# Chapter 1095: Fortune's Wheel Turns
Zhang Ruochen stared at Huang Yanchen's back, his expression somewhat complicated. "You shouldn't have come."
Huang Yanchen took two steps back, standing shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Ruochen, still watching the opposing beast kings with a vigilant gaze. "Since we're together, we'll be together forever. Even if it means death."
"In that case, this king will grant your wish and make you a pair of doomed lovers."
The pair of antlers atop Konglu Beast King's head surged with two beams of cyan light, shooting straight into the clouds, condensing a patch of cyan clouds in the sky hundreds of feet above.
The cyan clouds layered upon one another, completely covering the sky above Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yanchen, like layers of cyan silk veiling heaven and earth.
The light beams surging from the antlers possessed the power of light attribute, resonating with the heaven and earth rules of Azure Dragon Ruins Realm.
Seeing this, the other beast kings immediately retreated, knowing that Konglu Beast King was about to unleash an extremely powerful sacred art. Staying too close would be dangerous even for them.
As they retreated, they also took up positions at other directions, surrounding Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yanchen to prevent their escape.
"World-Destroying Demon Light!" Konglu Beast King roared.
The cyan clouds above spun rapidly, forming a vortex.
For hundreds of miles around, fierce winds howled. Wisps of cyan cloud vapor pressed down from the sky to the ground, producing a mournful wailing sound.
From the center of the vortex, a beam of cyan light shot down toward the ground.
The power fluctuation emanating from the cyan light beam was comparable to Thousand Ripple Annihilation Force. If it struck the ground, it would be enough to level a city protected by a City-Protecting Grand Formation.
After all, ordinary City-Protecting Grand Formations could not withstand such terrifying power.
"Black Tortoise Sacred Hexagram."
Huang Yanchen swung her sacred sword, and instantly, a mountain-sized black tortoise phantom appeared, enveloping both her and Zhang Ruochen.
On the back of the black tortoise phantom was an ancient Eight Trigrams mark.
At this moment, the Eight Trigrams mark spun rapidly, also surging forth a beam of cyan light shooting into the sky.
"Boom."
The two cyan light beams collided.
The two massive forces canceled each other out, forming a layer of cyan air waves at a hundred meters above the ground, surging outward.
"To think she could block Konglu Beast King's World-Destroying Demon Light. This human woman is no simple matter," said Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King.
Although Konglu Beast King's combat power could not compare to Golden Armor Scorpion King or Kui Niu Beast King, it could definitely rank among the top five of all beast kings.
World-Destroying Demon Light was one of the Konglu clan's innate inherited sacred arts, with infinite power. Blocking it was no easy feat.
The so-called "innate inherited sacred arts" were essentially the most powerful sacred arts of a beast clan, imprinted by their ancestors deep within their bloodline, capable of being passed down through generations.
Descendants of the clan inherited their ancestors' bloodline. As long as they cultivated to a certain level, the cultivation method for the sacred art would automatically appear in their minds.
"That human woman's strength is considerable. Konglu Beast King probably won't be able to take her down anytime soon. Everyone attack together and kill them both to avoid further complications," said Kui Niu Beast King.
The beast kings standing guard each spat out a mouthful of sacred qi from their mouths, injecting it into their ancestral artifacts, preparing to end the battle as quickly as possible.
This battle should have ended long ago.
Yet another change occurred. From the western sky came a patch of golden imperial qi.
The imperial qi was quite domineering, devouring the cyan clouds in the sky. Each wisp took the form of a golden dragon, producing earth-shaking dragon roars.
At the center of the imperial qi was a Realm Son Seal the size of a small city.
The Realm Son Seal descended from the sky, striking toward several of the beast kings.
Following that, Beigong Lan stepped on a sacred sword, flying down from above the Realm Son Seal. "Junior Sister Huang, take Zhang Ruochen and leave first. We'll handle things here."
From another direction, another Realm Son Seal flew out, also stirring imperial qi, sending three beast kings flying.
Chi Wansui, clad in battle armor like a war god, walked out from behind the Realm Son Seal.
Chi Wansui's strength was indeed half a step weaker than Devouring Demon Dragon's, but dealing with ordinary beast kings was more than enough.
Beigong Lan and Chi Wansui had led the human cultivators to break through the encirclement and had now returned.
Chi Wansui's gaze was sharp and cold as he fixed it on Zhang Ruochen. "What you did today was indeed quite bold, worthy of this king coming back to save your life. But after today, the grievances between us will still be settled."
Zhang Ruochen merely revealed a faint smile on his face, saying no polite words.
Today, all human cultivators had to unite against their common enemy to have any chance of survival.
But after today, Zhang Ruochen and Chi Wansui would still be enemies. They could never be friends. Nothing could change that.
There weren't actually that many bad people in the world. It was just that everyone was in different camps.
There weren't actually that many good people in the world either. It was just that everyone happened to benefit from the same situation.
The fact that Chi Wansui could return showed that he was at least not a bad person. He still had some principles, enough to be worthy of his status as a Realm Son.
Huang Yanchen also struck with her Realm Son Seal, unleashing her strongest blow, sending Konglu Beast King flying backward.
Taking advantage of Chi Wansui and Beigong Lan occupying the beast kings, she immediately opened a sacred scroll and took Zhang Ruochen, flying toward the sky beyond.
Konglu Beast King, struck by the Realm Son Seal, had a bloody hole appear on his head. Injured, he staggered back to his feet.
"She's also a human Realm Son."
Konglu Beast King endured the pain in his head and spat out a golden antler from his mouth.
The golden antler was an ancestral artifact of the Konglu clan, capable of stirring a trace of ancestral power, unleashing Saint-level speed.
"You won't escape!"
The antler emitted golden light, enveloping Konglu Beast King, transforming him into a golden shuttle of light, chasing after Zhang Ruochen and Huang Yanchen.
Huang Yanchen activated the sacred scroll four times in succession. After four flights, they escaped tens of thousands of miles from Yingsha City.
The two stopped temporarily because Huang Yanchen discovered that Zhang Ruochen was severely injured. Without timely treatment, his life could be in danger.
In truth, Zhang Ruochen had already pushed his body to its limit. If Huang Yanchen hadn't arrived in time, the blow from Konglu Beast King would have killed him.
Now, Zhang Ruochen lay completely in Huang Yanchen's arms, unable to hold on any longer.
"Don't fall asleep. If you fall asleep, you might not wake up again." Huang Yanchen pressed her palm against Zhang Ruochen's back, continuously injecting sacred qi into his body.
Zhang Ruochen's face was as pale as paper, yet he still wore a hint of a smile. "It feels so comfortable being saved by someone else for once. How could I bear to fall asleep? Cough, cough."
After speaking, Zhang Ruochen coughed incessantly.
Even though he coughed violently, no blood came from his mouth. Because there was hardly any blood left in his body to flow.
"Still putting on a brave face. Do you really think you're an undying war god?"
A hint of reproach appeared in Huang Yanchen's eyes.
Zhang Ruochen withdrew his smile. "If I don't push myself to the limit, how will I know how much potential I can unleash? I have to work harder. The living environment will only get harsher from now on. If I'm not strong enough, the people around me will die one by one. I don't want to see that day come. Besides, if I don't work hard, how can I catch up to her? How can I kill her?"
A strange expression flickered in Huang Yanchen's eyes, but Zhang Ruochen, in his extremely poor condition, didn't notice.
She asked, "Who is she? The Empress?"
Zhang Ruochen nodded and closed his eyes.
"Don't close your eyes. Keep talking to me. I really want to know the story between you and the Empress back then." Huang Yanchen took out a withered wood pill and fed it to Zhang Ruochen, continuing to inject sacred qi into his body.
She was worried that Zhang Ruochen would fall into permanent sleep.
Zhang Ruochen absorbed the medicinal power of the withered wood pill, his injuries improving somewhat. He continued talking with Huang Yanchen, speaking of many things from eight hundred years ago.
Strangely enough, after experiencing this life-and-death crisis, those stories and old acquaintances that Zhang Ruochen had been most unwilling to mention were no longer something he minded telling Huang Yanchen.
They hadn't talked for long before Konglu Beast King caught up.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Konglu Beast King transformed into a golden shuttle of light, flying in from beyond the sky. With a thunderous crash, he slammed into the ground, denting the earth.
Huang Yanchen immediately stood up, spreading her five slender fingers, holding the Realm Son Seal in her palm, facing Konglu Beast King directly.
Zhang Ruochen, supporting his aching and splitting body, slowly sat up and smiled at Konglu Beast King. "I didn't expect you to actually chase after us to die."
"Die?"
Konglu Beast King laughed loudly. "You can't even stand up, yet you still dare to spout nonsense. That human woman alone is no match for this king."
"What about adding this emperor?"
Xiao Hei flew in from afar at high speed, landing on the ground, retracting his wings into his body.
Zhang Ruochen had long sensed Xiao Hei's aura, so naturally he knew it was nearby.
Besides Xiao Hei, were there others?
"What about adding me, Grand Minister of Works?"
"What about adding me, Second Minister of Works?"
"What about adding me, Sun Dadi? That should be enough, right?"
Grand Minister of Works, Second Minister of Works, and Sun Dadi used their movement techniques, rushing over from the horizon, surrounding Konglu Beast King.
"You... you humans... too cunning! Do you dare fight this king one-on-one?"
At this moment, Konglu Beast King realized things were extremely unfavorable. His face turned green as he kept retreating.
How had so many human experts suddenly appeared? How had the one being surrounded become him?
Even if fortune's wheel turns, this was turning too fast, wasn't it?