Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!

Fragments of memory slowly reconstructed themselves, and Princess Zi Ji remembered many things, most of which were about the Yuan Knight.

This acclaimed great swordsman had always been protecting her.

In the end, the Yuan Knight's life withered away, and he collapsed.

It was only after a very, very long time, when she had become someone else, that she saw the Yuan Knight again.

He said with a smile, "Your Highness, we meet again."

"Yuan Knight, you're still alive?" She seemed very surprised. "Where is this?"

"The Spirit Realm."

Oh?

Princess Zi Ji asked again, "Can you teach me how to cultivate? I want to become as powerful as you!"

The Yuan Knight answered, "I can't. There is a curse upon you, and if you start cultivating, the curse will awaken."

Princess Zi Ji seemed to understand yet not comprehend, thinking to herself, I'm perfectly fine, so where did this curse come from?

However, she didn't dwell on it. Feeling very happy to see the Yuan Knight again, she said, "Then tell me everything about this world!"

BANG...

Before he could talk about the Spirit Realm, the world in front of her began to shatter.

Her consciousness sunk into a daze.

The Yuan Knight was also walking away, turning back every few steps, waving at her. But he was not sad because he knew that they would ultimately meet again.

As long as the curse remained, the princess would continue to exist until one day she possessed the power to break the curse.

Time passed, in what seemed like an instant, yet also like a long century.

They reunited, then separated again.

Smiling until they cried, crying until they started to laugh.

But no matter what the reunion was like, each encounter was extremely brief.

「After a long while...」

Princess Zi Ji, in front of the great tomb, slowly opened her eyes. Looking at everything before her, her face was already streaming with tears. "Yuan Knight..."

"Your subordinate is here!" came a tired voice from within the tomb.

"What's wrong?" she choked, overwhelmed with grief. "Come out, I need to see you."

The exhausted voice seemed to sink deeper. A pitch-black box emerged from within, hovering above the great tomb. It was dull, without luster, and looked very eerie.

Many recognized this pitch-black box, exclaiming, "The Yuan World!"

A Space God Soldier.

At this moment, the powerhouses lying dormant here could no longer remain calm and rushed out, all eager to snatch the pitch-black box.

BANG!

A young man who was closest punched toward it with great momentum and astonishing power.

However, his realm was far inferior to Chen Pingping, who casually waved his hand and sent him flying.

"It's over," Zhou Boyi's complexion changed drastically.

Without gravity, without a domain, coupled with the emergence of the Yuan World, everyone would become frantic and try to seize it. Under such a terrifying scenario, unless Princess Zi Ji gave up the Yuan World, she would become everyone's target...

As for Chen Pingping... "It was his choice," someone else remarked, shaking their head.

"Kid, get away quickly!" Zhou Yunchang yelled.

In the peripheral area, Chen Shixian's face also looked quite bad. She quickly retreated from the battlefield, fearing she would get caught up in the chaos. However, when she turned back, she saw all the attacks engulfing Chen Pingping.

She became anxious all at once. "Idiot, why aren't you leaving?"

Any ordinary person would have probably left by now, but not him.

Chen Pingping looked at Princess Zi Ji, thinking, When Master took you in back then, had he already seen your extraordinariness?

If so, then... today, I shall protect your path.

With a turn, he no longer concealed his strength. The full combat power of a Divine King at the Peak State erupted. The Six Tao Reincarnation Sword, Six Tao Reincarnation Fist, Six Tao Reincarnation Skills, the One Qi Turns into Three Clarities technique—these and numerous other powerful attacks burst forth all at once.

Bathed in radiance, he walked towards the overwhelming slaughter like a deity.

With each strike, a powerful expert fell, crimson blood raining down from the sky, instantly staining the ground red.

Everyone was horrified. Especially Chen Shixian, who watched in disbelief. "Divine King!"

In a barren place like Nan Zhanbu Province, it was exceedingly difficult for even a King Tao to emerge, yet he had actually broken through to Divine King!

Chen Shixian's breathing quickened, her gaze growing more complex. She finally understood why Chen Pingping had refused to fight her—because she would lose... And the price of losing that battle would be the shattering of her Dao heart.

So that's how it is!

Chen Shixian suddenly felt a wave of bitterness. So you've already become this strong.

They say the Ancient Divine Body is invincible among its peers. That saying, applied to me, is truly laughable!

"Be careful! This young man is actually a Divine King!" someone exclaimed.

Liu Changqing, the Saintess, Shangguan Qingqing, Zhou Yunchang, and other peerless geniuses had long retreated from the battlefield. At this moment, watching the figure besieged from all sides, they were utterly shocked.

Chen Pingping was not a King Tao, but a powerful Divine King. No wonder he dared to come here alone; no wonder he dared to take Princess Zi Ji under his wing.

But... so what if he was a Divine King? With so many powerful experts here, if they all attacked together, could Chen Pingping fend them all off by himself? The answer was unknown.

But they had to admit one thing: Chen Pingping's combat power had already surpassed that of his peers.

Keep in mind that among them, Liu Changqing and the Saintess, hailed as the strongest young talents, were only at the Peak State of King Tao—a vast distance from a Divine King.

However, minutes had passed since the slaughter began, yet no one had managed to faze Chen Pingping in the slightest. Instead, the powerful experts who attacked him fell one after another.

Of course, some harbored ulterior motives, trying to circumvent Chen Pingping and directly seize the Yuan World. But with the One Qi Turns into Three Clarities Cultivation Technique active, three versions of him stood guard, making it impossible for anyone to pass.

Ten minutes later, corpses piled high, and blood flowed like rivers. From afar, the scene resembled a veritable hell on earth. He still stood guard there, his back as steadfast as a mountain.

The countless attacking experts couldn't help but draw a cold breath. Some even began to consider retreating. They couldn't win... He was too strong. A single Divine King was actually facing the combined forces of the entire Central Continent.

Suddenly, a cyan light appeared high in the sky. Strands of the Power of Laws descended, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield. It was an Imperial Divine Weapon.

A middle-aged man holding the Divine Weapon approached and directly activated it. The Dharma Principle bore down on the battlefield as killing intent swept furiously.

His face was resolute, exuding an imposing aura even without anger. "Audacious junior! How dare you act so wantonly in the Central Continent!"

Too many people had died. If the older generation of Divine King experts didn't intervene, it was doubtful anyone could suppress Chen Pingping.

"It's an elder from the Ming Emperor Palace," someone whispered, their expression grave. Once the older generation of experts intervened, it meant the unwritten rule would be broken. At that point, the situation would become something they, the younger generation, could not handle. If it escalated, it could even evolve into a war between major powers.

Chen Pingping lifted his head, allowing the Dharma Principle to envelop him, his expression calm. Only Earth Chicken and Mao Qiu remained by his side. One perched on his shoulder, the other cowered behind him, trembling and continuously praying, "Don't hit me, it has nothing to do with me!"