When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

As Yue Lao slowly lifted Zhu Chongjiu up with his remaining arm, Zhu Chongjiu felt his body uncontrollably floating upwards into the air.

Zhu Chongjiu knew that he could not let Elder Yue continue at this point, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

Immediately, Zhu Chongjiu shouted at Xiao Hei, "Xiao Hei, step back!"

Seeing that Xiao Hei had retreated some distance, Zhu Chongjiu pressed his hands together like swords against his temples, and roared in a low voice with a ferocious expression, "Void!"

As Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, the sword-like finger pressed against his temple trembled as if it were holding down a thousand-pound weight, slowly pushing forward. Once the sword-like finger was level with his forehead, a faint, dark light slowly drifted out from within Zhu Chongjiu's heart.

When Yue Lao, who was gathering his strength, saw the point of light appear in Zhu Chongjiu's mind, he panicked instantly, stopped what he was doing, and shouted loudly to A'er behind him, "Run!"

At the same time, the older one gets, the more instantly they disappear from the spot.

However, as soon as the dim light emerged from between Zhu Chongjiu's brows and saw the vanished Elder Yue, he smirked wickedly, "Today, I'll see if you, who call yourself a Heavenly Official, can outrun my nothingness."

After saying that, Zhu Chongjiu forcefully pushed his sword finger in the direction where Yue Lao had disappeared, and the dark spot of light vanished instantly.

That's right, this dim light is the Void Law Seed that Void gave to Zhu Chongjiu when he left Flaming Mountain.

The instant Zhu Chongjiu completed his operation, a thousand miles away, a scream rang out, and the entire space suddenly turned blackish-gray, rapidly dissipating in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, all of this happened in a single instant. Upon seeing this, Zhu Chongjiu shouted, "Xiao Hei, take me away."

Before the word "go" even landed, Xiao Hei had already placed Zhu Chongjiu on his back, and like a black light, he disappeared instantly towards the border of the Muyuan world.

Inside the Shijincheng Royal Palace, Prince Zhurong and the only remaining old man beside him flew into the air with tense expressions, looking towards the place where Zhu Chongjiu and Elder Yue were fighting. Although they could not see anything with the naked eye, based on the old man's strength as a Heavenly Official and Prince Zhurong's imminent attainment of Heavenly Official strength, they sensed a huge and extremely dangerous aura.

Young Master Zhurong said to the old man beside him, "Elder Qi, why don't you go and see what's going on with Elder Yue?"

That aura just now shouldn't have been created by Elder Yue.

After hearing what Young Master Zhurong said, Elder Qi pondered for a moment and said, "Since this world still possesses such power, which is enough to threaten Young Master's life, I cannot leave Young Master's side."

"I believe that with Yue Lao's abilities, we should be able to turn the situation around. If no news comes back, then let the Peace Chamber of Commerce investigate first before making a decision."

After Qi Lao finished speaking, he glanced at the Xiao father and son who had arrived below the sleeping quarters.

"Hmm... Old Qi is indeed very thoughtful,"

After Zhu Rong Gongzi finished replying to Qi Lao, Xiao Feng and Xiao Tian arrived below his sleeping quarters. Seeing Zhu Rong Gongzi and the old man floating in the air, they did not disturb them.

A moment later, Young Master Zhu Rong and his companion landed on the ground. Upon seeing Xiao Feng, they said, "We were originally planning to go find President Xiao, but since President Xiao is already here, we don't need to waste our time."

"What business does Young Master Zhurong have with you? Is it related to the unusual activity in the distance?"

President Xiao is right. All the men I brought have been sent out. Only this senior is left. There is really no one else available. I request that President Xiao send some men to investigate!

After all, it's easier for you to do some things on your own turf.

"Very well, Young Master Zhurong, I will go and make the arrangements immediately. Once I receive the news, I will inform you as soon as possible."

After Xiao Feng finished speaking, he respectfully withdrew with his son.

After the Xiao father and son arrived at the bedchamber, Xiao Tian transmitted his voice to his father and said, "Father, do you think the commotion just now might have been caused by Ninth Brother?"

It's pretty much a done deal. As far as I know, even if the Divine Void King and I used all our trump cards, we couldn't possibly create such a spectacle. Only that Ninth Brother, whose background is so unclear, could have done it. Otherwise, who else could it be?"

"Father, what should we do? If we send someone now, we'll be walking right into Ninth Brother's clutches...?"

"There's nothing we can do about running into them. After all, we still need to rely on this Young Master Zhurong to get out of here. Besides, the people from the Peace Merchant Guild aren't of much use to us anymore. Let's make the most of them!"

"Father, isn't this a bit cruel?"

"What cruelty? My son, remember this: those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles. When you reach the upper realms, you'll understand the cruelty of the universe. Some powerful beings, in the heat of a great war, can easily annihilate a planet."

After hearing his father's words, Xiao Tian sighed and replied, "I understand, Father. I will make the arrangements immediately."

Four days later, Xiao Feng and his son brought back the unconscious A'er. Inside the palace hall, upon seeing the unconscious A'er, who had lost half of his body, everyone frowned and remained silent.

Young Master Zhurong said to Elder Qi beside him, "Elder Qi, find a way to get him to speak. I need to know the details."

When Old Qi looked at Ah Er's missing half of his body, it was as if it had been smoothed out by some mysterious force. Anyone who didn't know better would think that this strong man had been like that since birth.

Old Qi bent down, placed his palm against A'er's head, and slowly channeled his inner energy into him. At the same time, he took out an unknown glowing pill from his storage ring and put it into A'er's mouth.

After Qi Lao finished his actions, he stood up and said to Young Master Zhu Rong, "Young Master, A Er's body is already incomplete. I used a Saint-level medicine as the main ingredient and forcibly stimulated his soul with my internal energy. Once the medicine takes effect, A Er will wake up. However, this will only keep him alive for a short while."

Once the effects of the medicine wore off, Ah Er's life would end.

Prince Zhurong did not speak after hearing this, but simply waved his hand.

A moment later, A'er slowly opened his eyes. Upon seeing Prince Zhurong, A'er hurriedly took out the black porcelain bottle containing A'da's soul from his bosom and begged Prince Zhurong to take it back to the upper realm for possession and rebirth.

Prince Zhurong did not take the porcelain bottle, but said, "Tell me quickly what has happened these past few days, and why Elder Yue has lost all his breath?"

Upon hearing Zhu Rong Gongzi's words, A'er did not lower the porcelain bottle he was holding. He quickly recounted the events of the past few days. He explained how Ninth Brother had used his final spell to devour Elder Yue completely. Although he was far from the center of the battlefield and had received Elder Yue's prior warning, he had still been grazed by the gray-black aura. He only managed to escape the range of that power through sheer willpower, and finally, unable to hold on any longer, he fainted.

After hearing A'er's account, Young Master Zhurong's face grew increasingly gloomy. When he heard about Elder Yue's death, a terrifying aura suddenly emanated from his body, but it was instantly suppressed by Elder Qi.

As soon as A'er finished speaking the last word, Prince Zhurong instantly swung a palm at A'er, who was lying on the ground. Under A'er's astonished gaze, his already mutilated body was instantly vaporized, leaving not even ashes behind, along with the black porcelain bottle containing A'da's soul.

Upon witnessing the ruthless act of Prince Zhurong, the Xiao family father and son, along with King Jinren and the others, were all filled with fear and bowed their heads respectfully, not daring to utter a sound, for fear of angering Prince Zhurong.

After Zhu Chongjiu killed Ah Er, he addressed the Xiao family father and son and the King of Golden Blade, saying, "I now request that you send all your strongest warriors to kill this Ninth Brother."

If you do well, you'll be rewarded; if you don't... then you, the king, and your Peace Merchant Guild will no longer need to exist in this world.

Having said that, Prince Zhurong turned and left.