Chapter 976: Chapter 581: Yuan, May Your Martial Arts Flourish Too, Hehe...

She lightly bit her red lips and said, "Yuan, take me..."

Hong Yuan’s lips curved slightly; he was very patient.

His left hand caressed Ye Zhuyin’s silky hair as he murmured pillow talk.

Meanwhile his right hand was moving up and down, and without Ye Zhuyin even realizing it, her clothes had already been peeled off layer by layer by Hong Yuan.

Her plump, tender, snow‑white body was thus laid completely bare before Hong Yuan’s eyes.

Hong Yuan drank in the sight to his heart’s content, his hands roaming over this flawless jade body.

Under his guidance, Ye Zhuyin let out soft whimpers, her delicate, boneless, seductive moans enough to make one’s soul go numb and body go weak. Her tender snowy skin gradually flushed a shy crimson, and her breathing grew hot and rapid.

"Nn..."

With a moan that was half pain, half pleasure, their bodies finally joined, deep and complete.

Ye Zhuyin clutched Hong Yuan with all her strength, crystal droplets quietly slipping from her beautiful eyes.

The joy of fish and water!

Drinking in pleasure till dawn!

A night of dragon‑and‑fish entwined!

Perhaps it was fear that they would never meet again in this life, perhaps it was the need to vent years of suppressed desire—Hong Yuan and Ye Zhuyin were like two wild beasts, sinking deeper and deeper.

If not for the looming crisis of the barrier’s breaking still hanging before them, they would surely have continued their fierce "battle."

"Yuan, I asked Yaoqin for this—it might be of use to you."

Ye Zhuyin, newly baptized by rain and dew, drew in a sharp breath, speaking in a trembling voice.

Though a searing, tearing pain kept rising from the lower part of her body and her limbs were weak and aching, her heart was still sweet, because all of this proved that what had happened yesterday was not just another fantasy like in her past.

At this moment, she slowly formed a Tao Seal; a crimson Jade Simple etched with a phoenix mark appeared before them.

"[True Phoenix Treasure Skill]?!" Hong Yuan recognized it at a glance. This was a Great Emperor level inheritance, on the same level as the offensive supreme [Thunder Emperor Treasure Skill]!

"Mm, it’s the [True Phoenix Treasure Skill]. I specially asked Yaoqin for it, thinking it could help you." Ye Zhuyin said proudly.

But in the next instant, she let out a soft cry and shyly slapped Hong Yuan’s chest.

"In that case... carry the Phoenix God Zither with you; let it be our token of love."

Hong Yuan pondered for a moment, then gifted the Holy Artifact Phoenix God Zither to Ye Zhuyin. This act made Ye Zhuyin overjoyed, her heart filled with sweetness.

...

...

The third day of the seven‑day period.

All matters of the Human Race were settled, everything properly arranged; they were about to set sail on [The Other Shore Ark], heading for the world of the Outer Heavens.

A streak of red appeared on the horizon; the sun broke free from all things and slowly rose.

At last the red sun surged up, soft light spilling forth, shining upon the world, descending into the forest and gilding the mist with a rim of gold.

The mist had not fully dispersed; there was still some dampness in the forest, a chill in the air.

But at this moment, Mo Yue’er and Lin Yiru stood off to one side, both squinting their eyes as they sized up Hong Yuan and Ye Zhuyin over by Phoenix Creek in the distance.

In the end, the two women turned their heads with difficulty, each seeing shock, joy, and all sorts of complicated emotions in the other’s eyes.

But there was no time to be troubled by the changes between Hong Yuan and Ye Zhuyin, for [The Other Shore Ark] was about to make its entrance!

Boom! Rumble! Rumble‑rumble!

In the firmament, the void suddenly exploded; endless spatial turbulence wove itself into a Great Taoism imprint, like doors of all sizes, overlapping in chaotic layers.

The next instant, the Great Taoism imprint‑gateway swung wide; a terrifying aura spread out as boundless winds and waves rose in a flash, and a gigantic cosmic carrier appeared.

[The Other Shore Ark]!

Its entire body was forged on a base of Undying Black Gold, like a black‑gold phoenix that had folded its wings and gone into dormant crouch.

This was a pure, colossal steel behemoth, silent yet imposing, and moreover a God Mech on par with a peror Artifact!

Li Ziping said nothing extra and was the first to board [The Other Shore Ark].

From the outside, [The Other Shore Ark] already looked incomparably huge, but the space within it was even more boundless.

Of course—its master Zhao Heng Great Emperor was the Space Tao Great Emperor; for him to have such heaven‑shaking methods was only natural.

"The three Great Emperor Clans of the Central Region Divine Continent: Dragon Sun, Starfire, and Soul Killing..."

"The Four Great Emperor Clans of the Southern Border Divine Continent: Ji Clan, Wu Clan, Hua Clan, and Ye Clan..."

"The rising family, the Sword Cultivator Bo Family..."

The human tide flowed like a river, pouring into the interior of the Ark.

One Human Clan powerhouse after another, one fleet of ships after another, all activated and set off.

And in even more scenes, people were bidding each other farewell, holding one another in tight embraces.

This great flight to the Outer Heavens was because the World Devouring Demon Lord had beaten their race to the point that they had no choice but to flee far away.

They called it distant flight, yet in truth it was a panicked rout, fleeing in terror lest they be liquidated by the Demon Clan.

After all, everyone knew that this parting was very likely a final farewell.

At least while the "World Devouring Demon Lord" yet lived, the Human Race should not even dream of returning.

Even if among these big shots fleeing to the Outer Heavens there were those who, by some heaven‑defying fortune, proved the Tao outside, even proved the Emperor’s path, it would still be incomparably hard to return.

For as the Human Race grew, that "World Devouring Demon Lord" would also grow, to the point that He was very likely to become that legendary Strongest Saint, a Great Emperor who mastered all paths—the Great Dream Emperor!

"Ai Qiu, everything will depend on you and Hong Yuan." Flower Yingying said, her tone low, her eyes rimmed with red.

She gazed reluctantly at the heavens and earth of the Divine Continent of the Central Region, stifled grievance and unwillingness surging in her heart.

She, Flower Yingying—she, the Human Race—when had they ever suffered such a calamity?

Even before her father the Flower Tao God achieved Tao Achievement, the Human Race had still been able to hold fast in the Divine Continent of the Central Region, and in the end turn defeat into victory, counterattacking in one stroke to slay the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.

Yet faced with this "World Devouring Demon Lord" Xuan Guangqiao, their Human Race had one Emperor’s son and Empress after another emerge, had even gone so far as to campaign to the Endless Sea Area, paying every kind of price, yet in the end they still came back in utter defeat!

At this moment, the Human Race was even forced to employ its final measure and escape from the Martial World.

In the dead of night, whenever her thoughts ran here, Flower Yingying would feel like bursting into tears, incomparably yearning for the sky‑supporting figure of her father.

And Ai Qiu, handsome as an immortal, like a graceful young noble in scarlet robes, nodded firmly. "Mm."

His heart too was filled with grief and fury, with desolation. He was, after all, a dignified Emperor’s son, bearing two strands of Invincible Bloodline at the same time, and having the Le Tu Kasaya, a peror Artifact, to protect his path.

Yet the moment he was born, that Xuan Guangqiao had already achieved Tao Achievement!

It could only be said: one misstep, and every step thereafter is wrong!

...

Within the [The Other Shore Ark], Shang Yaoqin resided in the Divine Source Sky.

Behind her lay several other Emperor’s sons and Empresses, all in deep slumber.

At this moment, Shang Yaoqin pressed her lips together tightly, silently gazing up toward the Ninth Heaven, especially that mysterious and unfathomable Black Heaven!

The Outer Heavens world, though probes had shown there were no Tao Achievement beings there,

in truth still harbored all kinds of unknown landscapes and was extremely dangerous.

Yet for some reason, Shang Yaoqin felt the pressure on her whole body lighten; she no longer had that previous dread of the apocalypse descending.

She instead had a feeling of a heavy burden being set down!

Just thinking that she no longer had to face Xuan Guangqiao’s overwhelming demonic might head‑on, the corners of Shang Yaoqin’s mouth could not help but lift up.

In the Outer Heavens world, she would properly raise her cultivation, reach an alternative Tao Achievement, prove the imperial throne, and then devote herself single‑mindedly to researching the Path of Immortality.

When Xuan Guangqiao died, she would return to the Martial World, erasing the history of the Human Race’s former defeat.

She wanted the names "Creator Saint," "Xuan Guangqiao," "World Devouring Demon Lord," and the like to completely sink and vanish within the long river of years of the Martial World!

With this thought, she exhaled softly, her gaze firm as she muttered in silence: "We will come back. We definitely will come back!"

...

"It is hard to go out, and just as hard to come back."

Bo Nianrou gripped the cold sword in her hand tightly, clenching her jaw, her eyes almost spitting fire.

Indignant, she thought, "Hateful, detestable—if I had been born just a few decades earlier, then I would have been Destiny itself. How could the Human Race ever have fallen into such a state!"

Behind her, her younger brother Bo Linqiu and younger sister Bo Banxia were in the midst of selecting which region of the [The Other Shore Ark] would be best for taking the Bo Family to.

The internal space of the [The Other Shore Ark] was vast, like an entire heaven and earth of the Divine Continent.

Only, since it was after all not a truly genuine heaven and earth of the Divine Continent, the laws of heaven and earth there were far inferior to those of the Martial World; choosing where to dwell there would be especially crucial for the growth of the clan’s younger generation.

What was more, no one knew how long it would be before they could leave the Martial World, nor how long it would take to reach the Outer Heavens world.

...

On another side.

Ye Zhuyin lowered her head, silently straightening Hong Yuan’s robes.

She spoke to Hong Yuan in a soft, gentle voice, telling him one thing after another.

"Yuan, I’ve already decided—this life, I will marry no one but you."

"In this life and this world, I will only ever love Hong Yuan alone, and very soon I will have done it."

"After I leave, you must find a good girl, love her well, and go in search of your true nest, the home you truly belong to."

Though her smile was as radiant as a flower, tears were streaming down both her cheeks.

In the end, she gave him her heartfelt blessing, wiped away her tears, and gazed at Hong Yuan with gentle eyes as she said, "Yuan, your Martial Arts must flourish as well, hee‑hee..."