Chapter 1170 - 1170: Life and Death Are But a Thought

The Underworld Emperor manipulated his body to retreat several steps, looking at Liu Zixuan with an extremely peculiar gaze.

Because he could sense that Liu Zixuan standing before him now seemed somewhat different from the Liu Zixuan he fought earlier.

He seemed more aloof, and the aura around him was significantly stronger.

More importantly, the Liu Zixuan who disappeared before was injured, yet now those injuries had vanished.

This time, he could be assured that Liu Zixuan's power wasn't augmented by an elixir, but was genuinely cultivated.

But from the time Liu Zixuan set up the battle array using chess pieces until now was barely an hour; how did he manage to enhance his cultivation so quickly?

"Brother Xuan... Yunxuan, he..." With effort, Tiger crawled over to Jiang Yunxuan, helping him down from the cliff wall. After examining him, he looked at Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan frowned, with a flick of his fingers, tossed an elixir directly to Tiger: "Have him hold it in his mouth, don't let him swallow!"

Tiger was taken aback, "Brother Xuan, are you..."

The voice was a bit different, the aura slightly changed; this might be unnoticed by ordinary people, but Tiger and the others, who had long been with Liu Zixuan through thick and thin, could tell.

Just a single gesture, a word from Liu Zixuan, made Tiger feel that Liu Zixuan seemed different. But exactly how he was different, Tiger couldn't say.

Liu Zixuan merely glanced at Tiger without saying more, holding the Nameless Sword, staring directly at the Underworld Emperor: "Go ahead!"

"Are you seeking death?" the Underworld Emperor snorted coldly.

Even though Liu Zixuan's aura had surged somewhat, and his prior injuries were gone, his realm was still at the Innate Emperor Realm Third Heaven, which to someone like the Underworld Emperor, a peak life-and-death realm expert, was akin to an ant.

A chill flashed in Liu Zixuan's eyes: "You talk too much!"

"I don't know what you just did, but if you seek death, I shall fulfill it for you!"

This time, the Underworld Emperor truly didn't waste more words. Liu Zixuan's repeated trump cards genuinely posed a significant threat, making him wonder if a reversal might occur if delayed.

Suddenly, the blood-stained scarlet blade in his hand raised again, directly clashing with Liu Zixuan in fierce battle.

"It seems, Brother Xuan still has secrets we don't know about!" Zhao Yi, watching on the side, murmured.

Xiao Hu furrowed his brows: "Perhaps this is his true self."

"Do you know something?" Zhao Yi suddenly looked up. Xiao Hu, typically reticent and spending little time with others, rarely spoke in such a meaningful way.

Xiao Hu's gaze flickered: "I only know a little, but maybe Brother Xuan will tell you all himself later."

"Then does that mean Brother Xuan has a chance against the Underworld Emperor?" Zhao Yi asked, slightly excited.

Xiao Hu shook his head: "No, he is courting death!"

"What did you say?" Zhao Yi was furious.

Xiao Hu remained silent, gripping his hammers, ready for battle at any moment.

Death is an extremely taboo word for anyone. On ordinary days, Zhao Yi wouldn't react so strongly, but Gu Yu's divination spoke of life and death tribulations for both Liu Zixuan and Jiang Yunxuan. Now, although Jiang Yunxuan wasn't dead, his life hung by a thread, perilously close to the divination's symbol of life and death.

Now, with Xiao Hu saying Liu Zixuan was courting death, could it be destiny? An inescapable fate?

The seemingly transformed Liu Zixuan and the Underworld Emperor clashed fiercely, with neither side holding back. With their trump cards revealed, neither needed to reserve anything.

After dozens of rounds, the Underworld Emperor stood atop a massive boulder, "Seems like to kill you quickly, I can't avoid using some means!"

"Haven't you used enough means all this time?"

Liu Zixuan's clone wore a subtly intriguing smile: "The third envoy of the Black Lotus you sent to the Mo Family, and the powerful magician that appeared with the Dragon Spirit, those should be your tactics, right?"

"How... how do you know?" The Underworld Emperor was taken aback, his eyes flashing: "Are you the mysterious expert who killed them from the shadows?"

"You just now realized?" Liu Zixuan's clone teased with a mocking smile.

The Underworld Emperor's face immediately showed a hint of rage, yet inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason he didn't fight with full strength before was entirely due to his apprehension of that mysterious expert. He feared the mysterious expert might appear at a crucial moment, so he held back some strength.

Now knowing Liu Zixuan was indeed the mysterious expert who killed the Black Lotus third envoy and the magician, there was no need to hold back anymore.

Glaring at Liu Zixuan with fury: "You killed my son and my two most valiant generals, Liu Zixuan, I underestimated you!"

"When have you ever seen me otherwise?" Liu Zixuan's clone taunted: "I'm right here; if you have the ability, come avenge them!"

"As you wish!"

The Underworld Emperor shouted, suddenly deploying the Soul Splitting Technique, and the second Underworld Emperor identical to the first appeared beside him.

Both wielded scarlet blades, gazing intently at Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan's clone glanced over the two, a slight smirk on his lips: "Liu Zixuan, next, it's up to you!"

As he spoke, Liu Zixuan's clone tossed the Nameless Sword into the air, with a hum, a dragon's roar echoed through the valley, and a dragon-like phantom emerged, charging directly at the left Underworld Emperor.

Meanwhile, Liu Zixuan's clone maneuvered toward the right Underworld Emperor.

"Hmph, a broken sword dares to block this Emperor!" the left Underworld Emperor snorted, raising his weapon to provoke the dragon phantom with a clang, knocking the Nameless Sword aside.

The right Underworld Emperor, seeing Liu Zixuan's clone approach, smirked maliciously: "Die!"

The blood-red blade suddenly swung up, and after Liu Zixuan's clone dodged the first strike, chains from behind the blade appeared, binding Liu Zixuan's clone and making him immobile.

The blade then spun in midair, lashing directly at Liu Zixuan's clone's face.

With a slash!

The crimson blade flashed, slicing Liu Zixuan's clone in half.

In an instant, Liu Zixuan's clone's entire body glimmered with mottled golden light spots, gradually starting to dissipate. In those final moments, he looked toward the direction where the Relic Pearl was hidden and softly spoke: "What is life? What is death? Life and death are but a thought; a thought is eternity. The Emperor Realm's metamorphosis ignores the boundary of life and death, will you not break through?"

With those last words, Liu Zixuan's clone entirely vanished into Heaven and Earth, yet within the Relic Mini World, Liu Zixuan's true body suddenly experienced a dramatic surge in aura...