Chapter 226: Imperial Weapon (First Watch)

"Ahahaha, Shen Xitong, you did splendidly this time! For a lunatic like her, she deserves to be thoroughly crushed!" Yue Hongling laughed heartily, unusually beginning to praise Shen Xitong.

So she wasn’t just targeting me—she lashes out at everyone. Seeing Shen Xitong drive Yin Qingcheng away in a rage, Yue Hongling’s dislike for her decreased by roughly one percent.

Shen Xitong turned to Yue Hongling.

"I, Lu Ye, swear to heaven and earth that Shen Xitong is my dao companion. If this is false, may heaven and earth strike me down!"

Yue Hongling ???

"Ex-wife Yue, my senior brother never made such an oath to you, did he?" Shen Xitong said with a smile.

Yue Hongling’s grin vanished.

"I, Lu Ye, swear to heaven and earth that Shen Xitong is my dao companion. If this is false, may heaven and earth strike me down!"

"Master Bai, my senior brother never made such an oath to you either, did he?"

Bai Qiulan…

Lu Ye couldn’t help but rub his temples, using his arm to hide the smirk that finally escaped his control.

But once he lowered his arm, his smile disappeared.

"Enough, stop playing it."

Lu Ye spoke up.

"I, Lu Ye, swear to heaven and earth that Shen Xitong is my dao companion. If this is false, may heaven and earth strike me down!"

Shen Xitong directly replayed the recording for Lu Ye.

Lu Ye’s expression darkened.

"Okay~ I’ll always listen to senior brother."

The projection vanished, and Shen Xitong glanced once more at Yue Hongling and Bai Qiulan.

Both women involuntarily took a step back.

Shen Xitong laughed delightedly, her figure dissolving into a streak of light as she merged into Lu Ye’s body.

Yue Hongling and Bai Qiulan both felt a twinge of humiliation at that moment. Though they didn’t want to admit it, the truth was Shen Xitong’s combat prowess was simply terrifying.

In front of her, they were always the ones being mocked, always at a disadvantage.

Because they had moral failings.

And Shen Xitong had Lu Ye’s backing.

Seeing Shen Xitong disappear, the two couldn’t help but exhale in relief.

"Senior brother, it’s been a long time."

Yue Hongling spoke, her eyes quickly reddening as tears welled up.

"Husband… I know I was wrong."

At this moment, Bai Qiulan finally admitted her mistake before Lu Ye for the first time.

And uttered the title "husband."

If it were the Lu Ye of his past life, hearing these words would have sent him into raptures.

He remembered the first time Bai Qiulan used this title—he had grinned foolishly for days, tossing spirit stones around the Fourth Heaven in excitement.

Because he felt his efforts had been rewarded.

His love had received a response.

But time changes all things, and the world shifts endlessly.

Now, hearing this title again, Lu Ye only found it somewhat ironic.

"You're not wrong—I was the one who was wrong. Let me say it again: the matters of the past life are dust returned to dust, ashes to ashes. In this life, I have no ties with you anymore. I’ve already realized my mistake, and I only hope you won’t appear before me again."

"Because... I can hardly suppress the urge to kill you both!"

The two women’s expressions changed drastically.

"Senior brother, I beg you, don’t be so heartless! I just ask for one more chance—just one! In this life, I will never betray you again!" Yue Hongling pleaded urgently.

"Husband, didn’t you say more than once that to correct a mistake is the greatest virtue? In this life, we only ask for you to give us a chance to make amends. Is even that too much to ask?"

Lu Ye had had enough.

The next moment, countless beams of light intertwined, forming a terrifying divine radiance that surged toward both of them simultaneously.

These two kept chattering endlessly, and Lu Ye decided it was time to shatter their Great Paths first before sending them into the Human Emperor Banner.

The two were startled.

They had wanted Lu Ye’s forgiveness, not for him to strike them down.

They hurriedly raised their defenses.

"Boom!"

Their bodies were sent flying backward.

Lu Ye frowned.

Hmm... he had forgotten. His strongest Guardian Path was already gone. What remained were only Great Paths at the Emperor level.

But there was still one Great Path that would do.

"Boom!"

A black annihilating divine light erupted into the sky.

"Let’s go!"

Bai Qiulan’s face paled as she grabbed Yue Hongling, who had closed her eyes in despair, ready to embrace death, and swiftly retreated.

Even so, both were struck by the annihilating light, their figures momentarily turning illusory.

Lu Ye’s figure vanished—this time, he chose to pursue!

But at this moment, an overwhelming Emperor's aura descended, freezing the entire Chaos Dao Field in its wake.

The Jiang Clan!

Again, the Jiang Clan!

A powerhouse from the Jiang Clan charged toward Lu Ye, wielding an Emperor's artifact.

"Enough!"

Lu Ye's expression darkened.

Truly endless—the Jiang Clan possessed two Emperor's artifacts: one named Void Mirror, the other Annihilation Spear. This time, it was the Annihilation Spear.

"Lu Ye, you will die! This time, no one can stop it—you will die!" Jiang Li of the Jiang Clan roared in fury.

The Jiang Clan was finished!

Today, the Jiang Clan was utterly destroyed!

Four Emperors, wielding two Emperor's artifacts, descended upon the Jiang Clan, already devastated by Jiang Tianming's self-destruction.

Even though she rushed back swiftly, by the time she arrived, the Jiang Clan had already been annihilated. The Void Mirror had fled with a portion of the clan's survivors, their whereabouts unknown.

Once, the Jiang Clan boasted one Celestial Lord and two Emperors, standing tall for millennia—yet today, they fell.

Over. Everything was over.

And the root cause of all this was Lu Ye, an ant from the Third Heaven!

Kill him!

He must die!

Lu Ye watched as the terrifying Annihilation Spear thrust forward, stirring monstrous waves in the Chaos.

Under the amplification of an Emperor's Dao, the might of the Emperor's artifact erupted in full.

At this moment, the entire Chaos Dao Field was shrouded in the Emperor's majesty. All living beings and the very laws of heaven and earth bowed in submission.

Indeed, with no Celestial Lord present, an Emperor stood as the mightiest existence in this world. An Emperor's artifact, meticulously forged and nourished with the essence of their Dao and blood, could unleash attacks rivaling an Emperor's when wielded by a mere Emperor.

Faced with such an assault, Lu Ye remained extremely cautious.

Yet, he was unafraid.

He had slain a Celestial Lord—how could an Emperor intimidate him?

Infinite radiance enveloped Lu Ye, manifesting the pinnacle of his comprehended Daos.

His fist clenched.

All light converged toward it, layer upon layer.

At last, the blackness faded away.

In the very end, Lu Ye's path of seeking the Dao appeared at the outermost layer of this fist.

The path of seeking the Dao was still weak, so let it first gain some experience.

"Celestial Lord Fist!"

The Void-Piercing Spear tore through the chaos, while the Celestial Lord Fist shattered the void.

The two most terrifying auras rushed toward each other.

At this moment, the Chaos Dao Field seemed unable to bear the overwhelming Dao intent of these two forces, letting out a mournful cry.

All the Dao manifestations in human form, save for a scant few, collapsed onto the void, crushed and unable to rise.

Finally!

A deafening explosion!

The entire Chaos Dao Field trembled violently, sending ripples of force surging outward in all directions.

Who would emerge victorious?