285: Chapter 285 Stop Being Stubborn

Witnessing this, Ye Qingqing let out a startled cry.

"What is that!"

"Ah Huang!"

"Xiao Guang! Xiao Hu!"

Ye Qingqing cried out, calling for Ah Huang, Xiao Guang, and Xiao Hu.

However, because Xiao Guang and Xiao Hu were quite far from Ye Qingqing,

they simply couldn't reach her in time to save her.

Ah Huang was the closest to Ye Qingqing.

Then, Ah Huang sprang up in a flying pounce and clamped onto Ye Qingqing's sleeve with his mouth.

Immediately after, he was swept away along with Ye Qingqing by that black cloud.

Leaving Xiao Guang and Xiao Hu behind on the ground, watching helplessly and roaring in frustration.

Xiao Guang and Xiao Hu were terrified.

Earlier, Yun Chi had ordered them to protect Ye Qingqing closely, but now Ye Qingqing and Ah Huang had both been captured by the Heavenly Dao.

Yet they themselves had been left behind.

It was a lie to say Xiao Guang and Xiao Hu weren't scared.

But they had no wings and simply couldn't help Ye Qingqing, forced to watch as she flew higher and higher.

Xiao Guang and Xiao Hu had even imagined their own deaths.

At this moment, they were utterly despairing.

Seated on the black cloud mass, Ye Qingqing was afraid, but ultimately, the black cloud did not harm her.

However, as the black cloud mass rose higher and higher, Ye Qingqing looked at the increasingly tiny ground below and felt that compared to these so-called deities and the Heavenly Dao, she was truly just a tiny speck of dust.

So insignificant that these great beings wouldn't even glance her way.

After the black cloud mass descended, Ye Qingqing saw a man dressed in dark robes, wearing a silver mask.

The man was surrounded by black clouds and purple lightning.

Ye Qingqing knew that person was probably the Heavenly Dao.

But the Heavenly Dao before her was not quite what she had imagined.

Originally, having seen the black clouds and purple lightning this Heavenly Dao conjured in the sky, Ye Qingqing thought he would be a very ferocious person.

But now, looking at him, she actually felt that the Heavenly Dao merely looked like a human.

Of course, if she ignored the icy expression on the Heavenly Dao's face, Ye Qingqing would find the man before her even less threatening.

"Ye Qingqing."

When the Heavenly Dao spoke softly, Ye Qingqing's thoughts were instantly pulled back.

Because when the Heavenly Dao spoke, Ye Qingqing felt an extremely heavy sense of pressure.

This forced Ye Qingqing's wandering thoughts to return.

"You little girl are truly quite interesting. You're the first human to space out in front of me."

Looking at the Heavenly Dao, Ye Qingqing gave a light laugh.

"You're not as fierce as I imagined."

Originally, Ye Qingqing just wanted to smile to ease the tension, as the Heavenly Dao's aura pressing down on her was quite suffocating.

But she didn't expect the Heavenly Dao to directly follow her words.

He even smiled slightly along with it.

"You human, so..."

Before the Heavenly Dao could finish his sentence,

Yun Chi launched a sudden attack.

Immense pressure shot directly towards Ye Qingqing's face.

Ye Qingqing lost her balance, about to fall straight backward.

Seeing this, Yun Chi could no longer concern himself with the Heavenly Dao.

His golden dragon true form instantly vanished, transforming into a human shape as he rushed towards Ye Qingqing.

"Qingqing, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were here too."

As soon as Yun Chi finished speaking, he fixed his gaze on the Heavenly Dao.

"It must be that Little Heavenly Dao who brought you here. Qingqing, wait for me a moment longer. I'll go deal with the Heavenly Dao right now."

Ye Qingqing's brow furrowed tightly.

She wanted to tell Yun Chi not to go.

But Yun Chi gently squeezed her hand, his expression still carrying a gentle smile: "Don't worry, that Little Heavenly Dao can't defeat me."

After speaking, Yun Chi placed Ye Qingqing in a safe spot, simultaneously encasing her in a golden light circle.

Thus, one human and one dog were enclosed within that transparent barrier.

Ah Huang looked at Yun Chi's retreating figure, his eyes also filled with deep worry.

"Woof!" Ah Huang barked fiercely once towards Yun Chi's back.

When the Heavenly Dao saw Yun Chi charging towards him again, he made no move to stop him.

He stared directly at Yun Chi's attacking figure, not even blinking.

Finally, just as Yun Chi was about to reach him, the Heavenly Dao erected a wall of light before Yun Chi.

"Yun Chi, no more delusion. Look for yourself at the human realm you have destroyed."

"Would you really abandon the countless humans of this realm, and all the birds, beasts, and insects living on this continent, for your own selfish desires?"

"It is not that the Heavenly Dao does not tolerate you, but that this world itself does not tolerate you."

Yun Chi was not inherently bloodthirsty. Seeing the light wall the Heavenly Dao displayed before him, the attacking motion he intended ultimately did not land.

Because, on that light wall, Yun Chi saw the ravaged land and all the innocent lives lost in this great battle between him and the Heavenly Dao.

To say he felt no guilt would be a lie.

Moreover, the one who started all this was actually himself.

Although he hadn't expected the creatures of the human realm to be so fragile.

If this were 20,000 years ago, a fight in the heavens would never have caused such a situation.

Seeing Yun Chi gaze silently at the scenes on the light wall, his expression complex,

the Heavenly Dao then withdrew the light wall.

"Yun Chi, no more delusion."

"Although I hold the position of Heavenly Dao, in reality, I merely bear the duty of managing this realm's Heavenly Dao."

"It is not that I do not tolerate your love with Ye Qingqing. Love itself is not wrong, but it is the will of this heaven and earth that does not permit your union."

"These dead beings of the human realm serve as a lesson from the will of this realm."

Recalling the scenes he had just seen, Yun Chi felt a dull ache in his heart.

After a long pause, Yun Chi slowly spoke: "How can it be undone?"

For a moment, the Heavenly Dao didn't understand what Yun Chi meant.

But Yun Chi patiently explained further: "Those dead beings. What must I do to restore them to their former lives?"

The Heavenly Dao stared at Yun Chi for a long while.

Finally, he let out a soft chuckle.

"I knew I wasn't wrong about you."

"Yun Chi, the fate of all living beings in the human realm now rests on your single thought."

Having said this, the Heavenly Dao vanished.

Leaving Yun Chi alone, standing by himself.

Struggle and conflict flickered across Yun Chi's face.

He looked towards the distant Ye Qingqing. Enclosed within the light circle, the expressions of the human and the dog both spoke of endless worry.

Yun Chi gazed at the girl within the light circle.

She was the human girl he longed for day and night, the one he loved with all his heart.

But now, the human realm had suffered devastating blows because of his selfishness, the selfish desires of his love.

The dragon race had always been deities. As the most powerful among them, with strength surpassing even the Heavenly Dao, his responsibilities and duties were immense.