The Headless Du Yun: A Twist of Fate!
The Mind Space, the Shadow Sanctum.
"Whoosh~" The endless wall of cabinets, rising and falling, sent letters fluttering out like snowflakes.
The Black Robe stood at the palace gate, picked up a piece of intelligence, and fell into deep thought.
He obtained a piece of Crisis Intelligence related to Zhao Xing, and the contents were quite astonishing.
But he didn't know how to send it out.
Because three Zhao Xing appeared in the Desolate Territory 342 epochs ago, and even he couldn't tell the real one from the fake one.
Since it's impossible to distinguish between true and false information, it's not advisable to send out this Crisis Intelligence.
If the wrong item is delivered, it won't help the customer; it will actually harm them.
"Stop!"
The Black Robe shouted, and the entire Mind Space seemed to freeze. The river of letters stopped flowing and floated in the air.
The Black Robe opened the floor beneath his feet and jumped down, falling layer by layer until he finally landed on a grassy field.
A wall stands on the wide grassland, similar to the wall used on the upper level, except that this one is very small, with only thirty-two sections.
"Gah gah, the Black Robe has arrived."
"Black Robe, why did you come down?"
"The Black Robe only comes down when there's something difficult to handle; have you forgotten that?"
"Black Robe, Black Robe, hello there."
"Long time no see, um... how long has it been?"
"Blackie, buddy."
"..."
Different voices emanated from the thirty-two hidden compartments, a cacophony of chattering sounds.
The Black Robe waved the paper in his hand. "Gentlemen, I've encountered a problem."
"I have a Crisis Intelligence for a client, but someone is impersonating the client, and I can't tell the difference."
"Whoever is interested, please take care of it."
While the man in the Black Robe was speaking, the cabinet fell silent, but after Black Robe finished, it started chattering again.
"Can't tell the customer apart? The customer's been impersonated? Hey, that's new! I'll handle it!"
"Do you even know what this is? Then you try to handle it. You're just a martial artist, get out of here."
"Unable to discern the client from the perspectives of soul, body, and mind? That must be Gao Ming Void Dharma Art."
"Not only that, it probably also incorporates True Dharma Art, the physician's Flesh Replication Art, and perhaps even the Status Replacement of the Luck Divine Law."
"So troublesome? Then we'll have to let Seventh Madam handle it."
"Seventh Madam, are you still there?"
"Seventh Madam."
At first, the voices inside the cupboard chattered amongst themselves, each saying their own thing, but eventually they united and called out to the Seventh Madam.
Kaka, Black Robe, looked at the seventh cabinet at the very top. Suddenly, a sound came out, and then the cabinet slowly opened.
With a "whoosh," the intelligence in the Black Robe's hand suddenly floated away, then opened automatically, as if an invisible hand was flipping through it.
The Black Robe then nodded repeatedly, seemingly conversing with someone, but no sound came out.
A moment later, the intelligence returned to the Black Robe's hands.
With a whoosh, Seventh Madam's cabinet shrank back again, but another cabinet underneath opened, with a label on it that read: Coachman.
"Black Robe, what did the Seventh Madam say?"
"In the 342nd century before the Desolate Territory, God King were vying for power. Some wanted to make certain things a Predetermined [major event], while others wanted to change them."
"Make up for some things."
"Seventh Madam helped me determine where to send the intelligence."
"Black Robe, remember to let us have a look at the excitement!" the Coachman's clerk said. "We love a good show!" The other clerks also stood up.
The Black Robe ignored the voices and quickly left the meadow.
The Qianyu Silent World, Feather Ascension River.
Zhao Xing snapped out of his reverie.
He actually encountered a fake Qing Yuzi sending a message, and even heard two other "selves" responding.
"Both are imposters, no, one of them should be a fragment of my soul."
"Are there really counterfeiters so convincing that even I can't tell the difference?"
"Could it be a spell cast by the Void History Party?"
Zhao Xing instantly thought of many things.
"This is outrageous! They can even create something from cause and effect."
"If historians aren't respected, how can they even be entertained?"
If the Zu Emperor Dynasty and the Void History Divine Artifact were still within the realm of reasonable magic, then the Zhao Xing that the object of the fabrication was now himself felt like something out of heaven.
"Wait, these two voices, one loud and one soft, does that mean I'm very close to the imposter?" Zhao Xing remembered that when Lao Qing sent him a message, the content was intermittent because of the distance.
When they are very close, they are very clear.
From what he had just witnessed, he deduced that he and the imposter were very close, perhaps even within the Thousand Feather Great World.
"Assuming the person impersonating me is in the Thousand Feather Great World, then Du Yun should be with him as well," Zhao Xing pondered.
"What kind of conspiracy is it? We'll find out once we find Du Yun and arrest the imposter."
Zhao Xing decided to leave immediately and go find Du Yun and the imposter's hiding place.
They dared to do this based on their strength.
Before receiving Yu Heng Inheritance, Zhao Xing's combat strength was comparable to that of Mid Divine General. Now, with Yu Heng Inheritance and numerous treasures at his disposal,
Even if they encounter a peak-level Free Divine General, they will not be afraid.
The imposter might be very powerful, but surely he wouldn't be Divine General of the level of the Free God King or the Immeasurable True God impersonating him?
"Thread Fruit!"
Zhao Xing activated the Karma Forceful Drive Technique, extracting the Karma Thread related to Du Yun from his own Life Palace.
This is a spell that Bowei taught him; it can be used to find people.
If Du Yun were in this time and space, not far apart, then he could find the other party by following this thread.
"Whoosh~"
The interlacing gold and red lines flew south along the void towards the Feather Ascension River, as if contracting. Upon seeing this, Zhao Xing immediately followed.
Dao Mountain rose from the black desert, and King Yi, dressed in purple robes with cloud patterns, flew out. A stone chair materialized on the dune, and Yi Ren waited quietly.
A sand well formed not far away, connecting to the underground Earth Palace below. Wisps of golden smoke rose from it, which was formed from the Du Yun's Marrow Tribulation.
Yi Ren has several missions on this trip, and he is currently carrying out one of them.
Capture the Time-Beast that escaped from an Independent Space-Time Territory.
And we must make the "abduction" a major event that cannot be shaken.
Killing Du Yun and bleeding him out is another task, which is linked to capturing the Time-Beast.
Du Yun cultivated the <Devouring Tribulation Art> created by the Xu Zu. Here, he devoured the divine power of many Ancient God, and his Calamity Marrow and Calamity Bones have transformed to a considerably high quality.
Therefore, Du Yun's flesh and blood possessed a magical effect: the Beast God had a deadly allure.
Killing Du Yun under Zhao Xing's identity could achieve multiple purposes, but Yi Ren was unclear about the specifics.
All he knew was that the great god who had commanded him to come had seen many gods before arriving, each one incredibly powerful, each capable of making King Yi tremble.
While waiting, Yi Ren received another order, "Zhao Xing, come and meet me in Shanshui City."
"Shanshui City?" Yi Ren frowned slightly. "Divine Lord, why do we need to meet in Shanshui City? Shanshui City is quite far from the Black Sand Domain."
"Don't ask so many questions, just come here quickly."
"Trying to fool me? Not so easy!" Yi Ren sneered, extinguishing the thought.
However, after waiting for a while, Yi Ren still set off. He stopped bleeding Du Yun and then quickly left the Black Sand Domain.
The reason is simple: the last sentence is a code, actually meaning "I will go."
Outside Qianyu Great World, beyond 30,000 World Yuan Unit, in a transparent cube, Qing Yuzi, Wu Zhao, Pang, Lu Ya, Yan Ao,
Lan Chuan, Bogang, and General Nangong gathered together.
General Nangong held a book, Qing Yuzi's hand rested on the book. The two of them and the book emitted a faint blue light, and their figures switched between illusion and reality.
The two people and the book were surrounded by a transparent dome, with tiny Starfire emanating from the book.
The others held their breath and waited quietly outside the enclosure.
General Nangong is Historical Scholar and a Divine General Peak Stage.
It was sent by the Reincarnation Temple to assist them, and it had also received guidance from the Moon God Palace Master.
Soon, Qing Yuzi and General Nangong opened their eyes.
"How is it?" General Wu Zhao asked hurriedly.
"We didn't fool them." General Nangong said in a deep voice, "But it wasn't a complete waste of effort either. Through Junior Brother Qingyu, we learned that this imposter's location should be in the Black Sand Domain of the Thousand Feather Great World."
Truth and falsehood intertwine; use their own methods against them.
Just now, General Nangong used the same secret method to enable the real Qing Yuzi to contact the fake Zhao Xing.
"Then Du Yun must be nearby!" General Pang exclaimed with delight upon hearing this.
"That's not right." General Lan Chuan shook his head and said, "Since we didn't fool them, then this location in the Black Sand Domain might not be real; it could be a trap."
"What do you all think?" asked General Wu Zhao.
"Whether it's true or not, it's still a clue," Qing Yuzi spoke first. "We should send someone to the Black Sand Domain to check things out."
"Whether it's a trap or not, even if we engage in combat, suffering a small loss is a good thing."
"That's right, I agree." Qing Yuzi's words immediately garnered support from many people.
"Once you engage in combat, there's a causal connection. You can always glean some information about how many Evil God have come, their power levels, and their motives."
"We have the Heavenly Palace's Fate Disk, and the Empire has also provided a variant of the Great Derivation Divine Weapon, which can assist in the deduction."
"If we don't go, then we'll get nothing," General Jieluo also spoke up.
"Since this is a reconnaissance mission, we need to send people with strong survival skills; we can't send too many."
"To avoid manpower shortages on other battlefields."
The Great World rejects external origins, Divine General cannot cross realms with a single thought within it; their abilities to act are greatly weakened, not to mention that the Thousand Feather Great World is in Annihilation Period.
When Qing Yuzi first entered the Great Yellow World, it was with the help of the Five Seasons Pharmacy that he took medicine and received acupuncture, staying there for one or two hundred years before he was able to move freely.
"Wu Zhao, Yan Ao and I are going!" said the Little Yellow Duck on Yan Ao's shoulder.
Lu Ya's tone was very firm, seemingly leaving no room for negotiation, because Zhao Xing was a source of pain for him.
The betrayal of Xufeng Divine General and General Ruo Xi at the White Phoenix Pavilion was due to the bewitching of Evil God.
Subsequently, Zhao Xing was also bewitched by the Evil God and left.
Lu Ya deeply despised the Evil God.
He used to enjoy fighting Evil God simply because he thought Evil God tasted good, but now there are some additional reasons.
Should we send more?
Bogang had barely opened his mouth when Lu Ya's glare silenced him.
He suddenly realized that his words had caused Lu Ya to misunderstand, and that he was reopening Lu Ya's wounds.
But General Wu Zhao, as the leader, had more to consider. "Lu Ya, you are the fastest among us, and you can ignore the rejection of the Nirvana Realm. You can be used to put out fires, not just transferred away like this."
"Send Hall Master Di Jun and General Starfire to them."
Di Jun is from the Reincarnation Temple, while General Starfire is from the Empire.
Di Jun is also a ferocious beast. Although he is not as strong as Lu Ya, he can still resist the rejection of the Nirvana Realm.
General Starfire has many tricks up his sleeve. Even when his true form is suppressed, he can still unleash considerable combat power because he is the God of Mech Martial Practitioners and brought many heavyweight artifacts from the Empire.
Furthermore, the General Starfire himself is skilled in infiltration and assassination, and the Empire's Starfire Organization is dedicated to intelligence gathering.
"Alright, then Di Jun and I will go." General Starfire grabbed Di Jun, and the starlight burst into a large amount of flames. Then the flames collapsed inward, and Di Jun disappeared into the pure white cube.
The Qianyu Silent World, the border of the Black Sand Domain.
Using the Thread Fruit Spell, Zhao Xing followed the guidance and arrived at a black desert.
"The Karma Thread are closing even faster; it seems Du Yun is in the Black Sand Domain."
Upon arriving at the destination, Zhao Xing actually slowed down.
Because he didn't know if there was a powerful Evil God beside Du Yun.
The Black Sand Domain is considered a dangerous place in the Qianyu Silent World, and it is one of the places with the strongest suppression of life outside this realm.
"Origin Vine Immortal, possess me!"
Zhao Xing opened his Internal World, and two seven-colored vines swiftly burrowed beneath his skin, covering his entire body.
After mastering the secret technique of the Divine King Yu Heng, Zhao Xing Origin Vine Immortal Possession and stepped into the Black Sand Domain without feeling any suppression.
The egoist agricultural official ignores the harsh environment!
"Upper body!"
Zhao Xing's nostrils twitched as he inhaled another batch of parasites.
At this moment, his soul realm rose to the Late Divine General Stage, while his divine body, under the Symbiosis with Origin Vine Immortal, reached the Mid Divine General.
"Ming Li Shadowless Art!"
Zhao Xing concealed his presence while simultaneously shrinking the World Projection into his palm. A piece of land vaguely appeared in his palm, and the plant army was ready to go.
This is yet another God King secret technique, World in Palm Zhao Xing has mastered, following his previous secret techniques: the Source Heart Tree Willpower, the Withered Wood God of Soul, and the Myriad Phenomena Universe.
"The World in Palm ensures I can open it in time during battle and unleash my plant army."
"Moreover, it involves spatial pathways and is a targeted deployment; the location where Plant Soldier appear is no longer centered on me, but on the enemy."
Once they appear, the plant army surrounds the enemy, eliminating the need for Zhao Xing to manipulate the World Projection to change the position and layout of the Plant Soldier.
Having made thorough preparations, Zhao Xing took a deep breath, stepped into the Black Sand Domain, and traversed it swiftly.
The closer the Karma Thread is to the edge, the faster it converges and the brighter it becomes.
After Zhao Xing entered the Black Sand Domain, Du Yun's location was very clear in his eyes.
The Thread Fruit of the Bowei Sect, when used at this moment, is like a guiding light.
Zhao Xing walked cautiously and at a slow pace, thinking it would take him some time to find it.
In less than two hours, the Thread Fruit found its target.
"Huh? It went so smoothly?"
Zhao Xing landed on his feet and carefully sensed the surroundings. He discovered that Du Yun was thousands of miles away underground, enveloped by an Earth Palace.
"Is this the Spirit Domain Earth Palace Art of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity?"
Zhao Xing immediately became alert.
The Spirit Domain Earth Palace Art of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity is a rather precious spell. The Earth God King used this technique to test the mountain lords.
This technique can only be learned by those who have served as mountain leaders; even if one becomes a Divine General afterward, they cannot learn it if they haven't served as one.
For example, General Meng Chuan is Divine General Level in the Ancient Hill of Antiquity, but because he has never been the leader of the mountain, he is not qualified to learn this technique.
But here, Spirit Domain Earth Palace Art has appeared?
Finding Du Yun too easily made Zhao Xing suspicious that there might be a trap ahead of him.
Seeing the Spirit Domain Earth Palace made Zhao Xing sense that there was a deep conspiracy involved.
Even though there was no one guarding the place, Old Master Zhao's mind was conjuring up countless schemes and plots.
Standing on a hill a thousand miles away, I was drenched in sweat, my brain practically steaming.
He even wondered if the Du Yun here might be a fake.
After all, if cause and effect can be faked, it's not impossible to create a fake Du Yun.
In the end, Zhao Xing decided to go down and take a look.
The main issue is that the fluctuations in fortune on the panel aren't very significant. At the Thirty-first Level, fortune is currently fluctuating within the 5th level, which is a somewhat dangerous but not very dangerous situation.
Of course, it's also possible that they didn't get too close to the danger.
"As long as I can see Du Yun, I can confirm whether it's true or not," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
He has a panel to observe, so he doesn't necessarily need to enter the Earth Palace.
"Four Pillars Profound Gate, Escape!"
Zhao Xing's feet sank, and the black sand parted outwards.
He descended diagonally, approaching Du Yun as he went deeper.
The black sand compressed the Four Pillars Profound Gate, as if each grain of sand possessed a heavy and oppressive feeling of Dead Vein, constantly rubbing against the escape technique he had erected.
Even when he was on the Cosmic Ark, Zhao Xing might not have been able to escape a hundred miles, but now he was able to do so with ease.
"Nobody's here? There's really nobody here."
Zhao Xing got closer and closer, but still couldn't find any people or structures.
He was now very close to the magical Earth Palace.
Only when he stood in front of the door did Zhao Xing finally see a puppet.
With a whoosh, a large black dog emerged from the black sand. It had three heads and bared its teeth as it appeared before the steps of the Spirit Domain Earth Palace.
"Um?"
Zhao Xing had a strange feeling; he had never seen this dog before, yet he felt a kind of spiritual closeness to it.
"Could it be Earth Treasury -type spell?" Zhao Xing had learned an Earth Treasury Divine Ox Method on the Cosmic Ark, but what it formed was a monster with Dog-headed Humanoid.
No, it's not magic, it's real life.
Because Zhao Xing obtained its information from the panel.
[The Earth God Dog "Bo Qi"]
[One of the Ancient Demon God]
[Divine General Level]
[Note: Bo Qi, the Demon God, is one of the Ancient Demon God. He was later tamed by the Earth Treasury Divine King of the Ancient Hill of Antiquity and is known as the Earth God Dog. He is skilled in treasure hunting, vein digging, and has keen eyesight and hearing.]
"Woof!"
A sudden bark startled Zhao Xing, who realized he had been discovered; the Earth God Dog had suddenly appeared around the corner in front of him.
As expected of the Earth God Dog, which excels in sight and hearing, even though the Four Pillars Profound Gate's escape technique also has a concealment effect, it was still seen through directly.
Zhao Xing was ready for battle, but the other party didn't react upon seeing him, only sticking out its tongue and wagging its tail.
"Master, you're back."
Zhao Xing was taken aback. This guy called me master?
Can't it tell me apart from the imposter?
"Is my master hiding here to test whether I've been keeping a good watch?"
"Hmm." The more he said, the more mistakes he made. Zhao Xing simply nodded, removed the Four Pillars Profound Gate, and walked out.
He ordered the Earth God Dog to continue patrolling outside, while he himself went to the gate of the Spirit Domain Earth Palace.
A divine-level spell; the Earth Palace now a real place, but due to its environment, it is entirely black.
Because it is sourced from the Black Sand Domain, it carries a sense of solemnity and desolation.
"At least at the level of Divine General Level, this imposter is actually slightly stronger than the Spirit Domain Earth Palace I created?"
Zhao Xing entered the gate, he immediately saw Du Yun's thigh, which was being suppressed in the center of the Spirit Domain Earth Palace.
At this moment, Du Yun had already been disintegrated.
The limbs are located at the four corners of the Earth Palace, while the torso lies horizontally on the ground, with a miniature volcano at each location.
Volcanoes in various locations are constantly erupting.
Only the head is missing.
"Hiss, Divine Fire Body Refinement, it's going to melt Du Yun away."
Fortunately, Du Yun Qi Sect Martial God. If someone like Zhao Xing, Agricultural Official, had been treated like this, he would have been seriously injured.
He was blown to pieces by Firecracker Bamboo last time and lay in bed for over fifty years.
But for Du Yun, dismemberment was not a serious injury.
"Extracting marrow and refining qi—this isn't an intention to kill Du Yun outright; it's more like they're trying to refine Du Yun into something else."
"But where did his head go?"
Zhao Xing glanced at the panel and knew it was real; he immediately decided to save Du Yun.
But Du Yun's head was nowhere to be found.
The Spirit Domain Earth Palace is not static; the same spell can have vastly different effects depending on who uses it.
For example, Zhao Xing usually puts the key to setting up the Spirit Domain Earth Palace in "Swamp Star River," but during the Earth God King's test last time, the key was placed in "..."
The Boundless Sea.
The trick can be used to hide an extremely quick attack spell, to hide things, or to serve as a central hub in various parts of the Earth Palace; how it is used is entirely up to the individual.
To save time, Zhao Xing immediately asked Du Yun.
Clearly, rescuing Du Yun wouldn't count as saving him unless his head was removed.
Whoosh, he immediately landed on Du Yun's stomach and asked Du Yun's navel:
"Brother Du, it's me, Zhao Xing. I've come to save you."
Du Yun did not respond.
Zhao Xing could sense that Du Yun was capable of responding; was the reason he wasn't responding because he thought Zhao Xing was faking it?
"Brother Du, it really is me, Zhao Xing. Where did you hide your head?"
Du Yun remained silent.
"Brother Du, do you still remember our first meeting? It was on the Hutou Star Continent, back then I—"
Seeing that Du Yun did not reply, Zhao Xing immediately changed the subject and brought up another matter.
"The first pot of gold we dug up at Yueluo Cemetery was a Scholar's Tomb— "
"Later, you asked someone to help me resolve the issue of cultivating the soul technique, but it ended up causing trouble for that reincarnated one—"
Before we parted ways on the Ark of Space-Time, you entrusted me with taking care of your old flame—
Seeing that Du Yun continued to remain unresponsive, Zhao Xing was starting to feel numb.
He realized that the imposter might have said all of these things!
"No way, you actually know so much--"
Zhao Xing was acutely aware of the seriousness of the problem.
At the same time, I also felt it was quite a difficult situation: how could I prove that I am myself?
At this moment, Du Yun finally spoke.
"You little bastard, are you kidding me?"
"If you've got the guts, show your true colors and release me so we can have a fair fight!"
"Fine, I'll let you out." Zhao Xing changed his strategy, his First-Turn shifting to a cold expression.
"Come on!" Du Yun provocatively said, "I'll give you a handicap with one hand."
"Okay, come on!" Zhao Xing gathered Du Yun's limbs and torso together.
Tell me, where is your head?
Headless Du Yun, chuckled, "Still playing these tricks? You locked me up, don't you know where I am?"
"You want to activate my Tribulation Bone Divine Essence? Dream on!"
"You may torture me all you want, but one day when I am resurrected, I will surely avenge this day!"
At this moment, Zhao Xing was also somewhat impatient, because his luck continued to fluctuate below the 25th level and was getting lower and lower. Obviously, piecing together Du Yun's divine body had triggered some misfortune.
But this damn imposter seems to have repeatedly tortured Du Yun in order to activate Du Yun's divine body.
Is it because a corpse is less useful than a living one?
Have you played this set before?
"Whoosh~"
Seeing that his luck had dropped below the twentieth level, Zhao Xing gritted his teeth and took the Headless Du Yun away first.
Taking some of them might be a chance for resurrection; we can't worry about Du Yun's head right now.
"Woof~"
As Zhao Xing stepped outside, the Earth God Dog barked again, bidding Zhao Xing farewell.
Zhao Xing charged forward headfirst, his mind filled with Great Misfortune premonition.
With a whoosh, he activated the Four Pillars Profound Gate, carrying Du Yun as he burst forth from the ground.
Black sand drifted down as Zhao Xing returned to the ground.
"!"
It had barely begun to emerge when it was met with a crushing blow.
Eight golden spiral iron rods descended from the sky, their golden flames intertwining and constantly slicing through Zhao Xing's body.
What a brilliant sneak attack! Zhao Xing didn't even notice.
"There really was an ambush!"
Zhao Xing was thrown into the desert, but fortunately, he escaped using the Four Pillars Profound Gate Escape Technique.
He hadn't even seen the enemy, nor did he know how many there were, so his only option now was to run away.
On the distant outskirts of the Black Sand Domain, General Starfire opened his eyes and said to Di Jun beside him, "We've found the imposter; he's transferring Du Yun."
"Where is the location?" Di Jun instantly transformed.
"Follow these eight Starfire Divine Needle of mine." General Starfire handed a box to Di Jun to carry on his back. "It will guide you."
"Okay." Di Jun immediately rushed out.
General Starfire continued to operate remotely. He was carrying an imperial weapon, and tens of thousands of Starfire Needles were searching in the Black Sand Domain. Eight of them had found their location.
Therefore, many divine objects merged with those eight divine needles.
As the god of remote-controlled attacks, General Starfire is confident that as long as Di Jun can hold off his opponent for a while, and once one-tenth of the imperial heavy weapons are integrated, the opponent will have no chance of escaping.
"Hmph, daring to impersonate Zhao Xing?!" Before General Starfire, Gu Luo River specifically instructed him that no matter how powerful the imposter was, he must be ruthless and not be afraid of retaliation!
"Pfft~"
Zhao Xing's arm bent backward in an unusual way, exposing the bone, and blood splattered everywhere.
In reality, this wasn't a bone, but rather a branch of the Origin Vine Immortal's vine that had broken off and been shaken out.
"Such formidable power! Although the divine body bestowed upon me by the Zu Emperor Dynasty is not strong, the Origin Vine Immortal is capable of withstanding multiple attacks from Divine General Peak Stage."
"Having been shaken four times through the black sand, you're already injured?"
"The Evil God who made the move is definitely among the top-tier Divine General; they were indeed targeting me."
Zhao Xing dared not delay and immediately activated the Six-Star Treasure Bracelet.
The Six-Star Treasure Bracelet left behind by the Divine King Yu Heng has three functions: killing, breaking boundaries, and saving lives. It also has the functions of Clear Mind, Boundary Guard, and Six Escapes.
Among them, "Boundary Guard Jie Shou" refers to defense, while "Six Escapes" refers to escape methods.
With each of the four attacks stronger than the last, Zhao Xing dared not be careless and immediately activated the Six-Star Treasure Bracelet to escape.
"Metaphor~"
The bracelet activated a divine light, which enveloped Zhao Xing and transformed him into a wisp of light, disappearing into the black sand.
The moment he disappeared, the entire underground of the black sand turned upside down. If Zhao Xing had remained in the original position, he would have been shaken out.
"Whoosh~"
Amidst the swirling black sand, the Demon God Di Jun appeared.
"The Starfire... it's gone."
"There's some skill involved." At the border of the Black Sand Domain, General Starfire somewhat surprised. "He used a God King artifact to escape."
"What do we do now?" Di Jun asked the receiver.
"Chase!" General Starfire coldly said, "Starfire Divine Needle also possesses the power of an Emperor. It cannot escape the Qianyu Realm, and the distance between them is not even that far."
"He has a karmic connection with me; I can sense his location."
"Come with me."
The Thousand Feather Great World, the Shanshui City.
On the surface, Shanshui City is controlled by "Yifeng Kingdom," a native tribe within the Qianyu Silent World.
In reality, they are puppets of two Evil God forces: one is the Eight Star Academy under the Xitian Divine King City, and the other is two Ancient God of the Taiyue Clan born from the Asura Heaven in the early Spirit Domain Era.
Yi Ren came to Shanshui City without suspicion because, to him, this place should have been a safe zone.
But Yi Ren sensed something was wrong as soon as he entered the city.
First, several of his Void Divine Item had become ineffective; these were all tokens of his trust.
Secondly, a sound came from his earring, repeatedly shouting "Danger! Danger!"
Then he saw a faint ray of light shine on him.
Yi Ren looked up and saw that the sunlight was like a mirror, reflecting a human face.
It wasn't his original face; it was Zhao Xing's face.
"Broken."
Yi Ren had one in his heart.
He didn't know why the token and the artifact had failed, nor did he know how the celestial light had suddenly and accurately found him.
But both of his earrings began to tremble wildly, as if a great calamity was about to befall him.
"Run!"
Yi Ren immediately fled.
At that moment, two Eight-Eyed Giant ran out of the city. The giants' muscles were as hard as rock, and they had many colorful ink-like patterns on their bodies.
Light kept shining in, illuminating the area he was fleeing from.
Next up was the Eight Star Academy of the Demonic Forces of Xitian Divine King City. Two dean-level Divine General shooting arrows and throwing talismans, bombarding him in a chaotic barrage.
Arrow God Gu Heng and Talisman God Wang Yue are both the deans of the Eight Star Academy of Xi Tian Divine King, and both are at the peak of the Divine General level.
They received a secret order that the culprit who had crippled Young Master Qiongyu had appeared in the Qianyu Silent World.
This intelligence came at a great cost; we must bring him back.
If you really can't catch it, killing it is also an option.
"They've hit the wrong person!" Yi Ren knew perfectly well.
These people were beating him because they thought he was the real Zhao Xing.
But he couldn't explain it, because he had no token to prove that he wasn't Zhao Xing. Now he was Zhao Xing inside and out, and even the God King might not be able to tell the difference.
Moreover, he didn't know the Arrow God Gu Heng or the Talisman God Wang Yue at all, and he had never interacted with the two Taiyue Ancient God.
Even if he could tell, he couldn't, because these weren't the people the Father God had designated to reveal the truth.
"Is this a test from the Father God, or is there Evil God as powerful as the Father God casting a vote?" Yi Ren wondered to himself.
Boom boom boom boom boom~~
An arrow pierced his shoulder, and a talisman was pasted on his back.
Without time to think, Yi Ren activated a token in his hand and quickly fled towards the Black Sand Domain.
"Pfft~"
Zhao Xing's body spun in the air like a top, then he coughed up a mouthful of blood before crashing into a Stone Mountain.
As fragments flew everywhere, Zhao Xing felt ripples spread through his soul.
The weapon used by the Evil God was too powerful; even Zhao Xing's Six-Star Treasure Bracelet couldn't completely protect him. After crashing into the mountain, it was bounced back by the Earth Vein and was about to fly into the sky.
"Whoosh~"
One hand grabbed Zhao Xing, stabilizing his body.
It was Headless Du Yun.
You-
"I'm starting to believe you're really Zhao Xing now," Du Yun said in a deep voice. "A fake Zhao Xing wouldn't have protected me while we were fleeing for our lives."
Zhao Xing was almost moved to tears. Finally, he didn't have to prove that he was himself anymore.
"Don't mind me, I was really terrified before," Du Yun sighed. "That freak kept stimulating my survival instincts to keep my divine blood and essence at high energy levels."
"This isn't the first time someone has pretended to be the real person to stage a show for me."
"It's nothing. Compared to what you went through, mine is nothing." Zhao Xing waved his hand and quickly checked his own condition.
"Too bad, we didn't manage to get your head out."
"Hahaha, actually my head isn't that important." Du Yun's belly button twitched. "You all have some misunderstandings about Qi Sect Martial Practitioner, believing that the Fate Soul and the divine body are fused, sharing glory and ruin."
"After cultivating the Devouring Tribulation Art, I was able to control the ratio of soul to body. After he tormented me twice, the Divine Soul in my head had actually been transferred, because I thought that if someone were to rescue me, my head would be hidden very deep, which would delay things."
"So?"
Du Yun held up three fingers. "So, as long as I can maintain my current state for three days and three nights, I can grow a new head."
"Oh? That's good." Zhao Xing smiled, but then he became curious again. "Brother Du, do you know anything about the counterfeit?"
"And why didn't he kill you? Instead, it seems like he wants to do something with you?"
"I don't know anything about this imposter's background, but his disguise is too convincing," Du Yun sighed. "This is the first time I've ever seen anything like this."
From cause and effect, soul, and memory, everything matches you perfectly. He even knows about our past interactions; you could say he knows everything about us.
"As for why he didn't kill me, I do know a little about that."
Zhao Xing listened quietly.
"It's still because of the Devouring Tribulation Art," Du Yun said in a deep voice. "The Devouring Tribulation Art created by the Xu Zu has become increasingly mystical after being constantly searched for and supplemented by the Origin Heavenly Palace and the Empire, even approaching the legendary situation where the Xu Zu transformed into heaven and earth."
"I'll just say one thing, and you'll understand." Du Yun pointed to himself. "Although I am Free God, subject to Divine Tribulation, I can devour Divine Tribulation —not only my own, but also those of others."
"What? Doesn't that mean..."
"Yes, on my path to becoming God King, there are almost no obstacles, and the limits will be exceptionally high."
"And I have only recently become a god, yet I have already displayed a second kind of divine ability."
"Wait, you don't need to tell me," Zhao Xing interrupted.
"It's alright, what I'm telling you is information that even imposters would know."
"I'm afraid that if your idle talk is overheard by the Fate Master, it will reveal heavenly secrets and your position," Zhao Xing thought, adding that he had more to consider.
"That's true, then I won't say anything more?"
"Fine, just tell me," Zhao Xing shrugged. "We're already in a chase, things can't get any worse, so it's better for me to know more."
What is your extraordinary ability?
"My flesh, bones, marrow, and everything about my body hold an extremely strong allure for the Demon Race," Du Yun said. "Eating me would bring great benefits."
Zhao Xing was stunned for a moment. He sniffed the air and said, "Dude, this is actually true. You really do smell wonderful."
"I feel like if I ate a piece of your flesh, my injury would heal."
"Ahem, sorry, I didn't really have that thought."
"It's alright." Du Yun waved his hand.
"Then what would he want with you? Why didn't he just eat you?"
Du Yun pondered, "Before that person revealed his true colors, we spent nearly three hundred years together, during which time we were always circling around Jizhi Pass on Bird Marsh Star."
"Judging from the information he's been given, he seems to be looking for a special Divine Beast that traveled from Jizhi Pass."
"What's so special about it?" Zhao Xing asked.
"I don't know, I only know it was a Time-Beast." Du Yun shook his head. "At the time, it transformed into you, but couldn't say more about the reason, so I didn't ask further, because I trusted you wouldn't harm me."
A special, Time-Beast?
Just then, Zhao Xing's brow suddenly twitched.
"Wait for me."
"Good."
Zhao Xing's mind sank into the sinking space, constantly weaving through the gaps. At this moment, the space within his mind was also very unstable, as if he might leave at any moment.
But in the end, Zhao Xing still descended upon the Shadow Sanctum.
Everything around it was collapsing and Destruction, seemingly not long for existence.
"To make a long story short, I... I have... I have some Crisis Intelligence." On the steps, the figure in Black Robe flickered in and out of sight, his voice broken and intermittent.
"Buy, buy, buy! Deduct it from my Mind Account!" Zhao Xing snatched it away.
"No, no need to buy, it's free, because I... I went to the wrong person."
"What do you mean? Free?"
They even got the Shadow Sanctum wrong?
And the intelligence was completely empty?
Zhao Xing opened the intelligence report and found that the first page was blank, and the second page was also blank.
No, it wasn't completely empty. When I turned to the Third Page, there was finally something there.
The Black Robe then formed a hand seal, guiding Zhao Xing to the information he most wanted to see:
"A colossal Time-Beast named 'Xi'."
"They escaped from the Independent Space-Time Territory concealed by the Divine King Gu Xiao and passed through Jizhi Pass —they want to take Du Yun."
"Heaven---·Trap, Beware, Danger---"
The Black Robe's voice was intermittent, as if he were stuck.
"Hey?! Watch out for some trap?!"
Zhao Xing was about to say something when he saw the Black Robe push him.
Metaphor~
Zhao Xing suddenly woke up with a start.
Then a sudden tingling sensation ran down my scalp, and my heart felt like it was being gripped.
Swoosh~
A Cold Blue Light Arrow suddenly shot out from Du Yun's left chest and then pierced through his shoulder.
"!"
Like a string of candied hawthorns, Zhao Xing and the Headless Du Yun crashed into the depths of the Stone Mountain.
"Found you, Zhao Xing!" Above the stone, the cold light in the palm of the Arrow God Gu Heng receded, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips.
He had just fired an arrow, ambushing Zhao Xing, who was hiding in the Stone Mountain recovering from his injuries.
Soon, another woman appeared beside him. She wore a yellow robe, which seemed to be made of countless talismans.
It flickered with chaotic light.
"The Qianyu Divine Talisman Transforms Yin-Yang, first into Heaven, then into Earth."
"Mountain Without Ridges, Heaven and Earth Unite!" Two talismans floated out from the clothes of the Talisman God Wang Yue, and then the Stone Mountain suddenly became round, and the distance between heaven and earth drastically shortened.
P. S.: Actually, the chapter about collecting Zhou Yuan should have started with the new volume "True God Zhao Xing," but I kept forgetting to switch volumes. I've been feeling really weak lately.
This caused unstable updates, made people sleep for long periods of time, made them breathless after walking only a few steps, and left them feeling somewhat dazed and confused.
The captain is currently taking medication daily. If there is no update by midnight, it means he is unable to update that day, and he does not want to force himself to write or stay up late to write. Please do not wait.
I'm sorry, this has been a tough recovery period.
Also, we'll be getting new sheets tomorrow.