Jiang Mo couldn't refute her words. His pale lips trembled as he said, "You're simply being unreasonable!"
"I think you're the unreasonable one!" Yaohua bit her lips and retorted. "Jiang Mo, this is your last chance. Abandon the Heavenly Punishment. Let's set things right together and nip all the mistakes in the bud."
But Jiang Mo shook his head without hesitation. "No. Even if I had to relive this a thousand or ten thousand times, I wouldn't regret my choice today. When the world is corrupt, there will always be someone to overthrow it. All I can do... all I can do is defend my own life. I'm not wrong. I'm absolutely not wrong!"
Boom! Thunderbolts shattered the sky prison!
Yaohua hugged "Zhao Wu" tightly, waiting for the pain to come.
Even if she had to die, she wanted to die with her husband.
But a figure blocked in front of them.
She looked up in astonishment and saw Chongming's back, straight as a pine and bamboo.
At that moment, that figure was shattering bit by bit under the Heavenly Punishment.
Jiang Mo stared wide - eyed. "Chongming, you—"
Amid the intense lightning, Chongming's divine core floated out, shining with a golden light.
He looked coldly at Jiang Mo. "A despicable and selfish man who deceives the Heavenly Dao and brings about the Heavenly Punishment. How can you even be worthy of being a celestial?"
The divine core radiated a great light. A force shot out like an arrow, piercing Jiang Mo directly.
Jiang Mo covered his chest in disbelief. "You're crazy! Doing this will make you perish completely, body and soul."
He had used half of his own soul and exploited the Heavenly Dao's anger towards the Demon Lords like Zhao Yue to bring about the legendary supreme Heavenly Punishment, aiming to kill with one blow.
He had originally planned to use the past Chongming to keep Yaohua, but he never expected that the past Chongming would be willing to sacrifice his own life to block the Heavenly Punishment.
Chongming's divine core and the lightning of the Heavenly Punishment consumed each other. Soon, only a tiny bit remained. He gathered all his strength and shot out another arrow, nailing Jiang Mo directly to the wall of the sky prison.
Yaohua stared blankly at him. Only later did she react, and couldn't help but burst into tears. "Master, don't—"
Chongming's almost transparent body turned around. His once cold eyes were now filled with longing and helplessness. "At this moment, do you still only call me Master?"
"If possible, I also want to hear you call me Husband just once."
Before his soul dissipated, he only had time to leave a final kiss on her lips.
Yaohua stretched out her hands desperately, trying to hug him, but she couldn't hold onto anything.
Tears streamed down like a torrent. She sobbed loudly. "What on earth have I been doing?"
Why, in the end, did Chongming still die under this Heavenly Punishment?
She didn't know how long she cried. Then she fell into a warm embrace. Through her tear - blurred eyes, she looked up and saw a familiar face. She opened her eyes in surprise. "Chongming, you're not dead. You're back?"
Chongming gently wiped away her tears. "I'm not dead, but he won't come back."
Yaohua was stunned and looked at the person in her arms.
Zhao Wu opened his eyes and asked groggily, "What happened?"
Chongming moved him aside and stroked Yaohua's head softly. "After he dissipated, I could appear, and Zhao Wu regained his original consciousness."
Zhao Wu said silently, "Two identical people can't exist in the same time - space. He was supposed to disappear. It was just that you accidentally occupied my body, so he lived a bit longer."
Yaohua sensed something was wrong. "You're back too?"
Zhao Wu snorted. "What do you think? Watching someone else's soul being affectionate with you in my body. It's so disgusting."
Yaohua's gaze turned colder bit by bit. "You colluded with Jiang Mo and caused time to reverse. Why did you help the evildoers?"
Zhao Wu explained aggrievedly, "Do you think I wanted to do this? I was controlled by them. I barely managed to escape death. Then when I opened my eyes, I found my body occupied by someone else. I'm the one who's the most wronged, okay?"
While Yaohua was being affectionate with Chongming, he was being used and threatened. While Yaohua was entangled with the two Chongmings, he was sealed inside his own body and couldn't get out. He was so wronged!
At this moment, several people rushed over. "What on earth happened?"
The leading person, with a face full of anxiety, was Qingcang.
Seeing her father appear, Yaohua burst into tears instantly. "Daddy..."
She threw herself into Qingcang's arms and sobbed softly. There were countless grievances in her heart that she wanted to pour out, but she didn't know where to start.
Qingcang quickly comforted her. "Don't be afraid, my good daughter. Daddy's here. Who on earth bullied you? Daddy will avenge you!"
Yaohua shook her head. "That person has escaped by now."
Jiang Mo on the wall had disappeared without a trace. It was unknown what spell he had used.
She gradually composed herself. After all, there were more important things to do now. But there was still an inevitable selfish thought in her heart. If she stayed here, could she be with her daddy forever?
Or, was there any way for her to bring her daddy back to the present world?
Taking this opportunity, Zhao Wu quietly left.
In any case, he wanted to change the outcome of the Demon Lords being suppressed.
After Yaohua caught up with her father and brothers, she wiped her red and swollen eyes and asked hesitantly, "Do you think... can we bring Daddy back to the present world?"
Chongming looked at the backs of Qingcang and the others as they left and suddenly asked, "Don't you notice something wrong?"
Yaohua looked at him in confusion.
Chongming sighed, a bit reluctant. "In my opinion, there's no such thing as a method to reverse time. The so - called forbidden technique that Muhua used is just an illusion. That means everything we see in front of us is a false image."
"What?" The hope that had just arisen in Yaohua's heart was shattered. She couldn't believe it. "How could there be such a realistic illusion that could even deceive the two of us?"
Chongming took out the communication jade token. "I've already contacted Chenyu. We've discussed it and concluded that this is an illusion, and we've also found a way to break it. Whether it's true or not, we'll know once we try."
Yaohua leaned over, looking skeptical. She hesitated and said, "Then... let's give it a try?"
Anyway, if they were wrong, they wouldn't lose anything.
Just as the two were about to start the spell, the God Lord appeared with Jiang Mo.
Yaohua was slightly stunned. "Aren't you supposed to be resisting the Demon Lords?"
"Humph. How could I rest assured leaving you alone here?" Now that there was no one around, the God Lord dropped his pretense and said unhappily, "What are you plotting again? Hand over what's in your hands right away."
Yaohua glanced at Jiang Mo. "Since you've joined him, has he told you that all of this is just an illusion? You think staying here can let you live a long and happy life with Tuyang, but in fact, it's all just a dream!"
The God Lord looked at Jiang Mo, his face full of doubt.
But Jiang Mo shouted coldly, "They're just saying this to disrupt our plan and return to the present world."