Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

What was most chilling was that countless agonizing, grotesque human figures were suspended in the sky above the entire city. Ye Qingzhou immediately saw through their secret: they were the wailing of 100,000 wronged souls!
"Chaos... has already descended upon most of it."

Ye Qingzhou's expression was solemn. He could feel the double dragon pendant on his chest vibrating wildly, as if warning him of impending danger.

Eight demonic beasts surrounded him. After days of fierce fighting, they were all covered in wounds, but the fighting spirit in their eyes had not diminished at all.

"It's the final battle."

Ye Qingzhou gently stroked the head of each demonic beast, "No matter the outcome, it is my greatest honor to fight alongside you."

The monsters responded to their master with their own roars.

The raging flames lightly pecked at his palm; the silver blade rubbed its head against his leg; even the usually aloof Lan Yue took the initiative to touch his shoulder.

Ye Qingzhou took a deep breath, and his dragon blood boiled once more.

The dragon scale patterns on the Seven Emotions Armor all lit up, and the phantom of the dragon horns on the forehead became almost solid.

"kill!"

At a command, nine figures shot towards the blood-red light barrier like arrows released from a bow.

Just as they were about to make contact with the light barrier, the Twin Dragon Pendant suddenly flew out automatically, transforming into two hundred-foot-long light dragons that crashed into the light barrier from the left and right!
Boom~~
Amidst a deafening roar, a large hole was forcibly torn open in the blood-red light shield.

Ye Qingzhou and the eight demonic beasts rushed in, finally witnessing the terrifying scene inside the city—

In the center of the twelve tentacles, a huge lump of flesh was writhing.

It has no fixed shape, its surface is covered with eyes and mouthparts, and its mere existence causes the surrounding space to distort and crumble. This is the essence of chaos!
Beneath the mass of flesh, Yuwen Tuo and the remaining Northern Wei priests knelt on the ground, continuously throwing living people into the pool of blood beneath the mass. With each person devoured, the aura of chaos grew stronger.

"Ye Qingzhou!"

Yuwen Tuo suddenly looked up, his eyes now completely black, devoid of any white. "You've come at the perfect time! The Lord of Chaos needs a powerful sacrifice!"

The twelve tentacles of Chaos turned towards Ye Qingzhou simultaneously, and countless eyes locked onto him.

A hoarse voice resounded directly in everyone's minds:
"Dragon blood...seven emotions...the perfect vessel..."

Ye Qingzhou did not answer, but quickly formed hand seals.

The two luminous dragons transformed from the Twin Dragon Pendant intertwined and coiled in the air, forming a huge cage that temporarily trapped the chaos.

"Twin Dragons Sealing the Heavens Technique!"

With his shout, the two luminous dragons let out a deafening roar, their bodies radiating blinding golden light. Wherever the light passed, the chaotic tentacles convulsed and retracted violently as if struck by lightning.

But this was only temporary. Chaos quickly began to retaliate, the mass of flesh writhing violently and spewing out large amounts of black mist. Wherever the black mist went, even light was swallowed up, and the light of the two dragons of light dimmed noticeably.

"Now! Seven Star Demon-Locking Formation!" Ye Qingzhou commanded in his mind.

The eight true spirit beasts immediately sprang into action. Silver Blade transformed into a Heavenly Qilin and occupied the core of the formation; the other seven each took their place in a star position, releasing their purest primal power.

Seven beams of light shot into the sky, intertwining to form the Big Dipper pattern in the air. Silver Blade roared to the heavens, and the ancient script for "Fear" on its forehead shone brightly, guiding the seven beams of light toward the Chaos entity.

"Roar--!"

Chaos roared in agony, its fleshy surface scorched with countless wounds by the seven-colored light. But it quickly adapted to the attack, the wounds healing at a visible speed. Even more terrifying, it began to mimic the power of the seven emotions, and seven-colored patches appeared on the fleshy mass itself!

"It's learning our power!" Bai You relayed the message in alarm.

Ye Qingzhou's heart sank. As expected of an ancient ferocious beast, it could even imitate the power of the seven emotions. At this rate, the Seven Star Demon-Locking Array would soon be broken.

In the critical moment, Princess Mingjing's voice suddenly came from the Twin Dragon Pendant: "Zhou'er, use that! The Boundless Sword Realm!"

Ye Qingzhou was taken aback, then suddenly realized. The Boundless Sword Realm was the ultimate forbidden technique recorded in the *Seven Emotions Beast Taming Technique*, requiring the beast tamer to achieve complete resonance with the demon beast, transforming themselves into sword intent to create a temporary small world. But the price was…

"There's no time to hesitate!" Mingjing's voice became urgent. "Chaos is evolving; if we delay any longer, it will be too late!"

Ye Qingzhou looked at his eight wounded but still determined companions, gritted his teeth, and nodded: "Alright!"

He clasped his hands together, and the Seven Emotions Armor suddenly disintegrated, transforming into countless points of light that merged into his body. The dragon horns on his forehead became fully materialized, and dragon scale patterns appeared on his entire body.

"The seven emotions unite as one, humanity and animality become one!"

The eight demonic beasts simultaneously transformed into streams of light and merged into Ye Qingzhou's body. His form began to change; celestial phoenix wings sprouted from his back, his arms were covered in celestial qilin scales, his left eye transformed into a thunderous eye of fury, and his right eye became a deep pupil of blue tears…

When the transformation was complete, Ye Qingzhou had become a strange being, half-human and half-dragon. He slowly raised his hand, and a longsword made entirely of light took shape in his palm.

"The Boundless Sword Realm, open!"

With a gentle swing of the longsword, space was torn open like a piece of cloth. The crack rapidly expanded, forming a massive vortex, within which flowed an endless galaxy of sword light.

Chaos seemed to sense the threat, its twelve tentacles flailing wildly as it tried to escape the twin dragons' cage. But it was too late—

"Sword Burial!"

Ye Qingzhou hurled his longsword at Chaos. The instant the sword left his hand, the entire galaxy of the Boundless Sword Realm boiled over! Countless sword lights poured down like a torrential rain, tearing and devouring Chaos's body inch by inch.

"No!!!"

Yuwen Tuo let out a desperate howl, and his body suddenly exploded, turning into a blood mist that was absorbed by the chaos.

Chaos, having received the final sacrifice, struggled violently and briefly broke free from the twin dragons' restraints. With its last remaining strength, it launched a fatal attack on Ye Qingzhou!
"Hmph, a death throes."

Ye Qingzhou pointed his fingers like a sword, easily shattering Yuwen Tuo's illusion and bringing this battle to a close.

Seven days after the chaos was annihilated, on the shore of Starfall Lake outside the capital of Eastern Qi.

Ye Qingzhou stood quietly by the water, gazing at the starry sky reflected on the lake.

Eight true spirit beasts, some standing and some lying down, surrounded him. After several days of rest, their injuries had mostly healed.

"Master, are we really leaving?"

Bai You rubbed its head against his calf, its six tails wagging restlessly.

Ye Qingzhou bent down and gently stroked the little fox's head: "Our journey in this world has come to an end. But our road ahead is still long."

He looked up at the night sky, his gaze seemingly piercing through the clouds and reaching the legendary Thirty-Three Heavens.

The double dragon pendant on his chest felt slightly warm, as if responding to his thoughts.

Light footsteps sounded behind her. Ye Qingzhou didn't turn around, but a smile appeared on her lips: "Your Highness, is there something you need for your visit so late at night?"

Princess Mingyue walked to his side, her face, bathed in moonlight, appeared less stern and more gentle than usual: "I've come to see you off. My imperial aunt said you will be leaving this world tomorrow."

Ye Qingzhou nodded and took out a jade slip from his robes: "This is my complete compilation of the 'Seven Emotions Beast Taming Technique,' along with my understanding of dragon blood power. Leave it to... them, mother and child."

Mingyue took the jade slip, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Are you really not going to see your imperial aunt one last time?"

Ye Qingzhou remained silent for a long time, then finally sighed softly, "No need. Some farewells are better left unsaid."

He turned to the lake and began to form hand seals.

The Seven Emotions Armor materialized automatically, but it was no longer the ferocious armor it had been in battle; instead, it transformed into a long, shimmering robe. The eight demonic beasts seemed to sense their master's intention, rising to their feet and each releasing a wisp of their primal energy.

"Driven by the seven emotions, time flows backward!"

As Ye Qingzhou gave a low shout, the waters of Starfall Lake suddenly boiled, and countless points of light rose from the bottom of the lake, forming a winding river of light in the air.

This is a miniature version of the River of Time projection!
The primal energy of the eight demonic beasts was injected into the river, and the river began to flow backward.

The dragon horns on Ye Qingzhou's forehead materialized completely, and his pupils turned into pure, shimmering gold. He reached into the river, and the power of his dragon blood burned wildly, causing cracks to appear on the skin of his arm.

“Found it!”

He suddenly clenched his fist and pulled back sharply. The river of time trembled violently, and a blurry figure was forcibly dragged out!

It was a boy of about six or seven years old, whose features bore a striking resemblance to Ye Qingzhou. He was blinking blankly. When he took in his surroundings, he suddenly burst into tears, crying, "Mother! I want my mother!"

Mingyue gasped, "This is... the real Ye Qingzhou? You've taken him from the past..."

"When I was six years old, just before the Blood Fiend Sect's attack."

Ye Qingzhou's face was pale, but his eyes were calm. He gently stroked the boy's head, and a wisp of dragon blood power was injected into him, which quickly calmed the child down and made him fall into a deep sleep.

“Take him to see Princess Mingjing.”

Ye Qingzhou handed the child to Mingyue, saying, "This is her real son."

Mingyue took the child, a complex light flickering in her eyes: "And you? Who exactly are you?"

Ye Qingzhou looked at his palm, where the skin was slowly repairing itself: "Me? Perhaps I'm just a passerby, perhaps another side of his soul in the multiverse, it doesn't matter anymore."

Mingyue seemed to want to say something more, but in the end, she only gave Ye Qingzhou a deep look, then turned and left with the child in her arms. After taking a few steps, she suddenly turned back: "No matter who you are, Dongqi will always remember your kindness."

Once Mingyue's figure disappeared, Ye Qingzhou finally couldn't hold on any longer and knelt on one knee. Yinren hurriedly stepped forward and pressed his head against Ye Qingzhou's back.

"fine……"

Ye Qingzhou gasped for breath, "It's just overexertion."

The raging flames spewed out a gentle flame to replenish his energy, the blue tears released a soothing wave, and the other demonic beasts also did their best to help their master recover.

A moment later, Ye Qingzhou stood up again, looking towards the dawning eastern sky: "The time has come."

The eight demonic beasts simultaneously raised their heads and let out their respective roars.

Ye Qingzhou smiled slightly and formed hand seals again. This time, the Seven Emotions Armor completely disintegrated, transforming into eight streams of light that merged into the bodies of the demonic beasts.

"True Spirit Liberated!"

As he shouted, the shapes of the eight demonic beasts began to undergo astonishing changes.

The raging flames grew in size, their golden and blue feathers spreading like clouds, transforming into a true Yin-Yang Heavenly Phoenix;
Silver Blade's scales stood up all over its body, dragon horns grew from its head, and its limbs became longer and more powerful, transforming it into a fully-formed Heavenly Qilin.
Lan Yue's entire body was covered in crystalline ice armor, and her size tripled, making her resemble an ice giant;

Lei Nu's three lightning tails merged into one, transforming into a giant lightning sword, and all six of his eyes turned into leaping lightning balls.
Bai You grew a ninth tail, her eyes shimmering with iridescent light, and a single glance could make someone fall into her trap;
Blue Tear's body became completely transparent, with star patterns emerging inside, as if it contained a small world;

Golden runes appeared on the back of the Joyful Toad, and with each breath it stirred up the surrounding spiritual energy.

Even the most severely injured Xuanjia Turtle has completed its final evolution, with ancient star maps appearing on its shell and its limbs becoming as thick as pillars supporting the sky.

The eight fully-formed True Spirit Beasts released their auras simultaneously, causing the spiritual energy within a radius of a hundred miles to boil!
Ye Qingzhou stood in the center of them, the Twin Dragon Pendant floating above his head, emitting a soft light.

"Let's go, friends."

He said softly, "A new journey awaits us."

Eight streaks of light shot into the sky. Ye Qingzhou stood on the back of the raging flames, with his silver blade clearing the way in front, while the other demonic beasts displayed their supernatural abilities to protect him on both sides.

Their goal was the heavens above—the legendary Thirty-Three Heavens!
As Ye Qingzhou passed through the clouds, he took one last look at the earth below.

There, he seemed to see Princess Mingjing holding her lost and found child, looking up at the sky. The figures of the mother and child appeared especially warm in the morning sun.

"Take care of yourself."

Ye Qingzhou silently recited the mantra in his mind, then withdrew his gaze and resolutely rushed towards the higher boundary wall.

…………

Crossing the boundary was more difficult than expected.

The barrier between the Thirty-Three Heavens and the lower realm is not a simple layer of clouds or space, but a complex structure woven from countless laws. The higher one flies, the greater the pressure becomes, until even fully-formed True Spirit Beasts begin to struggle.

"Master, there's spatial turbulence ahead!"

Silver Blade suddenly issued a warning.

Before he could finish speaking, a pitch-black rift suddenly appeared, and a violent spatial storm swept in! Ye Qingzhou hurriedly formed hand seals, and the Twin Dragon Pendants formed a protective shield, but he was still thrown off balance by the impact.

The eight demonic beasts were also scattered, each struggling in the turbulent current.

Just when things were critical, a huge cyan hand appeared out of thin air and gently scooped up Ye Qingzhou and the eight demonic beasts in its palm.

"We can't be this reckless in a time tunnel."

A gentle, refined voice rang out.

Ye Qingzhou looked up and saw a man in a green robe standing in mid-air. His face was so handsome that he seemed otherworldly, and there was a leaf-shaped mark between his eyebrows.

"Long time no see."

The Azure Emperor smiled at Ye Qingzhou, "You should have already sensed it, the essence of the Thirty-Three Heavens and the purpose of the trial."

Ye Qingzhou nodded: "Every world has different underlying laws. The Great Dao is ever-changing; no single Dao can remain constant and unchanging."

The Emperor of Destruction suddenly laughed: "That's right, but the strength of the strong always lies in their mindset and wisdom. Even if we can't use our familiar martial arts, we will still stand above all the heavens."

The Azure Emperor then sighed, "There are always people more capable than you, and heavens beyond heavens. The so-called Thirty-Three Heavens and the trials are actually selections made time and again."

His expression immediately turned serious. "The multiverse is undergoing an infinite war, and the factions to which the superdimensional beings belong need to continuously select warriors with potential."

"An endless...war?"

Ye Qingzhou's heart skipped a beat.

The Emperor snapped his fingers, and countless star maps immediately appeared in the sky: "Look, this is our universe, and there are countless similar universes outside."

The Azure Emperor continued, "The Thirty-Three Heavens Trial is to select the strongest individuals capable of participating in intercosmic wars. The Limitless Sword Realm and the Power of the Seven Emotions that you control have great potential and extremely high growth potential."

As Ye Qingzhou processed this astonishing information, he suddenly asked, "So, you plan to join the war?"

"Life is a never-ending struggle."

The Emperor of Destruction grinned, revealing a set of white teeth. "Come on, let's fight against heaven and earth, wouldn't that be exhilarating?"

The Azure Emperor extended a gentle invitation: "Interested in joining? The path of martial arts is ultimately forged through battle."

Ye Qingzhou looked at his eight demon beast companions. Raging Flame flapped its wings excitedly; Silver Blade's eyes burned with fighting spirit; the other demon beasts also showed their anticipation.

He took a deep breath: "Then let's stand side by side again."

"good!"

Emperor Mie clapped his hands; he was a battle maniac by nature.

The Azure Emperor shook his head helplessly and gestured for Ye Qingzhou to follow: "Come with me. I'll explain the selection criteria for the Thirty-Three Heavens in detail along the way."

Ye Qingzhou stepped onto the azure cloud summoned by the Azure Emperor, followed closely by eight demonic beasts.

Ahead, the clouds dispersed, revealing thirty-three enormous platforms suspended in the void, each emanating a different aura.

One of the universes even emitted a familiar fluctuation, which shocked Ye Qingzhou and the Emperor of Destruction, because it was the Earth universe where they were born.

The Emperor looked at Ye Qingzhou: "Although there's nothing left to miss, it's still my hometown. Do you want to go back and visit?"

"To return home in glory and wealth is like wearing fine clothes at night—it's futile."

Ye Qingzhou smiled calmly; the answer was self-evident. (End of Chapter)