My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

"Articulate and profound, words become laws!"

"Another Confucian divine ability!"

Before him lay the void, yet Arthur found himself utterly unable to move. At that moment, he cursed inwardly, "Confucian divine abilities are so infuriating!"

In the past, when the Bright Clan dominated the Six Realms, he had never cared about Confucianism. In his heart, Confucianism was merely a decaying path; only light was the eternal way. Now, bound by a Confucian divine ability, he suddenly realized just how outrageous the use of Confucianism in controlling the Rules was!

Poetry and literature, music and chess, painting and calligraphy—all could manipulate Rule Power!

How could one possibly contend with that?

"Reflecting shadows creates three figures."

Arthur heard Gu Lan recite the next line, and then beside Gu Lan's true form, under the ethereal moonlight, another figure appeared.

"The bright moon accompanies fine wine!"

It was a Three Clarity avatar, holding a wine cup and toasting to the bright moon above.

"Ten steps to slay a man, a thousand miles without leaving a trace."

Gu Lan's true self recited another poem.

Beside him, the Three Clarity avatar brandished a sword, its gaze exuding a chilling murderous intent.

The Three Clarity avatar stepped toward Arthur and soon stood before the void.

"Thinking of leaving so soon?"

In an instant, Gu Lan's Three Clarity avatar reached Arthur's side and drew its sword.

"The sword qi stretches thirty thousand miles, a single sword's light chills nineteen continents."

In Arthur's desperate eyes, endless sword qi pierced into his body.

"Ah!"

"Gu Lan!"

"I will kill you when we meet again!"

Arthur's terrified cries echoed through the heavens and earth as he plunged into the infinite void, not even glancing back.

That single strike had gravely wounded him; he dared not linger.

At this moment, he only wished to escape into the void, flee the Six Realms, and seek a method of breakthrough in the outer domain.

Gu Lan was clearly in a peculiar state and would likely not tear through the void to hunt him down.

As for Gu Lan's avatar, he didn't believe it could stop him.

Just as Arthur was lost in thought, a chill crept up his back.

Turning around, he saw a streak of azure sword light.

He was all too familiar with that sword light!

"Snow Clan!"

Arthur was taken aback and quickly conjured a light shield in front of him, bracing to block the sword light.

When the sword light struck his shield, it shattered into countless shards of ice, freezing everything in its wake.

In the void, Mu Yuyan chased after him on her ice phoenix.

Beside Mu Yuyan was Gu Lan's Three Clarity avatar.

"Damn it!"

A hint of fear showed in Arthur's eyes.

Though Mu Yuyan was only in the Main God Realm and her strength couldn't harm him, her ice Rule was indeed troublesome.

If he were entangled by Mu Yuyan, Gu Lan's avatar might truly have the chance to capture him.

He summoned his internal power to break the ice.

"It seems there's no other way…"

A pained expression crossed Arthur's face as he retrieved the Divine Tree of Merits from within his body.

He summoned his last bit of strength, activating the Divine Tree of Merits, then looked toward the direction of Gengtian World, revealing a fierce determination.

"Hmph!"

"Gu Lan! Before I leave, let me gift you one last present!"

As his voice fell, Arthur executed a secret technique and hurled the Divine Tree of Merits into the void.

Instantly, boundless radiance erupted in the space.

"Not good!"

"The Bright Clan Divine Son has ignited the Supreme Treasure of Merits!"

"Run!"

In the void, countless Main God Realm experts who had been secretly watching all scrambled to unleash their divine abilities and flee Gengtian World.

The Supreme Treasure of Merits was a treasure born of an entire realm, containing the power to create worlds.

If it detonated, its might was unimaginable.

It could even potentially annihilate a great world.

Given such a crisis, the already cowardly Main God Realm experts had no one daring to intervene.

Of course, they couldn't stop it either.

"Darling!"

Mu Yuyan looked at the Divine Tree of Merits soaring toward Gengtian World without a moment's hesitation and immediately flew toward it.

She summoned all her internal power, attempting to freeze the Divine Tree of Merits in the endless void.

Amidst the countless shards of ice, the Divine Tree of Merits paused for a moment before emitting a faint glow, easily breaking free of the ice.

However, her strike ultimately had an effect.

The Divine Tree of Merits began to shine, causing the void to tremble.

"I did it!"

Mu Yuyan smiled.

Now, the Divine Tree of Merits was about to explode in the void.

Gengtian World might be affected, but the impact wouldn't be too great.

With Gu Lan's strength, it was likely nothing would happen.

As for herself, she was too close to the Divine Tree of Merits at this point and feared she wouldn't be able to escape.

"Freeze!"

Mu Yuyan didn't give up; she transformed all her power into layers of ice to encase herself in an effort to find a sliver of survival.

She was reluctant to part with Gu Lan, Mumu, Yexi, Feier, and Jing Nation.

Naturally, she didn't want to die.

But if given another chance, she would charge forward without hesitation.

Just like back at Liangyi Academy.

At that time, she was the sword fairy of the mortal realm, believing her Darling to be a weak scholar, unaware he was a cultivator—and a powerful one at that.

Back then, she would draw her sword.

Now, she would too.

Even now, Gu Lan was the master of Lanyan Royal School, the founder of the Nine Heavens Alliance, a revered figure of Tianji Pavilion, and an unparalleled master who forced the strongest in the Six Realms, the Bright Clan Divine Son, to flee in disgrace.

In her eyes, Gu Lan was simply her Darling.

"Darling!"

Amidst the ice, as the Divine Tree of Merits was about to explode, Mu Yuyan cast one last glance at Gengtian World, a tear slipping from her eye and instantly turning to ice crystals.

In a flash of light, the world fell silent.

The void was enveloped in endless radiance, and in that final moment, Mu Yuyan seemed to see a figure appear before her.

That figure resembled… her husband.

"Honey, how could I let you face danger alone…"

Gu Lan's Three Clarity avatar gently touched the ice, radiance shining behind him.

He drew his sword.

In that instant!

The power of time and space halted the self-destructing force of the Divine Tree of Merits for a moment.

At the same time, Gu Lan's true self in Gengtian World suddenly looked up.

Before him, the world was still shrouded in countless lines—this was his opportunity.

"This opportunity, I won't give up!"

He reached out and tore apart all the lines before him, stepping forward to instantaneously arrive before Mu Yuyan's icy form.

The Three Clarity avatar approached Gu Lan, and the two instantly merged into one.

Boom!

A terrifying roar seemed to shake the void, and in an instant, the divine ability dissipated.

Gu Lan swung his sword again.

Once more, the divine ability took effect.

Seizing this moment, Gu Lan embraced Mu Yuyan encased in ice and began to form hand seals.

"Since ancient times, who has not died? Let my unyielding heart illuminate the annals of history!"

"The Sage of Literature, assist me!"

A scholar holding a book appeared with a smile in the void.

"To fight for heaven and earth, I shall aid you!"