made a move, he would likely be killed on the spot, Zhang Xuan's face darkened. The Book of Heaven's Mandate, which had just crushed Baiye Qinghong and expended most of its energy but had not yet dissipated, flew up again and slammed toward the giant face.

"Overreaching!"

The giant face snorted without making any visible move.

Pop!

The air boomed, and the Book of Heaven's Mandate instantly dissipated, as if it had never existed.

His greatest trump card, which had easily crushed a titled Divine King, could not even withstand a single thought projection of the opponent.

Zhang Xuan's body stiffened, and he staggered back.

He had thought that even if the Book of Heaven's Mandate could not injure the opponent, it would at least delay them for a moment. He never expected it wouldn't last even a single breath...

Although there was another copy in the library, he dared not use it lightly.

"Youthful vigor is good, talent is good, but being too arrogant is a great taboo..."

Expressionless, the giant face made no move either, just looked over.

Zhang Xuan's heart tightened. He quickly raised the Divine King Sword in his hand and unleashed his strongest sword technique.

Before the sword qi could spread far, it collapsed section by section. At the same time, his tiger's mouth ached violently, the Divine King Sword flew straight out of his hand, and then his chest felt as if struck by a giant hammer. His face turned pale, and he was severely injured.

Sizzle!

The thin threads inside his body circulated, and his injuries healed rapidly.

"Not slow in reaction..."

The giant face did not expect that this young man could block his attack. Somewhat surprised, a hint of approval appeared in its eyes. Its mouth opened, and a snort continued: "As a Sovereign, I will not bully the weak. Since you can withstand one blow, I can spare your life. But... though death is excusable, punishment is unavoidable. At the peak of upper-grade Heavenly God, you are already so arrogant and domineering, killing my titled Divine King and not even putting me in your eyes. If I do not punish you, my Linglong Heaven will have no standing in the Divine Realm..."

Suddenly, a voice like a chant rang out: "I decree, strip away your cultivation!"

Boom!

With the words, a tremendous force immediately enveloped Zhang Xuan. He felt his body stiffen, and the true qi in his dantian was visibly dissipating, as if being stripped away.

"This..."

His pupils contracted. Zhang Xuan wanted to resist but could not do so at all.

The opponent seemed to set the laws with a single word; no matter how he tried to refute, there was no way!

"Am I, Zhang Xuan, to fall here? No! Even a Sovereign? As long as the true body hasn't appeared, wanting to kill me is impossible!"

Gritting his teeth, he was about to unleash the last Book of Heaven's Mandate to smash this giant head into pulp when he felt a sudden lightness in his body.

He quickly looked up and saw that between him and the giant face, a round pearl had appeared, spinning continuously, as if the surrounding space had frozen in an instant.

Even the Sovereign's powerful force could not spread over.

"This is..."

Zhang Xuan was stunned, and his body tensed: "Stillness Void Pearl?"

What appeared before him was none other than the family heirloom that Luo Qiqi controlled, which he had seen in the Luo family—the Stillness Void Pearl!

Luo Xuanqing had once said that after Zhang Xuan left the Master Teacher Continent, Luo Qiqi also left. He thought she had gone to the Firmament, but several major sects searched for a long time without news.

He guessed she might have come to the Divine Realm but was never sure. He thought it would be a long time before they met, but unexpectedly... she appeared abruptly and helped him block the Sovereign's attack.

"Qiqi, what are you doing?"

The giant face seemed puzzled. It stopped its attack, its tone carrying displeasure.

Whoosh!

The Stillness Void Pearl gently shook and transformed into a graceful woman, suspended in the air, clasping her fists: "He... is the one I love. Please, Sovereign, show mercy!"

Zhang Xuan looked and saw it was none other than Luo Qiqi.

Months apart, this girl was still as serene and indescribably beautiful as before. When she looked at him, her eyes were still filled with longing and complexity.

Her appearance and feelings remained the same, but her strength had undergone earth-shaking changes. Upon closer inspection, she had actually reached the peak of Divine King, just like Fu Jiangchen, who had just broken through!

He had wondered why the wish power in the Nether Soul Pool had increased so quickly. Now he understood—her wish power must have played a significant role.

A peak Divine King Stillness Void Pearl...

Her combat power was far greater than Fu Jiangchen's, and even compared to Baiye Qinghong just now, she was not inferior.

Seeing the girl stand before the Sovereign to save him, her delicate body without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan clenched his fists.

"To me, you are... more than just like."

"He... is the one I love. Please, Sovereign, show mercy!"

This girl had turned against her family for him, had defied a Sovereign for him... And he had given her no promises, not even a shred of hope...

"The one you've been thinking about... is him?"

The giant face paused: "But he doesn't love you! I can see from his eyes that he has someone he loves. For someone who doesn't love you, to contradict me—do you think it's worth it?"

The giant face and Luo Qiqi seemed to have known each other for a long time, their relationship quite familiar.

"There is no worth or unworth. As long as I can do things for him... as long as he is safe and sound, to me..."

Luo Qiqi stood gracefully on the spot, blocking all the turbulent space before her. Her face bore no excessive expression, only unshakable determination: "...that is enough!"