Against the Gods

se to instead, protect this marriage certificate?”

Xia Qingyue’s charming eyes looked straight at Yun Che’s, and did not have even a tiny bit of the intention of avoiding anything.
The expression in her gaze was completely tranquil.
After these one and half years in Frozen Cloud Asgard, Yun Che clearly felt that Xia Qingyue’s entire disposition had changed so much that it was as if heaven and earth had flipped.
In those few days that they lived together after marriage, her gaze was indifferent, cold, and even a little bit loftiness and immaturity was hidden within.
But now, the coldness in her eyes was completely replaced by apathy, and was as unfeeling as tranquil water, without the slightest of perturbation.
The aura of her energy, however, had become bone-chilling cold.

Other than Frozen Cloud Arts, the Frozen Cloud Asgard’s core profound arts also included Frozen Heart Arts.
The latter, could make one calm the heart, and empty the mind.
To the extremes, one could achieve a state of truly having no desires, and look disinterestedly upon all life and death, victory and defeat, ambitions, as well as any good and evil in the world…

However, could a human without desire and pursuit, still be considered “human”?

“Qingyue cannot answer this question.”

“Why can’t you answer?”

Xia Qingyue said quietly: “Because what Qingyue thought that time, is already now forgotten.
Perhaps, it is because the fate of us as husband and wife had yet to be finished.”

As she said the words “Fate as husband and wife”, these few words that were supposed to carry a sense of sentiment, were spoken with indifference, and without any hint of drifting emotions.
And this kind of indifference, gave Yun Che an uncomfortable feeling of suffocation.
The Xia Qingyue of the old days was like an aloft ice lotus situated on a snow mountain.
Even though the him that time was disabled and insignificant, he still had the incessant intention to probe and tease, and the desire to conquer and pluck her.
If not for the unforeseen event that happened after, if given enough time, he firmly believed that he would succeed if they were under the same roof day and night.

But the Xia Qingyue now, gave him a feeling comparable to the bright moon that hung atop the blue sky; still impeccable as always, but was already extremely far away from him, to the point that it was impossible to reach.

Ahhh!! This Frozen Cloud Asgard place, is really harmful!!

As he thought about how Chu Yuechan, who had lived together with him for five months, still left resolutely even after XXOOing, along with the changes in Xia Qingyue… Yun Che’s heart instantly boiled with an impulse to destroy Frozen Cloud Asgard.

Taking in so many peerlessly beauties, yet turning them into otherworldly beings unstained by the desires of the world… It was virtually a place that all men, no matter human or god, would be angry towards in their hearts!

Yun Che’s chest rose up and back down.
After calming his state of mind, he said with a peaceful tone: “Thank you for finding me the Seven Profound Gem Grass, Earth Profound Beast’s profound core, and Purple Veined Heavenly Crystal.
I know that even if it’s Frozen Cloud Asgard, to find all three of these within one and half years would not be that easy.
Moreover, you were only a newly entered disciple.”

“No need for thanks,” Xia Qingyue’s voice was light yet graceful: “Compared to your favor of opening all of my profound entrances, these, can’t be considered much.”

“Me opening your profound entrances, was only expending a few drops of sweat.
But you finding all these things for me, was not as simple as just expending a few drops of sweat.
However, I indeed should not say thank you, since we are husband and wife.” Yun Che slightly smiled.

Xia Qingyue: “….”

“May I ask you three questions?”

“Please ask.” Xia Qingyue did not refuse.

It had gone deeper and deeper into the night.
Even though there were only a few sparse stars in the sky, the round moon was extraordinarily brilliant, and generously poured down its bright moonlight.
But as it shone on Xia Qingyue’s body, these flawless and beautiful moonbeams, could only be reduced into the unnoticeable background.
Emanating a kind of indescribable and suffocating beauty, the Xia Qingyue under the moonlight was as if a goddess had descended from the heavens.
Seeing this figure that was beautiful to the point of almost illusory, to say that Yun Che’s heartbeat did not increase in pace was impossible.
He slowly took a breath in, and asked: “In Frozen Cloud Asgard, did you live well?”

“Very well.
The Asgard Mistress, Master, Senior Masters, Junior Masters, as well as all the Junior and Senior Sisters all treated me very well.” Xia Qingyue answered in a very succinct manner.

“Mn, then that’s great.” Yun Che nodded: “Second question.
I had wanted to know this answer a long time ago.
However, at that time, you did not tell me… I want to know, when we married, exactly what realm was your profound strength already at?”

The Yun Che at that time was absolutely sure, that Xia Qingyue’s profound strength was definitely not the tenth level of the Elementary Profound Realm that was shown on the surface.
However, the rank of her profound strength at the tenth level of the Elementary Profound Realm was known throughout the entire city, and no one had ever questioned it.
Even those of the senior generation, who had strength far surpassing Elementary Profound Realm, thought her as only in the tenth level of the Elementary Profound Realm.
It was as if her true strength was hidden with some kind of special method.
As for the reason to hide it, Yun Che understood that very well.
In a little place like Floating Cloud City, a 16 year old at the pinnacle of the Elementary Profound Realm was already a number one genius recognized by the masses.
If the profound strength she exhibited was of the Nascent Profound Realm, or even the peak of the Nascent Profound Realm, it would definitely instigate an unpredictable uproar.

This time, Xia Qingyue did not refuse, and directly answered: “When I was twelve, I met Master.
At the age of thirteen, I broke through the Elementary Profound Realm, and stepped into the Nascent Profound Realm.
Fourteen, I broke through Nascent Profound, and entered the True Profound Realm.
After my marriage with you at the age of sixteen, I was at the pinnacle of True Profound Realm, just like you right now.”

Yun Che: “…!!!”