Light Fortress

Chapter 1793 - 424: Bearing the Weight of Light

As of now, the highest seat in the Five Continents is ranked by strength, and the strongest is Qinglong.

This is an indisputable fact.

Because he has lived for too long, and in the Divine Throne, longevity is the greatest advantage.

"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to suppress your Dao Heart."

Qinglong chuckled, "I just sincerely believe that you are a bit too weak, far inferior to Gu Changzhi back in the day."

"Of course."

Unexpectedly.

Lin Lei was not the least bit angry; her expression didn’t change at all, instead, a trace of pride appeared in her eyes.

"Who in this world can compare to Gu Changzhi?"

Lin Lei looked at the man in front of her mockingly and shook her head, "I certainly know I can’t, but you... compared to Gu Changzhi, you’re also far behind."

The smile on Qinglong’s face slowly froze.

He was still smiling.

But the smile carried another layer of meaning.

"You think I’m inferior to Gu Changzhi?"

"Far inferior."

Lin Lei said casually, "Gu Changzhi never lost a single battle back then, sweeping the world, but you... I heard that before you became a god, you lost once, and quite miserably at that?"

Qinglong struggled to smile.

Because it’s a past he never wanted to bring up.

That arrow in the heavy rain shattered his courage and spirit.

Even now, he is unwilling to recall that arrow’s scene; he did indeed lose miserably, but the eventual outcome was him ascending to the Divine Position, and history is always written by the victors.

"The one who wounded me is already dead."

Qinglong said coldly, "And I became the Divine Throne."

"But you lost."

The Empress’s answer was simple.

So what if you ascended to the Divine Position? A loss is a loss.

"What does it matter if I lost? I am the master of the Source Tower, the Sky God of the Central Continent!"

The killing intent lingering between Qinglong’s brows grew more intense, and his voice carried anger, "Do past events have meaning? The one who wounded me back then is dead, and so is Gu Changzhi! They’re all dead, and I’m still alive!"

"But everyone dies, and you are no exception. So, the past certainly has meaning."

The Empress’s smile deepened, "You lost, which means you can’t compare to Gu Changzhi. You sit in today’s position only because you’re lucky, you lived long. What if Gu Changzhi had lived a few more years?"

"What if he had lived a few more years!"

Qinglong stood up.

His five fingers clenched and punched towards the Empress fiercely.

This punch!

The impact shattered layers of coldness; Lin Lei used the Great Cold accumulated over twenty years in the North Continent as a barrier to separate the distance between the two, but in an instant, the layers of cold barriers shattered, the air of the Divine Domain was directly shattered and torn, countless layers of cold barriers exploded!

The Empress smiled as she looked at the man before her.

In this [Furnace] Divine Domain, not only did the desolate wind and snow drift, but there was also a strong atmosphere of dead silence and slaughter.

But there was also the presence of a second Authority Origin!

This Origin Power, invisible and intangible, wandered in every corner of the void, mixed in the frost and snow, covering every corner of the Divine Domain, its name was [Heart Sea].

The function of the [Heart Sea] authority is... to integrate into every visitor’s Spirit Sea.

For low-level Extraordinary Life, the Empress can easily control their life and death with just a thought, [Heart Sea] triggers, and the visitor will experience the Divine Throne’s spiritual attack.

This is a higher-level dimensional reduction attack.

But... the Empress never used it because crushing an ant doesn’t require [Heart Sea], the higher application of this Origin Power isn’t for killing.

At this moment, facing an extraordinary entity like Qinglong who is on the same level.

The [Heart Sea] came into play.

An emotion named anger had been brewing in the wind and snow since Qinglong stepped into the pavilion, the countless swords Lin Lei sent out earlier weren’t meant to harm Qinglong.

But to bring the [Heart Sea] closer to Qinglong.

But unfortunately.

The power of the [Cloud Mirror] was indeed formidable.

Neither the Great Cold nor the Heart Sea could directly affect Qinglong...

But judging by Qinglong’s current reaction, the [Heart Sea] was still effective!

This punch shattered countless layers of wind and snow.

But ultimately stopped in front of Lin Lei.

The roaring wind dissipated, the punch had reached its limits, and Qinglong returned to a state of absolute rationality; he captured that anomaly in the fluctuation of his Heart Lake in an instant, then frowned as he looked at the young woman in front of him.

The dread of [Heart Sea] lies in that it can interfere even with the thoughts of the Divine Throne.

The Heart Lake may be calm.

But if a ripple forms.

The [Heart Sea] can amplify it more and more.

The reason a Divine Throne is a Divine Throne is because he is extraordinarily serene.

If a Divine Throne cannot conquer his Heart Lake...

Then he is not far from falling from the Divine Position.

"You see, you’re just so-so."

Lin Lei stood with her hands behind her back, speaking leisurely.

In front of her was a void shattered layer by layer like a mirror.

Qinglong acted out of anger.

But the punch stopped in front of her, and it didn’t hurt her.

If the previous "Great Cold Sword" was her failed attack... then this punch out of angry loss of control was Qinglong’s failure.

Now Qinglong still has one choice.

Which is to strike again.

Otherwise... this confrontation ends in a stalemate, with Lin Lei’s authority and Qinglong exchanging blows without harming one another.