Chapter 35: Complete Conquest, Shattering Destiny
Chapter 35: Complete Conquest, Shattering Destiny
The sudden heavenly thunder completely destroyed the already damaged sect protection array.
But no one cared about that now.
They were far more curious about what had actually happened—why heavenly thunder had directly struck Chenyang Peak.
After all, that was Su Ming’s residence.
Meng Shu, who had just completed a pill transaction, immediately paled when he sensed the sudden descent of heavenly thunder.
“Young Master!” he shouted, flying straight toward Chenyang Peak.
Since he didn’t restrain his speed at all, the storm stirred up by Meng Shu’s flight caused significant disruption throughout the Three Saints Sect.
Sensing this, Li Jianping hurried toward Chenyang Peak.
If Su Ming’s guardian was this agitated, it meant the heavenly thunder had nothing to do with Su Ming himself!
“Good, good, good! Could it be that even the heavens can no longer tolerate Su Ming’s actions and have finally sent divine retribution upon him?”
Li Jianping even began fantasizing about Su Ming being severely injured, on the brink of death—or even dying outright—under the heavenly tribulation.
If this was all caused by the heavenly thunder and had nothing to do with the Three Saints Sect, then even if those two Heavenly Dao Realm experts wanted to blame someone, they couldn’t point fingers at him or the Heaven Primordial Continent.
Upon arriving at Chenyang Peak, Meng Shu saw the courtyard destroyed by the residual waves of the heavenly thunder and immediately shouted, “Young Master! Young Mistress! Are you both alright?!”
The next second, an immense surge of spiritual power erupted from the ruins, completely obliterating the lingering remnants of the heavenly tribulation.
Immediately after, the Battle Puppet escorted Su Ming—who was carrying Luo Ningshuang in his arms—out of the wreckage.
Seeing Su Ming unharmed, Meng Shu finally let out a sigh of relief.
“Young Master, what exactly happened? And Young Mistress—what’s going on with her?!”
Meng Shu could clearly sense that the spiritual power within Luo Ningshuang’s body had actually begun to recover.
Originally only at the third layer of the Mortal Dust Realm, she now possessed strength at the first layer of the Transcendent Realm.
Moreover, the Innate Dao Marks on her forehead were no longer dim—they had clearly been restored.
“Young Master, did you forcibly restore Young Mistress’s Innate Dao Marks, causing the heavenly thunder to descend?”
Meng Shu had already begun piecing together his own explanation.
Su Ming, who had been struggling to think of how to explain things to Meng Shu, quickly seized the opportunity.
“As expected of Meng Shu, you saw through the truth at a glance.”
After the incident with Luo Ningshuang, Su Ming understood very clearly that the fewer people who knew about matters of destiny, the better—especially those close to him.
“My fiancée being able to perceive destiny is probably related to her cheat item.” With that thought, Su Ming glanced at the Yaochi Heavenly Lock hanging around Luo Ningshuang’s neck.
He really had to thank the remnant soul residing inside it. If not for her, his relationship with Luo Ningshuang wouldn’t have taken such a huge leap forward.
[Host has successfully conquered the Destiny Heroine and shattered destiny’s influence over Luo Ningshuang, completely severing the fate between Chu Fan and Luo Ningshuang. Reward: 50,000 Destiny Points.]
This was the message the system had given Su Ming after the heavenly thunder.
He had immediately used Destiny Vision to confirm Luo Ningshuang’s condition.
Her destiny was indeed no longer entangled with Chu Fan’s—the two had been completely separated.
The 50,000 Destiny Points were the reward for overturning this fate.
Now, Luo Ningshuang had fully recovered her Innate Dao Marks, and the Yaochi Heavenly Lock could no longer affect her in any way.
Only if Luo Ningshuang willed it could the Yaochi Heavenly Lock absorb her cultivation to replenish the remnant soul of the Yaochi Empress.
The once completely passive Luo Ningshuang had now become the one in control.
Looking at Su Ming holding Luo Ningshuang, Meng Shu nodded in satisfaction.
With her talent and cultivation beginning to recover, Luo Ningshuang was now truly worthy of Su Ming.
And given how they were now, it was clear their relationship had progressed significantly.
Just as Meng Shu was about to say something, his expression suddenly darkened as he turned to look behind him—Li Jianping’s figure was gradually coming into view.
When Li Jianping arrived at the scene, his gaze was instantly drawn to the Battle Puppet standing nearby.
“A Half-Step Void Realm Battle Puppet?!”
After the ‘Chaos Spirit Crystal,’ he had never imagined Su Ming would possess something like this.
Compared to the ‘Chaos Spirit Crystal,’ which was said to be capable of destroying the entire Heaven Primordial Continent, this Battle Puppet was far more intimidating in terms of immediate threat.
Su Ming could genuinely order it to dismantle the Three Saints Sect with precision at any moment—without dragging the entire Heaven Primordial Continent down with it.
“When did he obtain this thing? After that Heavenly Dao Realm expert appeared last time?”
“Now that he has something like this in his hands, how will he target the Three Saints Sect? How will he target me?”
Countless thoughts swirled in Li Jianping’s mind. Since taking charge of the Three Saints Sect, he had never felt so mentally exhausted.
“Sect Master, isn’t it tiring to keep floating in the air like that?” Su Ming looked at Li Jianping and spoke slowly.
Not daring to hesitate, Li Jianping immediately descended to the ground before Su Ming, even deliberately lowering his posture to appear humble and submissive.
“Since you’ve come unannounced, Sect Master must have something important to tell me.”
“Ah, having just endured a heavenly tribulation, if I were to hear any bad news now, I might lose control of my emotions for a while…”
As Su Ming leisurely spoke these words, the Battle Puppet behind him symbolically threw a few punches into the air.
The resulting shockwaves tore straight through two mountain peaks.
One of them, coincidentally, was Green Sun Peak—where Ye Nantian resided.
The latter had been about to react in anger, but upon seeing the direction the attack had come from, he immediately lost his nerve.
Watching Su Ming’s display of power, Li Jianping silently lowered his head even further.
He was a smart man, so he understood the purpose behind Su Ming’s actions.
“I came to inform the Holy Son that the Three Saints Secret Realm will open in one hour.”
“Coming to notify me an hour in advance—isn’t that a bit too early?”
“Did you come to inform me, or did you come to mock me because of the heavenly tribulation just now?”
“The entire Three Saints Sect knows of the Holy Son’s diligence in cultivation. I feared the Holy Son might miss the opening of the Three Saints Secret Realm while in seclusion, so I came an hour early.”
“How thoughtful of you. Since you’ve already delivered the message, you may leave now. The Three Saints Secret Realm… I’m quite looking forward to seeing what it’s like inside…”
“Please look forward to it, Holy Son… I still have sect affairs to attend to, so I shall take my leave.”
“What about my destroyed courtyard…”
“Elders will be sent immediately to handle the matter. The Holy Son need not worry about it.”
After Li Jianping left in humiliation, Su Ming and Meng Shu exchanged glances before bursting into laughter.
Seeing Li Jianping—who had always been scheming against them—reduced to such a state brought them immense satisfaction.
Perhaps awakened by their laughter, Luo Ningshuang slowly opened her eyes.
Realizing her current position, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
Feeling the beauty in his arms stir, Su Ming didn’t take further advantage of the situation.
Gently setting her down, he asked, “How do you feel now?”
Luo Ningshuang raised a hand to touch the Innate Dao Marks on her forehead, sensing the spiritual power that had returned to her body. A faint smile appeared on her lips. “Wonderful…”