It was a smart choice to make XZ near omnipotent but not omnipresent. This allows Shen Li to fight her own battle, otherwise all of her serious fights would lack tension.
I haven't seen the legends but Yan Hui's growth was amazing and like you said she was ready to do anything for…
Context: Xing Zhi died and heaven came to claim his body.
Only then did Shen Li raise her head to look at the person. It was the Heavenly Emperor himself. He came to the Demon Realm to take Xing Zhi away. She lowered her head and resumed that same posture of pressing her cheek against Xing Zhi’s cheek: “No way.”
The Heavenly Emperor’s face changed slightly, but seeing Shen Li like this, he did not even get angry. He only said: “The honorable body of the Divine Sovereign can only be cremated with the True Fire of Samadhi. Only then can we ensure the greatest integrity in the world.”
“Hmph.” Shen Li sneered, “When he was still alive, no matter what, you all wanted him to defend the integrity of the Three Realms and protect all living things. Now that he’s died, you all can’t even spare his bones. You all even want his corpse to contribute to keeping the peace in the Three Realms?” As her hands embracing Xing Zhi tightened, her eyes flashed red, and a strip of barrier burned in front of the Heavenly Emperor. The raging fire was so scorching hot that it burned away a few strands of hair from the Heavenly Emperor’s temples, forcing the Heavenly Emperor to take a couple of steps back. “If you all have the ability, then snatch him from this king’s hands.”
As the Heavenly Emperor’s eyes sank, he heard Shen Li say once more: “If you all snatch him away and burn him today, then in the future, I, Azure Sky King Shen Li, will attack the Nine Heavens, and undoubtedly will burn down your Heaven Realm without leaving a single scrap of armor behind!” Her voice was not loud, but the decisiveness in her words made everyone present feel terrified. Across the flaming barrier, all the immortals saw Shen Li’s bloodshot eyes staring at them coldly.
Sorry, but the lead couple has very little chemistry between them. Their romance isn't convincing. While 'angst' is annoying when prolonged or done stupidly, it is a critical ingredient in a good romance. So far, their relationship seems too easy. There's been no real challenge for them to overcome. PY and WCY's romance is boring. They failed at every attempt to make it more interesting. For example, the romance from the cultivator couple from episode 24 felt more compelling because they had dangerous obstacles to overcome. Sadly, they couldn't, leading to a tragic end. That's a love story worth watching.
The scene made it clear that it was more pain than pleasure for Shen Li. But she risked everything, enduring both emotional and physical pain to be with XZ. Then we get this line from XZ: "I will be here, I will always be here. Even if the world falls apart, Shen Li, I will always be by your side.”
Those two said f*ck the realms and everyone in them, we're doing this. It's one of the best sex scenes I've read. Unfortunately, the censorship will dilute it.
"She heard him call her name, but chose to ignore him. It was because one of her hands had already penetrated the last concealed place between them.
If there really were Heavenly Laws, Shen Li thought, then the Heavenly Laws could go blame her instead.
It was her, she indulged in debauchery. It was her, she was greedy for pleasure. It was her, she could not control the desire in her heart. It was her, she wanted to know how the person she liked and admired felt when he was ‘together with’ her.
If there really were Heavenly Laws, then the Heavenly Laws could go blame her instead.
As Shen Li straddled Xing Zhi’s body, she calmly buried that thing inside her body. The tearing pain almost made her unable to continue, but this kind of pain only happened once. Therefore, no matter how painful it was, she still wanted to continue. Even if it tore her up and ground her flesh and blood, she still wanted to continue.
She really wanted to be with Xing Zhi with all of her heart! She really wanted to be with him in every minute of every day!
The moment came when that thing completely entered her body, and Shen Li instantly lost all of her strength. Panting heavily, she crawled up to Xing Zhi’s heart and listened to his heartbeat. It was beating as fast as her own. She felt him gently touching her head. She heard his distressed voice saying: 'Does it hurt…'
To force herself to leave him, the pain was just as much. To be with him, the pain was just as much.
Shen Li was at her wits’ end, she did not know what expression she should make at this moment.
Xing Zhi caressed Shen Li’s head, and finally sat up, their bodies still joined together. He embraced Shen Li into his arms, patted her back lightly, and pressed her head into the hollow of his neck. While he was close to her ear, he said: “I will be here, I will always be here. No matter what, even if the world falls apart, Shen Li, I will always be by your side.”
Shen Li could not help trembling in pain. In the end, she opened her mouth and bit the top of his shoulder. In such a situation where any kind of touch was extremely sensitive, all of Xing Zhi’s muscles tensed up, and the thing below could not help but jerk up within Shen Li’s insides.
When Shen Li’s body went limp from head to toe, Xing Zhi supported her entire body. Xing Zhi wrapped his arms around her waist and kept her in his embrace: “Don’t cry, Shen Li.”
In actuality, Shen Li did not shed any tears. In her heart, she was sure that tears were something weak and powerless. Even when she shed them, nothing could be changed. However, as Xing Zhi’s words faded away, she felt a sense of powerlessness of being defeated by something weak, and she let her tears soak his shoulder: “Just sitting and talking, you’re not having any back pain.”
Xing Zhi sighed softly, admitting defeat: “I’m in pain, too.”
The area below was too tight, and the thing inside made her feel numb, sore, and swollen, and she could even feel the throbbing of Xing Zhi’s pulse. Apparently… Being squeezed tight, he did not feel good either. Shen Li embraced him and suddenly laughed. However, after laughing for a while, tears flowed out again. She wiped away the tears and continued to laugh: “The two of us…” Shen Li said, “Are really impervious to reason.”"
Only then did Shen Li raise her head to look at the person. It was the Heavenly Emperor himself. He came to the Demon Realm to take Xing Zhi away. She lowered her head and resumed that same posture of pressing her cheek against Xing Zhi’s cheek: “No way.”
The Heavenly Emperor’s face changed slightly, but seeing Shen Li like this, he did not even get angry. He only said: “The honorable body of the Divine Sovereign can only be cremated with the True Fire of Samadhi. Only then can we ensure the greatest integrity in the world.”
“Hmph.” Shen Li sneered, “When he was still alive, no matter what, you all wanted him to defend the integrity of the Three Realms and protect all living things. Now that he’s died, you all can’t even spare his bones. You all even want his corpse to contribute to keeping the peace in the Three Realms?” As her hands embracing Xing Zhi tightened, her eyes flashed red, and a strip of barrier burned in front of the Heavenly Emperor. The raging fire was so scorching hot that it burned away a few strands of hair from the Heavenly Emperor’s temples, forcing the Heavenly Emperor to take a couple of steps back.
“If you all have the ability, then snatch him from this king’s hands.”
As the Heavenly Emperor’s eyes sank, he heard Shen Li say once more: “If you all snatch him away and burn him today, then in the future, I, Azure Sky King Shen Li, will attack the Nine Heavens, and undoubtedly will burn down your Heaven Realm without leaving a single scrap of armor behind!” Her voice was not loud, but the decisiveness in her words made everyone present feel terrified. Across the flaming barrier, all the immortals saw Shen Li’s bloodshot eyes staring at them coldly.
Those two said f*ck the realms and everyone in them, we're doing this. It's one of the best sex scenes I've read. Unfortunately, the censorship will dilute it.
"She heard him call her name, but chose to ignore him. It was because one of her hands had already penetrated the last concealed place between them.
If there really were Heavenly Laws, Shen Li thought, then the Heavenly Laws could go blame her instead.
It was her, she indulged in debauchery. It was her, she was greedy for pleasure. It was her, she could not control the desire in her heart. It was her, she wanted to know how the person she liked and admired felt when he was ‘together with’ her.
If there really were Heavenly Laws, then the Heavenly Laws could go blame her instead.
As Shen Li straddled Xing Zhi’s body, she calmly buried that thing inside her body. The tearing pain almost made her unable to continue, but this kind of pain only happened once. Therefore, no matter how painful it was, she still wanted to continue. Even if it tore her up and ground her flesh and blood, she still wanted to continue.
She really wanted to be with Xing Zhi with all of her heart! She really wanted to be with him in every minute of every day!
The moment came when that thing completely entered her body, and Shen Li instantly lost all of her strength. Panting heavily, she crawled up to Xing Zhi’s heart and listened to his heartbeat. It was beating as fast as her own. She felt him gently touching her head. She heard his distressed voice saying: 'Does it hurt…'
To force herself to leave him, the pain was just as much. To be with him, the pain was just as much.
Shen Li was at her wits’ end, she did not know what expression she should make at this moment.
Xing Zhi caressed Shen Li’s head, and finally sat up, their bodies still joined together. He embraced Shen Li into his arms, patted her back lightly, and pressed her head into the hollow of his neck. While he was close to her ear, he said: “I will be here, I will always be here. No matter what, even if the world falls apart, Shen Li, I will always be by your side.”
Shen Li could not help trembling in pain. In the end, she opened her mouth and bit the top of his shoulder. In such a situation where any kind of touch was extremely sensitive, all of Xing Zhi’s muscles tensed up, and the thing below could not help but jerk up within Shen Li’s insides.
When Shen Li’s body went limp from head to toe, Xing Zhi supported her entire body. Xing Zhi wrapped his arms around her waist and kept her in his embrace: “Don’t cry, Shen Li.”
In actuality, Shen Li did not shed any tears. In her heart, she was sure that tears were something weak and powerless. Even when she shed them, nothing could be changed. However, as Xing Zhi’s words faded away, she felt a sense of powerlessness of being defeated by something weak, and she let her tears soak his shoulder: “Just sitting and talking, you’re not having any back pain.”
Xing Zhi sighed softly, admitting defeat: “I’m in pain, too.”
The area below was too tight, and the thing inside made her feel numb, sore, and swollen, and she could even feel the throbbing of Xing Zhi’s pulse. Apparently… Being squeezed tight, he did not feel good either. Shen Li embraced him and suddenly laughed. However, after laughing for a while, tears flowed out again. She wiped away the tears and continued to laugh: “The two of us…” Shen Li said, “Are really impervious to reason.”"