# Chapter 1663: Shattered Heart (Part 2)
Chi Wuyue did not turn around, but instead smiled lightly and said slowly, "This Empress does not mind. But... this is the Burning Moon Royal City, and you are the Burning Moon Emperor. If you were to lose, have you considered the consequences?"
The Burning Moon God Emperor's expression stiffened sharply.
A God Emperor, the master of a Realm King, the supreme existence between the chaos and the heavens and earth.
A God Emperor cannot lose, nor may he lose. Otherwise, it would be almost equivalent to the collapse of the faith and spiritual pillar of the entire Realm King.
The Burning Moon God Emperor had not miscalculated nor overlooked this important consequence. Rather... having been a God Emperor for so long, in his subconscious, the word "defeat" simply did not exist, nor would he ever consider it.
But since he had personally proposed it, how could he directly withdraw it now? For a moment, his expression shifted, caught in a dilemma.
The change in aura behind him clearly revealed the Burning Moon God Emperor's reaction. Chi Wuyue said, "However, since the Burning Moon God Emperor is so eager to witness the power of Dark Eternal Calamity, how could this Empress disappoint you?"
"Qianying, please instruct the Burning Moon God Emperor and let him have a proper look at what Dark Eternal Calamity truly is!"
All gazes instantly fell on Qianye Ying'er.
An Eighth-rank Divine Lord and a God Emperor—the gap between them was like heaven and earth. Yet Chi Wuyue had used the word "instruct."
But... when Chi Wuyue spoke these words, Qianye Ying'er's cheeks tightened slightly.
She stood behind Yun Che, and neither Chi Wuyue nor Yun Che noticed this somewhat unusual change in expression.
The Burning Moon God Emperor, however, saw it clearly.
All the Burning Moon people showed anger on their faces! Chi Wuyue actually wanted an Eighth-rank Divine Lord to replace her in sparring with their Burning Moon Emperor—this was nothing less than deliberate humiliation!
"..." The Burning Moon God Emperor furrowed his brow.
"What? Is it that she is unworthy, or... are you afraid?" Chi Wuyue let out a very light laugh.
"Heh," the Burning Moon God Emperor also laughed. He looked at Qianye Ying'er, his eyes shining with a strange light: "The name of the Fandi Shennü of the Eastern Divine Region has thundered in this King's ears for centuries. To see her with my own eyes is already the greatest fortune. How could she be unworthy?"
"Rather, it seems the one who is afraid is not this King."
Qianye Ying'er slowly raised her head, her golden eyes suddenly shooting out soul-piercing cold light. A faint smile curled at the corners of her lips—a smile that was undeniably beautiful, yet carried a chill that made people fear for their souls: "Are you saying... I am afraid? Hah! Who do you think you are speaking to!"
Mortals all bow in terror before a God Emperor.
But Qianye Ying'er was no ordinary person! She had once stood at the level of a God Emperor, was once the foremost successor of the Eastern Divine Region's God Emperors, and in the Eastern Divine Region, she had repeatedly schemed and manipulated even God Emperors in the palm of her hand.
Would she fear a Burning Moon God Emperor who showed weakness before Chi Wuyue!?
"In that case, let's set a limit of seven moves." Before the Burning Moon people could erupt, Chi Wuyue followed closely on Qianye Ying'er's words: "If the Burning Moon God Emperor cannot win within seven moves, then there seems to be no need for him to spar with this Empress."
"Of course, if the Burning Moon God Emperor is truly afraid, he can simply refuse."
Chi Wuyue had declined the sparring match, and even kindly reminded the Burning Moon God Emperor of the consequences if he lost...
Did she really have such good intentions!
Her refusal clearly carried the implication that the other party was no longer worthy to be on par with her, and by pushing forward Yun Qianying, who had a profound strength of Divine Lord Realm Level 8, she was essentially belittling the Burning Moon God Emperor's status!
A single phrase—"if truly afraid, simply refuse"—nearly caused several Moon Devourers to explode with rage.
Refuse, and you are afraid.
Accept, and you lower your own status. Worse, if... if he really couldn't suppress the opponent within seven moves, that would be far more humiliating than losing to Chi Wuyue in public.
Fen Daocang stepped forward and bellowed heavily, "She is merely an Eighth-rank Divine Lord, unworthy of sparring with my King! This battle, let this old man fight in the King's stead."
"No need."
These two words were shouted by the Burning Moon God Emperor himself.
Fen Daocang was instantly stunned, his face full of astonishment.
The Burning Moon God Emperor slowly stepped forward, saying, "This King has not sparred with an Eighth-rank Divine Lord for many years. But if it is the Fandi Shennü, that is not bad either."
"Moreover..." The Burning Moon God Emperor slowly raised his hand, his face unruffled: "The Dark Eternal Calamity left by the Jie Tian Mo Di cannot be judged by common sense. If this King truly cannot win in seven moves, then even if I lose all face, I will accept it with heartfelt conviction."
"The Burning Moon God Emperor is indeed open-minded. This Empress deeply admires it." Chi Wuyue's words seemed both praise and mockery.
"Fandi Shennü, please enlighten me."
The Burning Moon God Emperor said no more. He flicked his long sleeve, and a massive barrier instantly enveloped them, his aura spreading out formlessly.
In an instant, heaven and earth seemed to rotate slowly, space rippled like water, and a burning dark moon appeared behind him. From this moment on, it was as if the entire world revolved around him as its core.
The Burning Moon Royal City became deathly silent in an instant. Even ten thousand miles away, the supreme aura of the God Emperor could be felt.
Qianye Ying'er gave a light snort, her figure flickering as she stood within the barrier, saying coldly:
"I am called Yun Qianying!"
Despite having only Eighth-rank Divine Lord cultivation, standing before a God Emperor and facing his aura, her expression did not change, and the dark aura emanating from her body remained perfectly steady.
This scene made the Burning Moon God Emperor frown slightly.
The Moon Devourers also narrowed their eyes... suddenly beginning to feel that Chi Wuyue's words were not simply meant to humiliate the Burning Moon God Emperor.
"Very well, Yun Qianying." The Burning Moon God Emperor spoke calmly, black mist swirling around him, a rich black light gathering in his eyes: "Make your move. Let this King see with his own eyes just what kind of transformation Dark Profound Force undergoes under Dark Eternal Calamity!"
"If this King cannot win in seven moves, I will admit defeat!"
A Realm King God Emperor, in a direct confrontation, unable to suppress an Eighth-rank Divine Lord in seven moves?
To anyone, this was a joke.
The Burning Moon God Emperor himself absolutely did not believe it. But disbelief did not mean he would underestimate his opponent.
Back at the Heavenly Que Hall, Qianye Ying'er, with Eighth-rank Divine Lord strength, had injured the Fourth Demoness, Yao Die, who was at Ninth-rank Divine Lord! How could the Burning Moon God Emperor not know of this?
His demeanor and words were open and broad-minded, as if he only wanted to witness the power of Dark Eternal Calamity and did not care about victory or defeat.
In reality... as the Burning Moon Emperor, how could he allow himself to lose!
There was, however, a special reason why he so readily accepted Chi Wuyue's proposal—that being the subconscious resistance reaction Qianye Ying'er had shown when Chi Wuyue made the suggestion.
Without further ado, Qianye Ying'er spread her demonic formation. In the span of a breath, her Dark Profound Force was already operating at its peak—surprisingly even faster than the Demonesses Chan Yi and Yu Wu.
Before the Moon Devourers could even show their shock, Qianye Ying'er grabbed with her hand, her figure flashing as the Oracle shot out like a golden spiritual serpent, carrying layers of dark vortexes aimed directly at the Burning Moon God Emperor's throat.
To fight a God Emperor with Eighth-rank Divine Lord strength... neither Chi Wuyue nor Yun Che showed any concern at all.
Because not only was Qianye Ying'er the first to achieve perfect compatibility under Yun Che's Dark Eternal Calamity power, she also possessed the source demon blood left by the Jie Tian Mo Di!
The demonic arts she practiced were also left by the Jie Tian Mo Di.
Although her profound strength was two minor realms below the Burning Moon God Emperor, in terms of bloodline and demonic arts, she completely overwhelmed him in level.
While she could not possibly be a match for the Burning Moon God Emperor, it was utterly impossible for him to defeat her within seven moves!
The impact of the outcome after seven moves on the Burning Moon God Emperor, and even on the entire Burning Moon God Realm, would be earth-shattering.
Yet this was something the Burning Moon God Emperor had voluntarily offered. How could Chi Wuyue refuse?
Facing Qianye Ying'er's rapidly approaching power, the Burning Moon God Emperor suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of oppression. His heart sank, his vigilance increased greatly, and the power he had initially held back surged forth in full, gathering at his palm as he slowly pushed it out.
Even the Moon Devourers could not have imagined that the Burning Moon God Emperor would go all out from the very start.
The power of a God Emperor was vast and boundless. As it approached, Qianye Ying'er's vision was filled with nothing but a storm of destruction that suffocated all life.
Her pupils suddenly contracted abnormally.
Her moving figure came to an abrupt halt. The power concentrated in the Oracle was desperately withdrawn, forcibly transforming into defensive force amid the distortion.
"??" Chi Wuyue's delicate brows suddenly furrowed.
"!?" Yun Che also jerked his head up, his expression tightening.
Forcing back power that was about to be unleashed upon reaching the enemy's body—unless one suddenly had a thought and no longer wished to harm the opponent, in battle, this was a foolish mistake that even a child who had just entered the Xuan path would not make!
Especially when the opponent was the Burning Moon God Emperor, whose strength far surpassed hers!
And Qianye Ying'er—she possessed a God Emperor-level understanding of the Xuan path, and her talent in the Xuan path was terrifyingly high. She was a true divine maiden.
She was also the person least likely to fear a God Emperor.
Yet she suddenly made this foolish move, as if she had lost her mind or been possessed!
Moreover, her movement to withdraw power was clearly panicked, and her aura showed obvious turmoil and loss of control.
These were things that should never appear in Qianye Ying'er!
"What's going on?" Chi Wuyue murmured softly.
At the brink of power eruption, Qianye Ying'er forcibly defended. In front of her, a somewhat twisted barrier rapidly spread out, and her aura, without a doubt, fell into great chaos as a result.
Boom!
Under the God Emperor's power, the barrier Qianye Ying'er had forcefully condensed shattered instantly, but it managed to resist the Burning Moon God Emperor's force.
"?" A hint of confusion flashed in the Burning Moon God Emperor's eyes, but his God Emperor power blasted out without hesitation, directly covering the rapidly retreating Qianye Ying'er.
The brief chaos in her aura—and more importantly, the panic in her heart and soul—caused Qianye Ying'er's power condensation to become unusually stiff and flustered, something she had never experienced before.
When the Burning Moon God Emperor's power closed in, she could only barely muster an incomplete Eternal Night demonic formation.
Pfft!
Darkness enveloped them. Amid the dull roar, countless cracks appeared in Qianye Ying'er's Eternal Night demonic formation... The Burning Moon God Emperor pushed his palm through the void, and a dark moon silently shattered before Qianye Ying'er, releasing countless dark remnant lights.
Third move.
The Eternal Night demonic formation turned to dark powder under the remnant light of the dark moon.
Qianye Ying'er flew backward like a butterfly with broken wings, scattering specks of crimson blood mist in the air.
"!!!" Yun Che shot to his feet. But Chi Wuyue's figure had already quickly swept forward, breaking through the barrier in an instant. Her hand reached out, dark wind swirling, and rolled Qianye Ying'er in front of her.
The Burning Moon God Emperor withdrew all his demonic aura, giving a faint smile: "Could it be that this King overestimated Dark Eternal Calamity?"
Chi Wuyue did not respond, because... the Qianye Ying'er lying in her arms was extremely abnormal.
The mask blocked her view of Qianye Ying'er's eyes. A thin trail of blood stained the corner of her lips. She was injured, but such a light injury should have been nothing to her.
Yet her face was a terrifyingly pale white, and her aura was chaotic to the extreme.
"What happened?" she asked in a low voice.
"..." Qianye Ying'er's lips parted, and what emerged was a painful syllable: "Save..."
Suddenly, her body stiffened. All pain turned into deep fear, and in just a few breaths, her body became terribly cold... then, her consciousness scattered, and she fainted.
Chi Wuyue quickly reached out, pressing on her heart... then jerked back as if shocked by electricity. Her jade-white fingers trembled slightly as they half-closed.
"What's wrong?"
Yun Che's voice sounded from behind.
Chi Wuyue turned around, simultaneously lifting Qianye Ying'er, seeming to inadvertently cause Yun Che's reaching fingers to miss. She said in a calm tone, "Just a minor injury, nothing serious... Let's leave here first."