Before him,
An immensely powerful force poured into Long Yuyin's body from the divine gate above her head.
Long Yuyin gritted her teeth, enduring the searing pain, and struggled to open her eyes. When she saw her own state — and then noticed Nie Li's gaze — her cheeks instantly flushed crimson. "You… stop looking!"
Nie Li gave a slight smile and looked away. After all, having lived two lives, even though he'd seen all of Long Yuyin, he remained perfectly composed.
After a long while, Long Yuyin finally regained much of her awareness, and was struck with astonishment at the power she now possessed.
Her cultivation had leapt directly from the Celestial Revolution Realm into the Dragon Dao Realm — and at least to the sixth level of the Dragon Dao Realm at that. A surging tide of unabsorbed power still churned within her body. If she absorbed all of it, her cultivation could rise several more levels, and reaching the Martial Sovereign grade wouldn't be difficult at all.
In addition to this vast cultivation, sentence after sentence of true formulas surfaced in her mind — these had to be the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor's cultivation techniques.
Long Yuyin hurriedly put her clothes back on, looking utterly flustered.
"I've completely transformed everything from your fate to your divine meridians. From now on, your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds!" the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor said with a smile. "I've never taken a disciple before. Consider yourself my very first true disciple!"
A powerhouse of the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor's caliber had long since seen through all worldly affairs, so he naturally didn't mind a thing. Moreover, he was merely a wisp of lingering will.
Long Yuyin glanced at Nie Li, her cheeks still flushed — he'd seen everything. She didn't care; one way or another, Nie Li was going to be responsible for this!
Nie Li turned his head and caught Long Yuyin's bashful expression. Involuntarily, the images from moments ago resurfaced in his mind. He had to admit — Long Yuyin's figure was absolutely flawless. Sexy and fiery, and in a few more years she'd definitely rival her mother.
By now, Long Yuyin had donned a pale pink outfit, which, paired with her shy demeanor, made her look rather sweet and charming.
Nie Li almost thought he was seeing things. Was this really the same fierce dragon girl Long Yuyin as before?
"Ahem." Nie Li cleared his throat and bowed slightly toward the void. "Many thanks, Senior Heavenly Origin!"
"Thank you, Master!" Long Yuyin also said gratefully. After all, the Heavenly Origin Great Emperor had truly helped her, elevating her cultivation to such staggering heights.
The Heavenly Origin Great Emperor let out a hearty laugh. "This is all I can do. As for what comes next — that's up to you!"
If the Saint Emperor were to be resurrected, the entire space-time continuum would be refined. Whether human or demon, all would be reduced to ashes, everything would end. Defeating the Saint Emperor was something that simply had to be done.
"Those people have already left. Let me send you out. My Myriad Spirits Sword Array is a supreme inherited treasure of the Heavenly Origin Divine Clan — seeing the item is like seeing its master. If those little brats of the Heavenly Origin Divine Clan don't behave, just deploy the Myriad Spirits Sword Array and they should mind themselves quickly enough!" The Heavenly Origin Great Emperor smiled, and a wave of force swept Nie Li and Long Yuyin away.
The Heavenly Origin Great Emperor's voice echoed from far away: "Young man, I'll be waiting for the day you defeat the Saint Emperor. Don't disappoint me!"
The Heavenly Origin Great Emperor's voice faded into nothing.
When Nie Li and Long Yuyin opened their eyes, they were already outside.
Thinking of the two elders who had sacrificed themselves to cover their escape, a look of sorrow appeared on Long Yuyin's face once more.
Seeing her expression, Nie Li understood. After a moment's thought, he said, "Where did those two elders die? Take me there. Perhaps there's a sliver of hope to bring them back. I can collect their remnant souls into my