Chapter 420 - 305: Final Battle [The End of the Beginning: Dragon and Phoenix Celestial Tribulation]!

["Misunderstanding?"]

[Xiao Ying’s gaze turned to his daughter, who was immobilized by Bai Ze’s force field.]

[The restrained little girl stopped her crying, her eyes wide as she watched the scarlet cracks spreading beneath her father’s feet.]

[So it really wasn’t a false accusation against her dad...]

[For someone her age, still in elementary school, this was unbelievable. If her father truly was the Great Demon King who would destroy the universe, then should the righteous Xiao Jiu defeat him?]

["You’ve brought all these people to surround my family, forcing my partner to imprison me in some pitch-dark jail, and then made my daughter cry, and you say this is a misunderstanding? Should I believe that?"]

["!"]

[Bai Ze shivered all over, hurriedly crouching down to place the little girl on the ground gently. His fingers trembled as he smoothed out her wrinkled collar and clumsily wiped her tear-streaked face with his sleeve.]

[Bai Ze gently pushed the little girl towards Xiao Ying. Adjusting his glasses, he wet his dry lips, "Your Majesty the Demon Dragon, please allow me to explain..."]

["No need to deceive, I understand you." Xiao Ying released Jiu Yue, suddenly stepping forward, "The best way to maintain universal peace is to preemptively eliminate dangerous sources."]

["I think so too."]

[The guards collectively took a half-step back. Just as the two warriors were about to go all out, they froze. At some point, a blood-red sun had hung in the sky, its viscous, bloody light pinning everyone’s shadows to the ground.]

[Under this pressure, only a few members of the guard could move.]

[Bai Ze exchanged a quick glance with the two warriors, feeling a jolt in his heart. Without the Demon Dragon Armor, does he really have such power? Can they truly prevent the birth of the Demon Dragon ahead of time?]

[The answer was no.]

[The Northern Demon Dragon, one of the polarities, could contend with the Primordial Gemstone. Without their mentor, "Phoenix Bai Xiao," nearby, their chance of killing the Demon Dragon was probably only "one," meaning a 99.99% chance of failure.]

[Unless Jiu Yue, the Divine Dragon Grandmaster who inherited the Power of Taiyi Phoenix, stood on their side.]

["That’s good." Bai Ze’s glasses glinted, attempting an invitation, "Does Your Majesty the Demon Dragon mean you’re willing to return with us to the Supervision Bureau Headquarters as a guest?"]

[Previously, the Demon Dragon hadn’t communicated with anyone, but now that Xiao Ying had a daughter, if they could persuade him to abandon the idea of destroying the universe, there’d be no need for a violent showdown.]

[Then she wouldn’t need to summon the World-Ending Great Demon or involve the Moral Immortal Sect.]

[Bai Ze already knew the Primordial Gemstone was ineffective against the Northern Demon Dragon— only the Phoenix, the World-Ending Great Demon, and the Moral Immortal Sect could rival this Martial Arts Grandmaster.]

[Xiao Ying was silent for a time, looking back at the still-silent Jiu Yue, "Thank you for your years of dedication; I’m very glad."]

[Xiao Ying entered Harmonization into the Void Realm, but lacked the final step. After Harmonization, his Ultimate Intent in martial arts would become embedded in the fundamental laws of the universe.]

[In the universe, those who inherit his power make him void of anything else, allowing him to completely enter Harmonization and become the Cosmic Will.]

[At this moment, Jiu Yue, utilizing the only bond with Xiao Ying, used the "fifty-billion-year power of persistence" to reverse the river of time, mastering "Carefree Wanderings" to reboot the Fifth Cosmos, simultaneously knocking Xiao Ying out of Harmonization.]

[However—]

[Xiao Ying wouldn’t give up.]

[With just a glance, the guards understood his choice, faces changing swiftly, muscles tense, and their fighting intent soaring to the extreme.]

[In a flash, a scarlet afterimage swept across the battlefield.]

[The muffled sounds of bones clashing and the shattering of armor erupted consecutively. When their vision cleared, the guards lay sprawling in disarray.]

[Xiao Ying stood with his fists closed, looking down at Zi You and King Yu struggling beneath him, praising, "To withstand thirty percent of my power and fight me to this extent, your martial skills have improved somewhat."]

["Damn it!!" Zi You slammed the ground hard, blood oozing from between his fingers stained the rubble scarlet. King Yu let out a beast-like growl, neck muscles bulging, unable to lift even a single finger.]

[The enemy who killed their father, the enemy who killed their comrades, dared speak to them in such a tone!!]

[Both stared intently at the towering figure, a sense of humiliation burning like a toxic fire within their chests.]

[Xiao Ying shook his head, looking slightly disappointed, "Don’t look at me with the eyes of the weak; if you’re weak, become stronger instead of impotently hating yourself at a time like this."]

[Xiao Ying raised his head.]

["..." Bai Ze was already huddled behind Jiu Yue, looking small, pitiful, and helpless.]

[Jiu Yue held her daughter Xiao Jiu with one arm, lightly patting her back with the other. Her daughter had almost curled up into a tiny ball, shoulders hunched like a frightened little beast.]

[Jiu Yue looked up at Xiao Ying, not asking why he played games with her despite his awakening, nor questioning his insistence on destroying the universe.]

[She put down her daughter, slowly raised her hand, fingers closing, ripples spreading, leaving only the two of them in this slice of space-time: "Since you lost, from now on, listen to me."]

[Xiao Ying chuckled lowly, a mad arc curling at the corner of his mouth: "Alright."]

[A thunderous dragon roar echoed, shaking the heavens and earth!]

[Scarlet demonic flames burst from Xiao Ying’s fist’s edge, a scaled Extreme Path Demon Dragon spiraling out from his arm, its red demonic flames engulfing shattered fragments of time, swallowing even the light in its wake.]