Chapter 816 - Dominance

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Waves of infernal energy spread around Xu Zimo.

As the infernal aura surged into the sky, black-purple infernal markings slowly appeared on Xu Zimo’s face.

Infernal energy swirled in his eyes, strange yet full of dominance.

The aura shot skyward, tearing apart the firmament. The previously dim sky turned pitch black in an instant.

This dark infernal energy even shrouded the starlight descending from the heavens.

Gong Yun'er narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at the sky.

The infernal energy roared and surged.

“Number one battle physique, the Hell-Suppressing Deity Physique,” she said coldly.

“Even now, you’re still a bit weak to me,” Xu Zimo replied indifferently. “But to help you understand the gap, I’ll fight battle physique against battle physique.”

Gong Yun'er's gaze flickered. She didn’t speak for a while.

But the crowd below erupted.

“The... the number one battle physique?”

“I heard back during the Six Holy Lands Gathering there were rumors that the number one battle physique had appeared. Didn’t think it was true.”

“Holy Son Xu is too strong. Why is he so unknown in our Eastern Continent?”

“Who knows, maybe he’s just low-key and rarely stays in the Eastern Continent, so we don’t know much about him.”

Ignoring the murmurs from the crowd, Xu Zimo raised his hand slightly and made a provocative gesture toward Gong Yun'er.

“So what if it’s the number one battle physique?” Gong Yun'er replied coldly.

“My Starry Sky Physique, paired with my True Fate, can fight any battle physique.”

As soon as she finished speaking, starlight around her erupted and she charged at Xu Zimo.

“Ancestor, should we stop this?” someone from the Otherworldly Zenith Palace asked in concern.

“No rush. Let that girl Yun'er taste defeat, it might be good for her,” the old ancestor replied.

“Thankfully this isn’t the battle for Heaven’s Will. There’s still a chance to recover.”

“Is he really that strong? What if our Young Palace Mistress wins?” someone said in disbelief.

“Didn’t you notice?” the ancestor smiled. “That young man hasn’t even used his True Fate yet.”

Everyone around finally realized.

From start to finish, their Young Palace Mistress had unleashed her star chart, summoned eight stars, and awakened her Starry Sky Physique.

Yet her opponent hadn’t even bothered to summon his True Fate. It meant he hadn’t felt pressured at all.

...

Seeing Gong Yun'er appear before him, fists breaking the void as she struck at him.

Xu Zimo laughed. “How do you want to die?”

He raised his right hand and grabbed her purple robe by the collar.

Then slammed her heavily into the ground.

Again and again, left and right, the sound of repeated impacts rang out.

The ground cracked and split, forming countless pits of all sizes.

Three stars above shimmered, Xu Zimo raised his right fist and, with a single punch, shattered all three.

Gong Yun'er’s body was flung into the air.

Everyone watched in stunned silence as she flew backward. She couldn’t even fight back, let alone resist.

Her purple hair fluttered midair, and with a loud crash, she hit the ground.

“If you’ve got any trump cards left, use them,” Xu Zimo said calmly. “I’m not really interested in playing house with you anymore.”

Gong Yun'er struggled to stand up.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and stared blankly ahead.

“Defeated,” she muttered softly.

She couldn’t imagine how much this loss would impact her.

She knew how she had grown, how many resources she had received.

The hopes of the Otherworldly Zenith Palace rested on her. She always believed this generation’s Heaven’s Will was already in her hands.

But now, not only did she lose, she lost completely.

She could endure defeat and start over.

But this kind of loss, with a gap like a chasm, made it hard to see hope.

It felt like no matter how hard she worked in this life, she’d never catch up to him.

“What? Going to admit defeat?” Xu Zimo asked calmly.

“Admit defeat?” Gong Yun'er’s pupils contracted. “No, no, I won’t admit defeat. I can’t lose.”

Like possessed, starlight around her surged severalfold, and she charged at Xu Zimo again.

“Heavenly Star Explosion!” she roared from deep within her throat.

Under the vast oppressive infernal aura, her starlight still resisted with all its might.

But just as she reached Xu Zimo, he casually grabbed her throat.

Suppressing the starlight around her physique, he slowly lifted her off the ground.

Gong Yun'er felt her throat burning, like it was about to be crushed.

She struggled, staring at the man before her.

It was the first time she truly studied this man closely and seriously.

Long black hair, infernal energy swirling in his eyes.

His face was sharply defined, firm and proud.

From him radiated one clear aura, dominance.

An incomparable dominance, arrogant and confident.

It wasn’t arrogance, it was real confidence.

And this man deserved to have it.

She, Gong Yun'er, had seen many people in her life.

Her background was extraordinary, even stronger than many imperial lineages. She had long since surpassed the Primordial Heartlands in vision.

She held high standards, no man had ever caught her eye.

She wanted to become a woman like Grand Empress Hongtian.

But this was the first time she felt fear, from someone her own age.

He was like an insurmountable chasm standing in front of everyone. Heaven’s Will was close enough to touch, yet completely out of reach.

“Are you going to kill me?” Gong Yun'er asked with difficulty.

“A man should keep his word. I helped you bury the crystals in this Heaven-Genesis Microcosm so you could seal the void,” Xu Zimo replied. “You said you’d destroy the Baili Imperial Clan. How could you go back on your word?”

“What do you really want?” Gong Yun'er looked at Xu Zimo in confusion.

Killing the Baili Imperial Clan, what benefit did it bring him?

Xu Zimo pulled her closer, his mouth gently nearing her ear.

So close, Gong Yun'er blushed for the first time in her life.

She had never thought of love. She considered herself an ice-cold figure, focused only on power, with no room for emotion or desire.

But now, for some reason, her heartbeat quickened.

“If you say you’ll destroy the Baili Imperial Clan, then keep your word,” Xu Zimo said. “But don’t touch Baili Xiao, she’s mine.”

After he finished speaking, Xu Zimo slowly let go of Gong Yun'er’s throat and turned to walk off the arena.

Only Gong Yun'er stood there, dazed, watching his back as he left.

“Yun'er, come quickly,” the Otherworldly Zenith Palace’s ancestor called out.

Gong Yun'er turned her head and gave Xu Zimo one last deep look before finally leaving.