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Chapter 204 What is meant by Heaven's Favorite Daughter?

Temple of Time.

No, to be precise, it is the ruins of the Temple of Time.

When Russell arrived, the once pristine white temple that had floated in the void had completely collapsed, leaving only a dilapidated half-wall.

The dome of the temple was torn open from the inside by some force, revealing the chaotic sky above, which was interwoven with yin and yang energies. Broken pillars lay scattered in the void, and the ancient characters that once flowed on the pillars had completely faded.

In the very center of this sky, high above, the giant cocoon that Xiaoyu had transformed into shimmered with light, just like breathing.

hiss----

What a terrifying atmosphere!

Russell couldn't help but swallow hard. Just by looking at it, he felt a terrifying, suffocating pressure, as if he were facing a sleeping prehistoric beast. Even though the beast was motionless, it made his hair stand on end, and he even felt a sense of oppression that made his blood run cold.

A deafening roar suddenly came from behind, causing the void to tremble slightly.

Russell glanced to the side and saw a vast, boundless golden road slowly spreading out from the other end of the torn void.

Along the golden avenue, auspicious clouds swirled, cranes cried out, mythical beasts galloped, and countless rays of seven-colored light poured out from the edge of the avenue, making the entire ruins shine with golden splendor.

Ye Fan, dressed in a golden battle suit with flowing hair and a faint golden aura around him, led Xu Qi'an out in the light. With each step, the golden path beneath their feet would tremble slightly and bloom into holy golden lotuses, exuding a majestic aura.

"Show-off." Russell curled his lip, secretly thinking to himself, "He hasn't even truly mastered the Holy Body yet, and he's already acting like this. What will happen if he really ascends to the position of Heavenly Emperor in the future?"

Landing beside Russell, Ye Fan's gaze was immediately drawn to the giant cocoon high in the sky. His tone was somewhat uncertain as he asked, "Is this Xiaoyu?"

Russell shrugged: "It's obvious."

As soon as the words were spoken, a dazzling crimson flame quietly seeped out from the void. The flame flickered and swayed in the boundless void, but its warmth permeated the void. Xiao Yan, dressed in black and surrounded by a scorching aura, and Han Li, wearing the Four Spirits Armor and exuding a calm and restrained aura, stepped out of the flame at the same time and landed steadily on the ruins.

Now, Xiao Yan has completely refined the power of the Li Fire and the Asura Sacred Fire. Even with intentional suppression, his cultivation has reached the peak of the Dou Wang realm.

As for actual combat strength due to various factors—it can only be said that he could kill a weakling like Yunshan with three punches.

Han Li was equally impressive, having already successfully formed his Nascent Soul and steadily improved his cultivation. More importantly, his research on celestial-level computers and divine body genes had made significant progress, making his combat power far surpass that of other cultivators at the same level, and allowing him to unleash all his trump cards.

It is sufficient to handle any emergency.

After everyone waited quietly for a moment, a dragon's roar pierced the void, dragon wings tore through the void, and Lu Mingfei in his dragon form descended with a bang.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, he entered at his peak this time. However, when he saw the crowd standing in rows on the temple ruins, showing no intention of making a move, he was immediately bewildered, scratching his head and asking, "What's going on? Wasn't this supposed to be the finale? What are we supposed to do next?"

Russell shrugged and gestured with his chin toward Lu Mingfei's back: "Ask the Emperor."

Everyone turned their gazes toward the scene. First, a cloud of gray mist emerged from a shadowy spot at the edge of the ruins. The gray mist swirled and condensed, outlining Klein's figure.

He was still wearing that half-high silk hat, leaning on his ironwood cane, and dressed impeccably. When he noticed that everyone was looking in his direction, he decisively turned to the side, revealing Zhongli behind him, who was wearing a dark gold dragon-patterned battle armor and carrying a long spear with gold and black intertwined colors.

"Your Majesty, may we speak now?" Russell asked.

Zhong Li nodded slightly, holding his spear, and slowly walked to the bottom of the giant cocoon. His gaze was gentle as he looked at the translucent white cocoon, and he calmly dropped a bombshell: "This world is about to come to an end."

???

Upon hearing this, everyone present was filled with questions, even Russell looked completely bewildered.

Zhongli continued, "The world itself possesses a will, which is what is known as the Way of Heaven."

Xu Qi'an curled his lips. He had a deep understanding of this. The old cunning Jian Zheng was the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao. He had dealt with Jian Zheng for so long in the Great Feng World that he was very familiar with the way the Heavenly Dao would act. Thinking of this, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he seemed to understand something. He hurriedly said, "Is it because the imbalance of Yin and Yang led to the end of Dharma, which in turn led to the collapse of the Heavenly Dao?"

This was deduced by him based on the situation of the sorcerer system. In the inheritance of the Fate Master, the combat power of the Fate Master is closely related to the national strength of the country. When the national fortune is prosperous, the Fate Master is strong, and when the national fortune is declining, the Fate Master is weak. So, conversely, the strength of the Heavenly Dao should also be absolutely related to the rise and fall of the world. When the world is prosperous, the Heavenly Dao is prosperous, and when the world is declining, the Heavenly Dao is exhausted.

"Not bad." Zhong Li nodded slightly, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes: "Just as Ning Yan said, in the end times, spiritual veins are withering, and the Heavenly Dao is also gradually declining. If no changes are made, when the spiritual energy completely dissipates, the Heavenly Dao will also completely fall into silence and return to nothingness. Xiao Yu is the last attempt by Heaven and Earth to give their all."

Yes, it is the Way of Heaven, not Heaven and Earth.

The demise of the Way of Heaven signifies the end of the civilization of cultivation.

For the beings of this world, the only path left in the future is to bravely climb the tree of technology.

"So what exactly is Xiaoyu's situation?" Han Li asked, his brows furrowed.

He was well aware of cause and effect. Just as the little green bottle fell into his hands because he was the reincarnation of the Dao Ancestor of Reincarnation, there must be an unavoidable reason why this world favored Xiaoyu so much.

Zhong Li turned around, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. A faint smile played on his lips as he slowly said, "Didn't you all already know?"

The title "Heaven's Favorite Daughter" is not a compliment when applied to Xiaoyu; it is a fact.

Many years ago, the Heavenly Dao, realizing that it was irreversibly heading towards decay, severed a part of its will and let it fall into the mortal world. That part of its will went through countless reincarnations in the human world and finally transformed into a human girl.

And this girl's name is Chen Xiaoyu.

This statement is entirely expected and reasonable.

Seeing that there was no more doubt on everyone's faces, Zhongli continued, "In the original timeline, the Heavenly Dao made countless attempts to save itself, but without exception, all of them failed. It had already reached its dead end, and in another ten years or so, this world would be completely and irreversibly destroyed. But, of all things, we came."

"Are we variables?" Russell raised an eyebrow. This statement, to some extent, explained his previous doubts about why Xiaoyu in the future timeline was weakened to that extent.

Without these extraterrestrial visitors acting as catalysts in that timeline, the Heavenly Dao could only barely sustain itself with its remaining power, and Xiaoyu naturally could not receive much of the original blessing.

"Not bad." Zhongli nodded: "Our arrival has brought enough quality of Qi to this world, enabling it to carry out an unprecedented arrangement within the scope permitted by the rules."

Whether it's bestowing upon us divinely granted fruits or using our hands to purge the world of demonic forces, the ultimate purpose of all schemes is only to achieve one thing:

There exists a system that makes Xiaoyu the ultimate vessel for Yin and Yang energies, with her as the central hub, supporting the existence and rebirth of the entire world.

After hearing Zhongli's explanation, Ye Fan and the others realized that they had been working for someone else these past few days. But that didn't matter, since it was a win-win situation from beginning to end. The insights into the Dao Fruit were real, the understanding of the Laws was real, and the joy of beating up Zhou Lan on Mars was real.

Ye Fan then asked, "So, what do you need us to do now?"

Zhongli walked slowly to the giant cocoon that Xiaoyu had transformed into. On his left hand, the Dao Fruit shaped like a celestial star slowly rose into the air. The patterns shaped like a Luban lock unfolded layer by layer in the starlight, producing wisps of golden lines that connected with the Yin and Yang energies flowing on the surface of the giant cocoon.

At the same moment, Zhongli's ancient and profound aura spread out without reservation, and clusters of rock element crystals immediately appeared under his feet. Golden rock ridges rose from the void, and the tip of the rainbow-piercing spear pointed at the giant cocoon.

A long-lost, chilling fighting spirit, which only appeared during the War of Demons, rose in his usually gentle and peaceful golden-brown eyes.

"I urge you all to do your utmost to obliterate the fruits of this path."

According to Zhongli's explanation, Xiaoyu is currently in a state of chaos.

The superposition of multiple timelines caused her to fall into a deep sleep, and the impurities contained in the Yin and Yang energies were about to give birth to new gods and demons through her body and consciousness.

Their task was to stabilize Xiaoyu's state and remove all these impurities. The Dao Fruit was ownerless and also required power to activate; the one truly bearing this burden was Zhongli himself. However, compared to the rewards he would receive after the contract was completed, these wear and tear were insignificant.

As if in response to Zhongli's statement, the giant cocoon connected by the celestial stars underwent a change in the next moment.

Righteous and demonic energy continuously emanated from the giant cocoon, condensing and forming on the left and right sides respectively, and six materialized wings of light suddenly unfolded in the void.

The three wings on the right are pure white, each ray of white light a manifestation of a miracle, embodying holiness, order, and vibrant life.

The three wings on the left are as black as ink, as if pure water has been polluted by thick ink, filled with eternal destruction and chaos.

The body of the god and demon slowly took shape in the center of the wings of light. Behind him, violent light raged chaotically, and the world had no boundaries. Countless rays of light were twisted, bent, woven and intertwined, wrapping the giant cocoon layer by layer, transforming it into a giant tree that supported the heavens and the earth.

The giant tree's branches swayed, leaves grew, and then half of its crown withered, turning into charred black wood as if burned by a raging fire.

Life and death, light and darkness, good and evil, coexist in that god-demon in an extremely bizarre way, opposing each other yet interdependent.

Russell frowned, sensing something was amiss: "Your Majesty, this fruit is broken. Are you alright?"

He could clearly see that this newly born Yin-Yang God and Demon was manifested only through Zhongli's Dao Fruit as a medium.

If the Dao Fruit is destroyed, Zhongli, as the vessel, cannot be unaffected.

"No need to worry, it's within my tolerance range," Zhongli replied gently.

Just as Russell had guessed, one of the clauses in the contract he signed with this Heavenly Dao was that he needed to use his Dao Fruit as a medium to completely remove the Yin and Yang impurities from Xiao Yu's body.

The Dao Fruit itself has no owner and requires external force to activate it, so what truly bears the loss is its own original power.

Of course, these losses are insignificant compared to the rewards that can be obtained after the contract is completed.

"Waaah"

A deep, lingering lament echoed from the endless void, reverberating throughout heaven and earth.

The newly born Yin-Yang God and Demon slowly raised its eyes, its pupils, a mixture of pitch black and pure white, indifferently sweeping over everyone present.

Even though it was only a newborn being, its instinct to devour everything had already awakened. Its gaze fell upon the crowd, filled with undisguised greed.

"Good heavens, this guy wants to eat us up." Xu Qi'an clicked his tongue. He was all too familiar with that look in his eyes; it was exactly the same as when Lingyin saw the chicken leg.

This statement shattered the fragile balance on the field. The Yin-Yang Demon God conjured black and white swords out of thin air, his wings suddenly unleashing a violent storm that tore through space, his figure flashing...

It traversed thousands of miles of void and appeared directly in front of Xu Qi'an!

The black and white swords crossed, carrying the dual power of order and destruction, and slashed fiercely down at Xu Qi'an!

clang!

A crisp sound of metal clashing rang out, echoing far and wide in the void.

The two swords struck an ancient and mysterious golden shield, while Xu Qi'an inside the shield had already taken a bow stance, his knees slightly lowered, and his right hand slowly pressed on the hilt of his sword, preparing to draw it.

The Yin-Yang Demon God paused slightly as his attack was thwarted, a hint of surprise flashing in his pupils, which were a mixture of black and pure white. Xu Qi'an, however, grinned maliciously and then drew his sword.

An incomparably fierce and domineering power was released from the scabbard.

The moment the sword was drawn, the world went dark, as if returning to nothingness. There was no sound of collision, no space, and it was as if time had disappeared. Everything vanished!

It seemed as if only this dazzling, ultimate strike remained between heaven and earth!

Rumble!!

After a long while, a loud explosion occurred, and rolling ripples spread out.

The violent energy ripples exploded wildly outwards from the point where the blade struck, tearing open the void wherever they passed.

Fine cracks appeared, and the ruins on the ground were instantly crushed into dust. Even the giant cocoon suspended high in the sky trembled slightly, and the shimmering white light became disordered for a moment.

Before the Yin-Yang God and Demon could react, the blade cleaved into their chest. Their massive bodies flew backward like a kite with a broken string, accompanied by a mournful cry. A deep, bone-revealing wound was cleaved into their chest, and their once solidified bodies became noticeably ethereal. This was Xu Qi'an's Heaven and Earth One Blade Slash. When Xu Qi'an was weak, this sword technique was enough to help him kill opponents of a higher realm than himself.

Not to mention that at this moment, he has already established himself in the fourth rank, comprehended his own will, and is further blessed by the Dao Fruit.

"What do you mean?" Russell asked curiously.

The Great Feng World refers to the prototype of the "Dao" that a martial artist comprehends at the fourth rank, which is unique to them. Each martial artist's comprehension of this Dao is related to their environment and state of mind at the time, making it unique and unreplicable.

Just like Xu Qi'an in his original trajectory, he happened to encounter Wei Yuan's death, and he was driven to a dead end and fell into a desperate situation. Therefore, he understood the meaning of "Jade Shattering", which carries the determination and sorrow of destroying jade and stone together.

But today, the situation is very different.

"Fearless." Xu Qi'an spoke calmly, sheathing his sword and standing upright like a mountain supporting the sky.