Chapter 640 639: Descent

'Nangong Tianling, that foolish woman! She couldn't even protect a little girl, and now she's telling me not to go to the Star God Continent. Damn her!'

Yang Xiao was furious.

A message had just come through the Star God Continent Teleportation Token that Nangong Tianling had left behind.

It said that a situation had arisen on her end, telling him not to go to the Star God Continent and to remain on the Profound Sun Continent. If the opportunity arose, Nangong Tianling would personally come to the Profound Sun Continent and take him away. It also told him not to worry about Yun'Er, that she would be fine.

An ordinary young man might not have understood the implications of these words, but Yang Xiao immediately knew something was wrong.

'Something has arisen?'

'Don't go to the Star God Continent?'

'Don't worry about Yun'Er, she'll be fine?'

'Isn't this just another way of saying that a situation has come up because of Yun'Er, so I shouldn't go to the Star God Continent? And isn't it obvious that this is something even a mighty True God like her can't handle?'

'Otherwise, why would she say all that?'

'I have to get to the Star God Continent at once. Otherwise, there's no telling what might happen.'

Yang Xiao was frantic.

Although saying goodbye to his father was important, if something happened to Yun'Er, he knew that even his father would blame him, let alone how he himself would feel.

So, by comparison, Yun'Er's situation was far more important.

'I'll leave right now. Yang Lin, Lu Fangliang, Huang Tianling, and the Ye Wanqing sisters are waiting at the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion. I can summon them with a single thought. As for saying goodbye… I'll have to leave that to my Emperor's True Body.'

With a flicker of his thoughts, Yang Xiao notified Yang Lin and the others, as well as his Fire God Clone.

After acquiring the Emperor's True Body, the Fire God Clone had become somewhat redundant. However, the Supreme Yin Divine Fire it contained was crucial for his advancement to the Green Flame Realm Sixth Revolution, so Yang Xiao had to bring it along.

Likewise, the Golden Roc True Body, which contained Ye Tianjue's spirit essence and memories, was no longer strong enough to be of help. He decided to leave it behind as well.

'I'll take the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword, and the Golden Roc Wings refined by that Old Hairy. The Nine Dragon Celestial Sealing Stamp is more suited to the Power of the Emperor, so I'll leave it for the Emperor's True Body. I have to bring the Heaven-Fighting Divine Palace, too. Speaking of which, Brother Hanx Ziye left the Profound Sun Continent a long time ago. I wonder where he went. I don't know if we'll ever meet again. If we do, this Heaven-Fighting Divine Palace…'

Yang Xiao felt he couldn't use it carelessly.

Who knew what kind of traps the Heaven-Fighting Divine King might have left inside?

Therefore, he remained apprehensive about this Divine Artifact.

There was nothing else of note.

And in the time it took for these thoughts to cross his mind, the Fire God Clone, Yang Lin, and the others arrived.

Without a word, Yang Xiao took out the Heaven-Fighting Divine Palace and drew them all inside. Then, with a flash, he was outside the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion.

He immediately activated the Teleportation Order for the Star God Continent.

A dazzling flash of light flared.

And Yang Xiao vanished.

...

「Star God Continent.」

Within the Star God Academy.

Inside an exquisite private courtyard, Nangong Tianling paced back and forth, her face etched with anxiety.

Every so often, she would glance toward a meditation chamber in the rear of the courtyard.

'That Little Yun'Er, why did she have to enter seclusion at such a crucial time? If she doesn't come out soon, and that Third Young Master really arrives, things are going to be a disaster! Damn it, this is all that old codger Xing Hanzi's fault. If it weren't for him, how would the Third Young Master, who's all the way on the Divine Land Continent, ever have known that Yun'Er possesses a Holy Spirit Body?'

Nangong Tianling was frantic.

When she first received word that the Third Young Master from the Nangong Family's direct lineage was about to arrive, she had known it was bad news. This Third Young Master was notoriously lecherous.

He was known for "hunting beauties" in the Divine Courtyards under the various Great Emperor's Dojos. His sudden visit to the Star God Academy was surely for the same reason.

If that was all there was to it, things might have been manageable.

'If I can't afford to provoke him, can't I at least hide from him?'

Nangong Tianling had thought that as long as she kept Yun'Er well hidden, the Third Young Master wouldn't see her even if he came, and no disaster would befall them.

But she never expected that the Vice Dean of the Star God Academy, that old rival of hers, would find out somewhere that Yun'Er possessed a Holy Spirit Body.

A short while ago, he had even had the audacity to personally visit her and propose giving Yun'Er, with her Holy Spirit Body, to the Third Young Master as a concubine.

How could Nangong Tianling possibly agree to such a thing?

In her eyes, Yun'Er belonged to her miss's biological child. How could she allow anyone else to lay a finger on her?

So what if he was the Third Young Master of the Nangong Family's direct lineage?

When you really thought about it, he was her miss's younger brother.

That made him Young Master Yang Xiao's uncle. What kind of uncle steals his own nephew's woman?

So, Nangong Tianling had refused him outright.

But she never, ever expected that Xing Hanzi, that old monster, actually had a way to contact the Third Young Master and even convince him to personally descend upon the Star God Continent over this matter.

To come here, to the Star God Academy.

Nangong Tianling was beside herself with anxiety.

She had been thinking of just taking Yun'Er and leaving.

But by the time she got the news and rushed back, she discovered that Yun'Er had already entered seclusion.

And it was a deep seclusion, one that couldn't be interrupted.

Apparently, her Five Elements Treasure Body had reached the final stage. If she succeeded, not only would her cultivation rise to the Peak of the Great Divine Power Realm, but her physique would also ascend to the level of an Ultimate-grade Treasure Body.

Furthermore, as a Five Elements Treasure Body, it would be comparable to an ordinary Low-grade Dao Body.

Because of this, Nangong Tianling didn't dare go in and interrupt her.

At such a critical juncture, a single misstep could cause a fatal cultivation deviation.

Nangong Tianling could only wait, hoping that she could wait for Yun'Er to emerge before whisking her away.

But day after day passed.

The Third Young Master's arrival grew imminent, and more and more people, both inside and outside the Star God Academy, were watching her every move, preventing her from leaving.

It seemed that old fiend Xing Hanzi had sensed her intentions.

He had dispatched several True God Level experts to monitor her from nearby.

Nangong Tianling's heart sank.

'Right now, my only hope is that Yun'Er breaks through in time. And Young Master Yang Xiao… he must not come to the Star God Continent now. If he does, as a Mortal Martial Artist who hasn't even reached the True Intent Stage, how will he survive here with no family or support?'

Nangong Tianling's heart was fraught with anxiety.

But there was nothing she could do.

Just as she was waiting anxiously, a mental connection suddenly trembled in her mind.

Nangong Tianling's expression changed drastically.

'That boy... he... how does he dare come now? Could my message have made him suspect something? Damn it, he's too reckless! If something happens to him, how will I ever face my miss? No, even if it means abandoning the girl, Yun'Er, I can't let anything happen to him.'

Nangong Tianling's expression hardened with resolve.

Then, with a flicker of her figure, she vanished from the courtyard.

But just then...

A thunderous BOOM suddenly erupted in the sky above the courtyard.

An auspicious five-colored light surged endlessly upward.

Instantly, it captured everyone's attention.