Chapter 82: Chen Anping’s ‘New’ Heart

Xu Lingqing stared blankly at Xu Biqin’s pupils. Reflected within them, she could see her own form.

A faint, indistinct soul was superimposed on her body. That soul seemed to be guarding her, protecting her own soul.

But Xu Lingqing couldn’t perceive it at all. It was just that when she was resisting the pressure of the Divine Realm Dao Soldier, she had clearly felt another power helping her.

Could it be this soul within her body?

Xu Lingqing looked at the sky in confusion, “Mom… what on earth is this?”

Xu Biqin gazed at the Eternal Love pendant on her neck, and something instantly came to mind deep within her heart.

You…

It’s actually you…

You helped Xu Lingqing repair the violet-gold pipa…

Why did you give the Eternal Love to Xu Lingqing? Why must you entangle our mother and daughter like this?

For so many years, you never came to find us. Fate truly plays with people!

Xu Biqin’s brows furrowed. A mix of love and hate surged into the phantom, and a blush couldn’t help but appear on her fair cheeks.

If you are still alive, if you are a man, can you not shoulder the responsibility for that ‘mistake’ of the past!

…

Tianhai City.

On the top floor of the Tianhai Grand Hotel, there was a secret private place. Even those with overwhelming authority could not enter here.

This was only because the master of this place was named ‘Huang’.

The youthful-looking ‘Huang’ held a desolate sword in one hand, while the other hand tightly clutched the other half of the Eternal Love.

Achoo…

He couldn’t help but sneeze, and the Eternal Love in his hand fell to the ground.

Drip, drip…

The Eternal Love hit the floor, making a crisp clattering sound.

Huang bent down to pick up the Eternal Love, but at that moment, a terrifying backlash surged from the pendant. Even someone as powerful as ‘Huang’ was forced back half a step.

A conspicuous cut was sliced into the palm of his hand.

“The time is almost here!”

“It seems it’s time for me to go out. Guarding for so long has become a bit dull…”

Chen Anping lay lifelessly on the hotel bed, his eyes tightly closed, his face as pale as wax. Lying on the ground, he looked just like a soulless shell.

Was he dead?

His heart had stopped beating for a day and a night. Theoretically, he was already dead.

But many things in this world can no longer be proven by scientific theory.

Some fortune-tellers can calculate the fate of others with just their fingers. Can you say they are fake?

So many hospitals use a heartbeat to determine if a person is ‘dead’. Is such a conclusion correct?

The world is vast and full of wonders.

No one can clearly explain this virtual-like world; one can only seek to live well through each day in reality.

Chen Anping also understood this principle, choosing Xu Lingqing in the final days of his life.

The days with Xu Lingqing were arguably the happiest time of his life.

For Lingqing, he had cried, laughed, grieved, worried, and been angry…

In short, Xu Lingqing had almost become the final emotional anchor on his life’s journey.

But fate separated them. When the ten-day limit arrived, Chen Anping could only choose to leave silently.

Suddenly, a blood-red, scorching object appeared in Chen Anping’s mind.

This object seemed to be condensed from endless divine fire. The space in his mind was burned and distorted by it, sizzling and crackling.

Rumble, rumble, rumble…

Chen Anping’s stiff body immediately turned bright red, so hot it nearly ignited the bedsheets.

Hiss…

Then, that scorching object gradually roamed within his body, finally merging into his heart.

…

“Mom, what are you thinking about?”

Xu Lingqing looked with some worry as her mother’s expression kept changing, and her own heart sank.

Xu Biqin reached out and stroked Xu Lingqing’s hair, turning the endless thoughts in her heart into a rebellious light that filled her face.

“I’m fine, just feeling a little heartbroken for Qing’er.”

A smile squeezed out from the dimples on Xu Lingqing’s cheeks, “Qing’er is not a child anymore, I’m not afraid!”

“Then today, let us mother and daughter fight side by side!”

“Qing’er is willing to fight alongside mother!”

As soon as the words fell, the barrier formed by the mysterious violet light instantly dissipated.

The Divine Realm Dao Soldier stared menacingly at Xu Lingqing. If others knew that a Divine Realm Dao Soldier like itself couldn’t kill a mere Meridian Unblocking Realm girl, it would surely be ridiculed by countless people, with no face to live on the Firo Continent.

“Xu Lingqing! You’ve finally come out!”

In an instant, the countless souls on the Divine Realm Dao Soldier’s face formed a ghostly visage. A divine might that transcended this world instantly erupted from its axe.

Circles of blood-red ripples spread out.

For ten li in all directions, everything was enveloped by the darkness from the Dao Soldier’s body. The life force of all flowers, grass, and trees was instantly annihilated.

“Die!”

“Annihilation of the Gods!”

The Divine Realm Dao Soldier roared, and the overwhelming power of annihilation from the ten-li radius was instantly compressed into a ball.

Countless large hands formed from darkness shot towards Xu Lingqing, intending to tear her delicate body apart.

Xu Lingqing calmly caressed the violet-gold pipa with her hand. Xu Biqin’s phantom was behind her, holding the pipa along with her.

Da…

Xu Lingqing’s fingers tightly plucked the strings of the pipa. The melodious sound of the pipa echoed in the darkness.

The first note of the pipa created a few ripples in the darkness before being quickly swallowed.

“A dying struggle, it’s useless!”

Da…

Xu Lingqing’s fingertips plucked the strings again. The second note of the pipa existed for a few moments, but was still swallowed.

Da…

When the third note of the pipa sounded, a dragon and a phoenix soared freely in Xu Lingqing’s two eyes, carving the outline of the great dao of heaven and earth within them.

Those outlines shot out golden light, forcefully pushing back the illusory dark hands.

“Attempting to harm this god’s daughter, you deserve to be slain!”

The next second, Xu Lingqing felt a supreme divine aura instantly surge into her body.

Then, Xu Biqin’s phantom merged with her body. The person and the shadow superimposed, without the slightest sense of disharmony.

At this moment, Xu Lingqing’s fingers were plucking the strings, and she could also feel Xu Biqin plucking the same strings along with her.

The two of them played the strings at the same time. One after another, the notes of the pipa combined in the sky to form a beautiful melody.

“The chant of the peerless empress, a tune to walk the world alone, the sound of wind and thunder shaking, commanding ten thousand at the peak.”

The moment this tune sounded, all the dark hands approaching her, as if seeing something terrifying, retreated and scattered.

The melody continued to echo, the sound like a magic spell, forcefully invading the mind of the Divine Realm Dao Soldier.

In that instant, the countless souls within the Divine Realm Dao Soldier’s body let out heart-wrenching, painful wails.

A tearing, explosive sound came from the Divine Realm Dao Soldier’s black armor. It was sent flying back a thousand meters by this blow. After stabilizing its body, its ethereal eyes were filled with deep shock.

“What is this power?”

“Am I not the strongest power on this continent?”

“Am I not a Divine Realm being of this continent? How can I not even block one of her attacks…”

[End of Chapter]