Chapter 122: The Stronger Husband (1)

The first fight between Gu Yuan and the twins was about to begin. Naturally, the three of them left the sect and headed for a distant mountain range. They had no intention of reducing their own home to rubble

Along the way, Gu Yuan could hardly conceal his excitement. The anticipation was plain on his face, and the two reincarnated Empresses noticed it immediately.

Ji Yan and Ji Yue exchanged a glance.

It seemed their husband was rather eager to test his newfound strength.

Very well. They would make sure he got the fight he wanted.

"All right, this is a good place." Ji Yan looked around before turning toward Gu Yuan. "Are you ready?"

"Yes." Gu Yuan nodded.

Seeing the sisters already brimming with fighting spirit, he smiled and added, "You can have the first move."

"Ha! Don’t regret saying that!"

Ji Yan snorted and immediately launched herself forward. Her fist blazed with fire as she threw a punch straight at him.

She wasn’t holding back. In fact, the power behind this punch was even greater than the one she had displayed at the beginning of the demonic beast tide. The flames surged around her fist, distorting the air as they rushed toward Gu Yuan.

Yet he didn’t even draw his saber.

He simply raised his fist and met hers head-on.

BOOM!

The flames erupted, spreading across the sky before abruptly disappearing. Gu Yuan hadn’t taken a single step backward. His fist remained in place, as though he had merely brushed away an inconvenience.

Had she underestimated him?

No. She had already expected him to be strong. But seeing him casually extinguish an attack of this magnitude with his bare fist was still a different matter.

At first glance, Gu Yuan’s decision to restrict his cultivation to the Spiritual Realm might have seemed like an act of arrogance. But there was a reason he was so confident.

He hadn’t merely cultivated Qi throughout his life. He had also tempered his body, and the Future Manifestation ability hadn’t just increased his cultivation. It had brought forth the body, comprehension, and mastery of techniques he would have possessed after a hundred thousand years of development.

His restriction only applied to his Qi cultivation.

His physical strength was that of Mortal Severance Realm.

And that wasn’t all.

The Orb of Creation aside, Gu Yuan had discovered something rather interesting after using this ability. When it came to comprehension alone, he was probably better even than those so-called geniuses.

A hundred thousand years of development had not allowed him to completely master his techniques, it also helped him push them to heights his former self could scarcely have imagined.

Gu Yuan was brimming with confidence. Even so, he didn’t lower his guard. He was more serious than he had ever been.

Ji Yan pressed her attack. Her hair whipped behind her, her breath came faster, and she closed to melee range, punches and kicks coming one after another, each laced with flame. But Gu Yuan turned each blow aside, calm as a man brushing flies off a table.

Just when Ji Yan grew increasingly frustrated, Gu Yuan caught her wrist.

Before she could react, he pulled her toward him, slipped an arm around her waist, and turned with her in the air. Her momentum carried them into a smooth spin, almost like a pair dancing rather than two cultivators exchanging blows.

Ji Yan found herself in his embrace before she could even process what had happened.

Gu Yuan lowered his head and stole a brief kiss from her lips.

"Relax, my Empress," he whispered with a teasing smile. "We have the whole day. Why not enjoy yourself a little?"

Ji Yan’s face flushed. Whether from rage or something else, even she couldn’t tell.

She drove an elbow toward his ribs. Gu Yuan laughed and released her, allowing her to tear free. The moment she regained her distance, she came at him again with twice the fury.

Ji Yue watched them, and a familiar feeling stirred within her. She shook her head.

Yes, familiar.

In her divinations, Gu Yuan had always been the stronger one.

"Sorry, husband, but I have no intention of letting those divinations become reality so easily."

She muttered under her breath and raised a hand. Cold gathered around her fingers, rapidly taking shape into weapons of ice.

She knew that Gu Yuan would probably surpass them sooner or later. Their current advantage in cultivation wouldn’t last forever.

But that didn’t mean she intended to surrender the position without a fight.

Her silver hair, now shot through with its new platinum sheen, stirred in the wind as she waved her hand. Swords and spears of ice streaked at Gu Yuan, giving Ji Yan room to pull away. Then Ji Yue entered the battle in earnest.

Perhaps it was because they had spent so much time together, or perhaps it was simply the understanding that came from being sisters for countless years.

Whatever the reason, Ji Yue and Ji Yan moved in perfect sync.

Their attacks flowed into one another without the slightest hesitation, with one sister creating openings that the other immediately exploited.

Fire swept in from one side while ice descended from the other. Whenever Gu Yuan evaded one attack, the other was already waiting for him. They didn’t give him the chance to focus on either of them for long, forcing him to deal with their combined assault.

For the first time since the spar began, Gu Yuan started to feel some pressure.

His body cultivation had reached the Mortal Severance Realm, the equivalent of the Severing Realm in Qi cultivation and the highest realm one could reach in the mortal world. Yet the twins were facing him on level ground.

Naturally, he didn’t let any of this show on his face.

The smile never left his lips as he exchanged blows with the two Empresses, occasionally deflecting an attack, occasionally retreating just enough to avoid being caught between them.

The power he had received was simply too much. Even with all the knowledge and mastery that came with Future Manifestation, getting accustomed to such an immense increase in strength wasn’t something that could happen instantly.

But as the battle continued, he was gradually getting the hang of it.

His movements became more natural. His control over his strength improved, and the slight awkwardness he had felt at the beginning steadily disappeared.

And he was having fun.

Seeing the two usually composed Empresses fighting with such determination was a rather satisfying experience. He couldn’t help feeling a little proud of himself for bringing out this side of them.

Ice from one direction, fire from the other. The twins kept pressing him, and Gu Yuan continued meeting their attacks with a smile.

Then, without warning, he tore open the space beside him and disappeared.

Ji Yue’s eyes narrowed.

A spatial fluctuation appeared behind her, but before she could turn around, a hand landed firmly on her round backside with a sharp slap.

"You’re looking a little too comfortable over there, Yue’er. Don’t leave all the fun to your sister."

Ji Yue’s face immediately turned red.

For a moment, she forgot about the fight altogether.

She had always tried to keep the two sides of herself distinct; the composed, often dominant presence she showed the world, and the one who yielded only to him in private. Maintaining that separation had felt like the last piece of dignity she still controlled. Gu Yuan seemed determined to erase the boundary completely.

Did she mind?

The question stopped her in the middle of the air. She found, to her own surprise, that she didn’t. Not even a little. If it was for him, she didn’t mind being the submissive one forever.

The realization came all at once, and it left her cheeks warmer than the slap had.

Of course, that didn’t mean she would simply let him win.

Ji Yue’s cheeks were still flushed when she turned toward him, the ice around her gathering once more.

If he wanted to tease his wives in the middle of a fight, then he would have to accept that they weren’t going to make things easy for him.