Sighing, the Wretch-Devil sat down next to Qin Shi. "What's so funny? It's just a defeat, that's all. I've been with you a lot these past few years, haven't I? Back in the days when we were at the Burning Heaven Sect, I beat you like a rat. Losing to Zhe Tian isn't that embarrassing."
Qin Shi shook his head with a bitter smile. He knew that the fiend was trying to comfort him, but it sounded really unique.
"Has Senior Fufeng and the others made any moves?" Qin Shi knew that the fiend was from Skymist. To be more precise, he was here to persuade them.
"Nothing happened. This year, all we can do is to use as little Spiritual Qi as possible as long as we don't move. In this way, we can live a little longer. Some experts in Sky Mist are now getting used to the life of mortals little by little. When I came here yesterday, Chixiao and Tai Yuan were still arguing about how to farm."
"It does sound a little funny."
"What, you've decided to give up?" The fiend tilted his head and looked at Qin Shi.
As if he had already expected that the fiend would discuss this with him, he let out a self-deprecating sigh. "If I said I'd give up, would you want to beat me up?"
"At first, I did. When I came here, I was still considering whether or not I should punch you. To be honest," the fiend laughed.
"I never thought that one day you would be so decadent. But when I saw you just now, I couldn't bring myself to do it …"
"Why?"
"I know that you've been tired after all these years. You've done enough for this world. You don't owe anyone anything in this world. Instead, everyone owes you. So, saving this world or whatever doesn't actually have anything to do with us. To be honest, I'm not afraid at all. Even if the Blood Mask descends, it's still the same."
The fiend smiled like a big boy and patted Qin Shi on the shoulder. "Kid, I'm serious. From ancient times until now, I've never admired anyone but you. Back then, you dared to return my demon blood. Gritting your teeth and stubbornness, you've fought against the Ma Clan in the wind and rain, risking your life several times. I really admire you. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do it."
"However, there's one thing that I didn't tell you. You want to protect this world, but I only want to protect you."
The demon grinned, "So, even if Xue You comes, I'm not worried. At most, I'll bring you to the Heaven Devouring Void. Xue You can devour the Wasteland Continent, but he can't devour my Heaven Devouring Void. In this world, it's fine as long as you're alive."
Hearing the demon's words, Qin Shi's eyes turned red. He smiled and patted the demon heavily without saying anything. Then, he looked into the distance with empty eyes.
At this moment, he really didn't know what he was thinking. Everyone thought that Qin Shi was a saint, a savior of the world. But only he himself knew that he was just a human. He was no different from anyone else. All these years, he had been able to achieve what he had, step by step, through blood and sweat. He had done his best to climb up to where he was now.
Give up … Sometimes, you can put it down after picking it up, but this time, he knew that he couldn't let it go.
"Huff …" Qin Shi stood up. There was a trace of helplessness in his deep eyes.
"Yeah, you're right. If it's this world, I might be able to let it go. I don't have the heart to help everyone in the world, but … I can't let go of her and my obsession." Qin Shi narrowed his eyes.
"What I want to protect, I can only rely on myself!
Otherwise, all these years of hard work would have been in vain. "
Looking at Qin Shi, the demon smiled and stood up with Qin Shi. "It doesn't matter. Whatever you do, I'll support you."
Qin Shi sighed out. There were some things that one truly could not let go of just like that.
"Then what do you plan to do next?" The demon asked.
Qin Shi shook his head mockingly. "To be honest, I really don't know. I can't find a way to break through to the Emperor Realm … But, I can't just sit and wait for death. Next, I'll start with Bengyu!"
"Bengyu?" The demon frowned.
"Hmm … Huff, whether or not I can stop Shrouding the Heavens will depend on the last half of the Apocalyptic Martial Art."
Qin Shi held onto the Benevolent Jade that he had been wearing all these years but had never been of any use. He smiled and said, "I've always wanted to pry into the secret of the Benevolent Jade, but I couldn't find it. However, in the past two days, I've sensed some movement from it. I think if I want to grasp the power of the Benevolent Jade, I should have this kind of mentality."
The fiend demon smiled contentedly and nodded, but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.
It wasn't that he didn't believe that Qin Shi could successfully cultivate it, but because he knew that … thirty thousand years ago, the Ren Huang could use the other half of the Bengyu's martial art to save the world. But this time, he probably wouldn't be able to.
Could a half-step Apocalyptic Martial Art really win against an Emperor Realm expert?
Everything was constantly changing. In the blink of an eye, another year had passed.
In this year, the chaos in Scarlet Flame gradually calmed down. The infighting also stopped because too many people no longer had the strength to fight. The spiritual qi of heaven and earth was getting thinner and thinner. Every day, there were people who couldn't bear the pain and died.
In this year, the only thing that didn't change was the blood cloud's devouring.
The blood cloud became stronger and stronger. Soon, it completely devoured the sea region and descended on the human world. The blood cloud began to devour the land of the human world. Most of the former eight regions were buried by the blood cloud. Everywhere that was devoured by the blood cloud was destroyed, or rather, it disappeared from the world.
At this time, countless experts sighed in the sky. Fufeng looked at the blood cloud that was gradually approaching and narrowed his eyes.
"Shrouding the Heavens … is going to succeed."
This kind of atmosphere lasted until the early spring of the second year.
"Boom!"
Heaven and earth violently trembled. Then, the mountains and rivers trembled. Thousands of miles of tsunamis crazily devoured the entire human world.
In the originally thin spiritual qi of heaven and earth, an enormous power suddenly appeared. As soon as this power appeared, all living beings couldn't help but tremble. Even the heavens seemed to be faintly discernible, gradually submitting to it.
Sensing this power, Windraiser's eyes widened.
"Shrouding the Heavens is going to become an Emperor!"
All the Ancient Lords' hearts sank. But they also knew that it was only a matter of time. They couldn't avoid it.
"How are the preparations on Yuan Bo's side?" Fufeng hurriedly turned to the Old Urchin.
The Old Urchin frowned and shook his head, "The time isn't right. Shrouding the Emperor Realm broke through a day earlier than we expected …"
"A day … Although it's only a day, in front of an Emperor, a day is enough for him to destroy the world!" Fufeng's heart began to feel uneasy.
One day. Would they be able to hold on for another day? If they could, they might still have a chance!
Within the Scarlet Flame Ancient City, within the Desolate Town, Qin Shi abruptly opened his black eyes. At this moment, a surge of energy continuously gushed out from his body. It was something that he couldn't suppress no matter what. That energy seemed to be resonating with another energy in the distance.
"The Emperor's Source Force!
Shrouding the Heavens has finally grasped this power! "
Qin Shi clenched his fists. He could clearly feel how strong the Emperor's Source Force released from Shrouding the Heavens was. In front of Shrouding the Heavens, his Emperor's Source Force was like an underage child, with no room to struggle at all.
At this time, in the depths of the distant blood clouds, there was a blood pool floating in the air. The blood pool connected the heavens and earth, causing all the power of the Wasteland Continent below Shrouding the Heavens to flow into it.
In the blood pool, a skinny figure suddenly opened his eyes. That figure had the appearance of a young man. He was no longer covered in devil qi, but was real. However, there was something strange about his figure. He didn't look like a human, but he wasn't a devil either.
"Thirty thousand years, Human Sovereign!
In the end, I'm still better! "
Suddenly, the young man revealed an excited and evil smile. Then, he raised his head and looked out through the endless blood clouds. The place he was interested in was the only pure land in this world, the Scarlet Flame Empire.
"Thirty thousand years. It's time to make a final conclusion. Next, I'll use your blood to commemorate the day I become the Emperor!"
Whoosh!
The heavens and earth trembled, and the young man finally leaped out of the blood pool in an instant.
Then, the heavens and earth dimmed, and there was no light at all.
Boom!
At the next moment, the distance of tens of thousands of miles, which even an Ethereal Realm expert would need at least a few hours to cross from the Human World to the Demon World, was crossed by Shrouding the Heavens and Earth in just a breath's time.
The heavens and earth seemed to have shrunk to the size of an inch under his feet.
In the mist, Fufeng and the others widened their eyes. In the next moment, a ten-thousand-foot-long beam of soul light fell from the sky and struck Heaven's Palace like a meteor. In just a short moment, the entire Heaven's Palace, the mist that had existed for thirty thousand years, was instantly destroyed, leaving not a single trace behind.
Fufeng and the other experts only lasted for a short moment. They had all combined their strength, but in less than a second, they were blasted away like kites with their strings cut.
"Zhe Tian!" Fufeng crawled to his feet in pain. He looked at Zhe Tian in the form of a young man and felt even more powerless.
"Haha, Fufeng, after thirty thousand years, you still lost in the end."
Zhe Tian smiled excitedly. "It's a pity that the Human Sovereign is no longer here. Otherwise, I could show him how strong the so-called Emperor Realm is. But it doesn't matter. Now, I'll destroy you all and let you reincarnate to tell him!"
All the experts from the Primordial Era sighed. They clenched their fists, but it was useless.
The Emperor Realm … they had no chance of winning against that ancient realm.