Out of fear of death, Invest Everything into Health-Chapter 268 - 143: Final Blow! Out With the Old, In With the New!

With a single hammer, he shattered his momentum.

Momentum broken, Li Jin completely lost the qualifications to battle Chengming. Because Li Jin knew very well, even if Chengming had been trapped here for three hundred years, even if his path of the Great Dao had been heavily shackled, relying solely on cultivation, on fighting spirit, on that indestructible body, Chengming was still one of the top masters of Great Li.

This Great Venerable, adept in both immortal and martial arts, thrived on momentum. If the momentum was his, then he was invincible. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Yet, Li Jin could not understand at all, clearly trapped here for three hundred years, how could Chengming still have such momentum!

Why!

"Chengming! Are you really going to step into the abyss!" Li Jin roared in anger.

Chengming stood lofty, looking at Li Jin who had been hammered into the ground, "Abyss? Ridiculous! Li Jin, three hundred years ago I beat you like a chick, and three hundred years later, nothing has changed!"

Li Jin gritted his teeth. The world was truly unfair; though both were of Great Dao unity, between the two, it was like there was an unbridgeable chasm.

"Chengming, what are you going to do!" Two figures rushed over. Ji Wenrui glanced at Li Jin, then at Chengming. From their positions, he immediately understood what had happened and said solemnly, "Chengming, what exactly are you trying to do!"

Chengming turned his head to look at Ji Wenrui and Ye Yixian, chuckling, "Ji Wenrui, Crown Prince, weren't you hoping I could ring the Dragon-Soothing Sound? Now, I've rung it, and yet you come to criticize me?"

Ye Yixian's shoulders trembled slightly, his neck stretched involuntarily, "Great Venerable, but... why now? Why? Great Li from top to bottom is not ready to embark on the path of the Imperial Dynasty, why is that!" He was heartbroken and extremely puzzled.

Chengming's gaze was stern, "Prepared? Ha, laughable! Three hundred years ago was the best opportunity; everyone was ready. But what was the result then? Crown Prince, you were born late and may not know. Let me tell you, it was your father, the King Saint of Great Li, Ye Chuxuan, who single-handedly pulled Great Li back from the brink of becoming the Li Imperial Dynasty. He ployed exhaustively, governed the world, and even went so far as to create the so-called excuse of the Demon Martial Hall disrupting the court!"

Ji Wenrui shouted, "Chengming, stop!"

Chengming glared angrily at him, "Ji Wenrui, you are probably the one most aware of what the Demon Martial Hall's predecessor was!"

"Cheng! Ming!" Ji Wenrui's momentum suddenly unfolded, enveloping Chengming.

Chengming sneered, "Do you think facing me would end better for you than it did for Li Jin?"

Ji Wenrui withdrew his momentum, saying solemnly, "Chengming. I only hope you understand, what's past is past. Focusing on the present and tending to the future is what every citizen of Great Li should do."

Chengming's expression wavered slightly, "I treat Great Li like a lover, but how does the lover treat me?"

Ye Yixian's voice trembled, "Great Venerable."

Chengming shook his head, "Crown Prince. It's a difficult problem. You, I, he, everyone must face this problem. I firmly believe tonight is the best opportunity. No matter what, I must finish ringing the Dragon-Soothing Sound twelve times."

Ye Yixian's expression was pained, "But I am not ready."

"Crown Prince, in the end, you will understand. Three hundred years ago, Great Li was ready. Even if that time failed, it only lacked another opportunity to awaken the Dragon-Touching Immortal Bell." Chengming said, "Now, tell me, if you were really to prepare, what could you prepare for? A war, an overhaul of court politics, or perhaps channeling another dragon vein?"

Ye Yixian took a deep breath and gave his answer, "Great Li needs to return to the world."

Chengming was taken aback, and in his deep eyes, it was as if stars exploded, stirring infinite visions. He realized that the young man before him, who said "return to the world," was quite different, especially unlike the emperor sitting high on the throne.

"Is this the gain you found in the Little South Continent?"

"Yes."

Chengming turned to look at the musician in the deep alley, "Then you have actually already prepared."

"Why say that?" Ye Yixian couldn't help but ask, stepping forward a few steps.

Ji Wenrui hurriedly moved to his side to protect him.

Chengming said, "Great Li, for five thousand years, has expanded territories, filled seas and moved mountains, built cities and paved roads, soothed officials and cared for the people, spanning ninety thousand miles of spring breeze. Now it lacks nothing but a true heart of the Imperial Dynasty. You have that heart. You need to clear the fog in your heart, face the difficulties and obstacles, especially face your father directly."

Ji Wenrui's heart trembled. Chengming's words were highly praiseworthy, but more crucial, crucial to the point of being somewhat terrifying, was that he plainly stated that the one preventing Great Li from becoming the Imperial Dynasty was none other than the current King Saint Ye Chuxuan.

Ji Wenrui couldn't help but wonder... Why did Chengming say this? Was it because he hated the King Saint and said it on purpose, or did he genuinely believe this? And what did the Crown Prince think?

Ye Yixian was not lost, at this time, he showed the strong mindset he had as the Crown Prince.

He opened his mouth and said, "I..."

As soon as he spoke, the melody from the deep alley suddenly shifted, becoming heightened and intense.

Chengming, hearing this sound, intensified his momentum, flying higher, striking several hammers in succession, a huge dragon shadow emerged from the void, and he mounted the dragon shadow, leaping into the stratocumulus clouds.

Hammer after hammer came from high above, resounding through the ninety thousand miles of Great Li.

No one could stop it.

Ye Yixian took a deep breath and chuckled softly, "Grand Commander, perhaps many times, we think too much."

"Crown Prince, Chengming was praised by the Holy Emperor as the greatest prodigy of Great Li in five thousand years. On one hand, it's because he's very powerful, and on the other hand, it's because he always manages to fulfill what others cannot in unexpected ways. The Holy Emperor could sit firmly on the dragon throne largely because of his help." Ji Wenrui was distressed, "But in the end, why did it come to this?"