The villainous bosses from their past lives have all been reborn.

The Third Prince rose from his throne and looked down at Yuan Xiu below.

"Only the loser needs to give an explanation to the world, the victor does not. And regardless of past or present lives, the victor will always be me!"

Yuan Xiu smiled and, facing the overconfident Third Prince, simply said:

"Whether it's a past life or this one, your inexplicable confidence is always incomprehensible to others."

The Third Prince narrowed his eyes, put his hands behind his back, and stared at Yuan Xiu without saying a word. But at that very moment of confrontation, the Third Prince's soul left his body first and attacked Yuan Xiu.

The Third Prince's soul travels at an extremely slow speed, and this seemingly harmless attack actually conceals immense power. An ordinary person, if touched even a corner of his soul, would likely have their life force instantly drained.

Yuan Xiu did not try to avoid it; in fact, there was no need to.

Just as he was using his [Danhuo] to try and block the Third Prince's soul, the Third Prince stopped ten steps away from Yuan Xiu.

On the floor of the palace, as the Third Prince's divine soul slid across, a long, blood-red mark ignited. Immediately afterward, the entire palace seemed to burst into flames.

This was not combustion in the physical sense, but a resonance within the realm of the divine soul. As the flames spread, a magic array quickly formed on the foundation of the palace.

Yuan Xiu's soul was affected by it, and he felt as if it were being detached from his body.

Seeing this, the Third Prince disregarded the [Elixir Fire] burning around Yuan Xiu and struck out with a palm.

The souls of the only two eleventh-realm masters in the world collided, unleashing a tremendous shockwave.

Yuan Xiu nearly fainted in that instant. When he awoke, his soul was already high in the sky, dozens of feet away from his physical body. The Third Prince was opposite him.

The Third Prince, who had just woken up, realized the current situation and smiled.

"Yuan Xiu, do you think I've been in this capital for years for nothing? Let me tell you, I've laid down a magic array over this entire city, and the hundreds of thousands of people in the capital are the fuel that keeps this array running. And you, you can't defeat me here."

The Third Prince's words were not empty words; a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged into his soul at this moment. In contrast, Yuan Xiu was like a lone boat on the waves, drifting aimlessly with the tide.

The Third Prince unleashed another palm strike, carrying the power of destruction, intending to utterly annihilate the man before him whom he hated to the bone, both in his past and present lives.

"Yuan Xiu, once you are dead, no one can stop me!"

Amidst the surging waves, Yuan Xiu could only sway from side to side. However, the towering waves did not capsize the lone boat.

The Third Prince saw Yuan Xiu, who was about to fall into the sea, suddenly appear as if skipping stones, his soul drifting amidst the surging energy fluctuations.

Such graceful movements left the Third Prince in awe. At the same time, it intensified his murderous intent.

"I'll see how long you can keep this up!"

……

Compared to the battles high in the sky, the capital city on the ground had now become a living hell.

Xia Jin was deeply moved by this scene. Not long ago, he, like these people, had become nourishment for refining the [Fire Pill].

If it weren't for Yuan Xiu, he would probably be dead already.

Yuan Cai, standing to the side, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"What are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing!"

"Let's hurry up, there's still a lot to do!"

The two of them crossed the street, ignoring the wailing crowds, and arrived at a temple.

Yuan Cai went inside and looked around. The energy fluctuations here were indeed more intense than outside.

"This should be the magic array node that Shu Fang mentioned!"

Xia Jin arrived shortly after, nodded, and said:

Let's begin!

……

High in the sky, the Third Prince mobilized a massive amount of heaven and earth energy to pursue Yuan Xiu, but suddenly, his movements faltered.

The immense pain began to backfire on him, and the Third Prince, like a weary duck, suddenly realized that the ocean before him was no longer a place where he could roam freely, but a dangerous place that could swallow him up at any moment.

"What did you do?"

Yuan Xiu's body stopped in mid-air, looking at the Third Prince, and said:

"It's just that you used the 'One-Day Tribulation' when you were refining the 'Fire Pill'!"

"Impossible, you weren't at Tianquan Villa at the time."

As the Third Prince spoke, he suddenly remembered something.

"You bribed Black Guard?"

"After your rebirth, you treated everyone as pawns. Did you ever imagine that one day you would be betrayed by those pawns?"

The third prince was furious, his face showing a morbid madness.

"You think you can beat me with some underhanded tactics? Dream on!"

The Third Prince sensed the sluggishness in the magic array's operation. Instead of stopping, he began to frantically drain the life force of the capital's inhabitants and launched a counterattack.

However, thanks to Yuan Xiu's graceful movements, these attacks were completely ineffective against him. Meanwhile, the magic array was gradually destroyed by the people from the six northern states.

After reaching a certain point, the Third Prince's power had reached a low point. He knew that if things continued like this, he would only face defeat and death.

But at that moment, the Third Prince suddenly felt a violent tremor in his soul. Turning around, he saw that his body, which was protected by a magic array in the palace, was now within Yin Hongyue's attack range and could be destroyed at any moment.

"This... is impossible!"

The magic array he set up, once activated, could block all living beings. How did Yin Hongyue get into it?

"I forgot to tell you, the Third Elder of the Demonic Sect's [Falling Moon Realm] can create a passage that can traverse all barriers. And now, she has chosen to submit to me."

"Such an arrogant person, you think you can possibly succeed?"

"Of course!"

The Third Prince was somewhat disgusted by the smile on Yuan Xiu's face.

Yuan Xiu remained composed, having never launched an attack since the start of the battle. However, victory was now imminent.

The Third Prince was also aware of this. However, instead of surrendering and hoping that Yuan Xiu would spare him, he chose to self-destruct.

"Since that's the case, Yuan Xiu, let's die together!"

With a loud bang, a violent surge of energy rang out.

Yuan Xiu originally wanted to escape quickly through the passage formed by the [Falling Moon Realm], but the passage was affected by the explosion and was distorted.

In the bizarre and fantastical spatial passage, the originally smooth path suddenly appeared with multiple gaps. Yuan Xiu knew that each gap meant a path leading to an unknown place.

Another explosion rang out, and Yuan Xiu was caught in the shockwave and fell into a gap.

When Yuan Xiu awoke again, he found himself in a strange void. Beneath his feet lay the world he inhabited.

Is this the world in the heavens?

Yuan Xiu looked around, and all he saw was deathly silence!

Only a dilapidated palace remains, standing in the void for countless years!

……