The huge ax shadow that could split the heavens and earth faded before it touched the stone pavilion. It was as if its energy had been sucked away and dissipated into nothingness.
Fei Zhong had never seen such a strange thing. He was stricken with terror.
As for the seal that Blackwraith had struck out, for some unknown reason, turned into a speck of light and fell into Bai Qingâerâs hand.
A pure white and flawless flame appeared in her palm. In an instant, she refined the seal and suppressed the vessel spirit.
Fei Zhong and the Blackwraith were both influential figures. However, the combined attack of the two was quickly neutralized by Bai Qingâer. Both Yan Huangtu and Yan Zhexian standing outside the stone pavilion were shocked. Their faces were filled with disbelief.
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Bai Qingâer looked at the seal in her hand and said, âItâs a pretty good divine relic ancient artifact, but itâs a pity that it hasnât reached the level of a Supreme Artifact. Also, its previous owner wasnât powerful enough as his power is limited.â
Fei Zhong and Blackwraithâs spiritual power had already been completely drained.
Without thinking, they immediately activated their secret arts and burst out with unprecedented speed, fleeing in two different directions.
Their speed was over 10,000 times the speed of sound.
Although the Blackwraith was not afraid of death, Bai Qingâer was too powerful. If they continued to attack, it would be useless, so they could only flee.
âYou have discovered my secret and still wanted to escape?â
Bai Qingâer stood up and walked to the edge of the stone pavilion. Then she stared at the Blackwraith who had escaped tens of thousands of miles away and stretched out her snow-white hand.
Instantly, the shadow of a giant hand that was tens of thousands of miles long appeared in the space of the universe.
Five finger-like pillars of multicolored light imprisoned Blackwraith, who had transformed into the Black Dragonâs true form. The Black Dragonâs body burst out with earth-shattering divine force, stirring the space and disturbing the precepts of heaven and earth. Its power waves shattered pieces of the universeâs rocks.
Bai Qingâer retracted back her five fingers, and the colossal shadow hand grabbed the Black Dragon as if it was catching a loach.
Bang
The Black Dragonâs divine body exploded, and its scales, bones, head, and claws flew away. They rained down in the bloody and foul-smelling air. However, divine light still flickered from the broken corpse.
Yan Huangtu, Yan Zhexian, and Gong Nanfeng held their breaths till their hearts seemed to stop beating.
Was Blackwraith of the Ten Wraithions killed so easily by a claw?
Even a pseudo god might not be able to do it.
Was she really Bai Qingâer?
She was just a cultivator below divinity.
Fei Zhong, who was running away, was horrified to find that the stone pavilion, which should have been thousands of miles behind him, had appeared in front of him.
He stopped and said with a bitter expression, âWhat kind of power is this⊠dimensions or illusions? Could this be a maze?â
Bai Qingâer stood on the steps beside the stone pavilion. Her black hair swayed in the wind, and her beauty was comparable to a painting. âI have completely absorbed your spiritual power. Undoubtedly you wonât be able to sense whatâs happening. Thereâs no harm in telling you that this is just a spiritual power attack. Your mind and thoughts have been affected to let you think that you were fleeing forward. In reality, youâve run a circle and came back,â she said.
Fei Zhong was able to become one of the strongest among the Supreme Saint elites of the Paramount Realm. Even though his spiritual power had been sucked away, his Saint Soul and five senses were still powerful. Being toyed with by Bai Qingâer in the palm of her hand could only mean that her methods were too brilliant. No matter how much he resisted, it was futile.
Fei Zhong gave up on the idea of escaping and self-destructing his Sainthood Source. He bowed and said, âLady Bai, you are indeed unparalleled in the world. I, Fei Zhong, surrender to you.â
âYou didnât call me that before,â Bai Qingâer said.
Fei Zhongâs expression changed again and again. He braced himself and said, âI am so stupid that I donât understand what you mean.â
âAlthough Zhang Ruochen tricked me into destroying my puppet clone, you are still smart. At least you know whatâs good for you. So do not play dumb in front of me,â Bai Qingâer said.
Fei Zhong was sweating profusely. His legs couldnât help but tremble.
âDonât be so scared. Youâre quite powerful and valuable, so that I wonât kill you,â Bai Qingâer said.
Fei Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. He bowed even lower and said, âWhen I said those words to Yan Yu⊠No, to Zhang Ruochen, I wasnât referring to Lady Bai.â
Those words were, of course, âSl*t.â
Bai Qingâer said, âIâll give you two choices. First, cut off your tongue, kneel and call me master.â
âSecond, die.â
Fei Zhong was trembling all over and was thinking hard while struggling within. In the end, his eyes became stern. A divine light appeared in his palm, and he activated the battle-ax in his hand.
Bai Qingâerâs voice came again, saying, âNo one is born strong. There will always be times when they will be humiliated. Why must you choose the path of death? Why canât you bear to live in shame and seek revenge in the future? You must believe your heart is unyielding to keep fighting despite the setbacks. Even if you submit to me, your heart will not yield. But if you die now, there will be nothing left even in the future.â
Like a demonic voice, Bai Qingâerâs every word was forced into Fei Zhongâs ears.
Gradually, the saint light in Fei Zhongâs palm dissipated. He closed his eyes. Although he was still standing, he swayed about and fell into a deep sleep.
Bai Qingâer nodded in satisfaction. Suddenly, she sensed something and looked at Zhang Ruochen lying on the stone table in surprise.
She saw that Zhang Ruochenâs body was shining like a star. He raised his head, and his eyes became clear again. A starry ocean appeared in each of his eyes.
Bai Qingâer walked over with a fragrant wind, âI didnât expect that with your attainments in the Path of Truth, you could break through my Nightmare of the Seven Souls. It seems you didnât only get the Canon of Truth after crossing the tenth level of the Sea of Truth.â
âYouâre too suspicious! Who said that only the Path of Truth could break through the dreamland? My heart has been tempered countless times. A mere dreamland can do nothing to Lord Ironclad. Even Cang Baizi and the others canât do anything to me,â Zhang Ruochen said.
Bai Qingâer said, âIs that so? Why donât we try again?â
Zhang Ruochen avoided Bai Qingâerâs gaze and said, âFine! I admit that your Nightmare of the Seven Souls is very powerful. If you hadnât been distracted in killing Blackwraith and Fei Zhong, I might not have been able to break out of the dream with my current spiritual power.â
Bai Qingâer looked straight at Zhang Ruochen and said, âYouâre hiding it.â
âIâm not hiding it,â Zhang Ruochen replied.
Bai Qingâer said, âYou canât hide it from me.â
âForget it! Thereâs no harm in telling you. I do have the Canon of Truth, and I have quite a lot. If you want them, you just have to kill me to take them away,â Zhang Ruochen said.
Bai Qingâer replied, âDo you think I wonât kill you?â
âI think even the Canon of Truth canât touch your heart. You are too arrogant and like to challenge the impossible to enjoy extreme excitement. The challenge of subduing a Yuanhui level genius is more exciting than getting the easily obtained Canon of Truth. I have already been captured by you twice, so Iâm only one step away from losing to you. Donât you want to try?â Zhang Ruochen said.
Bai Qingâer said, âYou think you know me, now thatâs arrogance!â
Zhang Ruochenâs eyes were sharp. He was always true to himself.
Bai Qingâer continued, âWhat the strong say to the weak, no matter how arrogant and ridiculous, is confidence. But what the weak say to the strong will be seen as arrogance even if theyâre right.â
âWhat you said just now wasnât wrong, but you shouldnât have said it.â
âNow, Iâll have to change my mind. In fact, I can get a lot of benefits by killing you. Why should I gamble on an uncertain future?â
In an instant, killing intent surged from Bai Qingâerâs body.
The killing intent turned into a bloody mist and condensed into blood swords that flew toward Zhang Ruochen.
The blood swords stopped in front of him. The tip of the nearest blade was already pressing between Zhang Ruochenâs eyebrows.
The three people outside the stone pavilion could not hear the conversation between the two people in the stone pavilion, but they could feel the sudden burst of murderous intent from Bai Qingâer.
That murderous intent was directed at the hearts and Core Spirits. The three were terrified and thought that Zhang Ruochen would surely die.
However, the blood swords were frozen in front of Zhang Ruochen, which puzzled them immensely.
The intention to kill and murderous intent could not be fake.
What was going on with Bai Qingâer?
âI canât believe you guessed it. Now, this isnât interesting anymore!â
Bai Qingâer waved her hand, and the blood swords dispersed.
Zhang Ruochen regained his composure and smiled, saying. âItâs not hard to guess! Your goal has always been the Fane of Origin, not me or the Canon of Truth. You will never kill me before you have found the Seven-Armed Elder and get the Divine Crystal of Origin of the highest grade.â
âYou pretended to kill me just to scare me off. Once the psychological defense is broken, you can use the dream world to control me, just like Fei Zhong.â
âFei Zhong is not a coward. He has a strong will. There is no way you can subdue him with just a few words, so you used the power of the dream world in the end.â
Bai Qingâer eased her slim and lithe figure on the stone bench opposite Zhang Ruochen. She looked over at the sleeping Fei Zhong, âThe Supreme Saint of a Paramount Realm wonât yield to me,â she said. âI can only try, but I could succeed⊠Actually, Iâm not discouraged that you can hold your psychological defense. Instead, Iâm pleased after all because there are fewer challenges for me below divinity. If a person lacks the will to challenge, he will inevitably return to mediocrity.â
âThen why donât you directly break through to divinity? Do you challenge the deities?â
Zhang Ruochen lifted the teapot and poured a cup of tea for her.
Bai Qingâer said, âDo you know how powerful Wargod Bloodximius and Huang Tian were in the Paramount Realm?â
Zhang Ruochen began to nod but shook his head afterward.
Zhang Ruochen had read many books and seen many legends and achievements of Wargod Bloodximius and Huang Tian during the Supreme Saint period. However, they were only recorded in books after all. He wouldnât know their true mysteries if he did not see them with his own eyes.
Bai Qingâer said, âThe two of them lived in a world of chaos that rarely comes by. It was the most tragic and chaotic and where the most talents appeared in history. It wasnât easy for them to stand out in that era. They also reached a level that future generations find hard to surpass.â
Looking through the history of the eternal heavens, one would find a strange phenomenon. Geniuses would always appear concentrated in a certain period. And that period was primarily a world in chaos.
As the saying goes, the trend of events brings forth the hero.
Zhang Ruochen said, âYou wanted to surpass the heights of Wargod Bloodximius and Huang Tian, but you found that the difference was too high. So, you placed your hopes on the Fane of Origin.â
âYouâre half right,â Bai Qingâer said.
Zhang Ruochen said, âWhat about the other half?â
âYou can try guessing. Iâll spare your life today if youâre right⊠I guess you also have a superior-grade Divine Crystal of Origin with you that I can obtain just by killing you,â Bai Qingâer said.
Zhang Ruochen hesitated for a moment.
At this moment, a smile appeared on Bai Qingâerâs face.
She knew that she was right. Zhang Ruochen did have a superior-grade Divine Crystal of Origin.
Naturally, Zhang Ruochen also knew he shouldnât hesitate, but it was too late to regret his mistake.
Bai Qingâer grabbed Zhang Ruochenâs wrist. Her five fingers felt as soft as spring onions, but Zhang Ruochenâs Demigod-level physique couldnât resist. He could only watch her take the Ring of Dimensions from him.
Bai Qingâer found the only supreme-grade Divine Crystal of Origin in the Ring of Dimensions. Holding it in her hand, she threw the Ring of Dimensions on the stone table without any interest in the ring that was a Supreme Artifact.
She said, âNow, you have lost the only thing you can rely on; you must guess well to keep your life. If you guess wrong, you will die.â
Time passed by in seconds and minutes.
Bai Qingâer was not a normal person. Whatever she did was outside the understanding scope of ordinary people.
It was not easy to guess what she was thinking.
âOkay! My time is precious, and I canât waste it on you anymore. It seems that you will still die in the end.â
Bai Qingâer did not emit any killing intent. She was very calm. However, when she stretched out her finger, Zhang Ruochen did not doubt that she would kill him.
âA Chaotic world,â Zhang Ruochen shouted out.
Bai Qingâerâs finger stopped. She looked at him for a long time while a strange light appeared in her eyes. She smiled and said, âContinue.â
Zhang Ruochen let out a long sigh of relief. He said, âYou said earlier that the reason why Wargod Bloodximius and Huang Tian could grow to such heights was because of the chaotic world around them in the last Yuanhui Period.â
âWargod Bloodximius and Huang Tian did not have a stable cultivation environment in the chaotic era. They were threatened by their peers, gods, and by thousands of soldiers. Both of them could die in battle at any moment.â
âMoreover, there were countless geniuses around them. They fought and killed every day while improving through practice and upgrading themselves.â
âAll of these things you didnât have.â
âYouâve been hiding your strength in the dark and never fully displayed it. How can you surpass them under these circumstances?â
âIâm guessing that you want to create a chaotic world by yourself without chaotic times. One that can attract countless Saint-level experts and even reveal the chaotic side of the gods.â
âAre you purposefully letting the supreme-grade Divine Crystal of Origin come into being?â
Bai Qingâer drank Zhang Ruochenâs tea with a smile, âOtherwise, do you think the Enchanteur Chamber couldnât even recognize the supreme-grade Divine Crystal of Origin and let it simply show up at the Citadel Casino? It also happened to be conveniently seen by more than a dozen top elites of the Infernal Court while during such a sensitive time when the Jadeite Realm opened as well.â
Zhang Ruochen said, âThen, what about the Seven-Armed Elder? Is he also one of your people?â
âNo! This old man is more cunning than I thought. He almost made me lose control of the overall situation,â Bai Qingâer said.
Zhang Ruochen said, âSo, you donât know much about the Seven-Armed Elder, and that bet was just to test him? So why did you kill him?â
âIf I wanted to kill him, he would have died long ago! My goal is to capture him and let him take me to the Fane of Origin personally,â Bai Qingâer said.
Zhang Ruochen said, âSo after the Seven-Armed Elder escaped, you could only settle for the next best thing and stole the five supreme-grade Divine Crystal of Origin that was meant to be distributed to the various powers of the Infernal Court. But unfortunately, you found that the supreme-grade Divine Crystal of Origin had been replaced, so you must find the Seven-Armed Elder or the supreme-grade Divine Crystal of Origin. Otherwise, you will lose control of the overall situation.â
âI understand now! The Fane of Origin is your bait to create a small chaotic world and attract the powerful elites from the major forces to hone yourselves.â
âMoreover, all of this can only be carried out after the opening of the Jadeite Realm. Otherwise, the appearance of the Fane of Origin will alarm countless deities.â
Bai Qingâer said, âYouâre wrong about one thing. I never planned to give the supreme-grade Divine Crystal of Origin to the big forces of the Infernal Court. Even if they donât have the supreme-grade Divine Crystal of Origin, theyâll automatically catch up to me. I want them to catch up to me. Look, the current situation on Hoth is so chaotic.â
Zhang Ruochen said, âDid you deliberately let us escape in Ji Feng Manor?â
Bai Qingâer shook her head and said, âI just didnât want to expose myself.â
Zhang Ruochen said, âThere are two things I donât understand. First, why must the supreme-grade Divine Crystal of Origin be sent to the Fane of Destiny? Is it to let the Fane of Destiny join your game?â
âNo, not just the Fane of Destiny, but the entire Infernal Court and perhaps some forces from the Celestial Court.â
Bai Qingâer laughed. âThe 17 powers traveled from the Fane of Destiny to Hoth, and there was such a big commotion. Donât you think the various forces of the Infernal Court and Celestial Court can sit still?â
âAre you crazy? You know that if you suffer a backlash, you will die, and the entire Enchanteur Chamber will be reduced to ashes,â Zhang Ruochen warned.
Bai Qingâer didnât care. âWhatâs your second question?â
Zhang Ruochen calmed down and said, âYou made such a big commotion, but no one predicted what you would do. How did you do it? What is the divine protection covering your tracks behind you.â
âI canât answer that,â Bai Qingâer said.
Zhang Ruochen asked, âHoth Emperor?â
Bai Qingâer looked in the direction of Hoth, âYouâd better not slander him. This place is very close to Hoth. You correctly guessed half of my thoughts, meaning you are as mad as me.â
Bai Qingâer stood up and said, âLetâs go. Itâs time to leave!â
âWhere to?â Zhang Ruochen asked.
âThe Oort Cloud Asteroid Belt⊠No, the Fane of Origin.â
Bai Qingâer looked at him with a smile, and she said, âCome with me. Iâll show you what it means to kill. âIâve been hiding my strength for so many years. I need endless battles and pressure to master what Iâve learned all my life. When I kill my way to the Fane of Origin, I may be able to transcend and reach the state I want to reach.â