Already on the Path to Death 40

Back on the Second Layer of the Abyss Ruins, Zhou Qing and his group visited Odin again, only to find that her arm was injured, with a new scratch, and a faint golden energy was being forced out of the wound.

That was the divine aura and Soul Power contained within the Six-Winged Angel!

No wonder Qian Renxue was injured...

It's obvious that when Qian Renxue arrived at this Second Layer, she clashed with Odin and a battle broke out.

What was the result?

Both sides had their victories and defeats, but Qian Renxue should have the upper hand.

After Zhou Qing and Tang San helped Odin expel the Soul Power from his wound, Odin's wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This may be a characteristic of Fallen One: rapid recovery.

This characteristic reminded Zhou Qing of the Fallen One that Wei Sa had unearthed in the Stone Gambling Area of the Heaven Dou Auction House. That creature's regenerative ability was even more astonishing; even if its head was shattered, it could reassemble itself.

When they gather, they take shape; when they disperse, they become gas.

However, judging from the Fallen One he has seen so far, they do not seem to actively control this ability; their recovery and aggregation seem to be passive processes.

The only beings with similar abilities are Ariel and the Mermaid Royal Clan who stole her Sea Bloodline.

"Thanks." Odin stretched his arms and sighed, "Outside Soul Master are really far ahead of us Abyss People in terms of Soul Power cultivation, and you guys seem to be far ahead of the outside world as well."

"It's just that he likes to do research." Zhou Qing and Tang San exchanged a smile, and then asked Odin if anything special had happened that affected the entire Abyss Ruins.

"Special matter? Does that woman with six wings count?" Odin asked.

"I'd say it's barely acceptable."

Zhou Qing suspected that he felt as if he had been tapped on the head, a sensation perhaps only he himself could perceive...

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After returning to the Nuoding Team, Zhou Qing reported his safety to Nuoding Academy Dean, Mo Hen, and Bu Yi, and described the situation of the first to Fourth Layer levels below the Abyss Ruins, but omitted the matter of Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue, who arrived earlier, reported to Bibi Dong about the process of the Snake Lance Douluo being killed.

"The Snake Lance Douluo was actually killed by a Soul Saint-level guy?"

Even after going to the Abyss Ruins, where the use of Soul Ring Skill was restricted and the use of Soul Bone Skill was also hindered, he was still killed by a Soul Saint-level being wearing special Soul Tool Armor. Moreover, according to Qian Renxue's description, it was an instant kill—

This made Bibi Dong uneasy.

"It seems that these Abyss Ruins might indeed hold the key to enabling us to contend with the Divine Realm in the future..."

All I can say is, they truly are mother and daughter!

Bibi Dong's thoughts were surprisingly aligned with Qian Renxue's; they both felt that taking over the Abyss Ruins was imperative.

However, Bibi Dong was much more mature than Qian Renxue in every aspect. She ordered her to go back first and continue to impersonate Xue Qinghe. As for the position of Snake Lance Douluo, she would have the other Titled Douluo in the Spirit Hall who had submitted to her take her place later.

In the blink of an eye, the first round of the Continental Elite Tournament Finals has come to an end. The fifteen teams that advanced, along with the three teams that received a bye, for a total of eighteen teams, will advance to the second round.

The teams that received a bye in the second round were the top-ranked teams from the Two Great Empires regions in the Promotion Competition: Imperial Fighting Team Two from the Heaven Dou Empire and the Holy Dragon Team from the Holy Dragon Academy from the Star Luo Empire.

Among them, the Holy Dragon Academy is one of the Lower Four Sects. It was established by the Holy Dragon Sect. If it weren't for the Nuoding Team, it would be a strong team to win the championship.

However, Zhou Qing's attention was not on the two teams that had a bye, but on the seven members of the Spirit Hall Team.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Chrysanthemum Douluo was about to draw lots again, Zhou Qing suddenly raised his right arm, catching his attention.

"What do you want to say, captain of the Nuoding Team?" Chrysanthemum Douluo frowned, about to reprimand, but heard Bibi Dong's voice in his ear, so he patiently asked.

"Excuse me, can a team change members after participating in the Finals?" Zhou Qing asked.

"As long as it's a team from that academy, it's fine, but you can't change teams mid-competition." Chrysanthemum Douluo's eye twitched; he hadn't expected Zhou Qing to ask such a well-known question.

"Then, I'd like to ask, how many people are on the Spirit Hall Team this time? And how many are on the substitutes?" Zhou Qing continued to ask.

"The Spirit Hall Team doesn't need any substitutes, there are only seven people, what's wrong?" Chrysanthemum Douluo felt that Zhou Qing's question was inexplicable. It was common knowledge that the Spirit Hall Team only had seven people, and there was no way to change them even if they wanted to.

"That doesn't seem right."

Zhou Qing glanced at the seven members of the Spirit Hall Team and said in Youyou voice, "Why do I feel that these seven guys look completely different from the ones I saw three days ago, even their physiques?"

In an instant, the entire venue fell silent.

Even Nuoding Academy Dean, Mo Hen, Bu Yi, and others felt that Zhou Qing was deliberately causing trouble.

But only Tang San, Xiao Wu, Romantina, Wang Sheng, Bu Liu, and Bu Qi, who were standing beside him, could see the seriousness in Zhou Qing's expression.

He's serious! He's not joking! Just like when he challenged Huyan Zhen in the Preliminary Competition!

In other words, the seven members of the Spirit Hall Team were indeed completely different from the ones Zhou Qing (Qing Ge) had seen three days ago.

But why do they remember the Spirit Hall Team members they met three days ago looking like this?

Tang San had no doubt that Zhou Qing had lost his mind. Considering that Zhou Qing had seemed to sense something earlier, causing his head to jolt, Tang San was even more suspicious that some being had used some extremely strange ability to alter the memories of everyone present on a large scale.

[Only Qing Ge, by fusing with Tao Rong Iron and sensing the universe in the darkness, and by developing the rudimentary form of his Inner Scenery, may he have avoided having his memories altered...]

Furthermore, the captain of the Spirit Hall Team, his aura of Soul Power—

[Mysterious Heaven Skill!!!]

In an instant, Tang San stared coldly at the captain, his killing intent palpable.

He can pass on the Tang Sect Secret Arts to others, after all, he is the founder of this world.

Qing Ge can also pass on his skills to others; that's the privilege he grants!

However, Qing Ge will definitely tell me first!

And now?

Qing Ge doesn't know this person at all, so there's no way he would teach him!

I certainly wouldn't teach this guy I don't even know!

Furthermore, this person's eyes also show signs of having cultivated the Purple Demon Eye...

He couldn't be wrong!

What made him even more annoyed was that this bastard seemed to be imitating his past self!

In that instant, Tang San thought of many things, even suspecting that the captain of the Spirit Hall Team was a disciple of the Tang Sect's Enforcement Department from his previous life! He could jump off Ghost Cries Cliff and travel to this Douluo Continent, perhaps a certain Enforcement Department disciple was also doing the same, coming to hunt down him, the traitor who stole the sect's Xuan Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record!

[Damn it! I've already recreated the long-lost Buddha Fury Tang Lotus, and the corresponding manufacturing method is also in the room. Are the elders of the Tang Sect still unwilling to let me go?]

However, Tang San quickly dismissed this thought, realizing it was impossible.

The Tang Sect doesn't have that ability!

The disciples of the Tang Sect are mostly very protective of their lives; no one would be willing to jump off a cliff to chase after a dead person! That would be incredibly foolish!

I want to leave behind a clean reputation in this Human Realm! I'll jump off the cliff to prove my innocence!

The other Tang Sect members who jumped off the cliff to chase after him are absolutely insane!

So--

That bastard definitely stole the cultivation methods of the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the Purple Demon Eye in some unknown way, and may even have learned the Lonely Shadow Trail, the Mysterious Jade Hand, and the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon Technique!

They have already Path to Death!