Chapter 252 - 252

Chapter 252 - Confessions Can Wait

"Send ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍the word — from this day forth, every citizen of the Dragon Nation shall cultivate!"

Jiang ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Fengtian swept his arm wide, his voice trembling with excitement.

Perhaps ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the day would truly come when every citizen of the Dragon Nation would cultivate, and every citizen would soar like a dragon.

Meanwhile, ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍in Guang City, before a massive, warped Space Passage.

Xu ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Feng appeared there with Tang Yimin and Liu Nan.

Gazing ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍at the Space Passage before him, Xu Feng spoke with his back to them.

"Are you two willing to come along?"

He planned to cultivate a few powerhouses for the Dragon Nation before he left, and Tang Yimin and Liu Nan were his first choices.

The two of them snapped to attention at Xu Feng's question.

Tang Yimin spoke up first, laughing heartily.

"As long as Senior Xu asks, how could we possibly refuse?"

Liu Nan quickly followed. "That's right. As long as Senior Xu asks, we'd walk through fire and water without hesitation!"

"Ha! Good. Then come along."

With a booming laugh, Xu Feng took a single step forward and entered the Space Passage.

Tang Yimin and Liu Nan exchanged a glance, then followed without a shred of hesitation.

On the other side of the Space Passage lay an impossibly angular, block-shaped planet.

The environment here was far harsher than Blue Star's. The moment the three arrived, they felt the gravity — over three times that of Blue Star.

But all three were powerful cultivators, so they adapted quickly.

Before Xu Feng could say a word, the Aberrations guarding the Space Passage spotted the intruders and attacked without hesitation.

Only, those venom-laced tentacles never even reached Xu Feng. They stopped dead in their tracks before him.

Xu Feng merely furrowed his brow. A wave of terrifying pressure descended, instantly obliterating the Aberration.

Tang Yimin and Liu Nan, who had followed him through, stood frozen in shock.

They could sense that Aberration had been at the Dragon class or above. And yet Senior Xu had annihilated it without even lifting a finger?

Just how powerful had Senior Xu become?

"Let's go. Time to pay a visit to this planet's master."

Xu Feng closed his eyes and carefully extended his senses, then brought both of them deeper into the planet with a wave of his hand.

Deep within the planet's core lay a massive red heart.

As they drew near, Tang Yimin and Liu Nan felt a suffocating wave of pressure crash over them, twisting their expressions.

But when Xu Feng intervened, the crushing sensation vanished.

Standing before the heart — which was the size of an entire city — Tang Yimin and Liu Nan could scarcely believe their eyes.

What kind of being would need a heart that enormous?

Xu Feng wasted no time. His tone was flat.

"I require you to swear a Heavenly Dao Oath — to protect Blue Star for all eternity and never attack it. Otherwise, you die."

The colossal heart shuddered. Then a voice thundered into their minds.

"Human — DIE!"

The next instant, countless tendrils of flesh lashed out from every direction, moving so fast that even Tang Yimin and Liu Nan couldn't track them.

Xu Feng sighed.

"So you've chosen death."

"Very well. On your way, then."

"Primeval Dragon Strike!"

Xu Feng drew a spear. A wave of terrifying power surged from the weapon, freezing every tendril in the surrounding area dead in its tracks.

Behind him, Tang Yimin and Liu Nan were shaken to their cores.

What manner of horrifying weapon could emanate such a dreadful aura?

As for the massive heart, the moment it sensed the weapon's terror, it tried to beg for mercy — but Xu Feng gave it no chance.

With a single thrust, the entire planet was annihilated, leaving nothing but the Space Passage hovering in the starry void.

Tang Yimin and Liu Nan were so stunned they couldn't form words.

They had assumed Xu Feng had brought them along to help fight. Apparently, they were just here to watch the show.

With his back still to them, Xu Feng spoke evenly.

"As long as you cultivate diligently, you'll reach this level one day too."

Hearing this, both of them felt their blood surge with passion.

Could they really become that powerful?

Then Xu Feng turned to face them, his expression serious.

"I'll be leaving Blue Star soon, heading to a higher world."

"Before I go, I'll eliminate every hidden threat on Blue Star."

"I'll also leave something behind specifically to help the two of you grow stronger. I hope that one day, you'll be able to follow in my footsteps."

Both fell silent.

After a long pause, Liu Nan spoke first. A pair of beautiful eyes gazed at Xu Feng, brimming with reluctance.

"Senior Xu, do you really have to go?"

"Yes. To grow stronger, I can't stay on Blue Star forever."

"As long as you cultivate hard, we'll meet again someday."

Xu Feng smiled in reassurance.

Beside her, Tang Yimin patted Liu Nan's shoulder and said softly.

"Just focus on your cultivation. You two will definitely meet again."

Liu Nan fell quiet.

Were her feelings destined to remain hidden in her heart forever?

No. She refused to accept that.

Steeling herself, Liu Nan resolved to be brave and tell Xu Feng how she felt.

But before she could speak, Xu Feng cut in.

"Here — two Immortal King Inheritances. I'm giving them to you now. I hope that one day, you'll be able to catch up to me."

"As for anything else, save it for the day we meet again."

Xu Feng waved his hand, and two orbs of light drifted into their minds.

These were Immortal King Inheritances. Combined with the pair's talent — both possessed Top-Grade Spiritual Roots — and with these inheritances guiding them, as long as they didn't die along the way, ascending to the Dao Realm was all but guaranteed.

Just as Tang Yimin and Liu Nan were about to say something more, they looked up to find that Xu Feng had already vanished.

Tang Yimin sighed and patted Liu Nan on the shoulder.

"Just focus on cultivating. Can't you tell? Senior Xu has feelings for you too. It's just that you're too weak right now, and he's heading to a higher universe."

"Besides, didn't Senior Xu say it himself? Save your confession for the day you meet again."

Hearing Tang Yimin's words, Liu Nan blinked in surprise, then spoke with sudden wariness.

"How did you know?"

"How could I not? You can't hide it when you like someone. Anyway, just train hard."

Tang Yimin spread his hands helplessly, then stepped back through the Space Passage to Blue Star.

Liu Nan stood there, her expression resolute, silently making a vow.

She absolutely would not keep Senior Xu waiting long. One day, she would stand at his side.