The Yellow Emperor immediately sensed something was off about Chi You.

His right hand, gripping the Xuanyuan Sword, was firmly caught by the four arms of the Demon God Chi You, unable to move.

All of his skills lay in the sword.

Chi You used himself as bait, setting this trap to indeed restrict his power.

Simply exchanging wounds for wounds, in a battle between a holy body and a demon god, is bound to lead to defeat.

But at this moment, Chi You’s demonic aura suddenly weakened rapidly.

This gave the Yellow Emperor an excellent opportunity to counterattack.

He no longer hesitated, tightly gripping the Xuanyuan Sword and forcefully pulling it back.

This time, the demon god’s four arms, which had held him, were powerless to stop the extraction of the sword.

Unstoppable golden sword energy surged again, exploding from beneath the Yellow Emperor’s feet, repelling the Demon God Chi You who attempted to get close.

He raised the sword above his head again.

At this moment, all the sword energy within the Fruit World of the Wilderness of Zhulu converged here.

The Yellow Emperor’s aura rose steadily, transforming into a shining golden sun, merging into this sword.

This was the strongest sword strike he could unleash.

This sword strike, with dazzling sword light that couldn’t be avoided, pierced through Chi You’s demon god body and its heart!

The beating of the Demon God’s Heart stopped!

"This... impossible..."

Chi You instinctively lowered his head, looking at his chest.

There, the pierced flesh did not regenerate; a mass of gray death aura enveloped the Demon God’s Heart, extinguishing vitality.

"Han Zhan... Han Zhan!"

The crimson glow in his pupils slowly dimmed.

"This fateful battle, I ultimately still lost."

The semi-carbonized arm muscles bulged, then powerlessly drooped.

Subsequently, Chi You’s demon god body began to disintegrate at the cellular level, dissolving bit by bit into the smallest particles, dispersing into the Fruit World.

The fall of the Demon God Chi You!

The next moment, the Demon God’s Heart, as an original Dao soldier, broke free from the entanglement of gray death aura and reappeared in mid-air.

The Yellow Emperor slightly raised his hand, and eight rays of golden sword energy turned into a lattice-like cage, trapping the Demon God’s Heart within.

He turned back as if sensing something, exchanging glances with Han Zhan and three others who rushed over.

The Yellow Emperor nodded slightly, showing a benevolent smile to Han Zhan.

"Thank you!"

...

"Lost."

A figure with a black hood appeared at the unnoticed edge of the Fruit World.

He carried a black bag on his shoulder, resembling a thief’s backpack.

"Even given a chance, you’re useless, Chi You!"

"However, it’s not your fault; who could have thought that lad would use the Ancient Resentful Sunset Array to capture Yinglong as a war spirit, and without lifting the array, directly injected Yinglong’s gray death aura into the Demon God’s Heart."

Gray death aura is the nemesis of the Jiuli Race.

This was a minor detail Han Zhan discovered earlier during the battle between the chieftain might and Yinglong.

This minor detail itself seemed trivial; after all, gray death aura could only affect enemies of the same tier, and the Demon God Chi You was a transcendence-level powerhouse.

However, when he faced the equally transcendent Yellow Emperor, such a trivial matter became the vital key to life and death.

Strictly speaking, the gray death aura Han Zhan injected into the Demon God’s Heart lasted less than a breath.

But in that brief moment.

The Yellow Emperor seized the opportunity, drew the Xuanyuan Sword, unleashed his battle power, delivered a forceful sword strike, and flawlessly killed Chi You!

Chi You, trusting the Demon God’s Heart’s infinite recovery prowess, originally took the wounds-for-wounds approach, but with his defenses wide open, was pierced by the Yellow Emperor’s sword.

Until Chi You completely dissolved, the Demon God’s Heart breaking free from the shackles of death aura, the situation was beyond recovery.

"What a pity, a thousand-year plan bankrupt in a single day."

The black hood shook his head while taking out a bowl-like object from the thief’s backpack that resembled a dog food bowl.

"Return quickly, before this Fruit World kicks us out."

He said, taking out a bone and striking it twice against the dog food bowl, making a clanging sound.

Immediately, black "Resentments" flew from afar, transforming into round black creatures, hopping into the dog food bowl and disappearing.

Until the last Resentment jumped into the bowl, the black hood returned it to the thief’s backpack.

He surveyed the surroundings, sighed heavily.

"Failed to change the future."

"The Blood God’s Uterus was still sent into the River of Time."

"Enough, enough. I’ve delayed time as much as possible; what’s meant to come will come."

After inwardly venting, he bumped into the adjacent air wall and vanished.

Throughout this process, even the transcendence-level Yellow Emperor couldn’t detect his presence.

...

The Yellow Emperor reopened his eyes, glowing with golden light, his keen gaze sweeping the world.

He did not find traces of the Resentments.

"Those Resentments have disappeared."

"What exactly are Resentments?" Han Zhan couldn’t help but ask again.

That question, he had asked several times since he entered the Wilderness of Zhulu World.

Alas, he never received an actual answer.

The Yellow Emperor shook his head. "I don’t know either."

"All I can preliminarily ascertain is that it doesn’t belong to this world; it might be another species, or perhaps some unknown tool."

Speaking of tools, neither the Heart Oath nor the Blood God’s Uterus could be found.

Originally hoping for substantial gains, but ultimately grasping nothing.

Thankfully, the Yellow Emperor handed the Demon God’s Heart to Han Zhan.

"This origin Dao soldier, nurtured by Chi You, has now fully activated; whoever reintegrates with it will become the next Demon God."

"Such a precious thing, I..."

Han Zhan habitually tried to offer polite words but was stopped by the Yellow Emperor waving his hand.

"It’s well-deserved; if not for your unexpected masterstroke, I might truly struggle to defeat the Chi You fused with the Demon God’s Heart alone."

"This world has bound me for too long, and it’s time for me to leave."

The Yellow Emperor seemed to feel something but said nothing.

"Almost forgot." The Yellow Emperor spoke, suddenly slapping his forehead, raising a hand to lightly touch Han Zhan.

The next second, Han Zhan reconnected with the Xuanyuan Sword.

The membrane was pierced, their connection became more intimate and harmonious.

Divine Origin, (4/10)!

"The Xuanyuan Sword has always been worn by me, never leaving; the one you contracted earlier must have been summoned through special means."

"That wasn’t the complete Xuanyuan Sword."

"But now it’s different."

Indeed, it was different.

Because in Han Zhan’s sight, with the Yellow Emperor’s action, even the Xuanyuan Sword entry within his contractual talent changed.

[SSS Level Contracted Spirit, Xuanyuan Sword.]

[Divinity, Innate Overpowering, Holy Sword Dao!]