Chapter 272: Nice Chariot! Mine Now!

Su Yuxuan awoke slowly, her hair disheveled, her pale face evoking pity. “Where’s Senior Brother?” she asked, scrambling to her feet.

Manjusaka’s voice was calm. “He left his Golden Core and departed.”

Su Yuxuan’s eyes reddened instantly.

Manjusaka’s tone turned stern. “No time for tears. While you were unconscious, I fused the five-colored Law Core into your dantian and imparted the refining technique into your mind. Start now. The sooner you refine it, the higher its final grade. You don’t want Ye Chen’s core to drop to a mere ninth-grade, do you?”

Tears streamed down Su Yuxuan’s tender cheeks, but she closed her eyes and began refining. Manjusaka watched, anxiety gnawing at her. What if the Law Core degrades to a standard Golden Core? It was a core of immortal potential—falling to ninth grade would be a travesty.

Soon, her eyes brightened. Su Yuxuan’s aura, weaker than a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s post-detonation, surged dramatically, swiftly matching her pre-explosion peak. Yet it didn’t stop, climbing relentlessly. By dawn’s first light, her aura stabilized.

Manjusaka’s heart raced. Su Yuxuan’s strength had multiplied tenfold, rivaling her own in her prime. She’d clearly forged a Law Core—but how many colors remained?

Su Yuxuan opened her eyes, tears still falling. Manjusaka asked urgently, “How many colors?”

“Three,” Su Yuxuan whispered.

She felt an unprecedented power, her vital essence fuller than ever. Even against Champion King now, she believed she could hold her own. This strength stemmed from the core in her dantian—once Ye Chen’s, now hers, reduced from five colors to three.

“Three colors!” Manjusaka’s voice brimmed with delight. A three-colored Law Core paved a smooth immortal path, surpassing Su Yuxuan’s original potential. What seemed a dead end after her core detonation had become a miraculous turn. The stronger Su Yuxuan grew, the better Manjusaka’s odds of restoring her own body. How could she not rejoice?

But Su Yuxuan’s tears flowed unchecked. “It’s three because Senior Brother’s heart and eyes helped me.” His heart still beat within her, his eyes still saw through her, selflessly aiding her core’s integration. Yet he, having lost his core, was now a broken man.

Manjusaka fell silent, guilt deepening. Had she known Ye Chen’s true character, she’d never have spoken ill of him. He’s different from other men.

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Su Yuxuan sprang to her feet, barefoot, and rushed toward the door. “I’m going to find Senior Brother!”

Manjusaka frowned. “He said not to look for him. He doesn’t want anyone seeing him weak.”

Tears surged in Su Yuxuan’s eyes, but her face set with defiance. “I don’t care! Senior Brother’s lost his core—his lifespan’s barely a decade. I’ll stay by his side until the end. That Li Feihuang will abandon him once she learns he’s crippled. I’ll capture her and make her his servant. After he passes, I’ll bury her beside him. Wang Lun’s been eyeing Li Feihuang, daring to steal Senior Brother’s woman—I’ll drown him in a pool! And Champion King must die. If he hadn’t forced me to detonate my core, Senior Brother wouldn’t have given me his. I’ll wipe out his entire clan to accompany Senior Brother in death.”

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She turned to Manjusaka. “Master, give me ten years, okay? After Senior Brother’s gone, I’ll help you rebuild your body.”

Manjusaka fell silent. She knew Su Yuxuan was unswayable. Besides, Ye Chen’s actions had earned her respect. Eight thousand years I’ve waited—what’s ten more? She nodded, saying no more.

Su Yuxuan flung open the room’s wards and strode out. With Ye Chen reduced to Foundation Establishment strength, he couldn’t have gone far. Her blood spiritual root, tied to him through their intimate bond, would guide her.

But as the wards parted, the roar of the outside world hit her. She froze, looking up. On the colossal sky arena, Ye Chen stood tall, radiating an invincible aura. Across from him, Champion King loomed atop his war chariot, imperious and commanding.

Su Yuxuan’s tears halted. Dazed, she muttered, “Master, did Senior Brother really give me his core? Why does he… not look like it?”