226: The sisters put aside their past grievances

Su Li was stunned on the spot, doubting her own ears: "Yingying, what did you say?"

Gu Yingying looked directly at Su Li, her gaze as sharp as a blade: "I said, from today on, our mother-daughter bond ends here."

"Why?" Su Li's entire body trembled, her voice shaking.

She had expected Gu Yingying's resentment, a long cold war, or even a more intense conflict, but she never imagined such a decisive severance.

"Why?" A bleak smile appeared on Gu Yingying's face. "After experiencing all this, can we still act as if nothing happened, just like before?"

After taking a deep breath, she said seriously, "He is mine, and he can only be mine."

"But with you in the middle, I will never be able to be with him legitimately!"

Her voice gradually rose, carrying a suppressed agitation: "I don't want it to be like this!"

"I want to be with him openly and honorably, without shackles or psychological burdens!"

"Since this twisted fate cannot be severed, then at the very least, I will sever the bond between you and me!"

Su Li stared blankly at Gu Yingying. First came heartache, then shock, and finally, a strange sense of shame began to sprout.

Looking at the desperate persistence in Gu Yingying's eyes, she suddenly understood.

Gu Yingying wasn't just acting out of spite; she was using an extreme method to find a way out for the relationship between the three of them.

Or rather, an excuse that would allow her to accept it with a clear conscience.

Silence spread through the air.

Finally, Su Li took a deep breath. A heavy burden was lifted from her heart as she crossed an invisible threshold.

Her gaze became exceptionally clear.

"Fine, I promise you."

Gu Yingying was slightly taken aback; she hadn't expected Su Li to agree so readily.

Su Li took a step forward, a gentle smile appearing on her face.

In that smile, there was relief, resolve, and even a hint of a relaxed sense of closeness.

She reached out and gently grasped Gu Yingying's cold hand.

"Since that's the case, from now on, I am no longer your mother, Su Li."

She paused, meeting Gu Yingying's puzzled gaze, and gave a radiant smile.

"Little sister."

As those two words were uttered, Gu Yingying's eyes widened in disbelief, and a flush of crimson quickly spread across her face.

Embarrassment, surprise, and a strange sense of panic intertwined within her.

Su Li acted as if she didn't see her predicament. Her gaze even held a bit of deep meaning as she squeezed her hand slightly.

"What? Weren't you the one who wanted to sever our relationship?"

"Now I am Su Li, and you are Gu Yingying. We are simply sisters who love the same man."

"Come, call me 'Sister' and let me hear it?"

She was full of smiles, and a hint of inexplicable excitement and thrill flashed in the depths of her eyes.

Gu Yingying's face turned even redder. She was the one who proposed severing the relationship, but when the title of 'sister' actually came from Su Li's mouth, the impact far exceeded her expectations.

She felt a certain heavy shackle indeed loosen, replaced by a more subtle, tense, and even strangely exciting relationship.

She lowered her head, avoiding Su Li's burning gaze. Her lips moved several times before she finally spoke.

"Sis... Sister."

The moment she said it, Gu Yingying felt an inexplicable sense of shame in her heart.

Su Li smiled sincerely.

She gently patted the back of Gu Yingying's hand, her tone returning to its usual softness.

"Alright, little sister. Let's get along well from now on."

She said those last few words with deep meaning.

With a shift in her gaze, she had already accepted this absurd yet realistic new identity.

Gu Yingying did not argue; she only blushed and gave a soft "mm" in response.

In the shadows, Cao Bu nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this scene.

This matter was finally settled.

However, there was still one more trouble.

And that was Gu Lingshuang and Leng Yue.

Gu Lingshuang had been in seclusion during this time, and the two of them hadn't seen each other for a long while.

He wondered if, once she found out about this, she would be like Gu Yingying and take up a blade to hack at her mother.

Inside the room.

Su Li released Gu Yingying's hand. Before the smile on her face had fully faded, her expression suddenly froze.

She clearly felt that the long-dormant Quasi-Emperor Peak barrier within her body had cracked without warning!

Immediately following that.

"Boom!"

A vast sea of Dao insights and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged toward her frantically!

Ripples of an indescribable Dao Rhyme involuntarily radiated from her body, and even the air began to tremble!

"This is..." A look of disbelief flashed in Su Li's beautiful eyes, which then turned into immense joy: "The Emperor Realm barrier is loosening! My Great Emperor Tribulation is coming!"

Gu Yingying also felt that terrifying palpitation originating from a leap in the level of life itself, and she subconsciously took half a step back.

"You're about to break through?"

Su Li took a deep breath, quickly composed her emotions, and looked at Gu Yingying.

"Little sister, I'll be right back."

She didn't delay any further. With a flash of her figure, she disappeared from the spot.

In the shadows.

Cao Bu revealed himself. Looking at Su Li's beautiful figure soaring into the sky, a hint of joy appeared on his face.

She's finally becoming an Emperor.

It seems Leng Yue will be an Emperor soon as well.

At that moment.

Gu Yingying saw Cao Bu and hurriedly walked over, her tone full of worry.

"Cao Bu, she'll be alright, won't she?"

Cao Bu shook his head firmly: "Don't worry, your sister's combat power is extraordinary. This Great Emperor Tribulation is nothing more than an itch to her."

Hearing the word 'sister', Gu Yingying's cheeks turned crimson; she clearly hadn't adapted to this identity yet.

Above the Gu Clan.

Su Li stood suspended in the air, high above the vast firmament.

Without any unnecessary preparation, she completely released her aura, triggering a resonance between her own Laws and the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

"Rumble!!!"

The originally clear and cloudless sky suddenly changed color!

Endless black clouds surged frantically from the depths of the Void Realm, instantly blotting out the sun and covering an area of a million miles!

Within the black clouds, hundreds of millions of lightning snakes slithered about, letting out roars that could shatter the Divine Soul!

A magnificent Heavenly Might that stood above all living beings poured down without reservation!

The entire Gu Clan territory shook violently at this moment!

Sensing this fatal crisis, the Gu Clan's Defense Array activated automatically.

"What's happening?!"

"Why has the sky turned black? What terrifying Heavenly Might!"

"This is an Emperor Tribulation. Could it be that the First Mistress has come out of seclusion?"

"Look at the sky! It's not the First Mistress, that's the Third Mistress?!"

"My god! The Third Mistress is about to Attain the Dao and become an Emperor!"

"Hiss—is our Gu Clan about to produce another Great Emperor?!"

The entire Gu Clan rushed out of their houses and looked up at the sky, their faces filled with extreme shock and wild joy!

Countless Divine Senses soared into the sky, only to be retracted in trembling fear under that vast Heavenly Might.

The beards of several Elders and Deacons shook with excitement, and the blood of the younger disciples boiled.

Following Clan Chief Gu Qingtian, another Great Emperor was about to be born in their Gu Clan.

To witness the birth of a Great Emperor—what a monumental Opportunity and supreme honor this was.

The Black and White Elders, as well as the three Grand Elders of the Gu Clan, all looked at the sky in shock.

"The Third Mistress's talent is truly terrifying."

"Before the First Mistress went into seclusion, the Third Mistress seemed to be only at the Quasi-Emperor Third Layer. Now, she has actually taken the step to become an Emperor first."

Saying this, they looked in one direction: "I wonder when the First Mistress will emerge?"

Moyue Residence.

Leng Yue walked out of the cultivation room. Looking at the beautiful figure above the firmament, she parted her red lips slightly: "Big sister, as expected, you are the first to become an Emperor."

After a pause, a sharp light flashed in her eyes: "However, I will be soon as well."