"Changsheng, give me your hand, we’ll face this Soul Refining Heavenly Punishment together! Give me your hand..."

Resolutely extending his hand, Zhou Mu shook his head, hastily speaking.

Gu Changsheng looked at the face before him, familiar yet strange, and slowly shook his head. In the depths of his scarlet eyes, a stubbornness flashed, "Evildoer... turning back is no longer my salvation. Only the eternal damnation after taking this step forward is my destiny..."

"Knowing it’s eternal damnation, you still want to proceed? Do you understand that with one more step, your soul will forever fall into the boundless darkness, and you will no longer remember the people beside you? With a heart consumed by madness, there will only be bloodlust. You will become a soulless killer, dragging everything around you into ruin!" Zhou Mu shouted immediately upon hearing this.

Hearing this, pain flashed in the hollow scarlet depths of Gu Changsheng’s eyes, and unexpectedly, a line of blood tears fell. He spoke slowly, "Even so, with my soul doomed forever, are you still willing to descend into ruin with me?"

Are you still willing to descend into ruin with me?

Hearing these words from Gu Changsheng, Zhou Mu paused for a moment, and in the next instant, the bloodstained corner of his lips slightly curved on a face as if sculpted by the divine creator, lying in a pool of blood, with his extended hand...

Originally, it was to save...

He extended his hand again, striving forward...

And this time, it was for...

"Then, you and I, together!"

You and I, together!

The promise was life and death intertwined, never to part in eternity!

In front of the Nine-Layer Heavens Punishment Thunder, the moment Zhou Mu broke in, he had already abandoned all hope of survival!

She wished for her soul to be eternally doomed; thus, he would accompany her into eternal damnation!

Without her, what joy was there in life?

With her, even if the soul falls into eternal ruin, he would follow!

"Evildoer..."

Upon hearing this, blood flashed in Gu Changsheng’s eyes...

The slowly reaching hand trembled slightly...

Finally, as if making up his mind, he reached out towards Zhou Mu...

A blood-colored strength, amidst the rampaging thunderous light fire, moved unhindered, heading straight towards Zhou Mu lying on the ground...

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Mu, who was originally lying in a pool of blood on the ground, was suddenly wrapped in this strength, flying straight towards Gu Changsheng’s side...

Amidst the blood aura, Gu Changsheng embraced the severely wounded Zhou Mu, watched him lean against his shoulder, and raised his hand to gently wipe the blood from Zhou Mu’s mouth, murmuring softly...

"For my sake, you ended up in this state, falling to such an extent... Evildoer, do you regret this life?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mu tilted his head, glanced at Gu Changsheng, his chiseled lips slightly curved, and shook his head slowly, "All I’ve ever wanted from the beginning to end is you alone!"

Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Gu Changsheng’s previously cold and resolute face...

Like the Chun Hua of March, blooming in an instant, boundless and eternal...

"Mad! Mad! You’re all mad! I’ve never seen anyone as crazy as you!" Manman Bug watched the two holding hands and immediately jumped in anxiety, flashing its bug body as it lunged towards Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu... 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

They must not cross this Circle of Confinement of the Heavenly Punishment Thunderous Light Fire!

Absolutely not!

If they forcibly terminate the Heavenly Punishment Thunder and escape, who will bear the brunt of the Nine-Layer Heavens Punishment Thunder’s rampage?

It’s truly a life-threatening situation for this bug!

Stop them!

They must be stopped!

Otherwise, not only the two of them will descend into eternal ruin, but even this vast world will suffer a catastrophe!

If things go awry, it might just be as Gu Changsheng’s wild words proclaimed, with the heavens and earth overturned, and the sun and moon reversed!

It’s frightening enough to scare a bug to death!

And at this moment, Gu Changsheng, with Zhou Mu in his embrace, ignored Manman Bug’s loud shouts behind him, and suddenly turned his head to look straight ahead...

In front of her was the edge of the Circle of Confinement of the Nine-Layer Heavens Punishment Thunderous Light Fire!

Beyond this light fire, Yuh Zhiqian was confined within by the blood-colored dragon and phoenix!

"Yuh Zhiqian, it’s time for me to fulfill my promise!"

As she spoke, Gu Changsheng’s other hand slowly lifted, decisively and fiercely tearing towards the Circle of Confinement of Thunderous Light Fire before her. Her bare foot under the red imperial robes followed, stepping forward...

"No!"

"No!"

"No!"

"..."

Countless roars sounded instantly...

One after another, figures rushed madly towards Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu...

"Heavens! This is really troublesome now!" Manman Bug saw this, its insect body halted in mid-flight, stomped its insect legs, and immediately let out an angry shout...

Meanwhile, the hand Gu Changsheng had extended already forcibly tore open that Circle of Confinement...

The feeling of shattered space sent ripples spreading out before her...

In the next moment, Gu Changsheng, with Zhou Mu in his embrace, broke out from the confinement of the Nine-Layer Thunderous Light Fire...

Blood Qi!

The intense red, tinged with inky blackness, instantly surrounded Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu!

Falling into madness!

Eternal damnation!

Gu Changsheng, with Zhou Mu, actually chose to have their souls eternally damned under the bright daylight!

The red imperial robes embroidered with dragons and phoenixes whipped soundlessly behind Gu Changsheng, as a tangible dark red bloody aura swirled around her...

Scarlet eyes, a wisp of black energy slowly gathering at her brow, quickly turned the trace of holy gold between her brows to black...

Demon!

Falling into demonization!

Those who practice martial arts and accidentally fall into this state can display strength far beyond the ordinary, let alone Gu Changsheng?

The destructive power of Gu Changsheng falling into demonization was unimaginable for those present!

Looking at such a Gu Changsheng, they felt fear from the depths of their souls!

However, after witnessing the bloody scene just now, seeing the members of the Hidden World Clan who tried to escape shatter into pieces, they dared not move!

Escape?

They wanted to, but they didn’t dare!

They were terrified that even the slightest movement would result in being torn to shreds on the spot!

"Heavens!"

At the next moment when Gu Changsheng stepped forward, the Manman Bug shouted, a look of panic flashing across its bug face.

Gu Changsheng stepped out of the Nine-Layer Heavens Thunder Punishment, and at the same time, Manman felt the berserk aura of the Nine-Layer Thunder Lightning Fire lose its target!

Glancing at the backs of Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, the Manman Bug immediately withdrew its gaze!

At this moment, it couldn’t care about them!

The most crucial thing to deal with was the Nine-Layer Heavens Thunder Punishment that had already descended!

This was the most fatal existence!

"Gu Taitian, you hateful human! I hope what you said is true! I hope what you said is true!" The Manman Bug nervously muttered, as if facing a great enemy, then channeled all its divine power towards its blood-red striped little bug claws...

Gu Taitian temporarily endowed it with a divine body!

Now, it could wield all the power from its once vague memories!

But that was still not enough!

In Manman’s memory, the Nine-Layer Heavens Thunder Punishment possessed the god-slaying power, claiming countless divine lives, what of itself?

The descended Nine-Layer Heavens Thunder Punishment was irreversible, unless the person undergoing tribulation faced it, or ascended!

And at this moment, Gu Changsheng with the ferocious aura of the blood-colored dragon and phoenix barely escaped from beneath this thunderstorm!

This was a total disregard for consequences!

Void Breaking Force!

Manman could only pin hope on the void-breaking force mentioned by Gu Taitian before his death!

Only in this way, only in this way, can the already descended Nine-Layer Thunder Lightning Fire be drawn into the rift in space, disappearing into the spatial vortex, otherwise, this raging thunderous fire will certainly become a calamity for the ages!

The Manman Bug moved incredibly fast!

With a divine body, its speed reached a level hard for mortals to attain or even perceive!

The phantom of the blood-colored longsword was forcefully expelled by the Manman Bug with supreme divine power from its little bug claws, and upon seeing this sword brought by Gu Taitian, Manman Bug was immediately overjoyed, an expression of resolve appeared on its bug face!

The outcome hinges on this single move!

"Go!"

With a loud shout, the Manman Bug brandished the blood-colored longsword with its tiny claws towards the void!

In an instant, the sound of breaking the void echoed in Manman’s ears, and upon seeing this, a fervent glint appeared in its bug eyes!

Utilizing divine power, it pushed the surrounding raging Nine-Layer Heavens Thunder Lightning Fire into the void rift!

It scared the bug to death!

This...

Gu Taitian really had some tricks up his sleeve, and his longsword truly possessed the ability of void breaking!

It actually managed to slice a rift in space!

Quickly, stuff it all in!

Push all this rampant thunderous fire in!

Once these were dealt with, it would have time to deal with the demonized Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, those pesky humans!

Heaven knows, at this very moment, the little body of the Manman Bug was as busy as a spinning top!

Was it easy to be a god?

How much torment had it endured to be in this position?

To be a god to this extent made Manman feel utterly dissatisfied!

"Gu Changsheng, you despicable human, wait for me, I won’t let you off! I can’t believe it, even when the Ancient Wilderness Gods perish, I can escape alive, would I meet my end here?"

While working tirelessly, Manman cursed through gritted teeth.

In all its years as a god, it had never encountered a human as reckless as Gu Changsheng!

It’s one thing to be reckless!

But this damn human was so ferociously defiant of nature!

This was literally taking the bug’s life away!

If Manman could choose the person to serve gods, it felt it would rather starve than plant its camp on Gu Changsheng! This was truly, utterly lethal!

Meanwhile, as the busy little bug claws of Manman were tidying up the mess left by Gu Changsheng, from the stage of the Nirvana Martial Contest, Yuh Zhiqian’s desperate roar resounded, carrying endless dread...

"No! Don’t! Don’t!"

Constrained within the blood-colored dragon and phoenix, Yuh Zhiqian, his courage shattered, looked at the outstretched hand of Gu Changsheng, shaking his head in panic...