Junior sister, keep forbear for a while, I almost become invincible as soon!-Chapter 629 She is relatively weak

Chen Pingping was still alive; he had not fallen.

Everyone was aghast.

At some unknown point, he had recovered his vitality. His blood qi was vigorous, his Divine Soul potent. He stood quietly upon the ruins, watching the formidable enemies approaching to kill.

He was very calm. This "stillness" gave one a sense of returning to primal simplicity, as if he were a stone, a tree, a blade of grass, a speck of dust in the universe...

He looked at Li Chaoge. "Is it you?" he asked, the words seemingly nonsensical.

Li Chaoge remained silent.

The powerhouses who had charged out also stopped at this moment.

"Li Chaoge, Li Pu... So it was you." Chen Pingping's eyes opened fully, and he then walked forward step by step. "A descendant of the Divine Clan, your cultivation method is so peculiar; truly a rarity in this world."

He had once read about an ancient cultivation method called Splitting Skills in an old tome. It sounded rather bizarre. It wasn't about cultivating an avatar. Instead, the main body would split to undertake a second self-cultivation. One day, if that cultivation succeeded, the two would merge into one, thereby achieving Tao Verification.

Chen Pingping had observed him for a long time. Detecting Li Pu's shadow in him, he then recalled this ancient cultivation method.

It must be, right?

"Oh?" Li Chaoge said softly, "You've met him?"

So it really was true.

Chen Pingping said solemnly, "I was just speaking casually. I never thought you actually cultivated it!"

Li Chaoge nodded. "I haven't seen him in a very long time. This cultivation method has a drawback: the second self from the split develops a strong subjective consciousness. Whether they can merge back in the future is another matter entirely. I suspect they can no longer merge."

Chen Pingping: "..."

"If you see him, please help me eliminate him," Li Chaoge said indifferently.

A topic sparked by a simple resemblance.

"Alright!" Chen Pingping nodded. "If you two were to merge, I too would be very concerned."

"Concerned about what?" Li Chaoge looked at him. "A descendant of the Wen Dynasty, forging a Heaven Tao Divine Weapon in the Saint Realm, slaying a Demon Emperor in the Saint Realm—do you still need to worry?"

Chen Pingping rolled his eyes. "You believe that?"

Who would believe such nonsense? Even if the truth was right before their eyes, very few would believe it. It was simply too subversive of common sense.

Li Chaoge remained silent.

Chen Pingping sighed. "You know of the Heaven Tao Stone, right? There's a titan within it. Actually, he's the one forging the Heaven Tao Divine Weapon; it has little to do with me. He was also the one who slew the Demon Emperor this time."

Everyone: "???"

"I'm just a pawn," he shook his head, his face full of melancholy. "Did you all truly believe a Saint Realm cultivator could forge an Emperor Weapon? That they could slay a Demon Emperor?"

Li Chaoge watched him, still not uttering a word.

There are truths that can often overturn common sense. But there are also illusions that are often built upon so-called truths. It was very contradictory.

He didn't know whether to believe what he had witnessed or the common sense that had supposedly been overturned.

However?

Li Chaoge could be certain of one thing: now was not the best time to make a move. The true strength of the Qingfeng lineage was unknown, especially that of Chen Pingping before him. Moreover, throughout this great battle, those "great ones" had never appeared. It defied common sense. He suspected someone had blocked the powerhouses on that path.

「Time flowed on...」

The world fell into utter silence.

Li Chaoge, having stood in confrontation for a long time, quietly took a step back, tantamount to announcing his failure and retreat this time. He no longer wanted to act, unwilling to take excessive risks. With a wave of his large hand, the formidable enemies who had charged out behind him also silently retreated.

Seeing this, Chen Pingping frowned deeply. "You killed Qin Meng, set me up, and nearly caused the annihilation of my Qingfeng Wuji Sect. And you're just going to walk away like that? Is that really acceptable?"

After slaying the Demon Emperor, he had laid this trap precisely to draw out the powerful enemies lurking in the shadows and settle accounts with them one by one. Sound and Candle were one matter; their retreat was their own choice. But Li Chaoge could not just leave. This whole battle with the Demon Emperor was Li Chaoge's doing. If Li Chaoge simply left now, how could Chen Pingping maintain his dignity?

This pent-up frustration in his heart, when could he finally release it?

Chen Pingping walked towards him step by step. "I've faced powerhouses from your Divine Clan before, even an Emperor Son. I wonder, how does your strength compare to theirs?"

His pace quickened. Then, he leaped up, the Giant Que sword instantly materializing in his hand, slashing down fiercely with a force that spanned dozens of miles. Sword Intent erupted, carrying immense Power Path, covering a vast area of the battlefield. Even more terrifying was a certain qi dynamic that firmly locked onto Li Chaoge, like a dreadful domain.

HUM!

Li Chaoge thrust out his large hand and actually... managed to block this sword strike head-on.

Everyone held their breath.

"Something's not right..." someone said with a grave expression.

The combat power Chen Pingping was displaying now was completely different from when he slew the Demon Emperor—far too weak. The Sword Dao he unleashed was particularly weak in comparison.

As Li Chaoge thrust out his hand, a wisp of Tao charm emerged from his body. It was precisely because of this Tao charm that he had managed to block Chen Pingping's sword strike.

"Could it be that what Chen Pingping said earlier was all true? That there's a Great Emperor within the Heaven Tao Stone, and he was the one who slew the Demon Emperor?"

"Is this Chen Pingping's true combat strength?"

"The truth is out! If a Saint Realm expert could slay a Demon Emperor, that would be far too shocking, completely subverting the common understanding of cultivation. Perhaps... the Chen Pingping they were seeing now was the real him."

"Indeed..."

From this single sword strike, the crowd formed a judgment about Chen Pingping and began to believe his earlier explanation. There was a powerhouse within the Heaven Tao Stone, and he was the one who slew the Demon Emperor. Yes! That must be it.

"You're forcing my hand," Li Chaoge stated, his expression cold, the Tao charm around him growing increasingly dense...

"Bring it on!" Chen Pingping snorted coldly.

"Merely the Fourth Heaven of the Saint Realm," Li Chaoge said. "This prince is already at the Sixth Heaven."

"Sixth Heaven?" Chen Pingping was taken aback...

So weak?

Only two minor realms higher?

He had thought Li Chaoge had at least reached the Saint King realm. He hadn't expected him to be merely at the Sixth Heaven of the Saint Realm.

"If you weren't the one who forged the Emperor Weapon, and you weren't the one who slew the Demon Emperor, then... with your current strength, what makes you think you can fight this prince?" Li Chaoge regarded him. His calm tone carried a hint of arrogance and a trace of probing. He still didn't believe Chen Pingping's explanation.

Chen Pingping nodded. "Indeed. The gap of two minor realms is like the distance between heaven and earth—difficult to surmount."

Huh?

Li Chaoge's mouth fell slightly open, his eyes filled with suspicion. He felt that the Chen Pingping before him was becoming increasingly peculiar. First, he laid a trap to lure him out. Then, he spoke of the "Splitting Skills," followed by explaining that he wasn't the one who killed the Demon Emperor, and finally, he launched a forceful attack. Almost everyone had thought Chen Pingping was concealing his true strength, preparing for a powerful strike to kill Li Chaoge. Yet now... he had brazenly admitted his strength was inferior to Li Chaoge's. A gap of two minor realms was too vast a difference.

Was this a contradiction?

The spectating cultivators were all thoroughly bewildered.

"Xiaoyu, you come!" Chen Pingping called out to Guang Xiaoyu.

Everyone: "???"

"Senior Brother, I can't!" Guang Xiaoyu refused.

"Why?"

"I'm a Demon Emperor! It's not appropriate for me to fight him; otherwise, people will say I'm bullying him," Guang Xiaoyu said. "Let Little Junior Sister fight instead! She's weaker."