"What a powerful opponent, what terrifying Sword Qi."

"Such a pity."

In a white light, the completed fusion of Chi You gradually appeared, restoring his true form.

A hundred-foot giant with three heads and eight arms.

His skin was no longer dark but black-purple, muscles distinct, bulging, exuding a violent and sinister aura!

In his pupils, a crimson mad light flickered, seemingly the most impure thing in this world.

Even a moment of eye contact with him would lead one to contamination.

At his heart, a powerful heart thumped thunderously, echoing like a royal engine!

It was the Demon God’s Heart!

With the birth of this Demon God’s body, the oppressive force swept out in all directions like tidal waves.

"In that battle years ago, if there hadn’t been external interference, you should have defeated me with your sword."

"But unfortunately, such an opportunity only comes once."

"Now, having fused with the Demon God’s Heart, I’ve taken that step, completed transcendence! In the same realm, you are no match for me!"

As Chi You spoke, each head roared at the sky, seeming to vent the pent-up anger and discontent within.

He had long planned for this day.

In the entire Wilderness of Zhulu Fruit World, only he and the Yellow Emperor existed in reality; everything else was fabricated.

But there was one thing that was indeed real, the Blood Pool.

Its true name was the Blood Sea Uterus, brought by Sui, an item capable of nurturing a Demon God.

Nurturing a Demon God was exceedingly lengthy, and success was uncertain.

But within the Blood Sea Uterus, the Demon God’s Heart had been nurtured over endless ages, awaiting someone to extract and fuse with it.

Chi You could not accomplish this.

Firstly, during his battle with the Yellow Emperor, he was severely injured, hanging by a thread, kept alive by Sui.

The Blood God’s Uterus, capable of nurturing a Demon God, is not a benevolent tool; entering it rashly risks not only unknown life and death but also significant pollution by the Divine Thought.

Secondly, the Demon God’s Heart is a Origin Dao Soldiers-level item; even upon locating it, achieving complete extraction from the Blood God’s Uterus and satisfying fusion conditions is not easy.

Given these two reasons, Chi You devised a response.

First, he left his main body to soak in the Nourishing Essence Pool created by Sui, preserving his life.

Then he separated one head to enter the Blood Pool, seek out and consume the Demon God’s Heart.

After this, the head within the Blood Pool fell silent to avoid pollution until an outsider entered to awaken it anew.

The final step, the heart oath’s dual purpose, was the most crucial part of his entire plan.

The Heart Oath is another tool, whose function is to make sworn oaths into reality.

Chi You’s misdirection to Han Zhan in the great hall was essential to reinforce the necessity of completing the Heart Oath.

And so events became simpler.

Under Sui’s control, using Chi You’s essence blood and harvested fragments of the Fruit World, the scenes imagined were recreated.

To fulfill the Heart Oath, Han Zhan participated as a variable, successfully "altering" a segment of predetermined history within the River of Time.

After completing the Heart Oath, due to the traits of the Heart Oath tool, the Demon God’s Heart was genuinely extracted from the Blood Pool and activated.

A contingency left by Chi You’s head inside the Demon God’s Heart in advance would allow it to transfer to his main body, completing the final fusion!

Thus,

Demon God Chi You, reborn!

...

"I didn’t expect it to be this way."

After hearing the entire retelling, Han Zhan exhaled a turbid breath.

The feeling of being deceived from the start to the end was truly vexing.

"You can’t be blamed for this." Xia Youwei shook her head.

She had been helping the Yellow Emperor escape these days, and in the process learned more truth.

"Both Sui and Chi You, one using fragments of the Fruit World, the other using his own abundant essence blood as a foundation, created an illusory world closely resembling reality."

"Only then could they achieve the effect of ’altering’ history."

"Even the River of Time could be deceived; Ah Zhan, your deception was understandable."

Though Xia Youwei intended to comfort Han Zhan, she spoke the truth.

With such adversaries as Chi You and Sui, their opponent could only be someone like the Yellow Emperor.

Even though Han Zhan is already a Tier Eight Spirit Contract Master, he might still be insignificant in their eyes.

Yet, when Xia Youwei looked at Han Zhan, she saw no dejection or regret in his eyes.

Instead, a hint of a smile lingered at his lips.

"Indeed, very real." Han Zhan nodded slightly, greatly agreeing with Xia Youwei’s words.

"These imagined figures of illusion, they possess flesh and bones, their Heart’s Blood could even truly activate and awaken the Demon God’s Heart, presumably due to the credit of Chi You’s essence blood."

"Those mighty figures from the Yellow Emperor Tribe whom I killed would all be absorbed by the Ancient Resentful Sunset Array, becoming battle spirits. This should be the effect of the world fragments."

This explained something.

Why those from the Yellow Emperor Tribe were controlled as mutated species by Sui.

And those from the Jiuli Tribe, none were parasitized by Sui, because they were all transformed from Chi You’s essence blood.

The High Priest was merely a facade of misleading logic; the truth was right before them.

"What do we do now?"

"Leave here, then hide as far away as possible." Han Zhan lifted his gaze to see the back of the Yellow Emperor, filled with sword intent, and spoke calmly.

Because the final battle of the Wilderness of Zhulu Fruit World is imminent!

The Yellow Emperor and Chi You,

Will continue their unfinished battle!

They are the protagonists of this world.

At present, the Yellow Emperor is at the peak of battle intent and sword intent. With each step, golden ripples spread out beneath his feet.

A sacred-appearing sword appeared directly above his head, strands of golden brilliance converging from all directions.

The sword that formed became like a dazzling, unseeable sun, pure and clear.

On the blade, engraved holy marks depicting the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and vegetation, illuminate one by one!

Even the surrounding air began to heat up, rolling waves of heat.

Meanwhile.

Chi You, who took that step towards transcendence, also moved towards his destiny.

Erupting with demonic flames, fiery red magic marks appeared on his black-purple skin.

Though his weapons were not as powerful as the Xuanyuan Sword, he possessed eight arms, capable of wielding eight weapons!

Like a mountain, his massive figure advanced.

The chilling breath originating from the Nine Netherworlds swept forth, turning the wilderness into an ice field wherever it passed.

Their auras collided first, alternating between heat and chill, erupting with chaotic extinction force!

The Yellow Emperor raised his hand, casually grasping, holding the Xuanyuan Sword.

Chi You, with three heads and eight arms, roared wildly, the Demon God weapons lined up upfront.

"Come."

"Fight!"