Chapter 2224: Chapter 2224

"Kill!" The Sub-Saint of the Heavenly Realm shouted coldly, and the other six followed him, rushing forward to battle the Martial Champion.

Su Yang watched all this from outside; this battle was much fiercer than the previous ones. The Martial Champion's strength had clearly increased significantly.

The fierce battle lasted for three days and three nights, but in the end, the Martial Champion still held the upper hand and defeated all seven of them.

The seven panted heavily as they retreated to the entrance of the Boundary Point. The Sub-Saint of the Heavenly Realm angrily said, "Martial Champion, is it worth cutting off your path to becoming a Saint for the sake of these humble ants in the Human World?"

"In this life, I live only for my family. For family, even if it means death, it is worth it!" the Martial Champion replied loudly.

The Sub-Saint of the Heavenly Realm glared angrily at the Martial Champion and returned indignantly to the Heavenly Stone Coffin, followed by the others.

Watching the seven of them leave, the Martial Champion let out a breath, and his body swayed slightly.

Although his strength had increased greatly, facing seven Sub-Saints alone was still a tremendous pressure.

Gazing toward the sky, the Martial Champion waved his hand, signaling Su Yang to come down.

Su Yang quickly landed and asked anxiously, "Senior Zhang, how are you?"

"No worries!" The Martial Champion waved his hand. "They won't kill me, at most defeat me. But Su Yang, I can't hold out much longer. Once I'm defeated, I must leave here, and by then, people from the Eight Realms will enter the Human World without restraint. So the crucial question now is, when can Ye Sword Saint return?"

"This..." Su Yang was at a loss for words, not knowing if Su Zhan and the others had even found Ye Sword Saint yet.

"Ah, life and death are fated, and wealth is in the hands of heaven!" The Martial Champion waved a hand. "No matter what, you've done your best!"

Su Yang looked at the eight stone coffins, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Senior Zhang, with your strength, can't you seal the Eight Realms Boundary Point?"

The Martial Champion had advanced from the Fusion Realm to the Land Immortal Realm, his strength multiplying several times—shouldn't he be comparable to Ye Sword Saint?

"Sealing is not a problem!" The Martial Champion said. "But the issue is, once it's sealed, how will Ye Sword Saint come back? Also, who will guard the moon after sealing it?"

"What... what do you mean?" Su Yang was puzzled. He could understand that sealing it would mean Ye Sword Saint couldn't return, but what did it mean about guarding the moon?

"Currently, in the Human World, there are three people guarding the moon, one of whom is the Heavenly War God!" The Martial Champion said. "He's guarding the moon in the Human World out of goodwill, but being the Heavenly War God, he must return to the Heavenly Realm. So once there's a successor, he will definitely return to the Heavenly Realm. If I seal the Eight Realms, how will he return? And if he returns directly, who will guard the Human World?"

Su Yang was taken aback; he was unaware of such matters. But thinking it over, it made sense. The Heavenly War God surely needed to return to the Heavenly Realm.

"Then… then can we seal only the Seven Realms and not the Heavenly Realm?" Su Yang asked.

"No!" The Martial Champion shook his head decisively. "I told you before, sealing the Eight Realms isn't primarily about our power or the power of Divine Beasts, but the Origin Power left by the Saints. Our power only serves to reconsolidate the Origin Power left by the Saints to seal the Eight Realms Boundary Point. This Origin Power must be completely awakened to exert maximum power. If we leave the Heavenly Realm unsealed, the Origin Power left by the Saints wouldn't be fully awakened. In that case, the Eight Realms Sub-Saints could break the seal, essentially rendering it nonexistent!"

"Ah?" Su Yang was stunned. "Then... how did the Divine Beasts seal it before?"

"The Divine Beasts sacrificed their lives to awaken a part of the Saints' Origin Power. Their souls gathered the Power of the Saints, naturally making it stronger." The Martial Champion explained, "Unless we too use our lives to awaken the Power of the Saints, and even then, it can only seal one realm with life activation!"

Su Yang fell into silence; this method was definitely unfeasible.

"So according to you, once Uncle Ye seals the Eight Realms and the Heavenly War God returns…" Su Yang frowned, "Wouldn't Uncle Ye have to replace the Heavenly War God in guarding the moon?"

"Not necessarily!" The Martial Champion shook his head.

Su Yang breathed a sigh of relief; if Ye Sword Saint were to go to the moon, he would be essentially disconnected from the Human World.

"At that time, I can guard the moon, and he can guard the Jieyue Tower!" The Martial Champion said.

"…" Su Yang was at a loss for words. What difference does it make? Wouldn't they both be tied down there?

"But what's the point of us discussing this?" The Martial Champion said. "If Ye Sword Saint doesn't return, it won't matter where we guard. Whether the Human World can survive is another question. Talk of guarding is irrelevant!"

Su Yang sighed. Though spoken like that, when could Ye Sword Saint return?

The two sat facing each other for a while. Suddenly, the Martial Champion stood up, saying in a deep voice, "Someone is coming; you should leave. Remember, as soon as I'm defeated, leave immediately. Go and hide in Storm Valley, don't let your guard down!"

Su Yang nodded vigorously; if the Martial Champion were defeated, these Sub-Saints would definitely go after him.

As Su Yang took to the sky, there was soon another disturbance in the stone coffin. Immediately following, a person emerged from the Heavenly Stone Coffin, with white hair and beard, holding a cane, looking extremely aged.

This time, only one person came out. But upon seeing this person, the Martial Champion treated him as if facing a great enemy.

"Nanji Immortal!" The Martial Champion said in a deep voice.

Su Yang was taken aback; was this the Nanji Immortal Ye Sword Saint once mentioned? Did Ye Sword Saint owe a debt to this person?

Nanji Immortal's gaze swept over Su Yang in the sky and finally landed on the Martial Champion. He sighed lightly, "Martial Champion, among us, aside from Ye Sword Saint, you were the most hopeful of entering the Saint Realm. Alas, you have cut off 90% of your path to becoming a Saint, turning you fully into a mortal!"

"Cutting off 90% of the path to becoming a Saint doesn't equate to completely severing it." The Martial Champion said softly. "The road is made by walking it, and who can say I won't reach the Saint Realm on this path?"

"Ultimately slower and harder, why persist?" Nanji Immortal said gently. "For these fleeting masses?"

"For my Zhang Family alone!" The Martial Champion said.

"There are many ways to prove yourself; why choose this extreme method? Even if you didn't advance to the Land Immortal Realm and lost, you still stood guard here. The people of the Zhang Family could still hold their heads high; why be so stubborn?" Nanji Immortal said.

"At the very least, I want my family to know..." The Martial Champion chuckled softly. "Once you decide on something, strive wholeheartedly, regardless of the cost!"