Chapter 1344 Defeating Giant Emperor Ks
<You have defeated Giant Emperor Ks and passed the first trial>
<You have cleared the trial in 43 minutes and 21 seconds>
Yuan ignored the notifications and approached Giant Emperor Ks.
"That was an exceptional battle, Giant Emperor. Thanks to you, I now have a clear understanding of my current strength." Yuan extended his hand, offering a handshake with a sincere smile on his face.
Giant Emperor Ks gripped Yuan''s hand firmly and expressed, "I had hoped to finally defeat you this time, but s..."
Even though he yed a significant role in aiding Yuan''s achievement of the Golden Immortal Physique, the primary factor in his victory, Giant Emperor Ks held no regrets and would even do it again if he went back in time.
"I look forward to the wedding," Giant Emperor Ks suddenly uttered some puzzling words.
"Huh?" Yuan had a dumbfounded look on his face.
"You defeated me, so it''s only natural that you will be marrying my daughter. It was part of the tournament''s reward, too." Giant Emperor Ks exined shamelessly.
"That''s…" Yuan didn''t know how to respond to such words.
"Hahah! I am joking. Here is your real reward."
Giant Emperor Ks retrieved a glowing orb of light from his body and offered it to Yuan.
"Thank you."
Yuan epted the orb of light with a calm demeanor, as this wasn''t his first or second time receiving such a reward.
The moment he touched the orb of light, it flew into his body, merging with his soul.
Memories immediately began shing inside his head.
Yuan quickly sat down and began meditating to absorb the memories.
Giant Emperor Ks silently sat in front of Yuan and stared at him with a profound gaze.
Sometimeter, Yuan opened his eyes which had been flowing with tears for a while now.
"That was…"
"That''s the real history of events on ''Giant''s Continent,'' Tian Yang," Giant Emperor Ks spoke in a solemn tone.
"But that''s… no… it can''t be…" Yuan was on the verge of a breakdown after remembering what he''d truly experienced on Giant''s Continent.
Though he had been aware that the events depicted by the Stairway to Heaven were not true, he never anticipated the stark contrast between its narrative and the actual reality.
"What you experienced in the trial isn''t a recounting of real events—it''s a manifestation of what Tian Yang wished had transpired instead," Giant Emperor Ks sighed, confirming his thoughts.
"..."
Yuan went silent, unsure of how he should respond.
"What transpired in the past is behind us. There''s no merit in dwelling on those events now, much less beating yourself over it." Giant Emperor Ks advised as he stood back on his feet.
"I''m sorry," Yuan uttered in a low voice.
"Don''t be. I''m grateful for the opportunity to engage in battle with you once more, even if I am but a mere construct of the past," reassured Giant Emperor Ks with a sense of gratitude.
"I''ll see youter, my rival and my good friend," uttered Giant Emperor Ks as his figure gradually faded into thin air.
Soon, Yuan found himself back in the Stairway to Heaven.
"Congrattions onpleting the first trial, Master. Despite my efforts to heighten the difficulty, you navigated through it with remarkable ease. I am truly in awe,"mended Tian''er.
"Would you like to start the next trial immediately? You have 6 hours to recover your energy before the next trial begins."
"I will take a break…" Yuan responded in a low voice.
"I understand."
"Wait, can you do something for me?"
"As long as it doesn''t break any rules!" she nodded.
Meanwhile, inside the spectators'' room, Xi Meili and the others were still trying to calm down after witnessing Yuan''s trial.
"His fight with the Giant Emperor was extraordinary! Even I had trouble keeping up with their speed!" Xi Meili sighed with a clear sense of admiration in her tone.
"I couldn''t see anything…" Chu Liuxiang sighed in a dejected manner.
"I didn''t see anything either." Meixiu tried tofort her.
"Yuan''s gotten a lot stronger. I cannot wait to fight him again." Li Jinxi muttered.
"I wonder why Brother Yuan cried at the end…" Xiao Hua suddenly said.
"I have never seen him like that before, either." Meixiu shook her head.
"I have."
"Eh?"
Everyone in the room turned to look at Chu Liuxiang, who had just spoken.
"This incident urred during our time in the orphanage. Yuan had formed a close bond with a stray dog that frequently visited us. However, after several weeks ofpanionship, the dog abruptly ceased to appear. It waster discovered that the dog had been struck by a car. When Yuan learned of the dog''s demise, he wept in a manner reminiscent of what you just witnessed," Chu Liuxiang narrated, recounting a poignant memory from their past.
"These trials help him regain his memories of the past, right? He has likely recollected the loss of someone dear to him," she sighed.
Shortly after the room became silent, Tian''er appeared before them and said, "Which one of you is Chu Liuxiang?"
"That would be me." Chu Liuxiang raised her hand.
Without offering any additional exnation, Tian''er flicked her sleeves, causing Chu Liuxiang to vanish from the room. N?v(el)B\\jnn
The next moment, Chu Lixuiang found herself standing before Yuan.
"Yuan?" she subconsciously called for him.
Yuan remained silent, and without uttering a word, he suddenly enveloped Chu Liuxiang in a tight embrace.
Chu Liuxiang couldn''t see Yuan''s face at that moment, but it bore an expression filled with unwavering determination.
"Eh?!"
His puzzling actions startled her.
"I''m sorry... I promised to protect you, and I couldn''t keep that promise..." Yuan whispered in a sorrowful voice, expressing regret and vulnerability.
Chu Liuxiang found herself rendered speechless by his actions, but she refrained from saying anything and instead embraced him back in aforting silence.
"This time… I will protect you this time for sure…" Yuan continued.
Chu Liuxiang couldn''t see Yuan''s face at that moment, but it bore an expression filled with unwavering determination.
Eventually, Yuan released Chu Liuxiang and said to her, "I''m sorry if that troubled you. I couldn''t help myself."
"Don''t worry about it. Though, I hope you could give me an exnation in the future if you arefortable with it." Chu Liuxiang chuckled.
"I will tell you everythingter, I promise." Yuan agreed.
Tian''er sent Chu Liuxiang back to the spectators'' room a momentter.
The others bombarded Chu Liuxiang with questions when she returned.
"I had a small talk with Yuan, that''s all," she said, keeping the details out of it.
The others could tell that she was purposefully avoiding the details, but respecting her silence, they refrained from pressing further with their inquiries, concluding the questioning there.
Meanwhile, Yuan dedicated the next six hours to calming his mind, seeking sce and rity amid his thoughts.
Dual Cultivation Prequel