Fighter of the Destiny Episode 40 Recap, Plot

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The Empress did not give Chen Changsheng a chance to escape. She raised Chen Changsheng's right hand, pointed to the scar, and told him that this was the mark left when she sacrificed him back then.

As a mother, sacrificing her son who was less than one year old, The Empress's heart was pained, but her heart was also ruthless, because even if she had another chance to choose again, she would still sacrifice Chen Changsheng for the Great Zhou's empire. However, Chen Changsheng's wish was simple; he only wanted to live an ordinary life, accompanying his friends and loved ones, so he and The Empress were destined to be different.

When Chen Changsheng proposed to see Xu Yourong, The Empress indeed asked him to hand over the Star Map. Chen Changsheng recalled what Xu Yourong had asked her personal maid Shuang'er to tell him when he first arrived in Divine Capital: no matter what, he must not hand over the Star Map, so he refused The Empress's proposal.

Facing her son's refusal, The Empress was somewhat enraged, she waved her hand and knocked Chen Changsheng to the ground, telling him with a hint of disdain and temptation that mending the flaws of the Star Array could grant him immense power, and this power could dominate everything, even destiny. Looking at The Empress, who was clearly obsessed with power, Chen Changsheng felt an even greater sense of unfamiliarity.

If this power was truly so strong, then why did the power of the stars hidden in his blood only bring him pain? Why did it make him suffer from physical weakness since childhood and struggle bitterly to survive? Whenever he thought of this, Chen Changsheng could only feel how unfair destiny was. But how could The Empress easily let Chen Changsheng leave?

She even proposed that as long as Chen Changsheng was willing to hand over the Star Map, she could fulfill all his wishes. The conversation between the two was overheard by Zhusha, who was hidden in the dragon soul jade pendant. She was very afraid that Chen Changsheng would be misled by this, and constantly sent telepathic messages reminding Chen Changsheng not to believe The Empress's words, but her presence was discovered by The Empress.

Seeing Zhusha, The Empress felt even more furious. If Zhusha hadn't helped the black-robed figure back then, why would she have needed to sacrifice Chen Changsheng? Speaking of which, she was the real culprit behind all of this. Zhusha continued to argue upon hearing this, but The Empress did not want to hear her nonsense and directly sent her back to the cold pond. On the other side, Qiu Shanjun came to Saintess Peak to visit Xu Yourong.

Because The Empress had suddenly changed her attitude earlier and stopped pursuing Chen Changsheng, he had felt somewhat disappointed. Unexpectedly, in just a short time, Chen Changsheng was once again imprisoned by The Empress in the heavenly dungeon. Perhaps he thought Chen Changsheng would not escape death this time, or perhaps he simply wanted to see Xu Yourong's reaction, but no matter what he said, Xu Yourong did not believe a single word.

Qiu Shanjun, having received a cold reception from Xu Yourong, returned to Lishan Villa, where he unexpectedly saw Qijian talking with Gou Hanshi. Qijian not only did not believe that Chen Changsheng was a spy for the monsters, but even thought that Guan Feibai might have been killed by Qiu Shanjun. This greatly displeased Qiu Shanjun. Seeing them one by one siding with Chen Changsheng, Qiu Shanjun almost couldn't control the demonic nature within him.

He casually placed his hand on Qijian's shoulder, but then suddenly exerted force, trying to cripple Qijian. This action not only greatly startled Qijian, but even Gou Hanshi, who was nearby, thought Qiu Shanjun had gone mad, to actually harm their junior sister like this. How was this still the gentle and refined Qiu Shanjun from before?

On the night of that very day, Qiu Shanjun walked through the streets of Divine Capital wearing a cloak, and the next day, several corpses of imperial city guards appeared on the streets. After an investigation, Mo Yu discovered that although these deceased had marks of the monsters on their bodies, the method of their killing belonged to the Lishan Sword Sect. What could this mean?

the Pope came to the heavenly dungeon to visit Chen Changsheng, and learning that he still had not handed over the Star Map, advised him to make plans early. After all, for the Star Array, The Empress might use everything she could, such as Xu Yourong's life.

Although Chen Changsheng's initial reason for refusing to hand over the Star Map was that the Star Map was too strange, and rashly handing it over for the repair of the Star Array might be counterproductive, The Empress couldn't care less about these concerns. The Empress, eager to stabilize the array and gain power, might not even consider their mother-son relationship at that time.

In fact, at this time, The Empress was busy tormenting Zhusha, intending to have her persuade Chen Changsheng to hand over the Star Map. However, how could the stubborn Little Black Dragon be willing to listen to The Empress? Not only did she refuse to listen to The Empress, but she even provoked her with words, leading to her being severely punished by The Empress.

It was at this moment that Chen Changsheng stated he was willing to hand over the Star Map, but only on the condition that he must see Xu Yourong. The Empress, without much thought, took Chen Changsheng to Saintess Peak to see Xu Yourong. After seeing his beloved, Chen Changsheng displayed the Star Map as promised. However, this display caused all the stone tablets in the Heavenly Book Mausoleum to resonate.

It turned out that this Star Map was originally transformed from the eighteenth stone tablet within the Heavenly Book Mausoleum, so when they came together again, they would resonate, thereby achieving the effect of spatial transference. Chen Changsheng then used this opportunity to take Xu Yourong back to the National Academy.

Chen Changsheng knew that his and Xu Yourong's departure would certainly displease The Empress, but he couldn't abandon Luoluo and the others, so he specifically returned to inform Luoluo and them to leave with him. However, The Empress had likely already ordered people to search for them, and it might be impossible to find a place to stay for a while.

Coincidentally, Qijian arrived at the National Academy at this moment, which made Chen Changsheng think of an excellent way to both evade The Empress's pursuit and find a place to stay. When Qiu Shanjun brought people to the National Academy, he only saw Qijian and Gou Hanshi talking. Under Qijian's cover, Qiu Shanjun quickly led his people away from the National Academy. It was then that Qijian dared to come to the library to find Chen Changsheng and the others.

In reality, Chen Changsheng had no intention of truly leaving Divine Capital, because the Star Array was on the verge of collapse, and he had to find a way to stabilize the array. However, he also couldn't hand over the Star Map, because that would eventually turn The Empress into a puppet of the array. Therefore, he now had to find a solution that would satisfy both conditions.

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