Chapter 108

Chapter 108: The Terrible Deception (Part Three)

Shangguan Huanling was dumbfounded.

She had been battling the Great Emperor Zifeng, winning two out of three rounds, but it turned out that Lu Ye had given Zifeng a heads-up beforehand?

No way!

Absolutely impossible!

Emperors have their dignity, and the Great Emperor Zifeng was a prime example—how could he intentionally throw a match?

Didn’t she care about her own reputation?

As she looked at Shangguan Huanling, her face painted with disbelief, Yue Hongling raised an eyebrow.

“What? You still don’t believe it?”

“Of course I don’t believe it!”

Shangguan Huanling’s voice shot up an octave.

“What about the Great Emperor Tiangong? I went to challenge him without mentioning anything to anyone—there’s no way Lu Ye was pulling the strings behind the scenes, right?”

Yue Hongling burst into laughter, genuinely amused, her laughter laced with mockery.

“It’s better that you didn’t mention it, but now that you have, I can’t help but find it even funnier.”

“When you sought out the Great Emperor Tiangong, you used the Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations. What else did you use? The Celestial Lord Fist!”

“In the vast expanse of the Nine Heavens, who doesn’t know that the Celestial Lord Fist is my senior brother’s strongest technique? Do you really think the Great Emperor Tiangong is stupid? The moment you unleashed the Celestial Lord Fist’s aura, it was clear you were my senior brother’s person. He taught you that fist technique with the hope you wouldn’t court disaster.”

“With your strength, just provoking an emperor could result in being swatted like a fly. But when you unleashed the Celestial Lord Fist’s energy, it was like my senior brother was waving a big neon sign saying, ‘This is someone under the Nine Lives Celestial Lord—better prepare for retaliation!’”

“The Great Emperor Tiangong isn’t foolish. Do you really think you can intimidate an emperor into conceding just by showing some force?”

“Isn’t it my senior brother’s Celestial Lord Fist aura that made the Great Emperor Tiangong realize your identity?”

“No, no, no…”

Shangguan Huanling staggered back several steps.

She even wobbled and almost fell to the ground.

Bai Qiulan rushed forward to support Shangguan Huanling.

“What about my battle with the seven of you?”

A spark still flickered in Shangguan Huanling’s eyes—she fought against all the other women.

Yue Hongling huffed, ready to speak, but suddenly recalled how her brother had pressured her to let Shangguan Huanling have a leeway.

Her face involuntarily flushed.

That time, her brother had truly been… indescribable and unimaginable.

By the end of it, feeling as if she was on the brink of death, Yue Hongling had listened to the footage Lu Ye had left for her.

Lu Ye mentioned many things she agreed with, including letting Shangguan Huanling have some space in their duel.

Of course, that was just a trivial matter.

Lu Ye understood Yue Hongling very well; if he had directly suggested she yield to Shangguan Huanling, she definitely would have exploded.

Without a doubt, she would have knocked her out cold.

But Lu Ye proposed many outrageous demands, including but not limited to highly embarrassing stuff—so letting Shangguan Huanling through just became negligible.

Yue Hongling had simply agreed.

Yet despite that, during her battle with Shangguan Huanling, she still gave her a good beating and pretended to lack enough energy to choose to concede.

Yue Hongling kept silent.

Bai Qiulan sighed; now that things had come to this, she might as well spill everything!

“Before you challenged us, we indeed agreed to let you have a chance on Lu Ye’s behalf.”

At those words, the light in Shangguan Huanling’s eyes extinguished completely.

Her body went limp; she could barely stand.

No, no!

Tears quickly welled up in Shangguan Huanling’s eyes as memories flooded her mind.

“Your Dao, has it vanished?”

One day, Lu Ye had stared at her in disbelief.

Shangguan Huanling felt utterly downcast in return, “Brother Lu, I seem to truly lack cultivation talent. I’ve tried so hard, yet I make no progress.”

At that moment, Lu Ye looked as if he’d been dealt a crushing blow.

“Your Dao, gone? Your Dao—is the Dao of Emotion…”

“How could it be gone? Why would it be gone?”

“I can’t recall doing anything wrong…”

“What?”

Lu Ye wore a smile more grotesque than tears, “It’s fine, really! It’s not that you lost your grand Dao—losing it doesn’t mean… doesn’t mean you lack cultivation talent.”

“Just wait for me; I’ll come up with a solution for you!”

From then on, Lu Ye sought out any means to restore her Dao.

He took her out, cheered her up, gifted her treasures…

It didn’t work…

Lu Ye could only helplessly devise another method, opting to give Shangguan Huanling a different Dao.

How could something like Dao just disappear and then be exchanged?

The unmatched geniuses maybe could, but for Shangguan Huanling, one could only imagine.

Eventually, Lu Ye went to great lengths to find divine medicines, helping her ascend together.

She could feel Lu Ye’s fatigue; thus, she suggested he shouldn’t worry about her anymore.

Of course, she didn’t genuinely mean it.

Lu Ye just smiled and said, “No abandoning, no giving up—this is Steel Seven!”

Shangguan Huanling???

It wasn’t until Lu Ye found the *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra* that he encouraged her to try cultivating it.

From *Devouring Heaven Demon Sutra* to *Devouring Heaven Mind Sutra* to *Devouring Heaven Dao Sutra* and finally to *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra*.

She finally stepped back onto the path of true cultivation.

Even without a Dao, her realm rose at an astonishing pace.

Not only did she catch up to the other seven women, but she also seemed poised to surpass them, boosting her confidence immensely.

However, Lu Ye repeatedly cautioned her not to engage in battles; even though her realm had risen, her combat ability remained relatively weak.

Naturally, she was stubborn about this.

She demanded Lu Ye teach her formidable combat techniques, but he disagreed.

She was defiant.

She began training combat techniques on her own.

Yet success remained elusive.

She could only keep nagging Lu Ye. Driven to his wit’s end, Lu Ye finely selected three techniques for her to practice.

Heavenly Demon Blood Escape.

Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations.

And, Lu Ye’s strongest—Celestial Lord Fist.

Memories of the past slowly floated back before Shangguan Huanling, bringing tears to her eyes.

“You let me cultivate the *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra* just to turn me into a vase, a useless dolt, a laughingstock for everyone, didn’t you?”

Shangguan Huanling spoke sorrowfully.

Yue Hongling, who had been reminiscing about their pleasant time together, instantly stood up from her chair at those words.

Her eyes sharpened, fixing on Shangguan Huanling.

“What do you mean by that?”

Shangguan Huanling chuckled foolishly.

“What meaning do I have? What can I have? You all have Dao, yet I don’t; I’m the weakest, what meaning do I have?”

“*Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra*, hahahaha, what a great *Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra* that only cultivates realms and neglects the Dao. He really fooled me terribly, fooled me terribly!”

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