People in the Imperial Music Bureau: The Storytelling Demon Child Nezha

But the real test is yet to come—another Rebellious Stele has begun to stir. Though the shadow has been defeated, it has awakened the Abyss Guardian within. She handed the key to Li Qiye. "This key can activate the resonance between the two steles, but after using it... you may never be able to leave the City of Eternal Night again."

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing exchanged a glance, then simultaneously reached for the key: "If we can protect the world, what does it matter if we have to stay here forever?"

Back in reality, the Monument to Fate in the City of Eternal Night is shrouded in darkness, and countless Abyss Guardians crawl out from the ground.

Li Qiye inserted the key into the stele, and the golden and red light intertwined with the runes on the stele.

The moment the key was inserted into the Reversal of Fate Monument, a huge black rift was torn open in the sky above the entire Eternal Night City.

Countless foul-smelling black fumes spewed out from the cracks, cracking the ground and sprouting sharp black bone spurs wherever they went.

Li Qiye gripped Su Yuqing's hand tightly, his life core pounding violently in his chest, as if it were about to burst out. "Be careful! There's corrosive power in this mist!" He quickly unfurled his golden wings, a golden shield of light rising from their surface, enveloping the two of them.

Su Yuqing's crimson vines spread out from beneath her feet, forming a barrier outside the light shield. The moment they came into contact with the black mist, they emitted a sizzling, corrosive sound. "There are more Abyss Guardians than I imagined!" she said gravely, watching the monsters continuously emerging from the ground.

The abyss guards came in all shapes and sizes; some had huge scythe-like arms, some were covered in spikes, and some could spew purple venom from their mouths.

They roared and surged toward the two like a tidal wave.

Li Qiye wielded the Blade of Severance, the protective runes on the blade shining brightly, and golden blades of light swept out, cutting the approaching Abyss Guardians into pieces.

But these monsters seemed to have no sense of pain, and their severed limbs quickly reassembled.

"This can't go on!" Su Yuqing shouted. "We need to find the core of the rift and solve the problem at its root!"

Just then, a huge figure slowly emerged from the crack.

It was a gigantic monster tens of meters tall, with a huge head, three blood-red eyes that emitted a cold light, a body covered with twisted patterns, and a huge black scepter in its hand.

"I am the ruler of the abyss, you insignificant ant, prepare to die!" The monster's voice resounded throughout the entire City of Eternal Night like thunder.

It waved its scepter, and a black beam of energy shot towards Li Qiye and Su Yuqing.

Chapter 231 The Ultimate Guardian of the Destiny-Defying Monument

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing swiftly dodged, the beam of light striking the ground and instantly creating a huge crater. "Is this the ultimate guardian of the Reversal of Fate Monument?" Li Qiye's eyes showed no fear, but rather a burning fighting spirit.

Su Yuqing's crimson vines suddenly surged, entangling an abyss guard that was attempting a sneak attack and slamming it heavily to the ground. "Take care of these minions first, then focus on the commander!" she shouted.

The two fought back to back, battling fiercely amidst the encirclement of the Abyss Guardians.

Li Qiye's golden blade of light intertwined with Su Yuqing's crimson curse light, each attack taking away the lives of a large number of monsters.

But as time went on, their physical strength gradually declined, while the Abyss Guardians seemed to be endless.

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, Li Qiye's life core suddenly emitted a strong light, within which some ancient runes appeared.

At the same time, Su Yuqing's Heavenly Evil Bloodline began to boil, her pupils became even more blood red, and her aura grew stronger.

"This is...bloodline resonance!" Li Qiye was pleasantly surprised to find that the two of them began to merge at this moment.

His golden blade was stained with blood, while Su Yuqing's blood-red vines shimmered with golden runes.

They launched their attack simultaneously, and a massive golden-red pillar of light shot into the sky, obliterating all Abyss Guardians in its path.

Even the colossal abyss overlord was forced to retreat repeatedly by this powerful force.

"How is this possible! How could such an ant-like being possess such power!" The Abyss Commander roared angrily, its three eyes shooting out three black beams that intertwined in the air to form a huge net that enveloped the two of them.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing quickly separated, each using their movement techniques to dodge.

Li Qi swung the Boundary-Severing Blade, cutting a gap in the black net. Su Yuqing seized the opportunity to stab the blood-red vines into the gap and ripped the entire net apart.

"We can't keep taking this hit like this!" Li Qiye shouted. "I'll draw its attention, and you take the opportunity to attack its weaknesses!"

Before Su Yuqing could answer, Li Qiye spread his golden wings and rushed towards the Abyss Commander like a golden lightning bolt.

He continued to wield the Blade of Severance, leaving wounds on the commander's body. But the commander's skin was incredibly tough, and the wounds healed quickly.

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Enraged, the Abyss Ruler brandished its scepter and summoned countless black meteors that rained down on Li Qiye from the sky.

Despite dodging left and right, Li Qiye was still scratched in several places by meteorite fragments.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Su Yuqing launched an attack. Her crimson vines transformed into countless slender blood whips, binding the Abyss Commander's legs. "Now!" she shouted.

Li Qiye understood and concentrated all his power, injecting the energy of the life core into the Blade of Severance.

The runes on the blade shone brightly as he leaped high into the air and slashed at the commander's head.

The Abyss Ruler sensed the danger and tried to break free from Su Yuqing's blood-red vines, but the vines tightened their grip.

Li Qiye's Boundary-Severing Blade descended with earth-shattering force, and the commander hurriedly raised his scepter to block it.

"Boom!" A huge explosion rang out as the Blade of Severance collided with the scepter, and the resulting energy wave spread outwards, blasting away all the nearby Abyss Guardians.

Li Qiye was thrown back by the powerful recoil, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Taking advantage of the situation, Su Yuqing increased her strength, the runes on the blood-red vines flashing, binding the commander's legs so tightly he couldn't move. "Li Qiye, one more time!" she shouted.

Chapter 232 Turned to Ashes

Li Qiye endured the pain in his body and gathered his strength once again.

His life core shone brightly, and the golden wings on his back began to burn with golden flames. "Break!" he roared, charging towards the Abyss Commander once more.

This time, the Blade of Severance severed the commander's scepter and then struck its head.

The commander let out a shrill scream as a huge gash was cleaved open in its head, and black blood flowed out like a waterfall.

However, the leader did not fall. Its body began to swell, and the patterns on its skin emitted an eerie red light. "Since I cannot destroy you all, then let us all perish together!" Its voice was filled with madness.

The commander's body suddenly exploded, and a huge energy shockwave spread in all directions.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing had no time to dodge and were swallowed by the powerful energy.

As his consciousness was about to fade away, Li Qiye felt a strong resonance between his life core and the Reverse Fate Monument.

His body flew uncontrollably toward the Monument to Reversing Fate, and Su Yuqing did the same.

The two bodies merged with the Reverse Fate Monument, and the power of their life cores and the power of the Reverse Fate Monument were completely integrated.

As the light gradually faded, the sky above the City of Eternal Night returned to calm.

The abyssal rift has vanished, and all the abyssal guardians have turned to ashes.

Li Qiye and Su Yuqing slowly emerged from the Reversal of Fate Monument, their bodies radiating a soft light.

The two individuals' life cores and Heavenly Evil bloodline underwent further sublimation during this fusion, making them even more powerful and granting them some mysterious abilities.

"We succeeded." Su Yuqing looked at Li Qiye, her eyes filled with relief.

Li Qiye nodded, looking at the Eternal Night City gradually regaining its vitality in the distance.

The city, once shrouded in darkness, is now seeing a glimmer of dawn.

The cracks in the street are healing, and the black bone spurs are slowly disappearing.

However, they cannot let their guard down. The adjutant had said that although the seal was temporarily complete, the threat from the abyss had not been completely eliminated.

Moreover, there is another Destiny-Defying Stele in the outside world, and no one knows what will happen there.

"Next, we need to find another Destiny-Defying Monument," Li Qiye clenched his fist, "to completely extinguish the threat of the Abyss..."

Su Yuqing smiled and took his hand, "No matter what difficulties lie ahead, we will face them together."

The two turned and left the Monument to Reversal of Fate, heading towards the exit of the City of Eternal Night.

Their figures grew smaller in the dawn light, but their faith grew stronger.

The road to protecting the world is long, but they are ready to meet the next challenge.

After they left, the Monument to Reversing Fate sank back into the ground, leaving behind only a peaceful land.

After leaving the City of Eternal Night, Li Qiye and Su Yuqing followed the resonance fluctuations left by the Fate Core and the Reverse Fate Stele, stepping into a dark place perpetually filled with miasma.

The air here was thick and sticky, and every breath felt like inhaling and exhaling a liquid with a rusty smell. The surrounding trees were twisted and gnarled, with strange protrusions resembling eyeballs growing on their trunks, which were eerily rotating and observing the two people's every move.

"The atmosphere here... is very strange." Su Yuqing frowned, the Blood Curse Dagger trembling slightly in her hand, the blade reflecting her wary face.

The crimson vines around her waist suddenly twisted violently, entangled with a dark purple vine that was about to launch a sneak attack.

Chapter 233 Infected

"Watch out! These plants have been infected by the abyssal energy!"

Li Qiye's Blade of Severance was instantly drawn, and as golden runes flowed, a blade of light severed several thorns that were flying towards him.

Black sap gushed from the broken thorns, corroding deep pits that emitted bluish smoke upon hitting the ground.

He keenly sensed the stinging pain emanating from the life core, a sensation identical to that he felt when facing the Abyss Guardians in the City of Eternal Night. "It seems the anomaly of the other Reverse Fate Monument has already affected the surrounding area."

Before the words were finished, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground, and a giant centipede covered in bone armor burst out of the soil.

Its tentacles were covered with rotting flesh and blood, and each swing of its twelve pairs of claws brought a stench.

The giant centipede opened its barbed mouth and sprayed poisonous mist at the two of them.

Su Yuqing quickly formed hand seals, and crimson runes condensed into a shield in the air, barely blocking the poisonous mist.

The moment the poisonous mist touched the blood shield, it emitted a piercing "sizzle" sound, and ripples spread across the surface of the blood shield.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Qiye leaped onto the centipede's back, and the Blade of Severance pierced into the gaps in its bone armor. Golden light spread along the wound, scorching the centipede's flesh and blood.

The centipede writhed in agony, trying to shake Li Qiye off.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Yuqing transformed the blood-red vines into chains that wrapped around the centipede's head. With a forceful pull, she ripped off its entire head.

Black blood gushed out like a fountain, and the centipede's enormous body crashed to the ground.

After dealing with the giant centipede, the two continued deeper into the forest. As they went on, the miasma gradually thinned, and a village hidden in a mountain valley came into view.

Strangely, the villagers here all had pale faces and empty eyes. When they saw Li Qiye and Su Yuqing, they were neither surprised nor afraid, but mechanically repeated their work.

“These villagers… are being controlled by some kind of force,” Li Qiye said in a low voice. He noticed that each villager had a black talisman stuck to the back of their neck.

The life core suddenly throbbed violently, warning of impending danger.

Just then, an elderly man with a cane emerged from the depths of the village.

His black robe was embroidered with runes similar to those on the Monument to Reversing Fate, and a dark red gemstone was inlaid at the top of his cane. "Outsiders, you should not be here," the old man's voice was hoarse, as harsh as sandpaper.

Su Yuqing warily stood in front of Li Qiye, her blood-curdled dagger gleaming coldly: "We're looking for the Reversal of Fate Monument. Do you know its whereabouts?"

The old man let out a sinister laugh, and the dark red gem suddenly burst forth with blood-red light. The surrounding villagers instantly sprang into action, their farm tools transforming into sharp weapons as they lunged at the two. Li Qiye wielded the Blade of Severance; wherever the blade struck, the talismans were severed. The villagers regained their senses for a moment, only to be regained control by the dark power.

"These people are just bait!" Li Qiye shouted. "The real threat is..." Before he could finish speaking, the ground suddenly collapsed, and the two of them fell into a cellar covered with black runes. In the center of the cellar, there was a broken half of the Rebellion Monument, its body emanating an ominous aura, echoing the Rebellion Monument in the City of Eternal Night.

In the shadows of the cellar, a transparent figure slowly emerged.

It was a young woman, her body translucent, through which the flowing black energy could be vaguely seen. "Finally, the host for the life core has arrived," the woman's voice was ethereal yet filled with resentment. "I've been trapped here for hundreds of years, waiting for this moment."

Chapter 234 is the time for my revenge.

Li Qiye gripped the Blade of Boundary Severance tightly; the stinging pain from his life core almost made him unable to stand: "Who are you? What is your relationship with the Reverse Fate Monument?"

The woman sneered, black energy coalescing into chains in her hands. "I was once a disciple of the first tomb guardian, but because I knew too many secrets, I was sealed here. And this Rebellious Stele..." Her chains suddenly shot towards the two, "...is the key to unlocking the Abyss's prison!"

Su Yuqing's crimson vines met the chains head-on, but were corroded the moment they made contact.

Li Qiye's light blade severed some of the chains, but more chains emerged from the ground and bound the two men's limbs.

The black runes on the chains flickered, constantly drawing their power.

"These chains are connected to your souls!" the woman laughed maniacally. "I can annihilate your souls at any time if I so choose!"

Li Qiye felt the power of his life core rapidly draining away. He forced himself to concentrate, and golden light coursed through his body, attempting to break free from the chains' restraints.

Su Yuqing bit her tongue and sprayed blood onto the Blood Curse Dagger. The crimson curse light surged, severing several chains.

"Don't waste your energy~." The woman raised her hand, and half of the Fate-Defying Stele floated up. The runes on the stele resonated with the black energy within her body. "When the first tomb guardian sealed me away, he left behind a prophecy—when the host of the Fate Core arrives, it will be the time for my revenge!"

Just as the two were about to be completely bound by chains, Li Qiye suddenly remembered the trial in the Temple of Memory.

The fears and pains I had once faced surged into my heart like a tidal wave.

He saw Su Yuqing encouraging him in the illusion, and heard the firm voice in his heart: "I may be afraid, but I will never back down!"

The life core burst forth with unprecedented light, and golden flames burned along the chains, destroying the black runes one by one.