Xuanhuan: The Empress and I Swapped Bodies - Chapter 23

The lightning and dark clouds dispersed, signaling that Ye Wushuang had successfully weathered his heavenly tribulation.

In the next moment, divine light showered down from the sky, enveloping Ye Wushuang. In an instant, all his injuries were healed, and his aura grew even more formidable. The awakening of his bloodline reached a deeper level, and his power more than doubled in that brief moment.

Yet, Ye Wushuang wasn’t satisfied. Gazing at the remnants of the heavenly tribulation still lingering in the sky, he suddenly shot upward.

“Roar!!”

Before the eyes of the onlookers, Ye Wushuang transformed into a dragon, soaring through the heavens and charging straight toward the fading tribulation.

This sudden move left everyone stunned.

“What’s he doing? Didn’t he already survive the tribulation?”

“No way… The tribulation is about to dissipate. Is he really provoking it again?”

“What’s even more shocking is that he can transform into a divine dragon at the Sovereign Realm! Just how pure is his bloodline?!”

While the crowd was baffled, Ye Wushuang’s goal was clear. Within the dissipating tribulation, he had spotted a pool—a pool filled with a purple liquid.

It looked exactly like the legendary Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Pool and Tribulation Nectar, an immense opportunity that promised extraordinary benefits.

That was why, as the tribulation faded, Ye Wushuang had taken dragon form and rushed toward it.

But by the time he reached it, the tribulation was nearly gone. There wasn’t enough time to collect the Tribulation Nectar from the pool.

In desperation, Ye Wushuang opened his draconic maw and swallowed the tribulation whole.

His dragon form possessed a divine ability capable of devouring the very heavens. With one gulp, the remaining tribulation clouds, the Lightning Pool, and the Tribulation Nectar were all swallowed into his body.

The moment he did, an overwhelming surge of energy erupted inside him. The sheer force threatened to tear him apart at any moment. He urgently needed to find a place to suppress this power.

With a wave of his hand, Ye Wushuang sent all the borrowed swords flying back to their original owners. The weapons taken from the imperial treasury also returned to their rightful place.

Then, before everyone’s eyes, he vanished.

Many sword owners inspected their returned blades and were overjoyed.

Not only did their swords now carry an immensely powerful sword intent, but they also contained a trace of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin technique. Additionally, crackling lightning energy lingered on the blades, a sign of tempering by the heavenly tribulation.

Some swords had even gained sentience, now capable of being refined into life-bound magical treasures.

Those who had lent their swords had reaped tremendous rewards.

Meanwhile, those who had resisted lending their weapons were now filled with regret. If only they had let their swords go, they too could have gained such benefits.

Even Yu Meiren, a Celestial Immortal, was thrilled. Sensing the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin intent within her sword, she immediately began meditating on it.

Having witnessed its might, she longed to comprehend this profound sword technique.

Beside her, Liu Shengsheng retrieved his sword and immediately left, rushing off to find the Divine Dragon Empress.

At that moment, the Empress frowned. She had just realized that she could no longer swap bodies with Ye Wushuang.

“What’s going on? Why can’t we switch back?”

“It’s because his bloodline has just awakened, and he’s also devoured the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Pool and Tribulation Nectar. He needs time to digest and stabilize his cultivation. Once he’s consolidated his power, you’ll be able to swap again.”

“In that case, we’ll have to wait a few more days.”

Ye Wushuang’s display of power today had deeply intrigued the Empress. She didn’t know what he had been doing these past four months, but his progress was astounding.

Just the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin alone was enough to shock the world.

A Sovereign Realm cultivator, fighting above his level, had annihilated a tribulation comparable to a True Immortal’s might.

Even the Divine Dragon Empress had never achieved such a feat.

She wanted to know—what kind of techniques had he created? What exactly were the Ten Thousand Laws Return to Origin and Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin?

But before she could enter the highest level of the Imperial Library, a figure suddenly appeared before her.

“Elder Sister! Elder Sister! Was that the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin you mentioned? The technique that guy used—was that the one you created? Was it?!”

“Huh? Oh… Yes! That’s the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin I created.”

The Empress had never spoken to Liu Shengsheng about this technique—those had been Ye Wushuang’s words. But she could guess that he had used her identity to tell her younger brother about it.

Though she didn’t know why Ye Wushuang had brought it up, she quickly confirmed it when asked.

Liu Shengsheng’s eyes lit up as if he had found a guiding light in the darkness. For the first time, he had a goal in life.

“I knew it! I knew that was Elder Sister’s Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin! It was so cool! So powerful!”

“Elder Sister, I promise you—I’ll train seriously in the sword from now on! I’ll master the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, just like him! I’ll cut through the heavens with a single strike!”

“One day, I’ll become an invincible Sword Immortal! I’ll use my sword to protect you, Elder Sister, and our Divine Dragon Empire!”

Liu Shengsheng raised his sword high, grinning like an overjoyed child.

The Empress was stunned.

In her eyes, Liu Shengsheng had always been a lazy, unruly younger brother—one who refused to learn no matter how much she tried to teach him.

Despite his talent, he had never shown any interest in cultivation. She had worried he would grow up useless.

Yet now, this same brother had spoken such determined, heartwarming words.

Even the cold and aloof Empress was moved.

For the first time, she felt gratitude toward Ye Wushuang.